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Mr. Jeffery's Life Science

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Assigned	Class / Unit	Due
Tue September 8, 2009	Class	Tue September 8, 2009
	Seats, and All about me
	Students put together a brief intro to who they are and what they are all about. They are introduced by their neighbor.
Wed September 9, 2009	Class	Wed September 9, 2009
	Finish all about me/begin class tour
Thu September 10, 2009	Class	Thu September 10, 2009
	Who is Mr. J?
	Students view my own personnal website to learn about me and my summer in the world of science.
Fri September 11, 2009	Class	Fri September 11, 2009
	Appointment sheets and class tour
	Fill in sheets as an out of your seat activity. This is to be taped into their agenda planners to be used all trimester. We begin sharaids to learn about lab safety.
Mon September 14, 2009	Class	Mon September 14, 2009
	Perform sharaids
	Students work together with their 8:00 appointments to act out their lab saftey. This will take all hour after students share thier weekends and any science news that they have. Begin signing the safety contract for labs.
Mon September 14, 2009	Class	Tue September 15, 2009
	Quiz on the lab safety/Big Woods etiquette
	A short quiz on what to expect in the classroom. After this we will talk about what it means for "Big Woods". We will discuss behavior and attitudes as we go into the forest to learn about Life. Tomorrow will be a field trip. Each student is expected to have turned in their big woods field trip forms for Ms. Messick's class to participate in this field trip (across from the school).
Mon September 14, 2009	Class	Wed September 16, 2009
	Field trip to the Big Woods
	We will have a lesson in the Big Woods. Students are expected to demonstrate how to behave while in the Big Woods to determine how much we will be doing this in the next few months. The lesson that students get are to be turned into the basket by Thursday as the come to class. Homework: Finish your Big Woods assignment if you didnt do so while we were in the woods. This is due on Thursday.
	File: 1021149Notes-CHAR OF LIFE.doc
Mon September 14, 2009	Class	Thu September 17, 2009
	What is Life Science?
	We will be discussing the Characteristics of Life, Living vs. non-living (biotic vs. abiotic). This will be done a some sort of sheet for a form of notetaking. They will be able to use these notes on Friday's Life Science Quiz. This quiz will have to do with our fieldtrip on Wednesday that we took in the Big Woods. Homework due: Turn your Big Woods fieldtrip assignment into the Homework basket at the beginning of the hour.
Mon September 14, 2009	Class	Fri September 18, 2009
	Return quiz/Outdoor Wednesday wkst/Do really love sci. wkst?
	Students recieved this quizzes back today that they took on Tuesday. The quiz is to be placed into the cream colored class folder. They are also to place in there the "outdoor wednesday" wkst. in the folder. I will keep these folders in the classroom and keep important items inside to share with parents on conferences and to take out again at the end of the trimester to see how they have progressed throughout the term. The second half of class will be working on thier "Do I really love Science" wkst. We begin this as a class and use the whiteboards to record their yes/no answers. We will take this out again on Monday to finish up.
	File: 1021151Do I love science lab II.doc
Fri September 18, 2009	Class	Mon September 21, 2009
	Do I really love Science?
	We will continue what we began on friday of last week do the wkst/lab "do I really love SCience?" I have included an attachment for this assignment on last friday' description. Please go there if you need to print it off. I will be going around the room to see that you have the materials for this class. -notbook -folder If you do, then you will recieve the points.
Tue September 22, 2009	Class	Tue September 22, 2009
	Yellowstone Food Web/Ecosystem reading
	Read the article, answer the questions at the end of the article. HW Due today: Turn in your Do I really Love Science pkt.
	File: 1024753Lessons from the Wolf Article.pdf
Tue September 22, 2009	Class	Wed September 23, 2009
	Fieldtrip to Big Woods- Everything is Connected lesson
	We will be learing in the outdoors today about how living things are connected. This should be stored in your Vanilla colored class folder.
	File: 1024759Ecology lesson.docx
Thu September 24, 2009	Class	Thu September 24, 2009
	Food Webs
	Students will finish up the Yellowstone article and as a class we will draw a flow chart to demonstrate what has occured in Yellowstone since the return of the wolves. Next, students are to define some vocabulary from their textbooks. After doing this we will take a look at some websites that demonstrate how food webs are designed. After this, students will join with their appointments to design thier own food webs on the Big Woods.
