Transcript WELCOME to Room 41 - Alvarado Intermediate School

WELCOME
to Room 73
7th Grade
Life Science
Teacher – Mrs. Armstrong
The Teacher
• Came to Alvarado from 21 years at
Rincon Intermediate School
• 25th year as a teacher
• Before teaching worked as a Registered
Dietitian/Nutritionist in hospital setting
• I have Bachelor of Science degree in medical
nutrition and a Masters degree in Education
• Hobbies- Food TV/cooking, reading cookbooks &
magazines, playing with our dogs & cat, spending
time with my 11 year old daughter, husband &family
The Class
• Metrics & Scientific Method
• The Cell and it’s parts and functions
• Cell Division: Mitosis & Meiosis
• Genetics & Heredity (Punnett Squares)
• Biological Evolution/Change over time
Objectives:The Why & How
• To help students develop the skills necessary for
success in the Upper Grades, which includes, but is
not limited to: study methods, critical thinking, social
interaction, note taking & reading for information,
focus on vocabulary, writing skills, inquiry. Lab skills
and proper use of lab equipment is also taught.
• Use of a variety of teaching tools: Foldables,Thinking
maps, Cornell Notes, the iPad, Brain Pop, Learn 360,
Color coding/highlighting, diagrams & charts, etc.
• To teach science related mathematics. Ex. Metric
conversion using decimal movement, scientific
equations (l x w x h= Volume/cc, D= m/V)
The support material
• CPO program and lab/activity equipment
• Science Spiral Notebook
– Helps organization skills
• Don’t lose things (all in one place)
• Can find easily
• Can study more effectively for tests
– Allows parents to review work being done
– Brought to school every day
– Is 20% of grade & graded for points at the end of each Unit.
– The Required Classroom materials (highlighters, etc.)
More Communication
• Website - www.alvaradoschool.org
• Please JOIN my website: it will email
you any updates automatically
• Parent Link
• PTSA
• My email:
[email protected]
The items needed
• See giving tree at door
– Hand sanitizer w/ pump top
– Gift cards for Office supply stores, Home Depot &Target for
various lab and classroom supplies
– 5 letter size trays (9x12) plastic or metal
– HP printer ink 60 black, 60 color
– A roll of Green Painters Masking Tape
– Heavy duty electric hole puncher- my old one is
malfunctioning and barely works
– THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! (: