Science 7 (Period 1) Assignments
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- 2010-2011 School Year
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- (d) Science
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Science 7
Welcome
Listed below are our essential standards, which also provide a good general idea of the course sequence. The syllabus and other main documents are attached. You'll also find links to the unit pages, where you can download handouts, lab write-up templates, powerpoints, and other media used in class.
Course Description
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Students will learn:
- About the nature of cells, the organelles within them, and how they reproduce.
- About genetics, how variation is introduced, and how traits are passed down.
- The geologic history of the Earth, and multiple lines of evidence for the Theory of Evolution.
- Phylogeny and the diversity of life.
- How matter and energy are transferred within an ecosystem and what factors limit population size.
- Animal anatomy in a series of dissections.
- About the form, function, and common ailments of human organ systems.
Reading comprehension is emphasized through challenging and technical scientific literature. Vocabulary development strategies will also be taught and used extensively.
Course Materials:
Focus on California Life Science. Coolidge-Stolz, Cronkite, Jenner, Pasachoff, Wysession. 2008. Pearson Prentice Hall.
Essential Standards and Resource Links
Investigation and Experimentation Students can distinguish between a variable and controlled parameter in a test, and can evaluate the accuracy and reproducibility of data, graph data, and solve equations algebraically. Students can read and write scientific material. Cell Biology Students understand cell theory, metabolisms, and categories of organic compounds.
Students know the functions organelles carry out (nucleus, ribosome, mitochondria, chloroplast, mitochondria)
Students can differentiate between plant eukaryote, animal eukaryote, and prokaryotic cells, and between stem and specialized cells, and between haploid and diploid cells, and understand the difference between types of cell division, sexual reproduction, and asexual reproduction.Genetics Students understand the relationships between DNA, genes, chromosomes, alleles, and traits and can use genetics tools to understand outcomes and patterns in trait inheritance. Evolution Students understand that evidence from geologic layers and radioactive dating inform the age of the Earth and life on Earth, and that the position of the Earth’s continents and oceans and prominent life forms has changed over time.
Students understand how natural selection and variation account for both the diversity of species and gradual change over time, and how the theory of evolution is supported by evidence from geology, fossils, embryology, comparative anatomy, genetic phylogeny, and other sources.Ecology Students know that the number and types of organisms an ecosystem can support depends on abiotic, biotic, and limiting factors, that energy is stored and lost in a food web\energy pyramid, and that its stability depends on its producers and decomposers. Physiology Students understand the role and hierarchy of cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and organisms.
Students are familiar with the form and functions of the organ systems: circular and respiratory (subtopic: pressure), immune and lymphatic, nervous and endocrine (subtopics: neural networks, negative feedback systems), skeletal and muscle, and reproductive.Phylogeny Students know how to construct a branching diagram to classify living groups of organisms by shared derived characteristics, and expand the diagram to include fossils. They are familiar at multiple levels with animals, and also know the form and function of flowering plants including their reproductive and vascular systems.
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Research paper on any human body topic of interest.
3 cited references, good vocabulary, more depth than covered in class.
Otherwise keep it short and simple!
Powerpoints or posters are also acceptable formats, but still require cited research.
Suggestions places to look up info:
1) Wikipedia
2) WebMD
3) Your choice
3 cited references, good vocabulary, more depth than covered in class.
Otherwise keep it short and simple!
Powerpoints or posters are also acceptable formats, but still require cited research.
Suggestions places to look up info:
1) Wikipedia
2) WebMD
3) Your choice
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16.1 Notes, especially endocrine system organ descriptions and matching sketch.
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Study for quiz on Circulatory and Respiratory systems.
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14.3 --> 14.4 Notes
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14.1-14.2 Notes
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13.3-->13.4 Notes
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13.1-->13.2 Notes
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Benchmarks complete.
Some redos on Perch lab issued, should also be completed.
Some redos on Perch lab issued, should also be completed.
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Review genetics and cells notes, to prepare for a comprehensive benchmark. Review problems will be assigned according to performance (proficiency will exempt you from homework!).
Online resources are available if you don't have your notes in good order anymore.
Online resources are available if you don't have your notes in good order anymore.
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Study for phylogeny test. (Complete outlines for six possible short answer questions)
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Perch Dissection pre-lab completed
STUDY FOR TEST THURSDAY
STUDY FOR TEST THURSDAY
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Athropod write-up due. 1 pt per set of anatomy lists w/ descriptions and labelled sketches. 2 pts "short answer" questions.
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Arthropod double-dissection pre-lab (resources on website)
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Arthropod dissection prep due.
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Starfish dissection write-up complete.
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Starfish dissection prep
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Clam dissection write-up
Include:
External Anatomy list
Internal Anatomy list
Pre-dissection sketches
Procedure
Sketches
Data
Graph
Answers to questions in complete sentences
Include:
External Anatomy list
Internal Anatomy list
Pre-dissection sketches
Procedure
Sketches
Data
Graph
Answers to questions in complete sentences
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Finish clam dissection pre-lab.
