Week Twenty One

We ended last week with our first test over three systems of the human body; the skeletal system, the muscular system, and the skin. This week we will begin our tour of the digestive system. Don't forget to complete your power notes on Sections 2 and 3 of Chapter 16 by Tuesday!

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday -Digestive System PowerPoint/Saliva Solution/Dr. Beaumont Article
Tuesday - Finish Digestive System PowerPoint/Digestive System Power Notes Quiz/Digestion Packet (highlight and color)
Wednesday - Digestive System W.S./Mouthing Off/Alimentary Canal/Intestines/Digestive System Article and Vocabulary
Thursday - Nutrient Chart/Digestion Helpers/Digesting What You have Learned/Digestion Paper Doll
Friday - Digestion Paper Doll/Study Guide for Digestive System Quiz

Homework this week includes:

Power Notes for Chapter 16 Sections 1 and 2 due on Tuesday

Digestive Process Begins and Final Digestion and Absorption Worksheet due Friday

Dress Digestive System Paper Doll by Friday

Digestive System Article Vocabulary Due Friday

Digestion Paper Doll Due Tuesday (only if you did not finish in class) (1/22)

Study Guide for Digestive System Quiz Due Tuesday (1/22)

Digestive System Quiz Wednesday (1/23)

Helpful Websites:

Digestive Track Tour
The Real Deal on Digestion
Your Digestion System
Digestive System for Kids
Human Body Adventure
Stomach Gurgles

Week Twenty

Welcome back! I hope that all of you have had a wonderful New Year so far. This week we will conclude Chapter 15 with the last section on the skin. The test over all of Chapter 15 will be this Friday.

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - No School
Tuesday - Quiz over Muscular System Power Notes /Quick Muscle Lab/Finish Building your Skeleton
Wednesday - Lesson on the Skin /Quick Skin Sensing Lab/Skin Video
Thursday - Review for Test
Friday - Chapter 15 Test

Homework this week includes:

Chapter 15 Study Guide due Thursday

Study for Chapter 15 Test Friday

Power Notes on Chapter 16 section 2 (p.518 - 523) due on Tuesday of next week

Helpful Websites:

The Whole Story on Skin
The Lowdown on Skin
The Power of Skin
Skin, Cut View
Parts of the Skin
Virtual Skeleton
Gross and Cool Body - Skeleton
Human Body Adventure - Skeleton
Kids Health - Bones
Human Anatomy: Skeleton
Healthy Skeleton
Gross and Cool Body - Muscular
Human Body Adventure - Muscles
Kids Health - Muscles
Human Anatomy - Muscles

Week Nineteen

One week left until winter break! I hope that everyone has a safe and exciting break. This week we will continue in chapter 15 of the textbook. Not only will we learn about the skeletal system, but we will begin to learn about our muscular system.

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Making Connections/Video on Bones/Functions of Skeletal System
Tuesday - Quiz using Skeletal System Power Notes/Bones Song/Skeleton Labeling
Wednesday - Joints and Pairs of Muscles Activity/Video on Muscles
Thursday - Begin Skeletal System Activity
Friday - Complete Skeletal System Activity

Homework this week includes:

Power Notes on Section 2 of Chapter 15 (Skeletal System) due Tuesday

Chapter 15 Vocabulary Chart due Thursday

Power Notes on Section 3 of Chapter 15 (Muscular System) due Friday

No Homework for the Break!!

Helpful Websites:

Gross and Cool Body - Skeleton
Human Body Adventure - Skeleton
Kids Health - Bones
Human Anatomy: Skeleton
Healthy Skeleton
Gross and Cool Body - Muscular
Human Body Adventure - Muscles
Kids Health - Muscles
Human Anatomy - Muscles

Week Eighteen

It's hard to believe we are almost finished with our unit on cells. On Tuesday we will complete the unit with a quiz over Cell Reproduction. Just because we've completed the cell unit, don't think you can forget all that wonderful information you've learned...You will see it again soon! At the end of this week we will move into our first chapter of human body study. We will begin with the skeletal and muscular systems, which are covered in chapter 15 of the textbook.

