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