tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47761334713077307502024-03-08T04:54:40.486-08:00Mrs. Stallings Environmental ScienceMrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-7766475260859731382014-09-14T16:26:00.002-07:002014-09-14T16:26:22.241-07:00Lesson PlansAs of 9-12, administrators want all teachers to have the same format for their lesson plans. Mrs. Stallings Environmental lesson plans can be found at<br />
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Mrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-13989979300689105692014-09-08T10:40:00.000-07:002014-09-08T10:40:13.312-07:00Sept 8-12<b>Weekly Lesson Plans September 8th-12th</b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Monday</span></b>- <b><span style="color: yellow;">BR# 12</span></b> 1. Why should the results of an experiment be repeatable? 2. What is the difference between a hypothesis and a prediction? Students will take a quiz over Chapter 2 S. 1 about the Scientific Method. Students will take notes and have discussion over Chapter 2 S.2 about Statistics and Models. <b><span style="color: orange;">Homework</span></b>: Active Reading Statistics and Models.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Tuesday</span></b>- <b><span style="color: yellow;">BR# 13</span></b> 1. How do you make decisions? 2. What factors do you consider? Students will have a quiz over chapter 2 S.2. Students will take notes and have discussion over Chapter 2 S.3 about Making Informed Decisions. <b><span style="color: orange;">Homework:</span></b> Active Reading Making Informed Decisions.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Wednesday</span></b>- <b><span style="color: yellow;">BR# 14</span></b> Read :Saving the Everglades" pg. 48 answer both questions. Students will have a quiz over Chapter 2 S.3. Students will watch a video about The Florida Everglades.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Thursday</span></b>- Students will watch a video about Jane Goodall.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Friday</span></b>- Students will have a <b>vocab quiz </b>over the 20 vocab words for Chapter 2.Mrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-27109768103325023522014-09-03T07:07:00.000-07:002014-09-03T07:07:30.193-07:00Sept 1-5<b>Weekly Lesson Plans September 1st-5th</b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Tuesday</span></b>- <b><span style="color: yellow;">BR# 8</span></b> Look on page 32. How would these videos help scientists? Students will watch some video clips reviewing some concepts about pollution, and sustainability. <b><span style="color: orange;">Homework</span></b>: Chapter 2 Vocab pg. 52.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Wednesday</span></b>- <b><span style="color: yellow;">BR# 9</span></b> What kind of tools do you think scientists use? Students will work on a Poison Pump activity. Students will watch a video clip about John Snow and the water pump problem of 1894. <br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Thursday-</span></b> <b><span style="color: yellow;">BR# 10</span></b> 1. What is an observation? 2. Why might scientists be measuring the wolf's tail in the picture on page 33? 3. Once they make measurements how might the scientists use these measurements? Students will begin taking notes over Chapter 2 Section 1. Students will complete the Quick Lab about Hypothesizing ad Predicting. <b><span style="color: orange;">Homework:</span></b> Map Skills.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Friday</span></b>- <span style="color: yellow;"><b>BR# 11</b></span> Read "The Experimental Method in action at Knee High School" on page 35 and answer both questions in your journal. Students will watch some video clips about scientific studies on trees. Students will complete the Activity: Park it right here on page 35. If notes from section 1 were not finished we will finish them. Students will have a quiz over Chapter 1 S. 1 on Monday.Mrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-82601368744860763692014-08-24T16:42:00.001-07:002014-08-24T16:42:10.049-07:00Aug 25-29<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Weekly Lesson Plans August 25th-29th</b></span></span><br />
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<b style="color: red;">Monday</b>- <b><span style="color: yellow;">BR#4</span></b> List 5 things that you can do to reduce your ecological footprint. Finish notes for Chapter 1 Section 2. <b style="color: orange;">Homework</b>: Vocab and Active Reading.<br />
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<b style="color: red;">Tuesday</b>- <span style="color: yellow;"><b>BR#5 </b> </span>Read Chicken of the Trees on page 30-31. Answer questions in your journal from the bottom of the page. Students will have the rest of the period to work on the Chapter 1 Study Guide. <b style="color: orange;">Homework</b>: Chapter 1 Study Guide due Wednesday.<br />
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<b style="color: red;">Wednesday</b>-<b><span style="color: yellow;">BR#6</span></b> Answer questions 1-4, 7-13 from page 26 in your journal. Students will trade and grade the Chapter 1 Study Guide. <b style="color: orange;">Homework</b>: Study for Chapter 1 Test on Friday.<br />
