Welcome 7th Graders to Ms. Gamleah's Gifted Science Class!
Rough topic Schedule:
Unit 1: August - Ethics/scientific method/Biomimicry
Unit 2: September - Chemistry/Biology components
Unit 3: October - DNA/Genetics
Unit 4: November/December - Evolution/classification
Unit 5: January - Ecology
Unit 6: February - Energy flow/Biomimicry
Unit 7: March - Plant/life -sustainability/human impact
Unit 8: April - Energy/Solar
Unit 9: May - 4 week project that combines all previous material and incorporates introduction to 8th grade science)
STUDY SKILLS
Summer Homework! (check summer homework page....)
Unit 1: August - Ethics/scientific method/Biomimicry
Unit 2: September - Chemistry/Biology components
Unit 3: October - DNA/Genetics
Unit 4: November/December - Evolution/classification
Unit 5: January - Ecology
Unit 6: February - Energy flow/Biomimicry
Unit 7: March - Plant/life -sustainability/human impact
Unit 8: April - Energy/Solar
Unit 9: May - 4 week project that combines all previous material and incorporates introduction to 8th grade science)
STUDY SKILLS
Summer Homework! (check summer homework page....)
Unit 5 Ecology
1/5-6
Webquest website
I will be absent on Monday.
In your science notebooks or loose leaf paper - complete this webquest worksheet
There will be a quiz on Thursday on this information.
Work with a partner (Split up the work but make sure to copy from your friend) or alone
Open the webquest website (process page) and the webquest worksheet.
For number 2 - Try this site and this site!
For Number 4 - Try this site, this site, and more with this site!
For Number 6 - try this page... or this one.
When you get to number 8 - do a quick web search about the ten percent law in ecology or this video.
For Number 9 - try this infographic pdf and this infographic, also here.
For Number ten - more information on Nitrogen here.
Do not start number 13, however, if you have time - discuss number 13 with your partner or another group - if they are done.
1/7
Conservation page - discussion
finished Star Trek 4
1/8
Nature's Great Events BBC Great Migration - Here
List of ecology elements from video in science notebook
1/9
Nature's Great Events BBC Great Salmon Run - Here
List of ecology elements from video in science notebook
1/12
Finish Salmon run
Discussion
Basic ecology video pt 1
1/13
Problem #1
Quiz over vocabulary
Basic ecology Pt 2
Group foldable/manipulative
1/14
Food Chains/pyramids
energy relationships continued
1/16
Answer in your notebook/ title = Environmental Case Study 1/16/15 (10 minutes)
Choose a human activity, catastrophic event, unusual weather event(s), geomagnetic storm or epidemic that would affect an ecosystem in a grand scale and write about how you would attack a case study (list info you would need to acquire) predict possible outcomes (or data you would need to find out possible outcomes), predict time frame (for all possible variables of the problem or what data you might want to find to get that information) and recovery.
This is a list type assignment you do not need to write sentences
Finish Foldable
(no school on the 19th)
1/16-21
Homework watch Basic ecology pt 3
1/20
Computer lab
1. Search for an ecological disturbance and impact
Topic ideas:
Forest fires Wiki
Fire in Yellow stone 1988 links to data/story: 1,dept of agri. 2. Nasa 3. National Parks
Oil Spills
Flood
Drought
Disease outbreak (animals - not human) Epidemic
Ocean changes : Temperature, plastic, algae bloom, dead zone impact/cause
2. Preliminary data
3. Pick jobs in the group - roles
4. Prepare for a press conference and an impact statement
1/21
Watch State of Union - Climate 43.42
Quiz (no point value)
Basic ecology pt 3
Press Conference
Project
1/22
Press conference examples / rubric below
work on project
Press conference statement help epa, _ecb, isaf epa2, un, nfl, news manual.
