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__**DAILY JOURNAL**__ - 3-4 FULL SENTENCES EVERYDAY

If you **ever** miss a journal for any reason, all the topics will be listed here.

__**Friday May 25:**__ No Journal Today __**Wed/Thur May 23/24:**__ No Journal Today __**Tuesday May 22:**__ No journal today __**Monday May 21:**__ No Journal Today

__**Friday May 18:**__ Topic: Gifted Show, Explanation: Discuss your thoughts on the show, Gifted, from yesterday's field trip. What was the biggest message you took away from the show? __**Thursday May 17:**__ There was no journal today. __**Tues/Wed May 15/16:**__ There was no journal on these days. __**Monday May 14:**__ Topic: Dissection, Explanation: Describe what you believe appropriate behaviors for a dissection would be. Include safety aspects.

__**Thurs/Fri May 10/11:**__ Topic: Preparation, Explanation: Describe how you prepared for the test. Do you feel ready for the chapter 5 test? **We did a 2nd journal after the test:** Having completed the chapter 5 test, do you think you properly prepared? Explain what you could have done differently. Be specific.

__**Wednesday May 9:**__ Topic: Seed Dispersal, Explanation: What are three of the four types of seed dispersal? Give examples of each. Be as specific as possible. __**Mon/Tues May 7/8:**__ Topic: Pollination, Explanation: Differentiate between self-pollination and cross-pollination. How does each of them happen? Be specific.

__**Friday May 4:**__ We took care of our plants and recorded data form our plants on our plant journal. __**Wed/Thur May 2/3:**__ We took care of our plants and recorded data from our plants on our plant journal. __**Tuesday May 1:**__ We took care of our plants and recorded data from our plants on our plant journal. __**Monday April 30:**__ We took care of our plants and recorded data from our plants on our plant journal.

__**Friday April 27:**__ We took care of our plants and recorded data from our plants on our plant journal. __**Wed/Thur April 25/26:**__ We took care of our plants and recorded data from our plants on our plant journal. __**Tuesday April 24:**__ We took care of our plants and recorded data from our plants on our plant journal. __**Monday April 23:**__ We took care of our plants and recorded data from our plants on our plant journal.

__**Friday April 20:**__ We took care of our plants and recorded data from our plants on our plant journal. __**Wed/Thur April 18/19:**__ We took care of our plants and recorded data from our plants on our plant journal. __**Tuesday April 17:**__ We took care of our plants and recorded data from our plants on our plant journal. __**Monday April 16:**__ None

**__Friday April 13:__** We took care of our plants and recorded data from our plants on our plant journal. __**Wed/Thur April 11/12:**__ We took care of our plants and recorded data from our plants on our plant journal. __**Tuesday April 10:**__ We took care of our plants and recorded data from our plants on our plant journal. __**Monday April 9:**__ We took care of our plants and recorded data from our plants on our plant journal.

__**Wed/Thur April 4/5:**__ We took care of our plants and recorded data from our plants on our plant journal. __**Tuesday April 3:**__ We took care of our plants and recorded data from our plants on our plant journal. __**Monday April 2:**__ Topic: Welcome Back!, Explanation: What was the highlight of your spring break? Explain.

**__Friday March 23:__** Topic: Spring Break!, Explanation: What are your plans over spring break? What are you most excited about? Explain. **__Thursday March 22:__** Topic: Least Favorite Job, Explanation: You've surely heard the phrase, "You couldn't pay me enough to do that job", what would that job be for you? Explain __**Wednesday March 21:**__ Topic: Variables, Explanation: Name the three types of variables in a lab and describe them. __**Monday March 19**__: No Journal Today

__**Wednesday March 14:**__ Topic: Test!, Explanation: Put together a day-to-day plan for how you will study for the test on monday. Be specific as to what you will do each day. Remember that you do not have school on thursday or friday. __**Tuesday March 13:**__ Topic: Traditions, Explanation: If you could bring back any tradition that seems to have faded into the past, what tradition would you bring back? Explain your answer. __**Monday March 12**__: Topic: Books, Explanation: If you could have any book instantly memorized from cover to cover, which book would you choose? Explain your answer.

__**Friday March 9**__: Topic: K'Nex Lab, Explanation: During the K'Nex Lab, what surprised you? What sorts of problems did you have to deal with during the lab? __**Wed/Thurs March 7/8**__: Topic: Quiz, Explanation: How did your preparation for the quiz impact your performance on the quiz? What could you do better next time and what should you continue to do in the future? __**Tuesday March 6**__: No Journal Today __**Monday March 5**__: Topic: Acceleration, Explanation: Describe the three types of acceleration

**__Monday February 27__ -** Topic: Distance and Displacement, Explanation: Compare and Contrast distance and displacement. How are they similar and how are they different? **__Tues/Wed February 28/29__**- Topic: Speed and Velocity, Explanation: How are speed and velocity related to distance and displacement? __**Thurs/Fri March 1/2**__: Topic: Studying, Explanation: What would be the best way to study for the upcoming physics quiz?