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<b style="color: red;">Thursday</b>- <b><span style="color: yellow;">BR#7 </span></b> Read Lake Washington on page 13 and answer question 1 in your journal. Students will play the game show review to review for their Chapter 1 test on Friday. <b style="color: orange;">Homework</b>: Study for the Chapter 1 Test.<br />
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<b style="color: red;">Friday</b>- <b>Chapter 1 Test</b>. Extra Credit will be offered on the test.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Monday</b></span>-I will check that students have a binder and a journal just for my class for 10 points. Students will participate in a Peanut Lab in which they will be describing, measuring, weighing, and drawing a peanut that they choose out of a bowl. The goal is to help students understand that when doing lab work they need to be very specific, descriptive, and accurate. Students will fill out a following directions sheet to help them understand the importance of reading and following all directions. Students will fill out a get to know you sheet and I will share with the students some of my background and interests. Students will be assigned a Physical Science textbook. <u><strong>Reminder</strong>: Parent signature sheet is due on Tuesday the 19st</u>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Tuesday</span></b>- <b><span style="color: yellow;">BR#1</span></b> 1. What do you think of when someone mentions the environment? 2. What do you think environmental science is? Students will have discussion and take notes over Chapter 1 Section 1 Understanding Our Environment. <b><span style="color: orange;">Homework</span></b>: Graphic Organizer pg. 9. Students will have a quiz over today's information on Thursday.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Wednesday</span></b>- <b><span style="color: yellow;">BR#2 </span></b>1.List some of the most significant environmental problems in the world today. 2. What are some environmental problems in the local community? Students will have discussion and take notes over Chapter 1 Section 1 Understanding Our Environment. <b><span style="color: orange;">Homework</span></b>: Active Reading: Understanding Our Environment. Reminder: Students will have a quiz over Ch 1 S.1 on Thursday.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Thursday</span></b>- <b><span style="color: yellow;">BR#3</span></b> Brainstorm a list of ways economics is related to our environment. Students will have a quiz over Ch1 S.1 Students will take notes and have discussion over Chapter 1 Section 2 The Environment and Society. <b><span style="color: orange;">Homework:</span></b> Active Reading: The Environment and Society.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Friday</span></b>- Students will be working in the library all period on a website that will allow them to calculate their ecological footprint. <b><span style="color: orange;">Homework:</span></b> Students need to finish calculating their ecological footprint if they did not finish in class.Mrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-289449739617436592014-08-11T11:38:00.002-07:002014-08-17T11:34:56.315-07:00Aug 11-15<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong><span style="color: red;">Thursday</span></strong>- Students will get an assigned seat. I will go over the class syllabus (this is posted on the right side if you want to check it out and see what the students will be learning and doing this year).</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Extra Credit</strong>:</span> bring in 2 kleenex boxes for 10pts any time starting Friday the 15th until Friday the 29th.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: orange;"><strong>Homework</strong>:</span> Get a notebook (journal) and a 3 ring binder just for my class. I will check that you have both for 10 points on Monday the 18th. If students cannot get these supplies they need to talk to me before class on Monday (I have extras for those who cannot get them).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong><span style="color: red;">Friday</span></strong>- I will go over classroom rules with the students (also posted on the right). I will also be going over how to write a lab report, and how to outline a chapter. Students will get sheets for all of these topics and they will be expected to keep all of them in their binder.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: orange;"><strong>Homework</strong>:</span> Students will get a parent signature sheet. Their second assignment is to share my classroom rules with you and have you sign the sheet stating that you both have read and understand my rules and expectations. The sheet is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday the 19th for 10 points.</span>Mrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-88106199464507561892014-08-11T11:34:00.002-07:002014-08-11T11:34:13.917-07:00Welcome 2014 - 2015 Environmental Science<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Welcome to my blog! The purpose for creating this blog is to help connect you with what is going on in my classroom. I will be posting weekly lesson plans, chapter summaries, chapter notes, pictures, and other important information about the class and science in the news. I hope that all of this information is helpful to you.</span><br />
