2007

  Mrs. Thornton 2008
September November January March May
October December February April June

 September Homework Schedule

 
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WELCOME TO SEVENTH GRADE!!

  

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR SUMMER!!

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  No School - Labor Day Bring 4 binder dividers to class for your science section Review course policies and lab safety with parent(s) and sign.   Current Issues Assignment

Due Dates

  
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  Create  4 homemade slides for the microscope (Put your name and label on each "slide") Complete microscope handout No Homework No School - Rosh Hashanah Complete "How scientists measure things" and "What is scientific method" handout - Due Mon.  
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  No Homework Make flash cards for vocabulary words

Vocab Quiz 9/25

No Homework

Vocab Quiz 9/25

 Complete handout " Characteristics of an Ecosystem" Due Mon.

Vocab Quiz 9/25

 Complete handout " Characteristics of an Ecosystem" Due Mon

Vocab Quiz 9/25

  
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  Vocab Quiz tomorrow No HW Complete page 3 of Classification packet No HW    

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October Homework Schedule

 
Sun Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat
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  Read and highlight pages 12-14 in packet, write 2 questions, complete pages 15-17

Due Wed.

Read and highlight pages 12-14 in packet, write 2 questions, complete pages 15-17

Due Wed.

Complete pages 18 and 19 in your classification packet

Due Friday

   Work on Classification mini-project Due next Friday 10/12  
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  No School - Columbus Day Work on Classification mini-project Due  Friday 10/12 Work on Classification mini-project Due  Friday 10/12 Work on Classification mini-project Due TOMORROW Review notes/handouts on food webs and trophic levels for open response question on Monday  
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  Complete coloring page of Bacteria Cell Finish bacteria reading notes (main idea and supporting details) and complete pages 5-7 in bacteria handouts

Due Thursday

T-shirt money is due Friday

 Half Day - PD 5,6,7,8

Finish bacteria reading notes (main idea and supporting details) and complete pages 5-7 in bacteria handouts

Due tomorrow

T-shirt money is due Friday

 T-shirt money is due TOMORROW!! finish cell vocabulary drawing column and cell coloring pages - Due Monday

T-Shirt Money!!

Study for Cell vocab quiz 10/31

  
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  Study for Cell vocab quiz 10/31 Complete cell analogies column (only starred words) AND Cell-a-bration handout

Study for Cell vocab quiz 10/31

 complete "What is a Cell" handout

Due Friday

Study for Cell vocab quiz 10/31

 complete "What is a Cell" handout

Due tomorrow

Study for Cell vocab quiz 10/31

 Study for Cell vocab quiz 10/31  
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  Study for Cell vocab quiz 10/31 Study for Cell vocab quiz TOMORROW Cell Vocab Quiz

No Homework

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

      

 November Homework Schedule

 
Sun Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat
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        Gather and bring supplies to class to work on your organelle Friday and Monday Gather and bring supplies to class to work on your organelle Monday  
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  Organelle writers - finish any written portion of exhibit poster (PRINT and BRING to class)

Organelle poster artist/designer - find any additional pictures you want to add to your poster (PRINT and BRING to class)

Due Wed

 Organelle writers - finish any written portion of exhibit poster (PRINT and BRING to class)

Organelle poster artist/designer - find any additional pictures you want to add to your poster (PRINT and BRING to class)

Due Wed

  Have any last minute additions to your poster and organelle for TOMORROW  Review your organelles to get ready for tomorrow.

Fill in the first six rows on your grading rubric - Bring to class tomorrow

 Cell Museum Open

If you were absent for the Cell Museum assignment

  
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  No School - Veterans Day (observed) Complete pages 3,4 and 5 in today's handouts

Current Issues Assignment sheet

Current Issues Due Dates

 No homework No homework Complete "What is mitosis" handout

Due Monday

  
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  Complete mitosis handout

Cells Unit Test 12/4

Study guide

 Study for Cell Test 12/4

Mitosis Song - to the tune of "London Bridge"

 Study for Cell Test 12/4

Half Day - Thanksgiving Recess 1,2,3,4

 No School - Thanksgiving Recess No School - Thanksgiving Recess  
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  Full Day - PD Complete photosynthesis handout

 

Study for Cell Test 12/4

Parent Conference Forms Due Thurs 11/29

 Complete pages 1-5 in photosynthesis packet

Study session after school today

Study for Cell Test 12/4

Parent Conference Forms Due tomorrow

 Study for Cell Test 12/4 Study for Cell Test 12/4  

 December Homework Schedule

 
Sun Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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  Study for Cell Test TOMORROW!

