What are some observation you can make out earthworms?
Earthworm Observations (In Notebook): Make a T-Chart left side for observations, the right side for wonderings.
Bull's Eye Qualitative and Quantatative observations (In Notebook)
How do you write an experiment question?
Experiment Question Practice
Liquid Extraction Reading (PreAP only)
How do you design an experiment? How do you write an explaination?
Earthworm Lab write-up (in notebook): You will be graded on the experiment question, variable idenfication, and the conclususion parts of the Washington lab rubric.
Earthworm behavior reading-Use to add research to your explination
The Mighty Earthworm (PreAP only)
What can you learn about an earthworm by dissecting it?
Label the parts of the earthworm
Earthworm coloring
Earthworm reading for labeling your technical drawing
2 Technical sketches with description of what each part does (In Notebook).
1. Outside of earthworm label: mouth, anus, clitillium, and setea
2. Inside of earthworm label: mouth, anus, hearts, blood vessels, crop, gizzard, intestines, esophogus,
How do you write an hypothosis
1) Hypothosis Practice
What is the relationship between skull shape and what an animal eats?
1) Make observations of 6 different skulls
Teath and Animal Diet Reading (PreAP only)
How do you Collect and Organize data from a field investigation on animal behavior?
1) Human behavior Observations Journal Entry:
a) Watch Kids Eating Lunch video and record your observations
b) Make a plan and record your plan in your journal
c) Make your observations AGAIN of Kids Eating Lunch. This time following your plan
d) Catagorize your observations
2)PreAP Only: Section 1-1 What is Science?
3) Gorilla Ethogram
Worksheet
Use this link and click on the pictures to watch videos
What is an adaptation and how does that help an organism's success and survival?
1) Animal Adaptions Reading
a) Animal Adaptation Reading
b) Use the reading to complete Animal Adaptation Cornell Notes Keep cornell notes in your folder.
c) Journal Entry: Stop and Think Question on AIA p. 36 in It's About Time
2) Animal Behavior Explainations Revisions: Use your returned animal explainations to make them better by adding science knowledge from animal adaptations.
Explainations Worksheet
Explainations Rubric
3) Journal Entry: Reflection Question on AIA p. 37 in It's About Time
4) PreAP only: Questions from 13-1 and 13-2 in Prentice Hall
Zoo Field Trip
1) Snow Monkey Ethogram (Done at Minnesota Zoo)
Watch this video to complete
Worksheet
2) Adaptation Scavenger Hunt (Done at Minnesota Zoo)
How can you back up your conclusions with evidence from text, mathmatical data, and observations?
1) Japaneese Macaques Claim, Evidence, and Explainations
a) Fill int the Know and What to Learn section of your KWL
b) Fill in Learned section of a KWL using
Data for evidence
Purple Day Data 2009-Use your personal Username and Password
Gold Day Data 2009-Use your personal username and password
Research
Pink Dot Reading
Green Dot Reading
Ink Dot Reading
c) Make a poster with a Claim, Evidence and Explainations using your Snow Monkey KWL.
Poster outline
Explaination Rubric
Presentation Rubric
What is Jane Goodall's Impact on the world?
1) Read about Jane Goodall
Ink: AIA p. 56 in It's About Time
Pink: The Chimpanzees I Loved
2) Animal Observations and Interpretations use Video of Chimpanzee Behavior to complete
3) AIA p. 57 reflection questions
How do animals interact in an ecosystem? & What are some adaptations for your animal?
1) Animal Wiki
a) Rules agreement
b) Assignment Description
c) Animal Wiki Rubric
How do you design a zoo enclosure that relfects the animal's natural ecosystem?
1) Zoo Enclosure
a) Zoo Enclosure Project Description
b) Minnesota Map
c) Written Description Pre-Write
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