Reflection Assignment - Period 3

Here is the reflection assignment for Period 3 science.
Remember that you are pretending to be paid by the word.
I look forward to reading your reflection.

Biome Map and Info

Here is a great website to use for studying biomes.
It has a cool map and lots of information about the biomes and the species that live there.
Let me know what you think about it.

Fish Evolution Assignment - Period 6

Hello all.
Here is the place for your assignment on the Fish Evolution/Re-evolution article.

You will read the article and then put together a one-page reflection which addresses the following questions:

• How does the article demonstrate what we've learned about evolution?
• What were the changes that forced the fish to evolve the first time?
• What were those adaptations?
• What were the changes that forced the fish to evolve again?
• What were those adaptations?
• What questions do you now have about evolution?

Please write it in good paragraph form, and be careful with your spelling and grammar. Also remember to use your fake names. No anonymous postings, please!

Just in case you need it, here's a link to the article.

I very much look forward to seeing what you've written and what you've learned.

Period 7 - Applying What We Have Learned

Hello all.

Your assignment this week (due by the time you come to class on Thursday, May 22nd) is to apply what you've learned about Ecology from one another to the movies we watched in class. I want you to put together about a one-page paper that discusses where you saw each of the 8 topics in either or both of the movies we watch in class. Then, you'll post the paper to the blog.

Remember to use your fake names. No anonymous comments, please!

Just in case you want to see them again, here are links to the movies:
Elk and Wolves
Grizzly Bears

Have fun. I am really looking forward to reading what you've written.

Period 3 - Applying What We Have Learned

Hello all.

Your assignment this week (due by the time you come to class on Thursday, May 22nd) is to apply what you've learned about Ecology from one another to the movies we watched in class. I want you to put together about a one-page paper that discusses where you saw each of the 8 topics in either or both of the movies we watch in class. Then, you'll post the paper to the blog.

Remember to use your fake names. No anonymous comments, please!

Just in case you want to see them again, here are links to the movies:
Elk and Wolves
Grizzly Bears

Have fun. I am really looking forward to reading what you've written.

Reverse Evolution

I just read a really cool article about the reverse evolution of a certain kind of fish.
You can read it by clicking here.

Our Pictures

I thought it might be fun for our Australian friends to see our pictures.

Population Notes

Here are the notes from class today.
And don't forget to invent a story to explain the changes in the squirrel populations.

Change In Population - Upload a doc

Read this doc on Scribd: Change In Population

Mrs. Gow's Document

Parts of Plants we Eat - Upload a doc

Read this doc on Scribd: Parts of Plants we Eat

Evolution Study Guide

Evolution Study Guide - Upload a doc

Read this doc on Scribd: Evolution Study Guide

Connecting with Our Australian Friends

As we discussed in class, we are going to reach out to our new Australian friends and colleagues. We are going to do this in three ways:
1. I am asking that some of you respond to Mrs. Gow's question about our garden. You might share with her how we researched the plants and organized themselves.
2. Please find one of Mrs. Gow's students and introduce yourselves to them. You can find their blogs here.
3. Please look over the joint Australian/American assignment on animals that we will be collaborating on. You can find it here.

Have fun!

PVC Garden Movie

Enjoy this movie of our planting day activities!

Garden Slideshow

Here is a slideshow of photos from our first day of gardening (Thanks, Jamie).

Evolution Slideshow

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Genetics Animations

I thought it might be helpful to have links to the animations we looked at in class that illustrate DNA Replication and Protein Synthesis, so here they are:

DNA Replication
Protein Synthesis

Also, if you have questions about these two topics, you can post them here and I'll respond.

Regents Preparation Resources

Ms. Bennett and I have put together a web page with links to lots of resources to help you prepare for the Regents.

Please let me know what you find useful and not useful.

You can find the page by clicking here.

Genetics Study Guide

I have put together a study guide for our test on Genetics.
You can read it below, or click here to download your own copy.

You can also post any questions you have here and I'll answer them here on the blog.

Read this doc on Scribd: Genetics Study Guide