Teacher: Susie Oligmueller

Teacher: Susie Oligmueller

Teacher: Susie Oligmueller

Subject: 7th Science

Quarter: 3rd Quarter

WEEK ONE: January 12, 2017 – Jan. 13

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Content/Lesson / *Chap 7 and Chap 8 Layered Curriculum / *Chapter 7 and 8 LC
Skill/Concept / *Teach a wide variety of abilities
* Learn accountability and ownership in their class work.
*List of 10 potential activities per chapter, 5 to be completed in each to earn their grade.
*Layers: 1) gain a basic knowledge and understanding of the topic
2) applying a manipulating the information
3) problem solving tasks, involve critical thinking and analysis activities. / *Students work their own way through each layer, while gathering information, applying information and critically thinking about the information related to each topic.
*Chap 7 Bacteria and Viruses
*Chap 8 Protists and Fungi
*The grade the student receives correlates with the depth of understanding the student demonstrates about the topic.
*Students Collaborate with Mrs. O. as activities are completed.
*LAB: Prevalence of Microbes in the Environment – students swab for microbes. Place in prepared petri dish
*Scientist of the Month
Standard(s) / 7.L.1.3 / 7.L.1.3

WEEK TWO: Jan. 16-20

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Content/Lesson / NO School / *Ch 7 and 8 Layered Curriculum / *Ch 7 and 8 Layered Curriculum / *Ch 7 and 8 Layered Curriculum / *Ch 7 and 8 Layered Curriculum
Skill/Concept / *Answer Question of the Day in Science Notebook / *Bacteria Video
*Choose activities and level of learning / *Question of the Day / *Correct Chapter 7 Note packet
*KAHOOT computer review game
Standard(s) / 7.L.1.3
7.S.1.1 / 7.L.1.3 / 7.L.1.3 / 7.L.1.3

WEEK THREE: Jan. 23-27

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Content/Lesson / *Ch 7 and 8 Layered Curriculum / *Ch 7 and 8 Layered Curriculum / SNOW DAY / NWEA Science Testing / NWEA Science testing if needed
Students finish LA NWEA test if needed
Skill/Concept / *Question of the Day in Science Notebook
*Choose activities
*Collaborate with Mrs. O. / *Question of the Day in Science Notebook
*Choose activities
Standard(s) / 7.L.1.3
7.S.1.1 / 7.L.1.3
7.S.1.1 / Winter Assessment
Mid-Year SLO DATA

WEEK FOUR: Jan. 30- Feb. 3

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Content/Lesson / *Ch 7 and 8 Layered Curriculum / *Ch 7 and 8 Layered Curriculum / *Ch 7 and 8 Layered Curriculum / *Ch 7 and 8 Layered Curriculum / *Ch 7 and 8 Layered Curriculum
Skill/Concept / *Fungi Video – complete Questions
*Question of the Day in Science Notebook
*Choose activities
*Collaborate with Mrs. O. / *Question of the Day in Science Notebook
*Choose activities
*Collaborate with Mrs. O. / *Question of the Day in Science Notebook
*Choose activities
*Collaborate with Mrs. O. / *Correct Chapter 8 Note Packet
*KAHOOT computer review game
*Last day to collaborate with Mrs. O. / *Assessment of:
-Questions of the Day
-Folder in order of Rubric
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Standard(s) / 7.L.1.3
7.S.1.1 / 7.L.1.3
7.S.1.1 / 7.L.1.3
7.S.1.1 / 7.L.1.3
7.S.1.1

WEEK FIVE: Feb. 6-Feb. 10

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Content/Lesson / *Interdisciplinary Activity – The Cay
*Research Organisms of the Caribbean /
*Interdisciplinary Activity – The Cay
*Research Organisms of the Caribbean / *Interdisciplinary Activity – The Cay
*Research Organisms of the Caribbean / *Interdisciplinary Activity – The Cay
*Research Organisms of the Caribbean
*Project DUE Mon. Feb. 13
*10 pts EC if completed today / NO SCHOOL
Skill/Concept / *Incorporate LA novel and Geog regions
*Tie previous standards together / *Incorporate LA novel and Geog regions
*Tie previous standards together / *Incorporate LA novel and Geog regions
*Tie previous standards together / *Incorporate LA novel and Geog regions
*Tie previous standards together
Standard(s) / 7.L.1.1- cells
MS-LS1-1
MS-LS1-2
7.L.1.3 – classify
7.L.2.1 – reproduction
7.N.2.1 – metric (scientific invest.) / 7.L.1.1- cells
MS-LS1-1
MS-LS1-2
7.L.1.3 – classify
7.L.2.1 – reproduction
7.N.2.1 – metric (scientific invest.) / 7.L.1.1- cells
MS-LS1-1
MS-LS1-2
7.L.1.3 – classify
7.L.2.1 – reproduction
7.N.2.1 – metric (scientific invest.) / 7.L.1.1- cells
MS-LS1-1
MS-LS1-2
7.L.1.3 – classify
7.L.2.1 – reproduction
7.N.2.1 – metric (scientific invest.)

