PKY Science Agenda

Agenda now until Final Exams

2010-06-01T05:03:00.000-07:00

Hello,

This is our last agenda for the year. The week looks like this:

1. Day one - one on one grading half the class ; other students study for finals, finish courswork, prepare final exam
2. Day two - one and one grading other half ; othe students study and prepare

You have one exam and an opportunity for extra points if you choose:

Final Exam - multiple choice - 200 pts- All questions will be made directly from the state standards found here http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AaoG5TaoiHZMZGMyajl0cHFfMjY1cHBkN2o4ZGM&hl=en

Creative Choice -(Bonus 50 pts) research based and problem solving :http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AaoG5TaoiHZMZGMyajl0cHFfMjY2ZmhwZnZuZDI&hl=en

Agenda Thursday and Friday May 27 - 28

2010-05-27T05:00:00.000-07:00

Beach Ball Science

(Counts as one assignment, or you can place multiple state standards on this assignment)

1. Question - does movement help the power you can put into kicking a beach ball? (S)

2. (G) - This could be done using past experience

3. (H) - Your guess

4. (E) - Steps - not too many, just enough

5. (R) - What happened

6. (C) - Talk about your results, be specific

When done, you can work on assignment list or standards work

Agenda Tuesday and Wednesday May 25-26

2010-05-25T05:22:00.000-07:00

Standards Based Learning - an alternative

How to do standards based learning - it's actually quite easy

1, Find and choose your standards for your subject (in this case life science) - go to http://www.floridastandards.org/

2. See which assignments you can match the standard to

3. Do research on a subject your like (web, field trip, anything)

4. Create an artifact and place the standard on the artifact

5. Defend your knowledge (public in class, to an expert, many possibilities here)

****This can be done instead of the regular science curriculum if you choose****

Agenda Monday May 24

2010-05-24T05:29:00.000-07:00

Hello All,

Today is a symbaloo check. This page will be your "portal" to your e-portfolio. This should be your focus today. Also, any students wanting to present your 20% projects should do so. Have a great day - Mr. H

Agenday Tuesday and Wednesday May 18-19

2010-05-18T06:22:00.001-07:00

The Life of Spore : Warm-up

1. Fill out your goal cards

2. Prepare grades for all assignments.

3. Choose your goals (including today's alternate choices)

The mystery of the non-living aquarium!

Guess what life forms exist (if any)

Take samples from aquarium out back (it started clean) and see what life forms can be found (microscope) - Describe in your blog what you guess is (before looking). Describe what you see. Use internet sources to help you figure out what you found.

Mythbusters to attack our video Wednesday night

2010-05-17T05:36:00.000-07:00

Remember this video, Mythbusters is going to attack this on Wednesday night this week!! Check it out, blog about it and get one assinment credit!!

Thursday and Friday May 13-14

2010-05-12T15:13:00.000-07:00

Human Growth and Reproduction:

We will be using the following website to assist us. This site is peer reviewed by professionals and is age appropriate. You must stay on the site and be in the domain of /sexualhealth/. Those words must be at the top of your address bar. I will explain how to do this before you begin. The site is interesting and relevent to adolesent people your age.

This is the site : http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/

You will provide evidence of learning linked from your symbaloo site. Your evidence will be choice by you that shows you have learned what you set out to learn. Enjoy learning.

When you are done, you may begin your science course work. Thank you - Mr. Hollinger

Thursday May 06

2010-05-05T12:15:00.000-07:00

1. Work Day -

2. Grading for all students

3. Drop any one assignment if you do this writing promp (it will take 15-30 minutes to do)

Using your knowledge of the scientific method, design a controlled experiment that examines the effect of differing amounts of fertilizer on plant growth. Include the following five terms in your discussion: Hypothesis, control group, variable, constant, data .

4. Check out the real carnivorous plants, they are cool!

Agenda Wednesday

2010-04-28T10:56:00.000-07:00

Deadly Plants

Pick one of these assignments:

Describe the special adaptaions of your two choices (GD or slideshow) - Include whe geographic location of where it can be found and the environment characteristics

Describe the different genus of carnivorous plants in Florida. Make a cookbook style list of all necessary steps to care for each species. *

Be an expert - Pick one genus of carnivorous plants - become an expert- *

Where is is found
What is the soil type
What is the yearly cycle (dormancy or not?)
How easy is it to propagate (different ways to propogate)
Endangered status
Anything else?

4. Assignments with a * will make you carnivorous plant certified (can take one home at the end of the unit perhaps)

5. Continue online courswork.

6. Here is the link to the carnivorous plant powerpoint : http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AaoG5TaoiHZMZGMyajl0cHFfMjQ3aHE0a3o4Y3E&hl=en

Agenda Tuesday and Wednesday April 20-21

2010-04-20T05:23:00.000-07:00

This kid knows how to celebrate! Oh yeah!

Work Day-
1. Use the sidebar to find and complete your online coursework.

2. I will come around to each student individually to look at your progress and enter grades as necessary.

Agenda Thursday and Friday April 14-15

2010-04-15T13:18:00.000-07:00

1. Share Phylum posters as needed.

2. Outdoor observation adventure (results should be in your blog)

3. Science coursework

Agenda Wednesday, Thrusday, and Friday March 31, April 1,2

2010-03-31T08:01:00.001-07:00

Hello - Use your google calendar and look at the goals you have set and the assignments you will choose. I will be comming around and grading what you have done.

FILL THIS SURVEY OUT PLEASE NOW!! - http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22AF9GE564Z

Here is some useful links for your Florida Endangered Project

Here's the link to a Google spreadsheet with all the species and to whom they've been assigned: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0ApSBaekVbLRAdExwWnJ4eEdVRjlFQmhHZTBEVkFNUkE&hl=en

Focus on the following research directions:

What it is, in normal English?
In what part of Florida does it live?
To which natural community does it belong? (this one is really important!)
Who out there seems to know a lot about this species?
What seems to be its problem?
What is threatening its survival?

20% day

2010-03-29T05:30:00.000-07:00

Work on your 20% projects. Double check your google calendar.

1. FILL OUT THIS FORM NOW!! (please) : http://spreadsheets.google.com/a/pkyonge.ufl.edu/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dFlBUTVFRDNPUjk3MlR2QTVSNlVDQXc6MA

If you have not done so already, go to this link and put in your computer #: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDZHQ2FyeGUwbXduR2lmNXRNa0RwYkE6MA

Thursday March 17

2010-03-17T07:04:00.001-07:00

Organize yourself Day!!!!

