Report Cards Have Arrived!

Your child's report card was sent this week and most students received theirs on Thursday. If you have not received one by Saturday, please contact the office to let them know. You can also use your Pinnacle log in information for your student to check what their report card was too.



This week, we have done some review of cells and begun some inquiry into stem cells. The students have lots of questions, but have gathered lots of knowledge. Please talk with your child about what they have learned in class, it will really help their understanding. We are also closing the week with Cell Division, but going more in depth next week. This is a big topic for students that they need for high school.



On Thursday next week, we will be having a midterm, but on the Science Binder. I have been telling the students since Wednesday about this so that they get their Binder in order and are acquainted with it.



Also, students received new planners yesterday and they should be using them in each class.



Next Friday is a District Professional Development day so there is no school for students (2/6/09).



Have a great weekend!



Monday, February 2

Science
Objective:
At the completion of this activity, the participant will name the phases of mitosis.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will create a comic to explain and teach others the phases of mitosis.

L2.p1C Describe growth and development in terms of increase in cell number, cell size and/or cell products.

Students will continue with Thursday's lesson from last week on Cell Division. They will be creating a comic strip to recap what they have learned.



Science Connections

We will be completing another following directions activity and then finishing the hydrogen car and the wind mill.



Tuesday, February 3

Science
Objective:
At the completion of this activity, the participant will demonstrate understanding that cell growth, development, and division is a consequence of the following variables: increase in cell number, cell size, and cellular products.

At the completion of this activity, the participant will understand that unlike non-living things, cells do not have the ability to increase in size indefinitely.

B2.1C Explain cell division, growth, and development as a consequence of an increase in cell number, cell size, and /or cell products.

Students will be turning in their comic if they have not already. We will be going on to learning about the surface area to volume ratio of a cell. Students will be calculating the surface area, the volume and then the ratio of a cell and then creating a model of each the cells during class. This will be a two day lesson.



Wednesday, February 4

Science

Objective:
At the completion of this activity, the participant will demonstrate understanding that cell growth, development, and division is a consequence of the following variables: increase in cell number, cell size, and cellular products.

At the completion of this activity, the participant will understand that unlike non-living things, cells do not have the ability to increase in size indefinitely.

B2.1C Explain cell division, growth, and development as a consequence of an increase in cell number, cell size, and /or cell products.

See Tuesday's lesson.

Science Connections

Students will complete another following directions activity and then we will be going to the library to pick out books to bring with us for silent reading in class. Students will also be setting an AR goal and signing up for Go For The Gold.



Thursday, February 5

Science

There will be a short midterm evaluation using the Science Binder that your child has been working on all school year. If the Binder has been maintained and kept organized, it will be a great help to them today on the midterm. (20 min)

We will be looking at some video of what is going on in labs with stem cell research. We will be watching a Scientific America video with Alan Alda and taking Lancer Notes.
http://www.pbs.org/saf/1209/video/watchonline.htm

Friday, February 6

No School for students.