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Week at a Glance: March 31st- April 2nd, 2026

Sixth Grade Science: This week, Sixth Grade Students will begin their unit on weather. In this unit, we will learn about the atmosphere, what affects weather patterns, clouds, and what causes tornadoes. 

We will begin our unit by learning about Earth’s Atmosphere and Air Pressure. In this lesson, students will be able to identify the four main layers and describe their characteristics. They will also be able to to identify some properties of air. 

Monday-  Earth’s Atmosphere and Air Pressure presentation and notes

Tuesday-  Earth’s Atmosphere and Air Pressure presentation and notes

Wednesday- Air Pressure Lab

Thursday- Bill Nye- Air Pressure and worksheet

Friday- No School

Seventh Grade Science: This week, Seventh grade students will finish their unit on the Nervous System. We will focus on the brain, spinal cord and discuss different injuries that can happen to the brain. We will have our quiz on the Nervous System on Thursday. 

Monday- Nervous System presentation and notes

Tuesday- Nervous System presentation and notes

Wednesday- Workbook pages 304-309

Thursday- Nervous System Quiz

Friday-  No School

Eighth Grade Science: This week, eighth grade students will finish their unit on Electricity. We will learn about Transformers and Magnetism. Students will learn how electricity can be converted into electrical energy. 

Monday- Workbook Pages 380-385

Tuesday- Presentation on Generators and notes

Wednesday-  Electricity and Magnetism Review Packet

Thursday- Magnetism Lab

Friday- No School

Week at a Glance: March 16th- March 20th, 2026

Sixth Grade Science: This week, Sixth Grade Students will learn about Currents and Climates. In this lesson, students will learn how surface currents affect climate. We will learn about the differences between El Nino and La Nina. This unit will lead us into our Weather Unit when we return from Spring Break.

Monday-  Currents and Climates presentation and notes

Tuesday-  Currents and Climates presentation and notes

Wednesday-  El Nino vs La Nina activity

Thursday- Workbook pages 246-251

Friday- Video on Tsunami’s

Seventh Grade Science: This week, Seventh grade students will continue their unit on the Nervous System. We will explore what Neurons are and the key role they play in our nervous system. Students will learn about the classification of Neurons and their functional properties.

On Monday, we will do our Bone Marrow Dissection lab. This lab had to be rescheduled due to Grandparents Day.

Monday- Bone Marrow Dissection

Tuesday- Presentation on the Nervous System and Notes

Wednesday- Presentation on the Nervous System and Notes

Thursday- Workbook pages 304-309

Friday-  Nervous System Video 

Eighth Grade Science: This week, eighth grade students will continue building their DC Motor Car. We expect to finish this project between Tuesday and Wednesday and then students will present their finished cars. 

Monday- DC Motor Car Project

Tuesday- DC Motor Car Project

Wednesday-  DC Motor Car Project

Thursday- Workbook Pages 380-385

Friday- Video on Electricity and Magnetism

Week at a Glance: March 9th- March 13th, 2026

Sixth Grade Science: This week, Sixth Grade Students will learn about Exploring the Ocean. In this lesson, students will study characteristics of the ocean and ocean water. Students will also be able to connect their previous knowledge of Tectonic Plates as we explore Mid Ocean Ridges, Continental Slope and Continental Shelf. 

On Wednesday, we will have a quiz on our Water on Earth and Water Underground chapters.

Monday-  Water Underground workbook pages 226- 231

Tuesday-  Water on Earth and Water Underground note Review

Wednesday-  Water on Earth/ Underground Quiz

Thursday- Presentation on Exploring the Ocean and Notes

Friday- Video on Exploring the Ocean with worksheet

Seventh Grade Science: This week, Seventh grade students will learn about the Nervous System. In this lesson, we will learn about the function of the nervous system and the role of the nervous system in our everyday lives. 

On Tuesday, we will have a quiz on the Skeletal System

Monday- Skeletal system review packet

Tuesday- Skeletal System Quiz

Wednesday- Presentation on the Nervous System and Notes

Thursday- Workbook pages 304-309

Friday-  Bone Marrow Dissection 

Eighth Grade Science: This week, eighth grade students will continue their unit on Electricity. We will learn how to interpret, and draw a Schematic. Students will be tasked this week to read, draw and build a circuit. On Friday, we will begin our DC motor car project build. 

