Biology Chapter 2

[Toni Deveson]

Dear All,

We started school August 3 around here, so we’ve completed Chapter 1 and now we’re ready to tackle cells in Chapter 2.  Here are my plans for the month.  If you're doing science with us, you might find something useful here.

BrainPop Videos

One of the things we’re planning to do at our house this month is watch all the BrainPop movies on cells.  There are 22 (very short) videos and each one has a quiz.  They are listed here:
http://www.brainpop.com/science/cellularlifeandgenetics/

Books
We’re also going to read the first two books by Frances Balkwill, Cells Are Us and DNA is Here to Stay.  Both are available from the public library.

Websites

We'll use the Biology4Kids website which has a great section on cell structure.  At the bottom of each page there is a link to the next page.  This will support biology through middle school, so pick and choose what is useful to you at your grade level.
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/cell_main.html

Look here for additional activities such as quizzes, videos, slideshows, and wallpaper for your computer with amazing images from the five kingdoms.
http://www.biology4kids.com/activities.html

Study Folder

The study folder we purchased from Gravitas Press has worked out very well for us.  Between that and the classifications mnemonic, William learned all the facts from Chapter 1 and can rattle them off on cue.

Downloads

I've uploaded theresources I created for Biology Chapter 2, including manuscript and cursive penmanship worksheets with all the vocabulary words from this chapter, and the Chapter 2 test.  Download them here:
http://theexaminedlife.org/enrichment/downloads.html

Enjoy!

Toni Deveson
The Examined Life
http://TheExaminedLife.org