Daily Agendas

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7 Grade Integrated Science

UNIT 3 Energy Resources!
Dates
Title
Homework

1/13 1/15/16
MS-LS2-1. Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the
effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of
organisms in an ecosystem.
3 Fact Cards on Racing Extinction!

Content
Objective

I will observe the information in Racing Extinction and design 3 visual fact
cards about the impacts of the human population on the population of
other species.

Language
Objective

I will draw, label and write a fact card for the following:
One Crazy/Amazing Fact
One Creature and what you learned about them
One thing you want to do to help/solve these problems

Agenda

Do Now
Racing Extinction!

Do Now
Vocabulary/
Words to Know

3 Cards One Fact that moved you, One Creature, One Thing You
Will Do
Brain Pop Natural Resources
What did you do over break? Who did you miss? Did you make any new
friends? Did you go anywhere?
Extinction
Commonly Misspelled:
CircleMap
https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/naturalresources/

Dates
Title

1/19 1/22/16
MS-PS1-3. Gather and make sense of information to describe that
synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact
society.

Homework

Complete Racing Extinction Fact Cards (by Wednesday)

Content
Objective

I will name, recognize and be able to describe the 7 major energy

resources.

Language
Objective

I will draw a circle map to show the 7 major energy resources.

Agenda

Do Now
Brain Pop Energy Resources
Circle Map
Complete Facts

Do Now
Vocabulary/
Words to Know

Dates
Title
Homework

Why is plankton important?

https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/energysources/
Energy Sources circle map compare to previous circle map

Solar
Wind
Hydroelectric
Geothermal
Biomass
Nuclear
Fossil Fuels

1/25 1/29/16
MS-PS1-3. Gather and make sense of information to describe that
synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact
society.

Project DUE next Thursday (1, 5) / Friday (2, 4)

Content
Objective

I will categorize the major energy resources as renewable or nonrenewable.

Language
Objective
Agenda

I will talk about and explain to my thinking to my group and Ms. Lewis.
_____________ belongs in the renewable category because ____________.

Do Now
Vocabulary/
Words to Know

Do Now
Vocabulary/Science Dictionary
Renewable/Nonrenewable Sort
Energy Project

What are 2 advantages of fossil fuels?

What are 2 disadvantages of fossil fuels?
Renewable
Nonrenewable

MS-ESS3-1. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earths mineral, energy,
and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.

Water/no water
What is stuff made from?
https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/naturalresources/
https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/energysources/
Energy Sources how it works
https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/solarenergy/
https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/windenergy/
https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/biofuels/
https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/fossilfuels/
https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/nuclearenergy/
3 major types
CircleMap
https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/gasandoil/
https://www.brainpop.com/science/ourfragileenvironment/airpollution/
https://www.brainpop.com/science/ourfragileenvironment/humansandtheenvironment/

https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/fuelcells/
https://www.brainpop.com/science/ourfragileenvironment/populationgrowth/
https://www.brainpop.com/technology/energytechnology/hybridcars/
Gas vs. Electric DOUBLE BUBBLE