7th Grade Science Musical CRCT Review!

1. Cell Organelle Rap

2. I'm Coming Home...To  My Biome

3. Cell Division

4. Abiotic Vs. Biotic Factors

5. Symbiosis

6. Genetics

7. It Starts with Producers

8. Classification

USATest Prep Login Information!

1. USA Test Prep Link
 
2. Login Information

Account ID: kippsouthga
Username: firstinitiallastname

Examples:

 jfreeman
 mmcqueen
 jmitchell


Password: homeroom followed by the word science 

Examples:

uncscience
nyuscience
scuscience
vtscience

Want to fill up the Website Log with lots of awesome Science practice?  

See my specific suggestions below!

Although there's ton more for you to do, just make sure it's something we've talked about this year :)

1. Khan Academy- Punnett Squares

2. Khan Academy- Genes

3. Khan Academy- Evolution

4. BrainPop-Mitosis

5. BrainPop- Active Transport

6. BrainPop-Cell Command Game

7. BrainPop- Photosynthesis

8. BrainPop - Any Human Body System one is a GREAT review (I won't link them all here)

9. USATestPrep- Go Play Dance Dance Robot on whatever science subject you'd like HERE

10. USATestPrep- Go Play Naughty Chicken on whatever science subject you'd like HERE

Spring Break Packet Video Links

I. Icons of Evolution Video Directions

1. Click on the video link HERE

2. Use my login information

Username: cocojen

Password: magnolia

3. Watch video and answer the questions :) It's pretty awesome!

* You may have to click on the above link again once you've logged in if the video doesn't show  

II. Bill Nye the Science Guy : Cells

1. Click on the video link HERE

2. Watch video and answer the questions. We watched the first 7 minutes of this episode back in August, so if that part looks familiar, that's why :) Enjoy!

Homework Menu Links: April 1st- April 3rd

1. Brain-Pop Links


Username: dekalbcs
Password: dekalb



Brainpop Directions: 

1. Login to Brainpop with above  Username and Password
2.  Search for video , if the video link doesn't pop up.
3. Watch the video and answer the questions that follow :)

A.  Genetic Mutations

B.  Natural Selection

C.  Evolution Video Review

Video Questions
1. What does Evolution tell us about life?
2. What is the video's definition of evolution?
3. What type of asexual reproduction is used by an Amoeba (they don't say the specific type in the video)?
4. What is a DNA mutation?
5. How much DNA is in the sperm of a daddy badger?
6. Where did all dogs evolve from?
7. Who guided dog evolution?
8. What is it called when you SELECT the traits you want to breed in certain organisms like humans did to dogs in the video (they don't say this specifically in the video)?
9. What do all living things have in common?
10. Which two men contributed to the ideas of evolution in the 1800s? 

The BEST Evolution Video Ever!

Evolution Video Questions

Evolution Video Link (Crash Course: Evolution: It's a Thing)

Crash Course Video Questions

1. What is evolution responsible for?
2. What is evolution?
3. What does theory mean in science?
4. What do fossils show?
5. What did fossils teach us about whales?
6. What percentage of our DNA is the same as a mouse?
7. What did Darwin think happened to the finches?
8. What is a current observation about evolution? 

Extra Credit! Expires March 29th!

Bring me the following answers on a Post-It, Index Card, or a blank sheet of paper. 

with your name, homeroom and date on it. 

How do pond snails reproduce? What should you see in your Eco-Column if they've reproduced?

Homework Menu Links: March 25th- March 27th

1. Brain-Pop Links


Username: dekalbcs
Password: dekalb



Brainpop Directions: 

1. Login to Brainpop with above  Username and Password
2.  Search for video , if the video link doesn't pop up.
3. Watch the video and answer the questions that follow :)

A.  Genetic Mutations

B.  Natural Selection

C.  Evolution Review Video

Video Questions
1.  What does evolution tell us about life?
2.  What can evolution be defined as (according to the video)?
3.  What does DNA tell cells to do?
4. What type of asexual reproduction does the single-celled amoeba do? (It's not SAID directly in the video).
5. What is a DNA mutation (according to the video)?
6. How much of the father's DNA is in the sperm of the Badger father?
7. What did all dogs evolve from?
8. What looks responsible for creating all of the diversity on earth?
9. Which two men helped guide the ideas of Evolution in the 1800s?

Grasslands Video Questions

Grasslands Video Questions (PLEASE ANSWER IN NOTEBOOK)

1. What are the different types of grasslands?

2. What is a prarie?

3. What is the difference between the grasses of the two types of praries?

4. What two biomes is the prarie between?

5. Why do grasses dominate in the Grasslands biome?

6. List an herbivore in the Grasslands biome.

7. What would happen to our grass if the levels of Carbon Dioxide were high (i.e if Global Warming got worse)?

Homework Menu Links: March 18th- March 20th

1. Brain-Pop Links


Username: dekalbcs
Password: dekalb



Brainpop Directions: 

1. Login to Brainpop with above  Username and Password
2.  Search for video , if the video link doesn't pop up.
3. Watch the video and answer the questions that follow :)

A.  Tropical Rainforest 

B.  Grasslands Video

C.  Land Biomes

Symbiosis Cartoon

Extra Credit! Expires March 8th!

Bring me the following answers on a Post-It, Index Card, or a blank sheet of paper. 

with your name, homeroom and date on it. 

What type of symbiosis exists between an ostrich and a zebra? How is it an example of that type of symbiosis?