After school study session

 No Homework Read and complete pages 3-7 in Skeletal Packet

Due Friday

 Read and complete pages 3-7 in Skeletal Packet

Due tomorrow

Study for Bone Quiz on 12/18

 Study for Bone quiz on 12/18  
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  Complete pages 12-16 in skeletal packet

Study for Bone quiz on 12/18

 Complete pages 18 and 19 in skeletal packet - due Thursday

Study for Bone quiz on 12/18

 Complete pages 18 and 19 in skeletal packet - due Thursday

Study for Bone quiz on 12/18

Half Day - PD 5,6,7,8

Parent Conferences

Study for Bone quiz on 12/18

Parent Conferences (evening)

 Study for Bone quiz on 12/18  
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  Study for Bone quiz tomorrow No homework "A Christmas Carol" field trip

No homework

 Skin Packet

No homework

 Happy Holidays!!  
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  No School - Winter Vacation No School - Winter Vacation No School - Winter Vacation

No School - Winter Vacation

No School - Winter Vacation

  

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  No School - Winter Vacation

 

          

 January Homework Schedule

 
Sun Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat
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 No School - Winter Vacation

 

 Welcome Back!

Complete pages 10, 12 and 14 in skin packet

 Complete Circulatory note taking sheet. Due Mon.

 Quiz using notes on Mon.

Geography Bee Assembly  
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  Complete pages 2-6 of handouts (Circulatory/Respiratory packet)

Find out your blood type

 Complete pages 8-11 in packet Complete handout

reading in textbook

 Study the path of blood and be able to label a picture of the heart

QUIZ Tuesday

 Study the path of blood and be able to label a picture of the heart

QUIZ Tuesday

 

Martin Luther King Assembly

  
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  Snow day! Study the path of blood and be able to label a picture of the heart

QUIZ TOMORROW

 Read and color page 17 in packet Work on Circulatory/Respiratory poster project

Due 1/25 - Next Friday

 Work on Circulatory/Respiratory poster project

Due 1/25 - Next Friday

  
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No School - Martin Luther King Day

 

 Work on Circulatory/Respiratory poster project

Due 1/25 - Friday

 Work on Circulatory/Respiratory poster project

Due 1/25 - Friday

 Work on Circulatory/Respiratory poster project

Due Tomorrow

Complete pages 4-10 in excretory system packet

Quarter Two Grades Close

  

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  Welcome to Quarter Three

No Homework

 Finish outlining Chapter 3 section 1 (Food and Energy) in textbook

Due Thursday

 Half Day - PD 1,2,3,4

Finish outlining Chapter 3 section 1 (Food and Energy) in textbook

Due tomorrow

 Complete pages 1-5 in Digestion Packet (write TWO questions after reading page 1.)

 

    

 February Homework Schedule

 
Sun Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat
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          No Homework  
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  Complete pages 8-12 in packet DUE tomorrow

Complete Food Log each night Due Thursday

Wear TEAM t-shirt on Friday!!

 Complete pages 14-18 in digestion packet

Complete Food Log each night Due Thursday

Wear TEAM t-shirt on Friday!!

 Complete Food Log each night Due Thursday

Human Body Assessment Due March 7 - Tell Mrs. Thornton your choices by 2/13

Wear TEAM t-shirt on Friday!!

  

Human Body Assessment Due March 7

Wear TEAM t-shirt tomorrow!!

 

 Complete pages 19-21 in digestion packet

Human Body Assessment Due March 7

  
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  Complete Digestive system and Excretory system rows of Mass Frameworks sheet

Human Body Assessment Due March 7

 Outline Ch. 7 section 1 in textbook (pgs. 190-194)

Human Body Assessment Choice due Tomorrow!

Human Body Assessment Due March 7

 Work on Human Body Assessment

Nervous System Packet

Human Body Assessment Due March 7

 Work on Human Body Assessment

Human Body Assessment Due March 7

 Work on Human Body Assessment

Human Body Assessment Due March 7

  
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  No School - February Vacation No School - February Vacation No School - February Vacation No School - February Vacation No School - February Vacation  
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  Complete pages 9-18 in Nervous System Packet

NO Homework Pass
Human Body Assessment Due March 7

 Complete frog dissection survey

Due Thursday

Human Body Assessment Due March 7

 Half Day - PD 5,6,7,8

Human Body Assessment Due March 7

 Complete pages 21-16 in Nervous System packet

Study Session for Human Body Test After school

Human Body Assessment Due March 7

 Work on Human Body Assessment

Human Body Assessment Due March 7

  

 March Homework Schedule

 
Sun Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat
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  Human Body Textbooks Due Friday

Human Body Assessment Due FRIDAY

 Human Body Textbooks Due Friday

Human Body Assessment Due FRIDAY

 Human Body Textbooks Due Friday

Study Session for Human Body Test After school

Human Body Assessment Due FRIDAY

 Human Body Textbooks Due TOMORROW

Human Body Assessment Due TOMORROW

    
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  Complete Mitosis review sheet Complete Genetics vocabulary handout

NO HW pass

 Complete pages 3-9 in Genetics Packet

Quiz on genetics vocab, mitosis and meiosis on Tuesday

 

