· Construct a pond and observe the living organisms in it.
· Compare and contrast a monocot and dicot seed and plant.
· Study the life cycle of the cabbage white butterfly
· Compare and contrast a plant cell and animal cell.
· Identify the Sexual Reproduction organs of a flowering plant.
· Observe and draw the structure and function of leaves.
· Observe, measure, and draw living microorganisms, Protists, Amoeba, Euglena, and Paramecium
Third Nine Weeks
PASS Objectives
Examine a flower and label and identify the structures necessary for sexual reproduction.
Demonstrate an understanding of the difference between cell division and meiosis.
Explain several ways in which flowers are pollinated in nature.
Observe 4 species of living microorganisms and identify their animal-like and plant-like characteristics.
Observe, sketch, and measure a Daphnia and Hydra and identify its major structures.
Predict the number of purple-pigmented offspring of F2 generation Wisconsin Fast Plants.
Demonstrate how certain genes interact in pairs to express dominate or recessive traits.
Identify homozygous and heterozygous gene pairs.
Use a Punnett square to show how genes may pair during a genetic cross.
Create a graphical dichotomous key for 13 of the organisms on the organism photo cards.
