Middle School Office Hours

Middle School Office Hours
Reminder: Parents must send an email to the teacher before the student attends office hours. This allows the teacher to prepare for the student's visit and clarifies that the parents are aware of the student's attendance at office hours.

Language Arts - Wednesdays and Thursdays 7:45-8:15 a.m.

Math - Tuesdays and Wednesdays 3:30-4:00 p.m.

Science - Thursdays 7:15-8:15 a.m.

Social Studies - Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-4:00 p.m.

Art - Wednesdays 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Music - Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-4:00 p.m.

PE - Wednesdays and Thursdays 3:30-4:00 p.m.

Spanish - Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-4:00 p.m.

Drama - Day 2 before or after school

Library - Mondays and Thursdays 3:30-4:00 p.m.

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Week 14: 7th Grade Science

Week 14

Topic:  Temperature, Thermal Energy, and Heat

Objectives: 

How does a thermometer work?
Describe how thermal energy is related to temperature and heat. 
Explain the significance of a high specific heat.

Essential Question:

Can different objects at the same temperature have different energies?  It’s all about the particles. 

Key Terms:

temperature
celcius
absolute zero
Kelvin scale
heat
thermal energy
specific heat

While working on their Science Fair Projects the kids have been exploring the concepts of thermal energy, heat, and temperature.  What do these words really mean and how do we use them in our everyday lives?  This week the kids analyzed “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” and concluded that the author was only partially correct about the bowls of porridge. 

Dinner Discussion: Is it correct to say in the winter, “Close the door you are letting the cold air in.”

Differentiation:

Observing
Compare and Contrast
Measuring
Data analysis

Upcoming: The Transfer of Heat





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