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Investigations in Science 7 - January 12, 2018 Announcements
Investigations in Science 7 - January 12, 2018 Announcements
Announcements:
We will be doing dissections in the near future and we go through a large quantity
of hand soap. Any donations of liquid hand soap are appreciated. I also appreciate
the large refill bottles.
Throughout the systems of the body unit, we will have frequent mini quizzes as the
main form of assessment outside of labs. Mini quizzes are meant to be a quick
check for understanding. They are not meant to be challenging if the student had
been completing their work and engaged in the class. They are very low in points,
take about 5 minutes of class time and are NOT retakeable unlike the other
assessments we have had this year. I encourage the students to look over their
work briefly each night so that they are prepared for the mini quizzes. The
format will be either selected response, fill in the black, labeling, or a combination.
There will not be any short answer.
Coming Up:
Topics:
Muscular System
Nervous System
Dates:
January 12 – PJ Day
January 22 – Carderock Field Trip for Invention and Engineering 7 Class
January 25 – End of 2nd Quarter
January 25 – Early Release
January 25 – PTA Winter Dance
January 26 – No School
January 31 – Town Hall Meeting period 2
February 5 – Report Card Distribution
February 13 – PTA Meeting @ 7:00 pm in the Media Center
February 19 – No School
February 21 – Chick Fil-A Dine Out Night!!!!
February 22 – Student vs. Staff Basketball Game at 3:00 pm
This week we began learning about the skeletal system. Students completed
a lab where they tried to see how many textbooks an empty paper cup could hold
before it got damaged. Then, the students had a new cup that they filled with
beans. They looked to see how many textbooks that the solid cup could fill. Most
groups found that the solid cup could hold more textbooks. However, the amount
of weight of the cup compared to the amount of weight it could hold, was much
higher for the empty cup which led us to a discussion of why our bones have the
structure that they do. We talked about how our bones are light weight because
the bones are not solid all the way through but filled with a light weight substance,
marrow.