Have a great summer!

I hope all are enjoying their summer.  Incoming 7th graders make sure that you are collecting your 10 leaves during this time.  Go to the "Collecting 10 Leaves over the Summer" tab above to find an additional copy of the collection packet.

Frog Activities

Today you will be going through a number of activities to prepare for the frog dissection. As you go through these sites use them to complete your "Systems of a Frog" chart and the vocab sheet.  Be sure to be thorough in your preparation for the dissection.

Frog Vocabulary  Use this to help you complete the Systems of a Frog chart as well as the vocab sheet (This only for those who were unable to pick up a copy in class)

Weird Frog Facts Answers many of the questions you may have about Frogs

**Quizlet Picture Flashcards for Frogs Once again, go through the flashcards many times and "ace" the test at least 3 times before moving on.

Frog Anatomy information Very good resource to help you with an understanding of the different systems of the frog



Frog Anatomy Presentation Another resource to look through

**Virtual Dissection Try your hand at the virtual dissection.

** These are the two most important ones to accomplish.  Make sure to go through them each multiple times.

Diagram Quiz - This one will look familiar to you.

Article on the Cicadas

17 Year Cicadas return

Grasshopper Activities

View the following power point.
Insect vocabulary presented in class today.

Become familiar with the external anatomy of the grasshopper.  The highlighted organs (in red) are the ones to concentrate on.  These are the ones you may be tested on.

Front View of an Insect (Grasshopper) Head

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Ocellus: Tiny simple eye that detects differences in light intensity. Compound eye: Large faceted eye. Antenna: Segmented appendage attached to the head above the mouthparts, with important sensory functions, including touch, smell, and in some cases hearing. Gena: The sides of the head below the compound eyes. Frons: The front part of the head between the compound eyes and the mouthparts. Clypeus: A part of the head in between the frons and the labrum.

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Mandible: The part of the jaw used for chewing.

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Labrum: The upper jaw, just below the clypeus.

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Labium: The lower jaw.

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Palps: Segmented structures that extend from the maxillae and labium.

Parts of an Insect (Grasshopper)

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Head: The anterior part of an insect body with eyes, antennae, and mouthparts. Thorax: The body section after the head, with the legs and wings attached. There are three sections of the thorax: the prothorax, the mesothorax, and the metathorax. Abdomen: The posterior section of the body containing the reproductive and digestive organs. Spiracles: Breathing pores. Coxa: The section of a leg that is attached to the body. Trochanter: The second segment of a leg, between the coxa and the femur. Femur: The third segment of a leg, between the trochanter and the tibia. (Grasshoppers and other jumping insects have enlarged hind femora with powerful muscles). Tibia: The fourth segment of a leg, between the femur and the tarsus. Tarsus: The leg segment after the tibia, often subdivided into several sections. Genitalia: The sexual organs. Wings: Outgrowths of the body wall that enable insects to fly. The first pair of wings is sometimes modified into a protective covering for the hind wings.

Grasshopper Review

Quizlet Grasshopper Review

  After you review through the flash cards, take the quiz.  Keep taking it until you get 100% at least 3 different times.

YOUTUBE Dissection video

Arthropod Activities

Today you will be doing a lab activity that has you identifying the different characteristics of arthropods.  From those characteristics you will determine what class each arthropod belongs too.

To begin you will use the handout given to you to write down the characteristics from the arthropods pictures presented here:  Arthropod Lab Pictures

Upon completion you will be directed to go to this website, Arthropod site to go through many activities that reinforce the learning targets of arthropod, animal symmetry, and others.  Go through each different link and thoroughly read each section.  Take your time.

• After you complete the activity write a paragraph that answers these questions.
1. What did you already know about arthropods that was in the activity?
2. What were two things that you didn't know that really surprised you about arthropods?
3. What questions do you still have about arthropods?

Worm Dissection Review

• After going through the presentation on lab safety and the dissection power point Earthworm Power point, you will do the following  

• Using Friday's post, go back through each of the sites showing the internal and external anatomy of earthworms.  Be sure you know exactly what each organ does and where each organ/system is located.

TO DO list for today:

1. Complete the 10 Earthworm Facts packet
2. Complete Systems of Earthworm sheet
3. Read and complete Glories of Lowly Earthworm sheet
4.  Complete the labeling of the  diagram of the worm
5. Watch the following YOUTUBE clip on worm dissection--** THIS MUST BE WATCHED PRIOR TO DISSECTION.  WATCH AT HOME IF YOU MUST--**

Worm Dissection video 

Before you are able to take the Earthworm test that shows your understanding of the learning targets for worms you must put together your COMPLETED practice work that includes all of the following:

1. Worms GRS
2. Worm Interviews
3. 10 Great Earthworm Facts packet
4. Systems of an Earthworm sheet (done with Annelida dissection packet)
5. Glories of Lowly Earthworms
6. Worm diagram poster

Worm Sites

Earthworm anatomy lab
As you are going through this lab be sure to read all the information on the right, and read the "Lab Manual" located on the bottom right.  Be able to label the internal and external anatomy.


Internal Anatomy of Earthworm:  This is another good resource that will help you with your labeling of the worm poster

Earthworm quiz

**COMPLETE THE WORM DIAGRAM POSTER AFTER YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE THREE SITES**