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Mrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-28154918731642857932013-05-12T13:13:00.004-07:002013-05-12T13:13:58.259-07:00May 13-17<span style="background-color: white;"><b style="color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Weekly Lesson Plans May 13th-17th</b><br style="color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Monday- Students will work on their Study Guide for the final. The study Guide covers Biomes, Grasslands, Desert, Tundra, Forests, Freshwater, Marine, and Water. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Study Guides will be collected on the day of the final for a grade.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Tuesday- Students will work on their Study Guide for the final. </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The study Guide covers Biomes, Grasslands, Desert, Tundra, Forests, Freshwater, Marine, and Water. </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> Study Guides will be collected on the day of the final for a grade.</span><br style="color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Wednesday- Students will work on their Study Guide for the final. </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The study Guide covers Biomes, Grasslands, Desert, Tundra, Forests, Freshwater, Marine, and Water. </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> Study Guides will be collected on the day of the final for a grade.</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Thursday- Students will work on their Study Guide for the final. </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The study Guide covers Biomes, Grasslands, Desert, Tundra, Forests, Freshwater, Marine, and Water. </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> Study Guides will be collected on the day of the final for a grade.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br style="color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Friday- </span><b style="color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Finals Day 1</b><span style="color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">. 1st-3rd hours.</span></span>Mrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-25991432694116317402013-05-01T08:42:00.002-07:002013-05-01T08:42:39.961-07:00April 29-May3Weekly Lesson Plans April 29th- May 3rd<br />
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Monday- Students will watch the Planet Earth Deep Ocean Video.<br />
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Tuesday- Students will finish the Deep Ocean Video. Students will be given information about the Field Trip on Tuesday May 7th. Students will be given a homework sheet that will help them review the vocab for the Marine chapter. <br />
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Wednesday- Students will trade and grade the Marine Study Guide.<br />
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Thursday- <b>Marine Biome Test</b>. Extra Credit will be given out after the test.<br />
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Friday- Half Day. Students will be working on practicing Water Testing for the field trip.<br />
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Monday- <b>BR#44</b> List the three vertical zones of the ocean and the 3 horizontal zones of the ocean. Students will take notes and have discussion over Marine Biomes S.2 Standing Water. Homework: Marine Ecosystems worksheet.<br />
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Tuesday- <b>BR#45</b> Answer Questions 1, 3, and 5 on page. 202. Students will finish taking notes over Marine Biomes S.3 Flowing Water. Homework: Map Skills.<br />
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Wednesday- Students will work on a Smithsonian Education Lab Activity about Observing Whales, Identifying them based on their markings, and how they track them through out the year. <br />
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Thursday-Students will work on a Smithsonian Education Lab Activity about Observing Whales, Identifying them based on their markings, and how they track them through out the year. Lab is due at the end of the period.<br />
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Friday- Students have the entire period to work on the Marine Study Guide. Study Guide is due on Wednesday May 1st.<br />
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<br />Mrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-84226578772046892742013-05-01T08:23:00.001-07:002013-05-01T08:23:22.200-07:00April 15-19Weekly Lesson Plans April 15th-19th<br />
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Monday- Classes 1-4 Students will start our Marine Unit by watching Planet Earth's Deep Ocean video and answer questions.<br />
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Tuesday- Classes 5-8 No Environmental Classes this day.<br />
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Wednesday- Classes 1-4 Students will finish the Deep Ocean Video. Then they will read a Science Daily Article about Squids and how their eyes may help us figure out how to cure eye diseases.<br />
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Friday-<b> BR# 43 </b>Read the diagram "Living Water Quality Indicators" on pg. 203. Answer questions 11, 12, and 13 in your journal. Students will take notes and have discussion over Marine Biomes S.1. Homework: Students will read a science news article about how commercial fishing in causing a decline in the sea turtle population.Mrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-68371789807560370532013-04-08T11:43:00.001-07:002013-04-08T11:43:48.248-07:00April 8-12Weekly Lesson Plans April 8th-12th<br />
