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After Nov. 13th Go to 8.4 Natural Systems

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Quizlet- 8.1 Matter Vocabulary

A day- Tuesday, Nov. 12th / B day- Wednesday, Nov. 13th, 2019

Starter #32

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:​
  • Finish Flubber
  • ​Text Corrections
Flubber
Students who would like to increase their test score, may complete TEST FIXES.  You will need to log on to CANVAS and open your test for 8.1 Matter Unit Final. Follow the directions on the Test Fix paper. Turn it in to your teacher for additional points on the test.
8.1 Matter Test Fix
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A day- Friday, Nov. 8th / B day- Monday, Nov. 11th, 2019

Starter #31

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:​
  • 3x5 card cheat sheet
  • 8.1 Matter Final 
  • Mid-term Binder Check
  • Video- Flubber
  • Natural Systems Cover/Quiz Tracker
  • Natural Systems Vocab​
51. Q2 Mid-term Binder Check
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52. Video WS- Flubber
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Flubber
Go to 8.4 Natural Systems to download Cover/Tracker and Vocab.

A day- Wednesday, Nov. 6th / B day- Thursday, Nov. 7th, 2019

Starter #30

​GVC: 8.1-Students will understand that all substances are a combination of small particles that interact and exchange energy.

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:​
  • Escape Room Review of 8.1 Matter
  • Kahoot!
  • 8.1 Matter Final Next Class!!!
  • Mid-term Binder Check Next Class!!!
Jigsaw Puzzle Link for Escape Room
Matter Study Guide
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Kahoot!

A day- Monday, Nov. 4th / B day- Tuesday, Nov. 5th, 2019

Starter #29

GVC: 8.1-Students will understand that all substances are a combination of small particles that interact and exchange energy.
Learning Target: 8.1.7- I CAN engineer a device that affects the rate of a phase change

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:​
  • QUIZ 8.1.7- Heat Transfer
  • Ext- Snap Circuits
  • Int- Review Worksheet
Review for Quiz 8.1.7- Heat Transfer
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50. Ext- Snap Circuits
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snap circuits manual
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50- Int- Review Worksheet
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Tier 2 Intervention
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A day- Thursday, Oct. 31st / B day- Friday, Nov. 1st, 2019

Starter #28

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Spider Web Engineering Challenge
  • ​Video- Spiders
  • QUIZ 8.1.7 NEXT CLASS
49. Save Mama Spider's Eggs
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Video- Spiders

A day- Tuesday, Oct. 29th / B day- Wednesday, Oct. 30th

Starter #27

GVC: 8.1-Students will understand that all substances are a combination of small particles that interact and exchange energy.
Learning Target: 8.1.7- I CAN engineer a device that affects the rate of a phase change

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Build an Energy Efficient Home
  • Video- Heat (while house it sitting in the "sun")
48. Energy Efficient Home
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Price List
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Video- Heat

A day- Friday, Oct. 25th / B day- Monday, Oct. 28th (Early Out)

Starter #26

GVC: 8.1-Students will understand that all substances are a combination of small particles that interact and exchange energy.
Learning Target: 8.1.7- I CAN engineer a device that affects the rate of a phase change

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Collage- Heat Transfer
  • Research for Energy Efficient Home
  • (You will be completing the engineering challenge and the rest of this worksheet next class.  You are only doing the research today)
47. Collage- Heat Transfer
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48. Energy Efficient Home
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Price List
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A day- Wednesday, Oct. 23rd / B day- Thursday, Oct. 24th, 2019

Starter #25

GVC: 8.1-Students will understand that all substances are a combination of small particles that interact and exchange energy.
Learning Target: 8.1.7- I CAN engineer a device that affects the rate of a phase change

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Video- Electricity
  • ​Webquest- Heat Transfer
45. Video- Electricity
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Video- Electricity
46. Webquest- Heat Transfer
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Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Task 4

A day- Monday, Oct. 21st / B day- Tuesday, Oct. 22nd, 2019

Starter #24

GVC: 8.1-Students will understand that all substances are a combination of small particles that interact and exchange energy.
Learning Target: 8.1.7- I CAN engineer a device that affects the rate of a phase change

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Heat block demo
  • Popcorn Lab
  • Notes- Heat Transfer
43. Lab- Popcorn
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Station 4 Reference Sheet
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Station 1
Station 2
Station 3
44. Notes- Heat Transfer
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Slide Show For Notes
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Fall Break- Oct. 17th-20th, 2019


A day- Tuesday, Oct. 15th / B day- Wednesday, Oct. 16th, 2019

Starter #23

GVC: 8.1-Students will understand that all substances are a combination of small particles that interact and exchange energy.
Learning Target: 8.1.5- I CAN create a model showing changes to a pure substance when heat energy is added or removed.

