Homework 1, 3/29/10:
Read the TeenBiz article, "Lionfish, Go Home!" and complete the Activity and Thought Question. Please see Mr. Trainer if you cannot access your TeenBiz account or if you need a paper copy due to lack of availability of internet at home AND at the library.
Homework 2, 3/31/10:
Read the TeenBiz article, "Bring in the Battle Bugs?" and write a compare and contrast essay on the following topic: How is the situation described in this article similar and different to the situation descirbed in the "Lionfish, Go Home!" article? You may email your essay to Mr. Trainer or write it on paper and submit it to the assignment basket. Please see Mr. Trainer if you cannot access your TeenBiz account or if you need a paper copy due to lack of availability of internet at home AND at the library.
Homework 3, 4/14/10:
Read the TeenBiz article, "A Strange World, Right Here on Earth" and complete the Activity and Thought Question. Please see Mr. Trainer if you cannot access your TeenBiz account or if you need a paper copy due to lack of availability of internet at home AND at the library.
Homework 4, 4/19/10:
Read the TeenBiz article, "Was Lincoln Sick?" and complete the Activity and Thought Question. Please see Mr. Trainer if you cannot access your TeenBiz account or if you need a paper copy due to lack of availability of internet at home AND at the library.
Homework 5, 4/21/10:
Read the TeenBiz article, "Wolves in Dogs' Clothing?" and complete the Activity and Thought Question. Please see Mr. Trainer if you cannot access your TeenBiz account or if you need a paper copy due to lack of availability of internet at home AND at the library.
Homework 6, 4/26/10:
Read the TeenBiz article, "What These Tracks Might Teach Us" and complete the Activity and Thought Question. Please see Mr. Trainer if you cannot access your TeenBiz account or if you need a paper copy due to lack of availability of internet at home AND at the library.
Science Binder Notes
All notes must be complete and placed IN the student's Science Binder in order to get credit.
Natural Selection Guided Notes
Charles Darwin Biography Notes
Genetic Variation Guided Notes, access the videos for these notes here at Discovery Education.
Variation Part 2 Guided Notes, Word Map for "Variation" needed for completion.
Heritable Traits and Genes Guided Notes, Word Maps for "Heritable" and "Genes" needed for completion.
Mutation Guided Notes, Word Maps for "Mutation" and "Speciation" needed for completion.
Fossils Guided Notes
Quizzes and Tests
Quizzes and Tests MUST be made up IN PERSON, in class, in front of Mr. Trainer. Tests are not available for download here. Please retake any quizzes or tests on which you earn a "D" or an "F". Please make an appointment with Mr. Trainer to retake a test.
GIS (Get It Started) Quiz*: Natural Selection
GIS Quiz: Variation
Exit Slip Quiz*: Variation 2
Exit Slip Quiz: Genes and Heredity
Exit Slip Quiz: Mutation
Exit Slip Quiz: Fossils
* - GIS and Exit Slip quizzes are short, 4-question quizzes given each lesson either at the start or the end of the class period. They are worth 4 points each. Longer quizzes and tests are given at the completion of an academic unit and are worth 10 or more points.
