7th Grade Science Email - traucci@kyrene.org Mrs. Raucci 7th Grade Science Email - traucci@kyrene.org

About Mrs. Raucci… This is my third year at KMS I am married with three grown children I have only been in AZ for two years…I am from the Chicago area where I taught middle school science for six years and was principal for three years I love hiking, biking and have recently took up golf I will be the cheer coach again this year

2017-2018 Field Trips - 7th grade General Reminders Field trip money and permission forms are due 2 weeks before the date of the field trip Students may pack sack lunch or indicate that they would like to purchase a sack lunch from the cafeteria All Field Trip dates are subject to change Team building days Team building time can be used for a community service activity, as a grade level Team building days are considered a field trip

Message from the Office Families will NOT receive a paper copy of the handbook this year Handbooks are available online this year Bus schedules are online this year The front office and Media Centers are open tonight for those families that need to use a computer to access handbook and schedules

The 5 E’s The 5 E's is an instructional model based on the constructivist approach to learning, which says that learners build or construct new ideas on top of their old ideas. The 5 E's can be used with students of all ages, including adults. Engage Explore Explain Elaborate Evaluate

Engage and Explore Engage: This phase of the 5 E's starts the process. An "engage" activity should do the following: Make connections between past and present learning experiences Anticipate activities and focus students' thinking on the learning outcomes of current activities. Students should become mentally engaged in the concept, process, or skill to be learned. Explore: This phase of the 5 E's provides students with a common base of experiences. They identify and develop concepts, processes, and skills. During this phase, students actively explore their environment or manipulate materials.

Explain and Elaborate Explain: This phase of the 5 E's helps students explain the concepts they have been exploring. They have opportunities to verbalize their conceptual understanding or to demonstrate new skills or behaviors. This phase also provides opportunities for teachers to introduce formal terms, definitions, and explanations for concepts, processes, skills, or behaviors. Elaborate: This phase of the 5 E's extends students' conceptual understanding and allows them to practice skills and behaviors. Through new experiences, the learners develop deeper and broader understanding of major concepts, obtain more information about areas of interest, and refine their skills.

Evaluate Evaluate: This phase of the 5 E's encourages learners to assess their understanding and abilities and lets teachers evaluate students' understanding of key concepts and skill development. 

Lab Safety Contracts coming home, must be signed by student AND parent/guardian Need to be returned by Friday, Aug. 11th Used all year

What is 7th Grade Science? Semester One Lab Safety Scientific Method Rocks and Minerals Land formations Plate Tectonics Geological Time

What is 7th Grade Science? Semester Two Astronomy Relationships of Sun, Earth and Moon Seasons, eclipses, & tides Structure of Solar System   Planets, stars, dwarf planets, comets, meteors, asteroids Structure of Universe Galaxies Ecology Ecosystems Biotic, abiotic Energy movement in a system Food chain, food web, energy pyramid Interactions in a system Producer, consumer, decomposer, predator, prey Microbiology Classification Structure and function of basic organisms

Supplies for Science #2 PENCILS Erasers 1 ½ inch binder Spiral notebook Glue sticks Colored pencils scissors Mrs. Raucci’s Wish List Glue sticks Colored pencils Scissors Kleenex Clorox wipes #2 pencils Pencil top erasers

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My hopes for this school year… To guide every student to be their personal best To challenge students to ask questions about the world around them To work cooperatively with ALL students To have every paper your child turns in have their NAME on it To encourage students to be self motivated and prepare themselves for 8th grade To inspire a love for science SCIENCE IS EVERYWHERE