Friday, October 19, 2007

BIOLOGY - Habitat Reflections - Thu, Oct. 18th and Fri, Oct. 19th


In last class's comments, one person asked if it was too late to start. Of course not! The habitat project is worth 6 grades for the 6 days we have worked on it. You can still earn 1-2 grades for it if you start TODAY!

Reflect then report on the facility and difficulty of maintaining your classroom habitat. Here are some writing prompts to help organize your thoughts:
  • How have you adapted your design over the last week?
  • What was easy about making your habitat?
  • What was hard about making your habitat?
  • How have you adapted your design so that plants and critters stay alive?
  • What kind of responsibility is involved in caring for a habitat?
  • Do you like having that responsibility? Explain.
The video above contains pictures of all the habitats that have been started as of Monday, Oct. 15th. Below is a brief overview of Cisco, Biology, and the Techno Club. Techo club meets Mondays at 3:30 in room 350. Come join us on October 22nd!!

60 comments:

Anonymous said...

♥1.) WeLL ThE BuG DiEd, So i HavEn'T FoUnD AnyThiNg ElSe To PuT iN ThE BoTtLe.

♥2.) ThaT We DiDn'T HavE To BuY AnyThiNg; EverYthinG We BrOugHT In Was BRoUgHt FroM OuR BacKyArD.

♥3.) wHAt tO fEEd tHeM, And BiuLd TheRe sHeLtEr.

♥4.) No, i WaS GoiNg To Do iT ToDaY BuT iT DiEd So i HavE To FiNd SomEthiNg eLsE To Put iN ThE BOttLe.

♥5.) You HaVe TO KnoW WhaT TO FeeD iT And yOu NeEd To Take cAre Of iT.

♥6.) iT's KinD Of FuN. =]

Anonymous said...

I HAVENT REALLY STARTED MY PROJECT.BUT I PLAN TO GET IT DONE BEFORE ITS DUE.I ALREADY HAVE MY DESIGN IN MY HEAD.I THINK IT WOULD BE EASY THE ONLY DIFFICULT THING ITS TRYIN TO FEED AND SHELTER SO SMALL.

Anonymous said...

ITHATS A REALLY STARDY IN YOUR CLASS CAUSE.I LIKE THATS SO, IM NOT SLEEP IN YOUR CLASSROOM I DO WORK , IM PRESENT IM NEVER SKIPE I TRYIN DO EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ,

Anonymous said...

well i havent done doing my because i cant find a bug! i hope i can it.

Anonymous said...

I CONTINUTED TO PUT MORE AND MOER THINGZ INTO MY HABITAT TO MAKE IT LOOK BETTER

MY HABITAT WAS EASY WEN I CAUGHT MY INSECT AND PUT IT INTO THE CONTANIER

MY HABITAT WAS HARD WHEN I DIDNT KNOW WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL I WANTED FOR MY PROJECT


I PUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRAZZ FOOD AND SHAPES OF ROCKS SO THAT THEY CAN FEEL COMFY

MY Responsibility FOR MY HABITAT IS TO LOOK AFTER IT EVERY CHANCE I GET AND NEVER IGNORE THEM


I LIKE HAVING THAT Responsibility IT IS FUN FOR ME

Anonymous said...

THE EASY THING ABOUT MAKING MY HADITAT WAS GETTING THE MATERALS FOR IT.

NOTHING WAS HARD ABOUT IT.
CHANGING IT EVERY BAY AND GIVING THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS WATER AND WATER.

YES I DO LIKE HAVING THE RSPONSIBILITY.

Anonymous said...

I CONTINUTED TO PUT MORE AND MOre THINGs INTO MY HABITAT TO MAKE IT LOOK BETTER

MY HABITAT WAS EASY WEN I CAUGHT MY INSECT AND PUT IT INTO THE CONTANIER

MY HABITAT WAS HARD WHEN I DIDNT KNOW WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL I WANTED FOR MY PROJECT


I PUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOOD AND SHAPES OF ROCKS SO THAT my animal CAN FEEL COMFtrable

MY Responsibility FOR MY HABITAT IS TO LOOK AFTER IT EVERY CHANCE I GET AND NEVER IGNORE THEM


I LIKE HAVING THAT Responsibility IT IS FUN FOR ME

Anonymous said...

i havent really started my project but i plan to get it done before it is do.

