6th Science 1/18 - 1/22

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over atomic structure, elements, isotopes, & ions through the completion of a paperslide video project.

Monday
Vocab practice - atomic structure

Tuesday - Friday
Paperslide video construction & filming

Biology 1/18 - 1/22

Objective this week:  To understand similarities & differences, & adaptations within different animals and to take a quiz at the beginning of the week over punnett squares and genetics.

Monday
Punnett squares and quiz.

Tuesday & Wednesday
Tabletop activity - animal adaptations

Thursday
Video - Harpy Eagles

Friday
Vocab practice crossword puzzle design

Zoology 1/11 - 1/15

Objective this week:  To complete a shark dissection to learn&  understand the important features of fish.

Monday
Shark dissection 1


Tuesday
Shark dissection 2


Wednesday
Review fish/shark

Thursday
Shark dissection 3 if needed

Friday
Quiz - Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes

Anatomy 1/11 - 1/15

Objective this week:  To understand different areas of the CNS and their importance to the body.  Additional discovery of this objective will take place via sheep brain dissection.  There will be a CNS quiz at the end of the week.

Monday
CNS regions - motor speech and hypothalamus

Tuesday
Misc CNS regions

Wednesday
Brain dissection 1

Thursday
CNS/Brain dissection

Friday
Quiz - CNS

Field Biology 1/11 - 1/15

Objective this week: To create a student presentation over pond management and construction, and fishery options.  There will be a test at the end of the week over pond management.

Monday - Wednesday
Student teaching prep and presentation

Thursday
Review for tomorrow's pond management exam

Friday
Exam - pond management

7th Science 1/11 - 1/15

Objective this week:  To learn and understand differences between life now and life that existed in the past.

Monday
Video - Neanderthals

Tuesday
Natural selection basics

Wednesday
Natural selection and mutations

Thursday
Review

Friday
Quiz - natural selection

6th Science 1/11 - 1/15

Objective this week:  To learn about the elements in the periodic table, and the anatomy of atoms

Monday
Anatomy of an atom - protons, neutrons, and electrons

Tuesday
Review atoms; Periodic table of the elements

Wednesday
Periodic table of the elements and activity

Thursday & Friday
Periodic table activity