7th Grade
Welcome to the 7th Grade homepage! Here you will find details that will help your student have a successful school year. Throughout the school year, you can use the snapshot page as a weekly overview for homework. For more detailed information on each class, you can look to the "Classes" section below the snapshot. In the classroom section, you can also find teacher contact information. We look forward to a great 2024-2025 school year!
7th Grade Announcements
Early Dismissal Notice
Due to the congested nature of our campus at dismissal time, we are now making a
guideline that we will not do early dismissal for students between 2:30-3:00 pm. If your
student has an appointment that you need to get them early from school, please plan on
picking them up before 2:30 pm.
This will allow you to get on and off campus in a safe and timely manner, avoid having to
deal with the stress of a crowded driveline, and create less end-of-day disruptions for our
classes and staff. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Important Links
For additional support in 7th Grade - Admin Contact: Paul Hurst - paul.hurstii@jeffco.k12.co.us
Use Student Login to access Google Classroom
Download Student or Parent App for updates on assignments and classroom grades
7th Grade Classes
ELA
In the Past...
- Week of November 11, 2024
- Week of September 16, 2024
- Week of September 9, 2024
- Week of September 2, 2024
- Week of August 26, 2024
Week of November 11, 2024
- Students are completing their final assessments for The Tempest
- Essential Question Worksheet due on Wedneday, 11/13
- Production Role Google Slideshow due on Monday, 11/18
- Next week, we are moving into our Rhetoric Unit., which we will be in until Winter Break
- Students will learn various rhetorical appeals
- Late Work Policy
- Student have a week after it is due to turn something in late if they want to receive credit
- After a week, I will no longer accept late work
Week of September 16, 2024
- I will be introducing essay prompts the week of 9/16-9/20
- Assignments due this week:
- Chapter 10 Questions
- Brainstorm Doc
- How to Write an Essay Doc
- Essay Outline
- Assignments due this week:
- Grandparents Day is Friday, 9/20
- Next week, we will continue working on essays in class
- After this Unit we will begin reading Shakespeare's play The Tempest
Week of September 9, 2024
Week of September 2, 2024
Week of August 26, 2024
Mallory Kirkland
My name is Mallory Kirkland, and I am delighted to be back at Lincoln teaching 7th grade English.
I received my BA in English from the University of Georgia, my MAT in Secondary English Education from Georgia State University, and my EdS in Curriculum Studies from Georgia Southern University.
This is my 16th year teaching, and when I'm not working with my Lincoln students, I enjoy spending time with my husband, my dogs, and my new baby.
Year Long Plan
Science
This week in Science
Current Unit: Metabolic Reactions
Monday [4/28/25] - Immune System Comic & Comprehension Questions
Tuesday [4/29/25] - Voluntary vs Involuntary muscles; In a Blink Lab
Wednesday [4/30/25] - Research: Body System Disorders
Thursday [5/1/25] - Research: Important Scientists Day 1
Friday [5/2/25] - Research: Important Scientists Day 2; complete product; gallery walk
View Google Classroom for detailed assignments.
In the Past...
- Week of April 21 - 25, 2025
- Week of April 14 - 18, 2025
- Week of April 7 - 11, 2025
- Week of March 31 - April 4, 2025
- Week of March 24 - 28, 2025
- Week of March 10 - 14, 2025
- Week of March 3 - 7, 2025
- Week of Feb 24 - 28, 2025
- Week of Feb 17 - 21, 2025