0. Fill out this form NOW - https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDZHQ2FyeGUwbXduR2lmNXRNa0RwYkE6MA

1. Show that you can logon to "mygradebook.com"

2. Check and read the 3 units on the sidebar of this blog

3. Use your google calendar to set what days you will finish which assignment.

4. Send a copy of your calendar to one student and your parent.

5. If you have email records that your finished the above, you my begin science work or engage in a certified brain game.

Agenda Monday March 15

2010-03-15T05:06:00.000-07:00

1. Fill out this form if you didn't check your email https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEVaUXlXYTI5bEl3YWJtVnc2dlJwQ3c6MA
1.5 Computer # form - fill this out also if you haven't already https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDZHQ2FyeGUwbXduR2lmNXRNa0RwYkE6MA
1.6 - Parent email form is here - https://spreadsheets0.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGx6d2hjbjJMX091NnRDRlgyMk1xOXc6MA

2. PLEASE update you symbaloo pages!! Put ALL assingments on your page

New scientific paper on Darwin's Birds
Florida Endangered Page
Anything else?

3. Work on 20% projects - Decide how it will be shared.

Agenda Thursday March 11

2010-03-10T11:05:00.000-08:00

Microscopic Adventure

1. Prepare a notebook and something to write with

2. Make a venn chart for your observations

3. Share a microscope with a partner

4. Put diagram on your blog

Then. . .

Florida Endangered Page

Scientific Paper on Darwin's Birds

Online course for Evolution https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AaoG5TaoiHZMZGMyajl0cHFfMjMzZGttc3JkeHc&hl=en

Agenda Monday March 8

2010-03-08T05:48:00.001-08:00

20% Day

1. Start a google calendar.
2. Write down what you think your due date should be.
3. See what else you can do with your calendar.
4. Continue your 20% work.

Friday March 4 - Sub Plans

2010-03-04T05:23:00.000-08:00

Sub Plans for Friday March 4

You will be using the desktop computer to do these plans. The computer will show up on the front screen not the actual computer monitor. If you need assistance, students may help.

1. Watch the video Titled - Discovery Evolution (it will be saved on the desktop of the computer and also in the class flash drive)

2. Have students use their own paper and pencil to answer the following questions

Name more than one idea that scientists believe caused a mass extinction of the dinosaurs.

What conditions are necessary to sustain life on Earth?

How was natural selection discussed in the video?

What do hominid fossils tell us about our own anscestors?

4. Use green books and answer questions 1-7 on page 161 about evolution and natural selection if time permits.

Thursday and Friday March 4-5

2010-03-02T05:49:00.000-08:00

1. Work Day - The one and only day they can use the word "Done" (that's right, the four letter 'D' word)
2. Library visit to look at senior projects
3. You can choose any game we have used in science this year when you are checked off, graded and done.
4. You can also continue work on your 20% project

Agenda Tuesday and Wednesday March 2

2010-03-02T05:27:00.000-08:00

Work Day

Jobs to be done:
1. Scientific paper on bird beak lab - (peer reviewed by student and adult before grading)
2. Florida Endangered page (google doc) (photo, elementary answers to Mr. Cunningham's research questions)

What it is, in normal English?
In what part of Florida does it live?
To which natural community does it belong? (this one is really important!)
Who out there seems to know a lot about this species?
What seems to be its problem?
What is threatening its survival?

3. Build a fish : Build a Fish : http://sea.sheddaquarium.org/sea/interactive_module.asp?id=7#

Monday February 29 2010

2010-02-28T16:20:00.000-08:00

20%
1. Answer or revise your driving question as needed. Must be approved by Mr. H
2. Fill your evernote page with valid and useful web pages relating to your topic (includeing pictures if that helps)
3. Make a list of experts with contact information that can be contacted. (phone #, skype, email etc)
4. Create one google doc that you will use as a planning page - Write about what your finished product will look like.

Agenda Thursday and Friday Februrary 25-26

2010-02-23T03:26:00.000-08:00

1. Organize your information : an official scientific paper on Darwin's Birds (your lab you did last class)
- State the problem (from lab)
- gather information (done together and/or alone) try this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcjgWov7mTM
-Hypothesis - (your guess)
- experiment (steps, can this be copies exactly)
- Results (your spreadsheet and graphs)
-Conclusion - tie together the results with what your learned about Darwin and the finches. (The questions from yesterday will guide a good conclusion)

2. You paper must be peer reivewed by one student and one adult. (Hint, try emailing your parents or family or friends) - You can make your document shared.

Tuesday and Wednesday February 23-24

2010-02-22T12:40:00.000-08:00

1. Watch Darwin and his tortoises.

2. Prepare logs for ""Survival of the Fittest"

3. Survival lab

--To get an 'A'

a spreadsheet completed by all group members
at least 3 different graphs
Proof that relates to multiple data when answering the questions from the link below

--To get a 'B'

a spreadsheet completed by all group members
a graph that helps explain your results
proof that relates to your data when answering the questions below

--To get a 'C'

a spreadsheet completed by all group members
no data proof in your answers from the link below

6. Here are the questions : https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AaoG5TaoiHZMZGMyajl0cHFfMjI1ZHBoaHZ6Y3Q&hl=en

7. Here is a spreasheet example :https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AqoG5TaoiHZMdFFjMDctZ3RNVEtIcmkyWU56dVZtM2c&hl=en

Agenda Monday February 22

2010-02-22T05:44:00.001-08:00

1. Go to your email

2. Open the spreadsheet I sent you.

3. Wait for me

Science Agenda and Sub Plans Thursday and Friday February 18-19

2010-02-17T17:04:00.001-08:00

Hello Students - Have a great day and here is what you will do together.

Pick one student to be in charge of the teacher desktop computer
Take attendance (done by sub using sheets on desk)
Check seating chart and have all students in the wrong seat do plan B (see below)
Have all students prepare themselves with a notebook and something to write with
Watch this video (17 minutes) on evolution http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcjgWov7mTM
Make comic book about the moths from the video - what happened first? what changed that put pressure on a certain color? who survived? Make sure you use little baloons for their voices, have fun with it.
Take some time to share your comics with the class one person at a time.
Now check this out : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCXzcPNsqGA
Write a response to this video: how is it like the other video? which video explained it better for you
The more generations are born, the easier it is to study and witness evolution. What type of living things would be possible to see evolution and natural selection take place. What types of living things would be very difficult to view in a human lifetime (i.e. long living things)
If you have time after all of this, you may read the chapter on evolution from the green science book (dont' worry, you dont' have to do any questions) and explain how it is similar or different from these videos. Which way helps you learn the most?

