7th Grade Life Science
Mrs. Sachs
Memorial Middle School

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Mrs. Sachs - 7th Grade Life Science 

EVERYONE has worked very hard on their presentations and the results have been wonderful.    Unfortunately we still have a few presentations left for Monday and the server is down so I have not received your presentation if you were sending it through email this weekend.  If the server is not up and running by 11 a.m. Sunday, I will be calling you with alternative arrangements.  We have to be ready Monday and I don't want to take chances with flash drives.
If you did well on the last two quizzes you should do well on the Ecology Test Wednesday.  Make sure you carefully review your last two quizzes and ask for help Monday if you need help.  Make sure you complete both of the study GuideWe will have our breakfast club Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. Use the North Entrance near the music rooms.  I will also be available the following times by appointment only:
  • During recesses Monday and Tuesday
  • After school Monday
  • At 7:30 a.m. Tuesday
  • Tuesday 9th period
For my proactive students that already want to do an article summary, you can find the rubric on File #7 but be sure you have selected a life science article and not an earth science, physical science, or chemistry article.
I am seeing many of my students using the first 3 habits of highly effective people as described by personal/business guru Steven Covey.  All seven habits have been reprinted below FYI:

Stephen Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Effective People®

habit 1 - be proactive®

This is the ability to control one's environment, rather than have it control you, as is so often the case. Self determination, choice, and the power to decide response to stimulus, conditions and circumstances

habit 2 - begin with the end in mind®

Covey calls this the habit of personal leadership - leading oneself that is, towards what you consider your aims. By developing the habit of concentrating on relevant activities you will build a platform to avoid distractions and become more productive and successful.

habit 3 - put first things first®

Covey calls this the habit of personal management. This is about organising and implementing activities in line with the aims established in habit 2. Covey says that habit 2 is the first, or mental creation; habit 3 is the second, or physical creation.

habit 4 - think win-win®

Covey calls this the habit of interpersonal leadership, necessary because achievements are largely dependent on co-operative efforts with others. He says that win-win is based on the assumption that there is plenty for everyone, and that success follows a co-operative approach more naturally than the confrontation of win-or-lose.

habit 5 - seek first to understand and then to be understood®

One of the great maxims of the modern age. This is Covey's habit of communication, and it's extremely powerful. Covey helps to explain this in his simple analogy 'diagnose before you prescribe'. Simple and effective, and essential for developing and maintaining positive relationships in all aspects of life.

habit 6 - synergize®

Covey says this is the habit of creative co-operation - the principle that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, which implicitly lays down the challenge to see the good and potential in the other person's contribution.

habit 7 - sharpen the saw®

This is the habit of self renewal, says Covey, and it necessarily surrounds all the other habits, enabling and encouraging them to happen and grow. Covey interprets the self into four parts: the spiritual, mental, physical and the social/emotional, which all need feeding and developing.
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HOME ASSIGNMENTS FOR WEEK OF November 2

Due Monday:

1. Share what we have done this week & get on Weekend HA Sheet signature.
2. Study for Wednesday’s test on Chapters 21 and 22.  There will be a breakfast club Wed @ 7:30 am.
3. Complete your reference list & rubric if not completed yet.

Due Tuesday:

1. Complete Web Study Guide.
2. Complete Pop & Communities Study Guide.
3. Bring in Life Science Article if not done already.

Due Wednesday:

1. Actively study for Ecology Test.

Due Thursday:

1. Review Article Summary Rubric carefully.
2. Draft article summary.

Due Friday:

1. Type article summary.

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HOME ASSIGNMENTS FOR WEEK OF October 26

Due Monday:

1. Presentations for some.
2. Share & have signed Weekend HA Sheet.

Due Tuesday:

1. Presentations for some.
2. Complete "Analyzing Interactions Among Organisms."

Due Wednesday:

1. Presentations for some.

Due Thursday:

1. Presentations for some.
2. Find a life science article for Friday.

Due Friday:

1. Presentations for some.
2. Find a life science article.
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HOME ASSIGNMENTS FOR WEEK OF October 19

Due Monday:

1. Share & have signed Weekend HA Sheet.
2. Work on CT Animal Project.


Due Tuesday:

1. Complete CT Animal Index Card.
2. Review Study Guide on p734 (Quiz Friday on Ch 21).
3. Start making flash cards for items you don’t know.


Due Wednesday:

1. Actively study for quiz tomorrow.
2. Go online & complete Review and Assessment if not finished in class.
3. Call a friend or email Mrs. Sachs if you have questions.


Due Thursday:

1. Actively study for quiz tomorrow.
2. Go online & complete Review and Assessment if not finished in class.
3. Call a friend or email Mrs. Sachs if you have questions.


Due Friday:

1. Bring in your flash drive.
2. We will be in the Computer Lab.
3. Work on your CT Animal research & presentation.


*******************************************HOME ASSIGNMENTS FOR WEEK OF October 13

Due Tuesday:

1. Share & have signed Weekend HA Sheet.

Due Wednesday:

1. Make sure notebook is organized for notebook quiz.
2. Study for Bent Quiz (Friday).
3. Research predator/prey relationship if not done already.


