Ms. Howard

Tuesday is Virtual Frog Day!

Here is the link to go through the virtual frog dissection and answer the questions on your worksheet. The video links will not work at school; but feel free to try them at home. Click on "Start dissection" to begin the activity. The

http://frog.edschool.virginia.edu/Frog2/home.html

**If you don't finish the worksheet in class, it is homework, due on Thursday for a classwork grade.**

**Don't forget about the vocab quiz on Friday. Words are in the post below.**

Vocab Review Set 2: Quiz Friday 2/1

Vocab Review Set Two: competition, commensalism, mutualism, parasitism, producer, consumer, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, scavenger, decomposer.

Monday assignment (due Tuesday 1/29):
VIP 2 = two column defs;
WOW 2 = small colored picture to illustrate each word or write an 8 word (minimum) sentence using each word correctly.

Quiz will be cumulative (including words from week one, too).

Vocab Quiz Tomorrow

Don't forget about Friday's quiz. Words are in the previous post and were reveiwed in class today.

Human Body Test Retakes

Thanks to ALL who studied so hard for the human body test. It really paid off and so many of you earned awesome scores! They are posted in I-parent now and tests were handed back to students today.

For those that did not do well, a retake is available on Tuesday morning (Jan 28) at 8:15 AM. See either Mrs. Reagan or Mrs. Howard. In order to retake, you should write each missed question and CORRECT answer three times each. Please write out the entire question and entire correct answer three times. You also will need to bring your original test with a parent signature to the retake. If you do not have the test corrections and the signed test you cannot retake the test. A score of 74 or better is required to dissect next week so please study hard if you are retaking.

Vocab Quiz Friday

Vocab Set One Words:

species, population, community, habitat, ecosystem, environment, biotic, abiotic, predator, prey

WOW1 and VIP 1 in NEW NOTEBOOK due tomorrow (definitions and graphic organizer)

Textbook Link:

http://books.pearsonsuccessnet.com/ph/cd/0-13-064273-8/SciExp/index.html

Graphic Organizer for Human Body

Attached is the graphic organizer and answers for the HW from Wed night:

Download human_body_graphic_organizer_and_answers.doc

as well as the answers for tonight's HW:

Download human_body_chart_answers.xls

You could just copy down the answers... But you'll be better prepared IF you'll try first, and THEN check your answers.

For tomorrow's test, study the fill in the blank notes and the two organizers (above) from Wed and Th class.

Please bring all of your study materials to class tomorrow. We'll take a few minutes to review.

Study guide for Body Test

Here is a complete set of notes for the human body. Test will be FRIDAY January 18. A passing grade of 74% or higher is required to participate in the frog dissection. Any retakes will be made DURING (and instead of) dissection.

Please begin studying now so that you feel confident on Friday. Download my_human_body_notes_format.doc

Human Body Presentations on Thursday and Friday

We will begin human body presentations tomorrow. IF you would like to, you can print out the attached fill in the blank notes page AT HOME and use it on TH and FRI as we go over each body system. If you don't print it, you can take notes on plain notebook paper.

Download student_fill_in_the_blank_notes.doc

Plan on a human body test around next Tuesday, Jan 15.

Guide for Research

Be sure you have added this information to your research:

Download my_human_body_notes_scaffold.doc

Template for typing up your research:

Download bodysysresearchrevised.doc