Welcome to Open House

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Welcome to Open House

• Ms. Schlechty
• 7th Grade Accelerated Science

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Science HelpSchedule 815 845

• Ms. Schlechty B25 Mondays

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7th Grade Science Work Standards

• 1.Follow the 6 traits of writing.
• Ideas Sentence Fluency (complete sentences)
• Organization Word Choice
• Voice Conventions
• 2. Write complete words, do NOT abbreviate or use
  slang.

• 3. Papers must be neat and clean with NO stray
  marks or drawings.
• 4. All drawings/sketches must be labeled and
  colored.
• 5. Support all answers with evidence and/or
  reasons.

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Quizzes and Tests

• Students will have a science quiz at the end of
  short units.
• Large tests will occur at the end of each
  quarter.
• Students will receive review guides to complete
  and study prior to quizzes and tests or they will
  have notes to study.

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Science Folders

• Each student must have a 2 pocket, 3 prong folder
  for science.
• One pocket is labeled notes, ungraded papers and
  handouts. The second pocket is labeled graded
  papers.
• The prongs are for warm-ups and learning scales.
• A new folder will be needed at the beginning of
  each quarter.

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Science Fair Projects

• Each student is required to complete a project
• Science night is in January
• Science fair projects will be due in December
  (tentatively).
• Each student will have to complete his/her own
  project. No groups are allowed.

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PJHS Agendas

• Students must write their homework for each class
  in the agenda each day.
• If there is no homework, students are to write
  none.
• Parents must sign the agenda every Friday night.

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First 6 Weeks Curriculum - Chemistry

• Classification of matter
• Classification of mixtures
• Physical properties
• Chemical properties
• Chemical reactions
• Transfer of energy

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Second 6 Weeks Curriculum Geology

• 3 types of rocks
• Rock cycle
• Rock and mineral properties
• Earths layers
• Plate tectonics
• Processes involved in formation of Earths
  structure

• Earthquake measurement
• Geologic time
• Important geologists
• Scientific method
• Begin science fair project

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Third 6 Weeks Curriculum Physics

• Graphing motion and velocity
• Newtons First Law of Motion
• Newtons Second Law of Motion
• Newtons Third Law of Motion

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Fourth 5 Weeks Curriculum Astronomy

• Moon phases
• Solar and lunar eclipses
• Moons relationship to tides
• Reasons for the seasons

• Identifying constellations
• Important astronomers
• Scientific method
• Continue science fair project
• Science fair due

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Last 11 Weeks Curriculum Life Science

• Food chains and webs
• Predator-prey relationships
• Niches of organisms
• Modeling interactions in an ecosystem

• Limiting factors and carrying capacity
• Problems associated with population growth
• Environmental factors and population survival
• Important ecologists

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Life Science Continued

• Cell division
• Basic principles of heredity
• Dominant and recessive traits
• Adaptations
• Organism behavior and survival
• Symbiotic and competitive relationships

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Quarter Tests

• Students take a final test at the end of each
  quarter.
• These tests are worth a large amount of points.
• Please encourage your child to study.

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Classroom Rules
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Rules

1. Respect others
2. Be on time and be prepared
3. Follow directions the first time
4. Follow classroom traffic pattern guidelines
5. No eating, drinking, gum chewing or candy (plain
   water is allowed)

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Rules

• 6. Encourage positive behavior in others
• 7. Always do your best work
• 8. Remain silent when someone enters or leaves
  the room
• 9. Demonstrate a positive attitude and focus on
  learning.

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Consequences - Negative

• Warning
• Conduct form
• Parent contact
• Referral to the administration
• Serious violations of the rules will result in
  the enforcement of more serious consequences
  immediately.

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Consequences - Positive

1. Panther Paw
2. Positive e-mail, note or phone call to parents