Last Biology Post :(

Sorry guys forgot about posting this weekend!!

Complete the worksheets (front and back) handed out in class.

Complete Study Guide for Module #15.

Quiz on Friday:)

Have a wonderful week!!

Biology: Homework for the next two weeks

Hey Guys since I'm giving you the next two weeks to complete these assignments I am not going to specify which day you will complete them on. Have a great couple of weeks and look forward to seeing your current grades soon. Complete the three worksheets I handed out in class. Read Module #14 and Complete the study guide. Read Module #15 and Complete On Your Owns. Quiz over Module 14 and 15 - 10 point. See you in a couple weeks! Mrs. Tyler

BIOLOGY 4-8-11

Study for test on Monday/Tuesday Take Test on WEDNESDAY Complete Study Guide for 16 on THURSDAY (remember already completed #1) Call if you have questions while you are taking test. 786-2654 Have a great week!

BIO

Homework: MONDAY: complete worksheet handed out in class (BONES) TUESDAY: Read pages 509-519. Complete OYO 16.1-16.11 WEDNESDAY: Read pages 519-533. Complete OYO 16.12-16.19 THURSDAY: Read pages 533-542. Complete OYO 16.20-16.25. Study quiz over reading. Complete Study Guide Module #16 page 545 #1. Have a great week see you FRIDAY. Is Ben bringing snacks?:)

BIOLOGY

Well guys it is just us now. Five more weeks! We have a lot of interesting topics yet to discuss finish off strong! HOMEWORK: Monday: Watch a dissection video on a frog and write a 10 sentence summary. Tuesday/Wednesday: http://www.science-teachers.com/insect_worksheets.htm Print out and complete the two worksheets on insects. Thursday: Study module #11, 12 & 13 for a 10 point quiz plus one extra credit.

missing you!

Hey guys will miss you tomorrow!

I sent an email to your parents concerning a few items and I would like you guys to finish off strong.

MIDDLE SCHOOL: PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Please complete Module #15 during this week. We had plans to do this in class but will not able to. There will be no homework to turn in for this module. Let me know if you have any further questions.

HIGH SCHOOL: BIOLOGY

Study, Study,Study!!! Become very familiar with Kingdoms, Phylums, Class, Order we have discussed. I will keep you updated whether we will continue with dissecting on the 25th or not.

crickets & atoms

PHYSICAL SCIENCE: MIDDLE SCHOOL

Monday & Tuesday: Study for test over Module #8, 11-13. Go over the study guides!!
Wednesday: Take the test!
Thursday: Read pgs. 345-355. Complete On Your Owns 14.1-14.4. Study for quiz over module 14 reading.

I sent home an opportunity for a field trip. Please look these over-spots are already filling up!

BIOLOGY: HIGH SCHOOL

Monday: Read pgs. 407-416. Complete On Your Owns 13.1-13.11.
Tuesday: Read pgs. 417-424. Complete On Your Owns 13.12-13.18
Wednesday: Read pgs. 424-439. Complete On Your Owns 13.19-13.25
Thursday: Complete Study Guide pg 442. # 2-23.
Study quiz over module #13.

Homework for the next two weeks!!

I am leaving today for a week long vacation with my family. Linda Dykstra (new speech/debate teacher for next year) will be covering for the class on the 4th. We will still have a quiz (as usual). She will collect the homework and there will be videos for both classes. Middle School will also spend time with magnets and circuits. I should have email access so please continue to direct questions to me and I will do my best to answer them. Have a wonderful two weeks-I'll miss you all-a little bit:).

MIDDLE SCHOOL: PHYSICAL SCIENCE
February 28th-March 3rd
Monday: Study Guide #12 pg. 315 #1-10
Tuesday: Study Guide #12 pg. 315 #11-20
Wednesday: Read pgs. 317-322. Complete On Your Owns 13.1-13.3.
Thursday: Study for quiz over Module #12

March 7th-10th
Monday: Read pgs. 322-330. Complete On Your Owns #13.4-13.6
Tuesday: Read pgs. 330-335. Complete On Your Owns #13.7-13.9
Wednesday: Read pgs. 335-340. Complete On Your Owns #13.10. Complete Study Guide #13 #1-6.
Thursday: Study for quiz over Module #13 (over reading)

