Transcript 11-10 Class

Ms. Clodfelter
8th Grade Science
Project EXPLORE
 Recap: What is Citizen Science
 Daily data keeping- why does it matter?
 Feedback: Questions?
Case Study
 It will not be graded until you submit a hard copy
 Idea share- what solutions did you find?
 What’s next
Burmese Pythons in the
Everglades
 Text Book Example of Invasive Species!
Reminders/Dates
 December 1- Science Fair at Hanes (complete
projects are due)
 Friday- Ecosystem Test (study guide)
 MONDAY- Interactive Notebooks due (date
change!)
Review Question One
Planting legumes in order to add nitrogen to the soil
most likely causes
a. A decrease in the amount of acid rain
b. An enrichment in the fertility of the soil
c. An increase in the ratio of nitrogen to oxygen in the
system
d. A reduction in the soil’s ability to manufacture its
own nitrogen
Answer
b. An enrichment in the fertility of the soil
Question Two
Organisms who are evolutionarily closer are more
likely found at which taxonomic level?
a. Order
b. Family
c. Kingdom
Answer
b. family
Question Three
Which best explains why Australia has life forms that do
not exist anywhere else on earth?
a. Australia was separated from other landmasses by
geological forces
b. Australia’s climate is very different from those of other
continents in the world
c. Chemicals in Australian soil caused genetic changes in
the DNA of the plants an animals
d. Australia was hit in ancient times by a meteorite, which
influenced the evolution of the species
Answer
a. Australia was separated from the other landmasses
by geological forces
The Carbon Cycle
The Nitrogen Cycle
Wrap Up/Conclusions