This week we will continue to explore protein synthesis with plenty of practice and labs. 

This week we will continue learning about DNA, DNA replication, and at the end protein synthesis. We will be doing an DNA extraction lab on Wednesday using bananas.

We begin this extremely short week with an introduction to the molecule of life - DNA!!!

This week we start our new STEM engineering activity, designing wind turbines to generate electricity. This will be an all week activity involving plenty of team work and problem solving skills. Should there be any issue with group members, I should be made aware of the issue as soon as possible.

This week we will wrap up our cellular respiration unit with a quiz on Wednesday, November 13th. Afterwards we start our mini unit on the carbon cycle and climate change.

This week we continue with cellular respiration with a few activities and labs. I am aiming to quiz over cellular respiration on Wednesday, November 13th. 

This week we finish up photosynthesis and will quiz on Wednesday. After photosynthesis we look into another process called cellular respiration.

This week we start our new unit on photosynthesis. We will be covering the basics of it and going into some activities exploring some details about plants and how they photosynthesize. 

This week marks the "official" end to our first quarter with the 1st quarter CSA district test. These tests are the only tests that aren't up for retakes, so we will spend plenty of time preparing for the test.

This week we look into the cell membrane and its function in the cell. This week we have parent-teacher conferences on Wednesday and Thursday from 4:30 - 8:30 pm.