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Monday, September 26, 2011

Science ~ Week of September 26th

Vocabulary Words of the Week: biome, climate zone, adaptation, deciduous forest, tropical rainforest, temperate, tundra, taiga, grasslands, desert, moderate, dominant, permafrost.

Monday ~ Biomes activity in class.  Students will be comparing climate zones and biomes using maps of North America. Homework:  Finish maps started in class.  Be sure to label the biome for each area on each map.  Use the key on the Investigate log for this.  Due tomorrow.
Tuesday ~ Comparing biomes to climate zones.  Homework:  Fact/Opinion and Comparisons worksheet. Due Wednesday.
Wednesday ~ Tropical rain forest and Deciduous forest comparison.  Note taking on each followed by class discussion.
Thursday ~ Grasslands and Desert comparison.  Note taking on each followed by class discussion.
Friday ~ Tundra and Taiga comparison.  Note taking on each followed by class discussion.

Look for cool Science News over the weekend to share on Monday!

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