9/28-10/2           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Brine Shrimp Lab: Data collection -Work on Lab report: Data table and graph -Start creating presentation -Rubric Brine Shrimp Project Group/Individual Rubric HW 1. Work on Lab and Presentation         2. Portfolio Reflections (Binder goes home to be looked over and             signed).       Due on Wednesday, 9/30
Tuesday	-Brine Shrimp Lab: Data collection -Work on Lab report: Data table and graph HW 1. Work on Lab and Presentation         2. Portfolio Reflections (Binder goes home to be looked over and             signed).        Due on Wednesday, 9/30
Wednesday	-Brine Shrimp Lab: Data collection -Work on Lab report HW Work on Lab and Presentation; Lab report is due on Friday
Thursday	-Brine Shrimp Presentations!  HW Brine Shrimp group lab reports due tomorrow and paper lab
Friday	-Brine Shrimp Presentations!  -Begin Unit on Ecology HW  1. What is Ecology? wkst; complete both sides          2. Blog Post #3: Use the following link to complete 3 objectives. How Do Organisms React to Changes in Abiotic Factors? 1. Define Abiotic Factor. 2. List 3 Abiotic Factors (shown in the interactive) 3. Describe how an organism responds to changes in an Abiotic Factor. Introduction to Ecology

9/21-9/25           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Discuss Brine shrimp blog post #2 and the group experiment -Finish Homeostasis of the Eye Lab -Hand out binders and pass back assignments HW Homeostasis of the Eye Lab Questions 1-8; due on Thurs. 9/24
Tuesday	-Work on Brine Shrimp project -Formulate a manipulated variable to test HW Homeostasis of the Eye Lab Questions 1-8; due on Thurs. 9/24
Wednesday	-Work on Brine Shrimp project HW Homeostasis of the Eye Lab Questions 1-8; due on Thurs. 9/24
Thursday	-Homeostasis of the Eye Lab is due today! -Work on Brine Shrimp project -Set up variable and work on lab report HW None
Friday	-Work on Brine Shrimp project -Work on lab report and conduct research HW None

Brine Shrimp

9/14-9/18           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Watch short clips on You Tube -Work on Features of Living Things Project in Class HW 1. Work on Project Due on Fri. 9/18         2. Study notes: Quiz on Living Things and 8 Characteristics 9/16 http://www.easybib.com/
Tuesday	-Work on Features of Living Things Project in Class HW 1. Work on Project Due on Fri. 9/18         2. Study notes: Quiz on Living Things and 8 Characteristics 9/16
Wednesday	-Quiz on Living Things! -Male Seahorse giving birth video! -Begin Lab: Homeostasis of the Eye -Watch Podcast HW 1. Work on Project Due on Fri. 9/18         2. What is Life? (Read, highlight, complete questions 1, 4, 5-16)
Thursday	-Continue Lab: Homeostasis of the Eye HW 1. Work on Project Due on Fri. 9/18 2. Blog Post #1 Only watch the first 8:15 minutes (you are welcome to watch it all) 1. Name 1 example of a negative feedback loop. 2. Name 1 example of a positive feedback loop. Disclaimer: iPads cannot view blog videos!  For future reference.
Friday	-Share projects (Living Things Museum!) -Lab is due today! HW Blog Post #2 http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/gsl/artemia/ Click on the link provided above. Please read the article and facts about brine shrimp.  Click on the interactive life cycle to learn more about the brine shrimp life cycle. 1. How many different stages of development do Artemia undergo as they grow and develop? 2. How long can brine shrimp remain viable after being dormant? Disclaimer: videos on this and all blogs can not be viewed on iPads.  Make sure you are using a laptop or desk top to view videos

9/7-9/11           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	No School - Labor Day
Tuesday	-Living Things Day!! -Features of Life HW 8 Characteristics of Life wkst.  Follow all directions on both sides.   Notes:
Wednesday	-Vocabulary -Discuss the characteristics that define life HW Living vs. Non-Living/Martian and the Car
Thursday	-Lab Safety -Pre-test -Begin Features of Life Project HW Lab Safety questions 1-10
Friday	-Work on Features of Life Project -Quiz on Living Things and 8 Characteristics of Life, Wed. 9/16 HW Features of Life Project - Be working on it. Features of Life Project