BRMS Science 2011

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Chapter 15 – Body Organization and Structure
• Collect Section Review pg. 475
• Section 3 – The Muscular System
• Discuss Pgs. 476-481
• Three Types of Muscle
• Determine 3 Types of Levers in Our Bodies
• Section Review pg. 481
• May 19 – Chapter 15 Quiz
• May 25 – Science Vocabulary Quiz

8th Grade

• Chapter 14 – Forces in Fluids
• Review The Chapter
• Fluids, Pressure, Density & Buoyancy
• Chapter Study Guide
• May 17 – Chapter 14 Quiz
• May 24 – Science Vocabulary Quiz

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure and Function in Living Systems
8th Grade – #8: Density & Buoyancy

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the third trimester.
Tuesday May 31, 2011 – Final Opportunity to Retake any Trimester 3 Quiz
Tuesday May 31, 2011 – Final Opportunity to Turn in any Trimester 3 Missing Assignments

Previous Student Presentation Criteria

7th Grade

• What is an Animal?
• Slide 1: Title and Student Name (Title Slide)
• Slide 2-10: (Title, Bullet & Photo Slide)
• Title – Section headlines i.e. Multicellular Makeup
• Bullet – Two Facts of Your Choice from the Selected Text
• Photo – Animal of Your Choice

• Chapter 14 Section 4 Summary
• Slide 1: Title and Student Name (Title Slide)
• Slide 2-11: (Title, Bullet & Photo Slide)
• Title – section headlines i.e. Body Symmetry
• Bullet – Two Facts of Your Choice from the Selected Text
• Photo – Vertebrate of Your Choice

8th Grade

• Friction
• Slide 1: Title & Name
• Slide 2: The Definition of Friction
• Slide 3-6: Kinetic Friction; A Picture & Description of the Surfaces Coming in Contact and What Type of Motion is Occurring (Title, Bullet & Photo Slide)
• Slide 7-10: Static Friction; A Picture & Description of the Surfaces Coming in Contact and What Type of Motion is Occurring (Title, Bullet & Photo Slide)

• Newton’s Laws of Motion
• Each preso will contain 10 slides. 1 -Intro slide, 3- 1st Law slides, 3- 2nd Law slides & 3- 3rd Law slides
• The Three 1st Law slides (title, bullet & photo) will include – the law itself (title & definition), a picture depicting the law and an explanation of why that picture is an example of said law
• The Three 2nd Law slides (title, bullet & photo) will include – the law itself (title & definition), a picture depicting the law and an explanation of why that picture is an example of said law
• The Three 3rd Law slides (title, bullet & photo) will include – the law itself (title & definition), a picture depicting the law and an explanation of why that picture is an example of said law