7th Grade     Science      

2nd hour

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To sign up for Amplify Science...go to my.amplify.com     log into google   

Our Science series is called Amplify Science.  Students will have their own workbook to complete work in and also some work will be in google classroom. 





Semester final Dec 21 from 8:30 to 10:00am, 

will cover material from Lab Safety test,   Geology on Mars test,  and Plate Motion.

Use your tests in google classroom to prepare for the semester test, questions from those tests will be used on the semester final.


Lesson Plans

May 13-17

Monday-review

Tuesday-Semester Tests hours 1,3,5, 7

Wednesday-Semester Tests hours 2,4, 6, 7

Thursday-make up tests, SEL Olympics-Awards

Friday-early out


May 6-10

Monday-Endo/Exothermic lab

Tuesday- finish lab, review

Wednesday-Post test in Amplify Science

Thursday-Atom Escape

Friday-Chemical Reaction Chapter Test 


April 29-May 3

Monday-finish 2.3

Tuesday-do Critical Junction 2.4-2.5

Wednesday-do structure of atom worksheets

Thursday-start building compounds

Friday-finish building compounds


April 22-26

Monday-2.1

Tueday-2.1

Wednesday-2.2

Thursday-2.2

Friday-no school

April 15-19

Monday-1.5

Tuesday-1.6

Wednesday-Classification of Physical Properties of Matter

Thursday-finish lab

Friday-Do Exploration of Atoms in google classroom.


April 8-12

Monday-Start Mystery Powder lab

Tuesday-Testing

Wednesday-continue lab

Thursday-Testing

Friday-finish lab


April 2 to 5

Monday-No school

Tuesday-pretest-Amplify Science Chemical Reactions, finish vocabulary terms

Wednesday-do Lesson 1.2

Thursday-do lesson 1.3

Friday-do lesson 1.4


March 25-29

Monday-lesson 2.2

Tuesday-Post Test

Wednesday-lesson 2.3

Thursday-Chapter Test

Friday-No School 

March 18-22

Monday-SEL

Tuesday-1.5 Investigating Evaporation and Freezing

Wednesday-1.6 Modeling the Molecular Scale

Thursday-Vocabulary  Test Phase Change

Friday-State of Matter Change 


March 4th to 8th

Monday-pretest Amplify Phase Change, finish vocabulary terms

Tuesday-1.2 Introducing Titan's Atmosphere Lake

Wednesday-1.3 Read and Annotate article Boyle's Law

Thursday-finish 1.3

Friday-1.4 Investigating Evaporation and Freezing 


Feb 26-March 1st

Monday-Road Scholar

Tuesday-Road Scholar

Wednesday-Erosion, Weathering

Thursday-Rock Cycle Escape

Friday-Rock Transformation Unit test


Feb 19-23

Monday-no school

Tuesday-MSU fieldtrip

Wednesday-Do Density Lab

Thursday-Mineral Detective

Friday-Mineral Detective


Feb 12-16

Monday-go over rock brochure, start

Tuesday-continue work on brochure

Wednesday-finish rock brochure

Thursday-Friday6-Rock Formation and Identification lab


Monday-finish up Mosa Mack

Tuesday-Rate of Reaction lab

Wednesday-finish lab, go over post test responses

Thursday-late start

Friday-do notes 


Jan. 29-Feb 2

Monday-SEL

Tuesday-Thursday-Mosa Mack Rock Transformation

Friday-Amplify Science Post Test


Monday--2.6

Tuesday-3.1

Wednesday-3.2

Thursday-3.3

Friday-Vocabulary Test, then do 3.3


Jan 15-19

Monday-No School

Tuesday-Chapter 2 lesson 2.2 Devils Tower read and annotate

Wednesday-Chapter 2 lesson3

Thursday-Chapter 2 lesson 4

Friday-Chapter 2 lesson 5-critical junction in Amplify Science


Jan. 8-12

Monday-1.3 Investigating How Rocks Form

Tuesday-1.4 Modeling How Rocks Form

Wednesday-1.5  Examining Evidence About Rocks

Thursday-Chapter 2 Lesson 1 Exploring How Magma and Sediment Form

Friday-lesson Kesler Erosion and Deposition Exploration 


Jan. 1st to 5th

Monday-no school

Tuesday-no school

Wednesday-pre test rock transformation in Amplify Science

Thursday-type up Rock Transformation Vocabulary terms in google classroom

Friday-chapter 1 lesson 2  

Dec. 18th to 22nd

Monday-Plate Motion Engineering

Tuesday-Plate Motion Engineering

Wednesday-no class

Thursday-Semester Test covering Lab Safety, Geology on Mars, and Plate Motion, use tests in google classroom as study guide.

