Wednesday 4/27

Journal:

1. Compare and contrast the two organisms above.
2. What is the scientific name of each of the above organisms?

Today we took notes on the 6 kingdoms of life. Here is the chart that we used as a notes outline and here is the powerpoint.

HW:  bring a leaf or cluster of pine needles to class by tomorrow Thursday 4/28

Tuesday 4/26

Journal:

1. Write down one way of remembering the classification hierarchy (there are several examples on your notes).
2. What is a scientific name?

We turned in your Wacky Creatures assignment today. If you use the link from my blog, don't do "Treasures of the Barrier Reef" or "Harry Potter" just do the classification of wacky creatures in the middle.

Then we finished the classification notes we started yesterday. Here is a copy of the notes if you were gone.

HW:  none

Monday 4/25

Journal:

1. What are the 5 kingdoms of life?
2. Read the article about Carl Linnaeus and answer the following questions:
a. Who was Carl Linnaeus?
b. What did he study?
c. What was his profession?
d. When was his first paper on classification published?
e. How did he develop his system of classification?

After the journal, we took notes on Carl Linnaeus' classification system, which we still use today. If you missed class today, just read them and keep a copy in your folder.

HW:  none

Thursday 4/21

No journal today.

We made another dichotomous key in class today using "Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans." Here is the assignment. If you missed class for this assignment, you will need to buy 35 jelly beans to classify and make a key out of.

HW:  anything left on the key

Wednesday 4/20

Journal:

When classifying a group of objects in order to organize them on a classification key, what sequence of steps do we usually follow?

Today we did an assignment classifying the class's shoes. If you missed class today, find 10 objects from home and make a dichotomous key using those objects.

HW:  finish key if needed

Tuesday 4/19

Journal:

1. What distinguishes living from nonliving things?
2. How are living things classified?
3. What is a dichotomous key? How are dichotomous keys used in science?

Today we took 5 minutes of class to finish Life in the Field and Living or Nonliving? then turned both assignments in.

Then we started a practice packet classifying "wacky creatures." Here's the worksheet for that, but DON'T DO the "Treasures of the Barrier Reef" or "Harry Potter" section.

HW:  anything left on "Wacky Creatures"

Monday 4/18

Journal:

1. Why do we use classification systems?
2. Describe a classification system you have used.
3. What characteristics do ALL living things possess? List at least 5.

We did an assignment to practice differentiating between living, non-living, and once-living things. Here is the worksheet.

Then we did an activity outside to practice further. Here is that worksheet. If you were absent just find a 1 foot square plot of ground that you can use at home and fill out the worksheet for that.

We will turn in both of those worksheets tomorrow.

HW:  none