- Week of Feb 10-14, 2025
- Week of Feb 3-7, 2025
- Week of Jan 27-31, 2025
- Week of Jan 20-24,2025
- Week of Jan 13-17, 2025
- Week of Jan 6-10, 2025
- Week of Dec 16-20, 2024
- Week of Dec 9 - 13, 2024
- Week of Dec 2 - 6, 2024
- Week of Nov 18 - 22, 2024
- Week of November 11 - 15, 2024
- Week of Nov 4 to 8, 2024
- Week of Oct 28 - 31, 2024
- Week of Oct 23-25, 2024
- Week of Oct 14-16, 2024
- Week of Oct 7 to Oct 11, 2024
- Week of Sept 30 - Oct 4
- Week of September 23, 2024
- Week of September 16, 2024
- Week of September 9, 2024
- Week of September 2, 2024
- Week of August 26, 2024
Week of April 21 - 25, 2025
Monday [4/21/25] - Body Systems Project [Day 2] and Gallery Walk Analysis
Tuesday [4/22/25] - Station review for body systems quiz
Wednesday [4/23/25] - Body Systems Quiz part 1 - google form / Part 2 - open response / extra credit opportunity
Thursday [4/24/25] - Prelim Questions for Guest Speaker / Mrs. Barr [PT] presents to our class =)
Friday [4/25/25] - no school
Week of April 14 - 18, 2025
Week of April 7 - 11, 2025
Monday [4/7/25] - International Towne Prep [in all content classes]
Tuesday [4/8/25] - Student Reader Collection 1: Changing Body Weight
Wednesday [4/9/25] - Interactions within body systems --> Daily Activities assignment
Thursday [4/10/25] - Body Systems Interactions Grid
Friday [4/11/25] - International Towne Field Trip
Week of March 31 - April 4, 2025
Monday [3/31/25] - Intro to new unit: Pictionary Vocabulary - Metabolic Reactions; word wall entry
Tuesday [4/1/25] - Student Reader: Put Yourself in this Scene; "What's going on in McKenna's body" case study
Wednesday [4/2/25] - Introduction to Body Systems: lecture, notes
Thursday [4/3/25] - Homeostasis: notes, lecture, video, writing prompt; HW - Edpuzzle Homeostasis
Friday [4/4/25] - Digestive system lecture, notes, and diagram
Week of March 24 - 28, 2025
Monday [3/24/25] - No School / Staff Professional Development
Tuesday [3/25/25] - Student Reader Collection 3: Putting Ideas to Work
Wednesday [3/26/25] - Chemical Reactions and Energy Menu Choice Board [Performance Assessment]
Thursday [3/27/25] - Chemical Reactions and Energy Station Review
Friday [3/28/25] - Chemical Reactions and Energy Written Exam [last day of unit]
Week of March 10 - 14, 2025
Week of March 3 - 7, 2025
Monday [3/3/25] - Engineering Design Process: slideshow notes, worksheet practice, IXL [HVS, V6M]
Tuesday [3/4/25] - Lab: Comparing data from flameless heaters vs hand warmers
Wednesday [3/5/25] - Comparing chemical reactions in flameless heaters and hand warmers
Thursday [3/6/25] - Article/writing prompt/comprehension questions for: "Chemistry behind a warming life jacket"
Friday [3/7/25] - Flashback Friday: Animal and plant cells assignment
Week of Feb 24 - 28, 2025
Monday [2/24/25] - Final unit quiz: part 1 - google form [multiple choice], part 2 - open ended, extra credit opportunity [1st grade of Trimester 3]
Tuesday [2/25/25] - [New Unit: Chemical Reactions and Energy] Word Wall Entry and Pictionary Vocabulary
Wednesday [2/26/25] - Put yourself in this scene, Notice and Wonder chart for MRE's, Develop and initial model for how MRE's work
Thursday [2/27/25] - Develop a model to a problem
Friday [2/28/25] - Student Reader Collection 1: A Hot Meal on the Go
Week of Feb 17 - 21, 2025
Current Unit: Chemical Reactions and Matter [last week of unit]
Monday [2/17/25] - no school
Tuesday [2/18/25] - Student Reader Collection 3: Matter from one place to another
Wednesday [2/19/25] - Lab: Density of clear liquids
Thursday [2/20/25] - Station Review for tomorrow's quiz
Friday [2/21/25] - snow day!
