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September 5th-8th
Unit 1: Science Safety and Creating the Science Notebook This lesson addresses science safety in the classroom as well as setting up the science notebook. Students were taught to learn how to use safety equipment in order to conduct indoor lab and outdoor field investigations safely. |
September 11th-15th
Unit 1: Science Safety and Creating the Science Notebook (Cont'd) We continued this unit with an extended activity where the students find the common science equipment being used in the classroom. The students also learned to observe the handout: Science is a Blast! identifying the unsafe practices shown. Each student was able to find the risks associated with each unsafe behavior shown in the handout. |
September 18th-22nd
Unit 2: Energy and Matter Interactions Homecoming Spirit Week We started the week learning about the Periodic Table of the elements. The students were having meta-craziness due to homecoming spirit week yet we enjoyed the continuous energies showing our Rangers' PRIDE. In this lesson, students will study the interactions between matter and energy using the process of photosynthesis. The lesson will guide students to an understanding of how radiant energy from the Sun is transformed from light into chemical energy, through the process of photosynthesis. An introduction to some plant parts and their function will be included so that an understanding of the process of photosynthesis can be developed. Students will learn to recognize the components of photosynthesis and the equation for photosynthesis. |
September 25th-29th
Unit 2: Energy and Matter Interactions (Cont'd) We started the week experimenting with the leaf chromatography and unfortunately we were not able to come up with a successful outcome but we managed to learn how to write a lab report improving our strategies to make our experiment successful next time. The students enjoyed learning about leaf pigment and wrote a lab report. The students also had an opportunity to videotape themselves summarizing the lab report. |
October 2nd-6th
Unit 2.2: Energy Flow in Living Systems In this lesson, students studied energy flow in food chains, food webs, energy pyramids, and a compost bin. Students were working on developing a cool presentation using an app called Explain Me Everything to explain the concept of Photosynthesis. We will continue to study food webs to track the flow of energy as it travels from one trophic level to another. They will also look at the role of decomposers and how the energy decomposers release flows back through systems. In this lesson, students will learn that energy in living systems is returned to the environment through cycles. Happy October! |
October 9th-13th
Unit 2.2- Energy Flow in Living Systems In this lesson, the students were preparing for taking Unit 1 & 2 Test on Science Safety and Energy Flow. They also learned how to identify specific functions that runs in the Plant Cell and Animal Cell. The students also enjoyed making the video production based on the contextual information of the photosynthesis. Thereafter, the students will wrap up the unit with review and checking for their prior knowledge. |
October 16th-20th
Final Week! In this lesson, the students were preparing for taking Unit 1 & 2 Test on Science Safety and Energy Flow. They also enjoyed exploring and investigating the cell structure, Euglena, Paramecium and Amoeba comparing and contrasting the parts. They used electronic microscopes to investigate the structure to discover the important functions that operate inside the cells. |
October 23-27th
In this lesson, students will investigate forces that affect motion in everyday life, such as emergence of seedlings, turgor pressure, and geotropism. Because most forces in living systems are small, it is difficult to measure the amount of work done. Therefore, to introduce the concept of work, large examples will be explored. Students will develop a scientific understanding of work through investigating the use of objects such as a ramp. Students will also compare situations of work and no work. |
October 30th-November 3rd
In this lesson, the students finally noticed the emergence of seedlings coming out of the plaster. The students also investigated forces that affect motion in everyday life, such as push and pull. Students also enjoyed experimenting the work through investigating the use of objects such as a ramp. Students also compared situations of work and no work. |
November 6th-10th
In this lesson, the students were reviewing and getting ready for the unit test. Of course, the students prepared well by conducting the study materials to assure that they were familiar with the testing materials. They also had an opportunity to investigate the force and motion by using a car moving down the ramp with a timer. The students recorded the calculation data to compare which car goes faster. In conclusion, the students figured that the steeper the ramp, the less force it creates. We are ready to move on to the next unit. Good luck! |
January 8th-12th
In this unit, students were working on finishing the unit test based on different segments of weathering and erosion. The students also learned about eco-regions varying in geographical state of Texas. |
December 4th-8th (Snowy Day) :)
In this unit, students were analyzing the effects of weathering, erosion, and deposition on the environment in the ecoregion of Texas. The students also enjoyed having a day off from school due to snowy weather :) |
January 29th-February 2nd
The students continue to research on the components of the Solar System. Interesting fact: The sun is so large that about 1,300,000 planet Earths can fit inside of it. |
January 22nd-26th
I apologized for not posting last week due to inclement weather. The students will be starting their new unit (Unit 5) studying about the life in Solar System. They will investigate and research about the characteristics of the objects in our solar system that allow life to exist. |
February 12th-16th
Students will research modifications needed for space travel. Students will become space travel experts working together as a final design team to compile research, build, describe, and present information about the types of accommodations needed for space travel. In addition to this, we are almost done with the Solar System presentation and we all enjoyed all of the interesting facts about our Solar System. |
February 5th-9th
The students continue to research on the components of the Solar System. Interesting fact: The four smaller inner planets, also known as the “terrestrial planets” (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars), are primarily composed of rock and metal. |
February 26th-March 2nd
Students continue to research modifications needed for space travel. Students also shared many interesting facts about living and eating in space. Students also gathered data and living accommodations to suit the astronauts' living needs. |
February 20th-23rd
Students continue to research modifications needed for space travel. Students will learn that space travel experts working together as a final design team to compile research, build, describe, and present information about the types of accommodations needed for space travel. |
March 19th-23rd In this lesson, students will describe how biodiversity affects the sustainability of an ecosystem through researching a variety of ecosystems. April 2nd-6th In this lesson, students continued to research on the biome project gathering the sources and created the posters in a colorful way. We also had a special visitor coming here from Fremont, California to share his experience traveling the world. Thank you, Kyle Emard :) April 16th-20th
In this lesson, students finally jumped to the new unit, the cell structure and their functions. The students are eager to do the special frog dissection activity which will happen pretty soon. April 30th-May 4th
The 7th graders finally had their biggest outlook of the year by doing a frog dissection which can be gross but fun ;) The students also learned how to identify various organs found inside the frogs. They were reviewed with the lab procedure and labelled the specific organs found inside the frog's bodies. |
March 26th-30th
In this lesson, students continued to research on the biome project gathering the sources and prepare to present in a week from now. April 9th-13th
In this lesson, students were giving out the presentations on the biome regions. We all enjoyed learned about various biome regions and how those regions sustain biodiversity throughout the world. April 23rd-27th
This lesson looks at the levels of organization in living things followed by an in depth study of the structure and function of cells. The students also enjoyed doing interactive paint projects of their planets in different colors. |
May 29th-June 1st
At last, it is hard to believe that school is currently almost over so we mostly focused on catching up with the grades and getting ready for the summer! Before we close this website for the summer, we personally want to thank you for viewing and be part of our community. Have a wonderful summer! See you in the fall! |
May 21st-25th
We continued with the lesson that focuses on the main functions of the systems for the human organism. Students will identify the functions of each system as well as the corresponding organs. The students also read short stories reviewing some of their units that were taught in the past year. |