May
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1) Opening Day of Turkey Season! |
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8) Finish up Friday. Finish any previous work from SeeSaw. |
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13) Outdoor Activity Part 2 |
15) Finish up Friday. Finish any previous work from SeeSaw. |
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18) Questions from "Animal Communication" |
19)Off Day |
20)Journal Posts/response |
21) Finish up past lessons |
22) Enjoy Memorial Day weekend! |
25) Memorial Day |
26) Shadow Activity outside |
27) Catch up day |
30)View online activity "Shadow Tracker" at FOSSweb.com Earth and Sun module Online Activities section |
FQ: What features of organisms attract attention?
Vocabulary:
- adaptations
Reading/Video/Observation Questions - Journal Responses
May 11th Intro and Reading
Introduction
~Can you think of any bright colored plants or animals that live in a natural environment?
~Brightly colored flower and fruits attract animals for pollination, seed dispersal, and other activities. Their colors (and scents) attract other animals
~Some animals, such as the viceroy butterfly, attract attention of potential predators. The viceroys pattern is similar to the Monarch butterfly, which is avoided by birds because it tastes bad.
~The male peacock uses his stunning feathers to attract the attention of a female. Some patterns distract predators from catching them, like the zebra stripes.
May 11th Read "Sensory Systems" pg 62-64 at FOSSWeb
- Name the 5 human senses.
- What are the 4 types of information all sensory systems collect?
- Explore outdoor to find a plant or animal and fill out the response card on SEESAW
- Using your response from Part 1, Fill out the "Part 2" card about how other organisms would respond to the colors or patterns you described. (Will they attract? Not Attract? Scare away? Who will they attract or keep away?)
May 14 & 15th Read "Animal Communication" pg 65-69 at FOSSWeb
FQ: In dodgeball, why are you able to avoid being hit?
Vocabulary:
- brain
- receptors
- response
- instinctive
- behaviors
- central nervous system
- stimulus
Reading/Video/Observation Questions - Journal Responses
May 4th & May 5th Intro and Reading
Introduction
~The things organisms do to survive and reproduce are called behaviors.
~There are a few millions of behaviors that animals engage in to help them survive. Most behaviors involve a response to something in the environment.
May 4th Read "Stimulus and Response in Humans" pg 58-61 at FOSSWeb
- What are the key components of the central nervous system?
- What function does the brain stem control?
- What is the role of sensory neurons?
- What is the role of motor neurons?
Watch Video- "The Brain and Nervous System" at FOSSWeb
May 7th Online activity "Response Time" at FOSSWeb
FQ: Why do people breath?
Vocabulary:
- respiratory system
- diaphragm
- alveoli
- trachea
- bronchioles
- vital capacity
Reading/Video/Observation Questions - Journal Responses
April 26 th Intro and Video
Introduction
~When we investigated the circulatory system, we discovered that the blood circulates though the lungs as part of its journey through the body. The lungs come into action when we breathe. Why do people breathe?
~The lungs are the most important part of the respiratory system. The respiratory system is the system you use for breathing. To help us understand what it does and how it does it, Read "The Human Respiratory System" and watch the videos as we progress.
April 27th Reading "The Human Respiratory System"
Read pages 54 - 55 only at FOSSWeb
- What are the 3 main parts of the respiratory system?
- What is the main purpose of the respiratory system?
- What are alveoli and what happens there?
Watch Video- "Circulatory and Respiration Systems" Chapter 3 only at FOSSWeb
- Your body has a pair (2) of lungs. Do you think a human can survive with just one lung? Explain using a "because" statement.
Read pages 56- 57 only at FOSSWeb
- What does it mean to have a closed circulatory system?
- What is insect blood called?
- How is insect blood different from our blood?
FQ: How do humans transport nutrients to all their cells?
