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Cell Foldable- Plant and Animal Cells

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   Animal and Plant Cell Foldable- Understanding differences and similarities between plant and animal cells Examples Essential Cell Organelles Cell wall Cell membrane Cytoplasm Nucleus Nuclear membrane Nucleolus Vacuoles Mitochondria Endoplasmic reticulum Ribosomes Golgi body Chloroplasts For each organelle you are responsible for: Where it is present in an animal cell, plant cell, or both Where it is found in the cell What the organelle looks like (structure) What the organelle does (function)

Parts of an Experiment and Systems Study Guides

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   Here is a Quizlet for Parts of an Experiment.   Click here to access More Study Guides - Vocabulary Systems vocabulary word wall game - hangman Parts of an experiment Word Wall game - Matching One more Wordwall  - Gameshow

Parts of an Experiment

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We are investigating the scientific process as a system. This week, we will look at the structure and specific parts found in experiments.  Students will need to identify the different parts given in an experimental scenario.   Starting with the following article titled, "Life Saver," we read about scientists' methods of experimenting and solving problems.   Click to access the "Life Saver" Article Watch and take notes.   What are the parts of good science you saw the Mythbuster crew doing? Click here for the complete video Experimental Vocabulary: question hypothesis procedure variables: independent and dependent constant control conclusion observations Notes on Parts of an Experiment: Click here to access

Cubelets and System Thinking

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   Find the helpful link here. Link to Legos and find ideas. Engineer and Build a Creative Design Click here to access the Engineering Design Project Some of our students work!

Mystery Cube Activity

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     Essential Question:  What does good science look like? Today in class we investigated what good science looks like. We conducted a mystery cube activity. Students will model "good science" by trying to find out: What does the bottom of the mystery cube look like? With each idea of what is on the bottom of the cube, students must supply evidence.   Why is the name a specific name? Why did they choose a specific color? Why did they choose specific numbers? Students were questioning, communicating, inferring, making observations, looking for patterns, and starting to make sense of data.  Here is a template of a cube if you want to explore and model.

My Science Summer

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   Welcome Back to School! This year we are going to challenge all of you to think and act like scientists! Our first activity is "My Scientific Summer." We will ask you to think of an aspect of the summer that you can relate to discipline or disciples of science.     Click here to access the descriptor of "My Scientific Summer" My Scientific Summer Slideshow  - Click to Access Examples Linked here: