Welcome to 7th Grade Science! 

General Expectations

• Please arrive on time and ready to learn. A positive attitude will ensure your success this year!
• Please bring the following to class every day. You will get 5 points each day for being prepared:
• 3 Ring binder (with 4 dividers)
• "DO NOW" Sheets (keep in binder)
• Notes (green booklet)
• Onteora Planner
• Pen or Pencil
• Homework Folder (recommended) and that day’s completed homework.
• I am not giving you a textbook this year. If we use the textbook in class, I will provide one for you.
• Please hand in homework, labs and projects when they are due. Late homework will receive a maximum of 75% the next day, and a zero after two days. (This is a team policy). Late labs will receive a maximum of 75%.
• Always do your own work. If work is identical, both students will be asked to redo it.

Class Grading System

30 % Labs (hands-on activities)
20 % Homework and Classwork (one or two weekly)
10 % Class Participation (preparation, DO NOWs, notebook & binder checks)
20 % Quizzes (about every 2 weeks)
20 % Tests (at the end of each quarter)

Class Rules

• Please be respectful of people, equipment, and living things.
• Please follow directions the first time they are given and do your very best.
• Please follow all of the rules outlined in the middle school handbook (For example, no hats, cell phones, ipods, or backpacks are allowed in the classroom).

Discipline Policy

• You are responsible for your behavior and the way that you interact with the other students in the classroom. Everyone has a green card with their name on it. If you choose to behave in a way that is disruptive, rude or inappropriate, the following steps will be taken:
• You will receive a reminder/ warning. (“Yellow card”)
• You will receive a call or email home. (“Orange card”)
• You will be sent to the office. **Severe disruptions (such as any kind of physical violence, unsafe behavior, swearing, hate speech or bullying) will result in your immediate removal from the class.

Lab Safety Rules

• Follow directions carefully.
• Wear gloves or goggles if needed.
• Do not eat or drink anything. Keep your hands away from your eyes and mouth.
• Do not do anything you are not instructed to do.
• Be careful – NO HORSEPLAY!
• Be respectful to equipment- Don’t break anything.
• Handle animals carefully and kindly. Even a “nice” animal will bite when stressed.
• Let the teacher know right away if you have an injury, accident or allergic reaction.
• Clean up your work station. Wash hands if needed.

 

CURRICULUM:

Exploring and Classifying Life

• Characteristics of living things
• Animals & Pets:  Crickets, monarch butterflies, brown trout, gecko
• The Scientific Method – Science Fair Project   (more info soon)
• Classification

Cells

• Microscopes
• Cells & Cell Processes
• Cell Reproduction & Division

Genetics

The Human Body Skeletal & Muscular Systems

• Respiratory & Circulatory System
• Digestive System
• Nervous & Endocrine Systems
• Dissections: Owl Pellets, Chicken Wing, Cow eye, Frog
  • (Optional- alternate activities are available)

Viruses ,Bacteria, Protists and Fungi

Plants

Ecology & Esopus Creek Unit

• Physical Features, water testing & topo maps
• Insects and Metamorphosis, Stream Creatures
• Stream monitoring & water chemistry - stream trip & trout release

Please check the 7th Grade calendar for quizzes, tests and long term assignments. 

https://oms.onteora.k12.ny.us/classrooms/7th-grade

 

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