On Thursday, we will have a quiz on the Electricity unit.

Monday- Presentation on Schematics and notes

Tuesday- Schematic worksheet

Wednesday-  Lab

Thursday- Electricity Quiz

Friday- DC Motor Car Project

Week at a Glance: March 2nd- March 6th, 2026

Sixth Grade Science: This week, Sixth Grade Students will wrap up their lesson on Water on Earth. On Wednesday, we will begin our lesson on Surface Water. In this lesson, we will learn about the geological formation of ponds and lakes. We will also learn how mountain divides dictate how a river system is directed. Students will also learn how nutrient build up in lakes form eutrophication.   

Monday-  Workbook pages 212-217

Tuesday-  Water on Earth review packet

Wednesday-  Surface Water presentation and notes

Thursday- Surface Water Activity

Friday- Surface Water Lab

Seventh Grade Science: This week, Seventh grade students will begin their unit on The Skeletal and Muscle System. In this unit, we will learn how both systems are used to support the body and how the systems work in unison to allow us to move. We will learn about the different parts of each system and what they do.

Monday- Skeletal and Muscle System presentation and notes

Tuesday- Workbook pages 298- 303

Wednesday- Skeletal and Muscle System presentation and notes 

Thursday- Worksheet on the Skeletal and Muscle systems

Friday-  Skeletal and Muscle System Activity

Eighth Grade Science: This week, eighth grade students will begin their unit on Electricity.  In this unit, we will learn about the fundamental principles of electricity, focusing on how energy is transferred through charges, the behavior of circuits, and the relationship between electricity and magnetism.

Monday- Electricity Presentation and notes

Tuesday- Electricity Presentation and notes

Wednesday-  Electricity Presentation and notes

Thursday- What is a Schematic?

Friday- LAB

Week at a Glance: February 23rd - February 27th, 2026

Sixth Grade Science: This week, Sixth Grade Students will begin their unit on water. In this unit, we will explore concepts such as condensation, evaporation, the water cycle, and water underground.  

Monday-  Presentation on Water and notes

Tuesday-  Water on Earth worksheet

Wednesday- Presentation on Water and notes

Thursday- Water Phase Change Lab

Friday- Workbook pages 212-217

Seventh Grade Science: This week, Seventh grade students will learn about the Pattern of Inheritance. In this lesson, students will be able to describe at least complex patterns of inheritance. We will also discuss how characteristics result from inheritance and environmental factors. 

Monday- Presentation on Inheritance and notes

Tuesday- Workbook pages 134-139

Wednesday- Create your own Monster Punnet Square Activity

Thursday- Inheritance review packet

Friday-  Inherited vs Acquired traits activity

Eighth Grade Science: This week, eighth grade students will learn about Controlling Chemical Reactions. In this lesson, students will be able to explain how activation energy is related to chemical reactions. We will also practice balancing chemical equations this week.

Monday- Quiz on Observing Chemical Reactions

Tuesday- Balancing Chemical Equations worksheet

Wednesday-  Describing Chemical Reactions Review Packet

Thursday- Controlling Chemical Reactions Presentation and notes

Friday- LAB

Week at a Glance: February 17th - February 20th, 2026

Sixth Grade Science: This week, Sixth Grade Students will continue their lesson on Energy Sources. We will explore the different forms of renewable energy, and discuss their pros and cons. 

Monday-  No School

Tuesday-  Workbook pages 182- 191

Wednesday- Worksheet on Energy Sources

Thursday- Video on Energy Conservation with worksheet

Friday- Review Packet on Energy Resources

Seventh Grade Science: This week, Seventh grade students will continue their unit on Genetics and Heredity. They will learn about Gene Chromosomes Theory and Inheritance of Traits. Students will also learn how to fill in a Punnett Square.

Monday- No School

Tuesday- Presentation on Genetics and Heredity and notes 

Wednesday- Lesson on Punnet Square

Thursday- Worksheet on Genetics and Traits

Friday- Punnet Square worksheet

Eighth Grade Science: This week, eighth grade students will learn about Describing Chemical Reactions. In this lesson, we will focus on The Law of Conservation of Matter and the difference between an Open System and Closed System.

