DO NOW Scientists
This science teacher taught Troupe science for one year
Mr Halloran
The biome that best describes our part of the United States is called the Temperate _________________ Forest.
Deciduous
Define Conifer Trees
Cone bearing trees
What is a Benthic Community and which cartoon character might you find there?
Daily double - wager up to 1000 points
SpongeBob's hometown, Bikini Bottom, is an ocean floor community where bottom-dwelling organisms called benthos live. A benthic community includes sponges, starfish, and many other amazing animals and plants.
How many students are in the Troupe?
Name them
5
Trevor
Vincent
Lexi
Devin
Colton
French inventor of the continuous paper-making machine.
Nicolas Louis Robert
Large geographic areas that have similar climates and ecosystems are called ____________________
Biomes
Define Wetlands
Regions that are wet for most of the year
What is the similarity between lakes and streams?
They both contain freshwater
How much snow is expected in your home town?
3 - 24 inches
All answers are correct.
He invented the Haber–Bosch process, a method used in industry to synthesize ammonia from nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas.
Fritz Haber
Describe the Tundra using only 3 words
(describing the temperature, precipitation and vegetation)
Cold
Dry
Treeless
Describe primary succession
when vegetation begins to grow in an area where no plants were before.
Why are fewer plants at the bottom of deep lakes?
Cold temperatures and low light limit the types of organisms that can grow there.
What are some of the Troupe catch phrases?
Wow!
Great!
Duh!.
Hush Sweet Child.
Baby Yoda is the cutest.
In 1968, he invented the “rainbow holograms” as seen on credit cards while working for Polaroid Corporation
Stephen A. Benton
Which Biome contains the greatest number of organisms?
The Tropical Rain Forest
When vegetation appears in an area that was destroyed by fire or a volcano.
Is this Primary or secondary succession?
Secondary Succession
The area where a river meets an ocean and contains a mixture of freshwater and salt water is called an _________________________
Estuary
When does our Winter Break begin?
12:25 pm on Wednesday 12/23
This science teacher celebrated a birthday on December 15th
Ms. Gurry
Name as many biomes as you can. (up to 7 - 100 points each)
Desert
Grassland
Tropical Rain Forest
Temperate Rain Forest
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Taiga
Tundra
The first species to inhabit an area are called______________
Pioneer Species
The portion of the shoreline that is covered with water at high tide and exposed to the air at low tide is known as _______________________
The Intertidal Zone
Name the characters from The Outsiders
(100 points each up to 10 - 1000 points)
Johnny
Sodapop
Two-bit
Darry
Ponyboy
Dallas
Steve
Cherry
Bob
Randy