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Textbook: Glencoe Focus on Life Science || Bloom's Taxonomy of Higher Order Thinking Skills || ISTE Technology Student Standards || Next Generation Science Standards || Science 7 Standards || **Classwork** || **Digital Photos/Media** || genetic material of living organisms, and is located in the chromosomes of each cell. || 1. **Inquiry Lab:** Practice Teamwork Build a Single Lego Structure 2. Introduction to Life Science 3. Meet Your Teacher 4. I am unique... DNA GOAL: ** Learn ** Q1 - Cells Q2 - Genetics Q3 - Earth History /Evolution Q4 - Plant and Human Body Systems NPR Science Friday Awesome Videos Popular Science || Popular Science: [|Building Artificial Islands That Rise With the Sea] Scientists are problem solvers. Dark driveway, get Core Glow pebbles. || progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. || 1. Heroes & Motivation My Heroes: Jane Goodall, John Glenn, Dr. Robert Ballard 3. I am unique..DNA Classification Game || progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. || 1. I am unique... DNA 2. Classification Game Review Classification Virtual Lab 3. Popcorn Reading: Classroom Management PPT Class Rules 4. Introduction to Lab Safety Classification Cladogram Safety First Kingdoms of Living Things || unique... DNA due W 8/29 || 7. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. || 1. HW 2. IMAX Cosmic Voyage- a journey from quarks in atoms to edge of the universe //"Equipped with his// //five senses,// //man explores the// //universe// //around him and calls// //the adventure// //Science."// //Edwin Hubble// || unique... DNA due W 8/29 ||   || 1. HW 2. Safety Review 3. Safety Test/ Safety Map 3 Domains of Life || Title due F 9/7 || 7. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. || 1. HW 2. Turn in I am unique.. .DNA 3. Standards Skills Lab: Practicing Scientific Method -Focus on Observations Dependent and Independent Variables || Title due F 9/7 || 7. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. || 1. HW 2. Inquiry Lab Method 3. Inquiry Lab: Colors GOAL: Learn to explore like a scientist and make excellent observations. || Title due F 9/7 || 7. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. || 1. HW 2. Standards Skills Lab: Measuring Liquid Volume GOAL: Learn to explore like a scientist and make excellent liquid volume measurements. || 9/3 Holiday ||  ||   ||   ||   || 9/4 Computer Lab D || @ Microscope Collection 10 Dry Items in a Baggie due Th 9/6 Cell Model Title due F 9/7 || **Cell Biology** **7. b.** ** Utilize a ** 1. HW 2. Computer Lab: I. Explore **Cells** **Alive** website. Cells Alive II. Research: Cell Structure and Function Search for a cell you would like to research and sign up for that cell title before Friday. Find a cell diagram, with the parts labeled, of the cell you would like to use to create a  3D cell model. Get the diagram approved by the teacher before beginning the cell model III. Explore **Create-a-Graph** to learn how to graph scientific data and try the tutorial. Create-a-Graph 3M Science Flocabulary Science || || Microscope Collection 10 Dry Items in a Baggie due Th 9/6 Cell Model Title due F 9/7 || 7. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. || 1. HW 2. Skills Lab: Practice With Making Hypotheses Learning Upgrade: Mean, Median, Mode Song Khan Academy Math Help: Mean, Median, Mode Science Buddies || 9/6 || Cell Model Title due F 9/7 || Cell Biology 1. All living organisms are composed of cells, from just one to many trillions, whose details usually are visible only through a microscope. || 1. HW 2. Care of the Microscope 3. How Microscopes Work How A Microscope Works Learn How to Use a Microscope 4. **Inquiry Lab:** "Dead" or "Alive" - Microscope Observations From Your Microscope Collection [|They Might Be] [|Giants:] [|Test It Out!] They Might Be Giants: Cells Video || || Diagram due T 9/11 || Cell Biology 1. All living organisms are composed of cells, from just one to many trillions, whose details usually are visible only through a microscope. || 1. HW 2. Cell Title Quiz 3. Microscope Collection 4. Review Math Skill: Mean, Median, Mode Learning Upgrade: Mean, Median, Mode Song Khan Academy Math Help: Mean, Median, Mode 5. Microscope Exploration Amy Smith || 9/10 || Cell Model Diagram due T 9/11 || Cell Biology 1. All living organisms are composed of cells, from just one to many trillions, whose details usually are visible only through a microscope. || 1. HW 2. Whiteboard Standards Review Quizlet 3. 4. Skills Lab: Practice With Making Hypotheses Conclusion 5. Introduction to Cornell Note Taking Using BrainPOP Cells Part 1 5. Microscope Exploration Living, Dead, Nonliving Bill Nye Genes Bill Nye Measurement Practice Metric Measurement Cornell Note Taking Popular Science Ear Hair Cells and More || I am unique...DNA Bill Nye Genes media type="custom" key="20773548" width="56" height="56" Measurement Bill Nye Measurement Practice Metric Measurement Cornell Note Taking Popular Science Ear Hair Cells and More || 9/11 || Cell Model Diagram due T 9/11 || Cell Biology 1. All living organisms are composed of cells, from just one to many trillions, whose details usually are visible only through a microscope. b. the characteristics that distinguish plant cells from animal cells, including chloroplasts and cell walls. || 1. HW 2. Cells Alive Explore Tabs: Cell Models Microscopy How big? Live Cams Mitosis 3. 