Monday- No School

Tuesday- Describing Chemical Reactions Presentation and Notes on Vocab words

Wednesday-  Describing Chemical Reactions worksheet

Thursday- Chemical Reactions QUIZ

Friday- LAB

Week at a Glance: February 9th - February 13th, 2026

Sixth Grade Science: This week, Sixth Grade Students will finish their lesson on Fossil Fuels. We will have a quiz on Fossil Fuels on Thursday.

Monday-  Fossil Fuels Note Review

Tuesday-  Fossil Fuels Review Packet

Wednesday- Fossil Fuels QUIZ

Thursday- Bill Nye Video with notes

Friday- LAB

Seventh Grade Science: This week, Seventh grade students will wrap up their unit on Cellular Division. We will then begin our new unit on Genetics. This unit will focus on Heredity. Students will learn how traits are inherited and how genes are passed from the Mother and Father.   

Seventh Grade will have a quiz on Cellular Division on Tuesday\

Monday- Cellular Division note review

Tuesday- Cellular Division Quiz

Wednesday- Lesson on Heredity and notes on vocab words

Thursday- Heredity worksheet

Friday- Video and notes on Gregory Mendel

Eighth Grade Science: This week, eighth grade students will begin their unit on Chemical Change. Our first lesson is on Observing Chemical Change. In this lesson, students will be able to describe changes in matter, and ways to tell that a chemical reaction has occurred.  

Monday- Observing Chemical Change presentation and notes on Vocab words

Tuesday- Observing Chemical Change worksheet

Wednesday-  LAB

Thursday- Observing Chemical Change workbook pages 124-131

Friday- Observing Chemical Change Review Packet

Week at a Glance: February 2nd - February 4th, 2026

Sixth Grade Science: This week, Sixth Grade Students will continue their lesson on Fossil Fuels and Renewable vs. Nonrenewable resources. In this lesson, we will be discussing alternative energy sources, and the environmental impact of burning fossil fuels.  

Monday-  Alternative energy sources and renewable vs nonrenewable energy

Tuesday-  Workbook pages 174-181

Wednesday- Fossil Fuels Review Packet

Thursday- No School

Friday- No School

Seventh Grade Science: This week, Seventh grade students will continue their lesson on Mitosis. We will learn about the discovery of Cellular Division and how this discovery revolutionized the scientific community’s understanding of cells and life.

Seventh Grade will have a quiz on Cellular Division on Wednesday.

Monday- Video and notes on Walter Fleming’s discovery of cellular division

Tuesday- Cellular Division Review Packet

Wednesday- Cellular Division Quiz

Thursday- No School

Friday- No School

Eighth Grade Science: This week, eighth grade students will have science only Monday and Tuesday. We will have a lab on Monday and Tuesday, we will do a Critical Thinking activity.   

Monday- LAB

Tuesday- Critical Thinking Activity

Wednesday-  No Science

Thursday- No School

Friday- No School

Week at a Glance: January 26th - January 30th, 2026

Sixth Grade Science: This week, Sixth Grade Students will finish presenting their In My Element project by Tuesday.

On Wednesday, we will begin our unit on Energy Resources. We will begin with the Chapter on Fossil Fuels. In this chapter, students will learn about the three major fossil fuels and how they formed in the Earth. We will also learn the difference between renewable vs nonrefundable energy.

Monday-  In My Element Presentations

Tuesday-  In My Element Presentations

Wednesday- Fossil Fuels presentation and notes on Vocabulary words

Thursday- Fossil Fuels worksheet

Friday- Renewable vs nonrenewable energy activity

Seventh Grade Science: This week, seventh grade students will begin their lesson on Cell Division. In this unit, students will learn the process that cells undergo in order to divide, reproduce and repair. Students will also learn the steps in the cell cycle.

Monday- Cell Division Presentation and notes on Vocab words

Tuesday- “The Dance of Death” worksheet

Wednesday- Cell Division Presentation and notes on Vocab words

Thursday- Workbook pages 102-109

Friday- Cell Division Review Packet

Eighth Grade Science: This week, eighth grade students will finish their lesson on Metallic Bonding. Students will have a Metallic Bonding quiz on Friday

Monday- Workbook pages 106- 111

Tuesday- Metallic Bonding Note Review

Wednesday-  Metallic Bonding Review Packet

Thursday- Lab

Friday- Quiz on Metallic Bonding

Week at a Glance: January 20th - January 23rd, 2026

Sixth Grade Science: This week, Sixth Grade Students will continue working on their In My Element project, and we will begin presentations Wednesday.

