Week of 3/10 - 3/14

Hello!  Ready to finish up our Human Body unit?  Me, too!

Monday 3/10 - Quiz 22 followed by a lesson on disease and immunity.  We'll be taking notes.
Due:
Homework: pg 618 #1-4

Tuesday 3/11 - We're discussing the nervous system!  (Yep - notes).
Due: Pg 618 #1-4
Homework: pg 644 #1-4

Wednesday 3/12 - Lab Day!  How fast can your nervous system obey your commands?
Due: Pg 644 #1-4
Homework: Lab report (due Friday)

Thursday 3/13 - Endocrine and reproductive systems
Due: None
Homework: Keep working on your lab report

Friday 3/14 - Review Day!  I'm feeling like Jeopardy.  What do you think?

Monday 3/17 - HUMAN BODY UNIT TEST!  (Your weekly quiz will appear on a later day).

UPDATED Week of 3/3 - 3/7

Well, an unforeseen absence on Monday knocked our whole week for a loop. Here's an updated version of what is going to happen (feel free to ignore the last post). Monday 3/3 - Quiz 21 followed by a class work on blood and the lymphatic system. Due: pg 538 #1-4, Class work assignment: Pg 582 #1-3 and 589 #1-3. Homework: None.

Tuesday 3/4 - Respiration and Circulation! We are taking notes on these systems today! No homework.

Wednesday 3/5 - Lab Day! We will be doing a lab in which you discover the relationship between your breathing rate and your heart rate. Due: None; Homework: Lab report (due Friday)

Thursday 3/6 - Excretory system! Your cells make waste, and your circulatory system takes it away...but to where? Today we discover where pee comes from. Due: none; Homework: pg 547 #1-4

Friday 3/7 - Today we will do a class work activity on DISEASES! Due: Lab report and pg 547 #1-4; Homework: none

Week of 3/3 - 3/7

Warning! The information below is now outdated. See the more recent post for details. Monday 3/3 - Quiz 21 followed by a lesson on the marvels of the excretory system. Due: Pg 538 #1-4; Homework: Pg 547 #1-4

Tuesday 3/4 - Today we will be discussing the respiratory and circulatory systems. Due: Pg 547 #1-4; Homework: Pg 564 #-13 and Pg 574 #1-3

Wednesday 3/5 - Lab Day! We are exploring the connection between your heart rate and your respiratory rate. Due: Pgs 564 and 574; Homework: Lab report (due Friday)

Thursday 3/6 - Class work day! We are exploring the blood and the lymphatic system.

Friday 3/7 - Um… Not sure about this yet. I'll figure it out and let you know.

Week of 2/24 - 2/28

Welcome back! It's the last week of February, and the last week before I have to calculate your progress report grades. Lots of excitement coming up.

Monday 2/24 - No quiz this week. (Remember when you had a snow day on Valentine's day instead of your test on animal behavior? Yeah.) Test 10! (Don't panic - it's open book/notes/review sheet).

Tuesday 2/25 - We're having notes about your skeletal and muscular systems. Due: None; HW: Pg 494 1-3 AND 502 1-3

Wednesday 2/26 - Class work day! Today you are learning all about the wonders of your skin. Due: pgs 494 and 502; HW: None

Thursday 2/27 - LAB DAY! (Not sure what exactly, yet, but I'm sure it will be fun and educational). HW: Lab report - due Monday

Friday 2/28 - Nutrition and Digestion. We're learning about your food, and what happens to it after you eat it. Due: None; HW: page 538 #1-4

Week of 2/10 - 2/14

Hello! What a lovely week we have ahead of us!

Monday 2/10 - Quiz 20, followed by a lesson on types of animal behavior. Homework: Pg 454 #1-5

Tuesday 2/11 - We're taking notes today about the ways in which animals interact with each other and in societies. Due: Pg 454 #1-5; HW: Pg 462 #1-5

Wednesday 2/12 - We're doing a LAB today to see how good you are at picking up subtle behavior clues in your classmates. Sharpen up your observation skills. Due: Pg 462 #1-5

Thursday 2/13 - Class work day - you're doing a class work on animal reproduction. (Don't worry - it's mostly stuff you know).

Friday 2/14 - TEST 10! I know, I know. It's Valentine's Day, and the day before a break, but we really need this test to bulk up your grade. Think of it this way. I love you too much to make you take a test after a week off. It'll go easier for you this way. <3

Week of 2/3-2/7

Happy February!

Monday 2/3 - Digestion and Excretion. We'll be taking notes today. Due: Pg 426 #1-4 Homework: Pg 435 #1-4

Tuesday 2/4 - Review Day! We will be reviewing for tomorrow's test. This activity WILL COUNT AS A CLASS WORK GRADE. Due: Pg. 435 #1-4, Homework: study

Wednesday 2/5 - Test 9. (Chapters 11 and 12). You may use your invertebrate sheet to help you.

Thursday 2/6 - Lab Day! Due: None. HW: Lab report - due Monday.

Friday 2/7 - TBA. You are very lucky to have a special guest speaker in the afternoon, but that means that I'll only see some of you for class. I'm working on something that can be done either in class or at home.

Week of 1/27 - 1/31

Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for your patience so far this month. I *think* the worst of the chaos is behind us, as both I and my family are on the mend. Let's see if I can make it through an entire week without a catastrophe causing me to miss time, shall we?

Monday 1/27 - Quiz #18 followed by a class work assignment about the major phyla of invertebrates. Due: Page 380 #1-5; Homework: none.

Tuesday 1/28 - Chordates and vertebrates! We're learning stuff that…well, that you probably already know about vertebrates. Due: None; Homework: Pg 399 #1-5

Wednesday 1/29 - Lab! You're designing a dichotomous key (remember those?) to distinguish between several examples of vertebrate and invertebrate phyla. Due: pg 399 #1-5; Homework: lab report (due Friday)

Thursday 1/30 - We are taking notes on how animals support themselves and control their movements. Due: none; Homework: pg 418 #1-4

Friday 1/31 - Today we are discussing circulation and gas exchange in various animals. Due: page 418 #1-4, AND LAB REPORT; Homework: pg 426 #1-4