What is an Amoeba?Understanding KAAC’s Science

Content

Derek Stice&

Amanda Stice

Edmonson County Middle SchoolAssistant Coaches

Amoeba• Discovered by August

Johann Rosel von Rosenhof• Eukaryotic protozoan• Obtains food through

phagocytosis• Single large tubular

pseudopod at the anterior end

• No permanent organelles or supporting structure

• Contains one or more nuclei and a single vacuole

• Reproduce asexually via mitosis and cytokinesis

Practice• Practice science at least once

per week.• Memorize basic information

earlyGlossariesDatesInventors/InventionsPrize WinnersUnits

• Go over computationEnergyForcesUnit Conversions

Practice (cont.)• Where do I start in the content?

Start at the beginningCan’t cover everything in a yearHave to rely on what they learned

in class Keep stats during quick recall practice

Analyze the stats for trendsDevote time to weaknessesKeep more statsChoose materials to address those weaknesses

Give written assessments earlyAnalyze results by topic not just score

Practice (cont.)• “I went over this with you last month!!!”

I have said it too, but you have to goover it multiple times

Come back to the topic often• Write questions (especially students)

Start with glossary for basic clues Look-up harder clues in upper

level books or onlineEncyclopedia Britannica

Write questions in your formatKAAC questions are pyramid styleWorksheet/Lightning Rounds

• Make notes in an Academic Team notebook over misses• Study Guides• Quizzes

Study Materials• Textbooks and Textbook

Materials Glossaries Exam Books Crossword Puzzles

Hooked On Life Science by Michael Fleming

• Flash Cards Cliff Notes Cards Exambusters Physics Study

Cards Have students make them

• Apps Periodic Tables Flashcards

Khan Academy – Biology 1

Pearson Education

Study Materials (cont.)• Questions

Don’t memorize Subject Area Questions from KAAC Patrick’s Press

http://www.patrickspress.com/ Books of questions (Not pyramid style)

Avery Enterprise http://www.averyenterprises.net/ Current Events weekly publications Question sets in various formats

• Websites KAAC Question of the Day Page: http://www.kaac.com/qod/index.html Knowledge Master Open Sample Questions:

http://www.greatauk.com/KMOsampler.html MIT’s OpenCourseWare: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm Encyclopedia Britannica: http://www.britannica.com/ Google Books: http://books.google.com/

NAQT “You Gotta Know”

http://naqt.com/YouGottaKnow

Study Materials (cont.)• Books

The Order of Things byBarbara Ann Kipfer

Campbell Books:http://www.patrickspress.com/index.htm

High School/College Book of Lists Constant Quiz Companion (Middle/High School) Lightning Rounds Question Books Trivia

Barron’s New Student’s Concise Encyclopedia Infinity In Your Pocket by Mike Flynn Science Encyclopedia by Usborne Illustrated Dictionary of Science by Usborne The Science Teacher’s Book of Lists by Frances Barhydt and Paul

Morgan

Questions

Derek SticeEdmonson County High School

derek.stice@edmonson.kyschools.ushttp://mrtg.edmonson.k12.ky.us/blogs/derekstice/