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Central: 7th Grade: Mrs. Rieck, Science

Lessons May 21-24, 2012

NEED A WHITE T-SHIRT AND A HANGER FOR TIE DYES Monday 5-21 Tie dye shirts Tuesday 5-22 Three on three basketball tourney, Rinse Tie dyes, Adaptations/senses experiment Wednesday 5-23 Field trip to The Bridge Thursday 5-24 Finish . . . read more

Lessons 5/14-5/18/2012

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Monday 5-14 Read 557-564, Conservation, Complete Study Guide.  Finish Energy charts. Introduce    pollution project Tuesday 5-15 Working on Flower beds/ campus clean-up. Resources/environment crossword Wednesday 5-16 . . . read more

Lessons 5/7-5/11/2012

Monday 5-7 Computer lab- Research: Water biomes, Energy of the future. Criteria at the board.                            Work on Freshwater,Saltwater Biomes "Fact Brochure" . . . read more

Lessons 4/30-5/4/2012

Monday 4-30 Research Biomes on computer, Work on Diorama 3-D project. Due end of hour onTuesday. Tuesday 5-1 Read Water environments 530-533, Assign Study guide 75.  Introduce project, Create abrochure for Water biomes; Types of Salt . . . read more

Lessons4/23-4/27/2012

Monday 4-23 Finish Anatomy physiology test Tuesday 4-24 Read Land Biomes text pages 520-527. Assign Study guide 73.   Wednesday 4-25 Research for creating dioramas. Choose 4 biomes identify vegetation, climate,animals that live in . . . read more

Lessons 4/16-4/20/2012

State Science Assesment this week.  Students will test in the hour they have science.  Schedule, assignments will be adjusted accordingly. Monday 4-16 Pig dissections Tuesday 4-17 State Assessments Wednesday 4-18 State . . . read more

Lessons 4/9-4/13/2012

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Monday 4-9 Pig Dissestion Practice test 3B Tuesday 4-10 Pig Dissection Practice test 4B Wednesday 4-11 Pig Dissection Practice test 5B Thursday 4-12 Final Review for state assessment Friday 4-13, AR reward, ABC reward, Make-up . . . read more

Lessons 4/2-4/6/2012

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Monday 4-2 Pig Dissections, Practice test 6A, VPL Simple machines. Tuesday 4-3 Pig Dissections, Practice test 7A, VPL Motion Wednesday 4-4 Pig Dissections, Practice test 1B, VPL Simple forms of life Thursday 4-5 Pig Dissections, . . . read more

Lessons 3/26-3/30/2012

Monday 3-26 Read Ch 19 Lesson 1, Ecosystems 510-513. VPL Matter. Practice test 1A Tuesday 3-27 Read Ch 19 Lesson 2, Land enrivonments/ Climate 516-526.                         . . . read more

Lessons 3/12-3/16/2012

Monday 3/12-Review plant processes, Study guide 47, VPL Forces of Weather.  Plant Seeds Tuesday 3/13 Read 331-334 Transgenic crops, Assign Reinforcement 44.  VPL Weathering. PlantSeeds. Wednesday 3/14 CH 12 vocabulary review. . . . read more

Lessons 2/27-3/2/2012

Monday 2-27 Review Angiosperms, gymnosperms, reread/review 296-303 Assign reinforcement  44.Bean seed dissections, key out parts functions text p 303.  VPL Hazards Tuesday 2-28 Flower dissection. Key out parts text 298. Start . . . read more

Lessons 2/20-2/24/2012

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Monday 2/20 No School Inservice Tuesday 2/21 Design animal due.  Present creations. Assign Chapter 17 Vocabulary review.  VPLLayers of Earth. Wednesday 2/22 Read 286-291 Seed plants together.  Make Compare/ contrast chart . . . read more

Lessons 2/13-2/17/2012

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Monday 2-13 Review animal adaptations, complete study guide 66. Complete "Build your wild self"traits and adaptations web site.  Activity,  Sense of Sight, adaptations.Assign Design and Animal. VPL Extinction. Tuesday 2-14 Work . . . read more

