| 2nd Nine Week Classroom Activities |
| SCIENCE FAIR: |
| Scientific Method 1 |
| All students will participate in the science fair. |
| Helicopter building Lab |
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| Library, computer dome, classroom prepreation. |
| Darwin, Fossil record and Change. |
| Students will be able to identify that change in environmental conditions can afffect the survival of individuals and of species. |
| Fossil Record Map |
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| Students will analyze, review and critique scientific explanations, including hypothesis and theories. |
| Scienctific Method 2 |
| Students will be able to describe the contributions made by scientists. |
| History of Science: |
| Scientists foldable. |
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| SDistinquish between inherited traits and other characteristics that result from interactions with the environment; and make predictions about possible outcomes of various genetic combinations of inherited characteristics. |
| Genetics |
| DNA LAB, New Species Lab, Punnett Square Activity. |
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| Nitrogen, Water and Carbon Cycles |
| Students will be able to predict the results of modifying the Earth's nitogen, water and carbon cycle. |
| Water Lab, Carbon Game, Nitrogen booklet |
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| Students will analyze, review and critique scientific explanations, including hypothesis and theories. |
| Might Mug Lab |