Life Science
The homework for tonight is to brainstorm ideas for "The Cell is like a ......" Project. Students will come up with an analogy for the cell and the functionality of the parts of the cell. For instance, we discussed how a cell is like an amusement park. We identified the parts of an amusement park as well as their function - food court, chair lift, rides, control center, wall around the park, entrances/exits, garbage cans, people, etc... These parts can be analogous to the parts of a plant or animal cell and represent the function of the organelles and other structures. Since this example was discussed during class, students cannot use an amusement park, theme park, or water park for their analogy.
Tomorrow, we will begin the microscope lab in class. Mrs. Hill will be meeting with individual students to discuss their science fair proposals.
Earth Science
The final essay is due tomorrow (Tuesday, September 1st). The essay must be typed using the following format: 12pt, arial or times new roman font, 1-inch margins, and double-spaced.
We started Chapter 1 - Maps during class today. Chapter 1 must be read with bold words defined and workbook pages 8 through 14 completed by Wednesday, September 2nd. Our discussion of maps this week will include map projections and distortion, parts of a map, and reading and interpreting maps.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
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Life Science
Science Fair is HERE! Students have been working on choosing a project (a true experiment) for their science fair project. They completed the science fair planning guide. Many students completed the science fair PROPOSAL (pages 7-8 in the science fair booklet). ALL students must have these proposals completed and turned in on Monday, August 31st. You can find a list of all graded items at the bottom of the blog along with the associated due dates.
In class, we are beginning our unit on the parts of the cell. Students were assigned to read pages 34 through 42 in the textbook and define all of the bold words (14) in the reading.
Earth Science
We are continuing our discussion of productive science vs. useless speculation. Students have been discussing three hypotheses proposed to explain the extinction of dinosaurs. Based on class discussions of a piece written by Stephen Jay Gould, students are writing a 5-paragraph essay. The rough draft of the 5-paragraph essay is due on Monday, August 31st, and the final draft is due on Tuesday, September 1st.
Science Fair is HERE! Students have been working on choosing a project (a true experiment) for their science fair project. They completed the science fair planning guide. Many students completed the science fair PROPOSAL (pages 7-8 in the science fair booklet). ALL students must have these proposals completed and turned in on Monday, August 31st. You can find a list of all graded items at the bottom of the blog along with the associated due dates.
In class, we are beginning our unit on the parts of the cell. Students were assigned to read pages 34 through 42 in the textbook and define all of the bold words (14) in the reading.
Earth Science
We are continuing our discussion of productive science vs. useless speculation. Students have been discussing three hypotheses proposed to explain the extinction of dinosaurs. Based on class discussions of a piece written by Stephen Jay Gould, students are writing a 5-paragraph essay. The rough draft of the 5-paragraph essay is due on Monday, August 31st, and the final draft is due on Tuesday, September 1st.
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