BIOLOGY: HIGH SCHOOL
February 28th - March 3rd
Monday: Read pgs. 386-395. Complete On Your Owns 12.12-12.15
Tuesday: Read pgs. 396-399. Create a chart of Class Insecta. List 1 example with each order listed in the book.
Wednesday: Complete experiment 12.1 pg 400. Just complete the pictures you do not have to do your own organisms.
Thursday: Study for quiz over module 11

March 7th- 10th
Monday: Complete Study Guide pg 403 #1-10
Tuesday: Complete Study Guide pg 403 # 11-20
Wednesday: Watch a crayfish dissection and write a 10 sentence summary.
Thursday: Study for quiz over Module 12

out of town again....

Another heads up to you all. I will be out of town for the day tomorrow (traveling back and forth from Detroit). Will catch up on questions Monday night or on Tuesday. If you have any pressing needs you can call my cell number (the number you have already).

Have a great day! Mrs. Tyler

Electromagnetic Forces & Invertebrates

MIDDLE SCHOOL:PHYSICAL SCIENCE:
We spent the time going over the Study Guide from Module #11, note taking (finished up module #11 and began #12), and experimented with charges.

Monday: Read pages 289-294. Complete On Your Owns 12.1-12.3
Tuesday: Give me one example of a directly proportional relationship and indirectly proportional relationship. [Examples I gave in class: Direct= the more you eat the more you weigh; Indirect= the more you excersise the less you weigh]
Wednesday: Read pages 295-305. Complete On Your Own 12.4-12.6
Thursday: Read pages 306-312. Complete On Your Own 12.7-12.10. Quiz over notes taken on Module #12

HIGH SCHOOL: BIOLOGY:
We started the time with an exciting microscope quiz. Then we spent time notetaking over module 11. We made wet mounts of sponges and observed them under the microscope along with some other prepared specimens.

Monday: Complete Worksheet- Other Sponges, Jellyfish, and Worms
Tuesday: Complete Study Guide pg. 370 #2-22
Wednesday: Watch a earthworm dissection video on You Tube. Write a 10 sentence summary of your observations.
Thursday: Read pages 373-384. Complete On Your Owns 12.1-12.9. Quiz over Module #11.

out of town

Guys, I'll be out of town tomorrow-Thursday, Feb. 17th. Sorry I won't be around to answer questions. I will be their on Friday to answer any pending questions. Have a wonderfully warm day tomorrow!!

Fungi & Centripetal Force

MIDDLE SCHOOL: PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Monday: Read pgs. 277-281. Complete On Your Owns 11.9 & 11.10
Tuesday: Read pgs. 281-284, Complete Study Guide pg. 287 #1-6
Wednesday: Complete Study Guide pg. 287 #7-23
Thursday: Study for quiz (refer to your notes!)

If you are stuck on the study guide do what you can and we will go over in class. Try your best!

HIGH SCHOOL: BIOLOGY
Monday: Read pgs. 339-345. Complete On Your Owns 11.1-11.4
Tuesday: Read pags 345-352. Complete On Your Owns 11.5-11.8. Draw the life cycle of the jellyfish
Wednesday: Read pages 352-367. Complete On Your owns 11.9-11.16.
Thursday: Complete Study Guide pg. 370 #1. Study for microscope quiz (identify specimens under the microscopes!)

BIOLOGY: Forgot about the Mold Experiment

Hey Guys-forgot to put on your homework the "Bold Mold" experiment we started in class. Please complete this and bring in on Friday. Remember to observe your mold each day:)

Force and Mold

PHYSICAL SCIENCE:MIDDLE SCHOOL
We spent time introducing Module #11 The four forces of nature. We were able to complete 2 different experiments demonstrating gravity and friction. We will continue to dive into this fascinating module next week.
Monday: try On Your Own 11.1 and 11.2 again on pg. 264
Tuesday: Read 261-269 again and complete On Your Own 11.3 & 11.4
Wednesday: Read 269-276 and complete On Your Own 11.5 & 11.8
Thursday: Study for quiz on Module #11

*Try your best! If you are confused or stuck we will talk more in class*

BIOLOGY:HIGH SCHOOL
We were able to wet mount some cool samples of mold brought in. Shelby's lemon had some great mold to view!! We reviewed some of Module #3 and started into Module #4.
Monday: Make a chart like we did in class with Kingdom Fungi. List an example in each phylum/class
Tuesday/Wednesday: Research the "Great Potato famine". I would like you to write a two page paper on this describing the mold that caused this. How it was spread and what we do now to prevent it from happening again. Please include much more than this. Double spaced.
Thursday: Study for quiz on Kingdom Protista!!

