Sunday, February 28, 2010

7th-8th Grade Science: Week of March 1-5

Hello,
Well we are about done with our Genetics Disorders Presentations and will begin the next unit: History of the Earth and Lifeforms. I'll discuss more in detail in class about this unit. The homework for the beginning of the week is as follows:

Wednesday, March 3: Pretend that the entire history of the Earth was compacted into 24 hours. You will make a 24 inch strip of paper to represent the 24 hours. Where would you place the following?

  1. Single-celled organisms, called stromatolites begin to produce oxygen.
  2. First marine plants
  3. Jellyfish appear.
  4. Trilobites and creatures of the Burgess shale.
  5. Plant life appears and the first land creatures.
  6. Reign of the Dinosaurs.
  7. First Humans appear.

Have a great week,

-Mr. Pfiester