August 29- Sept 2

Lesson Plans August 29th to Sept 2nd Earth Science Mrs. Moore

MS-ESS1-2 Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions

within galaxies and the solar system.

Monday -  Continue gravity experiment. Review making a hypothesis, write an experiment to prove hypothesis, followed by the  collection of  data - create charts and write conclusion. Homework is to watch Gravity Video homework on the Astronomy page of my web site.  http://lombardmiddleschoolmrsmoore.weebly.com/astronomy.html

You will be asked to answer three questions.  This needs to be completed before class on Wednesday.

Tuesday- Finish up our lab work and if time have a few groups present findings.  If time we will watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwY6p-r_hyU If we run out of time this will be homework.

Wednesday- Phet interactivity https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/gravity-force-lab/latest/gravity-force-lab_en.html Students will use a model to understand the mass and distance affects on gravity. We will take the interactivity and transfer it to paper models.  Students will be asked to create a picture that explains the relationship mass has to gravitational pull.

Thursday - DIscuss the Big Bang Theory.  Interactivity on Cosmology http://highered.mheducation.com/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=swf::535::365::/sites/dl/free/007299181x/59229/Cosmo_Nav.swf::Cosmology

Friday - Slow down day. We will review all our material and take time to talk about terminology.  There will be a paper worksheet that is two sided given out in class to be done as homework.  A copy of this is on the web page for astronomy under the homework section called astronomy_terms_homework plus the students will be asked to complete a simple scientific notation worksheet.  I will complete several practise problems on the board for students to take notes on for assistance.

Earth Science Lessons August 22-26 2016

Earth Science Class Lesson Plans

August 22-26

Lombard Middle School

Galesburg Illinois

Susan Moore

Monday-  Review equipment names and add new equipment. We will walk around the room and identify the instruments used in science.  We will review reading a graduated cylinder and reading a triple beam balance.  We will practise smelling things correctly in the science class.  We will end with the correct way to wash hands.  No homework.

Tuesday - Review equipment names and identify the equipment around the room.  Review the location of the safety equipment in the class room.  Pass out / read safety contract.  Homework is to return the safety contract sheet signed by Friday.  We will watch a video in class on science safety.

Wednesday-  Start with looking at the classroom web page.  We will go to the astronomy page and start the interactives. http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/007299181x/student_view0/interactives.html#

Thursday - Question - Do all objects fall to Earth at the same rate?  We will write an experiment- Hypothesis, experiment procedures, and  data collection chart.

Friday - Complete class created lab.  Students will collect data on a shared google spreadsheet.  The homework will be to write the conclusion based on the data we collected in class. Due Monday.