Week of 11/30 - 12/4/09

Mon.11/30 - Complete discussion of white blood cells, platelets, and blood types.

Tues. 12/1 - Review for test. Using notes, make 20 flash cards questions on front and answers on the back. Complete for homework if not completed during class time.

Wed. 12/2 - Test

Thurs. 12/3 - Begin nervous system. Read pages 677 -683. Discuss the function of the nervous system, motor, and sensory neurons, and stimulus and response.

Fri. 12/4 - Discuss the parts and function of the central nervous system: brain and spinal cord.

Week of 11/16 - 11/20

Mon. 11/16 - Review for test on notes for circulatory system. Activity - Students will walk through the heart drawn on the floor labeling and tracing the flow of blood through the heart.

Tues. 11/17 - TEST

Wed. 11/18 - View video An Inside Look : Heart Attack. Return length of small intestine project.

Thurs. 11/19 - Activity - Record heart rate at rest and compare to heart rate after exercising.
Students will complete lab sheet after activity.

Fri. 11/20 - Begin discussion of composition of blood: function of plasma, red blood cells and white blood cells.

There are some students who have not returned their 1st nine weeks report cards
that were sent home 10/30/09.

Week of 11/09/09

Mon. 11/9/09 - Introduce the circulatory system. Read pages 641 - 647. Select 2 words from these pages and create a word wall ( word, definition from book, and picture illustrating word).
Complete for homework if not completed during class or during Directed Study.

Tues. 11/10 - Begin discussion of function of circulatory system, parts of system (heart, arteries), why circulatory system of larger organisms are more complex, and the difference between oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.

Wed. 11/11/09 - NO SCHOOL !!!!!!!

Thurs. 11/12 - Continue discussion: veins, capillaries, why pulmonary artery and veins are different from other arteries and veins, and flow of blood through the heart.

Fri. 11/13 - TEST

Week of 11/2/09 - 11/6/09

Mon. 11/2 - Progress check on small intestine project explained Friday. Please see posting for explanation of project. Introduce respiratory system. Read pages 613 - 619.

Tues. 11/3 - Thurs. 11/5 - Discuss the functions and parts of the respiratory system, difference between breathing and respiration, difference between inhaling and exhaling, pathway of oxygen and carbon dioxide, why a person chokes, and why it is better to breathe through the nose rather than the mouth.

Fri. 11/6 - Test

Project due Friday, November 6

On Friday, October 30, the students were given instructions on a project that is due Friday, November 6. In this project, the students will calculate the length of their small intestine by multiplying their height by 4. After the length of the small intestine is calculated, students are to use materials to measure out the calculated length. Students were shown how to calculate the length and shown examples of creative ways former students used to measured the length of their small intestine.

Projects will be graded as follows: 1.) following instructions 2.) accurate calculations of the length of small intestine 3.) accurate measurement of the material used according to the calculation 4.) creative way of showing the length of the student's small intestine.

Students will receive 5 bonus points each day the project is turned in early. Each day the project is late, 5 points will be deducted from grade.

Week of 10/19 - 10/23

Mon. 10/19 - Wed. 10/21 - Word wall for digestive system due if not turned in Fri. 10/16. Begin discussion of the digestive system ( pages 621 -626): function of digestive system, mechanical and chemical digestion, path of food and what happens during digestion in mouth, esophagus, stomach, and the relationship of digestion to respiration.

Wed. 10/21 - Test if discussion is completed on Tues.

Thurs. 10/ 22 - Field trip to American Village

Week of 10/5 - 10/9

Mon. 10/5 - Complete cell divison project.

Tues. 10/6 - Each student in the group is to teach the other members of the group what happens in the phase he/she made.

Wed. 10/7 - Review for test on the cell cycle and cell division. Return 1st nine weeks tests to use as a study guide for the nine weeks exam which will be on October 14.

Thurs. 10/8 - TEST

Fri. 10/9 - Correct test and begin review for the exam.

Science - Week of 9/28 - 10/2

Mon. 9/28 - Introduce cell division. Read pages 73 -78 and 80 -85.

Tues. 9/29 and Wed.9/30 - Discuss difference in cell division of unicellular organisms and multicellular organisms, the 3 parts of cell cycle - interphase, mitosis, and cytokinesis, and using a handout, discuss what happens in each phase of interphase, the phases of mitosis, and cytokinesis.

Thurs.10/1 and Fri. 10/2 - Using craft material, make models of the phases. Each student in the group will construct a different phase and be able to explain what happens in the phase to the group.

Mon.9/22 - Check tests taken Friday. Begin discussion of function of mitochondria and cellular respiration. Color cell parts on handout.

