June 13 Final exam day.
June 12 Clean up. Water and check on plants.
June 9 Get back graded Story Book Project. Begin 2nd insect project or other activity. Check on plants
June 5 -June 8. Finishing Story Book Project (planned to be due Thursday June 8th). Check on planters.
May 30-June 2 Working on Story Book Project. Water planters.
May 29 Memorial Day off
May 26 Continue Story book project.
May 25 Insects of Michigan--story book project (see attached below). Plans are to complete the story book by next Friday... more time available if needed. Mystorybook.com may be a helpful tool to complete this project.
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May 24 Last day for seniors. Final Exam. Survey. Take home materials.
May 23 Pass back papers. Go over test. Clean up Day... get plants, take gloves, take bird houses... Study/prepare for final exam on Wednesday/create your 2 sided 3x5 card... spend more time on old material of unit 1 and 2. Final exam 6-8 T/F, 60-63 M.C., 5-8 ID Visual Birds, 3-4 Short answers--about your projects. Note: Questions are ones previously seen from old tests.
May 22 Last minute questions before test. Turn-in bird review questions. Bird Test--use 3X5 card. Study/prepare for final exam on Wednesday... spend more time on old material of unit 1 and 2. Final exam 6-8 T/F, 60-63 M.C., 5-8 ID Visual Birds, 3-4 Short answers--about your projects. Note: Questions are ones previously seen from old tests.
May 19 Hybrid Day/Study and work on review questions. Review questions for Monday Test--see attached from yesterday (due start of class Monday). Review questions for Final Exam--study for final--majority of final questions are same questions from old tests. Bird Test Monday 4-6 T.F. 3-5 Sounds, 5-7 Sights of birds, 35-40 M.C., Possible matching 4-5, and 2-3 short answers. Final Exam is Wednesday. Continue taking home plants.
May 18 Gallery Walk--learn other birds/share your poster project. Notebook check. "Popcorn" sights and sounds review game. Review questions for Monday Test--see attached below (due start of class Monday). Review questions for Final Exam--study for final--majority of final questions are same questions from old tests. Hybrid/Study day is tomorrow. Bird Test Monday 4-6 T.F. 3-5 Sounds, 5-7 Sights of birds, 35-40 M.C., Possible matching 4-5, and 2-3 short answers. Final Exam is Wednesday. Continue taking home plants.
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May 17 Finish Anatomy of Birds Outline due tomorrow. Finish/Turn-in Poster Project--due today end of class. Prepare notebook check for tomorrow. Hybrid day/study day Friday. Bird Test Monday. Final exam Wednesday. Begin taking home plants.
May 16 Updated study guide (see attached below from yesterday). Finish Anatomy of Birds Outline--power point below from yesterday due Thursday. Continue Poster Project--due by the end of class tomorrow. Pigeon Dissection/Today only "explore".. Notebook Check/Review Thursday. Hybrid Day/Study Friday. Bird Test Monday. Final Exam Wednesday. Notebook Check sheet (see attached below). Begin taking home plants in plastic bags from your gardens here to your gardens at home.
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May 15 Continue/Finish Anatomy of Birds outline... use of computers (see attached below for power point). Continue Poster Project (due by the end of the hour Wednesday). Pigeon Dissection tomorrow. Notebook check/review Thursday. Hybrid day is Friday this week... day to study for Test on Monday. Final exam on Wednesday (consists of questions from previous tests). Water plants. Study guide (see attached below).
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May 12 Hybrid Day Continue notes and working on poster project (due Wednesday).
May 11 Guest Speaker from Birds Unlimited of Grosse Pointe. Continue common backyard bird poster project (due next Wednesday). Finish common birds outline (due notebook check day--next Thursday). Turn-in bird house projects (teachers are voting today and tomorrow). Hybrid day this Friday and next Friday. Last Test Monday May 22. Notebook check next Thursday. Final exam will be May 24.
May 10 Half day schedule. Water gardens. Assemble bird feeders. Continue common backyard bird poster project (due next Wednesday). Finish common birds outline (due notebook check day--next Thursday). Turn-in bird house projects (teachers are voting today and tomorrow). Hybrid day this Friday and next Friday. Last Test Monday May 22. Notebook check next Thursday. Final exam will be May 24.
May 9 Pass back papers. Bird sight/sounds quiz. Common Backyard Birds Poster Project--computer use today. (due next Wednesday--see attached below). Continue/Finish common birds outline (computer use--use power point from yesterday). Finish Bird House project (due at the end of the hour today or start of class tomorrow). Hybrid Day is Friday for this week and next Friday will be the last Hybrid day for Seniors. Last test Monday May 22. Final exam Wed May 24.
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May 8 Check out plants due to the frost. Turn-in key terms and feather assignment. Bird sight/sounds. Quiz tomorrow on sight and sounds of common birds (see attached from last Monday). Aves Brief notes continuation (finish start of next week). Notes on common backyard birds (see power point below). Finish bird house project (due tomorrow/Wednesday) Last project for seniors starts tomorrow. Hybrid days are Fridays this week and next.
