Assignment/Activities Today
7th Grade
- Chapter 14, Section 4 – Vertebrates
- Summary of Section
- 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
- Chapter 14 Quiz – Tuesday April 12th, 2011
8th Grade
- Newton’s Laws of Motion
- 1st Law – An object at rest remains at rest and an object in motion remains in motion
- 2nd Law – F=MA
- 3rd Law – Every Action has an equal and opposite reaction
- View Presentation and Get Notes into Notebooks
- Brainpop – Newton’s Laws of Motion
- If not finished then complete “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.
- Write up final draft on the laptops using Word or Pages
- Chapter 13 Quiz – Thursday April 14th, 2011
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 April 4th 2011 in Daily Log