1/23
Video on self-image
Work on projects
1/26-27
Research days (computer lab)
1/28
iPad research/project (student conference with teacher)
1/29
Work on initial Press conference (including practice)
1/30
Press conference initial
2/2
Press conference initial
2/3-4
Computer lab (last days to work on final presentation - digitally)
2/6-9
Final press conference
2/10
Basic ecology pt 4
Energy flow project (pairs - teacher choice)
2/11-12
Library computers on the 11 - to work on group report...
Many absent students - there will be a delay to lab... While waiting please complete this review of ecology. You will not know all the answers - that is okay... I did not make this quiz but I thought it would be a good chance to review some concepts and terms.
2/13
Movie
Extra credit assignment....
If you can create a graphic organizer showing the differences in the ecosystem of a prairie dog in regards to interdependence (do not focus on prairie dog here), limiting factors (growth and decline not total annihilation), and keystone species (focus on prairie dogs). Here is the article.
2/19
movie/student videos
2/20-21
Review Not everything in this packet you will need to do... pg 1-12, 24-27.
2/24
Unit test!
UNIT P (for PARCC)
2/25
Biomes (video)
Homework video (4 points)
*I have received some negative feedback on the video. Sorry, it is my first Zaption - they will get better. While I appreciate critical feedback, please try to be kind. Point 1 - if you do not read the material on the video, you are right, the questions would have nothing to do with the video. Point 2 - yes the video with the kids is super loud, unfortunately the volume is not as high as the middle video. Point 3 - if you wrote your name as ffttgnthc (or something like that) your homework will not be counted, because I do not have anyone by that name... It is not too bad as homework goes, I think. I will add another Zaption on Tuesday, If you can not watch them at home - please come see me during advisory or lunch (I will write you a pass).
Embedded elements- that would be the added text, write-ins, multiple choice and pictures to help with understanding.....
MARCH 2-13
Parcc testing
Meet in room 61 when not testing - we are doing dissections (advisory room 22)
Edmodo - 5buyk2 for 7th grade science group (any pointers for Edmodo are highly requested!)
3/3
Homework Video - parts of a flower (4 points)
Again- if you can not view it at home, please come to my room (22) during lunch and you can watch it then. This is for a grade....
I will give you video homework every other day during testing... I forgot to site on the Zaption but the main video is here. We will be watching the second half in two days (so wait for it).
3/5
Homework Video - Pollination and Fertilization.... (5 points)
3/6 (actually the 8th)
I, ummm, just realized I told you there would be a weekend Zaption! I think I have zaptioned you out this week, so you will not have another until Tuesday, and then one Thursday...
3/10
owl pellet identification
Many of you have been on the site today looking for the new Zaption. My apologies, I got home around 6:45 pm and I do not have it finished yet. I will post it tonight, you can view it tomorrow or the next.
owls Zaption (8 points - a bit longer than usual)
3/11
If you are testing and miss the dissection - watch it here.
Eyes Zaption
The last day I will check Zaption homework will be 3/27... So you will have until then.
1/5-6
Webquest website
I will be absent on Monday.
In your science notebooks or loose leaf paper - complete this webquest worksheet
There will be a quiz on Thursday on this information.
Work with a partner (Split up the work but make sure to copy from your friend) or alone
Open the webquest website (process page) and the webquest worksheet.
- Do not print the worksheet - write the questions out (they are short)
- Try to be as neat as you can - this is worth a grade.
- Answer with complete sentences (your own words - not copied)
For number 2 - Try this site and this site!
For Number 4 - Try this site, this site, and more with this site!
For Number 6 - try this page... or this one.
When you get to number 8 - do a quick web search about the ten percent law in ecology or this video.
For Number 9 - try this infographic pdf and this infographic, also here.
For Number ten - more information on Nitrogen here.
Do not start number 13, however, if you have time - discuss number 13 with your partner or another group - if they are done.
