molly law’s innovation helpful resources for 7 th and 8 th grade science

Molly Law’s Innovation

Helpful Resources for7th and 8th Grade

Science

7th GradeHuman Body Systems Ecology

Cells Genetics

Ecology-GeologyEcology-Geology

• Matter and Energy (Chapter 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 2)

• All organisms (and cells) need a source of matter. Organisms cannot create matter from nothing, nor can they make matter disappear.

• All the "stuff" it takes to make the body of an organism (or of a cell) must come from somewhere. Plants get "stuff" from the environment. Animals get it from their food.

• Three types of "building blocks"—carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen—are especially important for life.

• All organisms need a source of energy. Plants use energy from the sun; animals get their energy from food.

• Everything an organism (or a cell) does requires energy. Nothing happens without energy.

• For another way of teaching something, you can go to unitedstreaming.com and download videos for your students to watch! What a great way to get the students interested!

Three types of "building blocks"—carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen—are especially important for life.

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Human Body Systems

For many of the subjects taught, there is a supplement of reading materials and assignments that go with them.

The website is at readinga-z.com

Other reading resources can be found here. Our subscription is ordered! I will let you know when it is available.

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This is an example of the types of reading packets that are found at

this website.

Look at the handout.

8th Grade

Conservation of Mass

Characteristic Properties

Structure of Matter

Jeffco Schools Website• Connections• Science• Scope and

Sequence 6-8

• Information

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Trimester 1

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Trimester 2

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Trimester 3

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Geology ReviewGeology Review

• Before the CSAP, there is a short review of Geology. The students have not seen this since the 6th grade. A great website for this review is

• http://www.promotega.org/ksu00006/

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Go to many different websites for more activities and projects.

Here is a project for matter.

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Learning about Biomes or many other science topics.

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Alternate Assessments• When you are bored of “traditional” paper tests, why not use

the internet to conduct a test?

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Resources Used• unitedstreaming.com ---Find movies and video

clips to support the lesson!• readinga-z.com ---Find non-fiction stories to

support lessons or fill in missing gaps.• Jeffco web page---Daily lesson plans to meet the

standards and scope and sequence.• http://dep.disney.go.com/educational/billnye--- Bill

Nye the Science Guy! Many activities and experiments.

• http://www.promotega.org/ksu00006/ “Rockin Website” with pictures and animations.

• http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/Home.html Many activities and lessons to supplement teaching.

• http://info.zoomerang.com/ On line surveys, tests and the ability to analyze the results.

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