7/8 Grade Mammal Assessment

6 Grade Pompeii Webquest

HERE is the link to the Pompeii Webquest.

7/8 Grade Extra Credit!!!

I assigned EXTRA CREDIT today! Please have it turned in for class tomorrow!

Need the worksheets? Try these links:

Characteristics of Birds

Bird Images

This completed EXTRA CREDIT will take the place of any classwork/homework that is a zero!

7/8 Grade Birds and Mammals Week

In Class Monday--Bird Diversity--Life Video
Monday night--read 29.2 and complete quiz 29.2 by 10:00 pm!

In Class Tuesday--Bird adaptations Activity
Tuesday night--Read 30.1 and complete quiz 30.1 by 10:00 pm!

In Class Wednesday--Intro. to Mammals
Wednesday night--no homework!

In Class Thursday--Mammal Scavenger Hunt
Thursday night--Read 30.2 and complete quiz 30.2 by 10:00 pm!

In Class Friday--Switcheroo Zoo Assessment
Weekend--Complete Switcheroo Zoo if not complete in Class

6th Grade Science This Week

Here are links to your homework assignments this week:

Monday--Read Volcanoes 1: What is a Volcano and Volcanoes 2: Plate Boundaries then complete the practice questions 1-5 for both questions. DUE TUESDAY .

Tuesday--Read Volcano Types 1 and Volcano Types 2 complete the practice questions 1-5. DUE WEDNESDAY .

No Homework Wednesday night.

Thursday--be prepared to complete Pompeii project by end of class Friday.

Earthquake/Volcano In Class Webquest

Here is a link to today's webquest:

http://sciencespot.net/Media/eqkvlcweb.pdf

We will be completing this without a paper and pencil! Let's see how it works!
1. Save pdf to desktop.
2. Open powerpoint.
3. Set powerpoint to portrait/letter size orientation.
4. Insert object (I will walk you through this part:))
5. Complete .pdf using shapes for your answers (I'll show you this too:))
6. Save ppt.
7. Using your email-send me your ppt:)

Online Dating Profile

For your Amphibian/Princess dating profiles you will need to include the following information for each potential dating candidate:

1. Common Name
2. Genus species
3. Size
4. Coloration
5. Habitat/Lifestyle
6. Unique Characteristics (at least 2)

Frog Dissection

Here is the link to the virtual frog dissection we will do before our actual dissection.

http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs/BL_16/BL_16.html

Fourth Quarter!!!

Alrighty cutie pies, the fourth quarter is here and it will be AWESOME! A bit of review for all of my students from today's class:

7/8 Grade--We are finishing Chapter 28 and the first part of Chapter 29 this week. Please make sure quiz 28.3, 29.1 are submitted to me by Thursday at 9:00 pm. We will have an assessment (no telling what it might look like:) ) this Friday.

6 Grade--Earthquake fun begins and ends this week! Here is a link to our online chapter for earthquakes. We will be starting under the "NATURE OF EARTHQUAKES" heading. Please have the NATURE OF EARTHQUAKES read by Wednesday and MEASURING AND PREDICTING EARTHQUAKES by Thursday.

5 Grade--We will finish Light this Thursday! I'll spend Tuesday/Wednesday reviewing with you but plan to have an assessment on Thursday.

For all of my LSU fans--thought you would appreciate a little fourth quarter excitement.