Gace- Science

Please look on the "Downloads" Page for any of the following notes, handouts, or assignments.
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Wednesday, 8/26/09
*Classroom Rules and Procedures
*Safety Rules
*Return Safety Contract by Friday!!
*Safety Quiz will be this Friday!
Thursday, 8/27/09
*Safety Rules
*Quiz tomorrow!
*Don't forget to bring your Safety Contract!
Friday, 8/28/09
*Safety Quiz!
*Safety Contracts Due!
*Process of Science Notes
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Monday, 8/31/09
*Observation Activity
*Process of Science Notes p. 6, 8-10, 12, 14
Tuesday, 9/1/09
*Myth Busters video clip
*Complete Process of Science Notes
Wednesday, 9/2/09
*Variables & Controls Worksheet (Simpson worksheet)
Thursday, 9/3/09
*Earthworm Stimulus Pre-Lab
Friday, 9/4/09
*Earthworm Stimulus lab
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Monday, 9/7/09
*Labor Day--No School
Tuesday, 9/8/09
*Earthworm Stimulus Lab--must complete today!
Wednesday, 9/8/09
*Earthworm Stimulus Lab--Write up is due--we will write this in class. This will be a quiz grade!
Thursday, 9/9/09
*Process of Science review--Scientific Method Crossword Puzzle
What to study? Notes, Review Sheet, textbook--Chapter 1, pages 6-18 only.
*Test will be tomorrow! (9/10/09)
Friday, 9/10/09
*Test--Process of Science
*--after test, Microscope Diagram
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Monday, 9/14/09
* Timeline Activity--7H
* Louis Pasteur
* Microscope Diagram
Tuesday, 9/15/09
* Technology & Science--notes
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* Microscope Quiz tomorrow!
Wednesday, 9/16/09
* Microscope Quiz
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Thursday, 9/17/09
* Letter "e" Lab
Friday, 9/18/09
* Finish Letter "e" Lab
* Biological Drawings
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Monday, 9/21/09
* Timeline Activity-7G & 7K
* Brain Pop-7H
Tuesday, 9/22/09
* Technology & Science--notes (p.19-26, questions 1-4 p. 27)
* Brain Pop-7G & 7K
* Characteristics of Living Things-Notes-7H
* Those student who do not finish their Biological Drawings in class will have to stay after school to finish
Wednesday, 9/23/09
* Characteristics of Living Things-Notes-7G & 7K
* The Martian & the Car
Thursday, 9/24/09
* Organization of Living Things-Notes
* Friday, 9/25/09
* Chemistry of Living Things-Notes
* Organic vs Inorganic and Compound Activity
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Monday, 9/28/09
* Organic vs Inorganic and Compound Activity
* Quiz will be tomorrow!!
* Begin Notes on Cycles of Matter
Tuesday, 9/29/09
* Characteristics of Living Things & Organic/Inorganic Compound --Quiz
* Notes--How do these compounds get replenished?--Cycles of Matter p. 456-461*
* Coloring sheets
Wednesday, 9/30/09
* Finish Notes--Cycles of Matter
* Color sheets due
* Pollution notes-discussion
Thursday, 10/01/09
* "Smog City"--Go to links page!!----cancel
Friday, 10/02/09
* "Recycle City"--Go to links page!!
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Monday, 10/5/09
* Natural Resources & Pollution notes-discussion
* Test will be Thursday!!
Tuesday, 10/6/09
* "Recycle City"--Go to links page!!
Wednesday, 10/7/09
* Review for Test Tomorrow!!
The test will be over the following: The Characteristics of Living Things, Chemistry of Life (compounds), The Water Cycle, Carbon Cycle & Nitrogen Cycle.--you will be able to use your notes & diagrams.
Thursday, 10/8/09
Test--The Characteristics of Living Things
After test--Organization of Living Things
Friday, 10/9/09
Shoe activity----Using a Dichotomous Key-------this is a skill needed for our Outdoor Education Curriculum
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Monday--10/12/09
Using a Dichotomous Key--!!
Tuesday 10/13/09 through Friday 10/16/09--Outdoor Education
The Outdoor Ed. activities will be used as a Quiz Grade. The 7th Grade Outdoor Ed. Curriculum is all science and nature.
