1/20 (substitute) & 1/21 -Visual Depiction of Evolution -"Evidence for Evolution" Article & Questions -"Was There an Aquatic Stage of Human Evolution" Article & Questions 1/22 & 1/23 -stereotypes warm-up -Evolution Lesson -Finch Lab -Evolution crossword puzzle 1/26 & 1/27 -Evolution concept mapping -Evolution "test" 1/28 & 1/29 -Evolution Quiz -Random Sampling Lab 1/30 & 2/2 -FCAT reading: Ecology -Review quizzes & crosswords -Review "What is life?" -Lesson:Populations & Ecology Levels 2/3 & 2/4 -Deer Predator/ Prey Data Lab -Lesson: Food Webs -Predator Prey Freeze Tag -HW: Create a food web (see rubric on notes page) 2/5 & 2/6 -Active Reading: Community Ecology -Lesson: Taxonomy -Alien dichotomous key -HW: Create a dichotomous key to identify at least five organisms of your choosing 2/9 & 2/10 -Create a Creature Key -BrainPop: Biomes -Lesson: Symbiosis -Class Review: Symbiosis -HW: Ecological Walkabout (due 2/17) 2/11 & 2/12 Ecology Review 2/13 & 2/17 Ecology Test & Explaination of Species Project 2/18 & 2/19 An Inconvenient Truth movie & questions 2/20 & 2/23 Writing for FCAT science reviewing Ecology "essays" Review Ecology Test Make 6 Kingdoms Foldable Introduction to the 6 Kingdoms Homework: Directed Reading: Characteristics of Animals 2/24 & 2/25 Active Reading: Introduction to Kingdoms and Domains Lesson: Invertebrate phylums and symmetry Invertebrate symmetry under the microscope HW: Finish lab write up 2/26 & 2/27 Six Kingdoms Graphical Analysis Lesson: Phylum Cordata Create a childrens mini-book about the four classes of vertebrates 3/2 & 3/3 Introduction to body systems Video: Human Development 3/4 & 3/5 Quiz: Introduction to the Six Kingdoms / Animalia Planning time for 3-D system 3/6 & 3/9 Building and Preparation time for 3-D system 3/10-3/13 Species Presentations 3/16 & 3/17 Complete Species Presentations 3/18 & 3/19 3-D systems completion 3/20 & 3/23 Review of 3-D systems 3/24 & 3/25 Test Animal Kingdom & Systems 3/26 & 3/30 -Active Reading: The body's defense systems -Review Animalia Test -Disease Transmission Lab HW: Disease Spread Online Simulation 3/31 & 4/1 -Lesson: Immunology -Video: "Assignment Discovery: An Inside Look at the Flu" http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm username: mhspirates password: student 4/2 & 4/3 -Immunology Concept Map -Jeopardy Systems Review 4/6 & 4/7 -Systems Quiz 4/8 (A-day) -Mr. & Mrs. Matanzas 4/9 & 4/10 Fetal Pig Dissection 4/20 (substitute) & 4/21 -Introduction to plants reading and coloring -Homework: Directed Reading-Sexual Reproduction in Seed Plants 4/22 & 4/23 -"Help Wanted!" plant job review -flower dissection -Homework: page 626- 19 & 20 4/24 (A-day) Rock Violin Concert Homework: Flower Power, Carnivorous plants, study for quiz 4/27 -review flower structures & leaf components -carnivorous plants HW: study for quiz 4/28 & 4/29 -Plant Quiz -Fun with elements -Observing phase changes -HW: Directed Reading - Nature of Matter 4/30 & 5/1 -Biology Course Summary 5/4 & 5/5 -Active Reading:Nature of matter -Elements Compounds and Mixtures -Water Chemistry -Oh my Stars! 5/6 & 5/7 -Biology Review Book Project Criteria -Basic Chemistry "Review" -Dissecting atoms -Lesson: Classes of Macromolecules -HW: Macromolecule Review 5/8 & 5/11 -Hollywood Squares Biochemistry Review 5/12 & 5/13 -Biochemistry test 5/14 & 5/15 Create Unit Review Posters 5/18 & 5/19 -Cafeteria Caper Comprehensive Lab: Indicators and Enzymes 5/20 & 5/21 -REVIEW BOOKS DUE -Cafeteria Caper Comprehensive Lab: Blood Analysis 5/22 & 5/26 -Cafeteria Caper Final Submission 5/27 & 5/28 -Practice Final 5/29 & 6/1 Review Practice Final Final Exams: 6/3- 1B, 3B 6/4- 1A, 3A 6/5- 2B, 4B 6/8- 2A, 4A