May 21....DUE TUESDAY....Finish up entire Swallow the Fly Packet we did in
class......Completed 1-12 of the District Assessment Review Packet
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17.....Complete assigned questions in Swallow the Fly.
May 9th....Complete.."Living Things Need Energy" using textbook...Due on
Monday 5/14
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For next Monday.....Complete last page of the question packet you have been
working on (#5 on Table of Contents). There will be an open notes quiz on Monday.
4/24....For Friday...Complete all of the page 4 questions in #5 and be
prepared for an open-notes quiz.
Make sure your bird activity is submitted!!
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4/20 For Tuesday.....
> Complete question sheet #3 (Evidence of Evolution...Comparing fossils
records; There will be an open-notes quiz.
>Complete “BIRD ASSIGNMENT” ...Make sure you draw the environment on the sheet
where your bird is and for each one of the 6 traits describe the adaptation
your bird has and explain why they have it.
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4/19...Complete page 2 “Evidence of Evolution” in your stapled evolution
question sheet packet. If you were absent last Friday you must also complete
page 1 of the packet...”Change Over Time”. On Friday there will be 2
open-notes quizzes on these two pages.
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Due next Tuesday....Textbook questions....Change Over Time (open-notes quiz)
Due Thursday...Vocabulary Quiz
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4/10........for Thursday...Read the Article called "GIRAFFIC PARK" and answer
the three questions completely.
for Friday.....Find the characteristics (those listed on your sheet)for the
bird that lives in the environment you were asked to research. You will need
the name and a picture of a bird from that environment.
3/26...additional Genetics Vocabulary (in addition to what is listed under
3/22)egg, sperm,zygote,meiosis, genes,mitosis,gametes, selective
breeding,incomplete dominance
ALSO...Finish Immune System and Enodcrine System components of the 3rd quarter
review packet.
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3/22 The following terms will be covered on Monday's vocabulary quiz
alleles, chromosomes, recessive traits,DNA, dominant traits, phenotype,
traits, genotype,homozygous,genetics,heterozygous,heredity,ribosomes
All vocabulary words must be completed (either cut and paste definitions OR
re-write) AND make sure you do a really good job on the example or visual.
Extra credit birth announcement with mom, dad and baby alien due on
Wednesday. BIKINI BOTTOM GENETICS due on Wednesday (we'll start it in class
on Monday).
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3/19 Students have been provided with a Rubric to fine-tune their
argumentative writing piece which is due on WEDNESDAY (Along with the prep
sheet, rough draft and rubric). All typing directions must be followed.
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3/14......STARTING the Genetics Unit....
Argumentative Writing Piece is due on Wednesday 3/21
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Monday....3/12 Frog Lab...all permission slips must be submitted
Wednesday....3/14.....Argumentative Writing
Thursday....3/15Start of Genetics unit
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on the IMMUNE SYSTEM on Wednesday. If
you did not finish the "Main Idea/Supporting Statements,
it is due on Wednesday.
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For the week of 3/5 Monday....Skit Presentation & Lab
Wednesday...Immune System Test....Study review sheet and
#16-#20 in your notebook
COMING UP....FROG LAB 3/5
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For Wednesday...How Was Penicillin Discovered? Answer questions in complete
sentences ...graded as a quiz.
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2/23 due on Monday....complete the IMMUNITY TEAMWORK sheet using pages
641-643 in your textbook ...There will be an open-homework quiz on this
assignment
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2/14....Study for a quiz on the ENDOCRINE SYSTEM. Make sure you know all of
the glands, where they are located, hormones produced (if given)and the job of
the gland.
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2/9....Due Monday...DRW on the Endocrine System
Due Tuesday...Lab Questions
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2/7 REMINDER.....NERVOUS SYSTEM TEST ON THURSDAY!! REVIEW PACKET IS ON THE
LIFE SCIENCE DOCUMENTS PAGE.
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1/31....Complete vocabulary....For the VISUAL SECTION, you can use diagrams or
written descriptions or examples.
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1/30...For all students who did not complete the BCR, please complete and make
sure it is turned in Tuesday to avoid dropping your grade another 10%.
ALL students-complete #5-Reinforcement assignment.
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1/26 For Monday....Complete your BCR (introduction to It's Mind Boggling)
5+ sentences/typed/double spaced
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1/24..DRW is due on Thursday.....Will be graded for correctness so use the
textbook