Please 'zoom' in & show your face
1) All science energy flow ws + energy flow of endangered species uploaded to showbie?
2) Volunteer presenters for energy flow of endangered species
3) Science class discussion & feedback - challenges? successes? fav's?
4) Complete /upload any outstanding religion assignments BEFORE Thurs 6.11.20
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
The end is near! Please come show your face...
1) Endangered Species energy flow presentation samples
2) Complete your endangered species food chain + energy pyramid
3) Upload updated presentation to showbie
Showbie Class codes:
Monday... final science class: presentations + reflections
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
Socrative --> room = AACASCIENCE
MS-LS2-3 Energy Flow in Ecosystem
(Presentations Friday & last class Monday)
Add to your previous endangered species project.
Upload end. sp. proj. to showbie - ws also avail on showbie
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
Showbie Class codes:
Continued Focus: Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living things and nonliving parts of an ecosystem [MS-LS2-3]
Energy Flow in Ecosystem - full notes + graphics
Endangered Species Energy Flow ws --> upload info to showbie.
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
Showbie Class codes:
Focus: Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living things and nonliving parts of an ecosystem [MS-LS2-3]
DO YOUR WORK!! Overdue_ Brain Pop assignments
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
Showbie Class codes:
Focus: Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living things and nonliving parts of an ecosystem [MS-LS2-3]
Ecosystem Lesson - live notes
To prep for Monday: How does energy move through an ecosystem?
See BP Dashboard for New Brain Pop: [due before Monday]
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
Showbie Class codes:
Ecosystem Intro - Last Sci std of 2019-20!
MS-LS2-3 Energy Flow in ecosystems.
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
Showbie Class codes:
Mandatory Assessment Today:
Religion REMINDER: complete Religion projects & post to showbie.
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
Showbie Class codes:
Rocket Pride Tee-shirt on?
Topic: Cellular Respiration
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
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Religion Work reminders.... complete & upload to showbie: Virtue ws, poster, Cardinal sin ws
1) completed BP Cellular Respiration video/ quiz?
2)Get Sci NB + Text (p50) for notes today
3) Cellular Respiration review
4) p 65 Lesson 2 Review: Q's 6,9,10, 11 +
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
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Do you have a sports tee-shirt on?
Concept check-in metabolism - complete BP video + quiz ASAP (uncompleted work scored as '1')
This week focus = cellular respiration
What happens during cellular respiration?
1) watch new assignment Brainpop video clip, (cellular respiration) notes, take quiz
2) Text Ch 2 Lesson 2 p50 Cellular respiration read text pp 50-53 only + complete text boxes
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
Showbie Class codes:
right now... teacher technical difficulty today :(
so... go to socrative for photosynthesis assessment
1) Photosynthesis Assessment
2) BrainPop Metabolism video + quiz
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
Showbie Class codes:
Religion: Modern Day Saint project, virtue study guide + virtue poster. Upload ALL to assignment in showbie under your homeroom. See Rel wiki page for showbie religion class code to join religion class.
Science: upload to showbie photosynthesis leaf ws + Review/Reinforce ws for evidence of completion as study & credit for effort (all are formative assessments + study aid for photosynthesis assessment Monday)
1) Get Photosynthesis Review ws available /out for answer key.
2) Nearpod Photosynthesis Part 2 Today Fun!!
Merten code = JWNEM (Nearpod photosynt part 2)
Demavivas code = KFCHA (Nearpod photosynt part 2)
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
Showbie Class codes:
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
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Showbie Class codes:
1. Live session Photosynthesis review + sketch notes Photosynthesis class notes
2.Complete Input/ outputs leaf ws
3 Complete Photosynthesis Review ws
4. Prep for Thursday: Live Review of text boxes & Lesson 1 review, + today's 2 ws
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
Showbie Class codes:
Photosynthesis Notes - join zoom live today
1. Make sure you have all notes:
2. complete p65 'Lesson 1 Photosynthesis Q's 1-5 in science NB.