	File: 1025795FOOD WEB Group activity.doc
Mon September 28, 2009	Class	Mon September 28, 2009
	Food webs. continued
	Students are to continue working with their 10:00 appointments to create a food web of the Decidious Forest/Big Woods. These are to be done so that we can vote of the posters on Thursday. Remember to turn in your Outdoor Wednesday observations from last friday if you didn't do so last week.
Mon September 28, 2009	Class	Tue September 29, 2009
	Wolves Presetation
	Wolves are amazing animals. In fact, behaviorally they are very similar to people. Today we will look at and study the interactions of wolves and how they communicate.
Wed September 30, 2009	Class	Wed September 30, 2009
	Outdoor Wednesday
	We will be doing our Outside day today and collecting leaves from trees and pressing them for a future assignment.
Thu October 1, 2009	Class	Thu October 1, 2009
	Wrap up food webs/study for quiz/start slide show
	do a class vote on the best food webs. Then I will begin a powerpo0int on animal interactions and adaptations.
Fri October 2, 2009	Class	Fri October 2, 2009
	Quiz-
	quiz- char. of life. Interconnectedness of life. Food webs.
Mon October 5, 2009	Class	Mon October 5, 2009
	An ambitious day!!!
	Sneak peak of this week! 1. Food web results tallied up by Monday. 2. We will take a look at some pictures we have taken in the Big Woods over the last 3 weeks. We will then do our "Outdoor Wed" write up on Monday. 3. Finish the Interactions slide show that I began with you yesterday. 4. Finish the Yellowstone wolf video??? 5. Grade eachother on the food webs. 6. Courage retreat information (10/23, thurs.) 7. October 12th field trip to the Crow River info. and parent letter.
Mon October 5, 2009	Class	Tue October 6, 2009
	Goldenrod gall reading and wkst.
	This will be turned in on Thursday along with the lab we will be doing on WEdnesday.
	File: 1032062Goldenrod article questions.docx
Wed October 7, 2009	Class	Wed October 7, 2009
	Goldenrod gall lab
	Outside today to do a lab in the field.
	File: 1032063gall II lab 0910 (2).doc
Thu October 8, 2009	Class	Thu October 8, 2009
	Finish up the goldenrod sheets/book Q's
	Do book Q's 2-8 on page 497. THese should be answered on the back of the goldenrod article wkst. Also finish up the goldenrod lab that we began yesterday. All this is dependent on whether or not we finish the presentation on Adaptations (powerpoint) and notes.
	File: 1034535Goldenrod article questions.doc.docx
Fri October 9, 2009	Class	Fri October 9, 2009
	Lichens- Two lives in one
	This is a young naturalists article. It will be linked on the right hand side of my webpage as a PDF document called "Lichens". The questions are attached here as a document.
	File: 1034542lichen questions.docx
Mon October 12, 2009	Class	Mon October 12, 2009
	catch up day
	Wrap up goldenrod wrap up lichen article with Q's Wrap up the Yellowstone video Post grades
Tue October 13, 2009	Class	Tue October 13, 2009
	Chromatograhpy lab
	We will be doing a lab that requires us to mash leaves up and convert the pigment to paper. We will wrap up the lab tomorrow with the results and discussion.
	File: 1035544leaf chromotography lab.DOC
Wed October 14, 2009	Class	Wed October 14, 2009
	Why do leaves change color article and questions
	Use the attached questions to answer from the packet that is attached on the right hand side of this website called, "Why leaves change color.
Mon October 19, 2009	Class	Mon October 19, 2009
	Biome presentations
	Biomes will be read about and presented on as a small group. Students are to take notes on each of the biomes. Students will be able to use these notes on a "climatograph" activity tomorrow. The leaf chromatography lab and the why leaves change color reading with wkst. is also due today. Most kids have these in from last week. Some of you might have finished it up for homework over the weekend.
Tue October 20, 2009	Class	Tue October 20, 2009
	Biomes continued
	We will finish the biome presentations and students will be taught how to make a climatograph. With an appointment they need to show me that they have it completed.
Wed October 21, 2009	Class	Wed October 21, 2009
	Wrap up biomes/quiz on biomes/Intro to succession
	Students will work on a flipbook that shows different cycles and the concept of succession. These flipbooks will be due by Monday of next week October 26.
	File: 1038087succession - mini poster2.doc.docx
Thu October 22, 2009	Class	Thu October 22, 2009
	courage retreat all day long. no class
Fri October 23, 2009	Class	Fri October 23, 2009
	work day on succession drawings
	Continuation from Wednesday.
