December 14-December 18

Homework for the Week: Study for Cell Structure Quiz (FRIDAY), “I Am” Poem (THURSDAY), Finish up to part 3 of the Science Fair (Suggested completion date: January 4)

Monday, December 14: Cell Structure Playlist, Club Cell Introduction

Tutoring 8 a.m. (Please email Ms. Y if you are coming: regina1.yorkgitis@cms.k12.nc.us)
Tuesday, December 15: Cell Structure Playlist, Plant vs. Animal Cells “I Am” Poem

Wednesday, December 16: Cell Structure Playlist (15 minutes), Kahoot!, Jigsaw: Cell Structures Do 1st Sheet Handed in Today!
NO TUTORING WEDNESDAY 🙂 

Thursday, December 17:  Science Fair Work Time

Friday, December 18: Club Cell (1st, 2nd & 5th Blocks), Cell Structure Quiz, Do 1st Sheet Handed in Today!

Science Quote of the Week: “Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated.” -Rosalind Franklin

Scientist of the Week: Rosalind Franklin

Rosalind Franklin is a part of one of my  all-time favorite science stories: the discovery of DNA! Ms. Franklin used X-rays to take pictures of DNA.  It is because of her that two famous scientists, Watson and Crick, were able to develop a “double helix” model of DNA.  Unfortunately, Ms. Franklin does not get much credit for her discovery! But without her picture (which you can see posted left of here), we would not know nearly as much about cells and DNA.
Do X-Rays fascinate you? Check out this major: Medical Radiologic Technology

 

December 7-December 11

Homework for the Week: Study for Microscope, Living Things & Cell Theory Quiz (TUESDAY), Microscope Lab Worksheets (TUESDAY), Cell Nucleus 1 Pager (THURSDAY), Cell Structure Worksheet (FRIDAY), List 5 Science Fair Ideas (MONDAY, 12/14)

Monday, December 7: Microscope Lab: Day 2

Tutoring 8 a.m. (Please email Ms. Y if you are coming: regina1.yorkgitis@cms.k12.nc.us)
Tuesday, December 8:  Microscope & Cell Theory Quiz, Cell Structure: Cell Membrane, Bubble Lab, Growth Mindset Quote of the Week

Wednesday, December 9: Cell Structure: Nucleus, Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic cells, Brain POP, Scientist of the Week: Louis Pasteur
Tutoring 4:15-5:30 p.m. (Please email Ms. Y if you are coming: regina1.yorkgitis@cms.k12.nc.us)

Thursday, December 10:  Cell Structure: Mitochondria, Cytoplasm, Vacuoles, Cell Structure Text Scavenger Hunt, Science Fair Instructions

Friday, December 11: The. Incredible. Edible. Cell.

Growth Mindset Quote of the Week: “Fortune favors the prepared mind.” -Louis Pasteur

Scientist of the Week: Louis Pasteur

If Louis Pasteur, never made his discoveries about microbacteria, the medical world today would be different! Check out all the different types of medical majors here:  Health and Medicine Majors

November 30 – December 4

Homework for the Week: Study for Weather Retest (THURSDAY) Microscope Worksheet(FRIDAY), Study for Microscope-Cell Theory-Living Things Quiz (TUESDAY 12/8)

Monday, November 30: Cell Theory Worksheet, “The Wacky History of Cell Theory” Video

Tutoring 8 a.m. (Please email Ms. Y if you are coming: regina1.yorkgitis@cms.k12.nc.us)
Tuesday, December 1:  Pre-Assessment, Playlist: Living vs. Non Living Things, Bill Nye: Cells, Mini-Playlist: Microscopes

Wednesday, December 2: Pre-Assessment, Playlist: Living vs. Non Living Things, Bill Nye: Cells, Mini-Playlist: Microscopes
Tutoring 4:15-5:30 p.m. (Please email Ms. Y if you are coming: regina1.yorkgitis@cms.k12.nc.us)

Thursday, December 3:  Weather Retest, Growth Mindset Quote of the Week, Living vs. Non Living Things, Cell Theory (Scientists of the Week: Robert Hooke and Antoine van Leeuwenhoek), Microscopes

Friday, December 4: Cell Theory Notes Wrap Up, Microscope Lab Day 1, Raffle

Growth Mindset Quote of the Week: “Whenever I found out anything remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down my discovery on paper, so that all ingenious people might be informed thereof.” -Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Scientist of the Week: Robert Hooke and Antoine van Leeuwenhoek

Robert Hooke, who first used microscopes in the 1660s!

