March 14

Happy Pi Day!!!!

As you all know we are now on a "vacation" for two weeks. I will be posting the work you need to complete on my google classroom. Let me know if you have any questions.

March 11

Check Power School, grades close tomorrow....

March 9

Update Spiral, Tof C, finish classwork, vocabulary-add the word wavelength.

The book is now on your FOSS web cue.

March 5

Finish classwork. Finish reading questions, complete the six box review(optional)

TEST TOMORROW!!!

March 4

Continue to work on the reading questions, finish classwork.

Extra credit six box review optional;-)

Test on Friday!!!

March 2

Finish classwork, upda

March 3

Finish classwork. Update your spiral, answer the reading questions (solutions on google classroom). Open spiral test on Friday.

Feb 26

Finish answering the three questions from our reading today, page 46.

Update your spiral, table of contents, dates and page numbers.

Feb. 12

Review your spiral

Nearpod review on my google classroom

Spiral check tomorrow!!!!

Feb 25 update

Quiz will be tomorrow not Thursday.

No worries it is just a quick check in from our improve the design experiment.

Feb. 25

Continue to make sure your spiral is up to date.

Quiz Thursday

Feb 11

Complete the focus question and drawing if you did not in class.

Test Thursday

Feb `0

Check your grades on google classroom for missing and low grades!!! Come and see me to catch up or redo assignments!!!!!!!!

Finish reading and response sheet questions. Complete vocabulary definitions.

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Feb. 5

Finish questions on page 37, focus questions, table of contents.

Test Thursday next week.

Feb. 4

Vocabulary

Focus question

Finish Anticipation Guide

Feb 3

Classwork to complete: Lightbulb picture, three questions on page 30, anticipation guide, for "What is electricity?"

Feb. 3

Complete the vocabulary for this investigation

Answer the focus question

Make sure ALL the reading questions and classwork is complete

Jan 31

Finish classwork, focus question, table of contents dates on all pages.

I will NOT be available for extra help this Thursday Jan. 30

Jan 29

Finish review; solutions on my google classroom. The Nearpod review is there as well.

Remember I will NOT be in tomorrow morning for extra help.

Jan. 28

Finish questions from class. Begin your review.

Test Thursday

Jan 24

Finish your notes/conclusions/focus question

Test Thursday

Jan 22

Keep up with your notes and table of contents

Test THURSDAY

Jan. 21

Keep up with your spiral

Test Tuesday

Jan. 16

ANSWER ALL YOUR FOCUS QUESTIONS!!!!

Jan 14

Finish study guide, solutions on google classroom

Jan. 13

Finish classwork: questions on page 14 and 18 in the text book. Write complete sentences in your spiral.

Jan. 10

Finish Classwork

Jan. 9

Complete the last question from class. Make sure your drawing is LABELED!!! You may use anything from class or the video or make up your own.

Jan. 8

Finish answering questions and up dating your spiral.

Test Wednesday

Jan. 7

Finish classwork questions, table of contents, start to study vocabulary

Jan 3

Complete unfinished notes from class.

Table of Contents in your spiral

Jan 6

Finish classwork.

Complete Table of Contents

Make sure all of your pages have COMPLETE answers.

Jan. 2

Complete setting up your spiral

Dec. 19

Finish Self reflection: Six questions, complete sentences on lined paper

Project extra credit: On a piece of paper. Your name date and block. Individually submitted.

• Biodiversity Index: Use at least five organisms from your ecosenario, SHOW your work.
• OR
• One invasive species: One paragraph. What is it? Why is it invasive? What is being done to fix it, if there is a problem?

Dec. 12

Finish your slide show, practice your presentation, complete the extra credit.

New spiral needed Jan. 2

Dec. 6

Begin your final project for the populations and ecosystems unit.

Answer at least 3 of the five questions started in class today.

You have access to the research center through the FOSS web site.

Dec. 11

Continue to work on your final project. Remember it is worth TWO test grades!!!

Due Friday. I will be grading your spiral as well.

You will need a new SPRIAL notebook for our next unit.

Dec. 4

Finish 8 box review

Solutions on google classroom

Test tomorrow

Nov. 27

I posted my answers to the study guide on goggle classroom.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Nov. 26

Begin to study for the science test Tuesday

Study guide link on my google classroom

Make sure your spiral is up to date

Read through your spiral, are all the pages complete, questions are answered, pages are numbered, T of C completed, vocabulary up to date......

Nov. 25

Finish your presentation for tomorrow

Nov. 22

Finish answering the question about Mono lake and the focus question

Nov. 21

Finish the focus question and TWO questions from the movie. USE EXAMPLES

8-1 test is postponed until the Tuesday after Thanksgiving.

Nov. 20

The science test is moved to the Tuesday AFTER Thanksgiving

TRI-SEMESTER 1 ENDS next Wednesday. Any error analysis or other make up work MUST be done by then.

