June 11, 2009
May 18, 2009
Water Story Presentations
Today students presented their water stories to class. Students did an excellent job! Good Times!
Students will have Final Exams on Thursday and Friday: Be sure to study with your CRCT Study Guide.
May 08, 2009
Finish the Story
Today students read a story about an ecological problem. The students paired up to complete the story with a happy ending. The rough draft should be completed in class today. Good Times! Have a nice weekend!
April 29, 2009
Clean Water Essay
Today students began working on Clean Water Essays.
Please use the following links for your research:
- Water Efficiency Magazine, The Journal for Water Conservation Professionals]
- Simple Ways to Conserve Water at Home
- Conserve Water In And Around The Home
- Drought and water-saving tips from the British Red Cross
- Water Conservation (WQIC topic area)
- The Alliance for Water Efficiency
- H2O Conserve Water Footprint Calculator
- Water Conserve: Water Conservation Portal
April 27, 2009
Optical Illusions
Today we discussed Optical illusions. CHewck out the Power Point: Download Illusions
April 24, 2009
CRCT Day for Science
You guys an gals did a great job today! I know your scores will be great. Have a nice weekend!
April 23, 2009
Curriculum Review
Today we continued to review the curriculum. Good Times!
April 21, 2009
CRCT Review
We continued to review for the CRCT this week. Use this Packet to review: Download CRCT STANDARDS 2008 Student Version
April 01, 2009
The Wayback Machine
CRCT Qiuz: Download CRCT Review Quiz
Dr.
California
has finally got the Way-back machine working. You work for his advertising agency. Your company has just won a contract with an unusual client. Most travel agencies sell vacations in space -- that is, you move from one place to another, spend some time there and then come home. Your client is unique. They sell vacations in time -- vacationers stay in the same space but travel back in time, enjoy (hopefully) some space there and then come home.
Your job is to develop a advertising Power Point showing people what their vacation destination will entail.
Choose a geologic period. Your commercial must include information that answers the following questions:
- What is the time range?
- What era is that part of? (When is the vacationer going?)
- What time period comes before and after yours?
- What makes your period unique (How will they know they are there?)
- What major events in geologic history occurred during this period? (What are the major attractions of the time?)
- Describe the animal life during this period? Include at least 3 animals in your description. (What is the wildlife like? Is the visitor likely to eat or be eaten?)
- Describe the plant life during this period? Include at least 2 plants in your description (Any vegetarian meals on the menu?)
- What was the climate like? (What should the traveler pack?)
Resources (The links below will open in new browser windows. Close the window to return to this page.)
- The Geologic Time Machine links the periods to good descriptions and graphics for each time period. You must choose one of these time periods for your presentation.
- US Geological Survey's The Geologic Time Scale gives brief descriptions of each period.
- The Paleomap Project has some great maps (of course) as well as some good information.
- The Geologic Timescale offers a good chart and details about each time period.
- If your time period includes dinosaurs, dinosauria.com may be for you.
- Check for extinctions during your time period at Minor Extinctions in Earth History.
- The Five Worst Extinctions in Earth's History at space.com is another extinction source. Close the pop-up windows as they appear.
The Process
- Use the resources listed above to research your time period.
- Answer the questions below as in your presentation.
- Use the information you have gathered to make a PowerPoint presentation
- Your final product must answer all the questions asked above.
See the entire sheet here: Download Dr.cali
March 31, 2009
CRCT Review
Download CRCT STANDARDS 2008 Student Version
Today we began our review for the CRCT. Please study the review packet for 30 minutes tonight.
Good Times!
March 26, 2009
Introduction to Evolution
Today we were introduced to the concept of Evolution. We discussed Charles Darwin and Natural Selection.
March 25, 2009
Reproduction Day 3
Today we discussed the differant ways organisms reproduce sexually. This included Fungi, Protists, Plants and Animal reproduction. We also learned how to use the Beyond Question voting remotes. Good Times!
March 23, 2009
Asexual Reproducation in Organisms
Today students learned about the types of asexual reproducation in organisms. See Powerpoint for details. Good Times!Download Types of Reproduction
March 19, 2009
Genetic Disorder Webquest
Today students used the websites: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/ and http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/whataregd/index.html to find out more about several genetic disorders.
Good Times!
March 18, 2009
Presentations and Genetic Disorders
Today we presented our Genetic Disorders to class. We also learned about CIPA: http://www.revver.com/video/215266/cnn-spotlight-on-roberto-cipa/ and several other disorders.
Good Times!
March 17, 2009
Dr. California Letter
The last two days we have been trying to diagnose a patient. Today we interpreted a Karyotype test and determined our patients disorder. We then wrote a letter to the patient describing the disorder.
Good Times!
Complete the disorder paper for homework.
March 13, 2009
9 Week Assessment and Karyotyping
Today we completed our 9 Week Assessment and learned about Karyotyping. Check out this link: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/traits/karyotype/
Have a great weekend!
March 12, 2009
Survey
Parent input is requested for future School Council programs. Simply go to the link printed below and respond. Your input is valued and appreciated. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=TzjcSkeWfnOrxYF_2fo4OqOQ_3d_3d
March 11, 2009
Gattaca and our genetic future.
Today we watched a video clip from ABC news: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Story?id=6998135&page=1 and then watched a clip from the movie Gattaca. We then discussed our genetic future. Good Times!
March 09, 2009
Project Presentations
Today students completed their selective breeding projects. Students also began the presentations of these projects. Good Times!
BTW; The Jekyll Movie is coming along nicely. Please send me any pics you may have for the movie ASAP!
Selective Breeding
This assignment can be completed in a group of two or you can work alone.
•Checklist:
•________ Create an intro slide that describes your groups topic and lists the group members.
•________ Create 5 slides that show pictures and describe the history of your topic.
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________ Relate the changes in your topic to selective breeding. ________Create a presentation that makes Mr. Cali say, “Wow!”
You can use these websites to get you started but you can come up with your own idea. Once your group has chosen a plant/animal, tell Mr. Cali so we don't have two groups working on the same topic.
History of Carrots: http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/history.html
History of Potatos: http://www.indepthinfo.com/potato/history.shtml
http://www.uwm.edu/~mroffers/glycoalkaloid.htm
History of Dogs: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/dogs/
History of Corn: http://www.faqfarm.com/Q/What_country_does_corn_come_from
http://maize.agron.iastate.edu/maizearticle.html
http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/exhibitdna/crops02.jsp
This is a a really good website when it is up http://www.nativetech.org/cornhusk/cornhusk.html
http://www.campsilos.org/mod3/index.shtml
Selective Breeding: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_breeding
