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Friday, November 5, 2010

POETRY AND PLANTS

Emily Dickinson's Childhood Herbarium
Victorian Treasure - Information about the Herbarium
Poems about Plants 
Nature poems by Emily Dickinson
Posted by Fricksicle's Fantabulous Science Site at 12:56 PM
Labels: Organisms

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CLASS GLOSSARY

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ORGANISMS GLOSSARY
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GRADING RUBRIC

  • 10 - A++: Outstanding, above and beyond expectations!
  • 9 - A: Excellent, fulfilled all requirements, shows pride in work!
  • 8 - B: Good Job! Shows effort. May be missing 1-2 requirements.
  • 7 - C: Satisfactory, did minimal amount of work, may be missing 3 or more requirements.
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TEN STUDY STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS

1. Write in complete sentences, restate the question as part of the answer.
2. Support answers with specific, detailed examples, facts and figures.
3. Summarize information with One Sentence Summary Frames.
4. Organize information with Concept Maps and Power Outlines. Inspiration Software is great for this.
5. Summarize information into Tables and Charts.
6. Make Venn Diagrams to compare things.
7. Create Sequence Chains to put events in order.
8. Make Flash Cards to memorize facts.
9. Make T-Charts to organize main ideas and supporting examples and details.
10. Study for short segments of time several times per day frequently. Don't wait until the last minute!

ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY FRAMES

DESCRIPTION: A ___ is a kind of ___ that......

COMPARE/CONTRAST: ___ and __ are similar in that they both........ but ___........ while ___..........

SEQUENCE: __ begins with ...... continues with ..... ends with ....

PROBLEM/SOLUTION: ____ wanted ........ but ........ so ........

CAUSE/EFFECT:____ happens (or causes) because .........

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EXTRA CREDIT: BIGGEST TREE IN OAK PARK CUT DOWN! HOW OLD WAS THIS TREE? HOW BIG WAS IT?

EXTRA CREDIT: BIGGEST TREE IN OAK PARK CUT DOWN! HOW OLD WAS THIS TREE? HOW BIG WAS IT?
Click on the picture above to read the article in the Wednesday Journal about this tree that was recently cut down from the house next door to Mrs. Frick. email your answers to pfrick@op97.org
 

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