Last updated November 9
NEXT TEST: Sometime in November....
COOL THE EARTH: ACTION OF THE MONTH = Reduce Junk Mail (see Cool the Earth Icon)
COUPON TURN IN DAY - NOVEMBER 13th (THIS FRIDAY)
!!!BRING FOOD FOR THE FOOD DRIVE!!!
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HOMEWORK
Assigned: Monday, November 9
Due: Friday, November 13
1) Complete the workbook for section 3-1 (pages 53-58).
2) Read the textbook, write down new vocabulary and do the workbook for
Section 3-2 (pages 57-60)
Have them in class ON Friday...carry all of Chapter 3 workbook with you in
case we get some time in class to work on it.
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Assigned: Monday, November 2
Due: Wed/Thurs, November 4/5
Complete the reading of Chapter 2 by reading section 5. Do the workbook and
turn in the COMPLETE CHAPTER 2 workbook pages on Wed (Thursday for periods 6
and 7)
Due: Friday, November 6
Read pages 75-85 in your textbook. Write down new vocabulary in your notebook
with their definitions.
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Assigned: October 28
Bring food for the food drive to your homeroom!!! And study for your math
test tomorrow :-)
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!!!STUDY FOR THE TEST!!!
Assigned: Monday, October 24
Due: Tuesday, October 25 !!!STUDY FOOR THE TEST!!!
Complete AT LEAST ONE SIDE of the review sheets for sections 1 and 2
Due: Wednesday, October 26
Complete the end of section assessments for the two sections you did most
poorly on in the review slide activity. Put the answers in your notebook.
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Here are two of the sites I went to in class today, if you want to explore
further. Remember, the blind spot is caused by having a place in the retina
where there are no detecting cells (where the optic nerve leaves the eye).
The illusions are caused by the way your brain processes the information from
the eye.
Blind Spot Testing: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chvision.html
Optical Illusions: http://eluzions.com/recreation/illusions
Assigned: Monday, October 12
Decide on project: Wed/Thurs, Oct 14/15 DONE
Check-in (parent signature) Tuesday Oct. 20 (Parents, do you think they'll be
done on time?)
Due: Friday, October 23
EMR Project...refer to the handout for details. This is BIG, important, do a
good job! Show me what you know! (Handout will be posted in the worksheet
icon if you lose yours.)
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Wednesday, October 7
FYI: This is the figure that should have been at the bottom of the handout you
got today. Unfortunately the copier wasn't set properly.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/gamma/spec_flash.html
Assigned: Monday, October 5
Due: Friday, October 9
Read Chapter 2, Section 3. Write out new vocab, and complete the workbook
(pages 41-45).
Using the library AND/OR the internet, find out as much as you can about your
group's band of electromagnetic radiation (it's either radio, microwave, IR,
visible, UV, Xray or gamma). Bring the information with you on Wed, Th, Fri
as you prepare to explain to the class the 5 most interesting facts about this
EMR and the different ways we use this energy (applications).
Assigned: Thursday, October 1
Due: Friday, October 2
Read pages 46-50, write down any new vocabulary (with definitions). Complete
the workbook 38-40...and YES, you should do the prereading activity...look at
the picture and ask questions BEFORE you read...then see if you fouind the
answers.
Assigned: Monday, September 28
Due: Thursday, October 1
Finish reading Chapter 2 Section 1 pages 43-45. Complete the workbook pages 31-37.
Carry your Chapter 2 workbook with you every day for the next week or two.
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Assigned: Tuesday, September 22
Due: Friday, September 25
Start reading Chapter 2...pages 33-42. In your notebook, write down the new
vocabulary and the definitions. Then go online and watch these concept
videos: 2-1 Amplitude; 2-1 Frequency; 2-1 Electromagnetic Waves. (Sorry I
accidentally wrote wavelength when I meant frequency!)
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CONTRIBUTE/PARTICIPATE
At some point during the semester, IF YOU CAN, bring ONE of these things: a
box of tissue, a small bottle of hand sanitizer, a container of disinfectant
wipes OR a box of small zip-loc plastic bags. THANK YOU!
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STUDY FOR TEST TONIGHT!!! Here are the answers to the review we did in class
today. If you have questions, write them down and we'll answer them at the
beginning of class.
