Mr. Dennis - Science
ICP


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The Book's Title is Hewitt: Conceptual Physical Science: Explorations (1e / 1e media / 2e)

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Unit 1 - Scientific Measurement and Method
Aug 7/8 - Intro to the course; Making Cents lab in class; HW: get lab rules signed and fill out google docs information sheet online

Aug 11/12 - In class Guided reading and notes on metric system; Begin metric olympics; HW: complete the guided readings and sign up for the online book

Aug 13/14 - In class finish metric olympics lab, Test next time

Aug 15/18 -  Test Unit 1, Safety, and Math; HW: Guided reading 2.1-2.4

Unit 2: The Atom
Contains information from all of Chapter 15
My Big Campus Bundle - The Atom

Aug 19/20 - In class notes on atoms and isotopes, POGIL activities to learn about protons, neutrons, electrons; HW: wkst on Isotopes

Aug 21/22 - In class periodic table activity and Type III writing,  no homework

Aug 25/26 - Review of isotopes, Notes on periodic trends and periodic law, no homework, extra credit given due Sep 3/4

Aug 27/28 - In class notes on electrons, atomic emission spectra with demonstration, notes on valence electrons and atomic size; In class trends worksheet HW: guided reading due next time, test next time

Aug 29/Sep 2 -  test on the atom/periodic table, intro to nuclear chemistry

Unit 3: Nuclear Chemistry
This Unit includes information from 16.1-16.4, 16.7, and 16.9
My Big Campus Bundle - Nuclear Chemistry

Sep 3/4 - In class nuclear radiation activity, in class WB page 83/84, HW: none

Sep 5/8 -  In class nuclear webquest (attached)

Sep 9/10 - in class WB Page 85/86; video about fission/fusion, study guide given

Sep 11/12 - quiz over nuclear chemistry, notes on intro Chemistry (17.1-17.3)



Unit 4: Elements of Chemistry
This Unit contains all of Chapter 17 as well as 8.2 and 8.5
My Big Campus Bundle - Elements of Chemistry

Sep 15/16 - In class lab over physical and chemical changes, HW: WB page 87/88 and finish lab if necessary

Sep 17/18 - Notes on properties of matter, phase changes, and submicroscopic models.  Boyle's Law Lab.

Sep 19/22 - Recap Boyle's Law.  In class lab over classification of elements and group names; HW:  finish lab if necessary

Sep 23/24 - Notes on naming compounds; HW: naming worksheet

Sep 25/26 - In class review for test; HW: Test next time, guided reading due next time

Sep 29/30 - Test over Elements of Chemistry

Unit 5: Bonding and IMFs
This unit contains information from Chapter 18
My Big Campus Bundle - Bonds and Molecules

Oct 1/2 - In class notes and ionic bonds packet; HW: ionic review

Oct 6/7 - Lab over ionic and covalent compounds

Oct 8/9 - In class notes on metallic and covalent compounds; in class activity on drawing/building molecules molecules

Oct 10/13- In class notes on polar bonds and molecules; HW: polarity worksheet

Oct 14/15 - In class notes on intermolecular forces;

Oct 20/21 - Review for test, study guide given; HW: test next time, Guided Reading due next time

Oct 22/23 - Test on Unit 15

Unit 6: Mixtures and Moles
Contains information from 19.1-19.5
My Big Campus Bundle - Mixtures and Moles

Oct 24/27 - Notes on types of matter and mixtures, handouts (attached) given and done in class; HW: Matter Homework (attached)

Oct 28/29 - Lab on factors affecting solubility; HW: finish lab for next time

Oct 30/31 - In class notes on solutions (from lab) and moles; HW: moles/mass/molar mass worksheet

Nov 3/4 - In class solution Lab and review; HW: finish lab, test next time

Nov 5/6 - Test unit 16

Unit 7: Reactions
My Big Campus Bundle - Reactions
Information from 20.1, 20.2, and 20.4

Nov 7/10 - Intro to Reactions and balancing, in class workbook page; HW: balancing worksheet

Nov 11/12 - In class activity sorting reactions; HW: none, lab next time

Nov 13/14 - Lab on reaction types; HW: classify reactions from previous activity, balance reactions from the lab

Nov 17/18 - Endothermic and exothermic reactions and reaction rate demonstrations, in class classifying reactions worksheet; HW: test next time, guided reading due next time

Nov 19/20 - Test Reactions


Unit 8: Inertia
Contains information from chapter 2
My Big Campus Bundle - Motion and Newton's First Law

Nov 21/24 - Bowling ball demonstration, distance/displacement and speed/velocity notes; HW: distance and velocity worksheet

Nov 25/Dec 1 - Graphing motion lab; HW: finish lab questions/worksheet

Dec 2/3 - Newton's first law of motion notes and demonstrations, introduction to free body diagrams HW: free body diagram worksheet

Dec 4/5 - In class discussion of forces and free body diagrams and equilibrium.  In class workbook page 3/4/5/6.  HW: Finish workbook pages if necessary

Dec 8/9 - In class review for test.  HW: guided reading due next time, study for test

Dec 10/11 - Test chapter 2

FINAL EXAMS
My Big Campus Bundle - Semester 1 Review

Dec 12/15 - Review for finals in class

FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE

Dec 16 - Period 3

Dec 17 - Period 7

Dec 18 - Period 2

Dec 19 - Period 6

Unit 9: Acceleration and Newton's Second Law
Contains Information from Chapter 3
My Big Campus Bundle - Acceleration and Newton's Second Law

Jan 6/7 - In class review of FBDs and unbalanced forces.  Measuring forces lab and WB page 9 in class.  HW: WB pg 10.

