Assignments include in

Assignment	Due date	Requirements / Learning
Parent letter	9/1	Homework: Bring in parent/guardian email address.
1st Day sheet	9/1	In-class: Answer questions about yourself
Milk Co-motion experiment	9/4	In-class: Complete experiment with milk and food coloring, write out results using the word 'variable.'
Online Assignment	9/9	Homework: Go to Mr. Benton's web site and print off and complete the online assignment
DOL p. 21-23	9/11	Homework: Read pages 21-23 in DOL Resources book. Answer questions on blue sheet. Modified sheet for ELL and IEP
Vocab Quiz	9/11	In-class: First Weekly Vocabulary Quiz
What is Life worksheet	9/15	Homework: Evidence of "living" / "non-living." Not available online.
Safety Contract	9/15	Homework: Read contract and get parent signature. Not available online.
Vocab Quiz 2	9/18	In-class: Second Weekly Vocabulary Quiz
DOL p. 24-24	9/22	Homework: Read pages 24-26 in DOL Resources book. Answer questions on green sheet. Modified sheet for ELL and IEP
Scientific Explanation (5 Materials)	9/24	Homework: Use the form: "Claim, Evidence, Reasoning" to explain claims about the materials we observed in the vials.
Microscope Check-off	9/25	In-class: Go through the steps of microscope set-up with table partners and check off each step for each person.
Microscope Diagram	9/29	Homework: Label parts and functions on microscope drawing
Scientific Explanation: Missing Raspberries	9/30	Homework: Use "Claim, evidence and reasoning" to explain the guilt of an alleged raspberry thief.
Microscopic Images	10/1	In-class: View the letter 'e,' colored newsprint and a feather under a microscope. Inverted, reversed, magnified.
Vocab Quiz 3	10/2	In-class: Third weekly Vocabulary Quiz
Field of view and magnification	10/2	In-class: View nylon netting and millimeter ruler under microscope. Accuracy of measurement at different powers, width of field of view at 40X, 100X and 400X.
DOL p. 9	10/6	Homework: Read page 9 in DOL Resources book. Answer questions on blue sheet. Modified sheet for ELL and IEP
Review Packet	10/7	Homework: Complete white packet (2 pages) on microscope, characteristics of life, vocab and "scientific explanations."
TEST	10/8	Test on microscope, characteristics of life, vocab and "scientific explanations."
DOL p.27-30	10/13	Read pages 27-30 in DOL book. Answer questions on yellow sheet, Modified sheet for ELL and IEP
Focal Plane and Viewing elodea	10/16	In-class: View layers of ribbon at 100X to learn about microscope's focal plane, then apply to viewing of layers of elodea leaf cells.
Review: cells, field of view	10/20	Homework: Complete yellow review sheet on comparisons of single-cell and multi-cell organisms, and how to calculate the size of objects in the f.o.v. Not available online.
Cheek cells	10/20	In-class: Make a wet mount slide of your own cheek cell and view under the microscope. Identify cell membrane, nucleus, presence of other organelles.
Online Practice Quizzes	10/23	Complete 2 practice quizzes online: DOL Cells and DOL Microscope Parts. Logon at: http://www.chinookmiddleschool.com/teachers/benton/mygradebook2.htm
Characteristics of Life Poster	10/23	In-class: With table group, create a poster using pictures that illustrate each characteristic of living things. Relate to cells.
Notebook check	10/28	Clean up notebook before grading on 10/28 using this rubric.
Microscopic Life review	10/30	Complete blue review sheet on cells and microscopic life.
Cricket conclusion	11/4	Complete purple sheet: conclusion of a cricket experiment report.
Ribbon of Life	11/6	Complete two pink sheets on Cells and The Ribbon of Life. Answers are found on the FOSS-DOL web site. Hints to answers found here
Current Event article	11/13	Read a science-related article in a magazine, newspaper or web site and write a report following the directions found here.