1/7
Conservation page - discussion
finished Star Trek 4
1/8
Nature's Great Events BBC Great Migration - Here
List of ecology elements from video in science notebook
1/9
Nature's Great Events BBC Great Salmon Run - Here
List of ecology elements from video in science notebook
1/12
Finish Salmon run
Discussion
Basic ecology video pt 1
1/13
Problem #1
Quiz over vocabulary
Basic ecology Pt 2
Group foldable/manipulative
1/14
Food Chains/pyramids
energy relationships continued
1/16
Answer in your notebook/ title = Environmental Case Study 1/16/15 (10 minutes)
Choose a human activity, catastrophic event, unusual weather event(s), geomagnetic storm or epidemic that would affect an ecosystem in a grand scale and write about how you would attack a case study (list info you would need to acquire) predict possible outcomes (or data you would need to find out possible outcomes), predict time frame (for all possible variables of the problem or what data you might want to find to get that information) and recovery.
This is a list type assignment you do not need to write sentences
Finish Foldable
(no school on the 19th)
1/16-21
Homework watch Basic ecology pt 3
1/20
Computer lab
1. Search for an ecological disturbance and impact
Topic ideas:
Forest fires Wiki
Fire in Yellow stone 1988 links to data/story: 1,dept of agri. 2. Nasa 3. National Parks
Oil Spills
Flood
Drought
Disease outbreak (animals - not human) Epidemic
Ocean changes : Temperature, plastic, algae bloom, dead zone impact/cause
2. Preliminary data
3. Pick jobs in the group - roles
4. Prepare for a press conference and an impact statement
1/21
Watch State of Union - Climate 43.42
Quiz (no point value)
Basic ecology pt 3
Press Conference
Project
1/22
Press conference examples / rubric below
work on project
Press conference statement help epa, _ecb, isaf epa2, un, nfl, news manual.
1/23
Video on self-image
Work on projects
1/26-27
Research days (computer lab)
1/28
iPad research/project (student conference with teacher)
1/29
Work on initial Press conference (including practice)
1/30
Press conference initial
2/2
Press conference initial
2/3-4
Computer lab (last days to work on final presentation - digitally)
2/6-9
Final press conference
2/10
Basic ecology pt 4
Energy flow project (pairs - teacher choice)
2/11-12
Library computers on the 11 - to work on group report...
Many absent students - there will be a delay to lab... While waiting please complete this review of ecology. You will not know all the answers - that is okay... I did not make this quiz but I thought it would be a good chance to review some concepts and terms.
2/13
Movie
Extra credit assignment....
If you can create a graphic organizer showing the differences in the ecosystem of a prairie dog in regards to interdependence (do not focus on prairie dog here), limiting factors (growth and decline not total annihilation), and keystone species (focus on prairie dogs). Here is the article.
2/19
movie/student videos
2/20-21
Review Not everything in this packet you will need to do... pg 1-12, 24-27.
2/24
Unit test!
UNIT P (for PARCC)
2/25
Biomes (video)
Homework video (4 points)
*I have received some negative feedback on the video. Sorry, it is my first Zaption - they will get better. While I appreciate critical feedback, please try to be kind. Point 1 - if you do not read the material on the video, you are right, the questions would have nothing to do with the video. Point 2 - yes the video with the kids is super loud, unfortunately the volume is not as high as the middle video. Point 3 - if you wrote your name as ffttgnthc (or something like that) your homework will not be counted, because I do not have anyone by that name... It is not too bad as homework goes, I think. I will add another Zaption on Tuesday, If you can not watch them at home - please come see me during advisory or lunch (I will write you a pass).
Embedded elements- that would be the added text, write-ins, multiple choice and pictures to help with understanding.....
MARCH 2-13
Parcc testing
Meet in room 61 when not testing - we are doing dissections (advisory room 22)
Edmodo - 5buyk2 for 7th grade science group (any pointers for Edmodo are highly requested!)
3/3
Homework Video - parts of a flower (4 points)
Again- if you can not view it at home, please come to my room (22) during lunch and you can watch it then. This is for a grade....