ANSWERS TO CHAPTER 1 REVIEW Pages 29-30
1) c development
2) b qualitative observation
3) d classifying
4) d operational definition
5) d (breaking test tube)
6) study of living things
7) enables organisms to survive
8) it is using numbers to count the food
9) any evidence gathered through observation
10) it is the sharing of ideas/data
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11) observing, inferring, predicting, classifying, making models
12) using senses to collect information
13) easy way to show data (complex)
14) living organisms follow rules of universe-no super powers!
15) hypothesis=educated guess; need to be able to gather evidence to support
or reject
16) so that you know what factor is responsible for the changes you see
17) read/develop procedure, think about safety, ask questions if you don't
understand
18) opposable thumb lets you pick up things; fingers bend wrist rotates
19)qualitative vs quantitative: both use senses to collect data, quantitative
collect data expressed as numbers (from counting or measuring)
20) SEVERAL POSSIBLE ANSWERS: Simplest: kitten was trying to get to fish and
fell in
21) all tests use the same materials, same sizes, same drying times
22) manipulated variable= different activities responding V.=heart rate
23) SEVERAL POSSIBLE ANSWERS: Sample: A person running will have a higher
heart rate than someone who is walking.
24)Heart rate will gradually get lower
Standards Practice
1) c 2) d 3) a 4) b 5) b 6) c (is NOT true)
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Assigned: Wednesday, September 16
Due: Friday, September 18
Read Chapter 1, Section 3 (pages 18-22). You will get the workbook Thursday
and will work on it in class and then, finish the section on Thursday for
homework.
Assigned: Monday, September 14
Due: Wednesday, September 16
Make a Venn diagram that compares the hydrothermal vent ecosystem and the
ecosystem YOU live in. Compare the physical conditions and the type of life
in both. Use your notebook and try to make it neat (using overlapping
rectangles instead of circles might help...three columns with the similarities
in the middle). I will give you your worksheets back on Tuesday in class if
you need them for details.
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Assigned: Thursday, September 10
Due: Friday, September 11
See how much of the metric worksheet you can do in 15-20 minutes. Bring it to
class Friday.
Assigned: Tuesday, September 8
Due: Thursday, September 10
Read Sections 1-1 and 1-2 in your textbook (pages 1-17).
Record all new vocabulary (write down word and its definition)
Answer questions at the end of the sections (pages 12 & 17).
IN YOUR NOTEBOOK
Answers to FAQs from students today:
May I put new words on flash cards instead? Yes!
May I do my homework on the computer? Yes, but print it out and tape it into
your notebook after it is stamped.
What if I know ALL the words in the reading? Do I have to write definitions?
Answer: If you know them all and are comfortable having NOTHING to study them
from later, don't write any down. Use your judgment!
Do we have to do the first question on page 17 that refers to an outline we
didn't make? No.
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Assigned: Thursday, September 3
Due: Friday, September 4
Go online to the online textbook and Do the Active Art for Chapter 1-1.
Web site: www.pearsonsuccessnet.com
Username: gmendel
Password: redwood
Click on the name of the textbook at the left. When it comes up, click on the
VIEW BY tab at the left. Choose ACTIVE ART...1-1. When the window pops up,
click on the START button and follow directions. Take the self-quiz when
you're finished.
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Assigned: Wednesday, September 2
Due: Thursday, September 3 (TOMORROW!)
Take your textbook home. Cover it to protect it. It's your responsibility to
keep it clean! Leave it at home.
Scan through the book. IN YOUR NOTEBOOK:
As you go write down the page # and subject of 5 pictures you find interesting.
Example: page 66 camera taking picture of giraffe
Which chapter in the book are you most interested in reading this year?
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Assigned: Monday, August 31
Due: Wednesday, September 2
Practice reading the scales on a triple beam balance by going to the online
site for our balances. Click on "Practice Weighing" and do at least 10
trials. The web site wants you to estimate to the hundredths place...try it,
but I only expect you to be able to read the tenths. In your science notebook,
make a small table that is three columns wide and 10 rows (lines) long. Write
the numbers 1-10 in the left hand column; write down your 10 readings in the
middle column; write down the answer from the web site in the right
column...as was demonstrated in class. The link is in the links section of my
web site.
Another site: http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=GCH202 if
you're interested and want to practice a different way.
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Assigned: Wednesday, August 26
Due: Friday, August 28
Fill out the Student Profile (both sides) so that Mrs. G. can learn a little
more about you!
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Assigned Tuesday, August 25
Due: Friday, August 28
Bring back the parent contact information and your student profile (will be
given out Wednesday)\.
Have a notebook to begin using in class on Friday. My suggestion is to use a
bound composition book, but a spiral will work if you're careful.
