Onion Root Tip Activity

The Onion Root - Cell Cycle Activity can be found on your Google Classroom under Science.

Or

Click here to Access the Online Root Tip Activity

Cell Alive - Cell Cycle

Image of a Liver Cell's Cell Cycle.  This is the same as p. 60 in your text.

Cellular Respiration

Today in class, we will begin to shift our focus from photosynthesis to the process in which energy is made, cellular respiration. Let's start by reviewing the section in the Science Explorer text on the topic.

Click Here to Access

Text Book Questions Page 2

Access to the Science Explorer Reading

Informational Essay Feedback Form

Informational Essay Google Document Descriptor and Rubric

Task: You will be researching and writing an informational editorial article on an ecological topic. You should choose a current event that is of high interest to you in order to share your knowledge and enthusiasm with your audience.

Click here to access the peer feedback form

Stoma Pictures

Photosynthesis Project

Photosynthesis Project Document

Click here to access

Here are some past examples:

Photosynthesis

Biosphere 2 - Ted Talk

Click Here

Amoeba Sisters- Photosynthesis

History of Science- Photosynthesis

Macro to Micro Study Guide - Ecology and Structures and Functions of Plants.

Click here to access the Study Guide.

Invasive Species Videos

Informational Essay

Introductory Paragraph - Click here to watch

Introductory Paragraph Guide

Informational Essay Google Document Descriptor and Rubric

Task: You will be researching and writing an informational editorial article on an ecological or biological topic. You should choose a current event that is of high interest to you in order to share your knowledge and enthusiasm with your audience.

Examples of Informational Essays
Warming Waters in the Gulf of Maine

Invasive Species in Maine

A Decrease in Puffin Populations

Global Warming

3D Ocean Farming

Example of Interactive Maps

Ecosystems - Transect Walk

The students will take Field Trips to Sandy Point Beach and Madeline's Point this Spring.  The trip to Sandy Point is to conduct a study on the biodiversity species in Yarmouth.

Here is a link to the Google presentation to prep the students.

The trip to Madeline's Point is in conjunction with UMaine and SeaGrant to conduct a research study with Ascophyllum (Rockweed).  Students will study phenophase, water testing, and growth of the rockweed in hopes to find information about warming waters and indicator species.

Click here to learn more about the Signs of the Seasons

Three Procedures are linked here A-C

Parts of a Flowering Plant

Amoeba Sisters and Pollination

Today you will be observing and identifying the structures found in flowering plants. 

Parts of a flowering plant Slide Show

Click here to access

Text Reading found here- Wonders of Flowering Plants

Reading Question found here

The Silence of the Bees Documentary

Biomes, Ecosystems, Habitat and Niche

Video on Biome, Habitat, Niche

Biome vs Ecosystem:

A biome is an area of the planet that can be classified according to the plants and animals that live in it. Temperature, soil, and the amount of light and water help determine what life exists in a biome. 

A biome is different from an ecosystem. An ecosystem is the interaction of living and nonliving things in an environment. A biome is a specific geographic area notable for the species living there. A biome can be made up of many ecosystems. For example, an aquatic biome can contain ecosystems such as coral reefs and kelp forests.

- From National Geographic



Food Chains and Food Webs
PBS Interactive
Scholastic Interactive
Marine Food Web

Intorduction to Ecosystems

Introduction to Ecosystems

NGSS Standards:

MS-LS2.A.2 ( Middle School Life Sciences ): Growth of organisms and population increases are limited by access to resources.

MS-LS2.A.3 ( Middle School Life Sciences ): In any ecosystem, organisms and populations with similar requirements for food, water, oxygen, or other resources may compete with each other for limited resources, access to which consequently constrains their growth and reproduction.

MS-LS2.B.1 ( Middle School Life Sciences ): Food webs are models that demonstrate how matter and energy is transferred between producers, consumers, and decomposers as the three groups interact within an ecosystem. Transfers of matter into and out of the physical environment occur at every level. 

MS-LS2.C.1 ( Middle School Life Sciences ): Ecosystems are dynamic in nature; their characteristics can vary over time. Disruptions to any physical or biological component of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in all its populations.

Videos

Video 1 - How the Wolves Changed the Rivers

Video 2 - Another link to PBS Documentary on the Wolves of Yellowstone.

Worksheet Link
Link to Worksheet - Click here to access.

Article Links
Link to Current NPR Article introduction of wolves into the Scottish Highlands.

Link to Yellowstone site to help with views

Link to New York Times Article on Wolves in Yellowstone

Ideas to consider:

1. What is a biotic factor vs an abiotic factor?

2. What is a trophic cascade?

3. How does one organism impact another?

Seed to Plant and Back Again

Link to Reading on pdf on Seed to Seed

Click here to access

Link to Google doc for Questions

Click here to access

Link to Science of Spring Page

Click here to access

Arizona State - Master Gardener

Seed Biology

Animal Kingdom and Phyla

Link to document on breaking down the 

Animal Kingdom into Phyla.

Link here

Here is a link to the Google Doc breaking down the classification of a Dog tick and Earthworm.
Click here to access

Drag and drop understanding the Phyla of Animals
Click here to access

Classification of Living things and Taxonomy

Science Channel - History of Classification
Click here for Video

Click here to access Brain Pop Video

Macro to Micro
Click here to access the online text.  
Please read p. 8-11
"What's in an organisms name?"

