1. SIT ANYWHERE UNTIL I ASSIGN SEATS. Welcome!!! Ms. Arthur Rm 823 Science

2. WELCOME! Monday 08-24-15 7 th GRADE SCIENCE with MS. ARTHUR

3. Please take out your yellow schedule cards. Are you in the right class?

4. Warm Up  While I take attendance, you must write the Daily Objective  Getting to Know Each Other” and Homework in your student planner.  When you are finished, stay seated and wait quietly.  I will answer questions after I take attendance. Thank you for your cooperation.

5. What will I be doing in Science this year? Quarter 1- Inside the Earth/Plate Tectonics Quarter 2- Rocks, Minerals, Soil, and Fossils. Quarter 3- Water Cycle, and the Earth’s Atmosphere. Quarter 4- Meteorology ( Weather and Climate ) and Astronomy.

6. TIME FOR SIGNATURES. You must sign the white attendance sheet. You must sign the white attendance sheet. I must sign your yellow cards. I must sign your yellow cards. While you wait, complete the “A good scientist can…” assignment. While you wait, complete the “A good scientist can…” assignment.

7. Typical Day in Science Class  Attendance  Warm Up= This includes copying the Daily Objective and Homework in planners.  Announcements and Questions  Exciting ( ) Lectures/Videos/Classroom Notes  Superb Demonstrations and Labs  Dynamic Reading, Worksheets, Homework, Tests, and Projects  Wrap-up= Lesson Review  Clean up and Dismissal

8. TODAY’S BELL SCHEDULE Morning Homeroom 9:10 -10:00 Pd 1 10:05 – 10:45 Pd 2 10:50 - 11:30 Pd 3 11:35 – 12:15 Second Lunch 12:15 – 12:45 Pd 4 12:50 - 1:30 Pd 5 1:35 - 2:15 Pd 6 2:20 - 3:00 Afternoon Homeroom 3:05 – 3:21 Yes, you have to return to your homeroom before you leave school.

9. This week, in class, we will  Discuss school expectations for student behavior.  Discuss and practice some classroom procedures.

10. REGULAR BELL SCHEDULE   Bell Schedule 2015-2016     Warning Bell9:05     1 st Period9:10 – 10:06     2 nd Period10:10 – 11:03   3 rd Period11:07 – 12:00   2 nd Lunch12:00 – 12:30     4 th Period 12:34 – 1:27     5 th Period1:31 – 2:24     6 th Period2:28 – 3:21

12. GETTING TO KNOW MS. ARTHUR.

13. HOMEWORK Please bring the following items to class everyday: 2 sharpened or mechanical pencils 2 sharpened or mechanical pencils 1 highlighter of any color 1 highlighter of any color 1 box of colored pencils 1 box of colored pencils 1 pair of scissors 1 pair of scissors Student planner Student planner Pens are optional-but they must be either blue or black ink pens. Pens are optional-but they must be either blue or black ink pens.

14. Wrap Up Try to figure out the following optical illusions. How strong are your powers of scientific observation? Try to figure out the following optical illusions. How strong are your powers of scientific observation? www.cslab.ece.ntua.gr/~jdros /humor/OpticalIllusions.ppt

15. Have a great day! Looking forward to a great school year!!!