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Complete worm dissection write-up due.
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Pre-dissection complete for segmented worm.
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Practice creating two complete (minus vertabrates) tree diagrams from memory. Check each one against your key.
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11.2-11.5 Notes
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Science fair project posterboard complete. All resources printed and ready. Notecards for interview ready.
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Posterboard version rough draft and layout complete
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Revisions of science fair 'research paper' format complete.
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Science Fair Research Paper due.
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Ch. 10 Notes done. Emphasis on:
Sporophyte/Gametophyte alternation of life cycles.
Spore vs. seed.
Seed pollination and development.
Angiosperm structures.
Vascular system structures.
Adaptations for dry environments.
Continue work on Science Fair
Sporophyte/Gametophyte alternation of life cycles.
Spore vs. seed.
Seed pollination and development.
Angiosperm structures.
Vascular system structures.
Adaptations for dry environments.
Continue work on Science Fair
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Final draft of Protist Story due.
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Finish research on diatoms, euglena, amoeba, paramecium, slime mold, and foraminifera using wikipedia if necessary. Complete the scavenger hunt worksheet. Then create either a rough draft or outline for your short story.
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9.3-9.4 Medium Notes
Continue work on science fair
Continue work on science fair
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9.1-9.2 short notes
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Read and annotate the whale ecosystem article.
Finish your study guide and your studying for ecology.
Bring any materials your team leader has assigned for the group project.
Next science fair deadline: February 7 data analysis complete
Finish your study guide and your studying for ecology.
Bring any materials your team leader has assigned for the group project.
Next science fair deadline: February 7 data analysis complete
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Science Fair data collection step is due. Please bring your data to class so that I can help you start analyzing it, which we will work on together.
If you received an extension because you're doing a botany (plant) project, please bring a data table which you filled out with fake data so you can still participate and practice.
If you received an extension because you're doing a botany (plant) project, please bring a data table which you filled out with fake data so you can still participate and practice.
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Create a food web and matching energy pyramid for a simplified 6-species ecosystem of your choice. Then continue gathering data on your science fair project.
Reminder: unless you're doing a botany project, your science fair data is due on January 31st!
Reminder: unless you're doing a botany project, your science fair data is due on January 31st!
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Finish cartoon sketch of ecological succession, update flashcards, continue gathering data on science fair if time.
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Flashcards on Abiotic, Biotic, and Limiting Factors, Ecology, and Population Growth
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Evolution essay final draft due. (TEST GRADE EQUIVALENT!) Late work may not be accepted after the end of the Semester.
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Ch. 8 Review and Assessment questions (p. 301-303)
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Attempt your science fair procedure. Identify problems and troubleshoot them. Then revise your procedure into a final draft. Gather some data if you'd like to get a head start.
Email me if you have questions or problems. I'll be able to reply after Dec. 28th.
Email me if you have questions or problems. I'll be able to reply after Dec. 28th.
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7.3-->7.5 Short notes
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Final draft of time traveler story
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Write a rough-draft of a Time Traveller story. Your story can take any format, but must describe in detail the geography, climate, and life forms that existed during each of the four eras (Precambrian, Paleozoic, Cenozoic, Mesozoic)
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Complete the half-life math worksheet to the best of your abilities. We will go over trouble areas in class. Do not spend more than 45 minutes on this if you find yourself getting stuck.
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Initial procedure for science fair project. Be detailed and quantitative. Brainstorm extensively first (in writing!), including IV, DV, CV's, control group, baseline, placebo, setup of data table, setup of scatterplot, type of analysis to do, expected problems and ways to fix them, and more. THEN try to write a step-by-step plan to gather your data.
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No assigned homework. Study or catch-up on test retakes, missing work, etc.
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Choose a science fair topic. Make sure that you have a question which can be answered with a quantitative independent variable and a quantitative dependent variable. All projects will be required to have this kind of data in order to use a scatterplot to analyze the results. Enjoy your break!
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7.1 Notes, vocab flashcards
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Work on the Petri-dish lab write-up. You should be finished with all except the bottom of the last page (observations and conclusions on final round).
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Continue studying for the test!
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Continue studying using the practice test to check your own understanding level. Consider using class notes, summarizing, flashcards as basic study methods. Try explaining concepts to someone else or writing short answers about topics as more advanced study methods. Also try creating different types of pedigrees, and compare the shading patterns that result.
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Pedigree project final draft.
Extensions possible but we'll be switching to review mode for the Genetics Test on Tuesday.
Extensions possible but we'll be switching to review mode for the Genetics Test on Tuesday.
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Prepare for round 2 of petri dish experiment. Plan, research, bring supplies in.
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6.1, 6.3 Notes
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Chapter 5 Review and Assessment questions, all. (End of chapter questions)
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Research questions on Microbial Culture Lab, citing sources in MLA format.
See below for how to cite.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
See below for how to cite.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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Test corrections of cells test for retake on Thursday. Retake is mandatory for students w/ <70%, however all students must do corrections in order to prepare for a cumulative midterm and or final.
