1. Westwood Regional Middle School excellence in education Back to School Night September 12, 2012 Rachelle Campbell Life Science Room 24 Seventh Grade Team B Try out our new microscopes! Directions and slides are on each lab table.

2. About Me: Rachelle Campbell BS in Nutritional Sciences- Cook College, Rutgers University Masters in Instructional Technology- NYIT This is my 15 th year teaching 7 th Grade Life Science in the Westwood Regional School District. I am passionate about teaching and I love teaching at the Middle School!

3. Structure and Organization Board is always set up the same way Every student should have a binder All work goes in the binder in date order (No tabs) We will clean out binders periodically in class- pleas don’t have your child throw away tests, quizzes, or labs

4. Important Information: My website: –Contact Information –All homework is posted weekly on Monday and will remain posted until we complete that chapter. (New assignments on top) –Dates for upcoming tests/projects –Links to worksheets/ labs/homework fill-ins –Resources for test review –http://www.wwrsd.org//Domain/376http://www.wwrsd.org//Domain/376

5. Team A teachers are in the ASL on A-Days, Team B teachers are in the ASL on B-Days; students can go any day! Extra Help:

6. Life Science: The study of Living Things New Textbook with Online Access and Resources! Textbook stays home to be used for homework assignments and as a resource for studying Lots of lab work in 7 th grade!

7. First Semester The Study of Living Things - Needs & characteristics of living things Scientific Inquiry -Microscopes - Scientific Process Cellular Biology - Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic cells - Structure & Function of organelles - Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration Genetics - Punnett Squares - Meiosis Evolution - Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection Diversity of Life -Classification -Kingdoms of Life

8. Second Semester Simple Organisms - Viruses & Bacteria - Protists - Fungi - Plants Ecology -Interactions of Living Things -Cycles in Nature -Environmental Problems and Solutions Animals - Invertebrates -Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles -Birds & Mammals -Human Body Systems

9. Thanks for Coming! We are all on the same team. We all want what is best for your child. Let’s work together to achieve our common goals.