7th Grade Science Summer Shopping

Hello Families,

Now is the time when school supplies are on sale. I've seen a 6 pack of glue at Target for 80 cents and markers for less than a dollar.

Each student will need a hard-covered, 3-subject notebook, colored pencils, pens, pencils, calculator, glue sticks, soft pouch to hold it all in and a box of kleenex.

Of course I'm happy to accept donations to the class.
We need the basics:
thin markers
thick markers
glue sticks
colored pencils
wooden pencils
box of kleenex
hand sanitizer
water colors (standard kid set nothing fancy)

Also will need:
canned potatoes
q-tips
paper towels
empty/clean baby food jars

Enjoy the last few weeks!

Mrs. Brooks Long

Grades

As you all have access through Aeries, I have not been posting grades here. However, I have heard that some of you are still having trouble so here it is:

Scholarships...

Hello,

I received this information via email. I have NOT looked into it, but thought some parents might be interested in...

"It is the sole purpose of the USAA Scholarship Foundations to help students in grades 6-12 by awarding cash grants to use now or later for any educational expense.

* $40,000 in scholarship cash grants reserved for middle school students
* $40,000 in scholarship cash grants reserved for high school students
* One $10,000 Dr. George A. Stevens, Founder's Award"

* The students of parents can fill-out the online application (http://fs22.formsite.com/USAA/form23/index.html ), or
* You may download the scholarship applications and distribute them to your students (http://www.usaa-academy.com/USAAScholarshipApplication11.pdf ), or
* Call us at (866) 892-7615 to receive the applications through regular mail.

Kepler Planets- have you heard of them?

Here is an overview from NASA.

Here are the two interactives we worked on today in class.

How Kepler Discovers Planets

Kepler Exoplanet Transit Hunt

Solar Sytem Webquest

Solar System webquest:

NASA is always a great place to start!

For the second worksheet you might want to use this website:
Solar System: Use the links on the left of the site. Planets are in planet links!

Kid's Astronomy

Extra time:
Moon Phases

Comet Motion

What else is in Moon water?

Universe Zoom

Solar System Animation

4/27- 4/29

Stars, galaxies, and our solar system.

Wednesday: finish stars/ spectroscopes and talk about galaxies. Homework Read Chapter 15 section 5 on the origin of the universe and complete wkbk pgs. 278-279.

4.11- 4.15

Monday: In class students corrected homework and took an open notebook Chemistry Final.

Homework: on flashcards define and draw pictures if you can: Astronomical Unit, star pg. 599, galaxy, moon, asteroid, universe, nebula, light-year, planet (will define in class), comet, meteor, spiral galaxy, elliptical galaxy, & irregular galaxy.