This week in Life Science we will continue to work on scientific skills.  We will focus on the Scientific Method.  There will be several labs and demonstrations.

Parents and Students:

I want to take a moment to welcome each of you (parents and students) to 7th grade Life Science.  Life science can prove to be very interesting and a lot of fun, too!  I hope my students will develop a love of science, in particular biology.

I just received an email from a former student who is now in 9th grade at Alpharetta High School.  He was thrilled that he already knew so much about Biology because he had (apparently) learned so much in 7th grade.  There is a huge connection between 7th grade Life Science and 9th grade Biology.  I tend to remind my students of this off and on, all year!

PARENT SECTION:

In order to be a successful Life Science student, students need to devote a few minutes each day to studying vocabulary.  We will make a variety of study aids towards this goal.  Please encourage your child to use the study aids (note cards, flip books, notes) at home, daily!

I believe communication and cooperation between parents and teachers is essential for success in all academic areas.  Please feel free to contact me if you have concerns or questions. 

Please plan on attending curriculum night on August 26!  More information to come.

I hope all of you have a wonderfully happy summer!  Enjoy your time off, but don’t forget to read everyday!

 Sites for the web quest

http://www.miamisci.org/ecolinks/watercycle.html

 http://www.kidzone.ws/water/index.html for questions 3, 4, 5, 6

http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/greenhouse.html

 Sites for AFTER the Web quest

http://www.edheads.org/activities/hip/  virtual hip replacement

http://www.edheads.org/activities/knee/  virtual knee surgery

http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/games/index.html  choose a game to play 

http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/oceanodyssey/oceanodysseylink.htm  click on ocean symbol

http://www.funbrain.com/hangman/index.html  choose a category from the science section

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/interdependence.shtml 

 http://www.lpzoo.org/education/zebra/student/formfunction/l.html

 http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/play_chainreaction.html

 http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/topics/environmental/errandRun/index.cfm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.jvbigcats.co.za/index.htm

This week we watched an extraordinary movie!  The movie, “Living With Tigers” chronicles Ron and Julie and their introduction into the wild.  Students have been very curious about what is happening with Ron and Julie now.  Please visit the web site to keep up with their lives (and offspring!).

Here is an extensive list of websites that you can use to do your biome research. 

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/index.php

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm

http://www.radford.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/intro.html

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/B/Biomes.html

http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/biomes/biomes.html

http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/index.html

http://www.uvi.edu/coral.reefer/

http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_aquatic.htm

http://www.geography4kids.com/files/water_biomeaqua.html

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/teach/habitat_descriptions.html

http://www.ves.nvusd.k12.ca.us/Vichy/Vichy2003/Pages/student/science/gr4_020.html

http://www.mbgnet.net/

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

http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/index1.html

http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/introbiomes.html

http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/kids_web.htm Great place to find omnivores!!!

http://www.ric.edu/faculty/ptiskus/Six_Kingdoms/Index.htm

http://megasun.bch.umontreal.ca/protists/gallery.html

http://www.lanesville.k12.in.us/LCSYellowpages/Tickit/Carl/protists.html

http://herbarium.usu.edu/fungi/FunFacts/factindx1.htm

http://www.beyondbooks.com/lif72/2a.asp - Eubacteria

http://sciencefun4all.net/Life_Sci/04Classification/JournalTopics/6kingdoms.html

Take this quiz! http://cstephenmurray.com/onlinequizes/biology/Taxonomy/sixkingdoms1.htm

http://www.angelfire.com/ks3/rgoellner/Archaebacteria.html

http://summit.k12.co.us/schools/Shs/computer/justingreen/index.html

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/evohome.html

http://www6.district125.k12.il.us/~nfischer/Moth/default.htm

http://www.galapaguide.com/islas_galapagos_fauna.htm

http://www.galapagosislands.com/html/wildlife_gallery.html

http://www.junglephotos.com/galapagos/ganimals/ganimals.shtml

http://www.leslietryon.com/animals1101/animal.html

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorations/adaptation/

http://www.geol.umd.edu/~jmerck/gal04/GEOL388/lectures/07.html

I have found a great site for practicting punnett squares and heredity issues  (dominance). 

Go to this site and click on “Genes Activity” and “Heredity Activity”

http://www.genetics.gsk.com/kids/