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May 5 Hybrid Day. Continue competition of decorated bird houses with a chance to win the bat house (due start of class Tuesday/Wednesday). Bird Feathers assignment due Monday. Bird Terms due Monday. Hybrid Day Friday next week. Continue to practice the visual and sounds of birds from attached material on Monday. Bird sounds and visual quiz on Tuesday.
May 4 Birds review of sight and sounds (attached below from Monday). Take home and try to hang up your wren houses. Competition for a bat house by decorating Bird Houses (due start of class Tuesday). Bird feathers assignment due Monday. Bird key terms due Monday. Hybrid day Friday. Next Friday will also be the hybrid day. Bird sight and sounds quiz on Tuesday next week.
May 3 Birds review of sight and sounds (attached below from Monday). Guest speaker on birds returns.... Mr. Joe St. John. Assemble and decorate Bird Houses tomorrow. Bird feathers assignment due Monday. Bird key terms due Monday. Hybrid day Friday. Next Friday will also be the hybrid day. Bird sight and sounds quiz on Tuesday next week.
May 2 Birds review of sight and sounds (attached below from yesterday). Guest speaker on bird housing.... Mr. Joe St. John (power point attached below). Assemble and decorate Bird Houses tomorrow. Bird feathers assignment due Monday. Bird key terms due Monday. Hybrid day Friday. Bird sight and sounds quiz on Tuesday next week.
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May 1 Check-in tree word search. Go over test. Intro to birds sight and sound (see attached below). Start intro to birds outline (see outline attached below). Bird feathers assignment (links on bottom of pages to help--due Monday). Bird key terms--due Monday. Bird house speaker tomorrow. Create and decorate a few bird houses on Thursday--competition for a bat house from your decorations. Hybrid Day is Friday this week.
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Apr. 28 Check-in Review Questions. Pass back projects and notebook checklist. 3 x 5 Card will have 1.5 minutes to use with landscape project. Flowers and Trees unit test. Tree word search due Monday start of class. Please note: Hybrid next week will be on Friday instead of Wednesday.
Apr. 27 Guest Speaker from MSU-- Mary Gersteinberger. Review questions due start of class tomorrow. Test tomorrow.
Apr. 26 Hybrid day. Work on review questions...due Friday before test. Guest Speaker tomorrow. Test on Friday.
Apr. 25 Notebook Check. Presentations and turn-in landscape project. Turn-in 5 Questions for guest speaker. 3x5 index cards for test on Friday (one side of helpful info allowed). Handout review questions--due Friday before test (see attached below). Review activity--protect your garden white boards. Test on Friday.
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Apr. 24 Trees and Bushes Notes Part 3 (see outline below). Pass out notebook check list (see attached below) Finish up presentations for tomorrow. Presentation and landscape design lab project due tomorrow. Test on Friday due to guest speaker on Thursday. Write out questions for guest speaker (due by the end of class tomorrow). Notebook check tomorrow.
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Apr. 21 Tell the three plants you are presenting to class-sign up!. Landscape Project due Tuesday! Water Plants? Adventure Time!!-- tree Identification due Monday!! Notebook check Tuesday. Review Questions Tuesday due Thursday before test. Test on Friday due to guest speaker on Thursday.
Apr. 20 Tree notes part 2 (see attached below). Tree identification Key Activity--due tomorrow. Hand out study guide (see attached from yesterday). Test next Thursday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iglWPQReVU&authuser=1
http://www.mlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2016/10/can_you_identify_these_michiga.html
http://www.mlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2016/10/can_you_identify_these_michiga.html
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Apr. 19 Hybrid day. Work on your Landscape project due Tuesday. Study guide for next Thursday's test attached below.
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Apr. 18 Water Gardens. Check in botany crossword. Tree notes part 1--power point and outline attached below (shapes of trees, maintenance and their roots). Landscape project (computer use)--project and presentation is due next Tuesday. Test is scheduled for next Thursday. Study guide for test will be given tomorrow or Thursday.
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Apr. 17 Check-in and turn-in landscape drawing of current house landscape to scale. Parts of a flower worksheet due. Key terms due. Botany Word search from before break will check in tomorrow. Roots and soils notes/outline. (see power point attached below). Landscape design project--due Tuesday April 25 (minus 10 points each day late maximum of two days late). Water gardens. Test is planned for next Thursday.
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Apr. 13 Flowers and planting notes (see power point below). Parts of a flower worksheet. Planters layout due at the end of the hour. Key terms due on Monday at the beginning of the hour. Landscape design project (due Monday April 24th). Map your back yard (due on Monday) Parts of a flower due Monday--use book to answer the parts of the flower. Helpful planting site: http://www.248landscape.com/2012/michigan-plant-hardiness-zone-map/
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Apr. 12 PSAT/SAT Testing day!!
Apr. 11 Finish planters. Plant layout assignment due at the end of Thursday. 15-20 points. Location and names of plants in you planter (6-8 vegetables and 4-5 flowers) Key terms for this unit (skip number 17) due Monday at the end of the hour.
