Zoology 3/29 - 4/1

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery on Kansas snake identification, culminating with a presentation for students during breakfast period regarding snake ID.

Tuesday
Snake project work and snake review

Wednesday
Snake project work

Thursday
Snake review

Friday
Quiz - Kansas live bearers (non-venomous AND venomous)

Anatomy & Physiology 3/29 - 4/1

Objective this week:  To understand the major components of blood, and the basics of the cardiovascular system.

Tuesday
Review blood - plasma & formed elements.  Discuss erythrocyte anatomy & physiology

Wednesday
Cardiovascular system and heart anatomy

Thursday
Cardiovascular system and heart anatomy

Friday
Heart dissection 1

Field Biology 3/29 - 4/1

Objective this week:  To identify the kinds and sources of wastewater, describe hazards of wastewater, and treatments of wastewater

Tuesday
Kinds and sources of wastewater

Wednesday
Wastewater hazards and FAQ about wastewater

Thursday
Wastewater treatment & treatment plants

Friday
Lab/Field work

7th Science 3/29 - 4/1

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over plant tissues, trees, shrubs, and woody growth.  There will be a quiz at the end of the week over these concepts.

Tuesday
Tree cookies and tree rings

Wednesday
Graphic organizers - plant tissues

Thursday
Review for quiz

Friday
Quiz - tissues/systems of trees & shrubs

6th Science 3/29 - 4/1

Objective this week:  To understand the importance of solar and thermal energy and design a model to demonstrate these principles.

Tuesday
Video - energy transfer and solar energy

Wednesday
Concept mapping activity - energy forms

Thursday & Friday
Model design - thermal energy

Biology 3/29 - 4/1

Objective this week:  To complete the prosthetic hand project and test student designs.

Tuesday
Testing phase - prosthetic hands and write reflections

Wednesday
Begin discussing nervous system

Thursday, Friday
Nervous system functioning

Zoology 3/21 - 3/24

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over Kansas snakes and snake identification.  There will be a quiz on Thursday over Kansas snakes.

Monday
Review Kansas snake identification and venomous/nonvenomous snakes

Tuesday
Snake quiz for practice; introduction to Kansas lizards

Wednesday
Kansas lizards

Thursday
Kansas snake quiz

Anatomy & Physiology 3/21 - 3/24

Objective this week:  To learn about the components of blood and to introduce the cardiovascular system

Monday & Tuesday
Blood components and elements

Wednesday
Cardiovascular system - heart anatomy and physiology

Thursday
Heart anatomy & physiology continued - basic circulation

Field Biology 3/21 - 3/24

Objective this week:  To understand the mechanics and types of aquifers

Monday
Aquifers - types of, locations, examples

Tuesday
Seniors absent

Wednesday/Thursday
Aquifer construction & extension of principles learned on Monday

7th Life Science 3/21 - 3/24

Objective this week:  To understand the importance of trees to your life, as well as organ systems of trees & plants

Monday
Tree anatomy and growth basics

Tuesday
Tree cookies

Wednesday - Thursday
Tree use in society

6th Science 3/21 - 3/24

Objective this week:  To understand how we use energy around us every day, and to distinguish between the different energy types we use every day.

Monday
Video - energy

Tuesday
Uses of thermal, chemical, radiant, electric, and waste energy.  Watch this video over energy and write 20 facts in complete sentences over the video.  Due tomorrow:


Wednesday
Concept maps & graphic organizers - energy use

Thursday
Energy STEM

Biology 3/21 - 3/24

Objective this week:  To complete the prosthetic hand STEM project and test the prototype builds.

Monday - Wednesday
Prosthetic STEM prototype building

Thursday
Prototype tournament

Zoology 3/7 - 3/11

Objective this week:  To learn the anatomy & physiology of reptiles, and to be able to identify common snakes in Kansas

Monday
Reptile anatomy & physiology, snake anatomy, amniotic egg and its advantages

Tuesday
Venomous vs non-venomous snakes

Wednesday - Friday
Kansas snake identification, quiz on Friday

Anatomy 3/7 - 3/11

Objective this week:  To understand the importance and mechanics of taste, and to wrap up the special senses unit with a unit exam

Monday
Sound frequencies and ranges, introduction to taste

Tuesday
Taste mechanics, taste buds, taste transduction

Wednesday
Taste lab and special senses review

Thursday
Special senses review

Friday
Special senses exam

Field Biology 3/7 - 3/11

Objective this week:  To conduct water quality tests from different environments.  This will fulfill the Biochemistry 011 pathway requirement for water quality testing & study

Monday - Friday
Water quality testing and associated field work

7th LIfe Science 3/7 - 3/11

Objective this week:  To introduce biomes of the world, and the importance of trees to the ecosystem & your life.

Monday
Major biomes of Earth; biomes & organizational systems

Tuesday
Biome table top activity

Wednesday
Biome activity

Thursday
Introduction to trees

Friday
Tree importance

6th Science 3/7 - 3/11

Objective this week:  To test and re-design mouse-trap racers as part of the STEM project

Monday - Friday
STEM - mousetrap racer engineering; build, test, re-build.  Connect ideas to potential & kinetic energy concepts.

Biology 3/7 - 3/11

Objective this week:  To learn the basics of the human skeletal system and begin a STEM project with the system

Monday
Skeletal system basics - bone formation and components

Tuesday
Skeletal system bones

Wednesday
Video - skeletal sysem

Thursday
STEM project - prosthetics

Friday
STEM project - prosthetics