Due Thursday:

1. Actively study for Bent Quiz.
2. Identify any questions.
3. Research predator/prey relationship if not done already.

Due Friday:

1. 
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HOME ASSIGNMENTS FOR WEEK OF October 5

Due Monday:

1. Share & have signed Weekend HA Sheet. 

Due Tuesday:

1. Don’t forget your brown bag lunch without any nuts and don’t forget to use insect repellent on your shoes, socks, and pants 
before you leave the house ON Tuesday, October 6!
2. Check your answers for “Benthos” Questions (back of Weekend HA Sheet) and stream quality (Link 11).
3. Make flash cards for the terminology you don’t already know for our field trip.


Due Wednesday:

1.  No HA.

Due Thursday:

1.  Write Thank You Note to Ken Elkins & Bent of the River Staff (see assignment under files).

Due Friday:

1.  Review Ch 22 Sec 1 (pp. 740-745).
2.  Answer Section 1 Assessment questions 1a-3c (p. 745).
3.  Research one predator/prey relationship if necessary for your group.

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HOME ASSIGNMENTS FOR WEEK OF September 28

Due Monday:

1. Share, complete, & have signed Weekend HA Sheet.

Due Tuesday:

1. Complete Find Your Strengths Assessment. (see Mrs. Sachs’s Webpage)
2. Print only summary pages (2 pages)
3. Read Chapter 21, Section 3 pages 722-729.
4. Complete Concept Map started in class.

Due Wednesday:

1. Read "Freshwater Benthic Macro-invertebrates."
2. Answer six questions about Benthic Macro-invertebrates

Due Thursday:

1. Read Ch 22 Sec 1 (pp. 740-745).
2. Describe the difference between a food web & a food chain.
3. Finish the 2 stream identifications if you can.

Due Friday:

1. Review Ch 22 Sec 2 - Water Cycle (pp. 746-747).
2. Finish the 2 stream identifications.
3. Calculate quality of both streams.

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HOME ASSIGNMENTS FOR WEEK OF Sept 21

Due Monday:

1. Share & have signed Weekend HA Sheet.
2. Study for quiz

Due Tuesday:

1. Study for quiz.

Due Wednesday:

1. Complete Section Summary p 47-49.

Due Thursday:

1. Complete Pop & Communities -
        Review & Reinforce
            pages 51 & 52.

Due Friday:

1. Read Ch 21, Sec 2  pages 711-717.
2. Answer the three Key Concept questions on p 711 (put into Cornell Notes format).

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HOME ASSIGNMENTS FOR WEEK OF Sept 14

Due Monday:

1. Share & have signed weekend HA Sheet.
2. Enjoy skimming through your new textbook and sharing it with family and friends.  
3. Share with someone at home how to access Mrs. Sachs’s Website. 
4. Make sure your parents put the Open House into their schedule Monday.


Due Tuesday:

1. Complete Life Science Concept Map.
2. Read Chapter 2, Section 1 (34-35).
3. Type your Ch1 – Sec1 Cornell Notes for Thursday.


Due Wednesday:

1. Make sure you have your email address or a parent’s.
2. Pre-read Chapter 21 – Sec 1 pages 704-709.


Due Thursday:

1. Read pages 704-706 and be able to identify five abiotic factors.
2. Finish typing your Cornell Notes for Chapter 1 – Sec 1.
3. Review Study Guide.

Due Friday:

1. Type/write Cornell Notes for Chapter 21 - Sec 1 (at least 6 questions).
2. Make sure at least one parent is on Notify List.

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HOME ASSIGNMENTS FOR WEEK OF Sept 8

Due Tuesday:

1. Share & have signed Weekend HA Sheet.
2. Set up science notebook tabs.

Due Wednesday:

1. Complete “Ready, Set, Go” for exploring your textbook.
2. Revisit the pre-reading of Chapter 1.
3. Cover your textbook by Friday, Sept 11.


Due Thursday:

1. Read Chapter 1– Section 1 (pages 6-12)
2. Write at least 6 questions, one for each subsection (start on page 7).
3. Cover textbook by Friday.


Due Friday:

1. Answer questions for Chap 1, Sec 1 (Cornell Notes)  See template on Mr. Sachs's Website.
2. Record time (do not spend more than 20 minutes).
3. Cover textbook.


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HOME ASSIGNMENTS FOR WEEK OF Sept 3

Thursday Night:

1. Complete "What Makes You Tick."
2. Share HR Packet & return appropriate materials tomorrow.

Friday Night:

1. Share & have signed Weekend HA Sheet.
2. Set up science notebook tabs.


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2009

November

3TuesdayIn class study session. Election Day
4WednesdayBreakfast club at 7:30 a.m. Ecology Test.
6FridayHalf Day - Professional Development Day
11WednesdayVeteran's Day No Classes
25WednesdayHalf Day
26ThursdayThanksgiving
27FridayVacation
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