Plants

We are starting a unit on plants this week. Although it might sound boring, it isn't. We will combine a wiki project along with our reading to spice it up.
On a personal note, I completed my last graduate class last week and am very excited to be able to focus on more interesting and exciting things for a while.
I am glad to be back after our Thanksgiving break!

Ending Photosynthesis

We are finishing the chapter on Photosynthesis and writing a job application for the job at the Photosynthesis factory.
This week I have started work on something called Edmondo. It is another web based site where I can post assignments and students can send them directly to me once they are completed. I look forward to discovering more about this web 2.0 tool.

Camp Anokijig

Last week was a very busy one. There was a lot to get in so that I could teach up at outdoor ed. As much as I enjoy teaching canoeing and archery, I always miss my current students. Keep in mind that next year I will be up there with you guys and girls. You will understand when you see how amazing it is up there.
This week should be fun with the sharing of all the science projects. Hopefully everyone will get them done by Tuesday.
This last week I was able to learn some more interesting online programs that I hope to use in the near future.
Look forward to podcasts, and webcam recordings soon.

This weekend

Here is a cool opportunity for something different to do this Saturday!!


http://www.riveredge.us/default.aspx?id=89

Check it out!

The week

This has beem an interesting week. My son won a medal for his run at the Pumpkins in the Park! I just signed up for another web based graduate class and I am sure to learn some more technology that I can being to the classroom.
I have been sore since Saturday since I also ran the Pumpkins run and won a medal for my time in the 5K.
Stay healthy, stay active!
This week we will continue to learn about cells and classification. We will also have our first day in the computer lab where we will be working on a wiki space.
There is also a great speaker joining us to discuss bullying in school.

Test review

What is an endoscope?
Why are pesticides used?
Know the difference between the following:
Observation
Inferring
Classifying
Quantitative vs Qualitative observations
Manipulated variable
Predicting
Making Models
Skepticism What should it be balanced with?
What does an engineer do?
Why are graphs helpful?

Cells

Next week we will be leaning about the basic building blocks of life.. the Cell. As a group, we took someting boring like lab safety and turned it into a funny class! I hope you got a laugh!
The snake comes back today!