Mr. Morrell: Team 6-2 Science, Reading, and Language Arts: May 2008

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

5/19 Reading and Language Arts Syllabus

Team 6-3 Mr. Morrell
Reading and Language Arts Syllabus
Week of May 19, 2008
http://op97-morrell.blogspot.com

Important Information:
• Our last Literature Circle will be held on next week. Please be sure to follow the due dates for your lit circle novel.
• “Book in a Container’ project will be due the day after each Lit Circle group has their last meeting.
• Our LAST Reading Log of the year is due on Wednesday, May 28.

Monday, May 19
Take poetry pretest and review
Introduce new poetry unit and various types of poetry
Lit Circle meeting/reading
Homework: Work on Lit Circles

Tuesday, May 20
Overview of poetry elements- copy in spiral
Metaphor Exercise handout
Lit Circle meeting/reading
Homework: Choose a topic and write a poem using at least one metaphor
Poem must be 10 lines or more

Wednesday, May 21
Review homework-share poems
Introduce personification- complete handout
Lit Circle meeting/reading
Homework: Finish handout, if necessary

Thursday, May 23
Personification- Read I’ve Known Rivers, by Langston Hughes
Read Jared Harris’ Spoken Word poem and discuss
Lit Circle meeting/reading
Homework: Identify metaphors and personification examples in Jared Harris’ poem & explain

Friday, May 24
Poetry: Read The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss & Jabberwocky, by Lewis Carroll and discuss
Lit Circle work time
Homework: None

Friday, May 16, 2008

5/19 Science Syllabus

Mr. Morrell
Science Syllabus
Week of May 19, 2008
http://op97-morrell.blogspot.com
jmorrell@op97.org

Important Information
• Remember starting the 3rd trimester Team 6-3 will no longer be accepting any late work. It is your responsibility to turn in ALL assignments on time!
• Students will take a quiz on the Nervous System on Tuesday May 27th
• A Lunch time review session will be held on Friday May 23rd

Monday, May 19
Finish Brain Notes

Homework: None

Tuesday, May 20
Read Pages 76-82 jigsaw
Draw and Label the Brain Lobes

Homework: Finish Brain Lobes Color and Label

Wednesday, May 21
Begin Brain Lab

Homework: Finish Lab Questions, if necessary

Thursday, May 22
Review Brain Lab
Directed Reading pages 76-82

Homework: Finish Directed Reading, if necessary

Friday, May 23
Remember lunchtime review session is today!
Brain Games

Homework: No School Monday, remember to study for your quiz on Tuesday!
Have a Wonderful and Restful Weekend!

Friday, May 9, 2008

5/12 Science Syllabus

Mr. Morrell
Science Syllabus
Week of May 12, 2008
http://op97-morrell.blogspot.com
jmorrell@op97.org

Important Information
• Remember starting the 3rd trimester Team 6-3 will no longer be accepting any late work. It is your responsibility to turn in ALL assignments on time!
• Muscular System Quiz will be held on Tuesday, May 13th
• A Study Session will be held on Monday, May 12th during lunch

Monday, May 12
Muscular System Power Point Presentation
Review Muscular System for the Quiz

Homework: Study for Quiz

Tuesday, May 13
Muscular System Quiz

Homework: None

Wednesday, May 14
Begin Brain Notes

Homework: She’s a Real Brain

Thursday, May 15
Finish Brain Notes

Homework: Keeping It All Going: The Nervous System

Friday, May 16
Bill Nye: The Brain

Homework: Have a Wonderful and Restful Weekend!

Friday, May 2, 2008

5/5 Science Syllabus

Mr. Morrell
Science Syllabus
Week of May 5, 2008
http://op97-morrell.blogspot.com
jmorrell@op97.org

Important Information
• Remember starting the 3rd trimester Team 6-3 will no longer be accepting any late work. It is your responsibility to turn in ALL assignments on time!
• Chicken Wing Dissection Lab is this week!
• It’s Spirit Week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, May 5 (Block Periods 1 and 2)
Start Chicken Wing Dissection

Homework: None

Tuesday, May 6 (Block Periods 3 and 1)
Period 3 Begins Chicken Wing Dissection
Period 1 Dissection Review

Homework: None

Wednesday, May 7 (Normal Schedule)
Muscles WebQuest

Homework: Finish WebQuest if necessary

Thursday, May 8 (Block Periods 2 and 3)
Dissection Review

Homework: None

Friday, May 9 (Normal Schedule)
Examining a Cows Femur

Homework: Have a Wonderful and Restful Weekend!

Science Terms You Should Know!

