Investigations in Science 7 May 20, 2016

What we did this week:

Because of our change in schedule of PARCC, I have seen different classes
for different amounts of time throughout the week. Below is a generalization of
what most of the classes completed however some classes are further behind than
others and will complete some of these activities next week.
We started off the week by reviewing for the relative age quiz and
completing the assessment.
We turned our attention to mass extinctions. Mass extinctions are when a
large number of species become extinct over a short period of time. Each student
was assigned one of the 5 mass extinctions to research. The research was on when
it happened, what caused it to happen (in some cases there were multiple theories),
what animals went extinct, and what animals evolved/survived the extinction.
Groups then created a google slide presentation to share their information with
other groups. We also began to look at the 6th mass extinction occurring now that
humans are causing.
Announcements:
Students should be coming with ear buds/earphones for PARCC testing.
PARCC testing will be on May 23-25. The next round of PARCC will be testing
English Language Arts and will occur during periods 6 and 7 (specific to 7 th grade
students).
Coming Up:
Topics:
Mass Extinctions
Evidence of Common Ancestry
Dates:
May 20-22 - Music Field Trip in Ohio

May 23-25 PARCC Testing (Bring ear buds) English Language Arts
May 26 - PTA Cheeburger Cheeburger Dine Out Night
May 30 No School
June 1 - National Honors Society Ceremony @ 6:30-7:30
June 3 - SSL Hours due
June 15 - 7th Grade Fun Day
June 17 - Last Day of School Half Day (This date is specific to Farquhar
because of the modernization. It gives teachers an extra day to pack up
their classrooms.)
June 17 - Time Capsule Ceremony @ 8:30-9:30 am