5th+6+weeks

5th 6 weeks

Week #1 2/16/09 Holiday 2/17/09 Professional Development (No School) 2/18/09 CO: Student will analyze data to create a graph. LO: Discuss how to organize the data and create a graph. 2/19/09 CO: View movie "The Formation of the Solar System": LO: Write down answers to some guided questions on the movie. 2/20/09 CO: Learn about carbonic acid and answer some detailed questions about carbonic acid.

Week #2 2/23/09 CO: View movie Solar Max about solar flares and solar max/min. LO: Write down answers to some guided questions on the movie. 2/24/09 CO: Ponder about the solar system; Learn about units of measure in our solar system and beyond; Introduce the electromagnetic spectrum. LO: Discuss what you know about in/out of solar system by doing Think Pair Share. Learn about units of measure by doing Cornell Notes. Take notes on the electromagnetic spectrum. 2/25/09 CO: Learn about the large size of the solar system. LO: Calculate different scales of the solar system using scientific notation. Key vocabulary: astronomical unit, scientific notation 2/26/09 CO: Learn about the formation of the solar system. LO: Read and discuss how the solar system was formed. Key vocabulary: nebula, protostar, main sequence, supernova, black hole, etc. 2/27/09 CO: Learn about the life cycle of stars and the HR Diagram. LO: Read and discuss about the life cycle of the stars and the HR Diagram. Key vocabulary: HR Diagram, luminosity, temperature, spectral class, main sequence, white dwarf, red giant, super giant

Week #3 3/2 - CSAP 3/3 - CSAP 3/4 - CSAP 3/5 - No school for Freshmen 3/6 - CO:

Week #4 3/9 - CO: Read and take notes on the Earth Moon System 3/10 - Review phases of the moon and create a graph on high and low tides; Assign homework. 3/11 - Assess phases of the moon; Interpret a graph to determine the relationship between the moon phases and the high tides and low tides 3/12 - Ellipse Activity 3/13 -

Week #5 3/16 3/17 - CO: Draw various ellipses by modifying the distance between the foci of the ellipses. LO: Discuss how to draw the various ellipses and answer questions about the relationship between the various variables used to define eccentricity. 3/18 - Describe the relationship between the distance between the focie of an ellipse and its eccentricity. Review for Quiz. LO: Write down a few sentences about the relationship between the distance between the foci and the eccentricity. Describe (write) how the eccentricity of an ellipse defines the shape of the ellipse, when the eccentricity is between zero and one. 3/19 - CO: Assess content knowledge on astronomy: scales (size) of the universe, formation of the solar system, moon phases and tides, and eccentricity. LO: Read and answer questions via clicker system. Key vocabulary: all.

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