3/12

7th Science - reviewing for our chapter 10 quiz over bacteria and viruses, or organizing a presentation for the class about a viral disease

7th Religion - Discussion questions for Matthew 25 & 26 are due Thursday (3/14)

1. What things should we always be prepared for?  What things do you not feel prepared for and how can you get more prepared?
2. In the Parable of the Talents, the master gave his servants resources to invest and multiply on behalf of the master.  What resources has God specifically blessed you with which you can invest and multiply on His behalf?
3. Who are the people that are hardest for you to love, the people that require the most extra effort to care about?  How can you be a blessing to those people as well as the people who are easier to love and care for?

7th Chapter 10 Review

1. bacilli
2. binary fission
3. antibiotics
4. host
5. nitrogen-fixing
6. Producers
7. d
8. a
9. b
10. b
11. c
12. d
13. c
14. d
15. Both forms of bacteria help plants grow.  Nitrogen-fixing bacteria supply plants with nitrogen, and decomposers supply plants with nutrients.
16. In the lytic cycle, the virus immediately reproduces after infecting the host.  In the lysogenic cycle, the virus inserts its genes into the host cell.  The host cell divides several times before viruses begin their lytic cycle.
17.

18. Most bacteria would face no problems at all.  The only bacteria that might have a problem are pathogenic bacteria that only infect humans.
19. Perhaps archaebacteria would colonize first because they can live in hostile environments.
20. about 70 billion bacteria
21. about 20 weeks
22. stage 3
23. stage 2
24. stage 1
25. stage 2

7M How Bacteria is Helpful

Viral Disease

Optional assignment

·         Identify a virus that causes a disease

·         Show the shape/type of this virus

·         Describe the symptoms of the disease

·         List other bacterial or viral diseases that can be mistaken for this disease because they have similar symptoms

·         Describe the treatment of the disease

·         Give one other interesting fact about this disease

·         Present this information to the class.

3/11

8th Science - We prepared for this week's HOUSE group meetings, as well as setting up pulley systems correctly in class.

7th Religion - Pretest over Matthew 25-26

3/8

7th Science - We debated whether viruses should be considered living organisms or not.  Students summarized their side by writing reasons on a virus crystal.

7th Religion - We took the quiz over Matthew 14 & 15.  We will study Matthew 25 & 26 next week preparing us for Holy Week.

3/7

8th Science - Students explained how their machines 'worked' and shared formulas for calculating the amount of work the machines did.

7th Religion - Discussion questions due.  3rd Quarter memory final.