12/19-12/23           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Cell Organelles Quiz -Cells in Perspective and Alive Internet Lesson due today -Work on Cell Analogies in groups HW Cell Project and Matrix due on Wednesday, 12/21
Tuesday	-Present Cell Analogies -Cell Charades HW Cell Project and Matrix due on Wednesday, 12/21 Tomorrow
Wednesday	Cell-A-Bration!!!! -Cell projects and Matrix with Rubric are due today!!
Thursday	-Begin Cell Microscope Lab
Friday	-Continue Cell Microscope Lab Have a wonderful vacation!!  Happy Holidays!!

12/12-12/16           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Continue Notes -Discuss Cell Project and ideas -Go over HW -Collect Cell Project parent letters *****After School Help***** Tuesday 12/13, Thursday 12/15, Monday 12/19, Tuesday 12/20 HW 1. Quiz on Cell organelles, their functions, and the cell theory - Monday 12/19         2. Cell Project is due on Wednesday, 12/21         3. Portfolio Reflection #3 due on Friday, 12/16
Tuesday	-Cell Analogies HW 1. Quiz on Cell organelles, their functions, and the cell theory - Monday 12/19         2. Cell Project is due on Wednesday, 12/21         3. Portfolio Reflection #3 due on Friday, 12/16         4. Cells Internet Lesson - due on Monday, 12/19 Cells Internet Lesson: Cells in Perspective and Alive!!
Wednesday	-No classes - Field Trip to North Shore Theater ****Please, No FOOD SUBSTANCES on Cell Projects**** HW 1.Quiz on Cell organelles, their functions, and the cell theory - Monday 12/19         2. Cell Project is due on Wednesday, 12/21         3. Portfolio Reflection #3 due on Friday, 12/16
Thursday	-Work on Cells Internet Lesson HW 1.Quiz on Cell organelles, their functions, and the cell theory - Monday 12/19         2. Cell Project is due on Wednesday, 12/21         3. Portfolio Reflection #3 due on Friday, 12/16
Friday	-Work on Cell Analogies -Portfolio Reflection #3 is due today Cell Project Matrix HW 1. Cell Project is due on Wednesday, 12/21             Complete the Cell Project Matrix         2. Study for Quiz on Monday, 12/19         3. Cells Internet Lesson is due on Monday, 12/19

Cell Songs and Raps

12/5-12/9           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Heterogeneous mixtures (making and eating salsa) -Making Solutions (making lemonade) -Notes and demonstrations HW 1. Chemistry packet due on Monday, 12/5         2. Quiz on Chemistry of Life 3.1 (LSAF pgs 68-75) STUDY Sugar Science
Tuesday	-Take Quiz on Chemistry of Life 3.1 (LSAF pgs 68-75) -"Pennies to Gold" Making an alloy (Alchemy) -Flame Tests
Wednesday	-Begin "The Cell", Chapter 2 LSAF (pgs. 40-53) -Egg Demonstration -Top-down web for Chapter 2 - Vocab HW 1. Vocab Menu (3 items): Prokaryotic Cell, Eukaryotic Cell, and Organelle         2. Animal and Plant Cell Coloring (color code and color, 2               questions to be answered) Due on Friday, 12/9
Thursday	-Chapter 2 Two-column Notes "The Cell" Two-Column Notes HW Animal and Plant Cell Coloring (color code and color, 2               questions to be answered) Due on Friday, 12/9
Friday	-Finish Notes -Cell Analogies -Introduction to the Cell Project!!  Due on Wednesday, 12/21 HW 1. Cell Worksheet (Label the cells and complete the questions)         2. Cell Project Guidelines Sign-off sheet due on Monday, 12/12         3. Cell Organelle Quiz on Thursday, 12/15

11/28-12/2           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Begin Chemistry of Life, Chapter 3.1 -Top-down Topic Web -2 Column Notes of Chapter 3.1 -Vocabulary HW 1. Vocabulary Menu (pick 3 items): Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, and Nucleic Acids         2. Bring in a food label/container (something with ingredients and nutritional information)         3. Chapter 3.1 Chemistry of Life Quiz on Tuesday, 12/6
Tuesday	-Food Label Lab -Chemistry Packet HW 1. Chapter 3.1 Chemistry of Life Quiz on Tuesday, 12/6
Wednesday	-Demonstrations -Food Label Lab HW 1. Finish Lab Questions         2. Chemistry Packet due on Monday, 12/5          3. Chapter 3.1 Chemistry of Life Quiz on Monday, 12/5
Thursday	No School - Professional Development HW 1. Finish Lab Questions         2. Chemistry Packet due on Monday, 12/5          3. Chapter 3.1 Chemistry of Life Quiz on Tuesday, 12/6
Friday	-Food Label Lab is due today! -Notes -Demonstrations: Flame Tests, mixtures HW Chapter 3.1 Chemistry of Life Quiz on Tuesday, 12/6 STUDY