__**Tuesday February 21**__ - Topic: Science Free Write, Explanation: Today you can write about whatever you wish, but the topic has to be science related. **__Wed/Thurs February 22/23__** - What are some facts you remember about physics? Do not say nothing, you have learned about this for several years in school. Here are some hints, think about movement, motion, simple machines, Newton's Laws, force, acceleration.
 * __Friday February 24__ ** - Everyone hears discussions that they consider boring. What topic can put you to sleep more quickly than other? Explain

**__Monday February 13__** - What is the most interesting project you have ever created for school. What is the most boring project you have ever completed? __**Tuesday February 14**__ - If you could create a hybrid animal like those you read about in the Mixed-Up Species article yesterday, what animal would you create? What would you call this animal? What would this animal be like? Look like? **__Wed/Thurs February 15/16__** - Explain the difference between genotype and phenotype. Give an example of each. How are they directly related to each other?
 * __Friday February 17__ ** - In purple people eaters, one horn is dominant and no horns is recessive. Draw a punnett square showing the cross of a purple people eater that is heterozygous for horns with a purple people eater that does not have horns. List all possible genotypes and phenotypes of the possible offspring.

**__Monday February 6__** - No journal today, we took the whole class period for the quiz. __**Tuesday February 7**__ - How do you feel the quiz went? Did you prepare enough? How could you have prepared more effectively? What preparation helped you the most? **__Wednesday February 8__** - Explain what heredity is. What are some traits that your parents have passed onto you?
 * __Thurs/Fri February 9/10__ ** - Explain the difference between dominant and recessive. Give an example of a dominant and recessive trait.

**__Monday January 30__** - Which article did you prefer from Friday's class (Tag Team or Code of Misconduct)? Why is this so? What did you learn from reading the articles? __**Tuesday January 31**__ - What are the six steps of mitosis in order? How are you going to remember these steps in order? What memory trick or tool will you use to help you? What step do you think is the most confusing? **__Wed/Thurs February 1/2__** - Topic: Mitosis Steps Explanation: Pick any three phases of mitosis and explain what is happening during each phase. Be sure to mention which step of mitosis you are describing.
 * __Friday February 3__ ** - Whenever you are having a bad day, what is the best thing you can do to help cheer yourself up?

**__Monday January 23__** - We did not have a journal today. __**Tuesday January 24**__ - In the movie Gattaca, people are judged and discriminated against because of their genetics. What are your thoughts on this? How does this make you feel? **__Wed/Thurs January 25/26__** - In the movie, and in our society in general, do you believe there is more pressure placed on someone who is perceived to be perfect, or someone who is perceived to be imperfect? Explain.
 * __Friday January 27__ ** - Discuss the purpose of mitosis. Why do we need this process in order to survive?

__**Tuesday January 17**__ - Could there ever be an exact cloned duplicate of a human being? Explain. **__Wed/Thurs January 18/19__** - What was something you heard about during the debate on Tuesday that really made you think? Maybe an opinion or viewpoint you had not previously considered? Did this comment change your opinion at all?
 * __Friday January 20__ ** - Today is the last day of the first semester. What what will your goals for the second semester be? What do you feel went well the first half of the year? What do you feel did not go so well?

**__Monday January 9__** - What is something you forgot once that you will more than likely never forget again? __**Tuesday January 10**__ - What is your strategy for studying for our DNA test? What do you think will be the most difficult? **__Wed/Thurs January 11/12__** - If you could have been there to witness any specific moment in history, what moment would you choose? Why?
 * __Friday January 13__ ** - Today is a free write. You may write about whatever you wish.

__**Tuesday January 3**__ - If everyone were required to wear a hat at all times, what sort of hat would you wear? Explain. __**Wed/Thurs January 4/5**__ - If you had to write your own personal definition of the word "success," what would it be? Explain. __ **Friday January 6** __ **-** If you could make a clone of yourself, would you choose to do so? Explain.

**__Mon/Tues December 12/13__** - If you were given a $100 gift certificate to spend in any store, where would you choose to redeem it? Explain? __**Wednesday December 14**__ - If you were writing an autobiography, what would be the book's title (besides your name)? Why would you choose this? **__Thursday December 15__** - What are you most looking forward to over winter break?
 * __Friday December 16__ ** - No journal today.

**__Mon/Tues December 5/6__** - What information on Wednesday's quiz are you comfortable with and feel you know well? What information do you feel you need to study before you are prepared? __**Wednesday December 7**__ - If rain could fall in any scent, what scent would you want it to be? Explain. **__Thurs/Fri December 8/9__** - How do you feel you did on the DNA structure quiz? What did you do to prepare? How much time did you spend studying?

