Eighth Grade - A4.2-3: Geologic Time.
Last week, we learned that fossils give us a glimpse back in time. We also learned that thousands of fossils were found at the Rancho la Brea. That's one site! Millions of pounds of fossils covering only a few tens of thousands of years! The Earth is more than four and a half BILLION years old! In Social Studies you may cover 100 to 1000 years in a year at school. How do we take all that information and laid down over 4.5 billion years and learn about it in a week?
Answer this: How are these facts put in chronological order? How do we know that fossils are really that old? What can we learn from looking at the whole history of the Earth? What did Wisconsin look like in the various ages of the Earth? How did the changes to Wisconsin affect life in Wisconsin during those ages?
Contract 8 to be presented on Friday.
Seventh Grade - C4.3-4: From Clams to Insects.
This week we end our look at invertebrate animals animals. When we started, we thought all animals were generally the same. Hopefully, we are seeing there are some bizzare behaviors out there. Who knew that some animals try to save their lives by eviscerating themselves and regenerating. Weird stuff.
Answer this: What special adaptations do these animals have for survival? Compare and contrast each type of invertebrate we talk about to other invertebrates and to other animals in general.
Contract 8 asks you to again research a specific invertebrate from selected phyla.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Week Seven
Eighth Grade - A4.1: History set in stone.
We start our geologic time unit this week. As we look back at times when Wisconsin was a shallow sea, when giant carnivorous birds roamed the earth, or when mass extinctions occurred, we ask ourselves, "How do we know that?"
Answer this: What types of fossils are there? What can we learn from them? How do fossils form? What processes expose these long buried fossils?
Contract 7 to be presented on Friday.
Seventh Grade - C4.1-2: From Sponges to Jellyfish.
This week we start with the beginnings of multicellular animals.
Answer this: What do these animals look like? How are their bodies oranized? What invertebrates can we find in our aquarium?
Contract 7 to be presented on Friday.
We start our geologic time unit this week. As we look back at times when Wisconsin was a shallow sea, when giant carnivorous birds roamed the earth, or when mass extinctions occurred, we ask ourselves, "How do we know that?"
Answer this: What types of fossils are there? What can we learn from them? How do fossils form? What processes expose these long buried fossils?
Contract 7 to be presented on Friday.
Seventh Grade - C4.1-2: From Sponges to Jellyfish.
This week we start with the beginnings of multicellular animals.
Answer this: What do these animals look like? How are their bodies oranized? What invertebrates can we find in our aquarium?
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Contract 7 to be presented on Friday.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Convention Week
This week is shortened for teacher convention and before I head to Minneapolis for the NSTA Convention we have a contract-free week. So, what to do?
Eighth Grade
This week we finish up "Dante's Peak" and compare/contrast the Hollywood portrayal of a volcano to actual footage of real volcanoes erupting.
How do they compare?
Seventh Grade
We finish up or chapter on plants by creating plant vouchers for our plant survey of the Riverview campus.
What plants do we find around Riverview? What type are they? Why are they found here?
Eighth Grade
This week we finish up "Dante's Peak" and compare/contrast the Hollywood portrayal of a volcano to actual footage of real volcanoes erupting.
How do they compare?
Seventh Grade
We finish up or chapter on plants by creating plant vouchers for our plant survey of the Riverview campus.
What plants do we find around Riverview? What type are they? Why are they found here?
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Week Six
Eighth Grade - A3.1: Dante's Peak, the second most desirable place to live?
This week we take a look at volcanoes and mountains.
Answer this: Where do mountains form? Why? What damage do volcanoes cause? Yes, why should gramma grab to dog and get off Dante's Peak?
Contract 6 to be presented on Friday.
Seventh Grade - C3.3-4: Flowers and Seeds.
This week we continue to look at plants. We focus on two types: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms.
Answer this: Compare and contrast seeds and spores. Compare and contrast gymnosperms and angiosperms.
Contract 6 to be presented on Friday.
This week we take a look at volcanoes and mountains.
