Science Activities & Assignments for the First Week of School

Long Term Assignments:

• Review the Behavior Code and Discipline Plan with your parents. You should sign it and have a parent sign it. Return it to school by Monday, 9/ 8.
• Cover your textbook, Cells & Heredity by Monday, 9/ 8. NO BOOK SOX!
• Learn the history of the microscope, how it works, and the search for cells by reading pp. 16-22 in the Cells & Heredity textbook. Do questions #1-4 on p. 22 for next Thursday, 9/11.
• Study the microscope worksheets (You’ll get them in class.) for a quiz on the microscope parts and important terms scheduled for next Friday, 9/ 12.

Wednesday, September 3^rd

• Welcome to 7^th grade life science! We’ll talk about what you can expect from science class this year: the course topics, requirements, homework procedures, and more.
• You’ll learn about the fire drill routines in Rooms 110 and 109.
• We’ll talk about the school and class rules, your rights and your responsibilities as a student, and what is acceptable behavior in a science classroom and a lab.
• You’ll get your first weekly assignment sheet, which will be explained. You can also access weekly assignment sheets and other important information on line at www.cwcboe.org. Go to GCMS. Click on "Staff." Scroll to "Jane Kinkle."
• You’ll get a textbook, Cells & Heredity, which should be covered by Monday, 9/8.
• Homework: Due on Thursday, 9/113. Read pp. 16-22. Do questions #1-4 on p. 22.

Thursday, September 4^th

• You’ll participate in an activity called Inquiring Minds. This will be followed by a slideshow about what you’ll be learning in science class this year.
• Homework: Complete the Thinking about Inquiry activity worksheet for Friday, 9/7.

Friday, September 5^th

• You’ll examine an important tool of the biologist, the microscope. You’ll get a diagram of a light microscope to label.
• We’ll discuss how lenses work, what a compound microscope is, and how to calculate magnification.
• Homework: Due on Thursday, 9/11. Learn the history of the microscope, how it works, and the search for cells by reading pp. 16-22 in the Cells & Heredity textbook. Do questions #1-4 on p. 22.

• Observations using a microscope
• Discussing the history of the microscope
• Quiz on the parts and use of the microscope.