- Worksheet packets
Make sure you have your SSR books today. Today you need to complete the worksheet packet, hand it in and read.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
8th science 022708
DNA Unit
- Reading "What's Inside a Cell?" (p. 4-7)
- Notes and Discussion Questions
Questions:
- What chemical compounds make up a cell?
- What does it mean when we say a cell is specialized?
- What are the main structures that make a plant cell different from an animal cell?
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
8th science 022608
DNA Unit
- Reading:
- "What are Cells?" p. 2-3
- "What's Inside a Cell?" p. 4-7
- "How Do Cells Carry Out Life Processes?" p. 8-11
- "How Do Cells Grow and Reproduce?" p. 12-14
Answer follow up questions.
- How did the discovery of cells depend on technology?
- What's the smallest unit that makes up all living things?
- What are the levels of organization within multicellular organisms?
- What chemical compounds make up cells?
- What does it mean when we say a cell is specialized?
- What are the main structures that make a plant cell different from an animal cell?
- What is the difference between passive and active transport?
- How do animals and plants meet their energy needs differently?
- How do respiration and fermentation differ?
- How does the pairing of nitrogen bases allow DNA to be copied exactly?
- What role does mitosis play in the cell cycle?
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
7th science 012008
Planetary Science
- Look over school maps and hand in
- 1-2 "Neighborhood and Community"
- Birds eye view paper
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
8th science 021908
DNA Unit
- Read: "What are Cells?" (p.2-3), "What's Inside a Cell?" (p.4-7)
- Answer questions for homework
Monday, February 18, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
6th/7th/8th grade science 021208
Smash Lab Video "Train Crash" episode
- Today you will be watching "Train Crash" from the Smash Lab series. While watching, please take notes and your homework is to write a one-page summary on the program. Your summaries should include the problems being tested, the method of testing and their conclusions. These will be due on Thursday.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Friday, February 8, 2008
6th Grade 020808
Weather Unit
- Video in the library
Today you will be watching videos in the library. Each of you will watch the video on your own computer. To access the video, go to the k:/ drive, open the tat2 folder, open the science videos folder, then open the 6th grade videos folder. The video is called "The Basics of Physics: Exploring Heat. You will have a packet of worksheets to complete while watching.
7th grade 020808
Nature of Science
- Videos in the library
Today you will be watching videos in the library. Each of you will watch the video on your own computer. To access the video, go to the k:/ drive, open the tat2 folder, open the science videos folder, then open the 7th grade videos folder. The video is called "How Scientists Work." You will have a packet of worksheets to complete while watching.
8th science 020808
DNA Unit
- Videos in the library
Today you will be watching two videos in the library; each of you will be watching on individual computers. To access the videos go to the k:/ drive and open the "tat2" folder, then open the science videos folder, and finally open the 8th grade folder. The two videos you will be watching are in there. While watching, fill out the video quiz and hand it in at the end of the class period.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
6th/7th/8th science
Dirty Jobs "Cave Biologist" episode
- Watch this episode of Dirty Jobs and take notes
- 8th/7th grade Write a one page summary of the program. Notes and summaries will be handed in together on Monday.
- 6th grade hand in notes after class
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
7th science 020608
Science Fair
- last day to work on projects
- finishing touches on boards and notebooks
- read in SSR books when finished
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
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