Answer this: Where do mountains form? Why? What damage do volcanoes cause? Yes, why should gramma grab to dog and get off Dante's Peak?
Contract 6 to be presented on Friday.
Seventh Grade - C3.3-4: Flowers and Seeds.
This week we continue to look at plants. We focus on two types: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms.
Answer this: Compare and contrast seeds and spores. Compare and contrast gymnosperms and angiosperms.
Contract 6 to be presented on Friday.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Week Five
Eighth Grade - A3.2-3: Top ten reasons why gramma shouldn't live on Dante's Peak
This week we take a look at volcanoes.
Answer this: What causes volcanoes to form? What types of volcanoes are there? How do they compare to each other?
Contract 5 to be presented on Friday.
Seventh Grade - C3.1-2: Mosses and Ferns.
This week we begin to look more closely at plants. Specifically, the oldest types of land plants, mosses and ferns.
We went outside to do a tree survey of the City Park and the Riverview campus. Post results of that and your own tree survey at The BudBurst Project.
Answer this: What are plants? Compare and contrast mosses to ferns, and both of those to other plants.
Contract 5 to be presented on Friday.
This week we take a look at volcanoes.
Answer this: What causes volcanoes to form? What types of volcanoes are there? How do they compare to each other?
Contract 5 to be presented on Friday.
Seventh Grade - C3.1-2: Mosses and Ferns.
This week we begin to look more closely at plants. Specifically, the oldest types of land plants, mosses and ferns.
We went outside to do a tree survey of the City Park and the Riverview campus. Post results of that and your own tree survey at The BudBurst Project.
Answer this: What are plants? Compare and contrast mosses to ferns, and both of those to other plants.
Contract 5 to be presented on Friday.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Week Four
Eighth Grade - A2.3: Earthquake Engineering
This week we finish the chapter on earthquakes. We retrofit Riverview to become safer in an earthquake. Also, this week your choice one for A contracts will be put to the test in the Hoopman Earthquake 2.0.
Answer this: How can damage from earthquakes be reduced?
Contract 4 to be presented on Friday.
Seventh Grade - C2.3-4: Multicellular Organisms.
This week we be gin to look at the most complex organisms. We also head out into our local environment to go on a mushroom hunt.
Answer this: How do animals meet their needs? What is the difference between a fungus and a mushroom?
Contract 3 to be presented on Friday.
This week we finish the chapter on earthquakes. We retrofit Riverview to become safer in an earthquake. Also, this week your choice one for A contracts will be put to the test in the Hoopman Earthquake 2.0.
Answer this: How can damage from earthquakes be reduced?
Contract 4 to be presented on Friday.
Seventh Grade - C2.3-4: Multicellular Organisms.
This week we be gin to look at the most complex organisms. We also head out into our local environment to go on a mushroom hunt.
Answer this: How do animals meet their needs? What is the difference between a fungus and a mushroom?
Contract 3 to be presented on Friday.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Week Three
Eighth Grade - A2.1-2: Earthquake!
This week we begin a new chapter on earthquakes.
Answer this: What causes earthquakes? Where do they occur and why? How does energy from an earthquake travel through the Earth?
Contract 3 to be presented on Friday.
Seventh Grade - C2.1-2: Multicellular Organisms.
This week we be gin to look at the most complex organisms.
Answer this: How is a multicellular organism different from a unicellular organism?
How do multicellular organisms meet the needs of living things? How do plants obtain and store energy?
Contract 3 to be presented on Friday.
This week we begin a new chapter on earthquakes.
Answer this: What causes earthquakes? Where do they occur and why? How does energy from an earthquake travel through the Earth?
Contract 3 to be presented on Friday.
Seventh Grade - C2.1-2: Multicellular Organisms.
This week we be gin to look at the most complex organisms.
Answer this: How is a multicellular organism different from a unicellular organism?
How do multicellular organisms meet the needs of living things? How do plants obtain and store energy?
Contract 3 to be presented on Friday.
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