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Monday-BR# 42 Students read about Hurricane Katrina on pg. 207. Answer the what do you think questions at the bottom. Students took notes and had discussion over Freshwater S.3 Flowing Water. Homework: Acoustics explain why boats and animals collide.<br />
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Tuesday- Students will work on their Freshwater Biome Study Guide.<br />
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Wednesday-Students will watch Bill Nye Wetlands to review some of the important concepts they learned this chapter about Wetlands. Then the will have the rest of the period to finish their Freshwater Study Guide.<br />
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Thursday-Students will trade and grade the Freshwater Study Guide and then play a review game.<br />
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Friday- Freshwater Biome Test. Extra Credit will be given out after the test.Mrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-19931089742291377182013-04-08T11:37:00.001-07:002013-04-08T11:37:38.291-07:00April 1-5Weekly Lesson Plans April 1st -5th<br />
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Monday- Students will watch the Planet Earth Freshwater video as an introduction to Freshwater Biomes.<br />
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Tuesday- Students will finish the Planet Earth video from Monday. Then students will read an article about How Climate Change Makes Migrations Longer for Birds.<br />
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Wednesday- BR#40 1. Describe the different plants and animals in the aquarium. 2. What requirements do the fish in the aquarium need to live? 3. What would happen if a fish from the ocean were added to the aquarium? Students took notes over Freshwater S.1. Homework: S.1 Review Questions<br />
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Thursday- BR#41 Read Wetlands in the U.S. pg. 206. Answer questions 1-4 in your journal. Students will take notes over Freshwater S.2 Standing water. Students will have a worksheet about S.2.<br />
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Friday- Students will watch a video about The Florida Everglades. Then students will answer questions about the Everglades from A Annual Everglades Report.Mrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-35564940794777711622013-03-18T11:19:00.000-07:002013-03-18T11:19:22.075-07:00March 11-22Weekly Lesson Plans for March 11th-22nd<br />
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Monday- Students are trading and grading their Study Guide over Forests. <br />
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Tuesday- Students are taking the Chapter 9 test over Coniferous, Deciduous, and Rain Forests. Extra Credit will be given after the test. <br />
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Wednesday- Students will be watching the old version of The Lorax. Students will be exploring three exvironmental attitudes- conservationist, preservationist, and developmentalist. <br />
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Thursday- To wrap up our Unit on Terrestrail Biomes, students will use the internet to research informatuion about any animal they choose. They will have to identify several things such as: scientific name, specifit habitat, biome, specific features, activities, life span, gestation length, number of offspring, if they are migratory, what they eat, natural enemies, etc. <br />
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Friday- Students will take the Discovery Education Science Test. <br />
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Spring Break! Have a great week!Mrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-7651718207154987332013-03-13T09:45:00.000-07:002013-03-13T09:45:01.225-07:00March 11th-15thWeekly Lesson Plans March 11th-15th<br />
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Monday- Students are continuing to work on their Tree ID lab.<br />
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Tuesday- Students are continuing to work on their Tree ID lab.<br />
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Wednesday- Students are finishing the Tree ID lab. If students are not done with the lab they have to come in during lunch, study hall, or after school to finish. They have until Friday since the students have had 5-6 days in class to do the lab.<br />
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Thursday- Students are working on their Forest Study Guide.<br />
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Friday- Half Day. Students are continuing to work on their Forest Study Guide. Study Guide is due on Monday the 18th.Mrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-90921464897138753132013-03-04T15:58:00.000-08:002013-03-04T15:58:05.084-08:00Feb 25-Mar 1Weekly Lesson Plans February 25th-March 1st<br />
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Monday- Students will take notes and have discussion over The Deciduous Forest. Students will watch a clip about the Decidusous Forest and answer questions to a Video Quiz.<br />
