Martin Yedinak : Yedinakm

Cells Unit

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:36:16 PST

During this unit students will increase their understanding of Cells, microorganisms and microscopes. They will learn about the main types of cells: Animal, plant and bacterial and the structures which characterize each. In the Eggsperiment and the Model Cell experiment students will explore the ability of cell membranes to control what enters and leaves cells. Students will use a variety of te ...

Ecology Unit

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:17:28 PST

In this unit students will explore the organization of organisms in the natural world into populations, communities and ecosystems. They will follow the flow of energy through the ecosystems usingecological pyramids and food chains. Then, students will explore how food chains are interconnected into complex food webs in various environments.In teams of 3-4, students will focus on one particul ...

Classification Unit

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:54:31 PST

In this unit students will learn the major kingdoms of organisms plus the major phyla of animals. After investigating the construction and use of dichotomous keys, they will learn about the major plant groups and how plants use the raw materials of carbon dioxide and light to make glucose and release oxygen. After taking the unit test on Oct. 8, students will put together an Ecology Packet for t ...

Nature of Science

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:55:18 PDT

In this introductory unit students will look at the nature of science. They will examine how people use science to learn and they will explore the process by investigating the structure and behavior of an animal in the lab. During this investigation students will make a variety of observations of their animal, then evaluate the types of observations they have made. Finally, they will explore th ...

Classroom Web Page

Mon, 12 Sep 2005 10:08:15 PDT

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