1. Warm Up-7 th Grade Monday, July 27 List as many steps of the scientific method that you can think of. Homework Due Today: Stamping #1 on your assignment sheet for your composition notebooks Homework: *Safety Project/Contract due Wednesday * Number your composition notebook pages

2. Warm Up 7 th Grade Tuesday, July 28 Hypotheses are used widely in science. Please write down the statements that describe a hypothesis. a.A tentative explanation b.A statement that can be tested c.An educated guess d.An investigative question e.A prediction about the outcome of an investigation f.A question asked at the beginning of an investigation g.A statement that may lead to a prediction h.Included as part of all scientific investigations i.Used to prove whether something is true j.Eventually becomes a theory, then a law. k.May guide an investigation l.Used to decide what data to pay attention to and seek m.Developed from imagination and creativity n.Must be in the form of “if…then” Homework Due Today: No Homework due today Homework: *Safety Project/Contract due Wednesday Number your composition notebook pages

3. Warm Up-7 th Grade Wednesday, July 29 Doing Science Four students were having a discussion about how scientists do their work. This is what they said: Antoine: “I think scientists just try out different things until something works. Tamara: “I think there is a definite set of steps all scientists follow called the scientific method.” Marcos: “I think scientists use different methods depending on their question” Avery: “I think scientists use different methods but they all involve doing experiments.” EXPLAIN who you agree with and include WHY you disagree with the other students. Homework Due Today: Please turn in your safety project into the correct bin up front. Homework: Finish SpongeBob Scientific Method Practice if not completed in class- due Thursday

4. Warm Up- 7 th Grade Thursday, July 30 Read the experiment below: What would be 2 appropriate hypotheses based on this experiment? The Johnson family has decided to try to save electricity (and money at the same time). They were told that they could replace their regular light bulbs with special fluorescent bulbs that use less energy. They wonder if it is really worth doing. Homework Due Today: Checking for your SpongeBob Scientific Method Practice- #2 on you teal assignment sheet Homework: *Scientific Method Cornell Notes Summary (5-7 sentences summarizing your notes) due Friday, July 31 *Senses Lab Graphing, Analysis, and Conclusion due Monday, August 3, 2015

5. Warm Up-7 th Grade Friday, July 31 No Warm-Up, Computer Lab Homework Due Today: Checking for your Cornell Notes Summary, #3 on your assignment sheet Homework: *Miss Yard’s Website Scavenger Hunt due Monday, August 3, 2015 *Senses Lab Graphing, Analysis, and Conclusion due Monday, August 3, 2015