October 1, 2009

 

 

 For homework please complete the both sides of the one sheet practice questions on food chain and food web.

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the link to our online textbook.  You can listen to the book, to the e-activities and more.

Holt On Line Learning 

user name  sci08 ( that is a zero)

password   sci08

Go down to the book with the leopard and click on it.  We will go over this in class. 

Our first test will be Tuesday 9/29,  It will include the levels of organization and the properties of life!!!

STUDY HARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Everyone,

 Welcome to Living Environment.  I am so excited to be working with this year's eighth graders.  They have shown themseleves to be such dynamic personalities, caring and hard working.

 

Please check this site to found homework posted, and important links.

We have just completed the Characteristics of Life as well as the Levels of Organization.  We have had a one quiz. 

We also have a new class pet named Mushu.  Its too young to know if its a boy or a girl, but its a baby bearded water dragon.  The students enjoy watching him eat crickets. 

Looking forward to a great year!  Sincerely, Mrs. Roter

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following labs will count for this marking period.  Please make sure yours are complete:

1) NY State Lab ( 2 copies) #1 Designing an experiment to back up a claim
2)NY State lab #1 continued in the lab manual ( many questions to answer)
3) Chromatography lab
4) Reaction time lab
5)New York State Lab #2, diffusion through a membrane
In addition 8th graders
6) Zyme time
7) photofinish
8) nutrient lab
9)mitosis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAPPY 2009!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you relaxed and had fun.  I did.  We will continue learning about cells this week focusing on how ALL cells use glucose to make energy, ( aka respiration) and then how plant cells make their OWN glucose.. yes.. photosynthesis!

Once that is done we will move onto how cells divide and reproduce themseleves.  Those of you who have not completed your webpages, and there are many of you,  still have a chance to do so!!!!!! I will keep the assignment open until we stop talking about cells....Have a great day! Mrs. Roter

 

 

 

 

Here is the link I promised you for viewing animations on enzyme activity.  Also, hope you are continuing andf enjoying working on your energy bar recipes... try an get them done by Wednesday.. Thanks..Mrs. Roter : )

 PS There is a formative test on Wednesday and a Summative one Next Tuesday!!!

How Enzymes Work    Just found this one:  What is an Enzyme

and my favorite: Lew-Ports Biology Place

 We are well into our work on cells and the chemistry of life.  We have covered carbohydrates and lipids and will be starting proteins and enzymes in the next few days.. This will lead to a discusssion of respiration and photosythesis.

LAB:  The focus in lab as of now is to start, complete and write up the first NY State lab that will appear on the regents.. known as the " Clothespin Lab".  Completing this lab is mandatory for students to complete in order to take the regents in June. 

I WILL NEED TWO COPIES OF THIS LAB.  ONE FOR THE STATE AND ONE TO RETURN TO YOU GRADED. YOU MAY USE THIS LAB FOR YOUR PORTFOLIO.

You need to write this lab up as a formal lab with a  question, hypothesis, procedure, data chart and conclusion.  In addition you must define the variables

The format is in your lab manual.  We will be doing the lab this week and it will be due the Wednesday before vacation!!!! Take Care..Mrs. Roter

 

 

 

 

 

Glad to hear that you thought the  Ecology test was easy.  I know "I" class did not have as much time as the others and I will make adjustments keeping that in mind.

I just wanted to let you know that I will be posting when labs are due both here and on the homework calendar from now on.  This should help all of us stay on the same page so to speak.

Designing a Controlled Experiment-

Due November 23rd for 8S  and   8I 

November 30th for 8Q

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Most of you have returned your wolf proposals and I will be looking at them during the next few days.  I am really impressed with the work you brought in and your ability to reason and argue.

There will be a test on Thursday covering the topics in ecology that have not been tested.  I have all of the topics listed as a home entry on the Calendar.

http://my.hrw.com/

Here is the link to the online text book. Save it to your favorites or bookmark it. Username and password sci08

Go to the third book down- the leopard Living Environment.  I believe its Chapter 3.

