Earth & Life Under The Microscope - 7th grade Science with Fischer

Links to help you with your Internet Mapping Scavenger Hunt: 

• Topographic Map Symbols Interactive Table from textbook (alternative: use p. 56 and 673 from textbook to complete the table on your worksheet)

• Gmap Pedometer (On right corner of map, you can switch between satellite,topographic and hybrid images)

• Internet Search Engines:  Google.com,  Dogpile.com,   and there are many more out there

• Links for Textbook p. 85 Data lab  

Details for Textbok p. 85 Data Lab  - Do Data Analysis #1 and 3.

Links to check out when you're completely done with your Internet Mapping Scavenger Hunt (both sides of paper) 

• Satellite Images of Landslides  in Sichuan Earthquake

• Ch. 1 Interactive Tutor (has some true/false type review questions) 

• Ch. 1 Standards Review (sort of like an online quiz - it will correct your work to give you practice for a real quiz/test, includes hints)

• Ch. 1 Standards Assessment (sort of like an online test - it will correct your work to give you practice for a real quiz/test - do NOT email me the results, the district spam filter wlll not let it through)
• NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (you can look back at previous photos too)
• Virtual Lab on Identifying Locations by their Climate and Topography (Note: this activity provided by our textbook publisher has some incorrect information, that's why I put it at the bottom of this list.  It's still interesting to see the different types of maps!)

Finished with checking everything out? 

• Get ahead! Check out the Brain Pop movie on Mineral Identification (keep the volume down) 

M 9.29- Add info onto Foldable from p. 45 in textbook (in first period, we did not write the HW today due to an assembly although it was announced; grading rubric was not given to first period either)

T 9.30- Complete Topographic Map Symbols use pages 56 and 673 from textbook -use colors
(first period also has the Foldable to complete see the grading rubric for expectations)

W 10.1- Textbook p. 69 # 1-13 and p. 70 # 1-10 (for all problems, Write out the Question or use Full Complete Sentences)

R 10.2- Textbook p. 70-71 # 12, 17-22 (for all problems, Write out the Question or use Full Complete Sentences)

F 10.3- Finish Textbook p. 85 Data Lab    Do Data Analysis #1 and 3 only, Bonus if you complete the data table on your own.

Foldable Grading Rubric:

/2- Titles on front tabs
/4- Details describing each map
/4- Colorful illustration  of each type of map
/10- Direction on how to use the map
/5- On time?

/25- Total 

M 9.22- Finding & Using Latitude and Longitude worksheet (should have most of it done from class)

T 9.23- Read "Textbook" p. 54-57, do "Science Notebook" p. 5 and 6 (skip "Summarize It")

W 9.24- Topographic Maps worksheets

R 9.25- Read "Textbook" p. 58-61, do "Science Notebook" p. 7 (skip "Summarize It")

F 9.26- Complete Foldable from Textbook on p. 45

Hello families with students in Mrs. Fischer's Science classes,

Grade reports were handed out in class listing the science assignments collected as of yesterday, in addition to the student's current grade in our class.  Please sign the Grade Report and have your student return it on Monday. The last two assignments listed (safety quiz and signature on the grade report) have not yet been collected therefore are blank for the score.  Many of the Science Resumes from students  in 5th period and 6th period are still being graded - if that assignment's grade shows up as blank, it means the work was turned in on time and will be graded soon. 

All of the information from the Grade Report is available through the PIV.  If a grade report is ever lost, you can print out the science assignments from PIV, sign that and have your student submit the print out instead of the Grade Report that I handed out.

If there is a "Z" for an assignment, it means the work was not turned in (or maybe it was one of the "no name papers" which were handed back today).  Either way, the student may staple their finished yet ungraded work to the Grade Report and turn it in on Monday for late credit.    For this grade check only: assignments that earned lower than a C- (earned below 70%, and were not a quiz) students can make fixes or redo the work over the weekend, staple the work to the grade check and I'll regrade it as late credit.

Have a good weekend,

Mrs. Fischer

(P.S. if parents or guardians are out of town, the person in charge of the student may sign the grade report)

If you did not receive this email, please email me with your address and the period that your student is in and I'll be happy to add you onto the list for future emails. 

M 9.15- Mapping the United States # 1-9.  (Bonus: #10, Key to the Metric System)

T 9.16-Read textbook p. 48-52.  Answer on binder paper p. 52 # 1, 3, 4, 6.  (Using full complete sentences OR write out the question)

W 0.17- "Science Notebook" p. 2-4.

R 9.18- Textbook p. 45 Launch Lab - Map your neighborhood (should spend only 20 minutes total on this)

F 9.19- Parent/guardian signature on Grade Report - due Monday 

Online Textbook - password will be in student's planner by Friday, and will be emailed out. - does not seem to be working for us when we test it.

http://glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/ose/index.html 

M 9.8- Science Safety Rules - Spong Bob Style (handout given Monday in class)
     AND Make sure your "Frog Jump" lab from class is complete, including the conclusion written on the backside.
       5th period only- Student Health Survey

T 9.9- Laboratory Tools  - name/identify at least 10 tools.  (back side of Science Safety Rules - Sponge Bob Style, given in class Monday)
    Bret Harte Community Club Membership Drive This Week - please send in membership forms to 1st period teacher with your student!

W 9.10- "My Science Resume" due Friday

R 9.11- "My Science Resume" due Friday

F 9.12- Metric Magic Square (only need to solve the math problems in the square while converting between mm and cm.  Don't worry about figuring out the magic square portion)

M 9.8- Science Safety Rules - Spong Bob Style (handout given Monday in class)
     AND Make sure your "Frog Jump" lab from class is complete, including the conclusion written on the backside.
       5th period only- Student Health Survey

T 9.9- Laboratory Tools  - name/identify at least 10 tools.  (back side of Science Safety Rules - Sponge Bob Style, given in class Monday)

W 9.10- "My Science Resume" due Friday

R 9.11- "My Science Resume" due Friday

F 9.12- to be announced