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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Science - Week of September 5th

Vocabulary words of the week:  producer, consumer, decomposer, food chain, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, energy pyramid, food web.

This week we are learning about food chains and will be designing different food chains to gain a deeper understanding of this concept.

Tuesday - Class discussion based on text reading.  No homework.
Wednesday - Continue class discussion on food chains.  Categorize organisms into different groups of producers, consumer, and decomposers.  Homework tonight:  Food Chains worksheet, Activities 2-3 due tomorrow.
Thursday - Discuss energy pyramids and how energy is transferred from one organism to the next.  Continue constructing food chains to demonstrate energy transfer.
Friday -  Use food chains constructed throughout the week to design food webs.

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

Please check your child's agenda each night for upcoming assignments.