Course: Science 7th Grade

Weekly outline

General
General
Binder Information
- DIVERSITY OF LIFE BINDER INFORMATION Page
- Useful WEB sites!!
- Weather and Water URL
- Diversity of Life URL
- QUESTIONS RELATED TO SCIENCE?? Ask below.
- News forum
- Science Related Question...ASK HERE!! Forum
- Micro-Organisms URL
20 August - 26 August
20 August - 26 August
- MONDAY
  
  1. No School...Teacher Work Day
- TUESDAY
  
  1. No School...Teacher Work Day
- WEDNESDAY
  
  1. Welcome to Seventh Grade Science
  
  --Going over routines, rules and reglations for the classroom
  
  Assignment: Parent email by Monday-- BGericke@archboldschools.org
- 2012/2013 Rules and Regulations File
- THURSDAY
  
  1. First Quiz of the Year!! Don't worry....it will be a breeze.
  
  2. "Getting to Know You" activity
  
  2. Science Safety
- FRIDAY
  
  1. First half of class..Science Achievement Pretest
  
  2. Second half of class...Computer lab
27 August - 2 September
27 August - 2 September
- Monday
  
  1. Finish Achievement Pretest (if needed)
  
  2. Discussing Science Safety
  
  SpongeBob Reading and Powerpoint
- Tuesday
  
  1. Moodle Practice
  
  -How to write in a forum
  
  -Vocabulary Assignment
  
  Assignment: Copy vocabulary into notebook--due Wednesday
- Wednesday
  
  1. Begin work on Scientific Method
  
  -Class Pretest
  
  -20 minute video
  
  -Posttest
  
  2. Begin Notes on Scientific Method
- Scientific Method Test File
- Scientific Method Notes File
- Thursday
  
  1. Discuss testable questions, independent and dependent variables.
  
  2. Penny Experiment
- Testable Questions URL
- Friday
  
  1. Following Directions Activity
  
  2. Copy Scientific Method notes--(pg. 5)
  
  3. Work on Crossword Puzzle
- Scientific Method Information for Pg. 5 File
3 September - 9 September
3 September - 9 September
- Monday
  
  1. No School
- Tuesday
  
  1. No School
- Wednesday
  
  No School--Fog
- Thursday
  
  1. Finishing Penny Activity
- Penny Investigation File
- Friday
  
  1. Controls and Variables practice ... with a little bit of Science Safety--due by end of period
  
  2. Finish Crossword--Due Monday if not completed in class.
10 September - 16 September
10 September - 16 September
- MONDAY-
  
  1. Crossword homework to be turned in.
  
  2. Finish Penny Activity by adding the Independent Variable.
  
  3. Finish "SpongeBob" paper--partner work.
- TUESDAY-
  
  1. Go over "SpongeBob" paper.
  
  2. Independent Investigation Set-up.
  
  --Testable question submitted by Wednesday.
- What is your testable question??? Forum
- WEDNESDAY-
  
  1. Lab time to organize Independent Investigation.
  
  2. Any supplies for Independent Investigation should be brought in Friday.
- Controls and Variables File
- Independent Investigation File
- THURSDAY-
  
  1. Lab time to work on Independent Investigation.
- Procedure for Science Investigation Forum
- FRIDAY-
  
  1. Wrapping up Independent Investigation.
  
  2. Achievement Practice (if time)
17 September - 23 September
17 September - 23 September
- Vocabulary for Safety and Scientific Method Page
- MONDAY 9/17
  
  1. Final lab day for independent investigation.
  
  **Poster due by Wednesday**
- TUESDAY 9/18
  
  1. Receiving Study Guide for Scientific Method and Safety test.
  
  2. In class assignment on Controls and Variables.
- Variable Review File
- Scientific Method and Safety Study Guide File
- Controls and Variables Practice File
- WEDNESDAY 9/19
  
  1. Review game for test
- THURSDAY 9/20
  
  1. Test--Scientific Method and Safety
- FRIDAY 9/21
24 September - 30 September
24 September - 30 September
- **Straws for Extra Credit...by Thursday.**
- Monday 9/24
  