Click here to access the Guided Notes Sheet
Complete the guided notes defining taxonomy and binomial nomenclature

Classification Video
Click here to access Ted Ed Video

Comparative Anatomy Project

Comparative Anatomy Product Descriptor

Click here to access

A-Z Website on Animals

Click here to access

Graphic Organizer for dot jots

Click here to access and make copy

Coparative Digestive Systems

Blood Drive Take 2 - April 26th

HMS annual Blood Drive on Thursday, April 26th. 

Click here to access Google Doc.- sign-ups

You can start to make a list of 10 people you will ask to donate blood in hopes that one will say "yes".  Think of neighbors, family, friends who live close to Yarmouth.  

Here is an example of a sample donor letter to send to your selected 10 donors.  Click here to access and copy and paste filling in the blanks.

Sketching Muscle Cells

Here are examples of the microscope slides we will be viewing and sketching today 

Skeletal Muscle


Smooth Muscle


Cardiac Muscle

Muscular Skeletal Study Guide

Here are the study packets and links to help review for the test next Wednesday, April 11th!

Topics to Study for the Assessment:
1. What are the structure and functions of the skeletal system?
2. What are the structure and functions of the muscular system?
3. What are the types of muscles and give and example and location of each?
4. What are the types of joints and give and example and location of each?
5. How do the muscular and skeletal system work together to allow your body to move?
6. What are diseases, disorders and injuries found in the skeletal and muscular systems?
7. Describe the difference and give an example of voluntary and involuntary muscles.
8. What is bone composed of?  Be specific of the different components, what they are made of and what their function is.

Click here to link to the study packet for the assessment.

Bill Nye Bones and Muscles Full Video

Here is a link to the study guide key, including the skeletal system page we worked on in class today.

Study Guide Key

Here is a Quizlet.

Muscular System - Introduction

Helpful Link to Muscle Pairs - Contracting and Relaxing.
Click here to access

Link to Muscle Reading
Click here to access

Link to Muscle Question Document
Click here to access





HELPFUL VIDEOS

KidsHealth Video - Muscular System

Body Basics - Muscles and Joints Interactive
(scroll down to "Muscles and Joints")

How your Muscular System Works

Contractions a Extensions

Biodigital Human Link-

Skeletal and Joint Injuries/ Treatments

The Skeletal System - Diseases, Injuries, and Bone Health

Reading on Skeletal Injuries - Click here

Bone Injuries Worksheet -Make Copy of the following document and fill it in.

Topic #1 - Taking Care of Bone/ Osteoporosis 

p. 18 and 19 in Reading Above

Link to Osteoporosis

Questions to answer: What is it? (cause, effect, treatment)

Topic #2 - Fractures, Dislocations, and Sprains

p. 20 and 21 in Reading Above

Link to Site - Health 24

Questions to answer: Kinds, effect on body and when do they happen?

Topic #3 - Identifying Injuries- X-ray

p. 21 in Reading Above

Link to Site- X-rays  and this site too for comparing

Questions to answer: Be sure to answer the advantages and disadvantages, cost, and when is it used?

Topic #4 - Identifying Injuries- MRI

p. 22 in Reading Above

Link to Site- MRI and this site too for comparing

Questions to answer: Be sure to answer the advantages and disadvantages, cost, and when is it used?

Topic #5 - Joint Replacement Surgery

p. 23 in Reading Above

Link to Joint Replacement

Questions to answer: What is it? Candidates for and advantages/disadvantages.

Topic #6 - Arthroscopic Surgery

p.23 in Reading Above

Link to Arthroscopy

Questions to answer: What is it? Candidates for and advantages/disadvantages.

Engineering Joints and Prosthetics

Click here to access the Project Guide for the  Engineering Joint Lab.

Click here the read the BBC Article on  Teenagers Rebuilding Bodies.

Click here to access the post-lab video - Flipgrid to post your reflection

Video on the Bionic Hand

Video on the Arduino Prosthetic Arm

Joints and Bones in the Body

Practice labeling the bones the bones in the body

Click here to access.

InnerBody Skeletal Site

Click here to Access

Click here to learn more about the Skeletal Joints

BBC Website

Reading on Bones and Joints

Click here to access

Great site on the 6 types of joints-

Visible Body Click Here

Great Video on Joints from an Artist

Great video on sketching an ankle joint.

Bones of the body

We are going to cover the major structures and functions of your bones:

• Periosteum
• compact (hard) bone
• cancellous (spongy) bone
• bone marrow (red and yellow)

Here is a link to a great video on the composition of bone by National Geographic.

Link to Worksheet on Your Bones - Bone Composition.

Download in Pages to type into

Here is the link to KidsHealth -Your bones

Bone composition - Click to link

Bone Remodeling - Click to link

Introduction to Skeletal System

QFocus Links:
QFocus: The muscular and skeletal systems work together to provide locomotion in your body.

Click on your below subteam and start the QFocus at your table group.

Taz Devils QFocus
Tweetie Birds QFocus

Identifying Skeletal System Structure and Function

Find the link on your Google Classroom

Biodigital 3D Link- Click here to access
Skeletal System Model 

Additional sites to explore:

PHSchool.com

Webcode- CEP - 4012

Wisc online- Skeleton