HW Due Wed 11/27

Finish the scene you were working on.

Class Monday

Begin Cell Movie Making Extravaganza!\

See Google Drive Movie Making Folder.

HW Due Thurs

Quick Organelle Quiz Thursday

Study Google Doc Organelle

Class Tues

Brainstorm Movie Roles

Script Writing Groups

HW Due Tues

No HW

Organelle Quiz on Thursday

Organelle Review

Friday 11/15

Discuss Cell Movie

HW Due Fri 11/15

Brainstorm one possible cell movie plot or idea.

Put on Shared Google Doc I emailed

Class 11/13

Go over Cell Biology Quiz

Cell Organelle Investigation

Brainstorm Cell Organelle Movie

HW due Wednesday

No HW

Monday 11/11 Quiz and Art

Cell Biology and Microscope Quiz

Cell Biology Art

HW Due Monday Quiz

Study for Quiz
Complete Study Guide to dotted line.
Ask me questions Friday before school or lunch.

Thursday 11/7 Study and Art

Complete Study Guide
Review Session
Microscope Art Project

HW Due Thurs (Quiz on Monday)

Work on Cell Biology Study Guide

Thurs we will go over the study guide have time to work on our art

Quiz on Monday

HW Due Tues Nov 5

No HW  Happy Halloween!!! We will finish up sketches and I will give you a review sheet for the quiz next Friday Nov 8

Fri Nov 1: Elodea Microscope Work / Arts Integration

Objective:

• How do plant and animals cells differ?  How are they the same?
• How can microscope images inspire creative expression?

Class:

• Working with microscopes
• Prepare Elodea slide
• Observational sketches 
• Mr. Anderson talk on interpreting sketches as artistic inspiratio

HW Due Wed 10/30

No HW.  We will be doing Cell Art with Mr. Anderson and the microscopes on Wednesday.

Monday 10/28 Gardening

Objective

• Where does the food we eat come from?
• What type of soil do we need for planting vegetables?

Class

• Garden building and planting

HW Due Mon 10/28

No HW Due

Thursday 10/24

Objective

• What are living things made of?
• What do our cells look like?

Class

• Microscope Basics
• Looking at our cells:  Cheek Cell Investigation

What pieces can you see?  Did you look like you thought you would?

HW Due Thursday 10/1

Bring in Candle Supplies

Gardening

Designing and building our community garden.

Gardening

Designing and building our community garden

HW due Fri 8/27

Bring Supplies in For Candle Making
Finish Candle Making Procedures and Plan on GDocs

Candle Procedures

Sketch, Plan, Source Materials

HW Due Wed Sept 25

Candle Design, Procedures, and Materials on shared Google Doc

Candle Making Day 2

Awesome vortex candles!

HW: Due Thurs

Brainstorm candle ideas

http://www.pinterest.com/adamfox711/candles/

Intro to Candlemaking

Objective:

• Materials science
• Changes of states

Class:

• Mr. Fox, Cosby, and Anderson discussed candles, wax, creativity
• Students explored waxed and brainstormed ideas

HW due Tues 9/17

NO HW

Quiz

Quiz

HW Due Fri Sept 13

Finish Matter Review 

Quiz on Friday

States of Matter

Objectives:

• How does energy affect matter?

Classwork:

• Student Particle Video

Go over matter review

HW Due Wed Sept 9

Finish Graph and Conclusion of Melting Ice Lab

Lab Write Up

Objectives:

• Learn how to create a graph in Google Spreadsheets
• Learn how to write a conclusion
• Explore a state change curve

Classwork

• Discuss graphing with Google Spreadsheets
• Practice Conclusion writing
• Review state change graph of water

HW: Due Mon Sept 9

Complete Melting Ice lab through Data Table

Melting Ice Lab

It's getting hot in here

Objective:

• How does adding heat affect ice?
• Observing state changes

Class:

1. Finish procedure
2. Complete Melting Ice Investigation

HW: Due Tues Sept 3

No HW!!!

