Apologia Biology Module 11

[Note: This is an unfinished draft but I'm posting it now because it looks like it will never be polished/posted if I wait!  I've moved on from teaching Biology classes and youngest Dd is using DIVE Biology along with an outside lab this year.  I'll be pulling in resources from these posts - which is what made me look for them and discover that many of the drafts were never posted!  Hopefully these will be helpful to others... ]

Online interactive activities and quizlet quiz:
http://www.e-learninglinks.com/science/biology_apologia_vocabulary.htm

Apologia Biology Module 12

[Note: This is an unfinished draft but I'm posting it now because it looks like it will never be polished/posted if I wait!  I've moved on from teaching Biology classes and youngest Dd is using DIVE Biology along with an outside lab this year.  I'll be pulling in resources from these posts - which is what made me look for them and discover that many of the drafts were never posted!  Hopefully these will be helpful to others... ]

Online interactive activities and quizlet quiz:
http://www.e-learninglinks.com/science/biology_apologia_vocabulary.htm

Apologia Biology Module 14

[Note: This is an unfinished draft but I'm posting it now because it looks like it will never be polished/posted if I wait!  I've moved on from teaching Biology classes and youngest Dd is using DIVE Biology along with an outside lab this year.  I'll be pulling in resources from these posts - which is what made me look for them and discover that many of the drafts were never posted!  Hopefully these will be helpful to others... ]

Online interactive activities and quizlet quiz:
http://www.e-learninglinks.com/science/biology_apologia_vocabulary.htm

Apologia Biology Module 14

[Note: This is an unfinished draft but I'm posting it now because it looks like it will never be polished/posted if I wait!  I've moved on from teaching Biology classes and youngest Dd is using DIVE Biology along with an outside lab this year.  I'll be pulling in resources from these posts - which is what made me look for them and discover that many of the drafts were never posted!  Hopefully these will be helpful to others... ]

Online interactive activities and quizlet quiz:
http://www.e-learninglinks.com/science/biology_apologia_vocabulary.htm

Apologia Biology Module 15

[Note: This is an unfinished draft but I'm posting it now because it looks like it will never be polished/posted if I wait!  I've moved on from teaching Biology classes and youngest Dd is using DIVE Biology along with an outside lab this year.  I'll be pulling in resources from these posts - which is what made me look for them and discover that many of the drafts were never posted!  Hopefully these will be helpful to others... ]

Online interactive activities and quizlet quiz:
http://www.e-learninglinks.com/science/biology_apologia_vocabulary.htm

http://mindfulramblings.com/2011/04/18/apologia-biology-module-15/

Apologia Biology Module 9

What's Schoolin'?

[Note: This is an unfinished draft but I'm posting it now because it looks like it will never be polished/posted if I wait!  I've moved on from teaching Biology classes and youngest Dd is using DIVE Biology along with an outside lab this year.  I'll be pulling in resources from these posts - which is what made me look for them and discover that many of the drafts were never posted!  Hopefully these will be helpful to others... ]

And now for Module 9...

For this module I plan to show The Mysterious Island video across 2 class periods and just have them write a reflexive essay due the second class day.  The end.

Here is a link to the full Vision Forum movie of The Mysterious Island.  I have it as a DVD also.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyWFgexpgjU

This link has a few videos but I honestly have not watched them yet...
http://homeschoolersresources.blogspot.com/2011/01/biology-module-9-evolution-part.html


Online interactive activities and quizlet quiz:
http://www.e-learninglinks.com/science/biology_apologia_vocabulary.htm

Apologia Biology Module 10

[Note: This is an unfinished draft but I'm posting it now because it looks like it will never be polished/posted if I wait!  I've moved on from teaching Biology classes and youngest Dd is using DIVE Biology along with an outside lab this year.  I'll be pulling in resources from these posts - which is what made me look for them and discover that many of the drafts were never posted!  Hopefully these will be helpful to others... ]

Good tutorial for a mason jar terrarium and water cycle:
http://www.thecrunchymommy.com/stem-project-mason-jar-terrariums/

http://mindfulramblings.com/2011/01/23/apologia-biology-module-10-ecology/

Online interactive activities and quizlet quiz:
http://www.e-learninglinks.com/science/biology_apologia_vocabulary.htm

Videos:
http://homeschoolersresources.blogspot.com/2011/01/biology-module-10-ecology.html

Possible Labs:
http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/ecosystem.html

http://cibt.cornell.edu/labs-activities/labs/edible-earth-parfaits/

http://cibt.cornell.edu/labs-activities/labs/oil-spills-lab-kristen-pizarro-4/

Predator/Prey Game (with graph):
http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/predatorsim.html

Freshwater Ecosystem in a jar (freshwater plant, snails, shrimp, rocks with algae or dried bacteria)(see pet store for items):
https://earthref.org/ERDA/1586/
https://earthref.org/SCC/lessons/2010/ecology/

Bottle Biology:  Teraqua or Decomposition Bottle Columns:
http://www.bottlebiology.org/investigations/


PLANTS MODULE FOR LATER:
http://cibt.cornell.edu/labs-activities/labs/plant-game/

ARTHROPOD MODULE FOR LATER:
http://cibt.cornell.edu/labs-activities/labs/world-of-crickets/

Apologia Biology Module 13

[Note: This is an unfinished draft but I'm posting it now because it looks like it will never be polished/posted if I wait!  I've moved on from teaching Biology classes and youngest Dd is using DIVE Biology along with an outside lab this year.  I'll be pulling in resources from these posts - which is what made me look for them and discover that many of the drafts were never posted!  Hopefully these will be helpful to others... ]

Online interactive activities and quizlet quiz:
http://www.e-learninglinks.com/science/biology_apologia_vocabulary.htm

Frog dissection videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwhm65ybxxY

Spelling/Vocabulary SAT/ACT Prep

What's Schoolin'?

I'm excited about this *free* online Spelling course.  I plan on using the 8th grade for Spelling/Vocabulary Test Prep.  It has good words, fun games, and repetition.  Seriously, one of the words in Week 1 of the Option #2 course is "ecclesiastical."  How great is that?  We're doing Option #2 first and then Option #1.  So, we're ignoring the "8th Grade" part and using it even though youngest dd is now older than that (gasp!!).

http://8thgradespelling.com/course/

Here is the main link:
http://gradespelling.com/

What's Cookin'?

Not much, that's for sure!! What a difference from years ago when I had so much to post! 

We just got 25 broiler chicks.  They are doing well after a week with us.  They are clean, healthy, active, and just so cute...  I ended up getting a non-organic starter feed over the organic because the organic (Purina) is based on soy.  No thanks.  Instead, we got the non-gmo, soy-free feed.

Periodic Table Videos

What's Schoolin'?

This is just too cool!  There are short videos for the elements on the periodic table.

Enjoy!

http://ed.ted.com/periodic-videos