Monday, January 16, 2012
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Science:
*bring back signed report cards for extra credit.
Class: Population activity; Chapter 15, Section 2 (pp. 497-504)
Key Terms:
estimate
birth rate
death rate
immigration
emigration
population density
limiting factor
carryng capacity
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Chapter 15, Section 2 Assessment
1. a. Listing: What are four methods of detrmining population size.
b. Applying Concepts: Which method would you use to determine the number of mushrooms growing on the floor of a large forest. Explain.
2. a. Identifying. Name two ways organisms join a population and two ways organisms join a population and two ways organisms leave a population.
b. Calculating: Suppose a population of 100 mice has produced 600 young. If 200 mice have died, how many mice are in the population now? Assume for this question that no mice have moved into or out of the population for other reasons).
c. Drawing conclusions: Suppose that you discovered that there were actually 750 mice in the population. How could you account for the difference?
3. a. Reviewing: Name three limiting factors for populations.
b. Describing: Choose one of the limiting factors and describe how it limits population growth.
c. Inferring: How might the limiting factor you chose affect the pigeon population in your town?
R180:
Class: Centers.
Language Arts:
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Lesson 10 Spelling Words:
later- coming after the usual time
latter- the second of two things that have just been mentioned
except- leaving out; other than
accept- to take smething is offered or given
angle- the area formed by two stratight lines or flat surface that join at a given point
angel- in some religions, a heavenly being or spirit
costume- clothes worn to dress up like something or someone else
custom- the way things are usually done by people in general
affect- to make a difference
effect- something that happens because of something else.
adopt- to take another child into one's family and raise as one's own
adapt- to change in order to fit into a new situation
device- a small tool or machine
devise- to think up
decent- accepted by people as proper and respectable
descent- the act of moving from a higher to a lower place
Math:
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Resource:
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Bellringer: (Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots)
The root word scope means "to watch, see, or examine." Many words are formed from this root word.
Directions: Choose the words from the word bank that best complete the sentence below. Write the words in the blanks.
1. The scientist look at the bacteria through a ____________________________.
2. We were able to see the planet Saturn through the ______________________.
3. The doctor listened to my heart with a _______________________________.
4. A submarine has a ______________________________ for seeing above water.
Word Bank:
Telescope * Periscope * Microscope * Stethoscope
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