Post on 30-Dec-2015
WELCOME TO 7WELCOME TO 7THTH GRADEGRADE
SCIENCE
A little about meA little about me
Teaching Science for 11 yearsNJHS 7th grade advisorACE Club coordinator21 year old son went through Pueblo
Email: nzimme@kyrene.org
GradingGrading
Grading Policy
100-90% = A 89-80% = B 79-70% = C69-60% = D Below 59% = F
Weight grades 10% - class work/labs/participation
20% - Homework30% - Quizzes Tests/Projects – 40%
Science ClassScience Class
Begin day with warm-up/triviaLab groups – assign students #’s – pick
popsicle sticks Allows communication, exchange of ideasStudents will explore Science as scientistsBegins with an overall question Student involvement of engagement,
exploration, and analysis
Science ClassScience Class
Science notebook – notes, vocabulary, labs
Homework – not often, student driven based on labs/activities
Quizzes - ???Tests/Projects – About 4 projects per year.
In class. Tests – study guide about a week’s notice that one is coming….
Curriculum Semester OneCurriculum Semester One
Rocks & Minerals◦Minerals – what are they?◦Rock Cycle – how does it work?
Erosion & Deposition◦Building Boomtown
Plate Tectonics◦Earth’s structure◦Volcanoes & earthquakes
Curriculum Semester TwoCurriculum Semester Two Astronomy
◦ Solar system ◦ Constellations & star formation
Microbiology ◦Microscopic organisms◦Classification of species
Ecology◦Study of organisms & relationship to
environment
Academic LabAcademic Lab
Time is used for:
Additional support and assistance in content areas (This can include tutoring, test preparation, and SSR)
Learning and practicing acceptable social skills, team building activities
Announcements, collecting signed documents, assemblies
Team decides, along with grade level administrator, the schedule for AL each week.