10/24-10/28           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Record Pumpkin data -Review for Ecology Test -Continue watching Mount St. Helens Nova movie HW 1. Please bring Ecology Textbook in to hand in for Tuesday         2. STUDY for Ecology Test.  Use study guide, notes, vocab, and               webs to prepare.
Tuesday	-Record Pumpkin data -Ecology Test -Collecting Ecology Textbooks and handing out Life's Structure and Function Textbooks (LSAF) HW 1. Read pgs 21-23 in LSAF; In notebook, create top-down web          2. Add Vocabulary in notebook:  Please define and then use the               vocab menu to add three more things to each term. Spontaneous Generation, Biogenesis, and Culture medium
Wednesday	-Where Does Life Come From?  Vocabulary -Comparison of compounds found in the oceans and the human body -Broth in flasks - make prediction and notes HW Germs From Nowhere Read article, answer 1-3, #4 requires some research about a specific scientist.  Due on Friday, 10/28 Scale of the Universe
Thursday	HALLOWEEN ASSEMBLY -Data collection - Broth in flasks -Finish Mount St. Helens video HW Germs From Nowhere Read article, answer 1-3, #4 requires some research about a specific scientist.  Due on Friday, 10/28
Friday	-Work on "The Demise of the Halloween Pumpkin" Assignment The Demise of the Halloween Pumpkins -Data collection - Broth in flasks -From Soup to Cells -Can Science Explain the Origins of Life? Video (7 mins.) HW 1. "The Demise of the Halloween Pumpkin" Assignment due on Monday, 10/31         2. From Soup to Cells due on Wednesday, 11/2

Can Science Explain the Origins of Life?

10/17-10/21           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Record pumpkin data -pH Lab is due, with questions all completed -Ecology, Chapter 2 Notes and Top-down Web HW 1. Finish notes and vocabulary in notebook         2. Test on Ecology (Chapters 1-3) Tuesday, 10/25
Tuesday	-Record pumpkin data -Begin Succession - Read "Log Hotel" -The Island of Surtsey -View Succession video on blog HW 1. Worksheet: Succession: Equilibrium in ecosystems and Backyard Succession (Drawing the stages of succession - Use color)         2. Test on Ecology (Chapters 1-3) Tuesday, 10/25
Wednesday	-Record pumpkin data -Go over homework -Mount St. Helens PBS Nova movie (begin) -Ecology, Chapter 3 Notes and Top-down Web HW 1. Finish Notes and vocabulary         2. Mount St. Helens A Story of Succession - Read, highlight, and         complete questions (use active reading strategies) - Due                         Friday, 10/21         3. Test on Ecology (Chapters 1-3) Tuesday, 10/25
Thursday	-Record pumpkin data -Secondary Succession Skit -Begin Mount St. Helens PBS Nova movie  HW 1. Mount St. Helens A Story of Succession - Read, highlight, and         complete questions (use active reading strategies)         2. Test on Ecology (Chapters 1-3) Tuesday, 10/25
Friday	-Record pumpkin data -Continue movie HW 1. The Demise of the Halloween Pumpkins Assignment          2. Test on Ecology (Chapters 1-3) Tuesday, 10/25

Ecological Succession

Mount St. Helens

10/10-10/14           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	Columbus Day, No School
Tuesday	-Record Pumpkin data -Play Symbiosis Game -Biodiversity activities - Biodiversity of "Old Growth Forest" HW 1. Ecology Test on Wednesday, 10/19         2. Symbiosis Project due tomorrow         3. Biodiversity Lab questions due on Thursday, 10/13
Wednesday	-Record Pumpkin data -Projects are due - share in class (reflection) -Interactive food web/chain -Biodiversity Lab HW 1. Ecology Test on Wednesday, 10/19         2. Biodiversity Lab questions due on Thursday, 10/13
Thursday	-Record Pumpkin data -Biodiversity Lab due today -Abiotic Factors - pH Lab HW 1. Ecology Test on Friday, 10/21         2. pH Lab questions - due on Monday, 10/17
Friday	-Record Pumpkin data -pH Lab HW 1. Ecology Test on Friday, 10/21         2. pH Lab questions - due on Monday, 10/17

Biodiversity

pH

10/3-10/7           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Pond Water Ecology Lab Virtual Microscope -Portfolio Reflection #1, due on Friday, 10/7 Portfolio Reflection # 1 HW 1. Finish Lab Questions         2. Portfolio Reflection
Tuesday	-Collect Pond Water Ecology Lab -Vocabulary HW 1. Vocabulary Menu for Symbiosis, Mutualism, Commensalism, and Parasitism         2. Portfolio Reflection
Wednesday	-Oh Deer! Game outdoors HW 1. Game Reflection and graph         2. Portfolio Reflection Oh Deer! Data, graph, and reflection  (neatness and spelling count) Graph should include labels and a title that expresses what the MAIN IDEA of the graph is about. Reflection should be about a paragraph (5-7 full, good sentences) and should include vocabulary terms: Population, Carrying capacity, Limiting factors, Competition, and Ecosystem. Please address the following questions in your reflection: Describe how and why the population of deer changed (Cause and Effect relationships). Why does competition between individuals of the same species tend to be greater than competition between individuals of different species? How does carrying capacity influence the number of organisms in an ecosystem? Why does the supply of food and water in an ecosystem usually affect population size more than other limiting factors? D Block Data (Graph in order) Limiting Factors   C Block Data (Graph in order) Limiting Factors A Block Data (Graph in order) Limiting Factors B Block Data (Graph in order) Limiting Factors Graph - Here is how to set up the graph:
Thursday	-Symbiosis Project -Collect Oh Deer! Reflection and graph HW 1. Symbiosis Project - Due on Wednesday, 10/12         2. Portfolio Reflection         3. Symbiosis worksheet (2 sides) ****Carve Pumpkin after school
Friday	-The Demise of the Halloween Pumpkin (begin long-term observation activity) -Work on Symbiosis project in class HW Symbiosis Project - Due on Wednesday, 10/12 Sample projects