Apr. 10 Welcome back! Go over test. Set-up raised planters. Insert dirt, plants and water.
Mar. 31 Test takers? Show word search on the Monday we get back. Assemble raised planters. Begin soil and planting on the Monday of our return. Have a great and safe Spring Break!!
Mar. 30 Turn in and answer few questions before test. Verify one sided 3x5 card use. Classification and Introduction to Plants Test. Word (due start of class Monday of our return).
Mar. 29 Hybrid Day. If signed sheet and 83% or better. 1 side of a 3X5 card able to use for 1.5 minutes later during test Thursday. Review questions Due Thursday before Test. Test Thursday 4-6 T/F, 35-40 M.C. and 3-5 Short Answers.
Mar. 28 Notebook check and tell current grades with progress report. Last presentation? Review game activity. Review question due Thursday before test. Hybrid class tomorrow if signed sheet is turned in and your average is 83% or better. Test Thursday. 1 side of 3x5 card able to be used on Test Thursday for a designated 1.5 minutes of use on the test.
Mar. 27 Finish Power point presentations. Notebook check sheet for tomorrow (see attached below). Review questions due Thursday before test (see attached below). Notebook check tomorrow with a review game that may use your phone. Test Thursday (4-6 T/F, 35-40 Mult. choice and 3-5 short answers).
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Mar. 24 Signature sheets? Plant project presentations-- power point, notes, worksheet and answer key. Make-up presentations on Monday. Minus 10 points for each day late (last day to complete is Monday). Notebook check on Tuesday--will get form on Monday. Review questions on Monday due Thursday before test. Raised planters parts and assembly if time allows. Test Thursday.
Mar. 23 Signature Sheets for hybrid class? Finish plant projects-- due by 3:10 pm today. Minus 10 points each day late. Last day for late work is Monday. A. Power point. B. Outline/Note sheet for students C. Worksheet for students and the separate answer key. Notebook check next Tuesday. Study guide on (see attached below). Text next Thursday. Review questions Monday. Presentations tomorrow.
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Mar. 22 Signature Sheets for hybrid class? Hybrid day today if signed sheets and have at least 83% in class. Research and work on projects-- due by 3:10 pm Thursday. A. Power point. B. Outline/Note sheet for students C. Worksheet for students and the separate answer key. Notebook check next Tuesday. Study guide on Thursday. Text next Thursday. Review questions Monday.
Mar. 21 Signature Sheets for hybrid class? Poisonous plants brief presentation and handout. Poisonous plants small assignment (due by the end of the hour). Presentation times. Research and work on projects-- due by 3:10 pm Thursday. Hybrid Day Wednesday--if signed sheets. Notebook check next Tuesday. Study guide on Thursday. Text next Thursday.
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Mar. 20 Signature Sheets for Hybrid. Pass back papers. Research/ work on project--due by 3:10pm Thursday. Minus 10 points each day late (max. 2 days). Hybrid Day Wednesday if signature sheet is in by end of Tuesday. Notebook Check next Tuesday. Study guide tomorrow? Test next Wednesday/Thursday.
Mar. 17 Pass back papers? Absent students to decide on Bird houses/bat houses/ bird feeders. Intro plant project #1--Explain Angiosperms vs. Gymnosperms). Project is due Thursday by 3:10 pm. Hybrid document--signed by Tuesday for Wednesday Hybrid day. Finish and turn-in by the end of the hour Angiosperms/Gymnosperms and monocots and dicots worksheets.
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Mar. 16 Pass back papers. Decide on Bird Houses/Bat houses/Bird feeders. Head to library with textbooks and return with them at the end of the hour. Finish outline notes via this website. Check-in outline line and get two assignments that do not need the book or computer. Color code and answer questions on each sheet due by end of class tomorrow. Start in class tomorrow and then we will continue in the library. Introduce our first project tomorrow along with signature form for hybrid.
Mar. 15 Extra Credit Signature Sheets. Due back by Tuesday. Turn-in "Fun with Fictitious Animals". Head to library with textbooks. Review assignment on classification. Turn-in review assignment when done. Then, use the link below to fill-in outline on "Introduction to Plants".. Will return to class the last 5-6 minutes of class. Tomorrow we will start in class and then return to the library.
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May 14 Hello! Welcome sit in first few rows. Seating chart. Extra Credit Signature sheets/Safety sheets (+2 today and +1 tomorrow)--turn in by next Tuesday. Reminders: 3 Passes, No food, Water Only, No Phones. Late/Absent Work. Tornado/Fire Drills. Classification Outline/Chart. See attached below for power point. Fun With Fictitious Animals Worksheet due tomorrow start of class.
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Mar. 13 Hello! Welcome. Introductions to class and other information. Discuss Safety in classroom/forms. Rules and Guidelines (see attached below). 3 Passes for trimester, in general no cell phones, no food and water as a beverage is allowed. Syllabus (see attached below). Bring back signed by Tuesday for some extra credit points. Questions? Have a great day. Vocabulary to define (due day before next homework quiz).
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