Sunday, February 23, 2014

Weekly Update: February 24th to the 28th

SCIENCE:

Class 7 b & c: you will have your since quiz on Day 1 instead of Day 3. STUDY!

Grade 7: 
  • Continue to be able to give me the definition and an example of: solute, solvent, solution and mechanical mixture.
  • Continue to be able to draw a 'normal' substance and water at a molecular level.
  • KNOW: The Particle Theory of Matter 
    •  All matter is made up of tiny particles.
    •  These particles are always moving… they have energy. 
    •  There are spaces among particles. 
    •  There are attractive forces between the particles. 
    •  The particles of one substance differ from the particles of other substances. 
Grade 8:
  • Know the important organelles of cells and their function, including: cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, stomata, chloroplasts, vacuole, mitochondria, lysosomes, rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum (what's the difference?) and ribosomes. Use this PAGE to help you. Make sure you know which are found only in plant cells, only in animal cells, or found in both.