7th Grade  Important Information

7th Grade Work

 Week of May 14, 2012

Science: pages 628-655

Students will:

1.  Identify the function of the central nervous system, describe it parts, and explain how to keep it safe from injury.

2.  Identify the functions of the peripheral nervous system and its parts.

3.  Describe a reflex.

4.  Name the senses and state the overal function performed by the senses.

5.  Use Chapter 20 Assessment as a review.

Social Studies: pages 486-513

Students will explore:

1.  Although both sides believed that their cause was just, the North had important advantages at the start of the war.

2.  Despite hopes for a quick victory, both northerners and southerners soon learned that they were in for a long, difficult struggle.

3.  By issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln expanded the goals of the war to include the ending of slavery.

4.  The demands of the war hurt civilians as well as soldiers on both sides, but they were worse in the Confederate states.

5.  Under the leadership of General Ulysses S. Grant, Union armies used their resources and manpower to defeat the Confederacy.

Homework

Science 

Monday May 14, 2012 -- complete Sharpen your Skills on page 630

Social Studies 

 Monday May 14, 2012 -- complete reading focus and key terms on page 486

Tests/Projects

Science

Social Studies