	File: 1039420succession - mini poster2.doc.docx
Mon October 26, 2009	Class	Mon October 26, 2009
	Changing forests lab
	Homework due from last week on the succession drawing from the book. See last Wednesday for the rubric and instructions. TOday we will take a look at another thigs having to do with succession and see how a forest changes over time. WHat isn't finished in class is homework tonight. THis is due on Tuesday (tomorrow).
Tue October 27, 2009	Class	Tue October 27, 2009
	Yellowstone fire video
	There will be a video on the yelowstone fire of 1988 to follow up our discussion of fire and the concepts of succession. Turn in the video question at the end of the hour.
Wed October 28, 2009	Class	Wed October 28, 2009
	Outdoor wednesday
	Students will go into the woods to practice making obserations of the changing seasons. This will be done using a sheet called Big Woods exploration. I have attached it as a document.
Thu October 29, 2009	Class	Thu October 29, 2009
	Dicot key introduction
	The class will practice maing dicot keys. They will be sent home with pictures of salamanders so that they can create a dicotomous key from the salamander pictures. This will be due tomorrow and we will go over it as a class before beginning their own plant dicot keys as the class assignment tomorrow.
Fri October 30, 2009	Class	Fri October 30, 2009
	Dicot key plant project
	WEe will go over the salamander keys from yesterday that students were to work on last night. When we finish students will be give the rubric for the dicot keys (attached). This projet requires students to use their leaves that they collected during classtime about a month ago while we were on a hike in the big woods.
	File: 1042522Dichotomous Key for MN L.doc
Mon November 2, 2009	Class	Mon November 2, 2009
	work day on dicot keys.
	The dicot key leaf project is due on friday this week.
Tue November 3, 2009	Class	Tue November 3, 2009
	work day on dicot keys
Wed November 4, 2009	Class	Wed November 4, 2009
	Classification
	We will into. to classification with a powerpoint and some websites to look at. students will work on problems 2,3,4,5 from pages 227 in the textbook.
Thu November 5, 2009	Class	Thu November 5, 2009
	Intro to kingdoms
	Students work with their 1:00 appointments to complete a "comparing the kingdoms" assignment. We will go over this on Monday in class.
	File: 10472075kinglab.pdf
Fri November 6, 2009	Class	Fri November 6, 2009
	Endangered species video
	Turn in your Dicot key leaf projects along with your checklist. Class today will be about Endangerd Species in the United States. This film shares specific examples. The sheet from this video can be turned in on Monday at the end of the hour. I will remind you.
Mon November 9, 2009	Class	Mon November 9, 2009
	Bacteria introduction
	Finish comparing the Kingdoms pkt. from friday. We will go over the answers as a class. I will collect it in class today. Teacher shows an introduction to Bacteria and talks about Extremophile bacteria through photos and short video clips. Students finish class by reading section 1 from chapter 10. There is a wkst that students are to do and have finished by the end of the hour. I will collect this wkst. tomorrow. If you need to use a book, use the online text by clicking on the Online textbook on the right hand side of my teacher webpage. The username and password is described in the description.
Tue November 10, 2009	Class	Tue November 10, 2009
	Read pages 246-251.
	Read and do the book questions on the handout that I gave you yesterday. WHen you finish, turn these books work questions into the homework basket.
Wed November 11, 2009	Class	Wed November 11, 2009
	Bacteria cards worktime
	I begin by grossing the students out with bacteria. Next we transition into making the trading cards. See the attached document of diretions. All the other materials students should have from class. Use your time at home the next two nights decorating your cards, it will make them more desirable for the trading.
	File: 1049329Bacteria Trading Cards.doc
Thu November 12, 2009	Class	Thu November 12, 2009
	Worktime on bacteria cards
	We will trade the cards tomorrow! come prepared, remember you can use the cards on the quiz!
Mon November 16, 2009	Class	Mon November 16, 2009
	Intro to Virus's
	We will take a look at Viruses from the book and read as a class. We will watch 10 minute of a 60 minute show about H1N1. Quizzes from Friday will be returned and placed into your class folders.
Mon November 16, 2009	Class	Tue November 17, 2009
	Media Center
	We will be in the media center doing an internet search assignment on Vaccines. This sheet should be done by the end of the hour.
	File: 1051189vaccine assign..docx
Wed November 18, 2009	Class	Wed November 18, 2009
	Intro. to Protista
	We will read pages 270-273 as a class. STudents should work on questions 1-7 on pages 273. These questions should be turned in by Friday this week along with tommorows lab on Observing Protistas.
