Thursday 12/18 Agenda

1. Read "Ocean Pollution", answer reading checks 1-9 and complete Section Review 

2. Watch video  Plastic Pollution in the Ocean

3. Start Otter 501 Video

Wednesday 12/17 Agenda

How much water is used to make everyday items? 

1. Read the four paragraphs about water usage at this website:
water usage link 

2. Answer the questions below in this Water Padlet

3. Watch  The Story of the Bottled Water

4. Read p 225-229 Ocean Pollution packet. ( We will continue this in class on Thursday)​

Tuesday 12/16 Agenda

AGENDA

1. Return Quizzes, turn in quiz corrections by Friday.

2. Game for students who don't need to do corrections.

3. Reciprocal Teaching: Impacts Overview

4. When you are finished with the reading, each person in the group needs to do an evaluation of how your group did today. Click on the Google Form to complete the evaluation.

5. Impacts - Signs of Climate Change: Choose two signs of climate change that directly effect you from the list on the right, and Draw and Label an Illustration of each.

6. Extension: Explore the Clues of Climate Change interactive graphic

Monday 12/15 Agenda

AGENDA

1. EPA Website: Complete two stops on the Climate Expedition. Remember to write two facts you learned on the page opposite the Climate Expedition worksheet in your notebook.

2. Extension: Explore the Clues of Climate Change interactive graphic

Friday 12/12 Agenda

1. Reciprocal Reading: The Earth's Climate in the Past

2. Group Read: Today's Climate Change is Different

3. Climate Expedition: Tape the worksheet onto the next blank LEFT side page in your notebook.

4. Take the Climate Expedition. After each stop on the expedition, write at least two facts that you learned on the next right side page. Use the heading that matches the stop on the expedition.

Thursday 12/11 Agenda

AGENDA (math and science)

• Reciprocal Reading: Today's Climate Change
• Science Quiz
• Finish Math Quiz
• Click on the link to read about Weather vs. Climate.  After reading, click on the Padlet to answer the question: What is the difference between weather and climate?
• If you finish early, go back to the EPA website and read about climate change.
• Mangahigh
• Mental math

Wednesday 12/10 Agenda

AGENDA

1. Practice the Quizlet for 10 minutes before the quiz. The quiz you will take does not have all the images from the quizlet!!

2. Quiz

3. Click on the link to read about Weather vs. Climate

4. After reading, click on the Padlet to answer the question: What is the difference between weather and climate?

5. If you finish early, go back to the EPA website and read about climate change.

Tuesday 12/9 Agenda

AGENDA

1. Watch Alternative Energy Video

2. Click on Padlet to answer questions about the video. WRITE AT LEAST THREE COMPLETE SENTENCES!!

3. Practice the Quizlet for tomorrow's quiz. 

Homework: Practice Quizlet for tomorrow's quiz.

Monday 12/7 Agenda

AGENDA

Learning Goal: Today we will continue learning about energy resources.

1. Energy Resources Slide Project (must be completed today!!)

• With your partner(s), look at the handout that explains today's project.

• You will be given an information sheet to read about a specific energy resource.

• You will then create ONE slide to teach the rest of the class about your energy resource. Use the rubric to make sure you fulfill all the requirements.

• After creating the slide you will write two questions that can be answered by the information on your slide. 

2. Practice the Quizlet for next week's quiz.

Friday 11/5 Agenda

AGENDA

1. Read about Alternative Energy, answer questions 1 through 5 on a separate piece of paper, and turn it in.

2. Practice the Quizlet for next week's quiz.

Thursday 12/4 Agenda

AGENDA

1. Questions of the Day Padlet: What is the difference between material resources and energy resources? How is petroleum used as a material resource and an energy resource?

2. Read Fossil Fuels and answer questions on Google Form.

3. Watch the following video's about Alternative Fuels:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaRDUatrLMg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW6-1SlvtN4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uStFvcz9Or4

4. Study the Quizlet

Wednesday 11/3 Agenda

AGENDA

1. Padlet Questions of the Day: What is the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources? Give two examples of each.

2. Read "Using Material Resources" and answer questions on this Google Form.

3. When you finish, study the Quizlet

Tuesday 12/2 Agenda

AGENDA

Guest Speaker: Sea Otters!!

Monday 12/1 Agenda

Learning Goal: We will identify and explain examples of renewable and non-renewable resources.

