Welcome to the St. Bernard School SEVENTH GRADE Home Page!

Hello!

 

I am Miss. Landry and I teach both 7^th and 8^th grade Algebra and Science. Below you will find a brief overview of the concepts that we will be covering during the month of May. If you have any questions about the content, material, expectations, grading or classroom policy, please feel free to ask.

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Miss Landry

 

*IMPORTANT DATES*

 

5/3- Boston Field Trip Money is Due

 

Week of May 20^th-Owl Pellet Disection

 

May 24^th-Boston Field Trip

 

 

 

 

 

7^th Grade Life Science

 

 

 

Students will begin Chapter 15 Bones, Muscles, and Skin. We will focus on body organization and homeostasis, the skeletal and muscular system, and the skin.

 

 

 

KEY TERMS: cell, cell membrane, muscle tissue, nerve tissue, connective tissue, organ, homeostasis, stress, vertebra, marrow, cartilage, joint, ligament, osteoporosis, tendon, epidermis, melanin, dermis, pore, follicle, cancer, and acne.

 

 

 

 

 

8th Grade Earth Science

 

 

 

Students will begin Chapter 15 The Atmosphere. Students will focus on the air around them, air quality, air pressure, and the layers of the atmosphere.

 

 

 

KEY TERMS: Weather, atmosphere, ozone, water vapor, pollutant, photochemical smog, temperature inversion, acid rain, density, pressure, barometer, altitude, troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, exosphere.

 

 

 

7^th Grade Pre Algebra

 

 

 

Students will begin working on Chapter 5: Operations With Fractions. Students will learn and apply concepts from the following lessons:

  

         Comparing and Ordering Fractions

          Fractions and Decimals

          Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

          Powers of Products and Quotients

 

        

 

8^th Grade Pre Algebra

 

 

 

Students will begin working on Chapter 6: Ratios, Proportions, and Percents. Students will learn and apply concepts from the following lessons:

 

          Ratios and Unit Rates

          Proportions  

          Similar Figures

          Probability

          Percent of Change

          Mark Up/Discount

 

          

   7^TH Grade Algebra 

 

 Students will continue to work on concepts in Chapter 5: Graphs and Functions. Students will learn and apply concepts from the following lessons:

 

      Relating Graphs to Events

      Relations and Functions

      Function Rules, Tables and Graphs

      Direct Variation

 

 

                                                                                  8^th Grade Algebra

 

 

 

Students will continue working on Chapter 6: Linear Equations and Their Graphs. Students will learn and apply concepts from the following lessons:

  

 

         Rate of Change and Slope

         Slope-Intercept Form

         Standard Form

         Point- Slope Form

         Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

        Graphing Absolute Value Equations