Unit Overview

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will…

• Compare the sizes, charges, and relative positions of the subatomic particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons.
• Relate an atom’s number of protons to its charge, name, and atomic number.
• Calculate the mass number of an atom by summing the protons and neutrons.
• Understand the definition of isotope.
• Observe how electrons fill the first three energy levels.

VOCABULARY

atom, atomic number, electron, electron dot diagram, element, energy level, ion, isotope, mass number, neutron, nucleus, periodic table, proton,

ASSIGNMENT

Part 1 : Find and write in your notebook the definition of atom, atomic number, electron, mass number, neutron, nucleus, periodic table, proton.

Part 2 : Complete the gizmo warm-up below.

Part 3 : Join a group a 4 at maximum. Read the activity below and start working on it. Write your answers in your notebook. Prepare a presentation with key elements.

Unit overview

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will…

• Learn what causes seasons.
• Observe the tilt of Earth’s axis and see why Sun rays hit locations at different angles inJune and December.
• Relate seasons to the duration and directness of sunlight.
• Compare seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres.
• Compare the intensity of seasonal changes at different latitudes.

VOCABULARY

• equinox, solstice, seasons

ASSIGNMENT

1. Go to khanacademy.org/join
2. Enter your class code and press “Add”.
3. Start to complete your assignment on the website.

• If you’re in Ms. Jenkins’s class F5H3BJM2
• If you’re in Ms. Wells’s class KZ5MJFT6
• If you’re in Ms. Bland’s class HKCMWVF8

Unit overview

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will…

• Learn what causes seasons.
• Observe the tilt of Earth’s axis and see why Sun rays hit locations at different angles inJune and December.
• Relate seasons to the duration and directness of sunlight.
• Compare seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres.
• Compare the intensity of seasonal changes at different latitudes.

VOCABULARY

• equinox, solstice, seasons

ASSIGNMENT

Go to explore learning.

In a group of 2, complete the activity below. Read your notes and review your vocabulary.

Unit Overview

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will…

• Compare the sizes, charges, and relative positions of the subatomic particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons.
• Relate an atom’s number of protons to its charge, name, and atomic number.
• Calculate the mass number of an atom by summing the protons and neutrons.
• Understand the definition of isotope.
• Observe how electrons fill the first three energy levels.

VOCABULARY

atom, atomic number, electron, electron dot diagram, element, energy level, ion, isotope, mass number, neutron, nucleus, periodic table, proton,

ASSIGNMENT

Each group will work on one of the critical scientists involved in atomic theory. These could include Democritus, John Dalton, Dmitri Mendeleev, J.J. Thomson, Robert Millikan, Ernest Rutherford, Marie Curie, James Chadwick, Niels Bohr, Enrico Fermi.

After researching your scientist via the Internet, you can present your findings with posters, atom models, and even reenactments of famous experiments.

Unit overview

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will…

• Learn what causes seasons.
• Observe the tilt of Earth’s axis and see why Sun rays hit locations at different angles inJune and December.
• Relate seasons to the duration and directness of sunlight.
• Compare seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres.
• Compare the intensity of seasonal changes at different latitudes.

VOCABULARY

• equinox, solstice, seasons

ASSIGNMENT

Part 1 : Take your handbook and read page 15, 16.

Share with your partner what you’ve understood about solstices and equinoxes.

Part 2 : Go to explore learning.

In a group of 2, complete the gizmo warm-up below.

Unit Overview

Unit overview

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will…

• Relate different units of time to astronomical events.
• Track the Sun’s apparent path across the sky.
• Explain why sunrise and sunset times vary over the course of the year.
• Describe how latitude affects sunrise and sunset times.

VOCABULARY

• altitude, axis, azimuth, equinox, horizon, latitude, revolution, rotation, solstice

ASSIGNMENT

Part 1 : Review your vocabulary.

Part 2 : Go to explore learning.

Complete the activity below. Write your answer in your notebook.

Part 3 : Take your handbook

Read page 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

Write the definition of constellation in you notebook.

Unit Overview

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will…

• Find the density of a material based on its mass and volume.
• Understand the relationship between the density of an object and its tendency to sink or float in water.
• Understand that the density of a material is independent of the amount of material.

VOCABULARY

• density, mass, matter, volume

ASSIGNMENT

Part 1 : Review your vocabulary and the formula of density. You can use your handbook to find the definition.

Part 2 : Go to explore learning. Complete the activity below. Write your answers in your notebook.

Part 3 : Read the activity below and complete it. Write your answer in your notebook.

Unit overview

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will…

• Relate different units of time to astronomical events.
• Track the Sun’s apparent path across the sky.
• Explain why sunrise and sunset times vary over the course of the year.
• Describe how latitude affects sunrise and sunset times.

VOCABULARY

• altitude, axis, azimuth, equinox, horizon, latitude, revolution, rotation, solstice

ASSIGNMENT

Part 1 : Review your vocabulary.

Part 2 : Go to explore learning.

Complete the activity below. Write your answer in your notebook.

Unit Overview

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will…

• Find the density of a material based on its mass and volume.
• Understand the relationship between the density of an object and its tendency to sink or float in water.
• Understand that the density of a material is independent of the amount of material.

VOCABULARY

• density, mass, matter, volume

ASSIGNMENT

Part 1 : Review your vocabulary and the formula of density. You can use your handbook to find the definition.

Part 2 : Go to explore learning. Complete the activity below. Write your answers in your notebook.

Part 3 : Read the activity below and complete it. Write your answer in your notebook.