Sept 10 : Finish Science World Activity, Brainstorm and review graphing, do graphing activity, begin review of measurement. Sept. 17 : Review graphing, graphing team assessment, graphing test, discuss measurement tools and know how to use them. Sept. 24: Beginning Science & Engineering book, Lesson 1 pg5, Exploration pg 6-9, Engineering and Design process worksheet, problem solving activity, vocabulary list and squares for the first Unit. October: 1: More work on Vocabulary Squares, Exploration 1, question 2-7, Exploration 2, question 10-13, Exploration 3, question 14-16, Video Impact of technology on the Environment. October 8-12: Technology and Society affect each other p17-18, How Nature and Technology work together, Taking the design further p21, Review for Test: Lesson 1, Test planned for Thursday. Technology worksheet. October 15-19: Science world activity, Begin lesson 2: Understanding a system. October 22-26: Finish Exploration 3, Do Study Guide for lesson 2, Check points, Check study guide, Test on Lesson 2 Wednesday! Lesson 3 Exploration 1 Reading guide Due Monday. Beginning of second quarter: Oct 29- Nov 2. : Finish Exploration 1, Do Reading Guide for Exploration 1 (52-55), Begin the Potato Rescue Planning and Design project. Nov 12- 16: Starting Geology textbook, reading pages 1-9. Bill Nye Erosion Video, Question #12-18 in textbook, Word Gen 1.02, Reading Exploration 2, begin vocabulary booklet and read about Gold Rush. Nov.26-30: Collect Flood plain packet, Vocabulary Booklet, River videos to build background knowledge, Pre-lab of building a river, Create a river model lab, quiz on notes about erosion, deposition and deltas, watch Bill Nye Rivers, notes to be graded. December 3-7: Quiz on Weathering, Erosion and Deposition, Begin our study of Rocks and Minerals, Exploration 1 and 2. Learn about mineral testing and how to identify the three main types of rocks. March 11-15 Potential and Kinetic energy, Energy Transformation poster,Lesson 18 Worsheet. Bill Nye Energy video, review potential and kinetic energy. March 18-22: Follow Energy lab, Exploration 3 p32-34 read and summarize, Drive a Nail Lab, Roller Coaster Play and PHet simulation demo with class. March 25-29 : Reading and poster activity about Heat and Thermal Energy, Heat and thermal energy video. April 8-12: More practice with heat energy, Conservation of Energy Lab, Shake the shot energy lab and begin Poster Assessement activity. April 15-19: Shake the Shot lab, Conduction, Radiation, Convection posters, Video on Chemical and Heat Energy.
7th Grade Plans
Sept. 10: Finish Science World Activity, Brainstorm and review graphing, do graphing activity, begin to review measurement.. Sept, 17: Graphing quiz, measurement review and group assessment, read and discuss lab safety, lab safety posters and presentations and lab safety quiz. Sept. 24: Work on Vocabulary Squares (due Wednesday), Model the Apparent motion of the Sun, do analysis questions, Next we will analyze the Moon phases, do analysis questions, do a worksheet to support understanding of the phases, Read pages 19-21 and have a vocabulary challenge. October 1: Review Eclipse information, Moon Phase Assignment (month long assignment) Review Lesson 1, Lesson 1 Test, Begin Lesson 2: Season of the Year. p33-34. October 8-12: Lesson 2, Exploration 2 Relating season to Energy from the Sun, short write, read page 37, Exploration 3, Bill Nye video about Seasons, Do page 41, The Tilt. October 15-19: Science world Activity: Exploration 3 October 22-26: Check study guide for lesson 2, Lesson 2 Test on Tuesday! Look at p92-93 Dwarf planets and asteroids. Newton's three laws of Motion. Beginning of Second Quarter: Oct. 29- Nov 2: Collect Moon phase worksheet, Unit 2 Vocabulary book, Due Tuesday. Read p124-126 Gravity: Newton's Laws. Begin Group Solar System project. Begin Research. Vocabulary TEST on Friday! Nov 12-16: New textbooks- Cells. Read pages 1-9, Class discourse about the reading- What is a cell? Word Gen 1.02 Do questions 3-9 in textbook, begin vocabulary booklets for new unit. Nov. 26-30: Finish up vocabulary books, Videos on plant cells and animals cells, (Crash course videos) Flocabulary: Cells, quiz on notes about cells so far in the unit. Exploration 1 p 20-23,, do organelle paper with group, do page 24 #6-7, Coloring animal and plant cells and identifying the organelles and functions. December 3-7: Understanding the functions and locations of the organelles of the cell, looking at onion cells and cheek cells under the microscope, quiz on parts of the plant and animal cell on Friday. March 11-15 : Finish Poster and Frayer model vocabulary book, Group share activity with geological time periods, Fossil dating. March 18-22: More on Fossil Dating, More information about time periods on earth, discussing Evolution, review vocabulary , test pm dating rocks and fossil. March 25- 29: Assessment on fossil dating, geological time and vocabulary. Documentary on Evolution. April 8-12: Finish discussion on Natural Selection and writing activity on weird species. Begin Water and weather unit. April 15-19: Exploration 2 and 3, Do partner activities for assessment. Bill Nye Wind video and partner activity.