WELCOME!! Weeks 1-4: 8/24-9/18

Welcome to the new school year - here is what we are doing for the first four weeks...

Week 1 (8/24-8/28):
Monday:
Intro + 3 handouts:
- Course syllabus
- Parent letter (**Due signed and returned Wednesday, 8/26)
- Course outline

Tuesday:
Begin lecture "What is Earth and Space Science" and The Scientific Method
- Get vocabulary words (**Due w/definitions on Friday, 8/28)

Wednesday:
Notes on Percentage Error and Accuracy and Precision
Lab on Accuracy and Precision (**Due at the end of class)
**Parent note is due today

Thursday:
Manipulation of Data WS (in class)
Pre-test

Friday:
Stargazer and current events
Lab Report Information, how to write a lab report, safety procedures
Two handouts:
-Lab Safety
-How to write a lab report
Discuss paper airplane specifications for lab on Monday
**Vocab words are due today


Week 2 (8/31-9/4):
Monday:
Paper Airplane Lab

Tuesday:
Science Fair project information
One Handout: Science Fair Due dates
Review for test
**Paper Airplane Lab writeup is due today

Wednesday:
Test on What is ESS, Scientific Method, Precision vs. Accuracy, Graphing

Thursday:
Begin Metric Conversions

Friday:
Stargazer
Continue Metric Conversions
One Handout: Metric Conversion HW (**Due Thursday, 9/10)


Week 3 (9/7-9/11):
Monday:
No School for Labor Day!

Tuesday:
Review Metric conversions
Go over Significant figures and Scientific Notation

Wednesday:
Take questions on Metric conversions/Sig figures/Scientific Notation
Lab on Metric conversions
**Thirty Science Fair ideas due

Thursday:
**Metric Conversion HW due
Finish up Metric Conversion Lab (**Lab due today)
Go over Metric Conversion HW

Friday:
~Get first science progress report~
Stargazer
Begin Unit Conversions
Two handouts:
-Unit Conversion sheet
-Unit conversion HW


Week 4 (9/14-9/18):
**PLEASE NOTE CHANGES!!**
Monday and Tuesday:
Review Unit Conversions
Work on Unit Conversions HW
Start giving back Science fair ideas/talking about "good" ideas

Wednesday:
**Unit Conversions HW due
Go over Unit Conversions HW

Thursday:
Handout: Test 2 Goals
Review for Test 2

Friday:
Test 2: Metric/Unit Conversions, Scientific Notation, Significant Figures


Week 5 (9/21-9/25):
Monday:
Get your Earth and Space Science book
Begin notes for Ch 2.2-2.3
Get Chapter 2 vocab words (due Tuesday, September 21)