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=**Sussex Academy: TEAM PHOENIX** = =**Welcome to Mrs. Maggioli's Science Class site** =

= Welcome to our Science Class site! Please use this site as a means to obtain information related to our science class. = = This site will be used for resources related to our curriculum. =

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= General Science Class Information = Please contact me at elaine.maggioli@saas.k12.de.us I will make every effort to reply as promptly as possible.
 * Refer to our team page for daily assignments and/or important information.
 * Laboratory information: Experiments and activities will be performed on a routine basis.
 * Students will document findings in their Interactive Science Notebook (ISN).
 * Technology Information: Computers will be used to research, discover, collaborate, and inform others for many different class activities
 * Interactive Science Notebooks (ISN): Will be used daily to collect and process information related to the curriculum. [[file:INTERACTIVE SCIENCE NOTEBOOKS student sheet.pdf]]
 * Science Fair: Students will be participating in a science fair.

= 7th grade Science Units =

Diversity of Life
Defining Life, Cells, Classification
 * __Textbook__**: Foss: Diversity of Life. Science Explorer: Cells and Heredity

Genetics
__Textbook__: Cells and Heredity

Properties of Matter
__Textbook__: Science Explorer: Chemical Building Blocks

Delaware Watersheds
= Helpful Internet Links = [|Resources from Pearson] good site for current events, Planet Daily, Science News On-line [|Science Quizzes- great site] [|Learn Genetics] great site for Heredity, Genetics, DNA and Cells

Science Competitions
[|DuPont Challenge] [|Siemens We can change Challenge for Middle School] [|Google Science Fair]

Really cool examples of Rube-Goldberg!!! Check it out! [|Coca-Cola Rube-Goldberg] [|ok go rube goldberg]

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