Assignment/Activities Today
7th Grade
- Chapter 4 – Cells: The Basic Units of Life
- Review the Various Functions of Each Organelle
- Chapter 4 Study Guide
- Reinforcement – Building a Eukaryotic Cell
- Review for Tomorrow’s Quiz
- Chapter 4 Quiz – Friday October 7th
8th Grade
- Identifying Physical Properties
- Identifying Substances Based on Their Densities
- Density Block Discussion
- Read and discuss pgs. 88-89
- Determine the Densities of Today’s Quarter Vs. a Quarter From 1951
- Identify What The Quarter is Made of.
- Physical Changes
- Summarize Section 2
- Section Review Pg. 89
Standards Covered Today
7th Grade – #1: Cell Biology, #5: Structure & Function in Living Systems
8th Grade – #5: Reactions, #8: Density & Buoyancy
Items of Note
Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the trimester
Previous Brainpop Quizzes
7th Grade
- Cell Structures
- Bacteria
- Cells
- The Scientific Method
- Vaccines
8th Grade
- Graphs
- Measuring Matter
- Metric vs. Customary
- Microscopes
- NASA: International Space Station
- The Scientific Method
- Ozone Layer
Chapter Vocabulary Terms
7th Grade
- Chapter 4 – Cell, Cell membrane, Organelle, Nucleus, Prokaryote, Eukaryote, Cell wall, Cytoskeleton, Ribosome, Endoplasmic reticulum, Mitochondion, Chloroplast, Golgi complex, Vesicle, Lysosome, Organism, Function, Structure, Tissue, Organ, Organ system
- Chapter 2 – Cell, Homeostasis, Sexual reproduction, Asexual reproduction, Metabolism, Producer, Consumer, Decomposer, Protein, Carbohydrate, Lipid, Phospholipid, ATP, Nucleic acid
- Chapter 1 – Life science, Scientific method, Hypothesis, Controlled experiment, Variable, Mass, Weight, Technology, Area, Temperature, First aid, Theory, Law, Volume, Model, Scale, Compound light microscope, Electron microscope
8th Grade
- Chapter 3 – Matter, Meniscus, Weight, Physical property, Physical change, Chemical property, Chemical change
- Chapter 2 – Mass, Volume, Density, Temperature, Model, Theory, Law, Independent variable, Dependent variable, Axis, Mean, Median, Mode, Slope
- Chapter 1 – Science, Scientific method, Observations, Hypothesis, Data, First aid
Previous Student Presentation Criteria
7th Grade
- Cell Organelles
- Slide 1: Title and Student Name (Title Slide)
- Slide 2-10: (Title, Bullet & Photo Slide)
- Title – Cell Organelles
- Bullet – Organelle name, Description of Said Organelles’ Job, i.e., Nucleus
- Photo – Picture of the Organelle i.e. A Picture of the Nucleus
- Organelles listed: Cell Wall, Cell Membrane, Nucleus, Ribosomes, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Mitochondria, Chloroplasts, Golgi Complex & Vacuole
- Vocabulary Terms
- Slide 1: Title and Student Name (Title Slide)
- Slide 2+-: (Title, Bullet & Photo Slide)
- Title – Vocabulary Term i.e. Life Science
- Bullet – Definition of Vocabulary Term i.e. The Study of Living Things
- Photo – Depiction of Vocabulary Term i.e. A picture of a Frog
8th Grade
- Vocabulary Terms
- Slide 1: Title and Student Name (Title Slide)
- Slide 2+-: (Title, Bullet & Photo Slide)
- Title – Vocabulary Term i.e. First Aid
- Bullet – Definition of Vocabulary Term i.e. Emergency medical care for someone who has been hurt or sick
- Photo – Depiction of Vocabulary Term i.e. A nurse providing care for an injured studentDiscuss Answers