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 * Science Plan for the Week of February 7th** (50+ min periods)

Vermicompost classroom = week off

Monday
 * Return Electrical Energy Student Page and discuss (5)
 * BrainPop: Forms of Energy--http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/formsofenergy/ (10)
 * Draw energy transformations for a light bulb circuit and for a motor circuit (15)
 * Begin Conductors and Insulators Student Page (Question, Think It Through, Discuss making a good tester) (20)
 * Send home Wint-O-Green e-mail for nutrition information.

Tuesday--Shortened schedule for chorus and peer counseling
 * Finish Conductors and Insulators Student Page (Design a Test, Hypothesis, Data, Conclusion) (35)
 * BrainPop: Electricity--http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/electricity/ (10)
 * If extra time... Electrical kits explore time
 * Other-- Rewrite quiz, create study guide?

Wednesday >
 * Discuss Conductors/Insulators Student Page (student made) and final questions before quiz (10)
 * Introduce Kill-O-Watt and monitor energy use for a room fan. (10)
 * Energy Forms/Transformations and Electrical Energy Quiz (20)
 * Explore motors with one and two batteries. (10)

Thursday
 * Introduce Kill-O-Watt and monitor energy use for a 60W incandescent bulb. (5)
 * Pass back Electrical Energy quiz and discuss (5)
 * Discuss Energy Transformations quiz and next Friday's quiz
 * BrainPop: Energy Forms
 * Sciencesaurus: pp. 284-287 (Energy Forms)
 * Draw energy transformations for a tomato.
 * Thermal or Sound Energy Pretest? (10)

Friday--TBD
 * Assemble study packet with study letter for Energy Forms and Transformations (15)
 * Tap tree and hang bucket (15)
 * Triboluminescence activity in Conference Room (25)
 * Introduce Kill-O-Watt and monitor energy use for a 13W fluorescent bulb. (5)

Other-- Balloons and static electricity--activity and illustration? (20) Triboluminescence drawing (15) Sound or thermal Energy BrainPop: Current Electricity, Energy, and Batteries videos Find Electrical safety flyers from Duke; decide what to do with Kill-O-Watt unit; NEED Project next week BrainPop: Static Electricity --@http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/staticelectricity/ (10)