Review Jeopardy for 7th Grade Science Final

You may play with a partner or several teams, even on the whiteboard as a class, if you can get my computer to go to the internet...  (-:

• http://jeopardylabs.com/play/science-final-jeopardy7

Please read for May 8

Hey kids, sorry I can't be at school today.  Please be on your best behavior for the substitute - I want our guest to know how awesome you all are!  (-:

Today you may either continue to work on using the digestive system quiz to improve your Prezi, or work on designing your scientific investigation.  If you need a copy of the quiz, there are piles of quizzes and keys on the long table in the lab.  Please don't take the last copy of anything - get extra copies made if we are running low.

If you have grades to submit, wait until tomorrow and we can record them together.

If you are working on your experiment, here are some important reminders to keep in mind:

The problem is a question your experiment will answer.  It is stated in the form, "How does ______ affect ____?"  For example, how does foot positioning affect the distance a batter can hit a baseball?

The independent variable is the variable you will change in the experiment to find out what effect it will have. For example, foot positioning.

The dependent variable is the variable you will measure in your collection of data.  For example, distance the ball travels.

The hypothesis is stated as an "if...then..." statement.  If (give your reasoning), then (make a prediction).

Write your experiment in your prezi, or in Word, and then upload it to the prezi.

The steps of the scientific method are:

I. Problem
II. Hypothesis
III. Materials
IV. Procedure
V. Data and Analysis

You must have these steps completed AND APPROVED BY ME before you can even think about starting to conduct your experiment.  Don't even ask the sub.  The answer is no.  Work on something else if you are done with this step.

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Digestive System

Good morning, kids! Sorry I can't be there today, but I know you'll do just fine without me!  Remember, today you are beginning to fill in your prezi template with information about the digestive system.  Be sure to include information, pictures, diagrams, etc. on the different organs of the digestive system, what happens at each step along the digestive tract, how (specifically) your food is mechanically and chemically broken down into substances your body can use, and what a healthy diet for athletes in your sport looks like.  Also, don't forget to try tricks like adding "for kids" and "infographic" to your search terms.

One last thing, if the battery on your netbook runs low, save your prezi, log out/shut down and then change the battery, and reboot.  Don't just plug the computer back in and get a new netbook.  They don't charge that way!

Have a great day!

Videos to Help With Prezi

Please let me know if you could use some help finding any answers to burning questions!

Jesse wants to know how an ACL tear occurs...

Science of Sport Human Body Project

Our culminating project for the year is an in-depth study of a sport of your choice.  You will create a digital notebook of the learning experiences that prove your mastery of 7th grade Colorado Content Standards related to the Human Body and develop a multimedia presentation to share your learning with an audience (in a symposium format).

The first step is to save a copy of the following template in your own Prezi Home.  If you are working in a team, only ONE person needs to do this step...

Open a second tab, and log in to your account at Prezi.com and then come back to this page and click the prezi below.  Click "save a copy" and then rename it by clicking the pencil next to the prezi name.  The prezi should be titled "[your group name] science of [your sport name]".  For example, "Dudley Science of Parkour."

If there are multiple members of your group, you will need to "share" this prezi with them.  I will show you these steps in class.

Enrichment for Vertebrates

Congratulations on your early completion of your vertebrates project!  You have an opportunity to earn a homework pass, and one AR point.

Explore some of these websites about reptiles and dinosaurs.  You do not have to do them in order.  Pick what looks interesting and dig deep.  PLEASE no youtube today.  We don't have the bandwidth.

 Write a summary of your learning to turn in at the end of class.  This is your homework pass and AR point.  If you find broken links or additional good resources, let me know and I will edit this post.

A good, detailed article about characteristics of reptiles, written at a middle school reading level.

Dinosaurs in Denver (Discovery Channel)

Asteroid Theory (National Geographic)

Dinosaur games and puzzles

Put together a pile of bones to make a dinosaur skeleton 

Dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals - National Geographic

10 Myths About Dinosaur Extinction

Parenting in Dinosaurs

virtual dinosaur egg hatching

Reptile nerd heaven

Terrapin Turtles

The Clickable Crocodile 

Creation Wiki's Take on Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs A to Z - alphabetical list of many dinosaur species

Internet Scavenger Hunt

This is your assessment for chapter 12...

Standard: Individual organisms with certain traits are more likely than others to survive and have offspring in specific environments.

Objective: You will gather evidence from a variety of sources to illustrate the diversity of adaptations that animals have to survive.


Create a power point document to collect your findings as you go on an internet scavenger hunt. Each slide in your powerpoint presentation should be one separate collection.

 These are the slide titles you need:

1. Adaptations for Obtaining Food - on this slide, you will collect images and interesting facts about herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.

