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August 2013
Please open and download August Calender. This is the agenda for August but the assignment dates will change.
August 19-
Welcome and Introduction
Opener #1 - Do you know a person of character? Describe the characteristics of a person of character.
CW - 1. Locate seat
2. Place name on postit
3. Read Person of Character Article - if absent, there is no makeup assignment.
4. Committee Agreement - if absent, there is no makeup assignment
HW - none
August 20
Opener #2 - Complete Committee agreement
CW -
1.Classroom Donations - The Reyburn 7th Grade Science Classroom Donations for Supplies list will be handed out.
2. Science Books
HW - NONE
August 21 and 22 -
Opener #3- What do you know about microscopes?
Classwork-
1. Parent letter and lab safety contract
2. Marking the text hardback science book p8-9
Hw-
complete p9 marking the text
August 23
opener #4 - Which lab safety rule do you consider the most important? Why?
Classwork -
1. review marking the text p9
2. compound microscope notes #1 assignment
3. microscope reading #2 assignment
Homework - complete microscope reading #2 assignment
Aug 26 -
Opener #5 - The coarse adjustment can only be used with _____________ objective.
classwork -
1. Microscope parts and definitions #3 - this is assignment 3 and will be turned in with the microscope binder for a grade.
2. microscope crossword #4 - this is assignment 4 and will be turned in with the microscope binder for a grade.
Hw- none
Aug 27 -
opener #6 - Pre-Microscope lab
Classwork -
1. begin microscope lab - complete letter "e"
Hw- study for microscope quiz on friday
aug 28-29
opener #7- The stage clips go _______the slide.
classwork-
1. microscope steps to focusing #6
2. microscope starter
3. science drawing #7
4. complete microscope lab #5
5. bring science book friday
hw- microscope quiz friday and microscope lab #5 - due friday
Aug 30
Opener #8 - Review for microscope quiz
classwork -
Microscope quiz
Due microscope lab #5
HW -
bring book tuesday
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below is last year 2012 assignments
August 24 -
Opener #4 - Find the hiddent meaning - buckDROPet
Due - Cornel Notes 1.1
Parent Letter and Lab Safety Contract - Parents please read the letter. Then, sign and return the safety contract.
Complete Soap Surprise Activity
Complete Soap Surprise Activity - this is an introductory activity for the scientific method. Students will think about what will happen if ivory soap is microwaved. Complete problems #1 - 4 on the worksheet. Then, microwave the ivory soap.
Complete problems #5 by describing what happened to the soap during the experiment. If you do this at home, use ivory soap only.
Finish the worksheet by answering problems #6-7
Unit 1 Binder Coversheet - prepare the coversheet for the worksheets that go into Unit 1 Binder.
HW - none
August 27 and 28 -
Opener #5- Find the hidden meaning mind/matter
Opener #6- Describe how you should carry a microscope.
Classwork -
Using the Microscope - Go to page 618 in the hardback science book. Use the diagram of the microscope to correctly label the microscope AND briefly write the functions for each part.
Go to page 619 to fill in the information about the use of the compound microscope and making a wet mount.
Microscope Lab - use the information from Using the Microscope to answer the prelab questions.
You will use the microscope to answer the other sections of the lab.
August 29 and 30 -
Opener #7 - When using the microscope, you always start with the ____________ objective.
Clearvue Scientific Method Video - students will write facts from the video. This is assignment #1, in Unit 2 - Cells.
Scientific Method Notes - if absent, download the worksheet Cell Notes. Download the powerpoint and write the information from the powerpoint onto the Scientific Method Notes worksheet. Number your worksheet #2. This is assignment #2 in the Unit 2 Binder.
HardBack Science Book Checkout - all students must check out the hardback 7th grade science book from the library. Keep the book at home until the teacher asks for you to bring them back.
August 31 -
Opener #8 - The _________ on a microscope adjust the amount of light.
Due Openers 1-8
Due Signed Lab Safety Contract
Continue Microscope Lab.
HW - Complete Cornell Notes Scientific Method Notes - #2 assignment- on the worksheet, complete a summary of the notes that you wrote. Due Tues Sept 4.
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