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Week 8

Date Objective/ Procedure Handouts/ Labs Homework
10/24

Paramecium- Day 1

1. Prepare a wet mount with food and observe paramecium "eating"

2. Identify and draw the cell membrane, cilia, oral groove, vacuole, cytoplasm

3. Read: Diversity of Life Resources p.24-26- The Lowly Paramecium- Science Journal Think Questions to better understand the characteristics of this one celled Protist

NJCCCS 5.1  & 5.5

14. Sec 4 How are Living Things Classified/Sec. 4 Enrichment

 14. Sec 4 How are Living Things Classified/Sec. 4 Enrichment
 

 
10/25

Paramecium- Day 2

1. Prepare a wet mount with food and observe paramecium "eating"

2. Identify and draw the cell membrane, cilia, oral groove, vacuole, cytoplasm

3. Discuss the characteristics of life of the paramecium and answer questions about their characteristics on the Response Sheet: Microscopic Life

NJCCCS 5.1  & 5.5

 

 7. Feeding Time/ Response Sheet- Microscopic Life

 Response Rubric

Microscope Rubric

 

 

14. Sec 4 How are Living Things Classified/Sec. 4 Enrichment
10/26 Amoeba

1. Observe behavior of Amoeba and compare their structure and movements to the to paramecium

2. Draw and describe organelles found in the Amoeba

3. Read: Diversity of Life Resources p.24-26- The Lowly Paramecium- Science Journal Think Questions to better understand the characteristics of this one celled Protist

NJCCCS 5.1  & 5.5

8. Amoebae/ Euglenas

 

 
10/27 8th Grade Field Trip

 

10/28

Euglena

1. Locate a Euglena under 100X and 400X and draw and describe organelles used for movement

2. Draw and measure the size of the organism

3.  Science Journal: If the objective used is the 40X (Blue) and the organism can fit across the field of view 3 times, what is the approximate size of the organism in millimeters?

NJCCCS 5.1  & 5.5

 

 

 

 

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