Science 7 - Ghilarducci - 2(A)-2(A) Assignments

Started in class on Monday/Tuesday this week.
Please attach a SCREENSHOT of your final poster to this assignment when you turn it in!

After watching the video, answer today's warmup questions.

1. Describe -- What important role does whale feces (poop) have in a marine ecosystem?
2. Is whale feces a biotic or abiotic factor in the ecosystem? Explain!
3. Which species are the producers in this ecosystem?

Digital assignment done in class on Thursday or Friday this week.

1. Describe an invasive species and a problem caused by the species.
2. Describe one way that humans can help stop the spread of invasive species.

Done in class on Monday/Tuesday this week.
If absent, watch video and see Ms. G for lab during flex when you return

Done in class on TH/F
Finish for HW if needed

Done in class on TH/F
Finish for HW if needed.

Done in class on Monday/Tuesday on blue paper worksheets.
Due by next block period class.

Done in Class TH/F 
If absent, do the lab with the attached resources. 

Quick check (open notes!)

Started in class on Th/F

We will watch the videos together in class and answer the questions in your notebook, using full complete sentences and making detailed drawings.
1. Draw, label and describe the relationship between trees and the fungal network.
2. What does the tree provide for the fungus?
3. What does the fungus provide for the tree?
4. Which type of ecological relationship happens between the trees and fungus? Explain your answer.
5. Describe TWO ways that plants can defend themselves.

Watch the attached video, using headphones. Answer the questions when finished with the video.

1. Which species of animal is the keystone species in the kelp forest ecosystem and explain why!
2. Describe at least two ABIOTIC factors in the kelp forest ecosystem.
3. Describe one pattern from the data shown in the video (attached below)

Done in class on Th/Fri

Carrying Capacity is the number of organisms that an ecosystem can support. Refer to the attached image (and your Rabbit population Gizmo if needed).

1. What is the carrying capacity of the rabbits shown in the graph?

2. Why does the population number vary a bit each year? Describe at least ONE reason.

3. Describe at least TWO limiting factors that could affect the rabbit population and EXPLAIN why.

Started in class on M/T this week. Watch the video and fill out your paper worksheet as you watch the video. 

If absent, a digital copy of the worksheet is attached for you to print.

Pixel Pic! Correctly classify the organisms to reveal a picture!

Started in class on M/T this week. Watch the video and fill out your paper worksheet as you watch the video. 

If absent, a digital copy of the worksheet is attached for you to print.

Sign into Explore learning (via Clever) to access the Gizmo. Fill in the worksheet as you go through the Gizmo.

If absent, see Ms. G during flex for a copy of the worksheet.

Done in class on Wednesday. 
If absent, a copy is attached for you to print

Color by number worksheet (fill out front only, you don't need to color the back)

Homework started in class on Monday/Tuesday on a paper worksheet. If absent, a copy is attached.

Examine the attached food web and answer the warm up questions, using complete sentences.
1. What do the arrows represent in a food web?
2. Name a primary consumer (herbivore) from the food web AND what does it eat?
3. Name a secondary consumer (carnivore) from the food web AND what does it eat?
4. Write the names of organisms that are connected in ONE single food chain in the food web.

1. Sign into Explore Learning (via Clever)
2. Launch the Rabbit Population by Season Gizmo. Fill in your worksheet as you go through the Gizmo.

Done in class on M/T this week on a paper worksheet. If absent, digital copy of worksheet is attached for you to print.

Fill in and color code your energy pyramid notes
AND
On the back of your note, fill out the 4 ways that energy is lost between pyramid levels

Done in class M/T this week. 
If absent, everything you need is in the slideshow. See Ms. G during flex when you return if you need help.

Use workbook #3 p. 49-54 for the warmup questions. Use complete sentences to receive full credit!

