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Mr. Steven Faulkner

Mr. Faulkner's Classes

PFLUGERVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL

PFLUGERVILLE, TX 78660

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Hi, and welcome to another year at Pflugerville Middle School.  I am beginning my 19th year here at PMS (and teaching) and I look forward to a really exciting year.  I hope you can join us for Open House.  I look forward to working with your student this year and meeting you at Open House.  Have a wonderful year.

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 8/25/08-8/29/08

Monday – No school – Teacher Workday
Tuesday - Welcome Students and Introductions (5”)
    - Review Foundations (5”)
    - “Guide To Success” (10”)
        - Discuss 7th Grade Tardy/Discipline
          Policy (5”)
        - Discuss “Faulkner’s Final Ten” (5”)
        - Do “Teacher Directed Activity” – CHAMPS (15”)
        - Do “Cooperative/Lab Activity” – CHAMPS (15”)
        - Do “Independent Activity” – CHAMPS (15”)
Wednesday - Review Foundations (5”)
    - Clouds, Valleys, and Hills
             (Lab/Hands on) (35”)
        - Bioglyphs (Lab/Hands on) (35”)
Thursday – Review Foundations (5”)
     - Safety Notes/Safety Symbols (35”)
     - Begin Safety Posters (Lab/Hands on) (25”)
Friday – Safety Quiz (Must pass to participate
         in Science Labs involving tools, chemicals,
         etc.) (20”)
       - Finish Safety Posters (Lab/Hands on) (25”)
       - Safety Poster Presentations (30”)

HOMEWORK:
    Remember to return all packets and bring notebook by Friday along with signed sheets (Guide to success and CHAMPS), and supplies

EVALUATION:
    Student participation, returned forms, parent sheets, etc., Hills, Valleys, & Clouds, Bioglyphs, Safety poster & presentation, Safety Quiz.

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 9/1/08-9/5/08

Monday – No School – Labor Day
Tuesday – Bus Emergency Evacuation
          Interactive Notebook Setup
          Safety Contracts (Due Friday)
      Science Process Skills
          Steps of the Scientific Method
Wednesday –     Gyrocopter Lab
          Gyrocopter Lab Write Up
Thursday – Measurements Lab
      Spongebob Variable Part 1 & Part 2
Friday – Spongebob Experiments (Scientific Method)
     Quiz – Scientific Methods

Homework:
Wed:  Finish Gyrocopter Lab Write Up
Thurs:  Safety Contracts Due Friday

EVALUATION:
    Student participation, lab, Gyrocopter Writeup, Scientific Method Worksheets, Quiz

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 9/8/08-9/12/08

Monday – Metric System Flowcharts, Metric Measures
         and Conversions,Metric System Preview,
         Choose a Unit
Tuesday – Metric Unit Measurements and Conversion
        (Length, Mass,Volume)
Wednesday – Lab - Personal Measurements
Thursday – Measurements Lab/Tools Lab
Friday – Review for quiz
         Quiz – Measurements & the Metric System

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 9/15/08-9/19/08

Monday – Chapter 2 Vocab (Due Wednesday)
Tuesday –Ch 2.1 Notes and Ch 2.1 Directed Reading
        (Due Wed)
Wednesday – Ch 2.2 Notes and Ch 2.2 Directed Reading
        (Due Thursday)
Thursday – Ch 2.3 Notes and Ch 2.3 Directed Reading
        (Due Friday)
Friday – Finish Ch 2.3 Notes, Finish Ch 2.3 DR,
         Grade Worksheets

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 9/22/08-9/26/08

Monday – Professional Development Day (Student Holiday)
Tuesday – Review Chemical & Physical Changes &
    Chapter 3 Vocabulary
Wed – Quiz – Chemical & Physical Changes, Chapter 3.1
    Notes & Directed Reading
Thursday – Ch 3.2 Notes/Discussion & Directed Reading
Friday – Lab – Placing all your elements on the table

HOMEWORK:
Monday – None
Tuesday – Finish Chapter 3 Vocabulary
Wednesday – Finish Ch 3.1 Directed Reading
Thursday – Finish Ch 3.2 Directed Reading
Friday – None

