Announcements:
5/26/17
Here's a friendly reminder for your Benchmark to be on June 6th. Refer to your yellow sheet for the topics to be reviewed.
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5/26/17
Practice quiz code for an Effort grade 944745. You may take it any number of times till you get atleast an 80% toearn an Effort grade.
Due Wednesday, 5/31/17.
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5/22/17
Here's a friendly reminder for your IA test on All Ecology units on Wednesday, May 31st.
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5/11/17 Home work.
Due on Tuesday, 5/16/17
Study guide on "Interactions among Organisms"( posted in Files & documents section of this webpage). Please write answers with the answer option on a paper and bring it to class.
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5/9/17
Retake of the 3rd Benchmark scheduled for Thursday, 5/11/17 during lunch.
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5/4/17
Due to two( One each for 6th & 7th) Field trips of Mr. Fletcher, we will have a modified schedule for the whole week.
Monday, 5/8 - Social Studies
Tues., Weds. &Thurs., 5/9-5/11 Science
Friday, 5/12- Social Studies
Monday, 5/15- Social Studies.
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5/4/17
Code for a Practice quiz on Ecology vocabulary= 349773
Due by 9 am on Tuesday, 5/9/17
You can earn an EFFORT grade,if you score 80% or higher. You may take it as many times as you want.
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4/28/17
1. Quiz on Characteristics of various Biomes On Tuesday.
2. 3rd Benchmark is on Thursday, 5/4/17.
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4/26/17 Homework
Quiz code for the Practice quiz on BIOMES -417493. You may take it as many times as you want till you score an 80% to be able to earn an effort grade.
This will prepare you for a Quiz ON BIOMES that you will take on TUESDAY for an ACADEMIC GRADE.
1. Open https://join.quizizz.com in your browser
2. Enter the 6-digit game code 417493 , and click "Proceed"
3. Now enter your name and click "Join Game!"
4. You will get an avatar, and then see a "Start Game" button. Click it to begin!
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4/24/17 Homework
Finish your rough draft of the Thinking map comparing and contrasting Biotic and Abiotic factors of Freshwater and the Marine Ecosystem. You may need to read the file on AQUATIC BIOMES on this webpage (In Files and Documents). Due- Wednesday, 4/26/17.
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4/19/17 Homework
Due Monday, 4/24/17
Watch the Khan Academy video on "Ecosystems & Biomes" posted in the Files & Documents section of this page and write 2 bullet points on a paper,about each of the Biomes discussed there and turn it in.
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4/19/17
Forthcoming Tests in the 4th Quarter-
Monday, 24th April- IA test on Evolution.
Thursday, May 4th- III Benchmark.
Wednesday, May 31st, IA test on Ecology.
Thursday, June 8th - Final Exam/ IV Benchmark.
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Have a wonderful Spring Break!!!
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4/6/17 IA Test on Evolution on Monday 24th April.
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4/3/17 - Due to my 6th grade field trip on Wednesday, you will have Social Studies on Wednesday and Science on Thursday. If you are planning to be out on Thursday, Please make sure that you turn in your Evolution Study guide answers and EDpuzzle posted on edmodo by 11:45 pm.
3/30/17 Home Work
IA study guide on "Evolution"posted in the Files & Documents section.
Due Thursday, 4/6/17.
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3/28/17 A fully paid STEM learning opportunity during the summer. Check this out.Click here for details.
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3/28/17
"Evolution" Academic vocabulary quiz on Monday, April 3rd, 2017.
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3/24/17
BENCHMARK RETAKE : Those who got a C or lesser grade on their II Benchmark can RETAKE it on Thursday, 3/30/17 during Lunch.
Make sure to go over all review materials, that we have in our binders or online.
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3/22/17 Home work
Please watch the videos titled "What is Evolution?" and "What is Natural Selection?" and then take this practice quiz with game Code 557425 as many times as you need till you score an 80%.
Due by Thursday, 3/30/17. This quiz is for an Effort grade.
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3/14/17 Snow day assignment
Please go to the " Files & Documents" section of this webpage, then go to "Genetics & Heredity" Folder and do the STUDY GUIDE ON "Cell Divisions & Genetics". You need to post your answers in the assignment section of edmodo by Thursday, 3/16/17.
