G7+Earth+Science

This page supports the 7th grade Earth Science Course at Hangzhou International School.

The following links take you to pages created for and by the 7th graders. Click on a picture to see that page.


 * ===Unit 1: The Scientific Method=== || ===Unit 3: The Solar System=== ||= ===Unit 5: History of Earth=== || ===Unit 7: Landforms=== ||
 * [[image:DSCF7970.JPG width="256" height="192" link="G7 Scientific Method"]] || [[image:Saturn_from_cassini.jpg width="240" height="179" link="G7 Solar System"]] || [[image:Earth_pacific_full.jpg width="224" height="165" link="G7 History of Earth"]] || [[image:Susitna_Glacier_False_Color width="176" height="176" align="left" link="G7 Landforms"]] ||
 * = //Picture by T. Robinson// ||= //Image courtesy of NASA.gov// ||= //Image courtesy of NASA.gov// || //Image courtesy of NASA.gov// ||
 * ===Unit 2: Orbits - Earth and the Moon=== ||= ===Unit 4: Stars=== ||= ===Unit 6: Volcanoes and Earthquakes=== ||= ===Unit 8: The Rock Cycle=== ||
 * [[image:Man_on_the_Moon width="208" height="152" link="G7 Moon Orbit"]] || [[image:WISE_stars.jpg width="160" height="160" link="G7 Life of Stars"]] || [[image:ice_volcanoe.jpg width="240" height="145" link="G7 Earthquake Volcano"]] || [[image:DSCF8772.JPG width="240" height="179" link="G7 Rock Cycle"]] ||
 * = //Image courtesy of NASA.gov// ||= //Image courtesy of NASA.gov// ||= //Image courtesy of NASA.gov// ||= //Picture by T. Robinson// ||

**Homework Calendar for Fall Semester 2012**
The calendar below shows the date that homework is assigned. Each assignment is due at the beginning of the next class. Only the class days are shown in the calendar, that is why some boxes have no information in them.
 * ||= Monday ||= Tuesday ||= Wednesday ||= Thursday ||= Friday ||
 * September ||= 3 ||=  ||= 5 ||=   ||= 7 ||
 * ||=  ||=   ||= Complete the "Practice Quiz" worksheet distributed during class. Read the class' results from the water drop lab and prepare to write a conclusion about these results. ||=   ||= Study for the quiz about the scientific method (hypothesis, types of variables, experiment, and conclusion.) Also, finish writing conclusion paragraphs for the water drop lab. ||
 * September ||=  ||= 11 ||=   ||= 13 ||=   ||
 * ||=  ||= Scientific Method Quiz ||=   ||= Collect notebooks to read the conclusions from the water drop lab. ||=   ||
 * September ||= 17 ||=  ||= 19 ||=   ||= 21 ||
 * September ||=  ||= 25 ||=   ||= 27 ||=   ||
 * September ||=  ||= 25 ||=   ||= 27 ||=   ||

**Homework Calendar for Spring Semester 2013**
The calendar below shows the date that homework is assigned. Each assignment is due at the beginning of the next class. Only the class days are shown in the calendar; that is why some boxes have no information in them.

The scholarship grade received by students is worth 15% of the overall grade. One aspect of that grade is based on the student's ability to complete homework on time.
 * =  ||= Monday ||= Tuesday ||= Wednesday ||= Thursday ||= Friday ||
 * = February ||= 18 ||=  ||= 20 ||=   ||= 22 ||
 * =  ||= Read Section 1 of Chapter 1 in the "Inside Earth" book (pages 6 to 13). Complete the "guided reading and study" worksheet given to you by your teacher (pages 47 to 51). ||=   ||=   ||=   ||= Read Section 3 of Chapter 1 in the Inside Earth book (pages 19 to 22). Complete the guided reading and study worksheet (pages 62 and 63) given to you by your teacher. ||
 * = February ||=  ||= 26 ||=   ||= 28 ||=   ||
 * = February ||=  ||=   ||=   ||=   ||=   ||
 * = February ||=  ||=   ||=   ||=   ||=   ||
 * = February ||=  ||=   ||=   ||=   ||=   ||
 * = February ||=  ||=   ||=   ||=   ||=   ||


