important dates
Tuesday 5/5: Human Body Systems stems quiz #2
Friday 5/8: Human Body Systems Test (Last 5 systems)
Friday 5/8: Human Body Systems Cumulative Project Due
Week of 5/11: BRING ALL NOTEBOOKS! WE ARE DOING YEAR-END REVIEW!
Friday 5/22: Science NC FInal Exam
Friday 5/8: Human Body Systems Test (Last 5 systems)
Friday 5/8: Human Body Systems Cumulative Project Due
Week of 5/11: BRING ALL NOTEBOOKS! WE ARE DOING YEAR-END REVIEW!
Friday 5/22: Science NC FInal Exam
tuesday may 12 through friday may 15
This week in class students will complete their EOG review booklets. All booklets should be completed by next Monday so we can review next week. I will collect the review booklet next Friday for two informal grades. Once completed, students will log into School Net and complete one IN EACH CATEGORY of the following quizzes. These will be due before school starts on Thursday May 21st. Students will get extra credit in the form of replacing their lowest informal grade with a 100 if they complete at least ten quizzes and score above an 80 on each of them. For students that have all A's as informal assignments, I will add ten points to your lowest formal grade.
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monday may 11
Today in class we began our EOG review. Students received an EOG review booklet and began completing it. Students should complete the first 6 pages through Human Body Systems today. THE REVIEW BOOKLET WILL COUNT AS TWO INFORMAL GRADES AND WILL BE DUE NEXT FRIDAY, MAY 22ND. IF STUDENTS LOSE THEIR BOOK, THEY WILL NOT GET ANOTHER, AND DUE TO HOW WE PIECED IT TOGETHER THERE IS NO ELECTRONIC COPY AVAILABLE. THEY MUST BE RESPONSIBLE IN KEEPING UP WITH IT!!
friday may 8
Today we will take the last human body systems test. Once the test is over, students can work on finishing their nervous systems Blendspace.
thursday may 7
Today in class we will review the study guide and prepare for the test. Students will have the remainder of the class to work on their Nervous system Blendspace or finish up their project. Projects are due tomorrow, and test on the last five body systems is tomorrow.
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wednesday may 6
Today in class students completed the study guide attached below on page 43, then continued working on their Nervous system Blendspace.
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tuesday may 5
Today students took a human body stem words quiz. Following the quiz they completed their Endocrine Blendspaces from yesterday and began the Nervous System Blendspace.Link:https://www.blendspace.com/lessons/yb2qW55a4Y6pig/nervous-system Pages and attachments below.
- page 40- Nervous system guided notes
- page 41- Nervous system worksheet
- page 42- Bill Nye Brain
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monday may 4
Today in class students will review the integumentary system. Once review is complete, students will begin the Endocrine System Blendspace. Link: https://www.blendspace.com/lessons/FTej5jRQGx_rqA/endocrine-system Notebook pages and attachment below:
- page 37- Endocrine system guided notes
- page 38- Endocrine system worksheet
- page 39- Endocrine system webquest
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friday may 1
Today's class period will be an independent workday for the human body systems project.
thursday april 30
Today in class students completed the Integumentary System Blendspace. Link: https://www.blendspace.com/lessons/Hk40Ggh-koEQ0g/integumentary-system-skin The page numbers and attachments are below:
- page 34: Integumentary system guided notes
- page 35: Skin diagram
- page 36: Bill Nye Skin
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wednesday april 29
Today in class students will complete test corrections on last week's test on page 33 of their notebook, and then I will review the immune system. Once completed, students will have the opportunity to finish up missing work, including the circulatory and immune Bill Nye videos, the bones quiz, stems quiz, and human body systems part 1 test. Once students have finished all make-up and missing work, they may continue to work on their project.
tuesday april 28
Today in class students completed the Immune System Blendspace (link: https://www.blendspace.com/lessons/bqtAzO_hwhcirA/immune-system-blendspace) Notebook pages listed below, worksheets attached below:
- page 29- Immune System guided notes
- page 30- Immune System diagram
- page 31- Immune System webquest
- page 32- Bill Nye Germs
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monday april 27
Today in class students had a workday to get caught up on their project.
friday april 24
Today in class students took their human body stems quiz. Once the quiz was complete, students worked on the Circulatory System Blendspace (link: https://www.blendspace.com/lessons/P-WMKfOM2nEzAQ/circulatory-system) Notebook pages (worksheets attached below):
- page 25- Blood circulation worksheet
- page 26- Cardiovascular health reading passage/worksheet
- page 27- How blood travels through the body fill in the blanks worksheet
- page 28- Bill Nye blood and circulation
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thursday april 23
Today in class we learned about the circulatory system. Students completed a graphic organizer on components of blood on page 23 (attached below) by using the powerpoint attached below. Then students learned about the structures and functions of the heart by completing vocabulary and diagramming the path of circulation in the body. Worksheet is attached below and model of the diagram is shown below. This goes on page 24.
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wednesday april 22
Today in class students completed their first human body systems test on the first five systems. Once completed, students had the opportunity to work on their projects.
tuesday april 21
Today students will review the study guide for tomorrow's test (key attached below). Once they have completed the review, students will complete a review crossword puzzle to turn in (attached below and will get placed on page 22 when returned). For the remainder of class, students will work individually on their human body systems project.
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monday april 20
Today in class we reviewed Friday's lesson on the digestive and urinary systems by reviewing guided notes and diagrams from both systems. Students completed a worksheet for each system on page 20. Students spent the remainder of the class completing their study guide on page 21 for Wednesday's test (attached below), which is due tomorrow.
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friday april 17
Today in class students completed a Blendspace on the digestive and urinary systems. The link for the Blendspace is:
https://www.blendspace.com/lessons/Mt2gZXbXCSXarQ/digestive-and-urinary-excretory-systems
Page numbers are as follows (with attachments below for anything not in the Blendspace):
Page 14- Digestive system guided notes
Page 15- Digestive system diagram
Page 16- Digestive system fill in the blank
Page 17- Urinary system guided notes
Page 18- Urinary system diagram
Page 19- Digestive/Urinary systems worksheet
https://www.blendspace.com/lessons/Mt2gZXbXCSXarQ/digestive-and-urinary-excretory-systems
Page numbers are as follows (with attachments below for anything not in the Blendspace):
Page 14- Digestive system guided notes
Page 15- Digestive system diagram
Page 16- Digestive system fill in the blank
Page 17- Urinary system guided notes
Page 18- Urinary system diagram
Page 19- Digestive/Urinary systems worksheet
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thursday april 16
Today in class students learned about the respiratory system. Students completed a warm-up chart on the skeletal and muscular systems as a warm up on page 10 (attached below) and took a brief 10 question quiz labeling the bones of the body. Students then completed guided notes on the respiratory system on page 11 (guided notes and Powerpoint attached below) and completed a diagram on page 12 and a worksheet on page 13 (both attached below). As a reminder, the crossword puzzle is due tomorrow.
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wednesday april 15
Today in class students learned about the muscular system. Students completed a graphic organizer on Body Organization and Structure (attached below), and then watched the Brainpop on the Muscular System. Students copied notes from the attached powerpoint on page 8 and began working on a crossword puzzle (attached below) that will be due FRIDAY and will be attached to page 9 once returned. Reminder: QUIZ ON LABELING THE SKELETON TOMORROW!
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tuesday april 14
Today in class students learned about the skeletal system. Students completed guided notes on page 7 (attached along with the powerpoint below) and completed a skeleton labeling activity on page 8, also attached below. Students will be quizzed on the labeling activity on Thursday.
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monday april 13
Welcome back! Today we will begin our Human Body Systems unit, which is our final unit of the school year! We will begin by setting up our new notebooks and reviewing our stem words (page 1, attached below) and major organs of the body chart (page 2, attached below). We will spend a great deal of time as I assign and review instructions for the cumulative Human Body Systems project which is attached below and on page 3 (big green sheet!). We will then begin our unit by watching a Brainpop on an introduction to the systems of the body and complete a worksheet on page 4 (attached below) as we watch the Amoeba Sisters video below. If there is time left at the end of class, students will independently begin exploring the following website: http://sciencenetlinks.com/esheets/all-systems-go/
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wednesday april 1
Today in my class and Ms. Gentile's class students will participate in an online pilot test for NC science. This test does not count as a grade- we are participating in helping to make testing better for science in NC! This will take the entire class period. Go to the following website: http://flora.p2061.org/tao
tuesday march 31
Today will be a make-up/catch-up day for any students who are not done with the following: Cloning Blendspace, Genetic Engineering Blendspace, or Heredity Wordsearch (Q4 grades), as well as Monohybrid Mice, Spongebob Genetics, or Genetics Creatures (Q3 grades). Anyone who is finished with everything may complete the attached Genetic Disorders Webquest for extra credit and submit it to me by Thursday morning before we leave for the field trip. Below is the website list in order for the extra credit webquest.
