Weekly Schedule April 27 – April 30

1st Year Science

Monday:
Assignment Due: Balloon Racer, Exploring the Laws of Motion
Topic: Discovering Simple Machines
Assignment: Lever, Wheel and Axle, Pulley / Quiz
Tuesday:
Assignment Due: Lever, Wheel and Axle, Pulley
Topic: Discovering Simple Machines
Assignment: Inclined Plane, Wedge, Screw
Wednesday:
Assignment Due: Inclined Plane, Wedge, Screw
Topic: Simple Machine Lab
Assignment: Activity
Thursday:
Assignment Due: None
Topic: Basics of Physics: Exploring Gravity
Assignment: Exploring Gravity / Quiz

2nd Year Science

Monday:
Assignment Due: Kingdom of Animals
Topic: Basics of Biology: Kingdom of Plants
Assignment: Kingdom of Plants / Quiz
Tuesday:
Assignment Due: Kingdom of Plants
Topic: Basics of Biology: How Living Things are Structured
Assignment: How Living Things are Structured / Quiz
Wednesday:
Assignment Due: How Living Things are Structured
Topic: Basics of Biology: The Human Body
Assignment: The Human Body / Quiz
Thursday:
Assignment Due: The Human Body
Topic: Basics of Biology: The Human Body
Assignment: Activity

Weekly Schedule April 20 – April 23

1st Year Science

Monday:
Assignment Due: Changes in Matter
Topic: Careers in Science – Students will explore career opportunities in science and will make a poster promoting these careers.
Assignment: Poster
Tuesday:
Assignment Due: Poster
Topic: Careers in Science – Students will explore career opportunities in science and will make a poster promoting these careers.
Assignment: Finish Poster
Wednesday:
Assignment Due:
Topic: Rules of Motion and Forces - Facts About Forces (8 min.)—See how gravity and friction keep us grounded. Laws of Motion (6 min.)—In this segment, overcome inertia with Newton’s laws of motion. Rotation and Revolution (4 min.)—Discover why a day is not 24 hours. How We Fly (3 min.)—Take to the skies and experience how we fly.
Assignment: Quiz
Thursday:
Assignment Due:
Topic: Basics of Physics: Exploring the Laws of Motion - This program is dedicated to Newton’s Laws of Motion. Though Isaac Newton lived long before speedy forms of transportation he was able to formulate the three laws of motion which help to explain many of the natural phenomenon we come across on a regular basis. These three laws help us to understand why we are pulled from side to side on a speeding roller coaster or why we fall forward when the brakes of a car are suddenly applied. They help us to understand how a rocket is able to blast into space and then maneuver without brakes. They even help us to understand the principles behind carnival and amusement park rides.
Assignment: Worksheet and Quiz

2nd Year Science

Monday:
Assignment Due: How Cells Reproduce and Unit Test
Topic: Careers in Science – Students will explore career opportunities in science and will make a poster promoting these careers.
Assignment: Poster
Tuesday:
Assignment Due: Poster and Career Worksheet
Topic: Careers in Science – Students will explore career opportunities in science and will make a poster promoting these careers.
Assignment: Finish Poster
Wednesday:
Assignment Due:
Topic: Basics of Biology: What is Life? - Get your junior scientists off to a good start as they learn that the science of biology is the study of life. Viewers will see and hear about the characteristics of all living things and how they contrast to characteristics of nonliving things. Learn how all living organisms are made up of cells.
Assignment: Worksheet and Quiz
Thursday:
Assignment Due: What is Life?
Topic: Basics of Biology: The Kingdom of Animals - Rich live-action imagery excites the imagination as students learn some basic facts about the incredible diversity that exists in the animal kingdom. Starting with one-celled animal-like protists, this program examines a variety of animal phyla: sponges, sea anemones, spiny-skinned animals, flatworms, nemertine worms, segmented worms, mollusks, arthropods, and vertebrates.
Assignment: Worksheet and Quiz

Weekly Schedule April 13 – April 16

1st Year Science

Monday: Testing Relief Day – No School
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Tuesday:
Assignment Due:
Topic: Matter and Its Properties: Observing the Properties of Matter - In this program, students will learn how to use their five senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch, to determine the different properties of matter. Properties such as shape, size, color, texture, odor, sound, weight, and taste are discussed. Everyday examples of matter are examined through vivid images, helping students better observe and describe their world.
Assignment: Worksheets and Quiz
Wednesday:
Assignment Due: Observing the Properties of Matter
Topic: Matter and Its Properties: What Makes Up Matter? - In order to determine what makes up matter, students will be introduced to the abstract notion of the atom through 3-D animation. The structure of the atom, including protons, neutrons, and electrons, is highlighted. The examples of gold, silver, and oxygen are used to show how atoms make up elements, and the examples of steel and water are used to show how different kinds of atoms form compounds. The language of chemistry is also introduced through simple chemical symbols and formulas.
Assignment: Worksheets and Quiz
Thursday:
Assignment Due: What Makes Up Matter?
Topic: Matter and Its Properties: Changes in Matter - Through everyday examples, students will see how they benefit from changes in matter and will understand that matter is changing everywhere around them. The different characteristics and samples of physical changes and chemical changes are shown, including changes in state. Common chemical changes, such as the burning of paper, the baking of a cake, and the rusting of a car are shown through colorful imagery.
Assignment: Worksheets and Quiz

2nd Year Science

Monday: Testing Relief Day – No School
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Tuesday:
Assignment Due:
Topic: Understanding Cells: Life and Cells
Assignment: Worksheets
Wednesday:
Assignment Due: Life and Cells
Topic: Understanding Cells: How Cells Work
Assignment: Worksheets
Thursday:
Assignment Due: How Cells Work
Topic: Understanding Cells: How Cells Reproduce
Assignment: Worksheets