Wrapping Up Life Science

We are wrapping up our focus on SC.5.L.14.2 comparing and contrasting the function of organs and other physical structures of plants and animals, including humans, for example: some animals have skeletons for support -- some with internal skeletons others with exoskeletons -- while some plants have stems for support. Hoping for a short test on this Friday 9/30.

Starting animal adaptations next week, and looking to wrap that up by Friday 10/7 with a short test.

Aiming for a Life Science Unit Test Friday 10/7.

Additionally we have really started to dig into social studies.  We're learning about the early civilizations in North America.  

No vocabulary quiz this week (9/29).

This Week

There is no vocabulary quiz this week.  Students can use the Human Body Quizlet link to help them better understand what we are learning in class.

Animal Classification

Life Science Vocabulary Quiz on Sept. 16th

Quiz on these words Sept. 16th 1.amphibian: an animal that spends part of its life in the water and part on land; an animal that lives on land  as an adult but lays its eggs in water (related word: amphibious) 2.animal: an organism that is made of many cells, cannot make its own food, and can move during at least  part of its life; a member of kingdom Animalia 3.arthropod: a large category of animals without backbones that includes insects, spiders, and crustaceans 4.bird: warm-blooded vertebrate with feathers, wings, and a beak whose young are born from eggs 5.classify: to group things based on similar characteristics (related word: classification) 6.consumer: an organism that eats other living things to get energy; an organism that does not produce its  own food (related word: consume) 7.decompose: to break down into simple nutrients (related word: decomposition, decomposer) 8.egg: an animal's female reproductive cell (related word: ovum) 9.embryo: an early stage in the growth of an organism in which the organism is made up of a small number  of cells 10.fish: an animal that lives in water, has fins and scales, and breathes through gills 11.food chain: a model that shows one set of feeding relationships among living things 12.food web: a model that shows many different feeding relationships among living things 13.invertebrate: an animal that does not have a backbone 14.larva: a young animal that will eventually undergo metamorphosis (related word: larvae) 15.mammal: a warm-blooded animal with hair that produces milk for its offspring 16.nymph: an immature form of an insect that will go through metamorphosis to become an adult; usually  closely resembles the adult insect 17.organism: any individual living thing 18.photosynthesis: the process in which plants and some other organisms use the energy in sunlight to  make food 19.plant: an organism that is made up of many cells, makes its own food through photosynthesis, and  cannot move; a member of kingdom Plantae 20.producer: an organism that makes its own food; an organism that does not consume other plants or  animals 21.pupa: the stage during the life cycle of an insect between the larva and the adult 22.reptile: a cold-blooded animal with scaly skin (related word: reptilian) 23.vertebrate: an animal with a backbone and an internal skeleton

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.	angiosperms		Flowering plants
2.	chlorophyll		Green pigment in plants that absorbs light energy used to carry out photosynthesis
3.	chloroplasts		A structure in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and uses it to produce food.
4.	conifers		coniferophyta trees that produce seed-bearing cones and have thin leaves shaped like needles
5.	dicot		An angiosperm that has two seed leaves
6.	flowers		Reproductive structure of angiosperms
7.	fruit		structure in angiosperms that contains one or more matured seeds
8.	gymnosperms		produce seeds without flowers. They include conifers (cone-bearers) and cycads.
9.	leaf		The major sites of photosynthesis in most plants.
10.	monocot		An angiosperm that has only one seed leaf.
11.	Nonvascular plants		Plants that have neither vascular tissue nor true roots, stems, or leaves (mosses, liverworts, hornworts)
12.	photosynthesis		A process plants use to turn sunlight into food
13.	roots		Absorbs water and minerals from the ground. Anchors plant in ground.
14.	seeds		structures that contain a young plant inside a protective covering
15.	spores		how do nonvascular plants reproduce
16.	stem		the main body or stalk of a plant or shrub, typically rising above ground but occasionally subterranean.
17.	Vascular Plants		Plants that have specialized tissues that transport water and nutrients throughout the plant

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