Nov. 18

Complete an Error Analysis if you would like points back on the test.

Here is the Quizlet for the vocabulary for the next unit:

• https://quizlet.com/454163790/biodiversity-flash-cards/

Nov. 19

Please have your Error Analysis in by Monday.

Test on Tuesday, vocabulary on quizlet link on my google classroom.

Finish classwork if you need to: read pages 100 to 107 complete vocabulary sheet and three questions . It is a graded assignment.

Nov. 12

There is a link to a google doc on my google classroom to begin to study for the test on Friday

Nov. 13

Continue to study using the doc and watch the videos

Nov. 8

Begin to study for the unit 7 test Friday

Start with quizlet, link below

https://quizlet.com/448710032/population-growth-and-limiting-factors-flash-cards/

Nov. 5

Finish your six trials if you did not in class today

Jot some ideas down about questions 1-3

Extra credit (Bonus on the next test) questions 4 and 5

Vocabulary, Table of Contents

Nov. 4

Complete vocabulary definitions and table of contents from class.

Oct. 29

Answer your focus question.

Finish classwork if you need to

Continue to review for the test on Friday

OCt. 31

Finish up the eight box review if you didn't finish in class

Investigation 6 Review

Complete your work on a separate piece of paper. Divide the paper into 8 boxes, and answer each question in its own space.

1. With a partner, create a food chain with four organisms that include a producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, and tertiary consumer.

1. Transfer your food chain into a trophic level triangle model.

1. Imagine you have 4 kg. of your tertiary consumer. Calculate how much biomass you need to support your tertiary consumer. Label each level of your trophic level triangle model. Record your calculations in this box.

1. If only 10% of your biomass moves on to the next highest trophic level, what happens to the other 90%?

________________________, ______________________,

____________________, _______________________, and __________________________

1. Imagine your producer population exploded. What would happen to your tertiary consumer? Write 1-2 sentences.

1. Imagine your producer population declined dramatically. How would that affect your tertiary consume? Write 1-2 sentences.

1. Imagine that your producer has a toxin that in small amounts is not harmful. How will this affect your tertiary consumer?

1. What does it mean if your ecosystem is “sustainable”?

Oct. 28

There is a link on google classroom for an activity. Please complete if you did not get to it in class.

Check your T of C and focus question

Test Friday, read your spiral!

Quizlet for vocab

Oct. 25

Finish Classwork.

Quizlet is on Google classroom for vocabulary

Important Reminders:

• You can complete an error analysis to earn points back on tests.
• My extra help is Monday-Thursday at 8 am. NO appointment needed JUST stop in.
• Check your spiral every night to make sure your table of contents is up to date and you have answered ALL the questions for the day.

Oct. 23

CHECK your spiral. Make sure everything is filled out.

Enter the definition for Biomagnification

Test next Friday

Oct. 16

Spiral check tomorrow, make sure everything is filled out and your table of contents is complete.

Test tomorrow. Solutions for study guide on my google classroom.

Oct. 24

Finish classwork

Quizlet has the vocab for the test. The link is on google classroom.

Oct. 11

Quizlet and movie links are on my google classroom. TEST THURSDAY

READ pages 56-61 in the on-line test book. Answer the questions on page 61 in your spiral notebook.

Oct. 10

TEST next Thursday

watch movies

log into quizlet for vocab practice

Oct. 7

Watch the TWO videos on my google classroom

STUDY THE VOCABULARY

Oct. 4

Finish classwork: Vocabulary Observations and focus question

BUY TAPE

Oct. 3

Write definitions for Aquatic and Terrestrial in your spiral

Finish Read about Biosphere two to page 50 in the book on line

Oct. 1

Finish study guide

ANSWER KEY on Google Classroom

Sept 23

Tape in and study the vocabulary

Tape in movie questions page 25 and focus question page 24

Sept 24

Study vocabulary

Make sure your spiral is up to date

Spiral check SOON!!!

Test next Wednesday

Complete the cover of your science notebook

Start a “Know/Need to Know” list about raising and keeping milkweed bugs.

Begin with what you learned about milkweed bugs from your initial observations.

6 Sept

Tape in your EIGHT observations pages on pages 5-12. I could use some paper towels;-)

Sept 9

Finish Focus question about ecosystems

Sept 10

QUIZ THURSDAY ON Jane Goddall video

Sept 11

Get on Google Classroom

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F Block 1mhrir

Quiz tomorrow

12 Sept

TEST Thursday

13 September

TEST next Thursday

Spet 17

Test on Friday

Today on my google classroom, check out the Biome link. Explore at least 4 Biomes that are different than your ecosenario. Add the deffiniton for Biome into your vocabulary section.

Sept 18

Finish Biome questions.

Sept 19

Finish the review pages.

Answers are on my google classroom