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Review for Cell Reproduction Quiz
Tuesday - Cell Reproduction Quiz
Wednesday - Reading and 4-Tab book
Thursday - Learning about the Skeletal System
Friday - Special Guest Teaching of Power Note Taking

Homework this week includes:

Study Guide for Cell Reproduction Quiz due on Monday

Study for Cell Reproduction Quiz on Tuesday

Finish 4-Tab book by Friday (Direction Sheet for 4-Tab Book)

Helpful Websites:

Cells Alive: Cell Cycle
Cells Alive: Mitosis
Cells Alive: Meiosis
Mitosis Animation
Meiosis Animation
Gross and Cool Body - Skeleton
Human Body Adventure - Skeleton
Kids Health - Bones
Human Anatomy: Skeleton
Healthy Skeleton

Week Seventeen

This week we begin our study of the cell cycle and the similarities and differences between mitosis and meiosis.

Some of you asked me to post the link of the cell animation we watched in class, so here it is:

The Inner Life of a Cell

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Mitosis Notes
Tuesday - Mitosis Activity
Wednesday - Meiosis Notes
Thursday - Compare and Contrast Mitosis and Meiosis
Friday - On-line Cell Reproduction Lab

Homework this week includes:

Cell Test Corrections due Monday

Franklin/Watson and Crick article questions due Monday

Bring 3x5 Cards all this week

Stages of Mitosis W.S. due Tuesday

Mitosis / Meiosis W.S. due Wednesday

Cell Reproduction Flashcards due Friday

Cell Reproduction Quiz Tuesday 12/11

Cell Reproduction Study Guide due Monday 12/10

Helpful Websites:

Cells Alive: Cell Cycle
Cells Alive: Mitosis
Cells Alive: Meiosis
Onion root cells in cell division
Biology in Motion
Mitosis Animation
Meiosis Animation

Week Sixteen

This week we continue our journey into DNA to discover how it copies itself and makes proteins. We will also begin to discover the secrets to cell reproduction through mitosis and meiosis.

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - DNA Replication and Protein Synthesis Notes/ DNA video
Tuesday - Finish DNA On-line Lab / Article on Franklin, Watson, and Crick / Work on DNA Study Guide
Wednesday - DNA Review / Finish Article / DNA video
Thursday - DNA Quiz / Mitosis Reading in Textbook
Friday - Mitosis and Meiosis Notes

Homework this week includes:

Get Progress Reports signed by Friday

DNA Essential Questions due Wednesday

DNA Study Guide due Wednesday

Study for DNA Quiz Thursday

Helpful Websites:

Watson Video

DNA Replication and Protein Synthesis Workshop
Protein Synthesis AnimationWeb Quest in Class Lab
Mitosis and Meiosis in Action
Cells Alive: Cell Cycle
Cells Alive: Mitosis
Cells Alive: Meiosis
The Division of Plant and Animal Cells
Onion root cells in cell division
Biology in Motion
Mitosis Animation
Meiosis Animation

Week Fifteen

So far you have learned about what makes up a cell, all the parts of a cell, how a cell functions, how a cell brings in nutrients and releases wastes, how a cell gets gets energy and how some cells make their own food. What else is left to learn about cells?? REPRODUCTION, how does a cell make new cells? It all starts with the DNA! So this week we will take a closer look into the structure and function of DNA.

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Making DNA Lab
Tuesday - DNA Computer Lab
Wednesday - No School
Thursday - No School
Friday - No School

Homework this week includes:

Bring in your Twizzlers and Jellybeans MONDAY if you signed up to bring them!

DNA History and Structure Article with Questions due Tuesday

Helpful Websites:

Journey into DNA
Looking into DNA
DNA Structure Animation
DNA - The Secret of Life
DNA From the Beginning
DNA Interactive
Human Genome Project

Week Fourteen

Cell Test this Thursday!! This week students will continue their lessons on Too Good for Violence, and review for the Cell Test on Thursday. The Cell Test Study Guide is linked to Mrs. Nix's Classroom Files.