1. California sea lions are shown in the image on p. 48-49. Describe a BIOTIC factor in its environment.
2. Describe an ABIOTIC factor in the sea lions environment.
3. Describe other animals that might be in a COMMUNITY in the sea lions ecosystem.

Read workbook #3 p. 48-54, then answer the questions in the attached form. Done in class on Wednesday 3/11.

Done in class on Monday/Tuesday. If absent, see information below. 
Abiotic/Biotic Notes (attached)
Food Web analysis (attached)

1. What do you know about Ecosystems? Describe your ideas, using TWO complete sentences.

*Glue your completed My Escape Plan onto p. 102 in your notebook.
*Turn in your lab notebook (notebook check today p. 94-102)
*Turn in your Back in the Day trusted adult interview HW

Interview sheet assigned in class M/T this week. See Ms. G for a copy if needed.

Started in class on Monday or Tuesday this week on a paper worksheet. 
If absent, a digital copy is attached, along with the links needed for the information.

1. Next week...no school for the President's day holidays! What do you plan to do next week?
2. Describe one thing that you have learned about rocks or minerals.

Read workbook #3 p. 10-20 about Earth's Resources. 
While reading, complete the attached Google Form.

1. Take out your foldable from p. 93 in your notebook. Choose one of the numbers. Write the name of the resource and its definition.
2. Click the link for the interactive periodic table below...Write the name of an element, its chemical symbol AND describe an item that is made with the element.
3. Is this element a renewable or a nonrenewable resources? Explain!

Done during class on Wednesday.
Type your answer for each question as you go through the slides in the slideshow.

1. Go through the attached slideshow and fill in your foldable.
2. Cut & fold the foldable, then practice the vocabulary with a friend.
3. When finished, place your foldable in the envelope on p. 93 in your notebook.

Done in class

Use the attached study guide to prepare an EBS for your upcoming geology test. 
You can use one side of a 1/2 sheet of notebook paper this time.

EBS will be collected after the test on Th. 2/5 or Friday 2/6

After the video, answer the questions about geysers!
1. Name a location from the video where some famous geysers are found.
2. What causes a geyser to erupt? Describe in detail!

*Take out your EBS and a pencil. Put away your notebook in the bin at your lab station and get ready for your test.

Answer these questions to study for your quiz.

After the video, answer the questions about hoodoos!

1. Which type of rocks form hoodoos? (Igneous, Metamorphic or Sedimentary?)
2. Describe at least TWO processes that form a hoodoo.

We will have time to work on the slideshow and travel poster during class this week.  

You will present your slideshow and poster in small groups beginning on Monday 2/2 or Tuesday 2/3.

1. Go through the attached slideshow. Label your California Geomorphic Province page from the slides. 

2. Update your lab notebook & glue in the pages in order p. 87-90

Done in class on TH/F this week.
If absent, you can complete the attached lab by watching the video.

Sign in to Explore Learning via Clever to access the Gizmo on Weathering. Fill in the paper worksheet as you go through the Gizmo interactive.

Done in class on TH/F this week.
If absent, see the attached page.

Watch the first 30 minutes of the video and fill in the paper video guide as you watch. You can see the times for each segment of the video so you can watch it in parts for homework over the next week...due on Th 1/22 or F 1/23 block.

If absent, worksheet is attached.

During class time this week, you will work on your Final draft of your Earthquake (Tsunami) or Volcano storyboard. 

You will receive a larger template sheet in class on Monday/Tuesday. Each day during class you will have approximately 30 minutes to work on your project and it will be collected back at the end of each class period. You should be able to complete the project during class this week (not for homework) 

Please write your name and class period on the BACK of  your poster.
*If you are not finished by the end of the period on Th/F, then you will need to take it home for homework. Due no later than Wednesday January 21 at the beginning of class. 

Instructions and sample are attached.

Choose a storyboard from the gallery walk then answer the warmup questions after reading the story.

* if you haven't turned yours in yet, please place it on an empty desk WITH YOUR NAME ON IT!

