12/17-12/21           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-All Evolution of Plants Labs are due -Begin Chemistry of Life unit -"The Electric Pickle" -CHNOPS and the Periodic Table of Elements -Top down Web -The atom HW Atomic Structure Wkst
Tuesday	-Notes -Metal Salts flame tests -4 classes of organic/macromolecules/Biomolecules HW None
Wednesday	-Biomolecule Card sort (KTL) HW Macromolecules of living things Wkst
Thursday	-Holiday concert -The 4 Biomolecules -Biomolecule task stations activity and puzzle HW None
Friday	-Progress Reports go home -The Science of Christmas HW None - Enjoy the Holiday Break!!!  See y'all in 2019!

12/10-12/14           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Continue with Evolution of Plants Lab -Pass back assignments (check Aspen) HW 1. Stuck in Cement!  Creative Writing Assignment in Classroom         2. Complete questions and diagrams for the stations you did during class
Tuesday	-Continue with Evolution of Plants Lab -Stuck in Cement! Creative Writing assignment is due today HW Complete questions and diagrams for the stations you did during class
Wednesday	-Field Trip, A Christmas Carol HW None
Thursday	-Finish up Evolution of Plants Lab -Complete the Conclusion and Wrap-up -Classification and taxonomy HW Make sure all lab stations/parts are complete, lab is due on Monday, 12/17
Friday	-Classification Activities

12/3-12/7           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Finish Origins of Life video -Timeline activity -KTL review of scientists and theories HW 1. Study for Quiz - Notes and LSAF textbook, pgs. 21-23
Tuesday	-Quiz on Origins of Life -Finish Timeline activity -Finish Leaf Art activity HW Read and prepare for Lab: The Evolution of Plants
Wednesday	-Lab: The evolution of Plants HW Data and analysis graphing - Mycorrhizae in plants
Thursday	-Push-ups!!! -How to draw what you see under a microscope -Continue Lab: The evolution of Plants HW None
Friday	-Continue Lab: The evolution of Plants -How to draw what you see under a microscope HW Stuck in Cement!  Due on Tuesday, 12/11

How to Draw What You See Under a Microscope

Plant Evolution

11/26-11/30           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Finish Leaf Art -Begin Origins of Life Unit -Hand out LSAF books -Top-Down Web HW 1. Quiz Monday, 12/3         2. Where Does Life Come From? Wkst (LSAF pgs. 21-23)
Tuesday	-Notes -Push-ups!!! -Go over HW -Broth Experiments -Activity: Microbial Discovery Activity HW 1. Webquest: From Soup to Cells From Soup to Cells         2. Quiz on Monday, 12/3
Wednesday	-Origins of Life Movie - Notes -Finish Activity -Webquest: From Soup to Cells HW 1. Webquest is due on Friday         2. Quiz - Study your notes and web
Thursday	No School - Professional Development (Teachers)
Friday	-Push-ups!!! -Webquest: From Soup to Cells is due today -Finish Origins of Life Movie - Notes

11/19-11/23           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Review in class for Ecology test scheduled for tomorrow, 11/20 -Gimkit Review Game! HW STUDY for Ecology test!
Tuesday	-Test on Ecology Unit -Hand in Ecology textbooks -Hand out LSAF textbooks -Work on Succession drawing and describing Project HW Work on Project
Wednesday	-Half Day -Start new Chapter on Origins of Life -Top-down Web for chapter -Read Origins of Life, complete outline HW Optional Thanksgiving Science Trivia Extra Credit (Due on Monday)Thanksgiving Trivia
Thursday	No School - Happy Thanksgiving!
Friday	No School - Black Friday!

11/12-11/16           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	No School - Veteran's Day!
Tuesday	-Finish activity: Using the Theme of Energy w/ C&D -Correct A Community Census -Food Web Game! HW Food Chains and Webs worksheet (2 sides)
Wednesday	-Succession in the Community -Notes HW 1. Ecology Test Chapters 1-3, Next Tuesday, 11/20         2. Succession: Equilibrium in Ecosystems wkst, 2 sides (use separate sheet to complete answers.
Thursday	-Read: The Log Hotel -Succession Illustration Activity HW 1. Ecology Test Chapters 1-3, Next Tuesday, 11/20         2. Reforestation of Mount St. Helens and Backyard Succession; Draw and describe
Friday	- 2-Hour Delay -Study Guide for Test Ecology Test Study Guide -Succession Games -Succession Drawing and Describing activity HW 1. Ecology Test Chapters 1-3, Next Tuesday, 11/20 STUDY         2. Finish Succession Drawing and Describing activity

11/5-11/9           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences
Tuesday	No School - Voting
Wednesday	-Biodiversity -Measuring Biodiversity Using Beans as a Model Lab HW Portfolio Reflection Assessment - Due on Tuesday, 11/13
Thursday	-Finish Biodiversity Bean Lab -What is a Niche? Activity -Niche Partitioning HW 1. Niche/Habitat Worksheet         2. Portfolio Reflection Assessment - Due on Tuesday, 11/13
Friday	-Food Webs and Food Chains -Energy transfers in ecosystems -Using the Theme of Energy -10% Rule HW 1. A Community Census (food web)         2. Portfolio Reflection Assessment - Due on Tuesday, 11/13

