Quarter 3 Assignments
Planetary Science
January 9: Snow/Flood Day - No School
January 10: Intro to Planetary Sciences
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January 11: Planetary Sciences Pre-Test/Survey (1* and 2*)
January 12: Snow Day - No School
January 13: Planetary Sciences Pre-Test/Survey (4*, 5* and 6*)
January 16: Martin Luther King Day - No School
January 17: Where are we? Powers of 10
- Fill out Moon Log daily for homework starting on 1/12
- Fill out worksheet using the slideshow (tape in notebook, NB)
- Fill out Moon Log daily for homework starting on 1/12
- Fill out worksheet using the slideshow (tape in notebook, NB)
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January 18/19: Round Earth, Lat/Long
- Fill out shape of the Earth Lab Worksheet (need supplies from class to complete) (tape in NB)
- Lat/Long Notes
- Fill out shape of the Earth Lab Worksheet (need supplies from class to complete) (tape in NB)
- Lat/Long Notes
** Earth Model Demonstration (in place of completing lab in class) CLICK HERE
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January 20: What Causes Night and Day
- Notes
- Demo with globes and light in classroom
- Notes
- Demo with globes and light in classroom
January 23: Snow Day - No School
January 24: Day and Night Think Questions
- Tape Question page into notebook and answer questions on the following pages in notebook
(complete sentences, restate questions in answers).
- Tape Question page into notebook and answer questions on the following pages in notebook
(complete sentences, restate questions in answers).
January 25/26: Moon Log Check, Moon Notes and complete Day and Night Think Questions
January 27: Quiz (I-Check)
January 30: Self-Grade I-Check and Self-Reflection
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January 31: Why does the Sun rise in the East and set in the West Activity
- Students worked in groups to understand the phenomenon and provide a demonstration to class
- Students worked in groups to understand the phenomenon and provide a demonstration to class
February 1: Why does the Sun rise in the East and set in the West Activity
- Students worked in groups to understand the phenomenon and provide a demonstration to class
- Students worked in groups to understand the phenomenon and provide a demonstration to class
February 2: Beam Spreading Lab
- Students calculated the amount of light per area for direct and angled sunlight
- Students calculated the amount of light per area for direct and angled sunlight
February 3: Beam Spreading applied to the globe
- Quick demo, notes and began answering Beam Spreading Questions
- Quick demo, notes and began answering Beam Spreading Questions
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February 6: Day Length Reno,NV
- Students completed a table and graph using sunrise/sunset data for Reno
- Students completed a table and graph using sunrise/sunset data for Reno
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February 7: Foss Web; Seasons
-Students explored day/night, rotation and revolution concepts using Internet animations
(Instructions to access online site are provided in the Fossweb Seasons pdf below).
-Students explored day/night, rotation and revolution concepts using Internet animations
(Instructions to access online site are provided in the Fossweb Seasons pdf below).
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February 8/9: Seasons on Earth Reading
-Day/Night questions and Student Writing Feedback
-Day/Night questions and Student Writing Feedback
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February 10: Flood Day - No School
February 13: Explaining the reasons for the seasons
- Prepared for homework where students explain the seasons to their parent/guardian.
- Prepared for homework where students explain the seasons to their parent/guardian.
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February 14: How the Universe Works: Extreme Planets Video Worksheet
- http://wyattscienceroom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/How_the_Universe_Works__Extreme_Planets_.mp4
- http://wyattscienceroom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/How_the_Universe_Works__Extreme_Planets_.mp4
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February 15/16: Features of the Moon; Seasons I-Check
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February 17: Features of the Moon Compared to Earth
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February 20: President's Day - No School
February 21: Moon Phases Puzzle
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February 22/23: NASA Announcement; Moon Facts, (4*, 5* and 6* about 15 min. of "For All Mankind" video)
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February 24: Why Moon Phases Occur
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February 27: Completed Phase Change Wheel
February 28: Viewed Earth Moon animations to see impact of synchronized rotation and revolution
To access the animations (Day/Night and Phases of the Moon) go to
Fossweb.com
Class Login: WatsonPS8, password = Patriots
Scale of the Solar System
To access the animations (Day/Night and Phases of the Moon) go to
Fossweb.com
Class Login: WatsonPS8, password = Patriots
Scale of the Solar System
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March 1/2:
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March 3:
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March 6: Review for Post-test
March 7: Review for Post-test
March 8/9: Planetary Sciences Post-test
March 10: (LAST DAY FOR LATE WORK) How the Universe Works - Big Bang
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March 13: Introduction to Waves
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March 14: Frequency and Waves Worksheet
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March 15/16: Modeling Waves
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March 17: Bill Nye the Science Guy Sound
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END OF 3RD QUARTER
Spring Break: March 18 - April 2
Spring Break: March 18 - April 2