Wednesday/ Thursday August 30 & 31

The students have set up their folders for a new unit on body works.  
They were put into groups to brainstorm organs and make drawings of where they think the organs are located and what they think the organs look like.  They also needed to write what they believed to be the function of the organ.

Tuesday August 29

We took time today to set up pages in our science notebooks.  Students will have a cover page, word bank, lightbulb page, and bellwork pages.  Students who were absent can look at my example notebook in class or they can look from a friend's notebook.

Monday August 28

Today we created a "cover page" for our science notebooks.  Each student was given a 3-prong folder that they will use for the science notebook.  All information such as labs, notes, and vocabulary will be kept in this notebook.  On the cover page students are asked to draw things that they relate to the human body and how it works.
We also watched a video on Diabetes and discussed how knowing about how the organs in the body work we can manage, prevent, and even cure diseases and help us live a healthier life.  Please click on the link below to watch the video.
Diabetes video:
Here are some examples of some student cover pages...

Thursday August 24

Students are doing an activity in class that requires them to be a detective and solve a mystery.  They are collecting evidence and trying to determine who caused a bicycle accident. This is an introduction to the scientific method and the process of scientific observation. Below is the bellwork and worksheet, as well as the still pictures of the accident site. Unfortunately the video of witness testimony's is too large to upload. Students can view these in class tomorrow.
Students made observations on the worksheet.  Their homework is to determine who caused the accident and WHY! Students must use observations they took as evidence to support their reasoning.

 Horace Breem was driving the car
Rodney Doorf was riding the bike
The accident took place at 4:45 am Sept. 4, 1991

Rodney claims that Mr. Breem was speeding and purposely ran into him.
Mr. Breem states that Rodney came "out of nowhere" and ran into the side of his car.

The following still photographs follow the order in the worksheet.

Wednesday August 23

Today we played a Jeopardy Review game then tested over our solar eclipse material.  Please see Tuesday's blog to access the Jeopardy game!

A fun study game!

We discussed thoughts about the solar eclipse then gave everyone time to complete their eclipse web quest.  We will start tomorrow with a fun study game to review for our solar eclipse summative tomorrow!

A fun study game!

Solar Eclipse Jeopardy

Friday Aug. 17 & Mon. Aug. 21

Friday, August 18, 2017

Friday Aug. 17 & Mon. Aug. 21

Friday:

Bellwork:

We are currently working on a WebQuest.  Students are using the internet to answer questions about the solar eclipse on Monday. Links to the sites for the webquest are posted on our class website at www.njhs7science.weebly.com. Just click on the web quest tab.  Each link is numbered to match the question it goes with.

Link to WebQuest:

http://njhs7science.weebly.com/uploads/9/2/4/5/9245744/solareclipse2017webquest__1_.pdf

Monday:

We will review how to safely view the solar eclipse.  Students will take notes and view a safety video.  The notes and a link to the video are posted below.

Bellwork:

Notes:

Link to video:

http://nova.wgbhdigital.org/wgbh/nova/space/watch-eclipse-safely.html

note:  you may be asked to verify that your home TV station is WNIN…simply click yes.

Today we took a few more notes about the solar eclipse. Students also began a Solar Eclipse Web quest that they will be completing in class today and tomorrow. Students received the handout in class, but can link to each website in the activity by clicking on the "Web quest" tab on our class website. Each link is numbered to match the question it goes with.

Thursday August 17

Today we took a few more notes about the solar eclipse.  Students also began a Solar Eclipse Web quest that they will be completing in class today and tomorrow.  Students received the handout in class, but can link to each website in the activity by clicking on the "Web quest" tab on our class website.  Each link is numbered to match the question it goes with.

Solar Eclipse Notes - 8/16

Solar Prominence

Today we took time to go over the homework from yesterday. Please look over our bellwork slide and watch the videos below to see what a total solar eclipse looks like and why this solar eclipse is so important. Please check your homework with a classmate or myself if you need help.

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Today we took time to go over the homework from yesterday. Please look over our bellwork slide and watch the videos below to see what a total solar eclipse looks like and why this solar eclipse is so important.  Please check your homework with a classmate or myself if you need help.

Total Solar Eclipse

Why is this solar eclipse so important?

Solar Eclipse Homework - Due 8/16

Tuesday August 15, 2017

Today we passed out two handouts about the Solar Eclipse.  Students read about parts of the eclipse and we discussed why we will see only 98-99% totality here in Evansville on August 21.  There are 6 questions that students should complete for tomorrow's class. You can find the notes below.  There are pictures of the handouts in the notes, but students will need to get the handout in class tomorrow.

Solar Eclipse Homework - Due 8/16

Monday August 14, 2017
Today, we discussed how important it is to train our brains to think creatively.  As well as thinking creatively, we also need to practice other important skills such as being observant.  We also set up our science notebooks.

Below is our Bellwork challenge.  If you click on the "How observant are you?" you can watch the video.  The notes were just for discussion.  They do not need to be written in the notebooks.

How observant are you?

                                                   Information given at Open House