Weekly+Goals+and+Objectives

__**Week 1**__ -- (Feb 7-11) -- This week we will be studying the Nature of Science which includes the basis of scientific inquiry. The students will learn about proper lab safety, International System of Units of Measurement, and Scientific Classification using a Dichotomous Key. The students will also learn about proper note-taking and organization. There will a weekly quiz on this at the end of the week.

__**Week 2**__ -- (Feb 14-18) -- This week we will be studying the Scientific Method. This will include the key concepts/vocabulary and processes. The students will learn about the Dichotomous Key, a classification tool used by scientists. We will also discuss scientific observations versus scientific inferences, scientific theory, and scientific law. There will be a weekly quiz on this at the end of the week.

__**Week 3**__ -- (Feb 21-25) -- The students will be studying the different layers of the Earth's atmosphere and their affect on Earth's climate. The class will discuss UV radiation and its affect on Earth and its population. In groups the students will create representations of Earth's atmosphere on graph paper. There will be a weekly quiz on this at the end of the week.

__**Week 4**__ -- (Feb 28-Mar 4) -- This week the students will conduct individual group inquiries involving photoreactive beads. The students will work through the six processes of the scientific method. In conclusion, they will complete and present a reflection sheet and summary to the class. There will a weekly quiz on this at the end of the week.

__**Week 5**__ -- (Mar 7-11) -- The students will study about the water cycle and cloud formation this week. The teacher will conduct a demonstration of cloud formation in class and then discuss the availability of freshwater on Earth (Where's our Water Presentation). There will be a PPT presentation on Temperature and Atmosphere that the students will complete a study guide for and finally the students will investigate the water cycle and cloud types in a webquest.There will be a weekly quiz on this at the end of the week.

__**Week 6**__ -- (Mar 14-18) -- The students will create a Glogster detailing seven of the most common types of clouds. The students will study isobar and isotherm maps, creating an example of each, and there use in weather forecasting and the creation of station models. The students will also investigate major weather events and the corelation to current events. There will be a weekly quiz on this at the end of the week.

-- The students will investigate the use of weather tools by meteorologists and how meteorologist use these weather tools to predict weather and study major weather events. The students will learn about station models and create their own station models.There will be a weekly quiz on this at the end of the week.
 * __Week 7__** -- (Mar 21-25)

__**Week 8**__ -- (Mar 28-Apr 1) -- The students will investigate the major causes and effects of air pollution. There will be a PPT/Lecture on this. We will watch a documentary on global warming theory entitled "An Inconvenient Truth". We then discuss the validity of data presented by the video. We will study scientific bias and accuracy in reporting data. There will be a weekly quiz on this at the end of the week.

__**Week 9**__ -- (Apr 4-8) -- The students will begin their unit investigation of motion and forces. There will be a PPT presentation introducing the first key concepts of speed, velocity, momentum and force. The student will then conduct a lab in which they measure velocity and mass' impact on velocity and momentum. There will be a weekly quiz on this at the end of the week.

__**Week 10**__ -- (Apr 11-15) -- The students will complete a glog in which they demonstrate their knowledge of individual concepts pertaining to motion. The students will calculate work, atmosphere, force, and acceleration in given circumstances. The students will have a class lecture and discussion on Newton's 3 Laws of Motion and how they are relevant to real life situations. There will be a weekly quiz on this at the end of the week.

__**Week 11**__ -- (Apr 25-29) -- The students will investigate friction and how it affects force applied. They will utilize low-friction vehicles (Go-Cars) to investigate these ideas. The students will also construct and race balloon rockets in an investigation of Newton's 3rd Law of Motion and friction.

__**Week 12**__ -- (May 2-6) -- The students will be presented with an inquiry in which they are to construct a self-propelled balloon car. It will be designed for speed and endurance. There will be a weekly quiz on this at the end of the week.

__**Week 13**__ -- (May 9-13) -- The students will study the operation and construction of Leonardo DaVinci's catapult. They will design, create and test there own catapult. The students will study simple and compound machines. The students will calculate mechanical advantage and efficiency of machines using scientific formulas. There will be a weekly quiz on this at the end of the week.

__**Week 14**__ -- (May 16-20) -- Using the K'nex materials, the students will construct objects they find in everyday life that implore some sort of simple machine. They will then construct the six different simple machines using the K'nex materials. They will view a "Da Vinci Project" video in which the crew build a design of a self-propelled car by Da Vinci.

-- The students will use K'nex materials and materials found in class to construct a Rube Goldberg machine whose purpose is to propel a ping pong ball three meters into a cup. The students will utilize the knowledge they gained over the unit to construct this machine.
 * __Week 15__** -- (May 23-27)