1. WELCOME BACK! January 4, 2016 Planner: – Organism Project due Friday at end of class You Need: – Today: Project Handout and a pencil Do Now: Please choose a seat where you will be successful. We have 2 classes to fit. Pick up a handout and start to look it over.

2. Attendance

3. Learning Target Students will deepen their knowledge about organisms and the traits of life by researching one organism in depth

4. Organism Project Outline Mostly In Class Today - introduce, talk research, choose topics Tuesday - research using the guide provided Wednesday - research using the guide provided Thursday - Powerpoint - template provided Friday - Finish Powerpoint and copy into my folder

5. Organism Project Due Fri. Jan. 8 Library Computer Lab: Tues-Friday

6. Requirements

7. Movement and Energy

8. Reproduction and Growth

9. Response and Adaptations

10. References

11. Internet References

12. 60 point Assessment Grade

13. Starting Research - Mr. Fleming Created a book cart - mostly animals Compiled websites for protists and plants Will demonstrate use of KCLS databases

14. Protist Websites Protist info: http://www.ck12.org/user:YXJtc3Ryb25nLmVyaWNAZ21haWwuY29t/section/Protists/ http://www.microbeworld.org/types-of-microbes/Protista http://www.wisegeek.org/what-are-protists.htm Amoeba – http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-an-amoeba.htm http://www.scienceclarified.com/Al-As/Amoeba.html http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Amoeba Paramecium – http://www.biology-resources.com/paramecium-01.html http://www.101science.com/paramecium.htm http://www.britannica.com/science/Paramecium

15. Microorganisms Copepod – http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/copepod.htm http://invertebrates.si.edu/copepod/ http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/ Zooplankton – http://marinebio.org/oceans/zooplankton/index.aspx http://www.mesa.edu.au/atoz/zooplankton.asp http://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life-ecosystems/plankton Diatoms – http://westerndiatoms.colorado.edu/about/what_are_diatoms http://tolweb.org/Diatoms/21810 http://diatom.org/

16. Plants http://plants.usda.gov/java/http://plants.usda.gov/java/ Douglas Fir http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/Volume_1/pseudotsuga/me nziesii.htm http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_psme.pdf Big Leaf Maple http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/acer/macrophyllu m.htm http://owic.oregonstate.edu/bigleaf-maple-acer-macrophyllum Apple http://www.nps.gov/shen/learn/nature/apple_tree.htm Rose http://science.jrank.org/pages/5925/Rose-Family-Rosaceae.html Bamboo http://www.bambooki.com/blog/the-complicated-classification-of- bamboo/ Sword Fern http://www.wnps.org/landscaping/documents/Swordfern.pdf http://www.nwplants.com/business/catalog/pol_mun.html http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/fern/polmun/all.html Salal http://www.nwplants.com/business/catalog/gau_sha.html http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/gausha/all.html Salmonberry http://www.nwplants.com/business/catalog/rub_spe.html http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_rusp.pdf Bluegrass http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_pose.pdf http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/kentucky_bluegrass.htm Saguaro Cactus http://www.desertusa.com/cactus/saguaro-cactus.html http://www.nps.gov/sagu/planyourvisit/upload/The%20Saguaro%20Cact us.pdf Bull Kelp https://www.uaf.edu/files/ces/publications-db/catalog/hec/FNH-00131.pdf http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/eco/taxalab/bio2002/nereocystisl.ht m http://www.lenfestocean.org/~/media/legacy/lenfest/pdfs/springer_underl ying_report_0.pdf

17. KCLS Databases - need library card Britannica Online Gale Virtual Reference Library ProQuest Research Library Science Online ScienceFlix

18. Topic Selection On the back of your handout, please write down your top 5 organism selections I will be pulling sticks. If you are not ready when I call your name, I will move on to next Write down your organism name

19. HW: Organism Project Due Friday (end) Meet in Library Lab tomorrow! PUSH IN YOUR CHAIR PLEASE!!! Reminder

20. Tuesday January 5, 2016 Planner: – Organism Project due Friday You Need: – Today: Project Handout, library card and a pencil Do Now: Quickly and quietly find a seat where you will be successful. Log on to the computer and then turn off the monitor and wait for directions.

