GRADE 7 SCIENCE

Mr. Neudel

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VoiceMail: 465-1461 extension413. DuringschoolIusuallycheckmyvoicemailbeforeIleaveschool. Pleasedonotleaveamessageaboutanearlypick-up—callthemainoffice.

Web -- MyAcademyand , ExtraHelp, Majorassignments, extracredit, testandmajorquizdatesandreviewsheets, handedoutinclasswhenpossiblewillbepostedalongwithallclubinformation.

Books: PrenticeHallScienceExplorerSeries

RequiredMaterials:Classnotebook, 2 Pens, 2 Pencils. ColorPencilsavailableforhomework. Bookwhenweareusingit.

CourseDescription: Thiscoursewillprovidestudentswithanoverviewofthestudyoflifescience, fromtheatomicandcellularlevelsuptoglobalinteractions. Studentswilllearnhowtoconductscientificinquirybyusingthescientificmethodtoobservetheworldaroundthem. Goodobservationalandexperimentalpracticeswillbetaught. Hands-onexperiencesareessential; labsafetyandgoodlabpracticewillbeemphasized. Bycompletingthiscourse, itishopedthatstudentswillleavewithasenseofwonderstemmingfromthenaturalworldallaroundthemandbeinspiredtocontinueinvestigation.

Units:

ScienceSafetyandMetricandMicroscopeIntroduction:

Sciencemethod/ Designingexperiments -- Variables.../ Graphs. presentingdata

CellsandGenetics

ScienceSymposium

BasicHumanAnatomy

IntroductiontoEcology

ClassroomPractices:

Studentswillbeexpectedtobeontimetoallclassesandlabsandexhibitgoodclassroombehavior, perthestudenthandbook. Nothingmoreneedstobesaid.

Phones, andiPodsarenotallowedinclass (unlessIgivepermissionforaparticularlab). Chromebookswillbeusedattimesandstudentsareexpectedtousethistimeforassignedworkonly.

Inthelab, studentsneedtobeontheirbestbehavior. Wewillbeworkingwithalotofglasswareandchemicals. HorsingaroundinlabisaquickwaytohaveameetingwithMr. Brandt.

Homework/ Classwork: WhenusingcomputersstudentswillhaveaUnitdoctowriteallwrittenworkin. Unlessstatedonmywebsite, thisistheonlymeansIusetogradework. Studentsareencouragedtoe-mailmequestionsoraskmetolookoveranassignmentontheirdocunit.

Notebook

Therewillbeperiodicnotebookcheckstomakesurethatyouaredoingagoodjoboftakingnotes. Theywillbecollectedandgivenagrade. Theremayalsobenotebookquizzes, inwhichyoumayuseyournotes. Makesureyoustayontopofyournotebook.

Quizzes

Periodically, aquizwillbegiven. Itmayormaynotbeannounced. Announcedquizzeswillbeworthmore. Thesequizzesareintendedtoreinforcehomeworkandmakesurethatstudentsarepayingattentiononassignmentsandinclass.

Laboratory:

Wewillbedoingalotofhands-onworkinthelab. Studentsareexpectedtobeontheirbestbehaviorinthelab. Anintroductiontolabsafetywillbegivenduringthefirstlabperiod. Messingaroundduringlabs, especiallywhenpotentiallydangerousmaterialsarebeingusedwillresultinastudentbeingsenttotheDeanofStudents.

Goodnotetakingisessentialinthelab. Besurethatyouarepayingattentiontowhatisgoingonandtheprocedure. Youwillbewritingseverallabreports, sometimesindividuallyandothertimeswithyourpartner.

Ourmajorprojectfortheyearwillbeinvestigatingaquestionofyourowndesignforthesciencesymposium, heldinthelatewinter. Moreinformationonthiswillbegivenlaterintheyear.