Week Thirty Four

This week we will continue our look at bacteria and begin our study of protists. CRCTs begin on Wednesday of this week, so rest up!

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Eubacteria lab (unless sub)/Ecology Quiz if sub/Begin "What to Know About Bacteria"
Tuesday - Ecology Quiz if no sub Monday/Read "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" and fill in chart/Finish "What to Know About Bacteria"
Wednesday - Begin Bacteria PowerPoint with fill in the blank notes
Thursday - Finish Bacteria PowerPoint with fill in the blank notes
Friday - Last day for Eubacteria Lab/Introduction to Protists if time remains

Homework this week includes:

Eubacteria Lab write up is due Monday 4/28

Helpful Websites:

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

Moneran Introduction
Microbe World
All About Germs
Bacteria Rule
Dividing Bacteria
Growing Bacteria
Movies of Bacterial Mobility
Food Detectives

Week Thirty Three

The CRCTs are only a week and a half away! Please use the on-line access that was sent home with you in homeroom to practice taking the test in all subject areas. This week we will spend some time reviewing and learning about bacteria.

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Begin Galapagos Food Web Activity
Tuesday - CRCT Review
Wednesday - Finish Galapagos Food Web Activity/Kingdom Charts and Vocabulary
Thursday - Kingdom Charts Continued/Intro to Bacteria
Friday - Notebook Quiz/Looking into Bacteria

Homework this week includes:

Binary Fission/Budding Packet due Friday

Notebook Quiz Friday

Kingdom Vocabulary Due Monday 4/21

Helpful Websites:

Moneran Introduction
Microbe World
All About Germs
Bacteria Rule
Dividing Bacteria
Growing Bacteria
Movies of Bacterial Mobility
Food Detectives

Week Thirty Two

Spring Break is only one week away! We will have a test on Thursday covering
Chapter 5: Changes Over time.
Start studying Monday!!

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Finish Evolution PowerPoint/Part I: Fossils and Part II: Evidence Of the Evolutionary Process
Tuesday - Explorations Through Time/Whale Evolution if time remains
Wednesday - Complete Whale Evolution if time/Go over study guide
Thursday - Chapter 5 Test/Article/Video
Friday - Galapagos Video and worksheet

Homework this week includes:

Morning Review Session is CANCELED due to Mrs. Nix's illness

Chapter 5 Vocabulary Sheet Due Tuesday

Study Guide for Chapter 5 Due Wednesday

Videos to watch at home and at school for review

Test over Chapter 5: Changes Over Time on Thursday

Links for Geologic Time Scale:

Explorations Through Time

Whale Evolution
Earth Floor: Geologic Time
Fossil Time Line
Enchanted Learning Geologic Time Line
Timescale
Berkley's Geologic Time Info

Helpful Websites:

Stories from the Fossil Record
Fossil Formation
Understanding Evolution
Life History
Understanding Geologic Time
Who Was Charles Darwin?
Evolution Games
Burying Bodies
Exploring Dinosaurs
Who is Sue?
Fighting Dinos
Geologic Time Review
Continental Drift During Earth's History