Assignment/Activities Today – Not a Modified Day

7th Grade

• Chapter 1, Section 5 – Safety in Science
• Review Laboratory Safety Symbols
• Each Student will Quick Draw 3 Safety Symbols on a Piece of Paper (side 1- symbol. side 2- description)
• Quiz-Quiz Trade Safety Symbol Style
• Adding Photos to a Keynote Presentaion
• If time remains work on Keynote vocabulary.
• Quiz: Safety Symbols – Thursday September 1st, 2011

8th Grade

• Chapter 1, Section 3 – Safety in Science
• Review Laboratory Safety Symbols
• Each Student will Quick Draw 3 Safety Symbols on a Piece of Paper (side 1- symbol. side 2- description)
• Quiz-Quiz Trade Safety Symbol Style
• Adding Photos to a Keynote Presentaion
• If time remains work on Keynote vocabulary
• Quiz: Safety Symbols – Thursday September 1st, 2011

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #7: Investigation and Experimentation
8th Grade – #9: Investigation and Experimentation

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the trimester.
September 1st – Back to School Night (6:00-7:00)
September 5th – Labor Day (no school)

Previous Brainpop Quizzes

7th Grade

• Vaccines
• The Scientific Method

8th Grade

• Ozone Layer
• NASA: International Space Station
• The Scientific Method

Previous Student Presentation Criteria

7th Grade

• None at This Point of Time

8th Grade

• None at This Point of Time

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Chapter 1, Section 5 – Safety in Science
• Discuss and Collect Section Review Pg. 37
• Lab: First Aid/ Equipment/ Symbols
• If time remains work on Keynote vocabulary.
• Quiz: Safety Symbols – Thursday September 1st, 2011

8th Grade

• Chapter 1, Section 3 – Safety in Science
• Discuss and Collect Section Review Pg. 27
• Review the various classroom safety symbols
• Presentation – Safety in the Science Classroom
• Quiz: Safety Symbols – Thursday September 1st, 2011

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #7: Investigation and Experimentation
8th Grade – #9: Investigation and Experimentation

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the trimester.
September 1st – Back to School Night (6:00-7:00)
September 5th – Labor Day (no school)

Previous Brainpop Quizzes

7th Grade

• Vaccines
• The Scientific Method

8th Grade

• Ozone Layer
• NASA: International Space Station
• The Scientific Method

Previous Student Presentation Criteria

7th Grade

• None at This Point of Time

8th Grade

• None at This Point of Time

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Chapter 1, Section 5 – Safety in Science
• Read and Discuss Pgs. 32-37
• Safety Symbols
• As a group discuss Appendix A handout
• As a group discuss Safety Procedures in the Classroom
• Section Review Pg. 37
• Quiz: Safety Symbols – Thursday September 1st, 2011

8th Grade

• Chapter 1, Section 3 – Safety in Science
• Read and Discuss Pgs. 22-27
• Safety Symbols – Appenix A
• Review the various classroom safety symbols
• Section Review Pg. 27
• Quiz: Safety Symbols – Thursday September 1st, 2011

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #7: Investigation and Experimentation
8th Grade – #9: Investigation and Experimentation

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the trimester.
September 1st – Back to School Night (6:00-7:00)
September 5th – Labor Day (no school)

Previous Brainpop Quizzes

7th Grade

• Vaccines
• The Scientific Method

8th Grade

• Ozone Layer
• NASA: International Space Station
• The Scientific Method

Previous Student Presentation Criteria

7th Grade

• None at This Point of Time

8th Grade

• None at This Point of Time

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Chapter 1, Section 2 – Scientific Methods
• Review The Scientific Method
• Introduction to Keynote (a powerful presentation application)
• How to Set Up a Slide
• How to Import a Picture
• Begin Digital Glossary of Chapter Vocabulary Terms
• Place terms into personal glossary on the computer using Keynote
• If Incomplete Brainpop Quiz – The Scientific Method (take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• If Incomplete Brainpop Quiz – Vaccines (take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)

8th Grade

• Review the Steps of the Scientific Method
• Prove to me that the world is not flat…
• Introduction to Keynote (a powerful presentation application)
• How to Set Up a Slide
• How to Import a Picture
• Begin Digital Glossary of Chapter Vocabulary Terms
• If Incomplete Brainpop – The Scientific Method (take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• If Incomplete Brainpop – NASA: International Space Station (take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• If Incomplete Brainpop – Ozone Layer (take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #7: Investigation and Experimentation
8th Grade – #9: Investigation and Experimentation

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the trimester.
September 1st – Back to School Night (6:00-7:00)
September 5th – Labor Day (no school)

