Seventh Grade Back to School Night

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Seventh Grade Back to School Night
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Seventh Grade Reading

• Begin Westing Game 09/13/09
• Simultaneously be reading a mystery of own
• Discuss elements of a story
• Read Tangerine next
• Vocab Calender on website
• Vocab website great tool

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Reading Grading

• 50 Tests and Quizzes (Vocab)
• 25 Performance ( Projects)
• 12.5 Homework (Vocab, study guides)
• 12.5 Class work

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Science Class Setup

• Daily Review Question
• Objectives
• Notes completed in Outline form or graphic
  organizers
• Section Reviews for homework
• Chapter tests
• Lab- At least once a week

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Science Grading

• 50 Tests and Quizzes
• 25 Performance (Labs, Projects)
• 12.5 Homework
• 12.5 Class work

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Science Fair

• Same set up as last year
• Individual
• Information on Webpage
• Judging Saturday January 29
• Science Fair will begin in October
• Grading will go into Performance Section of Grade
  (25)

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Life Science

• Chapter 1 Cells The Building Blocks of Life
• Students will describe basic cellular functions
• Students will compare and contrast animal and
  plant cells
• Students will complete a chapter project to
  determine whether something is alive or not

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Life Science

• Chapter 2 Cell Process and Energy
• Students will explain how water is essential to
  functioning cells
• Students will describe the methods in which
  materials move in and out of cells
• Students will describe photosynthesis and
  cellular respiration

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Life Science

• Chapter 3 Genetics The Science of Heredity
• Students will investigate basics of genetics.
• Students will then study the principles of
  probability and how they can help determine the
  outcome of offspring.
• Students will investigate Punnett squares.
• Students will do section discoveries as well as
  many mini-labs to reinforce the idea of
  probability.

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Life Science

• Chapter 4 Modern Genetics
• Students will study human genetics and genetic
  disorders.
• Students will complete a lab that will construct
  a family pedigree.
• Another lab titled Guilty or Innocent will help
  students use DNA fingerprinting to determine a
  case.

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Life Science

• Chapter 5 Changes Over Time
• Students will investigate Charles Darwins theory
  of evolution.
• Students will simulate evolution in a lab titled
  Nature at Work. Students will create a game
  board using content from the fossil record.
• Students will complete a lab titled Telltale
  Molecules, which investigates the structure of
  protein and its relationship to evolution.

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Life Science

• Chapter 6 Bacteria and Viruses
• Students will investigate the six kingdoms and
  how to classify organisms by kingdom.
• Students will complete a lab titled Do
  Disinfectants Work? In which students will
  measure and record the growth of bacteria.
• Students will also complete How Many Viruses Fit
  on a Pin? Lab in which they will figure how small
  a virus actually is.

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Life Science

• Chapter 23 Ecosystems and Biomes
• Students will explore how energy flows in
  ecosystems and the cycles in which the planet
  keeps in balance.
• Students will complete a lab in which they
  construct models of each biome and another lab
  that deals with community changes in species.

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Earth Science

• Chapter 2 Weather Factors
• Students will describe how temperature is
  measured. Students will explain what causes wind
  and discuss the several types of wind.
• Student will set up a weather station and use
  instruments to measure weather factors over a
  two-week period.
• Students will also complete a lab in which they
  investigate which heats faster, land or water.

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Earth Science

• Chapter 3 Weather Patterns
• Students will identify air masses and fronts.
• Students will list the main types of storms and
  explain how they form.
• Students will state the types of information on a
  weather map.
• Students will complete a long-term project where
  they will predict the weather and compare their
  findings to the professionals.