1. What was the event?
2. Where and when did the event occur?
3. Describe one fact from the storyboard about the event.

1. What are your plans for the 3-day Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday? (No school Monday!)
2. Describe one fact from your Earthquake (Tsunami) or Volcano storyboard.

sign into Explore Learning (via Clever) to access the Rock Cycle Gizmo. 

As you go through the Gizmo, fill in the paper worksheet. Once finished, glue into notebook on p. 84

(if absent, a copy is attached)

Watch the video,, then answer today's warmup questions.
1. Explain how igneous rocks form and give an example of one from the video.
2. Explain how sedimentary rocks form and give an example of one from the video.
3. Explain how metamorphic rocks form and give an example of one from the video.

sign into Explore Learning (via Clever) to access the Gizmo. 

As you go through the Gizmo, fill in the paper worksheet. Once finished, glue into notebook on p. 82

(if absent, a copy of the worksheet is attached)

Please fill in the paper notes page, using the attached slideshow. When finished, glue your notes into your notebook on p. 81


(if absent, a copy of the notes page is also attached)

sign into Explore Learning (via Clever) to access the Gizmo. 

As you go through the Gizmo, fill in the paper worksheet. Once finished, glue into notebook on p. 82

(if absent, a copy of the worksheet is attached)

Work on your rough draft this week during class (a paper copy was given in class)
Full instructions and a sample are in the attached document.

*Next week, you will complete a final draft in class on a larger sheet of paper

Due date: Jan 9, 2026 -- Topics: Volcanoes -- Features: Bp Pause Points

Use the attached slideshow to learn about tsunami waves.

After viewing the slides, In your notebook p. 77 :Sketch, label all parts and describe the tsunami model as shown in the video on the next slide. Write a definition for tsunami and describe what causes it.

1. How was your winter break? Tell me something good! OR...Do you have a goal for yourself for 2026? School-related or other? Describe it!

2. Look at the Are You Ready page. Describe one thing that would be important to have when a large earthquake knocks out power for several days (and perhaps damages roads, buildings, etc).

*Please update your notebook table of contents p. 76-78

Use the attached website to complete the paper worksheet (done in class)

Use your plate tectonics wheel on p. 67 in your notebook.

1. At a transform boundary, what features are found? AND give an example of where a transform boundary is located (near us)!
2. At a convergent boundary, where oceanic and continental crust collide, what features are found?
3. TRUE OR FALSE? At a divergent boundary, crust is destroyed. TRUE or FALSE? and why? Explain!

Please turn in your notebook when finished with the warmup.

Follow the instructions in the slideshow for finding the epicenter of a virtual earthquake. Paste a screenshot of your results at the end of the slideshow (last 2 slides)

After the video, answer today's warmup questions
1. Which type of plate boundary is found at a subduction zone? (Divergent? Convergent? Transform?)
2. Describe one thing that you learned from the video (or a question that you have about plate tectonics).
3. The strongest earthquakes happen at subduction zones. Have you ever felt an earthquake? What do you know about earthquakes in general?

When finished, update your notebook table of contents p.71-74
GLUE in your Plates on the Move sheet on p. 72

Done in class on M/T this week. If absent, materials are attached.

If absent, complete the lab using the attached resource. Handwritte in notebooks on p. 71

Plates on the move game with worksheet. Done in class on Monday.

1. Which layer of the earth is a liquid AND why? (explain!)
2. Describe one fact about another layer of the Earth.
3. Are you playing dodgeball today, or doing something else this afternoon? Tell me about it!

Use your plate tectonics notes/wheel on p. 66-67 in your notebook.
1. What happens at a divergent plate boundary?
2. What happens at a convergent plate boundary?
3. What happens at a transform plate boundary?

When finished with the warmup, update your notebook table of contents p. 68-70
AND
Glue in all pages:
p. 68 = Seafloor spreading
p. 69 = Gizmo Pangea (2 page, glue at top of each page)
p. 70 = Snack Tectonics Lab (FOR TODAY, number your page and get ready!)

