Week of 8-9:

Students will be completing a portion of the writing assignment given by the state. Students will write on a prompt that is relevent to the course of study that we are currently studying, body systems. I believe students will be fully prepared to do well on the writing assignment, and will have majority of the week to use class times to research, write and revise their papers.

Week of January 26-29:

This week students will complete and present their Public Service Announcements.  All classes will choose a winner that will be shown over the tv system to the entire school in the month of February, which is heart health month.

Later in the week students will begin learning about the respiratory system.  

*Remember that Monday is a teacher workday and that on Tuesday, the 26th, interims will be sent home for all classes.

Week of January 19-22:

On Tuesday students will take a quiz on the circulatory system. Students will be asked to identify the parts of the heart and the path that blood takes through the heart. Students will also be responsible for knowing the four components that make up blood.

On Wednesday, students will begin working on their final circulatory system assignment. For this assignment, students must educate their peers about the importance of being heart healthy and how to keep their heart healthy. Students will work in groups of their choice to create a 3-5 minute PSA (Public Service Announcement) educating Daniels about what they have learned over the past few weeks. Groups will have the majority of the week to plan out, create, and share their product.

*Remember that Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is a holiday for staff and students.

Week of January 11-15:

This week we will continue our journey through the circulatory system. By this  week students should have a clear understanding of the heart and circulatory system, so we will move into heart disections, and heart disease.

Week of January 4-8:

This week we will begin our unit on body systems. We will first define  a system, and then move into our first system of study, which is the circulatory system. This "mini-unit" will include a focus on the major organs that are involved in the circulatory system, and then move into environmental factors that could compromise the health of that system. 

Week of December 14-18:

Students will finish up their study of genetics this week. Monday in class, students will finish their study guides and we will review as a class. Tuesday we will take the genetics test.  On Monday, I will stay after school for any student who needs extra help or wishes to have more time with me to study for the test. (2:30-3:15* Depending on how long the child wishes to stay. Please have rides ready accordingly) Wednesday students will take their final Blue Diamond on genetics and clean out their notebooks with a notebook check. Thursday and Friday will be reserved for watching Lorenzo's Oil.  

*Remember Monday, December 21st is a Teacher Workday. Friday is the last day of school before the Holiday break!!! Have a wonderful holiday.

Week of December 7-11:

Students will work on a Genetic Project. Students will work in pairs to complete a powerpoint presentation about a genetic disorder of their choice. Students will have 3 days in the library to research their disorder and create their powerpoints. Later this week students will present their projects to the class.

Week of November 30-December 4:

This week we will complete labs and activites that will help students more fully understand DNA, and it's importance in life. Students will create a DNA alias in class and also extract their own DNA.

*Extra Credit Opportunity: Students can complete a Family Tree Pedigree over Thanksgiving Break. Students were sent home Friday with the details*

Week of November 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!