It's Wednesday ALREADY!

Life Science
We are discussing the parts of the plant and animal cell during class emphasizing the function of the organelles. We are continuing to work on "The Cell is like..." project (see August 31st for more info). Students signed up for a specific analogy yesterday. Tonight, students will complete the following:

(1) Choose either the plant or animal cell to be represented by their analogy.
(2) Make a list of the parts of the cell
(3) Make a list of the parts of their analogy which will represent the parts of the cell (the part of the analogy and the part of the cell should have a very similar function).

Earth Science
We are still working with maps. This week is an adventure in exploring topographic maps - reading the elevation of the contour lines, identifying physiographic features, describing slopes (gentle or steep), and locating stream valleys. Tonight, students are to read about "Locating Yourself on a Topographic Map" and identifiy features #1 through 4 on the next topographic map in the packet.