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Week of Aug. 24, 2015:

Week of Aug. 31: M: T: Atmosphere Pre-Test W: Score/Graph Pre-Test; Candle in a Jar Demo Th: Fin. Candle in a Jar; WoW Quiz 2; Layers of the Atmosphere Kit Activity F: Classroom Guidance with Ms. Thornton; Layers Activity

Week of Sept. 7 M: Labor Day T: Layers of the Atmosphere Kit Activity Part 1 (shared on Google Drive) W: Layers Activity Part 2 and Extension Questions Th: Science Planning Day (Sub - Ms. Diver); The Air Around You WS; WoW Quiz; 3-Column Vocab pp. 46 - 49 F: Review work from Thursday; 7 Blind Mice; Class Picture

Week of Sept. 14: M: Liquid Layers Lab T: Liquid Layers Lab/Calculating Density W: Early Release; Special House Activities Th: Layers of the Atmosphere WS; WoW Quiz 4 F: Layers of the Atmosphere Quiz; Barometers

Week of August 25:
 * 7th || 8th ||
 * M: PBIS Expectations; HR Info || Classroom Expectations; Lab Safety ||
 * T: Class Expectations/Procedures || Lab Safety Quiz; Lab Book Format; WS - Scientific/Unscientific Qs (Finish for HW) ||
 * W: Lab Safety Review/Video and Quiz || Reviewed and collected WS Sci/Unsci Qs; Lab "Gas Exchange" Notes ||
 * Th: WoW review; Lab Book Format || Lab "Gas Exchange" ||
 * F: Finish Lab Book Format; WS - Scientific/Unscientific Qs || Lab "Gas Exchange" questions and conclusions; started Coach Pre-Test ||

Week of September 1:
 * 7th || 8th ||
 * M: Holiday || Labor Day ||
 * T: WS - Scientific/Unscientific Qs (Finish for HW if needed) || Coach Pre-Test ||
 * W: Turn in HW; "Fruit Snacks Lab" || Finish Coach Pre-Test; Discover Activity - p. 25 "Technology" ||
 * Th: WoW Quiz 1; "Fruit Snacks Lab" || WoW Quiz 1; Discover Activity - p.25 ||
 * F: Lab Graphs and Conclusions; Lab Book Format Quiz || Technology Presentations; Coach Lesson 4 - Variables ||

Week of September 8: 7 Blind Mice; WS - Elephant Observations (finish for HW) || Finish Coach Lesson 4 || Notes - Theories/Laws; Class Practice - Observations/Inferences WS - Observations/Inferences || Reviewed and Collected Coach Lesson 4; Hydrosphere Pre-Test; Started Lab - "How Many Drops?" || Many Shoes?" || "How Many Drops?" Lab ||
 * 7th || 8th ||
 * M: Fruit Snacks Lab Conclusions; Quiz - Lab Book Format;
 * T: Collected and Reviewed WS - Elephant Observations;
 * W: Notes - Scientific Literacy; Discover Activity p. 13 - "How
 * Th: WoW Quiz 2; Notes - Metric System || WoW Quiz 2; Coach Lesson 16 ||
 * F: Notes - Metric System || Coach Lesson 16 ||

Week of September 15:
 * 7th || 8th ||
 * M: Notes - Length; Length Lab || Finish and Review CL 16; Capillary Action Lab ||
 * T: Length Lab || Capillary Action ||
 * W: EARLY RELEASE DAY - Hispanic Heritage Month Activities || Eagles Team Activities ||
 * Th: WoW Quiz 3; Finish Length Lab || WoW Quiz 3; Discover Activity p. 46 "What Are Some Properties of Water?" ||
 * F: Mass Notes; Mass Lab || Discover Activity Conclusions; Flinkers Lab ||

Week of September 22: Measurement Guided Reading Packets || Coach Lesson 17 || Permission Forms; Notes - Volume; Quiz - SI, Mass, Length || Flinker Conclusions; Review CL 17; PPM Lab Pre-Lab Questions ||
 * 7th || 8th ||
 * M: Mass Lab || Flinkers Lab ||
 * T: Science Planning Day - Sub Mrs. Austin
 * W: Box and Displacement Volume Demos; DREAMS Visit
 * Th: WoW Quiz 4; Notes - Volume and Density; Progress Reports || WoW Quiz 4; PPM Lab; Progress Reports (due by Oct. 3) ||
 * F: Gummy Worm Lab - Day 1 || PPM Lab ||

