Mrs. La Fayette's Grade 7 Science

Class Work:

• End of Year Celebration information was handed out to all students.
• Graded papers were returned to students.
• We discussed the Roll Away lab  the students contuncted yesterday. This lab investigates Newton's Second Law of Motion. After our discussion, students wrote their conclusions and turned their papers in for grading.
• After finishing their labs, students read D2.3 (D57-D61). This section discusses Newton's 3rd Law of Motion.

Homework: Bring back textbooks and/or CDs. 

Class Work:

• Students completed a lab activity investigating Newton's 2nd Law of Motion: Acceleration of an object depends on the mass of the object and the force applied.

Homework: Make-up work is due by Friday.

Class Work:

• We did several demonstrations with a volley ball and a bowling ball to illustrate Newton's 1st and 2nd Laws of Motion.
• After the demonstrations, students completed a math worksheet calculating force, mass, or acceleration using the formula, F=ma. This formula shows the mathematical relationship between force, mass, and acceleration explained byNewton's 2nd Law. We reviewed the worksheet and then it was collected for grading.
• At the end of class, students completed the D2.2 Reinforcing Key Concepts worksheet in their learning logs. This reviews the main points of D2.2 - Newton's 2nd Law of Motion and Centripetal Force. We discussed the answers and clarified any questions students had.

Homework: Make-up work is due by Friday.

Class Work:

• We reviewed Newton's 1st Law of Motion.
• Then students took notes on D2.2 which covers Newton's 2nd Law of Motion.
• We did several demonstrations to illustrate both laws of motion.

Homework: Make-up work is due by Friday.

Class Work:  Periods 4, 1 and 2 met today after EOG testing

• Students completed the D2.1 Reinforcing Key Concepts worksheet in their learning logs. Then we reviewed the main ideas from the section - contact, gravity, and friction forces, balanced and unbalanced forces, and Newton's 1st Law of Motion.
• Period 4 began taking notes on D2.2. This section discusses Newton's 2nd Law of Motion.

Homework: None - Math Calculator Active EOG Test Tomorrow

Class Work:

• Students cleaned Human Body Unit materials out of their binders.
• Graded papers were returned to students.
• We discussed the answers to the EOG reading practice quiz, "Elephants Need for Speed Defies Definition". Table groups were assigned specific questions. They had to go back to find the information in the story that supported a specific answer choice as the correct one. Then they had to share that with the class. We reinforced good reading skills to use tomorrow for the Reading EOG test.
• Students took notes on chapter 2 section 1 of the Motion and Forces unit. This section covers what a force is, three types of force - contact, gravity, and friction, how these forces combine to make balanced or unbalanced forces, and Newton's First Law of Motion. We will continue this discussion in the coming days after EOG testing in the morning.

Homework: None - EOG Reading Test Tomorrow

Class Work:

• Students took the Chapter 1 Quiz
• After the quiz, students who did not finish the Reading EOG Practice Assessment yesterda, finished that and turned it in for scoring. We will go over this tomorrow.
• Students also had the opportunity to finish their acceleration labs and/or science current event summaries that are overdue. Then they turned them in for grading.

Homework: Read D2.1 (D41-D47) in the textbook.

Class Work:

• Missing current event summaries, signed interims, and Acceleration and Slope labs were collected from students.
• Students were given 15 minutes to review their chapter 1 notes before we played a review game for the chapter 1 quiz tomorrow.
• After the review game, students in periods 2-5 completed a Reading EOG practice quiz. Period 6 students will do this tomorrow after the quiz. We will discuss this assignment on Wednesday.
• Period 6 went over the Acceleration Math Support and Practice worksheet from last week. This will be collected for grading tomorrow.

Homework: Study for the Chapter 1 Quiz tomorrow.

Class Work:

• Students began analyzing their data for the chapter 1 investigation of the relationship between the slope of a ramp and the acceleration of the ball as it rolls down it.
• Current Event Summaries were collected from students.
• Signed interims were collected from students.

Homework: Study your notes and learning log materials for the chapter 1 quiz on Tuesday, 5/15/2012

Class Work:

• Interim Progress Reports were handed out to all students.
• Students collected data for the Chapter 1 lab investigating the relationship between the slope of a ramp and the acceleration of the ball as it rolls down it. We will continue with this activity tomorrow.

Homework: Current Event Summary #8 is due tomorrow. Chapter 1 Quiz will be on Tuesday, May 15th. Study your notes and logbook materials.

Class Work:

• We discussed the "Investigate Acceleration" lab from yesterday. Students shared their data and conclusions.
• Then students worked on the Calculating Acceleration Math Support and Practice worksheet. We reviewed how to solve the problems and students were reminded to show their work and unclude the correct units of measure. These papers were collected for grading when we finished.
• Students worked on a chapter 1 vocabulary worksheet if they had time. We will review this tomorrow if we don't have time today.

