Mr. Keys Science

Thursday-  Chapter 5 Vocabulary quiz on tomorrow.

Animal project due on next Tuesday and Chapter 5 Test on next Wednesday.

Wednesday-No homework for tonight.  I will give the classes their final instructions for the Animal project on tomorrow and we will get a chance to work on the drawing in class tomorrow.  The final project will be due on next Tuesday.

No bellwork for this week.  We will take a Chapter 5 vocabulary quiz instead.  It will be on Friday,  5/13.

Tuesday-The class went to the computer lab today and worked on out animal project.  The class picked one  animal from the following 6 groups: mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, amphibians and arthropods.  We went to the lab and researched the habitat, diet, size and their status on the endangered list.  We tried to be as specific as possible in our research, for example, they would not say a habitat was oceans but the northern parts of the Pacific ocean.  The diet wouldn’t just say carnivore but would actually name two or three of the main animals that it normally eats in its habitat.

Tomorrow they will recieve a chart to record all of their facts and we will discuss the next step which is to name and draw their imaginary “animal”.

Thursday- Finish your sex respect questions and word search if you haven’t done so already.  Your complete journal is due tomorrow.

Progress reports were sent home today.

Wednesday- No HW for tonight.

We will finish up our Sex Respect class on tomorrow and class journal will need to be turned in by the end of the week.

Wednesday- Bellwork questions 7-10 for the week:

7.  The king cobra is the deadliest snake and can kill a human in  2 minutes.  What makes it so deadly?

A. Its venom contains the most toxic substance in the world B. It is mainly fear that kills its victim  C. It bites again and again until its victim is dead  D. Its bite contains a greater quantity of venom

8.Where are king cobras mainly found?  A. Desert  B. Forest  C. Seas and Oceans  D. City parks

9. Which of the following statements about the venom of the king cobra is true?

A. Impossible to harvest the venom  B. Has no anti-venom  C. Can be used to treat arthritis D. Can be used to treat mental illnesses

10. Which of the following interesting facts about the king cobra is true?

A. It is the only snake that eats other snakes

B. It is the only snake without scales

C. It is the only snake that does not shed its skin

D. It is the only snake that builds nests for its eggs.

Chapter 14 Test on tomorrow. Study the notes that we completed in class for the test.

Tuesday- Bellwork for the week:

1. Why does a snake flick out its tongue?  A. Say hello B. To be rude  C. To taste the air  D. It’s too long to stay inside its mouth

2.Why do geckos lick their eyes?  A. Its a good trick  B. To keep them clean  C. They taste nice D. They don’t

3.Why do some lizards lose their tails? A. They don’t like them  B. They never lose their tails C. They have to eat them  D. Escape their enemies.

4. How do you know that a snake is ready to shed its skin? A. It jumps a lot  B. It’s eyes turn light blue  C. It gets mad easily  D. You never really know.

5. Which of the following is one of the most venomous snakes in the world? A. Ringneck snake  B. Brown  C. Garter  D. Green anaconda

6. Which of the following is not true about snakes?  A. Not all snakes hatch by eggs  B. All rattlesnakes are venomous  C. Some venomous snakes live in Australia D. Snakes have ears

Monday- TCAP is finally over!!

We went back to our Chapter 14: Simple Machines today and the class received the last set of notes for this chapter.  Complete any notes that weren’t finished in class for homework.

We will take our Chapter 14 test on Thursday.

Wednesday-Study your note sheet of the 6 simple machines.  We will take a short quiz tomorrow on the machines.  You only need to study that sheet.  The quiz will only covers the information on that sheet.

We will also begin Chapter 14: Waves tomorrow.

No homework for tonight.

Monday-  Chapter 13 Test was returned and the test was reviewed. Test grades as a group were much improved. Good Job!!

Homework for tonight is to complete the 6 Simple Machine chart.  You only need to give me two examples of each simple machine.  You don’t have to print out the chart if you don’t have a printer.  You can use your own paper and fill in the two missing columns: picture and examples.

However, you may not use any of the examples that we used in class and you do have to draw a simple picture for each simple machine.   Here is the homework sheet: