Assignment/Activities Today
7th Grade
- Chapter 14, Section 2 – The Animal Kingdom
- Read and Discuss Pgs. 430-437
- Animal Diversity, Classification, Invertebrate Characteristics & Vertebrate Characteristics
8th Grade
- Review Kinetic vs. Static Friction
- “A Day Without Friction” – Students will write a story about a day they awoke and discovered that the laws of friction had disappeared. Luckily they left their “Friction Boots” beside their bed and are now able to make it around town. They will describe how the world is affected and realize just how important friction really is to them.
Standards Covered Today
7th Grade – #5: Structure and Function in Living Systems
8th Grade – #1: Motion, #2: Forces
Items of Note
Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the third trimester.
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
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)
Posted on March 22nd 2011 in Daily Log