http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Genetic_Disorders/
http://www.achondroplasia.co.uk/
http://www.ygyh.org/cf/whatisit.htm
http://www.ygyh.org/dmd/whatisit.htm
http://www.ygyh.org/fragx/whatisit.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/klinefelterssyndrome.html
http://www.ygyh.org/marfan/whatisit.htm
http://www.medhelp.org/lib/pku.htm
http://www.pwsausa.org/faq.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001660.htm
http://medgen.genetics.utah.edu/photographs/pages/trisomy_18.htm
http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/CommonChild/turner_syndrome.asp
http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Genetic_Disorders/
http://www.achondroplasia.co.uk/
http://www.ygyh.org/cf/whatisit.htm
http://www.ygyh.org/dmd/whatisit.htm
http://www.ygyh.org/fragx/whatisit.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/klinefelterssyndrome.html
http://www.ygyh.org/marfan/whatisit.htm
http://www.medhelp.org/lib/pku.htm
http://www.pwsausa.org/faq.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001660.htm
http://medgen.genetics.utah.edu/photographs/pages/trisomy_18.htm
http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/CommonChild/turner_syndrome.asp
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monday march 30
Today in class students will continue the Cloning Blendspace from Friday. Students will have tomorrow to complete and it will be due on Wednesday for a grade.
friday march 27
Today in class students completed a Blendspace activity about cloning. There were three parts. First, a Bill Nye video (worksheet attached), second, a webquest (worksheet attached), and third, an activity where students answer 12 questions from the module. All of these will be continued in Monday's class. Students must log into their Blendspace.com account using their gaggle account and can access the module using this link: https://www.blendspace.com/lessons/TDPs-cnj4GCr6A/edit
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thursday march 26
Today in class students completed a Blendspace activity where they (1) watched three Dr Oz videos and answered a series of 7 questions, and then (2) completed a webquest on genetic engineering. Worksheet attached below for the webquest. Students must log into their Blendspace.com account using their gaggle account and can access the module using this link: https://www.blendspace.com/lessons/S5PeA8f4C_N_vg/edit This is due at the beginning of class tomorrow.
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wednesday march 25
Today in class students will take their heredity unit post test. After the test, students will be given a word search to be completed, due for a grade on Friday. A copy is attached below.
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tuesday march 24
Today in class we will review for tomorrow's unit test. The study guide issued last week will be reviewed and the answers are posted below. Once completed, students will review for the test by playing a Kahoot review game.
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monday march 23
Today in class students will begin by constructing their own pedigree on page 73 (the second page of the Constructing a Pedigree worksheet attached under Friday's date). Students will watch an Amoeba Sisters video (shown below) and complete the worksheet attached below on page 74. Once completed, students will spend the remainder of class working on the Pedigree Worksheet attached below on page 75. Students should complete the study guide handed out last week for homework- it is due tomorrow. Remember your heredity post test is on Wednesday!
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friday march 20
Today in class students began to learn about pedigree charts. Students completed the first slide of the powerpoint attached below on page 70, and attached the 1st page of "Constructing a Pedigree" attached below as a reference (we will complete page two of the worksheet on Monday). This will be the notes page for pedigrees. Students worked in groups to complete the Pedigree worksheet Pages 1 and 2 ONLY (omitting question 12) attached below on page 71 and the Pedigrees of the Rich and Famous worksheet page 3 ONLY (omitting question 5) attached below on page 72.
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thursday march 19
Today in class students completed test corrections from Monday's test on page 68. Once completed, students completed their meiosis foldable on page 67, their Snurfle webquest on page 60, and any other missing work they had. Once completed, students were given study guides (attached below) for next Wednesday's post-test on page 69.
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wednesday march 18
Today in class students reviewed meiosis and completed a worksheet on chromosomes on page 66 (attached below). Students began working on a meiosis foldable on page 67 (instructions attached below). This is not homework and students will continue working on it tomorrow.
tuesday march 17
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Today in class we will learn about meiosis. Students completed vocabulary on page 61 (attached below), guided notes on page 62 (attached below), the flowchart diagram of mitosis and meiosis on page 63 (attached below in same file as vocabulary), and mitosis vs meiosis venn diagram on page 65 (also attached in the same file as the vocabulary). Students then watched the Amoeba Sisters video: The Great Divide (link below) and completed the worksheet attached below on page 64.
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monday march 16
Today in class students completed their Heredity test. Once completed, students began an introductory activity to meiosis. Click the link below to complete the activity. Attached worksheet should be completed and attached on page 60. Worksheet should be completed by Thursday.
http://www.biomanbio.com/GamesandLabs/Genegames/snurfle_meiosis_and_genetics.html
http://www.biomanbio.com/GamesandLabs/Genegames/snurfle_meiosis_and_genetics.html
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friday march 13
Today in class students completed two worksheets (Zorks genetics, attached below) on page 58 and 59. Once these were complete, students worked at their own pace to complete yesterday's genetics creature, which is due Monday if not turned in today. Once finished, students either worked on missing/makeup work or created their own Punnett Square problems, traded with a partner, and solved each other's Punnett Squares. TEST ON PUNNETT SQUARES MONDAY!
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thursday march 12
Today we will continue to review Punnett Squares. Students will complete a review sheet on page 56 called Crosses Involving One Trait (attached below) and will be given instructions for creating a Genetics Creature. Students will choose between an alien, insect, superhero, or monster and complete the trait chart by flipping a coin to determine traits. The instructions (which should be attached on page 57) are attached below, along with the trait charts. This will be due for a grade on Monday and we will have additional time to work on it in class tomorrow.
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wednesday march 11
Today in class students worked individually to complete two worksheets: Spongebob genetics (attached below and will go on page 54 once returned) and Monohybrid Mice (attached below and will go on page 55 once returned). These are both due for a grade tomorrow.
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tuesday march 10
Today in class we continued to practice with Punnett Squares. We completed the warm-up, Heredity Overview Graphic Organizer (attached below) on page 50 and then completed Cell Cycle test corrections on page 51. The retest will be Wednesday during working lunch. Once completed, students worked together to complete Analysis of Punnett Squares worksheet on page 52 (attached below) and Punnett Squares Practice worksheet on page 53 (attached below).
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monday march 9
Today in class students will review Friday's notes and complete the first two rows of Punnett Square Exercises on page 46 (attached below) and we will review as a class. Students will complete the worksheet "What Determines the Sex of a Child?" on page 47 (attached below) and we will review as a class. Following these activities, students will complete the Simple Genetics Practice Problems worksheet on page 48 (showing their work on page 49), worksheet attached below. If students do not complete this, they should finish for homework. We will review tomorrow.
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friday march 6
Today in class we completed guided notes on heredity on pages 44 and 45. Guided notes powerpoint is attached below.
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thursday march 5
Today students will take their cell cycle test. Once complete, they will complete the vocabulary below on page 43 and finish their cell cycle foldable, which is due tomorrow.
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wednesday march 4
Today in class students will complete guided notes on Asexual vs Sexual Reproduction and attach them to page 42 (attached below). Students will spend the remainder of the class working on their cell cycle foldable and reviewing for tomorrow's test.
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tuesday march 3
Today in class we reviewed the fill in the blanks worksheet and reviewed a multiple choice activity on page 39 (attached below). On page 40, students were assigned a cell cycle worksheet (attached below) for homework. Students should try their best to complete it- I will check tomorrow to make sure it is attempted but it will not be a graded assignment. We began a foldable about the cell cycle in class today, and it will be due on Friday. Once returned it will go on page 41. Students should use the picture and instructions attached to complete their foldable.
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monday march 2
Today in class students will watch a Brainpop video on Mitosis and begin learning about the cell cycle. We will complete the cell cycle guided notes (attached under Friday's date below) and complete a cell cycle flow map on page 37 (worksheet and key attached below). Homework will be a fill in the blanks worksheet (below) attached on page 38, and will be due tomorrow.
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friday february 27
Today in class students will log onto their Blendspace accounts and complete the Intro to Mitosis II modules.
-Module 1- complete test corrections from Tuesday on page 33.(questions attached below- students have their answer sheets)
-Module 2- watch the Bill Nye Genes video and complete the worksheet to be turned in- once returned it will be placed on page 34. (below)
-Module 3- watch the Amoeba Sisters video and complete the worksheet on page 35. (also attached below)
-Module 4- preview the guided notes and fill in the blanks on the guided notes worksheet on page 36. (also attached below)
-Module 5- for anyone who finishes early, begin exploring the Centre of the Cell interactive mitosis website
-Module 1- complete test corrections from Tuesday on page 33.(questions attached below- students have their answer sheets)
-Module 2- watch the Bill Nye Genes video and complete the worksheet to be turned in- once returned it will be placed on page 34. (below)
-Module 3- watch the Amoeba Sisters video and complete the worksheet on page 35. (also attached below)
-Module 4- preview the guided notes and fill in the blanks on the guided notes worksheet on page 36. (also attached below)
-Module 5- for anyone who finishes early, begin exploring the Centre of the Cell interactive mitosis website
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wednesday february 25
Today in class students watched an introductory Brainpop video on DNA and chromosomes and completed guided notes on page 32 (attached below). Students were also introduced to two new technology applications that we will be using frequently in class. Don't forget the protist webquest is due tomorrow!
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tuesday february 24
Today in class students will take their test on Cell Processes and Protists. Following the test, students will continue working on their Protist webquest activity. This assignment should be worked on at home on Tuesday night and Wednesday night, as it will be due for a grade on Thursday.
monday february 23
Today in class students will review the study guide for tomorrow's test. Answer key is posted below. Following the study guide review, students will begin working on a Protist webquest activity.