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
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Showbie Class codes:
1) Did you complete BrainPop task from yesterday?
2) Grab your sci textbook + NB [start new clean page + label: "photosynthesis Ch 2 pp 40-49 May 8, 2020"
3) Open text to p40 How do these Giants Grow?
4) Read pp 44-49 + complete ALL text boxes + assess your understanding.
5) Monday we will develop lesson Notes + sketches on lesson
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
Showbie Class codes:
1) uMS Science expectations during eLearning period
2) Photosynthesis Introduction
Standard = MS-LS1-6 Construct a scientific explanation for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling & flow into/out of organisms.3) Go to BrainPop Science link
4) Take notes from video (re-watch. pause if necessary)
5) Complete BP Photosynthesis QUIZ (graded - use notes!)
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
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Repro Success Conclusion
Unit survey End Species + Repro Success
What's next? Photosynthesis
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
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Showbie Class codes:
7 Merten students # 1-10 @ 9-9:30 am
7 Merten students # 11-20 @ 9:30-10 am
7 Demavivas students #1-10 @ 11:-11:30 am
7 Demavivas students # 11-21 @ 11:30- noon
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
Showbie Class codes:
Reproduction Success presentation work...
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
Showbie Class codes:
...Add Repro Success info to previous Endangered Species Presentation.
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
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Paraphrasing/ Repro Success check-in
... begin adding to previous Endangered Species Presentation.
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
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Reproductive Success & Paraphrasing Progress check-in...
How is it going?
Pacing goal -
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
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What is one thing you learned from BrainPop video clips on...?
Paraphrase work check-in - upload progress into showbie!
Continued paraphrase practice using repro success research points.
FYI - Failure to upload research /paraphrase practice evidence = email to parent.
Class check in @ top of hour/ followed by Office hours as needed
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
Showbie Class codes:
Paraphrasing 101 lesson-
LIVE LESSON- PLEASE JOIN@ TOP OF YOUR CLASS HOUR
BrainPop user = uMSScience pw = room308
Watch both videos + challenge self to quiz
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
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Reproduction Success Discussion
How do characteristic animal behaviors increase the odds of reproduction success for a species?
Begin collecting info + pics --> Repro Success Research ws
Paraphrasing 101 lesson- BrainPop video lesson to follow...
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
Showbie Class codes:
Double check you have all criteria covered. See link below
Continued small group presentations- same group as Fri:
9-9:30 Tyler, Kayleigh, Olivia G, Garen, Phoebe, Aiden, Christy, Lila, Jake, Patrick
9:30-10 Owen, Madeline, Kevin, Abby, Sydney, McKenzie, Max, Henry, Lara, Eva
11-11:30 Jonathan, Brisa, Dasha, Jimmy, Ryan, Brennan F, Sam, Will, Olivia H, Greta
11:30- noon Isla, Grace L, Connor, Brady, Brennan R, Michael, Mari, Claire, Jacqueline, Lillian, Jack
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
Showbie Class codes:
Please upload your presentation + any research evidence to showbie prior to joining zoom during slotted time below.
9-9:30 Tyler, Kayleigh, Olivia G, Garen, Phoebe, Aiden, Christy, Lila, Jake, Patrick
9:30-10 Owen, Madeline, Kevin, Abby, Sydney, McKenzie, Max, Henry, Lara, Eva
11-11:30 Jonathan, Brisa, Dasha, Jimmy, Ryan, Brennan F, Sam, Will, Olivia H, Greta
11:30- noon Isla, Grace L, Connor, Brady, Brennan R, Michael, Mari, Claire, Jacqueline, Lillian, Jack
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
Showbie Class codes:
Work time on Endangered species presentation.
Check-in for questions & clarification if needed.
