Monday-Wednesday, 25-27 April. 2011

THis is HL 7. Follow all written instruction.

Students will be able to:
use information from textbooks, internet access, experimentation, and class discussion to
-identify biotic and abiotic factors of their enviroment.
-cite evidence of the interactions between the abiotic and biotic parts of the environment.
-analyze ow abiotic factors affect the life of organisms in an ecosystem.

Students reviewed past content to ready for the final ESSAG design.

Home learning 7 can be found at the top of this blog.

Wednesday, 20 April, 2011

This is HL 6. Read the passage. Correctly head your loose leaf paper and answer questions 1-10. Numerical answers only.

Students will be able to:
use information from textbooks, internet access, experimentation, and class discussion to
-identify biotic and abiotic factors of their enviroment.
-cite evidence of the interactions between the abiotic and biotic parts of the environment.
-analyze ow abiotic factors affect the life of organisms in an ecosystem.

Students define biotic and abiotic factors by categorizing things from photos. Biotic factors are those living or once living organisms in an ecosystem. Abiotic factors or non living parts of the environment that biotic factors depend on for life. They include water, soil, sunlight, air (atmosphere), temperature, and climate.

Students then defined the characteristics of living things.

Home learning 6 can be found at the top of this blog.

Friday, 1 April, 2011

This is the answer sheet. Record your answers here.









These are the pages of the home learning.

Students will be able to:
use information from fcatonline, FCAT explorer, florida achieves, and relelased FCATs to
-review for the science FCAT.

Students reviewed HL 4, from the tips package.

They then used Florida Achieves to review for the FCAT.

Home learning 5 can be found at the top of this blog.

Monday, 11 April through Wednesday, 13 April, 2011

Students will be able to:
use information from fcatonline, florida achieves, and past FCAT exams to
-review for the science fcat.

Due to FCAT testing, class may not meet on each of the three days.

Students spent all class time reviewing for the FCAT. Students either did Mastering the FCAT, grade 6 questions or worked with FCAT Explorer or fcatonline.

Students should do strand H from the 8th grade Mastering the FCAT as home learning 3. It is due on Thursday.

Thursday, 7 April. 2011

Students will be able to:
-explain the effects of forces on an object.
-manipulate models and label graphics to demonstrate effects of forces on objects.

Students reviewed the F strand of Mastering the FCAT. Tonight's home learning is Strand G of Mastering the FCAT, all gridded response and multiple choice questions.

Students also reviewed portions of the GIZMO Physics and Fan Carts.

Wednesday, 6 April, 2011

Students continued to review for the FCAT.

Students answered FCAT type questions and reviewed them.

Home learning 1 is from the Mastering the FCAT booklet. Answer all the multiple choice and gridded response questions from Strand F on The Processes of Life.