DO NOW ObjectiveStudents will review classroom expectations Prompt Describe one thing you did over the break. Create one goal you’d like to achieve in school before the end of the school year.  Reminders: --BRING A NEW NOTEBOOK BY FRIDAY! --KEEP ALL HANDOUTS IN YOUR SCIENCE FOLDER. --THEY WILL BE PLACED IN YOUR NEW NOTEBOOK ON FRIDAY. January 5 th, 2015 This week’s HW: Dichotomous Key Practice – DUE FRIDAY

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What are the expectations that govern Science class? OBJECTIVES: 1.Classroom expectation turn and talk. 2.Expectations role-play. January 5 th, 2015

Agenda Reminders WRITE IN AGENDA: – HW: Dichotomous Key Practice, Due Friday, January 10 – Bring Journals by THIS FRIDAY, January 9 th. January 7 th, 2014

Classroom Expectations Jigsaw VOICE LEVELS: Tables 1, 3, and 5, – Why do we use different voice levels 0-4? What are they? Give an example of when we would each voice level. How do we answer questions? CLASSWORK: Tables 4, 6, and 8 – How should independent work be completed differently than partner or group work? What would be similar about independent, partner, and group work? GRADE IMPROVEMENT: Tables 2 and 7 – Where do you get late work? What are some ways you can improve your grade? When are tutorials? January 7 th, 2014

EXPECTATIONS ROLE-PLAY Each group will be given a situation or scenario to act out. 1.Decide who will play each part 2.Take 5 minutes to plan your act 3.When one group performs, the other groups will observe and critique.

DO NOW ObjectiveSWBAT explore how scientists identify and classify organisms. Prompt Using as much detail as possible, describe the mushroom below. Stinky squid (Pseudocolus fusiformis)  Reminders: --BRING A NEW NOTEBOOK BY FRIDAY! --KEEP ALL HANDOUTS IN YOUR SCIENCE FOLDER. --THEY WILL BE PLACED IN YOUR NEW NOTEBOOK ON FRIDAY. January 6 th, 2015 This week’s HW: Dichotomous Key Practice – DUE FRIDAY

TURN and TALK What do we mean when we say “external structures”? Why does this organism have two names? Stinky squid (Pseudocolus fusiformis) January 6 th, 2015

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do scientists use biological diagrams to classify organisms? OBJECTIVES: 1.Biological Drawing 2.Classifying Organisms Practice 3.Dichotomous Key Two-Column Notes January 6 th, 2015

Introduction to Biological Drawings: Plant Anatomy Plant features can be very complex and varied (different). With your table, discuss some of the differences in the leaves shown to the right.

Examples of Biological Drawings – Plant & Roots

Examples of Biological Drawings – Flowering Plant

Examples of Biological Drawings – Plant Leaves

January 8/9, 2014 Biological Diagram: Native Species 1.Take out your sheet titled, “How to make a Biological Diagram” 2. You will observe a plant specimen closely 3. Create a DETAILED, LABELED biological drawing of your specimen. Pg. “ Biological Diagram ”

Biological Drawing Rubric

Outside Expectations Level one voice. Stay on task. No running or playing. When finished, wait by the teacher. DRAW IN DETAIL!!!

Classifying Organisms Turn and Talk (Partner – Voice Level 1) Which external structures would you use to classify these organisms into two groups?

January 8/9, 2014 Biological Diagram: Native Species 1.Take out your Biological Diagram 2. Compare your drawing with the others at your table 3. Identify similarities and differences between all of them. 4. Classify them into two categories based on their external structures. (Be prepared to share) Pg. “ Biological Diagram ”

DO NOW (Pg. 79 in journal) ObjectiveSWBAT explore how scientists identify and classify organisms. Prompt Explain what external structures you might use to identify the two breeds of dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) below. Breed: Chihuahua Breed: Yellow Labrador Retriever  Reminders: --Voice Level 0 during Do Now --Remember independent work expectations --New composition books due TOMORROW January 8/9 th, 2014 Cedillo This week’s HW: Dichotomous Key Practice – DUE FRIDAY

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do scientists use external features to classify and identify organisms? OBJECTIVES: 1. Practice using observations to identify a species 2. Use a dichotomous key to identify a native Texas plant species January 8/9, 2014

Finish Reading – POPCORN!! Finish reading “The Key to Identification” Popcorn Reading Rules: – Read at least 3 sentences – Pay attention! – You can call on someone more than once but not if they were just reading before you (no ping- pong popcorn) Crash Course biology: Taxonomy

Video: Classifying Organisms TED ED

Tape Card on to Page 81 WRITE: Prediction: _____________________ Actual: _______________________ Using the checked external structures, what type of animal organism do you predict you have?

Animal Choices Determine which organism is represented by your observation card.

Answers

Observation Card Questions (Page 81) 1. Did you predict correctly? Why or why not? 2. Why does observing an animal’s features help identify that animal? Using dichotomous keys

Dichotomous Key Example Hummingbird Grebe Goldfish Lizard Rattlesnake Domestic Horse Sea Lion Big-Eared Bat

Dichotomous Key Example 2

Dichotomous Key Example 3

CARD SORT Match the 4 new cards with the appropriate organisms.

Answers

“The Key to Identification” Partner-read the article. What should our voice levels be? As you read, you will work with your partner to take two-column notes on page _____. TopicDetails

Ball Moss Live Oak Ashe Juniper Cedar Elm

NATIVE PLANT IDENTIFICATION Using the dichotomous key handouts, determine the scientific names for each the specimens at your table.

Identifying Aliens Using your handout, follow the clues on the front in order to put the correct binomial nomenclature (genus species) of the alien species under its picture. Practice Alien: I do, we do, you do Work on dichotomous key practice for rest of class.

DO NOW (Pg. 79 in journal) ObjectiveSWBAT explore how scientists identify and classify organisms. Prompt What is a dichotomous key? Why do scientists use them?  Reminders: --Voice Level 0 during Do Now --Remember independent work expectations --TAKE OUT YOUR HOMEWORK January 10 th 2014 Cedillo This week’s HW: Dichotomous Key Practice – DUE TODAY

Today ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can you use dichotomous keys to classify and identify organisms? OBJECTIVES: 1.Set up new notebooks 2.Practice using dichotomous keys to identify alien species January 10, 2014

Homework Make a pile fore the aisle.

Composition Book Fill in the information below on the cover of your composition notebook. Your Name 7 th Grade Science, Teacher, Period #

Composition Book Using a marker, write you name on all 3 edges YOUR NAME

Composition Book 1.Create Title Page on first page. NAME 7 th Grade Science Period # Mr. Hardie

Composition Book 2. Copy the class website below my name: NAME 7 th Grade Science Period # Mr. Hardie Class website: nce

Composition Book Starting with title page, number ALL of the pages in your notebook. NAME 7 th Grade Science Period # Mr. Hardie 1

Composition Book Inserts 1.Tape TOP TEN prompts on back of front cover. TOP TEN 1.Asofhsdaohadovjn 2.Sadfkasfkajflkasjvlakdn 3.Asddofkjasfjaslfkjas 4.Asfkkasnasd;vna 5.Fvljcvdlkjddflskjfwwf 6.Vdslkjsslffkjaslfkj 7.Asdlfkjsadlkkfjaslkf 8.Aslkdfjasdlkjfslskdjfas 9.Aslfkasjflsakjdflasjj 10.Asdlkfjadsljfsalfkj NAME 7 th Grade Science Period # Mr. Hardie

Identifying Aliens Due at end of class!