7th Grade

Date: February 25, 2019

Topic:Evidence of Evolution

Home Learning: Complete assignments not finished during class.

Station 1:

• Students will update their Interactive Journal:
• pg. 49 Evidence of Evolution answers 
• pg. 50 Evidence of Evolution Questions
• pg. 51 Evidence of Evolution vocabulary definitions
• pg. 52 Evidence of Evolution vocabulary terms
• pg. 53 Evidence of Evolution Cornell on-line notes
• pg. 54 Evidence of Evolution on-line notes directions
• pg. 55 Evidence of Evolution Warm up summary 1
• pg. 56 Evidence of  Evolution Warm up 1 

Station 2:

• Students will create Cornell Notes using the on-line tutorial titled Do or Die: Extinction in a Changing World. http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceStudentTutorial/Preview/110470

Station 3:

• Students will make vocab flash cards for the following terms:

1.  Natural Selection- process by which organisms change over time as those with traits best suited to an environment pass their traits to the next generation
2. Genetic Variation- differences in traits among organisms of the same species
3. Adaptation- a characteristic or trait that helps an organisms to survive in its environment  
4. Fossils- remains, impression, track, or other evidence of ancient organisms
5. Fossil Record-to refer to the total number of fossils that have been discovered, as well as to the information derived from them  
6.  Similar Structures- body parts in different organisms that look the same
7. Common Ancestor- an ancestor that two or more descendants have in common
8. Vestigial Structures- are body parts that have lost their original function

Date:February 20, 2019
Topic:Forces

8th Grade

• Station 1: Students will create Cornell notes for 3 edpuzzle videos:

                        1. Calculating Speed

                        2. Net Force

                        3. Forces, Push and Pull

• Station 2: Students will create Cornell notes from an on-line tutorial.  Click link to start the tutorial. http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceStudentTutorial/Preview/165128

      

Date: February 11, 2019
Topic: Theory of Evolution
Learning Goals: SC.7.L.15.2 Explore the scientific theory of evolution by recognizing and explaining ways in which genetic variation and environmental factors contribute to evolution by natural selection and diversity of organisms. 
 

Daily Tasks

Station 1: Update Interactive Journals and Table of Contents.

• pg. 39 Evolution answers
• pg. 40 Evolution Questions
• pg. 41 Evolution vocabulary definitions
• pg. 42 Evolution vocabulary terms
• pg. 43 Evolution on-line notes
• pg. 44 Evolution on-line notes directions
• pg. 45 Evolution Warm up summary 1
• pg 46 Evolution Warm up 1 

Station 2: Students will watch and create Cornell notes from an on-line Cpalms tutorial. The website is http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceStudentTutorial/Preview/164511 (Write this information on page 44 in your Interactive Journal.)

Station 3: Students will complete Theory of Evolution vocabulary terms on index cards.

• Theory of Evolution- the slow change in organisms that occurs over many generations
• Natural Selection- the process by which organisms change over time
• Genetic Variation-the normal differences that exist among individuals of the same species
• Diversity- variety of traits seen in a species
• Adaptation-a characteristic or trait that helps an organism to survive in its environment
• Environmental Factors- any factor that influences living organisms
• Extinction-when all the organisms of a species die
• Camouflage- coloring or covering that makes people, animals, and objects blend in with their surroundings

Station 4: Students will complete textbook pages 527-536.

7th Grade

Date: January 30, 2019
Topic: Pedigree

Students will complete the following activities:

1. Pedigree Chart: www.edpuzzle.com (Students will watch, create Cornell notes, and answer video questions).

• Username: first and last name without a space
• Password: student number with a capital "S", lower case "s", or no "s" at all

2. Watch a YouTube video on Pedigree Charts (https://youtu.be/FyxLMelybdg) and create diagram (picture) notes. (Write down the diagram examples from the video.

3. Complete textbook pages 475-476.

Week of  11/12-16/2018

7TH GRADE

Topic: Earth's Layers

Learning Goals: I can identify the layers of the earth.

Home Learning: Study vocabulary/content and complete missing assignments

Station 1: Students will create Cornell notes using the "Earth's Layers" video from edpuzzle. Students will write the question on the key terms/ questions section and the answers under the notes section.

Station 2: Students will create Cornell notes using the on-line tutorial "Journey to the Center of the Earth". Students will click the title to open the tutorial.

