Thursday Feb 15th
February 12-16th

Announcements:

Grade reports are sent home every Tuesday. They are to be signed and returned, if not, students are not eligible.

Boys' Basketball and Girls' Soccer has begun.  Practices are on Tuesday and Wednesdays 2:45- 4:00

8th Grade Math

Weekly standards:  Angle Relationships in Parallel Lines and Triangles  8.EE.7b, 8.G.5

DAILY AGENDA: 

1. Practice equations

2.  11.2  Angle Sum Theorem 

3.  Practice with Angle Sum

4.  Complete 11.3

7th Grade Math

Weekly standards: Understand how to calculate circumference and area of a circle. 7.G.4

Turn in homework
1.  Practice area and circumference word problems.

2.   Bingo area and circumference

Homework: 

Tests: Quiz on circumference and area of a circle on Friday

7th/8th Grade Science  

Weekly standards:  Scientific Method  with bacteria

DAILY AGENDA 

Monday:

1. Video and notes on Ecosystems

Tuesday:

Biotic vs Abiotic factors review.  Create blog for you Ecosystem; please include the following:

• Title of you Ecosystem
• A map showing where it is
• One good image of that ecosystem
• Include a list of biotic and abiotic factors in your ecosystem
• Include at least 2 images for biotic factors and 2 images of abiotic factors.

Wednesday:

 Watch Limiting Factors  and Carrying Capacity video  and list limiting factors for your ecosystem.
1.  Copy and paste notes from carrying capacity and limiting factors
2.  Identify one organism from your ecosystem
3.  Explain one limiting factor for its population growth and explain how limiting factors effect the carrying capacity of that ecosystem.
4.  Insert two good images representing your organism and its environment.

Thursday: 

1.  Finish your post on carrying capacity and limiting factors

2.  Read "Interactions Among Organisms" and answer questions.

3.  Simulations of various predator/prey interactions.

4.  Describe one example of predator/prey situation from your ecosystem. Explain what will happen if more predators are introduced.