This week we begin a new unit of study, Energy. This unit will culminate with a unit test on October 17, and is a major unit.
| WEEK BEGINNING: September 19, 2011 | TEACHER: Beth Sellers | |
| COURSE: Science Six | ||
| Mon | SOL: 6.4 Introduction to Matter | |
| Objective | Complete last week’s gardening projects Mini Unit Assessment: Atom Project | |
| Activities | 1. Update garden planting map & plan for those who did not plant Friday 2. Review of “Understanding the Periodic Table” and project description 3. Complete Atom Project during class period (Quiz Grade) | |
| Homework | None, energy project MUST be finished during class time | |
| Tues | SOL: 6.2 and 6.3 Energy | |
| Objective | Introduction to new unit: Energy Introduction & Review of Kinetic v. Potential Energy | |
| Activities | 1. Return & discussion of graded atom project, tape to p. 19 in Interactive Notebook 2. Energy Notepage #1: Kinetic v. Potential Energy, tape to p. 20 3. Activeboard Activities & Class Games for vocabulary understanding | |
| Homework | Notepage #1 Quiz Friday | |
| Wed | SOL: 6.2 and 6.3 Energy | |
| Objective | Kinetic v. Potential Energy Mastery | |
| Activities | 1. Activeboard Activities: Comparison Matrix 2. Frame Activity 3. 1st "Quarter" grades distributed | |
| Homework | Grade reports must be signed by parent or guardian Notepage #1 Quiz Friday | |
| Thu | SOL: 6.2 and 6.3 Energy | |
| Objective | Kinetic v. Potential Energy Review | |
| Activities | 1. Review of last paragraph, Notepage #1: Common misunderstandings: (kinetic and potential energy are NOT OPPOSITES!) 2. Comparison Matrix Quiz Review | |
| Homework | Last day for parent signature on grade report to earn 10 points Notepage #1 Quiz tomorrow | |
| Fri | SOL: 6.2 and 6.3 Energy | |
| Objective | Kinetic v. Potential Energy Assessment | |
| Activities | 1. Review 2. Assessment, Notepage #1: Kinetic v. Potential Energy 3. Garden Observation | |
| Homework | None | |
