Super Middle School Science Round 2

Welcome everyone to super middle school science Round 2. This is a comprehensive science class covering the topics from 7th and 8th-grade science concepts.  Each week we will meet twice to cover that week's concept. I will provide textbook readings on some of the concepts, graphic organizers, and links to videos to help you understand the concept. There will be assessments to determine comprehension of the concept.  My teaching style is interactive and Socratic.  I expect you to ask questions and define problems. You will need to be able to create and use models for comprehension. We will develop our investigation skills and understand how to interpret data. You will additionally be able to explain your results and engage in scientific arguments based on evidence. 

In class, I will use slides, games, video clips, and labs to present the concepts. 

Unit 4:  Our Metabolism 
Week 1: Going to the Doctor 
               Activity: Diagnosing Symptoms
               Activity: A trip through our bodies
              Readings: What happens in your small intestines 
              Homework: Complete the reading and research foods that upset our digestive system
               Assessment-Make a claim on what could affect our patient’s digestive system (4-5 sentences)

Week 2: Disappearing Act
              Activity: Food Tasting 
              Activity: Osmosis 
              Reading: What’s spit?
            
Week 3: Healthy vs Unhealthy: Final Diagnosis 
              Activity: One problem leads to another 
              Activity: Losing weight
Reading: https://flexbooks.ck12.org/cbook/ck-12-middle-school-life-science-2.0/section/11.12/primary/lesson/food-and-nutrients-ms-ls/
              Homework and Final Assessment for Unit: Write a report on why the patient was sick, what was wrong with her digestive system and how can she improve her condition. 

Unit 5: Making Food
Week 4:  How other organisms survive 
               Activity: Food Dilemmas 
               Read: http://www.biology4kids.com/files/vert_main.html
https://flexbooks.ck12.org/cbook/ck-12-middle-school-life-science-2.0/section/9.18/primary/lesson/importance-of-insects-ms-ls/
Homework: https://allinonehomeschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Zoology-M-Lesson-2.pdf              
https://allinonehomeschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Zoology-M-Lesson-3.pdf

Week 5: The Ecology Grocery Store
               Activity: How will my plant grow?
	       Activity: Mold Gardens
 Read: https://flexbooks.ck12.org/cbook/ck-12-middle-school-life-science-2.0/section/7.1/primary/lesson/plant-characteristics-ms-ls/
Homework: Check on your plants and record their daily height and any other characteristics 
               
Week 6: What to do with the leftovers
              Activity: Reading labels
             Homework: Check on your plants and record their daily height and any other characteristics
Read: https://flexbooks.ck12.org/cbook/ck-12-middle-school-life-science-	2.0/section/6.7/primary/lesson/fungi-ms-ls/
Final Assessment: How Did Your Plants Do?

Unit 6 Extinction: Bye, Bye Birdie 
Week 7 Preventing a Crisis 
             Activity: Us or Them  
             Activity: Let’s go fishing 
             Reading:  https://flexbooks.ck12.org/cbook/ck-12-middle-school-life-science-2.0/section/12.5/primary/lesson/limiting-factors-to-population-growth-ms-ls/
https://flexbooks.ck12.org/cbook/ck-12-middle-school-life-science-2.0/section/12.6/primary/lesson/human-population-ms-ls/
              Homework: How fast is our population growing? The Interview
             Week 7 Assessment- Video Quiz on Population

Week 8 Those we have lost
              Activity: Extinction Prevention Campaign 
              Reading: https://flexbooks.ck12.org/cbook/ck-12-middle-school-life-science-2.0/section/12.7/primary/lesson/competition-ms-ls/
              Homework: Work on your extinction prevention campaign

Week 9 Renewable and Non-Renewable 
              Activity: Final Project Presentation 
      	      Week 9 Assessment: Present Final Project