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - TGFV Lessons 3 and 4
Tuesday - Cell Video and Vocabulary Activity
Wednesday - Review for Cell Test
Thursday - Cell Test
Friday - 1st lesson on DNA and Cell Reproduction

Homework this week includes:

Photosynthesis and Respiration Worksheets due Tuesday
Cell Test Study Guide due Tuesday
Study for Cell Test Thursday

Helpful Websites:

Basics of Chemistry
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
Ingredients for Life
Passive and Active Transport Explained
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
Animation of Photosynthesis
Cell Information
Parts of Cells
The Virtual Cell
Touring a Cell
Labeling the Cell Quiz
science spot kid zone

Week Thirteen

Continuing our unit on cells we will be looking closely at the process of making food through photosynthesis and getting energy through respiration this week. Students need to start reviewing now for the Cell Test that will include the functions of the cell parts, the history of cells, the differences between animal, plant and bacterial cells, how cells get nutrients and get rid of wastes (diffusion, osmosis, active transport), and how cells make and use energy (photosynthesis and respiration). Cell reproduction (mitosis and meiosis) will be covered on a separate quiz.

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Student Holiday
Tuesday - Student Holiday
Wednesday - Photosynthesis and Respiration Notes / Video
Thursday - Photosynthesis Mystery Activity
Friday - Finish Photosynthesis Mystery Activity / Photosynthesis and Respiration W.S.

Homework this week includes:

Photosynthesis and Respiration Worksheets due Tuesday 11/13
Cell Test Study Guide Due Monday 11/12
Start Preparing for Cell Test Thursday 11/15

Helpful Websites:

Basics of Chemistry
Ingredients for Life
Passive and Active Transport Explained
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
Animation of Photosynthesis

Week Twelve

This week we move into Chapter 2; a look at what chemicals make up cells, how cells get nutrients and get rid of wastes, and the important life processes of photosynthesis and respiration. This week students need to focus on completing their cell analogy project by this coming Friday!

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Graphic Organizer for Chemicals in a Cell / Chart on Chemicals
Tuesday - Movement of Molecules in and out of Cell Notes / Starch and Iodine Demo
Wednesday - Carrot Lab / Review Diffusion, Osmosis, Active Transport
Thursday - Finish Carrot Lab / 2.2 Worksheet / Photosynthesis and Respiration Comparison Chart
Friday - Video on Photosynthesis/Respiration

Homework this week includes:

Rough Draft of Cell Analogies for Project due Monday (MUST GET PROJECT SHEET SIGNED by MONDAY)

Cell Analogy Project due Friday

2.1 Worksheet (front and back) due Wednesday

Read 2.3 and 2.4, while filling in Photosynthesis/Respiration Comparison Chart by Wednesday 11/7

Finish 2.2 Worksheet by Wednesday 11/7

Helpful Websites:

Basics of Chemistry
Ingredients for Life
Passive and Active Transport Explained
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
Animation of Photosynthesis

Week Eleven

This week we will continue to look inside cells and analyze the major differences between plant and animal cells.

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Plant Cell Lab
Tuesday - Cell Song / Cell Riddles / Cell Video?
Wednesday - Virtual Cell
Thursday - Cell Parts Quiz / Cell City Analogy
Friday - Cell Video? / What Cells are Made of Graphic Organizer

Homework this week includes:

Vocabulary Cards (Golgi Bodies/Lysosomes/Vacuole/Cytoplasm/Mitochondria/Cell Wall/Chloroplasts) due Thursday

Cell Parts Quiz Thursday

Cell Analogy Project due Friday 11/2

Helpful Websites:

Cell Information
Parts of Cells
The Virtual Cell
Touring a Cell
Labeling the Cell Quiz
science spot kid zone

Week Ten

This week we will continue to look inside a cell and learn about some of the main parts that help it to function. We will also be studying how to use microscopes. The Microscope Quiz has been moved to Tuesday. Please use the worksheet we complete in class, the 2 pages in your textbook, and some of the websites listed below to study for the quiz.