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Tuesday- Students will take notes and have discussion over the Rain Forest. Students will have homework over S.1 Coniferous Forest and S.2 Deciduous Forest.<br />
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Wednesday- Students will watch the Jeff Corwin Experience: Guyana Rain Forest Ecosystem. Homework: History of Paper Making.<br />
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Thursday- Students will finsh the Rain Forest notes. Homework: Forest Giant National Geographic Article.<br />
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Friday- Students will watch the Planet Earth Jungle VideoMrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-23516217502595797692013-03-04T15:13:00.000-08:002013-03-04T15:13:26.296-08:00March 4-8Weekly Lesson Plans March 4th-8th<br />
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<strong>Reminder: Journals are due for the 3rd quarter Friday #29-39</strong><br />
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Monday- Students will finish the last part of the Planet Earth Jungle (tropical rain forest) video. Then students will work on a Shark Dichotomous Key Activity. This activity will introduce them to dichotomous keys that they will be using the rest of the week in lab.<br />
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Tuesday- Students will start the Tree Identification Lab. They will be allowed to work in partners. All work for the lab will be done in class.<br />
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Wednesday- Students will continue with the Tree ID lab.<br />
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Thursday- Students will continue with the Tree ID lab.<br />
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Friday- Journals are due #29-39 at the beginning of the period. Students will continue with the Tree ID lab. <br />
Mrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-61475140342121585732013-02-25T07:42:00.003-08:002013-02-25T07:42:48.244-08:00Feb 18-22Weekly Lesson Plans February 18th-22nd<br />
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Monday- No School<br />
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Tuesday- Students watch the Planet Earth Seasonal Forest Video as an introduction to our Forest Unit.<br />
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Wednesday- Finish last 10 minutes of the Planet Earth Video. Students read a Case Study about how Predators Restore Biodiversity in Yellowstone.<br />
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Thursday- Students took notes over the Coniferous Forest. Students read a Case Study about Saving an African Eden.<br />
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Friday- Snow DayMrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-20096837031463366032013-02-25T07:39:00.001-08:002013-02-25T07:43:16.482-08:00Feb 11-15Weekly Lesson Plans Feb 11th-15th<br />
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Monday- Students have the class period to work on their Grassland Study Guide.<br />
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Tuesday- Students have the class period to work on their Grassland Study Guide.<br />
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Wednesday- Trade and grade the Study Guide and review for the test. <br />
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Thursday- Grassland Test. Extra Credit is given after the test.<br />
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Friday- I showed students what they got on their test. Students read an Active Reading about the Desert, Tundra, and Grassland biomes and answered questions.Mrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-56902577001297233392013-02-25T07:37:00.000-08:002013-02-25T07:37:18.615-08:00Feb 4th-8thMonday- BR# 38 1. Where is the shortgrass prairie located? 2. What plants grow in a shortgrass prairie? 3. What animals live in a short grass prairie? 4. What are the major threats of short grass prairies? Students will take notes over Grasslands Part 2 Steppes. Homework: Biofuels worksheet<br />
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Tuesday- Students worked on a Biome Map.<br />
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Wednesday- Students had time in class to finish their Biome Map. Then we watched a video clip about Prairie Dogs.<br />
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Thursday- BR #39 1. What plants live in a remnant grassland? 2. What animals live in a remnant grassland? Students finish taking notes over the Grassland Prairie and Savanna.<br />
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Friday- Students watch the Great Plains Video.Mrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-91138419685588257002013-01-29T14:05:00.000-08:002013-02-25T07:29:58.723-08:00Jan 28th-Feb 1stWeekly Lesson Plans January 28th-February 1st<br />
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Monday- Students have the entire period to work on their Study Guide over the Desert and Tundra.<br />
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Tuesday- Students will trade and grade their study guide and review for the test.<br />
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Wednesday- Students will take the Desert/Tundra test. Extra Credit will be avaliable after the test.<br />