10/29-11/2           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Pumpkin Notes -Go Over Symbiosis Wkst. -Notes on Symbiosis and Food Webs -Niche Activity Niche Partitioning -Symbiosis Activity HW Newsela article: Do Plants Feel Pain?  Read article and answer 2 questions.
Tuesday	-Pumpkin Notes -Symbiosis -Interactions in Nature Cartoon Project - Due on Fri. 11/2 HW Work on Project
Wednesday	-Pumpkin Notes -Halloween Activities: -Dry Ice and Carbon Cycle -The Demise of the Halloween Pumpkins HW Finish Demise of the Halloween Pumpkin
Thursday	-Biodiversity -Biodiversity Activity and Tree Activity Measuring Biodiversity Using Beans as a Model HW Finish lab questions
Friday	-Food Webs and Food Chains -Energy transfers in ecosystems -Calorimeter -10% Rule -The Food Web Game! HW

10/22-10/26           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Go over notes for Chapter 1.2, Populations, pgs. 12-19 Ecology -Begin Population Station Activity (stations 1-4) HW None
Tuesday	-Finish Population Station Activity HW 1. Complete all questions and assignments for Station Activity         2. Wear sneakers and coat for outdoor activity tomorrow
Wednesday	-Oh Deer!  Outdoor activity about limiting factors and populations -Gather data HW Oh Deer! Complete graph and reflection questions
Thursday	-Notes Chapter 1.3 , Interactions Within Communities, pgs. 20-24 Ecology -Symbiosis and Feeding relationships HW Finish Population Station Activity - Due Friday, 10/26
Friday	-Symbiosis game -Finish Notes HW Good Buddies wkst. (2 sides) - 1. C, P, M 2. Definition, example, and sketch of relationship

10/15-10/19           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Pumpkin data -Tree Data Lab -Measuring circumference of our tree -Estimating carbon storage in trees Carbon storage Exponent Calculator HW 1. Quiz on Abiotic Factors on Friday, 10/19         2. Bring in a leaf from your yard or nearby in your neighborhood (take a picture of your tree)
Tuesday	-Pumpkin data -Identify our leaves -Finish Tree Data Lab - http://www.carbonindependent.org/ HW On Classroom - Newsela article: Understanding Tropical Deforestation.  Write 1 paragraph describing at least 3 negative effects/impacts.
Wednesday	-Pumpkin data -Populations and communities -Top-down web, Chapter 1 Ecology -Notes -Population Station Activity -Limiting Factors and carrying capacity -Finish Population Station Activity HW On Classroom: The Benefits of Trees
Thursday	-Limiting Factors and carrying capacity -Finish Population Station Activity HW
Friday	-Oh Deer! -Collect data -Graph data -Quiz on Abiotic Factors

Trunk Diameter: Learn how to measure a tree

10/8-10/12           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	No School
Tuesday	-pH Lab is due -Pumpkin data -Notes on Nutrient Cycles and Cycles in Nature HW Write a paragraph or two summarizing the Brine Shrimp Experiment (Please submit via Classroom)
Wednesday	-Pumpkin data -Nitrogen Cycle Activity: Traveling Nitrogen Game -Hand out Ecology Textbooks -Pass back assignments and set up science portfolio HW Traveling Nitrogen Game Questions 1-6b
Thursday	-Push Ups!   -Pumpkin data -Carbon Cycle Activity: Carbon Pathway Stations HW Carbon Cycle Questions 1-10
Friday	-Pumpkin data -Tree data activity (outdoors) -How much carbon is in a tree? HW None (unless you owe make-up work or need to finish Tree Data activity) Hug a Tree!

The Nitrogen Cycle

The Phosphorus Cycle

The Carbon Cycle

Carbon Sequestration by trees

10/1-10/5           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Observe Brine Shrimp cultures and record data -Observe Pond water, Pond Water Lab HW Work on Pond Water Lab - Read lab and have for tomorrow
Tuesday	-Finish Pond Water Lab -Levels of Organization in Nature -Hand out Ecology Textbooks -Scale of the Universe 2 http://scaleofuniverse.com/ HW Complete Pond Water Lab and all questions (use color in sketches)
Wednesday	-Levels of Organization in Nature -Begin our study of: The Demise of the Halloween Pumpkins! HW Complete Levels of Organization
Thursday	-Vocabulary and Menu items, tape menu into notebook -Cycles in Nature notes and vocabulary -Push-ups! -pH -tape pH scale into Notebook HW Read Newsela article (in classroom) and respond to prompt:   Observe: Examine the images in the article. What are three important details you observe in the images in the article? Elaborate by explaining why these details are important using evidence from the article to support your thinking.
Friday	-pH Lab HW Complete the pH Lab questions

The Importance of pH in Every day Life