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Learning about Microscopes
Tuesday - Microscope Quiz / Cell Power Point / Cell song / Cell Riddles
Wednesday - Early Release / Video on the Cell
Thursday - Viewing the "e" Lab
Friday - Cheek Cell and Plant Cell Labs

Homework this week includes:

Study for the Microscope Quiz Tuesday

Labeling the Cell Parts Worksheet due Monday

Helpful Websites:

Tutorial on Compound Light Microscope
Microscope Parts Quiz
Microscope Quiz
Cell Information
Parts of Cells
The Virtual Cell
Touring a Cell
Labeling the Cell Quiz
science spot kid zone

Week Nine

Our unit on ecology has finally come to a close, except for the survivor biome projects that we are finishing up in class on Monday. This week we will be moving back to chapter one and begin looking at the discovery of the cell, how to use microscopes, and the parts of a cell.

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Notebook Quiz / Finish Survivor Biome Group Project
Tuesday - KWL for Cells / Notes on section 1.2
Wednesday - Articles / Power Point section 1.3
Thursday - Finish Power Point section 1.3 / Cell Chart
Friday - Cell Song / Who am I? Riddles / Using Microscope lesson

Homework this week includes:

Bring 3x5 cards to class Tuesday

Read Section 1.2 (p. 27 - 33) by Tuesday

Finish 5 Vocabulary Cards (definition/synonyms or examples/personal association/visual representation) - Words Include: cell/eukaryote/prokaryote/cell theory/compound microscope

1.3 Worksheet (Looking Inside Cells) due Thursday

Finish Cell Chart by Friday

Study for Microscope Quiz Monday


Helpful Websites:

Tutorial on Compound Light Microscope
Microscope Parts Quiz
Microscope Quiz
Cell Information
Parts of Cells
The Virtual Cell
Touring a Cell
Labeling the Cell Quiz
science spot kid zone

Week Eight

This week we will continue our study of biomes,
and take the Chapter 23 Test on Wednesday.

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Biome Videos / Survivor Activity
Tuesday - Review for Chapter 23 Test
Wednesday - Chapter 23 Test
Thursday - Survivor Activity
Friday - Biome Video / Survivor Activity Presentations

Homework this week includes:

Chapter 23 Study Guide due Monday
Study for Chapter 23 Test WEDNESDAY
Chapter 23 PowerPoint Notes

Helpful Websites:

Build Your Own Food Web
Fun With Food Webs
Food Chain Fun
Info on Food Chains and Food Webs
Differences Between Food Webs and Food Chains
Chain Reaction Game
Interesting Facts About Food Chains
The Water Cycle
Animated Diagram of the Water Cycle
NASA: Hydrologic Cycle
Carbon Cycle
Oxygen Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle

Websites for Biome Survivor Activity:

What's it Like Where You Live
Earth Floor: Biomes
Blue Planet Biomes
World Biomes
Mission Biomes
Lists of Biomes
National Geographic: Wild World
Rainforest
Habitats and Biomes
Desert
Introduction to Biomes
Polar Biome
Antarctica

Week Seven

For the last 2 weeks we have looked at the movement of energy in ecosystems by studying energy roles, food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids.

This week we will continue with food webs, but also begin to look at the cycles of matter, biogeography, and biomes.


A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Notes on Cycles of Matter / Food Web Activity
Tuesday - Outlining Section 23.3 / Food Web Activity
Wednesday - Quiz over Outline / Food Web Activity
Thursday - Notes on Biomes / Biome Chart / Food Web Activity
Friday - Video on a Biome / Begin Survivor Activity / Finish Food Web Activity

Homework this week includes:

23.2 Worksheet due Wednesday
Finish 23.3 Outline by Wednesday
23.3 Worksheet due Thursday
23.4 Worksheet due Friday
Reading 23.4 (p.734 - 745) by Monday
Chapter 23 Study Guide due Monday (October 1st)

Helpful Websites:

The Water Cycle
Animated Diagram of the Water Cycle
NASA: Hydrologic Cycle
Carbon Cycle
Oxygen Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle

Websites for Biome Survivor Activity:

What's it Like Where You Live
Earth Floor: Biomes
Blue Planet Biomes
World Biomes
Mission Biomes
Lists of Biomes
National Geographic: Wild World
Rainforest
Habitats and Biomes
Desert
Introduction to Biomes
Polar Biome
Antarctica

Week Six

Way to go on the Chapter 22 test, everyone got a passing grade. You are all my little science geniuses!