Previous Student Presentation Criteria

7th Grade

• None at This Point of Time

8th Grade

• None at This Point of Time

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Chapter 1, Section 2 – Scientific Methods
• Review The Scientific Method
• Lab – The Scientific Method: The Mobius Strip
• If Incomplete Brainpop Quiz – The Scientific Method (take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• If Incomplete Brainpop Quiz – Vaccines (take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)

8th Grade

• Presentation Notes – Steps of the Scientific Method
• Come up with an experiment in class and run through the scientific method
• Brainpop – The Scientific Method (take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• Brainpop – NASA: International Space Station (take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• If Incomplete Brainpop Quiz – Ozone Layer (take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #7: Investigation and Experimentation

8th Grade – #9: Investigation and Experimentation

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the trimester.
September 1st – Back to School Night (6:00-7:00)
September 5th – Labor Day (no school)

Assignment/Activities Today – Minimum Day

7th Grade

• Chapter 1, Section 2 – Scientific Methods
• The Scientific Method (Ask a Question, Form a Hypothesis, Test the Hypothesis, Analyze the Results, Draw Conclusions & Communicate the Results)
• Presentation – The Scientific Method
• Brainpop – The Scientific Method (take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• If Incomplete Brainpop Quiz – Vaccines (take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)

8th Grade

• Complete the NASA Consensus Exercise
• Determine Individual and Group Ranking Errors
• Discuss NASA’s Rationale for Choices
• If Incomplete Brainpop Quiz – Ozone Layer (take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #7:Investigation and Experimentation

8th Grade – #4: Earth in the Solar System

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the trimester.
September 1st – Back to School Night (6:00-7:00)
September 5th – Labor Day (no school)

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Chapter 1, Section 2 – Scientific Methods
• What happened to the Frogs?
• The Scientific Methods
• Read and discuss pgs 12-19
• Focus on Table 1 (pg. 16) and Figure 6 (pg. 19)
• Perform our own Experiment – Does Height Matter in Regards to Football Accuracy?

8th Grade

• Discuss and View NASA Website
• Work on the NASA Consensus
• Begin Assignment as Individuals and Work into Teams Exercise
• Come up With and Discuss Rationale for Choices

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #7:Investigation and Experimentation

8th Grade – #4: Earth in the Solar System

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the trimester.
September 1st – Back to School Night (6:00-7:00)
September 5th – Labor Day (no school)

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• New Seat Assignments
• Chapter 1, Section 1 – The Nature of Life Science
• Summarize Pgs. 8-11
• Section Review Pg. 11
• Discuss and Collect Section Review
• If Incomplete Brainpop Quiz – Vaccines (take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)

8th Grade

• New Seat Assignments
• Chapter 1, Section 1 – Science and Scientists
• Read and Discuss Pgs. 11-13
• Summarize Pgs. 8-13
• Section Review Pg. 13
• Discuss and Collect Section Review
• If Incomplete Brainpop Quiz – Ozone Layer (take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #7:Investigation and Experimentation

8th Grade – #9:Investigation and Experimentation

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the trimester.
September 1st – Back to School Night (6:00-7:00)
September 5th – Labor Day (no school)

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Assigned Numbers for Textbook & Laptops
• Chapter 1, Section 1 – The Nature of Life Science
• Read and Discuss Pgs. 8-11
• Why do We Ask Questions?
• The Effects of Polio
• Brainpop – Vaccines
• Brainpop Quiz – Vaccines (take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)

8th Grade

• Assigned Numbers for Textbook & Laptops
• Chapter 1, Section 1 – Science and Scientists
• Read and Discuss Pgs. 8-11
• How and Why Do We Answer Questions?
• Brainpop – Ozone Layer
• Brainpop Quiz – Ozone Layer (take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #7:Investigation and Experimentation

8th Grade – #9:Investigation and Experimentation

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the trimester.
August 22 – Picture Day
September 1st – Back to School Night (6:00-7:00)
September 5th – Labor Day (no school)

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Unit 1 Introduction – Timeline pgs. 2-3
• Discussion on the Life’s Work of Dian Fossey
• Visit www.GorillaFund.org
• Introduction to the Laptops
• Introduction to Brainpop
• Brainpop – Primates
• Brainpop Quiz – Primates (take the quiz and view your results)

8th Grade

• Unit 1 – Introduction to Physical Science
• Read and Discuss Timeline on Pgs. 2-3
• Introduction to the Laptops
• Introduction to Brainpop
• Brainpop – Electricity
• Brainpop Quiz – Electricity (take the quiz and view your results)

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #7:Investigation and Experimentation

8th Grade – #9:Investigation and Experimentation

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the trimester.
August 22 – Picture Day
September 1st – Back to School Night (6:00-7:00)
September 5th – Labor Day (no school)