7th Grade Science (Period 2) Assignments
- Instructors
- Term
- Spring 2013
- Department
- Science
- Location
- Room 8
- Description
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Online Science Fair discussion now available. Click this link:To contact Mr. Joseph by email:
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Per 6 [email protected]Progress reports will again be available at
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Read this excerpt from "The Story of Science" about Archimedes.
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Review the Cartesian Divers manual and the section from Physical Science attached.
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IR 15.3 up to p. 247
Ch 15 Skeletal/Muscular system questions due, answer key attached.
Fetal Pig dissection discussion in class, question packet attached.
Class handouts and additional materials also attached.
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Fetal pig dissection will begin.
The Lab Safety contract MUST BE SIGNED BY A PARENT in order to participate.
The contract was given in class Friday and may be downloaded below.
The packets for the lab are also attached below.
For those students notf doing the dissection, virtual dissection link is below
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Review below the Rat Dissection ipad app screenshots and guide to wet lab dissection.
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District Assessment will be given and reviewed on Tuesday.
Study Guide is attached.
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This week we are doing a "flower dissection" or another way of thinking about it is to do "reverse engineering" on the flower to become inspired by an aspect of its structure and apply that to a human engineering need. This new field of biology is referred to as biomimicry.
Below are two links from the website asknature.org There are hundreds of remarkable examples you can find using the search feature.
Be prepared to dissect a flower in class to deepen your knowledge of flower structure and reproduction and to use your imagination to apply your observations to an engineering challenge.
Below are two links from the website asknature.org There are hundreds of remarkable examples you can find using the search feature.
Be prepared to dissect a flower in class to deepen your knowledge of flower structure and reproduction and to use your imagination to apply your observations to an engineering challenge.
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Complete all the questions on the Flower Pollination "gizmo" from explorelearning.com
Also complete IR p.194-197 (Chapter 13.1 Photosynthesis)
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The Study Guide for chapters 8, 9, 10 is completed in class (and/or for HW).
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Here are the quizzes we did over the last week on Genetics and DNA.
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Past quizzes on microscopes and mitosis are posted below.
These may be useful to review for the Periodic Assessment coming up soon.
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Due today is a mini-project showing student understanding of cell reproduction, specifically the stages of mitosis.
Suggestions are posted below
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The 7th grade District Assessment in life science will be administered soon. Posted below is the study guide provided, completed in class.
Understanding of the concepts listed in the study guide will result in a higher score. These concepts are exactly what is asked about on the test.
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Eggcelent Experiment lab report due (5 parts) ,details and guidance from teacher manual posted below, as well as class notes on diffusion and osmosis.
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The microscope activities worksheet should be completed and turned in today.
The reading and worksheet is posted below
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That didn't take long, project funded, 7th grade rocks!
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We will likely have a short quiz today to check for understanding of the Cell unit so far.
Here are the notes from the class for review.
Also posted here is the video clip of the Fluid Mosaic Model I showed in class.
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Students should have completed and studied Chapter 2.1 and 2.2 for a quiz... soon.
IR sections attached below.
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Monday is the deadline for the completed and revised Science Fair written report.
The DIsplay boards must be turned in on Friday Feb 1.
Do NOT bring 3-dimensional display objects- they cannot be stored in class nor put on display.
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Some new instructions:
I am now requesting the written report DRAFT on this date, not the display board.
I want to give feedback on the written report before the display is made.
The Millikan Science Fair of Display Boards in Burrill Hall is the first week of February.
I require and score Science Fair projects (written, oral, and display) in class, and we will continue working on them during this semester.
Any student displaying work in Burrill Hall will receive extra credit. Any student who wins an award or qualifies for the LA County Science Fair will receive additional extra credit.
After the completion of our in-class oral reports later in the term, we will plan an event where interested students can present to other classes and parents.
I made some adjustments to the rubrics, attached below. Please use them to organize your work so it can be scored efficiently.
Please email me or meet with me during nutrition lunch or after school if you have any questions or concerns about your science fair project.
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We will work on the Science Fair project independently today, so bring the materials you need.
(raw data tables, report draft, blank board, etc.)