This week we are continuing with Ecology, but moving on to Chapter 23. This chapter will look at energy flow, cycles of matter, biomes, biogeography, and succession.

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Finish 23.1 Notes / Present Designer Animals
Tuesday- Owls: Top of Food Chain Lab
Wednesday - Continue Owl Lab
Thursday - Food Web of the Chaparral Activity
Friday - Continue Food Web of the Chaparral Activity

Homework this week includes:

Who Eats Whom? Worksheet due Tuesday
Owl Pellet Lab
Read Section 23.2 (p. 723 - 727) by Monday

Helpful Websites:

Build Your Own Food Web
Fun With Food Webs
Food Chain Fun
Info on Food Chains and Food Webs
Differences Between Food Webs and Food Chains
Chain Reaction Game
Interesting Facts About Food Chains


Webpages for Owls: Top of a Food Chain:
Owl Show
Owl Pages

Week Five

This week we will be taking our first test in science on Wednesday, September 12th. The study guide was handed out last Wednesday, and there is a link to it on last week's post.

We will also be looking deeper into the idea of animal adaptations as you create your own animal this week during an in-class project called Designer Animals.

The Chapter 22 Notes are now available on-line, please click the link below:

Chapter 22 PowerPoint Notes

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Designer Animal Activity
Tuesday - Review for Chapter 22 Test
Wednesday - Chapter 22 Test
Thursday - Present Designer Animals
Friday -PowerPoint on 23.1 / Food Chain Activity

Homework this week includes:

Study for Chapter 22 Test on Wednesday
Read Section 23.1 (716 - 722) in the textbook and do Unit 1 Key Words 36 - 42 by Friday
23.1 Worksheet by Monday

Helpful Websites:

Food Chain Fun
Info on Food Chains and Food Webs
Chain Reaction Game

Week Four

Last week we began studying Ecology, and looking at how living things are organized ecologically. We also started studying populations and finding ways to find population sizes.

This week we continue looking at population studies, and we will also discuss the interactions that organisms have within an ecosystem. We will answer questions like: Why is it necessary for everything in an ecosystem to work together? How are organisms and their environments linked together?
A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday - Finish 22.2 Notes / Finish 4-Tab Book / Finish Populations Labs
Wednesday - Notes 22.3 / Lesson of the Kaibab
Thursday - Finish Notes on 22.3 / Symbiosis Activity / Finish Lesson of the Kaibab / Study Guide Handed Out
Friday - Designer Animal Activity

Homework this week includes:

Habitat/Forest Worksheet due Wednesday
Finish Whooping Crane Lab by Friday
Read the Online Article on Symbiosis by Friday
Checking for Unit 1 Key Words 1 - 15 and 30 - 35 by Friday
Chapter 22 Study Guide due Monday
Chapter 22 Test Wednesday 9/12

Online Article on Symbiosis
Part 1: The Lesson of the Kaibab
Part 2: The Lesson of the Kaibab
Chapter 22 Study Guide

Helpful Websites:
Animals on Defense
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Examples of Parasites
Franklin Institute
Creature World
Predator-Prey Graph

Designer Animal Research Websites:
Animal Adaptations
Matching Game

Week Three

What does it mean to be living??

Last week we took a look at the 6 characteristics and 4 needs of all living things.

We will begin this week looking at the individual organism and connecting it to the bigger picture of ecological organization.