Plan B-

Read the chapter on Evolution from the green text book in the office. Answer all checkup questions and end of chapter questions. Also, do two column notes from all vocabulary words in the chapter.

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2010-02-16T04:06:00.000-08:00

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Agenda Wednesday and Thursday February 10-11

2010-02-09T18:14:00.000-08:00

0. Math challenge (optional if you dare) - what is the lowest number divisible by the numbers 1-10?

1. (Do not start until Mr. H says go) - Look up information on how Natural Selection and Evolution work together. You have 25 minutes. (cite EVERYTHING!) - Evernote will help with this

2. Create a shared document (google) between you and your shoulder partner.

one partner will work on Natural Selection, the other partner will work on Evolution.

3. Be as creative and as clear as possible on how these two scientific concepts work together.
How does this relate to the game Pandemic or the Darwin game from earlier agendas?
How does it relate to the similarities and differences between tiger salamanders and axolotls?
How does it relate to making the varsity basketball or baseball team?
What evidence do scientists use to explain these concepts?
How does it relate to resistent bacteria and the overuse of antibiotics?
Some other way to explain it?

4. This work will be publicly presented in the last 20 minutes of class.

Agenda Monday and Tuesday February 8-9

2010-02-07T16:31:00.000-08:00

1. Work Day: Finish anything that is not done, you MUST check past agendas (think about mitosis animation, final answers from TWO discussion groups, ask me if you think your done)

2. Adopt and axolotl (optional)

Pick an axolotl and use a google doc to write the phenotype and genotype
You will need to bring a small clean container that holds about .25 liters or more of water.
Bags of adult brine shrimp would be nice also if you live near aquatropics
You will start a spreadsheet and measure your axolotl (you can share with a partner) and take water temperature and keep track of any vital data
Keep them alive!

3. Choose one of your recent products and prepare it for peer review

4. Mitosis Dance preparation for Thursday!! (t-shirt color)

4. Find a scientist, check with me and prepare your email.

Agenda Thursday and Friday February 4-5

2010-02-03T09:10:00.000-08:00

1. Quiz on viruses and the Pandemic Game: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHJ3YlM5amQwMjdiWExHeVU5ckNaOEE6MA

1.5- Science math connection: 1 out of 50000 bacteria is resistant to penicillin (a drug that should kill them) . If there are more than 100 resistant bacteria, they can breed into a new colonoy that can't be stopped by drugs (AHHHH!). What is the highest number of bacteria we can allow to breed if we don't want the resistant bacteria to reproduce?

2. Genetics Quiz: Level 3=D, Level 4= C, Level 5=B, Level 6=A - http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/games/game_dogbreeding.html

3. Contribute to this discussion: You will have these questions. http://groups.google.com/group/pressure-to-survive

4. Rate the answers. See if anyone used references on questions #4. If so, give them 5 stars for sure!!!

5. Gentics game with pressure!!

6. Continue next chapter on the virus article and add the answers to these questions to your google doc (which should already be a button)

-What virus is spreading due to long term environmental change?

-How does human population effect the spread of a virus?

-Why is it dangerous for us when mosquitoes and viruses change?

-What is putting pressure on mosquitoes and viruses to change? (the change or die method of survival!)

2010-02-01T16:27:00.000-08:00

1. Take the tour - write a short summery on the "environmental change" on a google doc and make this a symbaloo button. This will be a longer assignment so don't loose it (make it a button!)
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/epidemic/prologue/prologue.html
Answer these questions.
1. How does an environmental change effect the spread of viruses?
2. What environmental change helped the spread of the Hantavirus?
3. What could help us predict another outbreak of the Hantavirus?

2. Try Pandemic II again! - http://www.crazymonkeygames.com/fullscreen.php?game=Pandemic-2

3. Contribute to this discussion: You will have these questions. http://groups.google.com/group/pressure-to-survive

1. What pressures make the virus in the game Pandemic have to change to survive (and destroy).

2. How is the game similar to the axoltol's development in Lake Xochimilco? (Hint: what pressures were put on the axolotl (when it was a salamander) to change or die as a species?

3. How did neoteny (new word huh!) help the axolotls survival in Lake Xochimilco?

4. What pressures are on the axolotl today?

5. Optional game - survival game - http://science.discovery.com/interactives/literacy/darwin/darwin.html

Agenda February 1

2010-01-31T10:40:00.000-08:00

Science Game Day

1Pandemic II - evolve a deadly organism and destroy the Earth - pretty scary! http://www.crazymonkeygames.com/fullscreen.php?game=Pandemic-2

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other games, for another day

1. Survival Game - Can your species make it a million years? http://science.discovery.com/interactives/literacy/darwin/darwin.html

2. Put together the bones of ancient creatures! http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/games/skeleton_jigsaw/

3. Can you guess which animals are most closely related? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/change/family/index.html

5. Can you build a balanced food chain? http://puzzling.caret.cam.ac.uk/game.php?game=foodchain

Agenda Thursday and Friday

2010-01-27T12:50:00.000-08:00

Tiger Salamander vs Axolotl!!

1. Genetics challenge (done with shoulder partner!) http://docs.google.com/View?id=dc2j9tpq_216czc477gh - (each of you must have your name on it - and have it on your symbaloo page - hint. . .make it a shared google document)

2. Finish Mitosis animation

3. Finish the 3 cell questions on google docs and tell us which students influenced you from the discussion group

4. Double check your symbaloo page is up to date with all assingments.

5. Check my last email for what is due today.

6. See me if you have finished all items on the email so I can guide your next step.

Agenda Tuesday and Wednesday January 26-27

2010-01-25T16:47:00.000-08:00

1. Finish Mitosis Animations

2. Genetics Review (3o minutes after the bell - optional unless you missed last class)

2.5. Make a punnet square for two wild type heterozygous axolotls (Bb) . Out of 350 babies, about how many can we expect to be albino? (if you can't answer this, you must report to the genetics session)

3. Mitosis Dance Break

4. Go to the discussion forum and finish rating your classmates. When you complete this, use google docs to make official answers to the 3 questions. List which student's answers influenced you (like a citation)

5. Make sure these assignments and the discussion group site is posted on your symbaloo page.

6. Read this article http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/lsps07.sci.life.stru.celldiagram/

7. Answer the questions under (questions for discussion) - use google docs an post this to your symbaloo page

Agenda Thursday and Friday January 21-22

2010-01-20T08:31:00.000-08:00

1. Return to the discussion group on the differences between plant and animal cells.

http://groups.google.com/group/pkyscience7-cell-comparing
2. Read through the answers and rate each post honestly.

