Monday, March 9, 2015

8th Science - 3/9/15


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_wKZ6K6J_b-3woDv0RTVpk4kcnu-fQTiMSm0txCLAgM/pub

Homework:

3/12 - Copy vocabulary words in NB

1.  Dormancy -A period of time when the growth or activity of a plant or seed stops due to changes in temperature or amount of water.

2.  Gravitropism - The way a plant grows or moves in response to gravity; also called geotropism.

3.  Guard cells - Cells that control when stomata open and close.

4.  Hydrotropism - The way a plant grows or moves in response to water.

5.  Photosynthesis - The process by which plants capture light energy and use it to make their own food.

6.  Phototropism - The way a plant grows or moves in response to light.

7.  Respiration - The process by which plants and animals break down sugar to obtain energy.

8.  Stomata - Small openings on the underside of most leaves through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move.

9.  Thigmotropism - The way a plant grows or moves in response to touch.

10. Transpiration - The process by which plants lose water through their leaves.


3/10- Song and rap 


3/18 - Evolution project