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Throughout the year we will be studying life science using a variety of activities such as, but not limited to, labs, projects and activities, diagrams, models, Cornell notes, videos, study skills, thinking maps, etc. We will be following the California State Standards for Life Science. Topics include, but are not limited to, The Metric System, Characteristics of Living Things, Plant and Animal Cells, Cell Division, Heredity/Genetics, Darwin's Theory and Evolution/Geologic Time, and Plant Reproduction.

* TO FIND OUT WHAT THE HOMEWORK IS AND THE DUE DATES OF THE ASSIGNMENTS, PLEASE CLICK ON YOUR CLASS BELOW!

With cold/flu and allergy season upon us,I have so appreciated all the Kleenex donations as well as the school supplies from the cards on my door at back to school night! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! I am now good for Kleenex but am on my last container of Anti Bacterial Wipes for the students to clean their desks and counters with. I will give 3 gold cards for one container of wipes up to 2 Containers/6 Gold Cards per student. Lysol or Clorox are well known brands but the store brands are good too. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP (-: !!

••List of Colleges and Universities Mrs. Armstrong has attended and received Bachelor of Science and Masters of Arts in Education Degrees , Teaching Credential and/or Certificates from:

*Washington State University

*Whittier College

*Cal Poly Pomona

*National University

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How to write a Chemical Formula: Only watch the first 2 minutes

Here is the guide for highlighting the vocabulary sheet for my classes.

Homework for Wednesday 9/27 is to fill in all of the terms from the Atoms Unit list and complete the first 5 words tonight due tomorrow. The drawings in the Example boxes MUST be colored (You may NOT color with highlighter). Students may use other sources to look up synonyms but I recommend locating and bookmarking an online copy of the 8th grade science textbook CPO Focus on Physical Science to find good, grade level appropriate definitions and diagrams . The 7th grade textbook doesn't have chemistry in it but the 8th grade one does. There are many versions available online.

Here is the Vocabulary List for Atoms so far:

Homework for Tuesday 9/26:

Students need to complete the Page 1 circle map using the Unit 2 Atoms vocabulary list. Many of the words will be used multiple times in 2 or 3 boxes. They are to use bullets and labeled diagrams and the vocabulary to explain what they know so far about these 4 concepts about atoms. They are NOT to do the figures under the circle map yet, except period 1, who can do Fig. 1 early if they want to.

****LAST DAY TO to receive credit for the COVER ART for the Atoms folder is Tomorrow Wednesday 9/27 in my room at NUTRITION ONLY!! Students will have had 15 Days to have completed it. Each student received ways to correct or improve it from me on Monday 9/25.