HOMEWORK LOG

 

TEACHER:

Ms. Archipolo

SUBJECT:

Physical Science

CLASS:

609

 

No.            DATE                                                      ASSIGNMENT                                                                                                      DUE

1

9/14

Read and sign Science Welcome Letter.  Create 5 of your own Safety Procedures on loose leaf (L.L.), with proper heading

9/15

2

9/15

Continued to discuss orientation procedures for start of school year.

9/16

3

9/16

Read 2 Lab Safety handouts (ho) & become familiar with science equipment name and pictures

9/17

4

9/17

Complete h.o. pg. 55-56.  Match safety symbols with activity & read “A Day in the Lab”,  correct broken rule.

9/21

5

9/21

Complete “Spongebob Safety”, in the lab setting worksheet (ws).  Use as a reference to complete Spongebob activity.  Also, complete “What’s wrong with this picture”? Complete “Tools of a Life Scientist”, handout (ho) front & back.  Use the reference as a guide.

9/22

6

9/22

Find the Scientific Method term in the word scramble. Complete 3 post lab questions on Observation VS. Inference

9/23

7

9/23

Study for Quiz Unit 1: Lab Safety and What is Physical Science is comprised of?

9/24

8

9/27

Complete puzzle on Scientific Method & word scramble

9/28

9

9/28

Complete Worksheet (WS) on Controls & Variables, based on SpongeBob scenarios

9/29

10

9/29

Read pg.’s 9-13 and do 9 arrow qu.’s following each paragraph you read on loose leaf  (LL)

9/30

11

9/30

Complete Scientific Method handout on Riddle “Goat, Wolf and Hay”.  How do you get each across a narrow stone bridge without the wolf eating the goat and the goat eating the hay?

9/31

12

9/31

Think of a problem you encountered.  What was it and how did you solve it?

10/5

13

10/5

Apply the Scientific Method to lab scenario for Plant A & Plant B

10/6

14

10/6

Study for Scientific Method Test:  Know definitions of each step, its order & how to apply each term to lab scenarios. Also, know what a controlled experiment, independent/dependent variable are &  be apply to identify each in a scenario setting

10/8

15

10/8

Rd. pg. 15-19 & do Checking Concepts (CC ) & Thinking Critically (TC)

10/12

16

10/12

Read pg. 20-23.  Do CC & TC

10/13

17

10/13

Sign Test on  the Scientific Method.  Rd. pg. 24-27.  Do CC , TC & Build Science Skills Question & Answers (Q&A)

10/14

18

10/14

Do Chapter Review on Matter pg. 30 Q&A

10/19

19

10/15

Do Chapter Review on Matter pg. 31 Q&A

10/22

20

10/20

Do Chapter Review on Matter pg. 32 Q&A

10/21

21

10/21

Study for Unit Test on Matter

10/26

22

10/22

Density:  Rd pg 33-35 and do CC & TC

10/26

24

10/27

Rd. pg. 22-23 & do Self-Check & Thinking Critically questions

10/28

25

10/28

Rd. pg. 26-27 & do Self-Check & Thinking Critically questions

10/29

26

11/2

Complete Ch. Review on pg. 30

11/3

27

11/3

Complete Ch. Review on pg. 31-32

11/4

28

11/4

Ch. Exam on 11/6

11/6

29

11/18

Complete h.o. “The Periodic Table” pg. 42-43

11/19

30

11/20

Complete h.o. “Symbols for the Elements”pg. 44-45

11/23

31

11/24

Complete h.o. “Elements and their Atomic Numbers”. Test Tomorrow

11/25

32

11/30

Ch. 5, Rd. pg. 103-105.  Do self-check qu.’s & vocab. Science Fair Newsletter must be signed by parent

12/1

33

12/1

Rd. pg. 108-113, do self-check qu.’s & vocab.

12/2

34

12/3

Rd. pg. 114-120, do self-check qu.’s & vocab.

12/4

35

12/6

Rd. pg. 121-124, do SC Q&A with vocab. Science Fair Worksheet #1 Due on 12/7.  You must have 3 topics of interest chosen.  Then choose your favorite topic and create a Qu./Problem and a hypothesis for experiment.

12/8

36

12/8

Do Ch. 5 Review Q&A, pg. 128-129

12/9

37

12/10

Ch. 6, rd. pg.131-136, do SC Q&A with vocab.

12/12

38

12/13

Rd. pg. 137-139, do SC Q&A with vocab.

12/14

39

12/14

Rd. pg. 1140-142, do SC Q&A with vocab.

12/115

40

12/15

Rd. pg. 143-146, do SC Q&A with vocab.

