Biology 11/12 - 11/16

Objective this week:  To understand how cells function and their components parts.  There will be a quiz on Friday.

Monday
Discuss the environment in which cells live; discuss tonicity, and prepare tonicity lab.  Hand out worksheet.  Due tomorrow in class.

Tuesday
Cell organelles - major components and functions.  Worksheet due today

Wednesday
Continue cell organelles/cell facts

Thursday
Cell lab using microscopes

Friday
Quiz - cells

Environmental Science 11/5 - 11/9

Objective this week:  To be able to identify mammal skulls and successfully demonstrate mastery of aging jaws via tooth wear.

Monday
Mammal skull lab and lab handout.


Tuesday
Mammal skull lab and handout due by end of the period.

Wednesday
Scat information and review for tomorrow's quiz.

Thursday
Quiz - mammal skulls.

Friday
Video today.

Anatomy & Physiology 11/5 - 11/9

Objective:  To demonstrate the level of mastery over bone anatomy & physiology through the completion of a unit exam.

Monday
Minerals and mineral salts in bones

Tuesday
Lab - bones of the vertebral column and lab handout for points

Wednesday
Wrap up the bone unit and review.

Thursday
No lab - review for tomorrow's bone unit exam.

Friday
Bone Unit exam

7th Grade Life Science 11/5 - 11/9

Objectives this week:  To complete a STEM activity over the importance of seed specializations; to demonstrate mastery of sexual reproduction in plants & animals through the completion of a test on Friday.

Monday
Continue with the STEM seed building activity.

Tuesday
STEM seed building activity and wrap-up

Wednesday
Reflect on seed building activity; review for Friday's test.

Thursday
Review for Friday's test for points

Friday
Test - sexual reproduction in plants & animals

Zoology 11/5 - 11/9

Objective this week: To reach the level of mastery over arachnids and crustaceans, through the completion of a test over those topics at the end of this week.

Monday
Spider leg parts & internal anatomy today

Tuesday
Continue arthrpods; crustacean anatomy & physiology; review crayfish (dissection was last year)

Wednesday
Graphic organizer over the arthropods for points

Thursday
Review for points - arthropod unit review for tomorrow's test.

Friday
Arthropod test #1 - arachnids

6th Grade Science 11/5 - 11/9

Objective this week:  To understand different types of waves and their components, & energy within waves.

Tuesday
Review metric system & pre-wave activity. 

Tuesday/Wednesday 
Wave properties; wavelength, amplitude, and frequency.  Begin working on assignment in workbook.  The assignment is an in-class assignment, not homework.

Thursday
Wave specifics/shapes & categories of waves.  Continue the in-class assignment.

Friday
Review waves/activity

Biology 11/5 - 11/9

Objective this week:  To understand the importance of cells, their function, and components.

Monday
Cells - function & importance of these structures.  Differences between prokaryotic & eukaryotic cells.

Tuesday
View paperslide videos

Wednesday
Aspire testing - no class

Thursday
Tonicity - cell environments/movement across membranes; cell size.  worksheet

Friday
worksheet - cell size.