Friday Class

The good news of the day is that there is NO Homework currently issued. Today in class we did 3 three things:
1. CPS Quiz
2. Talked about classifying and started a Dragon classification lab. This is also NOT available online. Extra copies are available if they get lost. This lab will also be done on Monday.
3. Science Olympiad sign-ups were done. The tryout process will be a accomplished by using a formula to take any teacher bias out of the equation. The formula is 25% science grade, 25% total CPS score, 25% Science Olympiad entry test score, and 25% background behavior check in other classes. Look for the entry quiz to happen sometime during the upcoming week.

Have a great and safe weekend!

Thursday Class

The topic for today was Identifying Vertebrates Using Classification Keys. The handouts for today are NOT available online...sorry. The activity helps students learn how to use classification keys and even make one of their own.
There is NO Homework currently assigned!!!
Tomorrow we will talk more about Science Olympiad!

Invasive Species Power Point

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Wednesday Class

Today we did our final wrap up of invasive species. We did a power point presentation on some of the more famous invasive species. This presentation led to some pretty cool discussions in the classroom! The last 15 minutes of class was spent watching a science Olympiad introduction video. We will have sign ups starting this Friday. Watch for more details to come!

Remember, tomorrow the 3 items from our invasive species learning stations are due!

Tuesday Class

Due to the fact that our schedule has been pretty inconsistent the last 2 weeks, we have not had time to do any CPS quick-starts. Therefore, we felt that it would be a good idea to watch a short video on food webs to review some important concepts. After the video was played, we went over what is due on Thursday. For a complete listing of items due, look at yesterday's blog entry. Students were then given time in class to work on their items.

Monday Class

Hopefully everyone had a enjoyable 4 day weekend. We welcome everyone back today with our last day of invasive species learning stations. By now the students are all wondering what will be handed in.
The following things will be due this Thursday, October 30.
1. Rough Draft of Invasive Specie Newspaper Article.
2. Final Draft of Invasive Specie News Article (Typed or written in pen.)
3. Graph from water snake/goby station.

Students will receive time during tomorrows class to help in their completion of the required items.

Wednesday Class

Today in Science Class we are continuing the learning centers on invasive species. For more information on this session of learning centers, look at the posting from last Friday, October 17. A due date for materials not accomplished in the time given in class will be announced next week Tuesday. Therefore, enjoy the long weekend and there is no homework!!!!
As we grade the science projects we will be handing them back. Look for your graded project in the next week or so!!!!!!

Tuesday Class

No science class was held today...MEAP Testing!

There currently is no homework due!

Monday Class

The first thing that we did today was collect the science collections that were due for today. We then proceeded to go into our learning center work that we started on Friday. Each student finished two stations today.

Friday Class

Today we started our invasive species learning centers. There are a total of 8 learning centers. Stations 1-4 are in Mr. Wandels room and stations 5-8 are in Mr. Malefyt's room.

***Much of what we have here is not available online. Many of our resources come from the Ohio Sea Grant College Program which is only hard copies. We are trying to make them into PDF files.

Station 1: Great Lakes Shipping – What Gets Shipped?
Station 2: Before and After Posters
Station 3: Research Station for Newspaper Article
Station 4: Newspaper Article creation
Station 5: Lake Erie Water Snake Graphing Station
Station 6: Great Lakes Shipping- Economics of Shipping
Station 7: Lake Erie Water Snake Graphing Station
Station 8: Invasive Species Matching Exercise with political cartoon

Thursday Class

There is no science class today due to MEAP testing.

Wednesday Class

Today in science class we played a predator/prey game called "Survival." This was a pretty cool activity in which students role played certain animals. The game took place outside.

Tuesday Class

Due to the Mathematics MEAP test being administered today, science class was shortened to about 30 minutes. All the classes met in the afternoon. Students watched a video on competition and predator/prey relationships.

Monday Class

Today in Science Class we went outside to a "nature area" behind our stadium. The activity that we did was a ecology scavenger hunt. Students observed things from the following...
1. Plant-Animal Interactions
2. Adaptations
3. Plant Structures
4. Habitats

On a separate note, the tests are in the process of being graded. Look for the results soon!

Thursday Class

Today in class the following things were done:
1. Each student had a one on one conference with their science teacher explaining their symbiosis tic tac toe project.
2. A practice worksheet was distributed for studying for tomorrows test. Sorry, this sheet is not available online.
3. Students were given time to ask questions and study for tomorrow's test.

Energy Pyramid Power Point

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Wednesday Class

Today in Science:
1. 15 question CPS quiz that covered all the concepts covered in our ecology unit up to this point.
2. Class discussion with power point on the energy pyramid.
3. View some short video's from our ecology page on symbiosis.
4. A time for personal review or finishing of the Tic Tac Toe activity that is due tomorrow.

Remember: Test on Friday

Tuesday Class

Today in class we finished the last station in this round of learning centers. After that part of class was completed, we handed out the review sheet for the test this Friday. We spent some time talking about the test and the review sheet. Students had 15 minutes at the end to either spend time with their review sheets or work on their Tic Tac Toe symbiosis activity from the learning centers.
The Tic Tac Toe activity is due this THURSDAY!

Ecology Test

There will be an ecology test this week Friday. A review sheet will be handed out tomorrow in class. That same review sheet along with other online study resources can be found on our ecology page in the resource section or by clicking here.

Monday Class

Today in science class we continued with the round of learning centers that we did last week Wednesday and Thursday. Each student completed two stations of work today.

Friday Class

Mr. Wandels Team is gone for the day on their field trip. Mr. Malefyt's classes are taking a break from the ecology learning stations. We watched a documentary on Chimpanzee conservation and how humans have a detrimental impact on their survival.

Thursday Class

Today we continued the stations that were started yesterday. Each student participated at two stations today. Tomorrow we will take a step away from the learning stations as Mr. Wandel's team is headed to Bear Lake.

Wednesday Class

Today we started a new grouping of learning stations. Once again there are 6 stations. However, this time 3 of them are working on the same thing...Symbiosis Tic Tac Toe. Resources for this activity are available on our ecology page. Today, each class only had one station.
Station 1: Reading Activity
Station 2: Symbiosis Tic Tac Toe
Station 3: Video on Wolf Reintroduction
Station 4: Symbiosis Tic Tac Toe
Station 5: Wolf Simulation Activity
Station 6: Symbiosis Tic Tac Toe

Food Web Power Point

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