WEEK OF AUGUST 16 – 20

Dear Students and Parents:

The following is a tentative schedule of what will be covered during the week. This may or may not change depending on the pace and needs of the class.

You may go online to extend learning at home by find the links that appear on every lesson. You may also go online for self assessment: www.PHSchool.com and then type the web code for each particular chapter.

Life Science 6^th grade

Monday 16 & Tuesday 17

* What is Science? Pg. 6 - 13

• Key terms: science, observing, quantitative observation, qualitative observation, inferring, predicting, classifying, making models, life science
• Homework: Section 1 Assessment pg. 13 and read section 2

Wednesday 18

* Scientific Inquiry pg. 14 - 18

• Key terms: scientific inquiry, hypothesis, variable, controlled experiment, manipulated variable, responding variable, operational definition, data, communicating
• Homework: Section 2 Assessment pg. 18 and read section 3

Thursday 19

* Understanding Technology pg. 19 - 22

• Key terms: technology, engineer
• Homework: Section 3 Assessment pg. 22 and read section 4

Friday 20

* Safety in the Science Lab pg. 23 - 26

• Homework: Section 4 Assessment

Lab Zone: Design Your Own Lab

TEST: TUESDAY, AUGUST 24^TH

Earth Science 7^th grade

Monday 16 & Tuesday 17

* What is Science? Pg. 6 - 12

• Key terms: science, observing, inferring, predicting, scientific inquiry, hypothesis, controlled experiment, variable, manipulated variable, responding variable, data, scientific theory, scientific law
• Homework: Section 1 Assessment and read section 2

Wednesday 18

* The Study of Earth Science pg. 13 - 18

• Key terms: Earth science, system, energy, constructive force, destructive force, geologist, oceanographer, meteorologist, astronomer, environmental scientist
• Homework: Section 2 Assessment and read section 3

Thursday 19

*The Nature of Technology pg. 20- 22

• Key terms: technology, engineer
• Homework: Section 3 Assessment and read section 4

Friday 20

* Safety in the Science Laboratory pg. 23 - 27

• Homework: Section 4 Assessment

Lab Zone: Speeding Up Evaporation

TEST: TUESDAY, AUGUST 24^TH