Walter C. Young Middle, 7th grade science, 2011-2012 Mr. Caputo

Hello, I'm Mr. Caputo and I hope you had an enjoyable summer and are refreshed for the new school year. This is my website where you can find classwork, homework, test/quiz dates, review guides...etc. You may also email through this site or Andrew.Caputo@browardschools.com. I look foward to teaching the young eager minds science this year.

Online book/resourses......Go to thinkcentral.com go to science/health then click the science fusion icon which is the upper left then sign in....the username is student ID # the password is mmddyyyy(no slashes) then click into My Library this will lead you to the science fusion student access icon and you click it....then the units will come up so you can go to a Unit and then online student edition for the book or digital lesson and other resources.

9/1 Thurs......Lab "Mummified Apple"......I will experiment with different salt compounds and discover which makes the best muummified apple......will be graded on Tues. the 6th

9/2 Fri....Objective....I will explain what a test variable(independent) and an outcome variable(dependent) is.....Digital Lesson.....Brainpop.com-"Scientific Inquiry" Homework....explore thinkcentral.com (username is student ID) and (password is mmddyyy) also take home page 27,28 of text, review it and bring it back Tues...(a trial run)

9/7 Wed.....Objective....I will search for a science project topic.......Laptop computers will be used during class.....websites include www.sciencebob.com and http://sciencefairproject.virtualave.net/scientific_method.htm

Topics will be due by Sept. 19th including groups members(up to 4), independent(test) variable, dependent(outcome variable, constants........the rest of the timeline will be available next week (we will finsh be Thanksgiving break with everything)

9/8 Thurs....Objective....I will explain the steps of the scientific method......Unitedstreaming video segment....homework text page 34..#11 due Fri,

9/12-9/14 Mon.-Wed. BAT testing

*****Science Project*******

Due Sept. 19th....Topic, Question due with the names of anyone in the group.....Also the independent(test) variable....the dependent(outcome) variable and the constants must be listed....these parts are not a grade.

Due Oct. 10th...Backround Research....min. of 2 pages, double spaced, typed...with at least 3 sources including a scientific journal,you can use internet sites....must be cited....this is one full grade of 100pts....Through beep.browardschools.com thru student potal and door#2 the is research help with online resources

Due Oct.17th..... Hypothesis.: Your 'educated guess' written in an "If....Then" statement..........Material list....A list of what items with numerical quanities will be used........Procedure...step by step directions of how the experiment will be carried out.1,2,3,4....like a recipe......this will be worth one full grade of 100pts.

We will be putting time aside in class to work on this but the rest will be at home or where the project takes you.

Classwork/Homework.....Flapbooks which were started last week are due Fri. the 16th,

9/19 Mon.....Objective.....I will explain the cell theory......Digital lesson....Text page 73-74.......Homework-text page 76-77 #8-10........Quiz on Unit2, Lesson1 on Thurs the 22nd.........Homework for Tues. th 20th is p. 79..A-H

9/21...Wed.....Objective.....I will describe the parts of a cell.....Question....What are living things made of?.......Interactive Animations"Cell"......Graphic organizer....Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes...Compare/Contrast

****Mini-BAT 1 will be Mon.the 26th....will cover Unit 1 and Unit 2, lesson 1....will be a test grade

9/26........Mini BAT1....homework..text p. 83-85...#1-7

Upcoming grades-----Virtual Lab-10/5 will be a classwork grade............Unit2 Lesson3 quiz will be 10/7.........Design a Cell (animal or plant)-choice of draw and label the structures on paper, PowerPoint or make an edible cell will be due 10/8 for a homework grade

9/28 Wed.....Objective...I will differentiate between lipids, proteins, carbohydrates and nucleic acids......Silent reading p. 86-87..# 8,9......Digital lesson, Content Frame note taking........Homework--P. 88-90, answer the questions

9/30, Fri......Working on research for the science project in groups with the laptops

10/7 ...Objective....I will explain how the cell's structure is related to it's function......FCAT Olympics---Smartboard, Brainpop.com

10/12 Objective-I will explain the different levels of structural organization of organisms.......Fish digital lesson- Lesson 4.....Foldable-cells-tissues-organs-organ systems......******.Unit 2 Lesson 4 quiz is Thurs. the 13th......Homework Text p. 106-110 should be done...homework check next Thurs.

