Friday, October 27, 2006

Overview of the First Quarter

  • Content covered during the first academic quarter of 7th grade includes:
Laboratory Safety
Metric Measurement
The Scientific Method
  • and introduced the following laboratory skills:
Measuring volume with graduated cylinders
measuring mass with a triple beam balance
lighting bunsen burners
filtering fluids with a ring stand apparatus
  • as well as the cognitive skills:
observing
inferring
classifying
graphing
predicting
investigating
forming hypotheses
communicating results

  • 30 points of extra credit work was offered to students during first quarter.
  • Students requiring additional support were offered tutorial during lunchtime study hall and before school.