Investigations in Science 7 – November 2, 2018

Announcements:

 End of the quarter is on Wednesday, November 7th. Make sure your child is
turning in all Z work. However, please DO NOT have your child clean out
their science section of their binder. I will assign as homework and write in
my newsletter when we have finished our first unit and can clean out the
science section.
 If you still haven’t joined the PTA, it isn’t too late. Join now:
http://www.fmsptamd.org/

Coming Up:

 RFP Evaluation
 Shark Tank Project

Dates:

 November 6 - No School
 November 7 - Early Release Day
 November 7 – No After School Activities
 November 8 – No After School Activities
 November 9 - Medieval Times Field Trip
 November 12 - Early Release Day
 November 12 – Parent/Teacher Conferences
 November 13 - Early Release Day
 November 20 – No After School Activities
 November 21 - Early Release Day
 November 22-23 – No School
 November 29 – FMS vs. Rosa Parks Basketball Game
 December 6 – International Night
 December 11 – Winter Concert at Blake HS at 7:00 pm
 December 20 – Volleyball Tournament
What we did this week:

Monday we had an escape room for photosynthesis. Students had to use

what they learned last week to see if they could escape the room in time. Most
groups were successful.
Tuesday, to help understand cellular respiration, we completed a lab with
yeast, sugar, water, and balloons. 1 spoonful of yeast and 2 of sugar were added to
a bottle/flask. The bottle was filled ¾ of the way full with warm water and then a
balloon was immediately placed on top. The other bottle had yeast, water, and no
sugar. Groups measured the diameter of their balloon every 5 minutes. They
should have seen that the balloon with sugar inflated with carbon dioxide. We saw
some very mixed results and talked about all the errors that could have
occurred. Luckily, every class had several groups (or at least 1) that worked and
we were able to use that data.
Wednesday, Mrs. James came into our class to do a lesson through the
counseling department.
Thursday we finished our lab from Tuesday and looked at the formulas for
both photosynthesis and respiration. We saw how they are opposite of one
another. What one’s reactants are, is the other’s products and vice versa.
Today we will take our assessment and watch a Bill Nye on respiration.