Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Week 9/7 - 9/10

Sad news...over the long weekend many of the seedlings unfortunately dried out. It was a little too much sun. However, despite the 50% loss, about 50% are recovering. We will have to come up with a novel way to keep the plants watered over long weekends.

This week we are going to be delving into our ECOLOGY unit! Energy transfer, food webs and pyramids, cycles of matter...what isn't there to love about it? This weeks WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT is the "Observing Succession" take home lab. Students should start this on Wednesday or Thursday at the latest; they need seven days for the lab and it is due on the 16th! Have fun and remember to keep those milk jars away from younger siblings and pets...

Joke: What is always at the end of "The Food Chain?"

...the letter "n"...

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