Links for the first two pages are listed below.
Kingdom Protista Webquest (page 1)
Questions 1-2: http://www1.broward.edu/~ssimpson/JMDelvecchio-Paramecium.htm
Question 3: http://staff.jccc.net/pdecell/cells/paramicium.html
Questions 4-5: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/protists/amoeba.shtml
Questions 6-8: http://staff.jccc.net/pdecell/protista/euglena.html
Protist Internet Lab (page 2)
http://sciencespot.net/
When you get to question #2 under ciliates- it is asking you what is the animalcule name for Paramecium: the _____ animalcule. You may have to google this!
When you get to question #3 under flagellated protozoa- it is asking you about the storage grains.
When you get to question #5 under flagellated protozoa- you have to look at the picture and then read the passage- infer what it's asking you!
When you get to question #6 under flagellated protozoa- google Haematococcus and answer the question.
All other webquest worksheets in the packet should be completed without the internet, only following directions on the worksheets. **PAY CLOSE ATTENTION to the directions on the coloring sheets!** If you need additional space to answer any of the questions, use the bottom of that particular page. BE THOROUGH and PAY ATTENTION TO DETAIL.
Ameba coloring sheet: Question #8 should read "How are PROTISTS classified?"
Euglena coloring sheet: The parts of the euglena are not labeled. YOU have to figure out what each organelle is and color it accordingly.
Volvox coloring sheet: You will have to INFER the answer to some of the questions after reading the passage.
Don't forget tomorrow is the Cell Processes and Protists test! Study tonight!
Links for the first two pages are listed below.
Kingdom Protista Webquest (page 1)
Questions 1-2: http://www1.broward.edu/~ssimpson/JMDelvecchio-Paramecium.htm
Question 3: http://staff.jccc.net/pdecell/cells/paramicium.html
Questions 4-5: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/protists/amoeba.shtml
Questions 6-8: http://staff.jccc.net/pdecell/protista/euglena.html
Protist Internet Lab (page 2)
http://sciencespot.net/
When you get to question #2 under ciliates- it is asking you what is the animalcule name for Paramecium: the _____ animalcule. You may have to google this!
When you get to question #3 under flagellated protozoa- it is asking you about the storage grains.
When you get to question #5 under flagellated protozoa- you have to look at the picture and then read the passage- infer what it's asking you!
When you get to question #6 under flagellated protozoa- google Haematococcus and answer the question.
All other webquest worksheets in the packet should be completed without the internet, only following directions on the worksheets. **PAY CLOSE ATTENTION to the directions on the coloring sheets!** If you need additional space to answer any of the questions, use the bottom of that particular page. BE THOROUGH and PAY ATTENTION TO DETAIL.
Ameba coloring sheet: Question #8 should read "How are PROTISTS classified?"
Euglena coloring sheet: The parts of the euglena are not labeled. YOU have to figure out what each organelle is and color it accordingly.
Volvox coloring sheet: You will have to INFER the answer to some of the questions after reading the passage.
Don't forget tomorrow is the Cell Processes and Protists test! Study tonight!
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friday february 20
Today in class students will complete a warm-up on page 30 (attached below). Students will complete a venn diagram comparing and contrasting any two protists on page 28, working with their lab partner. We will watch a variety of video clips showing how protists move, eat, and reproduce. (Links attached below.) Students will complete a protist foldable on page 31 (attached below).
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thursday february 19
Today in class we will begin learning about protists. On page 26, students will complete the 7 vocabulary words attached below, and on page 27 students will complete the graphic organizer (template, answer key, and illustrations to cut and paste attached below). We will also watch the protist Brainpop video. I also assigned the study guide (due Monday) for Tuesday's test. This goes on page 29 (something else will go on page 28 tomorrow).
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thursday february 12
Today in class students will complete a photosynthesis/cellular respiration graphic organizer on page 25 (attached below). We will review photosynthesis and cellular respiration by completing a kinesthetic activity where students will be atoms of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen and combine to create different molecules, creating the formulas for photosynthesis and cellular respiration. The remainder of the class will be spent returning graded assignments and completing a notebook check.
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wednesday february 11
Today in class students created a foldable comparing photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Instructions are attached below. It should be completed for homework and turned in tomorrow. Once it is returned it will be attached to page 24.
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tuesday february 10
Today in class students reviewed photosynthesis and began to learn about cellular respiration. Students completed guided notes on page 22 of their notebook (attached below) and completed a cut and paste activity on page 23 (also attached below). Students who did not complete the cut and paste activity should complete it for homework. The recipe card and comic strip from the previous week's Blendspace activity are due tomorrow as well.
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monday february 9
Today in class students will complete test corrections from last week's test on page 21 of their notebook. Once they have completed them, students will complete their Blendspace modules. The last 20 minutes of class I will review the photosynthesis notes and illustrations students should have completed from pages 16-20.
Friday february 6
The Stems test has been rescheduled for next Tuesday. Today students will continue to work on their Blendspace module assignment.
thursday february 5
Today in class students will learn about photosynthesis by using a new program called Blendspace. Students will begin working on a 12-module assignment that we will finish by next Monday. Students will use Chromebooks to go to www.blendspace.com and set up their account and begin the activity. There are 12 modules- some require answering questions on the site in the comments section, others require things to be put into their notebooks, and two require things to be turned in for a grade. Each module lists the instructions. The pages that should be set up in their notebooks are as follows and sample pages will be posted:
p16- Photosynthesis Guided Notes (file attached below)
p17- Photosynthesis Graphic Organizer
p18- Photosynthesis Illustration
p19- Photosynthesis Fill in the Blank (attached below)
p20- Photosynthesis Diagram
Any file that isn't attached below has to be created from the module in their notebook. Each class has their own account code:
Red- TMLM
Yellow- CTIB
Green- AIHR
Blue- TBOA
p16- Photosynthesis Guided Notes (file attached below)
p17- Photosynthesis Graphic Organizer
p18- Photosynthesis Illustration
p19- Photosynthesis Fill in the Blank (attached below)
p20- Photosynthesis Diagram
Any file that isn't attached below has to be created from the module in their notebook. Each class has their own account code:
Red- TMLM
Yellow- CTIB
Green- AIHR
Blue- TBOA
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wednesday february 4
Today in class students will take their cell structure and function test. Once the test is complete, students may continue working on their cell part superhero assignment (due tomorrow) as well as any missing/makeup work.
tuesday february 3
Today in class we reviewed the study guide for tomorrow's test (attached below). Students were given instructions for the Cell Part Superhero assignment (below), which will be due on Thursday and will go on page 15 once returned. Students spent the rest of the class working individually to complete missing work (flash cards), the crossword assigned yesterday, and the Cell Part Superhero. Once completed, students had the opportunity to visit a website to interactively review for tomorrow's test. The website is listed below.
Cell Part Superhero Assignment:
Choose one of the following cell parts: cell membrane, chloroplast, mitochondria, cell wall, nucleus, lysosome, ribosome, endoplasmic reticulum, or vacuole. Invent your own Cell Part Superhero. Your Cell Part Superhero can be male or female. Draw and color the Cell Part Superhero on plain white paper or construction paper. The superhero should:
a. Have a name (ex: Captain Cytoplasm)
b. Look like the actual cell part (shape and color)
c. Describe his or her functions within the cell, “spoken” as a cartoon using captions or bubbles
d. Tell whether they are found in plants, animals, or both
e. Explain what the world would be like without them. Meaning, how the organism would be effected if this cell part superhero did not exist!
www.centreofthecell.org/games
Visit the two pages/activities below:
Cell Part Superhero Assignment:
Choose one of the following cell parts: cell membrane, chloroplast, mitochondria, cell wall, nucleus, lysosome, ribosome, endoplasmic reticulum, or vacuole. Invent your own Cell Part Superhero. Your Cell Part Superhero can be male or female. Draw and color the Cell Part Superhero on plain white paper or construction paper. The superhero should:
a. Have a name (ex: Captain Cytoplasm)
b. Look like the actual cell part (shape and color)
c. Describe his or her functions within the cell, “spoken” as a cartoon using captions or bubbles
d. Tell whether they are found in plants, animals, or both
e. Explain what the world would be like without them. Meaning, how the organism would be effected if this cell part superhero did not exist!
www.centreofthecell.org/games
Visit the two pages/activities below:
- What is a cell?
- Explore a cell
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monday february 2
Today in class we reviewed last week's Organelles Graphic Organizer and Cell as a City analogies worksheet. Students completed a levels of organization cut and paste activity on page 13 (worksheet attached and model page shown below). Students were assigned a crossword puzzle to be turned in on Wednesday and to be attached to page 14 once returned (attached below). Students were given the remainder of the class to work on their flashcards (assigned last Thursday) and study guide (assigned last Friday), both of which are due tomorrow.
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friday january 30
Today in class we did our Incredible Edible Cell activity! We completed a worksheet on page 11 beforehand (attached below). Once students completed their activity, they continued to work on their flashcards assigned yesterday and then began their study guide on page 12 for Wednesday's test (also attached below). Below are a couple of pictures from the lab. Thank you to everyone who donated supplies to make it such a fun activity!