Week of September 29: Genetics Unit || Progress Reports Due; Testing Water Samples ||
 * 7th || 8th ||
 * M: Gummy Worm Lab - Fin Day 1 || Fin. PPM Lab; Opinion Activity ||
 * T: Gummy Worm Lab - Day 2 || Fin. Opinion Activity; Testing Water Samples - Notes ||
 * W: Fin. Gummy Worm Lab Calculations || Testing Water Samples ||
 * Th: WoW Quiz 5; Genetics Pre-Test || WoW Quiz 5; Testing Water Samples ||
 * F: Progress Reports Due; Soda Can Density Demo; Intro

Week of October 6: nuclear envelope, nucleolus, chromatin || Finish Water Riddle; Waste Water Treatment Plant Field Trip Permission Slips ||
 * 7th || 8th ||
 * M: Discover Activity - p. 510 "Is Seeing Believing?" || Finish Testing Water Samples; Started Coach Lesson 24 ||
 * T: Finish Discover Activity; Notes - Scientists || Water Riddle ||
 * W: Finish Notes Scientists; Started 3-Column Vocab - p. 520 +
 * Th: WoW Quiz 6; 3-column vocab - p. 520 || WoW Quiz 6; CL 24 ||
 * F: Finish 3-column vocab; Plant and Animal Cells Diagrams || Finish CL 24 ||

Week of October 13: Diagrams || Review CL 24; Introduce Fruitvale Mystery ||
 * 7th || 8th ||
 * M: Quiz - Scientists; Finish Cell Diagrams; Review Vocab and
 * T: Review Vocab and Diagrams || Discover Activity p. 244 "Topographic Maps" ||
 * W: 3-Column Vocab Genetics Section 14.3 + 'filial' || Finish Discover Activity; Fruitvale Map Activity ||
 * Th: WoW Quiz 7; Finish vocab. || WoW Quiz 7; Fruitvale Map Activity ||
 * F: Review Vocab using Pea Plant Chart || WWTP Permission Slips Due ||

Week of October 20: Vocab 14.4 (p. 538) using Pea Plant Chart || Review Pesky Pesticides; Fruitvale Mystery Water Testing ||
 * 7th || 8th ||
 * M: WS 14.3 "Mendel's Work" || CL 23 (due Wednesday); Field Trip to Waste Water Treatment Plant ||
 * T: Review WS 14.3; 3-column vocab Genetics Section 14.4 || Pesky Pesticides ||
 * W: Quiz - Genetics Vocab Section 14.3; Review Genetics
 * Th: WoW Quiz 8; Finish genotypes on Pea Plant Chart; Class Survey (Traits); Face Full of Features || WoW Quiz 8; Finish Fruitvale Mystery Water Testing ||
 * F: Teacher Workday || Teacher Workday ||

Week of October 27:
 * 7th || 8th ||
 * M: Class Survey; Face Full of Features || Fruitvale Conclusion ||
 * T: Face Full of Features || CL 21 ||
 * W: Traits Bracelets; Punnett Squares Practice || Review CL 23; Finish CL 21; Oceanography Lab Intro ||
 * Th: WoW Quiz 9; Punnett Squares Practice || WoW Quiz 9; ||
 * F: Pop Quiz on Punnett Squares; Family Traits HW Data || Oceanography Lab Intro; Persuasive Platform ||

Week of November 3:
 * 7th || 8th ||
 * M: Pipe Cleaner DNA; DNA/Cells Review || CL 18 ||
 * T: DREAMS Bus - Genes in a Bottle || Oceanography: Mapping the Sea Floor Lab ||
 * W: Genes in a Bottle Necklaces/Bracelets || Oceanography Lab ||
 * Th: WoW Quiz 10; WS 14.3 || WoW Quiz 10; CL 22 ||
 * F: Start Paper Pet Project || CL 22 ||

Week of November 10: T: Veteran's Day - No School 7th graders worked on workbooks and kit activities (atmosphere) and 8th graders worked on workbooks (geologic time), WoW Quizzes every Thursday ||  ||
 * M: Veteran's Day Activities
 * W, November 12 - F, Jan 16 - Mrs. Cox on Maternity Leave**, Mr. McBroom, Mr. Fesmire, Mrs. Austin - subs...

