Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the composition of the atmosphere at different elevations by completing an activity with their cooperative learning groups after reading in their textbooks and watching a video clip.

E.EF.07.12 Compare and contrast the composition of the atmosphere at different elevations.

Language Objective
Students will write to compare the composition of the atmosphere at different elevations by completing the following sentence frames.

“The Earth’s atmosphere is divided into layers based on changes in ___________________.”

“These changes occur because at certain altitudes ________________________________

_________________________________________________________.”

“We live in the layer closest to the Earth called the ______________.”

HOMEWORK – None

Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the composition of the atmosphere at different elevations by completing an activity with their cooperative learning groups after reading in their textbooks and watching a video clip.

E.EF.07.12 Compare and contrast the composition of the atmosphere at different elevations.

Language Objective
Students will write to compare the composition of the atmosphere at different elevations by completing the group activity.

HOMEWORK – None

Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the composition of the atmosphere by reading in their textbooks and completing graphic using a100 square chart.

E.EF.07.11Describe the atmosphere as a mixture of gases.

Language Objective
Students will write to describe the composition of the atmosphere by completing sentence frames and a graphic organizer.

“The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is __________ at ____%.”

“The second most abundant gas in the atmosphere is __________ at ____%.”

“The remaining ____% of the atmosphere is made up of ______________ ___________________________________________.”

HOMEWORK – Finish sentence frames and graphic organizer if needed.

Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the composition of the atmosphere by reading in their textbooks and defining key vocabulary words.

E.EF.07.11Describe the atmosphere as a mixture of gases.

Language Objective
Students will write to describe the composition of the atmosphere by completing a Directed Reading worksheet.

Today there was a substitute teacher in the classroom because I was at a teacher traing for “Readers Apprenticeship”

HOMEWORK – Finish todays activities if you did not finish in class.

Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the composition of the atmosphere by reading through a Power Point and interacting with a Quizlet.

E.EF.07.11Describe the atmosphere as a mixture of gases.

Language Objective
Students will write to describe the composition of the atmosphere by writing notes while interacting with the links on iLearn.

HOMEWORK – None

Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of how genes carry information from generation to generation and become familiar with related vocabulary by reading “Do You Like Your Genes?”, individually and with their groups.

L.HE.07.21  Compare how characteristics of living things are passed on through generations, both asexually and sexually.

Language Objective
Students will write and discuss how genes carry information from generation to generation by annotating and discussing parts of an article “Do You Like Your Genes?”, then presenting their section to the class.

Exit Ticket – Write three sentences to explain three things that you learned from the article

HOMEWORK – None

Today was “Test Day”.  We met in the H hall computer lab and the students took both our unit test and the district common assessment.

HOMEWORK – None, unless you would like to take a retake of the unit test, then study.  The district does not allow retakes of the common assessment.

Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of how genes carry information from generation to generation by completing a poster with their cooperative learning groups.

L.HE.07.21  Compare how characteristics of living things are passed on through generations, both asexually and sexually.

Language Objective
Students will discuss and explain how genes carry information from generation to generation by presenting their poster to the class.

HOMEWORK – Study for the Cells test (Friday 3/27 ).  The study guide was distributed in class and can be found on the iLearn site.

Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of how genes carry information from generation to generation and become familiar with related vocabulary by reading “Do You Like Your Genes?”, individually and with their groups.

L.HE.07.21  Compare how characteristics of living things are passed on through generations, both asexually and sexually.

Language Objective
Students will write and discuss how genes carry information from generation to generation by annotating and discussing parts of an article “Do You Like Your Genes?”, then presenting their section to the class.

Exit Ticket – Write three sentences to explain three things that you learned from the article.

HOMEWORK – Study for Fridays Test.  A study guide is available on the iLearn site and a copy will be distributed in class tomorrow.

Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of how Gregor Mendel performed experiments to help understand heredity.

L.HE.07.21  Compare how characteristics of living things are passed on through generations, both asexually and sexually.

Language Objective
Students will write to describe who Gregor Mendel was and why he is important by completing the following sentence frames:

“Gregor Mendel was an important scientist because he ____________________.  He lived in __________ in _______.  He conducted experiments with _______.  He published his ideas but _______________________.  When his ideas were rediscovered later he had opened the door to __________.”

HOMEWORK – Complete sentence frames if needed.