7 Horrifying Parasites

9/26-9/30           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Finish setting up Notebook -Bloom's Taxonomy Lesson -Question Generation Activity -Set up Science Portfolios HW Homeostasis of the Eye Lab Questions due on Tuesday, 9/27
Tuesday	-Begin Ecology Unit -Text Features: Preview new textbook (Ecology) -Create Top-down topic web for Chapter 1, Ecology HW Finish creating top-down topic web in notebook for Chapter 1, Ecology
Wednesday	-Look at Top-down topic web for Chapter 1 -Vocabulary HW Choose 3 items from Vocab. menu and complete in notebook for vocab terms ***Bring in some Pond Water for Lab on Friday - 5 pts. Extra Credit
Thursday	-The Lesson of the Kaibab HW Finish The Lesson of the Kaibab
Friday	-The Lesson of the Kaibab -Biodiversity -Begin Lab: Pond Water Ecology HW None ***Bring in some Pond Water for Lab on Monday - 5 pts. Extra Credit

9/19-9/23           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Work on Features of Life Project in class -Lesson on Citing references (Easybib) -Mimosa and seahorse video HW Work on project - Due on Thursday, 9/22         Quiz on Living Things on Friday, 9/23
Tuesday	-Work on Project and citing resources in class HW 1. Work on Project - Due on Thursday, 9/22         2. Study notes for quiz on Friday, 9/23
Wednesday	-Homeostasis of the Eye Lab -Lesson on Positive and Negative Feedback loops -Use top-down web to make two-column notes in notebook while watching the Feedback loop video HW 1. Work on Project - Due on Thursday, 9/22         2. Study notes for quiz on Friday, 9/23
Thursday	-Projects are due today -Reflection/presentation activity with projects HW Study notes for quiz on Friday, 9/23
Friday	-Quiz on Living Things -Set up notebook and binder -Lesson on Bloom's Taxonomy -Question Generation Activity HW none

Positive and Negative Feedback loops

Male Seahorse giving birth

Homeostasis of Blood Glucose Levels

9/12-9/16           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	Living Things Day!!!  HW Please write a one paragraph (5-7 good sentences) reflection about Living Thing Day and living things.  Due on Friday, 9/16 Describe how you can tell the difference between a living thing and a non-living thing. Why did you choose (reasons) the living thing that you brought in for Living Thing Day?  What made you think it was a living thing? Is a virus, such as the H1N1 Influenza viral strain, a living thing?  Explain What common characteristics/features define living things?
Tuesday	-Characteristics of Life Packet HW Complete remainder of packet from classwork
Wednesday	-Levels of Organization in Nature HW Complete classwork
Thursday	-Two-column Notes on Living Things -Features of Living Things Project -Work on project in class HW 1. Reflection Paragraph is due on Friday, 9/16         2. Project is due on Wednesday, 9/21  Project Examples
Friday	-Finish notes -Work on Project in class HW Project is due on Wednesday, 9/21

9/6-9/9           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	Labor Day - No School
Tuesday	First Day of School -HR procedures -Introductions and seating plans -Introduction to Life Science HW 1. Please have welcome letter reviewed, signed, and returned.         2. Personal Coat of Arms completed and ready to share for Friday, 9/9
Wednesday	-Classroom expectations HW Personal Coat of Arms completed and ready to share for Fri, 9/9 Bring in a living thing for Monday, 9/12
Thursday	-Pre-test -Portfolio and supplies for class HW Personal Coat of Arms completed and ready to share for Fri, 9/9 Bring in a living thing for Monday, 9/12
Friday	-Share Personal Coat of Arms -Sawdust? HW Bring in a living thing for Monday, 9/12

Conservation efforts done by 2015-2016 7A students

Exploding Gummi Bears!

An experiment to do on the last full day of school.  Coming out of 7th grade with a BANG!!

6/13-6/17           Agenda and Assignments

Last week of school!!  Let's Do This!!

Monday	-Field Trip to Roller World, Saugus, MA -Finish Perch Dissection Lab - Venn Diagram and written portions -Collect Perch Dissection Lab
Tuesday	-View Protists and Protozoa under the microscope
Wednesday	-Finish Galapagos: Beyond Darwin Video
Thursday	-Continue with Protists using microscopes
Friday	-Mushrooms and Fungi

7A Perch Dissection

Students on 7A participated in the dissection of Pomadasys magranthan, Mexican Gray Perch.  This activity culminates our study of human body systems and adaptations/evolution processes.  Through hands-on learning and scientific observation, students completed a lab that allowed them to compare and contrast the characteristics (organs, organ systems, and features) of the fish with human anatomy.  They were also able to practice dissecting skills and collaborate with a partner. 

Gill Rakers

Gills, Heart, and Digestive System

6/6-6/10           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Evidence for Evolution -Video: Galapagos: Beyond Darwin (note-taking) HW Portfolio Reflection #8 due on Friday 6/10
Tuesday	-Continue video
Wednesday	-Perch Dissection Lab HW Complete questions 11-16 on Lab
Thursday	-Perch Dissection Lab HW Questions 1-20 should be complete on Lab
Friday	-Perch Dissection Lab HW Questions up to #40 and the Figure 3 should be complete

How to dissect the Perch

Perch Circulatory System

Ctenoid Scales