7th Grade Science Kickoff: Welcome Message & Schedules for Students

1. Mr. Mehta 405 Aug. 21st 2017 Welcome 7th Graders! Do-Now -Pick up blank sheet & create a name tent: -Fold your sheet 3 times to create a prism. -Use your markers to write your FIRST and LAST name in BIG LETTERS -Add any other decorations you’d like.

2. Today’s Schedule August 21st 2017 .)

3. Schedule Cont.

4. Schedules (8:20-8:35) S1 = Semester 1 A = Monday, Tuesday, Friday B = Wednesday Block (OddBlock Day) C = Thursday Block (Even Block Day)

5. Tour (8:40 – 9:20) Basketball & Tennis Courts Track Solar Panels Orchestra Small Gym Locker room Locker Room Choir 500 Hallway 600 Hallway Nurse 400 Hallway Courtyard Gym Courtyard 300 Hallway GY Library Trash Cafeteria Courtyard BMC 200 Hallway Main Office 100 Hallway O. Henry Middle School

6. Assembly (9:25 – 10:05) Go To Gym

7. Ice Breakers • Meerkat Introductions • Mix and mingle • 2 truths, 1 lie • Who am I?

8. Meerkat Introductions State your name State one thing you really like State one thing you do not like If you agree , stand up ↑ If you disagree, stand down ↓

9. Mid-Day Activities • Walk track (10:55 – 11:30) • Bring lunches and backpacks • Lunch (11:35 – 12:05) • Tug of War in Gym (12:10 – 12:40)

10. Mr. Mehta 405 Aug. 21st 2017 Welcome 7th Grade Science Students! Do-Now -Pick up blank sheet & create a name tent: -Fold your sheet 3 times to create a prism. -Use your markers to write your FIRST and LAST name. -Add any other decorations you’d like.

11. About the teacher • …

12. Explore Room (3 Minutes) Explore 1. Walk around room and discover things that you might need to use as a student. Be ready to share what you found.

13. Syllabus • Topics • Nature of Science • What is science and how do we perform science? • Living Systems • What characteristics are common to all life? • Human Body • What parts (structures) make up our body and how do they work (function)? • Plants • What is a plant and how does it survive and grow?

14. Syllabus • Topics • 5. Adaptations • Why doesn’t all life on earth look alike? • Ecology • How are organisms connected to each other and the environment? • Space • Why is earth able to support life and not the other planets?

15. Reminders 1. Composition Books Must have by Wednesday/Thursday Bring stickers or pictures to decorate your book 2. Safety Contract Signed by parent and returned by Friday

16. Do Now August 22nd Complete “Syllabus Scavenger Hunt” Page using a syllabus provided on each table

17. Remember! August 23rd Composition Books Odd Periods (,3,5,7): Need by Wednesday Even Periods (,4,8): Need by Thursday

18. Also! • Safety Contract • Signed by parent and returned by Friday • Homework • Your parents have to do it! Due Friday.

19. Homework Homework Assigned the first day of every week (Monday) Due the last day of every week (Friday) You will keep your homework in your homework folder. If you lose it, YOU are responsible for printing another copy from the class website.

20. Absent Tray Missed Work: Check the Make up work boxes when you have been absent.. Make-up work is due the third day of your return back to school

21. Classroom Procedures • 1.Pick up new documents when you walk in the entry door • 2. Start working on the Do Now before the bell rings • 3. Turn in work in your classroom bin near exit door

22. Role-Play Behavior Expectations Some students will be given a situation or scenario to act out. Teacher will pass out roles to students/volunteers When one group performs, the other groups will observe and critique.

23. August 23rd/24th Do-Now Pick up “Do-Now Weekly Log” from the table by the door. Respond to the question below on your Do-Now Weekly log under TUESDAY For each teacher request or expression, write what the student is expected to do.