3D Cell Model Diagrams 4. Cell Theory 5. Create-a-Graph: Data Collection Create a Bar Graph 6. Cell Research Brainstorming Using bubbl.us 7. Microscope Imaging Station Microscope Imaging Station bubbl.us Cell Theory Scientists Cell Theory || Cell Theory Prokaryotic Verses Eukaryotic Cells Cell Theory Scientists bubbl.us Microscope Imaging Station || 9/12 || Parent Signature on Class Syllabus due F 9/14 || Cell Biology 1. All living organisms are composed of cells, from just one to many trillions, whose details usually are visible only through a microscope. b. the characteristics that distinguish plant cells from animal cells, including chloroplasts and cell walls. || 1. HW 2. Cornell Notes BrainPOP Cells Part 2 3. Standards Lab: Animal Verses Plant Cells Animal and Plant Cell Interactive Website that will teach you about the different organelles in a cell Ask a Biologist Learn more about plant and animal cells Biology 4 Kids Use this site to <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">learn the cell <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">structures and jobs. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Cellular <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Organization <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Learn the <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">description of <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">each organelle <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">in plant and animal <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">cells <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Inside a Plant and <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Animal Cell <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Take a trip inside a <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">cell to see its <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">organelles and their <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">functions <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Interactive Cells <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Interactive site that <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">allows you to see <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">inside a cell <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Cell Hangman <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Let Hangman <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">help you study <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">about cells <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Cell Jeopardy <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Game show study tool <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Cell Word <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Scramble <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Word Scramble <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">fun study tool <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Flash Cards <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Online flash cards <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">to study cells || || 9/13 || Parent Signature on Class Syllabus due F 9/14 || Cell Biology 1. All living organisms are composed of cells, from just one to many trillions, whose details usually are visible only through a microscope. b. the characteristics that distinguish plant cells from animal cells, including chloroplasts and cell walls. || 1. HW 2. Cornell Notes BrainPOP Cells Part 3 3. Standards Lab: Animal Verses Plant Cells Salt Dough Recipe Filament Games Microcospy UK || Filament Games Microcospy UK || 9/14 || 3D Cell Model and Research due TH 9/27 || **Investigation** 2. TED Lesson: Cell Theory 3. Practicing Real Life Problem Solving Skills: What happened to the pistachio tree? Nature Footage Trees For Saving Energy Ask the Arborist || TED Lesson: Cell Theory
 * ====** Welcome **====
 * To FMS **
 * Life Science 7 **
 * Where Science **
 * Comes Alive! ** || [[image:merrillfmsscience7/Screen Shot 2012-09-02 at 6.49.53 PM.png width="73" height="90"]]
 * ** Q1 ** ||  || ** Cell Biology ** || ** Investigation **
 * & Experimentation ** || ** Benchmark Quizzes: #1 - W 9/19, #2 - W 9/26, #3 - W 10/17 **
 * Standards Test #1: W 10/24 ** ||
 * **Week** || **Homework** || CA Life
 * Week 1 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * W 8/22 ||  || 2e. DNA is the
 * what four **
 * main subjects **
 * will be **
 * taught in **
 * Life Science 7. **
 * EXTENSION: **
 * Th 8/23 ||  || 7. Scientific
