STEM Planning Calenda

Fall 2012

Aug. 20 - Aug. 24
Aug. 27 - Aug. 31
Science

Monday

Tuesday

Capped Workday

Capped Workday

STEM Program Introduction during

3rd Period!
Introduction, Expectations, Lab
Safety

Scientific method, how to collect

data, scientific journaling.

Technology/Engineering
Math
History
English
Design

Sept. 3 - Sept. 7

Intros & intro to problem solving

Reading graphs for meaning with
activity
"story graphs" (Start Unit 1)
intros, syllabus, expectation letters team building, time-lines, maps,
to parents
primary vs. secondary resources
Introduction, rules, letters to self
ice breakers
Aday- Intro / Letters / Choose your Bday-Intro / Letters / Choose your
own design activity
own design activity

Labor Day

Science

Exploring the link between

representations (tables, graphs,
Farming develops
(examples)
equations)
Africa, China, Mexico and Central
America
Writing circles, conjunctions,
Odyssey quest
Bday - PBL introduction / (cont)
DESIGN in today's society

Technology/Engineering
Math
History
English
Design

Sept. 10 - Sept. 14
Science
Technology/Engineering
Math
History
English
Design

Talk about the

of as a
Introduction
to importance
Recycling PBL
gathering
data.
Create
tables and
group
during
3rd Period!
graphs. Relate to recycling PBL,
possible activity with algebra

Suns Radiation, Electromagnetic

Waves EEn.1.1.3

Observe Mosquitoes / Water Temp

vs. Land Temp, Lab Activity,
Review EEn.1.1.4

Finish gathering data from football

game, analyze different quantities
Unit 2 Early River
Civs. City-States
in groups
in Mesopotamia Geography of the
Bday Fertile
- (cont)Crescent
CCHS Design
Process
is the
nextand
SS#2
dance,/ What
Cyclops
1 size
Recycling
Receptacle?
/
scale,
mimic Cyclops
animatic
Consolidate visual information from
1st football game

Polynomial operations, including

multiplication, & football game data
Sumerians Create
work City-States
Preist and Rulers share control
WC,The
SS#2
reprise,
Cyclops:
Spread
of Cities
calculate amount of alcohol; cont.
clips
Aday - Subjective critique day 1 Receptacle Designs

Sept. 17 - Sept. 21
Science
Technology/Engineering
Math
History
English
Design

Chemical / Physical Weathering

Igneous / Metamorphic EEn.2.1.1 EEn.2.1.1 EEn.2.1.3
Solve multi-step inequalities,
explore difference between
equations & inequalities
Nile Flooding Projects: Tech &
Planning and Blueprint the models
Engineering
SS#2 evaluation, science of
WC, semicolons, Circe, create a
aggression
hybrid animal
Aday - How do we create an
Bday - How do we create an
effective Ad Campaign?
effective Ad Campaign?
Solve multi-step equations using
properties (Start Unit 2)

Sept. 24 - Sept. 28
Science

Topographic Maps EEn.2.1.2

Topographic Map Activity, Work on

topographic map of an area in
cabarrus county for recycling PBL
EEn.2.1.2

Technology/Engineering
Math
History
English
Design

Oct. 1 - Oct. 5
Science
Technology/Engineering
Math
History
English
Design

Oct. 8 - Oct. 12
Science
Technology/Engineering

Finish linear equations and begin

graphing systems of equations

Unit 3: Classical
Greece:
Analyzing
types of linear
systems
Geography of Greece,
WC:
recycledand
itemthe
research,
SS#3
Present Models
Mycenaeans
Trojan Wars
sentences with semi/conj. adv,
dance, Create Helios restaurant
Strange Creature beauty pageant
website
Bday - (cont) Ad Campaign Phase
Aday - Ad Campaign Phase #2
#1 Group Work
Group Work

Earthquakes and Volcanoes

EEn.2.1.2

Deforestation

Use football game data to create

linear equations, graph, predict,
Graphing Systems of Linear
compare, etc.
Inequalities
The Persian Wars: 300
Democracy and Greece's Golden
Thermopylae and Salamis
Age: Pericles' Paln for Athens
SHR: adjectives, Odyssey project
WC: plot it out, appositives,
begin
Odyssey project
Bday - (cont) Ad Campaign Phase
Aday - Ad Campaign Phase #3
#2 Group Work
Group Work

