JA 7B Science Schedule for April 27th - May 1st

Monday: Discussion on sec-2, Igneous rocks. Next, students will go to the field with a hand lens and a magnet to examine different types of rocks. Do the worksheet for homework.

Tuesday: First students will work on a discover activity – How does pressure affect particles of rock? Next we will discuss sec-3, Sedimentary rocks. Our main focus is on erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation, types of sedimentary rocks such as; clastic, organic, and chemical rocks. Do the worksheet for homework.

Wednesday: Discussion on sec-4, Rocks from reefs. Do the worksheet for homework.

Thursday: Discussion on sec-5, Metamorphic rocks and sec-6, The rock cycle. Later students should pick one type of rock and write a possible “biography” of the rock as it moves through the rock cycle. Do the worksheet for homework.

Friday: Students will have study buddies to study for the test.

Physical Science Schedule for April 27th - May 1st

Monday: Students will do an inquiry activity – How do ramps help you raise objects? Next, we’ll discuss sec-14.1, Work and power. We’ll talk about work, calculating work, formula and units of work, power, calculating power, James Watt and Horsepower. Do the section assessment for homework.

Tuesday: Discussion on sec-14.2, Work and machines and sec-14.3, Mechanical advantage and efficiency. Next, students will work on a quick lab – Using friction to change mechanical advantage. Complete the section assessment for homework.

Wednesday: Discussion on sec-14.4, Simple machines. Students will learn about first-class levers, second-class levers, third-class levers, wheel and axle, inclined planes, wedges and screws, pulley, and compound machines. Do the section assessment for homework.

Thursday: Students will work on a lab – determining Mechanical advantage.

Friday: Today students will get to work on their ch-14 chapter review in groups.

Chemistry Schedule for April 27th - May 1st

Monday: Discussion on sec-11.4, Electron configurations and atomic properties. Students will learn about electron configuration, box diagram, orbital diagram, valence electrons, atomic size, ionization energies, etc. Do the section review for homework.

Tuesday: Test on ch-11.

Wednesday: Discussion on sec-13.1, Describing the properties of gases. Students will learn about pressure, barometer, standard atmosphere, Boyle’s law, absolute zero, Charle’s law, Avogadro’s law, etc. Do the section review for homework.

Thursday: Discussion sec-13.2, Using Gas laws to solve problems. We’ll discuss about ideal gas law, Dalton’s law of partial pressure, combined gas law, and molar volume. Later, students will work on various problems using the gas laws.

Friday: Discussion on sec-13.3, Using a model to describe gases. We’ll learn about the kinetic molecular theory of gases, relationship between pressure and temperature, relationship between volume and temperature, and real gases. Do the section review for homework.

JA 7B Science Schedule for April 20th - 24th

Monday: Students will work on a lab – finding the density of minerals.

Tuesday: Discussion on who owns the ocean’s minerals? Next students will work on another lab – A mouthful of minerals.

Wednesday: Today students will work on minerals chapter review during class. Next they will study for the test.

Thursday: Test on minerals for part of the class period. Next students will work on a discover activity – observing and classifying rocks.

Friday: Discussion on sec-1, classifying rocks. Do the worksheet for homework.

Physical Science Schedule for April 20th -24th

Monday: Test on ch-12, Forces and Motion for part of the class period. Next students will work on an inquiry activity – what makes something sink or float?

Tuesday: Discussion on sec-13.1, Fluid pressure and sec-13.2, Forces and pressure in fluids. Students will learn about pressure, planetary atmospheres, Pascal’s principle, Hydraulic systems, Bernoulli’s principle, etc. Do the section assessments for homework.

Wednesday: Discussion on sec-13.3, Buoyancy. Students will learn about buoyant force, Archimede’s principle, density and buoyancy, etc. Next they will work on their section and chapter assessments.

Thursday: Students will work on a lab – determining buoyant force. Next they will study for their test.

Friday: Test on ch-13, Forces in fluids.

Chemistry Schedule for April 20th - 24th

Monday: Test on Ch-10, Energy.

Tuesday: Students will work on the following labs – crystal garden, making a silver tree out of copper wire in silvernitrate solution, and making atomic models using carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen bonds.

Wednesday: Discussion on sec-11.1, Atoms and energy. Students will learn about Rutherford’s atom, electromagnetic radiation, wavelength, frequency, photons, and emission of energy by atoms, etc. Do the section review for homework.

Thursday: Discussion on sec-11.2, The hydrogen atom. In this topic we’ll discuss the energy levels of hydrogen, Bohr model of the atom, wave mechanical model of the atom, etc. Do the section review for homework.

Friday: Discussion on sec-11.3, Atomic orbitals. We’ll learn about they hydrogen orbitals, principal energy levels, sublevels, Pauli Exclusion Principle, etc. Do the section review for homework.

Chemistry Schedule for April 14th - 17th

Tuesday: Sec-9.1 notes and section review, sec-9.2 notes (only), and sec-10.1 notes and section review are due today. Discussion on sec-10.2, The flow of energy. We’ll talk about thermodynamics, internal energy, measuring energy changes, calorie, joule, heat capacity, etc. Next students will work on practice problems. Complete the notes and finish the section review for homework.

Wednesday: Discussion on sec-10.3, Energy and chemical reactions. We’ll discuss about thermochemistry, enthalpy, calorimetry, Hess’s Law, etc. Do the section review and notes for homework.

Thursday: Discussion on sec-10.4, using energy in real world. We’ll discuss about petroleum, natural gas, coal, effects of carbondioxide on climate, greenhouse effect, energy spread, matter spread, etc. Do the section review and notes for homework.

Friday: Students will work on the ch-10 review during class and study for the test.

Physical Science Schedule for April 14th - 17th

Tuesday: Sec-12.1 and 12.2 notes and section assessments should be completed over the weekend. Discussion on sec-12.3 and 12.4 Newton’s third law of motion and momentum/Universal forces. We’ll talk about action and reaction forces, momentum, conservation of momentum, elctromagnetic forces, elctric forces, magnetic forces, nulear forces, gravitational forces, etc. Do the section assessments for homework.

Wednesday: Students will work on an exploration lab – investigating a balloon jet.

Thursday: Students will work on their chapter-12 assessment for part of the class period. Next they will sit in groups and study for the test.

Friday: Test on ch-12.

JA 7B Science Schedule for April 14th - 17th

Tuesday: Sec-3, Volcanic Eruptions worksheet is due today. Review the worksheet for part of the class period. Discussion on sec-4, Volcanic Landforms; followed by an inquiry lab. Do the sec-4 worksheet for homework.

Wednesday: Discussion on sec-1, Properties of minerals. We’ll talk about the crystal structures, chemical composition, and various tests used to identify minerals. Do the worksheet and section assessment for homework.

Thursday: Discussion on section-2, How minerals form? We’ll discuss how minerals form from magma and lava, from solutions, by evaporation, from hot water solutions, etc. Do the section review and worksheet for homework.

Friday: Discussion on sec-3, using mineral resources. We’ll talk about gemstones, metals, mining, prospecting, smelting, further processing, etc. Do the worksheet and section review for homework.