Mr. G's Life Science Journals:

9/13 - List 4 important rules or guidelines for using netbooks in our classroom.  Next, explain using several sentences why it is important for all students to follow all technology rules and guidelines at ALL times.

9/14 - Find pages R10-R11 in your textbook.  Write out 5 rules that you think are most important to know and explain why laboratory safety is important?

9/15 - There is NO REGULAR journal today to allow time for Quia Registration and the Quia Laboratory Safety Quiz.

9/16 - Video Journal, 5 Steps of the Scientific Method.  Summarize the main ideas and list the five steps.  Click HERE to watch the video.

9/19 - Explain several ways scientists can collect data.

9/20 - Visit our textbook's online resources located at ClassZone for 7th Grade Focus on Life Sciences.  Select one of the Units.  Explore the resources that are available.  In your journal, describe 4 different resources that are available here.  For example, explain what the simulations are.

9/21 - There is NO REGULAR journal today to allow time for Cornell Notes.

9/22 - There is NO REGULAR journal today.  Instead you will complete the Unit 1 Outline.

9/23 - There is NO REGULAR journal today.  You will prepare for Unit 1 Quiz 2 and have time to finish your presentation (today is the last day).

9/26 - Video Journal, Accuracy, Precision, and Significant Digits. Watch video AND take quick/short notes.  Last, summarize the main ideas of the video in 2 well written sentences. Click HERE to watch the video.

9/27 - Three students measure a room.  They each report their measurements: 10.2 m, 10.3 m, 10.4 m.  Were they precise?  Were they accurate?  How do you know?

9/28 - Yesterday was our first lab.  Explain how your group did as a team.  Did everyone cooperate? participate?  take turns/share? respect each other? assist in cleanup?

9/29 - Explain how you are showing the REACH values in this class.  Which one do you need to work on?

9/30 - There is NO REGULAR journal today to allow time to turn-in your Unit 1 Packet and take the Unit 1 Test.  Journals are DUE Tuesday, 10/4.


Mr. R's Journal Topics:

9/12/11 (#1)  What is LIFE SCIENCE? What is COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY?
9/13/11 (#2)  Read p.R10-R11. Why is LABORATORY/CLASSROOM SAFETY IMPORTANT? List 5 IMPORTANT RULES.
9/14/11 (#3)  Cornell Notes: What are: living organisms, distance, mass, temperature, volume, metric prefixes?
9/15/11 (#4)  Read p.CA20-CA23. What is the SCIENTIFIC METHOD? Why is it important?
9/16/11 (#5)  What are METRIC PREFIXES? List 5 examples.
9/19/11 (#6)  List a few important rules for COMPUTER PICKUP, USAGE, and RETURN.
9/20/11 (#7)  Cornell Notes: What are METRIC UNITS? What are the units for mass, distance, temperature, and volume?
9/21/11 (#8)  Cornell Notes: What are: accuracy, precision, qualitative, and quantitative?
9/22/11 (#9)  Cornell Notes: Explain the steps of the Scientific Method.
9/23/11 (#10)  What should you do to PREPARE for QUIZZES and TESTS?



General Unit 1 Journal Topics:

1. Why is lab safety important?

2. After scientists complete their projects (experiments, discoveries, research), they then communicate their results.  a. How do they do this? b. Why is communicating results important?

3. Explain the scientific method and why it is important.

4. How is scientific progress made?  Why is this important?  In other words, how does science go from an individual's research to a text book?

5. Explain several ways scientists can collect data?

6. Three students measure a room.  They each report their measurements: 10.2 m, 10.3 m, 10.4 m.  Were they precise?  Were they accurate?  How do you know?

7. Think about how your table is working as a team.  What can you do to make your team stronger?

8. Explain how you are showing the REACH values in this class.  Which one do you need to work on?

9. Explain the correct procedures to: 1. Pickup your laptop 2. Return your laptop

10. Draw a diagram of how your table needs to setup its laptop power system.  Be sure to title your diagram and label all components.

11. Write a quick tutorial on how to create a PowerPoint.  Explain 2 important tips that you would give a beginner.

12. Explain what you can do well on a computer.  What programs do you know how to use? What computer skills do you want to learn?

13. The Formatting Palette is available in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.  Explain one or two ways you can show the Formatting Palette and explain what tools are available.

14. What have you experienced and learned using laptops so far?  (ie, using a laptop, using a mac, powerpoint, excel)

OLD Topics:

9/13/10 - Draw a diagram of how your table needs to setup its laptop power system.  Be sure to title your diagram and label all components.

9/14/10 - Find pages R10-R11 in your textbook.  Write out 5 rules that you think are most important to know.

9/15/10 - Why is laboratory safety important?

9/16/10 - Watch the video in class.  Next, explain the Scientific Method.  Tell about the steps and the importance.

9/17/10 - There is no regular journal today to allow time to finish Cornell Notes, Quia Safety Quiz, and the introduction PowerPoint.

9/20/10 - Scientific Communication: Your laboratory has just made a significant discovery.  How do you tell: other scientists? other professionals? your community? the world?

9/21/10 - Explain several ways scientists can collect data.

9/22/10 - Accuracy, Precision, and Significant Digits: watch the video AND take quick/short notes.  Last, summarize the main ideas of the video in 2 well written sentences.

9/23/10 - Yesterday was our first lab.  Explain how your group did as a team.  Did everyone cooperate? participate?  take turns/share? respect each other? assist in cleanup?

9/24/10 - Explain how you are showing the REACH values in this class.  Which one do you need to work on?

9/27/10 - Three students measure a room.  They each report their measurements: 10.2 m, 10.3 m, 10.4 m.  Were they precise?  Were they accurate?  How do you know?

9/28 - 10/1 - Journal Grading and End of Unit Assessment, no regular journals.