Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Chapter 16, Section 2 – Blood
• Transfusions & Blood Disorders
• Determining Blood Pressure
• Find The Blood Pressure of Several Volunteers
• Discuss Blood Types
• A, B, AB & O
• Summary of Section 2
• Section Review Pg. 507

8th Grade

• Review the Concepts of Buoyancy
• as depth increases pressure gets greater.
• if an object has a greater buoyant force than the weight of the fluid it displaced it will sink.  If less it will float.
• Summary of Section
• Section Review Pg. 419
• Reinforcement – Building Up Pressure
• If Incomplete Brainpop – Buoyancy (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• If Incomplete Brainpop – Buoyancy Q&A
• Quiz: Chapter 14 – May 4, 2012

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #8: Density & Buoyancy

Items of Note

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