3. Compose your best answer for each discussion question using google docs and cite which student's reply helped you the most.

4. Post this assignment on your symbaloo page

4.5 Begin genetics and Punnet squares (you must have evernote ready)

5. Finish mitosis animations

6. Continue to the next article (with interactive cell) http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/lsps07.sci.life.stru.celldiagram/

7.

Agenda Tuesday and Wednesday Janurary 19-20

2010-01-18T11:07:00.000-08:00

1. Read the article "Comparing Animal and Plant cells" - http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.cell.animplant/

2. Join this discussion group and answer each of the questions at this link http://groups.google.com/group/pkyscience7-cell-comparing

3. You will use this discussion to put your actual answers for me next class.

4. Continue your mitosis animation

4.5 - Post ALL of your assignments on your sybaloo page - you need to do some organization

6. Choose one (for 50 pts) from the list below (Don't forget to site your work)
- Describe the most important parts of a cell and describe what they do and why they are important.
-Describe the different types of cells that appear in bodies. Explain how they are different and what are their different funcitons.
-Embryology - Look at how an animal develops from a single egg and follows mitosis until in forms into a complete organism.

Agenda Wednesday and Thursday January 13-14

2010-01-13T04:54:00.000-08:00

Here is another example of mitosis in animation.

1. Finish Mitosis animation

2. Look at the last agendas and finish the other cell related assignments

3. Your group will be called up to view human cells and cells in mitosis. You will need to put results in your evernote page.

4. Explain the difference between animal cell and plant cell (up to 50 pts, required) - There are many ways to do this, so be creative and have fun3.

5. Choose one (for 50 pts) from the list below

Choose the most important parts of a cell and describe what they do and why they are important.

Describe the different types of cells that appear in bodies. Explain how they are different and what are their different funcitons.

Embryology - Look at how an animal develops from a single egg and follows mitosis until in forms into a complete organism.

Science Agenda January 11-12

2010-01-10T16:27:00.000-08:00

Here is an example of 'A' work (Ok it's professionally done!)

1. Check last agenda - You will probably be working on your mitosis animation. We will begin sharing these as you complete them.

2. There are other assingments that are worth points. You should begin these when you are done with you animations.

3. QUIZ - MITOSIS - (Dance)

Science Agenda Janurary 7-8

2010-01-06T11:42:00.000-08:00

1. Begin cell mitosis animation (100 pts required)
2. Explain the difference between animal cell and plant cell (up to 50 pts, required) - There are many ways to do this, so be creative and have fun
3. Choose one (for 50 pts)

Choose the most important parts of a cell and describe what they do and why they are important.
Describe the different types of cells that appear in bodies. Explain how they are different and what are their different funcitons.
Embryology - Look at how an animal develops from a single egg and follows mitosis until in forms into a complete organism.

4. Look at earlier agendas to see what you are missing.

5. Brain break - Mitosis Dance introduction

Welcome Back - Science Agenda

2010-01-04T06:00:00.000-08:00

This is a bit random, but the first dog looks like mine so I had to put it in!

1 Introduction of technology upgrades

1.5 Technology check - make sure you remember how to get to all of your stuff - blogger, evernote, mygradebook (you can check your final exam grade)

2. Prepare for Mitosis Olympics (after a brief speech from Mr. H - You will need your evernote account ready) - new words for evernote - spindle fibers, centrioles -- Old words - nucleus, cell membrane, nuclear membrane, chromosomes,

3. Make Mitosis Cards

4. Mitosis Olympics

5. Begin mitosis animation (use any program you want, I actually use powerpoint, I'll show you how)

Final Exam Link

2009-12-16T05:24:00.000-08:00

- Your final exam link will be found here on Exam day:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGg0c2ZQOGFKR0RudEtvZTk0UHQtakE6MA

Here are the pictures for the final exam: http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AaoG5TaoiHZMZGMyajl0cHFfMTk4ZjMzNjR2dnc&hl=en

Final Exam Rules:

you may use internet
you may use your study guide (10 pts bonus for full completion)
you may NOT use other students or other students study guides
you may NOT wander to other computers or have your gmail chat boxes open with other students

Monday and Tuesday December 14-15

2009-12-14T07:30:00.000-08:00

Science Agenda:

If you don't get asked to login, try this: https://filter.pky.ufl.edu:8081/AuthenticationServer/AuthenticationForm.jsp?error=453&IP=10.5.73.254&URL=http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/&ac=11260881351261

1. Alien Jelly fish found! http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/12/photogalleries/091211-alien-jellyfish-pictures-arctic/index.html

2. Study Day - Here are my recommendations:

fill out science study guide
Do science work from last class
Do science make-up work
Study guides for another class

3. If you are unfocused: watch this and you will feel better (seriously, don't watch this, it is a sick interpretation of Makenzie's MIND!!!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlNw5ZuDYsk

Agenda Thursday and Friday December 10-11

2009-12-09T12:53:00.000-08:00

Science Agenda

1. Watch the video above. Put down the 4 most important things (you decided) into your BLOG for today. We will go back to the blog later. (20 pts)

1. List 4 differences (in your evernote page) between plant cells and animal cells: Use this w5ebsite:http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm (20 pts)

3. Problem solving -(on your Blog) how does an organism grow? Bigger cells or more cells? Cite your answers (10 pts) -

4. Mitosis - How cells divide?http://www.cellsalive.com/mitosis.htm

4.7 - Go to http://www.queeky.com/app/ and draw the steps of mitosis. Here is how you put it on a document:

draw your work
goto file, then download the image to you comptuer - choose desktop
then open google docs
choose "new presentation"
press the upload image button
choose your image that you saved to the desktop
paste the image and you can add text boxes to label the parts

4. 5 - Use the microscope to examine what you see in the slides provided. What sort of cells do you see? Use drawings, pictures from the internet or words to give descriptions - This is done on your Blog (20 pts)

5. Next job - animate the steps of mitosis - label the parts of the cell (100pts)

label important parts of a cell (eukaryotic)

show the 6 steps of mitosis

choose a way to animate (powerpoint - flip book style, something else)

Tuesday and Wednesday December 8-9

2009-12-08T04:54:00.000-08:00

Agenda - Last work day before you get new stuff

Read this and post into your evenote page: http://www.gainesville.com/article/20091208/ARTICLES/912081002/1118?Title=UF-s-McKnight-Brain-Institute-lands-2-4M-grant-to-study-regeneration-
Finish things in this order

glogster (with citations)

find scientist and put scientist on my spreadsheet

compose and send email

make the changes your scientists recommends

send a polite reply (let me see it)