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thursday january 29
Today in class students completed an Organelles Graphic Organizer and a worksheet called "How is a cell like a city?" and attached it to page 9. Following this assignments, students began creating organelle flashcards to place in a pocket created on page 10. These will be worked on in class and taken up for a grade next Tuesday. Each card should have a colored picture with the name of the organelle on one side, and the structure (what it looks like) and function (what it does) on the other side. The ten words are:
- cell membrane
- cell wall
- cytoplasm
- chloroplast
- mitochondria
- endoplasmic reticulum
- lysosome
- ribosome
- nucleus
- vacuole
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wednesday january 28
Today in class students will complete a plant cells vs animal cells coloring/labeling worksheet on page 6 (attached below). After the activity, students will watch the Bill Nye Cells video (shown below) and complete the worksheet attached below on page 8. Homework will be to complete the Cell Organelle Riddles worksheet attached below on page 7. A completed picture of page 8 (coloring worksheet) is shown below.
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tuesday january 27
Students watched the video below, "The Wacky History of Cell Theory", and then were introduced to cells by watching this link: Brainpop: Cells. Students completed the guided notes attached from yesterday on page 5. Homework tonight is to complete the prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cells graphic organizer on page 4.
monday january 26
Today in class we began our new unit on Cells. We started out by completing test corrections from last week's Weather Chapter 3 test. Following test corrections, students set up their new Cells and Genetics Unit notebooks.
p1- Cells Unit Stems, Prefixes and Suffixes- The attached cell unit stems worksheet will be attached here. We will have a test on this next Friday.
p2- Characteristics of Life Notes- Using the guided notes attached below, write the entire Characteristics of Life slide on page 2.
p3- Cell Theory Notes- Using the guided notes attached below, write the slides for Theory and Cell Theory on page 3
p4- Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic- Graphic organizer attached below goes on page 4. It will not get completed today.
p5- Cell Structures and Functions Guided Notes- Guided notes will be attached here but not completed today.
Homework today will be to draw pictures for the 4 characteristics of life on page 2 and the three parts of cell theory on page 3.
p1- Cells Unit Stems, Prefixes and Suffixes- The attached cell unit stems worksheet will be attached here. We will have a test on this next Friday.
p2- Characteristics of Life Notes- Using the guided notes attached below, write the entire Characteristics of Life slide on page 2.
p3- Cell Theory Notes- Using the guided notes attached below, write the slides for Theory and Cell Theory on page 3
p4- Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic- Graphic organizer attached below goes on page 4. It will not get completed today.
p5- Cell Structures and Functions Guided Notes- Guided notes will be attached here but not completed today.
Homework today will be to draw pictures for the 4 characteristics of life on page 2 and the three parts of cell theory on page 3.
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thursday january 22
Today in class students will complete an online tutorial about isobars and complete the corresponding worksheet. The worksheet and link are below:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=drawing%20isobars%20introduction%20powerpoint&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCQQFjAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fhastscienceolympiad.wikispaces.com%2Ffile%2Fview%2FDrawing%2Bisobars%2Bintro.pps&ei=ab-_VNfAKojngwSQrYHIBQ&usg=AFQjCNFL8JC_TY2HG2UTQWZZf0xdlfo6Ng&sig2=4IDrhHaZ3prUUyRAIObysw
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=drawing%20isobars%20introduction%20powerpoint&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCQQFjAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fhastscienceolympiad.wikispaces.com%2Ffile%2Fview%2FDrawing%2Bisobars%2Bintro.pps&ei=ab-_VNfAKojngwSQrYHIBQ&usg=AFQjCNFL8JC_TY2HG2UTQWZZf0xdlfo6Ng&sig2=4IDrhHaZ3prUUyRAIObysw
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Once this assignment is completed, complete the rest of the worksheets in the packet (not attached below). All worksheets in the packet will be turned in for a grade and placed on page 59 once graded and returned. If you are absent, you only have to make up the first part above with the link and worksheet.
wednesday january 21
Today in class students completed the Chapter 3 test and a notebook check.
tuesday january 20
Today in class students completed their group projects and presented them as students fill out graphic organizers on page 58. Graphic organizer and key are attached below. We also reviewed the study guide assigned last week. Study guide key also attached below. TEST TOMORROW!
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friday january 16
Today in class students worked in groups of 2 or 3 to research a specific weather instrument. On Tuesday groups will present their research. If a student was absent today they are exempt from the assignment.
thursday january 15
Today in class students will complete a Webquest on weather predictions. The worksheet and link to the Webquest are attached below. This will be finished for homework if not finished in class and turned in for a grade tomorrow, then placed on page 57.
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IF STUDENTS FINISH EARLY THEY SHOULD WORK ON THE NEXT WEBQUEST BELOW. THIS IS NOT DUE FOR A GRADE.
Weather Patterns and Severe Storms Webquest. Click the links below to answer the following questions on your worksheet.
**This will be saved for a later date!**
What is an air mass?
1. What is an air mass?
2. What is the difference between a tropical and polar air mass?
What Causes High Pressure?
3. What causes an air mass to have high pressure?
What Causes Low Pressure?
4. What causes an air mass to have low pressure?
Warm Fronts
5. When a warm front moves through an area, what will happen to the temperature?
6. Look at the first diagram. There are two temperatures written in blue (28 and 31). These numbers will change once the warm front moves through. What do you think the temperatures will change to? Why?
Cold Fronts
7. When a cold front moves through an area, what will happen to the temperature?
8. Look at the first diagram. There are two temperatures written in red (55 and 62). These numbers will change once the cold front moves through. What do you think the temperatures will change to? Why?
Occluded Fronts
9. What is an occluded front?
10. What will happen to the temperature once an occluded front moves through?
Tornado Alley
11. What 19 states make up tornado alley? (abbreviations are fine)
Tornadoes in the United States
12. Which state gets the most tornadoes per square mile?
US Tornado Climatology
13. Where in the world can tornadoes happen?
14. Where in the world are tornadoes most likely to happen?
Tornadoes
http://www.weatherwhizkids.com/weather-tornado.htm
15. What is a tornado?
16. What weather is needed for a tornado to form?
17. What time of year are tornadoes most likely to occur?
18. Using the Fujita Scale, what are the strongest tornadoes labeled? What are the wind speeds and damages associated with them?
What is wind?
http://www.weatherwhizkids.com/weather-wind.htm
19. How is wind produced?
20. What causes the wind to blow?
21. What is the jet stream?
22. Draw and label the diagram of the Earth’s global wind patterns
23. What are the doldrums?
Hurricanes
http://www.weatherwhizkids.com/weather-hurricane.htm
24. How large can hurricanes get and how long do they last?
25. What is the “eye” of the hurricane and what is the weather like inside the eye?
26. Hurricanes form over what type of water conditions?
27. How strong are winds in a category 5 hurricane?
**Hurricane Watches and Warnings**
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/prepare/wwa.php
28. What is the difference between a hurricane watch and a hurricane warning?
**Intensity Scales**
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshws.php
29. Which intensity scale is used for hurricanes?
30. If a hurricane has wind speeds of 103 mph, what category storm is it?
Weather Patterns and Severe Storms Webquest. Click the links below to answer the following questions on your worksheet.
**This will be saved for a later date!**
What is an air mass?
1. What is an air mass?
2. What is the difference between a tropical and polar air mass?
What Causes High Pressure?
3. What causes an air mass to have high pressure?
What Causes Low Pressure?
4. What causes an air mass to have low pressure?
Warm Fronts
5. When a warm front moves through an area, what will happen to the temperature?
6. Look at the first diagram. There are two temperatures written in blue (28 and 31). These numbers will change once the warm front moves through. What do you think the temperatures will change to? Why?
Cold Fronts
7. When a cold front moves through an area, what will happen to the temperature?
8. Look at the first diagram. There are two temperatures written in red (55 and 62). These numbers will change once the cold front moves through. What do you think the temperatures will change to? Why?
Occluded Fronts
9. What is an occluded front?
10. What will happen to the temperature once an occluded front moves through?
Tornado Alley
11. What 19 states make up tornado alley? (abbreviations are fine)
Tornadoes in the United States
12. Which state gets the most tornadoes per square mile?
US Tornado Climatology
13. Where in the world can tornadoes happen?
14. Where in the world are tornadoes most likely to happen?
Tornadoes
http://www.weatherwhizkids.com/weather-tornado.htm
15. What is a tornado?
16. What weather is needed for a tornado to form?
17. What time of year are tornadoes most likely to occur?
18. Using the Fujita Scale, what are the strongest tornadoes labeled? What are the wind speeds and damages associated with them?
What is wind?
http://www.weatherwhizkids.com/weather-wind.htm
19. How is wind produced?
20. What causes the wind to blow?
21. What is the jet stream?
22. Draw and label the diagram of the Earth’s global wind patterns
23. What are the doldrums?
Hurricanes
http://www.weatherwhizkids.com/weather-hurricane.htm
24. How large can hurricanes get and how long do they last?
25. What is the “eye” of the hurricane and what is the weather like inside the eye?
26. Hurricanes form over what type of water conditions?
27. How strong are winds in a category 5 hurricane?
**Hurricane Watches and Warnings**
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/prepare/wwa.php
28. What is the difference between a hurricane watch and a hurricane warning?
**Intensity Scales**
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshws.php
29. Which intensity scale is used for hurricanes?
30. If a hurricane has wind speeds of 103 mph, what category storm is it?
wednesday january 14
Today in class students reviewed the tornadoes vs hurricanes worksheet from yesterday and worked independently to complete the Chapter 3 crossword on page 56 (attached below) and the Chapter 3 study guide on page 55 (also attached below), The study guide will be due for a grade next Tuesday and the crossword is due for a grade tomorrow.
