Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Welcome to Mr. Fike's Class

Welcome to the Life Science class that Mark Fike teaches at  King George Middle School.



 
My name is Mark Fike. I teach Life Science at King George Middle School and was actually a student here many years ago. I have a degree in environmental science and have many years of experience interacting with wildlife and fisheries biologists. I am also a published writer with credits in a number of publications across the United States.   In my off time I run the King George Outdoor Club (kgoutdoorclub.com) and spend time in the outdoors as much as I can. My science class often gets to see some of the interesting things I have found while in the woods or on the waters in our region. 

Hello! Here is my contact information for KGMS. 


school phone: 540-775-2331
email: mfike@kgcs.k12.va.us

Mr. Fike’s Life Science Schedule

Time

Detail

  7:10-7:25

Arrival/Homeroom

  7:25-8:32:30

1st Period

  8:35-9:35:30

2nd Period

  9:37-10:38:30  

3rd Period

  10:41-11:13

7th Grade Part 1  

  11:15-11:40

7th Grade Lunch

  11:40-12:14:30

7th Grade Part 2

  12:17-1:17:30

5th Period

  1:20:-2:25

6th Period Planning


Syllabus


August 


  • Lab Safety

  • Scientific Method

  • Measurement / Metrics

  • Microscopes

  • Experimental Design


January 


  • Geologic Time Scale

  • Early Man

  • Science Fair

  • Classification


September 


  • Characteristics of Living Things

  • Necessities of Life

  • Insect Identification

  • Discovery of Cells 

             

February 


  • Viruses

  • Bacteria

  • Kingdom Protista

  • Kingdom Fungi 


October 


  • Eukaryotic Cells

  • Organization of Living Things Cell’s

  • Exchange with the Environment

  • Cell Energy

  • Mitosis


March


  • Kingdom Plantae

  • Kingdom Animalia

  • Human Body Systems

  • Animal Dissections

November


Traits and Inheritance

  • Meiosis

  • DNA’s Structure & Function

  Heredity



April 


  • Robotics Unit 

  • Environmental Problems and Solutions

  • Human Impact on Environment

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December 


  • Introduction to Evolution

  • Natural Selection



May 


  • Cycles in Nature

  • Land Biomes & Marine Ecosystems

  • Food Chains & Webs


Supply List

Three ring binder (optional and can be shared with other subjects)

1 single subject notebook

Loose leaf paper

Black or blue pen (only--no red)

#2 pencils

Headphones/ear buds

Highlighter (optional)

1 Box colored pencils 

 

Canvas

We are continuing our use of Canvas for this school year. To access your Canvas account and teacher pages go to https://kgcs.instructure.com/login/canvas and then click STUDENTS, then CLEVER LOGIN and then scroll down to find and click on CANVAS which is a red icon. 

 
For further information on Canvas go to: https://youtu.be/b8m5lwFuA5Y and follow the steps in this video

Assignments and information will be posted on Canvas  weekly. The assignments are broken in modules and the newest content is at the top. Due dates are under assignments that must be done.