1. Warm-ups 1 st Quarter Astronomy 2014-2015

2. Wednesday 8-06-2014 TOPIC: Classroom Guidelines for 9 th grade science DO: Find your seat Read over the Guidelines for 9 th grade science Warm-ups LEVEL: Knowledge QUESTION: What is your grade point average from 8 th grade? ANSWER: Collecting:

3. Draw something Unique about yourselfYour favorite food and drink What is your favorite thing to do with your friend If you could go anywhere in the world Where Would you go Fold your paper in half and in half again, then draw (no writing, no names) about yourself with the following questions.

4. Thursday 8-07-14 TOPIC: Getting to know your classmates DO: 1. Find the classmate that drew the pictures 2. interview each other and introduce each other to the class 3. The importance of following directions LEVEL: Knowledge QUESTION: What is the first item you get out for science class and begin to write? ANSWER: Warm-ups and start writing out the topic and the question with answer. Collecting: Classroom Guidelines for 9 th grade science

5. Friday 8-08-2014 TOPIC: Quality of your classwork DO: 1. power-point on Quality of Work 2. A Quality Fairy Tale Discuss the inequalities within A Quality Fairy Tale LEVEL: Knowledge QUESTION: What does Quality mean to you? ANSWER: Quality is the best you can do Collecting: Classroom Guidelines for 9 th grade science

6. Monday 8-11-2014 TOPIC: Scientific Inquiry DO: 1. You are going to make a cup that holds water. 2. show me that it holds water, then staple it to your paper 3. Write a 25 word essay on why I gave you this assignment 4. Hand in 5. Begin Safety- Read safety rules and answer the questions to the safety worksheet LEVEL: application QUESTION: Name three positive “Qualities” in “A Quality Fairy Tale” ANSWER: 1. Ask for help 2. complete the assignment 3. Follow the direction 4. On Time 5. Didn’t forget 6. Do your best Collecting: Classroom Guidelines for 9 th grade science

7. Tuesday 8-12-2014 TOPIC: Safety DO: Fire Drill practice Read and answer question on safety questions. LEVEL: knowledge QUESTION: What percent must you pass in order to do labs within our science class? ANSWER: 80% Collecting: Classroom Guidelines for 9 th grade science

8. Wednesday 08-13-2014 TOPIC: Safety DO: Complete the safety worksheet using the Safety contract Begin safety poster LEVEL: application QUESTION: Where do you place solid waste? ANSWER: In the garbage. Collecting: Safety contract

9. Thursday 8-14-2014 TOPIC: Safety DO: Grade Safety worksheet Finish the Raft poster on safety LEVEL: application QUESTION: If acid is splashed on your skin, wash at once with…. ANSWER: Water Collecting: Safety Contract

10. Friday 8-15-2014 TOPIC: Safety DO: Take safety Test Switch and grade safety test Grades LEVEL: evaluating QUESTION: If you wear contact lenses in the school laboratory you should ANSWER: Take them out before we start a chemical lab Collecting: Safety worksheet, safety contract and Safety poster

11. Monday -8-18-2014 TOPIC: Astronomy DO: Pre-Test for Astronomy Demonstrate how to get to my web-page Grade: look at what is missing and hand it in LEVEL: Knowledge QUESTION: Define Astronomy. ANSWER: Is the study of Celestial object Collecting: Warm-ups, Safety Contract & Poster

12. Tuesday 8-19-2014 TOPIC: Observation and Inference DO: Observation/inference Notes and Worksheet Watch Wizard of Oz for Ob & In LEVEL: knowledge QUESTION: Name one way you can make a observation ANSWER: Seeing Hearing Touching Smelling (Waffling) Tasting (NOT ALLOWED in Science)

13. Wednesday 8-20-2014 TOPIC: Observation and Inference DO: 1. Final watch of Wizard of Oz 2. Grade Wizard of Oz 3. Quiz over Observation and Inference 4. Begin Critical Reading on Modeling LEVEL: Application/knowledge QUESTION: The science classroom is warm. Observation or Inference ANSWER: Inference Collecting:

