OBJECTIVE: Students will review Unit 2 in order to prepare for the test.
WARM-UP: Describe how water cycles through the atmosphere.
VOCABULARY:
1) omnivore
2) parasitism
3) pollution
4) predation
5) producer
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-up and vocabulary
2) Work on review
3) Independent activity
4) Closure
HOMEWORK DUE: foldable
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Thursday, October 30, 2008
October 29 (B Day) and October 30 (A Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will compare macromolecules in order to differentiate their structure and function.
WARM-UP: List the 4 types of macromolecules.
VOCABULARY:
1) resource
2) species
3) transpiration
4) trophic level
5) weather
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-up and vocabulary
2) Review types of macromolecules
3) Independent activity
4) Closure
HOMEWORK DUE: none
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Read and outline 2-1
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
WARM-UP: List the 4 types of macromolecules.
VOCABULARY:
1) resource
2) species
3) transpiration
4) trophic level
5) weather
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-up and vocabulary
2) Review types of macromolecules
3) Independent activity
4) Closure
HOMEWORK DUE: none
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Read and outline 2-1
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Friday, October 24, 2008
October 23 (B Day) and October 24 (A Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will review biomes in order to analyze how they impact biodiversity.
WARM-UP: Name 3 biomes
VOCABULARY:
1) omnivore
2) parasitism
3) pollution
4) population
5) predation
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-up and vocabulary
2) Discussion of owl pellet lab
3) Biome activity
4) Closure
HOMEWORK DUE: Section 4-4 outline (B Day), Lorax letter, flashcards and warm-ups (A Day)
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Read and outline 4-4 (A day), all to finish Biomes foldable
ANNOUNCEMENTS: email me at margaret.lynch@pgcps.org by 10/28 for 5 extra credit points!!!!
WARM-UP: Name 3 biomes
VOCABULARY:
1) omnivore
2) parasitism
3) pollution
4) population
5) predation
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-up and vocabulary
2) Discussion of owl pellet lab
3) Biome activity
4) Closure
HOMEWORK DUE: Section 4-4 outline (B Day), Lorax letter, flashcards and warm-ups (A Day)
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Read and outline 4-4 (A day), all to finish Biomes foldable
ANNOUNCEMENTS: email me at margaret.lynch@pgcps.org by 10/28 for 5 extra credit points!!!!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
October 16 (A day) and October 20 (B day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will perform a lab in order to analyze food webs.
WARM-UP: Why are food webs important?
VOCABULARY:
1) ecology
2) ecosystem
3) evaporation
4) food chain
5) food web
CLASSWORK: Lab
HOMEWORK DUE: Section 4-3 outline
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Lorax letter
ANNOUNCEMENTS: NONE
WARM-UP: Why are food webs important?
VOCABULARY:
1) ecology
2) ecosystem
3) evaporation
4) food chain
5) food web
CLASSWORK: Lab
HOMEWORK DUE: Section 4-3 outline
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Lorax letter
ANNOUNCEMENTS: NONE
Monday, October 13, 2008
October 14 (B Day) and October 15 (A Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will develop a letter in order to analyze the impact humans have on ecosystems.
WARM-UP: From the book "The Lorax"- would you consider yourself a once-ler or a lorax, and why?
VOCABULARY:
1) consumer
2) decomposer
3) denitrification
4) detritivore
5) ecological pyramid
SAT WORD OF THE DAY:
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/ Collect homework and lab fees
2) Powerpoint 3 part 2
3) Lorax letter
4) Closure
HANDOUTS:
Lorax instructions
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 4-3
HOMEWORK DUE:
Read and outline Section 4-2
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
WARM-UP: From the book "The Lorax"- would you consider yourself a once-ler or a lorax, and why?
VOCABULARY:
1) consumer
2) decomposer
3) denitrification
4) detritivore
5) ecological pyramid
SAT WORD OF THE DAY:
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/ Collect homework and lab fees
2) Powerpoint 3 part 2
3) Lorax letter
4) Closure
HANDOUTS:
Lorax instructions
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 4-3
HOMEWORK DUE:
Read and outline Section 4-2
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
October 10 (B Day) and October 13 (A Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will develop a letter in order to analyze the impact humans have on ecosystems.
WARM-UP: What would happen to the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem if the Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab went extinct?
VOCABULARY:
1) biosphere
2) biotic factor
3) chemosynthesis
4) climate
5) community
SAT WORD OF THE DAY:
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/ Collect homework and lab fees
2) Symbiotic Review Activity
3) PowerPoint 2 part 2
4) Trophic level review activity
5) Closure
HANDOUTS:
none
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 4-2
HOMEWORK DUE:
Read and outline Section 4-1
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
WARM-UP: What would happen to the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem if the Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab went extinct?
VOCABULARY:
1) biosphere
2) biotic factor
3) chemosynthesis
4) climate
5) community
SAT WORD OF THE DAY:
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/ Collect homework and lab fees
2) Symbiotic Review Activity
3) PowerPoint 2 part 2
4) Trophic level review activity
5) Closure
HANDOUTS:
none
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 4-2
HOMEWORK DUE:
Read and outline Section 4-1
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
October 2 (A Day), October 3 (B Day) and October 6 (A Day)
I am out of class these days. Students will work on worksheets from their workbook.
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
October 7 (B Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will investigate the relationships between horseshoe crabs and red knots in order to understand how delicate food web dynamics are.
WARM-UP: Name two organisms that are so closely linked that the death of one would result in the death of the other?
VOCABULARY:
SAT WORD OF THE DAY:
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/ Collect homework and lab fees
2) Movie
3) Food Web discussion
4) Worksheets
5) Closure
HANDOUTS:
none
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 4-1
HOMEWORK DUE:
none
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
all lab fees and safety contracts are due this week!!!
WARM-UP: Name two organisms that are so closely linked that the death of one would result in the death of the other?
VOCABULARY:
SAT WORD OF THE DAY:
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/ Collect homework and lab fees
2) Movie
3) Food Web discussion
4) Worksheets
5) Closure
HANDOUTS:
none
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 4-1
HOMEWORK DUE:
none
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
all lab fees and safety contracts are due this week!!!
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