Exam updates .....Zoology and Environmental Science

The tests scheduled for Friday in Zoology & Environmental Science are being pushed back; I originally had them scheduled for this Friday, but we're not ready for them yet.  They will most likely be on Monday of next week.........I'll keep you updated if anything changes.....

7th Grade Life Science ..... today's class

Hey Scholar's Bowlers!! (and anyone else who missed class today!!)  We did #1 - 7 today....that's through page 7 of your new workbook.  Remember, you can access the E-Textbook on your iPad as well, and write down the answers to questions on paper or simply E Mail them to me at jhadachek@usd107.org 

Also.....we watched a short video clip over how energy is all around us, and continually gets recycled; I chose to demonstrate this with a clip of (in my opinion) the greatest movie in the history of the world, "Star Wars:  The Empire Strikes Back".  It's the Yoda/Luke scene.  In addition to the energy segment, it has some fantastic advice for just believing in yourself.  Good clip.  Here it is......


The book assignment is due tomorrow......

7th Grade Life Science 2/25 - 3/1

Objective this week:  To understand the basics of the food chain and how ecosystems are interrelated on many different levels.

Monday
Matter & energy in organisms; do pages 5 - 10 in workbook C.

Tuesday
Workbook C, pages 11 - 18

Wednesday
Lab investigation - ecosystem dynamics

Thursday
Food webs/carrying capacities/limiting factors.

Friday
Video - population dynamics

6th Grade Physical Science 2/25 - 3/1

Objective this week:  To understand how forces and magnetic fields and electric forces work.

Monday
Magnetic forces; work on pages 97 - 106.

Tuesday
Continue book work; magnetic demonstrations.

Wednesday
Electric forces; Do pages 113 - 120 in workbook

Thursday
Lab/STEM

Friday
Wrap up forces today.

Environmental Science 2/25 - 3/1

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over Kansas fish by completing a unit exam and score a minimum of 85%.

Monday
Wrap up Kansas fish; finish the paddlefish video

Tuesday
Fish management/sampling methods

Wednesday
Fish management/sampling methods/review for Kansas fish exam

Thursday
Review for Kansas fish exam

Friday
Kansas fish exam

Anatomy & Physiology 2/25 - 3/1

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over the cardiovascular system by completing a unit exam.

Monday
Heart muscle anatomy & bioelectricity

Tuesday
Lab- heart dissection for points.

Wednesday
Review and vocab activity for points.

Thursday
Review/Finish heart dissection

Friday
Unit exam - cardiovascular system

Zoology 2/25 - 3/1

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over amphibians by successfully completing a unit exam at the end of the week with at least 85% accuracy.

Monday
Salamander lifecycle and giant salamanders

Tuesday
Identification and vocab assignment

Wednesday
Vocab assignment due; wrap up amphibians and begin review

Thursday
Review - amphibian unit

Friday
Unit exam - amphibian unit

Biology 2/25 - 3/1

Objective this week:  To understand the evidence for evolution in both genetic & anatomical ways.

Monday
Evidence for evolution; genetic & anatomical evidence

Tuesday
Adaptation lab - for points

Wednesday
Continue evolution evidence

Thursday
Lab - finish adaptation lab

Friday
Quiz - adaptations & evolution evidence

Environmental Science 2/18 - 2/22

Objective this week:  To be able to identify at least eight species of fish in Kansas & discuss facts about them without using guided classroom materials.

Monday
Lecture - Bullhead, bass, crappie specifics

Tuesday
Kansas Largemouth Bass Management Plan - read & complete worksheet

Wednesday & Thursday
White bass species/rough fish species and conservation

Friday
Quiz - Kansas Fish Species

Anatomy & Physiology 2/18 - 2/22

Objective this week:  To demonstrate a level of mastery of the cardiovascular system and be able to trace the path of  blood from the heart throughout the body.

Monday
Lecture - heart/blood flow

Tuesday
Cardiovascular dissection of the cat and supplemental worksheet.

Wednesday
Supplemental worksheet due today (or Thursday if we don't have school today due to bad weather)
Heart accessory structures/study

Thursday & Friday
Heart accessory structures; quiz on Friday over cardiovascular system and blood flow

7th Grade Life Science 2/18 - 2/22

Objective this week:  To demonstrate the level of mastery over evolution and complete a unit test over the topic.

Monday
Pretest - evolution.

Tuesday
Vocab practice day for points.

Wednesday & Thursday
Practice graphs.  Exit ticket on Thursday for points

Friday 
Unit exam - evolution

Zoology 2/18 - 2/22

Objective this week:  To understand differences between frogs, toads, and salamanders.  By the end of the week, students will take a quiz over the frog lifecycle and five frog/toad vocalizations & score at least an 80%.

Monday
Review frog vocalizations.  Take a practice quiz

Tuesday
Toads; Salamander anatomy and lifecycle; review frog/toad vocalizations.  Vocab assignment.

