Grade 7 Lesson Plans 1/17 – 1/21

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Monday
Objective: Complete Unit 3 Project – Science Component
Agenda
1. Warm-up: Compare a solar cell to a wind turbine. Explain 3 differences and 2 similarities
2. Students type their explaination of the production and transfer of energy in their selected model (5-7 sentences)
3. Students finish their model sketches, prepare for scanning of documents.
4. Finished products are ready for Ms. Gurzell in saved folders

Tuesday
Objective: Discuss and apply energy transfer
Agenda:
1. Warm-Up: Copy definitions of radiation, convection, and conduction
2. Rap Lyrics on Energy Transfer Radiation Rap LyricsRadiation Rap Lyrics empty
3. Lancer Notes on Energy Transfer
4. Homework: Energy Transfer in the Atmosphere

Wednesday
Objective: Prepare for upcoming lab on Energy Transfer
Agenda:
1. Warm-Up: Compare radiation to convection
2. Science Progress Report – where are you at?
3. Prepare for lab experiment
4. Pre-Quiz on Lab: exit slip for tomorrow’s lab

Thursday
Objective: Apply learning of energy transfer to a laboratory experiment
Agenda:
1. Review science lab expectations
2. Walk to lab – begin experimentEnergy Transfer lesson and lab
3. Homework: “Can You Feel the Heat?”

Friday
Objective: Analyze and interpret data collected from Lab Experiment
Agenda:
1. Warm-Up: give an example of radiation, convection, and conduction from the lab
2. Review lab results
3. Provide lab report template and review expectations
4. Students type lab reports.