11/21-11/25           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Classification -Top-down web -2-Column Notes -Shark Key Classification HW 1. Classification video on blog and answer questions         2. Open-Notes quiz on classification on Wednesday, 11/23 Classification questions
Tuesday	-Finish Shark Key Classification HW Open-Notes quiz on classification on Wednesday, 11/23
Wednesday	-Half Day! -Open-Notes Quiz HW NONE - Enjoy Thanksgiving Recess!! Extra Credit:  Thanksgiving Science Trivia (Due on Monday, 11/28) Thanksgiving Science Trivia
Thursday	No School -Happy Thanksgiving
Friday	No School -Black Friday

11/14-11/18           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Begin Plant Lab (complete 2-3 stations) HW Work on all completed stations (color and detail in sketches and all questions completely answered)
Tuesday	-Continue Plant lab (complete 2-3 stations) HW Work on all completed stations (color and detail in sketches and all questions completely answered)
Wednesday	-Continue Plant Lab (complete 2-3 stations) -KTL Summarizing lesson HW Work on all completed stations (color and detail in sketches and all questions completely answered)
Thursday	-Plant Lab wrap-up and discussion -Classification HW 1. Plant Lab due Friday, 11/18         2. Iguana classification worksheet (preparation for iguanas).                     Please color the iguana and answer the questions (2 sides) Iguana Worksheet
Friday	-Iguana and Bearded Dragon visit! -Classification activity -Plant Lab is due!  HW None

A Visit from Mrs. Pratt's Iguanas, Bearded Dragons, and Russian Tortoise!

11/7-11/11           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Coacervate Formation Lab questions due today! Some Coacervate pictures from lab!   Thank you Aidan and Emily!! -Begin lab: Evolution of Plants -Notes for Lab -Phylogenetic Tree (Tree of Life) HW Stuck in Cement! Due on Wednesday, 11/9 Evolution of Land Plants!!
Tuesday	No School - Election Day!
Wednesday	-Evolution of Plants Lab -Walk through lab and the stations (expectations) -Lesson on how to draw sketches from images under the microscope -Complete at least 2 stations today http://www.slideshare.net/cldrumm/bio-drawings HW None
Thursday	No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences
Friday	No School - Veteran's Day

Please watch the above podcast and refer to your notes.  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: Please be creative and thoughtful in your writing.

You can type your work or write this creative story on loose leaf paper

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..)

10/31-11/4           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-The Demise of the Halloween Pumpkins assignment due -Two-Column notes -Observe broth containers, data collection -Watch Can Science Explain the Origins of Life? -From Soup to Cells  HW 1. From Soup to Cells (due on Thursday, 11/3)         2. Quiz on Where Does Life Come From? (Chapter 1.3, pgs 21-23                LSAF) Friday, 11/4
Tuesday	-Observe broth containers, data collection HW 1. From Soup to Cells (due on Thursday, 11/3)         2. Quiz on Where Does Life Come From? (Chapter 1.3, pgs 21-23                LSAF)Friday, 11/4         3. Portfolio Reflection #2 due on Friday, 11/4 (15 pts.)
Wednesday	-Observe broth containers, data collection -Watch movie: The Origins of Life (take notes) HW 1. From Soup to Cells (due on Thursday, 11/3)         2. Quiz on Where Does Life Come From? (Chapter 1.3, pgs 21-23                LSAF) Friday, 11/4         3. Portfolio Reflection #2 due on Friday, 11/4 (15 pts.)
Thursday	-Observe broth containers, data collection -Finish movie -Creating Coacervates Lab HW 1. Quiz on Where Does Life Come From? (Chapter 1.3, pgs 21-23                LSAF)  STUDY Friday, 11/4         2. Portfolio Reflection #2 due on Friday, 11/4 (15 pts.)
Friday	-Quiz on Where Does Life Come From? (Chapter 1.3, pgs 21-23 LSAF) -Portfolio Reflection #2 due today -Coacervate Formation Lab HW Coacervate Formation Lab questions due on Monday, 11/7