What happened in class
12/17 Thursday
Teen council on Bullying
12-15/16 Tuesday and Wednesday
Multi-media presentations on ecosystem.
12-14 Monday (2 hour late start)
Work with vocabulary (new format) turn in biomes map, evaluation on project.
phono = sound
-vore = eat
uni = one
tele = distance
pseudo = false
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12-11 Friday
Food web activity and vocabulary.
12-8,9,10 Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday
Work on multi-media presentation on ecosystem.
12-7 - Monday
Video on animal adaptations.
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12-8&9 Tuesday and Wednesday
Working on multi-media presentation.
12-7 Monday
Video with questions on animal adaptations to their environment.
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12-4 Friday
Start working on multi-media presentation in groups.
12-3 Thursday
Choose topic for eco system research and start looking at abiotic and biotic factors of the system.
12-2 Wednesday
Bye Bye Birdie - adaptations and biological imperatives.
Biomes research project
Login:kkinnaird
password: washington
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.
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11- 23,24,25 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Guest teacher Mr. Parker will teach about adaptation and biomes.
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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
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.
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 antipollutionanthrop- 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.
•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
graph something that records telegraph
hemo blood hemoglobin
herbi plant herbivore
hetero different heterosexual
10/8 & 9 - Thursday and Friday
Websites needed for activity.
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
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 endoscopecosmo 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 qualitybio life biology
derm skin epidermis
hyper above, beyond hyperactive
9/11 - Friday
Work on bio-poem ( due on Monday) - group team building activity.
9/9 - Wednesday
Go over classroom expectations, little science quiz, start bio-poem. biopoem.doc