10/13 Thurs....Objective-I will compare types of animal organ systems----Unitedstreaming segment.....quiz lesson 4.....FCAT Olympics games

10/17 Mon......Objective....I will explain why homeostasis is important for survival.........Digital lessom, Text page 117-188.....homework-text p. 120, read and fill in the table.

10/18....Tues......Lab-"Is Yeast Alive?"

10/20....Thurs....I will explain the process of osmosis.....Interactive Cell membrane......Demo/Class Lab....Egg Osmosis......Checking tomorrow...Text page 120-123 and finish Yeast Lab conclusion.

10/26-10/27 Lab.....Observing Osmosis and caulating Density.......Homework is text p. 127#7,8,9......No school on Fri. the 28th.......Start of 2nd quarter Mon. the 31st.

10/31...Mon.....Objective....I will desribe how scientists classify living things......Digital lesson, text p. 130-131....homework-text p.132-133 #9,11

Science Project--------Data from experiment will be organized in a data table and/ or graph.......data analysis is a paragraph describing the data....both are due Nov. 16th

11/2---Lab-Dichotomous Key.......go over homework

11/4 Objective.....I will review the cell and its organelles......finish up Benchmark review p. 145-147

11/7 Mon. Objective...I will summarize the functions of the major organ systems.......Digital lessom....text p. 156-157......Group Activity.....homework-finish plant cell orgenelle worksheet(back of animal cell) do cell wall and chloroplast coloring and answer the analysis questions

11/14 Mon. Objective....I will explain why organ systems work together.......Group Activity, text p. 159...Group Game.....homework-review Unit 2, The Cell....

11/16 Pop Quiz on Unit 3 lesson one....we covered the info in class....Group work after

11/17 Friday.....Skeleton Lab....will finish Monday....groups of 3 or 4.

As for the science project-------Due Dec. 14th is the Conclusion(was my hypothesis supported or not and the Application-how can I use this info in the real world)----A board is optional but extra credit, I have the proper insctructions for the board---see me for any questions

We are BAT testing 11/29 and 11/30 Math and Reading

MINI-BAT2- for science will be given Mon. Dec. 5th.....a review guide will be copied in class Thurs. Dec. 1st

Dec. 2nd....Fri. Outdoor Body systems activity/Lab finish over the weekend....homework...study review guide and Unit2 for Mini BAT2 on Mon.

12/6 Tues. Special Guest speaker-Mrs. Sharon talking about the dangers of addiction of alcohol and drugs

12/7 and 12/8 We will be working in Unit 3 lesson 2 (p.164-175) skeletal and muscular system...there will be a quiz on Fri. 12/9--on this unit...........Fri. we will be starting a whole class science project on pulse rates.

12/12 Mon, Objective-I will research the circulatory system and the heart.....Laptop Carts.... Research for our new class project is due Jan. 5th...2 pages, double spaced......research on the heart and .circulatory system-use www.fi.edu/learn/heart/index.html also benefits of exercise, use p. 175 in packets...and what a pulse rate is.

12/14 Wed. Objective- I will describe the parts of the cardiovascular system.....Digital lesson(3) ...text page 179-180...video segment....homework

1/3 Tues. Objective....I will explain what blood is made of......silent read page 186-187....graphic organizer.....Quiz Thurs. Unit 3 Lesson 3...which will not cover the respiratory system

1/5 Thurs......quiz......enter data table for group science project..."Which activity affects my pulse rate the most"..this must be complete (5 activities) by 1/10...will be one grade including conclusion on 1/13...

1/6 Fri. Lab-Circulatory System

1/10...Tues. Group project-The Digestive System--Objective-I will create a life size digestive system.....Quiz on Thurs....Lesson 4 -just the digestive system.

