Last Weekly Science Article Report - Period 5

This week, you will put together our last weekly science article report of the year!

Your reflection should be at least 250 words long (you can use the Word Count feature in Word to keep track of this -- it's under the Tools menu).

Since this is our last weekly science article report of the year, I expect this to be your best work all year.

So, your assignment is:
1) Find an article an do our regular weekly science article report (look back on the blog to find a description if you don't remember).
2) Makes comments on the reports of 3 other students.
3) This is all due by next Monday, June 1st.

Last Weekly Science Article Report - Period 4

This week, you will put together our last weekly science article report of the year!

Your reflection should be at least 250 words long (you can use the Word Count feature in Word to keep track of this -- it's under the Tools menu).

Since this is our last weekly science article report of the year, I expect this to be your best work all year.

So, your assignment is:
1) Find an article an do our regular weekly science article report (look back on the blog to find a description if you don't remember).
2) Makes comments on the reports of 3 other students.
3) This is all due by next Monday, June 1st.

Reflection on Researching your Organism

I want you to do two things with this blog assignment:
1) Reflect on what you learned by researching your organism.
-what did you learn?
- what surprised you?
- what was cool?
- what would you like to know more about?

2) Have a discussion with your fellow science students about what you learned


This assignment is due by Friday, May 15th.

I look forward to your discussions.

Cell Organelle Study Guides -- Period 4

Here is the place to post links to your study guides.
Remember, these are due by the end of the day on Wednesday.

Miracle of Life Assignment - Period 6

We spent a couple of days together watching the Miracle of Life as a way of introducing ourselves to the Human Reproductive System to the the development of the Fetus into a baby.

Please answer the following questions based on your experience of the movie:

1. What were the three things in the movie that you thought were the most interesting OR the most cool OR that made you think?

2. Take a look the sheet I passed out before the movie and review the purposes of the male and female reproductive systems. Write two or three paragraphs about how the male and female reproductive systems achieve thoses purposes. Please be specific about the parts and how they work.


Please post your responses here.

Miracle of Life Assignment - Period 1

We spent a couple of days together watching the Miracle of Life as a way of introducing ourselves to the Human Reproductive System to the the development of the Fetus into a baby.

Please answer the following questions based on your experience of the movie:
1. What were the three things in the movie that you thought were the most interesting OR the most cool OR that made you think?
2. Take a look the sheet I passed out before the movie and review the purposes of the male and female reproductive systems. Write two or three paragraphs about how the male and female reproductive systems achieve thoses purposes. Please be specific about the parts and how they work.
 
Please post your responses here.

Cell Project Assignment - 7th Grade

I thought it might be helpful to post the cell project assignment here, so you have it for handy reference. You can download it here:

Cell Project Assignment

Remember that the following three pieces are due by Friday, February 13th:

1. The model of your cell. It needs to be 3-dimensional and should be a scale model. Remember it NO LONGER has to be 1 meter big.

2. The presentation which will teach others about your type of cell. This should include which organelles perform which characteristic of life.

3. The story/song/journal entries that tell the life of your cell from the cell's point of view.

If you have questions about the project, you can post there here.

Have fun!

Asexual Reproduction Assignment - Period 6

Now that we have been learning about/teaching others about the various types of asexual reproduction, I want you to start to put together what you know.

So, here's your assignment:
1. Pick 3 types of asexual reproduction
2. Tell what they are and give examples of organisms that use them
3. Write a paragraph or two that talks about what they have in common and how they are different from one another.

This is due by Wednesday, January 28th at 11:59 pm.

Asexual Reproduction Assignment - Period 1

Now that we have been learning about/teaching others about the various types of asexual reproduction, I want you to start to put together what you know.

So, here's your assignment:
1. Pick 3 types of asexual reproduction
2. Tell what they are and give examples of organisms that use them
3. Write a paragraph or two that talks about what they have in common and how they are different from one another.

This is due by Wednesday, January 28th at 11:59 pm.

Talking About Cells - Period 5

This week on the blog, I am asking you to have a discussion with your classmates about cells.

You can start the conversation by sharing:
Something that you've learned
Something that surprised you
Something that you are interested in knowing more about
Something you have a question about

Then, you can respond (to at least 3 other people).

Let the conversation begin!

Talking About Cells - Period 4

This week on the blog, I am asking you to have a discussion with your classmates about cells.

You can start the conversation by sharing:
Something that you've learned
Something that surprised you
Something that you are interested in knowing more about
Something you have a question about

Then, you can respond (to at least 3 other people).

Let the conversation begin!

Looking over our blog work - 8th grade

For this week, I want you to look over your blog work and look at the comments that others have left on you.
Once, you've done that, please answer the following questions: Have you completed EVERY assignment?

• What do you think your strengths are in this blog work?
• What do you think you should work on in this blog work?
• What do other students say you do well?
• What do other students say  you should do to improve your work?
• What will you work on improving in your next blog assignments?

