BCMA Weekly Instructional Agenda for 02/17/14-02/21/14
This Wednesday, 02/19/14, is an Early Dismissal Day! All students will need to be picked up
at 1:00 pm when school gets out, and there will be NO after school activities.
Report Cards for the 4th Six Weeks will go home this Friday, 02/21/14!
Yearbook News – The 2013-2014 yearbook is now for sale. The cost for this hardback book – a memory
book of the first year of Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan – is $35. You may order your book
online at this web address: http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01124983 Books may also be ordered
on campus during lunch in the cafeteria this week every day except Friday. If you wish to pay with a
credit card, please order online; if you choose to use cash, please order on campus.
This week in Science:
Unit 8: Simple Machines: In this unit, students investigate how inclined planes and pulleys can be
used.
02/17/2014- Monday
Six types of simple machines. Complete each section of the chart with a drawing and a definition and an
example of the simple machine. Notes /Foldables
H.W - Throughout a day at home or in school, identify five simple machines that you use. Now choose
one machine and draw a diagram of that machine in use. Describe how the machine operates. Indicate
whether it is a lever, wedge, pulley, inclined plane, screw, or
wheel and axle
02/18/2014- Tuesday
KEY CONCEPTS :3
EXPLORE part 1 –Lab Students construct an inclined plane using a board and a stack of books. For a
weight they use a bag of marbles. Students test to see whether it is easier to pull a bag of marbles up an
inclined plane as opposed to straight up from the ground. Students also test how different weights of
marbles affect the force needed to lift them up. OR Gizmo – Ants on a slant Gizmo
H.W Simple machines puzzle
02/19/2014 – Wednesday
EARLY RELEASE
Brain pop – Pulley and inclined plane.
H.W Reading Science A
02/20/2014- Thursday.
KEY CONCEPTS : 1-4
Explore Part II: Using a simple pulley how do pulley systems work to reduce the amount of force
required to lift a load?
H.W 5 Assessment Questions – Gizmo. Create: Plan a research paper that describes how a specific
simple or compound machine (other than the two studied in this lesson) is constructed, functions, and
affects the force required to lift a load
02/21/2014- Friday
KEY CONCEPTS : 1-4
Fundamental Questions. Review
1.How do pulleys differ from inclined planes?
2. Is there a connection between the distance the load travels and the change in force required to move
a load when using an inclined plane or a pulley? How could you test this question?/ PMA questions
review.
H.W -STANFORD EXAM –NOTES.
Key Concepts
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Key Concept 1: Inclined planes and pulleys are simple machines that have few or no moving
parts.
Key Concept 2: Inclined planes and pulleys reduce the amount of force that must be exerted
and/or change the direction of force exerted on an object in order to move it. An object's mass
is related to the amount of force needed to move it.
Key Concept 3: An inclined plane is a simple ramp. It decreases the amount of force that is
exerted to lift an object. As an inclined plane increases in length, the amount of force necessary
to move an object a certain height decreases.
Key Concept 4: A pulley system consists of a rope attached to a wheel and a load. Pulleys
distribute the weight of the load over different sections of the rope. They reduce the force
needed to lift the load by increasing the distance the load is moved.
Fundamental questions
1. How do inclined planes work to change the amount of force required to move an object?
2. How do pulley systems work to reduce the amount of force required to lift a load?
3. How are inclined planes and pulley systems examples of simple machines?
4. How is an object’s mass related to the amount of force needed to move it?
This week in Neuroscience, we will:
Monday
 Set up notebook for new 6 weeks
 Review nervous systems and nerve cells
 Activity from “Biological Psychology” James W. Kalat
Tuesday
 Signals and Synapses Activity
Wednesday (Early Dismissal)
 Signals and Synapses continued
Thursday
 Additional neuron transmission activity-Connect the neurons from the link http://brainu.org/files/tg_connect_neurons.pdf
Friday
 Cloze Activity from Textbook – pg. 136-139
This week in World Cultures, we will:
 Monday 2/17: Take Europe Test
 Tuesday 2/18: Map North America and track population patterns in the USA
 Wednesday 2/19: Study the three branches of government
 Thursday 2/20: Begin answering the essential question “Was the American Revolution
Revolutionary?”
 Friday 2/21: Practice answering Stanford test questions
This week in Math, we will:
 Find the surface area of prisms – Monday & Tuesday, 2/17-18
 Review for “Quest” (a mix of a quiz and test!) on Thursday: area, perimeter, volume and surface
area – Wednesday, 2/19
 Take Quest 5-1 – Thursday, 2/20
 Complete Quest 5-1 corrections and error analysis – Friday, 2/21
All HOMEWORK is to be announced throughout the week!
This week in Latin, we will:
 Mon 2/17: introduction to Stage 9 vocabulary
o HW: begin making flashcards
 Tues 2/18: finish Stage 9 vocabulary; begin vocabulary practices
o HW: finish flashcards; Stage 9 Word Study
 Wed 2/19: interactive vocabulary practices
 Thurs 2/20: more vocabulary practice!
o HW: study for vocab quiz!!
 Fri 2/21: Stage 9 vocab quiz
o HW: Stage 9 Model Sentences
This week in Physical Education:
 Monday: Starting volleyball unit. Homework assigned: Students will work in a small group to teach a
game to the rest of the class from their game book on Friday.
 Tuesday: Chapter 2 lesson 1
 Wednesday: Volleyball practice
 Thursday: Chapter 2 lesson 2
 Friday: Teaching a game to the class for 5 minutes.
This week in Mrs. Hull’s Reading Class:
 An addendum with Mrs. Hull’s Reading Class Agenda will be emailed out tomorrow, 02/18/14.
This week in Language Arts Class:
 Homework – Students should complete vocabulary Unit 11; due Thursday, February 20; unit 11 quiz
on Friday. Also, in Mrs. Atwood’s class, the second rough draft of the persuasive essay is due on
Thursday.
 Monday – Continue working on persuasive essay begun last week; in Mrs. Atwood’s classes – work
with a partner to peer edit essays.
 Tuesday – Revise and edit persuasive essay; work on second rough draft of essay.
 Wednesday – Continue working on persuasive essay.
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Thursday – Review vocabulary unit 11; mini-lesson on introductions and conclusions; students work
on introductions and conclusions to add to second rough draft of essay; in Mrs. Atwood’s classes –
second rough draft of essay due.
Friday – Take vocabulary unit 11 quiz; complete grammar practice sheet.
This week in Mrs. Garrett-Jackson’s Reading Class:
We will read and analyze the first 5 chapters of The House on Mango Street.
Monday-Introductory notes using Cornell Note Graphic Organizer
Tuesday & Wednesday-Mini-Lesson on Literary Devices
Note: Retakes for quiz & test held tomorrow (Tuesday) from 4:15pm-5:15pm
Thursday & Friday- Mini-Lesson on Figurative Language