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New Unit: Ecology
May 7th: Introduction to Ecosystems: Producers and Consumers.
We have been working on various activities in class to better understand ecosystems.
May 9th and 11th we used the Science Lab microscopes to study pond water ecosystems.
May 15th we played a game called Predator and Prey. Tomorrow there is a quiz on the Food Chain.

Our Current unit is: The Earth's Crust

Here are the current assignments: Science Probe Chapter 7
   Feb 27   Read pages 179-183 Complete questions CYU p. 183
   Feb 29 Fossils (Sheet to complete while reading)
   March 2 Lab 7.2: Observing Minerals (Due next class)
   March 8 Read p. 188-193. Complete CYU p. 193
   March 14 Read your section for the Science jigsaw
            group 1 section 7.5
            group 2 section 7.6
            group 3 section 7.8
       Complete the CYU questions for your group.
   March 15 Quiz on the jigsaw.

Section Two:
   March 27 Read p. 218-220 Do CYU p. 220 #1-4 and define
                highlighted words (in yellow)
   April 4th Read p. 221-223 Do CYU p. 223
               Pangea Puzzle (cut and paste) done in class
   April 10th Read p. 226-229 Complete CYU 3 1-3
   April 17th Read p. 236-243 Complete CYU p. 243
                Quiz Thursday on Chapter 8.
April 23 Read p. 246 - 251
April 25 Tsunami reading and questions to answer.
May 1   Read p. 255-261 Complete CYU #1-4 p. 261
May 3  Review and Test on Chapter 9


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