May 31

Agenda:

1. Thank you letters for the dissection equipment we just received.
2. What Would You Do? worksheet
3. Mind Map

H.W.: Lesson 4 follow-up

Journal: Summarize your learning in the HIV/AIDS unit over the past 4 days.

May 30

May 30th

Agenda:

1. STD information and transmission
2. Mind map?

H.W.: Marcus letter if you haven't done it and Lesson Wrap-up

Journal: What is an STD and how mnay STDs do you think there are?

Mismatched Activity Pairs

Use these pairs to fill out your mismatched activity worksheet:

1. Blood/Penis
2. Semen/Mouth
3. Vaginal Fluids/Skin Cut and Rashes
4. Breast milk/Naval
5. Tears/Vagina
6. Urine/Anus
7. Saliva/Ear
8. Sweat/Intact Skin

Remember to discuss whether or not HIV can be transmitted with the above fluids/body opening combinations with your parents.

Homework: Marcus thank you letter, mismatched activity (finish), and lesson wrap-up.

May 29

May 29th

Agenda:

1. Lesson 2: AIDS Pandemic
2. HIV/AIDS Facts
3. Marcus Letter
4. Mind Map

H.W.: Finish Marcus letter, lesson wrap-up.

Journal: What does AIDS, HIV, and STD stand for?

May 28

Loss Activity

Answer the following questions with complete sentences:

1. After each loss, how do you think you would feel?
2. What can you do to prevent becoming infected with HIV?
3. What are two ways that you can show a person infected with HIV compassion?

May 28th

May 28th

Agenda:

1. Reading (3 and 5) and health triangle
2. Loss Activity
3. What would you do?
4. Mind Map Intro

H.W.: Lesson Wrap-up Sheet (due tomorrow) and health triangle (3 and 5)

Journal:
How did you feel about the speaker and what he presented that we had last week?

May 22

May 22nd

Agenda:

1. HIV/AIDS and Health Intro

H.W.: Finish health triangle

Journal:
What does being healthy mean?

May 21

May 21st

Agenda:

1. Catch-up/Make-up/Get Extra Help day

H.W.: None

Journal:
Reflect on the year (you can reference science or your whole 7th grade experience). What was hard? What was easy? What was fun? Did you do your best or not?

May 20

May 20th

Agenda:

1. Library to work on paper (last day for 2/3)

H.W.: Finish up paper, due tomorrow.

Journal:
How have dogs evolved over time. Use what you have learned to explain this.

May 16

May 16th

Agenda:

1. Library!

H.W.: Work on your essay.

Journal:
What have learned in our evolution unit? Summarize.

May 14

May 14th

Agenda:

1. Talk about essay prompt (it will be due next Tuesday)
2. Evolution video (2/3)
3. 3rd graders (5)

H.W.: Plan your essay.

Journal:
What are the processes involved in evolution?

May 13

May 13th

Agenda:

1. 2/3 Correct Worksheet
2. 2.3.5: Telltale Molecules Lab
3. 5: 7.3 Worksheet, discuss tomorrow's lab with the 3rd graders

H.W.: Any unfinished work

Journal:
2/3: What are some ways that we determine how closely something is related to another?
5: Reflect on Friday's lab. What worked? What didn't work? What did you like?

May 10

May 10th

Agenda:

1. Correct Assessment Questions
2. Chapter 7.3 Worksheet
3. Chapter 7.3 vocab chart

H.W.: Any unfinished work

Journal:
What would a perfect day be like for you? or, for extra credit, define bioacculumation and discuss its effects on animal populations. How does this relate to what we are currently learning?

May 9

May 9th

Agenda:

1. Read chapter 7.3
2. Chapter 7.3 section review

H.W.: Finish the section review (due tomorrow).

Journal: Why do mass extinctions occur? What results from a mass extinction?

May 8

May 8th

Agenda:

1. Adaptation video

H.W.: Pre-read chapter 7.3

Journal:
What kinds of things cause evolution?

Nature At Work Lab Write-up

The Nature at Work lab is due tomorrow. Make sure you have all of the required components:

1. Problem
2. Hypothesis
3. Materials
4. Procedure
5. Data tables (2)
6. Graphs (extra credit)
7. Conclusion (questions 1-5 on page 233) and a thorough answer to the following essay question (you should support ideas with the data you collected and trends that you noticed as well as reference the textbook): Was your hypothesis supported by your data or not? How does the environment "select" specific traits?

May 7

May 7th

Agenda:

1. Finish Nature at Work lab

H.W.: Finish the lab write-up.

Journal:
What did you notice in yesterday's lab? Did you notice any trends? Provide and in-depth explanation of yesterday's lab.

May 5

May 6th

Agenda:

1. Collect Build-A-Bird
2. Nature At Work lab

H.W.: None

Journal:
How does an evironment "select" for a trait? Provide examples to support your ideas.

May 3

May 3rd

Agenda:

1. Build-A-Bird

H.W.: None

Journal: Describe a situation in which you helped someone with something. Why is it important to help people? What are ways you can help?

May 1

May 1st

Agenda:

1. 5: Finish video
2. 2/3/5: Build-A-Bird

H.W.: None

Journal:
2/3: Describe your bird.
5: After listening to the arguements on where birds evolved from, state what side you think is correct and why. Cite specific evidence from the video to support your thoughts.