Thursday, December 17, 2009

Thursday December 17, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:


  • Wrote our Plants for Food & Fibre Unit Final.
  • Way to go grade 7's! You worked hard, well done!
  • No homework over the break.
  • Reminder: You need to have completed 2 (two) Current Events BEFORE the end of January.
  • We will start our next unit in the new year. What will it be? Heat & Temperature? Structures & Forces? Cast your vote on the blog!

Have a GREAT break!

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Wednesday December 16, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:
  • Worked on our unit review...questions? See me.
  • Watched Planet Earth: Mountains. Hmmmm what kind of plants grow there?
  • ALMOST THERE 7H!

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Tuesday December 15, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

  • Got our unit review booklet.
  • Worked on our unit review booklet. Nice job 7H.
  • Review Booklet is due on THURSDAY!!
  • UNIT FINAL IS THURSDAY.
  • Yesterday you had a discussion with Mr. Mang about climate change & did a journal entry. Is your journal entry complete?

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Thursday December 10, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:
  • UNIT FINAL will be on THURSDAY DECEMBER 17, 2009.
  • Talked about our review.
  • Handed in p172 #1-17. You had several days to complete this assignment, are you done?
  • Finished watching Six Degrees that could Change the World. Be prepared to do a journal entry on MONDAY.
  • REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Wednesday December 9, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:
  • Continued to watch Six Degrees That Could Change the World. What connections can you make to our Plants for Food & Fibre Unit? Our Interactions & Ecosystems Unit?
  • Remember that Questions #1-17 on p172 are due TOMORROW.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Tuesday December 8, 2009

Yesterday in SCIENCE we:
  • Made sure our vocabulary duotangs were up to date, neat, & complete.
  • Handed in our Journal Summaries.
  • Worked on our LIMA BEAN LAB REPORTS. They are due on TUESDAY. You have had lots of time to complete this assignment. If you have questions, please see me.
  • Worked on our UNIT REVIEW SUMMARY: p172 #1-17. Due THURSDAY. FORMAT your work neatly, & properly. Organize it and include all of the information you need, for example the questions.

Today in SCIENCE we:

  • Handed in our LIMA BEAN REPORTS.
  • Talked about how to behave when a sub is in the room.
  • Did not have a quiz today. But we will. Soon. Wednesday sounds like a good day.
  • Watched part of Six Degrees that Could Change the World. How is this related to our Interactions & Ecosystems and Plants for Food & Fibre Units?

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Thursday December 3, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:
  • Talked about our LIMA BEAN write up. Reminder: it is due on TUESDAY.
  • Showed Ms. Wilson our Homework. Did you get full marks? You had class time, if you need help ASK!
  • Worked in our Journals; we summarized the FOUR sections in UNIT B: Plants for Food & Fibre. You had lots of class time to work on it, and we reviewed it on the board. Your summary is due in your duotang on MONDAY.
  • Have a nice weekend!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Wednesday December 2, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:
  • Talked about fertilizer.
  • Did a decision making activity: p146 Organic or Chemical Fertilizer, what would you choose & WHY?
  • Did a give it a try activity: p151 How are they changing the environment & growing conditions?
  • Did another give it a try activity: p156 How is the Wild Rose Different from the other roses in the figure?
  • You guys did great today!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Tuesday December 1, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:
  • Made observations about our beans & recorded them in our chart.
  • Made observations about our classmates' beans & recorded them on the back of our chart.
  • Reivewed our Lima Bean Experiment Sheet.
  • What did you learn about how plants grow? We talked about this today.
  • Started our ROUGH draft. It is due on THURSDAY.
  • Your final, edited, good copy is due on TUESDAY December 8, 2009.