21. Learning Target Students will deepen their knowledge about organisms by researching one particular organism in depth

22. Topics - Need specific species Example: shark - too broad a topic to research Need to decide on a species of shark Hammerhead Shark - different types Great Hammerhead shark - common name Sphyrna mokarran scientific name

23. Starting Research- Look at Book Cart Today Write on the guide notes pages (yellow packet pages 3-5) or get electronic copy from my website (attached to today’s calendar) and type your research/references and save to student folder Students will need to copy their PP to my folder on Friday – I will show you tomorrow

24. My Website http://connect.issaquah.wednet.edu/middle/p acificcascade/staff/ms_mcdonalds_site/life_sc ience/default.aspx Library card - databases No library card - Google and “CRAP” Test

25. HW: Organism Project Due Friday Meet in Library tomorrow! PUSH IN YOUR CHAIR PLEASE!!! Reminder

26. Wednesday January 6, 2016 Planner: – Organism Project due Friday You Need: – Today: Project Handout, library card and a pencil Do Now: Quickly and quietly find a seat where you will be successful. Log on to the computer and then turn off the monitor and wait for directions.

27. Learning Target Students will deepen their knowledge about organisms by researching one particular organism in depth

28. Research Today Working on Guide Pages (3-5 in yellow packet) or from electronic copy (recommended) attached to my calendar for Jan. 5 Guide Pages - hard copy will be turned in on Friday to me. Guide Pages worth 20 points of 80 point total

29. Slide 3 - Cells 1.Does your organism have 1 or many cells? 2.Give examples of types of cells. Mammals - blood cells, bone cells Reptiles - skin cells Birds - feather cells 3. Image - can be any similar organism lion - mammal fur cell frog - amphibian skin cell

30. Eastern Newt - work UP the Classification System for Cells Salamander Amphibian

31. Returning Tests Retest next Monday or Tuesday after school; must have test corrections attached! I will not be going over the answers before then- different test, but similar Recommend focusing on organism project - worth almost 2 test grades; retest is challenging 3 weeks after the first test

32. HW: Organism Project Due Friday Meet in Library tomorrow! PUSH IN YOUR CHAIR PLEASE!!! Reminder

33. Thursday January 7, 2016 Planner: – Organism Project due Tomorrow. Guide pages and PP. You Need: – Today: Project Handout, library card and a pencil Do Now: Quickly and quietly find a seat where you will be successful. Log on to the computer then turn off the monitor and wait for directions.

34. Learning Target Students will deepen their knowledge about organisms by researching one particular organism in depth

35. Powerpoint PP template found on my website attached to the calendar for today - Thursday, January 7 Use the template it has directionsthe template Name your file with your first initial last name underscore and name of organism (jsmith_coyote) Save to your student folder

36. Presentations - Next Week I will create a list (random) of who is presenting each day Today, let me know if you want to volunteer to present on Monday I will provide entire list tomorrow

37. Printing Guide Pages/Notes If you are completely done with your research, you may print the guide pages - make sure your name is on the sheet I will collect tomorrow

38. HW: Organism Project Due Tomorrow - guide notes and PP Meet in Library tomorrow! PUSH IN YOUR CHAIR PLEASE!!! Reminder

39. Friday January 8, 2016 Planner: – Organism Project due today. Guide pages (hard copy) in basket and PP (into my folder) by end of class. Do Now: Quickly and quietly find a seat where you will be successful. Log on to the computer and start working on your PP Test Retake - Mon/Tues after school. Need test corrections completed; talk to me today.

40. Learning Target Students will deepen their knowledge about organisms by researching one particular organism in depth

41. PowerPoint

42. Powerpoint Name your file with your first initial last name underscore and name of organism (jsmith_lynx) Save to your student folder Finished? save to students/mcdonald/period x

43. Printing Guide Pages/Notes - 20 pts If you are completely done with your research, you may print the guide pages - make sure your name/period is on the sheet Staple the pages together and place in my basket

44. Copies jsmith_coyote

45. Presentations Next Week Volunteers first Then random assignment

46. HW: Organism Project Due Today! Presentations -our class next week Bring Textbook to class Monday PUSH IN YOUR CHAIR PLEASE!!! Reminder