Thu November 19, 2009	Class	Thu November 19, 2009
	Observing Protista using Scopes
	We will use the microscopes today to look at paramecium, amoeba, and Euglena. You are to draw these on the lab sheet and turn in when you're done. Remember the questions 1-7 from yesterday that you should also be working on during class today. 1/2 of the class will be watching a video on The Protista Kingdom.
	File: 1052845protista lab.doc
Fri November 20, 2009	Class	Fri November 20, 2009
	Intro to the Fungi kingdom
	We will take a look at some pictures of local mushrooms that grow here in Minnesota. After this will be some worktime to finish the protista lab from yesterday and time to do the questions from Wed. 1-7 on page 273. Turn these into the homework baskets by the end of the day!
Mon November 23, 2009	Class	Mon November 23, 2009
	Fungus conclusions
	We will begin by taking a look at some more fungi from around the country and talk about the deadly Amanita mushroom. We will then watch a 23 minutes video on Fungus and turn the video sheet into the basket when we are done.
Tue November 24, 2009	Class	Tue November 24, 2009
	Intro to plants
	Today we will be looking at some of the amazing thigns that plants can do! This will be done with a partner in class and you will present the information to your classmates and share it.
	File: 1054111Amazing facts.doc
Mon November 30, 2009	Class	Mon November 30, 2009
	Isle Royale wolves
	We will read an article from the Star and Tribune on "Trouble in Nature's laboratory". This has to do with the wolves and Moose on the island and the 50 yr. ecological story. We will read it and do a graphic organizer in class that will be turned in the baskets today. We will also be getting in new seats and doing appointments.
Mon November 30, 2009	Class	Tue December 1, 2009
	Wolf biology
	Students will hear the amazing biology of wolves. This will prepare the students for the debate that we will be having tomorrow.
Mon November 30, 2009	Class	Wed December 2, 2009
	Wolf debate on Isle Royale
	What should the DNR do about the wolves on Isle Royale? An amazing place and a rich history of the relationship of the two species. What do you think? We will see.
Mon December 7, 2009	Class	Mon December 7, 2009
	Looking at dead animals
	We will be looking at 27 different preserved specimens. THere is a sheet that goes with this that will need to be turned in at the end of the hour tomorrow.
Tue December 8, 2009	Class	Tue December 8, 2009
	Diversity of the animal kingdom/continue dead animal lab
	I will show the kids the amazing diversity of the animal world using the smartboard. Students use the rest of the time to finish working on the lab from yesterday.
Wed December 9, 2009	Class	Wed December 9, 2009
	finish lab/book questions
	Wrap up the lab from monday and tuesday and turn into the HW basket. Next do questions . Animal kingdom reading and questions. -Read pages 356-359 questions 2,3,4 on page 359. -Read pages 360-365 questions 3,4,5,6,7 on 365. Turn into the basket when you finish.
Thu December 10, 2009	Class	Thu December 10, 2009
	Characteristics of birds and mammals graphic organizer sheet
	This is a two side sheet designed so that students can find the answers using thier textbooks sections 1 and 3 from chapter 17. They will hold onto these to use them for tomorrows lab. It will be turned in with the lab on Friday.
	File: 1060635mammal graphic organizer.docx
Fri December 11, 2009	Class	Fri December 11, 2009
	Feather vs. fur lab
	Use the packet found in the classroom along with a feather and a piece of fur to proceed through this lab. Staple this to yesterdays graphic organizer and turn into the basket at the end of the hour.
	File: 1060637feather vs. Fur lab 09.docx
Mon December 14, 2009	Class	Mon December 14, 2009
	Bird video
	a 30 min video on the biology of birds. When done, read pages 380-386.
Tue December 15, 2009	Class	Tue December 15, 2009
	Deadly desert animal wkst.
	Take a look at Phoenix's deadliest critters. Rotate around the room to complete this sheet and turn it into the basket when you finish. The second 1/2 of class will consist of your reading pages 388-401.
Wed December 16, 2009	Class	Wed December 16, 2009
	Review pkt. day
	Students will read pages 412-419. I will then pass out a review packet for the kids to begin reviewing.
Mon January 4, 2010	Class	Mon January 4, 2010
	return tests/video on cells
Tue January 5, 2010	Class	Tue January 5, 2010
	Computer room assignment
	Students will complete the worksheet in the computer room today, if you dont finish please do so at home and have this done by tomorrow. Assignment is attached.