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 9/29/08-10/03/08

Monday – Lab – Placing Your Elements on the Table
       – Periodic Table Crossword
Tuesday – Quiz – Periodic Table
       – Elements, Compounds, & Mixtures Cube
Wednesday – Elements, Compounds, & Mixtures Cube
Thursday – Finish Cube – Begin Elements Windsock
         – ALL “Late” work Due
Fri – Finish Windsock

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 10/6/08-10/10/08

Monday – Lab – Metal Reactions
Tuesday – Chapter 2 & 3 Review Packet
Wednesday – Lab – Cleaning Pennies
Thursday – Lab – Finish Chemical Element Project
Fri – Chapter 2 Review

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 10/13/08-10/17/08

Monday – Review – Chapter 3
Tuesday – Test – Chapters 2 & 3 -
         Chapter 4 Vocabulary (Due Friday)
Wednesday – Begin Chapter 4.1 Notes and Discussion
Thursday – Finish Chapter 4.1 Notes – Students do Ch 4.1 Directed Reading
Fri – Begin Chapter 4.2 Notes and Discussion

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 10/20/08-10/24/08

Monday – Student holiday / Professional Development Day
Tuesday – Finish Ch 4.2 Notes and Do Ch 4.2
    Directed Reading
Wednesday – Notes – Potential and Kinetic Energy
    – Students do NRG and Forces To Reckon With
    Worksheets – Energy Vocab Puzzle
Thursday – Lab – Inertia-Rama
Fri – Lab – Inertia-Rama

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 10/27/08-10/31/08

Monday – Lab – Marshmallow Catapult
Tuesday – Lab – Marshmallow Catapult
Wednesday – Review – CBA Exam #1 (Ch 1-3)
Thursday – CBA Exam
Fri – Lab – Measuring Friction

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 11/03/08-11/07/08

Monday – Review – Chapter 4
Tuesday – Test – Chapter 4 – Chapter 5 Vocabulary
Wednesday – Chapter 5.1 Notes – Students do Ch 5.1 DR
Thursday – Work It Out Worksheet – Begin Ch 5.2 Notes
Fri – Finish Ch 5.2 Notes – Students do Ch 5.2 Directed Reading

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 11/10/08-11/14/08

Monday – Begin Ch 5.3 Notes
Tuesday – Finish Ch 5.3 Notes – Simple But Tough Worksheet – Ch 5.3 DR
Wednesday – Quiz - Simple Machines -- Everyday Simple
  Machines – Vocab, Writing Activity, and Identifying
  Simple Machines
Thursday – Begin Simple Machines Hexagon
Friday – Students finish Simple Machines Hexagon
  (Due Today)

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 11/17/08-11/21/08

Monday – Student Holiday – Professional Development
         Day
Tuesday – Draw A Freak - Lab
Wednesday – Nascar Challenge (Lab)
Thursday – Finish Nascar Challenge - Races
Friday – Levers Lab

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 11/24/08-11/28/08

Monday – Lab - Levers
Tuesday – Lab - Pulleys
Wednesday – No School - Holiday
Thursday – No School - Holiday
Friday – No School - Holiday

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 12/01/08-12/05/08

Monday – Lab - Ramps & Pulleys
Tuesday – Practice TAKS Test (LA) – Chapter 5 Review
Wednesday – Chapter 5 Review
Thursday – Test – Chapter 5 – Chapter 24 Vocabulary
Friday – Finish Chapter 24 Vocabulary (Due Today)

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 12/08/08-12/12/08

Monday – Chapter 24 Section Review and End of Chapter
       Review (Substitute – Unplanned Illness)
Tuesday – Chapter 24 Section 1 Notes and Directed
       Reading (Substitute)
Wednesday – Test Corrections – Chapter 5
Thursday – Review Chapter 24.1.  Chapter 24.2 Notes
       and Directed Reading
Friday – Chapter 24.3 Notes and Directed Reading
(Ch 24.1, 24.2, and 24.3 Directed Readings due Monday)

