7th Grade Science 2016-17: Reading

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Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Readings on Mollusca and images of soft shell clams

Reading#1 on:

Mollusks - Click here to access

Anatomy of Soft shell clam

Anatomy of a Mussel

Reading #2 on:

Worms - Click here to access

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Ecology Introduction and Vocabulary

As we begin our new unit on Ecology, here are some important links to get us started:

Link to Sciencesaurus Reading:

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Link to Ecology Vocabulary
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Make a copy, Replace "Copy of" with your last name, and move to your science folder.

This article links to the food chain that we completed today in class. It also discusses the idea of invasive species and their impact to an ecosystem in Maine.

Tackling Maine's Pike Problem - Portland Press Herald

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Videos on Food Chains

Food Chain Game

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Further articles that have links to invasive species and food chains in the State of Maine.

Portland Press Herald

and

Bangor Daily News

Pike Portland Press Herald Article
Troubled Waters for Wild Brook Trout
Click here to access questions

Read and and pay close attention authors view points.
Portland Press Herald Article.

Mayday Gulf of Maine in Distress

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Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Bone and Joint Diseases, Issues and Diagnosis

The Skeletal System - Diseases, Injuries, and Bone Health

Reading on Skeletal Injuries - Click here

Bone Injuries Worksheet -Make Copy of the following document and fill it in.

Completed - Note Sheet- Answer Key of Bone Injuries, Diseases, Treatments -Click here to access

Topic #1 - Taking Care of Bone/ Osteoporosis

p. 18 and 19 in Reading Above

Link to Osteoporosis

Questions to answer: What is it? (cause, effect, treatment)

Topic #2 - Fractures, Dislocations, and Sprains

p. 20 and 21 in Reading Above

Link to Site - Health 24

Questions to answer: Kinds, effect on body and when do they happen?

Topic #3 - Identifying Injuries- X-ray

p. 21 in Reading Above

Link to Site- X-rays

Questions to answer: Be sure to answer the advantages and disadvantages, cost, and when is it used?

Topic #4 - Identifying Injuries- MRI

p. 22 in Reading Above

Link to Site- MRI

Questions to answer: Be sure to answer the advantages and disadvantages, cost, and when is it used?

Topic #5 - Joint Replacement Surgery

p. 23 in Reading Above

Link to Joint Replacement

Questions to answer: What is it? Candidates for and advantages/disadvantages.

Topic #6 - Arthroscopic Surgery

p.23 in Reading Above

Link to Arthroscopy

Questions to answer: What is it? Candidates for and advantages/disadvantages.

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Cellular Processes - Energy

Photosynthesis & Respiration Introduction

Today in science we introduced our new unit on Photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is the process by which a cell captures energy in sunlight and uses it to make its own food (a type of sugar called glucose).

As a class we focused on a few key terms from the GUIDED NOTE SHEET to know when learning about photosynthesis such as autotrophs, heterotrophs, pigments, chlorophyll, and stomata.

The reading today will help reinforce our new understanding of how organisms get energy. The reading will also introduce the two stages of photosynthesis.

Here is the link for the reading from our Science Explorer text.
Here also is a Question Sheet that goes with the Text.

Here is a great three-minute video from Discovery's "Greatest Scientific Discovery" series that will introduce the experiments that enabled Priestly and Ingenhousz to "discover" photosynthesis.