Week of: 10/02--10/06 Subject/Class: SI-7 Teacher: Jane Dowell

Unit (Week Overview/Purpose): Students will explore the properties, origins and classification of rocks.

Day Warm Up or Review from Daily Objective Instruction & Activities Formal/Informal Due Dates:
Previous lesson Assessments

Mon Science word of the week in a Students will be exploring Mineral Superheros None Notebooks Due
sentence. the uses of various Project Presentation 10/06
minerals and their Density Practice
properties through peer worksheet due
presentations tomorrow
Tues Explain how you find the Students will be performing Specific Gravity Lab Why did the weight of the Notebooks Due
volume of an odd shaped a lab exploring the property object change when 10/05
object. of specific gravity of placed in water?
minerals
Notebooks Due
Wed None None None None 10/05

Thurs What does specific gravity and Students will express their Mineral Test None Notebooks Due
density have in common? understanding of the Rock Vocabulary Today
characteristic, forming,
uses, and reasons for mining
minerals
Fri Explain the difference between Students will explore the What is a rock? Notes None Notebooks Due
a mineral and a rock. rock cycle and identify the Note quiz 10/26
types of events that create
each type of rock