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7th Grade Science
Kate Pitts
DANIELS MIDDLE
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Welcome to science!  I am looking forward to a very exciting year. 

 Date AgendaHomework 
 1/26Present Projects Get interim signed 
1/27 Begin Respiratory System  
1/28 Respiratory system notes Finish handout 
1/29 Lung Capacity lab Finish lab questions 
   
 1/19Mrs. Taylor in class Mini challenge tomorrow - complete review 
1/20 Mini Challenge - begin project Brainstorm ideas for project 
1/21 Heart Healthy Project  Project due Tuesday, 1/26
1/22 Heart Healthy Project  Project due Tuesday, 1/26
   
 1/11Finish Heart Diagram None 
1/12 Sheep Heart Dissection Finish lab questions 
1/13 Blood Flow None 
1/14 Presentations/Project Ideas TBA
1/15 Heart Rate Lab  TBA
   
 1/04

 Finish powerpoints

Start systems

Complete heart family history 
1/05 Are you faster than a heart? None 
1/06 Heart Diagram/notes  
1/07 Heart activity  
 1/08Blood pressure  
   
 12/14Presentations 

Get movie permission form signed!

Challenge Wednesday - Complete study guide 

 12/15Finish presentations/make DNA keychains  

Get movie permission form signed!

Challenge tomorrow - Complete study guide 

 12/16Genetics Challenge  Movie permission form
12/17 and 12/18  Lorenzo's Oil Have a great holiday break! 
   
 12/08DNA Extraction None 
12/09 -12/11Genetic Disorder Project None 
   
 11/30Pedigree Puzzle Mini Challenge Thursday - Study notes 
12/01 Blue People of Troublesome Creek Study for mini challenge 
12/02 Mini Challenge PracticeMini Challenge tomorrow
12/03 Mini Challenge No HW 
12/04 Begin DNA  Have a good weekend!
   
 11/23 and 11/24Pedigree Practice 

Two extra credit opportunities:

1.  Ultimate pedigree challenge - create a pedigree from the song in class

2.  Family tree pedigree - choose one dominant/recessive trait to complete a family pedigree with labels.  You can use your family, a friends' family, or a neighbors' family.   

   
 11/16Trimester exam review Study 
11/17 Trimester exam No HW 
11/18  Organize notebooks - discuss trimester exams - Incomplete dominanceNo HW 
 11/19 Blood TypeFinish Who's Your Daddy handout 
11/20 Sex-Linked Traits Have a good weekend! 
   
 11/09Monster Genetics Finish handout 
11/10 Inheritance Thank a veteran! 
11/11 Veteran's Day - No School  
11/12 ReeBops No HW 
11/13 ReeBops No HW 
   
 11/02Sometimes its all in the genes - a case study about cystic fibrosis No HW 
11/03  Case study parts 2 and 3No HW 
11/04 Punnett Squares and Probability Punnett Square Worksheet
11/05 Sometimes its all in the genes part 4 

Bikini Bottom Genetics

*Remember - Hybrid is heterozygous and Purebred is Homozygous Dominant

11/06 Inheritence activity Have a good weekend! 
   
 10/19Share stories; Begin cell Finish Discovering Cells Handout 
10/20 Discuss cell handout; Cell Concentration Bring in magazine
10/21 Begin in class cell project  Bring magazine; Cell a Bration handout
 10/22 and 10/23Work on project in class; due Friday at the end of class None 
   
   
 10/12Predicting Weather Challenge Wednesday, Complete review sheet
 10/13Challenge tomorrow Study review sheet, Table of Contents due tomorrow 
 10/14Cloudy with a chance of... Work on storyboard 
 10/15Cloudy with a chance of... Work on book 
 10/16Cloudy...Finish project due Monday 
   
 10/05Cloud in a bottle  Finish lab questions
10/06 Winds None 
10/07 Fronts None
10/08 Weather bingo 
10/09 Predicting Weather  
   
 9/29Finish Inconvenient Truth None 
9/30 Relative Humidity Lab 

1.  Finish lab questions

2.  Notebook due tomorrow 

10/01 Winds  
10/02 Clouds  
   
 9/21Finish Stations Complete packet 
9/22 Begin Letter to the Editor None 
9/23 Letter to the Editor Work on letter 
9/24 Computer lab - type letter None 
9/25 Inconvenient Truth  Have a good weekend!
   
 9/14Blue Diamond - Finish Datesville activity Finish Letter to the Mayor of Datesville 
9/15 Begin Green Stations  
9/16 Stations  
9/17 Stations  
9/18 Stations  
   
 8/31Hole in the HeadOrganize notebook
9/01Independent/Dependent VariableSimpsons questions - last two only
9/02Atmosphere - LayersNone
9/03Layers of the atmosphere activity

Brace Map - Layers of the Atmosphere

Mini challenge moved to next week!

9/04Air pressure/altitude lessonHave a good weekend! 
   
 8/25 Introduction to class

Get syllabus and verification form from handbook signed. 

Read over syllabus carefully to be ready for the game tomorrow!

 8/26Survivor:  Science Reward ChallengeGet lab safety sheet signed 
 8/27

 Review lab safety

Begin Lego project

Lab safety activity 
 8/28Finish Lego project Finish any questions from lab 
   
   
   


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