Hello,
Sorry I was out sick on Monday. Tuesday we will calculate the longitude of your Mystery Class in the Longitude Clue Activity. Wednesday we will be busy preparing the biology binders for the student-led conferences scheduled for Thursday 2 pm-6 pm and Friday 9 am-12 pm. No homework is scheduled other than the DNA worksheet that is due on Tuesday when I return.
Have a great week,
-Mr. Pfiester
Monday, March 29, 2010
7th-8th Grade Science: Week of March 29- April 2
Hello,
Sorry I was out sick on Monday. Tuesday we will be busy with the Relative Rock Aging Quiz and, if time permits, doing the Longitude Clues Activity. Wednesday we will spend the period preparing our binders for the student-led conferences that are scheduled for Thursday 2 pm-6 pm and Friday 9 am-12 pm. No homework is scheduled.
Have a great week,
-Mr. Pfiester
Sorry I was out sick on Monday. Tuesday we will be busy with the Relative Rock Aging Quiz and, if time permits, doing the Longitude Clues Activity. Wednesday we will spend the period preparing our binders for the student-led conferences that are scheduled for Thursday 2 pm-6 pm and Friday 9 am-12 pm. No homework is scheduled.
Have a great week,
-Mr. Pfiester
Sunday, March 21, 2010
9th Grade Biology: Week of March 22-26
Hello,
Time sure does fly! We are already about 3/4 finished with the school year. Student-led conferences are scheduled for Thursday, April 1 (half-day for students) and Friday, April 2 (no school for students). We will be doing a pollination activity this week with our Wisconsin Fast Plants using honey bees. The homework for the week is DUE as follows:
Thursday, March 25: Ch. 12, Section 1 Assessment Questions 1-5 (pg. 294).
Friday, March 26: Importance of Bees Report. There has been a mysterious die-off of honeybees in the United States. I will give more information about this report on Tuesday.
Have a great week,
-Mr. Pfiester
Time sure does fly! We are already about 3/4 finished with the school year. Student-led conferences are scheduled for Thursday, April 1 (half-day for students) and Friday, April 2 (no school for students). We will be doing a pollination activity this week with our Wisconsin Fast Plants using honey bees. The homework for the week is DUE as follows:
Thursday, March 25: Ch. 12, Section 1 Assessment Questions 1-5 (pg. 294).
Friday, March 26: Importance of Bees Report. There has been a mysterious die-off of honeybees in the United States. I will give more information about this report on Tuesday.
Have a great week,
-Mr. Pfiester
7th-8th Grade Science: Week of March 22-26
Hello,
Well I hope you had an enjoyable Spring Break. We are about 3/4 finished with the school year already. Student-led conferences will be held on Thursday, April 1 (half-day for students) and Friday, April 2 (no school for students). We are continuing with our History of the Earth and Lifeforms Unit. This week, homework will be assigned as described below:
Wednesday, March 24: Complete Section 9.2 Review Questions, 1-6 (p. 301) in the packet I am handing out on Monday.
Friday, March 26: Create a Relative Rock Age Sketch. More information to follow about this.
Have a great week,
Mr. Pfiester
Well I hope you had an enjoyable Spring Break. We are about 3/4 finished with the school year already. Student-led conferences will be held on Thursday, April 1 (half-day for students) and Friday, April 2 (no school for students). We are continuing with our History of the Earth and Lifeforms Unit. This week, homework will be assigned as described below:
Wednesday, March 24: Complete Section 9.2 Review Questions, 1-6 (p. 301) in the packet I am handing out on Monday.
Friday, March 26: Create a Relative Rock Age Sketch. More information to follow about this.
Have a great week,
Mr. Pfiester
Sunday, March 7, 2010
9th Grade Biology: Week of March 8-12
Hello,
We will be busy studying the genetic aspects of our Wisconsin Fast Plants and learning more about genetics in general. They are growing very fast. Wednesday and Thursday will be dedicated to understanding meoisis (we'll complete the Modeling Meiosis Activity on pg. 281). The homework and DUE dates are as follows:
Wednesday, March 10: Section 11-2 Assessment Questions 1-5 (pg. 269) are due.
Friday, March 12: Section 11-4 Assessment Questions 1-5 (pg. 278) are due.
Friday we will continue with our Mystery Class Activity. Each Mystery Class group will graph 6 photoperiod data points on the large classroom Photoperiod graph. We'll discuss the relationship between location and seasonal change. Each group should be able to determine the approximate latitude of their Mystery Class.
Have a great week,
Mr. Pfiester
We will be busy studying the genetic aspects of our Wisconsin Fast Plants and learning more about genetics in general. They are growing very fast. Wednesday and Thursday will be dedicated to understanding meoisis (we'll complete the Modeling Meiosis Activity on pg. 281). The homework and DUE dates are as follows:
Wednesday, March 10: Section 11-2 Assessment Questions 1-5 (pg. 269) are due.
Friday, March 12: Section 11-4 Assessment Questions 1-5 (pg. 278) are due.
Friday we will continue with our Mystery Class Activity. Each Mystery Class group will graph 6 photoperiod data points on the large classroom Photoperiod graph. We'll discuss the relationship between location and seasonal change. Each group should be able to determine the approximate latitude of their Mystery Class.
Have a great week,
Mr. Pfiester
7th-8th Grade Science: Week of March 8-12
Hello,
Well this will be a busy week. We will be investigating how rocks, fossils, and original remains give clues about the past. We will then discuss the characteristics of early Earth history: The Precambrian and Paleozoic Eras. Thursday, you'll have a quiz based on lecture and the reading packet. We'll finish up the week on Friday with Mystery Class and graphing all the photoperiod data they are sending us. So, the homework and DUE dates are as follows:
Tuesday, March 9: Read the six pages of the packet I distributed on Monday.
Wednesday, March 10: Answer in complete sentences, the Review questions 1-6 (pg. 293) from the packet "Earth's past is revealed in rocks and fossils"
Friday, March 12: Research what scientists learn from tree rings and how they differ. Create your own "Tree Rings" drawing (and on a separate piece of paper what somebody should be able to learn from your drawing). I'll explain this more in class,
Have a great week,
-Mr. Pfiester
Well this will be a busy week. We will be investigating how rocks, fossils, and original remains give clues about the past. We will then discuss the characteristics of early Earth history: The Precambrian and Paleozoic Eras. Thursday, you'll have a quiz based on lecture and the reading packet. We'll finish up the week on Friday with Mystery Class and graphing all the photoperiod data they are sending us. So, the homework and DUE dates are as follows:
Tuesday, March 9: Read the six pages of the packet I distributed on Monday.
Wednesday, March 10: Answer in complete sentences, the Review questions 1-6 (pg. 293) from the packet "Earth's past is revealed in rocks and fossils"
Friday, March 12: Research what scientists learn from tree rings and how they differ. Create your own "Tree Rings" drawing (and on a separate piece of paper what somebody should be able to learn from your drawing). I'll explain this more in class,
Have a great week,
-Mr. Pfiester
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