BCWMS 7th Grade Science

Now that students have discovered that properties help us distinguish substances from one another. They are now investigating what happens when you combine substances. Students have found that certain substances undergo chemical reactions when they are combined. Chemical reactions change substances and create new substances with different properties!

Thursday September 14th

Driving Questions: How do I make new stuff from old stuff? How is stuff the same and different?

- Recap Foil and Cooper Chloride

- Do scientists make new stuff?

- Activity 1.2: How is this stuff the same and different?

- Reading 1.1

HW: Reading 1.1 if not finished in class

We have spent the past week or so reviewing some important 5th and 6th grade science topics. One of these was potential and kinetic energy. Students were testing the height of rebound of different type so for balls and determining how potential and kinetic energy were involved. You may have seen them playing a game called coaster creator where they need to design a working roller coasters using the ideas of potential and kinetic energy!

7th graders start taking the MSTEP May 8th. Our science MSTEP will be May 15th and 16th. Make sure you student is getting rest and gives their best effort!

Friday March 10

- Finish Starter

- Finish Creating your Chemistry Review Game (Submit link on schoology when you are done.)

- Review game with partner/small group

HW: Finish your review game

Thursday March 9

-Absent yesterday: Create a Chemistry Review Game - dropbox when finished!

- If you were here yesterday: finish your game/play a friends game for review

HW: Finish your review game if you did not get it done in class (Games are due Friday when you walk into class).

Thursday March 2nd

I can...investigate what happens to substances during a chemical reaction.

- Chemical Change (Law of Conservation of Mass Lab)

HW: none