LIFE SCIENCE BLOG, JANUARY 30 TO FEBRUARY 3, 2012

This week the students are going to learn about:

CHAPTER 12; BIRDS AND MAMMALS

Monday:

·        Mammals 

                  -   Characteristics of
                 Mammals
                 
                  -        Diversity of Mammals
                 
                  -        Living on Land

Tuesday and Wednesday, we will review all the content seen last week to be ready for the test (Chapter 12).

Thursday, February 2, we will have our Second Evaluation for Third Quarter (chapter 12, Birds and Mammals)

The students can practice for the test online, visit PHSchool.com Web code: cea-2040

Next week, February 6 to February 10, the students will make presentations with previously assigned topics in the following order:

Javier Ian and Cristobal; What is Behavior?, p436-442

Elena, Oscar and Joshua; Patterns of Behavior, p444-451

Ruth, Tracking Migrations, p454-457

Owen, Rebeca and Gabriel; Darwin’s Theory, p172-179

Jorge and Sebastian; Evidence of Evolution, p182-187

The preparation of the presentation is very important and will also be evaluated, so the students can use any kind of supporting materials to do so. Among the resources they can use are: cardboards, Power Point Presentations, or any other of their choice that make the presentations more attractive and interesting. This project will worth 100%, so please use your time wisely and be ready.

LIFE SCIENCE BLOG, JANUARY 23 TO JANUARY 27, 2012

This week the students are going to learn about:

CHAPTER 12; BIRDS AND MAMMALS

 ·        Birds

          -        Characteristics of Birds

             -        Birds in the Environment

         ·        The Physics of Bird Flight

               -        Staying in the Air

             -        Birds on Flight

      

       ·        Mammals 

               -   Characteristics of Mammals

                  -        Diversity of Mammals
         

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

 Classwork / Homework:

Section 1, Assessments, p413

Section 2, Assessment, p419
Math Analyzing Data, p425
Section 3, Assessment, p428

LIFE SCIENCE BLOG, JANUARY 16 TO JANUARY 20, 2012

Monday 16; NO SCHOOL, Martin Luther King Day

Wednesday 18: Half day, P.M. schedule, no Life Science class

Tuesday and Thursday, we will review all the content seen last week to be ready for the test (Chapter 11).

Friday, January 20, we will have our
First Evaluation for Third Quarter (chapter 11, Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles)

The students can practice for the test online, visit PHSchool.com Web code: cea-2030

LIFE SCIENCE BLOG, JANUARY 9 TO JANUARY 13, 2012

This week the students are going to learn about:

CHAPTER 11; FISHES, AMPHIBIANS, AND REPTILES

·        What is a vertebrate? 

             -        Characteristics of
                  Chordates
             -        Characteristics of
                  Vertebrates
             -        Keeping Conditions
                  Stable

    

      ·        Fishes

-        Characteristics of Fishes

-        Jawless Fishes

-        Cartilaginous Fishes

-        Bony Fishes

      

      ·        Amphibians

                  -        What is an Amphibian?

-        Living on Land

      

       

         ·        Reptiles
                  -        Adaptations for Life on Land

-        Lizards and Snakes

-        Alligators and Crocodiles

-        Turtles

     

       ·        Vertebrate History in Rocks

                  -        What are Fossils?

-        Interpretation of Fossils

-        Bony Fishes

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

Classwork / Homework:

Section 1, Assessments, p371

Soaking up Those Rays, p372, do to Tuesday, January 17.
Section 2, Assessment, p380
Section 3, Assessment, p386
Section 4, Assessment, p394
Section 5, Assessment, p399

Friday January 13, Half day, A.M. Schedule

Monday January 16, Holiday, Martin Luther King Day

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL

LIFE SCIENCE BLOG, JANUARY 4 TO JANUARY 6, 2011

This week the students are going to learn about:

CHAPTER 11; FISHES, AMPHIBIANS, AND REPTILES

·        What is a vertebrate?  

             -        Characteristics of
                 Chordates
                  -        Characteristics of
                 Vertebrates
                  -        Keeping Conditions Stable

    

     ·        Fishes

               -        Characteristics of Fishes

                  -        Jawless Fishes
                  -        Cartilaginous Fishes
                  -        Bony Fishes

    

     ·        Amphibians

-        What is an Amphibian?

                  -        Living on Land

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

Classwork / Homework:

Section 1, Assessments, p371
Soaking up Those Rays, p372. Do to Monday, January 9.
Section 2, Assessment, p380
Section 3, Assessment, p386