March 20, 2008.
The students received a worksheet for homework entitled "The Solar System" Below is our syllabus for the fifth six weeks.
Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy
Science-7th Grade
5th Six -Weeks Syllabus
Dr. Akinniyi
Ongoing throughout the semester
-Safety Procedures
Students’ will engage in using touching lab equipment during lab activities. Students’ will also identify safe and unsafe laboratory procedures.
· Lab equipment
· Proper lab procedures
· Unsafe lab behavior
Week 1-3
-Identify and illustrate how the tilt of the Earth on its axis as it rotates and revolves around the Sun causes changes in seasons and the length of the day.
-Relate the Earth’s movement and the Moon’s orbit to the observed cyclical phases of the moon (waxing, waning, crescent, gibbous).
Section 2.1, pp. 40-43
Section 2.1, pp.44-52
Week 4
-Describe and predict the impact of different catastrophic events on the Earth.
*Includes Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Flood, and Tornadoes.
Section 23.3. pp. 696-698
Section 24.1, pp. 710-714
Section 24.1, pp.722-727
Section 25.1, pp. 738-739
Section 25.1, pp. 746-747
Section 23.1, pp. 684-687
Section 23.3, pp. 696-699
Section 22.1, pp. 646-652
Section 22.2, pp. 654-662
Section 22.3, pp. 664-667
Week 5-6
-Analyze the effects of regional erosional deposition and weathering (agents of erosion, mass movement, mechanical and chemical weathering)
-Make inferences and draw conclusions about the effects of human activity on Earth’s renewable, nonrenewable and inexhaustible resources.
Test quizzes will be given throughout the six-week period. Quizzes may or may not be announced, however advance notices are given for tests.
Written homework assignment for Science will be assigned every Thursday. However, reading the book and notes should be done every night.
January 31, 2008
Since the begining of this new semester, students were not given homework so that they can focus on their Science Fair Project. Science Fair Projects were due Wednesday January 30th. Today is our homework day. Students were given an easy worksheet that should show if they mastered the concepts on physical and chemical properties and changes. This paper is due tomorrow February first, 2008. The syllabus for this fourth six weeks was sent home today. Please read and sign and have your child bring it back to me. Thank you.
December 6th, 2007
Today, students were given an enrichment and reinforcement activity on chapter 17. A classwork and Key Terms and puzzle was also taken home by students who were not able to complete the paper in class. There will be a test on the three systems on Friday February 7th 2007. The homework is due tomorrow.
November 29th, 2007
Today, students were given a reinforcement activity on the digestive system. Also some students did not complete their classwork in class and are expected to complete it and bring it in tomorrow as well These activities will prepare students for their test tomorrow on the digestive system. The classwork is on page 487 of their text numbers 1-5.
November 1st through November 9th
Since the students just completed the long awaited Biome project, they have this week free of homework. However on Friday November 3rd they will be given a study guide on the respiratory and excretory systems. They are not obligated to do it at home but if they wish to study, they could read along. The study guide will be worked on in class. We will be having a lab on Lung Capacity on Wednesday and the lab report will be turned in on thursday November 8th. Some students will probably finish everything in class. There will be a chapter review homework on Thursday November 8th. If the students understand the concepts, we will have a test on Friday. If I am not sure of their mastery level, I will give them a quiz. This is the outlook for next week.
OCTOBER 18th through November 1st
The students have two weeks to do this project. From October 18th through November first. Students were given the grading rubric.
EARTH’S BIOME PROJECT
Your teacher will show you how to make a foldable in class. However,the student is free to use their own initiative to beautify their project as they prefer.
"You are to use a world map and show the location of the seven terrestrial biomes of the earth. On a copy of a blank world map, show the locations of the earth biomes. You may use this as the front cover of your project.
Use one or two pages to write and illustrate certain features of each biome. Do NOT place two biomes on the same page. Below is the information you need to include for each of the terrestrial biomes.
1. The location of the biome or where in the world the biome can be found.
2. Describe the climate of the biome. Include the average temperature and average rainfall per year.
3. List the dominant plants. Include any reasonable adaptations that made it possible for the plants to survive there. (Cut and paste pictures where available. Photocopies and drawings are acceptable)
4. Describe the characteristics of animals found in the biome. What adaptations do they have to survive in that biome?
For the Aquatic Biomes, distinguish between Freshwater ecosystem and Salt water ecosystem. Give and explain examples of each. Choose one of each of the aquatic ecosystem and follow the same pattern of information given to you for terrestrial biomes to write about in your project.
Homework October 4th
Students received two worksheets 1. How ecosystems change and the aquatic ecosystems. This homework is due on Monday. We will be taking the science Benchmark on Monday October 8th 2007.
homework: September 27th 2007
Students were given a review worksheet in class that will help to prepare them for test. This review sheet will be reviewed on Friday September 28th in class.
Homework: September 20th 2007
From Glencoe Science Text. Pages 611
1. Complete the concept map on a separate sheet of paper
2. Using Vocabulary: If you cannot find the relationship between the two terms, define both terms.
3. A reinforcement worksheet titled "living earth" will be given to each student to complete. We will check for understanding on thge homework on Monday September 24th, 2007
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