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tuesday january 13
Today in class students completed guided notes for section 3.3 on page 52 using the conclusion of yesterday's PowerPoint (both attached under yesterday's info). Students watched the video clips in the PowerPoint and received an illustration of tornado formation and placed it on page 53 (attached below). Students completed yesterday's graphic organizer on page 51 (completed version attached below for reference). At the end of class students had a few minutes to work on a Tornadoes vs Hurricanes worksheet on page 54 (called "Do the facts ring true", attached below). This worksheet should be completed for homework this evening.
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monday january 12
Today in class students will learn about hurricanes and severe winter weather. Students will complete guided notes on page 50 (attached below) following the PowerPoint also attached below. Students will begin creating a graphic organizer on storms (template attached below) on page 51 and will be completed tomorrow with the conclusion of the PowerPoint. At the end of class, students watched a 30 minute documentary on Hurricane Sandy, link below.
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friday january 9
Today in class students took a quiz on air masses and fronts. After the quiz they completed a graphic organizer on high and low pressure systems on page 47 of their notebook (answer key attached below) and we reviewed it in class. Following this activity we watched Bill Nye: Storms and completed the worksheet on page 48, also attached below. When students receive today's returned quiz, it will go on page 49.
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thursday january 8
Today in class we reviewed air masses and fronts and completed a graphic organizer about fronts on page 46 using the attached template. Students used notes on page 43 and yesterday's graphic organizer to create this. Following this activity students completed their guided notes on page 43 and PowerPoint (attached under Tuesday's date below) by learning about high and low pressure systems. We watched a video clip to help better understand high and low pressure systems, which is embedded in the PowerPoint presentation.
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wednesday january 7
Today in class we learned about cold, warm, and stationary fronts. We completed the guided notes (attached under yesterday's agenda below) through fronts using yesterday's PowerPoint. Students created a graphic organizer on page 45 with the three types of fronts. A template for how page 45 should be set up and the illustration that should be recreated are attached below.
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tuesday january 6
Today in class students learned about air masses. Students completed guided notes on page 43 (attached below) up to "Weather changes where air masses meet" using the attached PowerPoint. Students worked with partners to complete four worksheets attached below and placed them on page 44.
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monday january 5
Today in class students received their Chapter 2 test and completed test corrections on page 40. On pages 41 and 42 students completed Chapter 3 vocabulary (attached below). Any vocabulary that was not finished should be completed for homework and will be checked tomorrow.
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friday december 19
wednesday december 17 and thursday december 18
Wednesday and Thursday students will watch the movie, "The Day After Tomorrow" and answer guided questions to go along with the movie. These questions will go on page 39 of their notebooks.
tuesday december 16
Today in class students will complete their Chapter 2 test. Once it is complete, they will complete a Chapter 3 word search to be turned in by Friday.
monday december 15
Today in class students completed and reviewed their study guides for tomorrow's test and played a Kahoot review game. A copy of the study guide key is attached below.
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friday december 12
Today in class students will work in their groups to complete their clouds poster project. Once complete, students will begin their Chapter 2 test study guide, attached below. This should be completed on page 37 of their notebook.
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thursday december 11
Today in class students completed and reviewed yesterday's worksheets and then worked in groups of 4-5 to complete a poster illustrating the 11 types of clouds we have studied this week. Students will complete the assignment in class tomorrow.
wednesday december 10
Today in class students will complete the notes from yesterday on page 34. Following the guided notes, students will review a graphic organizer on clouds (attached below and to be placed on page 35) and then will work with their partners to complete the clouds worksheets attached below- these should be placed on page 36.
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tuesday december 9
Today in class students will begin to learn about water in the atmosphere, completing the attached guided notes up to the "Classification of Clouds" section on page 34 of their notebook. (PowerPoint is attached as well and we will complete through slide #10.) Video clips are embedded in the PowerPoint as well. Following the notes, students will take a notebook check quiz and quizzes and papers from the last week will be returned and filed in notebooks.
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monday december 8
Today in class students took a quiz on air pressure and wind patterns. This will be attached to page 31 when returned. Following the quiz, students will complete the notes from the PowerPoint found from last Wednesday. Guided notes are attached from last Wednesday and the last page should go on page 32 of the notebook. On page 33, students will draw the diagrams for land and sea breezes (sample shown below) using slide number 25 or page 53 of the textbook as a reference.
friday december 5
Today in class students will reinforce their knowledge about global winds. Students will complete a foldable (guidelines attached below) and turn it in for a grade. Once returned, this will be placed on page 29. Students will review this week's vocabulary by completing a crossword puzzle (attached below) and turning it in, also for a grade. Students will receive the crossword puzzle back next week and place it on page 30. Students should refer to vocabulary from Monday's class to complete the puzzle.
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thursday december 4
Today in class students continued to learn about global winds, completing the worksheet on page 25 from yesterday and through slide 18 on yesterday's PowerPoint. Following the notes, students completed an illustration of global winds and calm regions on page 26. The activity is attached below, and a sample from the board in class today is shown below. Students were given a reading passage and a worksheet the last 15 minutes of class to complete. If they didn't complete it in class, it is to be completed for homework and is due at the beginning of class tomorrow. When this worksheet is returned, students will attach it to page 28.
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wednesday december 3
Today in class we began to learn about how air pressure creates wind. Students completed page 1 of the guided notes attached below (through the Coriolis Effect) on page 25 of their notebook. This was through slide 11 of the PowerPoint attached below. (The remainder will be completed tomorrow.) Students used slide 4 of the PowerPoint to create the diagram "How Wind Forms" on page 26 of their notebook. Sample page shown below.
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tuesday december 2
Today in class students will learn about air pressure. Guided notes (attached below) will be attached to page 24 and will follow along from the PowerPoint attached below. Students will watch the video "Air Pressure Explained" (link below) and will complete the Bill Nye video and worksheet from yesterday.
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monday december 1
Today in class students will be introduced to Chapter 2 vocabulary by completing an around the room vocabulary assignment on pages 21 and 22 of their notebook. Powerpoint of vocabulary set up and word document of correct definitions are attached below. Following the vocabulary assignment, students will begin watching a Bill Nye video on Wind and complete the worksheet attached below on page 23. Video link is below.
**Note: We did not get to the Bill Nye video today- we will save it for later this week or early next week.**
**Note: We did not get to the Bill Nye video today- we will save it for later this week or early next week.**
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tuesday november 25
Today in class students will finish their partner assignment: Climate Change Webquest on Google Classroom. Once this activity is completed, students will work with their lab partners to complete an activity on Carbon Footprints (optional activity once everything else is completed) or they will complete makeup work and/or retests as necessary. Have a great Thanksgiving break!
monday november 24
Today in class students will complete the video: "Chasing Ice" and will engage in a group discussion answering the questions on page 20 of their notebook. (Questions are attached below.) Following the video and discussion, students will work in partners to complete a webquest via Google Classroom on climate change. Webquest should be submitted via Google Classroom, but a copy is attached below for your reference.
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friday november 21
Today in class students will watch a documentary called "Chasing Ice" in order to better understand global climate change and human effects on our atmosphere. Students will have a worksheet to complete that will be taped on page 20 of their notebooks. If you're interested in watching, the video is an hour and 15 minutes and is available on Netflix.
thursday november 20
Today in class students will take their Ch1 Weather and Atmosphere test. The test will be completed online via Google Forms. The link to the test taken by the class is here. https://docs.google.com/a/cms.k12.nc.us/forms/d/1S4s3GhosrLnQzVBV12lPaHDrSPfWntZiLDkU0M9yBL8/edit#
wednesday november 19
Today in class we will review the study guide students completed on pages 17 and 18. A copy of the study guide key will be attached below after class on Wednesday. Following the study guide review, students will participate in an interactive Kahoot review game. Website link will be attached here tomorrow after class.
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tuesday november 18
Today in class students will complete a graphic organizer on page 16 on Human Effects on the Atmosphere. Students will simply take their notes from yesterday and organize them in a visually interesting way to help them better understand the material. Guidelines are attached below. Following the completion of the graphic organizer, students will receive and begin completing their study guide for Thursday's test on pages 17 and 18. Study guide should be completed for homework if not completed in class, and is attached below for reference.
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monday november 17
Today in class students completed guided notes on Human Effects on the Atmosphere on page 15. Guided notes and PowerPoint are attached below. Students also watched Brainpop: Greenhouse Effect as a review from Friday's notes.
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friday november 14
Today in class students worked together to complete a graphic organizer on the gases in the atmosphere. The graphic organizer (attached below) should be attached to page 14. Following the activity, we completed the PowerPoint for the graphic organizer, also attached below, along with the answer key to the graphic organizer.
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thursday november 13
Today in class students will finish their layers of the atmosphere cut and paste activity on page 12. Once completed, students will receive last week's quiz on Density and Heat Transfer and attach it to page 10. For the remainder of the class, students will create a foldable on the layers of the atmosphere that will be placed on page 13 once it is graded and returned. Instructions for the assignment are attached below. This assignment will be turned in for a grade on Friday and should be completed for homework if it isn't finished in class.
