12/14-12/18           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Present Cell Analogies in class -Discuss Cell Project! -Cell Charades! HW 1. Study for Quiz on Cells (quiz on 12/15)         2. Cell Project is due on 12/21 (Cell-a-bration!)
Tuesday	-Quiz on Cells! -Begin Cell Microscope Lab HW Cell Project is due on 12/21  (Cell-a-bration!)
Wednesday	-Field Trip to North Shore Music Theater to see A Christmas Carol HW Cell Project is due on 12/21 (Cell-a-bration!)
Thursday	-Continue Cell Microscope Lab HW Cell Project is due on 12/21 (Cell-a-bration!)
Friday	-Finish Cell Microscope Lab HW Cell Project is due on 12/21 (Cell-a-bration!)

12/7-12/11           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Finish discussing cells and organelles -Cell Analogy Group work -Begin discussing Cell Project!! HW Cells in Perspective and Alive Internet Lesson due on Wed. 12/9 Part A: Cell Size and Scale Part B: Evolution of the Eukaryotic Cell Parts D and E: Animal and Plant Cell Models
Tuesday	-Cell Analogy Group work HW Cells in Perspective and Alive Internet Lesson due on Wed. 12/9
Wednesday	-Cell Analogy Group work and presentations HW 1. Cell Organelles wkst.  Use LSAF pgs 40-47         2. Quiz on Cells and Organelles on Tuesday 12/15
Thursday	-Cell Analogy Group work HW Quiz on Cells and Organelles on Tuesday 12/15
Friday	-Cell Analogy Group work -Discuss Cell Project!! HW Quiz on Cells and Organelles on Tuesday 12/15

11/30-12/4           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Chemistry vocabulary -Finish up Food Label Lab -Begin chapter 2, "The Cell" -Egg Demo HW 1. Cells Note-Taking Guide         2. Cell Chemistry take-home quiz, due on Friday, 12/4
Tuesday	-Read from textbook, pgs 40-47, complete note-taking guide HW 1. Cells Reinforcement         2. Cell Chemistry take-home quiz, due on Friday, 12/4
Wednesday	-Continue reading from textbook pgs 40-47 and note-taking guide HW Cell Chemistry take-home quiz, due on Friday, 12/4
Thursday	No School - Professional Development
Friday	-Continue to read pgs 40-47 in LSAF HW Cells Internet Lesson Due on Tuesday, 12/8 Part C: Bacterial Cell Model

11/23-11/27           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Continue and Finish Note-taking Guide -Lab: Food Label Lab HW Chemistry Packet
Tuesday	-Go Over Chemistry Packet -Finish Lab -Vocabulary
Wednesday	1/2 Day -Electric Pickle Demonstration -Pennies to Gold Demonstration Extra Credit: Thanksgiving Trivia
Thursday	No School - Thanksgiving!
Friday	No School

11/16-11/20           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Shark Dichotomous Key Shark Dichotomous Key Assignment HW Study for Classification Quiz on Tuesday, 11/17
Tuesday	-Quiz on Classification -Visit from Lizards! Where are the iguanas?
Wednesday	-Begin Chemistry of Life Unit -Periodic Table of Elements Youtube Video HW 1. Chemistry of Life Note-taking Guide (pgs. 68-75 in LSAF)         2. Bring in a food label for Monday, 11/23
Thursday	-Go over Note-taking Guide (3.1) -Demonstration: Flame Tests HW 1. Chemistry Packet due on Tuesday, 11/24         2. Bring in a food label for Monday, 11/23
Friday	-Continue going over Note-taking guide HW 1. Chemistry Packet due on Tuesday, 11/24         2. Bring in a food label for Monday, 11/23

Secret Worlds: The Universe Within

11/9-11/13           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Finish Lab stations -Wrap-up and discussion of Lab -Classification and Taxonomy -Vocabulary HW 1. Blog Post #5 Classification (six questions to go with video).  Note-taking guide is to be done using the textbook (pages 24-28), the online textbook can be accessed above in the tabs on the blog.         2. Quiz on Classification on Tuesday, 11/17 Taxonomy: Life's Filing System Blog Post #5 Assignment Note-taking Guide: How are living things classified?
Tuesday	No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences
Wednesday	No School - Veteran's Day
Thursday	-Classification and Taxonomy -Discussion -Correct HW HW 1. Directed Reading/Study Guide for 1.4 (pages 24-28 text) Quiz on Classification on Tuesday, 11/17
Friday	-Shark Key Activity -Notes/Vocabulary HW Study vocabulary and 1.4 in textbook on classification Quiz on Classification on Tuesday, 11/17

11/2-11/6           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Quiz on Origin of Life (scientists and their experiments) -Internet Module: From Soup to Cells is due today! -Begin Lab: Evolution of Plants: Form Fits Function   -Work on Pre-lab in pairs   -Discussion about lab background and stations HW Blog Assignment #4 Stuck in Cement!           Please watch this podcast.  The information can help further your understanding of the lab we are working on in class: Evidence of Plant Evolution: Form Fits Function . Write a 2-3 paragraph (6-8 sentences) response to the following task: Your task: You need to find a way to survive with your feet permanently anchored in cement? You Can't:                                                       Hide from predators                              Seek a mate Walk to water or food Change your habitat You Have to: Get necessary nutrients Get water and oxygen Reproduce (your mate may be a mile away) Deal with changes in your environment (i.e. dry, wet, hot, cold, dark, light etc..)
Tuesday	-Work on lab in class HW 1. Portfolio Reflection #2 due on Friday 11/6         2. Stuck in Cement!
Wednesday	-Work on Lab in class HW Portfolio Reflection #2 due on Friday 11/6
Thursday	-Work on Lab in class HW Portfolio Reflection #2 due on Friday 11/6
Friday	-Work on lab during class -Portfolios are due today!

