Tuesday October 31st, 2017

Happy Halloween!!!

Today's Objective:

• Be able to compare the jobs of cell organelles with real life jobs

Question of the day:

• In what part of the cell are chromosomes found?
• What two organelles does a plant cell have that an animal cell does not have?

Today we will:

• Do cell matching game
• Begin "A Cell is Like a..... " project
• Quizlet live - cell organelles
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Monday October 30th, 2017

Happy Monday!!!

Today's Objective:

• Be able to read a scientific article and pull information from the text
• Be able to write a testable question and hypothesis as well as extrapolate different types of data from a picture

Questions of the Day:

• What is the difference between an observation and an inference?
• What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative data?

Today we will:

• Answer the questions for our Monday writing
• If time allows you will peer edit another person's answers
• Scientific practices quiz

Friday October 27th, 2017

Happy Friday!!!

Today's objective:

• Students will be able to explain the cell theory, characteristics of life and scientists who contributed to the cell theory.
• Students will begin to know the structure and function of all cell organelles.

Today we will:

• Review Cell topics we have learned so far.
• Take a quiz on cells
• Cell organelle quizlet live and matching

Thursday October 26th, 2017

Happy Thursday!!!

Today's objective:

• Be able to identify the cell organelles by their structure and function

Today we will:

• Complete and show the teacher your cell foldable.  If you do not finish you will need to come in on your own time to finish, this will be a grade!
• Cell organelle matching game

Wednesday October 25th, 2017

Happy Wednesday!!!

Today's objective:

• Be able to recognize the structure and explain the function of each organelle found inside of cells.

Today we will:

• Complete the cell organelle foldable.  You must write a definition and draw a picture for each organelle.  Information for this can be found in your text book on pg. 16-24.  Do NOT use the internet, it will give you definitions not related to what we are talking about.

Tuesday October 24th, 2017

Happy Tuesday!!

Today's Objective:

• Be able to explain the 3 parts of the cell theory, the people who made important discoveries in the history of the cell, and the difference between unicellular and multicellular organisms

Today we will:

• Go over the unicellular and multicellular activity from last Thursday
• Review what we have learned about cells so far (review in google classroom)
• Begin our cell organelle foldable

Monday October 22nd, 2017

Happy Monday!!!

Today's objective:

• Write as a scientist would using text evidence to complete an essay.
• Be able to differentiate between quantitative and qualitative data

Today we will:

• Write our essay on why leaves change colors (turn this in when you are done, if you do not finish in class it is homework and must be turned in before school starts tomorrow)
• Talk about the difference between quantitative data and qualitative data
• Do an activity where you have to identify each

Friday October 20th, 2017

Happy Friday!!!

Rocky Top Reads Day!!!!

Thursday October 19th, 2017

Happy Thursday!!

Today's Objective:

• Students will be able to identify unicellular and multicellular organisms

Today we will:

• Watch Amoeba sisters
• With shoulder partner identify characteristics of unicellular, multicellular and both
• If time allows watch Bill Nye-cells

Wednesday October 18th, 2017

Happy Wednesday!!!

Today's Objective:

• Students will be able to explain the three parts of the cell theory and the important discoveries that led up to the theory.

Today we will:

• Play quizlet live "Cell Theory"
• Complete and turn in the Discovering Cells Guided Reading in the textbook (pg.6-13) and google classroom (questions)
• Play "Cell Theory" Kahoot

Tuesday October 17th, 2017

Happy Tuesday!!!

Today's objective:

• Students will be able to explain what makes a cell living and the importance of cells.

Today we will:

• Watch a short video on cells
• Look at the 3 parts of the cell theory and why each is important using pictures and a document in google classroom
• Begin discovering cells guided reading

Monday October 16th, 2017

Happy Monday!!!

Today's objective:

• Students will be able to read text and answer questions
• Students will be able to show their knowledge on the difference between an observation and an inference

Today we will:

• Go over what the answers to Monday Writing should look like
• Begin our Monday Writing on "What makes leaves change colors in the Fall?"
• Look at the difference between observations and inferences by filling out and turning in the Algonkian Boat Building worksheet

Thursday October 12th, 2017

Happy Thursday!!!

Today's Objective:

• Students will be able to identify living and nonliving things based on the characteristics of life

Today we are:

• Complete and turn in Characteristics of Life Reading.  ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE ANSWERED AND TURNED IN!!!!
• Record SLO scores for writing
• Quizlet live

Wednesday October 11th, 2017

Happy Wednesday!!!

Today's objective:

• Be able to explain the 6 characteristics of life and what makes something alive.

Today we will:

• Complete and turn in the Characteristics of Life Reading and questions

Tuesday October 10th, 2017

Happy Tuesday!!!!

Today's Objective:

• Students will be able to explain what makes something alive

Today we will:

• Preview the Earth Fair
• Card sort - living or nonliving
• Notes on Characteristics of Life
• Begin Characteristics of Life Reading

Monday October 9th, 2017

Happy Snowy Monday!!!!

Today we will:

• Go to the 7th grade pod and listen to the Signs of Suicide presentation.  Please remember to be respectful of our presenter.

Friday October 6th, 2017

Happy Friday!!!  Go Indians!!!!!!!

Today's objective:

• Students will show understanding of the Earth's history through our Unit 1 test

Today we will:

• Complete and turn in our Unit 1 test

Thursday October 5th, 2017

Happy Thursday!!!

Today's objective:

• Students will be able to recall the information learned about our Earth Science Unit

Today we will:

• Watch a composting video
• Review the study guide
• Begin our Unit 1 test

Wednesday October 4th, 2017

Happy Wednesday!!!

Today's Objective:

• Be able to define all vocab we talked about in unit 1
• Be able to explain what scientists use to research Earth's history

Today we will:

• Finish our Unit 1 review sheet
• Review with Quizlet Live

Tuesday October 3rd, 2017

Happy Tuesday!!!

Student Objective:

• Students will be able to explain how the Earth and organisms have changed over time.

Today we will:

• Begin our unit review sheet.  We will also have 20 minutes tomorrow to finish it.

****OUR UNIT TEST IS THIS FRIDAY!!!****

Monday October 2nd, 2017

Happy Monday!!!!

Today's objective:

• Students will be able to differentiate between an inference and an observation.  

Today we will:

• Work on an activity to define and differentiate between an inference and observation.
• Complete and turn in the essay from the Writing Like a Scientist about the largest dinosaur fossil ever found. (We read and answered the first four questions last week)