 * GOAL: Identify 3 **
 * of your heroes **
 * that will help **
 * motivate **
 * you to get educated. **
 * EXTENSIONS: **
 * Jane Goodall **
 * Institute **
 * Dr. Robert Ballard **
 * Nautilus Live **
 * NASA John **
 * Glenn Center ** || [[image:merrillfmsscience7/IMG_3325.JPG width="322" height="248"]]
 * F 8/24 ||  || 7. Scientific
 * GOAL: Learn how **
 * to classify **
 * common things **
 * into groups. **
 * EXTENSION: **
 * Science Friday **
 * Podcasts ** || [[image:merrillfmsscience7/Screen Shot 2012-09-03 at 9.57.44 AM.png width="319" height="216"]]
 * Week 2 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * M 8/27 || I am
 * GOAL: Learn how **
 * the universe **
 * is organized from **
 * the smallest **
 * to the largest parts. **
 * EXTENSION: **
 * Understanding **
 * Science UC Berkeley ** || [[image:merrillfmsscience7/Screen Shot 2012-09-02 at 12.38.09 PM.png width="224" height="317"]]
 * T 8/28 || @I am
 * GOAL: Learn **
 * lab safety **
 * and pass the **
 * SafetyTest/ **
 * Safety Map. **
 * EXTENSION: **
 * 3 Domains of Life ** || [[image:merrillfmsscience7/IMG_3339.JPG width="320" height="242"]]
 * W 8/29 || Cell Model
 * GOAL: Learn the **
 * main **
 * parts of the most **
 * common scientific **
 * method for problem **
 * solving- **
 * QUESTION, **
 * HYPOTHESIS, **
 * PROCEDURE, **
 * OBSERVATIONS **
 * /DATA, **
 * CONCLUSION **
 * EXTENSION: **
 * DNA ** || [[image:merrillfmsscience7/IMG_7785.jpg width="293" height="387"]]
 * Th 8/30 || Cell Model
 * EXTENSION: **
 * Discovery **
 * Channel **
 * Inquiry Virtual **
 * Lab: Critters ** || [[image:merrillfmsscience7/IMG_7787.JPG width="275" height="207"]]
 * F 8/31 || Cell Model
 * EXTENSION: **
 * Science of **
 * Everyday Life ** || [[image:merrillfmsscience7/IMG_7829.jpg width="238" height="315"]]
 * Week 3 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * M
 * T
 * 1. All living **
 * organisms **
 * are **
 * composed **
 * of cells, **
 * from just **
 * one to **
 * many trillions, **
 * whose details **
 * usually are **
 * visible only **
 * through a **
 * microscope. **
 * 7. a. Select and **
 * use **
 * appropriate **
 * tools and **
 * technology **
 * (including **
 * calculators, **
 * computers, **
 * balances, **
 * spring scales, **
 * microscopes, **
 * and **
 * binoculars) **
 * to perform **
 * tests, **
 * collect data, **
 * and display **
 * data. **
 * variety of print **
 * and electronic **
 * resources **
 * (including the **
 * World **
 * Wide Web) **
 * to collect **
 * information as **
 * evidence as part **
 * of a **
 * research project. ** || =====** Computer Lab **=====
 * GOAL: Learn how **
 * to use the Internet **
 * to conduct **
 * research **
 * and analyze **
 * website **
 * validity. **
 * EXTENSION: **
 * W 9/5 || @
 * GOAL: Learn **
 * how to construct **
 * a meaningful and **
 * measurable **
 * hypothesis **
 * for the **
 * experiment. **
 * EXTENSION: **
 * Scientific Method **
 * Rap **
 * Forensic Files **
 * Virtual Lab ** || [[image:merrillfmsscience7/Screen Shot 2012-09-02 at 6.07.13 PM.png width="339" height="353"]]
 * Th
 * GOAL: Learn how **
 * microscopes work, **
 * how to prepare **
 * a dry mount **
 * microscope slide, **
 * and figure **
 * out if something **
 * is "Dead" or "Alive". **
 * EXTENSION: **
 * F9/7 || Cell Model
 * GOAL: Learn how **
 * microscopes work, **
 * how to prepare **
 * a dry mount **
 * microscope slide, **
 * and figure **
 * out if something **
 * is "Dead" or "Alive". **
 * EXTENSION: **
 * Class Website: **
 * merrillfmsscience7 ** || [[file:Skills Lab Practicing With Making Hypotheses.docx]]
 * Week 4 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * M
 * Class Website: **
 * merrillfmsscience7 **
 * GOAL: Learn how **
 * to write a conclusion **
 * to a science lab **
 * and take Cornell **
 * Notes in Life **
 * Science. **
 * EXTENSION: **
 * Class Website: **
 * merrillfmsscience7 **
 * T
 * GOAL: Learn how **
 * use the Internet for **
 * scientific research. **
 * EXTENSION: **
 * Class Website: **
 * merrillfmsscience7 **
 * W
 * GOAL: Learn **
 * how **
 * to prepare a **
 * stained cheek **
 * (animal cell), **
 * leaf (plant cell), **
 * and sketch **
 * microscope **
 * observations and **
 * compare the two **
 * kinds of cells. **
 * EXTENSIONS: **
 * Th
 * GOAL: Learn **
 * how **
 * to prepare a **
 * stained cheek **
 * (animal cell), **
 * leaf (plant cell), **
 * and sketch **
 * microscope **
 * observations **
 * and compare the two **
 * kinds of cells. **
 * EXTENSIONS: **
 * CellCraft**
 * Videogame**
 * F
 * and**
 * Experi-**
 * mentation**
 * 7. Scientific**
 * progress is**
 * made by**
 * asking**
 * meaningful**
 * questions**
 * and**
 * conducting**
 * careful**
 * investigations.** || 1. HW
 * GOAL: **
 * Figure out what **
 * happened to the **
 * pistachio tree and **
 * decide what should **
 * be done about it **
 * using your **
 * problem **
 * solving skills. **
 * EXTENSIONS: **

