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
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