PCS Grade 7 & 8 Science - Mr. Wahlstrom

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Welcome to Mr. Wahlstrom's science class agenda page. Each day,
I will post my lesson plan on this page including the homework 
and other relevant notes. Because I teach from this page in 
class, students and parents are encouraged to review it 
regularly for homework, updates on what's going on in class, 
and as a tool to keep in touch if illness strikes... From time 
to time I will edit out older work and save it in the "Class 
Agenda and Homework Archive" located in the handout folder. 
Look for it there.

For Links to science standards cited in these lessons, see the
following web resource:
            http://massscience.net/StateCurriculumandMCAS.html
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Future Assignments: 
Monday, February 13, 2012 (Day 2)
Grade 7 Agenda:
Complete testing of mystery element.
Class time to work on organizing data and report.

Homework:
Final report due Thursday, February 16th

Grade 8 Agenda:

Homework:
Finish Oxygen ppt as needed
Homework:
Montreal Protocol - research and response
Due Tuesday.

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Thursday, February 9, 2012 (Day 6)
Grade 7 agenda:
Complete testing of mystery element.

Compile data.

Students to complete final report for:
Thursday, February 16th.

Grade 8 agenda:
Quiz on atmosphere reading.

Lecture and notes on Earth's Changing Atmosphere

Homework:

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 (Day 4)
Grade 7 with math-sci-tech team in AM block for remainder of week.

Grade 7 Agenda:
Students share research results on properties of elements and possible 
chemical/physical tests that would help investigate the mystery element.

Testing of chemical/physical properties of mystery element.

Data collection

Grade 8 agenda:
In-class work on systems project:
Students may:
  Check and list inputs/outputs
  Draft captions - use in-text citations
  Develop a works cited page
  work on display/poster construction
  Further Research

Students will hav in-class work tomorrow that is not directly related to this 
project.  They will be provided flexibility to use class time as a trade-off 
for completing the assignments as homework.  Based on my assesment, the 
project due date will be finalized or adjusted.

Homework:
Project due on Thursday in class.

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Monday, February 6, 2012 (Day 3)
Grade 8 agenda:
Discussion of Assignment Rubric

Using in-text citations

Homework:
Students are encouraged to:
clearly identify inputs and outputs fo matetr and energy.
draft captions explaining each
attempt in-text citations for feedback with me in class

Grade 7 agenda:
Review chemical/physical properties test.

Students share research results on properties of elements and possible 
chemical/physical tests that would help investigate the mystery element.

No HW.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012 (Day 1)
Grade 8 agenda:
Review of timeline and expectations for system project.

Choose part of physical Earth to research.  Define system size, boundaries, 
and type.

Determine a focus for your project – What aspect of change in this system do 
you want to focus on?

Brainstorm and research to identify inputs and outputs of the system.

Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
  Research Inputs and Outputs to the systems

Weekend, Feb 4&5, 2010
  Research, Sketch system, Write captions

Monday, Feb 6, 2012
  Check of captions and citations, In-text citation

Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012
  Independent work at home

Wednesday, Feb 8, 2012
  Independent work at home

Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012
  Due in class

Library Research

Grade 7 Agenda:

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Wednesday, February 1, 2010 (Day6)

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012 (Day 5)
Grade 8 Agenda:

Grade 7 agenda:
Focal Concepts: Measurement, Systems of Organization, Evidence
Focal Standards:PS2, PS3, PS5, PS9, PS10
Recap - update on goals and progress yesterday.

Sharing of class results - considering outliers and potential error

Moving forward: Developing an estimate of density you have high confidence in.
                Establishing a search range (+/-10%)
                Identifying candidate elements.

Research:       Research goals:
                What to look for.
                What to record
                Citing Sources and resources for doing this.
                Organizing your research.

Future Steps:   Developing a table for evaluating element and properties.
                Identifying other tests of chemical/physical properties
                preforming more lab research.

Homework:
Each student should have a report started.  The summary section and the 
calculation of density in the analysis Section should be completed by now.   
Note: FDSS format and a full set of calculations (Volume by 
Displacement, Density, and establishing search limits based on a 10% error 
tolerance must be included in your report).  This weekend begin the Research 
Section and the Works Cited.

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Monday, January 30, 2012 (Day 4)
Grade 7 agenda:
Focal Concepts: Measurement, Systems of Organization, Evidence
Focal Standards:PS2, PS3, PS5, PS9, PS10
Recap - update on goals and progress yesterday.

Sharing of class results - considering outliers and potential error

Moving forward: Developing an estimate of density you have high confidence in.
                Establishing a search range (+/-10%)
                Identifying candidate elements.

Research:       Research goals:
                What to look for.
                What to record
                Citing Sources and resources for doing this.
                Organizing your research.

Future Steps:   Developing a table for evaluating element and properties.
                Identifying other tests of chemical/physical properties
                preforming more lab research.

Grade 8 Agenda:
Evolution Test
No Homework
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Friday, January 27, 2012 (Day 3)
Grade 8 Agenda:
Check, Grade, and Review Chain Letter Cladograms

Study session for Exam on Monday

Homework:
Study for Evolution Test

Grade 7 agenda:
Focal Concepts: Measurement, Systems of Organization, Evidence
Focal Standards:PS2, PS3, PS5, PS9, PS10
Recap - update on goals and progress yesterday.

Sharing of class results - considering outliers and potential error

Moving forward: Developing an estimate of density you have high confidence in.
                Establishing a search range (+/-10%)
                Identifying candidate elements.

Research:       Research goals:
                What to look for.
                What to record
                Citing Sources and resources for doing this.
                Organizing your research.

Future Steps:   Developing a table for evaluating element and properties.
                Identifying other tests of chemical/physical properties
                preforming more lab research.

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Thursday, January 26, 2012 (Day 2)
Grade 7 Agenda:
Focal Concepts: Measurement, Systems of Organization, Evidence
Focal Standards:PS2, PS3, PS5, PS9, PS10
Recap - update on goals and progress yesterday.

Sharing of class results - considering outliers and potential error

Moving forward: Developing an estimate of density you have high confidence in.
                Establishing a search range (+/-10%)
                Identifying candidate elements.

