Assignment/Activities Today
7th Grade
- Seed Plants
- Read and Discuss Pgs. 370-373
- Angiosperm Vs. Gymnosperm
- Life Cycle of Gymnosperms and the Two Classes of Angiosperm
- Section Review Pg. 373
- If Time Allows and Incomplete Brainpop – Seedless Plants (watch the video, take the quiz & email Mr. Hodder the results)
- If Time Allows and Incomplete Brainpop – Seed Plants (watch the video, take the quiz & email Mr. Hodder the results)
- If Time Allows and Incomplete Brainpop – Seed Plants (answer the Q&A section on a separate piece of paper; to be collected)
- Science Fair Written Report Due Today
8th Grade
- Quick Review of The Periodic Table and Groups of Elements
- Brainpop – Periodic Table of Elements (watch the video, take the quiz & email Mr. Hodder the results)
- Continue Student Presentation – Grouping the Elements
- 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 Today
- Thursday February 2nd – Chapter 7 Quiz: The Periodic Table
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