Quarter 3 Lesson Plans - Physical Science

Week of January 2 through January 6

Day

Activities/Topics

Homework/Assessments

Monday (1-2-11)

NO SCHOOL

CHRISTMAS BREAK

Tuesday (1-3-11)

NO CLASS

DAKOTA STEP TESTS

Wednesday (1-4-11)

Review semester test

Assign “Chapter 15 Reading Guide”

Thursday (1-5-11)

Take notes on the properties of sound – loudness, speed, frequency, and infrasonic/ultrasonic sounds

 

Friday (1-6-11)

Rubber band demo/Take notes on sonar, standing waves, and harmonics

 

 

Week of January 9 through January 13

Day

Activities/Topics

Homework/Assessments

Monday (1-9-11)

Lab: “Standing Waves and Harmonics”

Assign Lab Worksheet

Tuesday (1-10-11)

Review lab/Introduce the photoelectric effect

Section 15.1 Quiz

Wednesday (1-11-11)

Take notes on the speed of light, the intensity of light, and the electromagnetic spectrum

Assign “Section 15.2” Worksheet

Thursday (1-12-11)

Take notes on the perception of light, the primary additive/subtractive colors of light, and light filters

 

Friday (1-13-11)

Take notes on refraction, the critical angle, and total internal reflection

Sections 15.2 & 15.3 Quiz

 

Week of January 16 through January 20

Day

Activities/Topics

Homework/Assessments

Monday (1-16-12)

NO SCHOOL

MLK DAY

Tuesday (1-17-12)

Review for “Chapter 15 Test”

Assign “Chapter 15 Review”

Wednesday (1-18-12)

Chapter 15 Test

Assign “Chapter 2 Reading Guide”

Thursday (1-19-12)

Review test/Take notes on the relationship between elements and compounds

 

Friday (1-20-12)

Take notes on the comparative nature of substances and mixtures

Assign “Section 2.1 Concept Review” Worksheet & “Classification of Matter” Worksheet

 

Week of January 23 through January 27

Day

Activities/Topics

Homework/Assessments

Monday (1-23-12)

Finish taking notes on the classification of matter – diagram a flow chart

Assign “Classification of Matter” Worksheet

Tuesday (1-24-12)

Lab: “Dichotomous Key – Matter”

Assign Lab Worksheet

Wednesday (1-25-12)

Review lab/Take notes on density

Section 2.1 Quiz

Thursday (1-26-12)

Lab: “Density DNA”

Assign Lab Worksheet

Friday (1-27-12)

Chemical change demo/Take notes on chemical and physical properties/changes & indicators of chemical change

 

 

Week of January 30 through February 3

Day

Activities/Topics

Homework/Assessments

Monday (1-30-12)

Lab: “Let’s Get Chemical!”

Assign Lab Worksheet

Tuesday (1-31-12)

Review lab/Review for “Chapter 2 Test”

Sections 2.2 & 2.3 Quiz, Assign “Chapter 2 Review”

Wednesday (2-1-12)

Chapter 2 Test

Assign “Chapter 2 Test”

Thursday (2-2-12)

Review test

 

Friday (2-3-12)

Lab: “How Ironic!”

Assign Lab Worksheet

 

Week of February 6 through February 10

Day

Activities/Topics

Homework/Assessments

Monday (2-6-12)

Boiling point elevation and freezing point depression demo/Take notes on the dissolving process and the factors influencing solvation rates

Section 7.1 Quiz

Tuesday (2-7-12)

Lab: “How High or How Low Can You Go?”

Assign Lab Worksheet

Wednesday (2-8-12)

Review lab/Take notes on solubility, concentration, and the factors influencing solubility

Assign “Sections 7.2 & 7.3 Worksheet”

Thursday (2-9-12)

Review for “Chapter 7 Test”

Sections 7.2 & 7.3 Quiz

Friday (2-10-12)

Chapter 7 Test

Assign “Chapter 3 Reading Guide”

 

Week of February 13 through February 17

Day

Activities/Topics

Homework/Assessments

Monday (2-13-12)

Chapter 7 Test

Assign “Chapter 3 Pre-test”

Tuesday (2-14-12)

Lab: “Boyle’s Law: Pressure-Volume Relationship in Gases”

Assign Lab Worksheet

Wednesday (2-15-12)

Review lab/Review test

Assign “Chapter 3 Reading Guide”

Thursday (2-16-12)

NO CLASS

P/T CONFERENCES

Friday (2-17-12)

NO SCHOOL

P/T CONFERENCES

 

Week of March 5 through March 9

Day

Activities/Topics

Homework/Assessments

Monday (3-5-12)

Review test/Take notes on atomic structure

Assign “Section 4.1 Worksheet”

Tuesday (3-6-12)

Take notes on ions, atomic mass, atomic number, and isotopes

Assign “Section 4.2 Worksheet”

Wednesday (3-7-12)

Take notes on metals, nonmetals, semi-conductors, and the periodic table

Section 4.1 & 4.2 Quiz, Assign “Section 4.3 Worksheet”

Thursday (3-8-12)

Review day

 

Friday (3-9-12)

NO SCHOOL

SPRING BREAK

 

Physical Science

Syllabus

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