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After Nov. 8th, Go to GVC 8.4 Natural Systems

​A day, Wednesday, Nov. 7th / B day- Thursday, Nov. 8th

Starter #30

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Finish Flubber
  • Natural Systems Scavenger Hunt
51. Natural Systems Scavenger Hunt
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​A day, Monday, Nov. 5th / B day- Tuesday, Nov. 6th

Starter #29

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • 8.1 Unit Final
    Mid- Term Binder Check
  • Color Natural Systems Cover Sheet
  • Natural Systems Vocab
  • Video- Flubber
47. Midterm Binder Check
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48. Chemistry of Flubber
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Flubber
49. Natural Systems Cover Page
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Back of Cover (learning targets)
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50. Natural Systems Vocabulary
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​A day, Thursday, Nov. 1st / B day- Friday, Nov. 2nd

Starter #28

Classwork

​Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Matter Mystery Escape Room
  • Matter Kahoot!
**8.1 Unit Final next class!!!
***Mid-term Binder Check next class
Kahoot

A day, Tuesday, Oct. 30th / B day- Wednesday, Oct. 31st

Starter #27

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Spooky Science
46. Spooky Science
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A day- Friday, Oct. 26th / B day- Monday, Oct. 29th, 2018

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:
  • Quiz 8.1.7 Heat Transfer
  • Ext- Circuits
  • Int- Worksheet
Link for Quiz
45. Extension- Electrical Conduction
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Link for Extension
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Intervention
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Tier 2 Intervention 8.1.7
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A day- Wednesday, Oct. 24th / B day- Thursday, Oct. 25th, 2018

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:
  • Insulated House Engineering Challenge
  • ​Video- Heat
44. Energy Efficient Home Engineering Challenge
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Price List
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Video- Heat

A day- Monday, Oct. 22nd / B day- Tuesday, Oct. 23rd, 2018

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:
  • Webquest- Heat Transfer
  • Research Presentation
  • Insulators Research
Dihydrogen Monoxide MSDS
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Evaluating Website Credibility
43. Webquest- Heat Transfer
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Task 1
Task 2
task 3
Task 4
You will spend time in class today doing the RESEARCH part of your Insulated House Engineering Challenge
44. Energy Efficient Home Engineering Challenge
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A day- Thursday, Oct. 18th / B day- Friday, Oct. 19th, 2018

Starter #23

GVC: 8.1-Students will understand that all substances are a combination of small particles that interact and exchange energy.
Learning Target: 8.1.7- 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
41. Lab- Popcorn
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Station 4
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42. Notes- Heat Transfer
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Slide Show for Notes
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A day- Tuesday, Oct. 16th / B day- Wednesday, Oct. 17th, 2018

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:
  • Quiz 8.1.5 Particle Motion
  • Ext- Plasma
  • Int- Cut and Paste Review Worksheet
link for quiz
Link to Plasma YouTube Playlist
40. Extention: Plasma
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40. Intervention 8.1.5
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40. Intervention
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Page to cut & paste
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Tier 2 intervention
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A day- Wednesday, Oct. 10th / B day- Monday, Oct. 15th, 2018

Fall Break- Oct. 11th-12th- No School

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:
  • Notes- Particle Motion
  • ​Lab- Phase Change of Water
38. Notes- particles in motion
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slide show for notes
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39. Lab- phase change of water
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A day- Monday, Oct. 8th / B day- Tuesday, Oct. 9th, 2018

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:
  • M&M Lab
  • Video- Phases of Matter
  • PHET Interactive- Phases of Matter
36. M&M Lab/Video
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Video- Phases of Matter
37. PHET Simulation Lab
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Link for Phet simulation

Everything after Friday, October 5th goes on 2nd quarter grade!!!