	File: 1067283Cells online lesson 0809.doc
Wed January 6, 2010	Class	Wed January 6, 2010
	Osmosis introduction
	Multiple demonstations along with notes that are attached.
	File: 1068818Osmosis and Diffusion notes.doc
Thu January 7, 2010	Class	Thu January 7, 2010
	continue osmosis
	We take a look at the results from all the set ups that we made. Students investigate osmosis before beginning the gummie bear lab. students will set the lab up and finish it tomorrow during class.
	File: 1068829Gummy Bear Lab 0809.doc
Fri January 8, 2010	Class	Fri January 8, 2010
	Finish gummy bear lab
	Finish up the lab. Turn in by monday if you dont finish in class today.
Mon January 11, 2010	Class	Mon January 11, 2010
	Cells-reading as a class
	Read 68-75, questions 1-9 page 75. Due by Wednesday.
Tue January 12, 2010	Class	Tue January 12, 2010
	Begin Cell factories
	Working in assigned groups of 4, students will create a cell factory. This will need to be finished up for friday for the voting.
	File: 1070927Cell Factory directions-resource 0809.docx
Wed January 13, 2010	Class	Wed January 13, 2010
	Work on Cell factories
Tue January 19, 2010	Class	Tue January 19, 2010
	Cell Factory vote
	We will begin class by listening to a cell song and music video. Students are to write things that we have learned in class on cells that are mentioned in the song. Turn this in. We will grade eachother in our group on a group grading sheet. This is confidential and I will collect it. We will have our big vote on the factories and determine which ones are the winners tomorrow!
Wed January 20, 2010	Class	Wed January 20, 2010
	Onion lab
	Due at the end of the hour.
	File: 1073129Onion lab II.doc
Thu January 21, 2010	Class	Thu January 21, 2010
	Review for Cell Test
	We will use class time to review Cells. Students can use the textbooks in class. If you need to reread the chapter at home, use the online textbook which has a link on the right hand side of the screen and is pages 68-75.
	File: 1073777Cell review.docx
Thu January 21, 2010	Class	Fri January 22, 2010
	Cell Test
	Test day on Cells.
Mon January 25, 2010	Class	Mon January 25, 2010
	Intro to DNA-group read
	We will begin learning about DNA. WE will read pages 144-147 as a class.
Tue January 26, 2010	Class	Tue January 26, 2010
	How DNA works project
	Worktime in class. This project is due on Friday.
	File: 1076108how DNA works, putting it all together.doc
Wed January 27, 2010	Class	Wed January 27, 2010
	What makes a species article
	Students are given the hour to read an article called, The Mating Game. STudents answer questions from this article called "what makes a species". This can be turned into the hw basket by friday. If you dont finish in class today there will be a few additional minutes in the next couple of days. See me if you need to borrow a copy of the article to take home.
Thu January 28, 2010	Class	Thu January 28, 2010
	DNA lab
	We will be doing a lab today to look at our own DNA. Teacher will go over the directions and demonstration.
Fri January 29, 2010	Class	Fri January 29, 2010
	Build DNA
	Students use resoureces in class to make a model of DNA. Students have the whole hour and it must be done before you leave for credit. If you were absent, please see me so that you can get the pieces to build this at home and bring in for credit.
Mon February 1, 2010	Class	Mon February 1, 2010
	Read pages 150-154 HOW DNA WORKS
	Today we will talk about protein synthesis and read as a class. Students will finish the day with a worksheet that they can begin in class and turn in at the end of the hour.
Mon February 1, 2010	Class	Tue February 2, 2010
	Look at some DNA disorders
	We will watch a few film clips on Genetic Disorders in which we read about as examples in class yesterday.
	File: 1078481laura and Hayden.docx
Wed February 3, 2010	Class	Wed February 3, 2010
	Heredity introduction
	Students are to read pages 114-119. When finished, do questions 2,3,4,5,6,8,9 on page 119. Turn these questions in the basket when you finish. We will then view an introductary if Gregor Mendel.
Thu February 4, 2010	Class	Thu February 4, 2010
	Beauty of mutations article with partner-Heredity film with notes-Heads or Tails lab
	A three part day. Begin by reading a 1 page article with your 9 oclock appointment. THere is a a short pop quiz I will give you when you are done. Next we will watch a 23 min. video with a 1/2 page of video notes. WE will correct these and you are to keep them in your folder when we are done. THird, we will do a probability lab using a penny called "Heads or Tails". THis is a partner lab and we will continue tomorrow using class data.