Use your notebook p. 60-70 to look up the answers..but NOT Google. This is a locked quiz and I will get a notification if you open other tabs to look for answers.

If absent, do the lab virtually from the attached materials

Visit the website (link attached) to view information about the plates and plate boundaries, then answer the warmup questions.
1. Click the Plates button. Name the two large plates that meet in California. (Juan de Fuca is farther north off of the coast of Washington state)
2. Click the Vent Fields button, this shows where volcanoes are located. Describe a location on the map that has a lot of volcanoes.
3. Click the Major Earthquakes button. Describe a location on the map that has a lot of earthquakes.

Done in class Wednesday 12/10
If absent, see the attached work.

Done in class on Th/F this week.

1. Sign into Explore Learning (through Clever)
2. Launch the Gizmo Building Pangea
3. Fill in the the paper worksheets as you go through the simulation. 


If ABSENT, copy of worksheet is attached.

Use your notebook p. 60-63 for today's warmup questions
1. Which layer of Earth is most dense and solid?
2. Describe one piece of evidence for Alfred Wegener's continental drift hypothesis.
3. How do convection currents move the Earth's crust?
4. Update your notebook table of contents from Google Classroom p. 64-67
and
GLUE in your Pangea map on p. 64 + GLUE your Convection Currents Lab on p. 65

1. Color code the different fossil and rock sections on each continent.
2. Cut out the continent pieces and use the clues in the fossils, rocks and shapes of the continents to piece together Pangaea (like a puzzle). 
3. Once you have pieced the puzzle together, glue your Pangaea map onto the back of the blue worksheet and complete the front of the worksheet. Paper copies passed out in class.

If ABSENT, see pages 6 & 7 for the handouts on the attached resource.

For background information you can read the first pages of the attached resource and also your workbook #4 p. 13-17 & p. 25

Done in class on a paper worksheet.

If ABSENT, a digital copy is attached. The videos for the different parts of the assignment are also in the attached slideshow.

activity done in class. 

If ABSENT a copy is attached.

After the video, answer the warmup questions using complete sentences.
1. What is the name of the supercontinent that existed on Earth about 200 million years ago?
2. Describe one piece of evidence or clue that Alfred Wegener used to support his continental drift hypothesis.
3. Write your NAME on your blue Pangea homework page and turn it in!
4. Update your notebook table of contents from Google Classroom.

1. How was your Thanksgiving break? Tell me something good!
2. What is inside of the Earth, under the crust? Describe!
3. Update your notebook, using the table of contents in your Google Classroom.
GLUE:
Elephant's toothpaste on p. 59

Started in class on Wednesday on paper worksheet.
Finish in class on TH/F this week if needed.

1. Read the online article (attached)
2. Watch the attached video
3. Complelete the paper worksheet (a digital copy is attached if ABSENT)

Done in class on M/T this week. Finish for HW if needed.

1. From your microscope lab (p 55). Describe what a chloroplast looks like.
2. What does a chloroplast do? Use complete sentences!
Use the attached image for question 3. (and/or your plants & snails Gizmo)
3. If tube A with the Elodea plant is placed in sunlight what will happen to the color of the water in the tube and WHY?

When you are finished with the warmup questions:
Go to the stream tab on Google classroom and update your notebook p. 57-58

Done in class on M/T

Done in class on M/T this week.
If absent, the slides and fill in page are attached.

1. Have you used a microscope before? What did you see in the microscope?
2. The attached image is a microscopic view of a plant cell. Name at least one organelle (part) AND describe what it does in the cell.
3. Go to the stream tab on Google Classroom and update your notebook table of contents p. 54-56

Started in class on a paper worksheet on M/T this week. 

If ABSENT, a digital copy is attached. Use your notes or workbook #2 to help fill in the information.