Week of January 19:
 * 7th || 8th ||
 * M: MLK, Jr. Day - No School ||  ||
 * T: Required Staff Development ||  ||
 * W: Teacher Workday ||  ||
 * Th: WoW Quiz 18, reviewed Genetics, started Paper Pet Project || WoW Quiz 18, reviewed Cell Theory ||
 * F: Paper Pet Project || Microscope WS ||

Week of January 26: and Motion Pre-Test; WISE Assent Forms Due; Signed Report Card Folders Due || Microscopes Quiz; Check and review CL 42 ||
 * 7th || 8th ||
 * M: Paper Pets || Review and check Microscope WS ||
 * T: Paper Pets; UNC WISE Project Intro || Microscope Practice (6 stations) ||
 * W: Paper Pets; Report Cards Distributed || Microscope Practice ||
 * Th: WoW Quiz 19; Paper Pets || WoW Quiz 19; CL 42 (Finish for HW) ||
 * F: Paper Pet Project presentations, Genetics Post-Test, Forces

Week of February 2: Lab || Motion Pre-Test || Cell Parts (phschool.com) and Cell Diagrams || Started novel study of //Virals// by Kathy and Brendan Reichs ||
 * 7th || 8th ||
 * M: Genetics Post-Test || 3-Column Vocab - Cell Organelles De-Shelled Eggs for upcoming
 * T: - Notes and Video - 1st Law of Motion; Finish Forces and
 * W: Lab - Inclined to Roll (Run-Out Distance) || Cell Parts (phschool.com) and Cell Diagrams;
 * Th: WoW Quiz 20; Lab - Inclined to Roll;Thrill Ride Intro Lab -Brake It, But Don't Break It || WoW Quiz 20; Review Cell Parts and Diagrams; Start Looking Into Eggs Lab; Virals ||
 * F: Brake It, But Don't Break It. || Looking Into Eggs; Virals ||

Week of February 9:
 * 7th || 8th ||
 * M: Brake It, But Don't Break It || Looking Into Eggs ||
 * T: Sub - Mrs. Austin - Science Planning Day - Workbook pp. 317-322 || CL 44 ||
 * W: ER Day - ADK Flowers || ER Day - No class, finish CL 44 with Mrs. Vix ||
 * Th: ACCESS TESTING; NO WoW Quiz 21 (postponed until March 5);Position Puzzles; National Treasure with questions || ACCESS TESTING; NO WoW Quiz 21 (postponed until March 5); No class ||
 * F: ACCESS TESTING; National Treasure II with questions || ACCESS TESTING ||

Week of February 16: BOTH WILL BE RESCHEDULED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER; WISE Pre-Test || Finish Looking Into Eggs; Virals ||
 * 7th || 8th ||
 * M: SCHOOL DISMISSED AT 1:00 - Wolfpack Parent Night - 6-6:30, PTA Meeting -
 * T: NO SCHOOL - SNOW ||  ||
 * W: NO SCHOOL - SNOW ||  ||
 * Th: NO SCHOOL - OPTIONAL TEACHER WORKDAY ||  ||
 * F: WISE Project Pre-Test ||  ||

Week of February 23:
 * 7th || 8th ||
 * M: WISE Project || Finish Looking Into Eggs (4th only); Virals ||
 * T: NO SCHOOL - SNOW ||  ||
 * W: NO SCHOOL - OPTIONAL TEACHER WORKDAY W/3-HR DELAY ||  ||
 * Th: NO SCHOOL - SNOW ||  ||
 * F: NO SCHOOL - OPTIONAL TEACHER WORKDAY W/3-HR DELAY ||  ||

