January 27, 2012 – TGIF

Daily Blog 2012

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

  • Seed Plants
  • Read and Discuss Pgs. 370-373
  • Angiosperm Vs. Gymnosperm
  • Life Cycle of Gymnosperms and the Two Classes of Angiosperm
  • Section Review Pg. 373
  • If Time Allows and Incomplete Brainpop – Seedless Plants (watch the video, take the quiz & email Mr. Hodder the results)
  • If Time Allows and Incomplete Brainpop – Seed Plants (watch the video, take the quiz & email Mr. Hodder the results)
  • If Time Allows and Incomplete Brainpop – Seed Plants (answer the Q&A section on a separate piece of paper; to be collected)
  • Science Fair Written Report Due Today

8th Grade

  • Quick Review of The Periodic Table and Groups of Elements
  • Brainpop – Periodic Table of Elements (watch the video, take the quiz & email Mr. Hodder the results)
  • Continue Student Presentation – Grouping the Elements
    • Slide 1: Title and Name (Title Slide)
    • Slide 2 & 3: Group 1 & 2 – (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
    • Slide 4: Group 3-12 (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
    • Slide 5 – 10: Group 13 – 18 (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
    • Slide 11: Hydrogen Group  (Title, Bullets & Photo Slide)
    • Each slide will state: the group number and name; what the group contains; the number of electrons present in the group’s outer shell; the groups reactivity; the groups shared properties
    • Each slide will show an example of an element from the group and have a picture of said element from that group
  • Science Fair Written Report Due Today
  • Thursday February 2nd – Chapter 7 Quiz: The Periodic Table

Science Fair Due Dates

Friday December 2nd – Science Fair Question Due
Thursday December 8th – Science Fair Hypothesis Due
Wednesday December 14th – Science Fair Materials Due
Thursday January 12th – Science Fair Procedures Due
Friday January 20th – Science Fair Observations Due
Friday January 27th – Science Fair Research Paper Due
Monday February 6th – Science Fair Project Due

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #1: Cell Biology, #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #3: Structure of Matter, #7: Periodic Table

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the trimester