Anonymous said...

We never started on the project since you left before we could start working on it.

Anonymous said...

WE NEVER STARTED 2 WORK ON THE PROJECT SINCE U LEFT

Anonymous said...

Period 5 - you must work on your Habitat now for Home Learning.

Also, I was disappointed that only 3 people left a blog last class. Let's make sure today that everyone takes a turn at the computer to post.

Thanks! (You can also go back and catch up on last class's blog)

Anonymous said...

hEY MRS.PROFRENO WELL I WUZ ABSENT THE OTHER CLASS I HAD LEFT HOME EARLY...WEL I AM GOIN 2 CATCH UP ON THE BLOGS..WELL I HAVENT BEEN ABLE 2 FINISH THE ENVIORMENT BT AM GOIN 2 WORK ON IT MORE OFTEN N ALSO I HAVENT GOTTEN A BUG

Anonymous said...

i HaVe tO StArT oVeR...SoMeoNe ToOk My BoTtLe..:[

Anonymous said...

I adapted my desing real good

The easy thing of doing my project was building a habitat for the tadpole.

My project didn't had anything hard.

Giving it plants that it could eat.

Giving it food.

Yes, because i also have responsibilities

Anonymous said...

I havent started my project. I plan to get it done.

Anonymous said...

ms.p before i could start my habitat, I couldn't find it! I think someone stole it....

Anonymous said...

So i have my botle already but i didn't put any birds on it.Because i am scare.

Anonymous said...

wuz up mizz P well WE NEVER STARTED 2 WORK ON THE PROJECT because the substitute does not tells us and i dont know

Anonymous said...

not really i had to do my habiit at home cause i didnt want it to be messed with
it was easy to put the water into the bottle and the leaves
it was hard to cut the oj jug cuzz i wanted it even
not really
i had to make sure that there was enough food in the jug cuzz tad poles eat non stop
SORRY THIS IS LATE PPL WOULDNT GET OF THE COMPUTER
making sure my famliy donset go pokin a it all the time
i do cuzz its easy it not like taking care of a dog or cat tappole arent messy

Anonymous said...

well 1st i didnt no about the project cuz i was absent and no one told me i ask but u were busy so i really have no idea wats goin on but the other students project look really nice sorry cant wait to c u love ya bye!!!!

Anonymous said...

1.To be quiet honest I haven't even started my project. Personal Reasons.

I'm sorry Ms.profenno. Its just that I'm so terrified of little animals and creatures and little rodents ect. Thats why I asked you to help me. Please forgive me.

Anonymous said...

the facility of msintain my classroom habitat is that there are good conditions as light and water, so y don't have to move my project to another please. the difficulties are that i can't supervised it every day and i can't feed the animals every day, that is what i'm usingn some producers......................

Anonymous said...

the easy thing of taking care of my spiders waz 2 feed them ants...nd da hard part waz that....well there waz no hard part so im good

Anonymous said...

the difficulty of mantaining my habitate was evrything from cathing the densel fly to feeding it and keepin it alive.thier was no facility to it and the densel fly died in the habitat.

Anonymous said...

my ants ate my butterfly

Anonymous said...

my tadpoles still alive

Anonymous said...

I punched holes in my cereal box to let some sunlight and air in. My habitat didn't have to be big so it was easy. I didn't know what to feed the snail so it was hard. Critters are suppsed to be able to live in my habitat. It's like a parent's responsibility; you have to nurture and protect the habitat. I don't like having the having that responsibility that much because it takes up some of my time.

Anonymous said...

How have you adapted your design over the last week? Well its a container.

What was easy about making your habitat? All i had to do was get grass,leaves,and water.