Week of March 2:
 * 7th || 8th ||
 * M: WISE Project || Pond H2O; Virals ||
 * T: WISE Project || Pond H2O; Virals ||
 * W: WISE Project || 8th grade HS Meeting at 8:30 am; Pond H2O; Virals ||
 * Th: WISE Project || Cheek Cells Lab; Virals ||
 * F: 3-hr delay (ice); WISE Project with 3rd only || Cheek Cells Lab with 4th only ||

Week of March 9:
 * 7th || 8th ||
 * M: WISE PROJECT || Onion Cells Lab; Virals ||
 * T: WISE PROJECT || Onion Cells Lab; Virals ||
 * W: WISE PROJECT || Onion Cells Lab ||
 * Th: WISE PROJECT || Microbe Cards; Virals ||
 * F: Substitute - WISE PROJECT || Eagles Field Trip to see //Selma// ||

Week of March 16:
 * 7th || 8th ||
 * M: WISE Post-Test || Microbe Cards; Virals ||
 * T: Finish WISE Post-Test; Finish Brake It, But Don't Break It || Notes - Viruses; Explain Virus Tracker; Virals ||
 * W: Brake It, But Don't Break It Competition || Virus Tracker; Virals ||
 * Th: Brake It Conclusions; Activity Time triceps/biceps in room 3rd only || Virus Tracker ||
 * F: Brake It Conclusions || Virus Tracker; Virals ||

Week of March 23:
 * 7th || 8th ||
 * M: Roller Derby || Infectious Diseases Prevention Research; Virals ||
 * T: Roller Derby; Outside Activity Time 3rd only || Infectious Diseases Prevention Poster; Virals ||
 * W: Roller Derby Competition; OAT 3rd only || Prevention Poster; Virals; UNC Upward Bound Assembly 1:30 ||
 * Th: WoW Quiz 21; Roller Derby Conclusions; OAT 3rd only || WoW Quiz 21; Virals ||
 * F: Roller Derby Conclusions || Virals ||

Week of March 31:
 * 7th || 8th ||
 * M: Roller Derby Conclusions and Discussion || Virals; 8th Cap and Gown Pics 8:30 ||
 * T: Substitute - Mrs. Austin - Science Planning Day || Prevention Poster ||
 * W: Give It A Whirl || Virals; Author Visit - __Virals__ ||
 * Th: WoW Quiz 22; Give It A Whirl Conclusions || WoW Quiz 22 ||
 * F: Holiday - Good Friday ||  ||

Week of April 7: Spring/Easter Break

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Week of May 12: Muscles WS; Progress Reports || Boyle's and Charles's Laws; p. 582; started p. 592 Discover Activity; Progress Reports ||
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 * W: Warm-up Questions on Muscles; Muscles Clothespin Activity (2nd);
 * Th: WoW Quiz 27; Muscles WS || Finish p. 592; Lab pp. 596-7 ||
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 * W: Last Student Day of School || 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony ||
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Th: WoW Quiz; Fin. Rocks and Bones F: Lab Book Format Quiz; 7 Blind Mice; WS - Elephant Observations

Week of Sept. 9: M: Notes - Scientific Theories and Laws; Class Practice - Observations and Inferences; WS - Obs/Inf (Fin. for HW) T: Scientific Literacy; Lab - How Many Shoes? (Discover Activity - p. 13) W: Fin. How Many Shoes?; Notes - Measurement Th: WoW Quiz; Notes - Measurement F: Notes - Measurement through Length; Length Lab

Week of Sept. 16: M: Length Lab T: Fin. Length Lab; Notes - Mass W: Lab - Practice Mass Th: Fin. Mass Lab; WoW Quiz F: Quiz - Length, Mass; Notes - Volume; Displacement Demo

Week of Sept. 23: M: Set up Gummy Worm Lab (Length, Mass, Volume, Density) T: Gummy Worm Lab - Day 1 W: Gummy Worm Lab - Day 2 Th: Finish Conclusions for GW Lab (if needed); WoW Quiz; Measurement Guided Reading Packet (Sub - 7/8 Planning Day) F: Review new WoW; Notes - Time, Temperature