Research:       Research goals:
                What to look for.
                What to record
                Citing Sources and resources for doing this.
                Organizing your research.

Future Steps:   Developing a table for evaluating element and properties.
                Identifying other tests of chemical/physical properties
                preforming more lab research.

Homework:
Each student should have a report started.  The summary section should be 
drafted by tonight and the calculation of density in the analysis Section 
should be completed.   FDSS format and a full set of calculations (Volume by 
Displacement, Density, and establishing search limits based on a 10% error 
tolerance must be included).

Grade 8 agenda:
Focal Standards: LS7, LS8, LS10, LS11, 
Saving work safely and assuredly.

Lab time for completing data analysis

Class time for building the cladogram.

Homework:
Cladograms due tomorrow.
Study session for monday test tomorrow - Be prepared with questions based ont 
he study guide

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012 (Day 6)
Grade 7 agenda:

Grade8 Agenda:

Monday, January 23, 2012 (Day 5)
Grade 7 Agenda:

Grade 8 agenda:
Continue with Analysis of Class Data on the Chain Letters
Each student must produce:
   A table with the mutation data sorted by letter.

Any outliers or data that is not used hilighted in Red.

Data used to calculate average mutations hilighted in Green.

The average number of mutations calculated for each letter and hilighted
   in a single color of the student's choice.

This may be saved in the student's network folder for grading or produced
   in hard copy.

A neatly designed Cladogram of the data which uses the original letter
   as the standard all other letters are comapred to.

This cladogram should be neatly and colorfully constructed with 
   appropriate elements such as titles, axis labels, an full heading etc.

This product is due Wednesday in class.

No further computer lab time is planned in class.

Grade 7 agenda:
The test...
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Friday, January 20, 2012
Schedule Swap
Grade 8 agenda:
Computer Lab Time:
Preparationf for producing a cladogram:

Developing a spreadsheet.

Checking Math

Sorting Data

Identifying outliers and data in need of verification

Averaging on a spreadsheet

Formatting

Homework:

Grade 7 Agenda:
Pass back and go over Chem/Phys Vocab II quiz

Review topics for Test Monday

Mystery Element!

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Grade 8 agenda:
Evidence of Evolution Quiz - Pass back and go over

Producing a cladogram:

Developing a spreadsheet.

Checking Math

Sorting Data

Identifying outliers and data in need of verification

Averaging on a spreadsheet

Formatting

Creating a Cladogram

Homework:
Due Monday - Cladogram for the chain letters along with associated data table 
analyzed for average number of mutations.

Grade 7 Agenda:

Chemical/Physical Changes Vocab Quiz

The Law of Conservation of Mass: A brief excercise or two.

Other review - student directed questions.

Homework:
Test Monday per study guide

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Grade 7 Agenda:

Pass back and go over Vocabulary Quiz
Late Make-ups:
Coggins
Cladwell
Everidge
Madden

Ford

Katsonis

Quiz on same vocabulary without flash cards tomorrow.

Pass back and go over Chemical and Physical Changes Lab Wrap up.

Homework:
Vocabulary quiz on chemical/physical change vocabulary.

Grade 8 agenda:
Classes shortened due to advisory...

Copy class data:

Create Spreadsheet - Format

Sort

Identify Outliers

Homework:
Create cladogram of letters
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012 (Day 1)
Shortened classes due to two hour delay - Inclement Weather
Grade 8 agenda:
Pass back MOS extra credit.

Pass back chain letter.

Trade with partner group and check each other's counts.

Agree on mutations by category and total.

Report mutations rates on class data table.

Grade 7 Agenda:
Pass back and go over Gold's Glittery Rewards
Late Make-ups:
Coggins
Douglas
Everidge
Moran
Villamarin
Madden (HW only?)
Goldeberg (HW)
Ford
Hackett, B.
Herlong
Katsonis

Chem/Phys Changes Vocabulary Quiz
Late Make-ups:
Coggins
Cladwell
Everidge
Madden
Palazis, C
Villamarin
Ford
Herlong
Katsonis
Murphy, D.
Weisser

Homework:
Test per study guide Friday
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Friday, January 13, 2012 (Day 6)
Grade 7 agenda:
Check Flash Cards and Gold's Glittery Rewards

RC Quiz

Summing up the Chapter - Study Guide for Test next Friday

Mystery Element

Homework:
Test on Friday

Grade 8 Agenda:

DNA and Chain Letter Analysis

Homework:
Complete Chain Letter Analysis

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Thursday, January 12, 2011 (Day 5)
Snow Snow Snow - Why did we have to go?
Grade 8 agenda:

Pass back and go over Clues about Evolution RC quiz

Evidence of Evolution - Embryology & DNA Evidence

Homework:
None

Grade 7 Agenda:
Golds Glittery Rewards RC Quiz

Lab Wrap Up Quiz Make-ups at lunch 1 chance or its a zero.

The Law of Conservation of Mass

Homework:
Chemical & Physical Change Vocabulary - Flash cards due tomorrow
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012 (Day 4)
Grade 7 Agenda:
A short lab wrap up quiz
Attach lab wrap up and pass in with quiz.

Debrief - Pompei

Gold's glittery rewards - Reading Comp

Grade 8 agenda:
Shortened class due to Second step

Debrief Pompei & The Universe

A short EC quiz from the halls of the MOS

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012 (Day 3)
Pompei - MOS visit!
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Monday, January 9, 2012 (Day 2)
Grade 7 agenda:
Finish Chemical/Physical Change Lab
Pass back flash cards.

Homework:
Complete Lab Wrap Up

Grade 8 Agenda:
Pass back and go over Quiz on Evolution theories.

Quiz on Evidence of Evolution

Homework:

Friday, January 6, 2012
Grade 8 agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards: PS6, LS11, ES7

Check and go over radiometric dating practice I

Radiometric Dating - practice problems

Study guide for evidence of evolution quiz

Homework:
Radiometric dating practice.
Quiz in evidence of evolution Monday

Grade 7 agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards: PS9, PS10

Chemical & Physical Change Lab

Homework:
Complete lab wrap up.

