Life Science

January 29, 2025

Chapter 11 tests have been graded and will be returned in their Thursday envelopes. Make sure to save old tests for the semester final in May. We will begin chapter 12 next week but before we begin this, we will dissect the worm. This will be the first of three different dissections. Dissections are a great way to see the insides of organisms and compare their structure and function to ours. Worms are a fairly simple creature yet uniquely created by God. Students will be able to see their digestive, circulatory, and respiratory systems along with many others. I know that several students are concerned with their ability to perform the dissections, but they will be encourage to do as much as they are capable of doing. I am sure they will come home with something to say about their experience.

Life Science

Life Science

This week we have finished our chapter on animal behavior and reproduction. We will review for the test on Thursday and their test will be on Monday. This weekend, the students should study their vocabulary note cards, their notes, and their review sheet. It would be...

Life Science

Life Science

We have begun our study of animal behavior. We are discussing learned behavior and instinctive behaviors. Along with these behaviors, we will be watching the movie Fly Away Home. This is about the learned familial behavior where birds will imprint on their "mother"...