Thursday - Oh, How Time Flies!!!

REMINDER: Tomorrow - Friday, September 4th is a half-day.


Life Science
We finished the microscope lab yesterday. Students viewed plant (potato or grass, algae) and animal (pond water) cells under the microscope. Tomorrow, they will have a short quiz on proper use and parts of the microscope. This information is included in their microscope packet. Also, we are beginning our in-depth look at the parts of the cell (organelles). Students have been introduced to a project which will assist them in learning about the parts of the cell and their functions: "The Cell is like a....." Project. Students have already been brainstorming about an analogy for the project. We will continue this project after the labor day weekend.

Science Fair - I am meeting with students individually today and tomorrow regarding their proposals. It is imperative that parents sign the proposal page to communicate their approval of the project.

Earth Science
Students made globes out of beach balls using various maps. Then, they cut the globes in order to convert them to flat maps. It was quite a challenge. This will lead us into our discussion of making maps, map projections, and distortion. Students are to finish their maps of the United States for homework. It will be collected tomorrow. We will continue studying and creating maps next week as well as learning about geographic information systems (GIS) and satellite imagery.