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Quiz 8.1.5 Particle Motion
    • Extension- Plasma
    • ​Intervention- Review Worksheet
8.1.5 Quiz Review
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42. Ext- Plasma
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Plasma Playlist
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42. Intervention 8.1.5
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Int page to cut & paste
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A day- Friday, Oct. 11th / B day- Monday, Oct. 14th, 2019

Starter #22

GVC: 8.1-Students will understand that all substances are a combination of small particles that interact and exchange energy.
Learning Target: 8.1.5- I CAN create a model showing changes to a pure substance when heat energy is added or removed.

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Notes- Particle Motion
  • Lab- Phase Change of H2O
  • Quiz next class!!!
40. Notes-Particles in Motion
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41. Lab- Phase Change of Water
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Slide Show for Notes
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A day- Wednesday, Oct. 9th / B day- Thursday, Oct. 10th, 2019

Starter #21

GVC: 8.1-Students will understand that all substances are a combination of small particles that interact and exchange energy.
Learning Target: 8.1.5- I CAN create a model showing changes to a pure substance when heat energy is added or removed.

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • BINDER CHECK TODAY!!!
  • Video- Phases of Matter
  • Webquest- Phases of Matter
37. End of Term Binder Check Rubric
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38. Video- Phases of Matter
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Video- Phases of Matter
39. Webquest- Phases of Matter
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Task 1
Task 4
Task 2
Task 5
Task 3
Task 6

A day- Monday, Oct. 7th / B day- Tuesday, Oct. 8th, 2019

Starter #20

GVC: 8.1-Students will understand that all substances are a combination of small particles that interact and exchange energy.
Learning Target: 8.1.5- I CAN create a model showing changes to a pure substance when heat energy is added or removed.

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Binder Check NEXT class!!!
  • Lab- M&M Particles in Motion
36. Lab- M&M Particles in Motion
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A day- Thursday, Oct. 3rd / B day- Friday, Oct. 4th, 2019

Starter #19

GVC 8.1-Students will understand that all substances are a combination of small particles that interact and exchange energy.
I CAN 
plan and conduct an investigation, observing patterns to determine if a chemical or physical change has occurred.
I CAN develop a model that shows the total number of atoms in the reactants are equal to the total number of atoms in the
products.

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Teacher Demo- Genie in a Bottle
  • Review for Quiz
  • Quiz 8.1.3/8.1.6 Chemical Changes/Conservation of Mass
  • Ext- Reaction Rates Lab
  • Int- Review worksheet
Quiz Review
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35. Ext- Reaction Rates Lab
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Reference Sheet
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Reaction Rates Lab Playlist
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35. Int. 8.1.3/8.1.6 Changes/Cons of Mass
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Tier 2 Intervention
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A day- Tuesday, Oct. 1st / B day- Wednesday, Oct. 2nd, 2019

Starter #18

GVC 8.1-Students will understand that all substances are a combination of small particles that interact and exchange energy.
I CAN develop a model that shows the total number of atoms in the reactants are equal to the total number of atoms in the
products.

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Teacher Demo- Whoosh Bottle
  • Lab- Balanced Chemical Equations Models
  • Worksheet- Reactants/Products & Law of Conservation of Mass
33. lab- Balanced Equations Models
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34. Reactants/Products & Cons. of Mass
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Station Directions
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A day- Friday, Sept. 27th / B day- Monday, Sept. 30th, 2019

Starter #17

GVC 8.1-Students will understand that all substances are a combination of small particles that interact and exchange energy.
I CAN 
plan and conduct an investigation, observing patterns to determine if a chemical or physical change has occurred.

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Notes- Chemical/Physical Changes
  • Demos- Elephant's Toothpaste, Methane Mamba, Pringle Can
  • Lab- Flame Test
  • ​Video- Chemical Reactions
31. Notes- Chem/Phys Changes
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Powerpoint for Notes
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32. Flame Test Lab/Video
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Video: Chemical Reactions

A day- Wednesday, Sept. 25th / B day- Thursday, Sept. 26th, 2019

Starter #16

GVC 8.1-Students will understand that all substances are a combination of small particles that interact and exchange energy.
I CAN
plan and conduct an investigation, observing patterns to determine if a chemical or physical change has occurred.
I CAN develop a model that shows the total number of atoms in the reactants are equal to the total number of atoms in the
products.