I will give you video homework every other day during testing... I forgot to site on the Zaption but the main video is here. We will be watching the second half in two days (so wait for it).
3/5
Homework Video - Pollination and Fertilization.... (5 points)
3/6 (actually the 8th)
I, ummm, just realized I told you there would be a weekend Zaption! I think I have zaptioned you out this week, so you will not have another until Tuesday, and then one Thursday...
3/10
owl pellet identification
Many of you have been on the site today looking for the new Zaption. My apologies, I got home around 6:45 pm and I do not have it finished yet. I will post it tonight, you can view it tomorrow or the next.
owls Zaption (8 points - a bit longer than usual)
3/11
If you are testing and miss the dissection - watch it here.
Eyes Zaption
The last day I will check Zaption homework will be 3/27... So you will have until then.
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Unit 6 March 16-27
Climate change
On this project - Please take about 15-40 minutes every night to gather evidence.
3/16
Chasing Ice
BE PREPARED TO SHOW YOUR HOMEWORK LOG IF ASKED!
3/17
Chasing Ice -Statement
Resolution: Climate change is caused by anthropogenic activity.
Anthropogenic definition, caused or produced by humans: anthropogenic air pollution. (dictionary.reference)
3/18
Computer time - Research - work ethic points!
Sites to visit:
Pro/con
Skeptics
Climate change daily
EPA
IPCC
UNFCC
Fact sheets:
What teens know about Climate change
UNIP
EPA
NRDC
Recent articles:
NPR
NPR story
The daily beast
3/19
Debate information - short lesson
Suspicious 0bservers
6 climate change problems (3.12.15)
Solar Cycle (8.15.14)
Why Global warming Failed and climate change is real (5.12.14)
About Jupiter! Click the link to find out about the bands (stripes)
3/20
Computer Time - Research - work ethic points!
I am ill today - sorry!
So get your points together like ....
Solar minimum
Then add a few sentences to explain how humans are not responsible for the solar minimum (evidence)
Each person should work on different points (3 each), for each side you should have 7-9 points with evidence.
You will use notes during the debate, so have someone in the group come up with a filing system to find information quickly.
Next Wednesday you will have another day in the computer to finish up and prepare for Thursday!
Do you think we should have prizes for the winner? Candy?
If you have a google doc - please share it with me!
3/23
SBA Science
3/24
Debate information, practice, organization, questions not yet answered....
3/25
Computer time (rm 8) Final work up
If you are absent for the debates, please email me:
{Resolution: Climate change is caused by anthropogenic activities.
2 points Affirmative (1 paragraph each)
2 points Negative (1 paragraph each)
One paragraph for each question:
1. What is debate and why should we debate climate change causes?
2. Which side do you actually believe to be true, explain using your evidence?
3. What did you find the most surprising, what did you learn during the process of preparing for the debate that you did not know before?}
3/26
Debate
3/27
Debate
Unit 7 - Arthropods
4/6/15
Homework - Create a dichotomous key with at least 3 questions on one side and at least two on the other.....
4/7/15
Video 1
Video 2
Homework - Miorelli zaption take notes on what is written on the side
Prefix guide (not needed for class - just a resource)
Miorelli video full (32 min long - not needed for class - just a resource)
4/8/15
Lab -
Homework - Myriapoda
4/9
Lab -
Homework - Crustaceans! (see if you can spot an error!) I did not make this a zaption! Sorry so take some notes... except the error!
4/10/15
Work day for packet - Finish lab - study guide for test.... Words you should know......
Homework - Study for Monday arthropoda test.... (heavy on insects)
4/13
Small test
UNIT 8 - Biomimicry! Rubric!
4-13
Watched Michael Pawlyn Using nature's genius in architecture
4-14/15
Watched Janine Benyus Biomimicry in action
read article - Biomimicry: Designing to model nature
Homework - On page 5 of the biomimicry handout fill out three rows in table 1 and finish the three quotes on the note page as well as the three ideas from memory before the next class meeting.
