HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY THE 30th

Please bring your rough draft to class on Friday. I discussed the basics of what each student should have for background research but call me if you need more information.
I would like to have the test for this Lesson on Friday the 13th. I will provide another review on the 10th. For those memorizing the poem you can choose to recite on the 10th or 13th if it doesn't interfere with studying for the test. For this Friday please read and take notes p.176-180, stopping at Sand Dollar. You need info on Brittle Stars, Basket Stars, Crinoids, pinnules, cirri, Sea Urchins, test, Aristotle's lantern, and hatpin urchin. If this is too much because you haven't started on your research rough draft, you can stop at Sea Urchins, but you must let me know before FRIDAY.
For April 10th finish reading the lesson and prepare your Lapbooks. Find 4-5 (Level A) 5-6 (Level B) characteristics on the following: Sea Stars or Brittle Stars, Sea Lilies or Feather Stars, Sea Urchins, Sand Dollars, and Sea Cucumbers. Make sure you have large pictures of mostly the animal in its habitat.

DON'T FORGET TO WORK ON YOUR EXPERIMENT OVER BREAK.

HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY THE 27TH

DON'T FORGET YOUR ROUGH DRAFT OF THE RESEARCH FOR YOUR SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT IS DUE FRIDAY THE 30TH BEFORE OUR BREAK!!!

Matthew, I noticed you left your history book in class...
If anyone wants to memorize the Sand Dollar poem p 183, I'll give extra credit for this Lesson.
Please read p 173-176 stopping at Brittle Stars. Take notes on Echinodermata and what types of animals are in this phylum, Sea Stars with characteristics, ambulacral grooves, water vascular systems, and regenerate.

I gave Lesson 10 crossword puzzle as extra credit on the test, so I still owe it to Matthew and Jo. If you have a fax number, I can send it to you, just give me your number. Have great weekend.

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY THE 23RD

STUDY for the Test Lesson 10 Cephalopods, complete the review sheet if it helps you, but don't neglect to us the book and your notes.
Connor and Matthew don't forget your presentations: one animal from each lesson, 4 facts each, no reading!

HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY THE 20TH

Please finish reading the lesson. I have 3 volunteers for our Ocean Box presentation Tues.: Allie, Jo, and Jacob. After their presentations we will spend the rest of our class on the review sheet I prepared. Our test will be on Friday. We can take it first then have Connor and Matthew's try-fold board and ocean box presentation.
Make sure you have one animal from each lesson. You should know at least 4 facts per animal without reading. We need to finish up this chapter on Friday since it's the last day of the 3rd Quarter.

I mentioned to the students that they need to have the rough draft of their science fair research BEFORE Easter Break. If your parents don't read this blog regularly please ask them to do so. The background research can be done whether or not your experiment is done.

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY THE 16TH

Please read from our Lesson p164-168 Stopping at Nautilus. Start researching the following animals for your lap book: squid (any size), octopus, cuttlefish and nautilus. Make sure you find bigger pictures this time, and list 5 characteristics per animals. Don't forget your title page. Some of you are running out of room so think ahead and purchase another composition book. I'd like you to do both assignments for Friday. If it's too much do the Lapbook work for Tuesday, but make sure you do it well.
Start thinking about our Ocean box presentation. I would like at least 3 people to give theirs on Tues. the 20. Pick one of the four animals above for this lesson. Make sure your presentation has one animal from each Lesson this quarter: Crustaceans, Mollusks, and Cephalopods. You cannot use an Octopus for 2 Lessons.

HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY THE 13TH

Focus on your paper, REMEMBER TO TURN IN YOUR RESEARCH PAGES WITH YOUR PAPER. Make sure it meets the minimum length requirements.
We will spend time discussing the Science Fair project and the rubric I have prepared. We will read through the next few pages of our lesson together in class.

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY THE 9TH

Please start reading our next chapter on Cephalopods p159 to p164, stopping at Octopuses. Define or explain the following words: Cephalopods, chromatophores, jet propulsion, hyponome, cuttlefish, cuttlebone, squid, shoals, giant squid.
I also want you to research on Giant Squid. Your paper will be due next Tuesday, but on Friday you must bring me printed copies of your research, whether it comes from a book or the internet.  I do not want your website address, I want the actual pages of information from the web or book that you will use for your paper. You need two sources. This research is worth 20% of your paper grade. I will check your paper for plagiarism. If you copy your research verbatim you will lose 20% of your grade.
Level A must write a minimum 1 page double spaced paper.
Level B must write a minimum 1 1/2 page double spaced paper. If your paper is less than that with 1 inch margins and 12pt font, you will lose 15-25 points depending on how short it is.
Your paper can be one long paragraph or 3 paragraphs with an introduction and conclusion. Choose a style and follow what you've learned in Ms. Mixson's class. Organize your information.  Do not give commentary, opinions, do not use "you". I am preparing you for your science fair project.

HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY THE 6TH

Prepare for our Test on Lesson 9 Mollusks. We will start discussing Lesson 10 if we have time. Don't forget to keep up with your Ocean Box creature for this Lesson. You can choose any Bivalve or Gastropod, but make sure it bears some resemblance to the actual animal and know your 4 facts about it. You should already have an animal from Lesson 9, some crab, lobster, shrimp or horseshoe. Call if you have any questions.
Have a nice weekend.