In celebration of Halloween, we did a science demo day for all the 7th grade students. Tomorrow we'll continue with the microscope work.

Students finished a lab today, looking at the letter e, a colored photograph, and a feather underneath the microscope. 

Today,students learned about the different parts of the microscope and began learning how to look at things underneath it. 

The entire school spent the day reviewing school wide expectations. The science department covered classroom expectations and dress code.

Be prepared by:

• Having required books, assignments and supplies when class begins
• Being in your seat ready for instruction when the bell rings
• Getting organized
• Following dress code

Be respectful by:

• Respecting others space and property
• Choosing kind words and actions toward peers and adults
• Keeping hands and feet to yourself
• Getting teacher recognition before speaking
• Using appropriate tone, volume and language

Show integrity by:

• Conducting yourself in an honest, trustworthy and ethical manner
• Responding positively to redirection
• Making choices that do not interfere with learning

Be determined to:

• Set personal goals
• Solve problems that act as barriers to achieving goals
• Make and participate in appropriate choices based on personal preferences and interests
• Create action plan to achieve goals
• Self regulate and self monitor day to day actions

Excel by:

• Staying focused and paying attention in class
• Staying organized
• Taking advantage of all classroom opportunities including extra credit
• If at first you do not succeed – keep trying!

Students filled out a review sheet during class today. They should be studying the next two nights to prepare for their test on Wednesday.

Students took an exit ticket quiz today over the characteristics of living things and prokaryotic/eukaryotic cells. We also finished taking notes over prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells at the beginning of class. 

Students took notes over prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells today. They filled out a foldable in their composition books as well.

Students finished up their webquests today. We will begin taking notes over prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells tomorrow.

Students worked on a webquest today that guided them to discover the similarities and differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

Students took notes in class today over the characteristics of living things using a graphic organizer.

 

Today, we finished setting up our notebooks for our cell unit. We then watched a video and discussed cell theory as a class.

1. All organisms are composed of one or more cells.

2. The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms.

3. All cells come from preexisting cells.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OpBylwH9DU

Students began setting up their science notebooks for our next unit which is cells.

Students finished watching the "Everest" documentary today and wrote a summary over how it related to what we have been learning in class.

Today, we watched a documentary about Mount Everest and the different challenges the human body faces when climbing it. We had a discussion about how less oxygen is available at higher altitudes.

Students had the opportunity to retest today for the cardiovascular and digestive system. Also, we finished watching the video from yesterday.

Today, the students were able to watch a video over the human brain. Tomorrow, they will finish watching the video as well as have the opportunity to retest the digestive system and cardiovascular system tests in class.

Internet has been down all day due to corporation wide technical issues.  We are having a test tomorrow covering the circulatory system. We discussed the analysis questions over the reading from Friday and reviewed for the test in class.