|| 9/17 || 3D Cell Model and Research due TH 9/27 || Cell Biology 1. All living organisms are composed of cells, from just one to many trillions, whose details usually are visible only through a microscope. b. the characteristics that distinguish plant cells from animal cells, including chloroplasts and cell walls. || 1. HW 2. Benchmark Cornell Notes Quiz Review
 * Week 5 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * M

3. Complete Animal Verses Plant Cell Lab 4. Venn Diagram Paper Quiz: Compare Plant and Animal Cells


 * GOAL: **
 * Learn how to study **
 * for quizzes and **
 * compare plant and **
 * animal cells. **


 * Test Taking Tips **


 * EXTENSIONS: **

Read Write Think Venn Diagram

Cells Alive || Cells Enchanted Learning









Enchanted Learning Mitosis

|| 9/18 || 3D Cell Model and Research due TH 9/27 || Cell Biology 1b. the characteristics that distinguish plant cells from animal cells, including chloroplasts and cell walls.
 * T

7a. select and use appropriate tools and technology (including calculators,  computers,  balances,  spring  scales,  microscopes,  and  binoculars) to perform tests, collect data, and display data.

7b. utilize a variety of  print and electronic resources (including the World  Wide  Web) to  collect information as evidence as part of a research project. || 1. HW 2. Cells Alive Plant Cell Animal Cell Bacteria Cell Mitosis 2. Compare Plant and Animal Cells Quiz Read Write Think Venn Diagram

3. Create-a-Graph Quiz: Data Collection/ Bar Graph 4. Cell Research Brainstorming Using bubbl.us


 * GOAL: **
 * Learn how to use **
 * online graphic **
 * organizers to **
 * compare plant **
 * and animal cells. **


 * EXTENSIONS: **

4. Calling all Citizen Scientists Ants Project

5. Science In The News

Higgs Boson Discovered

6. Journey North

7. Bugscope ||



Cells Alive





|| 9/19 || 3D Cell Model and Research due TH 9/27 || Cell Biology 1e. cells divide to increase their numbers through a process of mitosis, which results in two daughter cells with identical sets of chromosomes. || 1. HW 2. Benchmark Quiz 1 3. Mitosis Quiz 4. NOVA How Cells Divide 5. NOVA How Cancer Cells Grow
 * W


 * GOAL: **
 * Learn how cells **
 * make **
 * more cells **
 * through a **
 * process called **
 * mitosis. **


 * EXTENSIONS: **


 * Sea Urchin **
 * Mitosis Video ** || [[image:merrillfmsscience7/Screen Shot 2012-09-15 at 10.30.28 AM.png width="307" height="323"]]



|| 9/20 || 3D Cell Model and Research due TH 9/27 || Cell Biology f. as multicellular organisms develop, their cells differentiate. || 1. HW 2. Standards Lab: Cells of Your Body
 * Th

