8/31 All Classes: Study for Lab Safety Rules and Symbols test Thursday, Sept. 3 Signed Rules and Policies Signed Safety Contract Set up Binder: Drills, CW, HW

9/3 Write a well developed paragraph (5-8 sentences long) describing what you believe is the difference between Life Science and Physical Science. Make sure you give examples of what you think you will be studying during Life Science this year.

9/8 Signed Lab Safety/ Symbol Test - due 9/9 Complete Textbook Scavenger Hunt - due 9/9 Read pp. 36-39 in your textbook. Answer ques. p. 39, #1-3, Extra Credit #4 due 9/10

9/10 Find 4 food items in your home. Write the name of each item, the type of container it is in, the metric measure, and the English measure. For Example: 1) Baking powder, can, 284 grams, 10 oz.

9/11 No Homework this weekend!

9/14 Write a paragraph explaining how people use technology to improve environmental stimuli Test on Friday: Metric System and characterisitics of living and non-living things.

9/15 An Amazing Discovery Worksheet Study for Test on Friday

9/16 Read pp. 39-41, Answer Rev. Ques. p. 41, #1-3 Study for Friday's Test on Metric and Chap. 2, Sect. 1

9/18 Write a paragraph describing what you believe are the necessities of life.

9/21 Have your Metrics/ Characteristics of Life Quiz signed

9/22 Due Thurs.: Read pages 56-60, Answer Review Questions, p.60, #1-3

9/24 Due Sept. 29: Create a Poster from magazines or newspapers that shows the home of a plant or animal with additional pictures of all the necessities of life. Chap. 2 Test on Friday, Oct. 2nd.

9/29 Due Sept. 30 Write 4 Good Questions for the test on Friday and answer the questions. Chap. 2 Study Guide Review due on Thursday. Test on Friday.

9/30 Chap. 2 Study Guide Review due on Thursday. Chap. 2 Test on Friday. Make sure you have completed both the Vocabululary and Building Blocks Worksheets.

10/1 Study for tomorrow's Chap. 2 Test

10/2 No HW   Enjoy your Weekend

10/5  No HW

10/6 Read pp. 61-67. Answer Review Questions, p. 67, #1-4. Extra Credit #5. Signed test.

10/7 No HW.

10/8 Read pp. 61-67. Answer Self-Check Questions on pages 63 and 66.

10/9 No Homework

10/12 No Homework

10/13 Read pp. 68-70. Explain the function of the following cell parts: cell wall, cell membrane, cytoskeleton, and nucleus. Quiz on Chap. 3, Monday Oct. 19.

10/14 Review for Chap. 3 Quiz on Monday, Oct. 19

10/15 Review for Chap. 3 Quiz on Monday, Oct. 19

10/19 No Homework

10/20 Rd. pp. 10-18. Answer Rev. Ques. p. 18, #1-3

10/21 Signed Chap. 3 Quiz

10/22 Due Monday Oct. 26: Identify each part of Beth's Experiment WS as the different parts of the Scientific Method.

10/23 Same as above

10/26 Read pp. 88-91. Answer Rev. Ques. p. 91, #1-3, Extra Credit #4-5. 1st Quarter Study Guide is due Friday. 1st Qtr. Assessment BCRs Mon., Nov. 2; SRs Tues., Nov. 3

10/29 1st Qtr Assessment Study Guide due

10/30 Study for 1st Qtr Assessmentss BCR's Mon.,Nov. 2; SRs Tues., Nov. 3