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Calendar Of Activities


 * __Aug. 9th__**: Welcome Back. Parent Letter. Class Procedures and Guidelines. Syllabus[[file:Syllabus.doc]] [[file:Classroom Procedures.doc]]

__**Aug. 10th**__: Lab Safety Contract, Lab Safety ppt, Black Box Activity (science process skills, observations, making a model)


 * __Aug. 13th:__** Red Day: New Seating Chart, Bellringer [[file:Bellringer 8_13.ppt]]and turn in to folder, go over posters on walls, Explain red day, gray day, white day. Students draw a picture of a scientist - put in classwork folder, ppt on "Who are Scientists" [[file:who are scientists 8_13.ppt]]Be sure to turn in Lab Safety Contract.


 * __Aug. 14th:__** Red Day: Bellringer[[file:Bellringer 8_14.ppt]] Science process skills: [[file:observation skill 8_14.ppt]]Observations, notes and actitivty.

__**Aug 15th:**__ Gray Day: Bellringer/Quiz, Observation of a Polymer Lab using sodium polyacrylate from disposable diapers.

__**Aug 16th:**__ Student Discussion: Go over quiz answers and lab expectations, new desk arrangement. No bellringer today. 3rd Period caught up on diaper lab.


 * __Aug 17th:__** Red Day: Bellringer [[file:Bellringer 8_17.ppt]][[file:Bellringer 8_18.ppt]],"How Do We Solve Problems or Answer Questions Most Effectively?" Scientific Method Intro and Skills of Science notes.[[file:sc method intro 8_15.ppt]]


 * __Aug 20th__**: Gray Day: Bellringer/Quiz: [[file:Bellringer 8_20.ppt]], Gummi Bear Lab [[file:GummiLab.ppt]] [[file:GummiLabStudentWS.doc]]


 * __Aug 21st:__** Gray Day: Bellringer [[file:Bellringer 8_21.ppt]], Finish Gummi Bear Lab, Graphing ppt


 * __Aug 22nd:__** Gray Day: No bellringer today, Discuss tables, graphs and data. How do we make data meaningful ? ppt on graphing. (We will continue this next week on M-W, White Days, when we are using laptops and a graphing program. )[[file:Tables and Charts.ppt]]


 * __Aug 23rd__**: Red Day: Bellringer, Why is the Scientific Method important and useful in solving problems or answering questions?


 * __Aug 24th__**: Red Day: Sub today. Book work. 100 points.


 * __Aug 27th__**: White Day: Can we apply the steps of the Scientific Method to answering a question from information found on the internet?


 * __Aug. 28th__**: White Day: How do graphs improve our ability to analyze data from the Gummi Bear Lab?


 * __Aug. 29th__**: White Day: (cont. from Tuesday) Practice triple beam balance using animation [|here]. Explore Animoto, photostory, movie maker


 * __Aug. 30th__**: Gray Day - Paper Airplane Lab - (Composition Books are Due) - Set up Table of Contents. First Lab in Science Notebook.


 * __Aug 31st__**: Gay Day - Paper Airplane Lab - Finish lab.