Biology: Week of April 26- 30

Hello,
Invasive Species papers are due today. We will dedicate the period today to completing the Powerpoint presentations. The presentations will be conducted on Tuesday-Wednesday and should be about five minutes in length. The final day to make changes to your Mystery Class guess is Thursday (as Friday is the dance-a-thon). Thursday, we'll discuss and complete in class Section 3-2: Energy Flow (pg. 67-73). Have a great week,

-Mr. Pfiester

PS. For those who did not attend last week's homework lecture, the homework is as follows: Answer the following numbered questions (due on Wednesday):

1. What is a raptor?
2. Name three raptors that are seen in our part of the state. What does their diet consist of? How large are they? Make a handmade colored drawing of two of them.
3. What is different between the pellets expelled by most raptors and those expelled by owls? For help go to http://www.peregrinefund.org/Explore_Raptors/index.html.

7th-8th Grade Science: Week of April 26- 30

Hello,
This will be a confusing week due to ISAT testing. We will be finishing up our History of the Earth and Lifeforms this week. Great job last week with the debates- everybody earned an excellent grade! No homework is planned at this point. Have a great week,

-Mr. Pfiester

Biology: Week of April 19- 23

Hello,
We will continue with our new Ecology unit this week. Friday will be the last class time that will be dedicated the Mystery Class Project. Final guesses are due the following Friday (April 30). Wednesday and Thursday we will conduct research on invasive species in preparation for the paper and presentations due next week. The two homeworks for the week are described below, but include attending the Wednesday night Herrett Forum lecture at CSI.




Wednesday, April 21: Section 3-1 Assessment Questions (pg. 65), 1-5.


Wednesday, April 21, 7:30 pm. Attend the Herrett Forum, Rick Allen Room, Herrett Center lecture. CSI: Secret Lives of Raptors. For those not able to attend, a short paper will be assigned.

Have a great week,
-Mr. Pfiester

7th-8th Grade Science: Week of April 19-23

Hello,
As mentioned last week, periods 1 and 3 will listen to Mr. Willsey, our guest speaker, during 1st period tomorrow. We'll continue with our debates tomorrow, and for some classes, Tuesday. As the laptops are being used next week due to ISAT testing, we are dedicating Thursday and Friday this week to the Mystery Class Project. These will be the final days for research, though final guesses (Mystery Class city/town and country) are due on Friday, April 30. We'll spend the rest of April finishing up the History of the Earth and Life Forms unit, focusing on Life Forms section. Have a great week. There is no homework scheduled at this point, but that may change,

-Mr. Pfiester

7th-8th Grade Science: Week of April 12-16

Hello,
As mentioned last week, we will be focusing on preparing for, and conducting formal debates in science this week. As such, there is no homework for the week. Much of the week will be spent with your debate group conducting research. The debates will probably start on Thursday. Have a great day,

-Mr. Pfiester

7th-8th Grade Science: Week of April 5-9

Hello,
A geology professor from CSI, Mr. Willsey, will be visiting with us April 12 and 19 to talk about fossils- more information to follow. We will having the Ch. 9 Test (composed of the 3 sections I gave out- 9.1, 9.2, and 9.3) on Wednesday and will prepare for that in the beginning of the week. There may be homework assigned for later part of the week, but will let you know.

Have a great week,
-Mr. Pfiester

Biology: Week of April 5- 9

Hello,
We will have a short test on Sections 11-1, 11-2, 12-1, and 12-2 on Thursday. Tomorrow we will finish up that "DNA and RNA" Activity and I'll provide Powerpoint notes on section 12-2. Friday we will catch up on the Mystery Class Activity. The homework for the week is as follows:

Wednesday, April 7: Complete Section 12-2 Assessment Questions (p. 299) 1-6.

Thursday, April 8: Use the study guide to study for the test on Thursday.

Have a great week,

-Mr. Pfiester