Dominando la ciencia en la escuela secundaria con actividades prácticas, laboratorios y juegos (sem. 2)
En este curso divertido, práctico y continuo, se incluyen temas de ciencias de la vida y de la Tierra: animales, sistemas del cuerpo humano, ciencias de la Tierra y desastres naturales. Basado en estándares de séptimo grado. También es apropiado para quinto, sexto y octavo grado. ¡Únase en cualquier momento!
Stephanie Newton, BSc
Puntuación media:
4.8
Número de reseñas:(113)
Educador estrella
Qué está incluido
16 reuniones en vivo
20 horas presencialesTarea
1-2 horas por semana. Learners will be assigned optional homework each week. Homework will involve the following activities: creating foldables, or independent projects. Homework should take no more than 1 hour most weeks. Keep in mind that you are the "administrator" of your learner's homeschool education, so if there are too many assignments given you may modify the amount of homework you require your learner to turn in.Evaluación
Learners will be assessed through foldables, independent and class projects, labs, and quizzes. All work turned in will be given feedback and a grade.Calificación
All assignments turned in will be given feedback and a grade. Contact me if you would like for me to issue a cumulative grade.Experiencia de clase
Nivel de inglés: desconocido
Grado de EE. UU. 5 - 8
Nivel Beginner
This class strikes the perfect balance between keeping learning fun and curiousity alive, while also working toward getting middle school learners "high school science ready"! This is a hands-on, and rigourous ongoing middle school science course which will meet once per week. This course covers the topics found in the 2nd semester of a 7th grade science curriculum (however 5th-8th graders are welcome to join and students can "drop in" at any point in the course). I also have a separate, ongoing 1st-semester-topics course that can be taken before or after this one. Both courses are based on national science standards and include many hands-on, fun activities and labs! I enjoy teaching with humor and as much engagement as possible. *Please note that I also have this class available as a flex (pre-recorded) option. Contact me for details. Course Structure: 1. There will be 1 live meeting per week. There will be periodic breaks for holidays, etc. Learners can join and leave at any point in the course and will only be charged for the weeks enrolled. 2. Class interaction will occur during live classes (discussion and games) and also within the Outschool Classroom between classes. I want to get to know the learners, and I want them to get to know each other! 3. Optional homework or projects will be assigned in the Outschool Classroom and can be turned in within the classroom, or they can be sent to me in a private message. Some projects/labs we will do together as a class while others will be done independently. All work turned in will be given feedback and a grade. 4. Activities will consist of: Nearpod interactive activity slides, projects such as foldables (kept in a science notebook), labs, and other hands-on activities. Course Syllabus (subject to change) QUARTER 3: Week 1 Animal Behavior Nearpod slides and activities Pet Behavior Show and Tell Animal Behavior Storyboard (Comic Strip) Weekly quiz Week 2 Invertebrates Nearpod slides and activities Invertebrate Crossword and Matching Weekly quiz Week 3 Vertebrates Nearpod slides and activities Vertebrate Foldable Human Body Systems Webquest, Parts 1 & 2 Weekly quiz Week 4 Human Body Intro & Nervous System Nearpod slides and activities Nervous System Pictionary Human Body Systems Webquest, Part 3 Weekly quiz Week 5 Cardiovascular System Nearpod slides Heart Rate Lab Blood Lab Human Body Systems Webquest, Part 4 Weekly quiz Week 6 Respiratory & Digestive Systems Nearpod slides and activities Lung Lab Oxygen's Journey Storyboard (comic strip) Digestive System Crossword Human Body Systems Webquest, Parts 5 & 6 Weekly quiz Week 7 Skeletal & Muscular Systems Nearpod slides and activities Label the Skeleton Virtual Activity Label