Monday-  No School

Tuesday-  Work on In My Element project

Wednesday- In My Element Presentations

Thursday- In My Element Presentations

Friday- LAB

Seventh Grade Science: Due to Mr. R. not being here last week, our open note Quiz on Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration will be on Thursday. 

Monday- No School

Tuesday- Fermentation Lab

Wednesday- Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration note review

Thursday- Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Quiz

Friday- Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration activity

Eighth Grade Science: This week, Eighth grade students will have a Quiz on Ionic and Covalent Bonding on Wednesday. 

We will also begin our lesson on Metallic Bonding. In the previous lessons, we learned how electrons are either transferred or shared. In this lesson, students will learn how electrons drift among ions in order to form entire structures. 

Monday- No School

Tuesday- Bonding in Metal presentation and Notes on vocabulary words 

Wednesday-  Covalent Bonding and Ionic Bonding quiz

Thursday- Bonding in Metal presentation and Notes on vocabulary words 

Friday- Workbook Pages -106-111

Week at a Glance: January 12th - January 16th, 2025

Sixth Grade Science: This week, Sixth Grade Students will continue their lesson on the Periodic Table. They will also begin working on their element project titled, In My Element. For this project, students will be able to research and choose an element of their choice. They will be required to create a Google Slides presentation and present it to the class. I will post a Rubric for what will be expected of them. 

Monday-  Periodic Table note review

Tuesday-  Periodic Table Worksheet

Wednesday- Begin In My Element project

Thursday- Work on In My Element project

Friday- Begin Presentations (tentatively)

Seventh Grade Science: This week, Seventh Grade Students will finish their lesson on Cellular Respiration. 

Students will have an open note Quiz on Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration on Thursday.

Monday- Workbook pages 96-101

Tuesday- Fermentation Lab

Wednesday- Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration note review

Thursday- Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Quiz

Friday- Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration activity

Eighth Grade Science: This week, Eighth grade students will have a Quiz on Ionic and Covalent Bonding on Wednesday. 

We will also begin our lesson on Metallic Bonding. In the previous lessons, we learned how electrons are either transferred or shared. In this lesson, students will learn how electrons drift among ions in order to form entire structures. 

Monday- Covalent Bonding and Ionic Bonding note review. 

Tuesday- Ionic Bonding LAB

Wednesday-  Covalent Bonding and Ionic Bonding quiz

Thursday- Bonding in Metal presentation and Notes on vocabulary words

Friday- LAB

Week at a Glance: January 5th - January 9th, 2025

Sixth Grade Science: This week, Sixth Grade Students will review their lesson on the Periodic Table from before break. They will also begin working on their element project titled, In My Element. For this project, students will be able to research and choose an element of their choice. They will be required to create a Google Slides presentation and present it to the class. I will post a Rubric for what will be expected of them. 

Monday-  Periodic Table note review

Tuesday-  Work on In My Element project

Wednesday- Work on In My Element project

Thursday- Begin Presentations

Friday- Continue Presentations

Seventh Grade Science: This week, Seventh Grade Students will begin their lesson on Cellular Respiration. In this unit, we will learn about the events that occur during respiration. Students will learn about fermentation and how cells break down glucose and other molecules and convert it to energy. 

Monday- Cellular Respiration presentation and notes on vocabulary words.

Tuesday- Cellular respiration worksheet

Wednesday- Fermentation Lab

Thursday- Workbook pages 96-101

Friday- Cellular respiration review packet

Eighth Grade Science: This week, Eighth grade students will finish their lesson on Covalent Bonding. We will have a Covalent Bonding quiz on Tuesday. On Wednesday, we will begin our lesson on Metallic Bonding. In the previous lessons, we learned how electrons are either transferred or shared. In this lesson, students will learn how electrons drift among ions. 

Monday- Covalent Bonding presentation and notes on vocabulary words

Tuesday- Covalent Bonding Quiz

Wednesday-  Bonding in Metals presentation and notes on vocabulary words

Thursday- Bonding in Metals presentation and notes on vocabulary words

Friday- Workbook Pages 106-11

Week at a Glance: December 15th - December 19th, 2025

Sixth Grade Science: This week, Sixth Grade Students will have a test make up on the Rocks and Weathering unit. On Tuesday, we will begin our unit on the Periodic Table. Students will explore the Periodic Table and learn how the table is a tool for organizing elements. We will learn how elements are arranged by atomic number and grouped by similar properties. Students will be able to add onto their knowledge of the Periodic Table in 7th grade, when we begin to learn about Atomic Structures. 

