Ms. Strachan

May 2012

Link to ALL PREVIOUS Assignments for Ms. Strachan


7-1 Science 7-2 Science 8-1 Science  8-2 Science

 7-1 Science

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

 Apr 30

Kingdom vs. Phylum Quiz 

Animal Kingdom video

 May 1

Dichotomous Key Activity

HW-study for test

 May 2

Classification test

Hw- complete word seach & define terms

Bacteria and viruses vocab

May 3 

May 4

Begin Bacteria/Virus Unit

Complete the following in the red book- p. 65 #1-3, p. 73 #1-4, p. 80 #1-10

May 7

Bacteria/Virus notes

Bacteria and Viruses notes

May 8

Complete Bacteria/Virus notes

Review book work from Friday

HW-Virus WS

May 9

Review Virus WS

Bacteria or virus review activity

HW-bacteria or virus graphic organizer

May 10

May 11

Bacteria/Virus Quiz

Bacteria characteristics notes

Y pestis article

HW-Bacteria graphic organizer WS

May 14

Virus characteristics notes

May 15

How microbes spread activity

May 16

Compare/contrast the diseases caused by bacteria and viruses.

diseases presentation

HW-read slideshow on the following link: http://www.slideshare.net/marydain/ESPM-194-Infectious-Disease-Presentation

 

May 17

May 18

Compare/contrast the diseases caused by bacteria and viruses.

Science in the News Due

May 21

Bacteria/Virus Test review

 

May 22

Bacteria/Virus Test

 May 23

Final exam review

 

May 24

May 25

final exam review

 

 May 28

Final exam review

 

 May 29

 

 May 30

Final Exam 

 May 31

 

 Jun 1

Weblinks: grading-homework information, Science in the News,
Homework Policy: Homework is worth 5% of the overall grade.  Most homework will be graded on completion.
Textbook(s) Used: Glencoe Science green level
Curriculum Focus for This Quarter: Human Development, Classification of organisms

7-2 Science

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

 Apr 30

Kingdom vs. Phylum Quiz 

Dichotomous Key Activity

HW-review for test  

 May 1

 May 2

Classification Test

Hw- complete word seach & define terms

Bacteria and viruses vocab

May 3

no class – 8th grade show

May 4

Begin Bacteria/Virus Unit

Complete the following in the red book- p. 65 #1-3, p. 73 #1-4, p. 80 #1-10

May 7

Bacteria/Virus notes

Bacteria and Viruses notes 

May 8

may 9

Bacteria or virus review activity

HW-Virus WS

May 10

Bacteria or Virus graphic organizer

May 11

Bacteria/Virus Quiz

Bacteria characteristics notes

HW-Bacteria graphic organizer WS  

May 14

Y Pestis article

Review Bacteria characteristics notes

May 15

may 16

Compare/contrast the diseases caused by bacteria and viruses.

diseases presentation

HW-read slideshow on the following link: http://www.slideshare.net/marydain/ESPM-194-Infectious-Disease-Presentation

 

May 17

Virus characteristics notes

May 18

Read Diseases caused by bacteria or viruses

HW-Complete diseases WS

Science in the News Due

May 21

Bacteria/Virus test review

 

May 22

May 23 

Bacteria/Virus Test

 

May 24

 

 

May 25

final exam review

May 28 

final exam review

 

 may 29

 May 30

Final Exam

 May 31

Jun 1 

Weblinks: grading-homework information, Science in the News,
Homework Policy: Homework is worth 5% of the overall grade.  Most homework will be graded on completion.
Textbook(s) Used: Glencoe Science green level
Curriculum Focus for This Quarter: Human Development, Classification of organisms

8-1 Science

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

 Apr 30

Punnett Square Quiz

Complete Blood Type Notes

Blood Types Notes Answers

Blood type Punnett Squares

Blood Type Punnett Squares

A good link for heredity/genetics review:

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/traits/

 May 1

 

no class today

 

 May 2

Review Blood Type Punnett Squares

Genetics Practice Problems & Review

Genetics Practice Problems (test review)

HW-Review for Genetics Test

May 3

Review Genetics Practice problems

Genetics test Review

 

 

May 4

 

 

 

May 7

More genteics test review

May 8

Genetics Test

HW-Advances in genetics reading and WS

Advances in Genetics Reading

may 9

No class-Zoo trip

may 10

Genetics Engineering notes & video

Genetic Engineering Notes

 

May 11

May 14

finish genetic engineering video

 

may 15

Genetic engineering activity

 

 

May 16

final exam review

final exam review

 

May 17

Final exam review

 

May 18

 

Science in the News Due

 

May 21

Final exam review

 

 May 22

Final Exam

May 23 

May 24

May 25

 May 28

 

 May 29

 May 30

 May 31

 Jun 1

Weblinks:grading-homework information, Science in the News
Homework Policy:  Homework is worth 5% of the overall grade.  Most homework will be graded on completion.
Textbook(s) Used: Glencoe Science red level
Curriculum Focus for This Quarter: Heredity, Genetic Engineering

8-2 Science

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

 Apr 30

No class – assembly

A good link for heredity/genetics review:

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/traits/

 May 1

no class today

 May 2

no class-8th grade show practice

May 3

No class-8th grade show

 

 

 

May 4

 

 

May 7

Punnett Square Quiz

Blood Type Notes

Blood Types Notes Answers

HW-Blood Type punnett squares

Blood Type Punnett Squares

 

May 8

Review Blood Type Punnett Squares

Genetics Practice Problems & Review

Genetics Practice Problems (test review)

HW-Review for Genetics Test

May 9

No class-Zoo trip

May 10

Genetics test

 

HW-Advances in genetics reading and WS

 

Advances in Genetics Reading

 

 

May 11

May 14

Genetics Engineering notes

Genetic Engineering Notes

May 15

Genetic engineering activity

May 16

Final Exam review

final exam review

 

May 17

Final Exam review

 

May 18

 

Science in the News Due

May 21

Final exam review

May 22

Final Exam 

May 23

May 24

May 25

 May 28

 

 May 29

 May 30

 May 31

 Jun 1

Weblinks:grading-homework information, Science in the News
Homework Policy: Homework is worth 5% of the overall grade.  Most homework will be graded on completion.
Textbook(s) Used: Glencoe Science red level
Curriculum Focus for This Quarter: Heredity, Genetic Engineering