Today in class we looked at planning for severe weather. We started tracking a hurricane heading toward Fort Walton Beach, Florida. In the simulation, the family we were staying with was getting th...
In schools we often ask the question: “How smart are you?” even when we don’t realize it. When students compare test scores, grades, GPAs, SAT scores and many other things they’re really asking tha...
Glad to have you joining us this year! You’ve had a couple of days to get to know the teachers and you have a whole lot more in front of you to learn from us and each other! Don’t forget to get al...
Today in class you will be completing the Punnett Square Practice Problems. Use pages 124 and 125 of your notebook to show your work. For each problem: Define the Alleles Determine the Parent Type...
genetic-code-sheet Here is the sheet to decode the Genetics definitions. It’s a little grainy in areas, but I think you can figure out what each letter is. The decoded definitions go on page 118. ...
Yesterday in we completed an activity that allowed us to estimate the surface area of the skin of the average middle school student. The data from that lab is available here: http://spreadsheets.go...
In on Tuesday, we did a lab investigating the surface area of skin on the average 7th grader. From our data, we were going to attempt to find the surface area on Yao Ming and on Verne “Mini-me” Tr...
As most of you know by now Tyler Leaton Williamson was born today at 7:37 AM. He was 8 pounds, 8 ounces and 21.5 inches long. I’ll post pictures of him here as soon as I get a chance! **UPDATE** Pi...
The following links might be useful as you begin to research your topic for your body systems podcast today. Mr. Williamson’s del.icio.us account (click on For Students on the right) - http://www.d...
As an example of a podcast about a system of the Human Body, I have created a podcast about Synesthesia. Later this week you will be working on research for your podcast topic. Be thinking about ...
After Thanksgiving, we will be recording podcasts about systems of the human body. This year I’m using this as an introductory study in the systems of the body. The podcasts will be posted as we co...
Today in we looked at planning for severe weather. We started tracking a hurricane heading toward Fort Walton Beach, Florida. In the simulation, the family we were staying with was getting the hous...
For those of you that have taken an interest in our discussion of air pollution (and even possibly some of you who haven’t!) there’s a cool site you might find interesting. Electrocity is a game pr...
Welcome to my blog! I hope you all had a wonderful summer and are ready for a busy year in 7th grade. Feel free to take a look around the site at what’s left over from last year. Also, feel free to...
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