Wednesday/Thursday
Vocalization quizzes

Friday
Multimedia project

6th Grade Science 2/18 - 2/22

Objective this week:  Demonstrate knowledge gained from Newton Scooters through testing your scooters; discuss magnetic forces.

Monday
Work on Newton Scooter project;

Tuesday
Test scooters

Wednesday
Begin magnetic forces; workbook begins on page 97

Thursday
Magnetic forces - workbook continued

Friday
Quiz - this week's material

Biology 2/18 - 2/22

Objective this week:  To understand evidence for evolution and to reach the level of mastery over the cow eye dissection.

Monday
Evidence for evolution; online textbook beginning on page 382.

Tuesday
Eye dissection - finish the project and understand the vocab/parts of the eye

Wednesday
Evidence for evolution

Thursday
Eye dissection quiz

Friday
Evolution - specifics

Environmental Science 2/13 - 2/19

Objective this week:  To understand major differences between Kansas fish species and conservation efforts with those fish in the state.

Wednesday
Kansas fish species

Thursday
Kansas fish conservation - see Google Classroom

Friday
Kansas fish species - basses

Monday 2/18
Kansas catfish management plan - see Google Classroom

Tuesday 2/19
Quiz - Kansas fish identification/facts

Anatomy 2/13 - 2/19

Objective this week:  To understand the path of blood flow from the heart, throughout the body, and back to the heart.

Wednesday
Discuss blood flow throughout the body

Thursday
Heart dissection day 1

Friday
Review blood flow; Erythrocyte carrying capacity & anatomy

Monday 2/18
Heart dissection day 2

Tuesday 2/19
Quiz - heart dissection and blood flow.

7th Grade Life Science 2/13 - 2/19

Objective this week:  To finish the evolution unit and complete a unit exam early next week to show mastery of the content

Wednesday
Extinction specifics and causes - workbook pages 121 - 125

Thursday
Review the evolution unit today - complete a pretest over the unit.

Friday
Workbook pages due; begin review over evolution and prepare for the unit exam

Monday 2/18
Evolution review and graded activity

Tuesday 2/19
Evolution unit exam

Zoology 2/13 - 2/19

Objective this week:  To learn about frog, toad, and salamander life cycles & be able to identify frog and toad vocalizations.  

Wednesday
Frog specifics; species of frogs/frog vocalizations

Thursday
Activity - amphibians

Friday
Review frog calls; video

Monday 2/18
Frog identification

Tuesday 2/19
Quiz 1 - frog vocalizations and frog/toad anatomy

6th Grade Science 2/13 - 2/19

Objective this week:  To understand how magnetic forces work, and to finish building a Newton Scooter that will travel a minimum of four meters by early next week.

Wednesday
Magnetic forces - workbooks.

Thursday
Newton Scooters - build phase

Friday
Newton Scooters - build phase

Monday 2/18
Magnetic forces/finish Newton Scooters

Tuesday 2/19
Quiz/Test Newton Scooters

Biology 2/13 - 2/19

Objective this week:  To understand the importance of mutations and the environment in the process of natural selection.

Wednesday
Mutations - what they are, examples of them, and how they fit into the lives of organisms.

Thursday
Dissection 1

Friday
Evolution - evidence of common ancestry; anatomical & fossil evidence

Monday 2/18
Finish dissection; expand on adaptations of the eye in natural selection

Tuesday 2/19
Quiz - eye dissection and natural selection

Environmental Science 2/4 - 2/6

Monday
Discuss hazardous waste and note set

Tuesday
Assignment - Hazmat

Wednesday
Hazmat STEM project

Anatomy & Physiology 2/4 - 2/6

Monday
Gain a better understanding of the cardiovascular system.  Discuss arteries ,veins, blood, etc

Tuesday
Blood composition and hematocrits

Wednesday
Activity  - cardiovascular system

7th Grade Life Science 2/4 - 2/6

Objective this week:  To understand how speciation works in the natural world.

Monday
Section review - natural selection

Tuesday
Speciation - pages 115 - 124 in workbook

Wednesday
Speciation - finish workbook pages

Zoology 2/4 - 2/4

Objective this week: To understand the major anatomical characteristics of amphibians, and their transition from life in the water to life on land.

Monday
Transition to life on land from the water; rise of the tetrapods

Tuesday
Begin amphibians - morphology of frogs and toads

Wednesday
Frog/toad specifics and worksheet

6th Grade Science 2/4 - 2/6

Objective this week:  To learn about magnetic forces and to work on a STEM project demonstrating Newton's Laws.

Monday
STEM work - Newton scooters

Tuesday
Workbook - magnetic forces

Wednesday
STEM work - Newton scooters

Biology 2/4 - 2/6

Objective this week:  To understand how population genetics allows us to predict trends in natural populations.

Monday
Introduction to population genetics and Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium; this is a lecture class period.

Tuesday
Population genetics/H-W practice

Wednesday
H-W worksheet