TEKS Objectives:

(8)  Force, motion, and energy. The student knows force and motion are related to potential and kinetic energy. The student is expected to:

(A)  compare and contrast potential and kinetic energy;

(B)  identify and describe the changes in position, direction, and speed of an object when acted upon by unbalanced forces;

(C)  calculate average speed using distance and time measurements;

(D)  measure and graph changes in motion; and

(E)  investigate how inclined planes and pulleys can be used to change the amount of force to move an object.

Nov. 4 and 7, 2011   Discuss and give examples of potential and kinetic energy.  Lab activity investigating potential and kinetic energy and when it occurs in every day situations.

Nov. 8-9, 2011   Identify various ways scientists describe and measure motion.  Lab activity practicing measuring motion in several ways.

Nov. 10-11, 2011   Review describing motion by completing a motion chart.  Discuss the measurement and mathematical process of calculating speed.  Lab activity calculating the speed of toy cars.

Nov. 14-17, 2011 Study Sheets and review over force, motion and energy.

Nov. 18 and 21, 2011 Test over force, motion, and energy.  Review all study sheets carefully.  Extra points will be given to students who get their study sheets signed.

TAKS OBJECTIVES

(7)  Matter and energy. The student knows that some of Earth’s energy resources are available on a nearly perpetual basis, while others can be renewed over a relatively short period of time. Some energy resources, once depleted, are essentially nonrenewable. The student is expected to:

(A)  research and debate the advantages and disadvantages of using coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear power, biomass, wind, hydropower, geothermal, and solar resources; and

(B)  design a logical plan to manage energy resources in the home, school, or community.

October 17-18, 2011

Discuss energy sources and forms of energy.  Label the parts of an electrical power plant.

October 19-26, 2011

Fall Semester Project:  Students will research information on a given energy resource.  Information will be put on foldables that the students will make in class.  Students will debate the advantages and disadvantages of their assigned energy resource.  Projects will be due October 25 & 26.

October 27-November 1, 2011

Study Sheets and review over energy resources.  Study Sheets will be due Oct. 31 & Nov. 1.

November 2-3, 2011

Test over energy resources.  Review all study sheets carefully.  Extra credit points will be given to students who get their packet signed.

TAKS OBJECTIVES:

(6)  Matter and energy. The student knows matter has physical properties that can be used for classification. The student is expected to:

(A)  compare metals, nonmetals, and metalloids using physical properties such as luster, conductivity, or malleability;

(B)  calculate density to identify an unknown substance; and

(C)  test the physical properties of minerals, including hardness, color, luster, and streak.

September 28-29, 2011

Discuss properties of metals and how they appear on the Periodic Table.  Color code Periodic Table in Science Notebook.

September 30-October 3, 2011

Continue discussing properties of matter including mass, volume and density.  Lab on calculating density and comparing densities of substances.

October 4-5, 2011

Continue discussing properties of matter emphasizing properties of minerals.  Examine minerals of the Earth’s crust to identify their properties.

October 6-12, 2011

Study Sheets and review over properties of matter.

October 11 & 12, 2011

View and discuss an antibullying video.  Emphasize the Golden Rule.

October 13-14, 2011

Test over properties of matter.  Review all study sheets carefully.  Extra points will be given to students who get their study sheets signed.

TEKS OBJECTIVES:

(5)  Matter and energy. The student knows the differences between elements and compounds. The student is expected to:

(A)  know that an element is a pure substance represented by chemical symbols;

(B)  recognize that a limited number of the many known elements comprise the largest portion of solid Earth, living matter, oceans, and the atmosphere;

(C)  differentiate between elements and compounds on the most basic level; and

(D)  identify the formation of a new substance by using the evidence of a possible chemical change such as production of a gas, change in temperature, production of a precipitate, or color change.

September 8-19, 2011

Discuss elements and give examples of their symbols. Lab on the elements involved in a chemical change.  Discuss how elements form compounds. Labs on looking for clues that give evidence of a chemical change.

September 20-23, 2011

Study Sheets and review over elements and compounds.  Students who do their study sheets well also do well on the test.  Study sheets will be due Sept. 22 and 23.

September 26-27, 2011

Test over elements and compounds.  Review all study sheets carefully.  Extra credit points will be given to those students who get their study sheets signed.

TEKS OBJECTIVES:

(1) Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student, for at least 40% of instructional time, conducts laboratory and field investigations following safety procedures and environmentally appropriate and ethical practices. The student is expected to:

(A) demonstrate safe practices during laboratory and field investigations as outlined in the Texas Safety Standards; and

(B) practice appropriate use and conservation of resources, including disposal, reuse, or recycling of materials.

(4) Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student knows how to use a variety of tools and safety equipment to conduct science inquiry. The student is expected to:

(A) use appropriate tools to collect, record, and analyze information, including journals/notebooks, beakers, Petri dishes, meter sticks, graduated cylinders, hot plates, test tubes, triple beam balances, microscopes, thermometers, calculators, computers, timing devices, and other equipment as needed to teach the curriculum; and

(B) use preventative safety equipment, including chemical splash goggles, aprons, and gloves, and be prepared to use emergency safety equipment, including an eye/face wash, a fire blanket, and a fire extinguisher.

