1. 7th Grade Science Email - traucci@kyrene.org
Mrs. Raucci
7th Grade Science -

2. About Mrs. Raucci… This is my third year at KMS
I am married with three grown children
I have only been in AZ for two years…I am from the Chicago area where I taught middle school science for six years and was principal for three years
I love hiking, biking and have recently took up golf
I will be the cheer coach again this year

3. 2017-2018 Field Trips - 7th grade General Reminders
Field trip money and permission forms are due 2 weeks before the date of the field trip
Students may pack sack lunch or indicate that they would like to purchase a sack lunch from the cafeteria
All Field Trip dates are subject to change
Team building days
Team building time can be used for a community service activity, as a grade level
Team building days are considered a field trip

4. Message from the Office
Families will NOT receive a paper copy of the handbook this year
Handbooks are available online this year
Bus schedules are online this year
The front office and Media Centers are open tonight for those families that need to use a computer to access handbook and schedules

5. The 5 E’s
The 5 E's is an instructional model based on the constructivist approach to learning, which says that learners build or construct new ideas on top of their old ideas. The 5 E's can be used with students of all ages, including adults.
Engage
Explore
Explain
Elaborate
Evaluate

6. Engage and Explore
Engage: This phase of the 5 E's starts the process. An "engage" activity should do the following:
Make connections between past and present learning experiences
Anticipate activities and focus students' thinking on the learning outcomes of current activities. Students should become mentally engaged in the concept, process, or skill to be learned.
Explore: This phase of the 5 E's provides students with a common base of experiences. They identify and develop concepts, processes, and skills. During this phase, students actively explore their environment or manipulate materials.

7. Explain and Elaborate
Explain: This phase of the 5 E's helps students explain the concepts they have been exploring. They have opportunities to verbalize their conceptual understanding or to demonstrate new skills or behaviors. This phase also provides opportunities for teachers to introduce formal terms, definitions, and explanations for concepts, processes, skills, or behaviors.
Elaborate: This phase of the 5 E's extends students' conceptual understanding and allows them to practice skills and behaviors. Through new experiences, the learners develop deeper and broader understanding of major concepts, obtain more information about areas of interest, and refine their skills.

8. Evaluate
Evaluate: This phase of the 5 E's encourages learners to assess their understanding and abilities and lets teachers evaluate students' understanding of key concepts and skill development. 

9. Lab Safety
Contracts coming home, must be signed by student AND parent/guardian
Need to be returned by Friday, Aug. 11th
Used all year

10. What is 7th Grade Science?
Semester One
Lab Safety
Scientific Method
Rocks and Minerals
Land formations
Plate Tectonics
Geological Time

11. What is 7th Grade Science?
Semester Two
Astronomy
Relationships of Sun, Earth and Moon
Seasons, eclipses, & tides
Structure of Solar System
  Planets, stars, dwarf planets, comets, meteors, asteroids
Structure of Universe
Galaxies
Ecology
Ecosystems
Biotic, abiotic
Energy movement in a system
Food chain, food web, energy pyramid
Interactions in a system
Producer, consumer, decomposer, predator, prey
Microbiology
Classification
Structure and function of basic organisms

12. Supplies for Science #2 PENCILS Erasers 1 ½ inch binder
Spiral notebook
Glue sticks
Colored pencils
scissors
Mrs. Raucci’s Wish List
Glue sticks
Colored pencils
Scissors
Kleenex
Clorox wipes
#2 pencils
Pencil top erasers

13. I’m using Remind for important updates
I’m using Remind for important updates. It’s free and safe to use, and you can get messages by text, app, or .  This is for PARENTS/GUARDIANS AND STUDENTS!!
PERMISSION SLIP - Permission Slip 
4th Period – Number and
6th Period – Number and

14. My hopes for this school year…
To guide every student to be their personal best
To challenge students to ask questions about the world around them
To work cooperatively with ALL students
To have every paper your child turns in have their NAME on it
To encourage students to be self motivated and prepare themselves for 8th grade
To inspire a love for science
SCIENCE IS EVERYWHERE