Complete and Incomplete Metamorphosis

PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW BEFORE THURSDAY!
THERE WILL BE A FIVE QUESTION NOTES QUIZ OVER IT!

Monday March 31, 2014

The students watched a video that covered animal adaptations and were supposed to write down any and all adaptations they noticed from the video and how those adaptations help that particular organism.

Thursday March 27, 2014 and Friday March 28, 2014

I will not be here today or Friday.  The students will be working out of their textbooks on the topics we have been covering the last few days.

Wednesday March 26, 2014

Today the students took a notes quiz over the inherited traits and learned behaviors video they were supposed to watch and take notes over.

We also did an inherited traits and learned behaviors lab to further learn about what each was.

Tuesday March 25, 2014

Today in class we went took a notes quiz over the animal adaptations video the students were supposed to watch and take notes over.

We also went over a handout that detailed some animal adaptations.

March 24, 2014

Students presented their plant models to the class.  We discussed each model and the good and not so good things about the given plant adaptations and how they could improve them.

Please watch the inherited traits video before this Wednesday there will be a quiz over it.

Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors

Inherited Traits And Learned Behaviors

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Watch the video and be prepared for the quiz in class over it.

Friday March 21, 2014

Students and I discussed what they should have gotten from their notes over the video.  We then began a mini-project where they are to create a plant with unique adaptations.  They need to watch the animal adaptations video previously posted before next Tuesday.
Here is the rubric for the project:

•Where will your plant grow? (Biome)

•What adaptations will your plant have?

Grading Rubric

Adaptation for defense/ protection  __________ (20 pts)

Adaptation for acquiring or producing food  __________ (20 pts)

Adaptations for reproducing

(Attracting pollinators and spreading seeds)  __________ (20 pts)

Adaptations for acquiring water and nutrients  __________ (20 pts)

Model is creative  __________ (20 pts)

Total points = 100

Thursday March, 20, 2014

Today we went over test corrections in class and then watched a Bill Nye video over plant adaptations and the students wrote all the adaptations they saw from the video.

Animal Adaptations Video

Animal Adaptations

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Watch the video and be prepared for class to go over it or possibly have a