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Thursday- Students will watch the Planet Earth Video Pole to Pole.<br />
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Friday- Students will begin the Grasslands chapter. BR #37 1. What is a tallgrass prairie? 2. What plants grow in a tallgrass prairie? 3. What animals inhabit tallgrass prairies? Studnets will take notes over Grasslands Part 1. Mrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-11210396869727392462013-01-11T09:02:00.000-08:002013-01-11T09:02:03.523-08:00Jan 14-18Weekly Lesson Plans January 14th-18th<br />
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Monday- Planet Earth Video Desert<br />
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Tuesday- BR #34 Read pg. 150 Answer Questions 1-3 Doppler Radar Tracking of Bats and insects in Central Texas. Notes over Desert Animals. Homework- Sandfish Worksheet.<br />
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Wednesday- BR#35 Read pg. 94 answer questions 1-3 Earthquake Hazard Map of the U.S. Notes over Desert Animals. Homework: Human Impact on the Nile River Delta.<br />
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Thursday- Fearless Planet Video Sahara Desert<br />
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Friday- Assembly- 1st hour will not meet.Mrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-16904080692753915992013-01-08T09:14:00.001-08:002013-01-11T09:04:27.134-08:00Jan 7-11Weekly Lesson Plans January 7th-11th<br />
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Monday- BR# 30 Why is it hard for trees to survive at the tops of very high mountains? Students will finish the last few slides of Chapter 6 section 1 notes. Students will complete a worksheet about What is a Biome? Then students will read over Factors that Influence an Ecosystem and make several hypotheses. Students will have a quiz over CH 6 S.1 on Tuesday. Homework: None.<br />
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Tuesday- Students will take a Quiz over Ch 6 S.1 about biomes. Then students will work on Factors that Influence an Ecosystem. Students will graph altitude and precipitation for several different locations. Homework: None<br />
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Wednesday- BR # 31 Read pg. 151 Eating the Bait answer questions 1 and 2. Students will continue to work on Factors the Influence an Ecosystem. They need to finish graphing the information about altitude and precipitation so they can answer the analysis questions. If students do not finish it will be homework.<br />
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Thursday- BR#32 Read "Tracking Ocean Currents with Toy Ducks" pg. 95 answer both questions. Students will take notes over Desert/Tundra. Homework: One of Each Organism<br />
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Friday- BR#33 Answer Questions 1-4 and 7 on pg. 178. Students will finish their Desert notes. Students will watch a short clip about American Deserts. Students can work on their vocab assignment that is due at the end of the period. Homework : Fighting in the DesertMrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-41770347364432436112013-01-02T08:11:00.001-08:002013-01-02T08:11:42.192-08:00Jan 1-4<strong>Weekly Lesson Plans January 1st-4th</strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Monday</span>- No School</strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Tuesday</span></strong>- <strong>No School</strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Wednesday</span></strong>- <strong>Teacher's Institute</strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Thursday</span></strong>- Students will review Mrs. Stallings classroom procedures and rules. Students will watch a video to introduce the Chapter 6 concepts of Biomes, "Biomes: Our Earth's Major Life Zones". Students will follow along and fill in the video quiz.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Friday</span></strong>- <strong><span style="color: yellow;">BR # 29</span></strong> Look at pg. 152 Identify adaptations of the thorny devil in the photo. Write down another desert animal and how they have adapted to living in a hot dry place. Students will take notes and have discussion over Ch 6 S.1 What is a Biome? <strong><span style="color: orange;">Homework</span></strong>: Ch 6 S.1 Review pg. 155 #1-6.Mrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776133471307730750.post-62668038365507337482012-11-07T07:37:00.000-08:002012-11-07T07:38:17.460-08:00Nov 5-9<strong>Weekly Lesson Plans November 5th-9th</strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Monday</span></strong>- Students will work on the Chapter 4 Review. pg. 115 Do #1-24, 26-29, and 32, 33. <br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Tuesday</span></strong>- Students will work on the Chapter 4 Study Guide<br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Wednesday</span></strong>- Students will trade and grade the study guide and then play the review game.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Thursday</span></strong>- <strong>Chapter 4 Test</strong>, extra credit will be given.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Friday</span></strong>- Veteran's AssemblyMrs. Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334955263650119680noreply@blogger.com0