Water Density, Ocean Currents,

Heat distribution EEn.2.3.1

Groundwater, Aquifers,
Watersheds EEn.2.3.2

Math
History
English
Design

Graphing functions, relate to

Exploring functions and their
quantities compared in Recycling
meaning (start Unit 3)
PBL
The Power of the Roman Catholic
Church
SS#2, 3, appos. evaluation,
research boat science
WC: compose, adj. cl., Create boat
Aday - Focus Group Review

Oct. 15 - Oct. 19
Science

Dam Debate

Bday - Focus Group Review

Agriculture, Recreation,
Urbanization EEn.2.4.2

Technology/Engineering

English

Compare linear vs. exponential

Unit 4: Majorfunctions
World Religions and
the Middle Ages:
Islam and Judaism
SS#2, et al valuation, rhetorical
strategies, view "Dream"

Design

Bday - Ad Campaign Rollout

Math
History

Oct. 22 - Oct. 26
Science
Technology/Engineering
Math
History
English
Design

Atmosphere composition and

layers EEn.2.5.1

Technology/Engineering
Math
History
English
Design

Air masses, fronts, clouds

EEn.2.5.2

Exploring quadratic functions,

Solving quadratics,
graphing
factoring/complete the square
The Power of the Roman Catholic
WC: Read to Class, sub. conj. film,
Church
sub. conj. films planning, create message board debate of guilt and
visual image poem
innocence
Aday - (cont) Design Challenge / A Bday - (cont) Design Challenge / A
Better Living Space
Better Living Space

Oct. 29 - Nov. 2
Science

Continue comparisons, focus on

graphing
Hinduism, Buddhism and
Confucianism
WC: redraft, detective report,
hyperlink rhetorical strats
Aday - Design Challenge / A Better
Living Space

Weather Project EEn.2.5.4

Weather Project and presentations

EEn.2.5.4

Nov. 5 - Nov. 9
Science

Election Day

Koppen Climate Classification

System EEn.2.6.1

Technology/Engineering
Math
History
English
Design

Nov. 12 - Nov. 16

Veteran's Day
Regional Climate Changes
EEn.2.6.3

Science
Technology/Engineering
Math
History
English
Design

Nov. 19 - Nov.23
Science

Inconvenient Truth???!!! EEn.2.6.4 Ocean Acidification, Review for test

ALL
EEn.2.6.4

Technology/Engineering
Math
History
English
Design

Nov. 26 - Nov. 30
Science
Technology/Engineering

Review

Lab

Math
History
English
Design

Dec. 3 - Dec. 7
Science

Importance of Biodiversity
EEn.2.7.2

HIPPO EEn.2.7.3

Alternative Energy Project

EEn.2.8.1

Alternative Energy Project

EEn.2.8.1

Sustainability EEn.2.8.2

Ecological Footprint EEn.2.8.4

Human Population Growth
EEn.2.8.3

Technology/Engineering
Math
History
English
Design

Dec. 10 - Dec. 14
Science
Technology/Engineering
Math
History
English
Design

Dec. 17 - Dec. 21
Science
Technology/Engineering
Math
History
English
Design

Dec. 31 - Jan. 4

New Years Eve Holiday

New Years Day Holiday

Science
Technology/Engineering
Math
History
English
Design

Jan. 7 - Jan. 11
Science

Review

Review

Technology/Engineering
Math
History
English
Design

Jan. 14 - Jan. 18
Science
Technology/Engineering
Math
History
English
Design

1st Period Exam

EM Planning Calendar
Fall 2012
Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Workday

