6th Period Assignments

Please review the required pages for NB check #7 and get any missed work made up by Thursday afternoon! 

Partial credit is much better than no credit :)

Please use Clever to access your Homeostasis Gizmo. Also, please complete your assessment questions after finishing your Gizmo.

Please use the attached document to access the links from your handout on page 159.

If your chromebook blocks the links, please open the safeshare browser and copy/paste them into the search bar--this should allow access. 

Don't forget to complete page 158 and get it signed so it can be stamped in class next block.

Please wrap up any loose ends and get signatures on pages 152, 153, and 154 by Wednesday!

They should all be compete!!

Please also complete page 155 with a signature for Wednesday's class. 

Completed in class Mon/Tues

Please complete during Science today!

Please wait until class time, do not complete before our class period.

Please make sure you have completed end of lab wrap ups for our recent dissections. 

Pickle is on page 150 and Frog is on 151.

**If you are opting out of our frog dissection, you must still complete the wrap up based on the digital frog dissection shared with you on dissection day.

Please review page 143 to current in preparation for your mini-quiz on Thursday! 

There will be no EBS allowed to prepare you for the rigors of 8th grade ;)

Resources and guidelines for our in class human body systems project.

Please read your segment 2 WB and complete the questions on page 149 of your notebook.

Human body mini quiz prep.

Please use your workbook to complete the assigned pages and answer the questions on page 148 of the NB.

Please reviw the requirements for NB check #6, occuring next week.

Please come to class Thursday with all of your Human Body System poster materials ready to be glued on and submitted as your final draft.


***Keep in mind the columns on your tri-fold are ~8 inches wide, so you should have at least 1" margins on the document you are printing from. Your printed pages should also be portrait oriented (not landscape).

Please come to class Friday with all of your Human Body System poster materials ready to be glued on and submitted as your final draft.


***Keep in mind the columns on your tri-fold are ~8 inches wide, so you should have at least 1" margins on the document you are printing from. Your printed pages should also be portrait oriented (not landscape).

Please complete the reading and questions. Page 147 of your NB.

Please come to class Friday with all of your Human Body System poster materials ready to be glued on and submitted as your final draft.


***Keep in mind the columns on your tri-fold are ~8 inches wide, so you should have at least 1" margins on the document you are printing from. Your printed pages should also be portrait oriented (not landscape).

Human body systems overview, reading and questions. Handout completed on page 146 of your NB.

Hi team--
As discussed in class, on Tuesday you should bring the following materials to class: 

1. All sections of your project printed out for our in-class critique (including headings, titles, paragraphs, diagrams, and citations)
2. All materials you plan on using for the construction of your interactive (these can be dropped off before school so you don't have to carry them around with you)

1. Complete your Human Body Systems Flip Book on page 143 of your NB. Use Segment 2 WB pages 76-83 to complete the activity. 

2. Complete the Amoeba Sisters: 11 Human Body Systems video and handout of page 144 of your NB. Use the clip below.

Completed [mostly] in class. Topics selected in class 3/24 -3/25, or via email for absent students. Rough draft competed on page 140 of NB under assignment page.

A quick way to test your skills before our upcoming quiz :)

Please complete your end of lab questions on page 139 before next class :)

Podcast link provided below. Questions answered on page 137 of NB.

Hi all,
Please complete the tasks as assigned in your Ecology Choice Board assignment (below). 

The instructions are on slide 2 and the requirements are on slide 3. This will take quite a bit of time so please place yourself. 

When you have finished, please double check the requirements for each slide so you earn as many points as possible.

After completing your Choice Board, please complete this pixel art as a review.

Please review the attached NB Check requirements by the due date.

Links from class provided below:

Watch and use information from the 3 microplastics clips for your exit ticket :)

Amoeba Sister's Biomagnification provided for review. 

Also, as eagles were mentioned in the Biomagnification intro--take a look at the live nest cam (last link). Shadow and Jackie have been busy caring for their three babies :)

Please complete your graphing and questions on page 132 of your NB :)

Handout on page 129 and assessment Qs completed in class Friday.

Completed in class

Please complete your end of lab questions using complete sentences on pages 126 and 127.

1. Completed in class--Amoeba sisters Food Web (page 122 of NB)


2. Food Chain Analysis (side 1 only; page 123 of NB)

3. Rabbit Population Gizmo and assessment Questions (accessed through clever; page 124 of NB)

4. Segment 1 WB pages 56-63 (don't forget the back! page 125 of NB)

Completed on page 120. Include a memorable phrase AND colorful detailed image that represents your mnemonic.

1. Biotic/ Abiotic Notes - completed on page 121 of NB using the slide deck attached below. (Stamped Mon/Tues)

2. Stop the Sneeze Edpuzzle (log in through Clever or edpuzzle.com if that doesn't work)

3. CDC Outbreak - Solve 3 outbreaks and attach a screenshot of the final outbreak solution page to this assignment by the due date.

