Class Notes: This week, we are preparing for the Science NCFE. There are two practice Final Exams in the post below. Students should use them as a diagnostic to see which units they need to study more intently. There are several links in the review post below that contain tutorials for the most missed questions on these practice exams. After the science final exam, we will work in groups to play Science Survivor - a student favorite! If any parent wants to donate to the Science Survivor prize chest, I could use packs of juice boxes and multi pack bags of chips. Capri Suns and Pringles are student favorites.
Should be finished by the end of this week:
Resources for Human Body Unit HW = Homework WU = Warm Ups Blank Warm Up Sheet Monday, 5/27 - Memorial Day, No School HW: NA WU: NA Tuesday, 5/28 HW: Finish online practice exams. Finish Human Body Systems Packet. Work on study guide for final exam. WU: Most missed questions from Friday's vocabulary quiz on Circulatory and Urinary systems. 1.Explain the difference between atria and ventricles in the heart. 2.Explain the difference between arteries and veins. 3.What is ORB and OPB (blood, circulatory system) 4.Explain the difference between white blood cells and red blood cells. Wednesday, 5/29 HW: Finish online practice exams. Finish Human Body Systems Packet. Work on study guide for final exam. WU: Thursday, 5/30 HW: Finish online practice exams. Finish Human Body Systems Packet. Work on study guide for final exam. WU: Friday, 5/31 HW: NONE! WU: Warm Ups due today! This page will be updated over the next week with resources we use in class plus additional resources that students can access on their own. (NCFE = North Carolina Final Exam)
Link to first online practice Science NCFE - 35 questions - receive immediate feedback!!! Link to second online practice Science NCFE - 21 questions - receive immediate feedback!!! 7th Grade Science Final Exam Study Guide - Given to all classes on Tuesday, 5/28.
Topics that need the most review!!! Follow links for tutorials. *** = Highest priority ***Electrical Circuits*** Types of Energy Forms of Energy ***Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy of a Roller Coaster*** ***Kinetic and Potential Energy Conversions*** Air Pressure and Altitude ***Air Pressure and Density*** Hurricanes Thunder Storms Ozone Layer Land Breezes and Sea Breezes ***Protists - Euglena, Amoeba, Volvox, Paramecium*** ***Protists - Quizlet*** Hierarchical Organization of Cells Gametes and Chromosomes Sexual Reproduction and Genetic Variation ***Homozygous and Heterozygous Genotypes*** Essential Vocabulary for all 7th grade science units: Weather Essential Vocabulary Physics Essential Vocabulary Cells Essential Vocabulary Heredity Essential Vocabulary Human Body Essential Vocabulary Class Notes: We are studying the following human body systems: cardiovascular, digestive, urinary/excretory, and respiratory. Students should know all the major organs, their functions, and how these systems interact with each other to bring needed materials to and from all cells around the body. We finished up a Human Body Systems Lapbook/Folder for a grade last week. Students also turned in their Warm Ups this past Friday. We will have two quizzes on the Respiratory and Digestive systems on Wednesday, 5/22, and Urinary and circulatory systems on Friday, 5/24. Next we will start to prepare for our NC Final Exam for science with a practice test and a big review packet. After the science final exam, we will work in groups to play Science Survivor - a favorite!
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Resources for Human Body Unit HW = Homework WU = Warm Ups Blank Warm Up Sheet Monday, 5/20 HW: Complete Overview, Respiratory, and Digestive vocabulary in Human Body Systems Packet. Quiz Wednesday, 5/22, on Overview, Respiratory, and Digestive Systems. WU: Chapter B1.1, Pages B10 – B12 B1.1: The human body is complex. 1.Define homeostasis. Give an example. 2.Define epithelial tissue, give example. 3.Define muscle tissue, give example. 4.Define connective tissue, give example. Tuesday, 5/21 HW: Complete Overview, Respiratory, and Digestive vocabulary in Human Body Systems Packet. Quiz Wednesday, 5/22, on Overview, Respiratory, and Digestive Systems. WU: B2.2 The digestive system breaks down food. 1.B50: Name the three organs of the digestive system that food does NOT travel through and tell what they do to help digest food. 2.Explain how a person can live without their stomach. What would happen to the food? Where would it go? Could a person live without their small intestine? Why/why not? Wednesday, 5/22 - Quiz today! HW: Complete pages circulatory and urinary system vocabulary in Human Body Systems Packet. Quiz Friday, 5/24, on Urinary and Circulatory systems. Human Body Systems Reading - Goes with packet WU: Write down the name and function of any 3 definitions from the OVERVIEW, RESPIRATORY, or DIGESTIVE systems. Thursday, 5/23 HW: Complete pages circulatory and urinary system vocabulary in Human Body Systems Packet. Quiz Friday, 5/24, on Urinary and Circulatory systems. Human Body Systems Reading - Goes with packet WU: Page B71, #1 – 6 Friday, 5/24 - Quiz Today! HW: FINISH THE Human Body Systems Packet. Human Body Systems Reading - Goes with packet WU: 1.Page B59, #5 – 14. 2.Page B91, #8 – 11. Class this week: We wrapped up our unit on heredity with punnett squares, pedigrees, and genetic disorder projects and a quiz last week. We have now started our human body unit and are studying the following human body systems: cardiovascular, digestive, urinary/excretory, and respiratory. Students should know all the major organs, their functions, and how these systems interact with each other to bring needed materials to and from all cells around the body. We will also start to prepare for our NC Final Exam (NCFE, 5/31, afternoon) for science. After the science final exam, we will work in groups to play Science Survivor - a favorite!
