Garden Map Assessments

Please complete the half-sheet Self- and Peer-assessment sheets on your garden mapping project for class on Wednesday, 10/1.

Final Soil Writing

If Simon's assessment (checklist) indicated that you still need to fix or complete your work, please do that for class on Wednesday, 10/1.

Garden Ecology Observations

Hi All,

We will continue our garden ecology observations on Tuesday in class. I have your sheets. Remember the procedure:
1. Choose a meter-long section in a productive garden plot.
2. In that meter, identify at least 10 different living things.
3. In that meter, identify at least 5 different non-living things.
4. What are at least 5 living or non-living things beyond the garden plot that may affect your research plot?
5. Give some good examples of how you think things that you have identified interact in the garden plot.

Ouch! Where are all of the garden maps?

A reminder that the Garden Maps were due today, and it was your group's responsibility to get yours to me. Props to those who got me their maps: Pascal, Yashoda, Kaila, Emma, Aster, Vivek, and Nina. Where are the rest? Have a good weekend.

Finish Garden Maps

We have spent most of two classes at Chaparral House Garden taking measurements and plotting the main features of the space. Please work with your parter(s) to complete the map on your graph paper by the end of Friday, September 26th. Include your names, measuring device, scale, and major features.

Soil Writing Self-assessment

Hey All,

Don't forget to complete the self-assessment on your soil writing and to make improvements on that writing by tomorrow, September 24th.

Welcome to 7th Grade Science!

Hi All,

It was great getting a chance to meet on Thursday - I am very excited about this year's investigations and learning in science!

Due Wednesday, September 10, please read the National Geographic "Where Food Begins" article, and write a good paragraph in your science notebook in response to the following prompt:

After reading this article, how has your view of the importance of soil changed or been intensified? Please cite three important pieces of information from the article that make you feel this way.

Hope you all are having a good weekend!