Mr. Hill 10-11-2010

What We Did Today
F-Day Hours 1 and 5
We studied the heating and cooling rates of earth materials to better understand the differences in air pressure from place to place.

Homework
Finish ALL portions of your "Heating and Cooling Rates" LAB.

Discussion starters
Convection;Conduction;Radiation
What earth materials absorb heat the fastest? What materials cool the fastest?

Mr. Hill
7th Grade Science Teacher
Norup International School
14450 Manhattan Street
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 837-8348
jthill@berkleyschools.org

Mr.Hill 10-6-2010

What We Did Today
F-Day Hours 2,4,and 6
We studied the heating and cooling rates of earth materials to better understand the differences in air pressure from place to place.

Homework
Finish ALL portions of your "Heating and Cooling Rates" LAB.

Discussion starters
Convection;Conduction;Radiation
What earth materials absorb heat the fastest? What materials cool the fastest? 

Mr. Hill
7th Grade Science Teacher
Norup International School
14450 Manhattan Street
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 837-8348
jthill@berkleyschools.org

Mr.Hill 10-5-2010

What We Did Today
We studied the factors that contribute to the creation of severe storms (thunder storm, tornado, and hurricane). We build functioning models of tornado's and made observation of the forces that power a tornado. 

Homework
Read the "Severe Weather" handout that was passed out at the beginning of class (this reading contains the talking points for Thursdays class discussion).    

Discussion starters
Vortex; Debris; Warm/Cold Air; Density of Air; Tornado 

Mr. Hill
7th Grade Science Teacher
Norup International School
14450 Manhattan Street
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 837-8348
jthill@berkleyschools.org

Mr.Hill 10-4-2010

What We Did Today
We studied the factors that contribute to the creation of severe storms (thunder storm, tornado, and hurricane). We build functioning models of tornado's and made observation of the forces that power a tornado. 

Homework
Read the "Severe Weather" handout that was passed out at the beginning of class (this reading contains the talking points for Thursdays class discussion).    

Discussion starters
Vortex; Debris; Warm/Cold Air; Density of Air; Torando 

Mr. Hill
7th Grade Science Teacher
Norup International School
14450 Manhattan Street
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 837-8348
jthill@berkleyschools.org

Mr. Hill Science 9-30-2010

What We Did Today
We concluded our discussion on how "water in the air" can affect weather. We took our own measurements of  humidity, relative humidity, and dew point and discussed the results.

Homework
Section 2 review
Check for understanding for the following concepts: Dew Point, Humidity, and Relative Humidity.
 

Discussion starters
How does air temperature affect hunitity and realitive humidity differantly?
What is a phychrometer? What does it measure?
What does the dew point tell us?

Mr. Hill
7th Grade Science Teacher
Norup International School
14450 Manhattan Street
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 837-8348
jthill@berkleyschools.org

Mr. Hill Science 9-29-2010

What We Did Today
We studied how "water in the air" can affect weather. We discussed the topics of humidity, relative humidity, and dew point.

Homework
Check for understanding for the following concepts: Dew Point, Humidity, and Relative Humidity.
(Reread the sections of the reading that contain definitions of which you are uncertain)   

Discussion starters
How does air temperature affect hunitity and realitive humidity differantly?
What is a phychrometer? What does it measure?

Mr. Hill
7th Grade Science Teacher
Norup International School
14450 Manhattan Street
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 837-8348
jthill@berkleyschools.org

Mr. Hill 9-27-2010

What We Did Today
Hours 2,4 and 6
We conducted 7 unique air pressure labs

Homework
Finish article summery

Discussion starters
Air Pressure; Egg in a Bottle; Crushed Can; Movement of Weather 

Mr. Hill
7th Grade Science Teacher
Norup International School
14450 Manhattan Street
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 837-8348
jthill@berkleyschools.org

Mr. Hill 9-24-2010

What We Did Today
We took test 1 on the scientific method.

Homework
Two optional extra credit assignments on the scientific method. 

Discussion starters
Scientific Method;  Different Types of Variables; Data tables; Mass, Volume, and Length Units

Have a safe weekend every one!

Mr. Hill
7th Grade Science Teacher
Norup International School
14450 Manhattan Street
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 837-8348
jthill@berkleyschools.org

Mr. Hill 9-20-2010

What We Did Today
We worked on the proper procedure for making DATA TABLES and GRAPHS. We also conducted a density lab in which we changed the density of fresh water.

Homework
Finish the "Making Data Tables" worksheet. 

Discussion starters
DATA TABLES and GRAPHS; Density; Independent Variable; Dependent Variable

Mr. Hill
7th Grade Science Teacher
Norup International School
14450 Manhattan Street
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 837-8348
jthill@berkleyschools.org

Mr. Hill
7th Grade Science Teacher
Norup International School
14450 Manhattan Street
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 837-8348
jthill@berkleyschools.org

Mr. Hill 9-16-2010

What We Did Today
We preformed the "pretzel lab"and identified all the components of the scientific method. We also introduced the concept of independent, dependent and standardizing variables

Homework
Finish your "Pretzel Lab" graphs and lab analysis questions. 

Discussion starters
Scientific Method; Pretzle Lab; Different Types of Variables; Pretzels Per Minute

Mr. Hill
7th Grade Science Teacher
Norup International School
14450 Manhattan Street
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 837-8348
jthill@berkleyschools.org

Mr.Hill 9-14-2010

What We Did Today
We covered the lab report write-up guidelines. We generated "Pretzel Prediction" lab in which we followed the nine steps of the "Scientific Method" used by researchers.

Homework
Finish your Pretzel Lab description and layout

Discussion starters
Write-Up Guidelines; Scientific Method; Pretzle Lab; Bullet Proof Procedure; If...Then...Because...Hypothesis 

Mr. Hill
7th Grade Science Teacher
Norup International School
14450 Manhattan Street
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 837-8348
jthill@berkleyschools.org

Hill Science - 09/13/10

What We Did Today
We covered the lab report write-up guidelines. We generated two hypothetical scenarios in which we followed the nine steps of the "Scientific Method" used by researchers.

Homework
Find the definition for both an independent and dependent variable.

Discussion starters
Write-Up Guidelines; Scientific Method; Pretzle Lab

Mr. Hill
7th Grade Science Teacher
Norup International School
14450 Manhattan Street
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 837-8348
jthill@berkleyschools.org

Hill Science - 09/08/10

What We Did Today
We watched the "Understanding Weather" video, completed a worksheet, and finished covering classroom policies.

Homework
Get parent signature on the syllabus.  Collect materials for class on Monday.

Discussion starters
Extreme weather; classroom policies; materials for Monday.

Mr. Hill
7th Grade Science Teacher
Norup International School
14450 Manhattan Street
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 837-8348
jthill@berkleyschools.org