JON WHIDDON

Seventh Grade Science

Sewell Middle School

Blue Ridge was a wondrous trip students enjoyed, appreciated, and had a greater understanding of nature, peers and themselves, hopefully they learned a little about science too. I know I enjoyed the trip and looking forward to next years. But now we are gearing up for the CRCT. You as a parent can ensure your child getting rest at night, relaxing in the afternoon, eating a good breakfast and avoid other stressors that can be controlled.

Hard work equates to skill and good luck.

Syllabus

Email address jon.whiddon@bremencs. com

Mon. 1/14/

Discuss Competition Questions

Tues- Thurs 1/15-1/17

Palemale lesson includes characteristics chart, key terms, review questions

Friday CRCT Review.

Tuesday 1/22/08

Finish Fridays Eco terms and CRCT review

Wednesday 1/23/08

Eco terms Study Guide to be given when completed with defining Eco terms

Thursday 1/24/08

Harbor seals vs. Grey seals

Friday 1/25/08

Eco terms Test

Finish any items in the notebook

Monday 1/28/08

Notebook Check #1

Ecology Guided ?’s-1/7
Ecological Impact ?’s-1/9
Ecological Impact Chart-1/10
Vocab Scramble -1/10
Competition ?’s 1/10
Eco terms Test ( corrected)1/14
Pale Male notes1/15
Pale Male Vs. Red tail Hawk1/16
Pale Male ?’s1/17
CRCT review1/18
Vocab Key terms1/18
Eco vocab study guide1/22

Review CRCT ?’s

HW: # Eco Stories

Tuesday- Wednesday 1/29-1/30

Gray Seals vs. Harbor Seals

Environment of Sable Island

Thursday 1/31- Finish any notebook items

Friday 2/1- Eco Review

Monday 2/4-2/8

Begin Terrestrial Biomes Unit, ?’a , Key terms, Notes

Terrestrial Biome Book A project done in class the students may have to do some finish work at home.

Thurs. 2/7

Notebook Check #2

eco stories 1/28
environment of sable island 1/29
competition Gray Seals vs. Harbor Seals
Eco Surprise test/review ( eco examples)
Sci. Fair review
Biome Notes
Eco Test 2 and corrections

Monday 2/11/08

Gave final instructions on construction of Terrestrial Biome Book

Work on Terrestrial Biome Book

Tuesday 2/12/08

Work on Terrestrial Biome Book

Wednesday 2/13/08

Terrestrial Biome Book’s are due

Tuesday 2/19 Thursday 2/21

Aquatic biomes

Quiz –Your Biome

Monday 2/25

Review Standard Packet (tree killer0

Go over Climate Types and Steppe Climate Activity Sheets

Assigned Sunlight and Food Web Key terms, drawings, labeling and 1 paragraph summary of the Nitrogen, Carbon and Water Cycle

Tuesday 2/26

Trophic Levels

Make Trophic Pyramid-- Due Wednesday

Wednesday 2/27—

Food Chains

Construct three food Chains and label each

Thursday 2/28

Food Webs

Construct a food web

Pre-test Assigned

Friday 2/29

Catch up on Notebook items

Work on Standards Packet (tree killer)

Mon 3/3

Work on Pre Test

Tuesday 3/4

Food Webs notes, Standard Review food webs part a

Wednesday 3/5

Pre Test Due

Check Answers, discuss pretest

Bring 3 pics. of animals from the same biome

Thursday 3/6

Eco Review Notes

Fri 3/7

Food Webs class activity,

Venn diagrams, on eco terms

Mon 3/10

Continue Group Food Webs

Standard Review Biomes and Food Web part b

Tuesday 3/11

Finish group food webs

Complete in class a food web

Wednesday 3/12

Ocean Zones, Ecological Succession

Thursday 3/13

Eco Unit Test

Friday 3/14

Notebook Check #1

1.Aquatic biomes/eco review notes

2. Climate types/steppe grassland

3.Food web/sunlight key terms 14

4. Drawing H20 cycle, 3-5 should each be labeled,1 paragraph telling about each and drawn as scene on p. 104-05 in CRCT Coach Book

5. Drawing N cycle

6. Drawing C cycle

7.What are food chains?

8. Eco Pre Test

9.Food Web standard review part a

10Weaving a food Web

11. Eco Review Notes

12.Eco Venn Diagrams population v. community, predation v. prey, mutualism v. parasitism, ecosystem v. environment

13 food web standard review part b

14. biomes standard review

15. Ecological Succession

16. Ocean Zones

Mon. 3/17

Standard Review S7L5 a-c

Fossil Key Terms

CRCT review p. 163

Tues 3/18

Eco test corrections

Retake Deciduous Quiz

Wednesday 3/19

Standard Review S7L5 a-c are due

Review the above

Thurs-Fri 3/20-3/21

Blue Ridge forms Issued

Fossil Record PPT

3/21 Pre test issued

Mon. 3/24

Finish unfinished business

Tues 3/25

CRCT review

Wed. 3/26

Pre Test are due

Review pre test

Thurs. 3/27

Fossil Lab

Fri 3/28

Fossil Record Test

Notebook check #2

Habits of Science Standard/brain quiz review packet ( tree killer packet) are due

4/8 Blue Ridge discussion

4/9-4/10 Blue ridge trip

4/14 Mon. Genetics Key terms, test practice and mixed review from the CRCT Coach Book

Standard review a, b, c

4/15 Tues- 4/16 Wed.

PPT and Note taking sheet Genetics and punnett square

4/17 Thursday

Crct review and Decision Making Activities

Finish any notebook assignments

Friday 4/18

Punnett Square

Mon. – Fri. CRCT WEEK April 21-April 25

CRCT review

Monday April 28

Genictic’s Pretest

Blue Ridge Reflection queston to be finished

Tuesday April 29-Thurs May 1

Blue Ridge Reflection