Due Friday, 12/5/08

1. Latin/Greek Homework for the next 10 words on your list (inter through lac). You can get the "Latin Homework Matrix" in class. You need to do four of the boxes on this paper. Please see Mrs. Lynn if you are not sure how to complete this assignment.

2. Quiz on Latin/Greek words on Friday, 12/5/08.

3.  You should have the following requirements signed off by Friday: R1, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R17. 

3.  You should have the following requirements done by Friday: R1, R3, R4, R5, R9, and R17. 

Due Wednesday, 10/29/08

1. Latin/Greek Homework for the next 6 words on your list (derm through ecto). You can get the "Latin Homework Matrix" in class. You need to do four of the boxes on this paper. Please see Mrs. Lynn if you are not sure how to complete this assignment.

2. Quiz on Latin/Greek words on Wednesday, 10/29/08.

3.  Have Mrs. Lynn read and sign off on your debate arguments.  She will be looking to see that your argument makes sense, is a complete sentence and can be understood out of the context of the packet (in other words, "It is too expensive" will not work because no one can tell what "it" is referring to).

 

Homework for the week of 10/20/08

Due Thursday, 10/23/08

1. Latin Homework for the next 8 words on your list (cycl through dent/dont). You can get the "Latin Homework Matrix" in class. You need to do four of the boxes on this paper. Please see Mrs. Lynn if you are not sure how to complete this assignment.

2. Quiz on Latin words on Thursday, 10/23/08.

3.per 1 and 4  do worksheet  45 AND 46

per 2 and 3 do worksheet  p 53 OR 54

4.  Must sign up for genetics or energy debate topic by Thursday

 

Homework for the week of 10/13/08

Due Thursday, 10/16/08

1. Latin Homework for the next 8 words on your list (chron through cyano). You can get the "Latin Homework Matrix" in class. You need to do four of the boxes on this paper. Please see Mrs. Lynn if you are not sure how to complete this assignment.



2. Quiz on Latin words on Thursday, 10/16/08.





Homework for the week of 10/6/08

Due Friday, 10/10/08

1. Latin Homework for the next 10 words on your list (caryo through chrom/chromo). You can get the "Latin Homework Matrix" in class. You need to do four of the boxes on this paper. Please see Mrs. Lynn if you are not sure how to complete this assignment.



2. Quiz on Latin words on Friday, 10/10/08.







THE FIELD STUDY IS DUE TOMORROW (FRIDAY, OCT. 3). IF YOU NEED THE CONCLUSION QUESTIONS, THEY ARE LISTED BELOW.

Homework for the week of 9/29/08

Due Friday, 10/3/08

1. Read Chapter 2 section 1 in your textbook - pages 44-50.

2. Do the worksheet I handed out in class on Monday. You may do either page 41 or 42 of the worksheet.

3. Finish your field study. It is due Friday. I went over how it will be graded in class on Monday. If you would like to pick up a grade sheet early, you may get one from the basket on my lab desk. You will fill out one side of the grade sheet and I will grade your project on the other side. The conclusion questions are written on the field study information packet I gave to you on September 3. We also discussed food webs and producers, consumers and decomposers on Monday in class. Please see me if you have any questions. Notice that you can practice making a food web using one of the web links listed above.



If you lost your field study packet and need to find the conclusion questions, they are shown below:



FIELD STUDY CONCLUSION QUESTIONS

a. Name the producers, consumers, and decomposers in your area. (6pts.)



b. Diagram the food web for your area. (5 pts.)



c. Name the predators in your area. (2 pts.)



d. What might happen if the predators were removed from this community? (5 pts.)



e. How do you think this area has changed since development or how would it change if it were developed? (5 pts.)



f. How does this area fulfill the needs of the things that live there? (5 pts.)



g. If a new plant (such as dandelions or the Canada thistle) or a new animal (such as dogs, rats, cats, walking sticks or pike) were introduced to this area, how would it affect this ecosystem? (5 pts.)









