Monday – Students will learn about the organelles inside of an animal cell and their functions. Students will fill out notes, then play a science game.

Tuesday – Students will learn about the organelles inside of a plant cell and their functions. Students will fill out notes, then play a science game.

Wednesday – Students will watch a science video. Early release schedule.

Thursday – Students will explore the different functions of the organelles in plant and animal cells by going through nine different stations.

Friday – Students will meet a K9 handler and will be able to ask him questions.

Tuesday -We will begin to discus the features, characteristics, similarities, and differences between animal cells and plant cells. Also, we will begin our research on police dogs, how they are trained, and the specialized cells they have to detect substances with their sense of smell.

Wednesday – Reading Benchmark

Thursday – Math Benchmark

Friday – We will describe in more detail the composition of a cell, its cellular functions and division, and ways cells come together to form tissue and organs.

Monday – Thursday: This week we will be diving into prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Students will be learning how these two different types of cells are structured, their defining characteristics, and why they are important to life on Earth. Below is the notes we will be referring to as we go.

Monday & Tuesday – Begin Unit 8: Classification of Living Things. We will discuss how life is characterized by the ability to grow, respond to stimuli, and reproduce. Living things range from simple cells to complex organisms.

Wednesday – Characteristics of Living Things Hands-On Activity.

Thursday & Friday – Students will be introduced to Cell Theory. Cells are the most basic unit of living things. In this concept, we will learn about cell theory as it relates to prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.