LIFE SCIENCE BLOG, NOVEMBER 28 TO DICEMBER 5, 2011

Wednesday, November 30, we will have our
Fourth Evaluation for Second Quarter (chapter 9, Sponges, Cnidarians, and Worms)

This week the students are going to learn about:

CHAPTER 10; MOLLUSKS, ARTHROPODS, AND ECHINODERMS

·        Mollusks

                  -        Characteristics
               of Mollusks
                  -        Snails and slugs
                  -        Two-Shelled
                Mollusks
                  -        Octopuses and
                Their Relatives

    

       ·        Arthropods

                  -        Characteristics
              of Arthropods
                  -        Crustaceans
                  -        Arachnids
                  -        Centipedes and
              Millipedes

   
     

        ·        Insects

               -        Body Structure
             -        Obtaining Food

STUDENTS WILL START WORKING IN CLASS AND WHATEVER THEY DO NOT FINISH, THEY WILL TAKE HOME.

 Classwork / Homework:

Section 1, Assessments, p333

Math Analyzing Data, p341
Section 2, Assessment, p342
Section 3, Assessment, p347

LIFE SCIENCE BLOG, NOVEMBER 21 TO NOVEMBER 25, 2011

This week the students are going to learn about:

CHAPTER 9; SPONGES, CNIDARIANS, AND WORMS

 ·        What is an animal

          -        Structure of Animals

                  -        Functions of Animals
                  -        Classification of Animals

      ·        Animal Symmetry

               -        The Mathematics of Symmetry

             -        Symmetry and Daily Life

·        Sponges and Cnidarians

               -        Sponges

             -        Cnidarians
                  -        Life in a Colony

   

·        Worms

-        Characteristics of Worms

          -        Flatworms
          -        Round Worms
          -        Segmented Worms

STUDENTS WILL START WORKING IN CLASS AND WHATEVER THEY DO NOT FINISH, THEY WILL TAKE HOME.

 Classwork / Homework:

Section 1, Assessments, p299

Section 2, Assessment, p302
Section 3, Assessment, p311
Section 4, Assessment, p320

 Thursday 24 and Friday 25, NO SCHOOL

LIFE SCIENCE BLOG, NOVEMBER 14 TO NOVEMBER 17, 2011

This week the students are going to learn about:

CHAPTER 8; PLANTS

·        Gymnosperms and Angiosperm

-        Gymnosperms

-        Reproduction in Gymnosperms

-        Angiosperms

-        The structure of Flowers

-        Reproduction in Angiosperms

-        Types of Angiosperms

·        Plant Responses and Growth

-        Tropisms

-        Seasonal Changes

-        Life Spans of Angiosperms

STUDENTS WILL START WORKING IN CLASS AND WHATEVER THEY DO NOT FINISH, THEY WILL TAKE HOME.

Classwork / Homework:

Section 3, Assessments, p271

Section 4, Assessment, p281

Section 5, Assessment, p287

Thursday, November 17, we will have our
Third Evaluation for Second Quarter (chapter 8, Plants)

Friday, November 18, NO SCHOOL, Teachers Workshop.

LIFE SCIENCE BLOG, NOVEMBER 7 TO NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Monday, November 7, we will have our
Second Evaluation for Second Quarter (chapter 7, Virus, Bacteria, Protists, AND Fungi)

This week the students are going to learn about:

CHAPTER 8; PLANTS

·        The Plant Kingdom

          -        What Is a Plant?

                  -        Adaptations for living on land
                  -        Classifying plants
                  -        Complex Life Cycles

     ·        Plants Without Seeds

               -        Nonvascular Plants

                  -        Seedless Vascular Plants

·        The Characteristics of Seed Plants

          -        What Is a Seed Plant?

                  -        How Seeds Become New Plants
                  -        Stem
                  -        Leaves

 STUDENTS WILL START WORKING IN CLASS AND WHATEVER THEY DO NOT FINISH, THEY WILL TAKE HOME.

 Classwork / Homework:

Math Analyzing Data, p253

Section 1, Assessment, p255
Section 2, Assessment, p260
Section 3, Assessments, p271