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Biomes research project
12-1 Tuesday
Finish biome map and do worksheet on living and non living
11-30 Monday
Guest teacher Mr. Parker will continue on adapations with an activity called Bye Bye Birdie.
11- 23,24,25 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Guest teacher Mr. Parker will teach about adaptation and biomes.
11-20 Friday
Finish video and discuss mutualism, commensalism, parasitism
11-19 - Thursday
Wild Among the Chimp video
11-18 - Wednesday
Clean out eco-tower and evaluate project.
11-17 Tuesday
History of ecology reading and vocabulary about carrying capacity, limiting factors...
11-16 Monday
SSR, new vocabulary, document changes in eco-tower and go over population sampling activity.
 
Prefix     Meaning                  Example
Multi-     Many                       Multi-personalities
-ology     a field of science    Biology
Omni-     All                           Omnivore
Photo      Light                       Photograph
Zoo-       Animal                     Zoology
11-13 Friday
Population activity about population sampling.
11-12 Thursday
Documented changes in the eco-tower, activity on biological levels of organization, went over population density. 
11-10 Tuesday
Vocabulary quiz and finish levles or orgaization (shortened classes today because of the assembly).
 
11-9 Monday
SSR, work on levels of organization (band and choir students gone)
 
11-6 Friday
Vocabulary (biotic, abiotic, biosphere) started on biological levels of organization
11-5 Thursday
Finish study guide from Chapter 1, create ecology booklet and start discussing abiotic/biotic factors.
11-4 Wednesday
M.R.S.C.G.R.E.N quiz and chapter 1 study guide. 
11-3 Tuesday
Watched the Eyewitness Video "Life", finished notes from chapter one and studied for M.R.S.C.G.R.E.N quiz (tomorrow is the quiz)
11-2 Monday
SSR, new vocabulary, vocabulary quiz, tower inventory.

Week 7
Prefix/Suffix    Definition             Example
-oid                      like                    humanoid
-meter    measuring device           kilometer
a-             without, negative, not    asexual
ab-                 away from              abnormal
ad-                toward, near            adrenal

 
10/30 - Friday
Take an inventory of the towers, draw the final tower, finish crossword puzzle on microscopes, study for M.R.S.C.G.R.E.N quiz.

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10/29 - Thursday
Construct the eco-towers.
10/28 - Wednesday
Start cutting eco-tower bottles. (see class pictures)
10/27 - Tuesday
 Worked on notes about living things. Last minute discussion about eco-towers.
10/26 - Monday
SSR, vocabulary quiz, new vocabulary, look at seeds, discuss eco-towers.
Week 6 vocabulary
Prefix/Suffix           Meaning        Example
anti-                               against              antipollution
anthrop-                          human              anthropology
-chron-                             time               chronic
-morph-                           form               metamorphic
ped-                               child, feet        pediatrician
 
 
10/23 - Friday
Teacher work day. 

10/22 - Thursday
Start planning eco-towers for the ecology unit.

10/21 - Wednesday
Look at seeds and document any change, notes on characteristics of life MRS C GREN information.
10/20 - Tuesday 
Quiz over the parts of a microscope, start discussion on living and non-living characteristics, start seed lab.
 
10/19 - Monday 
Finish looking at the letter e under the scope and look at colored newsprint.
Week 5 vocabulary
Prefix/Suffix    Meaning        Example
di-                      two                dicots
mono-               one,single      monocots
neo-                  new, recent      neonatal
pan-                   all                pandemic
therm-              heat                thermometer

 
•The link below will help you practice for the microscope parts quiz. 
Quiz on Tuesday over microscope parts and function - parts key below

10/16 - Friday 
Finish looking at the letter e under the scope and look at colored newsprint.

10/14 and 10/15- Tuesday (1,3,5 periods) and Thursday(2,4,6 periods)
Learned how to use the microscope and went over the parts and function.
10/12 and 10/13- Monday (1,3,5 periods) and Tuesday(2,4,6 periods)


SSR, vocabulary quiz, new vocabulary, start parts of the microscope.
Week 4 Vocabulary
geo                       earth                            geologist   
graph        something that records           telegraph
hemo                      blood                        hemoglobin
herbi                   plant                             herbivore       
hetero                 different                       heterosexual


 
10/7 - Wednesday 
118 Green Street video - start microscope unit tomorrow.
10/6 - Tuesday 
Finish observations and start writing the conclusion story.
10/5 - Monday  - NO VOCABULARY QUIZ
Make 2 quantitative and 2 qualitative observations on each object that is found at the crime scene. Identify the prints that are attached to the objects at the scene. Figure out what happened based on the fingerprint letter that was left behind.
10/3 - Friday 
Finish two bar graphs using the data on the fingerprints from males and females. Finish creating an accurate pie chart using the data from all of the class. (Turn in or turn in on Monday)
 
10/1 - Thursday 
Create two bar graphs using the data on the fingerprints from males and females. Start creating an accurate pie chart using the data from all of the class.
9/30 - Wednesday 
Identifying fingerprints and gather data from the class. 
 
9/29 - Tuesday 
Finish taking fingerprints, identifying them and gather data from the class. 
9/28 - Monday 
SSR, vocabulary quiz, new vocabulary, finish measurement lab.
Week 3 vocabulary
Prefix       meaning                     example
epi            on or upon                epicenter
exo                outer                   exoskeleton
hydro            water                hydroelectricity
iso                  equal                  isomagnetics
micro              small                    microscope   


9/25 - Friday 
Finish working on measurement lab using the triple beam balance, graduated cylinder, meter stick, rulers.
9/24 - Thursday 
Work on measurement lab using the triple beam balance, graduated cylinder, meter stick, rulers.
9/23 - Wednesday 
Notes on types of observations, classroom scavenger hunt.Turned in metric box information.
9/22 - Tuesday 
Measurement lab, create a bar graph, data table, pie chart and a cube.
9/21 - Monday 
SSR, vocabulary quiz, new vocabulary, finish self information sheet and sponge bob lab questions.
 
Week 2 
Prefix     meaning       example
auto                 self                      automatic    
carni                meat                   carnivore
endo                 inner                  endoscope
cosmo             universe                cosmonaut
eco                 environment            ecology
9/18
Play safety game and collect the safety contract.
 
9/17 - Thursday 
Finish getting to know activity and do the color lab.
9/16 - Wednesday 
Getting to know activity and a volume lab.
9/15 - Tuesday 
Work on the safety assignment (due on Friday along with the contract)
9/14 - Monday 
Turn in bio-poem, start safety assignment, vocabulary (week1list.doc) SSR
Week 1
Prefix           Meaning                Example
quant            how much              quantity
quali            what kind             quality
bio                    life                     biology
derm                 skin                   epidermis
hyper             above, beyond      hyperactive


 
9/11 - Friday 
Work on bio-poem ( due on Monday) - group team building activity.
9/10 - Thursday 
Go over classroom expectations, start bio-poem.
 
9/9 - Wednesday 
Go over classroom expectations, little science quiz, start bio-poem. biopoem.doc



 
 
 
 

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