 Complete pages 13-17 in genetics packet

Quiz on genetics vocab, mitosis and meiosis on Tuesday

 Study for Quiz on genetics vocab, mitosis and meiosis on Tuesday  
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  Study for quiz on genetics vocab, mitosis and meiosis TOMORROW Outline pages 98-103 in your Cells textbook. Complete Section 4 Assessment questions 1-3 (No HW Pass)

Due Thursday

 Outline pages 98-103 in your Cells textbook. Complete Section 4 Assessment questions 1-3 (No HW Pass)

Due tomorrow

 No Homework. Have a great weekend! No School - Good Friday  
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  Complete Earth Day homework

Due 3/31

 MCAS

Complete Earth Day homework

Due 3/31

 MCAS

Complete Earth Day homework

Due 3/31

 

 MCAS

Complete Earth Day homework

Due 3/31

 

  

Complete Earth Day homework

Due 3/31

  

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  Pick an Environmental Issue for the project

Environmental Issues Project Due April 14th

         

 April Homework Schedule

 
Sun Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat
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    Work on Environmental Issues Project Due April 14th

Waste Free Lunch Challenge Friday

 Work on Environmental Issues Project Due April 14th

Waste Free Lunch Challenge Friday

 Work on Environmental Issues Project Due April 14th

Waste Free Lunch Challenge tomorrow

 Work on Environmental Issues Project Due April 14th

 

  
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  Complete climate change handout (no homework pass)

Work on Environmental Issues Project Due April 14th

Complete Ecological Footprint Due Thursday

Work on Environmental Issues Project Due April 14th

Complete Ecological Footprint Due Thursday

Half Day - PD 1,2,3,4

Work on Environmental Issues Project Due April 14th

Work on Environmental Issues Project Due April 14th

Afterschool clean up

 Work on Environmental Issues Project Due April 14th  
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  No HW No HW Birds of Prey Presentation No HW No HW - Enjoy vacation and don't forget to celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd  
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  No School - Spring Vacation No School - Spring Vacation

Happy Earth Day!!

 No School - Spring Vacation No School - Spring Vacation No School - Spring Vacation  
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  Define genetics vocab part two, make flashcards

Vocab Quiz 4/5

 Complete pages 1-6 in new genetics packet

Vocab Quiz 4/5

 Vocab Quiz 4/5 Vocab Quiz 4/5 Vocab Quiz 4/5  

 May Homework Schedule

 
Sun Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat
        1 2 3
        Vocab Quiz 4/5 Vocab Quiz 4/5  
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  Complete pages 10-14 in genetics packet.

 

 NO HW Start studying for genetics test on May 20th

Study guide

 Study for Genetics test 5/20 Study for Genetics test 5/20

Half Day - PD 5,6,7,8

  
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  Study for Genetics test 5/20

YMCA field trip forms and money due 5/21

 MCAS

Study for Genetics test 5/20

YMCA field trip forms and money due 5/21

 MCAS

Study for Genetics test 5/20

YMCA field trip forms and money due 5/21

 MCAS

Study for Genetics test 5/20

YMCA field trip forms and money due 5/21

  

Study for Genetics test 5/20

YMCA field trip forms and money due 5/21

  
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  Study for Genetics Test TOMORROW

After school study session

YMCA field trip forms and money due 5/21

 YMCA field trip forms and money due TOMORROW Read and outline pages 155-163 in Cells and Heredity textbook

(short quiz using notes)

Due FRIDAY

 Read and outline pages 155-163 in Cells and Heredity textbook

(short quiz using notes)

Due TOMORROW

 No homework  
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  No School - Memorial Day Read and Complete pages 9-13 in Evolution packet Complete mapping pages 17-19 in Evolution packet No HW No HW  

 June Homework Schedule

 
Sun Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat
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  Read pages 21 and 22 in Evolution packet Peppered Moth Lab write up (typed) Due Friday 6/6 Peppered Moth Lab write up (typed) Due Friday 6/6 Peppered Moth Lab write up (typed) Due TOMORROW    
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  The following are all due on Friday:

1. Evolution take home quiz

2. Evidence for Evolution stations

3. Cells and Heredity textbook

 The following are all due on Friday:

1. Evolution take home quiz

2. Evidence for Evolution stations

3. Cells and Heredity textbook

 		 The following are all due on Friday:

1. Evolution take home quiz

2. Evidence for Evolution stations

3. Cells and Heredity textbook

 YMCA field trip: Bagged lunch with your name on it. Proper clothing (team t-shirt, sneakers), put on sunscreen and bug spray at home.  No money or electronics.

The following are all due TOMORROW:

1. Evolution take home quiz

2. Evidence for Evolution stations

3. Cells and Heredity textbook

 No HW unless you still need to bring in your textbook  
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Have

 

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Great

  

Summer!!

 Last Day of School

Early Release

  
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