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wednesday november 12
Today in class we will review the layers of the atmosphere graphic organizer (attached under Monday's date) by completing the attached PowerPoint. A sample of the completed graphic organizer is shown below and should be attached to page 11. On page 12, students will complete a cut and paste activity where they attach pictures of characteristics to different layers of the atmosphere. The cut and paste pictures are attached below and a sample of the completed page is shown below.
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monday november 10
Today in class students will complete a graphic organizer on the layers of the atmosphere using various articles from the internet. Students will take the entire class to complete this assignment and we will review it on Wednesday. The graphic organizer is attached below.
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friday november 7
Today in class students will complete a quiz on density and heat transfer. (The quiz will be attached to page 9 once graded and returned.) Following the quiz, students will receive their instructions for the layers of the atmosphere project (attached below) that will be due on Tuesday, November 25th. **PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOUR CHILD IS NOT GOING TO BE HERE THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING, IT IS DUE THE FRIDAY BEFOREHAND!!** We will end class by watching Bill Nye: Atmosphere and completing a worksheet to go along with it. This assignment will be graded and will be taped on page 8 once returned. The link for the video is below, along with the worksheet.
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thursday november 6
Today in class students reviewed the concepts of radiation, conduction, and convection with the Transfer of Energy PowerPoint (attached below). Students completed their foldable on page 1 from Tuesday using those terms, and completed a cut and paste activity on page 6. A sample of the cut and paste activity on page 6 is shown below. On page 7 students completed an illustration of the last slide of the Transfer of Energy PowerPoint, sample page shown below. There will be a quiz tomorrow on the first 7 pages of the notebook!
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wednesday november 5
Today in class students will review the water cycle. Students will complete a colored and labeled illustration on page 3 (using the last slide of yesterday's Earth's Atmosphere PowerPoint), and will complete a vocabulary graphic organizer on page 4 (PowerPoint slide of what it should look like is attached below). Students will complete a fill-in-the-blanks activity on page 5, also attached below. Scroll down to the bottom of the attachment for the key.
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tuesday november 4
Today in class students will set up their new notebooks. Students will complete a vocabulary foldable on density on page 1 while going through our guided notes PowerPoint. Students will complete a chart on the components of the atmosphere on page 2 as we go through a PowerPoint on the components of the atmosphere. The PowerPoints, vocabulary, and samples of pages 1 and 2 are attached and shown below.
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monday november 3
Today in class students received their Circuits/Simple Machines post-test and completed test corrections on page 61 of their notebook. Students completed their pre-test for the new Weather and Atmosphere unit and began to set up their new notebooks for the new unit. Students will need both notebooks tomorrow.
wednesday october 29 and thursday october 30
Wednesday and Thursday students will work with their partner to complete the Rube Goldberg design project. Students are not actually creating the Rube Goldberg machine, but they are following the rubric to complete the design and write-up. This will be due at the end of the class on Thursday for a grade.
tuesday october 28
Today students will take their post-test on simple machines and circuits. Following the test, students will work with their lab partners to begin creating a design for a Rube Goldberg machine. Instructions and Rubric are attached below.
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monday october 27
Today in class we reviewed the study guide assigned on Friday. Following the study guide review, students completed the circuits lab, electricity webquest, and simple machines webquest that were assigned over the last two weeks.
Friday october 24
Today students completed notes on mechanical advantage on page 59 of their notebooks (attached below) and completed the study guide for Tuesday's test in class on page 60 (also attached below).
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thurdsay october 23
Today students will complete a foldable on classes of levers on page 57 of their notebook using yesterday's powerpoint. (Sample page shown below- ignore the dates on the top of the pages.) Following the levers foldable, students will complete a simple machines scavenger hunt activity (attached below) on page 58 of their notebook.
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wednesday october 22
Today in class students completed guided notes on simple machines (Powerpoint attached below) and created a graphic organizer on page 56 with each simple machine, its definition, and examples with pictures. Sample page shown below. Students watched 2-3 minute Brainpop video clips for each simple machine. These can be found at www.brainpop.com.
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tuesday october 21
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monday october 20
Today in class students reviewed circuits and watched Bill Nye: Electricity. See video and worksheet attached below. Worksheet gets attached to page 51. Following the video, students completed a quick quiz on circuits.
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friday october 17
Today students will complete a webquest on circuits and electricity. A copy of the webquest is attached and the links to complete the worksheet are listed in order below.
1. http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter02.html
2. http://science.howstuffworks.com/electricity.htm/printable
3. http://www.edu.pe.ca/kish/Grassroots/Elect/whatis.htm
4. http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=electricity_science-basics
5. http://www.explainthatstuff.com/electricity.html
6. http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter02.html
7. http://www.explainthatstuff.com/electricity.html
8. http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/circuit-construction-kit-dc-virtual-lab
1. http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter02.html
2. http://science.howstuffworks.com/electricity.htm/printable
3. http://www.edu.pe.ca/kish/Grassroots/Elect/whatis.htm
4. http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=electricity_science-basics
5. http://www.explainthatstuff.com/electricity.html
6. http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter02.html
7. http://www.explainthatstuff.com/electricity.html
8. http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/circuit-construction-kit-dc-virtual-lab
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thursday october 16
Today in class students finished yesterday's interactive PowerPoint. Following the PowerPoint, students completed a lab with a partner where they built different series and parallel circuits. When students receive their returned lab sheets, they will attach them to page 52 of their notebook.
wednesday october 15
Today in class students will begin learning about circuits. Students will work through the interactive PowerPoint (attached below) and will create a circuits graphic organizer (PowerPoint with instructions and sample picture attached below) on page 48 and a symbol key on page 49 that we will add to throughout the week. The symbols can be found in the attached PowerPoint notes. We will conclude the PowerPoint interactive notes tomorrow.
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tuesday october 14
Today in class students finished competing in the self-propelled car race. Following the race, students took a pre-test on circuits and simple machines and finished their circuits visual vocabulary on pages 45 and 46 that was assigned on Friday (see Friday's agenda below for vocab attached). Once this was completed, students received their energy post-test and completed test corrections on page 47. Any student who did not receive a 70 or higher is required to complete the request to retest form and complete the retest next week.
monday october 13
Today in class students raced their self-propelled cars! We logged the distance, time, and speed for each car and each class had a winner! Tomorrow the top students from each class will compete and we will have a team and 7th grade winner!
friday october 10
Today in class students will complete the energy unit post-test. This is a brief multiple choice assessment that will not take much class time. Following the test, students will complete an energy crossword puzzle to be turned in for a grade. If it is not completed, it will be homework, but it is a very short activity and all students will have the opportunity to complete it if they use their time effectively. For any student who finishes, they may begin the Circuits unit vocabulary on pages 45 and 46. The words are listed below and there should be three columns as always: word, definition, and picture. This is NOT homework if it isn't completed- we will finish it next week. DON'T FORGET THAT THE SELF-PROPELLED CAR PROJECT IS DUE MONDAY!!
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thursday october 9
Today in class students will complete a fill-in-the-blanks activity on heat transfer on page 44 of their notebook (attached below). Students will work in groups to complete an energy transfer sorting activity (not graded, just practice) and a heat transfer partner activity (attached below, to be turned in for a grade). We will also go over the study guide and students will spend the remainder of class reviewing individually for tomorrow's test.
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wednesday october 8
Today in class students will complete a webquest about heat transfer. The worksheet attached below will be submitted at the end of class unless it is not completed. If it is not completed it should be completed this evening and turned in tomorrow. Once it is graded and returned, this worksheet will be attached to page 43 of the notebook. Use the links below to complete the webquest. (These links are included on the attached worksheet as well.) Any student who finishes early will have the option to begin working on their study guide assigned yesterday in Google Classroom.
http://www.wisc-online.com/Objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=SCE304
http://www.lowes.com/cd_Understand+Heat+Transfer+and+Insulation_974680410_
http://www.pnm.com/save
http://www.wisc-online.com/Objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=SCE304
http://www.lowes.com/cd_Understand+Heat+Transfer+and+Insulation_974680410_
http://www.pnm.com/save
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tuesday october 7
Today in class students began to learn about heat transfer in the form of radiation, conduction, and convection. Students completed a worksheet on energy transfer as a review on page 40 (attached below). Students completed guided notes on radiation, conduction, and convection on page 41 (guided and teacher notes attached below as well). We completed an online activity in class where students matched the type of heat transfer to specific examples (website: http://www.webquest.hawaii.edu/kahihi/puzzles/energytransfer/energy2.php) and finished class with a group activity where students completed the attached worksheet "Methods of Heat Transfer" on page 42.
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monday october 6
Today in class we discussed energy transfer and completed a foldable on energy transfer and transformation on page 39. See sample foldable pictured below. As a reminder, the Energy unit post-test will be this Friday. Students will have the opportunity to review on Thursday. The study guide will be assigned tomorrow through Google Classroom and will be due on Friday. A copy is attached below for those who would like to begin preparing early and have their own paper copy for study purposes.
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friday october 3
Today in class students created a graphic organizer on energy and attached it to page 37. (Sample is attached below.) Students completed guided notes on the transfer of energy (also attached below) on page 38. Following the guided notes, students completed a notebook check and then finished the Bill Nye Energy video and worksheet from Tuesday. See Tuesday's agenda below for video link and worksheet.
