Science 7 (Couvion)

Course Description

Weekly Agenda August 7-11

Monday 8/7- Syllabus/Ice Breaker Activity
Tuesday 8/8- Class Rules/Procedures
Wednesday 8/9Class Rules/Procedures
Thursday 8/10- Class Activity
Friday 8/11- Intro to 7th Grade Science Topics
 

Weekly Agenda May 8-12

Monday 5/8- Family Life Day 1: Why is health important? Students will demonstrate the ability to implement decision-making skills to promote health and wellness. 
Tuesday 5/9- Day 2: Students will understand the importance of personal hygiene.  
Wednesday 5/10- Day 3: Students will understand the relationship between nutrition and healthy living.
Thursday 5/11- Day 4: Students will understand attitudes and behaviors for preventing injuries and deaths from injury.
Friday 5/12- Day 5: The student will define a stage in the human growth and development process.


Weekly Agenda May 1-5
Monday 5/1- 
 Animals Unit Notes/Start animal project
Tuesday 5/2- Animal project
Wednesday 5/3- Finish animal project
Thursday 5/4- Present projects
Friday 5/5- Frog Dissection Lab

Weekly Agenda April 24-28
Monday 4/24- TCAP review
Tuesday 4/25- TCAP testing
Wednesday 4/26- TCAP testing
Thursday 4/27- TCAP testing
Friday 4/28- Chapter 5- Animals


Weekly Agenda April 17-21

Monday 4/17- Review Adaptive and assistive technology. Finish reviewing TCAP practice.
Tuesday 4/18- TN Ready ELA part 1
Wednesday 4/19- TN Ready ELA part 2 and 3
Thursday 4/20- TN Ready ELA part 4
Friday 4/21- Parts of a flower review.

State testing is this week so no homework! Class time each day will be spent reviewing TCAP Questions from our item sampler on Schoology.


Weekly Agenda April 10-14

Monday 4/10- Review layers of the earth. Go over last week's quiz
Tuesday 4/11- Heredity review
Wednesday 4/12- Waves review
Thursday 4/13- Simple machines/Newton's Laws TCAP review.
Friday 4/14- Good Friday! No school!



Weekly Agenda April 3-7

Make sure all assignments are completed on Schoology:
- Plant and animal cell labelling worksheets
- Work and Power WS
- Photosynthesis and Cellular respiration dinner menu (take picture and submit on Schoology)

Monday 4/3- Finish Rocks PPT or Keynote. Minerals review 
Tuesday 4/4- Rocks and minerals activity
Wednesday 4/5- Plate tectonics
Thursday 4/6-  Plate tectonics review activity
Friday 4/7- Rocks and minerals/Plate tectonics quiz


Weekly Agenda March 27-31

Monday 27- Cell organelles
Tuesday 28- Mitosis
Wednesday 29- Osmosis
Thursday 30- Photosynthesis
Friday 31- Cellular respiration- Quiz over Cells


Weekly Agenda March 20-24

Monday- PowerAssessment. Ch 14 study guide assigned

Tuesday- Ch. 14 Review on Simple Machines

WednesdayChapter 14 test

Thursday- Parts of an experiment and Variables review

Friday- Adaptive Vs. Assistive technology review

Weekly agenda March 6-10 

Monday 3/6 - Chapter 14 title page and vocabulary
Homework: Finish vocabulary words; simple machines, compound machine, inclined plane, wedge, screw, lever, fulcrum, wheel and axle, and pulley. Draw and color 6 simple machines in every day life scenario!
Tuesday 3/7 - 14-1 notes Simple Machines
Wednesday 3/8 - Simple machines practice
Homework: Finish poster on Pic Kids on your iPads

®Create a pic collage of the 6 simple machines. Turn back in on Schoology when finished! Make sure to include:

®Title at the top (Simple Machines)

®Title for each simple machine

®Brief description for each

®Real life picture for each simple machine

Thursday 3/9 - Simple machines practice
Friday 3/10 - Review

Weekly Agenda Feb. 27- March 3

Monday 2/27- Newton's Laws Notes
Tuesday 2/28- Newton's Laws Practice
Wednesday 3/1- Newton's Laws QUIZ
Thursday 3/2- Chapter 13 Review
Friday 3/3- Ch. 13 Test


Weekly Agenda Feb. 20-24
Monday 2/20- Ch. 13 vocabulary
Tuesday 2/21- Ch.13 Notes
Wednesday 2/22- Speed and Velocity practice
Thursday 2/23- Speed and Velocity Quiz
Friday 2/24- Newton's Laws Intro.

Weekly Agenda February 13-17

Monday 2/13- Punnett Squares
Tuesday 2/14- Monster Genetics
Wednesday 2/15- Ch. 8 Quiz
Thursday 2/16- Ch.8 Review
Friday 2/17- Ch. TEST

 

Weekly Agenda 6-10

Monday 2/6Chapter 4/7 Plants Test
Tuesday 2/7- Ch 8 Heredity title page and vocab
HOMEWORK: Finish "Heredity Worksheet"
Wednesday 2/8- 8-1 Notes
Thursday 2/9- Punnett Squares Practice
Friday 2/10- No School for Students!