1/13 Fri. Objective-(Earth Science Review)-I will differentiate and show interactions amoung the atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere....Website-classzone.com with questions to answer.

1/17...Tues. Objective-I will desribe the role of the Urinary System....Demo"Filtration"---P. 204-205...Homework P. 207 due Thurs,

1/23...Mon. Objective-I will explain which parts make up the Central nervous system.....Digital Lesson ....group discussion....Homework- p. 211 in the packet

1/24 Tues. Objective-I will explain how an impulse travels along a neuron,--FCAT warm up, Brainpop.com, Packet p. 212-213-Draw and Label a neutron.....homework-Packet. p. 216-217

1/27 Fri. Objective- I will compare internal and external defenses....Digital Lesson, notes...Packet p. 247-249 #1,2,5,6

1/30 and 1/31---Group Project-I will design a battle between the immune system and pathogens....rubric---Use packet p 250-251....homwork- p. 252#14-----Quiz Friday on the immune system

2/3 Fri, Brainpop.com on Vaccinations....quiz on immune system

2/7-2/8 Tues-Wed....I will be reviewing the major body systems in class....practice questions, video segements and a flapbook......Thurs will be Mini BAT3 which will cover the systems.

2/13 Mon. Objective----I will compare infectious disease with non infectious disease....Packet page 260-263....Digital Lesson.....Lab on Wed..

2/16---Lab---Passing Pathogens......qiz Fri. th 17th on diseases, Lesson 2 Unit 4

2/22---Objective---I will desribe the 4 parts of natural selection------Digital lesson----packet p. 286-287....homework from yesterday---packet p. 284-285#7-

2/27 Mon....Objective-I will explain how natural selection causes populations to change--Lab- The Peppered Moth, homework p. 290......quiz Fri. on Evolution(p. 282-298)

2/28----Space science review----I will classify stars......PowerPt.....K-R-Diagram

3/5-6 Space Science review----I will differentiate between a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse.....I will explain what causes the seasons......homework-review classwork.......3/8--Thurs....we will be staring heredity and reproduction...Unit 6.

3/9 Friday....I will explain how cell division results in two new cells.....notes....Brainpop.com.....FCAT Olympics game......enjoy you Spring Break!!!!!!

3/19 Mon....I will construct a model of DNA.....Activity...Quiz on Thurs..on packet p. 316-321

3/20 Tues....Objective....I will describe the four stages of mitosis.....Flabook in class, finish for homework for a grade, Teacher's Domain-interactive cell with mitosis

4/2 Mon. Objective--I will describe four ways by which organisms reproduce asexually.....Digital lesson, graphic organizer....******test-mini-bat4 will be this Thurs...a review guide will be copied in class and Wed. will be a review day

4/9....Mon....I will summarize Mendel's findings...Explain how dominant and recessive traits differ.....Unitedstreaming video segment......Homework-p. 348-349--6 vocab words.plus defintions written in your spiral notebook.

4/11 Wed.....I will identify the relationship beteween genotype and phenotype....Activity- "Inherited Traits"--is a grade.----Quiz Fri.---Unit 6 Lesson 4--not p. 352-353

4/25 Wed......I will design a Dragon using dominant and recessive alleles.....Dragon Lab-----Quiz Fri. the 27th on Punnett Squares...Homework-read p. 364-pedigrees, answer #11.

5/1 Tues. I will explain energy flow in a food web.....Smatboard practice....Brainpop.com.......food web Lab Wed......Mini-BAT 5 on Friday....will cover Genetics and this week's ecology

5/8 Tues......I will desribe symbiosis....Flapbook-mutualism, parasitsm, commensalism, predation.....and a PowerPt. presentation....there will be a quiz Friday on this weeks lessons...(Unit 8 Lesson 3)......*******also sent home was the Family Life/Human sexuality/ HIV prevention forms...sent back signed and checked ONLY IF NOT going to take these lessons which will be 6/4-6/7

5/16, Wed.....I will describe the major ecosystems of Florida......Digital Lesson, Text p. 454-456, Unitedstreaming segment, Ecosystem Pamphlet.