Homework Menu Links: March 4- March 6

1. Brain-Pop Links


Username: dekalbcs
Password: dekalb



Brainpop Directions: 

1. Login to Brainpop with above  Username and Password
2.  Search for video , if the video link doesn't pop up.
3. Watch the video and answer the questions that follow :)

A.  Cell Structures
B.  Symbiosis
C.  The Human Body

Extra Credit: Expires Friday March 1st!

Bring me the following answers on a Post-It, Index Card, or a blank sheet of paper. 

with your name, homeroom and date on it. 

What is the kudzu bug and why is it dangerous to Georgia's food webs? 

Homework Menu Links and Info: February 25th- February 27th

1.  Brain Pop Food Chain Game

2. Food Chain Game (Brain Pop)

Food Chain Game on  Brainpop


Username: dekalbcs
Password: dekalb



Brainpop Directions: 

1. Login to Brainpop with above  Username and Password
2.  Search for Food Chain Game, if the game doesn't pop up.
3. Play Food Chain Game and write down at least 7 complete food chains from the game in your science notebook.


3. Crash Course: Links in the Chain 
Directions: Watch the video until the 7:37 mark and answer the following questions in your science notebook.  You can either 1) write in complete sentences or 2) Copy the questions Enjoy!

Questions
1. What does ecosystem ecology look at?
2. Why is defining an ecosystem hard to do?
3.What does he mean when he says energy?
4. Who rules the world?
5. Why do they rule the world?
6. What are herbivores known as?
7. What are carnivores known as?
8. What are detritivores?
9.  Give an example of a detritivore from the video.
10. What does the size of a food web depend on?

Winter Break Alternative Packet Assignment

Happy Winter Break KIPPsters!

Directions: So you've come looking for an alternative assignment? Well choose ANY one of the following options. Most of the movies are available on Netflix or Youtube. You can either email me your responses at jfreeman@kippstrive.org (Subject Line: Alternative Winter Break Packet), you can answer the questions in your science notebook, or you can print out the questions and bring them to class. Please email me at jfreeman@kippstrive.org if you have any questions.

Best,

Miss Freeman

I. Watch Ferngully:The Last Rainforest (on Netflix)  and answer the video questions found here

II. Watch Happy Feet (Movie Link)and answer the video questions found here

III. Watch the  Magic School Bus: Gets episode below and answer the video guide questions here.





Enjoy your break :)

Extra Credit! Expires Friday February 15th!

Bring me the following answers on a Post-It or Index Card 

with your name, homeroom and date on it. 

What element/substance would be locked up and unusable if we had NO decomposers?

Homework Menu Links: February 12th- February 13th

1.  Food Chains Brainpop

Food Chains Brainpop


Username: dekalbcs
Password: dekalb



Brainpop Directions: 

1. Login to Brainpop with above  Username and Password
2.  Search for Classification, if the video doesn't pop up.
2. Watch Classification Link very carefully.
3. Click on Quiz button and then take GRADED QUIZ.
4. Take quiz, if you find it difficult go back a page, rewatch video and then start the quiz over.
5. Email the quiz results to me at jfreeman@kippstrive.org.   
                             Make sure to write your first and last name, as well as your homeroom. 

2. Energy Pyramid Brain Pop

Extra Credit Opportunity: Expires Friday February 8th!

Bring me the following answers on a Post-It or Index Card 

with your name, homeroom and date on it. 

1) What is the scientific name for the unicellular prokaryotic organism that causes tooth decay?


2) What kingdom does it belong to?

Respect My Habitat!

Homework Menu Links Feb. 4th- Feb. 6th

1.  Ecosystems Brainpop

 Ecosystems BrainPop Link


Username: dekalbcs
Password: dekalb



Brainpop Directions: 

1. Login to Brainpop with above  Username and Password
2.  Search for Classification, if the video doesn't pop up.
2. Watch Classification Link very carefully.
3. Click on Quiz button and then take GRADED QUIZ.
4. Take quiz, if you find it difficult go back a page, rewatch video and then start the quiz over.
5. Email the quiz results to me at jfreeman@kippstrive.org.   
                             Make sure to write your first and last name, as well as your homeroom. 

2. Ecology Crash Course Link

War of the Worlds Project Links

1. The 6 Kingdoms
2. Biology4kids Kingdoms
3. Biology4kids Kingdoms Slideshow
4. 6 Kingdom Biology Notes
5. All About Fungi!
6. More About Fungi!
7. Even more about Fungi!
8. All About Plants!
9. All About Eubacteria!
10.  More About Eubacteria!
11. All about Archaebacteria
12. Kingdoms Blog
13. All about Protists!
14. More about Protists!
15. All About Plants!

Student Search Engine :)

Homework Menu Links: Jan. 28th- Jan. 30th

1.  6 Kingdoms Brainpop
BrainPop Classification Video Link



Username: dekalbcs
Password: dekalb


Brainpop Directions: 

1. Login to Brainpop with above  Username and Password
2.  Search for Classification, if the video doesn't pop up.
2. Watch Classification Link very carefully.
3. Click on Quiz button and then take GRADED QUIZ.
4. Take quiz, if you find it difficult go back a page, rewatch video and then start the quiz over.
5. Email the quiz results to me at jfreeman@kippstrive.org.  Make sure to write your first and last name, as well as your homeroom. 

2. Classification Crash Course YouTube Video Link

Classification Cartoon :)

Homework Menu Link: January 22nd- January 23rd

Norn Dichotomous Keys

Homework Menu Links: January 14th- January 16th

1. Cloning Fido

2. Meiosis Crash Course

Please email me at jfreeman@kippstrive.org or text me at (678) 701-5256 if you have any questions.