This week we are back on a normal schedule! We are beginning our unit over Ecology. 
 
Coming up this week! 
Ecology vocabulary quiz 
Ch.1 re-test 
Food web/food chain project 
Oh Dear! activity 
 
Monday: Go over Ch.1 Test...students did not prepare nearly enough for this test. Students will be given a re-test on Wednesday over the same material.  
 
Ecology Pre-test 
First part of vocabulary assigned. 
There are 20 vocabulary words, and the students were assigned 10 today. Most students were able to finish the majority of the words in class. The remaining words are to be defined as homework.  
 
Tuesday: go over vocabulary, Ecology notes, CRCT coach practice, 2nd part of vocabulary. 
 
Ch 1 Re-test tomorrow. Finish remaining vocabulary as homework.  
 

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This week ITBS testing will be going on. No written homework will be assigned. However, every night students are expected to study their notes and vocabulary.  
 
This week we will be discussing Classification of living organisms using dichotomous keys. The CRCT Coach booklet will be implemented. There will definitely be a pop quiz this week, so it is important that students are studying.  
 
Thursday there will be a jeopardy review game. Friday we will have our first test. This test will include any and all material that we have covered thus far. Students have been directed to keep everything that has been handed out to them in their notebooks. Therefore, there should be plenty of resources for the students to study.  
 
The Back to school dance will be held this Thursday in the gym from 4-6 pm. Admission is $5.00.  
 
Students are encouraged to log on to Studyisland.com to enhance science concepts. I hope each student gets practice with this website because there will be assignments issued from study island.  
 
Students should get lots of sleep and eat breakfast all week. ITBS testing is new to the 7th grade. I look forward to a great week! 

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Syllabus 
 
Monday 
Safety Quiz 
Characteristics of Life- notes 
Class Discussion and individual assignment. 
After the discussion questions were answered from the textbook and turned in as an exit slip. 
 
Vocabulary this week: 
-biogenesis 
-adaptation 
-homeostasis 
-stimulus 
-cell 
-organism 
-spontaneous generation 
 
 
Students were to define 4 vocabulary words and study notes 
 
Tuesday 
Metric Notes 
It is important that students are aware of SI units for science classes. SI units include grams, meters, Liters. 
Smart Board Lesson  
 
Finish presenting Lab Safety Posters. This project counts double (counts as two grades). 
 
Homework: Students are to complete metric conversion worksheet and study ALL notes. 
 
Wednesday 
Finish Metric lesson on Smart Board 
Demonstrate how to use metric ruler 
Worksheet with a partner 
-measurement 
-making a table 
 
Homework: Study all notes! We are going to the lab tomorrow so students need to wear proper clothing. 
 
Thursday 
We are going to the lab to do a basic classification activity to get used to the lab environment and experimenting process.  
 
Homework is to write a paragraph about why it is important to classify living things, and then define three vocabulary words: 
Kingdom 
Phylum 
Class 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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