Please review your quiz study guide in preparation for your quiz!

Please complete the end of lab questions using complete sentences. Page 116 of NB.

Complete page 119 while watching the attached clip :)

Completed in class. Can also be completed by absent students without additional resources .

Introduced in class. Page glued on 113 of NB.

Completed in class Wednesday.

Read and complete page 111 in your NB by next class period!

Completed in class and/or at home along with handout in NB on page 110.

Completed in class.

Lab rotations and linked activities completed in class.

Completed in class with stations set up at lab tables 1-6. 

Do not submit until fully done!

*Links included for absent students to complete lab remotely.

Hi all,
Headphones are a required material and should be in your backpack every day. This is a reminder. You will need a pair every class period between now and February Break.

Used in class to help arrange cards on the back of page 108.

Completed in class Wednesday.

Viewed in class--handout completed on page 106.

Handout completed on page 107. Assessment questions completed independently. 

Login through clever.

Hi all, 
Below you will find the link to the in-class Pear Deck. Please complete the online components as well as the notes on page 104 before our next class. This should be class work but as always--if you don't finish it, it becomes homework for you.

Completed in class and/or at home. Review for our upcoming quiz.

Please review the requirements for your upcoming quiz.

Activity done in class--exit ticket turned in after the class period.

Quick Check for understanding following our lab.

Located on page 98--complete reading and questions (in complete sentences).

We'll need your Segment 4 WB (the skinny one) for the next two block periods--please bring it with you to Science :)

Completed on page 99 of your NB.

After you finish the handout, please complete the assessment questions below the interactive.

Attached are digital copies of the assignment (NB page 96), die roll, and rough draft pages that were distributed in class. 

Keep your score sheet to turn in with your final project. We will glue your 2 assignment pages to construction paper together on turn in day. 

Don't forget the "WHY". If your Beast has thick fur, or sharp nails--tell me specifically how and why this helps the organism survive in its environment.

Video from class--Evolution of the Rock Pocket Mouse.

Notes competed in class today on page 97 of your NB. Handout available in class.

Video from class--Evolution of the Rock Pocket Mouse.

Please check your NB Check #4 requirements to ensure you have the best score possible!

Please ensure you have completed your Bird Beak Lab on page 92 and your Change Over Time practice reading and questions before next class period :)

Most of you finished in class, this is a reminder for those who haven't.

Please use the attached scavenger hunt slide deck to fill in the answer sheet and "color" the image of the birds :)

Hi all-attached s the slide deck reviewed in class today. 

Please watch the video on page 10 before our next block period. "Turn in" the assignment only after you've completed the clip.  

Notes taken down on page 90 of your NB.

Intro to Natural and Artificial Selection notes. Video clips on pages 2, 3, and 9 should be reviewed before our next assessment.

Hi all, 
It looks as if the clip linked to our slide deck was recently blocked by Securly. It works just fine if you watch it on a "regular" computer (non-chromebook). If you cannot do that/don't have a "regular" computer at home, please watch this clip below. 

If you watched the James May clip and want extra practice--watch both!

Please review the study guide attached and on page 61 of your NB to prepare for your quiz next week! 

Because of our modified schedule, the quiz wil take place Wednesday AND Thursday next week.

Please complete this pedigree practice before next class period!

Please complete your responses to the GENES flippy on page 82 of your NB.

Please complete the attached Punnett square practice. Started in class.

Quick check completed during class.

Completed in class Thursday.

Please complete the reading and questions before next class period!

Please color, cut, and glue your personalized DNA strand. 

Write your first and last name and class period on the back and be ready to turn in on the due date!

Please complete your Mendel reading and questions by class time Wednesday. As always, please use complete sentences in your responses. Page 77 of your NB.

Please complete your Inheritance Gizmo with assessment Qs. Handout on page 73.

Used in class to complete notes on page 72 of your NB.

Since I forgot to post this last week--I am happy to give full credit as long as you see me before Wednesday!

Complete the reading and questions in preparation for our DNA extraction.

Complete the Gizmo and assessment questions!

Accessed through Clever.

Reviewed in class Wednesday--how DNA testing is done!

Also, try the interactive on slide 12 if you have access to a computer with Flash! It's pretty cool (but not required).

If you missed our wheat germ DNA extraction lab, please click through the attached interactive to get a digital recreation of the extraction process.

Please complete your end of lab questions using complete sentences. 

Page 67 of NB.

Completed on page 67 while you wait for your DNA extraction to proceed :)

Completed in class after our DNA pop bead lab.

DNA review after our Building DNA Lab.

Started in class-complete page 62 for our next black period.

Please teach the mitosis hand signs to an adult (over 18) in your life. Have them sign your signature line on page 61 when you feel like they've got it. Explain what is going on in each of the 4 phases to help it make sense :)

Please review the requirements for NB Check #3.