Vocabulary:
- circulatory system
- arteries
- veins
- capillaries
- heartyoutu.be/GMBSU-2GK3E
- right atrium & left atrium
- right ventricle & left ventricle
- lungs
- heart valves
Reading/Video/Observation Questions - Journal Responses
April 20th Intro and Video
Introduction
~We have learned how plants use a system of veins--xylem and phloem tubes--to move water all through the plant. The water transports various nutrients to and from the cells. How do humans transport nutrients to all their cells?
~The operation of the human circulatory system is quite complex. To help us understand what it does and how it does it, watch the video.
Watch Video- "Circulatory and Respiration Systems" Chapter 5 only at FOSSWeb
- How does blood move through the system?
- What is the function of the heart valves?
- Where is the blood sent after it enters the right side of the heart?
- Where is the blood sent after it enters the left side of the heart?
Read pages 48 - 49 only at FOSSWeb
- What is an example of a single cell organism?
- What 4 resources do cells need to stay alive?
- How do the trillions of human cells get the resources they need?
- Bonus: Write the number 1 trillion.
Read pages 50 - 51 only at FOSSWeb
- What keeps blood flowing through the human body?
- On average how many times does the heart beat per year? Write the number.
- How many chambers does the heart have?
- What are the two most important resources the blood transports?
- Why does the heart pump all the time?
Read pages 50 - 51 only at FOSSWeb
- What is the main function of the left side of the heart?
- What is the main function of the right side of the heart?
FQ: How are nutrients transported to cells in a plant?
Reading/Video/Observation Questions - Journal Responses
April 6th Intro and Video
Introduction - Leaves are sometimes referred to as plant's energy factories. If this is true, there must be some way the energy products are delivered to the rest of the plant's cells. Let's start by looking closely at leaves to see what we can discover.
Watch Video- "Plant Structure and Growth" at FOSSWeb
April 7th
~Let's start by looking closely at leaves to see what we can discover.
Outdoor Activity #1
1. (In a plastic bag) Go outdoors and collect 1 or 2 samples of as many different kinds of leaves.
2. Sort and observe the leaves.
3. In your journal, describe any structures you observe (ie. ridges, lines, branching paths, etc.)
~Leaves have pathways in and on them called leaf veins. The veins are structures composed of tiny tubes through which water and fluid called sap flow. Sap is water carrying various kinds of dissolved plant nutrients. The veins have two kinds of tubes: xylem and phloem. The function of the xylem tubes is to transport water and minerals from vascular plant's roots throughout the entire plant to all cells. The function of the phloem tubes is to transport sap from the green photosynthetic cells to all the other cells in the plant. The xylem and phloem are often together in vascular bundles.
4. Try sorting leaves into groups with vein patterns: (click picture card in the photo section)
PARALLEL PINNATE PALMATE
Additional Journal questions:
- What patterns do you observe in the leaves?
- Were you able to find examples of the 3 vein patterns?
- Are veins all the same size?
- Do veins branch?
April 8th "Leaf Classification" reading
Reading Response questions:
- What is classification?
- What are the 3 different ways you can classify leaves?
April 9th
Online Activity "Food Webs" at FOSSWeb
- Explore the various food webs in North America.
- Create a food web for a specific area by clicking and moving the pictures.
- Submit and upload a pic to SeeSaw.
April 13th "Plant Vascular Systems" reading 36-42
Reading Response questions:
- What kinds of vessels are in leafs
- How does water get into cells at the top of the plant?
- What is sap? What does sap do?
April 15th "The Story of Maple Syrup" reading 43-47
Watch the "Video of the Day" at the top if you want to know more.
Reading Response questions:
- What technologies are used to collect the maple syrup?
- What vascular tissue is tapped to collect the maple syrup?
- How has maple syrup changed over the years?
- How is pancake syrup different than maple syrup
After the video Use the knowledge you have learned throughout the readings/observations/online activities/videos to answer the focus question. Respond on SEESAW
How are nutrients transported to cells in a plant?
FQ: How Do Plants get the nutrients they need?
