Assignment/Activities Today – Not a Minimum Day
7th Grade
- Chapter 14, Section 2 – The Animal Kingdom
- Review Pgs. 430-437
- Begin Animal Kingdom Presentaion
- Slide 1: Title and Name (Title Slide)
- i.e. Title: The Animal Kingdom
- Slide 2: Invertebrate Characteristics (Title & Bullets Slide)
- i.e. Title: Invertebrate Characteristics
- i.e. Bullets: Definition and Characteristics
- Slide 3-10: Types of Invertebrates. Each Slide Will be One of the Following: Sponges, Cnidarians, Flatworms, Roundworms, Mollusks, Annelids and Arthropods. Each Slide Will Have Two Characteristics and a Picture
- i.e. Title: Cnidarians
- i.e. Bullet: Cnidarians have one of two radially symmetrical body plans
- i.e. Bullet: Specialized stinging cells called cnidocytes are located on the tentacles
- i.e. Photo: A picture from the web
- Slide 11: Vertebrate Characteristics (Title & Bullets Slide)
- i.e. Title: Vertebrate Characteristics
- i.e. Bullets: Definition and Characteristics
- Slide 12-16: Types of Vertebrates. Each Slide Will be One of the Following: Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds & Mammals. Each Slide Will Have Two Characteristics and a Picture
- i.e. Title: Reptiles
- i.e. Bullet: Reptile eggs are protected from drying out by membranes and a shell
- i.e. Bullet: Reptiles mainly reproduce sexually
- i.e. Photo: A picture from the web
8th Grade
- Chapter 12, Section 1 – Measuring Motion
- Velocity vs.Acceleration
- Read and Discuss Pgs. 340-342
- Velocity is Average Speed with a Directional Component
- Examples of Changes in Velocity
- Acceleration is a Change in Velocity
- Circular Motion
- Acceleration vs. Velocity on a Graph
- Math – Average Speed Calculations
- Summarize Section
- Section Review Pg. 343
- HW – Bring in a Hotwheels Type Vehicle
Standards Covered Today
7th Grade – #1: Cell Biology, #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #1: Motion, #2: Forces
Items of Note
Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the trimester