Week of Sept. 30: M: Soda Can Density Demo; Measurement Guided Reading Packet; Science Fair Info; Progress Reports sent home T: Temperature Conversions W: Metric Converstions; Quiz - Measurement; Temperature Conversions WS (Optional Extra Credit) Th: Temp Conv EC due; WoW Quiz; A Perfect Day F: (Sub) Finish A Perfect Day; Density Problems; Progress Reports due for an Extra Credit 100

Week of Oct. 7: M: Share Opportunity of A Perfect Day for Extra Credit; Review Density WS and Measurement Quiz questions; M&M Lab T: Fin. M&M Lab W: Atmosphere Pre-Test Th: WoW Quiz; Candle in a Jar Demo (Lab Set-Up) F: Candle in a Jar Demo

Week of Oct. 14: M: Notes - Atmosphere T: Notes - Water Vapor; WS 1-1 The Air Around You (Finish for HW if needed) W: Check and review HW (WS 1-1 The Air Around You); Pop Quiz - Sec. 1.1; Notes - Properties of Air Th: WoW Quiz 8; Barometers; Notes - Properties of Air F: Barometers

Week of Oct. 21: M: Barometers; Notes - Pressure/Density; WS 1-3 Air Pressure T: Barometers; WS 1-3 Air Pressure W: Barometers; Notes - Layers of the Atmosphere Th: WoW Quiz; Barometers; Notes - Layers of the Atmosphere F: Teacher Workday

Week of Oct. 28: M: Lab - Liquid Layers T: End of the 1st 9 weeks - all absentee work due by today; Bill Nye Atmosphere Video Questions; Notes - Layers W: 8th EXPLORE Test; WS 1-4 Layers of the Atmosphere (finish for HW) Th: WS 1-4 due (checked and reviewed); WoW Quiz; started Air Quality KWL F: Layers Quiz; Air Quality KWL; signed up for "The Awful 8" play parts

Week of Nov. 4: M: "The Awful 8" play performance and chart T: Finished "The Awful 8" chart; report cards and school pictures distributed W: Finish Air Quality KWL (can be completed as HW in 3rd - 5th periods); Extra Credit for Test distributed (Air Quality WS) Th: WoW Quiz; Review Day; Study Guide F: Atmosphere Test; Extra Credit WSs

Week of Nov. 11: M: Holiday - Veteran's Day T: Forces and Motion Pre-Test; Thrill Ride Unit Intro W: Inclined to Roll Lab Th: WoW Quiz; Inclined to Roll Lab F: PBIS 1st 9 weeks reward; Speed (1st only); Finished Inclined to Roll Lab (3rd - 5th)

Week of Nov. 18 (CMS Science Fair Week): M: Science Fair Projects Due (Extra Credit Opportunity); Brake It, But Don't Break It! Lab T: Brake It, But Don't Break It! Competition W: Brake It Conclusions Th: WoW Quiz, Chapter 17, Section 2 (Newton's 1st & 2nd Laws of Motion) F: Notes - Newton's 2nd Law; Roller Derby Lab

Week of Nov. 25: M: Roller Derby T: Roller Derby W - F: Thanksgiving Break

Week of Dec. 2: M: Roller Derby Conclusions T: Notes - 3rd Law of Motion; Give It A Whirl Lab set-up W: Give It A Whirl Th: WoW Quiz; Give It A Whirl F: Give It A Whirl Calculations and Conclusion Questions

Week of Dec. 9: M: Progress Reports sent home; Go over GIAW Conclusion Questions; The Swing of Things T: The Swing of Things W: Quiz - Laws of Motion; The Swing of Things Th: WoW Quiz 15; The Swing of Things F: Discussed The Swing of Things questions; So Nice of You to Drop In (Parachute Lab)

Week of Dec. 16: M: So Nice of You to Drop In T: So Nice of You to Drop In W: So Nice of You to Drop In Competition and Conclusions Th: WoW Quiz; Discuss SNoYtDI conclusion questions F: Early Release (1/2 Day), stay in homerooms for activities

Weeks of Dec. 23 - Week of Dec. 30: CHRISTMAS BREAK

Week of Jan. 6: M: Intro to Thrill Ride Final Project; Rube Goldberg Machine Video Clips T: 2-hour delay; Thrill Ride Final Project W: Thrill Ride Final Project Th: Thrill Ride Final Project Competition F: Thrill Ride Unit Conclusions

