Life Science Assignments
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- School Year 2015-2016
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KICK-OFFS
What role do producers, consumers, and decomposers play in an ecosystem?
True or False: “Some organisms could fill more than one role in an ecosystem.” Explain your choice.
Where do people get the energy from in order to make our bodies work? What is this energy used for?
Why does only 10% of the energy get passed from one trophic level to the next?
True or False: “Food webs can have an unlimited about of links and carnivores.” Explain your choice.
AGENDA
- Binder reminder
- Return Binder Check
- Collect K-O
- Unit 4 Group Activity – Marine Food Web
- EEI-4: Traditional Unit Assessment
- Check HW
- EEI-6: Lesson 2
- Check HW
- EEI - 6: Lesson 3
- Energy Transfer Questions
- Check HW
- 10% Rule Lab
- Kahoot
- Check HW
- Web of Life Game
- Food Web Worksheet
- Ecology Quiz
HOME-WORK
The Flow of Energy Through Ecosystems (EEI – 4)
Roles in Ecosystems (EEI-6: Lesson 2)
Energy Pyramids (EEI-6: Lesson 3)
10 Percent Rule Lab
and study for Ecology Quiz
Food Web
Here are the events for the week of March 28 - April 1:Here are the events for the week of March 21 - 25:MONDAY:Kick-Off = Why do you think protecting the environment is so important?Agenda =Binder reminderGorongosa Film (34 min): http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/guide-biologist-gorongosaVideo GuideHomework = Video Guide
TUESDAY:Kick-Off = Describe the environmental characteristics of Gorongosa.Agenda =Check HWGorongosa Timeline web activity
Homework = Gorongosa Timeline
WEDNESDAY:Kick-Off = Explains Gorongosa’s past.
Agenda =Check HWEcology Mag - “Our World”Biomes WSHomework = Biomes WS
THURSDAY:Kick-Off = What type of biome is Gorongosa an example of? Explain your answer.Agenda =Check HWGorongosa's BiomesHomework = Gorongosa's BiomesFRIDAY:Kick-Off = How would you describe the environment around us in Santa Clarita? What type of plant life is common?Agenda =Check HWChaparral WebQuestTypes of Drought Impacts WS in groupsHomework = NoneHere are the events for the week of March 14 - 18:MONDAY:Kick-Off = Dogs have been artificially selected from wolves, and are now grouped into many identifiable dog breeds. What do you think “artificial selection” means?”Agenda =Binder reminderCollect K-O (8)Return binder checkAsk Honor Society kids to sign up for group BDog breeding video clip (2 min): http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/dog-breedingFrom Wolf to Woof WebQuestHomework = From Wolf to Woof WebQuest
TUESDAY:Kick-Off = Why are there different groups of dog breeds?Agenda =Check HWSeat changeBorder Collie Video (5 min): http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/dogs-101/videos/border-collie/Border Collie WS
Homework = Border Collie WS
WEDNESDAY:Kick-Off = How do you think Border Collies were artificially selected to become such great herding dogs?
Agenda =Check HWSheep dog herding lessonHomework = Herding Demonstration WSTHURSDAY:Kick-Off = How do you think these organisms that are native to Southern California are related?Coyote, Rattlesnake, Rabbits, Turkey Vultures, Wild GrassesAgenda =Check HWEcology Mag - “Look Around”Ecological Levels WS in groupsHomework =Levels of Organization in Ecology WS
FRIDAY:Kick-Off = Explain how these terms are related: community, individual, ecosystem, populationAgenda =EEI-6: Lesson 1Homework = EEI-6: Lesson 1Here are the events for the week of March 7 - 11:MONDAY:Kick-Off = What are some things you’ve heard about HIV/AIDS?Agenda =Binder reminderBrainPOP: AIDS and VirusesWhat it all Means NotesHomework = HIV/AIDS Evaluation
TUESDAY:Kick-Off = How Diseases Spread WSAgenda =Check HWSTD NotesGoogle Form: Boy/Girl Chat
Homework = Review WS
WEDNESDAY:Kick-Off = None
Agenda =Check HWBoy ChatGirls in library doing STD WebQuestHomework = Girl - Finish Webquest, Boy - NoneTHURSDAY:Kick-Off = NoneAgenda =Check HWGirl ChatBoys in library doing STD WebQuestHomework = Boy - Finish Webquest, Both - Prepare for Binder Check and study classworkFRIDAY:Kick-Off = What STD grossed you out the most and why?Agenda =Binder CheckSafely surrendered babiesReproduction TestHomework = None
Here are the events for the week of February 29 - March 1:MONDAY:Kick-Off = What is the role and purpose of the male reproductive system?Agenda =Binder ReminderComparing Male and Female AnatomyBrainPOP: Reproductive System and BabiesPregnancy VocabFertilization WSHomework = The Male and Female Reproductive System WS
TUESDAY:Kick-Off = What is the role and purpose of the female reproductive system?Agenda =Check HWPregnancy, Development and Birth Notes
Homework = Revisiting the Reproductive System WS
WEDNESDAY:Kick-Off = List the order of development of a human once fertilization occurs.
