A little bit about me:

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Welcome to 7th Grade ScienceMonica
Crowdermcrowd_at_kyrene.org or 783-1328

• A little bit about me
• This is my 16th year of teaching, 13 of which
  have been at the middle school level
• BS in Elementary Education, Minor in Mathematics
  from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls
• MS in Elementary Education,Science Specialist
  option from ASU

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• How am I graded?
• 75 class/home work
• 25 quizzes/tests
• Check grades from my website

• Homework would primarily be completing or
  polishing work from class.
• Each quarter students select summarize a news
  article in science that is related to our topic
  of study.
• One home lab (related to our topic of study) is
  due per quarter.

25 off for late work first quarter, 50 off
second quarter
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All Year Inquiry Process
Formulate questions based on observations that
will lead to a hypothesis and be able to refine a
hypothesis

• Critically analyze media

Design a controlled investigation
Keep accurate records
Communicate data, results and information
Identify trends
Write clear step by step directions
Perform accurate measurements
Locate and select appropriate resources
Determine validity
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All Year History of Human Endeavor

• Identify diverse people
• Major milestones in science and technology
• Analyze use of technology
• Apply scientific method

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First Quarter Astronomy
First Quarter Space

• Great Solar System Rescue_at_
• Phases of the Moon
• Relative positions of Earth, Sun Moon (Lunar
  eclipse on Aug 28th?)
• Relationship between tides moon
• Seasons
• Visible Constellations
• Suns structure
• Layers
• Production of Energy
• Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Second Quarter Ecology

• Food Chain
• Ecosystems
• Environmental Factors
• Living Organisms
• Identify Trends

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Third Fourth Quarter Geology

• Classify rocks minerals, Rock Cycle
• Layers of the earth (core, mantle, crust)
• Erosion Deposition
• Fossils

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• Plate Tectonics
• Convection Currents
• Mountain Building
• Faults
• Earthquakes