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Westwood Regional Middle School

Westwood Regional Middle School. excellence in education. Back to School Night September 18, 2014. Try out our microscopes! Directions and slides are on each lab table. Rachelle Campbell Life Science Room 24 Seventh Grade Team B. About Me:. Rachelle Campbell.

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Westwood Regional Middle School

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  1. Westwood Regional Middle School excellence in education Back to School NightSeptember 18, 2014 Try out our microscopes! Directions and slides are on each lab table. Rachelle Campbell Life Science Room 24 Seventh Grade Team B

  2. About Me: Rachelle Campbell • BS in Nutritional Sciences- Cook College, Rutgers University • Masters in Instructional Technology- NYIT • This is my 17th year teaching 7th Grade Life Science in the Westwood Regional School District. • I am a parent too! I have 2 boys; 5th grade and 2nd grade

  3. Structure and Organization • Board is always set up the same way • Every student should have a binder • All work goes in the binder in date order • (No tabs) • We will clean out binders periodically in class- please don’t have your child throw away tests, quizzes, or labs

  4. Important Information: My website: Contact Information All classwork and homework is posted weekly on Monday and will remain posted until we complete that chapter. (New assignments on top) Dates for upcoming tests/projects Links to worksheets/ labs/homework fill-ins Resources for test review http://www.wwrsd.org//Domain/376

  5. Extra Help: Team A teachers are in the ASL on A-Days, Team B teachers are in the ASL on B-Days; students can go any day! Grading: Genesis is updated regularly so you can keep track of student progress

  6. Life Science: The study of Living Things • Textbook stays home to be used for homework assignments and as a resource for studying • Lots of lab work in 7th grade!

  7. First Semester Scientific Inquiry -Microscopes - Scientific Process The Study of Living Things - Needs & characteristics of living things Cellular Biology - Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic cells - Structure & Function of organelles - Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration Diversity of Life • Classification • Kingdoms of Life Genetics - Punnett Squares - Meiosis Evolution - Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection

  8. Second Semester Simple Organisms - Viruses & Bacteria - Protists - Fungi - Plants Animals - Invertebrates -Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles -Birds & Mammals -Human Body Systems Ecology -Interactions of Living Things -Cycles in Nature -Environmental Problems and Solutions

  9. Thanks for Coming! We are all on the same team. We all want what is best for your child. Let’s work together to achieve our common goals.

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