12/17

41

12/17

Do Ch. 6 Review, on LL

12/20

42

12/20

Study for test

12/22

43

12/22

Begin to think about topics for Science Fair Projects, over the break

1/3

44

1/3

Bring in documentation from the web of researched Science Fair Projects, you and/or your partner are interested in. You must have 2-3 samples for each individual student.  Be ready for individual conferences with Teacher regarding your ideas for topics and grade level appropriateness.  Conferences may take one week in length, to meet with everyone in entire class

1/6

45

1/6

Read “Atoms & Elements”, 3-1 & 3-2.  Do handout, that supports reading

1/7

46

1/10

Read “Atoms & Elements”, 3-3 & 3-4.  Do handout, that supports reading

1/11

47

1/11

Read “Atoms & Elements”, 3-5 & 3-6.  Do handout, that supports reading

1/12

48

1/12

Read “Atoms & Elements”, 3-7 & 3-8.  Do handout, that supports reading

1/13

49

1/13

Read “Atoms & Elements”, Do handout, that supports reading: “Elemental, My Dear Watson” & “Big Idea: Periodic Table of Elements”

1/14

50

1/14

Read “Atoms & Elements”, 3-9 & 3-10.  Do handout, that supports reading

1/18

51

1/18

“What are Isotopes?” h.o. pg.14 &”Isotopes Enrichment Activity”, pg.15

1/19

 

1/19

Ch. 3 Key Term Review, h.o. pg.16

1/20

52

1/20

Choose any 10 elements from Periodic Table & give chemical symbol. Provide #Protons, Neutrons & Electrons

1/25

53

1/25

Draw Electron Cloud for each element you choose yesterday, showing how electrons complete each energy level

1/26

54

1/26

Complete w.s. pg. 44 “Symbols for Elements” & pg. 45 “Atomic Numbers of Elements”

1/28

55

1/28

Complete w.s. Pg. 49 “Atomic Models” & pg. 50 “Atomic Masses Of Elements”

1/31

53

1/28

Complete w.s. pg. 49 “Atomic Models” & pg. 50 “Atomic Masses Of Elements”

1/31

56

1/31

Complete ch. Review pg. 76 & 77 Q&A

2/3

57

2/3

Complete ch. Review pg. 78.  Study for Test on Elements & Atoms

2/4

58

2/4

Ch. 4 Compounds & Mixtures. Rd pg. 79-83. Complete CC & TC, provide Q&A.

2/5

59

2/5

Ch. 4 Compounds & Mixtures. Rd pg. 84-85. Complete CC & TC, provide Q&A.

2/6

60

2/7

Ch. 4 Compounds & Mixtures. Rd pg. 86-87. Complete CC & TC, provide Q&A.

2/8

61

2/8

Work on Science Fair Projects

2/9

62

2/9

Work on Science Fair Projects: Data/ Charts

2/10

63

2/10

Work on Science Fair Projects: Results

2/14

64

2/14

Work on Science Fair Projects: Conclusion

2/15

65

2/15

Fix any revisions on reports

2/16

66

2/16

Projects due

2/17

67

2/17

Science packets due

2/28

68

2/28

Continue oral presentations and write a critique of the presentations viewed today.

3/1

69

3/1

Continue oral presentations and write a critique of the presentations viewed today.

3/2

70

3/2

Continue oral presentations and write a critique of the presentations viewed today.

3/3

71

3/3

Continue oral presentations and write a critique of the presentations viewed today.

3/7

72

3/7

Ch. 4 Compounds & Mixtures. Rd pg. 90-91. Complete CC & TC, provide Q&A.

3/8

73

3/8

Ch. 4 Compounds & Mixtures. Rd pg. 92-93. Complete CC & TC, provide Q&A.

3/9

74

3/9

Ch. 4 Compounds & Mixtures. Rd pg. 94-95. Complete CC & TC, provide Q&A.

3/10

75

3/10

Ch. 4 Compounds & Mixtures. Rd pg. 96-97. Complete CC & TC, provide Q&A.

3/14

  

76

3/15

Write a 3 paragraph essay on What a Tsunami is? What causes it? What are the aftermath effects of it?  Also, relate/make a connection to the disaster that occurred in Japan.  Apply the news episodes we watched in class.

3/21

77

3/17

Write a summary of the article on “Sound”, from Scholastic magazine.

3/18

78

3/21

Complete Ch. Review pg. 100

3/22

79

3/22

Complete Ch. Review pg. 101

3/23

80

3/23

Complete Ch. Review pg. 102

3/25

81

3/28

Test

3/29

82

3/29

Simple Machines Ch. 15,  Rd pg. 311- 313 & do 15-1 ws

4/1

83

4/4

Rd pg. 314- 315 & do 15-2 ws

4/5

84

4/5

Rd pg. 316- 317 & do 15-3 ws

4/6

85

4/6

Complete Brain Pop worksheet on Levers

4/7

86

4/7

Rd pg. 318- 319 & do 15-4 ws

4/8

87

4/8

Rd pg. 322- 323 & do 15-5 ws

4/11

88

4/11

Rd pg. 324- 327 & do 15-6 ws

4/13

89

4/13

Rd pg. 311- 312 & do 15-1 ws

4/14

90

4/14

Complete ws on naming the type of simple machine you see pg.27.  Then complete pg. 28 to classify whether the lever is a 1st, 2nd or 3rd class lever.

4/15

91

4/15

Complete ws on Mechanical Advantage on pg.31.  Then complete pg. 32 Efficiency equations= work output/ work input

4/27

92

4/27

Complete ws Puzzle to unvail hidden code pg.13.  Then complete pg.14 to classify as many examples you can think of that fit into the categories of the 6 simple machines

4/28

93

4/28

Complete ws on 3 classes of levers on pg.15; label the fulcrum, effort arm and resistance arm.  Then complete pg. 16 Machines @ Work Puzzle

4/29

94

5/2

Complete ws Puzzle to unveil hidden code pg.13.  Then complete pg.14 to classify as many examples you can think of that fit into the categories of the 6 simple machines

5/13

95

5/17

Ch. 19 “Light”, rd. pg. 399-403 & do h.o. 19-1 & 19-2

5/18