Westwood Regional Middle School

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Back to School NightSeptember 18, 2013

Rachelle CampbellLife Science

Room 24Seventh Grade

Team B

Try out our microscopes!

Directions and slides

are on each lab table.

About Me:Rachelle Campbell

• BS in Nutritional Sciences- Cook College, Rutgers University

• Masters in Instructional Technology- NYIT

• This is my 16th year teaching 7th Grade Life Science in the Westwood Regional School District.

• I am passionate about teaching and I love teaching at the Middle School!

Structure and Organization

• Board is always set up the same way

• Every student should have a binder

• All work goes in the binder in date order

• (No tabs)

• We will clean out binders periodically in class- please don’t have your child throw away tests,

quizzes, or labs

Important Information:

• My website:– Contact Information– All homework is posted weekly on Monday

and will remain posted until we complete that chapter. (New assignments on top)

– Dates for upcoming tests/projects– Links to worksheets/ labs/homework fill-ins– Resources for test review– http://www.wwrsd.org//Domain/376

Team A teachers are in the ASL on A-Days, Team B teachers are in the ASL on B-Days;

students can go any day!

Extra Help:

Life Science: The study of Living Things

New Textbook

• Textbook stays home to be used for

homework assignments and as

a resource for studying

• Lots of lab work in 7th grade!

First SemesterThe Study of Living Things

- Needs & characteristics of living things

Scientific Inquiry -Microscopes- Scientific Process

Cellular Biology- Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic cells

- Structure & Function of

organelles

- Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration

Genetics- Punnett Squares

- Meiosis

Evolution- Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection

Diversity of Life-Classification-Kingdoms of Life

Second Semester

Simple Organisms- Viruses & Bacteria

- Protists

- Fungi

- Plants

Ecology-Interactions of Living Things

-Cycles in Nature

-Environmental Problems and Solutions

Animals- Invertebrates

-Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles

-Birds & Mammals

-Human Body Systems

Thanks for Coming!

We are all on the same team. We all want what is best for your child. Let’s work together to achieve our common goals.