A Tentative Schedule for the Week:

Monday - Density / Chromatography Lab
Tuesday - Species Activity / Kingdom Chart
Wednesday - Notes 22.1 / 4-Tab Book
Thursday - Notes 22.2 / Finish 4-Tab Book
Friday - Counting Turtle Lab / Lady Bug Lab

Homework this week includes reading section 22.1 and doing Unit 1 Key Words 10 - 15 by Wednesday, finishing the graph and data table for the Chromatography lab by Wednesday, finishing the Kingdom Chart by Wednesday, completing the 22.1 Worksheet on Ecosystems by Thursday, completing the Ecosystem Picture by Friday, and reading section 22.3 and doing Unit 1 Key Words 30 - 35 by Monday.

Links to Classroom Documents:
4-Tab Book Directions
Ecosystem Picture Directions

Useful Websites:
6 Kingdoms
Characteristics of Kingdoms
Number of Species
Click on Habitats
Living Things in Their Environment
Test: Habitats and Populations
Organisms in Their Environment
Test: Organisms in the environment

Week Two

Some of you were probably feeling a little like this frog last week. All wide-eyed and nervous, but not to worry you made it through your first week of 7th grade!

This week in Science we will be learning the Language of Science, working with more metrics, understanding the difference between observation and inference, and taking a look at what it takes to be alive.

Monday - Finish Measurement Lab / Finish Pre-Test and Read Metrics article
Tuesday - Language of Science / Read Sec.1.1
Wednesday - What Makes things Living?
Thursday - Observation vs. Inference / Chromatography and Density Labs
Friday - Quiz over Measurement, Metrics, Lab Safety, and Language of Science / Read and finish labs

On Monday I will be collecting the Metric Conversions Worksheet and Textbook Contracts, the Language of Science Worksheet is due on Wednesday, the What is Life? Worksheet is due Friday, by Friday you should also have defined 1-9 on the Unit 1 Key Words and read pages 18 - 25 in the Textbook.

Monday 8/28 the Top Secret Observations vs. Inferences is due. Tuesday of next week, 8/29, you need to have read pages 688 - 693 and defined 10 - 15 of the Unit 1 Key Words.

QUIZ on Friday - Covers Measurement, Metrics, Lab Safety, and Language of Science

Links to Classroom Documents:

Study Guide for Quiz 1
Unit 1 Key Words

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone had an exciting and restful summer! This summer I didn't take any big trips like I usually do, but I did manage to make it to St. Louis, Springfield, IL, Lake Michigan, Ann Arbor, and the Outer Banks.







We also moved into a new home in July and are still unpacking boxes.

As much fun as I had this summer, I am looking forward to getting this year off to a good start and getting to know each of you.

The first week of school will be reserved for understanding and explanation of the layout and procedures for 7th grade Life Science, and a review of lab safety and metrics. A tentative schedule for the first week includes:

Monday- Syllabus and Expectation Discussion / Begin Lab Safety
Tuesday- Lab Safety
Wednesday- Metrics
Thursday- Metrics Lab
Friday- Pre-test and Textbooks

Homework the first week?? Yes, and it's a hard assignment too...By Friday you should have a science 3-ring binder with 2 dividers (one labeled Notes/Assignments, and one labeled Tests/Quizzes). In the binder, I should be able to find your Science Syllabus, and your Lab Contract all signed by you and a parent or guardian. By Monday you should have your Metrics Practice Worksheet, your book contract turned in and your book covered.

See you in Science!

Helpful Websites for the Week:

Metrics Matter
Metric Conversions
Conversion Calculator
Metric Prefixes
Lab Safety Rules
Science Safety Zone

Week Thirty-Eight

Last week of school, can you believe it? Our last and final look at invertebrates this week will include Phylum Arthropoda and Phylum Echinodermata. The Invertebrates Test will be this Thursday, the last test of the year!!

Monday - Insect Notes and Arthropod Chart
Tuesday - Echinoderm Notes / W.S. / Review
Wednesday - Review
Thursday - Invertebrate Test / Collect Textbooks
Friday - LAST DAY!!