24. Today’s Schedule Do-Now Set up Composition Books Lab Safety 2-Sided Notes Lab Safety StationActivity Reminders: Safety Contract Signed by parent and returned by Friday Homework Due Friday

25. Composition Book Fill in the information below on the cover of your composition notebook. Choose a page that you will color, decorate, and glue on the front. Your Name 7th Grade Science, Teacher, Period #

26. Composition Book Using a marker, write you name on all 3 edges YOUR NAME YOUR NAME

27. Composition Book Start with the table of contents. Skip the 1st page. Number to 100. It will probably take 4 pages. Table of Contents 1. 2.

28. Composition Book 2. Copy the class website on top of the 1st page www.ohenryscience7.weebly.com Class website: www.ohenryscience7.weebly.com

29. Composition Book Starting with the page after the table of contents (page 5) , number to 100in your notebook. 1

30. Lab Safety 2-sided notes • Using the paper that you are provided, set your page up for two-sided notes

31. Lab safety rules and symbols are needed so that students do not injure themselves or their classmates. Why is Lab Safety Important?

32. Always follow the teacher’s directions and only do lab work when a teacher is present. Lab Safety Rule #1

33. Act responsibly. No horseplay! Lab Safety Rule #2

34. Do not touch any equipment or materials until told to do so. Lab Safety Rule #3

35. Do not eat, drink, or chew gum in the lab. Lab Safety Rule #4

36. Report ALL accidents to your teacher immediately (even if you think it is minor). Lab Safety Rule #5

37. Wear: Do NOT Wear: Sandals Jewelry Loose or Baggy clothing Clothing Please tie back long hair.

38. Safety Shower Safety Goggles Lab Safety Equipment Demo Eye Wash

39. Fire Extinguisher Fire Blanket Lab Safety Equipment Demo

40. Ask your teacher where/how to dispose of waste. Never pour anything down the drain unless you are told to do so. Waste Disposal

41. Hazardous chemicals down the drain can lead to pollution of ground water, lakes, rivers, etc. Plants and animals will die if they are exposed to hazardous chemical waste. Serious health problems will become present in people if hazardous waste finds its way into drinking water. Reasons for proper waste disposal

42. My personal appearance or dress is such that I can cause injury to myself or other students I am behaving in such a manner that I cause injury to myself or other students I am not following the safety rules I am going beyond the limits of the science activity into areas that may lead to an unsafe situation I have not completed the pre-experiment activities that will allow me to work safely in the laboratory AISD Lab Safety Contract: I understand that I will be removed from the science activity area by the teacher if:

43. Lab Safety Safety Goggles Why do we wear safety goggles? Preventing Eye Injuries: Wear safety goggles when handling chemicals, glassware, or sharp objects. Do not rub your eyes with your hands until you wash them. Responding to Eye Injuries Inform the teacher immediately Wash eyes for at least 15 minutes using the eye-wash. Go to nurse if eyes become red or itchy.

44. Lab Safety Lab Safety Prevent Respond

45. Lab Safety • You will visit 4 stations; 4 min. at each station • Fire Extinguisher • Aprons & Gloves • Broken Glass • Dissection Tools Stay at your station until time is up

46. Lab Safety Fire Blanket How and when do we use a fire blanket? Preventing Fires: Do not light fires near flammable chemicals or material Do not play with matches, lighters, or hot plates. Pull hair back into ponytail Do not wear loose or baggy clothing Responding to Fires: Inform the teacher immediately Use the fire extinguisher to put out fires; do NOT use on humans. Suffocate the fire by covering it with a non-flammable container or use the fire blanket.

47. Lab Safety Lab Safety Prevent Respond

48. Do-Now August 25th Place Safety contract and Homework in separate piles on your desk. 2. On your Do Now sheet copy and answer the following question in the FRIDAY row. What would you like to learn more about in Science this year?

49. Today’s Schedule August 26th Do-Now Lab Safety Warm up Lab Safety Video Safety Assessment Safety Contract/Parent Homework DUE TODAY!!!