Antoine van Leewenhoek

Robert Hooke? Antoine van WHAT?  These two gentlemen may seem a bit strange (Antoine is wearing a judge’s wig for goodness sake), but they are two very important historical scientific figures!
Both men were instrumental in the development of cell theory, a topic that we will learn much about this week–stay tuned!

Are captivating by the smallest organisms among us? Check out this major: Microbiology.

November 16 – November 20

STUDY EVERY NIGHT!! Your Air Masses, Fronts & Winds Test is FRIDAY!
Homework for the Week: Watch video #10 (WEDNESDAY), Study for Weather Test (FRIDAY), Bill Nye Wind Extra Credit (FRIDAY), Study Guide Extra Credit (FRIDAY)

Monday, November 16: Review: Wind & Breezes, Agenda for the Week, Scientist of the Week

Tutoring 8 a.m. (Please email Ms. Y if you are coming: regina1.yorkgitis@cms.k12.nc.us)
Tuesday, November 17:  Movie Theater: Global Warming

Wednesday, November 18: Close Reading Strategies: Global Warming, Global Warming: Gallery Walk, Professor & Scholar Test Review Poster Creation
Tutoring 4:15-5:30 p.m. (Please email Ms. Y if you are coming: regina1.yorkgitis@cms.k12.nc.us)

Thursday, November 19:  Professor & Scholar Review, Kahoot: Test Review

Friday, November 20: Weather Test, Raffle

Growth Mindset Quote of the Week: “There has to be this pioneer, the individual with the courage, the ambition to overcome the obstacles that always develop when one tries to do something worthwhile that is new and different.” -Alfred P. Sloan

Scientist of the Week: Rachel Carson

Today, we hear about environmental activism a lot in the news.  Did you ever wonder how environmental activism began?  Look no further than our scientist of the week: Rachel Carson.  Ms, Carson was an ecologist and marine biologist.  She adored nature! In 1962, Ms. Carson published Silent Spring, a book about the dangerous effects of pesticides on our environment.  There were many people who pressured her to deny what she learned about pesticides (mainly the pesticide companies!).  However, Ms. Carson stood her ground! She is considered the founder of the modern environmental movement.  Her book led to the creation of the Enviornmental Protection Agency. Learn more about Rachel Carson in this short video: PBS

Are you captivating by issues about the environment?  Check out this major: Environmental Science.  Do you love to write?  Check out this description: Become a Writer .

November 9 – November 13

BEGIN STUDYING!!! Your Air Masses, Fronts & Winds Test is November 19!

Monday, November 9: Wind Nearpod, Collecting Meteorological data notes, “Moving Windmills ‘The William Kamkwamba Story,” Agenda for the Week, Scientist of the Week, Growth Mindset Quote of the Week, Raffle
Homework: Complete Triple Play Project (Due Tuesday)

Tutoring 8 a.m. (Please email Ms. Y if you are coming: regina1.yorkgitis@cms.k12.nc.us)
Tuesday, November 10: Weather Technology Scavenger Hunt, Wind with Bill Nye
Homework: Study for Wind & Weather Technology quiz (Friday)

Wednesday, November 11: NO SCHOOL

Thursday, November 12: Wind & Weather (Kahoot & Review), “High-altitude wind energy from kites,” Air Quality Guided Notes
Homework: Study for Wind & Weather Technology quiz (Friday)

Friday, November 13:  Wind & Weather Technology Quiz, Greenhouse Gases Guided Notes, Global Stewardship Brochere, Raffle

Saturday, November 14 9:30-12:00 p.m.: All students welcome! Come to school for a relaxed and fun weather test review! RSVP by Thursday, November 12

Growth Mindset Quote of the Week: “Most people never run far enough on the first wind to find out they’ve got a second. Give your dreams all you’ve got, and you’ll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.” -William James

Scientist of the Week: William Kamkwamba
Many times, we think that scientists are just old dudes who hibernate in a laboratory! But that is not true!

When he was just 14 years old, our scientist of the week, William Kamkwamba, invented a wind mill.  The wind mill provided electricity to his small poor village in Malawi.  Was Mr. Kamkwamba an old scientist with years and years of training, you ask?! No! He designed the windmill after finding a library book about using electricity and came up with a bright idea.  He used the resources around him (The windmill he built was made of scrap metal.) You can read the full story here from PR Newswire.

Does building a wind mill sound like a dream come true to you?  Or do you love the library and accessing infomration as much as Mr. Kamkwamba? Check out the description of the following college majors on College Board: Library Science, Civil Engineering

November 2 – November 6

Please note shifted tutoring times this week! Your Air Masses, Fronts & Winds Test November 19!

