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Module #1 -- Week 1 -- Schedule
Date: Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
Notes
Reading has pages listed, then the section names (or partial names). If the reading stops mid-section then the reading has the last word
to be read listed in quotes. The next day’s beginning reading has the starting word listed in quotes.
Exp. 1.1 – vegetable oil, water, maple or corn syrup, grape, piece of cork, ice cube, small rock, tall glass
Exp. 1.2 – two glass canning jars (or similar), both same size, food coloring, pan, water (will be using stove)
Exp. 1.3 – plastic, 2-liter bottle, 6-9 inch round balloon, clear vinegar, baking soda, funnel, few leaves of red cabbage*, pan,
measuring cups, ice cubes (will be using stove)
* Buy a small head of red (purple) cabbage and cut into strips, take what you need for this experiment, then place the rest into a
resealable bag and freeze, as you will need it for experiments in modules 12 and 13.
Vocabulary
Science (1) Papyrus (2) Spontaneous generation (9)
Week 2 -- Schedule
Date: Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10
Week 4 -- Schedule
Date: Day 16 Day 17 Day 18 Day 19 Day 20
Exp. 3.3 – fairly large bowl, water, ground black pepper, tweezers, sheet of facial tissue (not treated with lotion), chunk of bar soap,
stick of chewing gum
Exp. 3.4 – bowl, water, needle, thread, tape, tweezers, sheet of facial tissue (not treated with lotion), chunk of bar soap, stick of
chewing gum, helper
Vocabulary
Experimental variable (59) Control (of an experiment) (65)
Week 6 -- Schedule
Date: Day 26 Day 27 Day 28 Day 29 Day 30
Notes
Vocabulary
Blind studies (71) Double-blind studies (72)
Week 8 -- Schedule
Date: Day 36 Day 37 Day 38 Day 39 Day 40
Week 10 -- Schedule
Date: Day 46 Day 47 Day 48 Day 49 Day 50
Notes
Vocabulary
Known age (124) Dendrochronology (125) Radiometric dating (127)
Absolute age (127) Principle of Superposition (128)
Exp. 6.2 – large glass jar with lid, dirt from yard, sand, gravel, water.
Exp. 6.3 – plaster of paris, medium or large margarine tub, few lima beans, water, paper towels
Vocabulary
Catastrophism (136) Uniformitarianism (136) Humus (137)
Mineral (137) Weathering (146)
Week 12 -- Schedule
Date: Day 56 Day 57 Day 58 Day 59 Day 60
Week 14 -- Schedule
Date: Day 66 Day 67 Day 68 Day 69 Day 70
Week 16 -- Schedule
Date: Day 76 Day 77 Day 78 Day 79 Day 80
Notes
Exp. 9.2 – one slice of raw potato, pale green leaf, rubbing alcohol, iodine, one jar with a lid, two shallow dishes, tweezers
Exp. 9.3 – large jar with lid, small potted plant that can fit into jar, water, sunny area of house, piece of masking tape or marker
Vocabulary
Atom (216) Molecule (217) Photosynthesis (224)
Metabolism (226)
Week 18 -- Schedule
Date: Day 86 Day 87 Day 88 Day 89 Day 90
Exp. 10.2 – part 2 – the four glasses from beginning experiment, white paper, brightly-colored marker or crayon
Vocabulary
Prokaryotic cell (244) Eukaryotic cell (244) Pathogen (248)
Week 20 -- Schedule
Date: Day 96 Day 97 Day 98 Day 99 Day 100
Written OYO 10.6, 10.7 OYO 10.8, 10.9 OYO 10.10 Finish Study Guide Test – Module
Work p. 256; draw and p. 260; draw and p.261 & Module 10, Classifying Life
label fig. 10.6 p. 254 label fig. 10.8 p. 258 Summary ?’s;
CD-video study for test
Fig 10.6 CD CD-video
Lab Exp. 10.2 – Yeast Exp. 10.3 – Observe experiments Observe experiment 10.3
10.3, 10.4
Experiments is a Decomposer Vegetative
Reproduction;
Exp. 10.4 –
Turgor Pressure
(these are multi-day
experiments)
Notes
Exp. 10.2 – baker’s active yeast, banana, two zippered plastic bags, butter knife, teaspoon, marker or masking tape .
Exp. 10.3 – houseplant (ivy works best), glass, scissors, water. This is a multi-day experiment.
Exp. 10.4 – stalk of wilted celery with leaves, glass, water, reasonably sharp knife, blue food coloring. This is a two-day
experiment.
Vocabulary
Decomposers (253) Vegetative reproduction (257)
Week 22 -- Schedule
Date: Day 106 Day 107 Day 108 Day 109 Day 110
Lab Observe exp. 11.1; Observe exp. 11.1; Observe exp. 11.3;
do
Experiments Exp. 11.2 – Exp. 11.3 – Skin B in Exp. 11.2
Phototropism and Color – (two-day exp.)
Gravotropism in
Plants – (multi-day exp.)
Notes
Exp. 11.2 – two houseplants, few books, sunny window
Exp. 11.3 – plastic bandage
Vocabulary
Symbiosis (285)
Notes
Exp. 12.1 – tealight candle, glass to cover candle, deep bowl, vinegar, baking soda, matches
Exp. 12.2 – mirror, paper towel, red cabbage, distilled water, two drinking straws, saucepan, three small glasses, measuring cups, 2
liter plastic bottle, balloon, small spoon, vinegar, baking soda (will be working on stove)
Vocabulary
Producers (293) Consumers (294) Herbivore (295)
Carnivore (295) Omnivore (295)
Week 24 -- Schedule
Date: Day 116 Day 117 Day 118 Day 119 Day 120
Notes
Exp. 12.3 – oral thermometer
Vocabulary
Basal metabolic rate (309)
Vocabulary
Digestion (319)
Week 26 -- Schedule
Date: Day 126 Day 127 Day 128 Day 129 Day 130
Vocabulary
Vitamin (337)
Notes
Exp. 14.1 – stopwatch, space to move
Vocabulary
Veins (343) Arteries (343) Capillaries (343)
Week 28 – Schedule
Date: Day 136 Day 137 Day 138 Day 139 Day 140
Vocabulary
Gland (370) Vaccine (372)
Notes
Vocabulary
Hormone (382)
Week 32 -- Schedule
Date: Day 156 Day 157 Day 158 Day 159 Day 160
Lab Exp. 16.3 – The Exp. 16.4 – The Exp. 16.5 – The
Experiments Sense of Smell and Human Blind Spot Variation in Touch
the Sense of Taste Sensitivity
Notes
Exp. 16.4 – toothpicks, apple, onion, blindfold, helper, knife, two paper towels
Exp. 16.5 – two sheets paper, black marker or pen
Exp. 16.6 – two well-sharpened pencils, some tape