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?
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?
- Class Social Contract
- Remind App Sign-up
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?
Friday | Tower of Pasta
How do we create structures of strength from limited materials?
Tuesday | Seating Chart & Polar Bear Club
What is your team name?
- Late work policy changes
- Seating Chart
- Polar Bear Club Activity
Wednesday / Thursday | Science Practices
What is science?
- Scientific Method
- Tower of Pasta (start)
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?
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?
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?
- Unit Evaluation
- Bathroom & Food Policy Update
- What is Life Video
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
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?
Test: Properties of Life Unit Exam
LAST DAY OF CURRENT GRADING PERIOD & FINAL DAY FOR LATE WORK
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?
- Terrarium Ecology Project Assembly
- Mind Map: Properties of Life
Friday | Properties of Life Unit Assessment
What is success?
- Self and Team Member Evaulations & New Seating Request Survey
Test: Properties of Life Unit Exam
LAST DAY OF CURRENT GRADING PERIOD & FINAL DAY FOR LATE WORK