Science 7/ Health (Period 5) Assignments

Welcome back to spring semester!  In order to start the semester on the "right foot", please review the class syllabus (linked to school website) to make sure we all are on the same page.  If you have any specific questions, please free to email me at [email protected] or via schoology.

 

"Life Science" textbooks due!  Please turn in your science book by 12/15/17 or it will be considered LOST.  Lost textbooks cost $80.00 to replace.

FINAL NOTEBOOK CHECK!

-Signatures (10 points)

-Warm ups (10 points)

-Classwork, notes and add-on's (20 points)

All "LATE", "MAKE-UP" and "RE-DONE" work is due.  No exceptions!  

Parents and Students, it is very important that we meet this deadline in order to finish all final grades due next week.

 

Extra Credit Projects Due.  Refer to hand-out given in class for details.  See me if you have any questions.

Color and key (legend) for both animal and plant cell organelle structures.

Unit Test:  Light, Photosynthesis and Flowering Plants

 

Photosynthesis and Respiration Booklet 

 

Finish summary for "Photosynthesis and Respiration".

-Complete "How Plants Make Food" and "How Animals and Plants Use Food"

"Flower Power" lab due.  Please complete all sections, including:

-diagram

-observations/descriptions

-questions (part 1, 2 and 3)

-seed production (pg. 401 in textbook)

-monocots/dicots (pgs. 372 in textbook)

*Bring a FLOWER for the "Flower Power" lab.

Content Brainstorm: What is a Plant?

Notebook check and parent signature logs due (40 points total)

*Study for QUIZ:  Chapter 2

-Necessities of Life

-Characteristics of Living Things

-Microscope (function)

-Elements

-Periodic Table

*Last opportunity to turn in the "What is Life" packet that was worked on this week with the substitute.  

PHBAO Conference Night: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Review packet due:

-What is Life?

-Necessities of Life

-It's Alive!

The Compound Microscope

-functions for all structures (use pg. 618 in textbook)

-color code microscope structures

-crossword (use vocabulary)

Foldable: Necessities of Life

*4 tabs:  Water, Air, Shelter and Food

QUIZ:  Scientific Method

*Directed Reading Due

Practice Problems
"The Simpson's" Scientific Method OR Variables

Science World Current Event

-Use the article selected in class to answer all the questions from the template.  

-Remember:  write the article page number(s) next to the title of the article.

 

-signature log (5 signatures)

-updated table of contents

-completed warm ups

-notes/summaries

-add-on's

 

Variables practice problems.

-identify "dependent and independent" variables

Lab: Discovering Fossils

-All observations must be completed and colored in.

-Complete chart on the back.

Seek and Find: Scientific Method

Summary about the Scientific Method.  Use class notes.  Summary should be written behind the "add-on" hand out.

7th graders interested in the "Northrop Grumman" STEM activity/fieldtrip:

*All applications are due by Friday, September 15, 2017 by 1:30 pm.  

Make sure that all parts of the application are completed to be reviewed.  

 

*Study for CHAPTER 1 QUIZ*

-Includes: Sections 1, 3, 4 and 5 only

-Review textbook

-Review information in your science notebook

Directed Reading B:  Scientific Models and Knowledge

 

 Directed Reading A:  Asking about life

-use page 8-11

 

 "Science Skills" chart 

-in notebook (pg. 13)

-complete all 3 sections

 Please finish pages 8+9 in notebook:

-Science safety

-Tools and measurement

*Please read attached file:  Class Syllabus

*Students/Parents:  You do not need to print out the syllabus.  You only need to return the syllabus cut-off portion with parent/guardian signature and information.

 Science Notebook- Signatures

-parent notebook agreement (pg. 1)

-signature log (back cover)

 1.  Parent signature on class norms

 2.  Single subject notebook (blank) for set up