Lancaster – ScienceDearborn Public Schools

Nov 21st Ecology- Ecosystems and Biomes

Homework 11-21-2016

Read and Outline pages 78 & 79

Flash Cards- Vocabulary Words

Keep our Biome clean- Reduce Reuse Recycle

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Nov 9th Science & Engineering Project

Scientific Method pages 146 & 147 (Example of how to set up and explore an area of science by using the scientific method) Student Science Book

Scientific Question will be due November 16, 2016

Hypothesis is due November 18, 2016

Experimental Procedure Plan due November 23, 2016

Analysis of experimental data due December 21, 2016

Experimental conclusion due January 18, 2017

Communicating results due February 1, 2017

Science & Engineering Fair February 8, 2017 

Nov 7th Homework- 11-07-16

Read and Outline page 56

Do the questions on pg. 57

Nov 2nd Homework 11-02-16

Read and Outline pages 52 & 53

Vocabulary words- flash cards

Oct 25th Homework 10-25-16

Read and Outline pages 38 & 39

Do the questions on page 39. (all)

Finish Home Home On the BIOME

World Biomes- pages 50-57 in your science book.

Oct 18th The Cycles of Matter

The Water Cycle

The Carbon Cycle

The Nitrogen Cycle

Read and Outline pages 32-25

Do the questions on page 35.  (all)

Oct 10th Chapter 1 Test -Thursday 10-13-16 Interactions of Living Things

Homework pg. 21 all questions (10-10-16)

Homework 10-11-16 Chapter Review(Study Guide for Chap. 1 Test) pages 24 &  25.

Oct 10th Rubric Animal Research Paper

Rubric- Expository Paper-Science Project – Animal – Research Paper  1 page typed

Rough Draft must be done in pencil.                                                /50

Pick an animal to do research on. Collect information

Identify the living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) components of your ecosystem examples – plants, food chains, food webs, fungi, bacteria, dead organisms, light, rocks, soil, temperature, rain fall.

List ways that your animal interacts with other animals: Prey/Predator Consumer/Producer: Explain a relationship within the Ecosystem.

(Symbiosis)  How do humans alter their Environment?

5 paragraphs- Introduction, 3 supporting paragraphs and

Conclusion paragraph – Grammar, spelling, punctuation. Final paper must be typed.

3 D Project – Ecosystem, Biome

Make your project out of material from home, you do not have to buy anything from the store.  Boxes, paper, straws, anything to build a 3 D  project.                                                                            /40

Presentation –                                /10

Speak clearly and make eye contact with your audience                                                             /100

Oct 7th Research Paper- Animal Project Due 10-14-16

Ecology- Interactions of Living Things

Chapter 1  Section 1 Everything is Connected

Reading and Outlining pages 4-7 Vocabulary Words are placed on Index cards (study buddy with the flash cards)

All questions on pg. 7

Chap. 1  Section 2.  Living Things Need Energy pages 8-13

Questions on pg. 13 (all)

Chap. 1 Section 3  Types of Interactions- pages. 14-20

Reading and Outlining pages 14-20 & Vocabulary Words-flash cards

Vocabulary words- Chapter 1

Ecology, Biotic, Abiotic, Populations, Communities, Ecosystems, Biosphere, Herbivore, Carnivore, Omnivore, Food Chain, Food Web, Energy Pyramid, Carrying Capacity, Prey, Predator, Symbiosis, Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism, Coevolution,

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