Download Science Grade (Unit 6)

Song Directions
- For this assignment you are basically going
to replace the lyrics of song you like with
evolution vocabulary
-The song must be chosen and approved from
the “Approved Song List” on SchoolNotes.
- Your song must have at least eight (8)
highlighted vocab terms.
EXAMPLE Song:
to the tune “Hound Dog” by Elvis Presley
You ain’t nothin’ but a cell wall,
keepin’ plant cells stiff!
You ain’t nothin’ but a nucl’us,
DNA’s your trick!
You’re cell organelles,
and you all got jobs to do!
You ain’t nothin’ but a vacuole,
keepin’ water in!
You ain’t nothin’ but a membrane,
just two lipids thin!
You’re cell organelles,
and you all got jobs to do!
-Use at least three parts of the song. Such as
two verses and one chorus. Or a verse, prechorus, and chorus.
-Each vocab term must to be defined under the
song.
- Highlight ALL vocabulary terms.
Vocabulary:
1. Cell Wall: Outer covering of a plant cell that
is made of cellulose, a sugar derivative.
Since plant cells have no skeletons, each cell’s
cell wall acts as support and protection.
-A 3-5 sentence explanation follows the
definitions demonstrating how the song shows
an understanding of the topic.
Explanation: All eukaryotic cells have
organelles that perform different jobs.
All plants and animals are made cells that
contain organelles. The nucleus contains
DNA, the vacuole stores water, membranes
surround structures, etc.
- To get the handout to write the
Song on you must present a rough
draft to Mr. Wood during office hours.
- If it is an extra credit Song, obtain book
pages/section from Mr. Wood to write the poem
about before you produce the rough draft.
- The song must be handwritten on the
handout provided by Mr. Wood. If it can not be
read, a word processed version will have to be
stapled to your handwritten version.
Easy directions to writing a song: First, count the
number of syllables in the line you want to
replace. The song’s line and your line should be
within 1 or two syllables of each other. Second,
make sure the second line explains the second
line. Third, if the lines rhyme in the song, your
lines should rhyme.
How Do I show Mr. Wood my Rough Draft?
When you show your work to Mr. Wood it should
look as follows on a piece of notebook paper.
(This example involves re-writing SpongeBob)
SB: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
MW: Who sailed on the Beagle and studied
finchies?
SB: SpongeBob Squarepants!
MW: Charles Darwin
SB: Absorbant, and yellow and porous is he!
MW: Looked at their beaks and called them
species!
SB: SpongeBob Squarepants!
MW: Charles Darwin
Note: Skip a line in between each pair so Mr.
Wood can sing the song to himself and then your
line.