Friday Class

Friday in science the following things will occur!!!!

1. Students will take a online assessment on relationships in ecosystems. This will be sent to each student's edmodo page.

2. Students will do a activity called "Survival is Just a Roll Away" Here is that procedure:

• Open this document for instructions and the online forms. Students will also receive paper copies for some of the activity. 
• Students will use the online version to read the background.
• Students complete the activity.

As a guide...here is a slide presentation to emphasize key points and followup questions... This must be viewed! 

If you have time left...Please watch this video!!!!

Isle Royale - Wolves & Moose from Brian Peterson on Vimeo.

Tuesday Class

Welcome Back!!!! We certainly hope everyone had a great break!!!!

Today in science we continue to work on the "Ecosystem Relationships" road map. We showed the video, In the Valley of Wolves, to show students examples of predator/prey relationships and competition. There is a link to the movie on the road map. 

 Click Here for the ROAD MAP!

This road map is under the driving question of: " Design one art piece that reflects relationships in an ecosystem."

Wednesday Class

Today we completed a predator vs prey game that involved a lot of running! This game helped complete the predator/prey row on the ecosystem relationships road map.

Have a great Thanksgiving Weekend!!!!!!!!

Monday Class

Today in science we will work on the "Ecosystem Relationships" road map.

 Click Here for the ROAD MAP!

This road map is under the driving question of: " Design one art piece that reflects relationships in an ecosystem."

Thursday Class

Today in science we started a new project on relationships in ecosystems. The driving challenge is: Design one art piece that reflects relationships in an ecosystem. Here are two video clips we watched to open our project with.
 After the movie clips we did a "Need to Know List" Finally, we handed out a road map that will begin answering student "need to knows."
 Click Here for the ROAD MAP!

Tuesday Class

Today in science students finished working on the Owl Pellet Graphing Activity. Tomorrow we will have some assessments on food webs and types of consumers. 

Here is a video recap of our google 20% day that we tried last Friday!

HMS 1st Google 20% Day from Mr. Malefyt on Vimeo.

Monday Class

Today in science we will do the following:

1. On edmodo, please write your summary or your work from Friday. This is written as an assignment in edmodo that you will need to turn in.

2. Continue working on (and hopefully finish)  the Owl Pellet Graphing Activity.

Wednesday

Today in science we will do the following things:

1. Finish the food web activity.

2. Start the Owl Pellet Graphing Activity

Tuesday Class

Today in science we asked the following:

1. All Students take the assessment on decomposers, carnivores, omnivores, and herbivores. This is posted on edmodo.

2. A number of students were asked to do retakes on earlier assessments.

3. Student could work on their food webs that everyone started yesterday.  Please click here to access this lab! 

Monday Class

Today in science we have the following procedure:

1. Please watch this screencast on food webs.


Food Web Mini Presentation from Mr. Malefyt on Vimeo.

2. Start on the Food Web creation. Please click here to access this lab! (We called this Part Two Yesterday)

The Target is that most students are nearing completion of the food web by the end of class.

Friday Class

Today...
1. Students will only be given 1/2 of the period to finish their reconstructions. Please refer back to earlier blog entries for needed information.

2. Please watch this screencast on food webs.


Food Web Mini Presentation from Mr. Malefyt on Vimeo.

3. Start on the Food Web creation. Please click here to access this lab! (We called this Part Two Yesterday)

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE!!!!!!

Thursday Class

Please follow yesterday's blog post for part one information...

Some students today will be moving on to PART TWO of the owl pellet activity in which students will be creating food webs.