Monday, January 7, 2013

Monday/Tuesday, 7/8 January, 2013

This is HL 13. Answer only questions 5-10.


This is HL 14. Answer the questions on the back of HL 13. Be sure to use complete sentences.

Students will be able to:
describe how matter and energy are transferred in the carbon cycle.
-review and identify the different biogeochemical cycles in nature.
-review parts of a cell.

Students answered for the do now: Describe the differences between plant and animal cells. They also answered the following:

A scientist thinks she has discovered a new virus that degrades cellulose, a major component in cell walls. Which type of cell would be affected by this virus?

       a. a muscle cell.
       b. a leaf cell.
       c. a bacterial cell.
       d. a red blood cell.

Spencer writes a report to compare and contrast the cells of plants and animals. Which of the following statements is accurate and belongs in Spencer’s report?
      a. The cell membrane of animals is much thicker than those in plants.
      b. Vacuoles in plants are  much larger than those in animals.
      c. Animal cells do not have chromosomes.
      d. Plant cells do not have chloroplasts.

Students completed a mini lesson on cell structures, specifically reviewing the differences between plant and animal cells. Students can visit the website Cell Differences to review the differences between the two.

Students spent the remainder of the class taking notes and reviewing cycles of matters, specifically the water cycle, the carbon cycle, and the nitrogen cycle. You can find the handout for the notes at the top of this blog. Be sure to put the pages in your interactive notebook, along with a flip flap book of the illustrated vocabulary for chapter 13, lesson 3. Make sure your Costa's three leveled questions are color coordinated with your notes. Also, be sure to complete your notes summary at the bottom of the page. You will put home learnings 13-15 after these notes.

Students received HLs 13 and 14. BOTH are due on Wednesday. Do them on the same sheet (13 on the front of the page, 14 on the back of the page). The handouts can be found at the top of this blog.