Welcome

If you would like to read the syllabus for the Life Science or Earth Science, please click on the links to access information such as classroom rules, the grading scale, and topics to be discussed.
One last thing that you might find interesting is a NASA picture of the day. Every picture has a great description of what you are seeing.


Enjoy!

Classroom expectations

I expect you to:

1. Always think safety first. NO HORESEPLAY IN THE LAB AREA!
2. Be in the room and prepared for class when the period begins.
3. Do your own work and work on science in science class.
4. Respect each other, yourself, and science as a worthwhile subject.
5. Follow all school rules including the dress code.
6. Take responsibility for your own actions!

I will not tolerate:
1. Swearing, offensive language, or rudeness
2. Tardiness
3. Cell phones in the classroom
4. Cheating
5. Physical Contact – hitting, kicking, pushing, etc.
6. Unsafe Actions – anything that you intentionally do that puts you or someone else in danger
7. Defiance

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

7th grade computers

With the job that you are interested in doing.. (and the amount of money you think you will make) we can calculate how much house you can afford... or if you decide on a house, we will determine how much you will have to pay the bank over the mortgage.

Mortgage calculator

Monday, December 19, 2011

8th Grade Chapter 8 Test practice

Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Sec 1: Earthquakes practice quiz

Sec 2: Volcanoes practice quiz

Sec 3: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Plate Tectonics practice quiz

Chapter 8 Standardized test practice

Chapter review quiz

Sunday, December 18, 2011

7th grade Ch 12 review

Section 1:  Ideas about Evolution self check quiz

Section 2: Clues about evolution self check quiz

Section 3: Evolution of Primates self check quiz

Chapter 12 Standardized test practice

Chapter 12 Review quiz (this contains questions very similar if not identical to the section self check quizzes)

Monday, December 12, 2011

Extra work in excel

Here is an excel project that we are going to do to create a graph and do some mathematical work... in excel

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Grade 7 Chapter 12 Virtual lab

Studying natural selection and recording observations about changes in a population after 5 generations.
Here is a worksheet with 4 questions relating to the virtual lab.  Print the sheet out and answer the questions.