 * =  ||= Monday ||= Tuesday ||= Wednesday ||= Thursday ||= Friday ||
 * = March ||= 4 ||=  ||= 6 ||=   ||= 8 ||
 * =  ||= Quiz Today on Continental Drift ||= Review of Speed ||=   ||= Review of Faults ||=   ||
 * = March ||=  ||= 12 ||=   ||= 14 ||= 16 ||
 * =  ||= Quiz on Section 1 of Chapter 2 pages 44-50 and speed calculations ||=   ||=   ||=   ||=   ||
 * = March ||= 18 ||= 20 ||=  ||= 22 ||=   ||
 * = March ||=  ||= 26 ||=   ||=   ||=   ||
 * =  ||=   ||= Quiz Today on Plate Tectonics - pages 23 to 36 in the Inside Earth textbook. ||=   ||=   ||=   ||
 * =  ||=   ||= Quiz Today on Plate Tectonics - pages 23 to 36 in the Inside Earth textbook. ||=   ||=   ||=   ||


 * =  ||= Monday ||= Tuesday ||= Wednesday ||= Thursday ||= Friday ||
 * = May ||=  ||= 8 ||=   ||= 10 ||=   ||
 * ||  || Read Section 4 of Chapter 3, complete worksheet as you read. ||   || Students should complete their Chapter 3 study page in their notebook and can develop their volcano pages. ||   ||
 * = May ||= 14 ||=  ||= 16 ||=   ||= 18 ||
 * || Review Chapter 3 ||  || Quiz on Chapter 3: Volcanoes ||   ||   ||
 * = May ||=  ||= 22 ||=   ||= 24 ||=   ||
 * = May ||= 28 ||=  ||= 30 ||=   ||=   ||
 * = May ||= 28 ||=  ||= 30 ||=   ||=   ||

The Items Below are from Past Years and will eventually be removed by Mr. Robinson. 7th Grade students should focus only on the material above.
In your notebook, answer these questions. || Mount Merapi || || in your notebook, answer these questions. || || The Went Worth Scale ||
 * Read pages 40 to 45 in the Astronomy Book
 * Read pages 48 to 52 in the Astronomy Book.
 * [[file:Layers of the Earth.pdf]] || SNOW DAY ASSIGNMENT - January 21, 2011

Dear students, please read pages 18-22 in the "Inside Earth" textbook (the one with the volcano on the front cover). Then answer the questions in the two worksheets posted below. Your answers should be written in your science notebook. || Erosion Vocabulary ||
 * [[file:Convection Review.pdf]] || Earthquake Assignment Number One

Read pages 44 to 57 in the Inside Earth Book

Answer all the questions in this assignment: || Mount Shasta Topographic Map Questions ||
 * [[file:Topographical Map Notesheet.pdf]] || Earthquake Assignment Number Two

Read pages 60 to 75 in the Inside Earth Book

Answer all the questions in this assignment Write the answers in your notebook.

|| Mount Shasta Hikes - take a hike on the mountainside! ||
 * || Volcano Assignment Number One

Read pages 87 to 90 in the Inside Earth Book

Answer all the questions in this assignment. Put the answers in your notebook.

|| Read 91 to 105 Answer the questions in your notebook. ||

Homework For 7th Grade Science - Fall Semester 2011
1) In the textbook, read pages 5-13. 2) In your notebook (on a new page), write the answers for this worksheet. || 14 || 1) in the textbook, read pages 16-19. 2) In your notebook (on a new page), write the answers for this worksheet. || 18 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Day of the Week || Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday || Thursday || Friday ||
 * October ||  ||   ||   || 13--
 * || 17
 * November || - || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 - Read Section 4 chapter 1 for homework ||