Agenda =Check HWBrainPop: Fetal Development, Twins, MotherhoodStages of Development WSShow “Cost of raising a child” picture WSHomework = Revisiting Pregnancy WSTHURSDAY:Kick-Off = What is the difference between how identical and fraternal twins form?Agenda =Check HWTransmission of diseases ChartHomework = Practice SheetFRIDAY:Kick-Off = Why is it important to learn about STDs?Agenda =Check HWWhat it all Means NotesBrainPOP: AIDS and VirusesHomework = None
Here are the events for the week of February 22 - 26:MONDAY:Kick-Off = NoneAgenda =Binder ReminderVideoHomework = Movement of Earth’s Plates WS
TUESDAY:Kick-Off = NoneAgenda =Check HWFinish videoStudy Guide in pairs
Homework = Earth’s History Study Guide, study classwork and prepare for Binder Check
WEDNESDAY:Kick-Off = Why are index fossils helpful?
Agenda =
Check HWMy time scaleBinder CheckTest on Google FormsHomework = NoneTHURSDAY:Kick-Off = How did you first learn about where babies come from, or what were you told?Agenda =Return binder checksBoy Repro VocabGirl Repro VocabRepro labelsHomework = "What's Missing?" WSFRIDAY:Kick-Off = Why is learning about the reproductive system important?
Agenda =
Check HW16-2 PowerPoint
Homework = None
Here are the events for the week of February 15 - 19:MONDAY:Kick-Off = What clues do you think scientists use to understand how Earth’s continents have changed in location throughout time?Agenda =Binder ReminderCollect Kick-OffsPlate Tectonics and Volcanoes Webquest: The Dynamic Earth Website: http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/text/4_0_0.htmlHomework = Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes Webquest WS
TUESDAY:Kick-Off = What causes Earth’s plates to constantly move?Agenda =Check HWContinental Drift Activity Packet in GroupsHomework = Movement of Earth’s Plates WS
WEDNESDAY:Kick-Off = How can earthquakes serve as evidence of plate tectonics?
Agenda =
Stamp HWBrainPOPs: Plate TectonicsGeologic Time Scale WSHomework = Geologic Time Scale WSTHURSDAY:Kick-Off = What do scientists use the geologic timescale?Agenda =Check HWGeologic Time Scale PPT with notesHomework = The Geologic Time Scale WSFRIDAY:Kick-Off = What was the general order in which living things evolved?
Agenda =
Check HWStart “Before the Dinosaurs
Homework = None
Here are the events for the week of February 8 - 12:MONDAY:No School
TUESDAY:Kick-Off = What are some things that scientists can learn from studying fossils?Agenda =Binder ReminderNational Geographic – Fossils Facts article
Homework = Relative Age of Rocks WS
WEDNESDAY:Kick-Off = Which colored cake layer had to be put into the cake first, and why?
Agenda =
Check HWWho dun it activity in groupsFossil and Relative Dating WSHomework = Finding Clues to Rock Layers WSTHURSDAY:Kick-Off = How do you think scientists can figure out how old a fossil is?Agenda =Check HWHalf-Life Simulation: http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/E18/E18.htmlBrainPOPs: Radioactivity and Carbon DatingClose – How do scientists use radioactive dating? What is half-life?Homework = Radioactive Dating WSFRIDAY:Kick-Off = How is radioactive dating helpful to scientists?