Lessons 2/6-2/10/2012

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Monday 2-6 Finish Build A Bird project. Present to class, Finish Reinforcement 63.  Assign StudyGuide 63 Mammals.  VPL Classification. Tuesday 2-7 Read 446-447 Caliofornia Sea Otters.  Assign Reinforcement 64.  VPL Air . . . read more

Lessons 1/30-2/3/2012

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Monday 1-30 Read Chapter 15 426-434 Birds.  Assign Study Guide 62. Experiment BirdsHollow bones.  VPL Tuesday 1-31 Transparency #31 Birds Q/A. Read 435-445 Mammals.  Assign Study Guide 63.Experiment Whale insulation text . . . read more

Lessons 1/23-1/27/2012

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Monday 1-23 Start Ch 10 Plants, Read p 260-265, Assign Reinforcement 39.  Experiment,flowers in sugar and colored water. VPL Green Plants Tuesday 1-24 Concept Mapping Plants, Study Guide 39.  Read 266-276, Seedless Plants, Mini . . . read more

Lessons 1/16-1/20/2012

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Monday 1-16 Chapter 18  Life and the environment, vocabulary review.  VPL Tuesday 1-17 Chapter 18 Multiple choice assessment VPL Wednesday 1-18 Chapter 18 Text 505-506 VPL Thursday 1-19 Chapter 18 Test Friday 1-20 Finish . . . read more

Lessons 1/9-1/13/2012

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Monday 1-9 Complete experiment, Candy Cane Stretch. Quiz 18-2 Interactions among organisms.   VPL Tuesday 1-10 Food Chains/Webs 496-499 Create a Food chain and Food web using internetmagazines, or drawings to ID and label roles . . . read more

Lessons 1/3-1/6/2012

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Tuesday 1-3 Start chapter 18, Read 482-487, Complete Explore activity 481 Organism's space.Assign R 68. VPL practice Wednesday 1-4 Study Guide 68, Create table text page 487 Levels of organization, Quiz 18-1. VPL Thursday 1-5 Read . . . read more

Lessons 12/12- 12/16/2011

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Monday 12-12 Review, Take Chapter 6 Test Tuesday 12-13  Finish Chapter 6 test (if needed) Start Chapter 7 Classification Read 188-192,Record Vocab. definitions p. 188 and section wrap up p.192 in journals.  AssignReinforcement . . . read more

Lessons 12/5-12/9/2011

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Monday 12-5Read textbook Primate evolution 171-175, Write / discuss vocabulary definitions171 and section wrap up answers p. 175 in journals.  Assign Reinforcement andEnrichment 27 Tuesday 12-6Study guide 27.  Read 176-177 . . . read more

Lessons 11/28-12/2/2011

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Monday 11-28 Start Chapter 6, Read 152-161,  Record in journals, Who is Charles Darwing, andwhat are the four factors of Natural Selection.  Assign Reinforcement 25.   Tuesday 11-29  Study Guide 25. Assign Quiz 6-1. . . . read more

Lessons 11/21-11/22/2011

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Monday 11-21- Finish Chapter 5 Test. Make up or correction work. Tuesday 11-22 Introduce Chapter 6 Video; Natural Selection, Charles Darwin, Gradualism,Punctuated equilibrium. Happy Thanksgiving ! read more

Lessons 11/14-11/18/2011

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Monday 11-14 Read 144-145 Human Genome Project.  Assign Reinforcement 24, Quiz Chapter 5lessons 3,4. Tuesday 11-15 Study Guide 24 Genome Project.  Chapter 5 Vocabulary Review.  Chapter 5Crossword, extra credit. . . . read more

Lessons 11/7-11/11/11

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Monday 11-7 Review Genetic traits homework,Complete Study Guide 21, Activity Do your EarLobes hang down, Make practice Punnett Square. Quiz 5-1 Tuesday 11-8 Enrichment 21, Mendelian Genetics, Read 132-136 Fingerprinting activity. . . . read more

Lessons 10/31-11/4/2011

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Monday 10-31Read 112-113 Techniques in Cloning. Assign Reinforcement 20.  Start Chapter 4vocabulary review. Tuesday 11-1 Finish Ch 4 vocabulary. Ch 4 concept review multiple choice. Extra credit crosswordch 4 vocabulary. . . . read more