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Thursday, January 5, 2012
Grade 7agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards: PS9, PS10

Pass back and go over paraffin lab wrap up.

Chemical & Physical Change Graphic Organizer

Color as a sign of chemical change

Lab tomorrow - Identifying Chemical and Physical Changes
Homework:

Grade 8 agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards: PS6, LS11, ES7

Dating Rocks - PPT

Radiometric dating - Direct Instruction & Practice

Homework:
Radiometric dating Practice

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Wednesday, January 4, 2012 (Day 5)
Grade 8 Agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards: PS6, LS11, ES7

Dating Rocks - PPT

Radiometric dating - Direct Instruction & Practice

Homework:
Radiometric dating try examples in packet.

Grade 7 agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards: PS9, PS10

Pass back and go over g&L Exam!

Flash cards to be corrected by next Monday

Pass back and go over: Properties of Matter Quiz

Homework:
none
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012 (Day 4)
Happy New Year!

Grade 7 agenda:
Makeup Work - Ford (Test), Doud(Quiz & Test), LeClair (Test)
Foley (Quiz), D'Andrea(Quiz), Katsonis (Quiz)
De-mumification of the Appple Mummies

G&L Exam - pass back and go over.

Fireworks EC - collect

No HW

Grade 8 agenda:
Missing Clues about Evolution II
Berryman, Braley, Devens, Diiorio, Stratton
Grady, Huels, Lemay, Morgan

Great Transformations: Evolution of Tetrapods

Dating Rocks

Homework:
Why is the accurate dating of rock so important to our understanding of 
evolution?

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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Grade 7 agenda:
G&L Flash Card Collection
The unit is over!!!

Fireworks.

Homework:
Extra credit: Prepare answers to fireworks video - chemical & Physical Change

Grade 8 Agenda:
Great Transformations & "Tinkering"

Evolution of Tetrapods

Homework:
Nope!

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Grade 7 agenda:
G&L Final Exam!

Homework:
All flash cards in alphabetical order for tomorrow.

Grade 8 Agenda:
Pass back Genetic Engineering Reading Comp.

Clues About Evolution II - RC quiz

Great Transformations & "Tinkering"

Homework:
none

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Grade 8 - Extende classes today due to grade 7 field trip.  Movie (Hoot) 
after lunch!

Grade 8 Agenda:
Pass back and go over TB Reading Comp Quiz.

Pass back and go over Evidence of Evolution RC

Review Homologous structures.  Vestigial Structures.

Great Transformations & "Tinkering"

Homework:
Clues About Evolution II - Complete notes tonight...

Grade 7 Agenda:
No classes - Field trip.

Homework:
Study - G&L Exam tomorrow!
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Monday, December 17, 2011
Grade 7 agenda:

Signs of Chemical Change

Discussion and demonstrations

Homework:
Study - G&L Exam Next Wednesday!

Grade 8 agenda:
Shortened classes due to Holiday Concert.

Check Fossil types wksht.

Homologous structures

Homework:
None

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Friday,December 16, 2011
Grade 8 agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science ES7, LS7, LS11, LS18
Discuss/collect Missing Assignment Check Sheets

Pass back and go over TB Reading Comp Quiz

Pass back and go over Evidence of evolution RC quiz

Fossil types - Powerpoint Continued

Homework:
Fossil Identification Worksheet

Grade 7 Agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science PS2, PS5, PS9, PS10

Discuss/collect Missing Assignment Check Sheets

Check and discuss Chemical and Physical changes - read and Take Notes

Associated Demonstrations.

Homework:
Study - G&L Exam Next Wednesday!

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Grade 7 agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science PS2, PS5, PS9, PS10

Final Assesment on Properties of Materials

Homework:
Powerschool Grade Check Form

Grade 8 agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science ES7, LS7, LS11, LS18

R&TN Quiz
Discussion of "Clues About Evolution"

Fossils: powerpoint and discussion of R&TN

Homework:
Powerschool Grade Check Form

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Half Day for Professions "Development"

Grade 8 agenda:
Quiz on Evolution Theories

R&TN Quiz
Discussion of "Clues About Evolution"
No HW
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Mr. Wahlstrom is absent today.
Homeroom:
All students to pass in interim reports signed by parents.

Grade 7 agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science PS9, PS10

General announcements: 
Please pass in any late or missing work.
Check your folders (in the filing cabinet)for papers that have been passed 
back.
Reminder!  Quiz on Properties of Materials Thursday.

Collect any late Paraffin Lab wrap ups.  Attach hw pass if you wish to use 
one.

Chemical and Physical changes - read and Take Notes

If time permits, students may study for Thursday's quiz.

Homework:
Chemical and Physical changes - read and Take Notes due Thursday
Quiz Thursday - on properties of matter only - NOT the Chemical and Physical 
changes assignment.

Grade 8 agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science LS8, LS10, LS18

General announcements: 
Please pass in any late or missing work.
Check your folders (in the filing cabinet)for papers that have been passed 
back.
Reminder: Quiz on Evolution Theories - Wednesday, Dec. 14.

Clues about Evolution - Read and take Notes

If time permits, students may study for quiz on Wednesday.

Homework:
Quiz tomorrow
Clues about Evolution - Read and take Notes

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Monday, December 12, 2011
Grade 8 agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science LS8, LS10, LS18

RC quiz on TB Reading

Study guide for quiz on Evolution Theories.  Quiz Wednesday, Dec. 14.

Pass back HW - go over as needed

Check folders.

Time permitting - Cholera and Peru

Homework:
Quiz Wednesday

Grade 7 Agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science PS9, PS10

Pass back and go over g&L week 10 Quiz
Collect Lab wrap up - Melting Point of Paraffin
Discuss Properties of Substances HW:

Study guide for Quiz Thursday

Homework:
Quiz Thursday

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Friday, December 9, 2011
Day 6
Grade 7 Agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science PS9, PS10

Properties of Substances HW - library time & complete at home.

Lab wrap up - melting point Lab due monday 
Grade 8 Agenda:
MDR TB Reading Comp Quiz

TB and Tompsk Prison - Finish segment and discuss

Homework:
Complete question on Evolutionary Arms Race video handout.