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thursday october 2
Today in class students will take a pop quiz on kinetic and potential energy. Following the quiz, students will use Chrome Books to complete a web-based activity where they will research renewable and non-renewable energy sources. Students will complete the assignment via Google Classroom. For students who are unable to upload to their Google Classroom page for any reason, the assignment is attached below and should be turned in as a paper copy. If the activity isn't completed in class it should be completed for homework. *In the event students finish early, there is a second webquest titled "Energy Webquest" that has been assigned as an optional extra credit opportunity. This should be submitted via Google Classroom as well, and is also attached below.
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Wednesday october 1
Today in class students will draw and label the pendulum and roller coaster drawings shown below on page 36 of their notebook and watch a brief animation of the transfer of potential to kinetic energy during a roller coaster ride. (Click this link: http://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/structural/roller-coaster3.htm) We will review the worksheet taped in on page 35 (answers attached under yesterday's date) and students will then complete a stations-based activity where they move around the room to complete a worksheet answering questions about potential and kinetic energy. This activity and the answer sheet are attached below for those who miss class or do not finish. If the activity isn't finished in class it should be completed for homework and turned in for a grade.
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tuesday september 30
Today in class students will get their tests back from last Friday. Students will complete test corrections on page 34 and we will review the test. Students will then have an opportunity to track their data from the pre-test to the post-test and see how much they have grown since the beginning of the unit. This will be kept along with their tests in their student data folders in the classroom. Once completed, we will finish yesterday's notes on kinetic and potential energy. Students will then begin a Bill Nye video (shown below and will finish tomorrow) on energy and complete a worksheet (attached below) that will be taken up tomorrow and returned and attached to page 33 of their notebook. A worksheet on potential and kinetic energy will be assigned and students should complete it by tomorrow. Answers are attached below. This will be attached on page 35 and reviewed tomorrow.
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Monday september 29
Today in class students will take a pre-assessment on the energy unit and they will finish any vocabulary on pages 29 and 30 that they didn't get finished with on Friday. An image of my model notebook for pages 29 and 30 is shown below. Students will begin taking notes on potential, kinetic, and mechanical energy on pages 31 and 32 (image of my model notebook pages shown below). Teacher notes are also attached below for reference.
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friday september 26
Today in class students will complete their first cumulative unit test on forces and motion. Once they complete their test, students will begin completing their vocabulary terms to know for the next unit (energy) on pages 29 and 30 of their notebook. A list of words is posted below.
Chemical energy
Conservation of energy
Electromagnetic energy
Joule
Kinetic Energy
Mechanical Energy
Nuclear Energy
Potential Energy
Thermal Energy
Solar Energy
Work
Power
*UPDATE: ANY STUDENT WHO WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE WEBQUEST 1 AND STUDY GUIDE ONLINE DUE TO TECHNOLOGY ISSUES NOW HAVE UNTIL 10:00 PM ON SUNDAY NIGHT TO HAVE IT SUBMITTED VIA GOOGLE CLASSROOM. THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS FOR FULL CREDIT ON THESE TWO ASSIGNMENTS AS ALL STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENTS. SEE BELOW FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION FOR HOW TO LOG IN FROM HOME.
To access Google Classroom from home, you simply need to log into your Google account. To do this, students will sign in with their username of first initial last name last four digits of their student id @cms.gaggle.net. Password is student birthday in the format of yymmdd. Once you're logged into Google, you need to go to https://www.google.com/edu/classroom/ and access your classwork. From here, you should follow the instructions under yesterday's date for completing and turning in an assignment.
Chemical energy
Conservation of energy
Electromagnetic energy
Joule
Kinetic Energy
Mechanical Energy
Nuclear Energy
Potential Energy
Thermal Energy
Solar Energy
Work
Power
*UPDATE: ANY STUDENT WHO WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE WEBQUEST 1 AND STUDY GUIDE ONLINE DUE TO TECHNOLOGY ISSUES NOW HAVE UNTIL 10:00 PM ON SUNDAY NIGHT TO HAVE IT SUBMITTED VIA GOOGLE CLASSROOM. THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS FOR FULL CREDIT ON THESE TWO ASSIGNMENTS AS ALL STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENTS. SEE BELOW FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION FOR HOW TO LOG IN FROM HOME.
To access Google Classroom from home, you simply need to log into your Google account. To do this, students will sign in with their username of first initial last name last four digits of their student id @cms.gaggle.net. Password is student birthday in the format of yymmdd. Once you're logged into Google, you need to go to https://www.google.com/edu/classroom/ and access your classwork. From here, you should follow the instructions under yesterday's date for completing and turning in an assignment.
wednesday september 24 and thursday september 25
Today in class students will have a mini-lesson on Google Classroom. Students will use the Chrome Books to set up their Google Classroom account and learn how to access and complete the three assignments found on their Google Classroom Dashboard that will be due this Friday- two parts to a Newton's Laws Webquest and the study guide for Friday's unit test.
Red Block- https://classroom.google.com/c/NTk1NzA4N1pa code qetpp3x
Yellow Block- https://classroom.google.com/c/NTk2MTc2Mlpa code zptp6o6
Green Block- https://classroom.google.com/c/NTk1NzYxMlpa code f1lnvhr
Blue Block- https://classroom.google.com/c/ODUxODgwOFpa code szkvro
The great thing about Google Classroom is that it uses Google Docs to allow students to edit their work from anywhere without a flash drive, and the Classroom component takes it to another level- it allows students to "turn in" their work and get a confirmation that it has been submitted, unlike the old Google Docs format. I'm able to grade the assignments in a paperless fashion and return their work edited with grades. Google Classroom will eventually become my students' online portfolio for many if not most graded assignments!!
The powerpoint for how to access Google Classroom for each class and how to initially access and then how to edit the assignments is attached below with screen-by-screen instructions. Attached below are also the two Newton's Laws webquests for reference. The unit test study guide is attached below Monday's agenda. All three assignments are due on Friday, and all day today and tomorrow will be dedicated to completing these activities in class. Students should not do any of this for homework until Thursday night in the event they haven't completed them.
The conclusion of class on Thursday will be a variety of demonstrations illustrating Newton's three laws.
AGAIN, THESE ASSIGNMENTS ARE COMPLETELY PAPERLESS AND SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA GOOGLE CLASSROOM! ATTACHMENTS BELOW ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY.
Red Block- https://classroom.google.com/c/NTk1NzA4N1pa code qetpp3x
Yellow Block- https://classroom.google.com/c/NTk2MTc2Mlpa code zptp6o6
Green Block- https://classroom.google.com/c/NTk1NzYxMlpa code f1lnvhr
Blue Block- https://classroom.google.com/c/ODUxODgwOFpa code szkvro
The great thing about Google Classroom is that it uses Google Docs to allow students to edit their work from anywhere without a flash drive, and the Classroom component takes it to another level- it allows students to "turn in" their work and get a confirmation that it has been submitted, unlike the old Google Docs format. I'm able to grade the assignments in a paperless fashion and return their work edited with grades. Google Classroom will eventually become my students' online portfolio for many if not most graded assignments!!
The powerpoint for how to access Google Classroom for each class and how to initially access and then how to edit the assignments is attached below with screen-by-screen instructions. Attached below are also the two Newton's Laws webquests for reference. The unit test study guide is attached below Monday's agenda. All three assignments are due on Friday, and all day today and tomorrow will be dedicated to completing these activities in class. Students should not do any of this for homework until Thursday night in the event they haven't completed them.
The conclusion of class on Thursday will be a variety of demonstrations illustrating Newton's three laws.
AGAIN, THESE ASSIGNMENTS ARE COMPLETELY PAPERLESS AND SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA GOOGLE CLASSROOM! ATTACHMENTS BELOW ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY.
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tuesday september 23
Today in class students will complete a brief set of guided notes on gravity and friction on page 26 of their notebook. (Guided and teacher notes are attached below.) Following the guided notes, students will watch Bill Nye: Motion and complete a worksheet (attached below) to turn in for a grade and attached to page 27 once returned. Students will also watch Bill Nye: Friction and complete a worksheet (attached below) to turn in for a grade and attach to page 28 once returned. Both videos are shown below. Scroll below videos for worksheets and guided notes.
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Monday september 22
Today in class we concluded our guided notes from last Monday by finishing up with the concept of Momentum. Students completed a Newton's Laws foldable that was handed in for a grade and will be returned and attached to page 25 of their notebook. Instructions for the foldable as well as a model of what it should look like are attached below. Students also completed a notebook check and graded work was returned to be attached in student notebooks. **PLEASE REMEMBER THAT RETESTS FOR THE PREVIOUS TEST ARE TUESDAY AND THURSDAY DURING WORKING LUNCH THIS WEEK AND STUDENTS NEED TO RETURN A REQUEST TO RETEST FORM ALONG WITH THEIR SIGNED TEST TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE RETEST!** FIRST UNIT TEST WILL BE THIS FRIDAY!! Study guide is attached below for your review, however we will be completing this in class on Wednesday.