Station 3: Students will complete the Achieve 3000 form using the following article " What Oil Brings".

Station 4: Students will watch a YouTube video on Earth's Layers. Students will click the title to began the video.

Station 5: Students will use the power-point from focus to complete Earth's Layers guided notes. The power-point is under Earth's Layers ppt. Click the power-point, it will load at the bottom of the page.

8TH GRADE

Station 1: Students will watch in introductory video on The Carbon Cycle. Students will click the title to start the video.

Station 2: Students will create Cornell notes using the "Carbon Cycle" video from edpuzzle. Students will write the questions in the key terms/ questions section and the answers in the notes section

Station 3: Students will create notes using the on-line tutorial "Knights of the Round Round Table; Carbon Cycle" Students will click the title to open the tutorial.

Station 4: Students will complete the Achieve 3000 form using the following article " Give up the Oil, Not so Fast."

Week of November 5-9, 2018

7th Grade

Topic:Absolute Dating

Learning Goal: Identify the numerical age of rocks and fossils using Absolute Dating.

Absolute Dating Vocabulary

Absolute dating: provides a numerical age or range in contrast with relative dating

Relative dating: which places events in order without any measure of the age between events

Absolute age: the numerical age, in years, of a rock or an object

Isotope: are atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons

Radioactive decay: the process by which an unstable element naturally changes into another element that is stable

Half-life: the time required for half of the parent isotopes to decay into daughter isotopes

Radioactive elements:elements that are considered unstable due to the unbalanced number of neutrons and protons in the nucleus

Achieve 3000 article: "A snap shot in time" due Friday, 11/9/2018.

8th Grade

Date:11/5-9/2018

Topic: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
Objectives:

• SC.8.L.18.1 Describe and investigate the process of photosynthesis, such as the roles of light, carbon dioxide, water and chlorophyll production of food release of oxygen. (Complexity: High) 
• SC.8.L.18.2 Describe and investigate how cellular respiration breaks down food to provide energy and releases carbon dioxide. (Complexity: High)

Home Learning:

• Study for vocabulary test on 11/13/2018
• Complete any assignments not finished during class.
• Achieve 3000 article Water these plants? Maybe not (due 11/11/2018)
• Complete PENDA activity Cellular Respiration (due 11/11/2018)

Station 1

• Watch, analyze, and take the quiz from Study jams on Photosynthesis Video (Click the video title). It is not required to send or write the answers down in your Interactive Journal.

Station 2

• Complete Photosynthesis video and quiz on www.edpuzzle.com. Students will use the questions and answers to create Cornell notes from the video. 

Station 3

• Watch and take notes in your Interactive Journal from the Photosynthesis Tutorial(Click the tutorial title).

Station 4

• Students will use the Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration power-point to complete their guided notes. (Click the title to start the power-point)

Station 5

• Complete Achieve 3000 article  Water these plants? Maybe not.

Station 6

• Students will study vocabulary cards in preparation for assessment

Reference Anchor Charts

**** NOTE****

It is required to know the formula (Word and Chemical) in order to master the standard.

Week of October 29- November 2, 2018

7th Grade

Topic: Relative Dating

Learning Goal: Identify the age of rocks and fossils using Relative Dating

Home Learning: Students will create Cornell notes as they complete the tutorial "Hey rock, how old are you?" (Click the title to begin the tutorial.

Relative Dating Anchor Charts

8th Grade

Topic: Physical and Chemical Changes
Objective:Distinguish between Physical and Chemical Changes
Home Learning:Study, review online information, and complete Physical and Chemical Change Tutorial. **Print the certificate or take a picture.

Task 1 (Students will watch each video as an introduction to Physical and Chemical Changes.)

• Physical and Chemical Change Video 1
• Physical and Chemical Change Video  2 (Students will use SSA steps to answer quiz questions while watching the video.) (Username

Task 2

• Physical and Chemical Change Power Point (Students will use the power-point to complete guided notes).

Task 3 Physical and Chemical Change Vocabulary Terms (Students will find definitions in their current textbook.)

Physical Property

Chemical Property
Physical Change
Chemical Change
Law of Conservation of Mass

Temperature

Task 4

• Physical and Chemical Changes Activity 1(Students will identify statements as either Physical or Chemical Change.)

Task 5 Home Learning

• Physical and Chemical Change Tutorial

Physical and Chemical Change Anchor Charts