August 22-29, 2011

Rules and procedures, social contract, preparation and organization of science notebooks. Here is your chance to be creative! Each student will need to have their science notebook (composition book) with them in class each day and also review it each evening.

August 30-September 2, 2011

Discussion of lab safety, tour of science lab, and quiz. Examples of science equipment, what each measures, and activity page.

September 6-7, 2011

Test over lab safety and science equipment. Review lab safety quiz and equipment workshe

LABORATORY SAFETY/SCIENCE EQUIPMENT

TEKS OBJECTIVES:
(1) Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student conducts laboratory and field investigations following safety procedures and environmentally appropriate and ethical practices. The student is expected to:

(A) Demonstrate safe practices during laboratory and field investigations as outlined in the Texas Safety Standards; and

(B) Practice appropriate use and conservation of resources, including disposal, reuse, or recycling of materials.
August 22 – Sept. 2, 2011
– Safety equipment and practices in the science lab. Lab safety quiz.
http://www.flinnsci.com/Documents/miscPDFs/safety_contract_MS.pdf
http://library.thinkquest.org/2923/safe2.html
http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/safety.html
http://www.carnegieinstitution.org/first_light_case/horn/labsafety.html
– Science lab equipment and what each measures.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_names_and_uses_of_the_various_laboratory_tools
http://hubpages.com/hub/Tools_of_the_Life_Scientists_
http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Sciences/Chemistry/Analyticalchemistry/LabEquipment/LabEquipment.htm

INSIDE THE ATOM – CHAPTER 2

TEKS OBJECTIVES:
(5) Matter and energy. The student knows that matter is composed of atoms and has chemical and physical properties.
The student is expected to:
(A) describe the structure of atoms, including the masses, electrical charges, and locations, of protons and neutrons in
the nucleus and electrons in the electron cloud;
(B) identify that protons determine an element’s identity and valence electrons determine its chemical properties,
including reactivity;
(C) interpret the arrangement of the Periodic Table, including groups and periods, to explain how properties are used to classify elements.
Sept. 6 – 29, 2011
GUIDELINES:
Each presentation will be a test grade.
Each group member is to type in a different color (on slides). Include a key.
Give credit to all images and information other than textbook.
The class will be divided into small groups and given an assignment along with objectives and guidelines as follows:
Group 1 – PowerPoint presentation over the structure and parts of an atom
Vocabulary: element, nucleus, electron cloud, proton, neutron, electron and their mass, charge, location
Resources: Chapter 2, Section 1-Models of the Atom
http://www.aboutnuclear.org/view.cgi?fC=The_Atom,Structure_of_the_Atom
Due Sept. 16/19
Group 2 – PowerPoint presentation over protons and their role in an element’s identity
Vocabulary: nucleus, proton, atomic number, atomic mass, element
Resources: Chapter 2, Section 2-The Nucleus
http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~acarpi/NSC/3-atoms.htm
http://www.aboutnuclear.org/view.cgi?fC=The_Atom,Structure_of_the_Atom
Due Sept. 16/19
Group 3 – PowerPoint presentation over valence electrons and their role in the reactivity of an element
Vocabulary: nucleus, electron, electron cloud, energy level, isotope, valence electron
Resources: Chapter 2, Section 2-The Nucleus
http://www.aboutnuclear.org/view.cgi?fC=The_Atom,Structure_of_the_Atom
http://dl.clackamas.cc.or.us/ch104-06/valence_electrons.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valence_electron
Due Sept. 16/19
Group 4 – PowerPoint presentation over the structure and parts of today’s Periodic Table.
Vocabulary: Dmitri Mendeleev, Henry Moseley, metal, nonmetal, metalloid
Resources: Chapter 3, Section 1- Introduction to the Periodic Table
http://www.angelo.edu/faculty/kboudrea/periodic/periodic_0.htm
Due Sept. 16/19
Group 5 – PowerPoint presentation over the way elements are arranged in today’s Periodic Table.
Vocabulary: period, atomic number,
Resources: Chapter 3, Section 1- Introduction to the Periodic Table
http://www.angelo.edu/faculty/kboudrea/periodic/periodic_0.htm
Due Sept. 20/21
Group 6 – PowerPoint presentation over the groups of today’s Periodic Table.
Vocabulary: group/family, chemical properties
Resources: Chapter 3, Section 2- Representative Elements
http://www.angelo.edu/faculty/kboudrea/periodic/periodic_0.htm
Due Sept. 20/21
Group 7 – PowerPoint presentation over the sections of today’s Periodic Table.
Vocabulary: transition elements, lanthanides, actinides
Resources: Chapter 3, Section 1 and 3
http://www.angelo.edu/faculty/kboudrea/periodic/periodic_0.htm
Due Sept. 20/21
FIRST SIX WEEKS TEST: September 28/29
The chapter test will be over TAKS objectives 5A, B, C, lab safety, and science equipment. Study all vocabulary, notes and review worksheets. Three extra credit points will be given for parents’ signature on the test review.