Week 1
8/29/16 - 9/2/16

Monday  |  Introductions
What is your spirit animal?
Tuesday  |  Syllabus & Chromecart
How was the first day of school?
Wednesday / Thursday  |  Superlinks
How does form follow function?
Friday  |  Class Social Contract
As a class, what are our goals and expectations of each other?Due: Technology User Agreement, Syllabus, Student Survey

Week 2
9/5/16 - 9/9/16

Monday  |  LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

Tuesday  |  Seating Chart & Polar Bear Club
What is your team name?
Wednesday / Thursday  |  Science Practices
What is science?Due: Superlinks

Friday  |  Tower of Pasta
How do we create structures of strength from limited materials?

Week 3
9/12/16 - 9/16/16

Monday  |  Intro to Claim, Evidence & Reasoning (CER)
How do we know something is true?
Tuesday  |  CER: Tower of Pasta
Why do we need evidence?
  • Tower of Pasta - Revisited

Wednesday / Thursday  |  Science & Engineering Unit Exam
How do we accomplish more as a group?
Due: Tower of Pasta
Test: Lab Practical Exam

Friday  |  Intro to Biology
What is life?Due: Week 3 Warm-Ups

Week 4
​9/19/16 - 9/23/16

Monday  |  Intro to Terrarium Ecology Project
What is death?
Tuesday  |  Properties of Life: Cells & Organization
What is organization?
Wednesday / Thursday  |  Properties of Life: Using Energy
What is energy?
Friday  |  Properties of Life: Growth, Homeostasis & Response
What is growth?​​Due: Week 4 Warm-Ups, Properties of Life Pre-Assessment

Week 5
​9/26/16 - 9/30/16

Monday  |  Properties of Life: Reproduction & Adaptation
What is diversity?
Tuesday  |  Empathy & Cooperation
What is empathy?Due: Terrarium Ecology Project Research (printed physical copy!)

Wednesday / Thursday  |  Terrarium Ecology Project Assembly & Mind Map: Properties of Life
What is creativity?
Friday  |  Properties of Life Unit Assessment
What is success?
  • Self and Team Member Evaulations & New Seating Request Survey
​Due: Week 5 Warm-Ups, Mind Map: Properties of Life
Test: Properties of Life Unit Exam
LAST DAY OF CURRENT GRADING PERIOD & FINAL DAY FOR LATE WORK