Week of September 3 - 6

Date	Learning Objective	Classwork		Homework		Assessment criteria
Sept. 3	Intro to Science II  LS1A Carbon-containing compounds are the building blocks of life. Photosynthesis is the process that plant cells use to combine the energy of sunlight with molecules of carbon dioxide and water to produce energy-rich compounds that contain carbon (food) and release oxygen	Exploration and Learning Tool #1     Power point		Independent Research:  What are Stomata and what do they do?   Read and sign Class Expectations handout		Explain how plant cells use photosynthesis to produce their own food. Use the following equation to illustrate how plants rearrange atoms during photosynthesis: 6CO2+6H2O+light energy —> C6H12O6+6O2
4	9-12 SYSB Systems thinking can be especially useful in analyzing complex situations. To be useful, a system needs to be specified as clearly as possible.	What environmental factors influence photosynthesis? Learning Tool #2		Go to Ms. Sherwood's website and take the class expectations quiz		Represent the system with a diagram specifying components, boundaries, flows, and feedbacks
5	9-12 INQA Question Scientists generate and evaluate questions to investigate the natural world.	Design a testable question,		none		Generate and evaluate a question that can be answered through a scientific investigation. Critique questions generated by others
6	9-12 INQB Investigate Scientific progress requires the use of various methods appropriate for answering different kinds of research questions	Design Experiment		Finish design		Plan a scientific investigation, choosing an appropriate  method  to Collect, analyze, and display data