Gerald Quinlan

7th Grade Science Teacher, Merrill Middle School

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@CyclonesRET @nselascience @shared_science @tjscience I am learning more about scallops and how visual systems change can change depending on the larval stage and the marine zone they inhabit.

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This is the last tweet of the 20-21 school year. All work needs to be turned in ASAP. In person students are turning in their computers tomorrow, 5/28. Online students return their computers on 6/2. If there are any questions, please reach out. #sciencewithMrQ

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Still working on our final projects! Make sure they are going to be done by the time you hand in your computers! #sciencewithMrQ

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We have started our research stage of our projects! There are 7 questions that need to be answered for the project. Make sure to save these as they are being tuned in as well! #sciencewithMrQ

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Today is the day we start our last project of the year! Make sure all work is being turned in for science, and your other classes too. We will be out of school before you know it! #sciencewithMrQ

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Back again with the story boards! Let's make sure we have all 6 drawings and a one sentence summary! #sciencewithMrQ

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Today we are making predictions about Yellowstone National Park's ecosystem if wolves were not reintroduced. What would happen if there were no wolves? Is the ecosystem going to survive or fall apart? #sciencewithMrQ

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We took a district survey today. The rest of the day was used to catch up on missing work. Let's try to finish out the year strong! #sciencewithMrQ

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We are doing state testing this week. I will not be teaching anything new, students should use this time to catch up on missing work. #sciencewithMrQ

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We answered some reflection questions in class today about dead zones in the the Gulf of Mexico. Also be sure to turn in your Venn Diagram from yesterday! #sciencewithMrQ

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Everyone is suing everyone these days! Do you think it is right for the states surrounding the Gulf of Mexico to sue the Midwest for farming? I hope you defended your answer in your class work today! #sciencewithMrQ

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Successful farming or clean water? It was a case at the Iowa Supreme Court and now it is a debate in class. What side are you on? #sciencewithMrQ

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What do we call city expansion? URBANIZATION! It is not always a bad thing; but in terms of biodiversity, it's all bad. #sciencewithMrQ

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Yesterday we found out which place in our life has more biodiversity, now we are talking about how to increase biodiversity! #sciencewithMrQ

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We talked about biodiversity today and one of the questions was; which is more biodiverse? Your home or your school? I am curious to see the answers! #sciencewithMrQ

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We did some good ole fashioned exploring today for science. While exploring, we looked at biotic and abiotic factors and made some food chains. #sciencewithMrQ

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Today we are just finishing up the Gizmo from Friday. If there are any questions, reach out. ALSO it is teacher appreciation week so make sure you are EXTRA nice to your teachers. #sciencewithMrQ

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LAST GIZMO EVER! We are in day one of two for working on the prairie ecosystem Gizmo. Try to get through activity A by the end of the day. #sciencewithMrQ

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More abiotic and biotic factors! What do you consider paper to be? Make sure you are finished with the document we worked on in class! #sciencewithMrQ

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Are you biotic or abiotic? I hope you are able to tell the difference after today. Try to finish steps 3 and 4 on the biotic and abiotic module from today. #sciencewithMrQ