Friday-plate motion engineering


Dec 11th to 15th

Monday-finish Earthquake Stations lab

Tuesday-Watch 5 top earthquakes, start Plate Motion Engineering

Wednesday-work on Plate Motion Engineering

Thursday-Plate Motion Chapter Test

Friday-Finish Plate Motin Engineering/do Rock Transformation Vocabulary


Dec 4th-8th

Monday-convection current lab

Tuesday-Continental Drift Explore

Wednesday-Earthquake lab stations

Thursday-Earthquake lab 

Friday-Earthquake lab


Nov 27-Dec 1st

Monday-Finish Far Flung Dinosaur activity

Tuesday-present google slide presentation Heritage Center

Wednesday-Start Earthquak lab 

Thursday-Earthquake lab

Friday-finish Earthquake lab



Nov 20-23

Monday-present Heritage Center, start Far Flung Dinosaurs

Tuesday-finish Far Flung

Wednesday-Thanksgiving SEL activities

Thursday/Friday-no school Thanksgiving Break


Nov 13-17

Monday-3.4

Tuesdayy-3.4/start 4.1

Wednesday-finish 4.1

Thursday-Post test 4.4, start puzzle plate tectonics

Friday-finish puzzle plate tectonics



Nov 6 to 10

Monday-finish 3.3 start Heritage Center Power Point

Tuesday-finish power point

Wednesday-Kesler Fossils in google classroom

Thursday-finish Fossils

Friday-No School


Oct 30-Nov 3

Monday-3.1 Considering Rates of Plate Movement

Tuesday-3.2-A Continental Puzzle

Wednesday-Fieldtrip to Heritage Center in Bismarck

Thursday-Do Kesler Fossils

Friday-lesson 3.3 Reconstructing Gondwanaland 

Oct 23-27

Monday-2.5 Identifying Plate Motion at the Plate Boundary

Tuesday-2.6 Critical Junction Assessment

Wednesday-2.7 review of key concepts

Thursday-Vocabulary Test, hand in log, start in google classroom Exploration of Plate Boundaries

Friday-finish exploration


Oct 16-18

Monday-2.2 read and annotate article,

Tuesday-2.3 Explaining Plate Interactions

Wednesday-2.4 Modeling Plate-Mantle Interactions

Thursday/Friday-No School


Oct 9 to 13

Monday-SEL

Tuesday-Explanation of Layers of the Earth

Wednesday-label and color layers of the Earth

Thursday-Chapter 2 lesson 2.1

Friday-Chapter 2 lesson 2.2


Lesson Plans for 

Oct 2-6

Monday-Plate Motion 1.2

Tuesday Plate Motion lesson 1.3

Wednesday-Plate Motion lesson 1.4

Thursday-Kesler Explorationn of Earth's Surface

Friday- finish Kesler Exploration of Earth's Surface


Sept 25-29

Monday-No School

Tuesday-Finish NASA

Wednesday-Hostfest

Thursday-Chapter Test

Friday-pretest/start vocabulary


Sept 18-22

Monday-3.4 write up CER

Tuesday-3.4 read and annotate articles

Wednesday-Rovers

Thursday-NASA site landing

Friday-Finish NASA site landing


Week of Sept 4-8

Monday-no school

Tuesday-finish lesson 1.1

Wednesday-lesson 1.2

Thursday-lesson 1.3

Friday-lesson 2.1 

Aug 17-19  

Wed-go over expectations, pass out Getting To Know You sheet, send home Letter to Parents for parents to read. Then sign and return bottom portion.


Aug 22-26  

Monday-Set up google classroom, set up Amplify Science, do Building Blocks of Science p. 10 and 13. 

Tuesday-do BBofS wksts p. 20, 21(need lifesaver), 22

Wednesday-do BBofS wksts p. 24, 25, 27-30

Thursday-do Scientific Method Read and Write handouts: Musical Memory, Terrific Toothpaste Stain Remover, Is Green the New Clean?, Scientific Method: Drops on A Penny

Friday-Penny Drop


Aug 29-Sept 2

Monday-SEL

Tuesday-Statue Mystery

Wednesday-Prezi Notes Lab Safety

Thursday-Nightmare lab worksheet, lab safety scenario, 

Friday-Lab Safety Station 



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