Mon February 8, 2010	Class	Mon February 8, 2010
	Mitosis
	We will group read pages 98-101. Students will then work with their 9:00 appointments to do the Mitosis lab.
Mon February 8, 2010	Class	Tue February 9, 2010
	Pedigree tables
	We will mention Meiosis and discuss, finish the lab from yesterday. The majority of the day will be us learning how Pedigree tables work.
Wed February 10, 2010	Class	Wed February 10, 2010
	Hairless rabbits and green hair
	Worktime on a worksheet about rabbits and green hair. We will go over this in class tomorrow. Students should hold the sheet for study time next week before the test.
Thu February 11, 2010	Class	Thu February 11, 2010
	Punnett squares
	We will learn more about heredity and genetics during a class discussion. Students will finish the hour doing a dog DNA wkst. this is due tomorrow in class.
Fri February 12, 2010	Class	Fri February 12, 2010
	Correct dog dna sheet/sponge bob genetics
	We will go over the answers from the dog dna sheet from yesterday in class. Secondly, we will do the Sponge bob genetics 1 wkst. Turn this in when you aer done. If you dont finish it is due by tuesday. there is also extra credit for Sponge bob II. This is also due by Tuesday
	File: 1083663gen_spbobgenetics.pdf
Tue February 16, 2010	Class	Tue February 16, 2010
	individual phenotypes
	We will go through some slideshows on heredity and inheritance with people. We will look at some of our own traits such as eye color, handedness, height, etc. In groups of 5 we will graph our results. See the attached documents if you were absent
	File: 1084480inventory of traits.pdf
Wed February 17, 2010	Class	Wed February 17, 2010
	Cracking the ocean code-DVD
	We will explore the ocean depths to discover new species and map their genomes. To begin class we will finish up the graphs from yesterday on your groups different phenotypes. I will do a check of these graphs for points.
Wed February 17, 2010	Class	Thu February 18, 2010
	Space bug lab
	Students are shown how to create a space bug. This will be due tomorrow and should be turned into the homework basket.
	File: 1084989Space Bugs Lab one document.doc
Mon February 22, 2010	Class	Mon February 22, 2010
	finish film/pass back papers/begin review for test
Mon February 22, 2010	Class	Tue February 23, 2010
	Jeopardy review (dna,mitosis, genetics, heredity)
Mon February 22, 2010	Class	Wed February 24, 2010
	Test day
Mon February 22, 2010	Class	Thu February 25, 2010
	Intro to human body systems
Mon February 22, 2010	Class	Fri February 26, 2010
	lab
	lab day
Mon March 1, 2010	Class	Mon March 1, 2010
	Moth lab
	Collecting class data today from the moth lab. Students will be involved in gathering this data all day.
Mon March 1, 2010	Class	Tue March 2, 2010
	Analyze moth data
	We will look at our data and make graphs and answer some questions about what happened during the lab. This information will need to be turned into the basket tomorrow in class.
	File: 1090268moth data.doc
Mon March 1, 2010	Class	Wed March 3, 2010
	Whale Evolution
	We will take a look at how whales have changed over millions of years. This work is homework if you dont finish. It will be due tomorrow.
Thu March 4, 2010	Class	Thu March 4, 2010
	What Darwin didn't know
	If you are absent, print out the video questions attached. Go to the website: http://video.pbs.org/video/1372073556/ watch the video and answer the questions. Turn them into the basket when you return back to school.
	File: 1091842What Darwin didn't know (video Q's).doc
Mon March 1, 2010	Class	Fri March 5, 2010
	Comparative anatomy
	We will take a look at the hands of various species to see the similarities. We will use clay and do a wkst. to finish up for the week. Turn this wkst. in at the end of the day. Homework if you dont finish.
	File: 1090275Comp. anat. lab.doc
Mon March 8, 2010	Class	Mon March 8, 2010
	Finish Comp. Anatomy/continue What Darwin didnt know video.
Mon March 1, 2010	Class	Tue March 9, 2010
	Pesticide resistence
	We will take a look and act out how bugs become resitent to certain chemicals.
	File: 1090274Pesticide resistence.docx
Mon March 8, 2010	Class	Wed March 10, 2010
	Hominind migration activity
	This will be due by tomorrow. Homework tonight if you dont finish.
	File: 1093078hominid_mig_disc.pdf
Mon March 8, 2010	Class	Thu March 11, 2010
	adaptation drawing of a new species
	roll the dice to determine the traits of this animal that you design.