Homework this week includes Chapter 11 vocabulary due Tuesday, Echinoderm Worksheet due Wednesday, Invertebrate Study Guide due Wednesday, Study for INVERTEBRATE TEST Thursday.

Helpful Websites for Animal Study:

Introduction to Arthropods
The Arthropod Story
Arthropod Information
Arthropods: PBS
Introduction to Echinoderms
Echinoderm Diversity
Echinoderms: PBS

Week Thirty-Seven

This week we will continue our study of the animal kingdom, that will take us to the end of the school year. This week we will look closer at the mollusk and arthropod phylums.

Monday - Bean Lab Analysis
Tuesday - Earthworm Lab and Mollusks
Wednesday - Mollusks
Thursday - Arthropods
Friday - Arthropods

Homework this week includes Bean Lab Analysis due Tuesday, Mollusk Drawing and worksheet due Wednesday, Arthropod Drawing and worksheet due Monday (5/21).

Helpful Websites for Animal Study:
Mollusks: PBS
Oceanic Research: Mollusks
Gastropods
Bivalves
Cephalopods
Fact Sheet: Cephalopods
Introduction to Arthropods
The Arthropod Story
Arthropod Information
Arthropods: PBS

Week Thirty-Six

This week we will begin our study of the animal kingdom, that will take us to the end of the school year. The focus will be on the invertebrate phylums which include sponges, cnidarians, flatworms, roundworms, segmented worms, arthropods, and echinoderms.

Monday - Porifera (sponges)
Tuesday - Cnidarians
Wednesday - Flatworms or Platyhelminthes
Thursday - Roundworms or Nematoda
Friday - Segmented worms or Annelida

Homework this week includes Sponge Drawing and worksheet due Tuesday, Cnidarian Drawing and worksheet due Wednesday, Flatworm Drawing and worksheet due Thursday, Roundworm Drawing and worksheet due Friday, Segmented worm Drawing and worksheet due Monday, Chapter 10 vocabulary due Monday.

Helpful Websites for Animal Study:

The Shape of Life
Porifera
Phylum Porifera: PBS
Cnidarians
Ocean Link on Cnidarians
Platyhelminthes
Phylum Platyhelminthes: PBS
Nematoda
Annelida
Worms in my Backyard
Earthworms
Earthworm Anatomy and More

Week Thirty-Five

This week we will continue our study of plants and conclude the unit with a test on Thursday, and your Plant Booklets will be due on Friday.

Monday - Looking at Leaves, stems, and roots / Study Guide / Plant Booklet
Tuesday - Tropisms / Great Plant Escape / Plant Booklet Check
Wednesday - Importance of Plants / Review for Plant Test
Thursday - Test over Chapters 8 & 9
Friday - Final Plant Booklets Due / Bean Lab Analysis if finished

Homework this week includes Plant Booklet through page 8 due Tuesday, Plant Study Guide due Wednesday, Test over Plants (chapters 8 & 9) Thursday, Final Plant Booklet due Friday.

Helpful Websites for Plant Study:

Non-vascular Plants
Vascular Plants
Seedless Vascular Plants
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms
Biology of Plants
Great Plant Escape
Flower Dissection and Quiz

Week Thirty-Four

This week we will continue our study of plants, which focuses on chapters 8 and 9 in the textbook.

Monday - Bean Lab Set-up and discussion / Plant Booklet
Tuesday - Section 9.1 / Group Seed Lab
Wednesday - Notes Gymnosperms and Angiosperms / Plant Booklet
Thursday - Dissecting Seeds Lab / Monocot vs. Dicot W.S. / Plant Booklet
Friday - Dissecting Flowers Lab / Plant Booklet

Homework this week includes BRING IN a FLOWER TO DISSECT BY FRIDAY (preferably a lily with male and female parts - refer to picture above), Plant Booklet through page 4 and 3 seeds due Tuesday, 9.1 worksheet and Plant Vocabulary 13 - 21 due Wednesday, 9.2 Worksheet due Thursday , 9.3 Worksheet and Plant Vocabulary 22 - 36 due by Friday, Plant Booklet through page 7 due by Monday.

