This Week in Biology (Jan 17-21)

Dear Parents and students,

This week students will complete their powerpoints for the science fair and stem fest.  Presentation day is approaching quickly.  Please remember that presentations cannot be made up.  If they do not present on the assigned day (Jan 27th) they will be disqualified from the district fair.  You can find all the information for the Science Fair and the Stem Fest here:

https://sites.google.com/view/science-fair-stem-festival/home

Here is our class schedule for this week:

Notes and Practice: 6.6 Carbon Cycle
Create an illustration of the carbon cycle. Label and Explain. Use color.

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

Notes and Practice: 6.8 Biomes and Climate
Read: 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 informational text. Be creative in how you add the required information.

Notes and Practice: 6.10 Aquatic Biomes
Read: 6.11 Freshwater and Wetland Biomes
Read: 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.

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I would love to hear any feedback or questions you or your student may have.  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@santancharterschool.com