Lessons October 24-27, 2011

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Monday 24- Transparency #8 Discuss Q/A. Quiz 4-2 pages 99-103. Read 104-109. DNA.  Video   DNA Tuesday 25- Finish video, Reinforcement 19 Make edible DNA strands. Wednesday 26- Study guide 19, Make DNA Keychains. . . . read more

Lessons 10/17-10/21-2011

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Monday 10-17Start chapter 4 Cell reproduction, Read 92-98, Assign Reinforcement 17.  StartMitosis drawings see text 94-95, draw, color, label, describe stages. Tuesday 10-18 Study guide 17, Mitosis video clip, finish Mitosis drawings . . . read more

Lessons 10/10-10/14/2011

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Monday 10-10 Read Energy from Biomass 84-85.  Assign Reinforcement 16.  Chapter 3 . . . read more

Lessons 10/3-10/7/2011

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Monday 10-3 Review Chemistry lesson 1. Read pages 71-76.  Assign Reinforcement 14. Diffusion                     lab Iodine . See . . . read more

Lessons 9/26-9/30/2011

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Monday 9-26 Start chapter 3. Read 64-70 Chemistry of things.  Assign R 13.  Make edible atom models. Slide slow atoms makeup. Tuesday 9-27 Study guide 13.  Make edible molecule models.  Discuss periodic table of . . . read more

Lessons 9/19-9/23/2011

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Monday 9-19 Chapter 2 vocabulary review.  Make construction paper cell models. Tuesday 9-20 Chapter 2 quiz review. Construction paper cell models Wednesday 9-21  Concept map chapter 2.  Chapter 2 Textbook review 59-60 . . . read more

Lessons 9/12-9/16/2011

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Monday 9-12 Review complete Graphic organizer text p. 44 in notebooks. Study Guide 11.  Plant                     Mums.  If time . . . read more

Lessons 9/6-9/9/2011

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Monday 9-5 No School Tuesday 9-6 Start Chapter 2 Read Viruses 34-37. Watch video clip.  Assign Reinforcement 9. Experiment, plastic milk.  Start virus drawings.  page 36 text Wednesday 9-7 Study guide 9 Finish virus . . . read more

Lessons 8/29-9/2/2011

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Monday 8/29 review with study guide 7, Read text 24-25.  Assign Reinforcement 8 & chapter 1                 lessons 3/4 vocab..  Experiment plastic . . . read more

Lessons 8/22-8/26/2011

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Monday 8/22 -Start chapter 1, read pages 6-9. Video clip Science of life.                      Assign reinforcement/ enrichment . . . read more

Lessons 5/23-5/26/2011

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Monday 5-23 Tie dyes Tuesday 5-24 Finish Tie dyes AR reward ABC party Wednesday 5-25 Field trip Thursday 5-26 BMX demonstration  / Yearbook signing Movie Flipped Last day! Have a great summer read more

Lessons 5/16-5/20/2011

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Monday 16-Tuesday/Wed. Finish pig Dissection.   Wed/ Thursday Test over major organs, systems Friday 20th Makeup work.  Pig demonstrations If time we will build Alka seltzer rockets if test and work is completed.   read more

Lessons 5/9-5/13/2011

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Monday 5/9- Friday 5/13/2011 Fetal pig dissection We will start fetal pig dissection as we begin our final unit of study on body systems.  There will be daily assignments illustrations/photographs identifying different . . . read more

Lessons 5/2-5/6/2011

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Monday 5-2 Final review for science assessment, practice assessment. Tuesday 5-3 State Science assessment Wednesday 5-4 State Science assessment Thursday 5-5 Make up science assessment. Fun day / plant flowers in garden . . . read more

Lessons 4/25-4/29/2011

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Monday- Friday April 25-29.  VPL KSA science assessment review. 7th  Kansas Science Assessment will be administered May 3,4,2011. read more

Lessons 4/18-4/22/2011

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Monday 4-18 Start Chapter 20, read 540-546.  Assign R 76.  Chocolate chip mining VPL The moon Tuesday 4-19 Web 546 Renewable/non renewable resources. Study guide 76.  Complete  E 76, . . . read more

