Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Tuesday Feb 28

Homework for this week:


  • Chapter 28: Read, Vocab, PZ (p. 636 1-8)

  • Chapter 29: Read, Vocab, PZ (p. 658 1-9)

  • Study online the anatomy of: hydra, sponge, and honeybee

Get ready to start our animals unit! See you next week!

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Tuesday Feb 21

Homework for this week


  • Chapter 27: Read, Vocab, PZ (p. 612 1-9)

  • Study for plants test (chapters 23, 24, 25 and 26) next week!

  • Analyze and conclude for lab p. 569 (complete sentences!)

  • Imagine you are a water molecule in the soil. Explain everything that would happen from the time you enter a root hair to the time you transpire out of a leaf. Include the structures that you pass through and the forces that act upon you.

Have a great week!

Friday, February 17, 2012

Better late than never!!

Homework for this week:





  • test corrections: learn it, don't just change it!


  • Chapter 26: read, vocab, PZ p. 586 (1-7)


  • Review chapters 23, 24, and 25 a little each night!

  • Garden Design project


Have a great week!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Tuesday Feb. 7

We had a great opportunity to hear from Dr. Li, professor of Biology at Hope College, today. He shared with us some of his research, and gave us a guided tour of the greenhouse. This was a perfect kick off for our chapters on plants.


Homework for this week:



  • Chapter 24 Read, Vocab, PZ p. 546 (1-9)

  • Chapter 25 Read, Vocab, PZ p. 566 (1-9)

  • Write a vegetarian meal plan (healthy and fully balanced)

Have a great week!