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Teacher Demos
  • Chemical Reactions Stations Lab​
30. Chemical Reactions Stations Lab
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Station Directions
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The station directions will help you answer the questions on the worksheet.
Station 7 Video 1
Station 7 Video 2
Station 8 Video

A day- Monday, Sept. 23rd / B day- Tuesday, Sept. 24th, 2019

Starter #15

GVC 8.1-Students will understand that all substances are a combination of small particles that interact and exchange energy.
8.1.2- I CAN classify the property of a substance as physical or chemical and explain its function in society.

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Physical/Chemical Properties Word Strip Review
  • Quiz 8.1.2 Properties
  • Ext- Mystery Liquids Lab
  • Int- Worksheet
29. Int- Properties Review
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Link for Intervention
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29. Ext- Mystery Liquids
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A day- Thursday, Sept. 19th / B day- Friday, Sept. 20th, 2019

Starter #14

GVC 8.1-Students will understand that all substances are a combination of small particles that interact and exchange energy.
8.1.2- I CAN classify the property of a substance as physical or chemical and explain its function in society.

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Demo
  • Lab- Mystery Powders
28. Lab- Mystery Powders
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Observe the PHYSICAL properties of each powder and record in data table (touch, smell, texture, color, shape, etc.)
Observe the CHEMICAL properties of each powder.  Does it react when VINEGAR is added?
Observe the CHEMICAL properties of each powder.  Does it react when HEATED?
Observe the CHEMICAL properties of each powder.  Does it react to WATER???
Observe the CHEMICAL properties of each powder.  Does it react when IODINE is added?

A day- Tuesday, Sept. 17th / B day- Wednesday, Sept. 18th, 2019

Starter #13

GVC 8.1-Students will understand that all substances are a combination of small particles that interact and exchange energy.
8.1.2- I CAN classify the property of a substance as physical or chemical and explain its function in society.

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Demo
  • Notes- Properties
  • Stations- Everyday uses of powders
26. Notes-Properties
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Slide Show for Notes
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27. Uses of Powder
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Uses of Powders Station Cards
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A day- Friday, Sept. 13th / B day- Monday, Sept. 16th, 2019

Starter #12

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Element Superhero/Villain Project

***Binder Check TODAY!!!

25. Element Superhero/Villain Project
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samples
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Chemicool
Webelements

A day- Wednesday, Sept. 11th / B day- Thursday, Sept. 12th, 2019

Starter #11

GVC 8.1-Students will understand that all substances are a combination of small particles that interact and exchange energy.
8.1.1- I CAN develop a model to describe the scale and proportion of atoms & molecules and describe how they make up all matter.

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Quiz- 8.1.1- Atoms-  (Canvas)
  • Extension- Lab- comparing compounds
  • ​Intervention- Atoms Crossword

***Binder Check Next Class!!!

23. Ext- Comparing Compounds
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23. Int- Crossword
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Tier 2 Intervention
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24. Quarter 1 Mid-term Binder Check Rubric
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A day- Monday, Sept. 9th / B day- Tuesday, Sept. 10th, 2019

Starter #10

GVC 8.1-Students will understand that all substances are a combination of small particles that interact and exchange energy.
8.1.1- I CAN develop a model to describe the scale and proportion of atoms & molecules and describe how they make up all matter.

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Use Google maps to model scale of an atom
  • ​Molecular models stations lab
21. Scale Model of an Atom
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Google Maps
22. Molecular Models
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Station Cards
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A day- Thursday, September 5th / B day- Friday, September 6th, 2019

Starter #9

GVC 8.1-Students will understand that all substances are a combination of small particles that interact and exchange energy.
8.1.1- I CAN develop a model to describe the scale and proportion of atoms & molecules and describe how they make up all matter.

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Introduce GVC 8.1
  • 8.1 Cover sheet and Quiz tracker
  • 8.1 Vocab​
  • ​Scale of Universe
  • How Sweet is the Atomic Theory
  • Notes- Atoms and Molecules
18. 8.0 Matter Cover
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Back of Cover- Learning Targets
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19. Vocab- Matter
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Quizlet- Matter
Scale of Universe
20. Atomic Theory/Notes- Atoms & Molecules
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History of Atom Link
Slide Show for Notes
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