September 6-9, 2011: This Week in Science

WEEK BEGINNING: September 6, 2011		TEACHER:   Beth Sellers
COURSE:      Science Six
Mon	NO SCHOOL: LABOR DAY
Objective
Activities
Homework
Tues	SOL: 6.1 Scientific  Investigation
Objective	Mastery of Independent v. Dependent Variables
Activities	Fair Test Experiment Review (circle game) Independent v. Dependent Variables Review (Activeboard) Writing a Scientific Conclusion (check Friday’s classwork)
Homework	Read “A Moving Experience” Safety Lab and make hypothesis
Wed	SOL: 6.1 Scientific  Investigation
Objective	Safety Lab: “A Moving Experience” Experiment
Activities	Identification of Ind. and Dep. Variable of today’s experiment Review of safety rules and Experiment procedures Do Safety Lab Experiment: “A Moving Experience”
Homework	Create final copy of today’s conclusion, using the rough draft we created in class.
Thur	SOL: 6.1 Scientific  Investigation
Objective	Unit Test Review
Activities	Review of pages 1-14? In Interactive Notebook, identifying concepts for study & review Discuss study skills and strategies Go to computer lab for online test review using Blackboard link
Homework	Study for scientific investigation unit test tomorrow (pages 2-14? In interactive notebook. This unit is not in our science book.
Fri	SOL: 6.1 Scientific  Investigation
Objective	Scientific Investigation Unit Test, Garden Work
Activities	SOL 6.1 Scientific Investigation Unit Test Work in Garden/Greenhouse (if possible)
Homework	None