WEEK SIX: Feb. 13- Feb. 17

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Content/Lesson / *Interdisciplinary Activity – The Cay / *Read Chapter 9 Plant Diversity
-Lesson 1 What is a Plant? / *Chapter 9 Plant Diversity / *Chapter 9 plant Diversity / *Observe Mini Lab
p.299 Mini Lab “How does water loss from a leaf relate to the thickness of cuticle?
Skill/Concept / *Evaluate each other’s Cay projects
*Caribbean Scavenger Hunt / *Read and fill out lesson outline and add 4 terms to 4 Square / *Discuss L1 What is a Plant?
Examples: plants in room
*p.299 Mini Lab “How does water loss from a leaf relate to the thickness of cuticle?
-Jade plant
-Kalanchoe plant
-Philadendron plant
-Potato plant
-Christmas Cactus
Observe, find mass, record in table in journal, make a prediction? / *L1 Quiz
*Observe mass of Leaves after 24 hours
*Record data on data table
*Read “Trees of the Sea” p. 305
*Go to computer lab to research trees of Central SD – choose a tree
*Make a Poster on How Nature Works / *Make observations – Was your hypothesis correct?
* Finish Trees of SD Research and Poster
Standard(s) / Plant cell classification
*7.L.1.4 Vascular – Non-vascular / *7.L.1.4 Vascular – Non-vascular / *7.L.1.4 Vascular – Non-vascular

WEEK SEVEN: Feb. 20-Feb. 24

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Content/Lesson / NO School / *Intervention Period
- Quizlet
- Khan Academy
*Read Ch 9 L2 Seedless Plants / *L2 Quiz – Seedless Plants
*Launch Lab: What characteristics do seeds have in common? Discuss (stations)
*Plant Biodiversity Lab / *Read Ch. 9 L3 Seed Plants / *Discuss L3
*Examples of various seed plants and what their seeds look like.
Skill/Concept / *Fill out Lesson Outline while we read
*Add 2 terms to 4 square
*Examples of mosses, liverworts and hornworts / *L2 assessment
*Reinforce Plants with video
*Compare and contrast differences in seeds / *Fill out lesson outline
*Add 4 terms to 4 Square / *Discuss Notes and 4 square
*Review for L3 Quiz
Standard(s) / *7.L.1.4 Vascular – Non-vascular / *7.L.1.4 Vascular – Non-vascular

WEEK EIGHT: Feb. 27-Mar. 3

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Content/Lesson / *Chapter 9 L3 Seed Plants
*Quiz over L3 / *Germination / *Assessment – Sp/Vocab Quiz Ch 9 / Plants (LAB) / Assessment
Plant Lab
Skill/Concept / *Introduce Germination Rate of Seeds
-Design an experiment to test the effect of an environmental factor on seed germination rate (pea seeds) / *Students follow their steps in planting a variable (no water, salt water or not light).
*Review for Chap 9 Sp/Vocab Quiz playing Hot Seat / Video: Life – Plants Wonderful video differentiating between vascular and nonvascular plants  / *Observe, record, analyze Germination rate of seeds
*Adopt a spider baby to plant for Asexual Reproduction
*Observe Potato pot with seeds
*Review for Ch 9 Test Kahoot with the chrome books. / *Chapter 9 Test
*Plant annual (marigold) and perennial (cone flower) seeds
*Observe, record, analyze Germination rate of seeds
Standard(s) / *7.N.2.1 scientific investigations
MS-LS1-4 / *7.N.2.1 / *7.N.2.1 scientific investigations
MS-LS1-4 / *7.N.2.1 scientific investigations
MS-LS1-4
*7.L.1.4 Vascular – Non-vascular

WEEK NINE: March 6- Mar. 10

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Content/Lesson / *Chap 10 Plant Processes & Reproduction
*Plant Lab Data / Chap 10 – L1 Photosynthesis & Respiration / Chap 10 / Mr. Munson in class today to register students for 8th grade / *Scientist of the Month presentations
*Chap 9 Lesson 2 Plant Responses
Skill/Concept / *Read Lesson 1, Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration - fill out lesson outline, Make Vocab Foldable
*Observe, Record, analyze Plant Lab Data / *Finish L1 – Read, Lesson Outline and Vocab foldable
*Review Chemical Equations with kids – “On the Move” review…parts of the equation – put in order. / *Lesson 1 Quiz
*Read L2 Plant Responses, fill out lesson outline, add terms to vocab foldable
*Demos: phototropism (kalonchoe) and gravitropism (mustard seeds in the foil), thigmotropism (pea plants growing in the germination lab) / *Discuss Tropism demo’s from Wed.
*Finish L2 read, lesson outline, and vocab foldable.
*Mini Lab: Ethylene (Banana in the bag)
*Observe, Record and Analyze Plant Lab Data
Standard(s) / 7.L.2.1 / 7.l.3.1
7.L.2.1

WEEK TEN: Mar. 13- Mar. 16

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Content/Lesson / Ch. 10
Skill/Concept / *Observe, Record, Measure, analyze, convert Plant Lab Data
*Do Plants Lose Water? Observations in Journal
*Hypothesize Gravitropism Mini Lab
*Review for L2 / *L2 Quiz
*Begin reading L3 Plant Reproduction
-Fill out Lesson Outline
-Add terms to Voc Foldable (11 terms) / *Plant Reproduction Video – Answer Questions while they watch
*Observe, Record, Measure, analyze, convert Plant Lab Data
*Finish L3 on Mon. Mar. 20 / 12:30 Dismissal
Intervention
Reward
SLC
Standard(s) / 7.N.2.1 / 7.L.2.1
MS-LS1-4 / 7.N.2.1