Lessons 4/11-4/15/2011

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Monday 4-11 Review water biomes, Assign quiz ch 19 lessons 3,4.  VPL Oceans, work on water biomes project Tuesday 4-12 Chapter 19 vocab, VPL Science fair projects  water biomes project Wednesday 4-13 Chapter 19 text review . . . read more

Lessons 4/4-4/8/2011

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Monday 4-4   Transparency 38, discuss questions.  Quiz 19-2.  Read 528-529.  Assign R 75. . . . read more

Lessons March 28-April 1,2011

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Monday 3- 28- Start Chapter 19. Read 510-513.  Activity 509, Assign Reinforcement 72.  VPL Science Skills.Video Planet Earth.  Pole to Pole.  Tuesday 3-29- Assign Enrichment 72.  Review Quiz 19-1.  Read . . . read more

Lessons 3/14-3/18/2-11

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Monday 3-14- Concept mapping p 41.  Chapter 18 vocabulary handout. VPL Problem                         solving . . . read more

Lessons 3/7-3/11/2011

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Monday 3-7 Mini quiz, 495.  Read 496-501, Assign R 70.  Make food chain/ web                     collages.  VPL Science skills . . . read more

Lessons 2/28-3/4/2011

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Monday 2-28 Concept mapping p 39, Ch. 17 vocabulary review, VPL Technology. Tuesday 3-1 Chapter 17 Test Wednesday 3-2 Start ch 18. Read 482-487. Assign R 68. VPL Classification of organism Thursday 3-3 Assign E 68.  Answer . . . read more

Lessons 2/14-2/18/2011

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Monday 2-14 Inservice Tuesday 2-15 Concept mapping p 37.  Assign E 64, chapter 16 vocab. review.  VPL Wednesday 2-16 Chapter 16 text review 449-450.  VPL Thursday 2-17 Chapter 16 test Friday 2-18 Finish . . . read more

Lessons 1/31-2-/4/2011

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Monday 1-31-Start Chapter 16 Animals.  Read 426-434.  Write vocab. definitions, answer objectives p. 426 in journals.  Assign R 62.  VPL Weathering. Tuesday 2-1- Transparency 31 discuss, answer questions on back. . . . read more

Lessons 1/24-1-28/2011

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Monday 1-24 Read 331-333.  Assign. R 48, E 48.Experiment Gummy bears. VPL Air                         Pressure . . . read more

Lessons week of 1/17-1/21/2011

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Monday 1-17 Start ch 12 read 314-323.  Do mini lab p 318. Assign R 6.  VPL lessons. Tuesday 1-18 Transparency # 23, complete questions on back.  Mini lab 321. Assign E 46. VPL lesson Wednesday 1-19 Read 324-330 Vocab . . . read more

Lessons week 1-10-11

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Monday 1-10- Chapter 11vocab. handout.  VPL lesson Tuesday 1-11- Chapter 11 textbook review  VPL lesson Wednesday 1-12-  Chapter 11 test Thursday 1-13- Start Chapter 12.  Read 314-323.  Mini lab p 318 . . . read more

Lessons January 3-7 / 2011

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Monday 1-3-2011   Reread pages 292-295. Activity 11-1 p 300-301.  Assign E 43. . . . read more

Lessons 12/6-12/10/10

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Monday 12-6 Read 176-177 Assign R28. Chapter 6 lessons 3-4 vocab review. Tuesday12-7 Finish E28. Chap. 6 vocab review handout. Wednesday 12-8 Chapter 6 text review 179-180. Thursday 12-9 Chapter 6 test Friday 12-10 Finish . . . read more

Lessons 11/22-11/23/2010

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Monday 11-22  Review, Reread p 152-161. Complete E 26 if needed. Complete Transparency #11 together discuss, Assign Chapter 6 lesson 1 Vocab. Video, overview chapter if time Tuesday11-23 Complete any missing work from Ch 6 . . . read more

