7th Grade Google Site 2021-22

Mrs. Sharon Dechert

7th grade GMS Science and Team Leader 7-1

Schoology:

Quarter Grades are based 70% on summative assessments and 30% on activity discussions and questions, projects, and lab activities

Practice quizzes (formative assessments) are not a part of the final grade
The scores for the practice quizzes do show up on schoology as a record for the student but have a 0% weight. I also use these practice quizzes to guide my instruction.
If an assignment is going to fall into the 30% category, I will communicate with students that is will be part of their grade. I also try to give more than one day for assignments that will be counted in their grade.
Work is found in the Week of ___ folder in the schoology science course. In addition, the science daily agenda is also found in the folder.
Homework assignments will be listed in two locations: the bottom of the daily agenda and the upcoming activities calendar on the student's schoology page.

All HW is posted on schoology. Use calendar or upcoming events section of student account.

2. Description of learning targets for the day

3. Some sort of opening activity

- might be an entrance ticket or reflection

- quick write about what they learned yesterday

- a quick formative assessment

4. Mini-lesson: Instruction tied to the learning target(s)

5. Independent Work time (may be small group or individual)

- Activities

- independent work with choice (trying to have choices of many types of work and levels of challenge)

6. Closure: Reflection in science spiral notebook, exit ticket, any revision to HW assignment

Waves - Mechanical energy can be transferred when objects push or pull on each other over a distance. Mechanical and electromagnetic waves transfer energy when they interact with matter. Thermal energy can be transferred through radiation, convection and conduction. An electrical circuit transfers energy from a source to a device.
Heat Transfer - Thermal-energy transfers in the ocean and the atmosphere contribute to the formation of currents, which influence global climate patterns. Energy can be transferred through a variety of ways. Energy can be transformed or transferred but is never lost.
Water Cycle - The hydrologic cycle illustrates the changing states of water as it moves through the lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere. Thermal-energy transfers in the ocean and the atmosphere contribute to the formation of currents, which influence global climate patterns
Earth's Spheres - description of each sphere and their interactions
Properties of the Atmosphere

Science Semester 2