Vocabulary:
- carbon dioxide
- cell
- dormancy
- fungus
- metabolism
- nutrients
- sugar
- waste yeast
Reading/Video/Observation Questions - Journal Responses
Daily Responses/hypothesis (guesses)
Daily Responses/hypothesis (guesses)
- What do you think will happen to the seeds planted in the dark?
- What do you observe in the plant pictures day to day? Think of physical properties such as color and length.
- Do wheat plants grow in light and dark environments?
- How are the plants different in light and dark environments?
- What does the difference suggest?
- Where are the dark environment plants getting their food?
- What is sugar?
- What raw materials do plants need to build sugar molecules? Where do the molecules come from?
- What is the role of chlorophyll?
- What are the products of photosynthesis? Where do they go?
- Where do plants produce food?
FQ: How Do Animals get the nutrients they need?
Vocabulary:
- producer
- predator
- prey
- phytoplankton
- zooplankton
- food chain
- food web
- digestion
Reading/Video/Observation Questions - Journal Responses
Daily Responses/hypothesis (guesses)
Daily Responses/hypothesis (guesses)
- Where are the larvae getting nutrients they need to survive?
- Why are the larvae going to the top of the container?
- Jot observations as the larvae transform to the pupa stage. Think of physical characteristics such as color, size, shape, etc.
- What is the difference between heterotrophs and autotrophs?
- What does food provide organisms?
- What level of consumer are humans?
- What is digestion?
- How might the human and painted butterfly digestive systems be similar?
- Why do you think the digestive system is called a system?
- How do the digestive and excretory systems interact with each other? (You may use other sources to answer this question)
- The first butterfly has emerged. What should we name it?
- Why have the other butterflies not emerge yet?
- Describe the physical characteristics of the butterfly? (size, shape, color, etc)
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FQ: What happens when compost worms interact with organic litter?
Vocabulary:
- compost
- organic
Reading/Video/Observation Questions - Journal Responses
Daily Responses/hypothesis (guesses)
Daily Responses/hypothesis (guesses)
- What happens to compost worms when they interact with organic litter?
- Why is one jar in the black bag?
- Is your worm habitat a "system"? Why/why not?
- What do you think will happen in the worm habitat?
- Write any questions you have a this point
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1) Continue daily observations and finish reading/video response questions from previous lessons |
2) Continue daily observations and finish reading/video response questions from previous lessons |
3) Continue daily observations and finish reading/video response questions from previous lessons |
7) Explore Outdoors Activity #1 at FOSSweb.com |
27) Good Friday -Spend time with your family |
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17) Continue daily observations and finish reading/video response questions from previous lessons |
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29)Read "Other Circulatory and Respiratory Systems" pg 56-57 at FOSSweb.com media section. Select eBook |
30) Butterfly and worm journal observations |
1) Opening Day of Turkey Season! |
MARCH
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16) Shown how to access website and use content at school |
17) Tune in to the Live Cams at Monterey Bay Aquarium and the San Diego Zoo . Choose a live cam and investigate the different Eco Systems. |
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23) Read "Natures Recycling System" pg 18-20 at FOSSweb.com media section. Select eBook |
24) Explore the online activity "Food Web" at FOSSweb.com |
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5A: EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS:
SCSD students will examine the theory of the Bering Land Bridge as the most likely way that humans migrated to the Americas and learn the geographic location of the likely path into North America. Students will decide if they believe that the early people of the Americas came from Asia. Students will compare and contrast two Native American tribes: The Inuit and the Pueblos focusing on the geographic location of their homes and their relationship with the land and environment.
5A: EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS:
SCSD students will examine the theory of the Bering Land Bridge as the most likely way that humans migrated to the Americas and learn the geographic location of the likely path into North America. Students will decide if they believe that the early people of the Americas came from Asia. Students will compare and contrast two Native American tribes: The Inuit and the Pueblos focusing on the geographic location of their homes and their relationship with the land and environment.