7th Grade Science (Period 1) Assignments

Copy the following presentation to your Google Drive and finish the slides as we watch "Dogs That Changed the World" . You might want to do some additional research. Share your finished presentation with me, put your name and Period # in the title of your document. 

Guide to the Water Bears EDU game. 

Argubot Academy Challenge:  Earn 5 points for each achievement level. See the main page for details. 

Please complete this survey here.

Attached below are pdf guides for first two lessons. 

Class Codes for people absent on Tuesday: 

Per 1   T5Q8J

Per 2   8J3SU

Per 3   5812K

Per 5   BZLXF

Per 6   KNQZ1

Gaming unit 

Read current issue of Muse Magazine.

Complete at least Puzzle Paxl 2 in Water Bears.

Here is the list of dominant and recessive traits for your pet. 

The project is due on Friday.

Ch 17.2 Senses  Nearpod PIN    WBYFC

Genetic Trait Survey.  Complete the survey for yourself and have two family members complete as well.

Ch 14 Test

Chapter 14.3 Invertebrates  HW Nearpod PIN  JGDXE

Nearpod presentations done in class, here are HW versions for your review. 

Ch 14.1  JQLVZ    14.2  EWDGI

Also check out "Animals Grow and Change"   LVSZP

There will be a test on all of Ch 14 next week. 

Review "Life of Mammals" episode guide below- we have seen episode 1. Which episode is most interesting to you? Fill out this survey

Also review the "Life of Birds" guide, perhaps there is an episode there you really want to explore.

Here's a great interactive site to explore the family relations of animals. 

 

Please complete the reading about Adaptations from the nearpod HW version.

Complete all quiz questions.

 

PIN:  MIKGL

Please Review this presentation after the dissection

Quiz on Patterns of Life 

Patterns of Life poster project.  With your group, select one of the 16 Patterns of Life detailed below. Create a poster illustrating the concept of the pattern with images as examples. Use the "poster assignment" instructions as a guide. Include a short caption for every image and write a one page paper describing the pattern (attach it behind the poster). 

Great optional readings to better understand DNA and genetics.

Watch Chemistry of Life video (per2)

Complete Ch 7.1 in the IR (per1)

Chapter 6 take home test posted below, due on Wed.

We have the Cow Eye Dissection today. Please watch the video posted and review the sheets below.

Ch 6.2 Traits and Inheritance p.88-94

Ch 6.3 Meiosis  p. 95-100

 

 

Study the guide to Microscopes attached below, so you will be ready to use both kinds of microscopes we have, and prepare wet mount slides. 

Microscopy activities we will do in class are also detailed below.

 

check out what I found using "Advanced Google Search" for "swf" animation files 

(these are just the first few of many that show up!)

These don't work on iPads, only computers, sorry

In class we will be reading the article below on the iPads and answering questions using evidence from the text.

Nearpod PIN  XAYNC

 

Cell Cycle activity   identify the stage of mitosis and enter the data in.

Elodea plant cells   observe living plant cells in different conditions.

Mitosis group presentation

7th grade tech ninja challenge: work together as a group to combine your slides into ONE presentation that can be shared with me. 

One solution idea: copy file above, upload to Drive as a PP, change the picture in your slide (which you can do as a PP), then open in Slides and share that to your group leader who can then combine the slides, create and share a master presentation that you can all continue to edit.  Can you find a better way?

Ch 5.1 Cell Energy  IR

In class today you are going to be given an essay prompt that asks you to cite evidence and experiences from multiple sources about the brain, the nervous system, and current scientific research. 

You will use as sources:

1. Ch 17.1 (quiz key below)

2. Articles from Odyssey magazine March 2015 (summaries below)

3. Science Club videos shown in class and available on Nearpod (list below)

4. Concepts you learned at the UCLA Brain Awareness Institute Field Trip. 

 

This assignment will be completed in class.

UCLA  Field Trip  on Wednesday March 11, 2015

 

Science Fair revisions for grading should be completed and submitted by March 9.

Thank you to those who are making the effort to learn and use scientific methods as well as plan for next years project.

Read and summarize for discussion your assigned article from the Odyssey magazine March 2015 issue.

Please contribute to the summary of each article on this Google Doc that we can 

create together. (you must be logged in to edit)  Period 1   Period 2

Complete Ch 17.1 in Interactive Reader

submit quiz from Explore Learning Gizmo "Cell Structure"

 

 

 

Chapter 4.1 and 4.2  Nearpod PINS

 

JQZPC   and  LPEMS

Classes visit Millikan Science Fair today. Review the Project Quiz questions written by student scientists on the main page. Some questions from each class will be assigned as a quiz to complete during the fair. To learn more about any project, you can view a report from the same folder.

 

Parent night and awards presentations are 6 pm on Thursday Feb 26. 

 

Preview Lesson 1  The Cell 

Nearpod PIN  HSKLQ

Ch 3.2 Evidence for Evolution PIN    QODNH

Today is a workshop day to work on the display board and/or practice the oral report.  BRING YOUR DISPLAY BOARD and materials so you can work on them in class Friday. Project displays are due on Tuesday, Feb 17

We set up our trial accounts to use ExploreLearning Gizmos. 

