Science 8 - Life Science
(Diversity)

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• Daily Schedule

• Assignments

• Web Links for Diversity

• Home

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Assignments

** This Section is UNDER CONSTRUCTION and is incomplete at this time **

Reminders

• Make sure all questions are answered in full, complete sentences.

• Do your work to the best of your ability.

Mark	Tasks
notebook	1.     Read pages 24-27 and do questions Review 2.1 numbers 1-5.
Bonus	2. Review 2.1, Number 6 on page 28.
/30	3.    Do the Eye and Ear Project.
notebook	4.    Do the Eye Disection with Mr. McComb
/20	5. Complete the lab questions and lab write up for the Eye Disection
notebook	6.  Do Activity 2C - Investigating Vision on pages 37-40. Complete all procedures, and answer all discussion questions for each section.
/7	7. Complete the Jeopardy Question making exercise on taste, touch, and smell.
/24	8. Answer the questions on Cats and Dogs!
/35	9. Senses Quiz - Know This.
/24	10. Answer the questions on Cats and Dogs!
bonus	20. Watch the video “The Eye and the Ear”, and fill out the accompanying video sheet. Ecosystems
notebook	21. Complete the Eye Disorder Worksheet.  Get the information here. Biomes Sheet
hw	23. Biomes Map
/10	24. School Biome Project
/10	25. World Biome Project
Bonus	26. Endangered Species Project
notebook	27. Endangered Species Project
hw	28. Endangered Species Project
notebook	29. Endangered Species Project
/60	30. Endangered Species Project
/75	31. Senses and Diversity Unit Test!!

/2	11.    Watch the video “A Matter of Taste”, and fill out the video sheet while watching the video.
B	12.   For 5 bonus marks, complete Activity 2E-How Does Smell Affect Taste, on page 47.  Complete all procedures and answer all discussion questions.
/5	13.   Complete the section 2.5 worksheet.  Get the sheet in class.
/2	14.   Watch the video “In Touch with the World”, and complete the video sheet.
/2	15.   Complete Review 2.6, on page 51: 1-3.
/2	16.   Complete the section 2.6 worksheet.  Get it in class.
/2	17.   Complete the crossword on Unit II.
/10	18.   With a partner, complete Activity 2F-Receptors in the Skin, on pages 49-50.  Complete all procedures and discussion questions.  Only one lab write up is required per pair.
B	19.   For 5 bonus marks, complete the Unit II review on page 52: ·         Define the vocabulary ·         Answer questions C1-C6
/88	20.  Write the Unit Two Test.

 

Web Links

• Genetic Engineering - A way to sustanable living? Maybe Not!!
  

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  Introduction to the Senses
  • Thinkquest - a summary of each of the senses, with interesting facts.
    • The sense of smell
    • The sense of taste
    • The sense of touch
    • The sense of sight
    • The sense of hearing
  • learn.co.uk - excellent description of how the senses work.
    • The sense of smell
    • The sense of taste
    • The sense of touch. (Don't worry about the different types of corpuscles!)
    • The sense of sight
    • The sense of hearing
  • Neuroscience for Kids - Contains indepth descriptions on the senses.
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute - Advanced Senses Information
  
  

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  Dog's Senses
  • SpecificBreeds.com - dog senses
  • http://www.sparshbazaar.com/pets_dog_senses.html
  • http://family.go.com/Features/family_1999_10/dony/dony109dbbehavsense/
  • http://www.animalnews.com/frost/dogsenses.htm
  • http://earthsky.com/2000/esmi000713.html
  
  

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  Cat's Senses
  • http://w1.834.telia.com/~u83403212/catsenses.html
  • http://pages.nyu.edu/~mdr234/assign6b.htm
  • http://www.peteducation.com/whypet/cathearing.htm
  • http://members.tripod.com/~KrazyKat007/TEXTPAGES/MORECATFACTS.html
  
  

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• Amazing Animal Senses - A long list of various animals and their uniques senses.
• Animals Senses - An article about diverse animal senses.
  

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• Do you like interactive word search puzzles? Make sure your browser is "java-enabled" and try these: (scroll down once you get to the site)
• Games about the nervous system and senses
  

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• LAB INVESTIGATION FOURTEEN: ADAPTATIONS
  

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