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Thursday, December 8, 2011
Day 5
Grade 8 agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science LS8, LS10, LS18

Last call for Chain Letters!

Discuss Evolutionary Arms Race - check HW.
(1 section, What is most dangerous animal on Earth?)

TB and Antiobiotic Resistance - Video

Homework:
complete for tomorrow, Reading Comp: MDR TB on Rise Worldwide

Grade 7 Agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-General Science Vocabulary Building
Week 10 G&L Quiz

Discuss Requirements for flash cards and G&L exam date

Homework:
G&L Final exam, Wednesday, December 21.
Flash cards due for grading Thursday, December 22.

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Day 4
Grade 7 agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science PS9, PS10

Check folders - Decola, Baron, Everidge

Discuss Lab Wrap Up - Due Friday.

Check and go over Properties Venn Question

Computer time to research Paraffin or work on excel.

Homework:
G&L Week 10 quiz tomorrow

Grade 8 agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science LS8, LS10, LS18

Check folders: Morgan

Darwin's Dangerous Idea - Questions 1-3, Check, Discuss, Collect.

The concept of an arms race - chalk talk.

Co - Evolution and the Rough Skinned Newt - video and Discussion

Homework:
MDR TB article - questions due tomorrow.

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Schedule swap Today: grade 7 w/Math, Science, Tech all day.  Grade 8 with 
Humanities.

Grade 7 Agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science PS9, PS10

Pass back and go over quiz on Properties of Matter.

Properties Venn - Check and discuss work

Lab - Melting Point
 - Introduce lab
 - Discuss Procedure
 - Assign lab groups
 - Lab Work
 - Clean Up
 - Wrap up time

Homework:
Lab wrap up due Friday.
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Monday, December 5, 2011
Schedule swap tomorrow: grade 7 w/Math, Science, Tech all day.  Grade 8 with 
Humanities.

Grade 7 agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science PS8, PS9

Quiz on Properties of Matter

Pass out and discuss lab procedure for tomorrow.

Properties Venn

Homework:
Make a data table for collecting lab data.

Make a data table for colelcting class data.

Finish Properties Venn

Grade 8 agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science LS8, LS10, LS18

Discuss PowerPoint Slides

-The Big Idea
-Mutation and DNA

Darwins Dagerous Idea - Part V

Homework:
Complete Darwin's Dangerous Idea Questions 1-3.
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Friday, December 2,2011

Grade 8 agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science LS8, LS10, LS18, PS5

Pass back and go over quiz on Evolution and Nat. Selection

News Item: Arsenic & Apple Juice
Class chalk talk

Homework:
Hmmm....  Perhaps not!

Grade 7 Agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science PS8, PS9

You have papers in your file folders.  Please take a moment during 
independent work today to retrieve them.

Check G&L wk 10 Flash cards

Classifying Poperties Worksheet - check and discuss

Study guide - properties quiz for Monday.

Homework:
G&L week 10 quiz next Thursday.
Quiz on proeprties Monday

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Thursday, December 1, 2011
Grade 7 agenda:

Make Folders and store in Drawer!

G&L Week 10 - Check definitions
Brainstorm words - Flash cards due tomorrow

Pass back and go over Properties RC Quiz

Property classification worksheet, check and discuss.

Homework:
Properties Venn

Grade 8 agenda:
Evolution Theories Quiz

Aresenic in Apple Juice - A brief aside...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Grade 8 Agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science LS8, LS10, LS11, LS12

Evolution in Action - web based simulation.
students to complete simulation and analyze how this represents the 
principles of evolutiona nd antural selection we have been studying.

Complete evolution in action worksheet.

Discuss in class.

Homework:
Quiz on Evolution Theories - study guide given in class and discussed.

Grade 7 Agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science PS8, PS9

G&L Week 9 Quiz

G&L Week 10 words (Last Week!)

Discussion of key concepts (Continued):

Chemical Versus Physical Properties

Size dependent versus size independent properties

Properties of substances versus properties of objects

Classifying Properties worksheet

Homework:
Week 10 definitions due Thursday!
Flash cards due Friday!

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Grade 7 agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science PS8, PS9

Homework Read and take Notes Comprehension Quiz

Discussion of key concepts:

Chemical Versus Physical Properties

Size dependent versus size independent properties

Properties of substances versus properties of objects

Classifying Properties worksheet

Homework:
G&L Week 9 quiz tomorrow!

Grade 8 
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science LS8, LS10, LS11, LS12

Agenda:
HIV and Evolution - Watch video

Present and discuss powerpoint slides Adaptation through Fitness

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Monday, November 28, 2011

Grade 8 Agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science LS7, LS8, LS9, LS10, LS11, LS12

Pass back and go over Mendel & Heredity Test

Quiz on Natural selection and Evolution vocabulary terms (Groups I & II).

Discussion of Q 1 & 2 from Darwin's Dangerous Idea part I contd.

HIV and Natural selection.

Homework:
Complete Question 3 based on video.

Grade 7 Agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science PS8, PS9

Issuing the textbooks...

What is a substance?

Homework:
G&L Week 9 Quiz moved to Wednesday!

Complete Chemical & Physical Properties Read and Take Notes for tomorrow.

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Tuesday, November 22,2011
Grade 7 agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Cross Curricular with Social Studies
-Science PS2, PS3, PS10

Makin' Da Mummy - Apple Mummification

G&L Week 9 quiz Tuesday, November 29th

Have an Awesome Thanksgiving Feast!

Grade 8 agenda:
Lesson Focal Standards 
-Science LS8, LS10, LS11, LS12

Finish Discussion of Five Principles of Nat. Selection

Darwin's Dangerous Idea - Rainforest, Hummingbirds, HIV

Homework:
Complete Video Discussion Questions

Make Flash cards for vocabulary terms - First Two Groups
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Monday, November 21, 2011
Grade 8 agenda:
Evolution & Natural Selection

Read and Take Notes sheet

Powerpoint.

