BRMS Science 2011

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Chapter 11, Section 1 – Sorting it Out
• Breaking down evolutionary diagrams
• Read and Discuss Pgs. 338-343
• Review Three Domains – Archae, Bacteria & Eukarya
• Review Kingdoms – Protista, Fungi, Plantae & Animalia
• Section Review Pg. 343
• Levels of Classification (Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus & Species)
• Complete Brainpop – Classification (students will view the film, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• Complete Chapter Vocabulary Terms onto Laptop Glossary
• Science Fair Experiment Presentation – The Effects of Different Soils on a Bean Plant
• Today we will collect “Procedures”
• Chapter 11 Quiz – Friday January 21, 2011
• Science Fair Observations Due Friday January 21, 2011

8th Grade

• Chapter 6, Section 2 – The Atom
• Collect Reinforcement – Atomic Timeline
• Read and Discuss Pgs. 172-173
• The Parts of an Atom – Protons, Neutrons & Electrons
• Complete Brainpop – Atoms (students will view the film, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• Chapter Vocabulary Terms onto Laptop Glossary
• Science Fair Experiment Presentation – The Effects of Different Soils on a Bean Plant
• Today we will collect “Procedures”
• Chapter 6 Quiz – Friday January 21, 2011
• Science Fair Observations Due Friday January 21, 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