7th Grade Quarter 4
New to Gizmo? Period 1 Enrollment Code: XJMJ7HTB4N and Period 5 Enrollment Code: RFW4LD8RT7
Week 1 of 9: Experimental Design
Monday/Tuesday, April 3-4, 2017
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to describe what a good experimental design looks like according to the scientific method by analyzing scenarios (review) and writing an essay.
Essential Question: How is the scientific method applied to do an experiment?
Agenda: Collect HW, Teacher Lecture Notes, Practice Analyzing Scenarios
Class/HW:
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to describe what a good experimental design looks like according to the scientific method by analyzing scenarios (review) and writing an essay.
Essential Question: How is the scientific method applied to do an experiment?
Agenda: Collect HW, Teacher Lecture Notes, Practice Analyzing Scenarios
Class/HW:
- Achieve3000: When a Sinking Ship is a Good Thing
- Experimental Design Scenarios> | Analysis Template>
- Essay with a labeled drawing to answer... What does a good experimental design look like according to the scientific method?
Paragraph 1: What is the scientific method?,
Paragraph 2: Why "good" designs are important. Examples. [Why are a control and limiting variables important?]
Paragraph 3: Summary, revisit main question/prompt. - Notebook, no loose papers, 100 'points'
Wednesday-Friday, April 5-7, 2014: Earth Science
Teacher Lesson Plan>
Key Terms Analysis: 1) topography, 2) landform, 3) uplift, 4) erosion
Teacher Lesson Plan>
Key Terms Analysis: 1) topography, 2) landform, 3) uplift, 4) erosion
Week 2 of 9: Earth Science
Monday-Tuesday: Teacher Lesson Plan>
Key Terms Analysis: 1) Pangea, 2) lithosphere, 3) crust, 4) mantle
Key Terms Analysis: 1) Pangea, 2) lithosphere, 3) crust, 4) mantle
Wednesday-Friday: April 12-14, 2017
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to describe how earth's surface changes due to Plate Tectonics by reading Achieve3000 articles, taking notes and writing summaries with teacher support to raise my Lexile level.
Essential Question: How does Earth's surface change?
Agenda: Achieve3000, Key Terms Analysis
Class/HW:
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to describe how earth's surface changes due to Plate Tectonics by reading Achieve3000 articles, taking notes and writing summaries with teacher support to raise my Lexile level.
Essential Question: How does Earth's surface change?
Agenda: Achieve3000, Key Terms Analysis
Class/HW:
- 8 Key Terms Previously Listed, Days 3/4 on Worksheet for Terms Analysis Here>
- Two Achieve3000 Articles Assigned Today: Earthquake in Japan and Hawaii's Fire Show,
Achieve3000 Summary Form Here>
Week 3 of 9> Earth Science
Week 4 of 9
Monday/Tuesday, April 24/25, 2017: Teacher Lesson Plan>
Wednesday-Friday, April 26-28, 2017: Teacher Lesson Plan>
finish key terms analysis to submit all for the week; video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IKIazZc-a8
Wednesday-Friday, April 26-28, 2017: Teacher Lesson Plan>
finish key terms analysis to submit all for the week; video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IKIazZc-a8
Week 5 of 9
Monday/Tuesday, May 1/2, 2017: Teacher Lesson Plan>
Wednesday, May 3, 2017: Teacher Lesson Plan> Killer Waves: Annotating and Summarizing Assignment>
Thursday/Friday, May 4/5, 2017: Teacher Lesson Plan> | Gizmo: Rock Cycle Worksheets> | New Rock Cycle Vocabulary Terms>
Wednesday, May 3, 2017: Teacher Lesson Plan> Killer Waves: Annotating and Summarizing Assignment>
Thursday/Friday, May 4/5, 2017: Teacher Lesson Plan> | Gizmo: Rock Cycle Worksheets> | New Rock Cycle Vocabulary Terms>
Week 6 of 9
Monday/Tuesday: May 8/9, 2017:
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to explain how to classify rocks as metamorphic, igneous or sedimentary rocks and describe how they formed differently.
Essential Question: What's difference between metamorphic, sedimentary and igneous rocks?
Agenda: Gizmo on Rock Classification
Class/HW:
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to explain how to classify rocks as metamorphic, igneous or sedimentary rocks and describe how they formed differently.
Essential Question: What's difference between metamorphic, sedimentary and igneous rocks?
Agenda: Gizmo on Rock Classification
Class/HW:
- Rock Classification Student Exploration>
- Help with Rock Cycle Vocabulary Terms> using: Worksheet for Terms Analysis Here> (terms that apply today)
- Finish previously assigned key terms and Achieve3000 articles from this term to submit this week.