Grade 7 agenda:
Apple Check
Mumification Tomorrow!
Pass back and go over g&L week8 Quiz
G&L Week 9 words in class

Flash Cards due tomorrow.

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Friday, November 18, 2011
Grade 7 agenda:
Test on Measurement and the metric system

No homework!  Have a great weekend.

Grade 8 Agenda:
Shortened Classes
Discuss Darwin's Dangerous Idea questions.

Collect

Natural selection
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Thursday, November 17, 2011
Grade 8 Agenda:
Check HW - Ideas about evolution Part II
Discuss Natural selection
Watch Darwin's dangerous Idea Part I

Homework:
Discussion questions: Darwin's dangerous Idea Part I

Grade 7 Agenda:
G&L week 8 Quiz

Test review

Homework:
Test tomorrow
Flash cards due Monday - G&L week 9

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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Grade 7 Agenda:
Entry of density results - transparency presentations

Review of key terms and concepts for test Friday

Quiz on G&L week 8 tomorrow!

Grade 8 Agenda:
Lamarck and the Hypothesis of Aquired Characteristics
(Check/collect HW)

Evolution Theories - cover remainder of packet

Homework:
Evolution Theories Part II

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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Grade 8 agenda:
Evolution: pass back and go over R&TN quiz

Students missing this to take it.
Bereberena
Huels
Morgan
O'Riordan
Remmes
Stratton
Palmer
Roberts C.
Stephens

Discussion of R&TN content

Homework:
Zoologic Philosophie - Original Source Reading

Grade 7 agenda:
Sharing of Density Transparencies
and entry of class data

Does density differ for different sampels of a particular substance?

Review for test Friday

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Monday, November 14, 2011
Grade 7 agenda:
Check G&L week 8 FC's

Pass back and go over g&L wk 7 quiz

Key terms Study Sheets - check

prepare Transparencies of density Lab

Test study Guide - Test friday

Grade 8 agenda:
Finish Exams:

Evolution Theories

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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Grade 8 with humanities all day due to Veterans Day Ceremony.

Grade 7 Agenda:
Anthony White - print your displacement lab and pass it in please.

Check Study guide Key terms Sheet

G&L Week 7 Quiz

G&L week 8 words

Density Lab Work
  Select a piece of Aluminum
  Make measurements necessary to determine density.
  determine density and report to class.

Homework:
G&L Flash cards due Monday
Quiz next Thursday

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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Day 6
Grade 7 agenda:
Pass out Volume worksheet - students complete practice in class using FDSS 
method.

Class to share and go over practice worksheet answers.

Study guide for Test to complete Measurement unit.
Advanced notice - Test next Friday 11/18

Quiz on G&L week 1-7 words tomorrow
Students may break into groups of two for reciprocal Quizzing using flash 
cards.

Test Prep - students may make a sheet which lists the Key terms from the 
study guide and defines or explains each term.

Homework:
Due Wednesday:
Study for Quiz
Prepare Key terms Sheet

Grade 8 Agenda:
Test on Herdity.

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Monday, November 7, 2011
Day 5

Grade 8 Agenda:
Ideas About Evolution RC Quiz

Final Test Review:  I have made the test, ask away!

Evolution:  Check and go over HW.

Homework:
Test Tomorrow!

Grade 7 agenda:
Check flash card - G&L wk 7
Collect Labs - Displacement Lab

Pass back and go over G&L wk 6 quiz

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Friday, November 4, 2011
Day 4
Grade 7 Agenda:
Introduction of Extra credit

Completion of Displacement Lab

Homework:
Flash Cards for G&L Week 7 due Monday
displacement Lab due monday

Grade 8 Agenda:
Genetics review Worksheet - check and go over

Pass back and go over final Advances quizzes.

Pass back critter grades!

All posters are due Monday without exception - Submit it Monday in class as 
is or receive no grade.

The following students do not have a finished Critter Poster:
Caldwell
DiVerdi
Grady 
Kaminski
Lewis 
Morgan
Roy

Benoit

Braley

Devens

Goritsas
Stratton

Desrosier
Mararike
McLear
Nanis
Nobrega
Roberts, C.
Trethway

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Thursday,November 3, 2011
Day 3
Grade 8 agenda:
A final unit test on Heredity and Genetics will be given on Tuesday, 
November 8th.

Pass back Advances in Genetics RC quiz and discuss

Pass out study guide and discuss.

Homework:
Genetics review Worksheet due tomorrow.

Grade 7 agenda:
G&L Week 6 quiz

G&L week 7 Words

Finish Lab Measurement - Displacement
Homework:
Displacement Wrap up due Monday.
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Wedensday, November 2, 2011
Day 2
Grade 7 agenda:
shortened classes due to turkey trot.

Displacement Lab

Grade 8 agenda:
Shortened afternoon classes due to turkey trot
Pass back and go over Sex Cell & Chromosomal Abnormality OR
Discuss OR Improvement Strategies
Test annoucement - study guide to be passed out tomorrow.

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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Day 1
Grade 8 agenda:
Check Advances in genetics HW
RC Quiz
Pass back Superboy. (Already discussed)
Genetic Engineering
Powerpoint & Discussion

Grade 7 Agenda:
Collect HW on liquid volume lab.

G&L week 6 FC check. Quiz Thursday.

Displacement Practice - check and go over.

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Friday, October 28, 2011
Day 6
Grade 7 agenda:
Collect Lab wrap ups.
Passes available for lunch work as needed.

Week 6 G&L words - discuss definitions, Flash cards due monday

Displacement.

Homework:
G&L wk 6 flash cards due Monday.   Quiz Thursday.
Dispalcement Practice due Monday

Grade 8 agenda:
Assembley work on Critter Posters.

Homework: 
Advances in Genetics Chapter Outline & Posters due Monday

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Thursday, October 27, 2011
Day 5
Grade 8 Agenda:
Pass back and go over Quiz

Superboy - The discussion

Geentic Engineering - Powerpoint & Discussion

Projects due Monday

Time is avaialbe at luncha nd after school to work on them.

Grade 7 Agenda:
G&L Mid Unit Exam

Email Lab Wrap Ups Home

Time avaialbe at lunch and after school today for students to complete these.

