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Mrs. Mehurg

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7th Grade Science - Essential Questions and Learning Objectives

Week of May 21, 2012

Essential Questions:

What is energy and how does it impact our daily lives?

Objectives:  SWBAT (Students will be able to...)

  • Describe how energy is transformed from one form to another
  • Calculate the gravitational potential energy of an object
  • Describe how thermal energy is related to heat and temperature
  • Explain the relationship between temperature, thermal energy, and heat
  • Describe the behavior of particles in substances of different temperatures

8th Grade Science - Essential Questions and Learning Objectives

Week of May 21, 2012

Essential Questions:

What is matter made up of?
How do we measure matter?
How do we describe matter?

Objectives:  SWBAT (Students will be able to...)

  • differentiate between atoms, elements, molecules, and compounds
  • describe the organization of the periodic table
  • research a specific element and describe its physical and chemical properties
  • research a specific element and identify its uses in the real world

Homework

Week of May 21, 2012

7th Grade

Wednesday, 5/23/12

C Period: (due Friday)
1.  Study for Open-notes Quiz on Kinetic/Potential Energy, Forms of Energy, Energy Transformation, and Thermal Energy
2.  Complete a total of THREE research sheets for your project (use a different sheet for each resource)

D Period: (due tomorrow)
1.  Study for Open-notes Quiz on Kinetic/Potential Energy, Forms of Energy, Energy Transformation, and Thermal Energy
2.  Complete a total of TWO research sheets for your project (use a different sheet for each resource)

Tuesday, 5/22/12

None

Monday, 5/21/12

C Period:
1.  Complete Project Timeline Items 2 and 3 (roughdraft/map of what you want your project to look like) and inform someone at home about needed materials for project.  Parent signature needed for both. - due tomorrow.
2.  Read and highlight article on Heat Transfer and answer questions on the back - due tomorrow.

D Period:
1.  Read and highlight article on Heat Transfer and answer questions on the back - due tomorrow.
2.  Finish classwork chart on types of heat transfer (conduction, convection, and radiation) - due tomorrow.

Play JEOPARDY by clicking on this link:  http://jeopardylabs.com/play/force-and-motion44
 

*NASA Planet Fact Sheets - Click on the link below
[Link]http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planetfact.html

*NASA SUN info sheet - Click on the link below
[Link]http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Sun&display=Facts


8th Grade

Wednesday, 5/23/12

1.  Bring in items needed for your element project (poster board, pictures, etc. that you want to use to create your display)

Monday, 5/21/12

1.  Read and highlight Helium article and complete 3-2-1- Summarizer on the back - due Wednesday.

ZINGY Website:  Click on this link to login! [Link]http://www.zingylearning.com/

MCAS Jeopardy:  [Link]http://www.jeopardylabs.com/play/science-mcas-review3

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