2. Physical Adaptations - on this slide, you will collect images and interesting facts about different bodily adaptations that allow animals to be well suited to their environment.

3. Predator (and Prey) Adaptations - on this slide, you will collect images and interesting facts about the adaptations predators have for hunting, trapping, and otherwise obtaining prey. Also, you can include images and interesting facts about the adaptations animals have to keep from becoming prey.

4. Behavioral Adaptations - on this slide, you will collect imaes and interesting facts about the various behavioral traits that animals have that help them survive, reproduce, and work together.

You must include picture examples of both vertebrates and invertebrates on every slide. Each picture on your slides should have a caption explaining what the animal is and what its adaptation is. This is not a "presentation", so don't worry about making the pictures or text big enough to see from far away. Also, no transitions or special effects. This is just a way of organizing your learning, so go ahead and make your pictures as small as you need to fit it all on one slide.  Here is an example of what one slide might look like (Click to zoom in if you need to).

An A on this project has at least 8 good examples on each slide.

A B on this project has at least 5 good examples on each slide.

Animal Prezi

Natural Selection Virtual Lab

http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/LS06/LS06.html

Photosynthesis virtual lab

http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/LS12/LS12.html

Seed Dispersal in Plants

Today, you will collect information from a variety of sources about how angiosperms are adapted to spread their seeds far and wide, so that their offspring will "go grow up somewhere else."

First, check the "Print Your Own Links" spreadsheet and make sure that you have a copy of each of the notes documents for plants.  You also need a copy of the geologic time line for plants, which is not something we have talked about in class yet.  Look at how each page of notes includes some pictures and some text and some diagrams.  Today you will make your own page of notes, collecting images and arranging them in the way that makes the most sense to you.

Here are some websites to get you started:

http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3408000271.html

http://www.eoearth.org/article/Seed_dispersal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed_dispersal

Plant Explorations 1/29/13

This is the website for today's internet exploration.

http://scienceforkids.kidipede.com/biology/plants/

At this site, you will see a general overview of the history of plants' changes through time, as well as clickable links to terms that might be unfamiliar to you (such as mitosis, haploid, etc.)

As you browse this site, keep a page of notes, either in your notebook, or in a digital format, recording the important details you discover on each page, as well as side excursions you take to further your understanding of related terms.  If you take your notes in a digital format, you may take screen shots or copy pictures to add to your notes.  Keep a balance between "special effects" and keeping focused on your learning!

Fakebook page template for powerpoint

We had some trouble yesterday using the fakebook template online, so I found another one that is a power point template.  It's not as flashy as the one on the web, but at least it works.  If you have not gotten too far on your page already, go ahead and switch over to this template instead.  I think you will find it far less frustrating.  (-:

http://www.bville.org/tfiles/folder2153/Facebook%20Monet%20Template.pptx

Fakebook Protist Page

Click to open the instructions for this project!

Protist Exploration

websites for exploration:

• Institute for the Less Than One Millimeter
• 3D microscopic images
• Group portrait of freshwater microorganisms
• micropolitan museum of microscopic art forms
  
  

Science Lesson for 11/29

Today you will complete a virtual lab about antibiotics and household disinfectants.  I have printed the data table and journal questions for you, so don't worry about filling those out on the virtual lab.  You will turn your paper in at the end of class.  Your quiz is postponed until tomorrow.  Thank you in advance for being on your best behavior for the substitute.

Here is the link:

http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/LS08/LS08.html

If you finish early, you may do the extend and enrich box for your homework (research a disease-causing bacteria).

The Elephant

Here is the video I shared in class about early life on earth:

http://www.ted.com/talks/frans_lanting_s_lyrical_nature_photos.html

And a link to the site where I found all of the stories discussed in class:  http://mythicjourneys.org/bigmyth/

Colorado Content Standard:

Multiple lines of evidence show the evolution of organisms over geologic time.

Extension Activities for Yellowstone

After you finish your Angle of Repose Lab, you may choose an exploration from the following options.  During the activity, record answers to questions on a sheet of paper to hand in when you are finished.

Yellowstone Microorganisms in Hot Water Activity

Yellowstone Web Scavenger Hunt

Yellowstone Hot Spot Online Activity

Geyser Quest

You may also watch a video about Life in Yellowstone by going to the J drive, looking in the 7th grade science folder.  It's in a folder called videos.  It's about 30 minutes, and very interesting!  Should not be slow to stream, since I saved it on the local drive.

Virtual Lab - Volcanoes

http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/ES10/ES10.html

http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/ES09/ES09.html

Earthquakes Brain Pop for 10-12

Last week we learned all about plate tectonics and sea floor spreading, and a bit about earthquakes and volcanoes.  This week, you will be learning more about earthquakes, specifically.

Check out this Brain Pop to help you see how these two units are connected.

Videos for Plate Tectonics