7th+Bio-Hmwrk-Term+I

=**Homework and Assignments for 7th Grade BIOLOGY** =

=Term III: = = = =**BIOLOGY** =

=__Homework 1A - Taxonomical Challenge__: Due on: Thursday, August 13th =

**Web Resource: [|Tree of Life Web Project]**


=__Homework 1B__: Due on: Thursday, August 13th =

**OPTIONAL: Use a typical Peruvian cuisine recipe and indicate the classification of all the ingredients that belong to a kingdom of life.**
=**CHEMISTRY** =

=__Homework 1A__ =

=Term II: =

__**BIOLOGY**__

**DEADLINE: Friday, July 3rd**

 * Prepare a personal analysis from the information you heard during the debates and describe the main causes and consequences of global warming and its effects over the world biodiversity, with special attention to the biodiversity in Peru.
 * Propose possible solutions that people your age could start doing to prevent the global warming effects.

**Publish it in your personal wiki with YOUR OWN WORDS, with a minimum of 200 words and a maximum of 250 words.** 1. Compliance with the deadline. 2. Compliance with the minimum number of words. 3. Quality of Analysis. 4. Actions and Solutions suggested .**
 * Cite your sources of information**.
 * Evaluation Criteria:

**DEADLINE: Monday, June 15th**
The groups of 7 students must prepare a PPT presentation of 15 slides as a minimum. The groups of 8 students must make a video of 5 minutes, at least. Both presentations will have to contain compelling arguments in favor of YOUR group's position and strong comments against the opposing group.

7th Beethoven

 * = ===**Group 1-Debate 1**=== ||= ===**Group 2-Debate 2**=== ||= ===**Group 3-Debate 1**=== ||= ===**Group 4-Debate 2**=== ||
 * = Sophia ||= Diego ||= Carlos ||= Francesca ||
 * = Enrique ||= Rodrigo C. ||= Ivanna ||= Andres ||
 * = Abraham ||= Camila ||= Liliam ||= Luis ||
 * = Aaron ||= Andrea A. ||= Rodrigo H. ||= Christopher ||
 * = Gabriel ||= Stefano ||= Paola ||= Sinead ||
 * = Sebastian ||= Andrea L. ||= Giacomo ||= Alessandra ||
 * = Kiara ||= Fabiana ||= Jean Pierre ||= Ariana ||
 * = Irma ||= Naomi ||=  ||=   ||

7th Mozart

 * = ===**Group 1-Debate 1**=== ||= ===**Group 2-Debate 2**=== ||= ===**Group 3-Debate 1**=== ||= ===**Group 4-Debate 2**=== ||
 * = Sherley ||= Giancarlo ||= Alessandra V. ||= Sebastian ||
 * = Franco ||= Valeria C. ||= Javier ||= Roberto ||
 * = Jose Luis ||= Sergio ||= Gabriela ||= Ramiro ||
 * = Cesar ||= Julio ||= Valeria Ch. ||= Sara ||
 * = Analucia ||= Luciana ||= Luis Fernando ||= Alicia ||
 * = Diego ||= Steffano ||= Fiorella ||= Vilma ||
 * = Camila ||= Nicole ||= Antonella ||= Luis ||
 * = Roberto Carlos ||=  ||= Sylvana ||=   ||

**DEADLINE: Tuesday, May 19th @ 7:50 am.**
1.Investigate: //What is Biodiversity?// //What is Taxonomy?// //What is the current system of classification for living organisms based on?// Students can use Class 6 from the following link as a reference: http://science-learning2009.wikispaces.com/6th+-+Class+Presentation+for+Term+I 2. Investigate on the internet: //What countries are the most biodiverse in the world?// //Select 5 birds, 5 mammals and 5 plants endemic to Peru and find the taxonomical system used to classify them.// 3. Prepare for an oral presentation, separating two groups for the 3 peruvian geographical regions, two for the Coast, 2 for the Sierra, and 2 for the Jungle //What conditions make that geographical region good for biodiversity?// //What are the national bird and the national plant/flower of Peru? Determine their taxonomy using the 7 levels of classification.//

=Term I: =

__**BIOLOGY**__  ==**ASSIGNMENT: Find characteristic images of Peru, that could help you describe your country, its culture and geography, email them to me at: glazaro@sanjorge.edu.pe. The best pictures will be selected to participate in a** Voicethread **international collaborative project with students from New York, USA.** ==

Deadline: Monday, April 27th

 * E-Portfolio OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT: Find out the day the UN selected to celebrate the world importance of Water, and investigate the main chemical properties of the molecule of water. Publish in your own wiki, following the regular indications, USE YOUR OWN WORDS, CITE YOUR SOURCES OF INFORMATION. ** **<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">Deadline: Monday, March 23rd **

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">March 10th (Mozart), March 12th (Beethoven) - Writing Exercise (100 words minimum) - Answer citing your sources of information: **
 * //**What is Spontaneous Generation?**//
 * //**Who supported it?**//
 * //**Who proved it right? Who proved it wrong?**//
 * //**What's YOUR opinion and conclusions?**//