This week in Biology Jan. 13-17

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Dear Parents,

The students jumped right back into their school work when they returned from the break.  They really did!  Well,  most of them at least!  We are on the running stretch for the science fair.  Please remind your student to complete their science fair experiments and their STEM designs.

Parents, we need your help!
We are in need of parent volunteers to help us judge the science fair, run the STEM Tables, and assist Mrs. G with the Escape the Room Math Challenge!  To sign up, please visit the link below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0c44aca62d6-science6

Thursday is Fair / Festival Day for the next two weeks.  These are the only class days the students will have to work on their projects. We will have only two more days in class for them to work on their research papers, display boards, and their STEM projects.  Please assist your student in remembering to bring in their projects to work on.

San Tan Science Fair / STEM Festival Upcoming Dates:

1/8/20 – Science
Fair Experiment Complete

1/29/20 – Science Fair Board / STEM
Project Complete

2/1/20 – Science Fair / STEM
Festival (Saturday)

2/5/20 – Final Report Due

Visit our Science Fair / STEM Festival website for all up to date information and resources – https://sites.google.com/view/science-fair-stem-festival/home

Here is our class schedule for the next week:

Monday
6.7  Nitrogen Cycle
200 words or more:   Explain the nitrogen cycle. What is it?  Why is the nitrogen cycle necessary for life?

Tuesday
6.8  Biomes and Climate
6.9  Terrestrial Biomes
Create a story about an organism that lives in a biome of your choice.  Make sure to explain the following in the story as part of the dialogue or narration:
​What is the biome the story is about?
How is this biome different than others?
Mention the different ecosystems in this biome and the different organisms in each.
​This is a story, not just informational text.  Be creative in how you add the required information.

Wednesday
6.10  Aquatic Biomes
6.11  Freshwater and Wetland Biomes
6.12  Aquatic Organisms
Pretend you are an animal in a wetland biome.  Write a description of the biome from  the perspective of the organism of your choice as if they were trying to convince other organisms that their biome is the best to live in.

Thursday
Science Fair Day

Friday
6.13  Predation
6.14  Competition
With a partner, create a 1-5 minute video pretending you are Steve Irwin or another explorer.  Choose a species to talk about.  Make sure to talk about the biome, climate and ecosystem the creature lives in.  If you are good at editing, show video footage or pictures of the creature and its ecosystem as part of the video.


ONLINE Textbook and practice:   https://flexbooks.ck12.org/cbook/ck-12-biology-flexbook-2.0/

Just as a reminder, students cannot make up labs if they are absent, but they can take detailed notes and complete the practice sets for full credit.  I would love to hear any feedback or questions you or your student may have as we move forward in the year.  Feel free to contact me via email at any time.

Thank you again for sharing your wonderful student with us this year,

Chris Newton
Biology
San Tan Charter High School
cnewton@santancs.com