Science Sunday ~ High School Biology Edition

Although this is not a typical "Science Sunday" type of post, I will be linking up at Adventures in Mommydom anyway, just in case someone reading through her link ups has a question about how to do a literature based High School Biology course. You never know who might be searching. Also, if you would like some great Science projects and ideas for younger kids, go there now! There is always some great stuff!

We skipped Science this week and will be doing a double dose next week. But, I have been working diligently on preparing Dawson's first week of High School Biology using The Way Life Works as our main text. You can go here to read why we have decided to change our curriculum, and here to read why we have chosen The Way Life Works. I found a couple of great resources this weekend, others who have forged the path before me. I am thankful for what I have found. I am also very excited about this new path we are taking!

Week 1 ~ Introduction

Day 1

Read pg. x-xi, "A Single Theme"
Do Web Exercise: http://waylifeworks.jbpub.com/web_exercises_site.cfm?ID=1

Day 2

Read pg. xii-xv, "Thinking Small" and "From Atoms to Cells" Figures
Do Web Link "The Virtual Cell" at http://www.ibiblio.org/virtualcell/ and worksheet
Do "Cells Alive!" at http://waylifeworks.jbpub.com/web_exercises_visit.cfm?id=6&url=http://www.cellsalive.com/

Day 3

Read pg. xviii-xix, "Parts & Wholes, "The Way Life Works: The Basic Idea", and "Picturing the Invisible"
Do http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/tutorials/cells/cells2.html
Do http://www.micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html

Day 4

Do Cheek cell microscope virtual lab and worksheet at http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/cheekcell-virtual.html

Well, he ought to have a pretty good concept of cells by the time he spends this week looking at them, experimenting with them, drawing them, reading about them, and talking about them.

I have extremely high hopes for this new way we will be studying Biology.

ABCya

Eli's reading resource teacher shared a website with me yesterday that I would like to pass along. It's called ABCya . There are separate educational sections with fantastic games for ages kindergarten through 5th grade. I browsed the 2nd grade level, and it includes age-appropriate games about Letters, Numbers, Shapes, Geometry, Patterns, Mouse Manipulation, Art and Holiday games. There are lots and lots of fun and creative games for children to play. They are fun, but oh, so educational. Eli's favorite, in his short time playing it, was Create a Car . A lot of the games also have Apps available for purchase (99 cents for most of them) for the iPad and iPhone. I have been looking for another free website for games similar to Starfall , for some time. I think I have found it. I can feel confident having Eli and Brynne play these games.

A Thomas Jefferson Education "This Week in History" ~ Schoolhouse Review

Talk about a GOLD MINE! A Thomas Jefferson Education's This Week in History by Rachel DeMille is her "labor of love" ... and I absolutely LOVE it! " This Week in History is a daily resource that brings your home school or classroom to life." For just $9.99 per month, you can log onto TJEd.com and click the "This Week in History" link to obtain many, many, many resources tied to specific events that occurred in the upcoming week in history. Or even better, you can receive the summaries and links to ALL resources right in your email Inbox each week! It doesn't get any easier than that! What does this really look like in real life? Each week, I receive an email from Rachel DeMille that sets out each date of the coming week. Under the date, there are listed anywhere from one to several events that occurred in history on that date. THEN there are ALL kinds of things to do related to that event, such as books to read, websites to visit, ac

Cells ~ It's What's for Dinner

Dawson made edible cells on Friday. He made an animal cell pizza ... and a plant cell chocolate chip cookie ... He reviewed what he's learned about cells the past two weeks, and I had dinner made by someone else. Win, win!! I am linking up at Science Sunday at Adventures in Mommydom.

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