1. Add relevant image to each slide.
2. Last slide = sources (imbedded links). Recall you should have 3 credible info sources + pics
Complete presentation + upload to showbie before science class Friday April 17, 2020.
students #1-10 first half hour, #11-21 second half of class hour.
7 Merten 9-10 am
7 Demaviva 11am -noon pm
**password needed
Showbie Class codes:
BW - Endangered Species research completed? Research guide on showbie /Share your info on showbie
CW -Live Lesson for: Endangered Species Presentation Guideline/ expectations.
See Showbie 4.14.20 shared assignment or access below
TASK A Presentation Guideline doc
Upload to showbie (preferred) or share w/ smerten@aaca.school
7 Merten 9-9:30 am
7 Demaviva 11-11:30pm
password needed
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BW - Endangered species selected?
WWF Critically Endangered List
CW - begin research on your species - see ws on Showbie - " Task A"
Endangered Species Research ws Task A
BW- Showbie check-in - how's it going?
CW- New Unit - How do environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms?
Pre- unit discussion - bring your notebooks to zoom.
see World Wildlife Foundation for list of endangered animals to learn about. Post your selection on Showbie.
7 Merten 9-9:30 am
7 Demaviva 11-11:30pm
ID: 486 161 3195 -password needed
Showbie Class codes:
BW - Access Showbie.com = student work submission platform
SIGN UP + enter class code
Class code for 7 Sci Merten: 4RZCD
Class code for 7 Sci Demavivas G5B3U
Answer 'Intro Assignment' prompt :)
CW - SUBMIT Paper Pet Family project w/ punnett squares
7 Merten 9-9:30 am
7 Demaviva 11-11:30pm
ID: 486 161 3195
BW - complete/ share Paper Pet + mini-me if you have not.
CW - Paper Pet TASK 2 Project instructions.
Standards: RST.6-8.3 Follow Directions
MS-LS3-2 Develop model to show how asexual reproduction results in identical offspring and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
Draw your Paper Pet + mini-me and send pic to Mrs. Merten ASAP. Keep your phenotype + genotype & table for TASK 2 assessment Thursday.
Thurs 7 Sci zoom instructions below
BW - chat Q: What are you most grateful for right now?
CW- Paper Pet Project overview
Develop a model to describe/show why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexually reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
Standards: RST.6-8.3 Follow Directions;
MS-LS3-2 Model asexual & sexual reproduction results.
Paper Pet Trait Table + TASK 1 instructions
7 Merten 9-9:30 am
7 Demaviva 11-11:30pm
ID: 486 161 3195
Topic: Accept Albert invitation and join class to access standard for review of asexual/ sexual heredity characteristics. Practice using new learning websites. TIP!! Have your sci NB handy to record login info + passwords.
Albert ID 7 Sci Merten class code D3A5KYXW902X
Albert ID 7 Sci Demavivas class code: 5IRXCFX775RK
3. Email me your feedback, constructive remarks, advice :)
Other fun websites: zooniverse
Demavivas Monday zoom below
No zoom session scheduled today.
Did you email a pic of both Genetics w/Smile + Leprechaun baby? if not yet, send to: smerten@aaca.school
After Spring Break - stay tuned...
Thurs 3.19.20 - None
Join Science Zoom Class Meetings
https://zoom.us/j/4861613195Meeting
ID: 486 161 3195
#1. Access site & take about 3 minutes to click on a few (3-4) of the organisms & read how they reproduce.
#2. On your lab sheet, describe the reproduction method for 3 different organisms. Pick one from EACH categroy: asexual, sexual, and both
Cell Divison:
Week of: Feb 17, 2020
Week of Jan 27, 2020
Week of Dec 9, 2019
Week of Dec 2, 2019:
BW - yellow art research ws out + Sci NB out
CW - Write a reflection on how the studied artist’s art-making process is similar to the science inquiry method.
HW - if reflection is unfinished, Student should complete as homework.
