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8th Grade Life Science

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Links of the Week	Charaterisitics of Life	Brain Games	Quizstar Online Quiz

Week 17

Date	Objective/ Procedure	Handouts/ Labs	Homework
1/4	Classification of Organisms -2 TSWBAT 1. Science Journal: See how many levels of classification can be recalled A. K=KINGDOM B. P=PHYLUM C. C=CLASS D. O= ORDER E. F=FAMILY F. G=GENUS G. S=SPECIES 2. Watch some short videos to better understand the classification system of organisms and why it was developed A. A film about Carl Linnaeus B. Classification of Organisms C. Classification Rap 3. Understand that a Dichotomous Key is a tool used to identify organisms. Practice using the tool by completing : 27 Dichotomous Keys NJCCCS 5.1 & 5.5	28. Key Terms Exploring & Classifying Life/Overview Sections 3 & 4 Life	Read Life Science Text p.6-26 28. Key Terms Exploring & Classifying Life/Overview Sections 3 & 4 Life
1/5	Dichotomous Keys-1 TSWBAT 1. Science Journal- Use a Dichotomous Key to classify species according to their tracks 2. Read: Taxonomy p. 16-17 in Diversity of Life Resources to understand Bi Nominal Nomenclature and how scientists organize living organisms 3. Review the Classification System and the levels to better understand how to name an organism NJCCCS 5.1 & 5.5		Read Life Science Text p.6-26 28. Key Terms Exploring & Classifying Life/Overview Sections 3 & 4 Life
1/6	Dichotomous Keys-2 TSWBAT 1. Science Journal- Use a Dichotomous Key to classify different species of birds 2. View a short video to better understand how a Dichotomous Key is used and then show examples of Dichotomous Keys A. Dichotomous Keys B. Dichotomous Key Example 3. Understand that a Dichotomous Key is a tool used to identify organisms. Practice using the tool by completing : Go over p.28. Key Terms Exploring & Classifying Life/Overview Sections 3 & 4 Life & start 29. Sec 4 How are Living Things Classified/Sec. 4 Enrichment NJCCCS 5.1 & 5.5	29. Sec 4 How are Living Things Classified/Sec. 4 Enrichment	Read Life Science Text p.6-26 29. Sec 4 How are Living Things Classified/Sec. 4 Enrichment
1/7	Introduction to the Microscope-1 TSWBAT 1. Go over parts of microscope and tools in the kit used to make wet and dry mounts 2. Prepare a dry mount and view images under the microscope to understand the orientation of objects 3. Focus the microscope using the coarse and fine adjustment knobs and different objectives NJCCCS 5.1 & 5.2	12. Microscope Images/Field of View and Magnification Classification Quiz -1	Read Life Science Text p.6-26 29. Sec 4 How are Living Things Classified/Sec. 4 Enrichment
1/8	Introduction to the Microscope-2 TSWBAT 1. Prepare a wet mount and view images under the microscope to understand the orientation of objects 2. Measure the field of view under each objective 4X, 10X, 40X 3. Draw scale representations of images seen under a microscope to estimate size accurately NJCCCS 5.1 & 5.5	Classification Quiz -2

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