Tuesday 9/30 Agenda

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.

1.  Finish your Padlet Animal Poster

Finish your planning worksheet, then create a poster in Padlet that includes at least one non-copyrighted image and all the information you learned about the animal. Be sure to use complete sentences. The title of your Padlet should be the animal you are researching. The description must include your name.

2.  When you are finished with your poster, click on the link below to fill in the Google Form to share your Padlet Poster with Ms. Lopez:

https://docs.google.com/a/pvusd.net/forms/d/1cCYyophmoCKea8qmWEwbumhDhi6Vuaz8ARuO8ha3vKg/viewform?usp=send_form

3. Don't forget to turn in your planning sheet

4. Go to the Quizlet to practice the vocabulary words. We will have a quiz on Wednesday.

http://quizlet.com/49978439/holt-life-science-ch-2-its-alive-or-is-it-flash-cards/original

Monday 9/29 Agenda

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.

Learning Goals: Today we're going to review how to do a good Google Search for credible information. You are also going to learn how to use Google Advanced Search to find images that are legal to use. 

1.  How to use Google Advanced Search to find images that are legal to use.

2.  Create your Padlet Animal Poster

You will be assigned an animal to research. As you do your research, write all the information you find on the planning worksheet. This will be turned in for grading when you are finished. Once you have all the information you need, you will create a Padlet poster to display your information. Use at least one legal image of the animal on your Padlet poster, and be sure to include all the facts about the animal that you wrote on the planning worksheet. The title of your Padlet should be the animal you are researching. The description must include your name.

3.  When you are finished with your poster, click on the link below to fill in the Google Form to share your Padlet Poster with Ms. Lopez:

https://docs.google.com/a/pvusd.net/forms/d/1cCYyophmoCKea8qmWEwbumhDhi6Vuaz8ARuO8ha3vKg/viewform?usp=send_form

Homework: Practice the Quizlet words for Wednesday's quiz: 

http://quizlet.com/49978439/holt-life-science-ch-2-its-alive-or-is-it-flash-cards/original

Friday 9/26 Agenda

AGENDA

How can you choose the correct words to use when doing a Google search for research?

2    How Search Works video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNHR6IQJGZs

Partner Work: Each partner pair will get a question to research. Choose the best words to use in your search to get an answer to the question. Be prepared to share your query words and your answer.

Go to padlet.com and create an account

Practice the Quizlet words for next week's quiz: 

http://quizlet.com/49978439/holt-life-science-ch-2-its-alive-or-is-it-flash-cards/original

Thursday 9/25 Agenda

AGENDA

1. Click on the link below and answer the questions about the website:

http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

1.     What kind of animal can you learn about from this website?

2.     What type of habitat does it live in?

3.     What are its food sources?

4.     How does it reproduce?

5.     What do you think about the website?

6.     Who created the website? What are their credentials? When was it created?

2. On notebook p. 38, write the heading:  How can you tell if a website is credible?

Credible Sources Count tutorial: http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/webevaluation/

Under the heading on notebook p. 38, list some ways you can tell if a website can be trusted.

3.  How can you choose the correct words to use when doing a Google search for research?

1    Someone is making a Percy Jackson fan page searches “what food does Tyson like best?”  Try this search and see what you get.

2    How Search Works video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNHR6IQJGZs

What was wrong with our question? 

Try "Tyson Favorite Food Percy Jackson". What happened?

Each partner group will be assigned a question to search, then you will share your results with the class (search terms used, answers)

Wednesday 9/24 Agenda

AGENDA

Learning Goal: We will practice the scientific process and test a variable in the Drops on a Penny Lab.

The Penny Test Re-visited: glue worksheet to notebook page 36.

When you are finished with the lab, click the quizlet link below to practice the vocabulary words for Friday's Quiz:

http://quizlet.com/49978439/holt-life-science-ch-2-its-alive-or-is-it-flash-cards/original

Tuesday 9/23 Agenda

AGENDA

Learning Goal: We will learn about what living things need in order to survive.

• Necessities of life video:

                     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xiAacSg4bI

• Homework check (p. 35: The Necessities of Life)

• Directed Reading with Numbered Heads: Chapter 2 Section 2, The Necessities of Life pp. 35–39

1. What do organisms need to live? Why do cells need water? Where do organisms get the water they need? (p. 35, paragraphs 1–3)
2. Why do organisms need air? Why do some organisms need oxygen? Why do some organisms need carbon dioxide? What are anaerobic organisms? (p. 35, paragraphs 4 and 5)
3. How do organisms decide where to live? Why do organisms sometimes try to keep others away from their area? (p. 36, paragraph 1)
4. Why do living things need food? What are the three ways organisms get food? What is photosynthesis? How do producers get food? consumers? decomposers? (p. 36, paragraphs 2–5)
5. What do organisms get from food? (p. 37, paragraphs 1–2).

• Brain Pop Videos: Metabolism and Nutrition

• We will be having a vocabulary quiz on Friday. Click on the Quizlet below to start reviewing the words and their definitions:

http://quizlet.com/49978439/holt-life-science-ch-2-its-alive-or-is-it-flash-cards/original

Monday 9/22 Agenda

AGENDA

1. Warm-Up: Click on the link below and watch a video the summarizes the characteristics of living things:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM_CgOgJGG0&list=PL60254AA7060415FD&index=6

2. Go to Notebook Page 34 and set up a T-chart on the top half of the page (see whiteboard), then glue the worksheet to Page 35.

3. The Necessities of Life PowerPoint

4. Homework: Complete the Necessities of Life chart on Notebook Page 35, use the Interactive Textbook or the big Textbook you have at home (pp. 56-61) to find the information you need. Use color on your illustrations.

Friday 9/19 Agenda

AGENDA

Notebook Quiz

1. What are the metric units for length, mass, and volume? (p. 16)
2. What was your hypothesis in the Penny Test lab? (p. 24)
3. The way an organism stays balanced is called ___________________. (p. 26 or 27)

Click on the Padlet below, write your name, number, and period. Number 1–3 and enter your answers.

http://padlet.com/julia_lopez1/rmh05d055qtb

When you are finished with the quiz, glue the worksheets onto pages 32 and 33 of your notebook, then read the instructions for the lab.

Critter Capsule Lab 

• You will work with your table group to complete the activity.
• After you finish the lab activity, click on the padlet below to write your conclusion with your lab group.

http://padlet.com/julia_lopez1/gs328lzrrumy

Thursday 9/18 Agenda

AGENDA

Characteristics of Living Things (continued)

• Compare your Predictions (notebook p. 26) and Anticipatory Guide answers (notebook p. 27) with your table group. Are all your answers the same? If not, compare your evidence.

• Finish Compare Contrast Matrix: Notebook p. 28 (use green interactive textbook pp. 31-33)

• Vocabulary Exercise (notebook pp. 30–31)

Homework: Poster Project (Notebook p. 29) Use the information that you wrote on notebook p. 28 (compare contrast matrix) to show what you know about the 6 characteristics of living things. Write one sentence and draw a picture for each of the six boxes. Use color to make it look good! Due tomorrow

Wednesday 9/17 Agenda

AGENDA

Click on the link below to watch a video about the process of science.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlyvS1ckDZM

When you are finished with the video, click on the Padlet below and write at least three things you learned from the video. Be sure to include your name, number, and period in your post!!

http://padlet.com/julia_lopez1/xqqzky15f1b9

Characteristics of Living Things (continued)

• Finish Compare Contrast Matrix: Notebook p. 28 (use green interactive textbook pp. 31-33)

Tuesday 9/16 Agenda

AGENDA

Characteristics of Living Things (continued)

• Numbered Heads: Read pp. 31-33 silently, discuss with your group and be prepared to answer the questions from the PowerPoint

• Compare Contrast Matrix: Notebook p. 27

Monday 9/15 Agenda

AGENDA

Characteristics of Living Things

• Prediction Activity: Number 1–10 on Notebook p. 26

• Numbered Heads (start): Read pp. 31-33 with your group and be prepared to answer the questions from the PowerPoint

Friday 9/12 Agenda

AGENDA

1. You have 10 minutes to QUIETLY practice the Quizlet before the quiz!

http://quizlet.com/47580382/flashcards

2. After you've finished the quiz, quietly work on the Inferences/Observations worksheet.

3. Observing a Space Creature activity

Thursday 9/11 Agenda

AGENDA

The Penny Test Lab

1. Glue worksheet into notebook pg. 24

2. Read the Purpose and Question, and write a Hypothesis.

3. Complete the lab (be sure to fill in your data table), then we'll talk about variables.

4. Follow the directions on the worksheet to write a Conclusion on pg. 25.

Wednesday 9/10 Agenda

AGENDA

• Glue worksheet into your notebook on pg. 23

Raisins and 7-up Lab

1. Follow directions on worksheet
2. Carefully observe the raisins in the 7-up and record your observations
3. Write one or two questions based on your observations
4. Choose one of your questions and write a hypothesis (possible answer to your question)

Clean Up: When you are finished with the lab, throw your raisins in the trash, clean up any spills on the desk with a wipe, rinse out your beaker, and return your supplies to where you got them.

Homework: finish prefixes/root words worksheet (notebook pp. 18-19)

http://quizlet.com/47580382/flashcards

Tuesday 9/9 Agenda

AGENDA

Observation/Inference/Prediction

Glue worksheet onto page 21 of your notebook.

Observations:  We use our senses to gather information about the world around us. 

• Quantitative observations: have to do with quantities/numbers
• Qualitative observations: have to do with qualities/attributes

Inference: Explaining your observations to come up with a conclusion, based on observations and prior knowledge

Prediction: Guessing what will happen next based on your observations and prior knowledge

Monday 9/8 Agenda

AGENDA

1. Finish Measurement Lab Stations

2. Lab Reflection: Click on the link below for your science period and write a few sentences telling me what you learned today. Be sure to include your first and last name so that you will get credit for the assignment:

Period 2 Padlet

Period 4 Padlet

Period 6 Padlet

3. Glue the Root Words worksheet onto page 18 and 19 of your notebook and draw an illustration for each word. Review and practice the quizlet below on root words.  There will be a quiz on Friday.

http://quizlet.com/47580382/flashcards

Friday 9/5 Agenda

AGENDA

1. Measuring Matter BrainPop video

2. Measurement Lab Stations

3. Exit Quiz: Click on the link below for your science period and write a few sentences telling me what you learned today. Be sure to include your first and last name so that you will get credit for the assignment:

Period 2 Padlet

Period 4 Padlet

Period 6 Padlet

When you finish your lab, practice the quizlet below on root words.  There will be a quiz next Friday

http://quizlet.com/47580382/root-words-with-images-for-7th-science-part-1-flash-cards/

Thursday 9/4 Agenda

AGENDA

Learning Goal: We will learn how tools help scientists, and how to measure length, area, mass, volume, and temperature.

1. Click below to watch video :“Six Tools Of Science Measurement”  
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CPgwGs0Zng
2. Class Read “Scientific Models and Knowledge” pages 13 through 17, and do reading checks along the way.
3. Work alone or with table partner to complete “Section 4 Review” on page 18.

Wednesday 9/3 Agenda

AGENDA

Turn in your quiz corrections, and any other work that hasn't been turned in (Acrostic Poem, Syllabus)

1.  Update Table of Contents

2.  Finish/Do Scale of the Universe Scavenger Hunt (Notebook p. 15)

3.  On Notebook p. 14

• Draw a human (stick figure or ?) in the middle of the page
• Explore the Scale of the Universe animation and choose at least three things larger than a human and three things smaller than a human to put on the page.
• Draw each thing, label them, and write at least one fact about each.
• Use color in your illustrations!

Tuesday September 2

AGENDA

Return Vocabulary Quiz

Scale of the Universe Scavenger Hunt
http://htwins.net/scale2/

Vocabulary Quiz Corrections

Homework: Finish Quiz Corrections