Complete the quick check on photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
It is graded, so take your time and use your notes to look up answers if needed!

1. How was your 4-day Veterans Day holiday weekend? Tell me something good!
2. From the warmup video: How do trees get their mass? Explain!

Done in class on W 11/5
Watch both videos, then fill in the worksheet


If absent, a digital copy of the worksheet is attached.

After the video, answer the questions for today's warmup:
1. Why do leaves change color in the fall?
2. What is the name of the main green pigment found in plants (that absorbs sunlight)?

Word bank for mystery pixel.
Some words may be used more than once
ATP
carbon dioxide
cellular respiration
chloroplast
glucose
mitochondria
organisms
oxygen
photosynthesis
plants
the sun
water

done in class on Th/F this week.
If absent, view the slideshow to complete the assignment.

Use your notes if needed!

1. How many carbon atoms are in a molecule of glucose? What is the chemical formula for glucose?
2. Glucose is a PRODUCT of the photosynthesis reaction. What is the other product made by photosynthesis?
3. During cellular respiration, glucose is broken down. Which gas is needed as a REACTANT to help break down the glucose?

Done in class on M/T this week

A paper worksheet for this assignment was done in class on M/T this week.

Sign into Explore Learning vis Clever
Complete the Gizmo worksheet as you go through the simulation.

If ABSENT, a digital copy is attached.

1. How was your weekend? Tell me something good!
2. Your homework p. 13-27 segment 2 worksheet has been returned to you. Choose one word or concept from the homework and define or explain it.
3. Glue your homework sheet onto p. 46 in your notebook. Update your table of contents page.

Read workbook Workbook #2, topic 4, lesson 1 on photosynthesis (p. 48-57)
When finished reading, complete the attached Google Form.

A) After the video, answer the question:
1. Why are leaves green?
2. Why doesn't photosynthesis occur in the roots of plants?

B) Refer to the attached graph.
3. Which colors AND wavelengths of light are best absorbed by plants, allowing the highest rates of photosynthesis?

Open the attached document to find the link for the VST. Once you have completed the VST, paste a screenshot of your work into the document and turn it in.

Done in class Th/F this week. If absent, you can complete the lab from the attached slideshow

Read your workbook #2 segment 3 (or the etext assigned this week)
While reading, complete the paper worksheet (started in class on TH/F this week)

If ABSENT, a digital copy of the homework sheet is attached.

Done in class on M/T this week.

If ABSENT, a digital copy of the worksheet is attached.

After the video, answer the questions. Also, the chemical reaction for photosynthesis is attached if needed.

1. What is the name of the food molecule that plants produce in photosynthesis?
2. What is the gas that plants take in through their leaves from the air to use as a reactant in the reaction?
3. How was your weekend? Tell me something good!

Use the attached study guide to make your EBS. Started in class on Th/F this week.
Your one-sided EBS will be collected after your test on Friday 10/24

1. Refer to your study guide or EBS and/or flashcards. Choose one word or concept and explain it.
2. If you could bring one personal item on a long trip to the moon, what would it be and why? (Assume that basic supplies are already provided for you...so this is something special)


When finished with warmup, keep your EBS on your desk.
Turn in your notebook & flashcards

Use the attached study guide to make your EBS. Started in class on Th/F this week.
Your one-sided EBS will be collected after your test on Friday 10/24

Started in class on M/T this week. Make flashcards for all of the words on the attached list. 
Your flashcard set is due on TH/F this week, along with your EBS.

See the back of your p.15 Matter Notes for a periodic table.
1. Name one noble gas and its atomic symbol.
2. Explain how the density of the gases changes depending on the gas.
3. How do we know that gas has mass?

Done in class on Wed. 10/22
Graded! Your score on the Kahoot is your score on this assignment.
Please use your notes, EBS, workbook to look up answers if needed. There is no timer, so take your time and think about the answers!

For today's warmup, please refer to the balanced chemical equation for combusting (burning) methane in the attached image. Use your notes also if needed!