14. Thursday 8-21 -2014 TOPIC: Astronomy: Universe DO: 6 th hr: Quiz for Observation & Inference White-board what our universe looks like? Present boards classroom discussion Critical Reading : “What is a Scientific Model?” LEVEL: application QUESTION: How are models used in science? ANSWER: To represent something to small or to large. Collecting: Late Work

15. Friday 8-22-2014 TOPIC: Scientific Models DO: Cont…Critical Reading : “What is a Scientific Model?” Answer all questions LEVEL: Knowledge QUESTION: Name a physical Model that you use to play with when you were little. ANSWER: Toy cars, boats & dolls physical Collecting:

16. Monday 8-25-2014 TOPIC: Physical Models DO: Let’s Get Physical Lab LEVEL: Application QUESTION: What is a conceptual Model? ANSWER: Mental model that you imagine in your brain Collecting: What is a Scientific Model? (you have until 3:05 p.m. before it is 50% grade reduction

17. Tuesday 8-26-2014 TOPIC: Models/Gravity DO: Take notes on observation/inferences: Types of Models and Graphing 11 slides of notes Begin Understand graphing worksheet in Science LEVEL: Knowledge/Application QUESTION: Where do you plot the I.V. on a graph? ANSWER: On the X-axis Collecting: What is a Scientific Model? 50% deduction Let’s Get Physical

18. Wednesday 8-27-2014 TOPIC: Graphing in Science DO: Cont. with “Understanding Graphing Worksheet” LEVEL: Application QUESTION: On what axis does the Independent Variable goes on? ANSWER: X axis Collecting: Let’s get Physical 50% deduction

19. Thursday 8-28-2014 TOPIC: Graphs DO: Complete “Understanding Graphing Worksheet” 9-13 and design a double line- graph with a key Line Graph 6 th hr Begin Understanding Graphing Worksheet LEVEL: Application QUESTION: What is a Dependent Variable (D.V.) and what axis does it go on a graph? ANSWER: It is the variable that is being measured. It is represented on the Y-axis Collecting:

20. Friday 8-29-2014 TOPIC: Gravity DO: Movie on Gravity 6 th hour: Finish Understanding Graphing Worksheet LEVEL: Knowledge Application QUESTION: What two things should be included when you name your title on your graph? ANSWER: ___(I.V) vs ____(D.V.) Collecting: Understanding Graphing and Warm-ups

21. Monday 9-01-2014 TOPIC: DO: LEVEL: QUESTION: ANSWER: Collecting:

22. 6 th hr only Tuesday 9-02-2014 TOPIC: Astronomy: Gravity DO: Grades Take 2 slides on Gravity Begin with “How High can YOU JUMP” Part I completed by the end of the hour LEVEL: Knowledge/Application QUESTION: How do you calculate the “mean” In a set of DATA ANSWER: Take the sum of all the numbers and divided by the total number of numbers Collecting: Warm-ups

23. Wednesday 9-03-2014 TOPIC: Astronomy Gravity DO: How High Can You Jump Part I & II completed by the end of the hour LEVEL: application QUESTION: Which sphere/planet is your lowest jumping height? ANSWER: SUN Collecting:

24. Thursday 9-4-2014 TOPIC: Astronomy Gravity DO: How High Can You Jump Review part I Part I & II & III completed by the end of the hour Passing out papers tomorrow: Will not accept any missing assignment's that have been passed back. LEVEL: Application QUESTION: Which planet has a similar gravitational attraction to Earth? ANSWER: Venus or Saturn Collecting:

25. Friday 9-5-2014 TOPIC: Astronomy / Gravity DO: 1. New Seats 2. Grades White board “How high can you jump” worth 50 pts LEVEL: application QUESTION: How does gravitational pull effect the mass of the planet? ANSWER: Larger the planet the more gravitational pull it exerts on objects Collecting: How High can you jump

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