Today we finished off the Squishy animals by answering the diagram analysis questions on page 152. Next we watched the video below about Echinodermata.
Finally we made a table with the characteristics of the 8 phyla of animals that we looked at. You will have some time to finish this in the double block.
Today we watched the two Arthropod videos below and wrote notes of adaptations of terrestrial arthropods. Make sure you understand how the respiratory system and reproductive systems of terrestrial insects is different from their aquatic counterparts. We turned in 4 new things you learned from this videos.
Next we finished off the notes on INVERTEBRATES by looking at Echinoderms. Note power point is found HERE.
Finally we found some aquatic crustaceans in the sample of Williamson Lake water. Draw the critter you found.
Homework: Page 152 #1-7 (The first #1-7 interpreting diagrams).
Today (and yesterday if you are in the D/H class) we did the squid dissection. The dissection is found HERE. Below are some neat videos about squid and other mollusks!
Next we finished off the porifera and cnidaria colouring sheet from last class. Finally we took notes on Mollusks from THIS power point. Homework: Read page 136-140. Do concept check #1-8
On Monday and Tuesday we worked through the animal phyla including: Sponges, Cnidaria, Flatworms (Platyhelminthes), Round worms (Nematoda) and Segmented worms.
We wrote notes from THIS power point with THIS notesheet and worked on THIS colouring sheet.
After writing the plant test earlier this week, we started Kingdom ANIMALIA!! We took notes from THIS power point and watched the video below to answer THESE questions.
Today we practiced for our plant quest. Answers to the review are found HERE. HERE are the labelled plant life cycles if you picked one up to practice.