This week we continue our look at plants and the change over time from those plants that reproduce with spores to those that reproduce with seeds and then to flowers and fruit.
How do plants reproduce?
How are gymnosperms fertilized?
How are angiosperms fertilized?
What are the benefits of "enclosed" seeds over "naked" seeds?
Contract Week 6 has you collecting a pair of seeds from five different plants or examining how we use plants in our daily lives?
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Grade 8 Week 6: Mountains
As we continue our look at mountains we examine the other types of mountain formation.
How do mountains form where they form?
Contract Week 6 has you invent a lab or mountain formation or research a famous mountain.
How do mountains form where they form?
Contract Week 6 has you invent a lab or mountain formation or research a famous mountain.
Grade 7 Week 5: Spore Producing Plants
During the next two weeks we will be describing the diversity of Plants. We begin with the oldest types of plants: moses and ferns.
How are plants adapted to living on land?
Why do moses and ferns need a moint environment?
Contract Week 5 has you going outside and describe five plants or make a terrarium of three spore producing plants.
How are plants adapted to living on land?
Why do moses and ferns need a moint environment?
Contract Week 5 has you going outside and describe five plants or make a terrarium of three spore producing plants.
Grade 8 Week 5: Volcanoes
Over the next two weeks we will be examining mountain formation. We begin with volcanoes.
How do volcanoes form?
What are the effects of these eruptions?
Contract Week 5 has you modeling or making a diagram of a volcano, or researching a famous volcano.
How do volcanoes form?
What are the effects of these eruptions?
Contract Week 5 has you modeling or making a diagram of a volcano, or researching a famous volcano.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Grade 7 Week 4: Fungi
We begin our focus on multicellular organisms by studying fungus. This week we will research the characteristics of fungus, and then a fungus foray. Our mushroom hunt will give us practice in our observation and identification skills.
What is a fungus?
How does a fungus get energy?
Contract Week 4 has you researching a single, unique fungus.
What is a fungus?
How does a fungus get energy?
Contract Week 4 has you researching a single, unique fungus.
Grade 8 Week 4: Earthquake Damage
Last week we investigated earthquakes, magnitude, focus depth, rock composition, and other things that we can not control. This week we try to control the amount of damage done by these natural disasters.
How do earthquakes cause damage?
How can we engineer structures to resist this damage?
Contract Week 4 has you engineering your own earthquake-safe building or researching the damage done by historical earthquakes of different magnitudes.
How do earthquakes cause damage?
How can we engineer structures to resist this damage?
Contract Week 4 has you engineering your own earthquake-safe building or researching the damage done by historical earthquakes of different magnitudes.
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