Monday, November 2: Tornado Notes, Agenda for the Week, Scientist of the Week, Growth Mindset Quote of the Week
Homework: Complete Text Complexity Assignment (Due Tuesday), Complete Hurricane Case Study (Due Thursday)

Tuesday, November 3: Weather Maps, Isobar Lab
Homework: Complete Hurricane Case Study (Due Friday)

Wednesday, November 4: Triple Play Assignment, Hurricane Case Study, Test Study Guide
Homework: Complete Hurricane Case Study (Due Friday)

Thursday, November 5:  Triple Play Assignment,
Tutoring 4:15-5:30 p.m. (Please email Ms. Y if you are coming: regina1.yorkgitis@cms.k12.nc.us)
Homework: Complete Triple Play Assignment (Due Tuesday 11/10), Complete Hurricane Case Study (Due Friday)

Tutoring 8 a.m. (Please email Ms. Y if you are coming: regina1.yorkgitis@cms.k12.nc.us)
Friday, November 6: Bill Nye: Storms, Review Day: Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Weather Maps
Homework: Complete Triple Play Assignment (Due Tuesday 11/10)

Growth Mindset Quote of the Week: “Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade?” -Benjamin Franklin

Scientist of the Week: Benjamin Franklin

On November 2, 1743, Benjamin Franklin was attempting to look at the eclipse of the moon in Philadelphia, but a storm blocked his view!  Ben was bummed. When Mr. Franklin’s brother told him that he had a clear view Boston, Mr. Franklin noticed something: storms move! Some folkse at the time believed that storms formed and died in the same place.  (All of you fabulous 7th graders know this is not true!)  Mr. Franklin discovered that storms travel.  You can read the full story here from The Washington Post.

Would you be as mad as Ben was if you missed an eclipse?  Check out the description of the following college majors on College Board: Astronomy

October 26-October 30

Your Air Masses, Fronts & Winds Test November 19!

Monday, October 26: Forecasting Weather Gallery Walk, The Coriolis Effect

Tutoring 8 a.m. (Please email Ms. Y if you are coming: regina1.yorkgitis@cms.k12.nc.us)
Tuesday, October 27: High and Low Pressure, Text Complexity: Hurricane Article

Wednesday, October 28: Hurricane Notes
Tutoring 4:15-5:30 p.m. (Please email Ms. Y if you are coming: regina1.yorkgitis@cms.k12.nc.us)

Thursday, October 29:  Hurricane Reading

Friday, October 30: Hurricane Review, Hurricane Case Studies, Raffle

Growth Mindset Quote of the Week: “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein

Scientist of the Week: Carl Young, Joel Taylor, Marcus Gutierrez

Carl Young

Carl Young studied atmospheric science in college.  He grew up in California and initially hoped to become a filmmaker.  However, he soon became mesmerized by tornadoes and changed his career path! Throughout his life, he worked to get close to tornadoes and uncover what they looked like on the inside!

Joel Taylor holding the camera in a storm!

Joel Taylor is a meteorologist who has a passion for storm chasing.  He grew up in Tornado Alley.  His fascination with extreme weather led him to study meteorology in college and later become a storm chaser.

Marcus Gutierrez in the Dominator.

Marcus Gutierrez is a former U.S. Navy member.  His main role is to drive the Dominator.  However, if anyone ever gets hurt during the chase, Mr. Gutierrez is ready to help-he has a medical background in surgery!

Do you love extreme weather?  Check out the description of the following college majors on College Board: Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics, Atmospheric Science

Do you like healing people? Check out this description: How to become a surgeon

October 19-October 23

Monday, October 19: Agenda for the week, Occluded Fronts, Wind & Pressure Playlist
Homework: Study for Air Masses, Fronts & Winds Test (TBA),

Tuesday, October 20: Wind & Pressure Notes
Homework: Study for Air Masses, Fronts & Winds Test (TBA),

Wednesday, October 21: Review, Air Masses, Pressure
Homework: Study for Air Masses, Fronts & Winds Test (TBA),

Tutoring 8 a.m. (Please email Ms. Y if you are coming: regina1.yorkgitis@cms.k12.nc.us)
Thursday, October 22: Review, Raffle
Homework: Study for Air Masses, Fronts & Winds Test (TBA),

Friday, October 23: No School!

A+ Student Tip: Start studying for you Air Masses/Fronts test (TBD) today! Every night, review your notes for 5 minutes.  Some materials you have already to help:

-Air Masses Independent Review Sheet
-Notes from Air Masses Pathway
-Notes from Wednesday power point
-Humidity Worksheet
-Air Masses Worksheet
-Notes from Front skit
-10/16 Glossary Worksheet Homework

Growth Mindset Quote of the Week: “Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” -Winston Churchill

Scientist of the Week: Al Roker

What type of Front is Al pointing to?