Melting Ice Pre Lab

Flametastic

Objective:

• Introduce states of matter
• Practicing experimental design

Class

• Discussed states of matter
• Solids
• Liquids
• Gases
• Began melting ice pre-lab
• LEARNED HOW TO USE BUNSEN BURNERS!!!!!!!

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HW- Due Thu Aug 29

• Complete Activity Reflection
• Finish Notes 1.1-1.3 on Concept Map
• Shared with me
• Add bubbles, images
• Next class Melting Ice Lab
• Look over the lab procedure. 

Class - Lab Review, Rubric

Writing up what we have learned



Objective:

• Practice writing a laboratory reflection

Class:

• Create a Google Doc:  Adam F-P9-Volume Investigation
• Explanation of the question or purpose statement
• Prior knowledge of the concept
•  Include a summary of activities that lead to the new learning.
• Describe the activity, describe any observations. 
• Explain the concepts demonstrated in the activity being reflected upon.
• If the activity were to be repeated what would you change

• Mindmeister Notes 1.2
• Ask questions
• Clean up map, add images, organize, links

HW - Due Mon Aug 26

No HW

Go outside, run around, and explore.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

Volume - Student

How can I find the volume of a Nacho?

Objectives:

• Digital Citizenship Discussion
• Review mass and volume
• Determine how to find the volume of an irregular shaped object
• Get everyone comfortable with Mindmeister note taking

Class:

• Digital Citizenship Lesson - Mrs. Simpson

• Brainstorm:  How could we find the volume of a student?
• What is we don't have a huge graduated cylinder?
• Outdoor project.  Finding the Nacho's volume.

See how after the jump

HW - Due Friday Aug 23

• No HW
• Go outside, run around, and explore.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

Volume - Irregular Shape

How can I find the volume of something that is not liquid and not easy to measure?

Objectives:

• Review mass and volume
• Determine how to find the volume of an irregular shaped object

Class:

• Met together with Mr. Cosby's class
• Worked on Volume Google Doc
• Student exploration how to find the volume of an irregular object.

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HW - Due Wed. Aug 21

No HW

Go outside, run around, and explore.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

Mass and Volume

What has a mass of 50 grams? 200 grams?

Objectives

• How can we find how much space a liquid or object?

Class

• Review Mindmeister functions
• Finish Mass Investigations
• Introduce Volume Investigation

Measure the volume of a liquid using a graduated cylinder

Measure the volume of a cube:  length x width x height

Student exploration how to find the volume of an irregular object.

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Student exploration how to find the volume of an irregular object

5 ml - 3.4 ml = 1.6 ml

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HW: Due Monday Aug 19

1. Finish the definitions and questions on the Mass assignment.
2. If you are not finished with your measurements, we will have time in class on Monday to finish exploring and measuring.

Matter

How much stuff is in a...

Objective: 

1. What is matter?
2. What is mass?
3. How can we measure mass?

Class:

1. Introduction to matter
2. Go over CK-12 Matter Textbook
1. Students download textbook to their desktop
3. Students create a Mindmeister account
1. Mindmeister is an online concept mapping program that students will take notes with
4. Discussion of mass and triple beam balances
5. Mass challenges, students explore mass and complete Mass Google Doc

HW: Due Thursday Aug 15

1. Complete the Matter Pre-Assessment Google Form
2. Complete the Learner Profile

*Make sure the Learner Profile is in the shared Learner Profile Folder and named properly

First Name Last Initial-Period Number-Assignment

Adam F-P4-Learner Profile

Email Mr. Fox with questions.  adamf@ecak12.com

Getting to Know You

What are your strengths and interests?

Objective: 

1. Mr. Fox introduces himself
2. Tell Mr. Fox about yourself
3. Share what you know about matter and chemistry

Class:

1. Mr. Fox talks about himself and the science class
2. Discuss Google Drive folder structure
3. Copy Assignments:  Make a copy, change name and period
4. Complete the Matter Pre-Assessment Google Form
5. Complete the Learner Profile

Matter Pic