Middle School Resources

Professional Learning Day: February 20th

ESOL:  Download ESOL.doc

Foreign Language:  Download foreign_language.doc

Art:  Download Art.doc

Band and Orchestra:  Download band_and_orchestra.doc

CTAE:  Download CTAE.doc

Drama/Dance:  Download drama_dance.doc

ESOL:  Download ESOL2.doc
Language Arts:  Download language_arts.doc

Math: Download Math.doc
Advanced Math:  Download advanced_math.doc

Science:  Download Science.doc
AC Science:  Download ac_science.doc

Social Studies:  Download social_studies.doc

Reading in Content Areas

An article about Gregor Mendel and heredity.  Download mendel_article_rica.doc

Seventh Grade PowerPoints

Resources created by Lynn Sussman's Seventh Grade Science Students

Discovering Cells:
Download discovering_cells.ppt

Looking Inside Cells:
Download looking_inside_cells.ppt.ppt

Origins of Life:
Download orgins_of_life_science_0607.ppt

The Cell:
Download the_cell_ppt.ppt

What is Life?
Download what_is_life2.ppt

Graphic Organizer

Open Compare and Contrast Form.  This form can be used to compare and contrast two different pieces of literature.

Download open_compare and contrast.doc

Sixth Grade Earth Science: Geology

This is an attempt to convert the Picasso unit on Geology into a unit following the Backward Design method of unit planning.  Download geology_unit_with_resources.doc

A resource website for the unit can be found here.  http://jessica.appleyard.googlepages.com/rockcycle

This is the introductory PowerPoint for the unit.Download what_good_is_a_rock_anyway.ppt

Comment if you find this format helpful.

Reading in the Content Areas

Cindy Rowell unpacked the middle school standard for reading in the content areas.  The file below is a thinking map/graphic organizer for the standard. 

You need Inspiration to access the .isf file.
Download reading_in_all_curriculum_areas.isf  To download the .gif file, click on the image to the left.  On the enlarged image, right click, copy or save as.

Capsule Vocabluary
Download capsule_vocabulary.doc

Capsule Vocabulary Chart
Download capsule_vocabulary_chart.doc

Team Planning Log
Download team_planning_log.doc