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3/10/17- Here are friendly reminders for the Forthcoming Tests.
(A)IA Test on Classification Unit(Taxonomy) on Friday, 3/17/17.
(B) 2nd Science Benchmark on Monday, 3/20/17.
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3/10/17- Link for Donating for Pennies for Patients Campaign
Donate here
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3/10/17 Homework - Practice Quiz code for Genetic Engineering Review174233 Due by Tuesday,3/14/17.
Its for an Effort Grade. You may take it as many times as you want till you score at least an 80%.
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An Exciting Summer Learning opportunity. Check this out and email Dr. Dhodi by March 9th evening to be nominated for it. Envision Game and Technology Academy at GMU
3/6/17 Quick check on Academic Vocabulary of Genetics and Heredity unit on Wednesday, 3/8/17, Its going to be an ACADEMIC GRADE.
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2/28/17 Homework Game code for the Practice quiz on DNA Structure- 502140.
Due Date: 3/6/17 by 9 am
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2/24/17- Homework
Making flash cards on Academic Vocabulary words of Genetics & Heredity unit. You may make them on Quizlet, if you want to. The words are in a file named "Academic vocabulary of Genetics and Heredity" in the folder with the same name in "Files and Documents" section of this page.
Due: Tuesday 2/28/17
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2/17/17 Homework --MITOSIS-MEIOSIS REVIEW QUIZ for Practice. Due Wednesday, 2/22/17.
Game Code-493985
Please do not forget to earn an Effort Grade and DOJO points for Responsibility.
You may take it as many times as you can but remember to score at least an 80% on this quiz.
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2/9/17 Homework Practice Quiz ------Due Monday 2/13/17
1. Open https://join.quizizz.com in your browser
2. Enter the 6-digit game code 563121 , and click "Proceed"
3. Now enter your name and click "Join Game!"
4. You will get an avatar, and then see a "Start Game" button. Click it to begin!
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2/7/17 Homework " Study guide on Classification", posted in the "Files and Documents" section of the School Messenger page
Due: Monday, 2/13/17. Please bring the answers on a plain paper or you may print a copy and mark the answers on it.
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1/30/17 Quizizz code for practising for the quiz on Wednesday
1. Open https://join.quizizz.com in your browser
2. Enter the 6-digit game code 434487 , and click "Proceed"
3. Now enter your name and click "Join Game!"
4. You will get an avatar, and then see a "Start Game" button. Click it to begin!
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1/27/17 ---"Who am I" Quiz on Classification on Wednesday, 2/1/17. Please go over your Tree Maps and the Cheat sheet on all the groups.
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1/26/17
Here is a friendly reminder that you need to bring your Markers and Cardstock papers, where you were making your Tree Maps on "Plant & Animal Kingdoms". Tomorrow you will have shorter classes, hence you will not have locker time.
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1/23/17:Homework on quizizz.com
Due by 9am by Friday, 1/27/17
Directions: 1. Open https://join.quizizz.com in your browser
2. Enter the 6-digit game code 477170 , and click "Proceed"
3. Now enter your name and click "Join Game!"
4. You will get an avatar, and then see a "Start Game" button. Click it to begin!
You will earn an effort grade for doing this.
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12/15/16 ---Forthcoming IA test
IA unit Test on "Diffusion, Osmosis, PS and Cellular Respiration" is on Monday, 1/9/17. Please go over all your notes, study guides and labs to get ready for it.
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12/14/16 We are proud of not only the winners but all the participants also. GOOD JOB!