Helpful Websites for Plant Study:

Non-vascular Plants
Vascular Plants
Seedless Vascular Plants
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms
Biology of Plants
Great Plant Escape
Flower Dissection and Quiz

Week Thirty-Three

CRCT's already! It seems hard to believe that we are this far into the year, but here we are.

This week we will begin our study of plants, which focuses on chapters 8 and 9 in the textbook.

Monday - Jane Goodall Lesson w/sub
Tuesday - Jane Goodall Lesson w/sub
Wednesday - Introduction to plants chapter 8 section 1 / begin Plant Booklet Project
Thursday - Notes on Vascular & Non-Vascular / Plant Booklet
Friday - Notes on Seedless & Seed Plants / Plant Booklet

Homework this week includes 8.1 worksheet due Thursday, Plant Vocabulary 1 - 9 due Thursday, 8.2 Worksheet and Plant Vocabulary 10 - 11 due Friday, 8.3 Worksheet and Plant Vocabulary 1 - 12 due by Monday, Plant Booklet cover page - page 3 due by Monday, and 3 Seeds (collected by you) due Tuesday (4/24).

Helpful Websites for Plant Study:

Non-vascular Plants
Vascular Plants
Seedless Vascular Plants
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms
Biology of Plants
Great Plant Escape
Flower Dissection and Quiz

Week Thirty-Two

It's time to have some fun with fungi, while we review what we learned about protists before we left on spring break.

A tentative schedule for the week includes:

Monday - Fun Fungi Facts, notes, and article / Work on Focus Questions
Tuesday - Mushroom Lab
Wednesday - Yeast Lab / CRCT Review
Thursday - Practice Questions for Test / Fungi Video
Friday - TEST on Protists and Fungi

Homework this week includes the Fungi Focus Questions due Wednesday, the Fungi Worksheet due Thursday, the Protist / Fungi Study Guide due Thursday, and Test over Protists and Fungi on Friday.

Helpful Websites for Fungi Study:

Fungi Pictures and Video
Introduction to Fungi
Dr. Fungus
Fun Facts about Fungi
All About Yeast
Fungi Phylums
Tree of Life: Fungi
Slide Show: Fungi
Simply Fungi

Week Thirty-One

Protists and Fungi...Oh my! Time to look more closely at two important kingdoms that we tend to forget exist.

A tentative schedule for the week includes:

Monday - Introduction to Protozoa /Amoeba and Paramecium
Tuesday - Introduction to Algae / Euglena / Eutrophication
Wednesday - Introduction to Fungus-Like Protists / Video
Thursday - Review Microscopes / CRCT Review
Friday - Microscope Lab with Protists and Pond Water

Homework this week includes the Eubacteria Lab, final write up, due Monday, the Protist worksheet due Tuesday, Algal Bloom Worksheet due Wednesday, Protist Vocabulary 1 - 27 due by Thursday.

Helpful Websites for Protist Study:

Kids Net on Protists
Links for Amoebas
Links for Paramecium
Virtual Pond Dip
Pond Life
Protozoa
Protists in the Encyclopedia
Geocities Info

Week Thirty

This week we will continue our study of Bacteria, and by the end of the week we will make our way into the Protist Kingdom.

A tentative schedule for the week includes:

Monday - Bacteria PowerPoint / Begin Eubacteria Lab
Tuesday - Lab / Bacteria Fact Sheet / What is a Bacterium W.S.
Wednesday - Lab / Bacteria Quiz / Reading CRCT Review
Thursday - Lab / Science CRCT Review
Friday - Complete Eubacteria Lab / Begin Protist Study

Homework this week includes the Keying Bacteria and Bacterial Shapes Worksheets due Monday, the Bacteria Study Guide due Tuesday, studying for the Bacteria Quiz on Wednesday, the Binary Fission and Budding Packet due Wednesday, Eubacteria Lab due Monday (3/26), and Read 7.1 in text and to the Protists Worksheet by Monday (3/26)

For helpful websites on Bacteria, please refer to last week's entry.