Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Seed Plants
• Peanut Observation – Discover the Seed Coat and Young Plant
• Brainpop – Seedless Plants (watch the video, take the quiz & email Mr. Hodder the results)
• Brainpop – Seed Plants (watch the video, take the quiz & email Mr. Hodder the results)
• Brainpop – Seed Plants (answer the Q&A section on a separate piece of paper; to be collected)
• Science Fair Written Report Due Friday

8th Grade

• CFA 2 – Science (Online)
• Upon Completion Begin Presentation – The Periodic Table and Groups of Elements
• Grouping the Elements – Student Presentation
• Slide 1: Title and Name (Title Slide)
• Slide 2 & 3: Group 1 & 2 – (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
• Slide 4: Group 3-12 (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
• Slide 5 – 10: Group 13 – 18 (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
• Slide 11: Hydrogen Group  (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
• Each slide will state: the group number and name; what the group contains; the number of electrons present in the group’s outer shell; the groups reactivity; the groups shared properties
• Each slide will show an example of an element from the group and have a picture of said element from that group
• Science Fair Written Report Due Friday
• Thursday February 2nd – Chapter 7 Quiz: The Periodic Table

Science Fair

• Science Fair Experiment – Bean Plant Growth and Soil Types
• Recall that the only variable in the experiment is the soil type
• Measure and chart any growth
• Note: Science Fair Research Paper is due Friday January 27th
• 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 – Garden beans, 6 Small containers, 6 Different soils (RomoDirt, Edna’s Best Potting Soil, Perlite, Sphagnum Peat Moss, Seed Starter Potting Mix, Orchid Potting Mix), Water, Ruler
• Procedures
• Step 1: Organize your materials and label the six containers with their soil type
• Step 2: Measure out 600 c.c.’s of Perlite and add it to aptly marked container
• Step 3: Dig a 3 cm deep hole in the soil and place one garden bean within.  Cover up the bean.
• Step 4: Measure out 30 ml of water and pour it onto the soil
• Step 5: Repeat steps 2-4 for each of the remaining soil types
• Step 6: Together place the various soil containers in a well it and warm area.
• Step 7: Once a day measure out 10 ml of water and pour it onto each growing plant.
• Step 8: In centimeters measure the daily growth of each container.  Continue gathering data for at least one month.
• Observations – Refer to chart in classroom which lists daily measurements of all 6 plants
• Data – Refer to chart in classroom which lists daily measurements of all 6 plants
• Conclusions – tbd

Science Fair Due Dates

Friday December 2nd – Science Fair Question Due
Thursday December 8th – Science Fair Hypothesis Due
Wednesday December 14th – Science Fair Materials Due
Thursday January 12th – 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, #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
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

• Jane Goodall
• Six Kingdoms
• Classification
• Science Projects
• Heredity
• Mitosis
• Cellular Respiration
• Photosynthesis
• Cell Structures
• Bacteria
• Cells
• The Scientific Method
• Vaccines

8th Grade

• Isotopes
• Atoms
• Atomic Model
• 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 12 – Nonvascular plant, Vascular plant, Gymnosperm, Angiosperm, Rhyzoid, Rhizome, Pollen, Pollination, Xylem, Phloem, Sepal, Petal, Stamen, Pistil, Ovary, Ovule
• 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 7 – Periodic, Period, Group, Periodic law, Alkali Metal, Alkaline-earth metal, Halogen, Noble gas
  
• 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

• Classification
• Slide 1: Title and Name (Title Slide)
• i.e. Title: Classification
• Slide 2: Levels of Classification (Title & Bullets Slide)
• i.e. Title: Level of Classification
• i.e. Bullets: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class…
• Slide 3-5: Classification of Animal, break down the levels of classification for an animal, Kingdom through Species (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
• i.e. Title:  Killer Whale
• i.e. Bullets: Domain – Eukarya, Kingdom – Animalia, Phylum – Chordata, Class – Mammalia, Order – Cetacea, Family – Delphinidae, Genus – Orcinus, Species – orca
• i.e. Photo: A picture from the web
• Slide 6-8: Classification of Plant, break down the levels of classification for a plant, Kingdom through Species (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
• For example see slides 3-5
• Slide 9-10: Classification of Plant or Animal, break down the levels of classification for an animal or plant, Kingdom through Species (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
• For example see slides 3-5

• 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

• Common Compounds
• In each case students will: Write the Chemical Formula, Write the Individual Component Elements, Determine What it is Used For, Determine Where it Might be Found, Find a Picture of the Compound.
• Each Compound Will Have it’s Own Slide
• There will be a Total of 10 Slides
• The Compounds to be presented are Sodium Chloride, Carbon Dioxide, Calcium Carbonate, Ammonia, Magnesium Oxide, Hydrogen Peroxide, Sodium Bicarbonate, Hydrogen Chloride, Sodium Hydroxide
• Slide 1: Title and Name (Title Slide)
• i.e. Title: Common Compounds
• Slide 2 – 10: Chemical Formula (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
• i.e. Title: Sodium Chloride
• i.e. Bullet: NaCl, Bullet: Sodium (Na), Bullet: Chlorine (Cl), Bullet: This compound is salt, Bullet: Salt is mined from the Earth
• i.e. Picture: A shot of a salt shaker from the web

• 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