All students will use COWS to work on Planet Projects and calculate planetary orbits.
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L2 L3 Friday, May 13 C
All students will finish their orbit calculations and use the COWS for the planet project.
L2 L3 Thursday, May 12 B
All students will finish painting planets and calculating orbits, and will use the COWS to work on the planet project.
L2 L3 Wednesday, May 11 A
Remind all students about Planet Project due dates and requirements!
All classes:
-Begin with NASA ScienceCasts Morning Planet Show
-review study guides on solar system
-Formative Assessment Probe: Planetary Alignments, followed by NASA new update
-FA Probe from Period 1, then PPT on Planets Part I
Period 7:-finish open notes quiz
-FA Probe from Period 1, then PPT on Planets Part I
L2 L3 Tuesday, May 10 F
Morning assembly/advisory followed by 2hr delay class times
Mrs. Nork is attending the last training workshop for the year (finally:) Period 1:-Use Section E of text to complete study guide on the planets
Periods 2, 4:
-Read Galileo article and answer questions
-same as periods 2,4 and a video on the solar system
L2 L3 Monday, May 9 E
Periods 1, 2, 4: paint planet models
Period 7- open notes quiz For HW- continue work on your Planet Project. Final task (choice of PPT, video, posterboard) is due next Tuesday, 5/17.L2 L3 Friday, May 6 D
Periods 1, 2, 4:
-Quick review of Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
-Open notes quiz on Seasons and Kepler's Laws; PPTs are posted below.
Period 6/7: CAPT movie/ice cream social
L2 L3 Thursday, May 5 C
All Periods:
-Mrs. Nork is attending a field trip today. Students will view the History Channel's Universe series episode "End of Earth." Check it out here:
Remember that tomorrow is an open notes quiz for Periods 1, 2 and 4. Period 7's quiz is Monday (due to the ice cream social).
L2 L3 Wednesday, May 4 B
Quiz (open notes) on Seasons and Kepler's Laws on Friday, 5/6 EXCEPT for period 7 (which is Monday, 5/9).
Period 1:
-Review Seasons handout
-Complete study guide on seasons and planetary orbits
Period 2:
-Health Survey (from the nurse)
Periods 3/4 (LAB):
-do Planet Project Task #3: map out planet's path in Google Earth and draw orbit in Photoshop. Directions for Photoshop are here.
Period 7:
-Review all work from the sub and do the modified lab on drawing ellipses (posted yesterday)
L2 L3 Tuesday, May 3 A
ALL CLASSES:
-Check Planet Project Task #1 (completed data table)
-Quick review of Kepler’s laws (see end of PPT)
-Drawing Ellipses lab
Periods 2, 4:-review all work from the sub (from Fri)
-start reviewing Kepler’s Laws worksheet
-(if time): begin Drawing Ellipses lab Period 7:
-review all work from the sub (from Fri)
-Planetary Motion PPT Open Notes Quiz this week:
Wed (period 4)
Thurs (period 7)
Friday (periods 1, 2)