1. Welcome to 7 th Grade Integrated Science I Mrs. Lord Stapley Junior High

2. Keys for Junior High Success How can we all help your student have a successful junior high experience?

3. School: Teacher & Administrative Communication Home: Parent/Guardian Involvement & Parent Signature in Student Planner How can you help your student have a successful junior high experience? Keep channels of communication open between school, student, and parents! Student: Daily Assignments in Student Planner

4. Additional Resources Available to Help Your Student: Check the Parent Portal: Sign up in the office if you have not picked up an access code yet! Check my Stapley Web Page! Contact me by e-mail: Probably the best way to get in touch with me! My e-mail address is: pslord@mpsaz.org Contact me by phone: You can always call and leave a message on my classroom phone: (480) 472-2765

5. What Curriculum Will We Be Studying This Year? First Semester Focus: Introduction to Scientific Processes – - Scientific Measurement - Scientific Method

6. Astronomy Deep Space Deep Space History of History of Astronomy Astronomy Sun, Moon, and Sun, Moon, and Earth Relationship Earth Relationship

7. What Curriculum Will We Be Studying This Year? Second Semester Focus: Second Semester Focus: Earth’s Structures & Processes– Earth’s Structures & Processes– - Earth’s - Earth’s Layers Layers

8. Earth’s Processes  Plate Tectonics  Earthquakes & Volcanoes

9. Geology  Rocks  Minerals

10. Environmental Science Human Impact on the Environment Life Cycles Renewable & Nonrenewable Resources