LIFE SCIENCE BLOG, JANUARY 28 TO FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Science Fair due Dates

-Graphs and Data, Wednesday January 30

-Conclusion, Tuesday February 5

-Project Summary, Tuesday February 12

This week the students are going to learn about:

CHAPTER 11; FISHES, AMPHIBIANS, AND REPTILES

 

·        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:

Soaking up Those Rays, p372, do to Monday, January 28.

Section 4, Assessment, p394

Section 5, Assessment, p399

Wednesday January 30, Half Day, P.M. Schedule

Friday, February 1, we will have our
Second 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 21 TO JANUARY 25, 2013

Monday January 21, Holiday, Martin Luther King Day

Science Fair due Dates

-Procedures, Tuesday January 22

-Graphs and Data, Wednesday January 30

-Conclusion, Tuesday February 5

-Project Summary, Tuesday February 12

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

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 28.

Section 2, Assessment, p380

Section 3, Assessment, p386

Section 4, Assessment, p394

LIFE SCIENCE BLOG, JANUARY 14 TO JANUARY 18, 2013

This week the students are going to learn about:

CHAPTER 10; MOLLUSKS, ARTHROPODS, AND ECHINODERMS

 

·        Insects Ecology 

-      Insects and the Food Chain

-      Other interactions

-      Controlling Pests

·        Echinoderms 

-      Characteristics of Echinoderms

-      Diversity of Echinoderms

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

Classwork / Homework:

Section 4, Assessment, p355

Section 5, Assessment, p361

Thursday, January 17, we will have our

First Evaluation for third Quarter (chapter 10, Mollusks, Arthropods, and Echinoderms)

The students can practice for the test online, visit PHSchool.com Web code: cea-2020

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL

LIFE SCIENCE BLOG, JANUARY 8 TO JANUARY 11, 2013

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

·        Insects Ecology

-      Insects and the Food Chain

-      Other interactions

-      Controlling Pests

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

Section 4, Assessment, p355

FRIDAY 11, 2013, Conference Day, Half Day, A.M. Schedule