Agenda =
Check HWRadioactive Dating mini-posterHalf-Life Example Skittles Half-Life Activity
Homework = Finish Skittles Activity
Here are the events for the week of February 1 - 5:MONDAY:Kick-Off = How did you demonstrate Natural Selection in your comic?Agenda =Binder reminderReturn Kick-OffsPresent comicsE period finished comicsHomework =
Prepare for Binder Check
TUESDAY:Kick-Off = Why do you think evolution matters now?Agenda =Binder precheckBinder CheckWhy does evolution matter WS
Homework = Why does evolution matter WS
WEDNESDAY:Kick-Off = How do humans effect the evolution of animals?Agenda =Why evolution matters now researchHomework = Why evolution matters now researchTHURSDAY:Kick-Off = How do you think the evolution of organisms may occur in the future?Agenda =Why evolution matters now - share outHomework = NoneHere are the events for the week of January 25 - 29:MONDAY:Kick-Off = Two Theories of Evolution ProbeAgenda =Binder reminderVestiges video clipDance dance evolution with a partnerUnimonster WSHomework =
Evolution of Species WS and study classwork items for Evolution Test
TUESDAY:Kick-Off = What is the difference between being endangered and being extinct?Agenda =Check HWCollect K-OEvolution TestStart comic
Homework = Work on comic
WEDNESDAY:Kick-Off =How is comparative anatomy related to homologous structures?
Agenda =Natural Selection Comic OnlineHomework = Work on comicTHURSDAY:Kick-Off = How could a new species come into existence?Agenda =Natural Selection Comic OnlineHomework = Work on comicFRIDAY:Kick-Off = In general, what causes a species to go extinct?
Agenda =Natural Selection Comic Online
Homework = Sell popcorn!
Here are the events for the week of January 11 - 15:MONDAY:Kick-Off =Complete the “Standards Warm-Up” on page 234.
Agenda =Binder reminderPopcornopolis video7-2 Bubble NotesReturn Kick-OffsHomework = Finish Bubble NotesTUESDAY:Kick-Off = How is gradualism different from punctuated equilibria?Agenda =Check HWStated Clearly - Evidence of Evolution (11 min)Peppered Moth Simulation
Homework = Complete Moth WS
WEDNESDAY:Kick-Off =How is comparative anatomy related to homologous structures?
Agenda =Check HWReturn foldableThe Great Fossil Find ActivityHomework =The Great Fossil Find WS
THURSDAY:Kick-Off = How could a new species come into existence?Agenda =Check HWEvolution of Species PowerPoint- stopped at Inferring Species RelationshipsHomework = Evolution of Species Vocab WSFRIDAY:Kick-Off = In general, what causes a species to go extinct?
Agenda =
Check HWFinish Evolution of Species PowerPointHomework = NoneHere are the events for the week of January 18 - 22:TUESDAY:Kick-Off = Pick which of these are true and explain your choice: A) organisms can evolve within their lifetime, B) organisms cannot evolve within their lifetime.Agenda =Check HWBinder reminderBird Beak ActivityFinches Analysis – as a class?Similie me closing activity on Kick-Off pageHybrid Animal Pictures
Closing Kick-Off = “Natural Selection is like tryouts (for a sport, play, club, etc) because…”Homework = Bird Beak Activity and Study C1
WEDNESDAY:Kick-Off = A beefalo is a hybrid of a cattle and a Bison but it can’t have offspring. Is Beefalo a species? Explain.Agenda =Stamp HWDarwin’s Theory QuizRainbow Reef article and questions through google classroomHomework = Evidence of Evolution Vocab WSTHURSDAY:Kick-Off = When you watch a crime show, what type of evidence helps you to figure out what happened during the crime?Agenda =Stamp HWCollect Kick-OffsReturn quizEvidence of Evolution FoldableHomework = Finish FoldableFRIDAY:Kick-Off = What are the four types of evidence for evolution?
Agenda =
Collect foldables
Evidence of Evolution WebQuest
Homework = Finish WebQuest-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MONDAY:Kick-Off = How was your break?Agenda =Seat changeBinder reminderReturn projectsBill Nye: Evolution videoHomework = NoneTUESDAY:Kick-Off = Habitat Change ProbeAgenda =BrainPOP: Charles DarwinRead about Darwin in textbook and fill in notesHomework = Darwin’s Voyage Vocab WSWEDNESDAY:Kick-Off = Why do you think there are so many different types of organisms on Earth?Agenda =Charles Darwin Bio (3 min): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOl0tHVV6Ck&list=PL9SLkANZIEtXIxoTV79J4RDcn56oiPCLR&index=3Finish NotesHomework = Darwin's Observations WSTHURSDAY:Kick-Off = What is natural selection? What is it also called?Agenda =Stamp HWStated clearly video (9 min): http://statedclearly.com/videos/what-is-natural-selection/Bird Beak Lab – but have them design it before we do itHomework = Revisiting Darwin’s Theory WSFRIDAY:Kick-Off = What are some adaptations that frogs have?Agenda =Grade HWBrainPop: Natural SelectionFactors affecting natural selection mini-posterFinches AnalysisHybrid Animal PicturesHomework = None
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