MOST DOCUMENTS & ONLINE RESOURCES USED IN CLASS WILL BE POSTED TO THIS PAGE.
CURRENT UNIT OF STUDY: Review for MSL Test
During the week of May 19-23, we will utilize Science class periods to review for next Wednesday's Science MSL test.
May 19 - Earth's Atmosphere and Weather
May 20 - Weather continued; Kinetic & Potential Energy
May 21 - Energy Conversion; Simple Machines
May 22 - Cell Structure, Organelles, Single-Celled Organisms
(May 23 - Math EOG)
HELPFUL RESOURCES:
MAY 12-16: Nervous System and Endocrine System
May 12 - Nervous System (Also, Progress Reports sent home to ALL of my students.)
May 13 - Nervous System
May 14 - Endocrine System
May 15 - Endocrine System
May 16 - Quiz on this week's science topics (Nervous System & Endocrine System)
May 12 - Nervous System (Also, Progress Reports sent home to ALL of my students.)
May 13 - Nervous System
May 14 - Endocrine System
May 15 - Endocrine System
May 16 - Quiz on this week's science topics (Nervous System & Endocrine System)
NOTES AND ASSIGNMENTS:
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HELPFUL (or just interestingly related) INTERNET RESOURCES:
Endocrine System Diagram by LiveScience
Endocrine System by KidsHealth.org Endocrine System by HowStuffWorks Interactive Nervous System by Chiromatrix.com
Reflexology Foot Chart - Dr. Oz Acupuncture Points Diagram - Wordpress.com Tactile Illusions by NewScientist.com (also has link to Auditory Illusions) Visual Illusions by Illusions.org Brain Mapping through Video Games BRAINPOP videos: Nervous System, Brain, Spinal Cord, Neurons; Endocrine System, Hormones (try YouTube)
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MAY 5 - MAY 9: Continue our study of the CIRCULATORY SYSTEM, THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, AND THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
May 5 - Continue the Circulatory System
May 6 - Immune System
May 7 - Immune System (continued) and Integumentary System
May 8 - OPEN-NOTES/OPEN-BOOK QUIZ ON THE CIRCULATORY, IMMUNE, AND INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEMS
May 9 - Practice MSL Science Test (not a grade; data collection to assist with MSL review)
May 5 - Continue the Circulatory System
May 6 - Immune System
May 7 - Immune System (continued) and Integumentary System
May 8 - OPEN-NOTES/OPEN-BOOK QUIZ ON THE CIRCULATORY, IMMUNE, AND INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEMS
May 9 - Practice MSL Science Test (not a grade; data collection to assist with MSL review)
NOTES AND ASSIGNMENTS:
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HELPFUL INTERNET RESOURCES:
KidsHealth: Circulatory System & Heart KidsHealth: Immune System Video Bill Nye: Germs KidsHealth: Skin Bill Nye: Skin BrainPop |
APRIL 28 - MAY 2: Body Systems Unit Test (A), then begin Circulatory System & Immune System
April 28 - Review for the unit test (review questions and answers on study guide assignment)
April 29 - Body Systems Unit Test (A), and study guide assignment is due
April 30-May 2: Circulatory System and Immune System (no quiz this week)
April 28 - Review for the unit test (review questions and answers on study guide assignment)
April 29 - Body Systems Unit Test (A), and study guide assignment is due
April 30-May 2: Circulatory System and Immune System (no quiz this week)
NOTES AND ASSIGNMENTS:
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INTERNET RESOURCES:
Lots of BrainPop videos on the Heart, Blood, & the Circulatory System:
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PLEASE NOTE: SINCE THIS BODY SYSTEMS UNIT COVERS SO MUCH MATERIAL, THE BIG "UNIT TEST" WILL BE SPLIT INTO TWO TESTS (TWO SEPARATE GRADES), WITH 35-40 QUESTIONS ON EACH TEST. THE FIRST UNIT TEST WILL BE ON TUESDAY, APRIL 29th AND WILL COVER THE FOLLOWING: (1) Overview of Body Systems; (2) Skeletal System; (3) Muscular System; (4) Respiratory System; (5) Digestive System; (6) Urinary System
STUDY GUIDE ASSIGNMENT FOR TUESDAY'S BODY SYSTEMS UNIT TEST (A):
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April 21 - April 25: Digestive System and Urinary System
(Formal Quiz will be on Friday, April 25)
(Formal Quiz will be on Friday, April 25)
Documents used in class:
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Other resources that you might find helpful:
(Click on the links)
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April 14 - 18: SPRING BREAK
April 7 - April 11: Respiratory System
(Formal Quiz will on Friday, April 11)
(Formal Quiz will on Friday, April 11)
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Some internet resources we have used in class (or that might be helpful with your studies from home):
(Brainpop probably cannot be viewed after 5:30pm. However, sometimes you can find the same videos on YouTube.)