**__Monday November 28__** - Tell me about your Thanksgiving break. __**Tuesday November 29**__ - What do you believe will be the most difficult section of your genetics book project? Easiest? Explain. __**Wed Nov 30/Thurs Dec 1**__ - What are the four nitrogen bases? Explain how the nitrogen bases pair together? What is a nucleotide? __ **Friday December 2** __ **-** What are the differences between DNA and RNA? Why do we need RNA?

**__Monday November 14__** - What is the purpose of a lab report? Explain why scientists in the scientific community communicate their results. __**Tuesday November 15**__ -What subject in school do you feel is the most difficult for you? What extra effort do you put in to help you with this difficult material? __**Wed/Thurs November 16/17**__ - Explain the similarities between how a cell functions and how your body functions. How are organelles similar to organs? **__Friday November 18__** - No journal today.

**__Monday November 7__** - What genre of books are your favorite to read? Why do you enjoy these types of books? __**Tuesday November 8**__ - Why is it important for you to reflect back on your performance on tests or projects? __**Wed/Thurs November 9/10**__ -Why did you pick your particular genetics novel? Explain. **__Friday November 11__** - No journal, No school today

**__Monday October 31__** - What is your favorite holiday? Explain. __**Tuesday November 1**__ -What do you think will be the hardest or easiest section of the test for you? Is there a particular topic that is giving you worries? Is there a particular topic that you are very confident with? __**Wed/Thurs November 2/3**__ - Free write. You may write about whatever you wish. **__Friday November 4__** - No journal today. We are in the IMC for a book talk.

**__Monday October 24__** -Why did you choose your element? What interesting facts have you learned about your element? Was there anything you found difficult about this project? __**Tuesday October 25**__ - What is an acid and base? Explain the difference between the two? Use your notes. __**Wed/Thurs October 26/27**__ -What is one of the greatest lessons in life you have ever learned? How did you learn this? Parent? Family? Friend? Relative? **__Friday October 28__** - How are you planning to prepare for our test? What resources will you use?

**__Monday October 17__** - How do you feel you did on the quiz? If you did well, what helped you? If you did not do so well, what could you have done to improve? __**Tuesday October 18**__ - What is the most creative item you have ever build? Was it for a school project? Family project? What did you build? __**Wednesday October 19**__ - What have you learned about the atom this week? __**Thursday October 20**__ - No Journal **__Friday October 21__** - What have you learned about the atom this week?

**__Monday October 10__** - No School __**Tuesday October 11**__ - No Journal __**Wed/Thurs October 12/13**__ - What did you learn while reading the various articles in the Current Science magazine from Tuesday? **__Friday October 14__** - Explain how you studied for the quiz today. How much total time did you spend studying? What strategies did you use?

**__Monday October 3__** - As fall begins, what do you like best about the month of October? Least? Explain. __**Tuesday October 4**__ -If you could open your own retail store, what type of merchandise would you sell? Explain. __**Wed/Thurs October 5/6**__ - Which types of activities give you a lot of energy? Which type of activities drain your energy and leave you feeling tired? Explain. **__Friday October 7__** -Do you work well in groups? Do you not work well in groups? What do you feel are your strengths? Weaknesses? Explain.

__**Tuesday September 27**__ - What mistakes did you make during the Rainbow Lab? What do you feel you did really well? __**Wed/Fri September 28/29**__ -Provide examples of both physical and chemical changes. Be sure to explain why each example is physical or chemical. Use your book/notes if needed.

**__Monday Setember 19__** - What would your dream house look like? Be as descriptive as possible. __**Tuesday September 20**__ - What from 1.2 was new material for you? What was a review from last year? Is there anything in this section that you feel you may need help with? __**Wed/Thurs September 21/22**__ - Of all the movie or book characters you have seen or read about, which one do you believe is most like you? Explain. __**Friday September 23**__ - Would you rather switch to the metric system, or keep using our current English system of measurement? Explain.

**__Monday Setember 12__** - Which of the vocabulary words were review for you? Which words were new? How do you normally study vocabulary words you do not know? __**Tuesday September 13**__ -Of all the great success stories that you have heard or read about, which one do you find most inspiring? Explain. __**Wednesday September 14**__ -Explain three concepts that you learned, or now understand better, after having read 1.1 __**Thurs/Fri September 15/16**__ -Now that we are a month into 7th grade, what has changed the most from last year? Explain.

__**Wed/Thurs September 7/8**__ - If you could live in any state other the one in which you currently reside, which state would you choose? Explain. __** Friday September 9 **__ -Tell me your thoughts about the chemistry pre-test. How did the test make you feel? What did you think of the information on the test?

**__Monday August 29__** - Tell me about your summer? Did you go anywhere? Do anything exciting? Relax? __**Tuesday August 30**__ - What were your three most important safety rules from last Thursday? __**Wed/Thurs August 31/September 1**__ - What did you enjoy the most about science last year? __**Fri/Mon September 2/6**__ - What is your favorite activity to do when you are warm and want to cool down? Explain.