Transcript What To Expect - Paulding County Schools

WELCOME TO THE
RMS OPEN HOUSE
MEET & GREET 2015
Mrs. Nicole Snipes
Life Science – 7th Grade
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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Kennesaw State University:
B.S.– Elementary & Early Childhood Education
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State of Georgia:
Certified in Middle School Science & Math
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10 years of management and leadership experience prior
to teaching
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Fifth year teaching middle school in
Paulding County
WHAT TO EXPECT AT SCHOOL?
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Opening (10 – 15 minutes) - warm up, mini-review, clarify
lesson, clarify questions, state standards and/or elements of
the work, lead small group, set the stage for learning,
communicate expectations for learning, provide feedback
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Work Period (25 – 30 minutes) - Activity period,
conference & question, provide feedback, lead small group
guidance, connect standard and/or elements to work,
prepares for sharing, provide feedback (oral and/or written)
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Closing (10 – 15 minutes) – Summary, Share work and
strategies, connect work to standards and/or elements,
identify misconceptions, clarify learning goals assess students
understanding, provide feedback (oral and/or written)
WHAT TO EXPECT AT HOME?
Homework
Monday – Thursday
Remind Text Messages
Completion work
10 – 15 minutes of independent
reviewing/studying of notes
Student Agenda – to be signed by
parent nightly as you talk with the
student about his/her day at school.
WHAT MATERIALS ARE NEEDED IN
CLASS?
 Interactive
Science Notebook (composition
book) – should be kept in class daily but can be
taken home to review or study.
 Agenda – signed nightly
 Binder with a section for Science
 Loose leaf paper
 Pencil and hand held pencil sharpener or Pen
 Glue Sticks
 Colored Pencils
WHAT TO EXPECT THIS YEAR?
Unit One – Biomes
Characteristics
of Science
Six Land Biomes – Desert, Tundra,
Savannah, Mountain, Taiga,
Temperate & Tropical Rain Forest
Aquatic communities: freshwater,
marine, & estuaries
WHAT TO EXPECT THIS YEAR?
Unit Two – Ecology
Interdependence of
organisms
producers, consumers,
decomposers
Food Web & Food Chains
WHAT TO EXPECT THIS YEAR?
Unit Three – Cells (Structure & Function)
 Cell
structure: cell membrane, cell wall,
mitochondria, chloroplasts, nucleus, cytoplasm
 Cell Functions: diffusion, osmosis,
photosynthesis, respiration
 Levels of cellular organization – cells for tissues,
tissues form organs, organs form organ systems,
organ systems form organisms.
WHAT TO EXPECT THIS YEAR?
Unit Four – Organization of Life
Classification
of living things into six
kingdoms based on common
characteristics: Eubacteria,
Archabacteria Fungi, Protista,
Animal, Plant
Dichotomous keys for classification
WHAT TO EXPECT THIS YEAR?
Unit Five – Body Systems
Digestive,
respiratory, circulatory,
excretory, muscular, skeletal,
nervous, immune, and reproductive
systems
Each organ system has a specific
function and interact with other
organ systems.
WHAT TO EXPECT THIS YEAR?
Unit Six – Biological Traits & Heredity
Roles
of genes & chromosomes
Inheritance of specific traits
Abnormalities can be inherited
Dominant and Recessive traits
WHAT TO EXPECT THIS YEAR?
Unit Seven – Evidence of Evolution
Physical
characteristics of organisms
have changed over successive
generations
Species on Earth have evolved due to
natural selection
Survival of the Fittest
WHAT TO EXPECT THIS YEAR?
Unit Eight – Health/LifeSkills Training
 Health
promotion and disease prevention
 Influence of outside factors on health
behaviors
 Refraining from drug use
 Decision making skills & Goal setting
skills to enhance health
QUESTIONS?
Paulding
County Website