6th Science 10/30 - 11/3

Objective this week:  To introduce forces, motion, velocity, & friction and how they affect our lives and objects around us.

Monday
Description of motion and graphing

Tuesday
Types of forces and friction

Wednesday - Friday
Newton's Laws -lectures and demonstrations

Zoology 10/30 - 11/3

Objective this week:  To learn about the form & function of arthropods and begin discussing arachnids.

Monday
Arthropod basics - body plan, segments, & facts

Tuesday
Vocab practice - arthropods

Wednesday
Arachnida - spiders

Thursday
Video - arthropods

Friday
Bug bingo and vocab review.

Anatomy & Physiology 10/30 - 11/3

Objective this week:  To complete an integumentary system test and to learn different types of bones & how they are made.

Monday

Exam - Integumentary system

Tuesday

Bone types and bone anatomy

Wednesday

Bone growth - how it occurs

Thursday

Video today

Friday

Bone growth continued

Environmental Science 10/30 - 11/3

Objective this week:  To learn and understand differences in Kansas mammal skulls & animal tracks and be able to complete a quiz with 85% accuracy by the end of the week.

Monday
Mammal skulls.  Identification and morphology.

Tuesday - Thursday
Mammal tracks & scat identification

Friday
Quiz - animal skulls & tracks.

7th Grade Science 10/30 - 11/3

Objective:  To reach the level of mastery over punnett squares and basic genetics.  Take a test on Friday over punnett squares and basic genetics.

Monday
Begin discussing other ways to introduce genetic variety into populations; specifically, we'll discuss mutations and what they do to living things.

Tuesday
Build DNA and complete worksheet

Wednesday
Review basic genetics & punnett squares

Thursday
Mutation video

Friday
Take test over punnett squares and basic genetics.

Biology 10/30 - 11/3

Objective this week:  To complete an isopod study to demonstrate group behavior/survival, and to introduce DNA specifics & cell parts.

Monday
Isopod group behavior lab - clumping behavior and food preferences

Tuesday
Wrap up isopod lab

Wednesday
Introduce/review cells & cellular organelles

Thursday
DNA structure specifics; differences between DNA & RNA.

Friday
DNA & RNA and how they work together to make proteins.

Zoology 10/23 - 10/27

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over the three mollusk classes and take a test over the phylum molluska on Friday of this week.

Monday
Class gastropoda - anatomy and physiology

Tuesday
Web assignment and vocab practice - isopoda and gastropoda

Wednesday
Vocab assignment #2 over major classes within the phylum molluska.

Thursday
Review for test

Friday
Mollusk test.