Ms. Harrison's 6th and 7th Grade Science

6th: After a review of Friday’s information, the class discussed briefly why the acid rain might be killing the fish. They also had a healthy argument as to who was responsible for the acid rain. Next up, we heard from Latoya Faktorie and why she is not the acid rain perpetrator. Hmmm. Food for thought. Lastly, Don Juan made his statement on acid rain as he also has a factory, the oil refinery. Final activity: a vote for who we currently think is the main suspect in the fish kill!

6th HOMEWORK: Please keep in mind we have a QUIZ on Wednesday or Thursday on the science content we have discussed so far in this environmental unit. Your homework is to create a quizlet or good ole flashcards. The terms and concepts are listed here: bioindicator, daphnia, chemical tests, biological tests, chlorine, dissolved oxygen, pH, acid vs. base, inference, sulfuric and nitric acid rains, limestone, smokestack scrubbers

7th: With a quick review of last week’s activities, we assessed how well the balloon rockets have exemplified Newton’s three laws of motion. And what is this idea of acceleration?

7th HOMEWORK: Please assess your journal for submission tomorrow and review the study guide for Wednesday’s quiz.
Journal Requirements
Review Intro Physics

6th GRADE: Students began conducting their experiments. What great fun is was! We had water boiling, flammability inquiry, and more adequate planning for experimentation. Hopefully, on Monday, all students will be able to run their tests and collect all necessary data to analyze and write conclusions.

6th NO HW!

7th GRADE: All finished with yeast experiments! Now, students are finishing up their posters for next week’s presentation. Please see blog entry below for ALL necessary documents to complete the experiment (Yeast Overview, Homework Journal, etc.).

A copy of the lab report guide is in above menu. Rubric is here.

7th HOMEWORK: LAB REPORT DUE AT START OF CLASS. You must come in the door with it in your hot little hands. No printing during class time – that’s for before school, during tutorial, or study hall.

Here is the Moon ABCs Fact Sheet for your report.

COOPERATIVE GROUP ACTIVITY: Moon Anomalies

Work in assigned groups of 4 or 5
Each team will create ONE written report (typed or written)

The report MUST include IN ORDER:

1. Description of your anomaly (at least 3 sentences)

2. Hypothesis that could explain your anomaly

3. Use 3 pieces of information that support your hypothesis

4. Create a presentation for the class (powerpoint or construction paper) to present your information clearly. Your presentation needs to only be 2-3 minutes long.

RESOURCES:

Google Images: key words “far side of moon” and “near side of moon”

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/moon.htm#views

http://www.nasa.gov/

AS YOU USE THIS INTERACTIVE, CREATE A LIST OF VOCABULARY TERMS.
Flash Interactive: Earth in Motion Seasons

Classifying Living Organisms ONLINE INTERACTIVE!

Study Guide for Classification Quiz

HW: Study using the above Study Guide, review the reading packet Classification of Living Things, take a glance at the PowerPoint from the beginning of the unit Scientific Names PPT, and Six Kingdoms of Life GOOD WEBSITE!

Please download to your laptop this document [Dichotomous Key of Ecosystems PROJECT]. You will begin working on this today in class. Please be sure to read over the entire document before you begin.

HW14: Your homework will be to complete the research chart, as needed, and practice using a dichotomous key with the following handout: HW14 – Wacky People Dichotomous Key

Life is an array of many, many kinds of organisms. Tonight’s reading discusses how we classify all living things beginning with the most general grouping of domains.

HW14: Read pg.46-54 and answer in complete sentences the “Thinking Critically” questions p.56 (10-13). CLICK ON THIS LINK Classification of Living Things FOR THE HANDOUT!

Model-House-data-set

Download Chap 5 Earth Energy and then read p.151-156. Answer in complete sentences the Review Questions on p.156 (1-7) HW5

Chap 20 Human Actions and Earth’s Resources

FORMS OF ENERGY LINK

CLICK HERE

SOLAR TOUR FOR TODAY

FIRST: Download Georgia Climate Questions for class HERE

SECOND: CLICK HERE FOR LINK on GEORGIA CLIMATE

Click HERE for access to the Quizlet link for this set of terms (drawn from the section 18.3 Human Populations).

A good site for video clips you could use in your Ecosystem Movie is PBS VIDEO.

PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING THE GREEN TEAM: BRING IN MONEY FOR TUESDAY’S BAKE SALE (during tutorial)!!!

Major Ecosystems

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! NO HOMEWORK!!