Assignment/Activities Today
7th Grade
- Chapter 2 – It’s Alive!! Or is it?
- Section 2 – The Necessities of Life
- Review – Characteristics of Living Things
- Read and Discuss Pgs. 56-61
- Compare Consumers to Producers
- Section Review Pg. 61
- HW (Last Week) – Signed Policy Sheet
- Quiz: Chapter 2 – Thursday September 15
8th Grade
- The Microscope
- Review the parts of the Microscope
- Begin Lab – Microscope Skills
- Today we will Focus on Part 1 – Functions of the Microscope
- If time allows explore the microscopes located about the room
- Chapter 2 Vocabulary Terms (mass, volume, density, temperature, model, theory, law, independent variable, dependent variable, axis, mean, median, mode & slope)
- HW (Last Week) – Signed Policy Sheet
- Quiz: Microscopes – Thursday September 15
Standards Covered Today
7th Grade – #1: Cell Biology, #2: Genetics
8th Grade – #9: Investigation and Experimentation
Items of Note
Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the trimester
Previous Brainpop Quizzes
7th Grade
- Vaccines
- The Scientific Method
8th Grade
- Ozone Layer
- The Scientific Method
- NASA: International Space Station
- Microscopes
Previous Student Presentation Criteria
7th Grade
- 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 student