3. STEM Cells Video 4. Science News: STEM Cells Treating Deafness

Chick Cells Video


 * GOAL: **
 * Learn how STEM **
 * cells create all **
 * the different **
 * kinds of cells **
 * of the human body **
 * and the cells have **
 * different shapes **
 * because they have **
 * different functions **
 * (jobs). **


 * EXTENSIONS: **

Science News: Food Chemistry In Action Science Games ||

|| 9/21 || 3D Cell Model and Research due TH 9/27 || Cell Biology f. as multicellular organisms develop, their cells differentiate. || 1. HW
 * F

2. Standards Lab: Cells of Your Body

Exploratorium Mouse STEM Cell

Flu Attack! How a virus invades your cells.


 * GOAL: **
 * Learn how STEM **
 * cells create all the **
 * different kinds of **
 * cells **
 * of the human **
 * body **
 * and that the cells **
 * have **
 * different shapes **
 * because they **
 * have different **
 * functions (jobs). **


 * EXTENSIONS: **

3. PBS Student Voices

4. Ology

5. Creatures That Glow

6. Radiolab: What a Slinky Knows

7. Science Writer

8. Blurb Books || Mouse STEM cell Flu Attack!

Survival Game Creatures That Glow

Radiolab:What a Slinky Knows





|| 9/24 || 3D Cell Model and Research due TH 9/27 || f. as multicellular organisms develop, their cells differentiate. || 1. HW 2. Benchmark Quiz Review 3. Complete Cells of Your Body Lab
 * Week 6 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * M


 * GOAL: **
 * Learn that cells **
 * have different **
 * shapes because **
 * they have **
 * different **
 * functions. **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Animal and
 * EXTENSIONS: **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Plant Cell

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Interactive Website <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">that will teach <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">you about the <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">different <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">organelles in a cell <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Ask a Biologist

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Learn more <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">about plant and <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">animal cells <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Biology 4 Kids

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Use this site to <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">learn the cell <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">structures and jobs. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Cellular

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Organization

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Learn the <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">description of <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">each organelle <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">in plant and animal <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">cells <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Inside a Plant and

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Animal Cell

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Take a trip inside a <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">cell to see its <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">organelles and their <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">functions <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Interactive Cells


 * EXTENSIONS: **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Cell Hangman

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Let Hangman <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">help you study <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">about cells

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Cell Jeopardy <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Game show <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">study tool <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Cell Word

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Scramble

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Word Scramble <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">fun study tool <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Flash Cards

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Online flash cards <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">to study cells ||

Measuring Liquid Volume Correctly





|| 9/25 || 3D Cell Model and Research due TH 9/27 || d. mitochondria liberate energy for the work that cells do, and chloroplasts capture sunlight energy for photosynthesis. || 1. HW 2. Cells Alive Plant Cell Animal Cell Bacteria Cell Mitosis 2. Compare Plant and Animal Cells Quiz Read Write Think Venn Diagram
 * T

3. Cell Research Brainstorming Using bubbl.us

4. Yeast

5. Squid Research


 * GOAL: **
 * Learn how to use **
 * online graphic **
 * organizers to **
 * compare plant **
 * and animal cells. **


 * EXTENSIONS: **

Fractals In Nature

math fractals:
cool math 4 kids

math fractals

Amazing Logical/ Mathematical Designs at Dornob

Logical Turtle Game

Math Fractals Games and more || Bread Yeast Cells



Photosynthesis/Cellular Respiration || 9/26 || 3D Cell Model and Research due TH 9/27 || a. cells function similarly in all living organisms. || 1.HW - Back to School Night 2. Benchmark Quiz 2 3. Respiration in Yeast Cells
 * W

Learn how mitochondria in yeast cells (and  in all living cells) release energy from sugar.
 * GOAL: **


 * EXTENSIONS: **


 * Cronodon ** || [[image:http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/images/thumb/2/25/Mitochondria.gif/400px-Mitochondria.gif width="231" height="180" caption="http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/images/thumb/2/25/Mitochondria.gif/400px-Mitochondria.gif"]]

BrainPOP: Respiration





cronodon.com || 9/27 || Reading Essentials p. 1-24 || d. construct scale models, maps and appropriately labeled diagrams to communicate scientific knowledge (e.g., motion of Earth's plates and cell structure). e. communicate the steps and results from an investigation in written reports and verbal presentations. || 1. HW 2. Cell Model Presentations 3. Squid; use The Cephalopod Page and Squid Dissection Virtual Squid Dissection and many other squid sites on the World Wide Web (www)
 * Th

