weekly homework 9/17-21/12

Homework Options for lesson 3-4

September 17-24 

Select one option, complete and turn in Thursday and Friday  September 20,21 

Option # 1. 

Research information about the benefits of worms.   (Hint:  Key words include “annelid”, “earthworm”, and “blackworm”.  Write a short report about your findings.

Option #2.  Science/History/ technology

 Find out how leeches, another group of segmented worms, have been and are still being used in medical practices.  Write a short report to share with the class.

Option #3. 

Conduct research to find other organisms that can regenerate body parts.   Write a short paragraph about how each of the organism regenerates.  ( Hint: starfish )

Option #4.

 Find out how earthworm farms are designed.  Design an earthworm farm that you could build.

Option #5

Draw and label the parts of an earthworm.  Write a paragraph explaining where earthworms live and what they  eat.  This can be found on p. 318-319 in your science textbook.

Option #6 Language Arts

          Explore the different meanings of the word “seed” by looking up the word in the dictionary.  Write a sentence using the word in context for each of the meanings.

Option #7 Science/Technology

          Design and build a new growing system like the ones in our classrooms.  Bring your design to class.

Option #8 Art

          Create a collage of different plants.  You might check the garden centers to see if they have any old catalogs.  Use ½ piece of poster board.

Option #9

          Conduct research to discover the similarities and differences among different bodies of water: ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, bays and oceans. Write one paragraph about each of the bodies of water.

Option #10 Music

          Develop a list of songs whose titles or lyrics incorporate the names of bodies of water.  You must have atleast 10 songs.

Option #11

          Write a ½ to 1 page paper on what a bog is and how things are preserved in them.

NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY VOCABULARY QUIZ ON LESSONS 3-4

weekly hw 9/4/12

7th grade quiz on microscope on Thurday and Friday
Homework options due on Monday (B) and TuesdayA Sept 10,11.
Organism: Macro to Micro


Homework Options Lessons 1-2

Option #1 Science

Look up the definitions of “organic” and “inorganic”. Make a list with example of each type of substance. Make this into a chart.



Option #2 Science/Technology

Compare the processes that occur in a living thing, such as a human, with those that occur in a nonliving thing, such as a rock. Write this in a report or make a Venn diagram.



Option #3 Science/Social Studies

Research the factors that determine which kinds of organisms can thrive in different environments around the world. Environments might include mountains, deserts, polar regions, and oceans.



Option #4 Science

Research tube worms. Find out how they are able to survive in such an inhospitable area. Write a ½ to 1 page report.



Option #5 Science/Art

Create a collage of photos and illustrations of a wide variety of organisms. Make this into a small poster.



Option #6 Science

Develop a chart and list the common name of an organism as well as its genus and species name. You must have at least 25 organisms.



Option #7 Internet

Browse the Internet and download and print images of organism taken from a scanning electron microscope. Make a collage of the images.



Option #8 Science

Research where the typical mud dauber builds its nest. Write a ½ to 1 page paper.



ALL REPORTS ARE ½ TO 1 PAGE REPORT