Start paper on protists -GO IN ORDER OR SCIENTIFIC PROCESS

Make spreadsheet for "record results" - if you identify 5 protists, it is an 'A' (as long as the rest of your paper is good"

Look below to yesterdays class to help identify protists

Have your paper peer reviewed by one classmate and put their name at the bottom : here is some 'A' work"http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYc9dh1pybFqZGRjeDljcjhfMTNnY2hyeDljOA&hl=en

Monday Decmeber 7

2009-12-05T18:18:00.000-08:00

Agenda for Monday (go in this order)
1. Finish glogster (let me see it)
2. Find scientist
3. Compose and send email (let me see this)
4. Start the first 4 sections of your scientific paper
5. Use microscopes to view and identify protists
6. Fill out spreadsheet (the Record Results section)
7. Finish paper on protists (let me see it)
8. Become a coach for someone else

Here is a place that is about as good as the book at identifying protists - http://www.microscope-microscope.org/applications/pond-critters/pond-critters.htm

Here is a begining of what will be on your final exam - look for a couple of minor changes over this week, but not much. http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AaoG5TaoiHZMZGMyajl0cHFfMTk1ZnRwdmNuZ2I&hl=en

Here is some 'A' paper : http://docs.google.com/View?id=dcj5vvfb_17cq7qbmgk

Tuesday and Wednesday December 1-2

2009-11-30T16:27:00.001-08:00

Science Agenda:

1. Check out this movie - Math and Tigers don't mix, or do they? http://www.fliqz.com/aspx/permalink.aspx?vid=68640ec368344c5caafb1f87eee50bcc

2. Top things to do:

finish Glogster for good

send email to scientist TODAY!

Complete paper on protists - Identify 5 and you get an 'A' - must be confirmed by me - there is a spreadsheet example on previous agendas

3. Quiz Quiz Trade - Brain Break

4. Grade Sheets Due at end of class

5. Other things to do -

Find another scientist if you do not have a response
Write your reply and have it checked by me

Monday and Tuesday November 23-24

2009-11-23T03:05:00.000-08:00

Science Agenda

1. Today is a work day.

1.5 - Have your email response to your scientist (if they wrote to you) checked by me before sending. Always copy me on the email when you contact a scientist.

2. You should be using the microscopes and investigating pond water. Here is an example of 'A' work spreadsheet! http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=t18idipi8OmIcgT4IxBx9XQ&output=html

2.5. Put some information in your evernote about these protist "main characters" - Stentor, paramecium, aboeba, spirogyra, blepharisma, paranema - also, these guys even though they are not protists - rotifer, daphnia,

3. Write your scientific paper on pond water investigations.

4. Look at ealier agendas to see what tasks you have.

5. Here is something cool: click on "camera trap" and see what they got on film: http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/camera-traps/ecuador/amazoncameratrap.html

7. Here is the data from our water testing in the creek. Copy and save this into your own google docs account so we can do something with it later. http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AaoG5TaoiHZMZGMyajl0cHFfMTk0Y3d2cDl4N2I&hl=en

Thursday November 19 - same as before

2009-11-17T03:16:00.000-08:00

You Don't need sound with this video - use headphones if you do

Science Agenda
1. Log in to evernote, blogger, and google docs
1.5 Check email and be ready to respond politely to your scientist contact (if you have a contact) 3. Put these words and use your evernote to get descriptions - eukaryotic, prokaryotic, cell, protist, nucleus, flagella, cilia
4. Complete the S (State the problem), G (Gather information) , and H (hypothesis) of a scientific paper investigation on pond water
5. For the E (experiment), describe your steps and using a microscope
6. For the R (Record results) make a spreadsheet with the following fields - Observation # unicellular, multicellular, cilliate, flagellate, eukaryotic, prokaryotic, 10 second count (this helps you figure out how many protist there are in 10 seconds) , microenvironment description, water container #, water type, for 'A' students only protist identification - or. . .just be lazy and use my spreadsheet here :http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AqoG5TaoiHZMdEM2dkJUck5jYzdZTUNHd1Z6Qm5LY3c&hl=en
7. This will help with identification: http://www.funsci.com/fun3_en/protists/exhibition.htm8. Riley K. found this great site!: http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/12622-the-world-of-the-microscope-organisms-in-pond-water-video.htm
8. Here is a link to how to write a great email: http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AaoG5TaoiHZMZGMyajl0cHFfMTkzY2pkODZkZms&hl=en

Monday November 15

2009-11-15T14:23:00.001-08:00

Science Agenda Monday

It's a work day!
1. Finish your email to scientist (I sent you a good example)
2. Find your scientist
3. Let me know their name and university location
4. Finish any scientific papers (Cuban Tree Frogs, Pond water investigations)
5. Send email to Mr. C (gregc@pky.ufl.edu) for Cunningham seal of approval
6. Work on glogsters
7. Anything else? See me

Friday November 13

2009-11-13T07:33:00.000-08:00

Agenda Friday (The 13th!!!)
1. Work Day

email to scientist
find scientist (DO NOT EMAIL UNTIL I HAVE SEEN YOUR CONTACT)
glogster
scientific paper on pond water
scientific paper on cuban tree frogs

World Water Monitoring Day!

2009-11-12T02:46:00.000-08:00

Agenda
1. Watch this Video

2. Introduction to water monitoring day (open your evernote page for a couple of new words)

3. Water Testing and results

4. Do a blog on today's experience

5. Work on other work (glogster, email to scientist - check last classes agenda for examples, find scientist)

Monday and Tuescday November 9-10

2009-11-08T12:53:00.000-08:00

Science Agenda:

1. Begin or Continue your research on what is in pond water: ask yourself these questions about your work:

Am I recording information accurately (which water I took from, what magnification I'm using, what species I think I saw, do I have a second opinion that I can document, )

Where exactly did I get my information when I identified it - internet, what site - book?

Did I write my hypothesis clearly?

Am I following the steps of a scientific paper?

2. Make a list of 3 possible contacts for your glogster project (outside scientists)
3. Send your email example to Mr. Cunningham gcunningham@pky.ufl.edu
4. See me before sending your email - then send it if you are ready

7. This will help with identification: http://www.funsci.com/fun3_en/protists/exhibition.htm
8. Riley K. found this great site!: http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/12622-the-world-of-the-microscope-organisms-in-pond-water-video.htm

Science Agenda November 3-4

2009-11-02T13:51:00.000-08:00

Science Agenda Tuesday and Wednesday

1. Open Google Docs

2. Write an essential question (State the Problem) and hypothesis about the different types of pond water on the table. Thank about differences between water sources (where it comes from)

3. Under the (Experiment) section, write the directions on how to make a "wet mount" with the slides. Also, this is a good place to put a picture or explain what sort of equipment you are using.

