Polar bears and climate change Video CNN

NASA Time-lapse Satelite Imagery of Arctic Ice Cap Melt

http://www.fbi.gov/news/videos?selected=f3228971-e5ea-4ab6-b591-363ab4a9fb6f

http://www.fbi.gov/news/videos?selected=f3228971-e5ea-4ab6-b591-363ab4a9fb6f

FBI Official Fiber Analysis

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Heredity: Crash Course Biology #9

Genetics Review Jeopardy Game | Serendip Studio

Genetics Review Jeopardy Game | Serendip Studio

Rocks Weathering, and Soil Formation

Soil Formation Quiz on Friday for Environmental Science.

Environmental Education for November 13th

Soil!

Important stuff on Soil!

Introduction to Genetics

                         
We will be finishing up Mitosis and Meiosis today and moving on to Genetics .

Bill Nye the Science Guy episodes 44 Rocks & Soil

Practice Questions for the MCAS

Practice Questions for the MCAS

Biology MCAS Review for Monday November 11th

Today we will review Mitosis and Meiosis.  Click here for vocabulary from quizlet: http://quizlet.com/1351126/flashcardsReally click here

Mass extinction video & worksheet - Resources - TES

Mass extinction video & worksheet - Resources - TES

Forensic Science For Wednesday November 5th

Fingerprints in Forensics:

We will be investigating how to imprint our fingerprints.

1. We will do the vocabulary from Chapter 4 and do the Crossword puzzle.
2. We will watch a Video on the history of Fingerprints
3. We will watch a Video on the proper technique for fingerprinting.
4. Each student will get their own Fingerprint card.
5. You will be responsible for identifying the fingerprints and also making any comments about marks or identifiers. 

Digital Storytelling - Fingerprint Analysis

How to roll fingerprints

Free Technology for Teachers: Six Web Adventures In Science

Free Technology for Teachers: Six Web Adventures In Science

MCAS Biology Review for Monday November 3rd.

Click on Cells alive: Mitosis to review the stages of Mitosis. We will be reviewing The Cell cycle, Mitosis, Meiosis and their differences. We will also be updating our notebooks.

Wild Marlborough - Asian Long Horned Beetles

Top 10 Extinct Animal Species

Bill Nye the science guy - Cells

MCAS Biology Review Cell Structure

Click Here  for review of Cell Structure and Vocabulary.

Is this a plant or Animal Cell 

MCAS Biology Review Jeopardy Template

MCAS Biology Review Jeopardy Template

Biomes

Here are the requirements for our Biome powerpoint

Biomes Powerpoint

Environmental Education

Slide 1: Include your name. Include your class period. Graphic is optional

Slide 2: Include title. Describe Biome location and general characteristics

Slide 3: Describe physical factors of the biome:

·        Temperature

·        Precipitation

·        Landforms

·        Bodies of water or (lack of )

·        Include a graphic

Slide 4: Describe the living (biotic)factors in the Biome

·        Plants (minimum of 3)

·        Amimals (minimum of 3)

·        Describe an example of competition

·        Describe an example of a predator-prey relationship

·        A graphic is optional

Slide 5 : Describe the adaptations of plants and animals that are needed to survive in the biome

·        Give a least 2 examples of animal adaptations

·        Give one example of plant adaptation

·        There needs to be one graphic. 

Plant, Animal cells and Bacterial

In MCAS review, we will be reviewing the parts of an animal cell and a plant cell. We need to know the function of the organelles. Cell biology is a great link for review. http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm

In Environmental Education: We will look at some of the awesome Powerpoints and brochures that were designed by you!

Class updates for 10/15/14

Environmental Education:  We have finished out powerpoints and brochures on our biomes and will present these on Thursday, Oct. 16th. In class we will review food webs by doing an interactive activity using Explorelearning. Our next topic will be the cycling of matter through all the different spheres. There will be a quiz on the Cycling of Matter on Monday. Take good notes.

Forensic Science: On Friday, Oct 17th, we will do a crime scene sketch activity. There will be a quiz on Tuesday on protocol for processing a crime scene. Guest speaker on the 23rd. Reminder to review your rubric for participation. This is 15% of your grade. 

I am after school on Mondays from 2:10-3:00pm 

Webcams for Dolphins!

Using cameras hidden behind the eyes of realistic sea animal robots, the undersea world of dolphins has been revealed. (Photo: John Downer Productions / Rhonda J. Miller)

Robot dolphins, a robot tuna and a robot sea turtle fitted with HD cameras have filmed close encounters with real dolphins to capture their lives and reveal their mysteries to landlubbers watching warm and dry from their sofas.
"Swimming alongside some of the most captivating and clever animals on the planet, these new spies are always on the move — catching the waves with surfing bottlenose dolphins and speeding with a megapod of spinner dolphins," according to BBC Media about its program "Dolphins: Spy In the Pod" to air Jan. 2