Corrections include a complete sentence for each of the multiple choice, and corrections or a redo of the free response.
If the assignment takes more than 30 minutes you can get an extension until Thursday.
Corrections include a complete sentence for each of the multiple choice, and corrections or a redo of the free response.
If the assignment takes more than 30 minutes you can get an extension until Thursday.
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5.1, 5.2 Notes. Update flashcards.
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Brainstorm and outline 7 questions on the bottom of the study guide in preparation for the test 'Short' answer.
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Finish Ch.3 and Ch.4 Assessment Questions and begin using study guide for test prep.
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Ch. 3 Section 3 + 4 notes, Standards Practice Questions p. 145
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Flashcards updated w/ all cells vocabulary
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3.2 short notes, or annotate class notes. Study cells vocabulary.
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4.1, 4.2 short notes
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Cell Transport Problem Set
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Chapter 3 Section 4 reading notes (short)
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Read Ch. 3 Sect. 1. Take short notes.
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Study for Unit 1 Test using:
Quizzes w/ corrections
Flashcards on vocab
Ppt entitled Scientific Method and Experimental Design Review
Class notes
Expect a mix of multiple choice, math, graphing, short answer, and designing and analyzing experiments.
Quizzes w/ corrections
Flashcards on vocab
Ppt entitled Scientific Method and Experimental Design Review
Class notes
Expect a mix of multiple choice, math, graphing, short answer, and designing and analyzing experiments.
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Lab write-up of bridge experiment is due. See handout for guidelines, grading rubric, and other info.
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Create flashcards for the following vocab and use them to study:
IV, DV, CV’s, Hypothesis, Accuracy, Precision, Correlation (two definitions!), Baseline, Control Group, Placebo
Be prepared for a quiz on these topics which will ask you to:
1) Assess the design of an experiment based on a 1-2 paragraph description.
2) Create a well-planned experiment when prompted with a question or hypothesis
3) Match them with a definition
4) Identify distinguishing features in a compare-and-contrast
IV, DV, CV’s, Hypothesis, Accuracy, Precision, Correlation (two definitions!), Baseline, Control Group, Placebo
Be prepared for a quiz on these topics which will ask you to:
1) Assess the design of an experiment based on a 1-2 paragraph description.
2) Create a well-planned experiment when prompted with a question or hypothesis
3) Match them with a definition
4) Identify distinguishing features in a compare-and-contrast
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Try writing a procedure again, but this time for an experiment answering the question,
“How does spreading out the load affect the carrying capacity of a bridge?”
Materials:
Straws (the bridge!)
Lab tables and chairs
Paperclips
String
Ziplock bags
A variety of weights
A triple-beam balance (scale)
Ruler
“How does spreading out the load affect the carrying capacity of a bridge?”
Materials:
Straws (the bridge!)
Lab tables and chairs
Paperclips
String
Ziplock bags
A variety of weights
A triple-beam balance (scale)
Ruler
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Use the scientific method and analysis ideas we've learned to design an experiment around the question: "Which brand of fertilizer improves plant growth the most?"
Then, use those ideas and design to write a procedure.
Ideas that could be incorporated into the procedure include the IV, DV, CV's, baseline, control groups, placebo, multiple trials, reversals, and methods for evaluating accuracy, precision, and correlations.
Example:
Ideas: CV's include pot type, soil type, soil amount, plant type. Multiple trials.
Resulting step in procedure: I will setup 50 identical mid-size pots using 1 lb of type-2 soil each, and place a sweat pea seed in the center of each pot.
Then, use those ideas and design to write a procedure.
Ideas that could be incorporated into the procedure include the IV, DV, CV's, baseline, control groups, placebo, multiple trials, reversals, and methods for evaluating accuracy, precision, and correlations.
Example:
Ideas: CV's include pot type, soil type, soil amount, plant type. Multiple trials.
Resulting step in procedure: I will setup 50 identical mid-size pots using 1 lb of type-2 soil each, and place a sweat pea seed in the center of each pot.
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Study for a quiz on scatterplots and the scientific method (IV, DV, CV's).
Review your notes.
Create flashcards and use them with a friend (newer material ok to study too).
Try practice problems to make sure you can do it on your own.
Review your notes.
Create flashcards and use them with a friend (newer material ok to study too).
Try practice problems to make sure you can do it on your own.
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Read Chapter 1 Sections 2 and 3. Summarize each section in one short paragraph, paying extra attention to ideas that have also been discussed in class.
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Problem Set (On Handout): Scientific Method and Scatterplotting
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Student and parent signature of syllabus.
Binder created with 5 tabs and paper.
Syllabus, course description, essential standards, other materials filed in binder.
Book covered.
Chemistry: Also, finish benchmark.
Binder created with 5 tabs and paper.
Syllabus, course description, essential standards, other materials filed in binder.
Book covered.
Chemistry: Also, finish benchmark.