Monday-  Rocks and Weathering Test

Tuesday-  Intro to Periodic Table and notes

Wednesday- Intro to periodic Table and Notes

Thursday- Periodic Table Worksheet

Friday- Early Dismissal 

Seventh Grade Science: This week, Seventh Grade Students will continue their chapter on Photosynthesis. We will have a lab on Tuesday where students will be able to see Photosynthesis in action by creating a chemical reaction using water, spinach and sodium bicarbonate. 

Monday- Photosynthesis Review Packet

Tuesday- Photosynthesis Lab

Wednesday- Photosynthesis Notes

Thursday- Photosynthesis Activity

Friday- Early Dismissal 

Eighth Grade Science: This week, Eighth grade students will continue their chapter on Covalent bonding. This week, students will understand how atoms bond with each other using single, double or triple bonds, in order to form an octet. 

Monday- Covalent Bond Review Packet

Tuesday- Covalent Bond presentation and notes on Vocab Words

Wednesday-  Sodium Polyacrylate Lab

Thursday- Covalent and Ionic Bond Activity

Friday- Early Dismissal 

Week at a Glance: December 8th - December 11th, 2025

Sixth Grade Science: This week, Sixth Grade Students will begin reviewing for their chapter test on Weathering and Soil. The test will be on Friday.

Monday-  Soil Conservation Review Packet

Tuesday-  Rocks and Weathering Review Packet

Wednesday- Note Review

Thursday- Study Guide

Friday- Test

Seventh Grade Science: This week, Seventh Grade Students will begin the unit on Cell Processes and Energy. We will start this unit by learning about Photosynthesis. Students will learn the process of photosynthesis and how plants get energy from the sun and make their own food.

Monday- Photosynthesis presentation and notes

Tuesday- Photosynthesis presentation and notes

Wednesday- Photosynthesis Work sheet

Thursday- Workbook pages 90-95

Friday- Photosynthesis video and worksheet

Eighth Grade Science: This week, Eighth grade students will learn about Covalent Bonding. In this lesson, we will learn how atoms share electrons in order to bond. In the previous lesson, we learned how atoms give off an electron to form an ionic bond. Students will learn how to distinguish between a single bond, double bond and triple bond. 

Monday- Ionic Bonding Review Packet

Tuesday- Covalent Bond Presentation and notes on Vocabulary Words

Wednesday-  Covalent Bond Presentation and notes on Vocabulary Words 

Thursday- Workbook Pages 98-105

Friday- Covalent Bonding Review Packet

Week at a Glance: December 1st - December 5th, 2025

Sixth Grade Science: This week, Sixth Grade Students will learn about Soil Conservation.  In this lesson, students will be able to identify and evaluate methods of conserving soil and the way soil can lose its value by human and organism interaction. We will learn about Crop Rotation, Contour Plowing and Conservation Plowing. We will also have a lab on the Soil Layers.

Monday-  Soil Conservation Presentation and notes on vocabulary words

Tuesday- Workbook pages 86-89

Wednesday- Soil Layers Lab

Thursday- Soil Conservation worksheet and WebQuest

Friday- Soil Conservation Review Packet

Seventh Grade Science: This week, Seventh Grade Students will begin reviewing the Periodic Table unit for their test on Friday.

Monday- Reading the Periodic Table review

Tuesday- Study Guide

Wednesday- Finding Valence Electrons review

Thursday- Periodic Families Review

Friday- Periodic Table Test

Eighth Grade Science: This week, Eighth grade students will learn about Ionic Bonding. Students will learn how atoms transfer electrons from one atom to another, using electrostatic attraction. They will also learn how to interpret chemical formulas and names of ionic compounds. Eighth graders will also have a quiz on Covalent Bonding on Friday. 

Monday- Ionic Bonding presentation and Notes on Vocabulary Words

Tuesday- Ionic Bonding presentation and Notes on Vocabulary Words and worksheet

Wednesday- Workbook Pages 90-97

Thursday- Ionic Bonding Review Packet

Friday- Covalent Bonding Quiz (Open Note)