G&L week 6 words - definitions due tomorrow

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Day 4
Grade 7 Agenda:
Pass back and go over density HW.

Determining Volume via displacement.

Displacement Practice due Friday.

G&L Mid unit exam on Thursday

Grade 8 Agenda:
Who took the box out?

Basic Heredity Quiz - Punnett Square Skills and some vocab.

Homework:
Superboy - Independent reading and preparation of HW in class - due tomorrow.

Critter Poster Assy. on Friday

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Day 3
Grade 8 Agenda:
Crossin Critters - finish reproduction

Make poster parts per instructions and rubric passed out in class Monday.

A breakdown of tasks is written on the board for reference.

Time will be given on Friday for poster assembley.

Be sure to have everything ready by then.

Project is due on Monday

Grade 7 Agenda:
Lab wrap up - Volume Lab

Use library computers to complete work on this project.

Due date is Friday.

Homework:
Mass versus Weight Worksheet due tomorrow.

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Grade 7:
Questions from students concerning Lab Wrap Up

Can I copy the old data lab and wrap up word for word as my new one for this 
wrap up? Changing the information around so it suits the new lab, of course.

The lab wrap up follows the same format and has the same parts, but the 
information is specific enough from the mass lab that this is not likley to 
be helpful.  Your focus here should be to show growth over what you achieve 
din the first lab, so refer to it for guidelines as to how you can improve.

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Monday, October 24, 2011
Day 2
Grade 7 agenda:
Pass back and go over G&L week 5 quiz
Mass Lab Wrap Up - Work in Computer Lab

Homework:
G&L Mid-unit Exam Thursday
Final Mass Lab Wrap Up due Friday.

Grade 8 agenda:
Finish critter crossing
Assignmwent of wrap up project
Break down of tasks and dates

Homework:
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Friday, October 21, 2011
Day 1
Grade 8 Agenda:
Baypath trip.  No class.

Grade 7 agenda:
G&L Mid Term Exam next Thursday.  All words to date are included in a larger 
format assessment of questions similar to ones on the quizzes thus far.  This 
will count as a test grade.

Use of computer facilities for lab wrap up.

Homework:
Extended study for G&L mid-unit exam is strongly recommended.

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Thursday, October 20. 2011
Day 6

Grade 7 Agenda:
G&L Week 5 Quiz

Pass back lab wrap ups from mass lab

Computer lab for volume lab wrp up.

Homework:
NO new G&L this week.
G&L mid-unit exam next Thursday.

Grade 8 agenda:

The critters shall cross - in class work to create offspring.

Assignment of wrap up work to be determined based on in-class progress.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Grade 8 Agenda:

Naming the species

Finish critters & chromosome labelling

Cut out and finish chromosomes

Make data tables for fertilization records

"Cross them critters"

Homework:
All critters, chromosomes, and data tables to be finished and returned 
tomorrow for use in school.  Failure is not an option...

Grade 7 Agenda:
Pass back and go over G&L wk 4 quiz

G&L wk 5 quiz tomorrow.

Sinkers and Floaters

Pass back and go over Density Calculations

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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Grade 7 Agenda:

Pass back old work...
Check FC - 1 section

Collect density HW

Sinkers and Floaters

Data Entry - complete

Grade 8 agenda:
Pass back old work...
Crossin critters - finish the critter and make the genome.

Homework:
none
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Monday, October 17th, 2011
Day 3
Grade 8 agenda:

Crossin Critters - Buling the beast...

Homework:

Grade 7 agenda:

Potato Puzzle

Density - Direct Instruction

Pass back and go over G&L wk 4 quiz

FC check - G&L wk 5

Data entry

Homework:
Density wksht.
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Friday, October 14th, 2011
Day 2
Grade 7 agenda:
Discuss G&L wk 5 definitions

Data entry from volume lab.

Computer lab for lab wrap up.

Homework:
G&L Flash cards due Monday.

Grade 8 agenda:
Check and review
Punnett Sq Practice II

Punnett Quiz

Crossin Critters

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Thursday, October 13, 2011
Day 1
Grade 8 agenda:
Pass back and go over vocabulary quizzes

Pass back and go over Punnett Practice I
Check for completion by students who failed to turn in this work on Tuesday
Coggins
Grady
Huels
Latino
Lemay
O'Riordan

Barris
Berryman
Braley
Comeau
Devens
Diiorio
Goritsas
Houghton
Luzo
Stratton

Desrosier
Mararike
Roberts
Tanona
Toomey
Trethway
Volin

Homework:
Punnett Practice II worksheet due tomorrow.

Grade 7 Agenda:
Jeff Yalden - 1pm

G&L Week 1-4 quiz

entry of class data
Homework:
G&L week 5 definitions due tomorrow

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Day 6 - Half day for PD
Grade 7 agenda:

Measuring Liquid Volume Lab

G&L Quiz on weeks 1-4 tomorrow.

Grade 8 - no classes
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Day 5
Grade 8 Agenda:
Pass back and go over test

Quiz on Heredity & Genetics vocab - no wordbank!

Check Punnett Sq. HW - Collect problem set

Grade 7 Agenda:
Check flash cards
Quiz on G&L wk 1-4 on Thursday

Collect lab wrap ups

Volume measurement

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Friday, October 7, 2011
Day 4
Grade 7 Agenda:
G&L week 1-3 quiz

G&L week 4 words - complete in class

The emailing of the lab wrap ups...

Lunch passes as neede for students.

Grade 8 agenda:
Pass back and go over vocabulary quiz

Go over mendel webquest

Homework:
Quiz on Heredity & Genetics vocab Tuesday - no wordbank!
Punnett Practice due Tuesday
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Day 3
Grade 8 agenda:
Substitute teacher, Mr. wahlstrom with grade 7 on America's Stonhenge 
fieldtrip.

Students to complete war and map worksheets fro social studies.
quiz on Heredity/Genetics vocabualry
Mendel Webquest.

Unfinished work to be compelted as homework.
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Day 2
Grade 7 agenda:
Complete lab wrap ups.  Finished products due Monday.  Students may obtain 
lunch passes or stay after school Thursday and Friday to complete.

Grade 8 Agenda:
Check flash cards for Heredity Vocabulary with examples on worksheet covered 
in class.

Quiz on Heredity Vocabulary tomorrow.
Punnett Squares

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Day 1

Grade 8 agenda:
Pass back and go over Genetics RC quiz.

Genetics - Key Terms Worksheet

Genotypes & Phenotypes
Heterozygous
Homozygous
Dominant & recessive Alleles

Punnett Squares

Homework:
Prepare flash cards for Heredity Vocabulary with examples on worksheet 
covered in class.

Grade 7 Agenda:
Pass back flash cards.

Archeoastronomy

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Monday, October 3, 2011
Grade 7 agenda:
Check G&L week 3 flash cards.
How to format and paste an excel worksheet into an MS Word document.

Lab time to complete lab wrap up.  Requirements:

Formal Heading.

Introduction: Briefly discuss the purpose of the lab.

Methodology: Using an objective (impersonal) voice, briefly describe the 
method used in the lab activity.

Findings:
Write a short introduction to the data and paste the data table into the 
document.

Discussion:
Discuss the results from the perspective of how accurate the class was in 
measuring the mass of these 8 objects.  Cite specific examples and evidence 
as part of your discussion.

Homework:
Quiz on G&L weeks 1-3 on Friday.

Grade 8 agenda:
Cell Reproduction Test

Homework:
Genetics - Key Terms Worksheet due Tuesday

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Friday, September 30, 2011
Grade 8 Agenda:
Mendel & Heredity Lecture Continued

Homework:
Test on Mitosis and Meiosis Monday
Genetics - Key Terms Worksheet due Tuesday

Grade 7 Agenda:
Pass back and go over G&L quiz
Week 2 words - definitions and discussion

Finalize lab wrap up

Homework:
G&L Week 3  flash cards due Monday.  Quiz next friday.
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Grade 7 Agenda:
G&L Week 2 quiz

Week 3 G&L Vocabulary words

Computer Lab use for spreadsheet practice

Grade 8 agenda:
Genetics RC Quiz

Mendel & Heredity - lecture and discussion

No HW
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Grade 8 Agenda:
Finish study Guide

Homework:
Genetics - note taking from text due tomorrow.
Final Mitosis - Meiosis test Monday

Grade 7 agenda:
Pass back and go over Volume wksht

Spredsheet Instruction contiued:
Formatting a table
Pasting into an MS word document

Preparing a lab write-up
Introduction
Summary of method
Findings
Discussion

Homework:
Assigned Practice - Calcualting voluem of regular solids for student who did 
not achieve 4/4 on first assignment.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Grade 7 agenda:
Pass back few remaining flash cards.

Collect HW for grading.

Spreadsheet skills

COmputers in Mr. Purcell's for spreadsheet practice
     Download spreadsheet from class website
     Add class names
     hilight outliers
     calcualte class averages by group and for whole class
     Save in network folder - mass lab data 2011 - lastnamefirstname

Grade 8 Agenda:
Pass back chromosomal disorders HW
Check and go over HW wksht.

Finish review of study guide.

Homework:
Genetics - note taking from text due tomorrow.
Final Mitosis - Meiosis test Friday
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Monday, september 26, 2011
Day 1
Grade 8 agenda:
Discuss and collect chromosomal abnormality wksht
Mitosis Practice wksht
Pass back and discuss project grades
Study guide - mitosis-Meiosis Test
Homework:
Test this Friday
Mitosis Practice wksht due Tuesday

Grade 7 agenda:
Check G&L Flash Cards - Quiz on weeks 1 & 2 Thursday!

Measuring Volume - Rectangular Solids Direct Instruction on FDSS method

Volume Worksheet - due Tuesday

Data entry from Mass lab

Identification or outliers

Finding averages

Homework:
G&L Weeks 1 & 2 Quiz Thursday
Vlume worksheet due tomorrow.
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Friday, September 23, 2011
Day 6
Grade 7 agenda:
Check and discuss G&L Wk 2 definitions
Pass back and go over Wk 1 quiz.

Data entry from Mass lab

Identification or outliers

Finding averages

Homework:
G&L week 2 Flash cards due Monday, Quiz next Thursday.

Grade 8 agenda:
Go over cell cycle and mitosis quiz

Check and discuss Chromosomal abnormalities wksht.

Mitosis / Meiosis review wkshts

Homework:
Chromosomal Abnormality Research due Monday

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Thursday, september 22, 2011
Day 5 - Schedule Switched

Grade 7 agenda:
G&L Week 1 Quiz
G&L week 2 word list - research and complete for tomorrow.

Finish mass lab

Enter class data

Identification or outliers

Finding averages

Homework:
G&L week 2 word list - research and complete for tomorrow

Grade 8 agenda:
Pass back and go over mitosis quiz

March of dimes - chromosomal abnormality wksht

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Wednesday, september 21, 2011
Day 4 - Half Day for Prof. Development.
Grade 7 agenda:
Measuring Mass Lab - Lab practice with triple beam balances

Homework:
Quiz tomorrow - G&L Week 1 words
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Day 3 - schedule switched
Grade 7 agenda:
Recycling meeting 12:55 in Mr. P's Room

Check flash cards - Quiz Thursday

Use of a triple beam balance.

Lab practice.

Grade 8 agenda:
Recycling meeting 12:55 in Mr. P's Room

Meiosis Facts - Ranking Excercise

Homework:
Chromosomal Deffects - March of Dimes Worksheet

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Monday, September 19, 2011
Day 2
Grade 7 agenda:
Pass back and go over etymology HW.

Check G&L week 1 definition sheet

Parts of a triple beam Balance

Use of a triple beam balance

HW
G&L week 1 flash cards due tomorrow.
Quiz on Thursday.

Grade 8 agenda:
Recycling meeting Wednesday after school
Need volunteers to recycle tomorrow...

Cell cycle and mitosis quiz

Pass back old vocab quizzes

pass back and go over meiosis R&TN quiz

Homework:
Chromosomal Abnormalities - web worksheet

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Friday, September 16, 2011
Homeroom
Schedule fro Today
8:25 - 9:15	humanities prep, math/sci/tech 8
9:15 - 10:05	humanities has 7, math/sci/tech prep
10:05 - 10:55	humanities has 8, math/sci/tech 7
10:55 - 11:45	humanities has 7, math/sci/tech 8
11:45 - 12:35	humanities has 7, math/sci/tech 8
1:10 - 2:00	humanities has 8, math/sci/ tech has 7
2:00 - 2:50	humanities has 8, math/sci/tech has 7

Grade 8 agenda:
Recycling Schedule - select days

Pass back mitosis vocab quizzes - Last retakes?

Project Presentations

Homework
Cell Cycle Quiz Monday

Grade 7 agenda:
Recycling Schedule - select days

Discuss and collect Etymology HW

Greek and Latin Unit Introduction

Week 1 Words
Flash cards due Monday

Homework:
Week 1 flash cards due Monday

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Thursday, September 15, 2011
Homeroom:
Class Rep. elections.

Grade 7 agenda:
Pass back and go over metric quiz.

finish going over any remaining instruments from measuring tool accuracy lab

Etymology Assingment - group work in class on question 1, complete as 
homework.

Homework:
Etymology assignment due Friday.

Grade 8 agenda:
Final make quiz for mitosis vocabulary

check meiosis flash cards

Cell Cycle quiz on Monday - go over study guide.

HW:
Prepare for quiz.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Grade 8 agenda:
Pass back mitosis vocab quizzes

Final re-takes tomorrow.

meiosis - key vocabulary and concepts

project presentations

Homework
Meiosis flash cards due tomorrow.

Grade 7 agenda:
complete measuring tool accuracy lab

parts of a triple beam balance

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Homeroom:
Voter Registration
Recycling pickup needed this afternoon!

Grade 7 Agenda:
Determining Tool Accuracy worksheet.

How Accurate Am I? Activity

No Homework:

Grade 8 Agenda:
Recycling pickup needed this afternoon!

Meiosis Quiz

Presentation of Mitosis Projects

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Monday, September 12, 2011
Homeroom:
Voting and Class rep Sign Ups

Grade 8 agenda:
Pass back and go over pop quiz

Pass back Mitosis vocab quizzes

Re-take opportunity!

Meiosis read and take notes.

HW:
Mitosis Project due tomorrow.
Read and take notes on Meiosis due.

Grade 7 agenda:
Metric Quiz

Check and go over Measurement Accuracy Practice Sheet

No homework

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Friday, September 9, 2011
Day 2
Grade 7 agenda:
Quiz on Monday: Metric System Units and Conversions

Measurement Accuracy

Measurement Accuracy - Direct Instruction and Worksheet

HW:
Quiz Monday on Metric System per Study Guide
Complete Measurement Accuracy wksht.

Grade 8 Agenda:
"Its Just a Phase" Cell Cycle Project due Monday

Pass back and go over Cell cycle Vocabulary Quiz

Tier 3 quiz offered Monday along with retakes of lower tiers

Cell Cycle Diagram Worksheet

Cell Cycle Pop Quiz

Homework:
"Its Just a Phase" Cell Cycle Project due Tuesday.

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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Day 1
Grade 8 Agenda:
Gr. 8 Recycling Members - Can we switch meeting to this afternoon?

Mitosis Tier 1 & 2 Quiz

Mitosis Observation Lab

Grade 7 Agenda:
Check and go over "Rewriting Metric Measurements"

Assess need for further practice

Precision and Accuracy Brainpop

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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Day 6
Grade 7 agenda:
Pass back and go OverMars Reading and Quiz

Check and go over "Rewriting Metric Measurements" HW

Metric Unit Conversions - Review of the Staircase Method

HW: Complet Metric Unit Conversion Practice Wksht for tomorrow

Grade 8 agenda:
Gr. 8 Recycling Members - Meet after school on Friday?

Pass back and go over Mitosis Vocabulary Quiz 1

Check and go over Interpreting Mitosis Diagrams whksht.

Diagraming Cell Cycle steps - Flash Card Ideas

Mitosis Resources - Web links for further study and information.

HW:
Quiz on Mitosis Vocabulary tomorrow:  Makeups avaiable at lunch today or 
directly after classes this afternoon.
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Day 5
Grade 8 Agenda:

Check flash cards

Vocabulary quiz

Mitosis Key Facts – Students fill in table for mitosis project then go over 
in class

Identifying Steps of Mitosis from Diagrams – wksht activity

Parts of a chromosome

Tier II words – quiz Thursday

HW: Complete Cell Cycle Diagram wksht.  Label all 18 cells in the diagram.
Study Flash Card Vocabulary

Grade 7 agenda:

Hi Ho to Mars We Go: Check HW

Mars RC Quiz:

Metric prefixes and units

HW: Complete rewriting metric measurements wksht.

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Friday, September 2, 2011
Day 4
Grade 7 agenda:
HW Skills - Effective Use of Your Assignment Notebook

Metric Vs. Imperial Brainpop

Review of my HW Expectations

Homework:
Hi Ho to Mars We Go - Reading Comprehension Excercise due Tuesday.

Grade 8 agenda:
HW Skills - Effective Use of Your Assignment Notebook

Check HW: Complete Vocabulary worksheet by matching words with correct 
definitions.

Tier 1 Vocabulary - Identify T1 vocab

Its Just a Phase Project - Assign & Discuss

Homework:
Flash cards for vocabulary due Tuesday.

Tier 1 Vocabulary Quiz Tuesday - Identify T1 vocab

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Thursday, September 1, 2011
Grade 8 agenda:
Introduction of cell cycle
Cell Cycle Brainpop
Mitosis Slide Show - Students take notes on slides.

Homework:
Complete Vocabulary worksheet by matching words with correct definitions.

Grade 7 agenda:
Collection of website notices.
Name Tags 
A discussion of homework skills based on a short self evaluation worksheet.
Using data to test an hypothesis.

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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Grade 7 agenda:
Class policies
HW Powerpoint

Homework:  Email update notice must be signed and returned tomorrow

Grade 8 Agenda:
Cover Books
HW Survey
HW Powerpoint

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