AGENDA

1. Tomorrow we will have a guest speaker coming in to talk about Sea Otters. To prepare for the presentation we will take a short Pre-Assessment and watch two short videos about Sea Otters.

2. Read Natural Resources pp. 71-73

3. If you are finished with your Diorama Project, Read pp. 75-79 and answer questions for EXTRA CREDIT (this is rare (-;  )

4. For those of you who are not finished with your Diorama Project: Go to Google Classroom and open your Resources Project Worksheet. This will be the last day to complete your diorama during class time. If you don't finish it today you can work on it at home. Turn it in by this Friday.

*The Rubric below will be used to grade your Resources Diorama Project. Please look at it and make sure you complete all the requirements!!

Tuesday 11/25 Agenda

QUIZ CORRECTIONS!!! Make sure you complete quiz corrections if you did not do well on the plants quiz!!

Learning Goal: We will identify and explain examples of renewable and non-renewable resources.

AGENDA

1. Video

2. Click on the Link and answer the three questions below on the Padlet:

• What percentage of the world's energy does the United States use?

• Do you think this is fair? Why or why not?

• What might we do to change this situation?

3. Go to Google Classroom and open your Resources Project Worksheet. This worksheet needs to be finished today!!

4. While you are working on the worksheet, I will call a few groups at a time to weigh the sprouted seeds.

Links to information about renewable and non-renewable resources:

Energy resources

US Energy Renewable Resources

EcoKids renewable energy

Ecofriendlykids/renewable/nonrenewable

*The Rubric below will be used to grade your Resources Diorama Project. Please look at it and make sure you complete all the requirements!!

Monday 11/24 Agenda

QUIZ CORRECTIONS!!! Make sure you complete quiz corrections if you did not do well on the plants quiz!!

Learning Goal: We will identify and explain examples of renewable and non-renewable resources.

AGENDA

1. Go to Google Classroom and open your Resources Project Worksheet. A lot of you are behind on your work. You should have it at least half way completed by now (2 quarters). We are going to go over the 1st and 3rd quarters together. 

2. Finish quarters 2 and 4 of your worksheet, then you can start working on the diorama. It is due at the end of the period tomorrow (Tuesday).

*The Rubric below will be used to grade your Resources Diorama Project. Please look at it and make sure you complete all the requirements!!

Friday 11/21 Agenda

Weekly Bulletin

QUIZ CORRECTIONS!!! Make sure you complete quiz corrections if you did not do well on the plants quiz!!

Learning Goal: We will identify and explain examples of renewable and non-renewable resources.

TODAY'S AGENDA

1. Warm-Up: Brain Pop "

2. Renewable and Non-renewable resources diorama project.

Links to information about renewable and non-renewable resources:

Energy resources

US Energy Renewable Resources

EcoKids renewable energy

Ecofriendlykids/renewable/nonrenewable

Thursday 11/20 Agenda

Weekly Bulletin

QUIZ CORRECTIONS!!! Make sure you complete quiz corrections if you did not do well on the plants quiz!!

Learning Goal: We will identify and explain examples of renewable and non-renewable resources.

TODAY'S AGENDA

1. Warm-Up: Brain Pop "Energy Sources", matching activity

2. Renewable and Non-renewable resources diorama project.

Links to information about renewable and non-renewable resources:

Energy resources

US Energy Renewable Resources

EcoKids renewable energy

Ecofriendlykids/renewable/nonrenewable

Wednesday 11/19 Agenda

Weekly Bulletin

QUIZ CORRECTIONS!!! Make sure you complete quiz corrections if you did not do well on the plants quiz!!

Learning Goal: We will identify and explain examples of renewable and non-renewable resources.

TODAY'S AGENDA

1. Warm-Up: Watch BrainPop "Fossil Fuels" and take the quiz. 

* If you didn't watch the BrainPop "Natural Resources" video yesterday, watch it now so you can play the Sortify game!!

2. Sortify game

3. Non-Renewable Resources beans activity

Tuesday 11/18 Agenda

Weekly Bulletin

Learning Goal: We will begin to learn about natural resources.