Mon March 8, 2010	Class	Fri March 12, 2010
	No School
	No School today.
Mon March 15, 2010	Class	Mon March 15, 2010
	Intro. to the human body
	Students wil begin the week by writing down this weeks agenda. We will work on a sheet called Body Systems (attached). We will work on this today in class. Hold onto it when you are done. We will refer back to in the next couple of weeks. I will also be going over the Envirothon science club meeting beginning tomorrow. 47 students were interested!!! WOW.
	File: 1095362Organ system chart.pdf.docx
Mon March 15, 2010	Class	Tue March 16, 2010
	Maple trees/ Spring day
	We will vere away from the curriculum a little bit to take a look at whats happening in the natural world.
Mon March 15, 2010	Class	Wed March 17, 2010
	Body organization/skeletal system
	We will begin by learning about bones! I may take the classes outside depending on weather and mud??? We'll see.
Mon March 15, 2010	Class	Thu March 18, 2010
	Skeletal system
	File: 1095369bone list-notes.pdf
Mon March 15, 2010	Class	Fri March 19, 2010
	Integumentary system
Mon March 22, 2010	Class	Mon March 22, 2010
	Integumentary notes/wksts.
	STUDENTS copy notes from the front board on the skin. They picked up two wksts. that they are to hold onto for the upcoming quiz on thursday. THey should be holding onto the items they have recieved the past couple of weeks from the muscular, skeletal, and integumentary systems. They will staple all of these together and use to study from come wednesday night.
	File: 1098861integumentary notes.doc
Tue March 23, 2010	Class	Tue March 23, 2010
	Skin respiration lab
	Lab today on skin respiration.
	File: 1098862Integumentary glove time graph.pdf
Wed March 24, 2010	Class	Wed March 24, 2010
	Jeopardy on the 3 body systems
	File: 1098863jeopardyII skeletal muscular integumentary.ppt
Wed March 24, 2010	Class	Thu March 25, 2010
	Quiz on the first 3 body systems
	Use all the items you have recieved the last 2 weeks to study from. I have attached the jeopardy questions and answers for you too to use to study from as well under wednesdays assignments.
Wed March 24, 2010	Class	Fri March 26, 2010
	Chicken wing dissection
Mon March 29, 2010	Class	Mon March 29, 2010
	Brain Video
	Taking the brain to the limit! There will be a video with these questions (5 questions) that will be turned in at the end of the hour.
Tue March 30, 2010	Class	Tue March 30, 2010
	Nervous system
	Read 654-663 questions 1-10 on page 663. Read 665-669 questions 1-11 on page 669. This will be over the course of two days and will be turned in at the end of the hour on Wed.
Wed March 31, 2010	Class	Wed March 31, 2010
	Responses to the senses (brain)
	We will learn about the brain and the human senses. It will be a fun class and students will finish up the questions that they began yesterday.
Tue April 6, 2010	Class	Tue April 6, 2010
	Senses and the brain
	We will read an article called Stink Bomb! I have attached the questions you can do along with the article. Please see me to pick up the article! I will pass back old papers and you should take a look at your current grade posted on the wall.
	File: 1102660stink bomb.pdf
Tue April 6, 2010	Class	Wed April 7, 2010
	Cold hands lab (senses)/cardivascular system
	We will do a lab on testing the limits of the brain by cooling down our hand. There is an attached sheet for this and it's to be turned in at the end of the hour. We will also be doing some sheets on the cardiovascular system and how the heart works. You should hold onto these to study from for a quiz next week.
Tue April 6, 2010	Class	Thu April 8, 2010
	Blood article
	We will read about the blood. The sheet for this is attached and if you dont finish in class you should check out a blood packet from me to wrap it up at home.
Tue April 6, 2010	Class	Fri April 9, 2010
	Blood lab
	We will try to solve a mystery of who hurt my cat. I have collected blood from the crime scene and we will nab the culprit!
	File: 1102666blood lab.pdf
Mon April 12, 2010	Class	Mon April 12, 2010
	Wrap up the heart and blood/Respiration
	We will take a look at some Cardiovascular system notes. Students are to hold onto these so that they can study from them for next weeks quiz. The quiz will include the cardiovascular system, respiratory system, digestive system. Today we will take a look at how blood moves through the heart and some devices that are used for artificial hearts. To finish class, students will read about the respiratory system. Pages 620-623. Do questions 1,2,3,4,7.