Week of Jan. 13: M: Fin Thrill Ride Conclusions; Stopping on a Dime Lab T: Stopping on a Dime - fin. parts 1 & 2 W: Stopping on a Dime Conclusions Th: WoW Quiz 18; The Need for Speed Lab F: The Need for Speed

Week of Jan. 20: M: Holiday - MLK, Jr. Day T: Staff Development for Teachers W: Teacher Workday Th: WoW Quiz 19; The Need for Speed F: 2-hr delay; The Need for Speed

Week of Jan. 27: M: Fin The Need for Speed (1st only); 3-Column Vocab. on Motion - p. 598 T: Dismissed at 10 am; 3-Column Vocab on Motion - p. 598; Qs on p. 607 (whole-class discussion) W: Snow - No School Th: Snow - No School F: Snow - No School

Week of Feb. 3: M: Qs on p. 607 (whole-class discussion; already did with 1st last Tues.); KWL on Forces (Chapter 17, Section1) T: WoW Quiz 20 (last week's); KWL on Forces; Started Forces and Motion Practice Problems (Finish for HW) W: Checked and reviewed HW (F & M Practice Problems) Th: WoW Quiz 21; Simple and Compound Machines Game (EdHeads) F: Simple and Compound Machines; Circuits Packet

Week of Feb. 10: M: Circuits Packet (Finish and Review) T: Early Release at 11:30 (Snow); Circuits Packet (Review); Study Guide - Forces and Motion W: Snow - No School Th: Snow - No School F: Snow - No School

Week of Feb. 17: M: Circuits Packet (Review); Study Guide - Forces and Motion; Reviewed new WoW T: WoW Quiz 22; Forces and Motion Post-Test W: Score and Graph Assessment Data for Growth; Genetics Pre-Test Th: WoW Quiz 23; Intro to Genetics Unit (pp. 508-509); Discover Activity "Is Seeing Believing?" - p. 510 F: Fin. Discover Activity - p. 510; Started Notes - Scientists (1st only)

Week of Feb. 24: M: Reading and Notes - Scientists and Cell Theory; Cell Diagrams (Plant and Animal) T: Fin. Cell Diagrams; 3(4)-Column Vocab "Cell Organelles" - Key Terms p. 520 + nuclear envelope, chromatin, nucleolus W: Fin. and review diagrams and vocab Th: WoW Quiz 24 F: Ms. Greene - Study Skills Lesson

Week of Mar. 3: M: Early Release at 11:30 (Ice) - 1st and 3rd periods only; Quiz - Organelles; Discover Activity - p. 530; Progress Reports T: 3-hr Delay (Ice) - 4th and 5th periods only; Quiz - Organelles; Discover Activity - p. 530; Progress Reports W: 3-column vocab - p. 530 Th: WoW Quiz 25; Review 3-column vocab - p. 530 using Pea Plant Chart F: WS 14.3 (Mendel's Work); Progress Reports due

Week of Mar. 10: M: 3-column vocab - p. 538; Complete Pea Plant Charts T: Lab Activity - Class Survey pp. 536-7; Face Full of Traits; Family Traits Survey (HW due Fri.) W: ACCESS TESTING; Face Full of Traits Th: ACCESS TESTING; Traits Bracelet F: WoW Quiz 26; Family Traits Survey due (from Tues.); Practice Punnett Squares; Family Traits Class Data

Week of Mar. 17: M: Paper Pet Project (Charts, Partners, Chose Traits, Started creating pets) T: 3-hr Delay (Ice) - Wolfpack Field Trip to Eureka! Math Show in Greensboro postponed until further notice; 4th and 5th periods only - Paper Pets (Finished creating pets, explained Punnett Squares for offspring) W: Substitute (Mrs. Diver) - WS: Punnett Squares Practice; **Wolfpack Parent Night - 5:00 pm (moved from Monday, Mar. 17), PTA Meeting 5:30, Parent/Staff/Student Basketball Game 6:30** Th: WoW Quiz 27; Paper Pets F: UNC WISE project intro and pre-test

