Assignment/Activities Today
7th Grade
- Science Fair Final Preparations
- Science Fair Project Board Setup
- Examples and Scoring Rubric
- Chapter 12, Section 1 – What is a Plant?
- Plant Characteristics – Cuticles, photosynthesis, cell walls & Reproduction
- Read and discuss pgs. 362-363
- Presentation notes – What is a Plant?
- 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 Final Preparations
- Science Fair Project Board Setup
- Examples and Scoring Rubric
- 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
Posted on February 7th 2011 in Daily Log
