3rd Six Weeks (Week 4)

Welcome Back Everyone 

It is time to get off vacation mode and continue working on your Science Fair Projects. You only have this week to complete your Display Boards, so take advantage of the time I am giving you in class to finish the project.

Bring any required materials to class in order to decorate and glue the required typed texts.

If anyone is still missing the Characteristics of Living Organisms Quiz speak with me so we can schedule your missed quiz.

Monday:    ·         Science Fair Project Work Day o   Continue to assemble & Decorate display boards

Tuesday: ·         Science Fair Project Work Day o   Finish typing Purpose, Hypothesis, and Materials o   Begin typing  Data/Results/Analysis o   Continue work on display board

Wednesday: ·         Science Fair Project Work Day o   Continue typing required text o   Complete Experiment

Thursday: ·         Science Fair Project Work Day o   Continue working on Display Board o   Must have most of the text complete and typed ready to glue on display board

Friday: ·         Science Fair Project Work Day o   Final day to complete Science Fair Display Board ·         Should have all required information on the Display Board or ready to glue on the display board.

Ac2E-IT Seminars

Monday:    ·         Ac2E-IT Seminars o   I will be conducting an Origami class o   Students will be creating different types of origami structures/ figures

Tuesday: ·         Ac2E-IT Seminars o   Origami class continues o   Students continue to work on origami projects Everyone enjoy your Thanksgiving Holiday, Happy Thanksgiving!

3rd Six Weeks (Week 2)

Monday:    ·         Science Fair Project Work Day o   Beginning to assemble & Decorate display boards

Tuesday: ·         Science Fair Project Work Day o   Begin typing  Purpose, Hypothesis, & Materials o   Continue work on display board

Wednesday: ·         Science Fair Project Work Day o   Continue typing required text o   Complete procedures

Thursday: ·         Science Fair Project Work Day o   Continue working on Display Board o   Must have most of the text complete and typed ready to glue on display board

Friday: ·         Science Fair Project Work Day o   Working on experiment in order to complete the following required parts: o   Data/Results o   Analysis o   Conclusion ·         Should have most of the Display Board complete

3rd Six Weeks (WK 1)

Monday:  
• Classification of Organisms
o Identify why and how scientists classify living things.
o Discuss Carolus Linnaeus’s contribution to classification.
o Describe the parts of the Scientific name
 Genus name & Species name
o Definition of Taxonomy

Tuesday:
• Classification of Living Things
o Textbook Assignment
o Chapter Review
 Individual Assignment pg. 617 in Textbook

Wednesday:
• How are organisms classified?
o List and compare the three domains of living things
o List and compare the four kingdoms of domain Eukarya
o List the eight levels of classification

Thursday:
• Branching Diagrams and Dichotomous Keys
o Describe branching diagrams and dichotomous keys.

Friday:
• Science Fair Project Work Day

Extra Credit Cell Project

Science Extra Credit Project

Eukaryotic Cell 3-Dimensional Model

This project will replace your lowest quiz grade.

Requirements:

1.     Be creative and create a 3-Dimensional model of a Eukaryotic cell

2.     Model must be 3-Dimensional

3.     It must contain all of the structures listed of a Eukaryotic Cell

a.     Nucleus

b.     Cytoplasm

c.      Mitochondrion

d.     Endoplasmic Reticulum

e.     Golgi Apparatus

f.       Cell/plasma membrane

g.     Ribosome’s

4.     Due Date is Monday, November 10^th

5.     No late projects will be accepted as grades are due by Monday night.

Grading Breakdown:

·        80% is determined by content accuracy

·        20% is determined by students creativity & organization

·        Total attainable score of 100%

2nd Six Weeks (5th SW) Six Weeks Exam Week

·         2nd Six Weeks Exam Review Day o   Work on Six Weeks Exam Review

·         2nd Six Weeks Exam Review Day o   Complete and Discuss Six Weeks Exam Review

·         2nd Six Weeks Exam Day 1 o   1st Day of Testing

·         2nd Six Weeks Exam Day 2 o   Final Day of Testing

·         Science Fair Project Work Day o   Missing assignment make up day