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Friday september 19
Today in class students continued our guided notes from Monday, including video clips embedded in the notes. We stopped at Momentum and we will continue next Monday.
thursday september 18
Today students were assigned their 1st quarter project where they will design, construct, and race a self-propelled car. Instructions and data sheets are attached below. The project is due Monday October 13. After the instructions for the project, students received their tests from last Friday. Any student who received below a 70 is required to have their test signed and returned by tomorrow. Any student who received less than an 80 is eligible for a retest by completing the attached Request to Retest form and attaching it to their test, then returning it to me. Retest dates are during working lunch: Tuesday 9/23 and Thursday 9/25.
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wednesday september 17
Today in class we began by reviewing the five problems assigned on Monday. Then students completed a lab in groups on acceleration. The lab sheet should be completed and turned in for a grade. If it isn't finished in class, it should be finished for homework and turned in tomorrow. The lab sheet is attached below.
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tuesday september 16
Today in class students will spend the class period in a guidance lesson led by Mrs. Frederickson.
monday september 15
Today in class students will begin learning about acceleration. We will watch a Brainpop: Acceleration to introduce the concept and then students will complete the first five slides of their guided notes. Notebook page setup for today:
Pg 21- Vocabulary Crossword (due today at the beginning of class- will be graded and returned to attach here)
Pg 22- Acceleration/Force Guided Notes (teacher notes and guided notes attached below)
Pg 23- Acceleration/Force Guided Notes Part 2 (second page of the teacher/guided notes attachment below)
Pg 24- Acceleration Word Problems (see word problems written below)
1. While traveling along a highway a driver slows from 24 m/s to 15 m/s in 12 seconds. What is the automobile's acceleration? -0.75 m/s2
2. A parachute on a racing dragster opens and changes the speed of the car from 85 m/s to 45 m/s in a period of 4.5 seconds. What is the acceleration of the dragster? -8.9 m/s2
3. Calculate acceleration of a turtle going from 0.3 m/s to 0.7 m/s in 30 seconds. 0.013 m/s2
4. A car goes from a stop to 30 km/s in 25 seconds. What is the acceleration? 1.2 m/s2
5. A car's velocity changes from 0 m/s to 30 m/s in 10 seconds. Calculate acceleration. 3 m/s2
Pg 21- Vocabulary Crossword (due today at the beginning of class- will be graded and returned to attach here)
Pg 22- Acceleration/Force Guided Notes (teacher notes and guided notes attached below)
Pg 23- Acceleration/Force Guided Notes Part 2 (second page of the teacher/guided notes attachment below)
Pg 24- Acceleration Word Problems (see word problems written below)
1. While traveling along a highway a driver slows from 24 m/s to 15 m/s in 12 seconds. What is the automobile's acceleration? -0.75 m/s2
2. A parachute on a racing dragster opens and changes the speed of the car from 85 m/s to 45 m/s in a period of 4.5 seconds. What is the acceleration of the dragster? -8.9 m/s2
3. Calculate acceleration of a turtle going from 0.3 m/s to 0.7 m/s in 30 seconds. 0.013 m/s2
4. A car goes from a stop to 30 km/s in 25 seconds. What is the acceleration? 1.2 m/s2
5. A car's velocity changes from 0 m/s to 30 m/s in 10 seconds. Calculate acceleration. 3 m/s2
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12
Today in class students will complete their first formal assessment- a test on speed word problems and distance-time graphs.
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11
Today students completed their distance-time graphing lab and worksheet and then completed a study guide for tomorrow's test on speed word problems and distance-time graphs. The study guide and a copy of the answers for students to double check their work are attached below.
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wednesday september 10
Today in class students completed a distance-time graphing worksheet, and then began a lab where they use a ping pong ball and a paper chute to chart distances traveled over a series of time trials. The worksheet used and attached on page 19 is attached below. Students will complete the lab tomorrow.
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tuesday september 9
Today in class students used the graphing activity from yesterday to complete a series of ten questions where they calculated average speed using the data table/graph on page 17 of their notebook. A model of what page 17 should look like (including the work and solutions to the problems) is shown below. Students completed two graphing problems on page 18- a model of what they should look like is attached below as well. HEADS UP!! THERE WILL BE A TEST ON MOTION, SPEED, SPEED WORD PROBLEMS, AND DISTANCE-TIME GRAPHS ON FRIDAY! A STUDY GUIDE WILL BE ISSUED AND COMPLETED IN CLASS ON THURSDAY.
monday september 8
Today in class students completed a warm-up with two word problems on page 14 of their notebook:
Following the warm-up, students completed the guided notes on page 10 of their notebook (attached below from last Wed Sept 3) and attached "The anatomy of a distance-time graph" graphic to page 15 of their notebook. (Attached below.) Students then completed an activity called "Creatures of Speed" on page 16 of their notebook. The directions and graph paper are attached below, and the model of what the graph and questions should look like once completed are shown below.
- A plane flies from Houston to NYC in 4 hours. The distance it traveled was 1627 miles. What was the average speed of the plane?
- A quarterback throws a football 40 yards in 4 seconds. What is the average speed of the football?
Following the warm-up, students completed the guided notes on page 10 of their notebook (attached below from last Wed Sept 3) and attached "The anatomy of a distance-time graph" graphic to page 15 of their notebook. (Attached below.) Students then completed an activity called "Creatures of Speed" on page 16 of their notebook. The directions and graph paper are attached below, and the model of what the graph and questions should look like once completed are shown below.
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friday september 5
Today in class students will take a brief quiz on motion and speed. Following the quiz, students will have an opportunity to clean up the first 12 pages of their notebook and make sure everything is as it should be. After the notebook check, students will complete the worksheet: Road Trip. If students do not finish in class, it should be completed for homework. This worksheet will be turned in on Monday for a grade. Road Trip worksheet is attached below and page 13 should be set up to attach the worksheet once it is graded and returned.
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thursday september 4
Today in class students worked on our interactive powerpoint on motion and speed (attached under yesterday's date below). We completed slides through SPEED: PRACTICE PROBLEMS and worked on speed word problems. The worksheet for the word problems will be attached to page 11 and the work will be shown on page 12 (my model notebook for page 12 is shown below). The speed word problem worksheet is attached below. There will be a quiz tomorrow on the last two days of material (Motion and Speed powerpoint through Speed: Practice Problems).
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wednesday september 3
Today in class students completed vocabulary (five more words) on page 9, set up the same way as yesterday in their notebooks. We watched a 3 minute video clip, "The Speed of Softball"- http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=9282901 and then began our interactive powerpoint on motion and speed. Students completed the first few slides (stopping at the slide "SPEED!") and attached the notes to page 10 of their notebook. The vocab words for page 9 and the teacher and guided versions of the powerpoint for page 10 are attached below.
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tuesday september 2
Today in class students took a pre-assessment on Forces and Motion and completed visual vocabulary on pages 6, 7, and 8 of their notebook. Powerpoint is attached and example pages are shown below. Students should complete this for homework if they didn't finish in class.
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friday august 29
Today in class students completed a foldable assignment on test taking tips on page 4 of their notebook. Sample pages from my model notebook and the powerpoint we worked from are attached and shown below. We also completed an activity called "I Am..." on page 5, and the class had an opportunity to learn a little bit about themselves, each other, and their teacher. An image from my model notebook is shown below as well. If students did not finish any of their work from pages 2 through 5, their homework is to complete them over the long weekend.
thursday august 28
Today in class students completed a multiple intelligences survey called "How many ways am I smart?" on page 2 of their notebook. We discussed different learning styles and how each person learns differently. Students created a foldable called "Study Strategies" on page 3. We discussed each strategy and students were given strategies according to their learning styles. The Powerpoint we used to create the foldables and an electronic copy of what the foldable should look like is attached below, along with images of my model notebook for pages 2 and 3.
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wednesday august 27
Today in class we reviewed class procedures and expectations and students learned how to set up their interactive student notebooks. Students set up their table of contents, attached their procedures and expectations sheets, and attached their ISN (Interactive student notebook) guidelines sheet on page one. Students set up their reflective data folders, which will be kept in my classroom all year. Students will refer to their data folders to reflect on previous and upcoming assessments. Homework tonight is to get the ISN guidelines sheet on page one signed. Extra copies of the ISN guidelines and rubric are attached below.
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tuesday august 26
Today in class we reviewed class procedures and expectations, and then completed an activity called "The Marshmallow Challenge". Students learned expectations and roles in group activities and were given 15 minutes to plan and construct the tallest freestanding structure they could with one marshmallow, 10 pieces of uncooked spaghetti, a foot of string, and a foot of tape. The winning group in my four classes created a structure that was 28.75 inches tall! We began to brainstorm individually as to our goals for science this upcoming school year. Later this week students will complete an activity where they will set goals for science and ways they plan to achieve them. Students are reminded that tonight's homework is to bring in one 1-subject spiral notebook and their procedures and expectations sheet signed by their parent/guardian.
Monday august 25
Welcome to 7th grade science! Today in class we discussed science classroom expectations and procedures. Attached below is a copy of the syllabus that will need to be signed and returned to me by this Wednesday the 27th. In addition to reviewing class expectations and procedures, students also completed a "Facebook" style student information sheet (also attached below) and turned them in to me at the end of class. Parents and students are asked to log onto Remind101 and enroll in my Remind101 class to receive text alerts. See the "Contact Me" tab above for more information.
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