 

 

Project Wise work is now completed.  I will begin grading.  To be complete you must have completed activties 1 and 2 in their entirety.  The rest of the activities are bring bumped and replaced by the wolf ecology proposal.

We are finishing up ecology with Human Impact on the Environment and will be starting Biochemstry and Nutrition.. by mid next week

 

I just want to remind you of the assignments that are due and that will be collected for grading.

1) Wolves vs Deers population graphs

                                            2) Human Interference of Wolf Population question sheet.

 

We will be starting an online module through Project Wise.  Today will we get usernames and register.

Our code is  XX9XSU, this is where digital citizenship comes into play.  Please be respectful towards fellow classmates on discussion boards, and remember I can and will read everything written.

Project Wise Login click here

  We will be looking at the wolf population module.

 

 

 

 

 

We will be going to Alley Pond Environmental Center this Thursday October 30th.  Thanks for getting in all of your permission slips on time.  Looking forward to being outdoors...Ms. Roter

Here is a site for an instant feedback quiz you can take to see how you are doing.

http://www.biologyjunction.com/ecology%20qz.html

  Also, dont forget to use our online textbook frequently.  There are great animations and videoclips available to you.

 

There will be a test on Wednesday October 22, 2008.  It will include the levels of ecology, symbiotic relationships, and the three cycles ( Nitrogen, Carbon and Water cycle).  To help you study you may use your notes, but I will include the site for an on-line textbook that you can read and listen to and interact with.  See instruction below:

When asked for the username and password they are both the same:   sci08 ( that small "s" small "c" small "i"  zero eight) for both the password and the username. 

Then click on Login... you will see three text with leopards on the cover.. go to the third one that says," Living Environment". The book pages will load.  Click on the arrow to select which chapter you want to load.   Go to Chapter 4-Ecology.

http://my.hrw.com/

You can take quizes, watch movies, and have the text read to you in English or Spanish, print concept maps and more.  You should get used to accessing this text regularly.  It will be immensly helpful to you! Enjoy and Good Luck.. Mrs. Roter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Permission slips for our field trip to Alley Pond have been distributed. Please bring them back signed as soon as possible.

  Here is a copy of the instruction sheet in case you left the room without yours( which several of you did..lol) 

sites/default/files/userfiles/croter/Symbiosis Personal Ads(3).doc

 

Here are some websites that will help you complete our next project. "Symbiotic Personal Ads".

Some Helpful Websites:

Just ignore the gobbledeegoop and go to the websites : )

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http://underwaterphotos.com/article5.htm

http://www.poliza.de/starship/sciencenew/symbiosis.htm

http://necsi.org/projects/evolution/co-evolution/symbiosis/co-evolution_symbiosis.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiosis

http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent591k/symbiosis.html

http://101science.com/Symbiosis.htm

 

 

As promised here are the websites we used in class today.

For the Young Naturalist Award Contest:

http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/youngnaturalistawards/

For the Rivers and Streams Video Clip

http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/index.htm

 

 

We are getting deeper into the unit on Ecology.  On October 30th we will be going to Alley Pond Environmental Center for a workshop and field tour.  Attendance is limited to those students who have no lateness October 1st-October 30th.

Start to find an inquiry question involving an environmental issue.  Make a list of materials and supplies that you will need to answer your question.  To help you, I am providing some links that may spur your curiousity. 

 If these links give you trouble, just google Bottle Biology and Ecology experiments and these will come up as options.  Have fun!

http://www.juliantrubin.com/ecologyprojects.html- Ecology science projects

http://tiee.ecoed.net/vol/expv1/expv1_toc.html  Teaching Exology Through Experiments.

http://www.bottlebiology.org/  Bottle Biology

http://www.learner.org/channel/courses/essential/life/bottlebio/ 

 

 

 

This is the link to the webquest on Biomes.  This is a miniquest and should not take more than two days in class.

Webquest on Ecosystems

Some links with good info

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/

http://www.worldbiomes.com/

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