Mrs. Kulkarni

Week of May 4th

Monday-Wednesday
AC: Complete Bridges
H.W: Bring Model in by Wednesday.

Monday- Friday:
Goal: Investigate the features of the process of scientific inquiry
Rube Goldberg's machine

Final Test: Monday, May 11th

Rube Goldberg's Machine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq75-FKDlmA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkXE8l5KzK4

Bridges:AC

Working in teams of 4, you will research bridge designs, prepare preliminary designs and prototypes (on paper) for the model bridge and then design your own bridge. 
The bridge must span must span a 75 cm gap, It must be 15 cm wide. It must be able to support 50 g at the center and 100 g at each end
. It must weigh no more than 300 g-400 gms
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Timeline
Day 1: Apr 29th :Introduction

Days 2-3: Apr 29th and 30th: Research

Day 4: May 1st: Sketch and Material list


You must dilate, to scale, your completed design onto graph paper. Follow this design "to the letter" and build your bridge from the following materials:


Day 6: Construction :May 4th , 5th, 6th
Construct the bridge and redesign it if it doesn’t work.

Day 9:May 6th
Presentation:

Download Bridges

Week of Apr 27th

Monday:
Video:Spiders

Tuesday:
AC:Complete Invertebrate
H.W: Finish model at home.Due:Monday

4th and 5th:
Complete classification

Wednesday:
Identification Test: Invertebrates
AC:Bridges:Introduction

Thursday/ Friday
AC:Bridges

Week of Apr 20th

Monday:
Review
H.W: CRCt prep: Plants and Invertebrates: Ch 12 and Ch 15

Block Schedule
Tuesday/ Thursday
AC:Create imaginary animal
4th and 5th:
Review

Wednesday/ Friday:
AC:Create imaginary animal
4th and 5th:
Review

Invertebrate test(Identification):Wednesday:Apr 29th

Week of April 13th

Hope you had a wonderful spring break!

Monday:
Review Protists and Fungi
Test on Wednesday: Protist and Fungi

Tuesday:
Plant classification
CRCT review

Wednesday:
Test:Protists and Fungi
Plant Notes:Ch 12:Format (Class work Grade)
Characteristics of Plant:Blue headings(Page 300)
1:
2:
3:
4:
Classification: 2 groups
1:
Characteristics:
Examples
2:
a:Seedless Vascular plants
Characteristics:Sec 2
Examples
b:Angiosperm
Characteristics :Sec 3
Examples
c:Gymnosperm
Characteristics:Sec 3
Examples

Complete for H.W if not finished in class.

Thursday:
Discussion plant classification
Animal classification: Invertebrates :Discussion

Friday:
CRCT review

Week of March 30th

Test has been postponed to Tuesday.
Monday:
Will check H.W (CRCT prep:Ch.10)
Ac:Wanted poster:Bacteria
4th and 5th: Web mission.
H.W:
Study for the test

Tuesday:
Test:Ch 10
AC:finish Poster
4th and 5th: Finish Web mission
H.W:CRCT prep:Ch 6 and 7

Wednesday:
Check H.W
Ch:11: 2 column notes on :Types of Protists
Video:Brain Pop
H.W: CRCT prep: Ch 19 and Ch. 20

Thursday:

Activity on Protists.
Discuss Fungi.
H.W:CRCT prep: Ch 11. .

Friday:
Will check CRCT prep Ch 11,19 and 20
Review

Have a wonderful Break!

WANTED POSTER

Students will use Chapter 10, Section 1 and 2, and the articles to create a "WANTED" (think Wild West or police search) poster for bacteria. Students may make a "WANTED" poster representing either unlawful, harmful bacteria, or desirable, helpful bacteria.

READ THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES(MINIMUM OF 3)
Uses and Classifications of Bacteria
http://hubpages.com/hub/Uses-and-Classifications-of-Bacteria

A Taste for Cheese
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20041013/Feature1.asp

Sponges' secret weapon
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20090304/Note2.asp

Plastic-munching microbes
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20081008/Note3.asp

Gut Microbes and Weight
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20080416/Note3.asp

Useful bacteria for humans
http://www.helium.com/items/736693-useful-bacteria-for-humans

Fuel Cell That Uses Bacteria To Generate Electricity
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080103101137.htm

New Method Uses Bacteria to Generate Hydrogen Gas
http://www.wired.com/cars/energy/news/2007/11/hydrogen_bacteria

Lactic Acid Bacteria
http://www.eufic.org/article/en/artid/lactic-acid-bacteria/

Helpful and Harmful Types of Bacteria
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/helpful-and-harmful-types-of-bacteria.html

Week of March 23rd

Monday:
Turn in Dichotomous key
Test: Ch 9
Discussion:Bacteria
Check I-parent to see if you have turned in the taxonomic/dichotomous key.Tomorrow will be the last day to turn it in.

Tuesday:
Bacteria:Discussion
Mission:Mission 2 and 3.http://medmyst.rice.edu
H.W:CRCT prep :Lesson 2 and 4

Wednesday:
Check H.W
Complete: Missions
Read articles about useful OR harmful Bacteria
Create wanted poster.

Thursday:
Work on wanted poster
Discussion on Viruses
H.W:CRCT prep: Pages 84-85(Questions 1-10)
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Friday:
Check H.W
Complete poster
Review Bacteria and Virus
Test: Monday: Ch 10.
H.W:CRCT prep: CH 10.

March 13th

Monday:
Will check H.W: Ch 9:1, Section review or directed reading.
Will Introduce Classification
Sort the Beans activity.
Video:Classification

Tuesday:
Prefix and suffix: Classification
Why Classify?:Discussion
Dichotomous key: Silly Science:Norns
AC:Shark packet
H.W: Prefix and Suffix if not finished in class.

Wednesday:
Dichotomous key :Practice
Ac:Finish Shark Packet

Thursday:
Notes on Kingdoms
Creating a Dichotomous key: Ac: Aliens
4th and 5th:Shape Island (Page 234)(Refer pg.226 for an example of dichotomous key)(Working in pairs)
Goal:Sort and name the organisms
Make a dichotomous key to identify all organisms.
Will count as a test grade.

Friday:
Complete creating a dichotomous key.
Students who did not finish the dichotomous keys will need to finish and bring it on Monday for some credit.
Some grades are already posted on I-parent. If you don't see a grade it either means you have not turned it in or whatever is turned in is incorrect and will need to be redone.
Test: Monday: Ch 9
Use Notes given in class.