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Life Science (McMullan)--old**Welcome to Mrs. McMullan's 8th gradeAC Science website: Holt Textbook Log-in: http://my.hrw.com See Mrs. McMullan for a password and username
**Check Pinnacle once a week*** Brainpop: www.brainpop.com (The password is now the same as the username.)
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S7L4: Students will examine the dependence of organisms on one another and their environment. Element: S7L4.e Describe the characteristics of Earth’s major terrestrial biomes (i.e. tropical rain forest, savannah, temperate, desert, taiga, tundra, and mountain) and aquatic communities (i.e. freshwater, estuaries, and marine). Essential Question(s): >How are organisms interdependent on each other in each biome? >How do living organisms affect sustainable resources available within the environment? >How do the characteristics of earth’s terrestrial and aquatic biomes compare? Websites for BIOME project: · Biomes of the world: http://www.mbgnet.net/index.html · Biomes of the planet: http://www.radford.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/intro.html · Earth’s biomes: http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/biomes.html · Blue Planet Biomes: · http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm · Biomes (location, climate, animals/plants, health issues): http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/index1.html · Enchanted Learning: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/ · University of California: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/index.php · Biomes Tutorial: http://bcs.whfreeman.com/thelifewire/content/chp56/5602002.html Homework: Biomes (of N. America) color page with questions--do most of the map coloring in class (questions due by Tuesday)
BIOME project due FRIDAY, Sept 16th Ch 18 & 20 Test Sept 20th or 21st . Thursday, Sept 15: continue Biomes Go over chapter 20 GoogleDocs (sections 1)--Land biomes ü Copy Biome triangle into notebook ü Begin giant group biome concept map--land biomes only for today Work in groups on biome project--due tomorrow Homework: "Home, Home on the Biome"--due Monday .
Wednesday, Sept 14th: Two Brainpops with "quiz": Savannas and Tundra Quiz--Biomes (match the picture to the biome) Work on Biome Project (or work on science homework) Homework: bring in completed Biome project by Friday (Monday at 9am if there's a good reason for needing the weekend--sick team members) . Tuesday, Sept 13: Mrs. McMullan was absent today (sick) Watched 2 Bill Nyes (Life Cycle with quiz, and Biodiversity) .
Monday, Sept 12, 2011: continue Land Biomes p. 533 #8, p. 539 #6, p. 543 #4, pp. 546-7 #6, 21-24, p. 548 #4 S7L4.e textbook questions: p. 533 #3-4, 6, 9-10, p. 539 #4, p. 543 #2, p. 546-7 #7-9, 17, 19-20, pages 548-9 #2, 6, 7, 9
. Friday, Sept 16, 2011: BIOME museum --start presenting (as a group) Using adding machine tape (or string), make a model of summer temperature and avg precip for each land biome—one group per biome ü Brainpop: Underwater World ü Go over ch 20, sections 2-3 with GoogleDocs ü Make a notebook sketch that shows the intertidal zone, neritic zone, the oceanic zone, and the benthic zone—list at least one animal found in each zone (see pages 536-7) ü Venn: c/c Marshes and Swamps in science notebook ü “Solving the Biome Puzzle” ü Match the biome to the data (graph): http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/graphindex.php Homework: Finish making postcards for 3 biomes (not your biome)-—temp, precip, 2 animals, 1 plant, 2 interesting facts, picture Homework: finish biome postcards by Tuesday "Home, Home on the Biome"--due Monday . Day 7-8: Review Day Class discussion: Local soil testing has discovered a very serious problem. The soil of our community is heavily contaminated with a toxic chemical. The only answer is that everyone must move. You must all agree to go to the same new biome. The scientists think that a different biome from the one we live in would be our best chance for survival Review of Biomes: ü “Biomes” review powerpt ü “Land Biomes” powerpt ü “Water Biomes” powerpt ü Ch 18&20 review sheet (with answers) ü Who Wants to be a Millionaire: http://www.quia.com/rr/2578.html ü Make a food web and dic. Key, then take a “quiz” http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/interdependence.shtml ü Exploring Ecosystems (Sonoran Desert, Arctic Coastal Plain, The Everglades): http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/exploring_ecosystems/index.html ü Practice Ecology “quiz” (ch 18 & 20) http://www.biologyjunction.com/ecology%20qz.html ü Ecology review jeopardy game (ch 18 and 20): http://jeopardylabs.com/play/enter-title14264 ü Match the plant to the biome: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/plantindex.php . CritterCam (Antarctica): http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/crittercam/ ----------------------
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**Biome Sign up Period 5: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/biomes Period 6: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/biomes2
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http://www.fi.edu/learn/hotlists/sciencenews.php
Learn more about your learning style(s): http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lsi/lsiframe.html
Graphing website: http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/classic/index.asp Conversion link: http://www.onlineconversion.com/ Brittney K-TRF Malcom S--temperate deciduous forest |
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