What was hard about making your habitat? Umm, finding the right container for space because i think a frog needs alot of space.

How have you adapted your design so that plants and critters stay alive? I put dead flies in the container so when the frog gets hungry he can just lick them up and eat them. I also put little fruits in there for the frog to eat.

What kind of responsibility is involved in caring for a habitat? making sure the frog has food & water. Plus making sure the frogs container is cleaned each day and the leaves and grass is replaced.

Do you like having that responsibility? Yea i feel proud for having a critter not dying on me for 6 days, plus it made me learn about how to take care of a frog.

Anonymous said...

hard because im afraid of the bug.

that i aint had to touch it.

that i had to look for it.

really hard because i dont know what they eat.

we have to keep them alive

i dont like having responsabilitys because im scare that something bad happen

Anonymous said...

Some of my crickets have died but only because they fight each other, and they kill each other. But, they still have some alive and well. The plants and wood are messed up and the top was unscrewed which leads me to believe that somebody had messed with my habitat... Which I really don't care as long as I get a good grade.

Anonymous said...

no,someone still my griker bout i go to bring anodoone next class.

Anonymous said...

MY ADAPTED DESIGN OVER THE LAST WEEK WAS EXCELLENT.
EVERYTHING WAS EASY MAKING MY HABITAT PROJECT.
nathing was hard about making my habitat.
my plant is still alive.
water in light.
yes.

Anonymous said...

1)no
2)no
3)not really
4)not fully because theyn die in 2 days.
5)food, water, shelter, and space.
6)yes because hard work will pay off and it's kind of fun to care for animals.

Anonymous said...

I HAVENT REALLY STARTED MY PROJECT.BUT I PLAN TO GET IT DONE BEFORE ITS DUE.I ALREADY HAVE MY DESIGN IN MY HEAD.I THINK IT WOULD BE EASY THE ONLY DIFFICULT THING ITS TRYIN TO FEED AND SHELTER SO SMALL.

Anonymous said...

by putting more stuff in in so that my insect could be more comfortable

the easiest thing about making it was getting the materials

the hardest thing about making it was gettibg the creature

yes

Anonymous said...

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
1.YES
2.deciding were i
should put my wholes
for my
animals to breath,
and for me to view how they
are living
3.i made more
wholes and put
my box next to sunlight
so that my animal
can breath and get
some sunlight
4.making sute that the
animal stays alive and
is getting enough food
and oxygen.
5.some times i enjoy it but
i get sad when i see
my critter looking hurt
and i know that its
because im not takin
enough good care of him.
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Anonymous said...

1.well i have adapted to my desgin very well except everything has died and also i'm sharing with someone.
2.well easy part of picking my habitat is taking the twigs and grass.
3.actually looking for the spiders
4.well maybe put food for the citters and keep changing the grass
5.making sure the critter is not dead and everything is in order.
6.yeah teaches me how to maintain and maybe show my mom that i'm good enough to have my own puppy.
7.

Anonymous said...

1. i put in flowers a cup with water and some leafs..
2.the easy part about my habitat was putting in the plants
3. the hard part about making my habitat was kipping the butterfly alive, when everyone keeps on messing with it!!!
4.changeing the plants every time they turn black.
5.making sure my butterfly is alive and taking care of other living things
6.yes because i got 2 learn about how to keep a butterfly alive

Anonymous said...

To tell the truth i havent really started my project but i plan on getting it turned in before its due date i cant deside on what animal to choose.............

Anonymous said...

I've been looking at it and monitering it even when I don't have this block and making changes to make my facility comfortable for my creature.The easiest was putting the food in the container.The hardest was building up enough courage to pick up this bug.Iv'e put holes in the container so that the critters can get fresh air and survive. Some kinds of responsibilities are cleaning out the container if it needs it, making sure your critter is feed and many more things.Do I like having those responsibilites, well yeah you can say that, I mean it sort of prepares you for life and responsibilities like children and a home, so yeah I do like having those responsibilities.

Anonymous said...