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Monday--10/19/09
*Outdoor Ed Quiz--for those who went to Outdoor Ed
*Begin Cell Notes
Tuesday--10/20/09
*Grade Dichotomous Key
*Cell Diagram & Notes
*Cell Project Guidelines passed out--Project due date-Nov. 3rd & 4th
*guidelines for Cell Project can be found on Downloads Page
Wednesday--10/21/09
*Finish cell parts notes
*Onion cell Lab--looking at the cell wall, vacuoles, nuclei, & cytoplasm
Thursday--10/22/09
*Elodea cell Lab--looking at chloroplasts
Friday--10/23/09
*Animal cell Lab
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Monday--10/26/09
*Egg Lab
*Diffusion Notes
Tuesday--10/27/09
*Egg Lab
*Finish any cell lab
Wednesday--10/28/09
*Egg Lab
*Cell Analogy Instructions
Thursday--10/29/09
*Egg Lab
*Cell Analogy Brainstorm with groups
Friday--10/30/09
*No School--Parent/Teacher Conferences
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Monday, 11/2/09
*Egg Lab Conclusion-this will be written in class-Quiz Grade
Tuesday, 11/3/09
*Cell Model Project Due--will be presented in class
Wednesday, 11/4/09
*Cell Model Project Due--will be presented in class
Thursday, 11/5/09
*Cell Analogy--completed in class
Friday, 11/6/09
*Cell Analogy--completed in class
Monday, 11/9/09
*Cell Analogy--completed in class
Tuesday, 11/10/09
*Cell Analogy--presentations
Wednesday, 11/11/09
*Review for Cell Parts Quiz
Thursday, 11/12/09
*Cell Parts Quiz
*Cell Energy Notes
*Bring a leaf to class tomorrow!!
Friday, 11/13/09
*Cell Energy Notes
*Stomata Pre-Lab
Monday, 11/16/09
*Cell Energy--Photosynthesis Notes
Tuesday, 11/17/09
*Stomata Lab
Wednesday, 11/18/09
*Cell Energy--Cellular Respiration Notes
Thursday, 11/19/09
*Fermentation Notes
Friday, 11/20/09
*Fermentation Lab
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Monday, 11/30/09
*Mitosis notes
Tuesday, 12/1/09
*Mitosis notes
*Science Fair information passed out
Wednesday, 12/2/09
*Mitosis Internet Activity
Thursday, 12/3/09
*Mitosis Internet Activity
Friday, 12/4/09
*Mitosis Internet Activity
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Here are the important dates for your Science Fair Project:
Before December 10th--"Science Fair Guidelines" sheet signed by student and parent
                                     --notebook or folder for project science log book
                                     --Project Topic approved by teacher
Due On December 11th--Parent initial "Week 1-2" Scheduled Weekly Event
Before January 7th--Due to teacher--your Hypothesis
                                                           --your Independent and Dependent variables stated
                                                           --your Controlled variables listed
                                                           --your list of Materials
                                                           --your list of Procedures--numbered step-by-step
                                   --you have started your experiments or surveys
Due On January 8th--Parent initial "Week 3-4-5" Scheduled Weekly Event
Before January 21st--you have started to put together your display board
                                  --Due to teacher--a sketch of your plan for your display board
                                                             --rough draft of your conclusion
Due On January 22nd--Parent initial "Week 6-7" Scheduled Weekly Event
Before January 29th--you have finished all graphs, charts, diagrams and other visual aids
                           --you have written and practiced a 3-5 minute oral presentation of your project.
Due On January 29th--Parent initial "Week 8" Scheduled Weekly Event
February 1st through February 5th--Oral Presentations--for a Major Grade!!
February 8th--Science Fair--Students must attend and participate
                                            --projects will be judged and graded!
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Week of December 7, 2009
*note:  Mrs. Gace's Homeroom will be one day behind the other classes
Monday
     *Finish Mitosis Internet Activity--Quiz Grade
Tuesday
     *Cancer Notes
     *ABCD Rules of Skin Cancer
Wednesday
     *Review--test will be Thursday (7G homeroom will be Friday)
Thursday
     *Test--Mitosis and Cancer
Friday
     *The DNA molecule