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June 7, 2012 – Last Day of School!!!
Assignment/Activities Today – Minimum Day
7th Grade
- Mr. Hodder is at the 8th Grade Promotion
- Students will Follow Plans Left for the Substitute Teacher
- Have a Great Summer and We’ll See You in the Fall
8th Grade
- Promotion Ceremony at Heritage High School
- Have a safe and wonderful summer!
Standards Covered Today
7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #2: Forces
Items of Note
Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester
Friday May 25, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to turn in any missing work
Tuesday May 29, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to retake a quiz
June 5, 2012
Assignment/Activities Today
7th Grade
- Mr. Hodder is out Today Due to the 8th Grade Field Trip
- Students Will Follow Plans Left for the Substitute Teacher
8th Grade
- 8th Grade Field Trip
Standards Covered Today
7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #2: Forces
Items of Note
Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester
Friday May 25, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to turn in any missing work
Tuesday May 29, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to retake a quiz
May 30, 2012
Assignment/Activities Today – Minimum Day
7th Grade
- Today is the Final Opportunity to Retake a Quiz After School
- Frog Dissection
8th Grade
- Today is the Final Opportunity to Retake a Quiz After School
- Lab – Taking Flight
- Bernoulli’s Principal at Work
- Decrease in Pressure Above the Wing Allows for Lift
Standards Covered Today
7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #2: Forces
Items of Note
Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester
Friday May 25, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to turn in any missing work
Tuesday May 29, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to retake a quiz
May 29, 2012
Assignment/Activities Today
7th Grade
- Field Trip to Aquarium of the Pacific
- Final Opportunity to Retake a Quiz will be on Wednesday
8th Grade
- Mr. Hodder is out Due to 7th Grade Field Trip to Aquarium of the Pacific
- Students Will Follow Plans Left for the Substitute Teacher
- Final Opportunity to Retake a Quiz will be on Wednesday
Standards Covered Today
7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #4: Earth in the Solar System
Items of Note
Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester
Friday May 25, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to turn in any missing work
Tuesday May 29, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to retake a quiz
May 25, 2012 – TGIF
Assignment/Activities Today – Minimum Day
7th Grade
- All Missing Assignments Are Due Today
- Chapter 17, Section 1 – The Nervous System
- Brainpop – Spinal Cord (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
- Brainpop – Brain (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
- Brainpop Activity – Brain (watch the video, diagram the picture and answer the questions)
- If Incomplete Brainpop – The Nervous System (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
- Final Opportunity to Retake a Quiz will be on Tuesday
8th Grade
- All Missing Assignments Are Due Today
- Review the Planets of our Solar System
- Focus on the Comets and Asteroids
- Brainpop – Comets (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
- Brainpop – Asteroids (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
- If Incomplete Brainpop – The Outer Solar System (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
- If Incomplete Brainpop – Exoplanets (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
- If Incomplete: The Planets of Our Solar System Presentation
- Slide 1 (Title Slide) – Title & Your Name
- Slide 2 (Title, Bullet & Photo Slide) The Sun
- Diameter, Period of Rotation, Core Temperature, Surface Temperature and a Picture
- Slide 3 – 11 (Title, Bullet & Photo Slide)
- Each slide represents a planet and should include:
- Planets Name, Distance from the Sun, Period of Rotation, Period of Revolution, Surface Gravity Compared to Earth, How Many Moons it has, When it was Discovered, One Interesting Fact of Your Choice & A Picture of Said Planet
- Final Opportunity to Retake a Quiz will be on Tuesday
Standards Covered Today
7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #4: Earth in the Solar System
Items of Note
Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester
Friday May 25, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to turn in any missing work
Tuesday May 29, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to retake a quiz
May 24, 2012
Assignment/Activities Today
7th Grade
- Chapter 17, Section 1 – The Nervous System
- The Central Nervous System
- Areas of the Brain at Work
- The Spinal Cord
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Summarize Section
- Section Review Pg. 533
- If Incomplete Brainpop – The Nervous System (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
- All Missing Assignments Are Due Tomorrow
8th Grade
- Review the Planets of our Solar System
- Focus on the Kuiper Belt and Termination Shock
- Brainpop – The Outer Solar System (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