Results of 7th Grade Science Fair ,held on 12/14/16
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First Place
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Second Place
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Third Place
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Honorable Mention
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Animal Sciences
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Nebeyu Daniel
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Eva McIntosh
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Connor Simmons
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Dean Agyemang,
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Behavioral & Social Sciences
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Justin Iber
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Cade Martin,Tara Blue,Sunjum Mehta
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Aidan Critchley, Talia Leatherbury
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Karmatullah Habibi, Taha Shuaib
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Biochemistry
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Barbara Rivera
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Laiba Ansari
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Eric Wei
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Chemistry
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Madeline Greene
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Lena Green
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Sama Berlas,
Ava Larkin
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Rhea Turner
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Engineering (M&B)
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Reese Hensley
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Adil Bashir, Lindsey Smith
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Azim Yassawy
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Pyseth Seumsouk
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Environmental Science
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Joshua Lim
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Nicholas Morgan
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Shahd Elfaki,
Zion McNeely
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Medicine & Health
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Noah Hattori
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Saher Mir
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Zachary Herman
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Microbiology
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Matthew Drum
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Daniella Vilchez
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Physics & Astronomy
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Sara Arnold
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Jake Waldman, Lukyan Sukhachevskyi, Melonee Gray, Brendan Hart, Lily Stohlman, Samantha Antaya
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Zaeem Qureshi, Abigail Scholz, Christopher Arraya
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Plant Sciences
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Thu Luong
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Bea Pasacsac, Ethan Henderson
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Mia Kaplan
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Xiang Lin
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12/14/16 Homework Quiz on Photosynthesis Vs. Cellular Respiration
DUE DATE: Friday, 12/16/16 by 9 am.
1. Open https://join.quizizz.com in your browser
2. Enter the 6-digit game code 517076 , and click "Proceed"
3. Now enter your name and click "Join Game!"
4. You will get an avatar, and then see a "Start Game" button. Click it to begin!
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12/8/16 Homework Due on Monday 12/12/16 by 9 am
Game code to take quiz on www.quizizz.com Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration-634589.
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12/7/16 Save the Date
7th grade Science fair will be held for parents on Wednesday, 14 December from 5:00-6:30 pm in the cafeteria.Please come and see your child's hard work.
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12/6/16 Homework Due-12/8/16
Please watch the video on Photosynthesis, posted in the "Files & Documents" Section of this webpage. Please take notes while watching the video and bring them to class.
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12/2/16 Homework-Due 12/6/16
Quizizz game code-1. Open https://join.quizizz.com in your browser
2. Enter the 6-digit game code 726649 , and click "Proceed"
3. Now enter your name and click "Join Game!"
4. You will get an avatar, and then see a "Start Game" button. Click it to begin!
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11/30/16 Homework - Due Friday 12/2/16
Study guide on Diffusion. If you forgot your paper copy in school, you may print one from the "Files and Documents" section of this page.
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11/28/16
Quizizz game code 922201
Due Wednesday Morning.
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11/21/16
Please read pages 144-149 of your textbook and make flash cards on-Passive Transport, Active Transport, Facilitated diffusion, Endocytosis and Exocytosis.
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11/15/16
Here are codes for some practice quizzes to review for your benchmark
Code for practice quiz on Scientific Method
1. Open http://join.quizizz.com in your browser
2. Enter the 6-digit game code 871022 , and click "Proceed"
3. Now enter your name and click "Join Game!"
4. You will get an avatar, and then see a "Start Game" button. Click it to begin!
Code for Practice quiz on Cells
1. Open http://join.quizizz.com in your browser
2. Enter the 6-digit game code 195695 , and click "Proceed"
3. Now enter your name and click "Join Game!"
4. You will get an avatar, and then see a "Start Game" button. Click it to begin!
Code for Quiz on Diffusion & Osmosis
1. Open http://join.quizizz.com in your browser
2. Enter the 6-digit game code 387811 , and click "Proceed"
3. Now enter your name and click "Join Game!"
4. You will get an avatar, and then see a "Start Game" button. Click it to begin!-----------------------------------------------------
11/14/16 The Due date for turning in the Completed board had to be preponed to Monday, November 28.
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11/11/16
Please check out the Science fair folder in the "Files & Documents" section of this webpage to see how should you arrange your board.
Thanks.
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11/10/16
First Science Benchmark is on Monday, November 21, 2016. Please check your yellow Benchmark distribution sheet to know what all topics, you will have to review for this Benchmark.
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11/10/16 Homework
Please pick the right answers on the Quick check given today in class after watching the Osmosis Rap song listed below.
If you click on the word "Quick check", you will find the quick check sheet attached to it, which you may print to do your homework, in case you were absent or forgot the sheet in school.
Due:11/15/16
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11/10/16
Science Fair Conclusion is due Tuesday, 11/15/16. Please refer to the packet and the discussion that we had in our class to write your "Conclusion".
