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

9/21-9/25           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Discuss Brine shrimp blog post #2 and the group experiment -Finish Homeostasis of the Eye Lab -Hand out binders and pass back assignments HW Homeostasis of the Eye Lab Questions 1-8; due on Thurs. 9/24
Tuesday	-Work on Brine Shrimp project -Formulate a manipulated variable to test HW Homeostasis of the Eye Lab Questions 1-8; due on Thurs. 9/24
Wednesday	-Work on Brine Shrimp project HW Homeostasis of the Eye Lab Questions 1-8; due on Thurs. 9/24
Thursday	-Homeostasis of the Eye Lab is due today! -Work on Brine Shrimp project -Set up variable and work on lab report HW None
Friday	-Work on Brine Shrimp project -Work on lab report and conduct research HW None

Brine Shrimp

9/14-9/18           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Watch short clips on You Tube -Work on Features of Living Things Project in Class HW 1. Work on Project Due on Fri. 9/18         2. Study notes: Quiz on Living Things and 8 Characteristics 9/16 http://www.easybib.com/
Tuesday	-Work on Features of Living Things Project in Class HW 1. Work on Project Due on Fri. 9/18         2. Study notes: Quiz on Living Things and 8 Characteristics 9/16
Wednesday	-Quiz on Living Things! -Male Seahorse giving birth video! -Begin Lab: Homeostasis of the Eye -Watch Podcast HW 1. Work on Project Due on Fri. 9/18         2. What is Life? (Read, highlight, complete questions 1, 4, 5-16)
Thursday	-Continue Lab: Homeostasis of the Eye HW 1. Work on Project Due on Fri. 9/18 2. Blog Post #1 Only watch the first 8:15 minutes (you are welcome to watch it all) 1. Name 1 example of a negative feedback loop. 2. Name 1 example of a positive feedback loop. Disclaimer: iPads cannot view blog videos!  For future reference.
Friday	-Share projects (Living Things Museum!) -Lab is due today! HW Blog Post #2 http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/gsl/artemia/ Click on the link provided above. Please read the article and facts about brine shrimp.  Click on the interactive life cycle to learn more about the brine shrimp life cycle. 1. How many different stages of development do Artemia undergo as they grow and develop? 2. How long can brine shrimp remain viable after being dormant? Disclaimer: videos on this and all blogs can not be viewed on iPads.  Make sure you are using a laptop or desk top to view videos