Below are links to the Gizmos most appropriate for 7th Grade Science.

You have access to to all of the Gizmos in the Gizmos app. 

To understand how each one works, however, you will need directions.  From your Web Browser log-in on explorelearning.com and you can access the directions and assessment. Open the Student Exploration Guide in Google Docs so you can edit and keep your work in your Google Drive.

Extra Credit for Students: 

Use this form to sign-up to present one of the Gizmos to the class.

Select the Teacher Guide for the Gizmo you selected and Open it in Google Docs. (These are shared with you in your Incoming tab).

This will make a copy of the Guide for yourself in Google Drive.

Show the class how to use the Gizmo using the SmartBoard.

Additive Color v2

Basic Prism

Herschel Experiment

Laser Reflection

Ray Tracing (Lenses)

Refraction

Subtractive Color v2

Cell Structure

Cell Division

Cell Energy Cycle

Chicken Genetics

Mouse Genetics (One Trait)

Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)

Building DNA

DNA Fingerprint Analysis

Human Karyotyping

Human Evolution - Skull Analysis

Microevolution

Natural Selection

Rainfall and Bird Beaks

Pollination: Flower to Fruit

Seed Germination

Hearing: Frequency and Volume

Reverse the Field

Sight vs. Sound Reflexes

Ch 3.1 Natural Selection  PIN   URNXI 

If you are submitting electronically, make sure the link shows up here.

And make sure you have set permissions to VIEWABLE with link.

Chapter 3.1 Natural Selection PIN  UOQJH

 

Ch 2.3  (optional) Organic Chemistry Nearpod PIN  LRMSO

Chapter 2.2 Water  Nearpod PIN  UXBLS

Science Fair workshop time in class. Be prepared to work independently on your Written Report by bringing in your notes, data tables or other materials you need to include. It is suggested that you compose in Google Docs or upload your written materials to your Google Drive account so that you can access them on the class iPads. 

Complete "Early Life" reading and answer all questions in Nearpod 

 

PIN   YIKLO  for Per 1 

The list of the projects you are working on is here.  You must be logged into your Drive account to edit this document.   

 

Write at least 6 high quality sentences. Collected on paper Monday!

 

Make your own copy of the Biology word roots  document in your Drive account. 

This is a list of the most common roots, prefixes and suffixes in biology. Following each root definition is a series of biological terms that share this root. 

Go to this spreadsheet and browse through a list of vocabulary terms from our textbook glossary. Working in pairs, find a word that has a root and/or prefix, suffix from the list of roots (not all will).  Insert the roots, the meaning, and another example in the spreadsheet, put your names in the first column.

On a sheet of lined paper to be turned in, construct a sentence using the definition of the root in your sentence, and underlining that definition.

Example: visible (root is vis). We see visible light, while other organisms see ultraviolet or infrared light.

 

Chapter 2.1 Complete the quiz at the end of the section.

Nearpod PIN    UWEPT

 

Students: please indicate if you are interested in participating in the LA County Science Fair by viewing and completing this form.

Nearpod Ch 1.3 PIN   FQUBS

 

Journals of Abstracts  books you can download to see student samples.

Written Report due no later than Wed, Feb 4.

Room 30 Science Fair Oral Reports: Week of Feb 9-Feb 13. 

Millikan School Science Fair: 2/24-2/26

 

In my classes, the project has three components and thus three rubrics:

a. Written Report (100 pts)  This report is NOT the logbook from Google Docs, but a separate document that can be done in any format. If the project is a collaboration, then a shared document is acceptable. It can be printed out or shared electronically. 

b. Tri-Fold Display (50 pts) Everyone uses the same size display board, we have them available for $5 for your convenience in Room 33. Students should assemble this AFTER the written report has been completed, start with a light glue stick for easy revisions. You don't want to buy more than one board! When the layout of the board is ready, a more permanent glue can be applied so that the project remains intact when on display in Burrill Hall. ONLY display boards go to Burrill Hall, no materials. For in-class presentations, materials and models are encouraged but cannot be stored in the classroom!

c. Oral Report (100 pts) The rubric and a script to write on index cards is included. Reading from the note cards script is strongly recommended, at least for the first few times the report is delivered. Each student needs to prepare and rehearse an oral report (solo,even if a group project). The oral report is delivered multiple times in small, non-stressful groups to build confidence. 

d. Videos and QR Code links: optional 

Nearpod Life on Earth Ch 1.1 PIN  KAGBV

 

Students going to the Huntington: Journals will be collected and reviewed.

Students NOT going on the field trip will read the science fiction stories posted below.

Please submit the completed questions on Tuesday.

Ch 2.2  read p.56-61  on p.61 answer questions 2,3,4

IN CLASS ACTIVITY

1. Browse through this list of Common Words that have specific meanings in a science context that are different from the everyday common meanings. 

2. Open this spreadsheet, go to your Period # tab and find the line with your name.

3. Choose words from the list.

4. Compose a MINIMUM OF 3  sentences using that word with the proper scientific meaning.

5. Copy your sentences into the spreadsheet on the appropriate lines for your name.

5. Study the scientific meaning of  all the words on the list, quiz on Wednesday.

 

Read Ch 2.1 Characteristics of Living Things p. 52-56

Answer all questions here as you read.