Butterfly wing structure video
4-16-23
Protocol for reading
Brainstorming for project
Ask nature.org information centers
Whales and climate change
Grist food links
Need for innovation - food Grist article
Challenge webinars!
Biomimicry hand out
Homework :
Go onto asknature.org - ask a question "How does nature..."
Pick an organism - read the information and write a paragraph (5-7 sentences) summary
Hand in the question - the organism name - date- and paragraph summary
4-24
food challenge!
Vocabulary
Homework discussion and hand in
Food systems!
Scoping if time
Weekend homework
read and take notes on
Grist food links - article to read for homework
Also look at Biomimicry challenge function information in toolbox - you may need to register
4-27 + 28
Scoping
4-29
Nature's Unifying patterns
Mathematics
Nature's Unifying Patterns
4-30
Food issue research
Fact sheets @ sustainable table org
Format for proposal paper google docs (rough idea - )
Gentlemen who are working alone, adapt the same format and rubric to the broad scope we discussed.
Another nice MLA place
5-1 + 4 + 5
Research days in Library
5-6 + 7 + 8
Planning/designing days
Movie maker demo
5-11 + 12
Computer lab 11
Survey's are do on the 12
5 - 13
Practice day
5-14 + 15
Presentations 2 per period
I want all students during advisory to meet in designated areas
5- 18
Reflection
Group member names____________ Class _____ Date__________
A. Talk in your group and come up with answers to the following
1. What problems did you overcome during this project? How did you overcome them?
2. Explain the most challenging part of this project?
3. Explain the easiest part of this project?
4. What could be changed about the project for next time – to make it better?
5. For the most part you chose your own group members, how well did that go?
6. Individually give yourself 1-5 (5 being the best) of your overall participation and work on this project? Why?
B. Presentation
1. Which presentation do you think went the best and why?
2. Which presentation was the most difficult? What were the variables that made them difficult?
3. Individually give yourself a 1-5 (5 being best) of your overall performance during the presentations? Why?
4. 7th period was the most chaotic of the presentations, what frustrations were there if any during those presentations?
5. On your surveys, what was the best comment and why? Were your questions good or do you need to make them better? Was there one honest answer that helped your presentation?
6. How well did Ms. Gamleah do on organizing these presentations? Why?
5-19
Lab
5-20 + 21 + 22
Movie/cleaning
Climate change
On this project - Please take about 15-40 minutes every night to gather evidence.
3/16
Chasing Ice
BE PREPARED TO SHOW YOUR HOMEWORK LOG IF ASKED!
3/17
Chasing Ice -Statement
Resolution: Climate change is caused by anthropogenic activity.
Anthropogenic definition, caused or produced by humans: anthropogenic air pollution. (dictionary.reference)
3/18
Computer time - Research - work ethic points!
Sites to visit:
Pro/con
Skeptics
Climate change daily
EPA
IPCC
UNFCC
Fact sheets:
What teens know about Climate change
UNIP
EPA
NRDC
Recent articles:
NPR
NPR story
The daily beast
3/19
Debate information - short lesson
Suspicious 0bservers
6 climate change problems (3.12.15)
Solar Cycle (8.15.14)
Why Global warming Failed and climate change is real (5.12.14)
About Jupiter! Click the link to find out about the bands (stripes)
3/20
Computer Time - Research - work ethic points!
I am ill today - sorry!
So get your points together like ....
Solar minimum
Then add a few sentences to explain how humans are not responsible for the solar minimum (evidence)
Each person should work on different points (3 each), for each side you should have 7-9 points with evidence.
You will use notes during the debate, so have someone in the group come up with a filing system to find information quickly.
Next Wednesday you will have another day in the computer to finish up and prepare for Thursday!
Do you think we should have prizes for the winner? Candy?
If you have a google doc - please share it with me!
3/23
SBA Science
3/24
Debate information, practice, organization, questions not yet answered....
