contact: wbirt@pembinatrails.ca

 

Grade 7 - May 17, 2012

 

NEW: S7 Fort Whyte Permission Form 2012.pdf

Permission form is due WEDNESDAY, May 16.  Field trip is Thursday May 24

 

S7 Endangered Species Project 2012.doc

 

7B MATH - Decimals WIKI Marks - Term 2 2011-2012.xls 

7B MATH - Percent WIKI Marks - Term 2 2011-2012.xls 

7B MATH - Expressions + Equations WIKI Marks - Term 2 2011-2012.xls    

7B Bridge Project WIKI Marks 2012.xls

7B Structures Unit WIKI Marks - 2012.xls

7B ECOSYSTEMS Unit WIKI Marks - 2012.xls         

 

7B TERM 2 WIKI INTERIM May 2012.xlsx

 

7C MATH - Decimals WIKI Marks - Term 2 2011-2012.xls 

7C MATH - Percent WIKI Marks - Term 2 2011-2012.xls 

7C MATH - Expressions + Equations WIKI Marks - Term 2 2011-2012.xls    

7C Bridge Project WIKI Marks 2012.xls

7C Structures Unit WIKI Marks - 2012.xls

7C ECOSYSTEMS Unit WIKI Marks - 2012.xls     

7C TERM 2 WIKI INTERIM May 2012.xlsx  

 

 

 

 

Grade 7 MATH CLUB Noon-12:30 - Mr. Birt's room (Days 1, 3 & 5)

  

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE from Mr. Birt, re: Grades 7 and 8 Math and Science

 

In order to keep current in Grade 7 and 8 Math and Science, students and parents/guardians are expected to refer to Mr. Birt’s page of the school wiki: http://generalbyng.pbworks.com/. Please check my wiki page regularly for these updates:

 

1) All Math and Science homework, assignments, and daily class work are posted regularly on my page of the school

wiki.

2) Assignment answer keys are posted after assignments have been corrected in class.

3) From time to time, important information or forms regarding upcoming tests, events, or activities will be posted on

the wiki.

4) Quizzes, tests and respective answer keys are not posted on the wiki.

5) In addition, I provide assessment updates on a regular basis, via my wiki.

 

If you have any questions or if more information is required, students and parents may reach me by email: wbirt@pembinatrails.ca or by phone: 452-3040.

 

To access your child’s assessment records on the wiki, you will need his/her student ID number. You may obtain this number from your child, myself or the school.

 

Intro-Wiki Letter to Parents - 2011.doc

 

 

Grade 7 Science 2011 - 2012

January 1012

Students are starting the new unit on Structures and Forces.  They worked on a title page after an overview of the unit. 

S7 SLOs- Structures - 2012.doc

Unit Title Page Assignment.doc

Unit Title Page Example.doc

They then considered types of structures.

S7 Types of Structures 3 Point App.doc  

S7 Types of Structures - Images.doc 

S7 Types of Structures - Images - ANSWERS.doc

Students studied Center of Gravity and Stability.

S7 Center of Gravity - Shapes HO.pdf

Centre of Gravity TEACHER - ANSWERS.doc

S7 Stability Text HO.pdf

Center of Gravity and Stability HO TEACHER 2012.doc

S7 People's Center of Gravity HO.pdf

People's Centre of Gravity ANSWERS.doc

S7 Force Diagrams NOTES 2012.doc 

Wood Block Demo + People Stability HO 2010.doc 

Wood Block Demo and People Stability ANSWERS.doc 

Students then began studying types of forces and their effects.

S7 Internal Forces NOTES.doc

S7 Bill Nye - BALANCE HO Good.doc

S7 Bill Nye - BALANCE ANSWERS.doc

Bill Nye STRUCTURES HO.doc

Bill Nye STRUCTURES ANSWERS.doc

S7 Structural Strength LAB HO - 2011.doc

S7 Structural Strength LAB TEACHER ANSWERS - 2012.doc 

S7Stability LAB - 10.docx  

S7 External Forces NOTES.doc 

S7 External Forces HO.doc 

S7 External Forces NOTES+ANSWERS.doc 

Students studied the effects of unbalanced forces.

S7Unbalanced Forces - Stress fatigue failure HO Questions.doc

S7 Tower of Pizza Questions.pdf

S7Unbalanced Forces - Stress fatigue failure ANSWERS HO.doc

Students reviewed force diagrams

S7 Force Diag Notes+Assign HO.doc

S7 Force Diag NOTES + ASSIGN ANSWERS HO.doc

Students studied characteristics of a force and completed a lab.

 S7 Characteristics of a Force HO.pdf 

S7 Characteristics of a Force ANSWERS.doc  

Characteristics of a Force LAB HO.doc

Characteristics of a Force Word LAB ANSWERS.doc

Students began to study ways to strengthen structures.

