Science+7+2011-2012

[|AISK Science 7 final.docx]

January 17, 2012

If you are finished with the 30 multiple choice questions, work on this sheet

[|Tongue.docx]

January 13, 2012

The ear [|Ear.docx]

teen tourette's: watch this video

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

January 11, 2012

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/09/15/science/20080915_NUMBER_SENSE_GRAPHIC.html

Play this vision game to see how fast you can detect the dots.

You can also read the accompanying article

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/16/science/16angi.html?oref=slogin

January 9, 2012

Get the handout from me (Mr. Adler) and then answer the questions in the document "eyes"

[|Eyes.docx]

January 4, 2012

Answer these questions about the nervous system.

[|NERVOUS SYSTEM.docx]

December 12, 2011

Answer questions in the yogurt document

[|yogurt.docx]

December 7, 2011

Investigate the circulatory system. The first few questions are information I need for a presentation I am giving this afternoon. Help!!

[|circulatory system.docx]

December 5, 2011

Answer these questions about fish respiration. REMEMBER: in the NOV 30 assignment you were supposed to discuss respiratory diseases.

[|fish respiration.docx]

November 30, 2011

Please read the documentation on respiration

[|respiration.docx]

Then answer the questions

[|Respiration terms.docx]

November 28, 2011

afternoon fun. [|organ systems.docx]

morning fun. [|5 mammals.docx]

November 15, 2011

[|digestive terms.doc]

November 12, 2011

What a find. Describe what you think this picture is.

http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/sweat-bee-arizona/

Also bee prepared to discuss the questions we came up with about bees.

November 9, 2011

Watch this interactive on photosynthesis

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/photosynthesis.html

November 1, 2011

How the potato changed the world. Try to read this very long article.

[|how the potato changed the world]

October 31, 2011

[|Plants2.docx]

October 28, 2011

Lets have a fun day!!!!! Show me your information on plants and then Watch this video. Ask me for graph paper (or use your own paper).

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Where do we find patterns in organisms in the plant kingdom?

October 26, 2011

Plant questions [| plants science 7.docx]

Pick any plant (tree, fern, fruit, flower...) Draw a picture. Please show its common name, scientific name (genus, species) any other important characteristics, and where this can be found. Extra points for choosing a Jamaican plantae!!!!

Also please be prepared to discuss the questions (see link above) about the Kingdom Plantae.

October 24, 2011

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/science/25nautilus.html?ref=science

Read this article about how human greed is wiping this THING into extinction.

Is the nautilus an animal? What is its kingdom/Phylum/ Order...? Come up with 10 questions after reading this article you would like Ms. McLean's class to answer after they read this article.

October 22, 2011

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/after-biblical-rains-a-glorious-crop-of-mushrooms/?hp

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/10/21/nyregion/21mushroom-reader-photos.html

LOOK AT ALL THE FUNGI!!!!!!!!

Questions to think about: What is the known name for fungi? Are they in the same domain as plants? What are the best conditions for growth of fungi? Do fungi grow everywhere in the world?

Please have the answers to these questions ready by Monday morning.

October 21, 2011

Watch video below to understand concept of domain vs. kingdom

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NEXT: Look at the sheet on Dichotomous keys

[|sillysci.pdf]

Make your own dichotomous key for the first 10 letters of the alphabet: How are some of them the same and how are they different and how are they unique?

Also here are some extra notes on taxonomy

[|Classification notes Taxonomy and the Five Kingdoms.html]

October 19, 2011

Please read the following article

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/10/why-do-leaves-change-color.html

Take note and be prepared to discuss.

Mr. Adler

October 13, 2011

I am absent today. Please complete the sheet below. The sheet asks you to investigate inventors and their inventions. Finally you will make a time line. Make it look nice for the classroom. This due next Wednesday, along with the hair information.

[|inventors.jpg]

Mr. Adler

October 12, 2011

Answer these questions for discussion when we return

What is hair?

Is it alive?

Where is it found?

Is hair different for males and females?

What are different types of hair: color, texture, geographic..?

What decides the kind of hair a baby has?

What is the purpose of hair?

Name some other animals besides humans that have hair.

If they don’t have hair, how do they do what hair does for humans?

What is lanugo?

What % of men and women lose their hair?

What happens during hair straightening, chemically speaking?

What is the controversy of brazilian hair straightening?

October 10, 2011

Below please find the questions for the assignment which is due on Wednesday, October 12,

TEETH

Do fish have teeth? What about birds? Talk about dinosaur teeth.

What is common about mammal teeth?

Why do kids sometimes need braces? Is it medically necessary or is it just aesthetics?

What can teeth tell us about an animal?

Do different consumers (think about the poster) have different types of teeth?

October 10, 2011 A fun video!!!!

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DUE WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 12, 2011

Investigate an animal from each group and describe its teeth. (number, size, shape etc.)

September 26, 2011

http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/biology/cell_structure/quiz356.html

http://www.quia.com/quiz/2013027.html?AP_rand=1167642038

Please click on these links and take the tests ...