Classroom Reporter 3/24/2015

Science: 

Paige’s Notes

Today in science we took some notes.

Chapter 11 Section 4 Parasites

LT: I will identify and describe 3 diseases caused by parasites.

I.             Parasitic Relationship

A.   Parasite – living off the host and causing harm

1.    Either directly harm the host or transit disease to the host.

B.   Host – organism being harmed by the parasite.

-We watched a video here about Parasitic Wasps in a Caterpillar. We listened to an article about a man who volunteers to get himself stung by different animals.-

    II. Human Parasites

A.  Tick – attached to skin and feeds off blood

1. harms by spreading of Lyme disease

B. Tapeworm – lives inside the intestine and absorbs energy from your food.

C. Malaria – caused by plasmodium organism, spread by mosquitos

          1. lives in and destroys liver cells

D. Amoeba – tiny organism found in freshwater, can lodge in a person’s brain through their nose

          1. Uses brain tissue as a food source

-We watched a video about Zombie Snails.-


Social Studies: 

Today, we graded our interactive notebooks.  After that we watched a video that summarized WWII.