S7Strengthening Structures HO.doc

S7Strengthening Structures NOTES HO.doc

S7Strengthening Structures ANSWERS.docx

Students studied ways of strengthening materials

S7Strengthening Materials NOTES OH.doc

Students are studying structural efficiency

S7 Structural Efficiency Intro HO.pdf  

Structural Efficiency Intro ANSWERS HO.doc

S7 Structural Efficiency Review.doc

 

NEW: STRUCTURES + FORCES UNIT TEST - Wednesday, FEB. 29

S7StructuresTestTopics - 2011.doc

 

Students began the BRIDGE PROJECT - March 1  - See CLASS SCHEDULE for details

S7 Bridge Building Project - INTRO + CRITERIA HO - 2012.doc

building bridges Booklet - 2012.doc

S7 Bridge Project Class Schedule 2012 - POSTER.doc

 

BRIDGE PROJECT DEADLINES

 

Truss Bridge Research     Booklet p. 2         13 marks               Wed., March 7

Sketch + 2 Grid Drawings                           25 marks               Wed., March 7

Planning Questions          Booklet p. 3          7 marks               Wed., March 7

Bridge Construction finished                                                    Tue., March 13

Bridge Testing                                             15 marks               Wed., March 14

Analyze / Interpret          Booklet p. 4           5 marks               Thur., March 15

Conclude / Apply             Booklet p. 5        10 marks               Thur., March 15

                                                  TOTAL        75 marks

 

 

UNIT 3: INTERACTIONS WITHIN ECOSYSTEMS

 

S7 Endangered Species Project 2012.doc

 

 

 

Grade 7 Math 2011 - 2012

 

January 2012

 

Students are starting the unit on Decimals.  They began looking at place value.

M7 Decimals - Intro - Place Value HO.pdf

M7 Decimals - Intro 1 - MP7Mod Place Value HO.pdf

M7 Decimals Intro 1 - MP7Mod Plave Values ANSWERS.pdf  

M7 Decimals Intro 2 - ML7Mod Place Value,MM + BEDMAS.pdf 

M7 Decimals Intro 2 - ML7Mod Place Value,MM + BEDMAS ANSWERS.pdf 

Students reviewed rounding and estimating

M7 Decimals Intro 3 - MP7Mod Estimating Add+Sub.pdf 

M7 Decimals Intro 3 - MP7Mod Estimating Add+Sub ANSWERS.pdf  

M7 Decimals - Intro NOTES.docx

ASSIGNED p. 57 #3, 5, 9, 10, 12-16

Students did more adding and subtracting decimals

M7 MathSmart 6 Add+Sub Decimals HO.pdf

 

February 2012

Students did more multiplying decimals

M7 MathSmart 6 Mult+Div Decimals HO.pdf

M7 MathSmart 6 Add+SUb, Mult, Div Decimals HO ANSWERS.pdf

M7 MP7 MOD - Mult by 2 Digits HO.pdf

M7 MP7 MOD - Mult by 2 Digits ANSWERS.pdf

M7 MMS 6 - Mult by 10-100-1000 and 0.1-0.01-0.001 HO.pdf

M7 MMS6 - Div by 10-100-1000 HO.pdf

M7 MMS6 - Mult by 10-100-1000 and 0.1-0.01-0.001, Div by 10-100-1000 ANSWERS.pdf

Students are now studying Division

M7 MP7 MOD - Division HOs.pdf

Assigned Division HO 3.10 - Short Division

Assigned HO 3.11 Dividing Numbers

Students studied BEDMAS order of operations

Assigned BEDMAS Handout

M7 MP7 MOD - BEDMAS HO.pdf  

M7 MP7 MOD - BEDMAS ANSWERS.pdf 

Assigned Decimals Review - p.74 # 5, 6, 9-11, 13, 15, 17 - DUE Thurs, Feb 23

Assigned Decimals Practice Test - p.76 #1-13 - OMIT #10 

DECIMALS UNIT TEST - Friday, February 24 

 

Students began working on Percent

M7 Percent Intro HOs 1 - 4.pdf

M7 Percent Into HOs 1 - 4 ANSWERS.pdf

M7 Percent HOs MP7MOD + MP7.pdf  DUE Friday, March 9

M7 Percent - MP7MOD + MP7 HOs ANSWERS.pdf

Math 7 Percent Mental Math.docx

Assigned p.129 #5-9, 12-14, 21-23 - 7B DUE Wed., March 14

                                                         - 7C DUE Tuesday, March 20

Assigned REVIEW p.146 # 4, 6, 8-13, 15 - 7B DUE TUESDAY, March 20

 

NEW: MATH 7 - PERCENT UNIT TEST - Wednesday, March 21

 

PATTERNS + EXPRESSIONS