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

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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-