Tues.9/23 and Wed. 9/24 - Continue discussion of cell parts, endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes. Discuss the difference between a plant cell and an animal cell, the function of the cell wall, chloroplasts, and central vacuole. Discuss the difference and relationship between respiration and photosynthesis.

Thurs. 9/ 25 - Test on notes

Fri. 9/26 - Possible test labeling the cell.

Week of 9/14 -9/18/09

Mon. 9/14 - Complete cell drawings started last week. Drawings due at the end of the period.
View Bill Nye video, Cells. Read pages 20 -24 and pages 56 -63/


Tues. 9/15 - Begin discussion of cell parts and function of parts.
Cell mebrane - discuss diffusion, osmosis, and the state of equilibrium.
Cytoplasm - gel -like substance inside cell membrane.
Demostration of diffusion and osmosis.


Wed. 9/16 - Continue duscussion of cell parts : cytoplasm, nucleus, and chromosomes.
Using a baggie with jello as a cell model, add parts as discussing these parts.



Thurs. 9/17 or Fri. 9/18 - Test

Week of (9/8 -9/11

Tues. 9/8 - Correct tests taken Friday 9/4.
Learn the parts of a microscope, how to carry, and how to use a microscope.
There will be a test on labeling the microscope and today's notes on Thurs.9/10.

Wed. 9/9 - Using practice slides, each student will practice using and focusing a slide.

Thurs. 9/10 - Test on labeling microscope parts and Tues. notes. Begin viewing and drawing in
folders different prepared slides.

Fri. 9/11 - Continue slide drawings.

PROGRESS REPORTS WERE SENT HOME FRIDAY. PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN.

Week of 8/ 31 -9/4

Mon. 8/21 - 1. Outside activity - Make a list of living and non-living "things".
2. Discuss list and difference between biotic and abiotic factors in
an ecosytem.

Tues. 9/1 - Thurs. 9/3 - Discussion of the following:
characteristics organisms, unicellular and multicellular organisms,
levels of organization, Robert Hooke and the discovery
of the cell, the cell theory, and the relationship between
the shape and size of the cell to its function.

Fri. 9/4 - TEST

REMINDERS -
1.) There are students who have zeros on assignments. Students have been reminded that they can turn in assignments late for partial credit. A zero is entered as a grade until the
assignment is turned in.

2.) Please ask your child if he/she has the handout given on the 1st day of school that had to be signed and returned to school. Many students have not returned the signed portion.

3.) Please remind your child when absent to make-up work.

Week of 8/24 - 8/28

Monday 8/24 - Using skittles, do an activity applying the scientific method.
Homework - 1st, 2nd, & 8th periods - Write 2 other problems/questions that you would like to investigate using the skittles.
Homework - 3rd & 6th - Write 4 problems/ questions and 9 questions from a growing bacteria scenario due Tuesday.

Tues. 8/25 - Review for test on the scientific method. Check homework.
1st, 2nd, & and 8th - If classwork was not finish, complete for homework. Using notes, write 15 questions and answers.

Wed. 8/26 - TEST

Thurs. 8/27 - Begin discussion of characteristics of living organisms. Read pages 9 -15 and pages 473 - 477 .

Fri.8/28 - Ms. Ellis, the 7th grade counselor, will visit and speak to each class.

Week of 8/17 -8/21

Monday (8/17) - Students will be involved in 2 activities showing the importance of making observations and observations are made using the 5 senses. Activity 1 - Using a shell, make at least 5 observations. Activity 2 - Identify a mystery substance making observations without using the sense of sight.

Tuesday (8/18) and Wednesday (8/19) - Discussion and note - taking about the steps of the scientific method.

Thursday (8/20) - Given a problem/scenario, apply the steps of the scientific method.
Complete for homework.

Friday (8/21) - Students can bring in a bag of skittles for bonus points. The skittles will be used for an inquiry activity applying the scientific method.
Pre -AP students will also be involved in another inquiry activity using different
types of soft drinks. After the inquiry activity, they will then use the scientific
method to devise an experiment. This is due Tuesday, August 25.

Week of 8/12 - 8/14

Wednesday 8/12 - Welcome!!! First day of school. The 1st 9 weeks agenda, class rules, and class requirements will be discussed. The students will be given a handout to be taken home .
This handout is to be read and signed by parents. Please return signed portion by Monday, August 17.

Thursday 8/13 - Group activity: Students will decide on a definition for the question "what is Science?" Then, they will list anything that they think doesn't pertain to science. A discussion will follow after groups make a list. Hopefully, some groups will not have a list !!!!!!

Friday 8/14 - Students will create a biological design on their folder. They need to bring colored pencils, markers, or crayons to class. If this assignment is not completed in class, it is to be completed for homework.