3/25
Computer time (rm 8) Final work up
If you are absent for the debates, please email me:
{Resolution: Climate change is caused by anthropogenic activities.
2 points Affirmative (1 paragraph each)
2 points Negative (1 paragraph each)
One paragraph for each question:
1. What is debate and why should we debate climate change causes?
2. Which side do you actually believe to be true, explain using your evidence?
3. What did you find the most surprising, what did you learn during the process of preparing for the debate that you did not know before?}
3/26
Debate
3/27
Debate
Unit 7 - Arthropods
4/6/15
Homework - Create a dichotomous key with at least 3 questions on one side and at least two on the other.....
4/7/15
Video 1
Video 2
Homework - Miorelli zaption take notes on what is written on the side
Prefix guide (not needed for class - just a resource)
Miorelli video full (32 min long - not needed for class - just a resource)
4/8/15
Lab -
Homework - Myriapoda
4/9
Lab -
Homework - Crustaceans! (see if you can spot an error!) I did not make this a zaption! Sorry so take some notes... except the error!
4/10/15
Work day for packet - Finish lab - study guide for test.... Words you should know......
Homework - Study for Monday arthropoda test.... (heavy on insects)
4/13
Small test
UNIT 8 - Biomimicry! Rubric!
4-13
Watched Michael Pawlyn Using nature's genius in architecture
4-14/15
Watched Janine Benyus Biomimicry in action
read article - Biomimicry: Designing to model nature
Homework - On page 5 of the biomimicry handout fill out three rows in table 1 and finish the three quotes on the note page as well as the three ideas from memory before the next class meeting.
Butterfly wing structure video
4-16-23
Protocol for reading
Brainstorming for project
Ask nature.org information centers
Whales and climate change
Grist food links
Need for innovation - food Grist article
Challenge webinars!
Biomimicry hand out
Homework :
Go onto asknature.org - ask a question "How does nature..."
Pick an organism - read the information and write a paragraph (5-7 sentences) summary
Hand in the question - the organism name - date- and paragraph summary
4-24
food challenge!
Vocabulary
Homework discussion and hand in
Food systems!
Scoping if time
Weekend homework
read and take notes on
Grist food links - article to read for homework
Also look at Biomimicry challenge function information in toolbox - you may need to register
4-27 + 28
Scoping
4-29
Nature's Unifying patterns
Mathematics
Nature's Unifying Patterns
4-30
Food issue research
Fact sheets @ sustainable table org
Format for proposal paper google docs (rough idea - )
Gentlemen who are working alone, adapt the same format and rubric to the broad scope we discussed.
Another nice MLA place
5-1 + 4 + 5
Research days in Library
5-6 + 7 + 8
Planning/designing days
Movie maker demo
5-11 + 12
Computer lab 11
Survey's are do on the 12
5 - 13
Practice day
5-14 + 15
Presentations 2 per period
I want all students during advisory to meet in designated areas
5- 18
Reflection
Group member names____________ Class _____ Date__________
A. Talk in your group and come up with answers to the following
1. What problems did you overcome during this project? How did you overcome them?
2. Explain the most challenging part of this project?
3. Explain the easiest part of this project?
4. What could be changed about the project for next time – to make it better?
5. For the most part you chose your own group members, how well did that go?
6. Individually give yourself 1-5 (5 being the best) of your overall participation and work on this project? Why?
B. Presentation
1. Which presentation do you think went the best and why?
2. Which presentation was the most difficult? What were the variables that made them difficult?
3. Individually give yourself a 1-5 (5 being best) of your overall performance during the presentations? Why?
4. 7th period was the most chaotic of the presentations, what frustrations were there if any during those presentations?
5. On your surveys, what was the best comment and why? Were your questions good or do you need to make them better? Was there one honest answer that helped your presentation?
6. How well did Ms. Gamleah do on organizing these presentations? Why?
5-19
Lab
5-20 + 21 + 22
Movie/cleaning