BRMS Science 2011

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Chapter 11, Section 1 – Sorting it Out
• How Scientists Classify Organisms
• Levels of Classification and Naming via the Two Part Method (Genus species)
• Read and Discuss Pgs. 332-335
• Science Fair Experiment Presentation – The Effects of Different Soils on a Bean Plant
• Today we will observe the overall growth of the plants during the Winter Recess.  Observations will be taken both subjective and objectively
• Science Fair Procedures Due Friday January 14, 2011

8th Grade

• Begin Unit 3 – The Atom
• Discuss Timeline on Pgs. 158-159
• Chapter 6, Section 1 – Development of the Atomic Theory
• Begin with the teachings of Democitus.
• Dalton’s Atomic Theory Based on Experiments
• Dalton’s Atomic Theory into Notebook
• Thompson’s Discovery of Electrons and the Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Model
• Chapter Vocabulary into Notes
• Science Fair Experiment Presentation – The Effects of Different Soils on a Bean Plant
• Today we will observe the overall growth of the plants during the Winter Recess.  Observations will be taken both subjective and objectively
• Science Fair Procedures Due Friday January 14, 2011

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #3: Evolution
8th Grade – #3: Structure of Matter, #7:  Periodic Table

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the second trimester.

Science Fair

Friday December 3rd – Science Fair Question Due
Friday December 10th – Science Fair Hypothesis Due
Tuesday December 14th – Science Fair Materials Due
Friday January 14th – Science Fair Procedures Due
Friday January 21st  –  Science Fair Observations Due
Friday January 28th – Science Fair Research Paper Due
Tuesday February 8th – Science Fair Project Due