Week of Mar. 24: M: FVRC Guest Presenters T: FVRC Guest Presenters W: UNC WISE project make-up day for re-tests; Paper Pets Th: WoW Quiz 28; Paper Pets F: Substitute (Mrs. Diver - 7/8 Science Planning Day)

Week of Mar. 31 M - Th: UNC WISE Project F: GREAT

Week of Apr. 7: M - W: UNC WISE Project Th: WISE Post-Test F: WISE Post-Test; Punnett Squares WS; Genetic Disorders and Testing Article

Week of Apr. 14: M - F: Easter/Spring Break

Week of Apr. 21: M: Finish and Present Paper Pets (1st only); Reviewed Punnett Squares WS (1st only) T: Presented Paper Pets (3rd - 5th); Reviewed Punnett Squares WS (3rd - 5th); Reviewed Genetic Disorders and Testing Article W: Genetics Post-Test (Started scoring in 1st); Living Organisms Pre-Test Th: WoW Quiz 29; Finish Scoring and Graphing Genetics Tests; Notes - Levels of Organization F: Notes - Tissues; WS - Levels of Organization; Face Transplant Article/Photo (1st only); Graph Genetics Tests (3rd - 5th)

Week of Apr. 28: M: Homeostasis Lab T: Quiz - Levels of Organization; Skeletal System WS W: Review Skeletal System WS; Model/Paper Skeleton; Count Them!/Joints WS (HW) Th: Check HW; WoW Quiz 30; Review Count Them/Joints HW; Discover Activity - p. 322; Muscles WS (HW) F: Check HW; "Get a Grip" - Part 2 of Lab from yesterday - p. 324; Review Muscles WS

Week of May 5: M: Notes - Digestion; Digestive Dance; WS Packet - Digestive System T: Peristalsis Activity W: Finish Discussion of Peristalsis Activity (3rd - 5th); Finish and Review Digestive System Packet; Review Digestive Dance; Quiz - Digestive System Th: WoW Quiz 31 (Final Quiz); Oral review of systems covered so far; Respiratory System WSs F: Check and review HW (Resp. Sys. WS); Discover Activity - p. 410 - "How Big Can You Blow Up a Balloon?" Lung Capacity Lab

Week of May 12: M: Models of Lungs (Bottle with Balloons and Expanding Sponge); Cardiovascular/Circulatory System WSs (started in class, finish for HW) T: Checked HW (Cardiovascular/Circulatory System WSs) and started reviewing with 3rd only; Discovery Acitivy p. 376 - "How Hard Does Your Heart Work?" W: Finished Discovery Activity (3rd, Discussion with 4th and 5th); Reviewed Cardiovascular/Circulatory System WSs; Excretory and Immune Systems WSs for HW; Distributed Progress Reports (due by Friday for and extra credit 100) Th: Collected Progress Reports; Checked and reviewed HW (Excretory and Immune Systems WSs); Nervous System WS for HW F: Collected Progress Reports; Checked and reviewed HW (Nervous System WSs); WoW Test

Week of May 19: M: Rules of Dissections and Diagrams T: Dissections - External Anatomy W: Dissections- Internal Anatomy Th: Sub - Practice Science Final Exam F: Field Day

Week of May 26: M: Holiday - Memorial Day T: Finish Dissections - Internal Anatomy, Brain W: Dissection Conclusions; Reviewed Practice Science Final Exam (from last Thursday) Th: Math EOG F: LA EOG

Week of June 2: M: Science MSL T: SS MSL; Finished Touchy Feely Lab (4th and 5th only); Read Dr. Seuss's "Inside Your Outside" (5th only) W: Finished Touchy Feely Lab (1st and 3rd); Read Dr. Seuss's "Inside Your Outside" (1st, 3rd, and 4th); Discovery Channel "Brain Games" Video Clips; Optical Illusions Packet Th: Same as Wednesday for 3rd and 5th F: Wolfpack Awards Day

Week of June 9: M: Reaction Time Lab; Take home lab books to show parents/families T: Post-Test - Living Organisms; Started scoring post-tests W: Last Student Day of School; Score and Graph Post-Tests; Thank You Cards - WISE project; Science Final Exam Scores; Report Cards distributed