Check out our new team newsletter. It is updated by most of our team teachers each week. Royal Wolves Weekly Newsletter Resources for Human Body Unit HW = Homework WU = Warm Ups Blank Warm Up Sheet Monday, 5/13 - Human Body Systems Lapbook/Folder HW: None! WU: 1.How many chapters are in Unit B – Human Body? 2.In which chapter and section is the digestive system? 3.In which chapter and section is the respiratory system? 4.In which chapter and section is the circulatory system? 5.In which chapter and section is the muscular system? 6.In which chapter and section is the skeletal system? 7.Name at least 8 organs in the digestive system. Tuesday, 5/14 HW: Finish up the flaps for respiratory, circulatory, digestive, and urinary systems in your Human Body Systems Lapbook/Folder. WU: B45 – B50 1.List three functions of the digestive system. 2.Give an example of mechanical digestion and of chemical digestion. 3.Explain how your stomach processes food. (2 main ways) Wednesday, 5/15 HW: For students that are behind: Catch up on your Human Body Systems Lapbook/Folder. All pieces should be filled in with labels and writing at this point. We have one section left to finish tomorrow. WU: Review questions at the end of this section: B2.1 The respiratory system gets oxygen and removes carbon dioxide. Yellow textbook: Page B43, #1-6 Thursday, 5/16 HW: Finish any unfinished parts of the Human Body Systems Lapbook/Folder WU: Review questions at the end of this section: B2.2 The digestive system breaks down food. Yellow Textbook: Page B50, # 1 - 6 Friday, 5/17 HW: WU: Class this week: We still have a few groups left to present their genetic disorder projects this week because many students have been absent or not prepared. I'm also trying to squish in a little bit of teaching and review each day. There will be a quiz this Thursday, 5/9, on Heredity, Chapters C4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2 - these specified sections only.
Table of Contents: Heredity and Genetics Unit Resources for Heredity and Genetics Unit HW = Homework WU = Warm Ups Monday, 5/6 HW: Work on Review Sheet for quiz this Thursday, 5/9 WU: 1.What are the genotypes and phenotypes for gender? 2.Draw a Punnett square for gender that shows the probable outcome of offspring. (C115) 3.What are the chances that a mom and a dad will conceive a boy or a girl? 4.Which do you think would cause more variation in genes of offspring? Sexual reproduction or asexual reproduction? Explain. Tuesday, 5/7 HW: Work on Review Sheet for quiz this Thursday, 5/9 WU: 1.Eye color, skin color, hair color, and hair curliness are all affected by multiple genes. How does that affect the gene expression (phenotype) of these traits? Page NC 13 2.What does incomplete dominance mean (NC 13)? 3.What does co-dominance mean? (think: co-captains of a team) Wednesday, 5/8 HW: Work on Review Sheet for quiz this Thursday, 5/9. Review Sheet KEY WU: Practice multiple choice questions C125, #7 – 12 C127, #1 – 6 Thursday, 5/9 - Quiz today on Heredity and Genetics HW: Retake quiz if you scored below a 70. WU: Page C157, #10 - 14 Page C159, #1 - 3 Friday, 5/10 HW: Retake quiz if you scored below a 70. WU: MOST MISSED QUIZ QUESTIONS! 1.If one parent has two dominant alleles and another parent has two recessive alleles, what percentage of the offspring will have the recessive phenotype? 2.In guinea pigs, the allele for black fur (B) is dominant, and the allele for brown fur (b) is recessive. If a homozygous dominant male mates with a heterozygous female, what percentage of offspring are likely to have black fur?3. Describe the effects that mutations can have. 4. What is the problem in the cell cycle that happens when cancer grows? |
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