Weekly Agenda January 30-February 3

Monday 1/30Angiosperm and Gymnosperm notes
Tuesday 1/31- Parts of a flower notes
Wednesday 2/1Parts of a flower quiz
Thursday 2/2- iPad deployment day
Friday 2/3- review-Kahoots. Test MONDAY!


Weekly Agenda January 23-27

Monday 1/23- Ch.4 and 7 Vocabulary "Plants/ Plant Reproduction"
Tuesday 1/24- Powerschool CFA. Ch.4 and 7 Vocabulary "Plants/ Plant Reproduction"
Wednesday 1/25- Ch.4 sections 2 and 3 Notes Guide "Vascular vs. Non- Vascular Plants
Thursday 1/26- Vascular vs. Non-Vascular Plants practice
Friday 1/27- Vascular vs. Non-Vascular Plants Quiz

 

Weekly Agenda January 16-20

Monday 1/16- NO SCHOOL MLK Day!
Tuesday 1/17- Photosynthesis/ Cellular Respiration Intro. Activity
Wednesday 1/18- Photosynthesis/ Cellular Respiration Review
Thursday 1/19- Chapter 3 Review Kahoot
Friday 1/20- Chapter 3 Test


Weekly Agenda January 9-13

Monday- Foldable/ QUIZ
Tuesday- Diffusion review/ begin Gummy Bear Lab
Wednesday- Continue Gummy Bear Lab
Thursday-  Ch. 3-3 "Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration" notes
Friday- 3-3 review/ Bill Nye on Photosynthesis

 

Agenda January 3-6

Tuesday 1/3- Second Semester Diagnostic Test
Wednesday 1/4- Ch.3 section 2 notes "Diffusion and Osmosis"
Thursday 1/5- Osmosis and Diffusion practice
Friday 1/6- Ch. 3 Section 2 Quiz

 

Weekly Agenda December 12-16

Monday 12/12- Ch. 3-1 Title Page/Cell Project Presentations
Tuesday 12/13- Ch. 3-1 Vocabulary
Wednesday 12/14- 7th grade field trip!
Thursday 12/15- Cell Processes activity
Friday 12/16- 1/2 day for students!


Weekly Agenda December 5-9

Monday 12/5- Meiosis notes
Tuesday 12/6- Meiosis activity
Wednesday 12/7- Mitosis activity
Thursday 12/8- Chapter 6 Review
Friday 12/9- Chapter 6 Test and Cell Projects Due!!
 

Weekly Agenda Nov. 28 - Dec. 2

Monday 11/28- Cell division (Mitosis) notes
Tuesday 11/29- Cell division(Mitosis) notes
Wednesday 11/30- Mitosis practice
Thursday 12/1- Mitosis practice
Friday 12/2- Cell division Quiz

 

Weekly Agenda November 21-25

 

Monday 11/21- Chapter 6 Title page and vocabulary
HW: Finish Title Page
Tuesday 11/22- Chapter 6 Vocabulary
Wednesday 11/23- Thanksgiving Break!
Thursday 11/24- Thanksgiving Break!
Friday 11/25- Thanksgiving Break!
 
****Cell Project Due Monday, December 5****

Weekly Agenda Nov. 14-18

Monday 11/14- Cells Review

Tuesday 11/15- Ch.2 "Cells" TEST

Wednesday 11/16- Levels of organization

Thursday 11/17- Body systems

Friday 11/18- Full Quiz over Levels of Organization and Body Systems

*** Cell Project Due December 5!!!

 

Weekly Agenda Nov. 7-11

Monday 11/7- Cell Function notes and practice. CELL PROJECT ASSIGNED!

Tuesday 11/8- Plant vs Animal cell notes.

Wednesday 11/9- Cell Song Mini Quiz. Levels of organization notes.

Thursday 11/10- Levels of Organization Mini Quiz. Cells make up tissues, tissues make up organs, organs make up organ systems. Review.

Friday 11/11- Veterans Day! No School!

COMING UP: Chapter 2 test on Cells!

Monday 10/31- Ch.2-1 Notes "Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic cells"

Tuesday 11/1-  "Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic cells" practice/Cell Song

Wednesday 11/2- Ch.2-2 Notes: Parts of a Cell

Thursday 11/3- Parts of a cell

Friday 11/4- Parts of a cell Mini QUIZ

 

Weekly Agenda October 24-28

Monday10/24- Ch.15 Section 3 notes

Tuesday10/25- Wave Behavior practice

Wednesday 10/26- Chapter 15 Test

Thursday 10/27- Chapter 2 "Cells" Vocabulary/ Ch.15 composition book check

Friday 10/28- Introduction to cells

Weekly Agenda October 17-21

Monday 10/17- Chapter 15 "Waves" Vocabulary
Tuesday 10/18- Ch.15 sec. 1 notes "types of waves"
Wednesday 10/19- Ch.15 sec. 2 notes "properties of waves"
Thursday 10/20- Waves Activity/review
Friday 10/21- Waves Quiz