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Don't forget: Science Fair Cover Page due 2/3.  No excuses will be accepted..

The students have started to learn about Forensic Science.  We have been working with a virtual lab and will hopefully be partnering with OPD to provide some hands-on examples of this science.  

Because of the cold weather, our ecosystems have been postponed to next week when our live critters can be delivered.

Nitrogen!

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/lsps07.sci.life.eco.nitrogen/the-nitrogen-cycle/

On a piece of paper, define these terms:

•  Nitrogen Fixation
• Ammonification
• Assimilation
•  Nitrification
• Denitrification

More ecosystems!

We have started talking about the Nitrogen cycle.  The students particiapted in an activity today where they had to travel to 8 different stations and learn what happened to a Nitrogen atom.  I have included the activity below.

Station Cards

Traveling Nitrogen Passport

The Nitrogen Cycle

Ecosystems!

This is the website we used to create our virtual ecosystems:
http://concord.org/stem-resources/experiment-ecosystems

This is the website about invasive species:

http://www.ck12.org/life-science/Ecosystems-in-Life-Science/rwa/New-To-The-Neighborhood/r5/ 

This is the website about penguins and mosses:

http://www.ck12.org/biology/Coevolution/rwa/Manna-From-Penguins/