Assignment/Activities Today – Minimum Day

7th Grade

• Chapter 14, Section 2 – The Animal Kingdom
• If Incomplete Brainpop – Vertebrates (Watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• If Incomplete Brainpop – Invertebrates (Watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• If Incomplete  – Animal Kingdom Presentation
  • Slide 1: Title and Name (Title Slide)
  • i.e. Title: The Animal Kingdom
  • Slide 2: Invertebrate Characteristics (Title & Bullets Slide)
  • i.e. Title: Invertebrate Characteristics
  • i.e. Bullets: Definition and Characteristics
  • Slide 3-10: Types of Invertebrates.  Each Slide Will be One of the Following: Sponges, Cnidarians, Flatworms, Roundworms, Mollusks, Annelids and Arthropods.  Each Slide Will Have Two Characteristics and a Picture
  • i.e. Title:  Cnidarians
  • i.e. Bullet: Cnidarians have one of two radially symmetrical body plans
  • i.e. Bullet: Specialized stinging cells called cnidocytes are located on the tentacles
  • i.e. Photo: A picture from the web
  • Slide 11: Vertebrate Characteristics (Title & Bullets Slide)
  • i.e. Title: Vertebrate Characteristics
  • i.e. Bullets: Definition and Characteristics
  • Slide 12-16: Types of Vertebrates.  Each Slide Will be One of the Following: Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds & Mammals.  Each Slide Will Have Two Characteristics and a Picture
  • i.e. Title:  Reptiles
  • i.e. Bullet: Reptile eggs are protected from drying out by membranes and a shell
  • i.e. Bullet: Reptiles mainly reproduce sexually
  • i.e. Photo: A picture from the web
• Note – Last day to Turn in Any Trimester 2 Missing Assignments is Monday March 5th
• Note – Last day to Retake any Trimester 2 Quiz is Tuesday March 6th
• Have a Nice Break
  

8th Grade

• Chapter 12, Section 1 – Measuring Motion
• Collect Lab – Built for Speed
• Brainpop – Acceleration (Watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• Note – Last day to Turn in Any Trimester 2 Missing Assignments is Monday March 5th
• Note – Last day to Retake any Trimester 2 Quiz is Tuesday March 6th
• Have a Nice Break

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #1: Cell Biology, #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #1: Motion, #2: Forces

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the trimester
Monday March 5th – Last day to Turn in Any Trimester 2 Missing Assignments
Tuesday March 6th – Last day to Retake any Trimester 2 Quiz