  1. Out of the building..a sub will be here.
  
  2. Reading Science World and working on packet.
- Tuesday 9/25
  
  1. Handing back Scientific Method/Safety test.
  
  2. Video discussion
  
  3. Invention Internet research--due Thursday.
- Internet Inventions File
- Wednesday 9/26
  
  1. Reading and discussing ...Designing and Building Technology
  
  KEY TERMS--constraint, design, technology, trade-off
  
  2. Design research and rough drafting
- Thursday 9/27
  
  1. Building and testing "structure"
- Friday 9/27
  
  No School
1 October - 7 October
1 October - 7 October
- Monday 10/1
  
  1. Measuring our "bridge" inventions.
- Kid Inventions #1 URL
- Kid Inventors #2 URL
- Tuesday 10/2
  
  1. Measuring the amount of weight the bridge designs can hold
  
  2. Reading "Science World"
  
  3. Quiz over Designing and Building Technology--can take Wednesday..if not ready today.
- 25 Accidental Inventions URL
- Wednesday 10/3
  
  2 Hour Delay
  
  1. "Quiz"--Constraints, Trade-offs, and using scales.
- Thursday 10/4
  
  1. Science World--Reading 2 invention articles
  
  2. Work time on Packet
- Friday 10/5
  
  1. Continuing with our Science World Magazine
  
  2. Science World Jeopardy
- Trivia URL
8 October - 14 October
8 October - 14 October
- Skills being covered:
  
  1. Determine how weather observations and measurements are combined to produce weather maps and that data for a specific location at one point can be displayed in a station model.
- Agenda for the week of October 8-12 Page
15 October - 21 October
15 October - 21 October
- Agenda for the week of October 15-19 Page
- Weather Instruments Page
22 October - 28 October
22 October - 28 October
- Week of October 22-26 Page
- What causes seasons? Forum
29 October - 4 November
29 October - 4 November
- Week of October 29-November 2 Page
5 November - 11 November
5 November - 11 November
12 November - 18 November
12 November - 18 November
- Week of November 12-16 Page
19 November - 25 November is not available
26 November - 2 December
26 November - 2 December
- Week of November 26-30 Page
- Water Vapor Challenge Chat
3 December - 9 December
3 December - 9 December
- Week of December 3-7 Page
- Dragon's Breath File
10 December - 16 December
10 December - 16 December
17 December - 23 December
17 December - 23 December
24 December - 30 December is not available
31 December - 6 January is not available
7 January - 13 January
7 January - 13 January
14 January - 20 January
14 January - 20 January
- Week of January 14-18 Page
21 January - 27 January
21 January - 27 January
- Week of January 21-25 Page
28 January - 3 February is not available
4 February - 10 February is not available
11 February - 17 February
11 February - 17 February
- February 11-15 Page
18 February - 24 February
18 February - 24 February
- Week of February 18-22 Page
25 February - 3 March
25 February - 3 March
- Week of February 25-March 1 Page
- Life in a Drop of Water File
4 March - 10 March
4 March - 10 March
11 March - 17 March
11 March - 17 March
18 March - 24 March is not available
25 March - 31 March is not available
1 April - 7 April
1 April - 7 April
- April 1-April 5 Page
- Body Systems Project Page
8 April - 14 April
8 April - 14 April
Body Systems--FROG DISSECTION
- Net Frog URL
- Virtual Dissection--GREAT site for info. URL
- Frog Diagram URL
- Frogut--Online Dissection URL
- Frog Dissection Discussion Forum
- COW EYE Dissection
- Pre-dissection work Page
- Eye Research Forum
- Monday Eye Research Questions Chat
- Tuesday
- Virtual Eye Dissection URL
- Cow Eye Dissection Lab File
- Ending Quiz
- Ending Quiz Information Page
15 April - 21 April is not available
22 April - 28 April is not available
29 April - 5 May is not available
6 May - 12 May is not available
13 May - 19 May
13 May - 19 May
- GENETICS
- VOCABULARY--copy into binder File
20 May - 26 May is not available
27 May - 2 June is not available
3 June - 9 June is not available
10 June - 16 June is not available
17 June - 23 June is not available
24 June - 30 June is not available
1 July - 7 July is not available
8 July - 14 July is not available
15 July - 21 July is not available
22 July - 28 July is not available
29 July - 4 August is not available
5 August - 11 August is not available
12 August - 18 August is not available