4. Make wet mounts and record what you see. You can search for online pictures that match what you see, draw pictures (using paper or computers), compare sizes etc - use good accurate science.

5. Use internet, books etc to figure out what you are looking at. Bring more water for next class to continue research on what is in our water.

6. We will write a scientific paper on your results.

7. This will help with identification: http://www.funsci.com/fun3_en/protists/exhibition.htm

8. Riley K. found this great site!: http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/12622-the-world-of-the-microscope-organisms-in-pond-water-video.htm

Monday November 2

2009-11-01T03:15:00.000-08:00

Science Agenda

1. Take this survey first : http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=DgGLOpbHTgW1eCNnBwFJ_2bg_3d_3d

2. Email practice

You will practice your email to a scientist
Your shoulder partner is the "scientist"

3. Write an email to your scientist with a link to your work. You should have the following information

Your first name (no last names)
A one sentence description of who you are (grade level) and what school you attend
A one sentence description of your project and how they can get a hold of your teacher (Mr. H)
A polite request for them to veiw your project
2-3 questions that you can ask them that will make your project better
A woking link to your project
A thank you and sincerely line

4. You will get an email from your partner and look for each of these things including spelling and grammer and check their email. Your partner will check yours

5. The email will then be sent to Mr. Cunningham for approval (gcunningham@pky.ufl.edu)

Here is a short example:

Hello,My name is Eliana. I am in 7th grade, currently attending P.K YongeDevelopmental Research School. I am doing a project in my scienceclass, and I would appreciate your opinion on the following:
- Is the information on this accurate?- Am I missing any information?- Do you find the information easy to understand, and appealing to read?
Please click here to view my project: "Put in glogster link"

Eliana

PK Yonge

Teacher: Randy Hollinger randallh@pky.ufl.edu

352-391-1554

Thursday Final Work day 1st 9 weeks.

2009-10-29T06:59:00.000-07:00

Here is an 'A' work glog! http://s010.mrhollingerscience.edu.glogster.com/glog-7444-6319/
Also, more here: http://s018.mrhollingerscience.edu.glogster.com/Rattlesnakes/

Warm-up 10 minutes
Class meeting and Goal setting (5 min)
Work session 1 (30 minutes)
Brain Break according to board (10 min)
Work session 2 (30 min)
Blog time (10 minutes)

Here are some things you can be working on today

pocket tanks scientific paper

cuban tree frog scientific paper (fill out the spreasheet first, the part where it asks how many times the body length the frog jumped, a bit of math)

vocabulary slide show

glogster on poisonous or venomous animal

list of 3 scientific contacts to send email to (goes in evernote)

Your email composition asking for the scientist to look and asses your glogster (if you have a good one, we can use it as a model for other students)

Any animal certifications
Grade sheets:http://docs.google.com/View?id=dc2j9tpq_174dt9b6kgm

Tuesday and Wednesday October 27-28

2009-10-25T10:43:00.000-07:00

1. Warm-up (10 minutes) open google docs, evernote, glogster, blogger

2. Class meeting and set goals for the day (a work day)

3. Session One (goal 1) (30 minutes)

pocket tanks paper
slide show on vocab
glogster on venomous or poisonous creature

Brain break - (10 minutes) mix pair share

4. Session 2 (30 minutes) goals

Finish the above things
write email to scientist to ask them to view your work
daily Scientific Paper on cuban tree frogs

5. Last 10 minutes - update blog - what was accomplished, what is still to be done, what successes did you have

6. Here is list of work that is to be done and will be graded (only if it is done)

scientific paper - pocket tanks
scientific paper - cuban tree frogs vs humans
slide show on vocabulary words
glogster on deadly creature
Evernote page
email composition and location of scientist to look at your glogster (do not email yet)
blog (daily now)

Thursday and Friday October 22 and 23

2009-10-21T17:49:00.001-07:00

1. Go to this link and post the information into your evernote page. http://docs.google.com/View?id=dc2j9tpq_173f4jvfqhc

2. Class meeting - have your past work available for grading when I can come by

3. Goal 1 (30 minutes)

sign into glogster
pick one venomous or poisonous creature from your evernote list
Give you glogster a title
post 2 pictures
Write down the 5 most important things about your creature (your own words)

4. Game break

5. Goal 2 (30 minutes)

post a relevent video on your creature
List the top 3 best websites that relate to your topic (these should be tagged in delicious)
Write down 3 important questions you have that you could not answer (your own words)
compose an email (DO NOT MAIL YET) to a real scientist that studies your creature to see if they would be willing to look at your glogster for scientific validity (hard words huh)

6. Class checkout and glogster sharing

7. Things to do if you finish early

make a glogster about the class animal of your choice to get certified
finish your scientific paper on tree frogs vs humans (remember the 6 steps)

Agenda Tuesday and Wednesday October 19

2009-10-19T15:53:00.000-07:00

1. Watch this Video

2. I will interupt you to start something new and fun

3. Sign in to glogster with the username and password I give you

4.5 Choose one of these topics - 1. behavioral vs physical adaptations, 2. old world vs new world tarantulas, 3. poisonous vs venomous, 4. species vs groups of living things 5. A deadly creature from your list

5. It should have the following

TitleAuthor - First name/Last initial

One paragraph of original text. (Must be in your words, not copied from website.)

Audio that gives a scientific description of animal (or whatever - think creepy)

Two images with links to the original photograph given under the image.

One appropriate video if you can find one.

Neatly designed and easily understood by visitors

Here is Amanda's from 2nd period :http://pkyamandab.glogster.com/oldworldnewworld/

I will grade the following on Friday. If you are not done, you will not get a grade.

Scientific Paper on Pocket Tanks (100pts)
Scientific Paper on Cuban Tree frogs (100pts)
Evernote notes and deadly creature list (30 pts)
Slide show on vocabulary words (behavioral adaptations, venomous etc) (50 pts)
Glogster from Today (50 pts)

Here are some SWEET glogs that some other people made:

http://rialove.glogster.com/Foodchain/

http://katemena.glogster.com/water-matters/

http://suziq56.glogster.com/glog-340-655/

http://aaa999.glogster.com/AugustusIII/
http://sydneyk.glogster.com/anne-boleyn/
http://josephca.glogster.com/Cardinal-Richelieu/

Thursday October 15

2009-10-15T05:02:00.000-07:00

Science Agenda (work day)

1. Scientific Paper - The Pocket Tanks Paper (post on blog)

1.5 Blog on the steps of the scientific process and a link to your work.

2. List of 20 poisonous or venomous animals (evernote)

3. Label which animals are species and which are groups from your list

4. Pick 5 and put down 2 questions for each one

5. Write frog vs human scientific paper (problem = Who jumps better, a frog or human)

6. Blog on how to get rid of cuban tree frogs (your own idea, even if it is crazy. Have fun, use pictures, diagrams, whatever!)

