Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Chapter 4 – Sorting it All Out
• Read & Discuss  Pgs. 338-343
• Three Domains – Archaea, Bacteria & Eukarya
• Break Down Kingdom Eukarya – Protista, Fungi, Plantae & Animalia
• Summarize Section 2
• Section Review Pg. 343
• If Time Remains Chapter Vocabulary Terms (see below) Into Keynote Presentation
• Wednesday 12/14/2011 Quiz – Chapter 11: Classification

8th Grade

• Chapter 6: Introduction to Atoms
• Discuss & Collect Section Review Pg. 171
• Review the Theories of Democritus, Dalton, Thompson, Rutherford, Bohr, and Schrodinger & Heisenberg
• Notes from Presentation – Atomic Timeline
• Brainpop – Atomic Model (view the film, take the graded quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• If Time Remains Chapter Vocabulary Terms (see below) Into Keynote Presentation
• Wednesday 12/14/2011 Quiz – Chapter 6: Introduction to Atoms

Science Fair

• Science Fair Experiment Presentation
• Recall that the only variable in the experiment is the soil type
• Measure and chart any growth
• Hypothesis – An educated guess on the outcome of your experiment
• Come up with a Hypothesis for the experiment
• Note: Science Fair Hypothesis is due Friday December 9th.
• Question – How do different soils affect the growth of a bean plant?
  
• Hypothesis – If we use Seed Starter Mix then it will grow faster
  
• Materials – tbd
  
• Procedures – tbd
  
• Observations – tbd
  
• Data – tbd
  
• Conclusions – tbd
  

Science Fair Due Dates

Friday December 2nd – Science Fair Question Due
Friday December 9th – Science Fair Hypothesis Due
Wednesday December 14th – Science Fair Materials Due
Friday January 13th – Science Fair Procedures Due
Friday January 20th – Science Fair Observations Due
Friday January 27th – Science Fair Research Paper Due
Monday February 6th – Science Fair Project Due

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #1: Cell Biology, #3: Evolution
8th Grade – #3: Structure of Matter, #7: Periodic Table

Items of Note

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

Previous Brainpop Quizzes

7th Grade

• Science Projects
• Heredity
• Mitosis
• Cellular Respiration
• Photosynthesis
• Cell Structures
• Bacteria
• Cells
• The Scientific Method
• Vaccines

8th Grade

• Science Projects
• States of Matter
• Graphs
• Measuring Matter
• Metric vs. Customary
• Microscopes
• NASA: International Space Station
• The Scientific Method
• Ozone Layer

Chapter Vocabulary Terms

7th Grade

• Chapter 11 – Classification, Taxonomy, Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
  
• Chapter 6 – Heredity, Dominant trait, Recessive trait, Gene, Allele, Phenotype, Genotype, Probability, Homologous chromosome, Diploid, Haploid, Meiosis
• Chapter 5 – Photosynthesis, Cellular respiration, Fermentation, Cell cycle, Chromosome, Mitosis, Cytokinesis, Cancer
  
• 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 6 – Atom, Electron, Nucleus, Electron cloud, Proton, Atomic mass unit, Neutron, Atomic number, Isotope, Mass number, Atomic mass
  
• Chapter 5 – Element, Pure substance, Metal, Non-metal, Metalloid, Compound, Mixture, Mixture, Solution, Solute, Solvent, Concentration, Solubility
  
• Chapter 4 – States of matter, Solid, Liquid, Gas, Plasma, Change of state, Melting, Evaporation, Boiling, Condensation, Sublimation
  
• 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

• Meiosis
  
• Slide 1: Title and Student Name (Title Slide)
• Title – Meiosis
• Slide 2: Definition of Meiosis (Title & Bullet Slide)
• Title – Meiosis
• Bullet – A process in cell division….
• Slide 3+-: (Title, Bullet & Photo Slide)
• Title – The Step of Meiosis i.e., Step 1
• Bullet – Description of Step  i.e., The chromosomes are copied….
• Photo – Picture of the Step

• Mitosis
  
• Slide 1: Title and Student Name (Title Slide)
• Title – The Cell Cycle
• Slide 2+-: (Title, Bullet & Photo Slide)
• Title – The Phase of Mitosis i.e., Interphase
• Bullet – Description of Phase  i.e., Before mitosis begins….
• Photo – Picture of the Phase

• Cell Organelles
• 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

• Summary of Chapter 5, Section 2: Compounds
• Slide 1: Title and Student Name (Title Slide)
• Title – Section 2: Compounds
• Slide 2-11: (Title & Bullet Slide)
• Title – The Bold Sections i.e., Compounds: Made of Elements or Chemical Reactions Form Compounds
• Bullet – Two Summary Points of the Bold Section  i.e., A compound is a pure substance….

• 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