Monday, December 21 - Read pages 50-54 in Cells and Heredity. Answer #4. Get Ch. 1 Quiz signed. Tuesday, December 22 - Read pages 56-59 in Cells and Heredity. Answer #1 and 6. Wednesday, December 23 - No homework! Happy Holidays! ****************************************************************************** Monday, December 14 - Read pages 47-49 in Cells and Heredity. Why do people want to plant more trees to help with global warming? Tuesday, December 15 - No homework Wednesday, December 16 - Read pages 86-89 in Diversity of Living Things. Answer # 1 and 4. Thursday, December 17 - Compare and contrast the xylem and phloem. Friday, December 18 - No homework ****************************************************************************** Monday, December 7 - Challenge Reading Worksheet Tuesday, December 8 - Vocabulary Worksheet and study for the quiz on Friday! Wednesday, December 9 - Study for the quiz on Friday! Thursday, December 10 - Study for the quiz tomorrow! Get HW Graphs signed! Friday, December 11 - No homework. (Complete the homework for Miss K. "Be the change you wish to see" - every period except period 6) ****************************************************************************** Monday, November 30 - Finish your Analogous System Concept worksheet. (I will collect and grade it tomorrow.) Review 8 cell parts and functions - quiz Wednesday (cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, mitochondria, vacuoles, lysosomes, and chloroplasts) Tuesday, December 1 - Finish Cell as a System Questions. Review 8 cell parts and functions - quiz tomorrow (cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, mitochondria, vacuoles, lysosomes, and chloroplasts) Wednesday, December 2 - No homework Thursday, December 3 - Read 1.3 in Cells and Heredity. Answer #4 and 6. Friday, December 4 - No homework ****************************************************************************** Monday, November 23 - Describe how your system can be compared to a cell. Tuesday, November 24 - Read through the project guidelines and rubric. Is it fair? Would you like anything added or changed? Wednesday, November 25 - No homework! Happy Thanksgiving ****************************************************************************** Monday, November 16 - No homework Tuesday, November 17 - Complete the Plant and Animal Cell worksheet. Wednesday, November 18 - Read Section 1.2 in Cells and Heredity. Write the function of the first 8 cell structures on the worksheet (cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, mitochondria, vacuoles, lysosomes, chloroplasts). Thursday, November 19 - List at least 1 system that you will be able to compare to a cell. Friday, November 20 - No homework, have a great weekend! ****************************************************************************** Monday, November 9 - Bring in Ecology textbook. Tuesday, November 10 - No homework Wednesday, November 11 - Read 1.1 in Cells and Heredity. Answer #2 and 5. Thursday, November 12 - Get homework graph signed! Friday, November 13 - No homework ****************************************************************************** Monday, November 2 - Study for the quiz on Ch. 3 in Ecology. Tuesday, November 3 - No homework Wednesday, November 4 - No homework. Enjoy the long weekend! ****************************************************************************** Monday, October 26 - Make sure the link to the survey is sent to at least 5 people. Encourage them to take the survey. *Check the announcements page for directions on how to send the link in an email! Tuesday, October 27 - Read section 3.3 in Ecology. After reading, what appropriate solutions did you learn for your environmental problem? Wednesday, October 28 - Bring in pictures for your environmental topic. Thursday, October 29 - Research your area of greatest concern on your environmental topic. Find appropriate solutions. Friday, October 30 - No homework ****************************************************************************** Monday, October 19 - Research your environmental topic. Bring in important information either summarized or highlighted on Wednesday. Get 5 email addresses of friends or family members. Tuesday, October 20 - Read 3.1 in Ecology and answer: Two ways that humans dispose of waste are landfills and incineration. Describe an advantage and disadvantage of each. Get 5 email addresses of friends or family members, and bring in research. Wednesday, October 21 - Develop three more survey questions on your environmental topic using the information that you researched. Thursday, October 22 - How did your group work together? Friday, October 23 - No homework ****************************************************************************** Tuesday, October 13 - Complete Challenge and Extension worksheet. Get homework graph signed! Wednesday, October 14 - Study for quiz Thursday October 15 - No homework Friday, October 16 - No homework ****************************************************************************** Monday, October 5 - Read, study, and sign safety contract. Tuesday, October 6 - Make a line graph on Excel using the predator-prey data. Wednesday, October 7 - Read section 2.2 in Ecology. Answer #2,3, and 5. Thursday, October 8 - Read section 2.3 in Ecology. Answer #3. Friday, October 9 - No homework! ****************************************************************************** Tuesday, September 29 - Study for quiz on Thursday. Sections 1.1 and 1.3 in Ecology. Sections 1.4 and 2.4 in Diversity of Living Things Wednesday, September 30 - Study for quiz tomorrow. Thursday, October 1 - Read section 2.1 in Ecology What are some reasons for the spacing patterns observed in different populations? Friday, October 2 - No homework! ****************************************************************************** Monday, September 21 - Read section 2.4 in Diversity of Living Things. Answer #3. Tuesday, September 22 - Answer: How would an environment be different if there were no fungi? *Bring in a water sample for extra credit by Thursday, 9/24. Wednesday, September 23 - Label the microscope drawing using page R14 at the back of the Diversity of Living Things book. Thursday, September 24 - Read section 1.4 in Diversity of Living Things. Answer: How do protozoa, algae, and decomposers differ in the way they get energy? Friday, September 25 - No homework ******************************************************************************** Monday, September 14 - Complete survey online. It is under the links section of this website. The password is: lifescience Return book forms by Thursday, 9/17 Tuesday, September 15 - Read section 1.1 in Ecology. Answer #2, 3, and 5. Return book forms by Thursday, 9/17 Wednesday, September 16 - Return book forms tomorrow! Thursday, September 17 - Read section 1.3 in Ecology. Answer #2 and 3. Friday, September 18 - No homework! ********************************************************************************* Thursday, September 10 - Bring in scraps of fruit, twigs, and/or leaves for our EcoColumn. Get forms signed! Friday, September 11 - Have a great weekend!