Period 5/6: Click on the link below to complete the Padlet quiz from Friday's lesson:

 Padlet

TODAY'S AGENDA

1. Warm-Up: 

2. Teacher Seed Demo, using triple beam balance

3. Tape worksheet into notebook

4. Weigh your seed with your partner, then each partner will record data into table in notebook.

5. Watch the BrainPop video on "Natural Resources" and take the quiz online until you get 100%!

6. If you finish early, watch the BrainPop video on "Humans and the Environment" and take the quiz.

Monday 11/17 Agenda

Weekly Bulletin

Learning Goal: We will begin to learn about natural resources.

Period 5/6: Click on the link below to complete the Padlet quiz from Friday's lesson:

 Padlet

TODAY'S AGENDA

1. Warm-Up: With your group, brainstorm a list of things that we use that are made from plants.

2. On the next blank page in your notebook, set up a page to record notes on the "Anticipatory Guide" and "Find the Meaning" activities.

3. Resources PowerPoint

4. Go to the following link and read the first section (three paragraphs) with your group. Answer the questions from the PowerPoint on a blank piece of binder paper and turn it in when you are finished:  Natural Resources and Recycling

5. Watch the BrainPop video on "Natural Resources".

Friday 11/14 Agenda

TODAY'S AGENDA

• Weekly Bulletin

Learning Goal: Learn about plant development and responses.

1. Warm-Up: Draw a diagram of your leaf on the next blank page of your notebook, and write at paragraph answering the following questions in complete sentences: What are some observations about your leaf? What stimulus causes leaves to turn color in the fall? Do all leaves change color? 

2. Watch the movie:  Why do leaves change color in the fall?

3. Finish Powerpoint and Cornell Style Cloze Notes.

4. Quiz: Padlet

5. Watch the BrainPop video on "Seasons".

Thursday 11/13 Agenda

TODAY'S AGENDA

• Weekly Bulletin

Learning Goal: Learn about plant development and responses.

1. Warm-Up:  Watch the following videos about plants:

Tropisms and Hormones

Phototropism and Gravitropism 

10 Incredible Plants

2. Powerpoint and Cornell Style Cloze Notes (tape the worksheet into your notebook on the next RIGHT SIDE page.

3. Exit Ticket Padlet

Wednesday 11/12 Agenda

TODAY'S AGENDA

• Weekly Bulletin

Learning Goal: Learn about plant development and responses.

1. Warm-Up: Pop Quiz!! 

2. On the next blank LEFT SIDE page in your notebook:

• Write the heading Anticipatory Guide: Plant Development

• Number 1 through 6

• Below the numbers, write the heading Find the Meaning

3. Powerpoint and Cornell Style Cloze Notes (tape the worksheet into your notebook on the next RIGHT SIDE page.

4. Exit Ticket Padlet

Monday 11/10 Agenda

TODAY'S AGENDA

• Weekly Bulletin

Learning Goal: Learn about how plants are important resources

1. Seeds, Fruits and Veggies.  Go on the link below. Write the definition for root, flowers, stems, leaves, and seeds.  Draw in your journal 2 plants from the game, labeling the plant parts.

Plant Parts Activity

2. On the next blank page in your science notebook, write the heading "Plants as Resources". Make a list of plants that we eat, then try to identify what part of the plant they are.

3. Then, click on the link and do the activity: plant parts we eat

5. Ticket out

Friday 11/7 Agenda

Reminders:

• You need to be in your seat and on the science blog when the bell rings! Please put your backpack under your seat or table.

• Weekly Bulletin

TODAY'S AGENDA

Learning Goal: Review plants and take quiz.

• Study the Quizlet for 10 min.

 http://quizlet.com/55429162/photosynthesis-flash-cards/

• Review study questions/posters

• Quiz

• Photosynthesis WebQuest

http://woodchurchscience.edublogs.org/files/2008/03/photosynthesis-flash.swf

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/methuselah/phot_flash.html

Thursday 10/6 Agenda

Reminders:

• You need to be in your seat and on the science blog when the bell rings! Please put your backpack under your seat or table.

• Weekly Bulletin

• 2nd period 7th grade awards assembly!

TODAY'S AGENDA

Science Starter
Write the title, and number 1- 5 in your science journal.

Scramble- Plants

1. I am the place were photosynthesis occurs?                      loptsachlors


2. the waxy covering of plants that keeps the                               tulecic 
plants from drying out.

3. A type of passive transport, is the movement of                      fusionidf
molecules in a fluid or gas from region of higher
 concentration to a region of lower concentration.

