On Monday students will have a brief time to study for the Landforms Nine Weeks test and then we will begin learning about our last unit of the year: Ecosystems. We will learn that ecosystems are groups of living and non-living things interacting together, and examine various biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) factors of ecosystems. On Tuesday students will have their Nine Weeks Landform test. Then on Wednesday we will explore the limiting factors on an ecosystem by planting pea pods in an area with no sunlight, with poor-nutrient soil (sand), in an undesirable temperature (the freezer), without water, and finally with all of the right factors for the pea plant to grow. This experiment has had surprising results in the past - we are looking forward to seeing how the pea plants grow in various conditions!
You will receive an email or letter from me this week about EOG coach books. I would very much appreciate if each parent could purchase an EOG coach book for Science. It will cost only $6.00 and students will use it on a regular basis to prepare for the EOG exam. It has mini-lessons, questions very similar to the EOG, and EOG practice tests. I will assign homework from the EOG coach book and we will do exercises in class and during remediation time. The cost break down of the book is the following: $4.99 + 12% for shipping + 6.75% NC sales tax/per book = $5.93 + 5.95 shipping and handling per order. I will pay the remainder of the shipping and handling so we can keep the book cost at an even $6.00. Please have the money in by Wednesday March 21st so we may order the books.
Homework of the week:
Monday: Study for the Nine Weeks Landform test
Tuesday: Read pgs. 83-85 and answer questions on pgs. 94-95 #1, 3, 4 in the Competitive Edge
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