Quarter 1: Week 9 (10/3-10/7)

Biology
Monday: Review Chapter 5
Tuesday: Chapter 5 Test
Wednesday: Lichterman Nature Center Field Trip TODAY!!
Thursday: Terrarim Gallery Walk (ALL Projects and POSTERS DUE)
Friday: Terrarium Project Discussion

Anatomy and Physiology
Monday: Introduction Skeletal System
Tuesday: Skeletal Muscle Structure Labeling
Wednesday: Microscopic Skeletal Muscle Label
Thursday: Muscle Contraction tutorial
Friday: Muscle Contraction Journey
**Muscular System Video and Exercise Video Due

Reminders:
Fall Break is Next WEEK!!!

Quarter 1: Week 3 (8/22-8/26)

Biology:
Monday: Energy
Tuesday: Terrarium Build Day
Wednesday: Research Day (IN LIBRARY)
Thursday: Cycles Day 1
Friday: Cycles Day 2

Anatomy and Physiology:
Monday: Homeostasis Day 1
Tuesday: Homeostasis Day 2
Wednesday: Review for Chapter 1 Test Jeopardy
Thursday: Chapter 1 Test
Friday: Begin Integumentary System

Reminders:
PICTURE DAY is Wednesday!!!

Q1: Week 3: 8/24-8/28 "Ecosystems"

Main Focus: Ecosystems!!!

Monday: Group/ Ecosystems Assigned for presentations next week

Tuesday: levels of Biological Organization (FOLDABLE!!!!) and habitat/niche

Wednesday: Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem

Thursday: Cycling of Matter; nitrogen and carbon

Friday: Cycling of Matter; phosphorus and Oxygen/water

This week's lesson plan.

Reminders:
1. You should be collecting your terrarium data...
2. You will get the research/poster rubric for your terrarium experiment.
3. BEING PUNCTUAL TO CLASS IS VERY IMPORTANT. BEGINNING THIS WEEK I WILL BE RECORDING TARDIES IN OUR SYSTEM, THIS WILL RESULT IN SCHOOL-LEVEL CONSEQUENCES.
4. I will be having a random notebook check this week, to make sure everyone is getting notes, labs & bellworks going. This should be an easy 100 for you. (If you don't have a 3 subject spiral, you need to get one. If this is a problem for you & your family, please speak with me and we will get it solved.)

Questions???
Email me!!

Build Day Tomorrow!!

Don't forget tomorrow is build day!

Make sure you have your supplies, and you are ready to get everything started.

Your project sheets are due to Dropbox tomorrow. Make sure you have joined our class folder!!! If there are any problems, please let me know ASAP!!!

Can you help?

Students and Parents,

We will be making Terrariums in class next week as part of an ongoing Quarter 1 project.

We will need several items and I have listed them below. IF you can bring in any of them, it would really help us all out. Please comment on the post, so that we all know what is being brought in. I will try to update the needs based on your comments.

Here's what we need:

30-35 2L bottles (EMPTY)
60-70 SMALL plants. miniature ferns and jade plant work really well.
10 pounds of potting soil with fertilizer. (approximately) more won't hurt!
6 rolls of clear packing tape

We have classroom scissors, water access on-site and I will be running off all needed instruction sheets and paper materials. We will culminate in a scientific poster presentation from each group on the findings of their terrarium ecosystem.

Thank you for your help!!