4. Plant tissue that transports water and minerals                      lxmye         
from the roots to the leaves / flowers

5. Pore-like openings in leaves that allow gases and                  matasto
water to diffuse in and out of the leaves.

Learning Goal: Review what we have learned about plants over the last few weeks to prepare for tomorrow's test.

• Finish posters

• Present your poster to the class

• Use the following websites to complete photosynthesis WebQuest

http://woodchurchscience.edublogs.org/files/2008/03/photosynthesis-flash.swf

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/methuselah/phot_flash.html

• Study the quizlet

 http://quizlet.com/55429162/photosynthesis-flash-cards/

Wednesday 11/5 Agenda

Reminders:

• You need to be in your seat and on the science blog when the bell rings! Please put your backpack under your seat or table.

• Weekly Bulletin

TODAY'S AGENDA

Learning Goal: We will review what we have learned about plants over the last three weeks.

1. Plants Study Questions 

• Each partner group will get a study question to answer. Use your notebooks, the textbook, and online research to answer each question. Create a poster to explain the concept. You can divide the work however you want, but each group member must contribute. 

2. Then click on the quizlet to study vocabulary words that will be on the quiz:

http://quizlet.com/55429162/photosynthesis-flash-cards/

Thursday's Science QUIZ

There will be the regular quizlet section of the quiz, and some questions from classwork from the last three weeks.  Be sure to study your journal pages. 

Make sure you study the photosynthesis diagram in your science journal.  You will need to fill out a photosynthesis diagram on the quiz. 

Tuesday 11/4 Agenda

Reminders:

• You need to be in your seat and on the science blog when the bell rings! Please put your backpack under your seat or table.

• Weekly Bulletin

9 AM BUS EVACUATION DRILL

TODAY'S AGENDA

Learning Goal: We will review what we have learned about plants over the last three weeks.

1. Plants Study Questions 

• Each partner group will get a study question to answer. Use your notebooks, the textbook, and online research to answer each question. Create a poster to explain the concept. You can divide the work however you want, but each group member must contribute. 
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2. Then click on the quizlet to study vocabulary words that will be on the quiz:

http://quizlet.com/55429162/photosynthesis-flash-cards/

Thursday's Science QUIZ

There will be the regular quizlet section of the quiz, and some questions from classwork from the last three weeks.  Be sure to study your journal pages. 

Make sure you study the photosynthesis diagram in your science journal.  You will need to fill out a photosynthesis diagram on the quiz. 

Monday 11/3 Agenda

Reminders:

• You need to be in your seat and on the science blog when the bell rings! Please put your backpack under your seat or table.

• Weekly Bulletin

TODAY'S AGENDA

Learning Goal: We will learn about how plants develop and respond to their environment, and make seeds.

1. How do plants change over time? How do they respond to their environment? Click the padlet to answer, and be sure to include your NAME, PERIOD and NUMBER!!: Padlet

2. Partner reading pp. 202-204

3. Carefully tear out p. 207 from the Interactive Textbook and answer the questions. Turn it in to the red turn in box when you are finished. Make sure your NAME AND NUMBER are on your paper!!

4. When you finish, study the quizlet below:

http://quizlet.com/55429162/photosynthesis-flash-cards/

Thursday 10/30 Agenda

Reminders:

• You need to be in your seat and on the science blog when the bell rings! Please put your backpack under your seat or table.

• Weekly Bulletin

TODAY'S AGENDA

Learning Goal: We will learn about how plants develop and respond to their environment, and make seeds.

1. Review answers to Flower Reproduction worksheet 

2. What are the parts of a seed? How do seeds travel?Discuss with your elbow partner.

3. Design a Seed: First draw a diagram of your seed in your science notebook. Be sure to label the three parts of the seed. Second, build your seed with the materials provided. Third, write a description of how your seed travels in your notebook.

4. When you finish, work on any unfinished work and/or study the quizlet below:

http://quizlet.com/55429162/photosynthesis-flash-cards/

Wednesday 10/29 Agenda

Reminders:

• You need to be in your seat and on the science blog when the bell rings! Please put your backpack under your seat or table.

• Weekly Bulletin

TODAY'S AGENDA

Learning Goal: We will learn how flowering plants reproduce.

