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ASSIGNMENTS

This week's agendas and assignments are listed below:

 

Tuesday, 3/9/10

1.  Pop Quiz on Sponges and Cnidarians.  (Reminder:  You should be reviewing notes each night as you write your essay responses.)

2.  Notes on Mollusks

3. Finish up with worm by checking out planarian.

HW:  Read squid dissection packet.  Highlight as you read - directions in one color and procedures in another color.  Must have this done and in class tomorrow in order to participate!

 

3/8 - WORMS

1.    Review dissection letter and answer questions about dissection

2.    Review cnidarians

3.    Mini-Lesson – Notes on Symmetry and Worms

HW: Write a one paragraph essay response on Worms in your marble notebook.

Get Dissection Letter signed by tomorrow!

 

Agendas and Assignments from Previous Week:

Friday, 3/5/10

  1. Friday Flash!
  2. Review sponges and fill in diagram
  3. Mini-Lesson on Cnidarians
  4. Neato Cnidarian Lab – LIVE HYDRA

HW: Write a one paragraph essay response on Cnidarian in your marble notebook.  (See animal page to print out the essay prompts if you lost them.)

Thursday, 3/4/10

  1. Grades
  2. Review HW
  3. Mini-lesson on Sponges
  4. Sponge Lab

HW: Write a one paragraph essay response on Sponges in your marble notebook. (See animal page to print out the essay prompts if you lost them.)

3/3/10

  1. Make-up Presentation for students that were absent
  2. Treats for being a good audience and prizes for winners!
  3. Collect charts and notebooks with diagrams
  4. Book Check
  5. Begin HW

HW:  Read and follow the directions for “Sponge City” article

 

Tuesday, 3/2/10

1.  Echinoderm Presentations

2.  Vote!

3.  Begin HW

HW:  Read pages 47-49.  Complete the Echinoderms column of the chart.  Color code and glue in the Echinoderms diagram.  If you have been absent - please print the diagrams from the Animal Unit page.

Because of the presentations, I will not be checking homework until Wednesday, 3/3/10.  By then you should have read all of chapter 2, completed your entire chart, and colored and attached in your notebook all five diagrams.  These will be graded.  You may take off the night before your presentation to practice, but you must still complete that assignment before Wednesday.

Monday 3/1/10

1.  Arthropod Presentations

2.  Vote!

3.  Begin HW

HW:  Read pages 41-46.  Complete the Arthropods column of the chart.  Color code and glue in the Arthropods diagram

Because of the presentations, I will not be checking homework until Wednesday, 3/3/10.  By then you should have read all of chapter 2, completed your entire chart, and colored and attached in your notebook all five diagrams.  These will be graded.  You may take off the night before your presentation to practice, but you must still complete that assignment before Wednesday.