Mon April 12, 2010	Class	Tue April 13, 2010
	Vital lung capacity lab.
	We will be doing a lab in class today. Turn the lab in at the end of the day tomorrow. This will take two days with our shortened schedule.
	File: 1104531Vital Lung Capacity Lab 07.pdf
Mon April 12, 2010	Class	Wed April 14, 2010
	continuation of yesterday
Mon April 12, 2010	Class	Thu April 15, 2010
	Digestion intro.
	I will do a demonstration of what food looks like in the stomach and we will begin the journey of that food through the long tube we call the digestive system. Basically a notetaking day.
	File: 1104534DIGESESTIVE SYSTEM NOTES 1.pdf
Mon April 12, 2010	Class	Fri April 16, 2010
	Digestive system story
	Today will be worktime on the digestive system story. This project, is due on monday.
	File: 1104536digestion story.pdf
Mon April 19, 2010	Class	Mon April 19, 2010
	Lymphatic and Urinary systems
	There will be some quiet time to read with your 8:00 appointment. Then work on the two wkst. having to do with the Urinary and Lymphatic systems. You should try to finish this in class today.
Mon April 19, 2010	Class	Tue April 20, 2010
	Continue the Lymp. and Urinary systems
	We will wrap up the two systems today and also watch some short video clips having to do with these two systems.
Mon April 19, 2010	Class	Wed April 21, 2010
	Guest speaker?
	We will see if this works out, if not we will do some sort of review for Fridays test.
Mon April 19, 2010	Class	Thu April 22, 2010
	Earth Day activity
	We will be going outside to commerate Earth Day 2010. Be prepared for any kind of weather?
Mon April 19, 2010	Class	Fri April 23, 2010
	Test day
	We will be testing on the cardiovascular system, digestive, respiratory, lymphatic, and urinary systems.
Wed April 28, 2010	Class	Mon April 26, 2010
	Frog prep and groups
Wed April 28, 2010	Class	Tue April 27, 2010
	dissect frogs
Wed April 28, 2010	Class	Wed April 28, 2010
	dissect frogs
Wed April 28, 2010	Class	Thu April 29, 2010
	Test review
	File: 1110463test answers.pdf
Wed April 28, 2010	Class	Fri April 30, 2010
	test day
Mon May 10, 2010	Class	Mon May 10, 2010
	global warming discussion
Mon May 10, 2010	Class	Tue May 11, 2010
	How can I improve the planet?
	Take what we learned yesterday and apply it to what a 13 yr. old can do today. Footprint video
Mon May 10, 2010	Class	Wed May 12, 2010
	Into to plants/river trip info.
	Go over final expectations for the river trip this friday to the Crow.
Mon May 17, 2010	Class	Mon May 17, 2010
	Plants cont'd
	notecard part II: Reading section 3 on page 308, draw and label the following pictures. figure 2 page 309 figure 4 page 311 figure 6 page 312
Mon May 17, 2010	Class	Tue May 18, 2010
	Structures of seed plants presentations
	Students will assist in teaching section 4 from chapter 12. The presentations will each be from a paragraph in the book and will last for about 1 minute.
Mon May 17, 2010	Class	Wed May 19, 2010
	Outdoor Wednesday
	We will be going out to the big woods to look at some of the plant life cycles that you have been drawing on the notecards the last few days. You will take the notecards out with you and answer some questions about the life cycles of plants.
Mon May 17, 2010	Class	Thu May 20, 2010
	photosynthesis
Mon May 17, 2010	Class	Fri May 21, 2010
	reproduction of flowering plants/pollen lab
	A lab today looking at Pollen from the Red pine tree. If you were absent, this will be excused for you. We were missing dozens of kids today and this will not be able to be made up.
Mon May 24, 2010	Class	Mon May 24, 2010
	Reading day
	Read 330-335 Read 336-339 We will also watch a short film having to do with Photosynthesis.
Mon May 24, 2010	Class	Tue May 25, 2010
	finish notecards
	We will do some additional things to the notecards that we have been holding onto for a couple of weeks. we will add figure 1 from page 332, the equation for photosynthesis, figure 1 from page 336.
Mon May 24, 2010	Class	Wed May 26, 2010
	Plant test
	you may use your notecards on the test.
Mon October 11, 2010	Class	Mon October 11, 2010
	Finish Yellowstone wolf article
	Read this as a class.
Tue October 12, 2010	Class	Tue October 12, 2010
	National Geographic Wolf video