Students will take the nervous system test today.

Students will take the second vocabulary quiz on part one nervous system words reviewed in the crossword this week.

Students will work with a partner on the nervous system review and we will finish and go over tomorrow in class to get ready for the test on MOnday.

Students will do an activity which will compare the reaction time between boys and girls.  We will finish this in class today. 

The nervous system crossword will serve as a vocabulary review and it is due Thursday when the students arrive in class.

Students will read pages 622-633 in the parrot book and answer the questions.  They will start today and finish in class after the activity tomorrow. 

Students will watch a video on the nervous system and fill in the questions on the video guide.

Students will take vocabulary quiz #1 on the nervous system.  They will also begin work on Activity #4 the path of a nerve impulse which will be due next Wednesday February 9th

Students will draw and label the parts of a neuron and a synapse.  This is due tomorrow so you will have some homework.

Students will take notes on the nervous system structure and function.  We will finish these up tomorrow.

Students will use internet sites to navigate through a worksheet about the structure and function of the nervous system.  We will finish up tomorrow in the lab if needed.

Students will start to define the vocabulary they will encounter during the nervous system unit we are starting today. The words are due on Friday 2/4 Mitosis Drawings are due today.  I will be handing out a sleep journal that must be completed by next Monday.  It will be for one week and is essential for you to do.  You will use the data to create spreadsheets in math, and for other assignments so don't forget to do it.

Students will work on the cell unit test today and tomorrow.  It will cover chapters 3 and 4 in the textbook.  They should be studying their study guides.  This grade will count on the second quarter grade.

Students will work on the unit II review for the cell test.

Students will work on Activity 6 today  through Monday of next week in class.  They must draw and label each stage of mitosis and write a caption for each drawing describing the events during the stage.  This activity is due on Wednesday January 26th and will count on the third quarter grade.

Students will take a quiz today on chapter 4 sections 1 and 2, activity #4 and the stages of mitosis.

Students will finish their drawings and tally the number of cells in each stage

Students will take vocabulary quiz and then finish Activity #5 mitosis in onion tips.  If time permits powerpoint presentation on the steps of mitosis.

Students will take a quiz today on chapter 4 sections 1 and 2 cell process and also should be able to answer any questions on Activity 3 comparing plant and animal cells.

Students will view onion tip cells under the microscope and differentiate between the 5 stages of mitosis

Correct chapter 4 worksheet and take notes on cell process MOnday and Tuesday

Vocabulary quiz on chapter 4 words today

The chapter 4 definitions are due today.

Students will work on chapter 4 sections 1 and 2 to understand some of the processes that go on in a cell.  This is due tomorrow at the beginning of the period.

The students will be lorking on a lab Tuesday and Wednesday where they will be looking at cheek cells, onion cells and elodea cells comparing and contrasting plant and animal cells.  They will be introduced to proper staining techniques and practice making microscope drawings.

Watch cell video and fill in the guide

Students will need to know all parts and function, procedure for focusing, clean up and wet mount slides.  Students should also know the power of each objective and ocular as well as the procedure for figuring out total magnification of their microscopes.

Students will learn how to make a wet mount slide and review microscopes by doing a crossword puzzle.

Students wioll be woring on a microscope lab from 11/9-11/15.  Students will be able to name the parts and functions of their compund microscopes, the procedures for handling, focusing and cleaning up after usindg the microscopes.  The students will practice focusing and learn the proper procedure for doing microscope drawings.

Finish presentation if needed and start unit 2 vocabulary

Students will put finishing touches on their projects and practice their presentations.

Students will take the unit 1 vocabulary test and start putting their biome projects together on their three way boards.

Students will design and start putting together their three way boards for their First Quarter Biome Project

Students will organize and hand in their first quarter notebooks

We will finish the what is science lab today.  Get unknowns and test

We will be in the computer lab today

Students will need to know  metric units of length/conversions, metric worksheet pages 22-26 and 787-789, Chapter 20 section 1, chapter 18 sections 1and 2 and how to use the scientific method.  They will need to know how to set up an experiment from a given scenario and be able to pick out manipulated variable, responding variables and control groups.

Students will finish and hand in Activity #5 today

Students will use the scientific method to figure out the unknown in an experiment

Students will continue biome project research in the computer Lab

vocabulary Quiz today.

Students will research for their biome projects in the library or in the computer lab.

Students will research for animal classification and other topics for their biome projects.

Students will read pages 22-26 and 787-789 and complete worksheet.  It is due tomorrow  if not done in class today.

Students will learn how to convert from one metric unit to another and then finish activity #4 Metric Length.  Students will start metric conversion worksheet which will be due tomorrow.

Students will learn the units we use to measure length in the metric system.  They will use these units to do the metric length lab.

Students will practice their observation skills by making 50 observations about a candle.

We will be in the computer lab researching with partners for the Biome project

The 7th grade scinece fundraiser starts today.  This money is used for field trips, dissection specimens, equipment replacement and other consumables we use in science.

Students will learn the enrgy transfer in an ecosystem.  This is due tomorrow. 

Students will be responsible for identifying 14 native trees including common and scientific names.  The quiz will be on Thursday 9/30

We will identify native trees to NOrth Idaho found around the middle school campus.

Students will begin Biome research with their partner.  This is the first quarter project and is due on October 29th.  We will presenting the following week.

Students will learn about the different biomes and ecosytems on the earth

Students will learn how to use GPS units for the field trip on Thursday

Make cards for the field trip

Students will identify responding and manipulated variables and controls in an experimental set-up.

We will cover the steps of the scientific method in class today.  If absent please get notes from a classmate

Read pages 4-18 and answer questions.  Homework if not done in class. Due Wednesday September 15

The first 25 words on the list due Friday September 17.  Extra credit for flashcards if done for the first 25 words.

6:00 - 7:00 pm Tuesday evening at the Middle School