1.)yes, but sum1 has taken my bug n it is gone.
2.)yes it was easy 2 make my habitat,i got da thing on my way 2 skool 1 day.
3.)da hard thing bout my habitat is keep up with da bug in it.
4.)i thought it was good but i guess my bug didnt lyke it.
5.)i have learn 2 care 4 animals more n where dey live.

Anonymous said...

The project is important to me becouse is worth 6 grades and i did the project is about a grass hupper but the this is i tokk it home and let it free beacouse animals are not to haved is a house.

Anonymous said...

I havent started yet. I dont know what to do and I cant find one of those snakes. If I did someone would just kill it anyways.

Anonymous said...

I haven't started my project yet because I fell behind and I am not exactly sure what we are supposed to do besides building the habitat and getting an animal to put in it.

miami7151 said...

Graded up to here

Anonymous said...

no i havent done it because i thought the teacher would go outside with us to get some bug but i think im going to select a frog.

Anonymous said...

no, i sort of didn't start on my habitat project but i know what i want it to look like....the animals i may use is a lizard,roach or a worm not syre which one i want to use.....it will be done before this grading period

Anonymous said...

well my bugs are doin good and there healty and im keepin a eye on them

Anonymous said...

i haven't really started my project but i will try to get it done before it's to late

Anonymous said...

I CONTINUTED TO PUT MORE AND MOre THINGs INTO MY HABITAT TO MAKE IT LOOK BETTER
MY HABITAT WAS EASY WEN I CAUGHT MY INSECT AND PUT IT INTO THE CONTANIER
MY HABITAT WAS HARD WHEN I DIDNT KNOW WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL I WANTED FOR MY PROJECT I PUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOOD AND SHAPES OF ROCKS SO THAT my animal CAN FEEL COMFtrable
MY Responsibility FOR MY HABITAT IS TO LOOK AFTER IT EVERY CHANCE I GET AND NEVER IGNORE THEM
I LIKE HAVING THAT Responsibility IT IS FUN FOR ME

Anonymous said...

THE EASY THING ABOUT MAKING MY HADITAT WAS GETTING THE MATERALS FOR IT.

NOTHING WAS HARD ABOUT IT.
CHANGING IT EVERY BAY AND GIVING THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS WATER AND WATER.

YES I DO LIKE HAVING THE RSPONSIBILITY

Anonymous said...

i have not found anything hard about making my habitat the hardest part about which isn't a really a big deal is,try to catch a gragonfly but don't worry it'll be there when u check.

Anonymous said...

I haven't started the habitat,yet.

Anonymous said...

i havent made my habitat yet but the hardest thing would be catching a animal.

Anonymous said...

Truthfully, I haven't done much on my habitat. I WILL take it home today so i can do everything. [;

Getting the grass and leaves and putting them in my habitat will be easy. Basically, decorating everything will be easy.

The hardest thing for me will be cutting the top of the box so i can attach a container inside of it.


I will poke holes and cut areas of the box for light so that the critter will stay alive.

A kind of responsibility is making the habitat adaptable for the critter so the critter would stay alive. Also, the critter belongs outside in the nature, so the least thing you could do for it is making the critter feel like home.

Yeah I like having that responsibility because I actually care for the critter. It's not fair to catch something from outside and keeping it in a stinky box with nothing. Sooo.. im making it fun for me and for the critter [;

Anonymous said...

i have adapted to my design.the easy part about making my design was that we could use any container.the hard part about my habitat was to get a critter.

Anonymous said...

What was easy about making your habitat? all i had to do was get a frog and gaet a container.

What was hard about making your habitat? maintaining it so that my animal wont die.

How have you adapted your design so that plants and critters stay alive? i give it water every tim i come to the class.

What kind of responsibility is involved in caring for a habitat?
i dont know.

miami7151 said...

Graded all classes

Anonymous said...

poor critter died i felt what was needed to be done was give it a proper funiral.i miss that tadpole.

Anonymous said...

It was fun searching for insect and not having to pay for anything.

 
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