6th Grade Life Science

Protist Notes

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Class Notes from 4 March 2009 - General Characteristics and Locomotion

Class Notes from 6 March 2009 - Protist Groups

Six Kingdoms Notes

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Class Notes from 12 February 2009

Classification Notes

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Class Notes from 4 February 2009

Human Evolution Notes

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Class Notes from 29 January 2009

Evolution Notes

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Class notes from 8 and 9 January 2009

Adaptation Notes

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Class Notes from 16 December 2008

Protein Synthesis Notes

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Class Notes from 4 December 2008

Extracting DNA

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Building DNA Models

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DNA Structure

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Class Notes from 1 December 2008

Sports and Genetics

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Link to the article we talked about in class today about genetic testing for sports ability.

Meiosis

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Class Notes from 24 November 2008

More Genetics

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Class Notes from 18 November 2008

Introduction to Heredity

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Class Notes from November 6

Cell Unit Test Review Answers

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Answers for the review sheet

Cell Processes Notes

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Class Notes from 20 October 2008 - Cell Transport

Class Notes from 23 October 2008 - Photosynthesis and Respiration

Building our Cell on the Ceiling

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Cell Parts Review

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Class Review from 3 October 2008

Cell on the Ceiling Project

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Project Guidelines and Rubric

Project Checkpoints Sheet

Looking at Cells

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Organelle Chart Filled In

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Click here to download a filled in version of the organelle chart.

Introduction to Cells

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Class Notes from 22 September 2008

Intro to Microscopes

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Microscope Parts

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Class Notes from 16 September 2008

Testing for Starch

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Best Bread Bakery Dilemma

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Characteristics and Needs of Living Things Notes Part 2

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Class Notes from 15 September 2008

Living Things Notes Part I

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Class Notes from 10 September 2008

Metric Conversion Practice Answers

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Does It Add Up?

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Measurement Lab

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Measurement Notes

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Class Notes from 25 August 2008

Measurement Notes

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Class Notes from 22 August 2008

Alaska Life Science Trivia

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1. Why does this bunny have such big feet?
2. How long do grizzly bear cubs stay with their mother?
3. How does the Sandhill Crane find its way back to Alaska every summer?
4. How far do herds of caribou migrate each year?
5. This humpback whale spends their summer in the waters off of Alaska, where does it spend the winter?
6. What is the name of this ecosystem?
7. What makes the stripes along these rocks?
8. How do the salmon find their way back to the creek they were born in?
9. What is the difference between horns and antlers?
10. What is the name of the soft underwool that keeps this musk ox warm in the arctic winters?

Welcome to Life Science

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Course Information and Guide to Success

Science Course Evaluation

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Click Here to take survey

Ecosystems Introduction Notes

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Class Notes from 29 April 2008

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Fish Kill Mystery Story

Mark and Recapture of the Wild Lentils

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How many blades of grass are on the soccer field?

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There are (based on our count) approximately 6,460,714 blades of grass on our soccer field!!

Dissecting Owl Pellets

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Vertebrates Notes

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Intro to Vertebrates and Fishes

Birds

Mammals

Daphnia, Planarians, and Hydra...Oh My!!!

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Marine Animals Lab Test Material

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Copies of the Informational Cards

Photos of the Stations:

Link to Larger Pictures

Marine Animals Lab

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Introduction to Invertebrates Notes

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Class Notes from 18 March 2008.

Animal Behavior Notes

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Class Notes from 8 March 2008

Animal Phyla Brochure Project

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Download the Guidelines for the Animal Phyla Brochure Project Here

Symmetry Notes

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Class Notes from 13 March 2008

Websites for Animal Research

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Animal Diversity Web
The Animal Kingdom from KidPort
Major Phyla of Animals
General Overview of Animal Phyla
Animal Phyla Gallery - Scroll Down for Links to Information
Complete List of Animal Phyla

Tool Making Crow Video

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Informal Lab Report Guidelines and Template

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Informal Lab Report Guidelines with Sample Report

MS-Word Template for Informal Lab Report

Introduction to Plants Notes

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Class notes from 13 February 2008

Amoebas, Paramecia, and Euglenas, OH MY!!!

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Setting up the Germination Experiment

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Dissecting Mushrooms

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Classification, Simple Organisms, and Fungi Test Study Guide

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Click here to download another copy of the study guide for the test on Tuesday, February 12.

Fungi Notes

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Class notes from 4 February 2008

Protist Notes

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Class notes from 28 and 29 January 2008

Who's Who of the Six Kingdoms

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Classification Notes

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Class Notes from 4 January 2008

Classifying Shoes

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Transgenic Foods Debate

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Meiosis Notes

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Class Notes on Meiosis

Protein Synthesis Notes

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Class notes from 6 December 2007

Genetics and Heredity Test Study Guide

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Study Guide for the test on Friday, December 14

Extracting Our DNA

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Making DNA Models

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DNA Structure Notes

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Class Notes from 3 December 2007

Genetics Part 2 Notes

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Notes from 16 and 20 November

Punnett Squares

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Class Notes from 15 November 2007

Punnett Squares Practice Homework

Heredity Notes Part 2

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Class Notes from 12 November 2007

Introduction to Heredity Class Notes

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Class Notes from 31 October and 1 November

Click here to listen to this lesson.
This material is not on the test on October 7.

Cell on the Ceiling

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Genetics Survey

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Older Class Notes

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Active Transport Notes

Respiration and Photosynthesis Notes

Cells Unit Test November 7

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Download another copy of the Study Guide by clicking here

Answers for Mitosis Review

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Answers for the Mitosis Review

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Working on our Organelle Models

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Becoming Photosynthesis and Respiration Equations

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The Cell Cycle Notes

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Class Notes from 22 October 2007

Observing Osmosis Lab

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Osmosis and Diffusion Notes and Cell on the Ceiling Assignment

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Class Notes - 15 October 2007

Cell on the Ceiling Assignment

Looking at Plant and Animal Cells Lab

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Cell Diagrams and Organelles

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Class Notes from 9 October 2007

Notes about Prokaryotes/Eukaryotes

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Class Notes from 2 October 2007

Cell Diagrams and Organelle Chart

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Cell Diagrams and Organelle Chart

Introduction to Microscopes Lab

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Microscope Parts Notes

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Class Notes from September 24

Testing for the Presence of Starch

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Necessities of Life Class Notes

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Class Notes from 20 September 2007

Characteristics of Living Things Class Notes

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Class Notes from 19 September 2007

Practicing Measurements

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Scientific Methods and Experimental Design Notes

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Class notes on scientific method and experimental design from September 4

Scientifically Speaking Guidelines and Dates

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Scientifically Speaking Guidelines and Deadlines

Class Notes

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All class notes are in PDF format. If you don't have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader please click here to download it.

Observations and Inferences - 29 August 2007

Branches of Life Science Assignment

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In class today you chose a branch of life science from the bulletin board. Now you have to find out what it is and create a shape to represent it. If you are starting online I would recommend that you use the HighBeam Encyclopedia - see the link to the right.

Guidelines for Branches of Science Assignment

This assignment is due Thursday, August 30.

Welcome to Life Science

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Welcome back to school! I hope you had a fantastic summer and are looking forward to middle school. You can always find copies of anything that I created for class here at my blog. I hope that it will be a useful resource for you.

First Day of Class Handouts:
6th Grade Life Science Course Info
Marti's Guide to Success
Learner Profile

You should keep a copy of the course information and the guide to success in your science notebook at all times. If you misplace the one I gave you please print out another copy.