Wednesday/Friday: May 10/12, 2017
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to describe key concepts learned this semester about cycles on the earth by reviewing for the final exam with teacher and partner support to answer questions on a final exam review power point on paper or in notability.
Essential Question: What do natural cycles have in common?
Agenda: Review PPT>, Achieve3000 on camera: A Very High Way, Problems on the Mississippi
Class/HW: Complete questions for final exam review and study for final exam, Complete Achieve3000 with teacher support and do another article for HW.
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to describe key concepts learned this semester about cycles on the earth by reviewing for the final exam with teacher and partner support to answer questions on a final exam review power point on paper or in notability.
Essential Question: What do natural cycles have in common?
Agenda: Review PPT>, Achieve3000 on camera: A Very High Way, Problems on the Mississippi
Class/HW: Complete questions for final exam review and study for final exam, Complete Achieve3000 with teacher support and do another article for HW.
Week 7 of 9
Monday/Tuesday, May 15/16, 2017
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to demonstrate my understanding of how natural cycles occur on Earth by reviewing key concepts, taking notes in my notebook to study to take a multiple choice final exam in Canvas.
Essential Question: How does the biosphere support life?
Agenda: Review PPT> and Final Exam (30 questions)
Class/HW:
Essential Question: How does the biosphere support life?
Agenda: Review PPT> and Final Exam (30 questions)
Class/HW:
- Use PPT to review for final exam, take notes and, then, take final exam the last hour of class in Canvas.
- Final Exam Last Hour of Class (30 questions): Password in Canvas: Access code: "finals"
- Complete previously assigned work to submit, as needed.
Wednesday-Friday, May 17-19, 2017
Gender Health: genderhealth.weebly.com
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the week, I will be able to discuss relevant teen gender-related health issues in a blog post by searching online, posting a comment online and discussing ideas in teams.
Essential Question: What resources are available online regarding gender-health education?
Agenda: Explore http://genderhealth.weebly.com/ .
Essential Question: What resources are available online regarding gender-health education?
Agenda: Explore http://genderhealth.weebly.com/ .
- Watch the video on homepage with headphones or as a class (request permission for headphones)
- Download Values Worksheet> in Notability and Circle "Agree" or "Disagree" for items to discuss next period.
- Explore News>
- Explore Resources for Youth>
- Submit Blog Post>
- There will be a box for questions available in classroom.
- Explore Websites Referenced Above
- Submit Blog Post> [Include First Name and Last Initial Only (i.e. Janet J.)]
Friday, May 19, 2017: TBA
Gender-health: Do the following, if not previously completed...
- Download Values Worksheet> in Notability and Circle "Agree" or "Disagree" for items to discuss next period.
- Submit Blog Post>
Week 8 of 9
Monday, May 22, 2017
DLT: By the end of the day, I will be able to explain and describe questions I still have and/or topics I would like clarification about regarding sexuality after a class activity, discussion and watching a video.
Essential Question: What do I need to and/or want to learn about with regard to gender-health and sexuality?
Agenda: Teams, Video, Independent Writing
Class/HW:
Essential Question: What do I need to and/or want to learn about with regard to gender-health and sexuality?
Agenda: Teams, Video, Independent Writing
Class/HW:
- Class discussion in Teams - Terms
- Teen Sexuality Video> 33: 17
- Write a summary of key points and/or any questions to consider for class discussion this week.
Tuesday/Wednesday, May 23/24, 2017
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to explain and describe questions I still have and/or topics I would like clarification about regarding sexuality after a class activity, discussion and watching a video.
Essential Question: What life and physical changes do hormones cause in people going through puberty?
Agenda: Videos, Notes and Questions?
Drop questions in drop box, if you want your questions discussed before school ends.
Class/HW:
Essential Question: What life and physical changes do hormones cause in people going through puberty?
Agenda: Videos, Notes and Questions?
Drop questions in drop box, if you want your questions discussed before school ends.
Class/HW:
- Safari Montage Videos, time permitting: Growing up for Boys Video> 12 min. | Growing up for Girls> 14:37 min.
- Pregnancy and Birth [Life's Greatest Miracle Video> 56:11 min.] | AIDS Video> 39:41 min.
Th/F: TBA
Coming Up for 7th Grade
Week 9:
- No school, Monday, Memorial Day Holiday
- Tu-F, minimum days, 1-6
- Last Day of School is June 2, 2017.
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