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.