June 4-8

Monday 6-4-07
Washington D.C. Trip

Tuesday 6-5-07
Washington D.C. Trip
Wizard of Chemistry Presentation for some 8th graders

Wednesday 6-6-07
Washington D.C. Trip
Cardinals Baseball Game for some 8th graders

Thursday 6-7-07
Review for Final Exam
Continue to use Mrs. Curreri's Blog to help you study for the final exam.

Friday 6-8-07
Final Exam
I am Collecting Books today and Monday 6-11-07.

May 28- June 1

Monday 5-28-07
NO SCHOOL

Tuesday 5-29-07
NO SCHOOL

Wednesday 5-30-07
Tri-District Field Day

Thursday 5-31-07
Activity: Experiment on muscle strength and exercise, create a graph showing results
Websites:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=99473&page=1

Try this at home: http://www.tcpnow.com/grandparentsdaykit/part2/si74.pdf

Friday 6-1-07
Activity: Experiment on touch receptors and reflexes.
Websites:
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/receptor.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00386/touch/sensoryreceptors.htm

May 21-25

Monday 5-21-07
Activity:United Streaming Video: Discover Magazine: Brainstormers. Are you right-brained or left-brained? activity
Websites:
http://www.unitedstreaming.com/search/assetDetail.cfm?guidAssetID=F1D09DB2-30A9-4123-9C79-6032643D50F9

http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp

http://www.angelfire.com/wi/2brains/test.html

http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/dominance/index.htm

Tuesday 5-22-07
Activity:Online tutorial of the brain, label the parts of the brain
Websites:
http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenbrain/work/anatomy.html

Wednesday 5-23-07
Activity:Online tutorial of the heart and digestive system. Notebook check!
Websites:
http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp


Thursday 5-24-07
Activity: Experiment on muscle strength and exercise, create a graph showing results


Friday 5-25-07
NO SCHOOL

May 14-18

Monday 5-14-07
Activity: act out the flow of blood through the circulatory system
Homework: SG 12-2, mini book of heart and major blood vessels due Wednesday
Websites:
http://www.smm.org/heart/heart/in-out.htm

http://www.smm.org/heart/heart/pumping.htm

http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio105/circulat.htm

Tuesday 5-15-07
Activity:Build a model of the lungs and measure lung capacity using a model
Homework: none
Websites:
http://www.naturalhealthschool.com/10_2.html#im


Wednesday 5-16-07
Activity: SMART board lesson on arthropods, Virtual dissection of crayfish. Pre-lab discussion for tomorrow
Homework: Be prepared for tomorrow’s lab
Websites:
http://biog-101-104.bio.cornell.edu/BioG101_104/tutorials/animals/crayfish.html

http://www.aa.psu.edu/biology/crayfish/

http://www.dsb1.edu.on.ca/ecocampbickell/Golden%20Avenue%20Grade%206/website/characteristics.htm

http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/Animals/Arthropods.htm

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/shapeoflife/animals/arthropods.html

http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/parasitology/arthropods.htm


Thursday 5-17-07
Activity: Crayfish dissection
Homework:
Websites:
http://biog-101-104.bio.cornell.edu/BioG101_104/tutorials/animals/crayfish.html

http://www.aa.psu.edu/biology/crayfish/

Matrix Survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=307703716823



Friday 5-18-07
No School

May 7-11

Monday 5-7-07
Activity:Visit “My Pyramid” website and get a “My Pyramid Plan” based on height, weight, and physical activity. View each category in the pyramid (on website) and list 3 examples for each.
Homework:Quiz Wednesday on labeling the digestive system
Websites:
http://www.mypyramid.gov/index.html

http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/resources/mpk_worksheet.pdf

http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/resources/mpk3_lesson3.pdf

http://www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/index.html

Tuesday 5-8-07
Activity: Notes on organ function in digestive system. Lab activity on taste vs. smell
Websites:
http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/topics/smell_taste.cfm

http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/tastevsmell.html

Wednesday 5-9-07
Activity:Written quiz on digestive system, SMART board notes on function of organs in digestive system.
Homework:Make mini book of digestive system or write a story (dialogue) involving digestive organs.
Websites:
http://training.seer.cancer.gov/module_anatomy/unit10_5_quiz_dd_1.html

Thursday 5-10-07
Activity:Virtual dissection lab, virtual quiz on digestive system
Websites:
http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/faculty/Michael.Gregory/files/Bio%20102/Bio%20102%20Laboratory/Fetal%20Pig/Fetal%20Pig.htm

http://www.hillstrath.on.ca/moffatt/bio3a/fetalpig/fpdsf01.html

http://www.biologycorner.com/pig/fetal.html

http://hes.ucf.k12.pa.us/gclaypo/digestivequiz.html

http://training.seer.cancer.gov/module_anatomy/unit10_5_quiz_dd_1.html

http://www.quia.com/jg/66042.html

http://www.tvdsb.on.ca/westmin/science/sbi3a1/digest/digdiag.htm

Friday 5-11-07
Activity:SMART board notes on blood function and components, build a model of blood components
Homework:Make mini book of blood components. Bring in an empty soda bottle for Monday.
Websites:
http://anthro.palomar.edu/blood/quizzes/bldquiz1.htm

http://anthro.palomar.edu/blood/blood_components.htm