A day- Thursday, Oct. 4th / B day- Friday, Oct. 5th, 2018

Starter #19

Classwork

End of Term Binder Check today!!!
Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Binder Check
  • Webquest- Phases of Matter
  • Worksheet- Temperature and Phases
33. End of Quarter Binder Check
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34. Webquest- Phases of Matter
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Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Task 4
Task 5
Task 6
35. Temperature & Phases of matter
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A day- Tuesday, Oct. 2nd / B day- Wednesday, Oct. 3rd, 2018

Starter #18

Classwork

End of Term Binder Check NEXT class
Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Teacher Demo- Genie in a Bottle
  • Quiz 8.1.3/8.1.6 Chemical Changes/Conservation of Mass
  • Ext- Reaction Rates Lab
  • Int- Review worksheet
32. Ext- Reaction Rates Lab
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Reaction Rates Reference Sheet
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32. Intervention
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Tier 2 Intervention
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A day- Friday, Sept. 28th / B day- Monday, Oct. 1st, 2018

Starter #17

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
30. Lab- Balanced Equations Models
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31. Worksheet- reactants/products
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Stations
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A day- Wednesday, Sept. 26th / B day- Thursday, Sept. 27th, 2018

Starter #16

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Teacher Demo- Calcium Carbide reaction
  • Notes- Physical & Chemical Changes
  • Flame Test Lab
28. Notes- Changes
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Slide Show for Notes
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29. Lab- Flame Test
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A day- Monday, Sept. 24th / B day- Tuesday, Sept. 25th

Starter #15

Teacher Demos

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Teacher Demos- Elephant's Toothpaste and Methane Mamba
  • Chemistry in a Bag Lab
  • Variables/Qualitative/Quantitative (B day ONLY)
27. Chemistry in a Bag Lab
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9. Variables/ Qual/ Quant
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A day- Thursday, Sept. 20th / B day- Friday, Sept. 21st, 2018

Starter #14

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Quiz 8.1.2 Properties
  • Ext- Mystery Liquids Lab
  • Int- Worksheet
26. Ext- Mystery Liquids
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26. Int- 8.1.2 Properties
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Link for Intervention

A day- Tuesday, Sept. 18th / B day- Wednesday, Sept. 19th, 2018

Starter #13

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Notes- Properties
  • Everyday Uses of Mystery Powders
24. Notes- Properties
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PPT- Properties
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25. Everyday uses of Powders
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Uses of Powders Stations
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A day- Friday, Sept. 14th / B day- Monday, Sept. 17th, 2018

Starter #12

Classwork

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Properties Demo
  • Lab- Mystery Powders
23. 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- Wednesday, Sept. 12th / B day- Thursday, Sept. 13th, 2018

Starter #11

Classwork

Mid-term Binder Check Today!!!

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Element Superhero
21. Mid-term Binder Check
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22. Element Superhero
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Click here for websites---->
Ptable
Chemicool
Webelements

A day- Monday, Sept. 10th / B day- Tuesday, Sept. 11th, 2018

Starter #10

Classwork

Mid-term Binder Check Next Class

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Quiz 8.1.1 Atoms &Molecules
  • Ext- Lab: Comparing Compounds
  • ​Int- Reading guide & crossword
20. Ext- Lab: Comparing Compounds
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20. Int- Atoms & Molecules
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Intervention Reading Passage
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Tier 2 Intervention 8.1.1 Atoms/Molecules
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A day- Thursday, Sept. 6th / B day- Friday, Sept. 7th, 2018

Starter #9

GVC & Learning Target

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:
  • Discuss and Assign Honors Component Project
  • Use Google maps to model scale of an atom
  • ​Molecular models stations lab
18. Model of Atom
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Google Maps
19. Molecular Models
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Molecular Models Stations
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A-day- Tuesday, Sept. 4th / B-day- Wednesday, Sept. 5th

Starter #8

GVC & Learning Target

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- Students will understand that all substances are a combination of small particles that interact and exchange energy.
  • 8.1 Cover sheet and Quiz tracker
  • 8.1 Vocab​
  • ​Scale of Universe
  • How Sweet is the Atomic Theory
  • Notes- Atoms and Molecules
14. 8.1 Cover Sheet
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Back- Quiz Tracker
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15. 8.1 Vocab
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Scale of the Universe
16. Sweet Atomic Theory
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17. Notes- Atoms/Molecules
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CLICK HERE-History of Atom
PPT- Atoms/Molecules
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