Mrs. McBride

*WELCOME TO THE 08-09 SCHOOL YEAR*


9/1 NO SCHOOL

9/2  Finish coloring and labeling cell WS, prepare for Tuesday LAB

9/3 CELL LAB

9/4 Review game for test

9/5 Cell test on the parts of the cell and the functions (includes 
Scientific Method)

9/8 “118 Green Street” video (on microscopic things around your home)

9/9  Intro plant unit, Plan parts WS with paragraph, Take notes on plant 
parts, HW Plant Parts labeling WS

9/10  check hw, Food from the sun WS, notes on photosynthesis, Anchors away 
WS, Root systems ws HW

9/11 Go over root systems HW, Notes on roots, Food factories WS, Leaf notes, 
Food Fac Label ws HW

19/12 Go over HW, What's Blooming WS, Flower Parts, Flower notes, More 
flowers WS HW

9/15 Go over HW, Flower parts ws, Seed producing Parts,  Notes 
on fertilization, fertilization motions HOMEWORK: Gold Dust WS

9/16  Check Homework, fertilization motions, Flower Card project

9/17 IN SERVICE DAY

9/18  Finish Flower Card, NOTEBOOK CHECK!!!,

9/19 SSR, QUIZ ON FLOWER PARTS, Pollination WS

9/22 Plant video quiz (no studying required)

9/23 Tree History WS, Puzzling Plants review sheet, NOTES, Go over what to 
study, review sheet study guide hw

9/24 Go over study guide (for those who completed hw)

9/25 review game

9/26 BARDER DAY (no class 1st, 7th, 8th) (4th & 6th will meet)

9/29 TEST on plants I          (NEED HI-LITER FOR NEXT CHAPTER!!)

9/30 World of plants WS, Monocot vs Dicot WS, Cone-Bearing Plants WS (hi-
lite)

10/1 Conifer Reproductive process PROJECT  

10/2 Finish Conifer project card (put in notebook), Fungus among Us WS

10/3 Bakers buddy WS HI-LITE, *Balloon Race Lab*, Fiddleheads to ferns WS,

10/6 Check Lab, Video QUIZ on Plants, Watch and do/self correct/collect, SSR

10/7 Check Lab, Nature's Green Carpet WS, (HI-LITE) Algae WS, Classifying 
Plants crossword

10/8 REVIEW SHEET (Finish for Homework)

10/9 Go over Review Sheet, Start Plant Chart PROJECT

10/10 PLANT CARD PROJECT

10/13 IN SERVICE DAY/ NO SCHOOL

10/14 PLANT CARD PROJECT

10/15 Finish plant card and collect

10/16 REVIEW GAME

10/17 TEST ON PLANTS PART 2

10/20 NOTEBOOK CHECK!!! Invasive plants of PA video   

10/21Read E2- E7, Notes on matter and density, get 
Measuring volume WS

10/22 Properties of Matter video quiz
HOMEWORK: Get test SIGNED, 40 index cards for 3/13, 

10/23 Measuring volume WS, Matter vs. Mass on each planet (math)
HOMEWORK: 40 index cards for 3/13, 

10/24 Density Lab
HOMEWORK: 40 index cards for 3/13, 

10/27 Read E8-11, Notes on physical properties and changes, 
HOMEWORK: What is a physical change WS, 40 index cards for 3/13, 

10/28 



NOTEBOOK ORDER:

Scientific Method WS
Scientific Method notes

Cell Parts Crossword ws
Animal Cell ws (color)
Plant Cell ws (color)
Cell notes
Cell test

Plant Parts w/ paragraph ws
Plant Parts labeling ws
Food from the sun ws
Anchors away ws
Root systems ws
Food Factories ws          
Food factories labeling ws  
What's Blooming ws          
More Flowers ws   
Flower Parts ws          
Seed Producing parts ws     
Gold Dust ws                
Pollination ws              (9/19)
Tree History ws             (9/21)
Puzzling Plants ws          (9/21)
Review Sheet                (9/21)
PLANTS NOTES                
Flower QUIZ                 (9/19)
Plant test                  (9/26)      
FLOWER CARD                 

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