Homework: Current Event Summary #8 is due Friday. Chapter 1 Quiz is Tuesday, May 15, 2012.

Class Work:

• The date for the Chapter 1 Quiz was announced - Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Students were told to study their Reading Study Guide B notes and the Reinforcing Key Concepts worksheets in their learning logs. They will receive a Chapter 1 vocabulary review sheet tomorrow.
• Students completed the D1.3 Reinforcing Key Concepts worksheet in their learning logs. The relationship between velocity and acceleration was reviewed as well as how to calculate acceleration when given the change in velocity and the time interval.
• After going over the D1.3 Reinforcing Key Concepts worksheet, students conducted the "Investigate Acceleration" lab found on page D27 in the textbook. The work was put in their learning logs. We will discuss their data and conclusions tomorrow.
• Students who finished with time left in class, worked on the D1.3 Math support and practice worksheet involving acceleration. We will continue this tomorrow.

Homework: Current Event Summary #8 due Friday. Chapter 1 Quiz is on Tuesday, May 15th.

Class Work:

• Review AB or Not AB practice Test.
• Students took notes on acceleration using the D1.3 RSGB worksheet as Mrs. L. discussed the material.

Homework: Current Event Summary #8 due Friday, 5/11/12.

Class Work:

• Students completed the D1.2 Reinforcing Key Concepts worksheet in their learning logs. Then we reviewed the material.
• Students checked and corrected their D1.2 Math Support and Practice papers as we went over the material. We reviewd how to analyze a Distance-Time Graph to gather information about how an object is moving and calculate the speed of the object. We also reviewed good test taking strategies for completing Math EOG word problems.
• The AB or Not AB Reading EOG practice test was returned to students. We will discuss this on Monday.

Homework: Current Event Summary #8 is due 5/11/12.

Class Work:

• Students worked on a math support and practice paper related to speed, velocity, and distance-time graphs. We will continue this topic tomorrow.

Homework: Complete the math support and practice paper for D1.2 if not finished in class.

Class Work:

• Students completed the D1.1 Reinforcing Key Concepts worksheet and put it in their learning logs on page 68. Then we discussed it. This paper reviews the key concepts of D1.1, reference point and relative motion.
• As a class, we completed the "Explore Speed" activity on page D16 in the student textbook. This activity introduces the concept of speed.
• After completing the explore activity, we completed the D1.1 Reading Study Guide B Notes together. The topics covered included speed, distance-time graphs, and velocity. We will continue this topic tomorrow.

Homework: Read D1.3 (pg. D25-D31);  Science Current Event Summary #8 is due on 5/11/2012

Class Work:

• Graded papers were returned to students.
• Students conducted the lab found on page D12 of their textbooks called, "Investigate Changing Position". This activity illustrates the concept of relative motion. After conducting the investigation, we discussed what they learned.
• If there was time left in class, students read D1.2 in their textbooks, pages D16-D23. This was homework if they did not finish it.

Homework: Read D16- D23 in your textbook.

Class Work:

• Students completed an activity in their learning logs called, "Explore Location". It can be found on page D9 in the textbook. They had to describe the location of an object in the room without describing it, pointing to it, or naming it. Then we discussed what information you need to give someone in order to describe the location of an object.
• After the activity, we went over the D1.1 RSGB worksheet from Friday. Students checked and corrected their work before it was collected.

Homework: None

Class Work:

• Students began our last unit of the year, Motion and Forces, by completing a reading assignment from the textbook. They were reminded to use their pre-reading strategies before they began the assignment as well as their during-reading strategies. All students received a graphic organizer called a Reading Study Guide B. As students read the section D1.1 (pg D9-D13) in the textbook, they used this to help guide their note taking. This is homework if it is not finished in class.

Homework: Finish 1.1 Reading Study Guide B worksheet for Monday.

Class Work:

• Students took an EOG practice test using a non-fiction article called "AB or Not AB". The article is about the discovery of the basic human blood types. They were given the passage to read and then answer 10 multiple choice questions based on the reading. This assignment will be scored for accuracy and feedback given to students.
• If students finished early, they had the option to begin current event summary #8 or work on assignments for another class.

Homework: Finish the AB or Not AB EOG practice test if not finished in class.

Class Work:

• Final Day of human body unit project presentations.

Homework: None

Class Work:

• Second day of human body unit project presentations.

Homework: None

Class Work:

• First day of human body unit project presentations. Students drew numbers from a cup to determine n what order they would present. Scoring sheets were handed out and students completed the sections for their name, project tier, and project type. Then they were collected by group so Mrs. L. could use them to record information on as the students presented.  Between 3- 5 projects were presented today. Presentations will continue tomorrow and Wednesday.

Homework: None