7th Grade Science
Mr. Keys Science Class Website
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This year is 7th grade science we will explore fundamental life and earth science concepts and basic investigative skills. The purpose of this course is to provide opportunities for the study of general concepts, theories, and processes relating to the earth and life sciences and their applications through exploratory investigations and activities. All hands-on activities stress the scientific method of problem solving and allow students to see how experimentation and observation are the bases of scientific investigation.
This website can be used as a resource to access information and materials from class as well as a tool to extend classroom learning.
Welcome
Unit 1: Nature of Science
In this introductory unit, scholars will explore scientific methods and habits of mind, building on ideas introduced in grade six. In addition, the knowledge and skills developed in this unit will be reinforced during the rest of the course in the context of specific concepts in earth, life, and physical sciences, in order to allow students to achieve proficiency in the focus benchmarks. More specifically, this unit will prepare scholars in modeling scientific thinking, inquiry and experimentation, through the practice and manipulation of scientific skills and knowledge to answer testable questions. Focus content in this unit include bust isn’t limited to: Lab equipment and safety, Measurements, Scientific Methods, Graphing, Scientific Theories/Laws and Experimentation.
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Class News
Video of the month
The site is now LIVE!!!
Please check the class activity section for up to date information from what we did in class to new and exciting science updates.
Homework/Classwork Reminders.
This year Mr. Keys is excited to announce that he will be using Remind 101 to keep parents informed about daily class homework and events. Parents can sign up for the email/text notifications following the directions in the link below
Need Tutoring?
Mr. Keys will be hosting a Young Achievers tutoring group every Tuesday and Thursday starting in October to teach our kippsters how to study independently and aid in developing student learning in science. For more information and to sign your student up for th group please contact Mr. Keys
Words to live by
The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.
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— Thomas Huxley
The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired.
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— Stephen Hawking
Facts are the air of scientists. Without them you can never fly.
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— Linus Pauling
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
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— Albert Einstein