Fall 2008 Course Syllabus Other Links Science Home Seattle Public The Source

Integrated Inquiry Science - Sequence 1

Course Calendar Fall 2007

On this page, you will find links to worksheets and notes handed out during class.  Click on the underlined titles in blue to open PDF/Word files of these worksheets.

Please Note: Because there are some differences in daily homework assignment due dates between classes, these due dates are not listed on this calendar.  These due dates are announced in class daily and written on the homework boards.  Students must keep track of daily assignment due dates in their day planners.

Due dates for assessments like lab reports, projects, and quizzes will always be the same for each class and will be posted on this site.

Dates Monday
(Periods 1-6)
Tuesday
(Periods 1-3-5)
     Wednesday  (Periods 2-4-6) Thursday
(Periods 1-3-5)
Friday
(Periods 2-4-6)
9/3-9/7 Labor Day No School

First Day of School

Introductions

Mystery Box

Natural Wonders Slideshow

Introductions

Natural Wonders Slideshow

Introductions

9/10-9/14

Discuss Syllabus

Discuss Unit 1 Calendar

HW:

Signed Syllabus by 9/14-15

MythBusters Video, complete lab template

Discussion of video and experimental design

HW:

Typed Experimental Design due 9/17

MythBusters Video, complete lab template

Discussion of video and experimental design

HW:

Typed Experimental Design due 9/17

Experimental design work period with peer editing

Discuss Rubric

HW:

Typed Experimental Design due 9/17

Experimental design work period with peer editing

Discuss Rubric

HW:

Typed Experimental Design due 9/17

9/17-9/21 Typed Experimental Design for Mythbusters Due - attach rubric

Start Electricity and Magnets

Exploratory Hands-on Learning with Electricity Inquiry and Magnets (packets) Exploratory Hands-on Learning with Electricity Inquiry and Magnets (packets) Exploratory Hands-on Learning with Electricity Inquiry and Magnets (packets) Exploratory Hands-on Learning with Electricity Inquiry and Magnets (packets)
9/24-9/28

Electricity and Magnets packets due

Discussion of Electricity and Magnets

Technical Writing How-To and Practice

Peer Editing and Revision

HW: Revised practice technical writing due Th/F

Technical Writing How-To and Practice

Peer Editing and Revision

HW: Revised practice technical writing due Th/F

Unit 1 Assessment: In-class technical writing on electricity-RUBRIC

HW: Type technical writing for 10/1

Unit 1 Assessment: In-class technical writing on electricity-RUBRIC

HW: Type technical writing for 10/1

10/1-10/5

Typed Technical Writing Due with graded rubric

Catch-up Day

Culbertson - National Geographic Bubble Map

Catch-up Day

Culbertson - National Geographic Bubble Map

Start Pegboard Balances Lab

 

Start Pegboard Balances Lab

 

10/8-10/12 2-4-6 Periods

Finish Pegboard Balances Lab

HW: Bring 7-15 personal objects with different masses

1-3-5 Periods

Finish Pegboard Balances Lab

HW: Bring 7-15 personal objects with different masses

2-4-6 Periods

Begin Mobile Project Template

Pass out Rubric

1-3-5 Periods

Begin Mobile Project Template

Pass out Rubric

No School

10/15-10/19 Finish Massing objects and begin mobile construction

Build Mobiles - due for grading at end of period

Build Mobiles - due for grading at end of period Mobile Work Day Mobile Work Day
10/22-10/26 Mobile Work Day Mobile Work Day Mobile Work Day Mobile Work Day Mobile Work Day
10/29-11/2

 

Mobile Assessment Mobile Assessment Mobile Assessment Graphing Pre-Assessment Graphing Pre-Assessment
11/5-11/9 Review Graphing Thermal Energy Part 1 Lab  

Thermal Energy Part 1 Lab

 

Thermal Energy Part 1 Lab Thermal Energy Part 1 Lab

Game Over Day for 1st Quarter Work!

11/12-11/16 No School

Objective Check Quiz on Thermal Energy Part 1

Thermal Energy Part 2

Objective Check Quiz on Thermal Energy Part 1

Thermal Energy

Part 2

Thermal Energy

 Part 2

 

Thermal Energy Practice Problems

Thermal Energy

Part 2

 

Thermal Energy Practice Problems

11/19-11/23

Thermal Energy Part 2

Discuss problems, Disucss Practice Problems

 

Volume Lab

Objective Check #2 - Thermal Energy

Volume Lab

Objective Check #2 - Thermal Energy

No School No School
11/26-11/30 Finish Volume Lab Density Lab Density Lab Density Graphs

Sinking and Floating

Density Graphs

Sinking and Floating

12/3-12/7 States of Matter Lab Discussion  

States of Matter Pre-Lab

Review Packets for Test

 

States of Matter Pre-Lab

Review Packets for Test

States of Matter Lab States of Matter Lab
12/10-12/14 Review for Unit Test

States of Matter Lab Discussion

Unit 2 Assessment

Pre-Labs

Unit 2 Assessment

Pre-Labs

Begin Unit 3 Chemistry

Chemistry Notes -  (Part 1)

States of Matter Lab

Begin Unit 3 Chemistry

Chemistry Notes -  (Part 1)

States of Matter Lab

12/17-12/21

Discuss Lab Write-ups

Chemistry Notes-  (Part 2)

Final Lab Write-up Due Final Lab Write-up Due    

 

 
12/24-12/28  

Winter Break

No School

 

 

Winter Break

No School

 

 

Winter Break

No School

 

 

Winter Break

No School

 

 

Winter Break

No School

 

12/31-1/4 Winter Break

No School

 

Winter Break

No School

 

 

Winter Break

No School

 

 

Winter Break

No School

 

 

Winter Break

No School