Learn how to present a 3D cell model and research about the cell.
 * GOAL: **


 * EXTENSIONS: **

9/28
 * TED Talks ** || [[image:merrillfmsscience7/IMG_4087.JPG width="316" height="240" caption="IMG_4087.JPG"]] ||
 * F

Substitute Teacher out Sick || Reading Essentials p.1-24 || d. construct scale models, maps and appropriately labeled diagrams to communicate scientific knowledge (e.g., motion of Earth's plates and cell structure). e. communicate the steps and results from an investigation in written reports and verbal presentations. || 1. HW 2. Cell Model Presentations 3. Squid; use The Cephalopod Page and Squid Dissection Virtual Squid Dissection and many other squid sites on the World Wide Web (www) Sea and Sky

Learn how to present a 3D cell model and research about the cell.
 * GOAL: **


 * EXTENSIONS: **

|| 10/1
 * TED Talks ** || [[image:merrillfmsscience7/Screen Shot 2012-09-22 at 3.14.23 PM.png width="321" height="218"]]
 * Week 7 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * M

Substitute Teacher Out Sick || Reading Essentials p.1-24 || 3 e. extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival. || 1. Adaptations Planet Earth: Deep Ocean ||

Planet Earth: Deep Ocean || 10/2 || Study Notes For Benchmark Quiz Water Sample due Th 10/4 || Cell Biology 1. All living organisms are composed of cells, from just one to many trillions, whose details usually are visible only through a microscope. b. the characteristics that distinguish plant cells from animal cells, including chloroplasts and cell walls. e. cells divide to increase their numbers through a process of  mitosis, which results in two daughter cells with identical sets of chromosomes. 7b. utilize a variety of  print and electronic resources (including the World  Wide  Web) to  collect information as evidence as part of a research project. || 1. HW 2. Cells Alive Cell Biology - Cell Models Prokaryotic Eukaryotic Cells Mitosis Cell Cams 3. Create-a-Graph Quiz Pie Graph of Cell Cycle 4. Benchmark Review 5. Protists
 * T

Microcospy UK

6. Squid Research

Build a Squid

The Cephalopod Page and Squid Dissection Virtual Squid

Dissection and many other squid sites on the World Wide Web

Learn the differences and similarities between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
 * GOAL: **


 * EXTENSIONS: **

Sea and Sky ||







Measuring Liquid Volume Correctly





Microcospy UK

Squid Glow || 10/3 || Water Sample due Th 10/4 ||  || 1. HW 2. Benchmark Quiz 3. Cell Presentations 4. Introduction to Protists Cells In Local Water Samples Virtual Pond Dip
 * W

Learn to identify protists in local freshwater ponds and rivers.
 * GOAL: **


 * EXTENSIONS: **

All About Protists || media type="custom" key="21008906" Water Flea Playing With Volvox

media type="custom" key="21008920" Protist Kingdom

media type="custom" key="21008936" Malaria Protozoan

Virtual Pond Dip

|| 10/4 || Reading Essentials p.1-24 Squid Research due 10/17 || Cell Biology 1. All living organisms are composed of cells, from just one to many trillions, whose details usually are visible only through a microscope. b. the characteristics that distinguish plant cells from animal cells, including chloroplasts and cell walls. || 1. HW 2. Protist Cells Lab
 * Th

Learn to identify protists in local freshwater ponds and rivers.
 * GOAL: **


 * EXTENSIONS: **

All About Protists || media type="custom" key="21008852" Protozoan Binary Fission





Pond Creature Identification Chart || 10/5 || Reading Essentials p.1-24 Squid Research due 10/17 || Cell Biology 1. All living organisms are composed of cells, from just one to many trillions, whose details usually are visible only through a microscope. b. the characteristics that distinguish plant cells from animal cells, including chloroplasts and cell walls. || Minimum Day 1. HW
 * F

2. Protist Quiz

Learn to identify protists in local freshwater ponds and rivers.
 * GOAL: **


 * EXTENSIONS: **


 * Protists are **
 * Eukaryotic **

Virtual Maths

Low Carbon Housing ||

Rotifers - large protists we found in water samples in Fillmore image by marietta.edu

Closterium - fresh water green alga we found in water samples in Fillmore

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