Week of Nov 11, 2019 Students compare science method to art-making process and an example from list : Artists for Study
Science Method Lab - Watch It? complete tasks #2-#4 on lab packet worksheet
Science Method Lab - Research It! identify the independent(manipulated) variable & dependent(responding)variable in each 4 MythBuster experiment.
Th- 918.19 Science Inquiry Intro / Nature of Science and science skills
W 9.18.19 Main Idea practice + 5 W's & H identify practice
T 9.17.19 Info text - Main Idea practice
M-9.16.19 Text Structure - article practice
F 9.13.19 Author purpose article practice / Frayer model : Info Text
Th 9.12.19 BW - Join Brain Pop Class code = firefly8234
W. 9.11.19 BW- Review ways to learn new info; CW - Intro to Text features ; text feature scavenger hunt using sci magazine and definitions.
T 9.10.19 Watch Cornell Note Set-up and How-to ; Cornell note practice : Learning new info
M- 9.09.19 - BW -Review Baking Soda Cannon Lab Q's; CW- Brainstorm: What are different ways people can learn new information?
Baking Soda Cannon Lab questions
ANSWER the questions below in you science notebook
1. Name the four most important lab safety expectations that were being observed/followed even before the chemicals were mixed the cannon exploded.
2. Explain why the cannon did not explode when the baking Soda was placed in the top of the tube and vinegar at the bottom.
3. List 3 things that you should do if you accidentally get chemicals plashed into your eyes.
Lab Safety Review- Students will learn or review lab safety prior to 2019-20 school year to prepare for an assessment on lab behavior expectations and lab safety the first week of school.
Directions:
(1) Access Lab Safety Link for your grade here or on the 7 Science wiki page.
Rising 7th Grade Lab Safety Lesson Link
(2) Complete each Tile/Task in order.
(3) Follow directions to complete each task (paper & pencil needed).
(4) Read/Review Science Safety Rules and complete written assignments in August.
Note: The color Safety Packet counts as one task in the Lab Safety Lesson Link
Questions can be directed to Mrs. Merten at smerten@alphonsusacademy.org.
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- Ch 1.2 Air Pressure pp 10-14 (started Tuesday)
- Ch 2.1 Energy in Atmosphere pp 36-39
- Ch 2.2 Heat Transfer pp 42-45
ALL Text readings, GR, Cornell notes due Monday May 6, 2019. Content will be reviewed, checked Monday
Go to the Rock Cycle Webquest and complete packet as you move through the information.
Week Of February 4, 2019 - How does energy move through an ecosystem?
Go to the link and work through each tile in order to learn more about cellular respiration
Use the guiding questions to the left to organize your photosynthesis explanation.
You will be learning about photosynthesis at your own pace. Access the link above and visit each tile, completing each task as described. Take notes, skech notes to help your learning. Mrs. Merten is available to help clarify any questions or help with notes as needed. Please use your resources.
Notes from Fri Feb 1, 2019:
1-18-19 HW = Goal: Learn the definition and description of mutation and antibiotic resistance.
Watch PBS video clip Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and answer the questions below in OneNote or Sci NB
1. If you're sick, why is it important to finish your antibiotic medication?
2. Explain how mutations play a role in the evolution of antibiotic resistance.
MS-LS1-4 Sci reasoning to support how specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction.
MS-LS1-5 Sci Explanation for how environmental factors influence the growth of a plant.
Find >3 sources for your selected critically endangered organsim.
Begin with WWF.org link World Wildlife Fund link
For climage info, try...NOAA.gov
For habitat info, try...Encyclopedia Britannica
Wed Nov 14, 2018 - Artist Presentation prop ... use --> Piktochart Tutorial Link
DUE--> Monday Oct 29, 2018
Use the guide to the left to guide your poster layout.
Use yellow lab rubric to see exact expectations for poster
Include title + 5 C's: complete, correct, clear/neat, COLOR, captions <-- writing
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