Ms. Rankin's

7th Grade Homework

October 11-15
Monday	We worked on an experiment involving heating a beaker of soil and a beaker of water.  The temperature was taken for 20 minutes with ten minutes of light and then ten minutes of no light.
Tuesday	The quiz for tomorrow on the metric system was discussed.  We began a worksheet on the movement of heat.  The terms radiation, conduction and convection were defined and examples were discussed.  The students also had time to work on the graph from yesterday's lab.
WEdnesday	The quiz on the metric system and graphing will be given.  Students will continue to work on the lab and the worksheet on heat.
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Friday

October 4 - 8
Monday	We began our next unit, Catastrophic Events.  The word catastrophe was defined and students brainstormed various naturally occuring catastrophic events.
Tuesday	Individual students constructed a concept map as a preassessment of what they already know about catastrophic events.  Then groups were organized and each group began a concept map with all of their ideas.
Wednesday	Students will use large maps to predict where various catastrophic events occur.  Reading will also be done in the Catastrophic Events text.
Thursday	Today we began lesson two which deals with storms such as hurricanes and tornadoes.  We used "tornado tubes" to make observations of how a vortex works.
Friday	Students got mid-trimester grades today.  They are to be signed by a parent and returned by Tuesday of next week.  Paper Towel Lab write-ups were also returned to students. During the remainder of the class period, we watched a short video segment on hurricanes and tornadoes and then completed the lab/worksheet on lesson 2 using the reading material in the student books.
Long Term Assignments	There will be a quiz on the metric system and graphing next Wednesday.

September 27 - October 1
Monday	We began a week long lab on paper towel testing.  Together we worked on the title, statement of prurpose and some preliminary observations.  Students also developed a hypothesis.  This lab is where the students practice the full blown "Scientific Method".
Tuesday	Students worked in teams on their individual experiments.
Wedensday	More work on the paper towel lab.
Thursday	Again students worked on the paper towel lab.
Friday	Today was the last day for class time to work on the paper towel lab.
:Long Term Assignments	The paper towel lab is due Wednesday, October 6.

September 20-24
Monday	Began the Bottle Rocket lab
Tuesday	More work on the lab.
Wednesday	Yet another day of sending bottles into the air.
Thursday	Last day on the bottle rocket lab.  The lab write up is due next Tuesday.
Friday	Work on inferences with a lab on footprints.

September 13-17
Monday	Continued with the Basketball - Tennis ball lab.
Tuesday	More work on the lab.
Wednesday	Finished the lab.
Thursday	Students did a compartive analysis of each others lab work. We reviewed how to do metric conversion problems.
Friday	Worked on a mass lab.

September 6 - 10
Monday	Holiday
Teusday	Reviewed the metric system.
Wednesday	Reviewed the metric system.
Thursday	Finished review of metric system and began a lab on measuring volume.
Friday	Chose twelve o"clock partners. Began Basketball - Tennis ball lab.

August 30 - September 3
Monday	Welcome back!  We will be doing seathing charts, name sticks and a game "Building Squares" to get us started.
Tuesday	We went over the blue expectations sheet in class.  It is to be signed by a parent at home.  We did more team building by playing "Scatagoies".
Wednesday	We began the metric system review with a simple exercise in measuring the length of the room in both hands and feet.  We discussed why the numbers various students got were not all in agreement.
Thursday	Began the lab "How Tall? How Far?".
Friday	Finished the lab.
Long Range Assignments