This assignment is due Friday, January 16th.

Looking over our blog work - 7th grade

For this week, I want you to look over your blog work and look at the comments that others have left on you.
Once, you've done that, please answer the following questions: Have you completed EVERY assignment?

• What do you think your strengths are in this blog work?
• What do you think you should work on in this blog work?
• What do other students say you do well?
• What do other students say  you should do to improve your work?
• What will you work on improving in your next blog assignments?

This assignment is due Friday, January 16th.

Fleming Penicilin Assignment - 7th Grade

I thought it might be helpful to post this assignment on the blog.

You are working on your own or with a partner to work through Alexander Fleming's original scientific research paper where he showed that Penicillin could be used an an antibiotic.

As you work through the paper, you are trying to answer the following questions:
1. Problem - what question was he trying to answer?
2. Hypothesis - what was he trying to test?
3. Methods - what did he do to test his hypothesis?
4. Data - why did he collect the data he did?

In case you lose your packet, you can download a copy here:
Fleming Paper

If you have questions, you can post them here and I will try to answer them.

Weekly Science Article Report - Experiments - Period 5

 

Here is the place to post your Weekly Science Article Report for this week.

As we discussed in class, for this report, I want you to focus on an article that talks about one or more experiments. In reflecting on the article, you might say something about what you thought about the experiment: 

Did it test what the experimenters wanted it to test? 

How would you make it better? 

What questions do you have?

Your report is due here by Friday, January 9. Your comments on the work of at least 3 other students is due by Monday, January 12th.

As always, I look forward to what you have to say.

Weekly Science Article Report - Experiments - Period 4

 

Here is the place to post your Weekly Science Article Report for this week.

As we discussed in class, for this report, I want you to focus on an article that talks about one or more experiments. In reflecting on the article, you might say something about what you thought about the experiment: 

Did it test what the experimenters wanted it to test? 

How would you make it better? 

What questions do you have?

Your report is due here by Friday, January 9. Your comments on the work of at least 3 other students is due by Monday, January 12th.

As always, I look forward to what you have to say.

Weekly Science Article Report - Reproduction - Period 6

Here is the place to post your Weekly Science Article Report for this week.
Remember that for this one, you will be finding an article that relates in some way to reproduction.
Possible topics include:

• Stem Cells
• Cloning
• Regeneration
• Grafting

Or find something that you really are interested in.

For a reminder, here's what to do for this assignment:
1) Citation: Here you will put the name of the article, the author, and where you found it (for example, the New York Times or Science News for Kids).
2) A brief summary: Here you will summarize the article in one or two sentences. This is to give your readers (including me) a sense of what you have read.
3) Reflection: This is the biggest part of your report. I am interested in your response to the article. Please address the following questions in your reflection:
a) What did you think about the article? Did you like it or not? Why?
b) What interested you or surprised you about the article?
c) What questions do you have about what you read? What would you like to know more about what you’ve read?

Your report is due Friday here on the blog.

By Monday, you will post comments on the work of three other students. Your comments should include:
1) One thing you appreciated/liked about their report - something you think they did well.
2) One suggestion you have for how they might improve their work in the future.
As always, I look forward to reading your work.

Your report is due by Friday, January 9. Your comments on the work of 3 other students is due by Monday, January 12.

Weekly Science Article Report - Reproduction - Period 1

Here is the place to post your Weekly Science Article Report for this week.
Remember that for this one, you will be finding an article that relates in some way to reproduction.
Possible topics include:

• Stem Cells
• Cloning
• Regeneration
• Grafting

Or find something that you really are interested in.

For a reminder, here's what to do for this assignment:
1) Citation: Here you will put the name of the article, the author, and where you found it (for example, the New York Times or Science News for Kids).
2) A brief summary: Here you will summarize the article in one or two sentences. This is to give your readers (including me) a sense of what you have read.
3) Reflection: This is the biggest part of your report. I am interested in your response to the article. Please address the following questions in your reflection:
a) What did you think about the article? Did you like it or not? Why?
b) What interested you or surprised you about the article?
c) What questions do you have about what you read? What would you like to know more about what you’ve read?

Your report is due Friday here on the blog.

By Monday, you will post comments on the work of three other students. Your comments should include:
1) One thing you appreciated/liked about their report - something you think they did well.
2) One suggestion you have for how they might improve their work in the future.
As always, I look forward to reading your work.

Your report is due by Friday, January 9. Your comments on the work of 3 other students is due by Monday, January 12.

Cool, Useful, Teachful Cell Links

 

I would like you to post to the blog your cool, useful, teachful links about cells.

I can't wait to see what you find.

Remember that you have until we come back (January 5th) to post your links.

Extra Credit - Video Periodic Table of the Elements

 

I found this cool website, called the Periodic Table of Videos. When you click on an element, you get to see a video of a science dude explaining something about the element.

Check out two or three elements and see what cool things you can learn about the elements. Then, share here what you found. Also, please share a little about how you liked watching the videos.