Jan 8/9 - Notes on acceleration and free fall, in class WB pg 8, Reaction time lab; HW: Acceleration Worksheet

Jan 12 - Purple Day - F = ma notes, HW: Newton's Second Law Worksheet

Jan 13 - White Day - Hot wheels lab, notes on F = ma and acceleration together; HW: Newton's Second Law Worksheet

Jan 14 - Purple Day - Hot Wheels Lab, WB 11,12 in class

Jan 15 - White Day - In Class review for test, In class workbook pages 11-16

Jan 16 - Purple Day - In class review for test; In class workbook pages 13-16

Jan 20/21 - Test Acceleration and Newton's Second Law

Unit 10 - Newton's Third Law
Jan 22/23 - In class notes and demonstrations of Newton's Third Law of motion, HW: WB pgs 17/18; quiz next time

Jan 26/27 - In class quiz on newton's third law.  Introduce momentum with in class demonstrations.  HW: momentum worksheet



Unit 11 - Momentum
My Big Campus Bundle - Momentum

Jan 28/29 - Impulse momentum theorem with cart demonstration; HW: impulse/momentum theorem worksheet

Jan 30/Feb 2 - Conservation of momentum lab with carts on track, HW: finish calculations from the lab

Feb 3/4 - In class examples of conservation of momentum and types of collisions; In class worksheet to model conservation of momentum; HW: conservation of momentum worksheet

Feb 6/9 - In class review of Chapter 5

Feb10/11 - Test chapter 5; guided reading due

Unit 12 - Work and Energy
My Big Campus Bundle - Work and Energy

Feb 12/13 - Go over test.  In class lab on work and power; HW: None

Feb 25/26 - In class notes on work and power, finish lab calcs and questions in class, HW: work and power worksheet

Feb 27/Mar 2 - In class notes on kinetic and potential energy, ; HW: energy worksheet

Mar 3/4 - In class lab simulation Skate Park Simulation, notes on conservation of energy; HW: conservation of energy worksheet

Mar 6/9 - In class review of Work and Energy; Egg Drop; HW: guided reading due next time

Mar 10/11 - Test Unit 12 Work and Energy

Unit 13 - Gravity, Projectiles, and Satellites
My Big Campus Bundle - Gravitation

Mar 10/11 - Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation; handout and activity in class; HW: None

Mar 12/13 - In class examples and demonstrations of projectile motion, WB 29/30 done as a class; HW: 

Mar 16/17 - In class notes on orbits, WB 31-33 done as a class, review given; HW: quiz Thur/Fri

Mar 18 WHITE DAY ONLY - Orbits Phet Simulation, Review day

Mar 19/20 - Quiz chapter 7


Unit 14: Heat
Mar 30/31 - Notes on temperature scales and heat and specific heat capacity, in class WB page 41, temperature demonstrations, in class graphing activity

Apr 1/2 - Specific Heat notes,  Food calorimetry lab; HW: Specific Heat Problems

Apr 3/6 - Freeze/Melt water lab with notes on phase changes

Apr 7/8 - Popcorn demo and notes on types of heat transfer; In class review; HW:  test next time

Apr 9/10 - Test chapter 9

Chapter 10/11: Electricity and Magnetism
Apr 13/14 - In class demonstrations with an electroscope, notes on charges, electrons, Coulomb's Law, and polarizations, in class WB pg 45; HW: Coulomb's law worksheet

Apr 15/16 - In class notes on Ohm's law and electricity, in class Ohm's Law Lab to be handed in; HW: Ohm's Law Worksheet

Apr 17/20 - Notes on power and series circuits, in class WB Pg 47-48 #1-11, HW: Power/Series Worksheet

Apr 21/22 - Notes on parallel circuits, review for test

Apr 23/24 - Test Electricity and Magnetism

Unit 10 - Waves and Sound
Contains sections 12.1-12.6, 12.9, 12.10

Jan 9/10 - Intro to waves, period, and frequency; demonstrations with slinky and wave table; HW: period/frequency worksheet

Jan 13/14 - Notes on wavelength and frequency, interference, standing waves with demonstrations; in class graphing interference activity; HW: wavelength/frequency worksheet

Jan 15/16 - In class notes on sound, in class sound lab with notes on beats and the Doppler Effect; Finish lab questions

Jan 20/27 - Review waves and sounds; HW: finish guided reading, test next time

Jan 29/30 - Test Waves and Sound

Unit 11 - Light
Contains information from 13.1-13.5, 14.4, 14.5

Jan 31/Feb 3 - In class guided reading for light; HW: wb page 65, EC wb page 69-72

Feb 4 PURPLE - In class notes on EM waves, transparency, and plane mirrors

Feb 10 PURPLE - In class notes on curved mirrors, refraction, and mirages

Feb 11 WHITE - In class notes on EM waves, transparency, and all mirrors

Feb 12 P - In class notes on diffraction with laser demonstrations; HW: guided reading due next time, TEST next time

Feb 13 W - In class notes on refraction and diffraction, TEST next time

Feb 14/15 - Test over light, guided reading given for Chapter 15

Finals Review
Finals review is May 13-16.  The documents for review are attached.