This past week we finished chapter 1 and took our test. Everyone did really well and the class average was very high. We have begun chapter 2 this week and are learning about cells. We will be learning about the individual organelles that make up the cells. We will be doing a project where each student will be creating a plant and an animal cells with 12 different organelles made of crafting supplies. We will also study the functions of these organelles. This is a project that they should be working on this coming weekend at home. Students will need liquid glue for this project.
Life Science
It's a new semester and the students are excited about animals. They have even asked to which phyla lice belong. The answer is Arthropoda. They are in the class Insecta. I did some additional research and learned there are 4 subclasses of lice and they are divided by...