Quizzes on angiosperms and gymnosperms were passed back and reviewed. A test on Chapter 5 will be given next Tues.
This week, 11/17, has some classes not meeting on Mon. and Fri. due to the early dismissals. As a result all Balto found poems will be passed in Thurs. or Fri. depending on the class. All finished poems must be typed and rough drafts must accompany finished product. Another cross curriculum activity is Noun Week where we have 9 types of nouns that we're finding examples of in Chapt. 5.
We will be finishing up Chapt 5 (140-171) by the end of this week. It's a long chapter so students might do well to review the 5 section reviews, notes, key terms, notes, and worksheets.

Lab reports on our gymnosperm lab were passed back on Wed.,Nov. 12. Today students did some hands on dissecting of flowers for an angiosperm lab.
We will be starting on developing found poems on Balto tomorrow. At the same time we'll be finishing up Sect.3, pages 156-161 of Chapter 5. A quiz on the two labs will be given on Fri. Students should be able to identify parts of a scale and parts of a flower as well as the sequence of reproduction in plants.

On Monday, Nov.3, all leaf albums were passed back as was a homework quiz based on a diagram of a woody stem in Sect. 1 of Chapt 5, page 147.
Some leaf albums are displayed in the library.
We are studying Gymnosperms(Sect. 2, pages 150-155) this week by reading, identifying key terms, and a hands on cone lab. By the end of the week we will have completed Section 2.
Our moss projects will be in C124 during parent conferences.

Test on Chapt. 4 was passed back Mon.
We are starting Chapt. 5, Sect 1, with an assigned reading broken into two parts- pgs. 140-145 and Wed. 146-149. There are 10 vocab words that can be found on page 171 for Sect 1.
Regarding Leaf Albums- Due This Fri.
At this point, students should have my taxonomic key or a variation of it in their leaf albums.
Leaves must be in the same order as on their leaf guide.
A table of contents must reflect their respective leafs. While not on their rubric, I have told students to neatly number their pages to correspond with their table of contents.
There is no Beech. Norway Maple and Crimson King are considered the same. Any names and scientific names not done in keyboarding must be neatly labeled.
The cover page is best displayed inside the album unless there is a protective plastic cover on the front. First and last names as well as class periods must be on cover page.
Any albums that have had prior owners must have that information covered.

We've been very goal-orientated this week(10/14):
(1)leaf albums- working on getting our leaves press, identified and into albums to take home this weekend,
(2)tracking our moss terrariums and recording data, and
(3) reviewing for a Chapter 4 Test(pages 108-137).
In preparation for the Chapt. Test 4, two double sided review sheets
that cover the four chapter sections have been assigned.

Friday 10/17 All classes- Chapter 4