1. How many total atoms are in CH4?
2. Which molecules are the REACTANTS?
3. Which molecules are the PRODUCTS?
4. Is burning methane an exothermic or endothermic reaction? Explain!

done in clsss on Monday or Tuesday this week.

If ABSENT, you can use the video to complete the lab

A two-sided paper worksheet started in class M/T this week.


If ABSENT, a digital copy is attached for you to print

Done in class on a paper worksheet

If ABSENT, a digital copy is attached

Done in class on Wed. 10/15 
Individual assignment, quietly complete the assignment and turn in the 1/2 sheet to your teacher.

If ABSENT, a digital copy of the worksheet is attached with the resources for research.

Done in class on TH/F
If absent, a digital copy is attached and you can complete the lab by watching the video.

Explore States of Matter, Thermal Energy & Temperature on Earth. Open the attached document to access the link for the interactive. When finished with the interactive,  you need to screenshot and paste your final screen into the document to receive credit.

1. Read topic 2 in your paper workbook segment 1 at home 
(or you can read the eText online workbook sections States of Matter & Changes of State )
2. Complete the paper worksheet started in class on Wed 10/8

If ABSENT a digital copy of the worksheet is attached for you to print.

After the video, answer the questions for today's warmup.

The air is a mixture made up of about 78% nitrogen gas and 21% oxygen gas, 1% other gases such as argon, carbon dioxide & water vapor.

1. How cold is liquid nitrogen?
2. What happens to a balloon filled with air if it is cooled? Why?
3. What happens to a balloon filled with air if it is heated? Why?

Done in class M/T this week on a paper worksheet. 
If absent, a digital copy is attached.

1. Using your notes (p. 26-27) define sublimation.
2. What do you know about dry ice?
3. What happens to the motion of atoms or molecules as they are heated?

Done in class on Wednesday 10/8 notebook p. 28

If absent, record observations from the attached video in your notebook p. 28

A paper worksheet, assigned in class. 

If absent, a digital copy is attached.

After the video, answer the questions for today's warmup.

1. Air is a mixture! Name at least two gases that make up air.
2. Describe one observation from the demonstration.
3. Is a burning candle an example of a chemical change or a physical change (or both?) Explain, using complete sentences!

Done in class on TH/F this week

If absent, you can access the worksheet and video/information to complete the lab in the attached files.

Started in class last week and worked on this week during class time.

Use your completed planning guide to finish your poster. A sample poster is attached in the document, below the blank planning guide.

The final poster is due Monday 9/29 (odd blocks) or Tuesday 9/30 (even blocks)

Done in class on Thursday or Friday this week.


In the attached document are the links for two interactive activities:
1. Matter
2. Chemical formulas for molecules

After completing each interactive, you will paste a screenshot of your final screen under the interactive title in the document. Turn in the digital document via Google Classroom when finished.

1. Locate your Types of Matter Poster. Choose one example from your poster and describe it here.
2. Describe one new thing that you learned while making your poster.

*Write your full name and class period on your poster
*Place your poster neatly on your lab table for a gallery walk
*Put your computer in your backpack and sit in your assigned front desk with your notebook & pencil

Done in class M/T this week.
Finish questions for homework if needed.

1. Locate your Color by number: Classification of Matter homework sheet. Choose one word or concept from the sheet and describe it.
2. What are your weekend plans? Tell me something good!

*Put away your Chromebook in your backpack
*TURN IN your Color by number: Classification of Matter homework sheet
*Sit in your assigned desk seat with your notebook & pencil.

Done in class on Th/Fri this week.
If absent, the lab sheet and video are attached.

Started in class on Monday/Tuesday
Due by next block class this week.

Done in class on paper on Monday/Tuesday.

materials are attached for absent students.

After the video, answer the questions about the element sodium!