Science Vocabulary

Mass – The amount of matter in an object

Volume - The amount of 3–dimensional space taken up by an object. (Capacity)

Distance – The space between two objects or points.

Liter – The basic metric unit of volume. (l)

Meter – The basic metric unit of distance. (m)

Gram – The basic metric unit of mass. (g)

Data – A collection of facts from which conclusions may be made.

Dependent Variable – The variable that is observed and measured, the data. (y-axis)

Independent Variable – The variable that can cause a change in the dependent variable. (x-axis)

Hypothesis – A reasonable prediction, an educated guess.

Null hypothesis – A statement that is opposite of your predicted hypothesis.

Inquiry – The act of gathering or asking for information.

Inferences – A reasonable explanation for an event or observation.

Scientific Theory – Inferred explanation for why something happens. (Theory of Evolution)

Scientific Law – Statements or descriptions of how something happens. (The law of gravity)

Beaker – Laboratory glassware shaped as a cylinder with a notch for pouring liquids.

Metric or SI – The International System of Units.

Kilo – The SI prefix for 1000 (k)

Deci – The SI prefix for 0.1 (d)

Centi – The SI prefix for 0.01 (c)

Milli – The SI prefix for 0.001 (m)

States of Matter

Matter exists in three states:
Solid (Example: Ice)
Liquid (Example: Water)
Gas (Example: Water Vapor)

Endothermic:
A process or reaction that absorbs heat. For example, ice melting is an example of an endothermic process because it absorbs heat from its surroundings.

Exothermic:
A process or reaction that releases heat. For example, wood burning in the presence of oxygen is an example of an exothermic reaction.

Convection:
The process in which cool air delves down, while warmer air rises to the top. The warm air usually cools in the cooler, higher sections of the atmosphere and again begins to return back down. Local breezes, wind and even thunderstorms are a result of convection. Also, the transfer of heat in a gas or liquid by the movement of particles within the fluid.

Conduction:
Energy transfer from one material to another by direct contact.

Radiation:
energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles

Biome Brochure Project

Biome Project

TASK: Create a travel brochure that promotes visiting one of the Earth’s biomes. Your biome will be based on an organism card you will receive. Your group will decide which biome best fits the organisms you are randomly assigned to. You must use accurate information about the biome and its conditions, but you may use humor and creativity to offer suggestions for overcoming the challenges of visiting the location.

Have you ever read a brochure? Brochures are used to communicate information about specific topics in a brief, reader friendly format. The use of color, diagrams, and a pleasing layout of the information is used to catch and hold the reader’s attention. Your brochure may be completely computer generated or done by hand. (Final products should not be completed in pencil.)

4 points Design a brochure that is attractive, capturing and inviting. The cover should lure vacationers to your area.

2 points Describe the biotic and abiotic factors in your biome.

2 points Explain the location of biome, include a map highlighting the areas of the world that show where your biome is.

2 points Explain the climate of your biome. Discuss average annual precipitation. Discuss average annual temperature.

4 points Describe the animal adaptations for survival within the biome. Include at least 2 pictures of animals.

4 points Explain the plants/fungal adaptations for survival in your biome. Include at least 2 pictures of the plants.

3 points Create a food chain or a food web for common animals within the biome. Include the animals on your organism cards in your selection.

4 points Explain at least 4 interesting facts about your region.

5 points Properly use and identify at least 10 of the following vocabulary terms: population, ecosystem, niche, producers, consumers, carnivore, omnivore, scavenger, decomposer, predator, prey, limiting factor, carrying capacity, symbiosis, mutualism, commensalisms, parasitism, coevolution

__________/30 TOTAL POINTS

Remember to work efficiently during the provided class time and bring in any materials you find at home to class so you can compile information with your group. You have 3 days in class to work on this project and they must be fully completed to turn in on: Monday, May 17th.
Here are some useful websites to use for this project.

Introduction to Biomes - HYPERLINK "http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm" http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm

Map - HYPERLINK "http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/biomemap.htm" http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/biomemap.htm

Other websites to try:

HYPERLINK "http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/index.php" http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/index.php

HYPERLINK "http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webunits/biomes/" http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webunits/biomes/

HYPERLINK "http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/biomes/biomes.html" http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/biomes/biomes.html

HYPERLINK "http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/" http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/

Mr. Morrell: Team 6-2 Science, Reading, and Language Arts

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

5/19 Reading and Language Arts Syllabus

Friday, May 16, 2008

5/19 Science Syllabus

Friday, May 9, 2008

5/12 Science Syllabus

Friday, May 2, 2008

5/5 Science Syllabus

Website to Access Organisms From Macro to Micro book

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