1. DO NOW Date: 2/24 Name three human body systems and their functions. USE YOUR NOTEBOOK TO FIND THE INFORMATION

2. READING DAY Level ZERO Voice

3. ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What are the levels of organization? OBJECTIVES: -Review levels of biological organization

4. Review Using your notebooks, you will complete the 4 sections of your sheet (7 minutes each). First section (genetics): Complete with your group Second section (Important vocab): A’s rotate clockwise to the next table, B’s next two tables, C’s next three tables, D’s stay put. Third section (Important vocab): Same rotation as second section Fourth Section (Levels of Org): Same as second section`

5. DO NOW Date: 2/25 What are three examples of genetic material?

6. ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How are the levels of biological organization connected? OBJECTIVES: -Review the answers to the Unit test on plants -Make corrections with explanations for any items missed.

7. Unit test corrections We will go over the answers Mark any you got wrong When I say, you will get up and find someone who has the right answer. The person with the right answer will explain why they got it right. You will record that answer on the back of your sheet. Find someone new for the next wrong answer you have. If you received a 100, you will serve as a resource to those who need explanations.

8. DO NOW Date: 2/26 What is the scientific definition of WORK?

9. ESSENTIAL QUESTION: OBJECTIVES: -Complete planet earth extension -Plant beans that have sprouted

10. Planet Earth extension Watch the clip Write a flow chart for the way energy travels through the organisms you observe in the clip.

11. Courtyard Expectations No more than a level 2 voice at all times while outside Stay on task When finished with drawings and observations, sit quietly and wait for the others to finish. Do not roam around courtyard

12. 4 Square Photosynthesis Turgor Pressure Phototropism Geotropism

13. 4 square Choose one activity from your TOP TEN list in the front of your notebook to complete for each square.

14. DO NOW Date: 2/27 What are three examples of genetic material?

15. ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How are the levels of biological organization connected? OBJECTIVES: -Review the answers to the Unit test on plants -Make corrections with explanations for any items missed.

16. Unit test corrections We will go over the answers Mark any you got wrong When I say, you will get up and find someone who has the right answer. The person with the right answer will explain why they got it right. You will record that answer on the back of your sheet. Find someone new for the next wrong answer you have. If you received a 100, you will serve as a resource to those who need explanations.

17. DO NOW Date: 2/28 Where does the energy in all of the food in the grocery store originate?

18. ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How does energy flow through ecosystems? OBJECTIVES: -Quick Write: Pick a topic! -Finish reviewing test -Set up new Unit in notebook

19. Quick Write Look through your notebook and pick a topic we have discussed in class this year. Make sure to pick a topic you feel you could explain in detail to a 6 th grader. Write ONLY your NAME and DATE at the top of the paper. Using the lined paper provided, write at least a half-page (do not skip lines) explaining the concept.

20. Video Blue Planet-Ocean Food Chain In your notebook on page_____ Draw a food chain that represents what you see in the video. Make sure you include the sun in your foodchain.

21. Unit: Ecology On page___ create a new Unit page and title it ECOLOGY. Title the next three pages GLOSSARY.

22. GLOSSARY ENTRY ECOLOGY: The study of the relationship between organisms and their environment. ENVIRONMENT: The living and non-living parts of an organism’s surroundings.

23. Living vs Non-living Create a t-chart and group the following items in the correct category: TreeWaterSandBacteria FungusMammalsAir Wind Rock Sun Living (Biotic) Non-living (Abiotic)