1. Describe a physical property of sodium (or potassium).
2. Describe a chemical property of sodium (or potassium).
3. Use your periodic table. Write the chemical symbol for sodium (or potassium).

Read p. 12-19 in your workbook #1 Describing and Classifying Matter
AFTER reading, please complete the attached Google Form for homework. 
Of course, this is graded, so please take your time. You will find all of the answers in the reading!

Workbook #1 is in the bin next to the notebooks at your lab station if needed. See p. 12-19 for today's warmup questions.

1. Describe one example of an element. Give the name and one property or fact about of the element. You may use the attached periodic table if needed.

2. Describe one example of a chemical compound (molecule). List the names of each atom in the molecule and how many of each atom are in the molecule.

3. Name one spirit day theme for next week. What are you going to wear for that day?

Mr. Kaefer wants to know which marble launch angle you would need to hit a target. How could you knock out the evil Lego figure? The Lego figure is standing 100 cm from the launcher.

1. Look at the attached mini-marble launch graph. Which launch angle would you need to knock out the evil Lego figure with the marble? Explain using complete sentences.

2. Choose one word or concept from your E.B.S. describe it using complete sentences.

3. Turn in your lab notebook, keep your E.B.S. on your desk and get ready to start your test.

The intro to science test will be on Mon 9/15 or Tues 9/16
Use the attached study guide to prepare a paper copy of an extra brain sheet (EBS) for your test!

This is a homework assignment, it will be collected for credit after your test.

Create a line graph using google sheets! 
1. Open the attached blank spreadsheet to use for this assignment. 
2. You will be graphing the data set that is attached in the Google doc.

*Attached is the tutorial video for reference if needed.

This is graded, your score on the game will be your score in PowerSchool.
Please use your notes and/or EBS as you go through the Kahoot review and take your time. You should get a good score.

Done in class on M/T this week on a paper lab sheet. Lab sheet and paper graph are due by Wednesday 9/10 beginning of class!


If ABSENT, view the attached slideshow and see Ms. G when you return for a data set and lab sheet.

On Tuesday we will start with the marble launch lab at the beginning of class!


1. What is the independent variable in the marble launch lab (what will you manipulate or change?)
2. What is the dependent variable in the marble launch lab (what will you measure?)
3. List one group job for the marble launch lab and what that job requires.
4. What are we doing in science class on W & F next week?

Done in class on Friday 8/29 
due by the START of class on Wednesday.

1. When is our upcoming test?
2. Which topics will be covered on the test?
3. Look at your notebook pages 1-9. Choose one word or concept. Explain it using complete sentences.

Done in class on Wednesday

Done in class Tuesday 9/2 (paper worksheet)
Due by beginning of class tomorrow.

If absent, you can print a copy or see Ms. for a paper copy when you return.

Please use COMPLETE SENTENCES when writing your warmup answers!

1. No school on Monday for the Labor Day holiday! What are you looking forward to doing this weekend? Tell me something good!
2. Look at your gummy bear lab from yesterday. Describe one metric measurement that you used in the lab, include the measurement and the unit (g, cm, mL, etc.)
3. What is density? Explain.

Homework practice with Metric Measurements 
AND
 Observation, Inference & Prediction (O.I.P)

1. Update your notebook table of contents (see attached image) and glue your Observation, Inference & Prediction worksheet on page 4.

2. Observe the attached image of the squirrel. Write an INFERENCE based on your observations.

3. Write a PREDICTION based on your inference.

Return your signed syllabus (the paper copy given in class). 

A digital copy is attached for your reference.

1. Describe one important lab safety rule.
2. What is it? Click on the mystery photo and describe at least one qualitative OR one quantitative observation.
3. What do you think it is? Explain your ideas.

Observe the attached image.
1. Describe a quantitative observation.
2. Describe a qualitative observation.
3. Make a hypothesis -- what is it? Describe your ideas.

*When finished with your warmup, turn it in and then follow the instructions to make your notebook ruler.