Sunday, January 8, 2012

Monday, January 9, 2012

1. Science:
Objectives:

Class Notes:
Why is it so important for butterflies and moths to be able to camouflage themselves?

Which other animals camouflage themselves?

rabbit
stick insect
lizards

We're looking at living things and the enviornment that living things...live in. :)


Homework:
Study/Study Guide.

Target Reading Skills:
Main idea:  An organism obtains food,
Detail 1:
Detail 2:
Detial 3:

Habitats (p.491)
1.  An ______________ obtains food, water, shelter, and other things it needs to live, grow, and reproduce from its environmnet. (organism)

2.  An environment that provies the things an organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce is called its ____________________. (habitat)

3.  What needs of an organism are provided by its habitat? (food, water, shelter, and other things)

4.  Is the following sentence true or false?  An area contain only one habitat. (false)

Biotic Factors (p.491)
5.  Circle the letter of each coice that is a biotic factor in a prarie dog ecosystem.
(a.) Grass and other plants that the prarie dog eats.
(b.)  Hawks, ferrets, and other animals that hunt the prarie dog.
c.  The soil that provides the prarie dog with a home.
(d.)Worms, fungi, and bacteria that also live in the soil.

6.  The living parts of a habitat are called _________________________.

Abiotic Factors (p.492)
7.  The nonliving parts of a habitat are called _________________________.
8.  Complete the concept map.
Abiotic factors include:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
9.  Circle the letter of each sentence that is true about water.
(a.)  It is needed by all living things.
b.  It makes up 95% of the human body.
(c.)  It is needed by algae and plants to make food.
d.  It is an abiotic factor only for organisms tha tacutally live in the water.

10.  The process in which plants and algae make food using water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide is called ____________________________________. (photosynthesis)

11.  Circle the letter of each sentence thatis true about oxygen.
a.  Humans can live only a few hours without it.
b.  All the bees in a hive.
c.  All the pigeons in New York City.
d.  All the trees in a forest.

Levels of Organization (pp.493-495)
12.  What is a species?


13.  Circle the letter of each choice that is an example of a population.
a.
b.
c.
d.

14.  Is the following sentence true or false?  All populations live in the same-sized area.

15. All the different populations that live together in an area make up a(n) __________________________.

16.  Circle the letter of the choice that lists the levels of organization in an ecosystem from teh smallest unit of organization to the largest.

17.

18.

2. R180:
Objectives:

Class Notes:
The Fall of the House of Usher

Homework:

*Read a book on capstone
**Take an AR Test.

3. Language Arts:
Objectives:

6LA.1c. - The student will use grade level appropriate synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms. (DOK 2)
6LA.1d. - The student will use context clues to determine the meanings of unfamiliar or multiple meaning words. (DOK 2)
6LA.3e. - The student will compose persuasive text clearly expressing a main idea with supporting details, utilizing effective word choice and organization for a specific purpose and audience. (DOK 3)

Class Notes:

Context Clues- how to use them and when...
*use definitions
*use examples


Homework: 
Homonyms worksheet- front and back!!!

4. Math:
Objectives:


6M.1f. - Explain the relationship(s) among fractions, decimals, and percents and model and represent a specific quantity in multiple ways. (DOK 2)

6M.5c. - Predict trends based on graphical representation. (DOK 3)


Class Notes:

Homework:  WB, page 12.

5. Resource:
Objectives:

Class Notes:

Bellringer:

Guided/Independent Practice:
6.1.f Explain the relationship(s) among fractions, decimals, and percents and model and represent a specific quantity in multiple ways.

Homework:
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