Week of Feb 10-14, 2025
Monday [2/10/25] - Density calculations practice; Synthesize your own density problems
Tuesday [2/11/25] - Chemical Reactions and Matter Performance Assessment [worth a test grade of 30%]
Wednesday [2/12/25] - Complete P.A. / extra credit opportunity / progress report and conferencing
Thursday [2/13/25] - 'Don't say it' review game / Periodic Table of Elements Bingo
Friday [2/14/25] - no school
Week of Feb 3-7, 2025
Monday [2/3/25] - Virtual Lab: Physical vs. Chemical Changes
Tuesday [2/4/25] - Physical and Chemical Changes: video, notes, practice worksheet
Wednesday [2/5/25] - Density: video, notes, examples, and practice
Thursday [2/6/25] - Calculating density practice
Friday [2/7/25] - IXL Density, Science News Article Friday
Week of Jan 27-31, 2025
Monday [1/27/25] - Student Reader Collection 2: Chemistry Concepts
Tuesday [1/28/25] - Bath Bomb Ingredients: physical properties and solubility in water
Wednesday [1/29/25] - Bath Bomb Ingredient data chart
Thursday [1/30/25] - Planning our Lab: Testing combinations of bath bomb ingredients, HW
Friday [1/31/25] - Lab: Testing combinations of bath bomb ingredients, class data, exit ticket
Week of Jan 20-24,2025
Monday [1/20/25] - no school
Tuesday [1/21/25] - Periodic Table of Elements practice
Wednesday [1/22/25] - Periodic Table of Elements Research Project Day 1 [Research and design]
Thursday [1/23/25] - Periodic Table of Elements Research Project Day 2 [design and showcase]
Friday [1/24/25] - Gallery Walk, Periodic Table Practice, IXL
Week of Jan 13-17, 2025
Monday [1/13/25] - Intro to chemistry lecture and notes; HW: edpuzzle "Atoms & Molecules"
Tuesday [1/14/25] - Lab: Investigating Gas from Bath Bombs in a bottle
Wednesday [1/15/25] - Periodic Table intro: video, lecture, and practice
Thursday [1/16/25] - Review stations for quiz
Friday [1/17/25] - Quiz... Part 1: Google form, Part 2: worksheet // extra credit opportunity
Week of Jan 6-10, 2025
Current Unit: Chemical Reactions and Matter
Monday[1/6/2025] - no school for students; staff development day
Tues [1/7/2025] - Routines & Procedures refresh; Pictionary Vocabulary; Word wall entry
Wed [1/8/2025] - Put yourself in this scene [student reader], Bath bomb investigation
Thurs [1/9/2025] - Initial model [google classroom], zoomed in model, vocabulary flashcards
Fri [1/10/25] - Student Reader Collection 1: Noticing the Chemical World [6th period did not get to this yet]
Week of Dec 16-20, 2024
Monday 12/16/24 - Greenhouse Gases Molecule Synthesis Lab
Tuesday 12/17/24 - Greenhouse Effect Model Lab
Wednesday 12/18/24 - Most Efficient City Project Day 1
Thursday 12/19/24 - Most Efficient City Project Day 2 / Gallery Walk
Friday 12/20/24 - Nature Documentary with Ecosystem Dynamics unit topics
Week of Dec 9 - 13, 2024
Week of Dec 2 - 6, 2024
Monday 12/2/24 - Are changes in Carbon Dioxide normal?
Tuesday 12/3/24 - Analyzing concentration of gases in our atmosphere
Wednesday 12/4/24 - Greenhouse gases article and comprehension questions, HW - edpuzzle Greenhouse gases
Thursday 12/5/24 - Review for quiz: Station Review and Blooket
Friday 12/6/24 - Earth's Resources and Human Impact Quiz Part 1 and 2, extra credit opportunity
Week of Nov 18 - 22, 2024
Monday 11/18/24 - Initial water story rubric, time to complete assignment, Peer feedback
Tuesday 11/19/24 - Alaska claims, evidence, and graph analysis
Wednesday 11/20/24 - Student Reader Collection 3: Temperature and changes in the atmosphere
Thursday 11/21/24 - Pictionary Vocab Part 2 and word wall entry
Friday 11/22/24 - Flashback Friday - nature documentary where students identify components from prior units
Week of November 11 - 15, 2024
Monday 11/11/24 - What other components are affected in Earth's water system by rising temperatures? Jigsaw article activity and data dig w/expert groups
Tuesday 11/12/24 - Cause and Effect model; Setting up Initial water stories for our case sites
Wednesday 11/13/24 - Graph of the week; complete water stories; present
Thursday 11/14/24 - Preparation for presenter: field questions, natural resources lesson
Friday 11/15/24 - Special presentation by Mr. Dickerson [Superintendent of SUNCOR Energy]
Week of Nov 4 to 8, 2024
Monday 11/4/24 - Review for Earth's Water System Model Open Response Assessment
Tuesday 11/5/24 - Earth's Water System Model Open Response Assessment / Extra Credit Opportunity
Wednesday 11/6/24 - Student Reader Collection 2: Rising Temperatures, Rising Seas
Thursday 11/7/24 - Throwback Thursday Cells Identification Microscope Lab
Friday 11/8/24 - Science News Article Friday and grade conferencing for end of Trimester 1
Week of Oct 28 - 31, 2024
Monday 10/28/24 - Case Site Presentations; Planning for Temperature and Evaporation Lab
Tuesday 10/29/24 - Lab: Temperature and Evaporation
Wednesday 10/30/24 - Interpreting graph data
Thursday 10/31/24 - Creating line and bar graphs/interpreting data & "What is Air?" Reading w/ comprehension questions
Week of Oct 23-25, 2024
Wed 10/23/24 - Identifying Independent vs Dependent Variables lecture, practice as a class, independent assignment, Edpuzzle video assignment
Thurs 10/24/24 - revisit Earth's water system model; Case Site introduction Day 1 - [Part 1] website, video, map, reading, preview data/graphs
Fri 10/25/24 - Case Sites Day 2 [Parts 2-4]; analyze data; present findings
Week of Oct 14-16, 2024
Week of Oct 7 to Oct 11, 2024
This week we are starting the Core Knowledge Unit titled: Human Resources and Human Impact.