the Muscles Bingo Human Body Systems Webquest, Parts 7 & 8 Weekly quiz Week 8 Endocrine, Integumentary, Excretory, Lymphatic/Immune, & Reproductive Systems; Systems Review Nearpod slides and activities Human Body Dice Game Virtual Brain Games Body Systems Pictionary Weekly quiz QUARTER 4: Week 9 Rock Cycle (Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic Rocks) Nearpod slides and activities Rock Cycle Lab Rock Cycle Diagram Weekly quiz Week 10 Fossils, Relative Dating of Earth's Materials Nearpod slides and activities Landscape Drawing and Labeling Activity Gather Fossils Weekly Quiz Week 11 Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Tsunamis Nearpod slides and activities Plate Tectonics Lab Earth Science Storytime: Well-known Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Volcanoes Weekly quiz Week 12 Volcanoes Nearpod slides and activities Volcano and Elephant Toothpaste Lab Weekly quiz Week 13 Water, Ice, Erosion Nearpod slides and activities Edible Erosion Lab (weathering, erosion, glaciers, icebergs, landslides, mudslides) Glacier Calving Videos Weekly quiz Week 14 Weather, Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Lightning Nearpod slides and activities Lightning Lab Earth Science Storytime: Well-known Tornadoes/Hurricanes/Lightning Strikes Bingo Weekly Quiz Week 15 Climate Zones Nearpod slides and activities Climate Zones Breakout/Escape Room Find and describe your climate zone Weekly Quiz Week 16 Earth's Energy and Resources Nearpod slides and activities Bingo Research your local power company (how do they get energy?) Weekly quiz Where do I go from here (after Semester 2)? See below for info about my Semester 1 class (if you haven't already taken it). I also have a space science unit available. Info about my Semester 1 Class: Mastering Middle School Science With Hands-On Activities, Labs, and Games! (Sem.1) Your learner is welcome to take these ongoing classes out of order or both at the same time (or choose your learner's favorite topics and just enroll in one semester!). You can also enroll in only the weeks that interest your learner. See topics below. Semester 1 Topics: Scientific Method, Living Things, Light and Matter, Plant/Animal Cells, Organization of Living Things, Photosynthesis, Cell Cycle, Mendel/Genetics, Punnet Squares, DNA, DNA Mutations, Hybrid Organisms, Classification, Intro to Plants, Photosynthesis. I also have my entire 7th grade curriculum available in a FLEX class option (pre-recorded). These are listed as Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 classes. Each quarter is offered year-round.
Metas de aprendizaje
Name the types of rocks, rock cycle, and describe how the fossil layers are formed.Understand how animals are classified and understand animal characteristics.
Programa de estudios
Plan de estudios
Sigue en plan de estudios Teacher-CreatedEstándares
Alineado con Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)16 Lecciones
más de 16 semanasLección 1:
Animal Behavior
Nearpod slides and activities
Pet Behavior Show and Tell
Animal Behavior Storyboard (Comic Strip)
Weekly quiz 75 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 2:
Invertebrates
Nearpod slides and activities
Invertebrate Crossword and Matching
Weekly quiz 75 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 3:
Vertebrates
Nearpod slides and activities
Vertebrate Foldable
Human Body Systems Webquest, Parts 1 & 2
Weekly quiz 75 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 4:
Human Body Intro & Nervous System
Nearpod slides and activities
Nervous System Pictionary
Human Body Systems Webquest, Part 3
Weekly quiz 75 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Otros detalles
Necesidades de aprendizaje
Lecture/Slides/Discussion is interspersed between Nearpod Interactive Slides for learner engagement and better content retention. Flexible deadlines. Homework is optional.
Orientación para padres
Cell division (which touches on sexual and asexual reproduction) is discussed in level 1 of this course (quarter 1).
Please monitor your learner's use of scissors.
