BRMS Science 2011

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Science Fair Project Board Setup
• Organizing the charted data to use in a graph for the project
• Creating a bar graph which presents the final results of our experimental variable’s average growth
• Begin Unit 5 – Structure and Function in Plants and Animals
• Read through and discuss the timeline on pgs. 354-355
• Discuss Jane Goodall and her contribution to chimpanzee’s and the environment
• Chapter 12: Introduction to Plants – Chapter Vocabulary into preso glossdary
• If incomplete Student Presentation – Classification
• Slide 1: Title and Name (Title Slide)
• Slide 2: Levels of Classification (Title & Bullets Slide)
• Slide 3-5: Classification of Animal, break down the levels of classification for an animal, Kingdom through Species (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
• Slide 6-8: Classification of Plant, break down the levels of classification for a plant, Kingdom through Species (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
• Slide 9-10: Classification of Plant or Animal, break down the levels of classification for an animal or plant, Kingdom through Species (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
• Science Fair Experiment Presentation – The Effects of Different Soils on a Bean Plant
• Science Fair Project Due Tuesday February 8, 2011

8th Grade

• Science Fair Project Board Setup
• Organizing the charted data to use in a graph for the project
• Creating a bar graph which presents the final results of our experimental variable’s average growth
• The Periodic Table and Groups of Elements
• Grouping the Elements – Student Presentation
• Slide 1: Title and Name (Title Slide)
• Slide 2: Group 1 (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
• Slide 3: Group 2 (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
• Slide 4: Group 3-12 (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
• Slide 5: Group 13 (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
• Slide 6: Group 14 (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
• Slide 7: Group 15 (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
• Slide 8: Group 16 (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
• Slide 9: Group 17 (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
• Slide 10: Group 18 (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
• Slide 11: Hydrogen Group  (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
• Each slide will have the group number and name
• Each slide will state what the group contains
• Each slide will state the number of electrons present in the group’s outer shell
• Each slide will state the groups reactivity
• Each slide will state the groups shared properties
• Each slide will show an example of an element from the group
• Each slide will have a picture of said element from that group
• Science Fair Experiment Presentation – The Effects of Different Soils on a Bean Plant
• Wednesday February 15th – Chapter 7 Quiz: The Periodic Table
• Science Fair Project Due Tuesday February 8, 2011

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #3: Evolution, #7: Investigation & Experimentation
8th Grade – #3: Structure of Matter, #7:  Periodic Table, #9: Investigation & Experimentation

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