1. Watch the following video on your Chromebook: Pollination.  

2. Read about Reproduction of Flowering Plants ( Interactive Textbook pp. 198–200)

3. Complete worksheet

4. Tape worksheet to p. 60 of your notebook.

5. When you finish, study the quizlet below.

http://quizlet.com/55429162/photosynthesis-flash-cards/

Tuesday 10/28 Agenda

Reminders:

• You need to be in your seat and on the science blog when the bell rings! Please put your backpack under your seat or table.

• Weekly Bulletin

TODAY'S AGENDA

Learning Goal: We will learn what's inside a seed and how seeds travel.

1. Watch the following videos on your Chrome book.  It may seem like many videos, but they are very short.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOIHzl2h9a8&list=PLv3a1f1CxCE5S5UB7EXLBeIc6cLzIxeHo&index=2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZLv3xAjH3Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slUkyA2cy60

2. Complete worksheet

3. Science Journal Activity

Pretend you are a seed.  Write a story about your journey to find a good place to grow.  You need to fill up a full page with writing.  Title your journal Page- A Seed's Journey.  Draw a small picture of you as this seed on the next page.  If you can, include the name of your seed.  This will be graded, do your best work and be creative.

4. When you finish, study the quizlet below.

http://quizlet.com/55429162/photosynthesis-flash-cards/

Monday 10/27 Agenda

Reminders:

• You need to be in your seat and on the science blog when the bell rings! Please put your backpack under your seat or table.

• Weekly Bulletin

TODAY'S AGENDA

Learning Goal: We will learn about the characteristics of plants and how photosynthesis works.

• Go to BrainPop and watch the "Photosynthesis" video. 

• On page 56 of your science notebook, write the heading "BrainPop: Photosynthesis" and number 1 through 10. Take the BrainPop quiz and record your answers in your notebook.

• Tape the Photosynthesis worksheet to page 57 of your notebook.

• Watch this video about Photosynthesis

• Work with your table group to answer the questions on the worksheet.

• Photosynthesis Quizlet

Friday 10/24 Agenda

Reminders:

• You need to be in your seat and on the science blog when the bell rings! Please put your backpack under your seat or table.

• Click here to read this week's bulletin

TODAY'S AGENDA

Learning Goal: We will learn about the characteristics of plants and how photosynthesis works.

• Tape worksheet to page 56. 

• Watch video  Bill Nye: Plants

• Draw a diagram showing photosynthesis on page 57

Thursday 10/23 Agenda

Reminders:

• You need to be in your seat and on the science blog when the bell rings! Please put your backpack under your seat or table.

• Click here to read this week's bulletin

TODAY'S AGENDA

Learning Goal: We will learn about the characteristics of plants.

• Anticipatory Guide: answer "Agree" or "Disagree" with each of the statements

• Interactive Reader: Read about plants (pages 174–185) with a table partner and fill in the worksheets as you go

• Review worksheets

If you finish early, go to BrainPop (from Google Drive, click on applications and then click "more") and search "Plants". Watch the videos about Seed Plants and Seedless Plants. If you have time, take the quizzes.

Wednesday 10/22 Agenda

Reminders:

• You need to be in your seat and on the science blog when the bell rings! Please put your backpack under your seat or table.

• Click here to read this week's bulletin

TODAY'S AGENDA

Learning Goal: We will learn about the characteristics of plants.

• Tape the worksheets to notebook pages 54 and 55 (you can make the Anticipatory Guide a flippy on page 54 over the other worksheet)

• Anticipatory Guide: answer "Agree" or "Disagree" with each of the statements

• Interactive Reader: Read about plants (pages 174–185) with a table partner and fill in the worksheets as you go

If you finish early, go to BrainPop (from Google Drive, click on applications and then click "more") and search "Plants". Watch the videos about Seed Plants and Seedless Plants. If you have time, take the quizzes.

Tuesday 10/21 Agenda

Reminders:

• You need to be in your seat and on the science blog when the bell rings! Please put your backpack under your seat or table.

• Click here to read this week's bulletin

TODAY'S AGENDA

Learning Goal: to learn about amphibians and the cycles of a wetland environment

Metamorphosis: Tale of a Wetland

Extension: What is Ebola?

The Ebola disease has gotten a lot of attention in the news lately. Many people are afraid of catching it.  Let's watch these two videos to understand more about Ebola.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u08u8GA_rg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGyFhwdtCMk