1/18 First day of class! Review day! Get ready to go over what we have learned last semester and set up our re-do of our photosynthesis experiment! 1/19 Happy Saturday! 1/20 Happy Sunday! 1/21 1/22 1/23 1/24 Make sure that the leaf on your take home plant is still securely covered on both sides by your cardboard cutout. Have a parent or sibling quiz you with the Narrative Questions for Lesson 1 and 2 on page 168 in your book. Go back to the lesson to read the material if you missed any questions. Have a parent or sibling quiz you with the Narrative Questions for Lesson 3 and 4 on page 169 in your book. Go back to the lesson to read the material if you missed any questions. Have a parent or sibling quiz you with the Narrative Questions for Lesson 5 and 6 on page 169 in your book. Go back to the lesson to read the material if you missed any questions. With the help of a family member, use the materials provided and the handout to complete the photosynthesis leaf experiment at home. 1/25 Class time! Bring your completed leaf experiment back to class for points. Zing Ding time! 1/26 Happy Saturday! 1/27 Happy Sunday! 1/28 1/29 1/30 Read pages 107-111. Stop after Geotropism. In your journal draw a picture of a root and root hairs. Label the root hairs. Why are root hairs important? Write down the three main purposes for roots. Where do roots add to their length? What are roots looking for? In your journal, explain geotropism. What causes geotropism? (hint - make sure to mention the chemicals in plants that affect how they grow). What is another name for geotropism? Read pages 111-112. In your journal draw a picture of a taproot system such as the one on the bottom of page 11. Is a plant with a taproot a monocot or dicot? Now draw a picture of a fibrous root system such as the picture on page 112 at the top. Is a plant with a fibrous root system usually a monocot or dicot?
1/31 2/1 Read pages 112-114. In your journal draw draw pictures of the four different types of Geophytes: bulbs, rhizomes, corms, and tubers. You can use the pictures in your book as examples or you can print them with permission from your parents. What does the word Geophyte mean? Are Geophytes roots? Plants can grow from seeds, geophytes, but also from rooting. What is rooting? What is a plant called when it is grown by rooting? Class time! Bring your magnifying glass to class and any winter weeds from your yard! We will be looking at root systems in class. We will also observe roots under a microscope. Today you will receive Ivy to grow via "rooting". Guess how old my house plant is and win a prize! I will pass out bulbs, soil, and small pots for you to take home for growing a plant from a bulb. You will "force a bulb" as described on page 116. 2/2 Happy Saturday! 2/3 Happy Sunday! 2/4 2/5 2/6 Don't forget to plant your bulb and place it in your refrigerator. Once roots have formed you can move it to your dark garage for a week or two and then to a pot by the window (see page 116 for details). Read page 117-120. In your journal, write about what role a stem plays in a plant? Explain. (there are four - structure, movement, some perform photosynthesis, and house the vascular system). In your journal, right about the difference between xylem and phloem? Compare and contrast between a woody stem and a herbaceous stem? (Hint: photosynthesis, growth outward, growth upward) Read pages 121-122. In your journal explain auxins and phototropism. You may use drawings or words for your explanation. 2/7 Catch up on any work you are behind in. 2/8 Class time. We will identify the xylem and phloem in celery stalks. Today we will create a take home experiment to prove that a stem provides water not just to leaves, as we will see on our celery stalks, but also to flowers of plants. Get ready to make beautiful carnations! Will will watch a video on phototropism and take turns looking at stems under a microscope. 2/9 Happy Saturday! 2/10 Happy Sunday!
2/11 2/12 2/13 2/14 Have a parent or sibling quiz you with the Narrative Questions for Lesson 7 on page 170. Also have them quiz you on these questions related to Lesson 8 in your book: 1. What is a runner in a plant? (pg 117) What does the xylem do? (pg 118) What does the phloem do? (pg 118) What is an auxin? (pg 121) What is phototropism? (pg 121) Have a parent or sibling quiz you with the Narrative Questions for Lesson 1 and 2 on page 168 in your book. Go back to the lesson to read the material if you missed any questions. Have a parent or sibling quiz you with the Narrative Questions for Lesson 3 and 4 on page 169 in your book. Have a parent or sibling quiz you with the Narrative Questions for Lesson 5 and 6 on page 169 in your book. Go back to the lesson to read the material if you missed any questions. Draw a picture of your completed carnation in your Journal and glue or tape a petal from your flower in your journal. Write this sentence next to your picture and fill in the blanks: "The in the stem delivered the water to the petals of the flower. The also can provide water to the leaves. The in the stem delivers sugar to entire plant for energy." 2/15 Class time. Bring your carnations back to class to show your friends! Zing Ding! 2/16 Happy Saturday! If you are keeper of the light hut, check on our plants! 2/17 Happy Sunday! If you are keeper of the light hut, check on our plants! 2/18 2/19 Read pages 125-126 In your notebooking journal list all the benefits that trees provide us. (page 125-126; there are 5 things). Draw a picture or print a picture of your favorite tree and add it to your journal. Read pages 127-129. In your notebooking journal. What are three different ways that a tree grows? (page 128 - paragraph 2) 2/20 In your journal draw a picture of a twig and label all of the parts. Use the picture at the top of page 129 as a reference. 2/21 Catch up on any work you are behind on. 2/22 Class time! Today will be observing twigs for growth and identifying twig parts in class. We will also be labeling the parts of a twig diagram in class. Fastest and most accurate person scores bonus points. Study up on twig anatomy! 2/23 Happy Saturday! If you are keeper of the light hut, check on our plants!
2/24 Happy Sunday! If you are keeper of the light hut, check on our plants! 2/25 2/26 Read pages 131 to 132. Draw a diagram of a tree trunk as seen on page 132. Label the five parts of the tree trunk. Answer these questions: Which part of the tree makes new xylem and phloem which make the trunk get wider every year? Which part of the tree trunk contains the xylem and can store starch? Which part of the tree trunk gives the trunk strength? Which part of the tree trunk is made up of phloem? What does floam transport? What does xylem transport? What part of the trunk protects the tree? What part of the tree trunk can be missing without a tree dying? Over the next few days go outside and find a trees in your neighborhood or local park. Bring an unwrapped crayon and white paper to make bark rubbings. We will have a book in class that we can use to try to identify the type of tree by its bark. You could also take a picture. Bring your rubbings to class. If you are able to obtain a large piece of tree bark to bring to class, let Mrs. Arthur know. 2/27 Continue working on your journals to catch up. 2/28 Continue working on your journals to catch up. 3/1 Class time. Today in class we will make cast of tree trunk. Please bring an old t-shirt to wear over your clothes. Also bring a large piece of bark if you are able. (Parents please don't go out of your way to obtain this if it is not available.) 3/2 Happy Saturday! If you are keeper of the light hut, check on our plants! 3/3 Happy Sunday! If you are keeper of the light hut, check on our plants! 3/4 3/5 3/6 3/7 Catch up on any work you have missed this week!!! Have a parent or sibling quiz you with the Narrative Questions for Lesson 1 and 2 on page 168 in your book. Go back to the lesson to read the material if you missed any questions. Have a parent or sibling quiz you with the Narrative Questions for Lesson 3 and 4 on page 169 in your book. Have a parent or sibling quiz you with the Narrative Questions for Lesson 5 and 6 on page 169 in your book. Go back to the lesson to read the material if you missed any questions. Have a parent or sibling quiz you with the Narrative Questions for Lesson 7 on page 170. Also have them quiz you on these questions related to Lesson 8 in your book: 1. What is a runner in a plant? (pg 117) What does the xylem do? (pg 118) What does the phloem do? (pg 118) What is an auxin? (pg 121) What is phototropism? (pg 121) Have a parent or sibling quiz you with the Narrative Questions for Lesson 8 and 9 on page 170 in your book. Review your diagram of twigs, trunks, flowers, leaves, and seeds.
3/8 Class Time. Zing Ding!!! 3/9 Happy Saturday! 3/10 Happy Sunday! 3/11-3/14 Spring Break - catch up if you are behind! 3/15 No classes - Spring Break! 3/16 Happy Saturday! 3/17 Happy Sunday! 3/18 3/19 3/20 Read page 135-136. Answer the following questions (also found at the top of page 137) in your journal. Where are the largest trees in the world? What kind of trees are they? Where are the oldest trees in the world found? What kind of trees are they? What is the name of the oldest tree in the world? How does it provide evidence for the account of the worldwide Flood reported in the BIble? Read page 137-142 Answer the following questions in your journal. What are the three kinds of leave that conifers can have? What is the process by which conifers produce seeds? How long does it take for an egg to be fertilized? How can forest fires be beneficial to a forest? Name two conifers that don't produce cones. Read [age 142-143 Answer the following questions in your journal. Why are cycads considered gymnosperms? Why are gingkos considered gymnosperms? Why do people avoid the female Ginkgo biloba plant? 3/21 Catch up on on any work you have missed. 3/22 Class time. Today we will plant a gymnosperm saplings to take home and grow in containers. Eventually you can transplant these to your yard (or give them to a friend or family member to plant if your parents do not want a pine tree as part of their landscape). We will discuss the benefits of forest fires, transpiration, pollen cones, and seed cones. 3/23 Happy Saturday! 3/24 Happy Sunday! 3/25 Catch up on any work you have missed this week!!! Have a parent or sibling quiz you with the Narrative Questions for Lesson 1 and 2 on page 168 in your book. Go back to the lesson to read the material if you missed any questions.
3/26 3/27 3/28 Have a parent or sibling quiz you with the Narrative Questions for Lesson 3 and 4 on page 169 in your book. Have a parent or sibling quiz you with the Narrative Questions for Lesson 5 and 6 on page 169 in your book. Go back to the lesson to read the material if you missed any questions. Have a parent or sibling quiz you with the Narrative Questions for Lesson 7 on page 170. Also have them quiz you on these questions related to Lesson 8 in your book: 1. What is a runner in a plant? (pg 117) What does the xylem do? (pg 118) What does the phloem do? (pg 118) What is an auxin? (pg 121) What is phototropism? (pg 121) Have a parent or sibling quiz you with the Narrative Questions for Lesson 8, 9, and 10 on page 170 in your book. Review your diagram of twigs, trunks, flowers, leaves, and seeds. 3/29 Class Time. Zing Ding!!! 3/30 Happy Saturday! 3/31 Happy Sunday! 4/1 4/2 Read page 145-149. In your journal, sketch a picture of a fern. Where are ferns usually found? Why are they found in these areas? What is a frond? What are the spots on the underside of the frond? Using page 147 as a guide, make a an illustration of the lifecycle of a fern. Tell a family member about the life cycle of a fern using your illustration. 4/3 Continue working on your illustrations if you aren't done. 4/4 4/5 Class time. Today in class we will be making rice paper prints and fern terrariums. This is the LAST day to turn in your journal for credit towards your point totals. 4/6 Happy Saturday! If you are keeper of the light hut, check on our plants! 4/7 Happy Sunday! If you are keeper of the light hut, check on our plants! 4/8 4/9 Read page 151-153. In your journal make an illustration of the lifecycle of a moss. Use the drawing on page 153 as a guide. Read pages 154-157. In your journal draw a picture of a lichen, moss, and liverwort. Which of these is a good indicator of air quality?
4/10 Have a parent or sibling quiz you with the Narrative Questions for Lesson for lesson 11 on page 171. 4/11 Review all of the narrative questions in the back of the book to prepare for Final Zing Ding - Girls vs. Boys. Who will be the winner!!! 4/12 Last day of the spring semester! Final review Zing Ding! 4/19 Good Friday-no classes 4/26 Make up day