Please complete your one sided EBS for your upcoming quiz.

Include the following: 
Name and Period on the upper right hand corner
Useful information following the guidelines on page 18 of your NB (How to Study Notes)

Please consult the study guide (page 43 of NB and attached below) In preparation for your quiz next week.

Please use your NB to complete the assigned review (below).

Scores will be divided by 2 (24/2=12 point maximum).

Completed in class. 

Please use your borrowed segment 2 workbook to complete this review in class :)

Treat them nicely, they are our in-class set!

Please complete your color by number review on page 60 of your NB.

Completed in class--do not do before class. 

Don't forget to fill out the grid in your notebook (page 59) in addition to the Google Form.

Please make sure to wrap up the in-class assignments from Wednesday!

Don't forget to scroll down and complete the gizmo assessment Q's!

*Accessed through Clever

Completed in class--do not complete before class period. 

Closed note, beginning of class.

Let's start our review on page 55 of your NB. Make sure to complete the front and back by Thursday.

Completed at the end of class Mon/Tues. Please wrap up as HW if not completed during class time.

Started in class--please complete your Gizmo and assessment questions (scroll down after completing your gizmo). 

Accessed through Clever.

Attached you will find station instructions for our in-class activity.

Please complete the attached interactive while your barf bag is barf bagging. 

As always, please attach a signed copy of your completion certificate for credit :)

Please make sure you have completed all illustrations and lab questions on page 46 :)

Please complete the linked interactive. 


You are required to upload a screenshot of your signed completion certificate for credit :)

In class resources for the rotation lab today:

Here is the link for station 2. 

Keep in mind BrainPop should be accessed through Clever (station 3).

Attached are the NB check requirements for next week. Please plan ahead if you have any pages to make up.

Please review the attached study guide in order to prepare for your quiz. 

You are allowed a double sided EBS as long as it is handwritten.

Hi all, 
Keep in mind your Unit review on page 40 of your NB is required. 

Page 41 is optional, but encouraged, especially if you struggled with measurement on your Quiz #1 lab practicum. Please grab a flex pass if you need more support and we can go over these details before your upcoming quiz.

These activities are optional, but will be entered into the grade book IF you do them. If you do not complete them, your grade will not be affected :)

Please complete your end of lab questions and lab summary on page 36 of your NB. 

Make sure you highlight your key vocab terms in the conclusion so they stand out.

Completed in class Mon/Tues.

Please make sure you have completed your color by number on page 38 by next class period :)

Below you will find the assignments for our block period this week. Keep in mind we have art docents Wed-Fri. 

All of these assignments are done in class, please don't complete any beforehand. 

Cell diagrams should be color-coded so that any structures that are present in plant AND animal cells are the same color ;)

You will also find instructions on how to navigate your Gizmo: Cell Types assignment below. The answer for assessment Q #5 is also provided on the instructions sheet, so make sure to read it before scrolling down below the Gizmo to complete your assessment Qs.

Don't forget to wrap up your Robert Hooke reading and questions, too! Please use highlighter or other color coding tool to follow the instructions on the back of the flippy.

Hi All--I have attached the slide deck reviewed in class. Please make sure you have completed your 6 Characteristics of Living Things lab on page 25 and 26. 

Make sure you highlight the characteristic you are using as the "reason why" you have classified the item as living, non-living, or dead.

Don't forget the last quadrant where you indicate using color whether the items are living, non-living, or dead--and then you add some of your own :)

Hi all, please refer as needed. This is the slide deck from class that has video links on page 2.

Please review the following requirements sheet in preparation for your NB check next week.

Please complete page 23 of your NB by our next meeting. Many of you finished in class :)

Keep those workbooks safe!!

Please follow the link for your quiz :)

You will have a quiz on our first unit next week! The attached study guide will help you prepare for Friday. 

Don't forget--for the first quiz, all students are required to make an EBS (see back side of your "How to Study" handout).

Attached you'll find the answers for our in-class activity.

Please complete the attached graph practice--it will help you on your quiz!

Please make sure your end of lab questions and CER are completed by class time Wednesday!

Your Marble Launchers graph should be completed and should include:
-First and Last name and Period
-Specific title
-Labeled axes
-Two lines of data (one for each trial) with a color-coded key

This graph should not be glued in yet as it will be collected.

Attached resources were used in our discussion from class Thursday/Friday this week. 

Come see me if absent to ensure your NB is up to date!

Please make sure your Metric Lab is complete with units listed. 

Also, please read you "Hw to study" handout, which we will review in depth next block period.

Completed in NBs on Tuesday. Page 16. Handout practice glued as a flippy on same page.

Hi all, 
I decided to push back the due date for your color by number (page 14v in NB), as tomorrow is a mini day and I won't have time to check it. 

Please have your color by number done by class time Friday.

Upload a screenshot of your signed certificate (the last page of the activity) by the due date :)