Workday

Workday

Practice Scientific Method Activity,

Earth's Shape

Locating Positions on Earth

Earth's Shape and Positions

Activity

Translating contextual problems

Relating quantities, independent into math expressions, equations,
vs. dependent variables
and inequalities
Translating continued
Beginnings of Civilizations: Human Dawn of Modern Humans: Fossils, Humans try to control nature: Tech,
Orgins & Old Stone Age
Tools, & Cave paintings
Art, Agriculture
fragment titles, homecourt, Begin
K'Nex
Intro article study; K'Nex
K'Nex build, Open Mic
Aday - How do we define DESIGN Bday - How do we define DESIGN Aday - (cont) DESIGN in today's
in today's society
in today's society
society

Go Outside, collect data from

mesocosms, gather mosquitoes.
Kepler's Laws EEn.1.1.1

Rotation, Revolution, Tilt

EEn.1.1.2, EEn.1.1.4

*Observe
Mosquitoes
beginning
1st STEM
Football
Game of
class Rotation, Revolution, Tilt Lab
EEn.1.1.2, EEn.1.1.4

Discussion of methods of data Continue data collection discussion

Continue exploring multiple
collection & its usefulness/potential
(with presentations?) & begin
Civilization:
Villages grow into
representations
impact on the Recycling PBL
polynomials
cities. How Civ. develops (6
The First Civilization: Ur. Life,
Beginnings of Civilization
Charcteristics)
Agricultural, Trade,
Assesment Due
AdayMic,
- (cont)
CCHS
Design
FANBOYS PSA, science of beauty, Writing Circles, FANBOYS view,
Open
Lotus
Eaters:
ANTI
Aday create
- CCHSCosmo
Designcover
Process /
Bday
- CCHS
Design Process
Process
/ What
is the next
Ciccones
inspirational
speech/
Lotus
Website
What is the next Recycling
What is the next Recycling
Recycling Receptacle? / Prep
Receptacle?
Receptacle?
visual recording team!

*Possible presentations of
mosquito lab

Rock Cycle EEn.2.1.1

Sumerian
Rational Culture:
exponentsPolytheisim,
& football
Finding viable solutions & football
Science, game
Tech, data
Arithmatic,
Eygpt:
on the Nile
work Geom.,
gamePyramids
data presentations
Architectural Innovations, and
Geography of the Nile:
Cuneiform
Environmental Challenges
Compound sents, Calculate size of
sheep; cont. clips
WC, comp. sents., View clips
Bday - Subjective critique day 1 Aday - Begin Construction of
Receptacle Designs
Receptacle Prototype

Sedimentary Rocks EEn.2.1.1

Relationships between Quantities
Assessment, Intro/review of solving
Research
and Planning
to create
a
equations
(End Unit
1)
working model of the impact of Nile
Delta Flood Season
Open Mic, story pass, Aeolus wind
experiments
Bday - Begin Construction of
Receptacle Prototype

Natural Resources EEn.2.2.2

Relate to Recycle PBL. Discuss
what natural resources are being
used in our consumer goods

Natural Resources EEn.2.2.2 Talk

about how recycling can change
how we consume our natural
resources. Research statistics

Mining, Drilling, Fracking EEn.2.2.1

Talk 2nd
about
impacts
on the
STEM
Football
Game
environment and relate to
Recycling PBL

Analyzing linear equations,

Continue linear equation overview,
Egypt
Unites
intoequations
a Kingdom:
Cultureon
and
Life in Eygptian
Solve
literal
focusing
slope/rate
of change
focusing on graphing
Pharaohs, Gods and Pyramid
Society: Religion, Hieroglyphics, Invaders Control Eygpt:
Begin
Builders
Eygptian Science and Technology
presenting working models
conjunctive adverb PSA, Present WC, present conj. adv PSA; Land
Open Mic, Sirens sound
hybrids
of the Dead postcards
experiments
Aday - Ad Campaign Phase #1
Bday - Ad Campaign Phase #1
Aday - (cont) Ad Campaign Phase
Group Work
Group Work
#1 Group Work

Plate Tectonics / Convection Cells,

Convection Cell Simulation
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
EEn.2.1.1
EEn.2.1.1, EEn.2.1.2