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BODY SYSTEMS, SUPPORT, AND MOVEMENT
March 28 - April 4: Intro to Body Systems, Skeletal System, Muscular System
(Formal Quiz on Monday, April 7.)
(Formal Quiz on Monday, April 7.)
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Some internet resources we have used in class:
(You probably cannot view these after 5:30pm. Maybe you can find them on YouTube.) BrainPop: Muscles
BrainPop: Joints
BrainPop: Skeleton
Bill Nye Science Guy: Bones and Muscles (on DVD) This document has lots of links to internet sites that you might find helpful with your study of the human body:
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PREVIOUS UNITS OF STUDY:
genetics_unit_post-test_study_guide_w_answers.pdf | |
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DNA AND MODERN GENETICS UNIT (Textbook Chapter C5, Sections 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3, pages C132-C154)
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For the following Pedigree Chart Practice assignment, #4, 6, 8, 12, and 13 should be SHADED. The shading did not show up well on the scanned document. Remember, once you figure out the genotype for each person, some will need to be half-shaded (heterozygous).
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A few videos that we used in class (or that might be helpful):
Brainpop: RNA
YouTube - Amoeba Sisters: Structured and Function of DNA
YouTube - Amoeba Sisters: Why RNA is Just as Cool as DNA
YouTube - Amoeba Sisters: Protein Synthesis
YouTube - PEDIGREE CHARTS
Brainpop: RNA
YouTube - Amoeba Sisters: Structured and Function of DNA
YouTube - Amoeba Sisters: Why RNA is Just as Cool as DNA
YouTube - Amoeba Sisters: Protein Synthesis
YouTube - PEDIGREE CHARTS
Meiosis Unit (Textbook Section 4.3, pages C117-C122)
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Links to videos and animations that we are using to enrich learning in class:
Amoeba Sisters: Meiosis
I also told the students that I would include these two links, in case they want to use them for a review:
Amoeba Sisters: Mitosis
Amoeba Sisters: Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
Amoeba Sisters: Meiosis
I also told the students that I would include these two links, in case they want to use them for a review:
Amoeba Sisters: Mitosis
Amoeba Sisters: Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
Asexual/Sexual Reproduction and Intro to Genetics & Heredity Unit
(Textbook Sections C3.3, C4.1, and C4.2, pages C73-C115)
Quiz on March 7, 2014
(Textbook Sections C3.3, C4.1, and C4.2, pages C73-C115)
Quiz on March 7, 2014
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Cell Division and The Cell Cycle (Textbook Sections C3.1 and C3.2, pages C70-C87)
Quiz was on Monday, February 24. Students will have an opportunity to retake this quiz on Monday, March 10th. Please use the materials shown below to help study for this quiz. (Also, these materials should be in your Science Notebook.)
Quiz was on Monday, February 24. Students will have an opportunity to retake this quiz on Monday, March 10th. Please use the materials shown below to help study for this quiz. (Also, these materials should be in your Science Notebook.)
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A few videos and resources that might be helpful:
BrainPOP Mitosis Video
Cells Alive!
Science Kids
About Kids Health (slide the bar for the animation)
Science Spot (printable practice)
Khan Academy - Chromosomes
Khan Academy - Mitosis
BrainPOP Mitosis Video
Cells Alive!
Science Kids
About Kids Health (slide the bar for the animation)
Science Spot (printable practice)
Khan Academy - Chromosomes
Khan Academy - Mitosis
HELLO! I am your new 7th Grade Science Teacher!
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