10/26-10/30           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Begin Origins of Life Unit -Swap textbooks -Read pgs 21-23 HW 1. Where Does Life Come From?/Fossil Clues (use pgs 21-23)         2. Quiz on Monday, 11/2
Tuesday	-Set up flask demonstration -Discussion HW Germs From Nowhere (read, highlight, complete questions)
Wednesday	-Notes -Video: Origins of Life -From Soup to Cells (Internet Module) From Soup to Cells Internet Module HW Internet Module due Monday, 11/2
Thursday	-Halloween Assembly -Finish Video: Origins of Life -Work on Internet Module HW Study for Quiz (Know the scientists and their experiments)
Friday	-Creating Coacervates demonstration HW Study for Quiz (Know the scientists and their experiments)         Internet Module is due Monday, 11/2 Happy Halloween!

Can Science Explain the Origin of Life?

What Was the Miller-Urey Experiment?

 

How Did Life Begin?

What is Chemical Evolution?

10/19-10/23           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Go over Food Chains and Food Webs wkst. -Vocabulary Notes -Exploring Symbiosis Game -Study Guide Study Guide HW 1. Symbiosis: Good Buddies Symbiosis: Good Buddies         2. Backyard Succession drawing the stages Backyard Succession
Tuesday	-Exploring Symbiosis Game -Succession -Plot Study outdoors (discuss and take a picture; predict) HW Succession: Equilibrium in Ecosystems Equilibrium in Ecosystems
Wednesday	-Succession Skit HW Study for Test on Friday, 10/23 (Note-taking sheets and study guide on blog)
Thursday	-Review for Test in class HW Study for Test! (use notes, worksheets, and study guide) Study Guide
Friday	-Ecology Test! HW The Demise of the Halloween Pumpkins wkst. (2 sides)

Succession Song

10/12-10/16           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	No School - Columbus Day
Tuesday	-Pond Ecology Lab is due today! -Biodiversity in Nature Activity -Tree Biodiversity Simulation -Record Demise of the Halloween Pumpkins Data (all week) HW Biodiversity in Nature Activity Questions
Wednesday	-Play game outdoors, Oh Deer! -Predator/Prey relationships -Competition: Limiting factors and Carrying Capacity Oh Deer! HW The Lesson of the Kaibab, due Friday 10/15 The Lesson of the Kaibab
Thursday	-Vocabulary Disease Simulator HW The Lesson of the Kaibab, due Friday 10/15
Friday	The Lesson of the Kaibab due today -Discuss food webs and energy flow -Finish game outdoors, Oh Deer! (Analyze results) HW Food Chains and Food Webs worksheet (both sides) Food Webs and Food Chains worksheet

10/5-10/9           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Levels of Organization in Nature -Go over HW and collect HW Living Earth Packet (part of it)
Tuesday	-Go Over Levels of Organization in Nature -Pond Ecology Lab (use microscopes to view pond water) HW Living Earth Packet (part of it)
Wednesday	-Go over HW -"The Demise of the Halloween Pumpkins" HW Tropical Rainforests (Read, highlight, and answer questions 1-4)
Thursday	-Go over Tropical Rainforests -"The Demise of the Halloween Pumpkins" HW Pond Ecology questions
Friday	-Pond Ecology Lab HW Pond Ecology Questions

9/28-10/2           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Brine Shrimp Lab: Data collection -Work on Lab report: Data table and graph -Start creating presentation -Rubric Brine Shrimp Project Group/Individual Rubric HW 1. Work on Lab and Presentation         2. Portfolio Reflections (Binder goes home to be looked over and             signed).       Due on Wednesday, 9/30
Tuesday	-Brine Shrimp Lab: Data collection -Work on Lab report: Data table and graph HW 1. Work on Lab and Presentation         2. Portfolio Reflections (Binder goes home to be looked over and             signed).        Due on Wednesday, 9/30
Wednesday	-Brine Shrimp Lab: Data collection -Work on Lab report HW Work on Lab and Presentation; Lab report is due on Friday
Thursday	-Brine Shrimp Presentations!  HW Brine Shrimp group lab reports due tomorrow and paper lab
Friday	-Brine Shrimp Presentations!  -Begin Unit on Ecology HW  1. What is Ecology? wkst; complete both sides          2. Blog Post #3: Use the following link to complete 3 objectives. How Do Organisms React to Changes in Abiotic Factors? 1. Define Abiotic Factor. 2. List 3 Abiotic Factors (shown in the interactive) 3. Describe how an organism responds to changes in an Abiotic Factor. Introduction to Ecology