Learning Targets Challenge

IN PROGRESS -- AS WE WORK ALONG THIS SCHOOL YEAR EACH UNITS LEARNING TARGETS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE

I am able to write and explain a definition for the word "science" based on the work I have done during this activity and from my own knowledge.

To be able to compile and relay a definition for the term "science" as it relates to Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison and Myself.

I know that plants, having specific structures, functions and processes make them important to life and other biological processes on earth.

I can from using Smart Ideas create a diagram that I can use as a personal reference that helps me understand key plant vocabulary words.

I can using my drawing, recalling, and research skills create a diagram of a selected flower.

I can using my microscope, recalling, and research skills identify the major part of a plant seed.

I can using my skills at following dichotomous keys and plant knowledge identify the seeds of specific plant species.

I can using my skills at following dichotomous keys and plant knowledge identify wildflower species of Missouri and other areas of the United States.

I can using my skills at following dichotomous keys and plant knowledge identify several tree species of Missouri and other areas of the United States.

I can using the scientific method compare and contrast the effects of radiation on plant growth.

I can using the scientific method design and test for plant tropisms, analyze the the results, and report the outcomes.

Unit Learning Target

I know that animals, having specific structures, functions and processes make them important to life and other biological processes on earth.

Unit Reading Target

I can from my selected reading understand very basic animal form and functions.
(In this unit reading will be subdivided into smaller sections by animal class)

Vocabulary Review Target

I can from using Project Poster create a diagram that I can use as a personal reference that helps me understand key animal vocabulary words.
(In this unit vocabulary reviews will be subdivded into 4 different tasks with the same target outcome)

Sponges, Cnidarians, and Worms

Earthworm

I can through simple dissection or virtual survey identify the major structures that put worms in the class Annelid.

Mollusks, Arthropods, and Echinoderms

Starfish

I can through a anatomical survey and research of a specimen identify the major structures and functions that put Starfish in the class Echinodermata.

Crayfish

I can through an anatomical survey and research of a specimen identify the major stuctures and functions that put Crayfish in the class Arthropoda.

Grasshopper

Squid

Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles

Perch

Grassfrog

Birds and Mammals

Rat

Genetics

Unit Learning Target

Unit Reading Target

Vocabulary Review Target

Lab and Activities Targets