Tornadoes and Mold

MIDDLE SCHOOL:PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Tests were handed back so make sure you take a look at these! We spent the majority of our time analyzing our weather reports. This was a brief glimpse of the job of a meteorologist. We finished notes on module #8 and completed a tornado lab.

MON: Finish your weather report if you haven't already.
TUES/WED: Paper- Tornadoes I would like you to write a one page double spaced paper on tornadoes. Research what causes them, how fast they are, where is their most popular locations, etc. There are also some really cool videos on you tube (heads up the language is questionable on some videos).
THURS: Study for a quiz on Module #8.

HIGH SCHOOL:BIOLOGY

Tests were also returned in Biology. Please take time to review them. We spent the entire class with the microscopes. We were able to observe specimens from SubKingdom Protozoa and Kindgom Fungi.

MON: Start growing mold. I will not provide any more info. please research how to grow mold if necessary. Bring your specimen in on Friday
TUES: Read pgs 123-124. Study Guide #4 pg. 127 #1.
WED: Study Guide #4 pg. 2-23.
THURS: Follow this link, print and complete the worksheet Intro to Euglena. http://www.lessonplansinc.com/science.php/biology/lessonplans/C132/

Have a great week see you Friday!
Mrs. Tyler

Creating Lightning & Subkingdom Protozoa

We had a great time creating lightning in Physical Science.
In Biology we were able to look in depth at Sub Kingdom Protozoa.

HOMEWORK:PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Monday: Finish crossword puzzle of 20 words from Module #8.
Tuesday: Read pages 261-269. Complete On Your Owns 11.1-11.4 (skip example 11.1).
Wednesday: Complete Experiment 8.2 with the weather data you have collected over the last month.
Thursday: Study for your quiz on Friday-over Module #8.
*bring your completed weather report*

HOMEWORK:BIOLOGY
Monday: Create a crossword puzzle with 20 words from Module #3.
Tuesday: Read pages. 104-115 and complete On Your Owns 4.6-4.10
Wednesday: Draw the life cycle of Plasmodium and the life cycle of a mushroom. Label be very detailed ADD COLOR!!!
Thursday: Read pages 115-123 and complete On Your Owns 4.11-4.15

TEST WEEK:)

Hey all, we spent most of the day reviewing the modules for the test. Some of this material was presented months ago so a refresher was necessary!

PHYSICAL SCIENCE:MIDDLE SCHOOL
Monday: Study for the test
Tuesday: Test
Wednesday: Read pages 199-200. Study Guide page 203 #1-12.
Thursday: Study Guide Page 203 #13-24.

BIOLOGY:HIGH SCHOOL
Monday: Study for the test
Tuesday: Test
Wednesday: Complete Study Guide page 98 #13-20
Thursday: Read pages 99-104. Complete On Your Owns 4.1-4.5

Good To Be BACK!!

What fun to be back at it!! It was a blessing to see everyone (missed those who were sick!!).

MIDDLE SCHOOL: PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Monday: According to weather.com today is the best day to complete the shadow clock experiment. Start at 9am and record a shadow every hour until 5 pm. Write 5 review questions from modules 4-7. Also, remember to continue recording weather each day.

Tuesday: Read pages 183-191. Complete On Your Owns 8.3-8.5. RECORD WEATHER

Wednesday: Write and answer 7 review questions from each module (4-7) [you can include the ones you did on Monday. RECORD WEATHER

Thursday: Read pages 191-198. Complete On Your Owns 8.6-8.10. RECORD WEATHER

HIGH SCHOOL: BIOLOGY
Monday: Google Gram stain images. I would like you to draw a picture of a Gram negative bacteria and a Gram positive bacteria. (use color) Google the image of each of the bacteria listed on pages 56-57 (5 total). Draw these and label them.

Tuesday: Read pages 85-94. Complete Study Guide page 97 #1.

Wednesday: Complete Study Guide page 97 #2-12

Thursday: Write and answer 10 review questions for each module #7,8,9,& 2.