Monday 10/7/24 - Student Reader "Put yourself in this scene" / Pictionary Vocabulary: Earther's Resources and Human Impact
Tuesday 10/8/24 - Water Story Case Studies [California and Mississippi] - Notice and Wonder Analysis
Wednesday 10/9/24 - Identifying patterns in headlines across the U.S. dealing with water [droughts and floods]/HW - water stories in your community
Thursday 10/10/24 - HW is due/ develop an initial model for how warmer temperatures are causing floods and droughts/Individual and then class model
Friday 10/11/24 - Climate Event Science News Article Friday / IXL from unit 1 cells due next Friday
Week of Sept 30 - Oct 4
This week we are learning how abiotic and biotic factors can affect ecosystems.
Monday [9/30/24] - Complete Invasive Species Wanted Poster and Science Notebook Check
Tuesday [10/1/24] - Case Studies on how ecosystems have been affected by abiotic and biotic factors.
Wed [10/2/24] - Ecosystems Before and After Project: go over Rubric and research day
Thursday [10/3/24] - Day 2 of project / mural
Friday [10/4/24] - Gallery Walk / Science news article Friday
View Google Classroom for detailed assignments.
Week of September 23, 2024
This week we are learning about the specific types of symbiotic relationships within ecosystems. Students will also apply their current knowledge of our ecosystems dynamics unit to our quiz on Thursday [9/26/24].
Monday [9/23/24] - Symbiotic relationships notes, lecture, video and practice slideshow using CER [claim, evidence, reasoning] method
Tuesday [9/24/24] - Individual symbiosis practice & food web / trophic level analysis
Wednesday [9/25/24] - Station Review for Ecosystem Dynamics Quiz
Thursday [9/26/24] - Blooket review game, Ecosystems Quiz Part 1 [Google Form], Quiz Part 2 [open ended], extra cred [on Google Classroom]
Friday [9/27/24] - Invasive species reading in Student Reader [Core Knowledge], Invasive Species Wanted Poster
Week of September 16, 2024
Week of September 9, 2024
Week of September 2, 2024
Week of August 26, 2024
Jennifer Spahn
Jennifer Spahn started teaching Science in January of 2013 in San Antonio, TX. She taught high school level science [Biology, Physics, and Environmental Science] for 11 years. Mrs. Spahn is starting her 3rd year here at Lincoln teaching 7th grade Science. She loves camping with her husband and her two fur babies, as well as reading and going to the beach.
Year Long Plan
Math
Class Information
Course 2
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Jenny Lucero
I have worked as a Jeffco math teacher for the last thirteen years, and happily found my way to Lincoln one year ago. I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology at Brigham Young University, followed by a teaching certificate at the University of Colorado, and eventually added an endorsement in middle school mathematics. I’ve heard it said that elementary teachers teach because they love children, high school teachers teach because they love their subjects, and middle school teachers teach because they love both. I consider myself lucky to be part of the LA community where I can simultaneously focus on both kids and math.
I have 4 kids (all grown) who are all four years apart, and we take every possible opportunity to travel together en masse. My favorite place in the entire world is in the wilds of the Sawtooth Mountain Range in central Idaho. During our annual summer trips, we hike, fish, paddleboard, build bonfires, get eaten by mosquitoes, ride dirt bikes, and look forward to hot showers upon our return. It’s my little piece of heaven on earth.
When at home, I enjoy gardening, reading, baking, and walking out of the gym after a workout. I wish I could say I love walking into the gym, but I wouldn’t want to lie.