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 1/5/09-1/9/09

Monday – No School – Teacher Work Day
Tuesday – Lab - Moon Phases Flip Book
Wednesday – Lab – Moon-On-A-Stick
Thursday – Lab – “Smiley Phases”
Friday – Lab – Finish “Smiley Phases” – Lab – Oreo
   Cookie Lab

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 1/12/09-1/16/09

Monday – Review – Chapter 24
Tuesday – Test – Chapter 24 – Chapter 21 Vocab
Wednesday – ½ of class – Catastrophic Events Project
   on computers – other half of class at tables –
   Chapter 21.1 Notes & Ch 21.1 DR
Thursday – Split class – Ch 21.2 Notes & Ch 21.2 DR
Friday – Split Class – Ch 21.3 Notes & Ch 21.3 DR

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 1/19/09-1/23/09

Monday – No school - Holiday
Tuesday – Groups 5-8 – Catastrophic Events Project
  – Hurricanes (on computers) – Groups 1-4 – Ch 21.2
  Notes & Ch 21.2 DR
Wednesday – Groups 1-4 – Catastrophic Events Project
  – Tsunamis (on computers) – Groups 5-8 – Grade
  Ch 21.1 and 21.2 DR – Do Chapter 21.3 Notes &
  Ch 21.3 DR
Thursday – Review – CBA Exam #2 – Chapters 4, 5,
  and 24.
Friday – CBA Exam #2 – Do Chapter 22 Vocabulary when
  finished

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 1/26/09-1/30/09

Monday – Groups 5-8 – Catastrophic Events Project
  – Tsunamis (on computers) – Groups 1-4 – Grade
  Ch 21.1 and 21.2 DR – Do Chapter 21.3 Notes &
  Ch 21.3 DR
Tuesday – Groups 1-4 – Catastrophic Events Project
  – Forest Fires (on computers) – Groups 5-8 – Grade
  Ch 21.3 DR – Do Chapter 22.1 Notes & Ch 22.1 DR
Wednesday – Groups 5-8 – Catastrophic Events Project
  – Forest Fires (on computers) – Groups 1-4 – Grade
  Ch 21.3 DR – Do Chapter 22.1 Notes & Ch 22.1 DR
Thursday – Groups 1-4 – Catastrophic Events Project
  – Tornadoes (on computers) – Groups 5-8 – Grade
  Ch 22.1 – Do Chapter 22.2 Notes & Ch 22.2 DR
Friday – Groups 5-8 – Catastrophic Events Project
  – Tornadoes (on computers) – Groups 1-4 – Grade
  Ch 22.1 – Do Chapter 22.2 Notes & Ch 22.2 DR

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 2/2/09-2/6/09

Monday – Groups 1-4 – Catastrophic Events Project
  – Droughts (on computers) – Groups 5-8 – Grade
  Ch 22.2 DR – Do Chapter 22.3 Notes & Ch 22.3 DR
Tuesday – Groups 5-8 – Catastrophic Events Project
  – Droughts (on computers) – Groups 1-4 – Grade
  Ch 22.2 DR – Do Chapter 22.3 Notes & Ch 22.3 DR
Wednesday – Video – “Ring of Fire”
Thursday – Quiz – Chapter 21 and Chapter 22
  (Open Book) – Chapter 19 Vocab.
Friday – Science writing – Write 1 one page paper
  about any topic we have covered this year.  Do any
  catch up/late work when finished.

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 2/9/09-2/13/09

Monday – Ch 19.1 and 19.2 Notes - Students do Ch 19.1 and 19.2 Directed Readings
Tuesday – Ch 19.3 and 19.4 Notes – Students do Ch 19.3 and 19.4 Directed Readings
Wednesday – Ch 20.1 and 20.2 Notes - Students do Ch 20.1 and 20.2 Directed
       Readings
Thursday - Ch 20.3 and 20.4 Notes - Students do Ch 20.3 and 20.4 Directed
       Readings
Friday – Quiz – Ch 19 and 20

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 2/16/09-2/20/09

Monday – Holiday
Tuesday – Lab – A Pond Ecosystem
Wednesday – Ch 15.1 - Students do Ch 15.1 Directed
     Readings
Thursday - Ch 15.2 Notes - Students do Ch 15.2
     Directed Readings
Friday – Presentations – Natural Disasters