Bonus Ideas:
1. Video for frog vs human
2. Start research on your venomous or poisonous "major"

Here is the first period version of the Kingdom song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i4rLM_GLFU

Tuesday and Wednesday October 13-14

2009-10-11T14:28:00.000-07:00

Cuban Tree Frogs on the Rise

1. Read this and then tag it into your evernote http://www.gainesville.com/article/20070613/LOCAL/706130327

2. Make a list of physical adaptations regarding your cuban tree frog, Here is a helpful link: http://www.wec.ufl.edu/extension/wildlife_info/frogstoads/osteopilus_septentrionalis.php

2.5 - KID vs FROG - you will need some paper for this one as we can not take the computers outside! Here is a sample spreadsheet. http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=t5Z28s2tAaR7Qoq2QS2PLrQ&output=html

3. Label the Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus and species of the frog and try to tell what each group means. (For example, Animal kingdom - living things that are made of many cells, eat and move)

3.5 - Make a blog about a possible to solution on how to get rid of Cuban Tree frogs from your house.

3.7 - Make a shorter version of a scientific paper including your spreadsheet and the problem is labled - Who is a better jumper, the human or cuban tree frog? (this question is State the Problem) - ****Try using video!!****

4. Here is what they sound like

5. You can finish other work if you have time (see earlier agendas)

2009-10-07T11:25:00.000-07:00

Here is a REALLY venomous creature!! Wow!!

0. (FIRST PERIOD ONLY!!) Go to evernote.com and join by clicking "get started" (I'll explain how to use this site in 20 minutes)

1, Finish your slideshow (using google docs) - (20 pts) - here is an example of almost complete 'A' work from Marquis - http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0ASwDmCH3T3ttZGQ2ODRyNTlfMmdoa2M4Nmht&hl=en - Check yesterdays blog for more details

2. Use evernote to make a list of 20 poisonous or venomous creatures. (10 points)

3. Label which examples you put were actually one species or it they are in fact a group of animals (10 points)

4. Choose 5 species from your list and make 2 essential questions for each one (an essential question asks for important information that must be explained, not just answered. ) (20 points)

5. If finished, work on your scientific paper or getting certified for all class speciments - that's right, there is no "done" in this class, only "doing well!"

Tuesday and Wednesday October 7 and 8

2009-10-06T04:47:00.000-07:00

Here is a creature that I can't decide if it is poisonous or venomous. What do you think?

Science Agenda
0.5 - Go to evernote.com and sign up for an account (your your same passwords and usernames so you DON'T FORGET!)
1. Go to google docs
2. Choose "new" and choose "presentation"
3. Make 4 slides and title them "behavioral adaptations", "physical adaptations", "venomous", and "poisonous" (20 points) - here is a starting example from Jordyn http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0ASwDmCH3T3ttZGQ2ODRyNTlfMmdoa2M4Nmht&hl=en
4. Use pictures, images, diagrams or words to help show what the words mean for each slide
5. Make a short blog about these vocabulary words and provide a link to your presentation (10 points)
5. Have your scientific paper peer reviewed by 2 students (email them and have them email back suggestions) (whole paper 100 points)
6. Post your paper as a button on symbaloo (10 points)
7. Make a blog about the scientific process (scooby got hurt eating roasted chicken) and post a link to your work (10 points)
8. Make a list of 20 poisonous and venomous creatures (on evernote) (10 points)
9. Label which animals are "species" and not a larger group (we will go over how to do this if you are confused) (10 points)
10. Choose 5 species from your list and make 2 essential questions for each - these are questions that ask about something important about your species - (10 points)

Monday October 5

2009-10-04T18:12:00.000-07:00

Science Agenda
1. Go to your symbaloo page
2. Click on your page name
3. Click "share it"
4. Copy the website address it gives you
5. Complete the form and paste your website here http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dG9Cbzg3RF9FOElIa3hPclpFR09ja2c6MA

5.5 - The Truth about Tarantulas - venomous creatures!! - words of the day (put in your notes) venomous, poisonous, behavioral adaptations, physical adaptations, old world, new world
5.5 Post a link to your scientific paper (you can work on this if you are not done. I will be comming around to put in official grades)
6. Get started on your deadly creature requirments here http://docs.google.com/View?id=dc2j9tpq_165hp7bzzfq
7. Get certified for class animals.

Agenda Thursday October 1

2009-09-30T16:34:00.000-07:00

1.5 Finish the agenda items from last class (scroll down below until you see the date from last class) - there is some other stuff to do after you finish your paper

1.7 Vote on worlds scariest creature blogs - only the completed blogs

2. Intro to "Venomous and Poisonous Creatures!" ( I will blank you out about half way through class)

3. Click here to get started! http://docs.google.com/View?id=dc2j9tpq_165hp7bzzfq

4. Add all good internet sites to your delicious account (you should have tagged many more, probably 10 or more- find the fun sites!)

Tuesday and Wednesday September 29-30

2009-09-28T15:39:00.000-07:00

Science Agenda

1. Finish scientific paper (scooby got hurt eating roasted chicken) here is ALMOST A work! http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AWL5-KjIWnFYZGdocmNrZHJfMTRmYjk2bWdjZw&hl=en

1.5 Have at least 2 students read through your paper
1..7 Make corrections as suggested by your peers
2. Post your finished work as a button on your symbaloo page
3. Make a short blog about what you do when you are going to write a scientific paper
4. Post your paper as a link on todays blog.
5. Post a link to at least 2 of your friends papers. (most likely the ones you read)
6. Finish vocab on notefish
7. Work on certifications (5 delicious marks, a notefish page, and a nice blog)
8. Fill out symbaloo form (I will help with this) http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dG9Cbzg3RF9FOElIa3hPclpFR09ja2c6MA

Monday September 28

2009-09-27T16:13:00.000-07:00

Science Agenda

Snakes loose in Florida - read this - http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090922/ARTICLES/909219987

1. Monday work day - here is what you should work on in order of what is most important

write your scientific paper on pocket tanks (do your spreadsheet first if you have not done this) here is an example http://docs.google.com/View?id=dc2j9tpq_159cb5rpjf9
check your symbaloo site and make sure all buttons are there and working, this should be checked off by a partner or another student
finish all vocabulary words and make sure you have the steps of the scientific process in your notes
Make sure you and your partner have a blog site with your vote for worlds scariest animal!

