Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Chapter 15, Section 3: The Muscular System
• Begin Student Presentation – Muscles of the Body
• Muscles for Exploration
• Rectus Femoris, Gastrocnemius, Quadratus Plantae, Biceps Femoris, Palmaris Longus, Deltoid, Latissimus Dorsi, Trapezius, Biceps Brachii and Triceps Brachii
• Each Slide Will Have The Following
• Title
• Bullet Telling the Muscles Location on the Body
• Bullet Describing the Muscles Function
• Bullet Labeling the Muscle as a Flexor or Extensor
• Picture of the Muscle
• If Incomplete Brainpop – Skeleton (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• If Incomplete Brainpop – Joints (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)

8th Grade

• Chapter 13, Section 3: Newton’s Laws of Motion
• Review Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion
• Review, Discuss & Collect Section Review Pg. 391
• Student Presentation of Newton’s Laws
• 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
• If Incomplete Brainpop – Newton’s Laws of Motion (Watch the Video, Take the Quiz and Email Mr. Hodder the Results)
• Chapter 13 Quiz – Friday March 30th, 2012

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #1: Cell Biology, #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #2: Forces

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester