2013-2014+Life+Science

**Essential Standard #:**
 * 7.L.1:Understand the processes, structures and functions of living organisms that enable them to survive, reproduce and carry out the basic functions of life. **

=Apr 24-Thursday=

Genetics and Heredity Test
=Apr 23-Wednesday=

TASC Kit- Alien Offspring
=Apr 22- Tuesday=

Directions for the assignment...


= = = Have a Safe and Happy Spring Break- April 12-21, 2014 =

=Apr 11-Friday=

Mitosis- Glue the Mitosis notes into your notebook after you have completed the questions.


=Apr 10-Thursday=

What is Heredity?- Virtual Lab
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/inheritance/intro/

=Apr 9-Wednseday=

Mendel's Peas Virtual Lab
http://www2.edc.org/weblabs/mendel/mendel.html

=Apr 8-Tuesday=

A Recipe for a Dog's Traits
==== Students created and decoded a DNA recipe for man's best friend, a dog. Using strips of paper, representing DNA, they will randomly draw one from an envelope. Students read the DNA recipe to create a drawing of their pet. They compared theirs with others in the class to note similarities and differences. ====

=Apr 7: Monday=

Sponge Bob Genetics


=Apr 4-Friday=

Punnett Square practice


=Apr 3-Thursday=

Study of Genetics 14-3 notes


=Apr 2: Wednesday=

Bill Nye: Genes video and worksheet as an opener to the Study of Genetics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzt-WJ4-XR0

=Apr 1-Tuesday=

Back to Top =Mar 31-Monday=

=Mar 28-Friday=

Some students were able to participate in a demonstration of a Pig dissection with Mr. Miller and Mr. Cochrane. Others completed an alternate assignment.
=Mar 27-Thursday=

Click on this link to the Human Body Webquest and complete the sections on the Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
=Mar 26-Wednesday=

Circulatory System Color Sheet
=Mar 25-Tuesday=

Assemble the Respiratory System to the model Skeletons.
=Mar 24-Monday=

Science Benchmarks
=Mar 21-Friday=

11-1 Respiratory Test on Quia
=Mar 20-Thursday=

Make up work day
=Mar 19-Wednesday=

Respiratory System color sheet
=Mar 18-Tuesday Three Hour Delay = No 7th Grade Classes

=Mar 17-Monday=

Respiratory System- Discovery Education Assignment and Video--Click on the link below and then log into Discovery Education.

 * http://tinyurl.com/kfw6een**

Watch the video on the Respiratory System. You will need headphones. After watching, complete the handouts. When finished, turn into the basket.

Log for to Discovery Education:
Log in info...UN: lcsLunch# PW: Lunch#

Create a foldable with the vocabulary words on page 2 of the handouts. Worth= 50 points

=Mar 14-Friday=

Completion of Notes
=Mar 12-13: Wednesday/Thursday=

11-1 Respiratory System Cornell Notes


=Mar 10-11: Monday/Tuesday=

Quia test on the Digestive System
=Mar 7- Friday=

Magic School Bus: For Lunch and question worksheet
http://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Ntt=magic+school+bus+for+lunch

Digestive system Jeopardy
http://jeopardylabs.com/play/digestive-system489

=Mar 6-Thursday=

Label, Color, Cut, and Glue Digestive System organs to the Skeleton
=Mar 5-Wednesday=

Completion of Web Quest
=ATTENTION PARENTS:= Beginning this afternoon, school days will be 15 minutes longer through June 9th. The additional time will be used to make up days missed because of inclement weather. = = =Mar 4-Tuesday- Two Hour Delay =

Continued working on the web quest
=Mar 3-Monday- Early Dismissal at 11:30 =

Students worked on the Human Body Web Quest
Back to Top =Feb 28-Friday- Field Trip for 1/2 the 7th grade =

Human Body Web quest
http://mrscameronswiki.wikispaces.com/Human+Body

=Feb 27-Thursday- Field Trip for 1/2 the 7th grade =

=Feb 24-26: Monday-Wednesday=

Begin Cornell notes on the Digestive system
=Feb 20-21: Thursday/Friday=

Excretory System Test on Quia
=Feb 19-Wednesday=

Excretory System color sheet
=Feb 18-Tuesday=

They began work on the Excretory Color Sheet
=Feb 17- Monday=

Completion of Excretory Notes
= Due to our inclement weather, the 2013-2014 calendars have been adjusted. March 21, 2014, will now be full instructional day. Please remember to notify all parents of the change. = = **Feb 11- Feb 14 Snow Week** = = = = = =Feb 10-Monday=

Begin 11-3 Excretory System Cornell Notes
=Feb 6-Thursday=

8-4 Muscular System test on Quia
= Due to our inclement weather, the 2013-2014 calendars have been adjusted. February 12, March 5, and March 28, 2014, will now be full instructional days and not half days. Please remember to notify all parents of the change. =

= Feb 5-Wednesday =

Musculoskeletal System color sheet


= Feb 4- Tuesday =

Testlet- Strong Muscles
Types of Muscles worksheet

= Feb 3- Monday = Completion of Muscular System notes

= **Jan 28- Jan 31 Snow Week** = = =  Back to Top = Jan 27-Monday =

8-4 Muscular System Cornell notes
= Jan 24-Friday =

ABC chart as we view Magic School Bus: Flexes its Muscles
= Jan 22-23: Wednesday/Thursday =

Skeletal System Test on Quia
= Jan 17-Friday =

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvOG9_TOB0I


EXTRA CREDIT: Watch the video clip of the song "Dem Bones". After watching, either preform the song in front of the class or re-write the song lyrics substituting the Common Bone name with the Scientific Bone name.

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

= Jan 16-Thursday- 2 hour Delay =

Scrambled Bones-Students are to unscramble letters to name the bones of the body and then label a skeleton with those bones.
= Jan 15- Wednesday = ==== Several students where able to observe Mr. Miller and Mr. Cochrane as they dissected of a pig's heart. These students worked through a lab sheet as the dissection was being demonstrated. Students not attending the Lab were given an alternative assignment on the heart and its' circulation. ==== = = = Jan 14-Tuesday = Assemble the Skeleton to the bulletin paper.

= Jan 13-Monday =

Complete the labeling and coloring of the Skeletal System.
= Jan 10-Friday =

Begin work on assembling Skeletal Systems- Label each Bone with the Scientific Name, Color, Cut and Glue onto poster paper.
= Jan 8-9: Wednesday- Thursday =

8-2 Skeletal System Cornell Notes
Try your hand at [|Virtual Hip Replacement] or [|Virtual Knee Surgery].

=// Jan 7- Tuesday: 2 Hour Delay //= = = =Jan 6-7: Monday-Tuesday=

8-2 Skeletal System Cornell Notes


=Jan 3- Friday=

Presentations of Famous Scientists.
= HAPPY NEW YEAR, 2014!!! =

=Jan 2-Thursday=

Complete and share Famous Scientist Project
Back to Top =Dec 18-20: Wednesday-Friday=

Research a Famous Scientist- Make sure the person you chose is an actual Scientist and not an Inventor.


=Dec 17- Tuesday=

Bill Nye video: Cells and work sheet with guided questions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6N82No4Nz8

= = = Dec 16-Monday =

Completion of 8-1 notes. Write a summary and turn into Edmodo.
=Dec 12-13 Thursday- Friday=

8-1 Body Organization and Homeostasis Notes
= =

=Dec 11-Wednesday=

Cell Analogy Project-you will need to make analogies to compare the function of the plant cell to the part and function of an entire city.


=Dec 10-Tuesday=

Onion Skin Lab


=Dec. 9-Monday=

Create a wet slide of the letter 'E' and view it with a microscope


=Dec 6- Friday=

Make up for work
=Dec 5- Thursday PROGRESS REPORTS SENT HOME TODAY =

Color Sheet for Plant Cell


=Dec 4-Wednesday=

14-1 Looking into Cells Test on Quia
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=Dec 3-Tuesday=

Cell Theory Timeline Foldable


=Dec 2-Monday=

Bill Nye Cells Video and Worksheet
= =  Back to Top = = = HAPPY THANKSGIVING =

=Nov 26-Tuesday=

Animal Cell color shee t


=Nov 25-Monday=

Completion of Cornell Notes 14-1 Looking Inside Cells
= Nov 22- Progress Reports sent home to be signed and returned on Monday. =

=Nov 21-22: Thursday/Friday= ==== Interactive Microscope- Fold a paper 'hot dog'...Open, refold as 'hamburger' and (keeping it folded)...fold 'hot dog'. Unfold and you should have 8 blocks. Move the specimen to the platform of the Interactive Microscope. Draw, color, and label the specimen. One in each box. Two will need to put on the back of the paper. ====

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/interact/vemwindow.html
=Nov 19-20-Tuesday-Wednesday=

Begin 14-1 Discovering Cells


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