Aug. 26th2013

Welcome 7th GradersMr.

Hardie506

Do-Now

-Pick up blank sheet & create a name tent:

-Fold your sheet 3 times to create a prism.-Use your markers to write your FIRST and LAST name in BIG

LETTERS

-Add any other decorations you’d like.

Today’s Schedule

Schedules (8:10 – 8:25)

S1 = Semester 1A = Wednesday (Odd Block Day)B = Thursday (Even Block Day)C = Monday, Tuesday, and Friday

Copy your schedule on to handout

Ice Breakers

• Meerkat Introductions• Mix and mingle• 2 truths, 1 lie• Who am I?

Meerkat Introductions (10:00 – 10:20)

1. State your name2. State one thing you really like3. State one thing you do not like

If you agree , stand up ↑If you disagree, stand down ↓

ACES

1. Team Name:

2. Team Motto:

3. Team Mascot:

4. Battle Cry: ??

Assembly (9:15 – 9:55)

Go To Gym

Tour (8:30 – 9:10)

Track

Orchestra

Choi

rLocker room

Locker Room

Small Gym

Gym

GYLibraryCafeteria

Courtyard

Courtyard

Courtyard

Trash

Solar Panels

Nur

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Main Office

Basketball & Tennis Courts

300 Hallway

100 Hallway

500 Hallway

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BMC

600 Hallway

O. Henry Middle School

Mid-Day Activities

1. Walk track (10:45 – 11:20)Bring lunches and backpacks

2. Lunch (11:25 – 11:55)

3. Tug of War in Gym (12:00 – 12:30)

Welcome 7th Science Students

Do-Now

1. Pick up a Syllabus, Safety Contract , and Homework from the table by the front doorSafety Contract and Homework due Friday

2. You may sit where you like for today

3. Composition BooksOdd Periods (1,3,5,7): Need by WednesdayEven Periods (2,4,6,8): Need by Thursday

Science Homework

1. Composition BooksMust have by Wednesday/Thursday

2. Safety ContractSigned by parent and returned by Friday

3. HomeworkYour parents have to do it! Due Friday.

About the teacher

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Aug. 26th2013

Welcome 7th Grade Science StudentsMr.

Hardie506

Do-Now

-Pick up blank sheet & create a name tent:

-Fold your sheet 3 times to create a prism.-Use your markers to write your FIRST and LAST name.-Add any other decorations you’d like.

Reminders

1. Composition BooksMust have by Wednesday/ThursdayBring stickers or pictures to decorate your book

2. Safety ContractSigned by parent and returned by Friday

Explore Room (3 Minutes)

Explore

1. Walk around room and discover things that you might need to use as a student. Be ready to share what you found.

Syllabus

Topics

1. Nature of Science • What is science and how do we perform science?

2. Living Systems• What characteristics are common to all life?

3. Human Body• What parts (structures) make up our body and how do

they work (function)?

4. Plants• What is a plant and how does it survive and grow?

Syllabus

Topics

5. Adaptations• Why doesn’t all life on earth look alike?

6. Ecology• How are organisms connected to each other and the

environment?

7. Space• Why is earth able to support life and not the other

planets?

Homework

Homework

Assigned the first day of every week (Monday)

Due the last day of every week (Friday)

You will keep your homework in your homework folder.

If you lose it, YOU are responsible for printing another copy from the class website.

Absent Tray

Missed Work:

1. Check the Make up work boxes before asking me what you missed.

2. Make-up work is due the third day of your return back to school

Materials Procedures

Role-Play Behavior Expectations

Each group will be given a situation or scenario to act out.

1. Decide who will play each part

2. Take 5 minutes to plan your act

3. When one group performs, the other groups will observe and critique.

Do-Now

1. Pick up “Do-Now Weekly Log” from the table by the door.

2. Respond to the question below on your Do-Now Weekly log under WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY.

For each teacher request or expression, write what the student is expected to do.

Teacher says ___. Students are expected to _____.Voice Speak loud

SLANT Sit up, Listen, Ask/answer, Nod TrackTrack Look at the speakerGive me 5 Be quiet and Track to the teacher

Today’s Schedule

Reminders:

Safety Contract Signed by parent and returned by Friday

HomeworkDue Friday

1. Do-Now

2. Lab Safety Review

3. Set-up Composition Books

Why is Lab Safety Important?

Lab safety rules and symbols are needed so

that students do not injure themselves or their classmates.

Lab Safety Rule #1

Always follow the teacher’s directions and only do lab work

when a teacher is present.

Lab Safety Rule #2

Act responsibly.No horseplay!

Lab Safety Rule #3

Do not touch any equipment or materials

until told to do so.

Lab Safety Rule #4

Do not eat, drink, or chew gum in the lab.

Lab Safety Rule #5

Report ALL accidents to your teacher

immediately (even if you think it is minor).

Clothing

Wear: Do NOT Wear:• Sandals• Jewelry• Loose or Baggy

clothing

Please tie back long hair.

Lab Safety Equipment Demo

Safety Shower Safety GogglesEye Wash

Lab Safety Equipment Demo

FireExtinguisher Fire Blanket

Waste Disposal

• Ask your teacher where/how to dispose of waste.

• Never pour anything down the drain unless you are told to do so.

Reasons for proper waste disposal

• Hazardous chemicals down the drain can lead to pollution of ground water, lakes, rivers, etc.

• Plants and animals will die if they are exposed to hazardous chemical waste.

• Serious health problems will become present in people if hazardous waste finds its way into drinking water.

My personal appearance or dress is such that I can cause injury to myself or other students

I am behaving in such a manner that I cause injury to myself or other students

I am not following the safety rulesI am going beyond the limits of the science

activity into areas that may lead to an unsafe situation

I have not completed the pre-experiment activities that will allow me to work safely in the laboratory

AISD Lab Safety Contract: I understand that I will be removed from the science activity area by the teacher if:

Lab Safety

Safety Goggles

Preventing Eye Injuries:

1. Wear safety goggles when handling chemicals, glassware, or sharp objects.

2. Do not rub your eyes with your hands until you wash them.

Responding to Eye Injuries

1. Inform the teacher immediately

2. Wash eyes for at least 15 minutes using the eye-wash.

3. Go to nurse if eyes become red or itchy.

Why do we wear safety goggles?

Lab Safety

Lab Safety

Prev

ent

Respond

You will visit 4 stations; 4 min. at each station

1. Fire Extinguisher

2. Aprons & Gloves

3. Broken Glass

4. Dissection Tools

Lab Safety

Stay at your station until time is up

Lab Safety

Fire Blanket

How and when do we use a fire blanket?

Preventing Fires:

1. Do not light fires near flammable chemicals or material

2. Do not play with matches, lighters, or hot plates.

3. Pull hair back into ponytail

4. Do not wear loose or baggy clothing

Responding to Fires:

1. Inform the teacher immediately

2. Use the fire extinguisher to put out fires; do NOT use on humans.

3. Suffocate the fire by covering it with a non-flammable container or use the fire blanket.

Lab Safety

Lab Safety

Prevent

Respond

Composition Book

Fill in the information below on the cover of your composition notebook.

Your Name7th Grade Science, Teacher, Period #

Composition Book

Using a marker, write you name on all 3 edges

YOUR NAME

YOUR

NAM

E

Composition Book

1. Create Title Page on first page.

NAME7th Grade Science

Period #Mr. Hardie

Composition Book

2. Copy the class website below my name: http://tinyurl.com/ohms7science

NAME7th Grade Science

Period #Mr. Hardie

Class website:

http://tinyurl.com/ohms7science

Composition Book

Starting with title page, number ALL of the pages in your notebook.

NAME7th Grade Science

Period #Mr. Hardie

1

Composition Book

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

32

Composition Book Inserts

1. Tape TOP TEN prompts on back of front cover.

1. Place Safety contract and Homework in separate piles on your

desk.

2. On your Do Now sheet copy and answer the following question

in the FRIDAY row.

What would you like to learn more about in Science this year?

Do-Now

Today’s Schedule

Safety Contract/Parent HomeworkDUE TODAY!!!

1. Do-Now

2. Labe Safety Warm up

3. Lab Safety Video

4. Safety Assessment

LAB SAFETY WARM UPPlease find 5 mistakes with your table partner.

Mistake Lab Safety Rule

Ex) #9 Drinking from a beaker No eating or drinking in lab

In Da Lab Music Video

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5wyM_CRsqw

Lab Safety Quiz!

• Make sure you include your NAME and CLASS PERIOD