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Teacher In Service Teacher In Teacher In Service Teacher In Service Teacher In Service Service

22 23 24 25 26 1st day of school PROCEDURES LAB SAFETY LAB SAFETY LAB SAFETY INTRODUCTIONS Lab Safety -Lab Safety Test Contract pass out

29 30 31 Lab Safety Contract Due PLAN RESEARCH

LAUNCH -History of Atomic CHEM 1 Model

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RESEARCH RESEARCH

-Atoms Basics -Atom Basics -APE MAN -Valence -Reactivity -Groups/Periods

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Holiday RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH

-Making atomic -Periodic Table to -Determine sub -Periodic Table models atomic structure atomic particles Arrangement -Bohr -Metal, Nonmetal, -Elements Metalloids Classified

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RESEARCH CREATE CREATE/CRIT CREATE SHARE CHEM 1

-Wrap Up

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CHEM 1 Review CHEM 1 Test LAUNCH / PLAN RESEARCH RESEARCH “Chemistry in a Box” -How atoms react -Lewis Dot or bond structure -Coloring bonding -Food Lab

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RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH

-Elements, -Organic vs -Density Lab -Chemical -Balanced vs Compounds, Inorganic -Displacement formula Unbalanced Molecules -Physical/Chem -Subscripts Equations Properties & -Coefficients Changes 2016-2017 Calendar Page 2 of 11 October 2016 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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RESEARCH CREATE CREATE CREATE/CRIT CREATE

-Chemical Reaction Lab -Conservation of Mass

10 11 12 13 14 8th Algebra I CBA End of 1st quarter No School SHARE REVIEW REVIEW 8th grade Science Teacher CBA #1 Staff Develop.

17 18 19 20 21 Start of 2nd 8th grade Math 8th Grade PSAT 8th Grade Social quarter CBA#1 Studies CBA#1 RESEARCH

Chemistry CBA LAUNCH / PLAN PLAN/RESEARCH RESEARCH -Universe “Universe” -Timeline of -Origin of components Universe Universe

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-Big Bang -Characteristics -Electromagnetic -HR Diagram -Spectroscopes Theory of stars Spectrum -Life cycle of stars

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RESEARCH RESEARCH CREATE CREATE CREATE/CRIT

-Astronomical -Graphing and Units vs Light Data Table Years practice

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CREATE SHARE TEST: Universe LAUNCH PLAN/RESEARCH Sun Earth Moon “Calendars”

14 15 16 17 18 8th Grading RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH Reading SIM RESEARCH (Shutdown Day) -Seasons -What causes -Moon Phases -Moon Phases -Rotation seasons RESEARCH -Revolution -Diagram -Moon Phases

21 22 23 24 25 Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday

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RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH

-Ocean Tides -Gravity -Moon Phase Games

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RESEARCH RESEARCH

-Gravity -Moon Phase Games

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CREATE CREATE CREATE CREATE /SHARE REVIEW Turn in Calendars

12 13 14 15 16 Semester Exam End of 1st SEM Window Early Dismissal (Alternate Activities)

19 20 21 22 23 Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday

26 27 28 29 Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday

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COMP DAY No LAUNCH/PLAN RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH School for “Physics” Students -Balanced vs -Newton’s Laws -Newton’s Laws Unbalanced Forces

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-Speed -Speed -Physics Lab -Review Energy -Work -Velocity -Velocity -Energy -Acceleration -Acceleration Transformations

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CREATE SHARE- Gallery Physics - Review TEST: Physics TECHNOLOGY Walk PRESENTATION

23 MLK day 24 25 26 27

No School LAUNCH PLAN RESEARCH RESEARCH “Weather” Weather Teacher -Layers of -Convection Comp. Day Atmosphere -Conduction -Heat Transfer -Radiation

-Global Wind -Ocean Currents -Lab Day -Land Sea Breeze -Air masses Patterns -Weather effects -Fronts -Demo lab

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RESEARCH RESEARCH CREATE

-Weather -Hurricanes Instruments Stations

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CREATE CREATE CREATE SHARE CREATE/CRIT

13 14 15 16 17 8th Math Simulation No School LAUNCH/PLAN (Shutdown) RESEARCH RESEARCH “Plate Tectonics” Teacher -Weathering -Plate tectonics: Staff Develop. -Erosion theory and formations

20 21 Science 22 Science TELPAS 23 Science 24 Science TELPAS TELPAS TELPAS RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH SHARE -Plate tectonics: -Topographic maps theory and -Topographic -Games -Gallery Walk formations cont. maps -Quiz

LAUNCH RESEARCH “Ecology” -Intro to Ecology -Competition

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RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH

-Characteristics of -Food Chain -Energy Pyramid Organisms -Food Web Lab vocabulary

6 7 8 9 10 End of 3rd RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH quarter

-Biome Walk -Biome brochure -Biodiversity -Dichotomous key -Sustainability -Gallery Walks -Succession (dichotomous key and biomes)

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Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday

20 21 22 23 24 Start of 4th quarter RESEARCH RESEARCH CREATE CREATE RESEARCH -Human -Human -Different types Dependence on Dependence on of food Oceans Oceans chains/webs

27 28 29 30 31 8th Math STAAR 8th Reading STAAR CREATE SHUTDOWN SHUTDOWN CREATE SHARE

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3 4 5 6 7 8th Science 8th REVIEW Simulation Social Studies Oprah Winfrey’s Oprah Winfrey’s Simulation LIFE video LIFE video

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STAAR CRUNCH STAAR CRUNCH STAAR CRUNCH STAAR CRUNCH HOLIDAY

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STAAR CRUNCH STAAR CRUNCH STAAR CRUNCH STAAR CRUNCH STAAR CRUNCH

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8 9 11 11 12 STAAR 6th & 7th STAAR 6th & 7th STAAR 8th Science STAAR 8th Social Math Reading Studies STAAR DEBREIF

8th Math Retest 8th Reading Retest

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High School High School High School High School High School Prep Prep Prep Prep Prep

22 23 24 25 26 Final REVIEW Exams/Reviews Last day of (6th & 7th Science School CBA #2)

29 30 31 Holiday COMP DAY Summer

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