- Brainpop – Exoplanets (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
- If Incomplete: The Planets of Our Solar System Presentation
- Slide 1 (Title Slide) – Title & Your Name
- Slide 2 (Title, Bullet & Photo Slide) The Sun
- Diameter, Period of Rotation, Core Temperature, Surface Temperature and a Picture
- Slide 3 – 11 (Title, Bullet & Photo Slide)
- Each slide represents a planet and should include:
- Planets Name, Distance from the Sun, Period of Rotation, Period of Revolution, Surface Gravity Compared to Earth, How Many Moons it has, When it was Discovered, One Interesting Fact of Your Choice & A Picture of Said Planet
- All Missing Assignments Are Due Tomorrow
Standards Covered Today
7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #4: Earth in the Solar System
Items of Note
Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester
Friday May 25, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to turn in any missing work
Tuesday May 29, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to retake a quiz
May 23, 2012
Assignment/Activities Today – Not a Minimum Day
7th Grade
- Begin Chapter 17, Section 1 – The Nervous System
- The Central vs. The Peripheral Nervous System
- The Job and Structure of a Neuron
- Somatic vs. Autonomic Nervous Systems
- The Brain and its Three Parts
- The Cerebrum
- The Cerebellum
- The Medulla
- Brainpop – The Nervous System (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
8th Grade
- Review the Planets of our Solar System
- Focus on the Pluto and the Other Dwarf Planets
- Complete The Planets of Our Solar System Presentation
- Slide 1 (Title Slide) – Title & Your Name
- Slide 2 (Title, Bullet & Photo Slide) The Sun
- Diameter, Period of Rotation, Core Temperature, Surface Temperature and a Picture
- Slide 3 – 11 (Title, Bullet & Photo Slide)
- Each slide represents a planet and should include:
- Planets Name, Distance from the Sun, Period of Rotation, Period of Revolution, Surface Gravity Compared to Earth, How Many Moons it has, When it was Discovered, One Interesting Fact of Your Choice & A Picture of Said Planet
Standards Covered Today
7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #4: Earth in the Solar System
Items of Note
Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester
Friday May 25, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to turn in any missing work
Tuesday May 29, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to retake a quiz
May 22, 2012
Assignment/Activities Today
7th Grade
- Complete Lab – Owl Pellets
- Groups of 2 Students will be Given an Owl Pellet, 2 Pans, 4 Skewers and a Listing of Discoverable Bones
- Continue the Placement of Bones into a Pattern that will Eventually Resemble a Complete Animal Skeleton
- If Lab is Complete and Time Remains Students are to Work on any Missing Assignments
8th Grade
- Review the Planets of our Solar System
- Focus on the Jovian Planets (Gas Giants)
- Continue The Planets of Our Solar System Presentation
- Slide 1 (Title Slide) – Title & Your Name
- Slide 2 (Title, Bullet & Photo Slide) The Sun
- Diameter, Period of Rotation, Core Temperature, Surface Temperature and a Picture
- Slide 3 – 11 (Title, Bullet & Photo Slide)
- Each slide represents a planet and should include:
- Planets Name, Distance from the Sun, Period of Rotation, Period of Revolution, Surface Gravity Compared to Earth, How Many Moons it has, When it was Discovered, One Interesting Fact of Your Choice & A Picture of Said Planet
Standards Covered Today
7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #4: Earth in the Solar System
Items of Note
Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester
Friday May 25, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to turn in any missing work
Tuesday May 29, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to retake a quiz
May 21, 2012
Assignment/Activities Today
7th Grade
- Observations of Yesterdays Solar Eclipse
- Current Science Grade Reports to be Handed Out (see final dates below)
- Continue Lab – Owl Pellets
- Groups of 2 Students will be Given an Owl Pellet, 2 Pans, 4 Skewers and a Listing of Discoverable Bones
- Continue the Placement of Bones into a Pattern that will Eventually Resemble a Complete Animal Skeleton
8th Grade
- Observations of Yesterdays Solar Eclipse
- Current Science Grade Reports to be Handed Out (see final dates below)
- Review the Planets of our Solar System
- The Planets of Our Solar System Presentation
- Each slide represents a planet and should include:
- Slide 1 (Title Slide) – Title & Your Name
- Slide 2 (Title, Bullet & Photo Slide) The Sun
- Diameter, Period of Rotation, Core Temperature, Surface Temperature and a Picture
- Slide 3 – 11 (Title, Bullet & Photo Slide)
- Planets Name, Distance from the Sun, Period of Rotation, Period of Revolution, Surface Gravity Compared to Earth, How Many Moons it has, When it was Discovered, One Interesting Fact of Your Choice & A Picture of Said Planet
Standards Covered Today
7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #4: Earth in the Solar System
Items of Note
Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester
Friday May 25, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to turn in any missing work
Tuesday May 29, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to retake a quiz