WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS FOR 2/1/10

1. waning - occurs after a full moon, when the amount of the moon's lighted side that can be seen becomes smaller.
2. trilobite - organism that lived hundreds of millions of years ago and is considered an index fossil of the Paleozoic era.
3. sori - spore-producing structures on the undersides of fern fronds.
4. sill - intrusive igneous rock body that forms when magma is squeezed into a crack and hardens.
5. prothallus - fern gametophyte, which can make its own food, absorb water and nutrients, and has both male and female reproductive structures

REMINDERS

2/1-2/5 - Science Fair Projects are due this week. No exception.

2/2 -Group picture day - Uniform-No gym or play clothes.

2/4 - 12:00 Dismissal - Parent-Teacher Conference from 3:00-7:00 pm.

2/5 - Individual picture day. Students are allowed to wear dress clothes. NO JEANS OR TEE SHIRTS.

8th Science - Week of 2/1

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_148ht3brfgc
HOMEWORK:
Students will be working on their Science Fair Projects - Due 2/1-2/5

7th Science - Week of 2/1

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_149dxpccgf6
HOMEWORK:
Students should be working on their Science Fair Projects - Due 2/1-2/5

6th Science - Week 2/1

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_146fdg2svfp
HOMEWORK:
Choose an ecosystem and draw or cut at least 20 pictures of different organisms that belong in that ecosystem. Make sure you include organisms from the plant, animal, fungi, protist, and bacteria kingdoms. Make cards with drawings and organize the cards to show a food web. due 2/5/20

5th Science - Week of 2/1

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_145dw2q2qcq
HOMEWORK:
Students will be working on their Science Fair Projects that is due this week. 2/1-2/5

6 Social Studies - Week of 2/1

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Homework will be assigned in class.

5th Social Studies - Week of 2/1

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_143gtp2jhnb
Homework will be assigned in class.

REMINDERS

1/25 - Map of the Month is due.
History Fair Projects are due this week.
Third Quarter begins on 1/25

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS FOR 1/25/10

1. scrubber - a device used in coal-burning power plants that allows the gases in the smoke to dissolve in water until the pH of the smoke increases to a safe level.

2. plucking - process that adds boulders, gravel, and sand to glacier's bottom and sides as water freezes and thaws and breaks off pieces of surrounding rocks.

3. Periosteum - tough, tight-fitting membrane that covers the surface of bones.

4. leaching - removal of minerals that have been dissolved in water.

5. creep - mass movement that occurs when sediments slowly inch their way down a hill. It is common in areas of freezing and thawing.

8th Science - Week of 1/25/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_142hhft3ggp
HOMEWORK:
1/25-Due 1/27 - 1. What is the major function of a reproductive system? 2. List the organs of the female reproductive system and describe their function. ON LL.
1/27-Due 1/29 If a mother is taking drugs during pregnancy, how can these harmful substances pass into the blood system of the embryo? LL

7th Science - Week of 1/25/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_140f8vdcngz
HOMEWORK:
1/25-Due 1/29 - Research - 2 pages on Why adolescent females often require additional amounts of iron in their diet.

6th Science - Week 1/25/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_139ccd49mc8
HOMEWORK:
1/25-Due 1/27 -P. A18 - LAB: How can you group organisms? Use teacher lab sheet. Conclusion should be 3 paragraphs long.
1/27-Due 1/29 - A 92 1-15 on LL -Questions and Answers.

5th Science - Week of 1/25/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_136xz8sgkfw
HOMEWORK:
1/25-Due 1/27 - P. B16 Vocabulary words in NB.
1/26- Due 1/28 - What is the relationship between a food chain and a food web. 2 paragraphs.

6 Social Studies - Week of 1/25/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_138fm8f43gp
HOMEWORK:
1/25-Due 1/27 - Chapter 9 vocabulary words:Vocabulary, People and Places in NB.
1/27-Due1/29- History Day Projects