Friday May 18th, 2018

Happy Last Friday!!!!


There are no questions for today.

Today we will be finishing up the movie and our presentations.

Dress comfortably on Monday so our core can WIN at field day.  Monday you will have all four core classes in the morning, your electives and lunch as normal, you will participate in field day during our afternoon time with your 6th hour class.

Remember, Rockies Core needs to WIN!!!!

Thursday May 17th, 2018

Happy Last Thursday!!!

Question of the Day:

• What are two things you learned in science this year?

Today's Activities:

• Watch "Born in Asia"
• Go to Mrs. Venturo and watch the skits 

TOMORROW WE WILL FINISH OUR PRESENTATION

Wednesday May 16th, 2018

Happy Wednesday!!!

Today's objective:

• Understand how organisms and environments change over time

Question of the day:

• What are you doing this summer?

Today's activities:

• Present project

Homework:

• None

Tuesday May 15th, 2018

Happy Last Tuesday!!!!

Today's Objective:

• Show you are able to predict future environments and organisms based on the past.

Question of the Day:

• What do you think Colorado will look like 10 million years from now?  Why?
• Have you turned in your orange paper to your first hour teacher yet?

Today's Activities:

• Complete and turn in your final project-due by the end of class.

Homework:

• None

Monday May 14th, 2018

Happy Monday!!

Today's Objective:

• Show you are able to predict future environments and organisms based on the past.

Question of the Day:

• What was the environment like here in Colorado millions of years ago?
• What is a fossil?

Today's Activities:

• Continue working on your research project.
• If you finish your project, work on something for another class.

Homework:

• Your project is due by the end of class TOMORROW!!!  No late projects will be allowed.

Friday May 11th, 2018

Happy second to last Friday!!!!

Today's objective:

• Understand how and why organisms change over time due to their environment

Question of the Day:

• Which organism are you studying?
• What is the first thing you are going to do this summer?

Today's Activities:

• Continue working on final research project

Homework:

• Project is due at the end of the school day Monday.
• If you think you will complete your project before the end of class Monday, bring something else to work on.

Thursday May 10th, 2018

Happy Thursday!!

Today's Objective:

• Be able to explain how organisms have changed over time due to the environment.

Question of the Day:

• If you were an elephant would you rather have tusks or be tuskless?  Why?

Today's activities:

• Complete and turn in the Elephant questions
• Work on Final Project

Homework:

• Final project is due by Monday at 4:00pm

Wednesday May 9th, 2017

Happy Wednesday!!!

Today's objective:

• Understand how humans impact some adaptations in wild animals

Question of the Day:

• In the movie, "Growing Up Wild", which organism was most like humans and why?
• If you were one of the animals in the movie which of the five would you want to be and why?

Today's Activities:

• Go over final project - you will have class time tomorrow, Friday and Monday to work on it.  
• Begin "Going Tuskless" reading and questions - you will finish this before working on your final project

Homework:

• Final Project is due at the end of the school day Monday.

Tuesday May 8th, 2018

Happy Tuesday!!!

Today's objective:

• Be able to identify adaptations in organisms and tell how they help the organisms to survive.

Question of the Day:

• What is one adaptation a brown bear has and how does it help the organism survive?
• What is one adaptation a lion has and how does it help the organism survive?

Today's activities:

• Finish "Growing Up Wild" and your 10 adaptations list
• Continue with Some Like It Hot

Homework:

• None

Monday May 7th, 2018

Happy Monday!!

Today's objective:

• Understand how environmental factors can drive change in organisms

Question of the Day:

• How have penguins adapted to the environment they live in?
• What is one other organism that has adapted to its environment and how has it done so?

Today's activity:

• Some Like It Hot

Homework:

• None

Friday May 4th, 2018

Happy Friday!!!

Today's objective:

• Show knowledge of how organisms adapt to the environment

Question of the Day:

• Name two things you have learned so far from the movie

Today's activities:

• Finish movie and turn in worksheet

Homework:

• None

Thursday May 3rd, 2108

Happy Thursday!!!

Today's objective:

• Show how genetic technology had advanced throughout the years.

Question of the Day:

• Name one pro and one con of your genetic technology topic.
• What side do you agree with, the pro or con?

Today's activities:

• Share genetic technology research project
• Begin March of the Penguins

Homework:

• Give your family members a hug and tell them you appreciate them.

Wednesday May 2nd, 2018

Happy Wednesday!!

Today's objective:

• Show growth of science knowledge

Question of the Day:

• What are two ways humans negatively impact the environment?
• What are two organisms impacted by humans and how are they impacted?

Today's activities:

• Finish MAPS testing
• Work on project due tomorrow

Homework:

• Genetic Technology Research Project is due at the beginning of the class tomorrow, no exceptions!!

Tuesday May 1st, 2018

Happy Tuesday!!

Today's Objective:

• Show knowledge of science content

Question of the Day:

• What is your genetics technology research project topic?
• What are two things you have learned about your topic so far?

Today's activities:

• MAPS testing

Homework:

• Research project is due THURSDAY!!