Science 7th Grade - Rm 203

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

  • Heating the Earth Chat
  • Radiation and Conduction Discussion Chat
  • Week of Nov. 5-9 Page
  • Lava Lamps--1st period Forum
  • Lava Lamp--3rd period Forum
  • Science World--4th period Forum
  • Lava Lamp-Fifth Period Forum
  • Lava Lamp--Seventh Period Chat
  • Lava Lamp--Ninth Period Chat
• 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

  • Weather Terms Page
  • Week of December 10-14 Page
  • Water Cycle Chat
  • Planet Water File
  • What's in the Air? File
• 17 December - 23 December
  
  

  17 December - 23 December

  • Study Guide Questions Forum
  • Earth Science Wind/Pressure/Weather WebQuest Page
  • Extended Response Questions for Test Forum
  • Air Masses URL
  • Test Review Q&A Session Wednesday night 8-9pm. Chat
  • Science Zone URL
• 24 December - 30 December is not available
• 31 December - 6 January is not available
• 7 January - 13 January
  
  

  7 January - 13 January

  • Week of January 7 Page
  • Biomes of the World File
  • Desert Biome URL
  • Deciduous Forest Biome URL
  • Rainforest Biome URL
  • Tundra Biome URL
  • Taiga Biome URL
  • Grassland Biome URL
• 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

  • Week of March 4-8 Page
  • MICROSCOPIC LIFE Chat
  • Cell and the Ribbon of Life URL
  • Cells:Basic Unit of Life Reading File
• 11 March - 17 March
  
  

  11 March - 17 March

  • Week of March 11-March 15 Page
  • Plant and Animal Cell diagrams Page
  • Ribbon of Life Answers File
  • Wednesday's Chat--if you need to ask me a question.
  • SUPER DUPER CELL WEBQUEST!!!! Page
• 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