Blizzard Bag Lessons
Mr, Miller
7th
Grade Science
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Day 1: ln this lesson the students will be reviewing the concept of photosynthesis. The worksheet that
the student will be working on consists of L4 questions, Questions 1-4 the students will be filling in the
blanks of photosynthesis that explains the materials that plants take in and give off. Questions 5-8 the
students will need to answer on a separate sheet of paper and these questions relate to questions 1-4.
ln questions 9-L4 the students will be fllling in the blank to each statement to complete the sentence.
The students have review sheets and notes on this material that will allow them to have a greater
re50urce.
Date
Name
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Photosynthesi$
Understanding Main ldeas
Fill in the blanks in the photosynthesis equation below with the names of the missing
elements or compounds. Then answer the questions that follow on a separate sheet
of paper.
+2.
1.
+ light energy
+4.
3.
What are the raw materials of photosynthesis?
6. What are the products of photosynthesis?
7. Why is tight energywritten on the left side of the equation?
8. Where does photosynthesis generally occur?
5.
Building Vocabulary
Fill in the blank
9. The
it
to
to complete each statement.
p.rocess by
make
which a cell captures the energy of sunlight and uses
food
is
called
are colored chemical compounds that
10.
absorb light.
1f
.
The main pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants
ts
12. An organism that makes its own food
13. A(n)
own food.
is a(n)
is an organism
that cannot make its
14. One sugar produced by photosynthesis is
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Blízzard Bag Lesson
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Day 1: Scientific Llteracy: ln this lesson the students will be completing an article, With this article the
students will be reading about acid rain and answering the following questions. The objectives for this
lesson it to appþ the connection between pollution and the affects that we as humans are having on our
environment. You will read the article and answer the four questions on a separate sheet of paper. Also
on a separate sheet of paper the students will be defining what pollution is and what acjd rain is. lf you
have questìons on the assignmen! please feel free to email me. The answers to the question in this
assignment should consist of a small paragraph of about 5 sentences.
FTry'IT
Date
Name
sheet of Paper to
the passage and study the map below' Then use a separate
answer the questions that follow
Read
Acid Rain-A Public lssue
is related to problems caused
one important issue that requires the public to have scientific literacy
and other kinds of precipitation that have
by acid precipitation-also called acid rain. Acid rain is rain
requires a basic knowledge
polluted by acids. understanding the causes and effects of acid rain
become
of scientific princiPles.
r dioxide combines with water to form sulfuric acid'
snow, and other kinds of precipitation' This
a harmful chemical. The sulfuric acid falls to Earth as rain,
Water polluted with acid precipitation can
acid rain pollutes lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water.
almost nothinQ can live in some lakes where
destroy pìants, animals, and microscopic life forms. ln fact,
acid rain has long been a Problem.
id rain is that the area harmed by the pollution is
d into the air. The dots on the nrap on this page
de into the air- Notice that most of these are located
ates-the arrow on the map-blow air from the
The
midwest to the northeast toward the New England states'
The
acid rain then falls in upstate New York and New England'
where
result of these winds is that there is a difference between
m'
pollution
d
the pollution is produced and where the
ns to
Only if people in both areas understand science can
the problem of acid rain can be found'
Ma¡ne
1. What is acid rain and what causes it?
2. To understand the causes and effects of acid rain'
what does a citizen have to understand about science?
3. According to the map, what area of the country ís
mainly responsibfe for the production of acid rain' and
what area mainlY feels the effects?
4. Why is it especially important for people in
midwestern states to have a good understanding of
science if the problem of acid rain is to be solved?
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