August 18th
7^th grade day! Welcome to school!
Meet Mrs. Bates -
Yes that's me and my sweet husband standing by a camel by the pyramids in Giza Egypt. We have been married 41 years! We have 6 children, 8 grandchildren, and three Shetland Sheepdogs. We love to travel and enjoy this amazing planet we live on!
Today we will go over the Disclosure Document and what the class is all about.
Today is your chance to get to know your school and each other.  Hey you'll only be here half the day!

August 19th & 20th
As per the Utah State Science Core Standards for 7th grade Integrated Science - we will study 5 major themes including:
Matter, Structure of the Earth, Cells, Heredity, and Classification.
You can access and download the entire 7th grade core using the link at the bottom of this page if you wish to do so.
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Our first unit will answer questions such as "What is Science?"
We will be learning about the scientific method, experiments, tools of a scientist, observations and inferences, probability, scientific standards, etc.
and yes.... we are going to hit the ground running - lots to do, lots to learn - lots of great, fun and exciting things!!!
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Day One: Introduction
Class procedures
   Class Expectations
    Pre-Test  (sorry about that - we have to know where to start)
    Objective Sheets
    Peer Leaders
    Packet stuff
    The Scientific Process
    Observation, Inference & Evidence PPT
    Crime Scene intro.

Here is a bit of information about the Science Article required each term.
The article must be about current science. As a matter of fact we will be providing articles for you to choose from.
You must use the format on the handout for science articles.
You must write a one page summary about the article (if you can’t write a one page summary then your article is too short)
You do ONE of these a quarter - the first one is due September 16th - yes, you can turn it in early

August 21st & 24th
Scientific Processes
Observation, Inference & Evidence PPT
Observation vs. Inference
Qualitative vs. Quantitative
Crime Scene

August 25th & 26th
Scientific Processes -
Fingerprinting lab
Crime Scene

August 27th & 28th
Scientific Processes
Mystery Powders
Footprint analysis
Sugar Cube Observation Lab
Case of the Sleeping Frog Quiz
Review variables/controls/etc.
DRYMIX
#8 Making a Graph (pgs 19-24)

once a quarter you must to an INQUIRY PROJECT
This is an actual science experiment - you ask the question, you do the research, you design and perform the experiment, you record and analyze your data and make the conclusion - and you put all this info in an awesome powerpoint presentation that shows pictures of YOU actually doing all this stuff.
If you are not in the pictures it won't count!
Then - of course - you will present this to the class - you have 3 to 5 minutes to present...
You do ONE of these a quarter
AND - DON'T FORGET - I will be assigning you a due date for your presentation -
You MUST do these BEFORE the last week of the term – its worth 100 points if done correctly

The Scientific Process packet is DUE on September 3rd (A day) or 4th (B day)
There will be a 2-part test on Scientific Processes on September 3rd (A day) or 4h (B day)
Part of the test will be a hard copy paper test and part will be on online test.

Please remind your students (or yourself) that they are responsible for coming to class on time and being prepared with their science materials each day.
Also, NO food or drink is allowed in the Science classroom. Water is fine, and we have our own private drinking fountain.
We are off to a great start to our 2015-2016 school year! Your children are great! Thanks for sharing them with me!!!

September 1st is Labor Day - No School!

August 29th & September 2nd 
Scientific Processes
Unit wrap up
#9 study stations (pgs 25-28)
Review for test September 3rd & 4th
Packet due September 3rd & 4th

Please remember you will need your own USB stick (flash drive) and inexpensive set of earbuds for all computer work PLEASE bring them!