Lessons week of 11/15-11/19/2010

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Monday 11-15 Chapter 5 vocab. handout, finish video Human Genome Project. Tuesday 11-16 Chapter 5 textbook review p 147-148, any make up activities with genetics chapter. Wednesday 11-17 Chapter 5 Test Thursday 11-18 Start . . . read more

Lessons 11/8-11/12 2010

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Monday 11-8.  Read 137-143 Assign reinforcement 23, Lab manual p 31. Tuesday 11-9.  Review p 137-143,  Read 144-145 Assign reinforce 24, Activity Dog . . . read more

Lessons 11-1/11-5-2010

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Monday 11-1- Start Chapter 5, Genetics, Define vocab. Assign R 21. Activity p 131 Tuesday 11-2- Enrichment 21. Do your earlobes hang down activity, handout Wednesday 11-3 Chapter 5 lesson 1 vocab. handout.  Sponge Bob genetics . . . read more

Lessons October 25-29/2010

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Monday 25- Review cloning, Assign Chapter 4 Vocabulary review Handout. Tuesday 26- Chapter 4 textbook review pages 115-116 Wednesday 27- Chapter 4 test Thursday 28- Finish chapter 4 test. Start chapter 5, read 124-130. . . . read more

Lessons Oct.18-22

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Monday  Oct. 18-Transparency # 8 Meiosis, complete questions. R18 togethernFinish . . . read more

Lessons 10/11-10/15/2010

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Monday 10-11 Finish Transparency #7, Mitosis review model, Make Mitosis flip books  Tuesday 10-12 Finish Mitosis flip books, chapter 4 lesson  1 review handout Read 99-103 of time Wednesday 10-13 Read 99-103 text . Handout . . . read more

Lessons Week of Oct. 4-Oct. 8 2010

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Monday, Oct. 4- Finish chapter review, study time for test video on cell processes if time Tuesday 5- Chapter 3 test Wednesday 6- Start ch. 4 Read p.92-98, Experiment p 91 Assign reinforce 17 Thursday 7-Transparency 7 handout- . . . read more

Lessons 9/27-10/1

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Monday 9-27 Check Experiments Chicken bones and osmosis of egg. Review pagse 71-76 .  Read 78-81 assign Reinforce 15.  Set up Tuesday 9-28 Transparency #6 experiment, enrichment 15 energy in cells. Review 78-81 Read 84-85 . . . read more

Lessons 9/20-9/24

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9-20 Read 64-70. Exp. enzymes, milk. Assign. R13 9-21 Exp. Enrichment 13,Solutions, mixtures.  Review Handout p.64-70 9-22 Read p71-76. Do mini lab 72, diffusion,Osmosis 77. Assign Reinforce 14 9-23 Review 71-76. Diffusion . . . read more

Lessons week of 9/13-17

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Monday 13- Read 45-55, Reinforcement 12 Jello cell models Tuesday 14- Review cell parts, jobs Handout Experiment p 53 cheek cells.  Draw label plant and animal cells. Wednesday 15- Make foam models of cells.  Chapter 2 . . . read more

lessons September 7-10, 2010

by Hilary Rieck

Monday- No school Labor Day.  Week of  September 6-10 Tuesday 7- ACE, Start Ch. 2, Read text p 32-37, discussion question together, assign Reinforce 9.   Experiment -Start microscopes Wednesday 8- ACE, Review p . . . read more

Lesson plans 8-30 through 9-3

by Hilary Rieck

Monday-read p 14-23,  Handout  reinforce 7. Quiz vocab. lesson 2. Experiment bird's wings Tuesday Concept mapping,experiment how things measured. Handout Read 24-25 Wednesday- Reinforce p 8. text 24-25. quiz lesson 3-4 . . . read more

Seventh Grade Science

by Hilary Rieck

Monday- explore experiment p5. Read p6-9 text.  Assign p. 9 wrap up in notebooks Tuesday- Review with handout L2, make class vocab flash cards.  Read p 10-13.  Assign enrich L3 Features of life. Wednesday- Review p . . . read more

About Me

By Hilary Rieck

Hello!  My name is Hilary Rieck and I currently teach seventh grade at Central School.  I have spent my entire teaching career with USD 493.  I did my student teaching in second grade under Sherry Davis, substituted throughout . . . read more

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