Today we finished off the weather notes and started on the Coriolis Effect. See yesterday's blog entry for the power point. We also watched the video below:
Today we took our microscope quiz. Next we got the textbooks from the library. Finally we finished off notes on characteristics of Living Things. The power point is found HERE. (started on reproduction, finished with homeostasis.)
Homework: Find a picture from the textbook that speaks to you. Write me a brief couple of sentences about why you chose this pic. Or get creative and write a poem!)
See Friday's post. We finished off the lab calculating actual size and drawing magnification.
Check your review answers from Friday.
Today we finished off our notes on Layers of the Atmosphere. Next we took notes on weather. Note sheet is HERE (page 13) and the power point is HERE. Next we did an activity on ENSO found HERE (page 19-21)
We also watched the videos below: (Just 5 minutes of the El Nino video)
Today we worked on microscope labs. First we went over using a compound microscope lab and turned in. This lab is found HERE.
Next we worked on determining actual size of an organism using Field of View Diameter. This lab is HERE.
Finally we got a review for our microscope quiz coming up on Tuesday. The answer Key is found HERE.
Today we started with a little lab activity to look at the % of oxygen in the air. The lab is found HERE.
Next we took some notes on the Earth's Atmosphere. These notes are HERE (First 5 slides)
Finally we did a little graphing activity where we needed to graph temperature change with increasing altitude. This is found HERE.