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