Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Vocabulary

We will be having another vocabulary quiz on Friday 9/2
The Quizlet link is here to study the words.
Students also have a study sheet that they created in class that should be in their take home binder.

Plants

Study online at quizlet.com/_237jh6
1.angiospermsFlowering plants
2.chlorophyllGreen pigment in plants that absorbs light energy used to carry out photosynthesis
3.chloroplastsA structure in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and uses it to produce food.
4.conifersconiferophyta
trees that produce seed-bearing cones and have thin leaves shaped like needles
5.dicotAn angiosperm that has two seed leaves
6.flowersReproductive structure of angiosperms
7.fruitstructure in angiosperms that contains one or more matured seeds
8.gymnospermsproduce seeds without flowers. They include conifers (cone-bearers) and cycads.
9.leafThe major sites of photosynthesis in most plants.
10.monocotAn angiosperm that has only one seed leaf.
11.Nonvascular plantsPlants that have neither vascular tissue nor true roots, stems, or leaves (mosses, liverworts, hornworts)
12.photosynthesisA process plants use to turn sunlight into food
13.rootsAbsorbs water and minerals from the ground. Anchors plant in ground.
14.seedsstructures that contain a young plant inside a protective covering
15.sporeshow do nonvascular plants reproduce
16.stemthe main body or stalk of a plant or shrub, typically rising above ground but occasionally subterranean.
17.Vascular PlantsPlants that have specialized tissues that transport water and nutrients throughout the plant

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Science News

We have started our unit on Life Science.  We will be learning how to classify organisms.  Students will also be reviewing structures of plants.  Here are some Quizlet links to help students with these concepts.

Classifying Organisms vocabulary
Plant Vocabulary

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Geography

We will be having a geography quiz on Friday.  Students will need to be able to identify the continents as well as the Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic and Indian Oceans.

Here is a link to a game that reinforces this skill http://lizardpoint.com/geography/world-quiz.php