7th Grade Life Science
Mon 9/28 Chapter 4.1 + Notebook + microscope quiz
Tues 9/29 Animal Inherited vs Acquired Traits - Video "Living Seas"
Wed 9/30 Chp 4.1 + Q1-6
Read Chapter 4.2 + Vocab Words from page 124
Thur 10/1
Read Chapter 4.3 and answer questions 1-6 on page 122. They also need to fill in their notebooks as they read. They can add these questions to the end of their vocab words – or staple them together. If they get finished early, they can read ahead in chp 5.1 pages 135-141.
Fri 10/2
Discuss pages 110-115
Punnett Square worksheet
Coin Flip lab from page 114
8th Grade Pysical Science
Mon 9/28 Read Chp 4.1 + Temperature Conversions q 1,2,3 page 109
Tues 9/29 Renewable Energy Pro's and Con's worksheet + Video Modern Marvels- "Renewable resources" available from ITunes.
Questions:
1) How does the FedEx facility in Oakland use Solar Energy?
2) How does a solar cell work?
3) What are the benefits of solar power?
4) What are the benefits of Wind Power?
5) How many homes can be powered by a wind generator?
6) How is wind energy converted into electricity?
7) How do vegatable oil (cooking oil) cars work?
8)How do cars contribute to climate change?
Wed 9/30 Read Chp 4.2 + fill in Notebook + answer Q1-6
+ vocab words
Vocab Words for Chapter 4 (page 124 in book)
Write the term and its definition on a separate sheet of paper.
•Kinetic theory of matter
•Temperature
•Degree
•Thermometer
•Heat
•Thermal energy
•Calorie
•Joule
•Specific heat
•Conduction
•Conductor
•Insulator
•Convection
•radiation
Thur 10/1
Today, they need to answer questions 1-6 from page 114(if not finished), questions 1-6 from page 121, and questions 1-19 from page 125. They need to attach all of this work together (vocab, chapter questions, and review questions) and turn it in either today if finished, or they can turn it in tomorrow.
Fri 10/2
Go over pages
Boiling water demo
Temp lab experiments
The Heat is On Worksheet
Finish and turn in weekly homework.