Course 2 Year Long Plan
Course 3 Year Long Plan
Tech
Class Info
What's Due?
Project/Assignment due dates will be listed here.
After School Help (ASH)
Mon, Wed, & Thu: 3:15-3:45
Contact Info:
martin.nishida@jeffco.k12.co.us
720.456.7292 (Tech lab)
303.514.4787 (Text)
Today In Tech
- Friday 09/13
- Wednesday 09/11
- Monday 09/09
- Thursday 09/05
- Tuesday 09/03
- Thursday 08/29
- Tuesday 08/27
- Friday 08/23
- Wednesday 08/21
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- Thursday 08/15
Friday 09/13
Wednesday 09/11
Monday 09/09
Thursday 09/05
Tuesday 09/03
Thursday 08/29
Tuesday 08/27
Friday 08/23
Wednesday 08/21
Monday 08/19
Thursday 08/15
Marty Nishida
Bachelors Degree, Computer Information Systems, Colorado State University
Masters, Instructional Technology, Fort Hays State University
Masters, Instructional Technology, Fort Hays State University
School:
303-467-5363 ext. 7292
Mr. Nishida is entering his 19th year at Lincoln Academy, and he is once again excited to be teaching technology to 7th and 8th graders and developing the ever changing technology curriculum at Lincoln Academy Middle School. Mr. Nishida received his bachelors degree in Computer Information Systems from Colorado State University way back in 1987 and has over 13 years of experience in the IT industry. Mr. Nishida also holds a Masters Degree in Instructional Technology from Fort Hays State University. Mr. Nishida loves to play and watch sports, but his passion is spending time with his family and "close" friends, and will never pass up a game of Pickleball!
Year Long Plan
History
This Week In History...
In the Past...
- Week of April 14, 2025
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Week of April 14, 2025
Week of April 7, 2025
04/07/25 (Monday)
International Towne Planning Day - Job Training and preparation
04/09/25 (Wednesday)
We went over the rubric that will be used to grade International Towne.
Students need to bring a cold lunch on Friday!
04/11/25 (Friday)
International Towne Field Trip
Week of March 31, 2025
Week of February 24, 2025
UPCOMING TEST - Module 10 Test - Friday (02/28/25) - Students can access the Study Guide and Blooket links in Google Classroom
02/24/25 (Monday)
M10L3 > Depression-Era Culture and the Effects of the Great Depression
02/26/25 (Wednesday)
Great Depression Escape Room (in Google Classroom)
Review for Module 10 Test
02/28/25 (Friday)
Module 10 Test
Week of February 17, 2025
Week of February 10, 2025
02/10/25 (Monday)
M10L2 > New Deal Critics
M10L2 > The New Deal Continues (stop after Social Security Act)
Assignment - Create a New Deal Poster - due Wednesday (02/12/25)
02/12/25 (Wednesday)
M10L2 > The New Deal Continues (pick up at "New Deal Labor Programs")
M10L2 > Clashes with the Court
QUIZ - Module 10 Lesson 2 (in Google Classroom) - Students may use their notes and textbook to complete the quiz
02/14/25 (Friday)
NO SCHOOL!! Happy Valentine's Day!
Week of February 3, 2025
02/04/25 (Tuesday)
M10L1 > Hoover's Reaction AND Election of 1932
M10L1 > Hoover's Reaction NOTES
M10L1 > Election of 1932 NOTES
02/06/25 (Thursday)
M10L2 > The Hundred Days
Complete the "Alphabet Soup" Chart in Google Classroom as we read
History Textbook
Emily Hall
Bachelors Degree, Education, University of Central Oklahoma
Master of Arts, Curriculum and Instructional Design, Colorado State University
Master of Arts, Curriculum and Instructional Design, Colorado State University
School:
720-467-5363 ext. 7290
Emily Hall graduated with a degree in Education from the University of Central Oklahoma in 2003, and graduated in May 2008 from Colorado Christian University with a Master of Arts degree in Curriculum and Instructional Design. This is Mrs. Hall’s 21st year at Lincoln Academy and she is very excited to continue teaching History in the 7th and 8th grades. Mrs. Hall delights in traveling around the USA and the world. She and her husband enjoy spending time with their two children. Mrs. Hall loves to read, attend musical theater, cook, and study history. She looks forward to sharing these passions with middle school this year.
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