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11/10/16
An Awesome competition to Design a DNA for Space for those who are looking for something exciting. Please click on "Design a DNA for Space" to get detailed information.
11/3/16
Watch this interesting rap song on Osmosis.
10/26/16
Hello,
Please check your grades on parent portal, if there is a blank or an "I" or an 'F", you are more than welcome to take it or retake it next week but only during lunch on your Science days.
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10/24/16
Here's a friendly reminder that there is an IA unit test on "CELLS" on Wednesday, 26th October.
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10/24/16
Homework on Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms- Based on a ppt. in the "Files & Documents" section of this School Messenger page.
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10/24/16
There is yet another Science Fair Help session scheduled for next Friday, 10/28/16. Please email me at dhodisk@pwcs.edu to confirm that you will be joining us to seek help, if you need any. Remember the "Data Collection" is due November 9.
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10/18/16 Homework
Differences between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells based on a powerpoint in the "Files & Documents" section of this page.
Due: Thursday, 10/20/16
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!0/16/16
The Science fair boards sale begins from Monday, 17 October. Cost=$3:00.
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10/14/16
IA Unit Test on "Cells" Unit on Wednesday, 10/26/16.
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10/14/16
There is another Science Fair Help session scheduled for next Friday, 10/21/16. Please email me at dhodisk@pwcs.edu to confirm that you will be joining us to seek help, if you need any. Remember the "Data Collection" is due November 9.
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10/12/16
Reminder for the Quiz on Cell Theory- its on Friday-10/14/16.
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Homework 10/12/16- Due 10/14/16
1. Open http://join.quizizz.com in your browser
2. Enter the 6-digit game code 372934 , and click "Proceed"
3. Now enter your name and click "Join Game!"
4. You will get an avatar, and then see a "Start Game" button. Click it to begin!
Once again it will not only help you to review for the quiz but also get you a DOJO point and an effort grade.
Good Luck!
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10/7/16
Dear Parents,
I shall be holding a Help session on Science fair at 8 am on Friday, October 14 in my classroom. If your child needs help with his/her Science Fair Project, he/ she can join us but could you please confirm it by sending an email at dhodisk@pwcs.edu by Thursday (Oct. 13) morning, so that we are able to make the needed arrangements.
Thanks.
10/5/16
THE HISTORY OF THE CELL THEORY ASSIGNMENT Due date:10/12/16
Please watch the video titled " The Wacky History of Cell Theory" ( You may also watch the video - "The Cell Theory rap") on theSchool Messenger page and write down When & What did the following scientists do in the field of Cell Biology:--[YOU HAVE TO TURN IT IN ON THE EDMODO]
1. Robert Hooke
2. Leeuwenhoek
3. Schleiden
4. Schwann
5.Rudolf Virchow.
Tips--You may copy paste their pictures from the google images to make your assignment better.
10/5/16
An interesting video to learn about the history of The Cell Theory.
10/5/16
Cell Theory Rap
10/3/16 Homework on www.quizizz.com
Due: Oct 5th, 9am
1. Open http://join.quizizz.com in your browser
2. Enter the 6-digit game code 713903 , and click "Proceed"
3. Now enter your name and click "Join Game!"
4. You will get an avatar, and then see a "Start Game" button. Click it to begin!
This homework is for you to earn an effort grade as well as to review for a paper quiz that you will be taking for a grade in class on 5th October.
10/3/16
The JELLO Cell project has been made optional. It is NOT going to be a grade but if you will do it, you will enhance your knowledge on CELL ORGANELLES with lots of fun involving your whole family. Enjoy!
Learn about functions of organelles of an animal cell through a movie.Please be ready to take your notes as you watch this.
A video to distinguish between Animal & Plant cells:--
An interesting rap song about Cell Organelles
Science Fair Upcoming Due Dates
Research, Hypothesis, Variables, Control and Constants Due -September 21st.
Materials & Procedures- Due 23rd September.
Edmodo code for joining 7th grade Life Science is skt7iu.
The format to write the question for your Science fair project:--
1. The effect of I.V. (Something that you will change in your experiment) on the D. V.(Something that gets changed as a result).
or
2. How does the I.V. affect the D.V.?
Please remember to bring your Science fair questions/ideas by Friday.