Homework for the week of 9/22/08

Due Friday, 9/26/08

1. Get your progress report signed by your parent/guardian. Progress reports were handed out on Monday, 9/22/08.

2. Study for a test on Chapter 1 of your book. This is a closed book test. A good way to study is to go over your worksheets and try out the side you did not do as homework.

3. Work on your field study. You should have all 7 journals done by this weekend. You need to a.) take pictures of your area, b.) collect samples of rocks, soil and plants and c.) estimate the population of the various living things in your area.

4. Go to one of the Corpus Clock websites listed above (if you can get it, I would highly recommend that you view the first site since it will allow you to see the clock in action). Once you have viewed or read through the information, send me an email telling me your name and one thing you found interesting about the clock. I would prefer that you email me from this site, by clicking on the link at the top of this page.





Homework for the week of 9/15/08

Due Friday, 9/19/08

1. Latin Homework for the next 10 words on your list (-ase through card/cardi). You can get the "Latin Homework Matrix" in class. You need to do four of the boxes on this paper. Please see Mrs. Lynn if you are not sure how to complete this assignment.



2. Quiz on Latin words on Friday, 9/19/08.



3. Read Chapter 1 Section 2 (pages 23-28) in your Environmental Science textbook.



4. Do worksheet page 21 OR 22. Choose page 21 "Review and Reinforce" if you feel you need to review what you read in the book. Do page 22 "Enrich" if you were comfortable with what you read would like more of a challenge. NOTE: This is not the same as page 21 or 22 in your book. You need the worksheet provided in class.



5. Continue making journal entries for your field study. Make one or two 15 minute entries this week.







Homework for the week of 9/8/08

Due Friday, 9/12/08

1. Latin Homework for the next 10 words on your list (ambi through arthr). You can get the "Latin Homework Matrix" in class. You need to do four of the boxes on this paper. Please see Mrs. Lynn if you are not sure how to complete this assignment.



2. Quiz on Latin words on Friday, 9/12/08.



3. Read Chapter 1 Section 1 (pages 16-21) in your Environmental Science textbook.



4. Do worksheet page 17 OR 18. Choose page 17 "Review and Reinforce" if you feel you need to review what you read in the book. Do page 18 "Enrich" if you were comfortable with what you read would like more of a challenge. NOTE: This is not the same as page 17 or 18 in your book. You need the worksheet provided in class.



5. Time to start making journal entries for your field study. Make one or two 15 minute entries this week.





Homework for the week of 9/1/08

Due Friday, 9/5/08



1. Latin Homework for the first 8 words on your list (a, an through alt). You can get the "Latin Homework Matrix" in class. You need to do four of the boxes on this paper. Please see Mrs. Lynn if you are not sure how to complete this assignment.



2. Quiz on Latin words on Friday, 9/5/08.



3. Choose a place for your field study and make a map of this place. We practiced making maps in class on Wednesday. Your field study map may be done on graph paper or printer paper. You need to include a key for the unit of measurement you used and you need to label your map. Remember, the more natural setting you choose for your field study, the more interesting and useful it will be.







Homework for the week of 8/25/08

Due Thursday, 8/28/08



1. Signed safety contract

2. Composition notebook set up and ready for use

3. Safety poster - requirements below

4. Who am I? card and paragraph(s) about what you put on your card - requirements below





Safety Poster Requirements



A. Shows a specific rule

B. Neatly done

C. Shows that you have put effort into this through color and illustrations

D. Put your name on the back of your poster





Who am I? Requirements



A. Shows at least one thing from each category below

-Something you like – cartoon character, season, food, music, movie, color, game, sport, book, holiday, animal…

-Something you do – hobby, sport, etc.

-Something from your history – language, family, culture, where you’ve lived or traveled, number of siblings, etc.

-Something that is important to you

B. Photograph and name on back of card

C. Tell me about how this card represents you. Use complete sentences and attach your paper to your card.





Homework for the week of 8/20/08



Welcome back to school! Please bring in a composition book or a similar bound notebook for this class. Bring this to class on Monday, 8/25/08.