Environmental Science 10/28 - 11/1

Objective this week:  To understand the importance of photoperiodism in the life of organisms, and to begin looking at carnivores in Kansas, creating a presentation over what you've learned with them.

Monday
Begin photoperiodism - what is photoperiodism?  How does it affect living things?
Assignment - research photoperiodism in a minimum of two animals and one plant.  Include a minimum of three websites used in this project besides Wikipedia.  Write a review over each website, 7-10 sentences and include the links/sources with your E Mail.

Tuesday
WT Deer timeline and life cycle; explain how photoperiodism fits in to this process.

Wednesday
Discuss facts over Kansas carnivores - begin a multimedia project over them.

Thursday
Halloween activity today for points.

Friday
Kansas carnivores multimedia project work.

Biology 10/28 - 11/1

Objective this week:  To demonstrate understanding on human impacts to the environment, and to think critically on solutions for this issue.

Monday
Using your iPad, create a Google slides presentation over an issue with human impacts to the environment, and a possible solution for it.  Today - phase 1.  Create the Google Doc, share it with me, and discuss the issue at hand.

Tuesday
Work on Google Slides project over human impacts.  Today, phase 2 - what can be done as a solution to this issue.  Include current world solutions and your own as well.

Wednesday
Present your slide shows to the class.

Thursday
Halloween review activity

Friday
Quiz - various semester topics;  finish presenting your human impacts projects to the class.

Anatomy & Physiology 10/28 - 11/1

Objective this week:  To be able to identify bones of the skull, and understand how bones are made.

Monday
Discuss osteogenesis; how are  bones formed?  Discuss all components of this.

Tuesday
Bone identification - review bones of the skull.  Osteogenesis discussion second half of the period.

Wednesday
Halloween activity - osteogenesis for points

Thursday
Little theater presentation

Friday
Quiz over bones of the skull.  Ostoegenesis graphic organizer construction for points.

6th Grade Science 10/28 - 11/1

Objective this week:  Understand how forces affect your life & objects around you, and  be able to explain what different types of forces are.....

Monday
Activity today - writing scientific instructions.

Tuesday
Introduction to forces; pages 5-10 in workbook.

Wednesday
Forces - vocab activity for points


Thursday
Review activity - forces

Friday
Quiz - forces

7th Grade Life Science 10/28 - 11/1

Objective this week:  To understand the importance & advantages of sexual vs asexual reproduction in plants & animals.

Monday
Mutation worksheet; finish video with the time we have left in class.

Tuesday
Complete workbook pages 144-150 over sexual vs asexual reproduction

Wednesday
Finish workbook pages; Begin discussion of plant reproductive success and structures; begin a STEM activity over plant seed dispersal.

Thursday
Halloween activity and quiz

Friday
STEM activity

Environmental Science 10/21 - 10/25

Objective this week:  Students will demonstrate a level of mastery over aging mammals based on tooth wear through a tutorial project.

Monday - Wednesday
Tooth wear aging project & film.

Thursday
Finish filming the tooth wear project.  Points awarded for project today.

Friday
Animal track lab for points.

Anatomy & Physiology 10/21 - 10/25

Objective this week:  To be able to understand different categories of bones, how bones form, and be able to identify bones.

Monday
Bone categories; the anatomy of bones.

Tuesday
Bone lab - hand out lab worksheet (due Thursday).

Wednesday
Osteogenesis & mechanisms of bone growth.

Thursday
Bone lab continued.

Friday
Graphic organizers/bone growth project