Requisitos previos
None
Lista de útiles escolares
*Q3 SUPPLIES * Doing the hands-on portion of the labs is not required, however it will definitely make the class more fun for learners! There are usually follow-up activities that ARE required even if the hands-on portion is not done (a lab report, post-lab questions, a nearpod activity, etc.). Often you can make substitutions for some items (or only do a portion of the lab) if it is difficult to get some of these items. I usually strive to do labs that only require items commonly found around the home. Turning in your assignments: you can take a picture(s) of your labs/activities and either upload them to the classroom (under the appropriate week’s post), or send it to me privately through Outschool in a message. Week 1: Pet Behavior Show and Tell: paper, pencil, camera, your pet (if you have one) Animal Behavior Storyboard: printer paper to print pdf, or use a graphic design program of your choice to create your storyboard Week 2: Invertebrates Worksheet: printer paper to print pdf, colored pencils for matching Week 3: Vertebrate Foldable: copy/construction/cardstock paper, colored pencils Human Body Webquest Project: This is an ongoing project that will be due at the end of week 7. Supplies: printer paper to print 10-page pdf (or upload the pdf to a graphic design program of your choice), colored pencils Week 4: Pictionary: drawing paper, colored pencils Continue Human Body Webquest Week 5: Blood Lab: Plasma: corn syrup (enough to fill up half of a standard water bottle) Red blood cells: red cinnamon candies Platelets: round nonpareils/sprinkles White blood cells: mini marshmallows (about 10) Plastic water bottle Red food coloring, if no red candies available If you are not able to locate some of these specific candies, be creative and find something else to use as a substitute. If you can't find any red candies, I would suggest a few drops of red food coloring. *hint: keep your corn syrup bottle for week 6! Continue Human Body Webquest Week 6: *parental help will be necessary for safety reasons in this week’s lab Lung Lab: sturdy disposable bottle (examples: 20 oz gatorade bottle, corn syrup bottle from week 5, sturdy water bottle), 2 medium-size balloons (other sizes may be ok, too), scissors/box cutter, tape (electrical tape, duct tape, packing tape, or even standard clear tape in a pinch), a parent to help with cutting the bottle Oxygen’s Journey Storyboard: printer paper to print pdf, colored pencils, or a graphic design program to create your storyboard Continue Human Body Webquest Week 7: Label the Muscles: printer paper to print pdf Science Bingo: printer paper to print pdf Finish Human Body Webquest Week 8: Human Body Dice Game: printer paper to print pdf’s, glue or tape, scissors *Q4 SUPPLIES* Week 1: Rock Cycle Lab: 3 crayons (all different colors, label peeled off), carrot peeler, 3 squares of aluminum foil (about 12 inches x 12 inches), a ceramic mug filled with water, access to a microwave (or hot water from the tap), assistance from an adult for the carrot peeler Rock Cycle Diagram: printer paper to print pdf Week 2: Paper, colored pencils/crayons Week 3: Plate Tectonics Activity: 2 square graham crackers, whipped cream/cool whip, a plate (other crackers and gel-like substances can be used, such as mayonnaise, but it won’t be tasty/edible at the end of the lab!) Week 4: *Volcano material: disposable tin tray (a sheet pan will do if you don’t have the tin tray), glue (any kind), plastic or glass bottle/jar, 6 cups of flour, 2 cups of salt, 2 cups of water, 2 TBSP of cooking oil, food coloring (optional; suggested colors - red, green, black, or orange), mixing bowl, measuring cup, measuring spoon (tablespoon), spatula or whisk for mixing *Lava: Option 1 (basic recipe): 2 cups of warm water, food coloring (preferably red), 1 tablespoon of dish soap, 2 tablespoons of baking soda, vinegar (1-2 cups) Option 2 (elephant toothpaste recipe): ½ cup hydrogen peroxide (6% is best, but 3% will do), 1 tablespoon (one packet) dry yeast, 3 tablespoons of warm water, 1 tablespoon liquid dish soap, food coloring (preferably red) Week 5: Weathering/Erosion Model: Several marshmallows (any size), about 10 crushed oreos (or other cookie), choc/strawberry/corn/maple syrup (pick one), jelly beans or other small candy, optional: blue jello (one small container), small baking pan or pie tin or plate. Week 6: Lightning activity: small plate, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp pepper, plastic spoon and/or a styrofoam item (cup, bowl, or plate, etc.) Science Bingo: printer paper to print pdf Week 7: none Week 8: Science Bingo: printer paper to print pdf
Recursos externos
Además del aula de Outschool, esta clase utiliza:
Fuentes
Ck12 textbook (available free online), Nearpod, Youtube, Wikipedia.
Se unió el June, 2020
4.8
113reseñas
Educador estrella
Experiencia y certificaciones del docente
Licenciatura en Ciencia desde The Florida State University
I have a BS degree in Nutrition and Food Science (pre-med track) from Florida State University. I later became a certified middle school science teacher and taught middle school science in the Florida public school system for 5 years. I have been an online ESL and science teacher for over 2 years. I'm also a "hybrid-homeschool" momma to teenagers :)Reseñas
Curso grupal en vivo
23 US$
semanalmente o 368 US$ por 16 clases1 x por semana, 16 semanas
75 min
Completado por 88 alumnos
Videoconferencias en vivo
Edades: 11-14
2-10 alumnos por clase