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 2/23/09-2/27/09

Monday – Quiz – Ch 15 – Ch 14 Vocabulary
Tuesday – Ch 14.1 Notes & DR
Wednesday – Ch 14.2 Notes & DR
Thursday – Ch 14.3 Notes & DR
Friday – Ch 14 Test – Do Ch 15 test corrections –
    Ch 14 Crossword

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 3/2/09-3/6/09

Monday – Ch 17.1 Notes
Tuesday – TAKS Writing Test – Chapter 17 Vocabulary
Wednesday – Chapter 17 Vocab – Bingo Flash Cards
    – Review Each other on terms
Thursday – Ch 17 Bingo – Finish Ch 14 & Ch 15 Test
    corrections
Friday – Finish Ch 17.1 Notes – Ch 17.2 Notes
    – Students do Ch 17.1 and 17.2 DR

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 3/9/09-3/13/09

Monday – Begin Ch 17.3 Notes
Tuesday – Finish Ch 17.3 Notes – Do Ch 17.3 DR
Wednesday – Catch Up Day – All late work due tomorrow.
Thursday – Grade Ch 17 Worksheets –
         Review for Ch 17 test
Friday – Test – Ch 17 – Ch 16 Vocabulary when finished

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 3/16/09-3/20/09

Have a good SPRING BREAK!!!

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 3/23/09-3/27/09

Monday –Ch 16.1 Notes & DR
Tuesday – Ch 16.2 Notes & DR
Wednesday – Ch 16.3 Notes & DR
Thursday – Grade Ch 16 Worksheets –
   Review for Ch 16 test
Friday – Test – Ch 16 – Ch 10 Vocabulary when finished

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 3/30/09-4/3/09

Monday –Ch 10.1 Notes & DR
Tuesday – Ch 10.2 Notes & DR
Wednesday – Finish Ch 10.2 Notes.  Work on Ch 10.1
     and 10.2 DR’s
Thursday – Ch 10.3 Notes and DR
Friday – Finish Ch 10.3 Notes –
         Lab – “Inherit The Wings”

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 4/6/09-4/10/09

Monday – Finish “Inherit The Wings” lab –
         Begin “Baby Face” lab
Tuesday – Finish “Baby Face” lab
Wednesday – Grade Ch 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3 DR –
         Review for Test
Thursday – Test – Ch 10 – Chapter
Friday – Holiday – No school

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 4/13/09-4/17/09

Monday – Holiday – No School
Tuesday – Chapter 7 – Section 1 notes & DR
Wednesday – Ch 7.2 Notes & DR
Thursday – Quiz – Ch 7 – Ch 8 Vocab
Friday – Ch 8.1 Notes and DR – Ch 8.2 Notes & DR

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 4/20/09-4/24/09

Monday – Ch 8.1 & Ch 8.2 Notes
Tuesday – Ch 8.3 Notes & DR
Wednesday – Mitosis Lab – Review Ch 8
Thursday – Quiz – Ch 8 – Ch 6 Vocab
Friday – Ch 6.1 Notes & DR & Ch 6.2 Notes & DR

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 4/27/09-5/01/09

Monday – Finish Ch 6 Notes – Begin “Energy Cube” Lab
Tuesday – Math TAKS Test (morning) – Finish “Energy
          Cube” Lab (5-8)
Wednesday – Reading TAKS Test (Morning) –
          Finish “Energy Cube” (4-1)
Thursday – Ch 9 Vocabulary (Due Wed) - Ch 9.1
          Notes & DR
Friday – Ch 9.2 Notes & DR

Mr. Faulkner's 7th Grade Science 5/04/09-5/08/09

Monday – Quiz – Body Systems Ch 9.3 Notes & DR –
        “The Hipbone’s Connected to the …
Tuesday – Requiz – Body Systems - Ch 9.4 Notes & DR
Wednesday – Grade Worksheets Ch 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, and 9.4
Thursday – Quiz – Bones - Finish Ch 9.4 Notes –
     Cut bag for Body Systems Project
Friday – Students Decorate from and back flaps of
     Body Bag – Begin Flap 1

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