Week if Nomvem 23-24:

This week we will continue our study of genetics. Because of the trimester exam, our genetics quiz has been pushed back into this week. *Remember that is the week is short, Wednesday-Friday is a holiday for students.

Week of November 16-20:

Correction about the trimester exam, the science exam will be given Tuesday the 17th of November. Students will have a day to review for the exam in class on Monday. After the exam we will continue exploring genetics through their work on pedigrees and punnett squares. Students will have a quiz on the genetic material on Friday.

Week of November 9-13:

We will continue our study of genetics this week. Students will create little creatures called Rebops. So please continue to send in any supplies listed below so that we can complete the activites. And thanks to all that have already sent in supplies! :) Students will also learn about pedigrees and how they are used to study genetic traits or genetic disorders.  Also, mid-week students will take the trimester exam. Trimester exams are new this year. The 7th grade science exam includes multiple choice questions about the content that students have learned in trimester 1.

*Also, remember that Wednesday is Veterans Day, which is a holiday for both students and teachers.

Week of November 2-6:

This week in class students will delve even further into gentics. Students will master their understanding of punnett squares and even create their our "babies" based on genetic input.

Wish List for the Genetic Unit:

• Large Marshmallows
• small green/orange marshmallows
• thumb tacks
• push pins
• sewing pins
• pipe cleaners
• tooth picks
• tri muilt-colored beads
• lanyard clasps
• lanyard string (any color)

Week of October 26-29:

This week students will delve into genetics; Learning how genetics affects their everyday lives--from plants to people. Students will explore the basic concepts of genetics through literature and labs.

*Remember that Friday is a Teacher Workday*

Week of October 19-23:

In class students will finish up their Cloudy with a Chance of _______ projects. Student will then get the oppurtunity to share their books in class. Mid week we will begin our Genetics unit. To begin this unit, students will learn about the smallest unit of life, a cell.

Week of October 19-16:

This week we will wrap up weather with a final assesment. Also in class we will read Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Students will then create a book of their own filling in the title Cloudy with a Chance of __________.

Week of October 5-9:

Throughout the week students will put everything that they have learned about weather together and become meteorologists. Students will study weather symbols, fronts, pyschrometers and much more to predict the weather.   

 Week of September 29-October 2:

This week students will dive into weather. We will start the week by measuring relative humidity using a psychrometer. Students will also learn how predict weather using information gained by global winds, clouds, and weather fronts.

*Please remember that Monday is a teacher workday

 Week of September 21-25:

This week students will write an editorial for a local newspaper, pertaining to the information that they have learned and gathered about air quality and pollution. Later in the week students will be exposed to the affects of global warming on the earth.

Week of September 14-18:

This week students will learn how to better take care of the earth in GREEN STATIONS! Students will move through 8 stations were they will learn about recycling, pollutants, hybrid cars and even how to make their own paper! Please send it any used dryer lent, which we will use to make the paper.

Week of September 8-11:

We will start the week off on Tuesday with a quiz on the Atmosphere (name the layers, what gases make up the atmosphere, and air pressure.) The rest of the week we will cover radiation from the sun and how that effects the Earth, and the importance of stewardship.

Week of August 31-September 4:

This week we will finish up our introduction to science class on Monday. On Tuesday students will begin learning about the atmosphere and weather. Students will learn the layers of the atmosphere and about air pressure through interesting class demos and labs! And thank you so much for sending supplies in for science labs, they will be put to great use!