Workday

Warring City-States: Political

The Dark
Ages
of Greece:
Epics Solve
Structure,
Athens
and
Solve
linear
systems
by elimination
linearTyrants,
systems by
elimination
of Homer & Greeks Create Myths
Sparta: Democracy vs. Military
and preserve history
State
WC: recycled item res., SS#2 and
story pass, work on website
#3 evaluation, View websites
Bday - Ad Campaign Phase #2
Aday - (cont) Ad Campaign Phase
Group Work
#2 Group Work

Urbanization and Agriculture

EEn.2.2.1
Linear Programming mini-PBL Greek
Art and resources
Architecture,
maximizing
Sculpture,
Drama and History
Tradgedy and Comedy
Appos. dance, Odyssey work
Bday - Ad Campaign Phase #3
Group Work

Freshwater Availability Lab

EEn.2.4.1

Introduction to the Hydrosphere

The Water Cycle EEn.2.3.2

Reasoning with Equations and

Continue Linear Programming
Inequalities Assessment, mini-PBL
mini-PBL
presentations (End Unit 2)
Phiolosphers Search for Truth:
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
Alexander the Great: Conquest
WC: compose, story pass,
Odyssey partners
Open Mic, View Animations
Aday - (cont) Ad Campaign Phase Bday - (cont) Ad Campaign Phase
#3 Group Work
#3 Group Work

Start Cultural Eutrophication Lab,

Agriculture and Recreation
EEn.2.4.1

Water Quality, Dams and Dam

Removal, Aquifer Depletion
EEn.2.4.1

Break down linear functions in

context

Introduce exponential functions,

focus on percent rate of change

Drawing Adj. Cl., create boat

Aday - Reflect & Refocus Ad
Campaign

WC: read aloud, story pass, Test

boats
Bday - Reflect & Refocus Ad
Campaign

Wastewater Treatment Systems

EEn.2.4.2

Sustainability : Irrigation,
permeability, grounwater

Exponential functions continued

Open Mic, Theme Synthesis

Aday - Ad Campaign Rollout

Water Conservation EEn.2.4.2

Arithmetic vs. geometric

Linear vs. Exponential
European Middle
Ages: Reign of
sequences
Sequences continued
presentations/assessment
Charlemagne The Decline of
Learning
Feudalism in Europe
The Age of Chivalry
ARTICLES due, ess. vs. non ess., WC: read aloud, ess vs. non ess.,
Open Mic, share comparisons
hyperlink unknown allusions
hyperlink rhetorical strats
between Dr. King and King Henry
Bday - Design Challenge / A Better Aday - (cont) Design Challenge / A Bday - (cont) Design Challenge / A
Living Space
Better Living Space
Better Living Space

End of 1st Quarter

Winds, Weather EEn.2.5.2
EEn.2.5.3

Continue solving

Weather EEn.2.5.3

Weather Maps EEn.2.5.4

Relationships to other function

familites

Adv. clauses, wolf research to

WC: Read to Class, Design a Coat
create ending
of Arms
Aday - (cont) Design Challenge / A Bday - (cont) Design Challenge / A
Better Living Space
Better Living Space

Acid Rain and other Human

Impacts EEn.2.5.5

STEM Footbal - Common Core

Conservation EEn.2.5.5

WORKDAY

Weather vs. Climate EEn.2.6.1

Natural Processes (El Nino / La

Nina, Carbon Dioxide Fluctuations) Greenhouse Gases and
EEn.2.6.2
Greenhouse Effect EEn.2.6.2

Fossil Fuels and Deforestation

EEn.2.6.3

Debrief and Conservation Methods

EEn.2.6.3
Lab

Global Climate Change Effects

EEn.2.6.4

Thanksgiving

Ecosphere Introduction EEn.2.7

Thanksgiving

Biomes EEn.2.7.1

Thanksgiving

Biome Presentation EEn.2.7.1

HIPPO EEN.2.7.3

Conservation EEn.2.7.3

Lab

Alternative Energies Presentation

EEn.2.8.1

Sustainability EEn.2.8.2

Human Population Growth

EEn.2.8.3

Human Impact and Personal

Impact EEn.2.8.4

Reduce Reuse Recycle EEn.2.8.4 Lab

Hand out review stuff for final

Review

Review

Review

2nd Period Exam

Review

3rd Period Exam

4th Period Exam

(Week)