Al Roker is a weathercaster, author, and television personality, best known as the weather anchor on NBC’s Today Show.  Born in Queens, NY.

Mr. Roker received a degree in Communications from the State University of New York: Oswego.

Last year, Al was trending on twitter (#rokerthon).  Wow! Al seems so cool! He set the official Guinness World Record for the longest weather forecast report–he reported the weather for 34-hours!

Several famous forecasters have catchphrases.  During his forecast, Al says: “That’s what’s going on around the country. Here’s what’s happening in your neck of the woods.”

Do you love being in front of a camera? Check out the description of the following college majors on College Board: Broadcast Journalism, Mass Communications

October 12-October 16

Monday, October 12: Official Notebook Check,  Air Masses Pathway, Agenda for the week

Tuesday, October 13: Air Masses Pathway
Homework: Watch Video #6 and complete glossary worksheets (Due Thursday)

Wednesday, October 14: Humidity, Air Masses Lecture, Data Tracking (Assignments returned and brought home)
Homework: Watch Video #6 and complete glossary worksheets (Due Thursday), Return signed Data Tracking folders (Due Thursday)

Tutoring 8 a.m. (Please email Ms. Y if you are coming: regina1.yorkgitis@cms.k12.nc.us)
Thursday, October 15: Fronts Lecture & Skit, Air Masses Playlist

Friday, October 16: *Ms. Y is at a workshop today, assignment instructions on Google Classroom* Air Masses Playlist, Bill Nye: Water Cycle

Documents: Pathway_AirMasses, Journey of Water Droplet Tracking Sheet

A+ Student Tip: Start studying for you Air Masses/Fronts test (TBD) today! Every night, review your notes for 5 minutes.  Some materials you have already to help:

-Air Masses Independent Review Sheet
-Notes from Air Masses Pathway
-Notes from Wednesday power point
-Humidity Worksheet
-Air Masses Worksheet
-Notes from Front skit

Growth Mindset Quote of the Week: “The power of imagination makes us infinite.” -John Muir

Scientists of the Week: The Montgolfier Brothers

The Montgolfier Brothers, a.k.a. Joseph-Michael and Jacques-Ètienne Montgolfier, invented the first successful hot air balloon in 1783.  They worked as paper manufacturers.  While at work, they used the Scientific Method and attempted to create devices that could float in the air.  They eventually discovered that through the use of fire, they could make a paper bag rise.

The first hot air balloon they created was made of silk and paper.  It was 10 meters in diameter (that’s 33 feet!).

Do stories like this fascinate you? Check out College Board’s description of majoring in history: History

October 5-October 9

Monday, October 5: Water (H20) Cycle Lab: Part 2 (Block 1, Block 3, Block 5), Water (H20) Cycle: Part 1 (Block 2), Water Cycle Fill-In Notes, Agenda for the Week
Homework: Study for Atmosphere Retest (on Tuesday), Complete Water Cycle Choice Board Assignment (due Friday), Organize science notebook for official notebook check (due Thursday), Study for 7.1.2. Water Cycle & Cloud Test (Thursday)

Tuesday, October 6: Water Cycle Review, Clouds Lecture, Discovery Education,
Homework: Complete Water Cycle Choice Board Assignment (due Friday), Organize science notebook for official notebook check (due Thursday), Study for 7.1.2. Water Cycle & Cloud Test (Thursday)

Wednesday, October 7: Cloud Riddles, Clouds Review
Homework: Complete Water Cycle Choice Board Assignment (due Friday), Organize science notebook for official notebook check (due Thursday), Study for 7.1.2. Water Cycle & Cloud Test (Thursday)

Thursday, October 8: Clouds Review, Water Cycle & Cloud Test, Text Complexity Assignment: Weather
Homework: Complete Water Cycle Choice Board Assignment (due Friday)

Friday, October 9: Water Cycle Choice Board Presentation, Raffle
Growth Mindset Quote of the Week: “You can achieve anything you want in life if you have the courage to dream it…and the will to see that plan through to the end.” -Sidney A. Friedman

Scientist of the Week: Janice Huff

Janice Huff, a meteorologist, explaining the weather on WNBC.

Janice Huff is the chief meteorologist for WNBC in New York City.  She graduated from Florida State University with a degree in meteorology.  Ms. Huff has received many awards for her work as a meteorologist. A meteorologist uses science to explain, understand, observe or forecast what is happening in the atmosphere. Does that sound interesting to you?  Take a look at College Board’s information the career: Meteorologist.

Vocabulary This Week: Cirrus Clouds; Cumulus Clouds; Stratus Clouds; Nimbostratus Clouds; Cumulonimbus Clouds