Wednesday and Thursday September 23-24

2009-09-21T17:19:00.000-07:00

1. Give your partner one compliment

2. Clean-up symbaloo time (10 minutes)

3. Pocket Tanks-a-Rama!!

Download the pocket tanks game from http://www.blitwise.com/downloads.html

Practice playing against the computer for a few minutes

4. Learning the Scientific Method or (scooby got hurt eating roasted chicken)

5. Play pocket tanks with your shoulder partner -

State the Problem - what is your essential question (has to be a question)
Gather information - state what you know about the subject
Hypothesis - What is your guess (angle or power is best. . .or both?)
Experiment - What are your steps- this is a challenge to be as accurate as possible in your steps -
Record and Analyze - Using google spreadsheet, keep a close record of each move - this is called data
Conclusion - After looking at your results, and making graphs perhaps, what do you conclude about your hypothesis? Is further testing needed? Are you using your actual results to discuss your argument?

Here is a sample spreadsheet! http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=t4fQLdYc0G8ejolWvnyvl1Q&output=html

Monday September 21

2009-09-20T18:11:00.001-07:00

Hey, I bet some of you have these around your house! I do!!

1. Check to make sure you are on the LAN school so I can supervise your work, if not, go to yesterday's agenda and download the link.

1.3 Add these vocabulary words to your vocabulary page under notefish : Law, Theory, Hypothesis

1.5 Finish blog on your vote for worlds scariest creature.

2. If you finish early, you should

finish vocabulary words from today and last class (look below if you missed these)
complete certifications for you class animals of choice

Thursday and Friday September 17-18

2009-09-16T17:37:00.001-07:00

My vote for scariest animal (if you're a cricket!?) Click Here http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/speciesprofile/species/amblypigid.html

Log on to all applications and download https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/47082/Student.msi
Watch the video from http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/speciesprofile/species/amblypigid.html
Then answer these questions on notefish:

Rate this creature in terms of how dangerous it is (10=very dangerous, 1=harmless)
Why do you think the Harry Potter movie used this creature instead of something else like a bunny
What group of animals is this similar to?

Make a new notefish section titled "vocabulary" put these words in it : empirical, nocturnal, diurnal, arboreal, terrestrial, omnivore, insectivore, carnivore, herbivore - define them with words or pictures (your choice)
You and your shoulder partner agree on the worlds scariest animal

Partner A makes up 3 questions about the animal (put on Notefish)

Partner B makes up 3 questions about the animal (Put on notefish)

Partner B closes computer and helps partner A put up their blog information
All Class vote on scariest animal according to blogs only

Agenda Tuesday and Wednesday September 15-16

2009-09-14T18:09:00.000-07:00

WARNING!! Very creepy and sort of gross!

Awesome Video Here!!

1. Turn in permission forms
2. Log on computers to https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/47082/Student.msi
3. Log on to the following – symbaloo, delicious, notefish, blogger
4. Rename your symbaloo page pky(your name and last initial) example: pkyjoef
5. Use a grade sheet and go through each of these tabs with your shoulder partner
6. Switch sides and look at your partners work and discuss each other’s grades
7. Give help as needed so that both of you are up to date.
8. If you finish – you and your partner do a web quest together to find the scariest real animal on Earth – you will have to agree with each other- both of you should have notes in your notefish and tag these sites with delicious
9. Game Break
10. Go back to #8 in this agenda – make your blog to explain why your animal is scariest!

Agenda Monday September 14

2009-09-13T12:56:00.000-07:00

Download this plugin if you can not see this video

First - Go to this website:

https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/47082/Student.msi

Download all of the stuff - keep pressing yes, I agree, download now and so on

You have some choices today:

1. Finish the assignments from Thursday and Friday - Let me know when you are ready for your grades: I belive grades should be your choice.

2. If you are happy with your progress from last week, those of you that are certified for axoltols can catch your axolotl and meet me for a session on how to feed your axolotl - this information will of course be in your notes and today's blog. If you finish this work, go on to #3.

2.5 Axolotl people MUST join this site: http://www.caudata.org
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3. If you are happy with your grades and are not certified for the axolotl, do this:

Answer this question: What is the scientific method? Use notefish first to gather information relating to this question
Use delicious to mark 5 or more sites under the tag "pkyscience" and "scientificmethod"
Start preparing a good document (presentation) using google docs, or using your blog to describe exactly what this means.

Agenda September 10 and 11

2009-09-09T11:13:00.000-07:00

Todays Agenda
1. log in to all applications - blogger, notefish, symbaloo, delicious, email, google documents

2. Today you will be graded on the following things. Look at the job and look at the points. Do your best and have fun.

symbaloo (18 pts - 3pts per button) you should have buttons for the following: your blog, the science agenda (this blog), delicious, notefish, your email, google docs
blogger (50 points) a nice post about your topic. Well written and organized : 35 points (C) - you have a nice well written blog about your topic, 40 points (B) - You have a well written blog and included some pictures that help explain your topic, 50 points (A) - you have a nice blog with pictures and bonus material such as video, gadgetts or other creative ideas
delicious (20 points) you can show me at least 5 websites on your topic that you have tagged properly under your sign-in
email (10 points) - you are able to recieve my emails and have many class contacts
Google Documents (10 points) - you have a google documents account
Notefish - (30 points) - you have more than one section in your notes with the websites you got your information from posted

Make sure you are talking to your partner and working together. It might help to "play teacher" and grade each other before I make it around.

science agenda September 9

2009-09-08T11:08:00.000-07:00

Is this science? Write about it in your blog later today!

Things to Do

1. Log onto computer

1.5 Check email

2. Log into symbaloo

3. Log into notefish

4. Log into delicious (or sign up)

tag at least 5 sites on your topic (remember, the first word in the tag is ALWAYS pkyscience)

5. Pick your topic (axolotls, bearded dragons, or chameleons)

6. Use this topic to make a nice organized note page (this will be graded Friday)

7. Make sure symbaloo has a button for each thing you are using in the above list

8. Sign up for a blog at blogger.com

9. Make a blog about your topic (axolotls, bearded dragon, chameleon)

your blog title must be pky(your first name)(last initial)
same name for your domain site
never use your last name for anything when signing up, just initial

10. Sign-up and follow my blog and at least 3 other students in our class (or other periods)