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Wednesday, August 8, 2017: Blue Day
1. Go over course syllabus
2. Set up Mustard Seed Activity
3. HOMEWORK: Please have your supplies for the next class.
Friday, August 11, 2017
1. Complete Biology Do Now: Day 2 assessment
2. Continue working on Mustard Seed Lab
3. Begin Scientific Chat lab. This will probably take us two days to complete.
4. HOMEWORK: If you haven't picked up your class supplies, please do so over the weekend.
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
1. Complete Biology Do Now: Day 3 assessment
2. Make Mustard Seed observations
3. Finish Lab Chat
4. Notes: Characteristics of Life
5. HOMEWORK: You have a 10-question quiz on Thursday. This quiz will cover the 8 characteristics of life notes we took today. You need to review for this quiz because it is NOT open notes. In order to review for this quiz, go to join.quizizz.com and enter in the code 399054.
Wednesday, August 8, 2017: Blue Day
1. Go over course syllabus
2. Set up Mustard Seed Activity
3. HOMEWORK: Please have your supplies for the next class.
Friday, August 11, 2017
1. Complete Biology Do Now: Day 2 assessment
2. Continue working on Mustard Seed Lab
3. Begin Scientific Chat lab. This will probably take us two days to complete.
4. HOMEWORK: If you haven't picked up your class supplies, please do so over the weekend.
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
1. Complete Biology Do Now: Day 3 assessment
2. Make Mustard Seed observations
3. Finish Lab Chat
4. Notes: Characteristics of Life
5. HOMEWORK: You have a 10-question quiz on Thursday. This quiz will cover the 8 characteristics of life notes we took today. You need to review for this quiz because it is NOT open notes. In order to review for this quiz, go to join.quizizz.com and enter in the code 399054.
Thursday, August 17, 2017
1. Complete Biology Do Now: Day 4 assessment
2. Mustard seed observations
3. Review for Characteristics of Life Quiz
4. Take Characteristics of Life Quiz
5. Begin Ecology: Notes over Food Chains and Food Webs
6. Homework: NONE
1. Complete Biology Do Now: Day 4 assessment
2. Mustard seed observations
3. Review for Characteristics of Life Quiz
4. Take Characteristics of Life Quiz
5. Begin Ecology: Notes over Food Chains and Food Webs
6. Homework: NONE
Monday, August 21, 2017
1. Complete Biology Do Now: Day 5 assessment 2. Mustard seed observations 3. Make bar graph of mustard seed data AND complete conclusion questions. You will clean your Petri dishes on Wednesday. 4. Continue working on food webs and food chains that we started on Thursday. 5. Watch video clip on food webs. 6. Complete Food Chain and Food Webs worksheet. You will finish this assignment on Wednesday. 7. HOMEWORK: Complete vocabulary words #1-20 by the start of Wednesday's class. You MUST use your biology book to complete this activity. |
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Wednesday, August 23, 2017
1. Complete Biology Do Now: Day 6 assessment
2. Finish working on food chains and food webs
3. Finish notes on energy pyramids
4. Complete a worksheet about food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids
5. Work on vocabulary
6. HOMEWORK: Continue working on vocabulary sheet. By Friday, August 25, you should have the first 28 definitions completed. Yes, you may do all of the words if you would like.
1. Complete Biology Do Now: Day 6 assessment
2. Finish working on food chains and food webs
3. Finish notes on energy pyramids
4. Complete a worksheet about food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids
5. Work on vocabulary
6. HOMEWORK: Continue working on vocabulary sheet. By Friday, August 25, you should have the first 28 definitions completed. Yes, you may do all of the words if you would like.
Friday, August 25, 2017
1. Cancel Do Now for today
2. Finish ecology notes. Wow! What an interesting video on parasites! I did not know a tapeworm could get that long in a human body
3. HOMEWORK: Finish ALL of the vocabulary words by Tuesday. There are a few of you who still need to turn in the Mustard Seed Lab.
1. Cancel Do Now for today
2. Finish ecology notes. Wow! What an interesting video on parasites! I did not know a tapeworm could get that long in a human body
3. HOMEWORK: Finish ALL of the vocabulary words by Tuesday. There are a few of you who still need to turn in the Mustard Seed Lab.
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
1. Complete Biology Do Now: Day 8 assessment
2. Finish Venn diagram on abiotic vs. biotic factors
3. Take notes over ecological succession
4. Review for Thursday's test over all of Chapter 3 and Chapter 4.2 and 4.3
5. HOMEWORK: TEST is on THURSDAY. The only item you will be allowed to use is your vocabulary sheet. For those of you who did NOT complete this assignment, you MUST have it DONE! I will be glad to regrade it. For those of you who had the vocabulary completed, I will give you some bonus points. Below you will see quite a few websites you can use to practice EVERY thing we talked about during this unit.
Ecology Practice Quizzes
join.quizizz.com, enter in game code 226922, and use your student ID number as your name! No real names or nicknames!
https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=succession-quiz
https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=symbiotic-relationship-quiz
https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/quizshow.php?title=Food-ChainsWebs-Quiz&q=1
http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs/BL_02/BL_02.html
https://ecokids.ca/swf-files/gamesPage/chain_reaction.swf
Interactives: Although these interactives are made for much younger students, they aren't bad if you need to do a quick review.
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/science_up_close/314/deploy/interface.swf
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/science_up_close/513/deploy/interface.html
http://cashmancuneo.net/flash/fchns.swf
http://lessons.e-learningforkids.org/efk/Courses/EN/Scienceworld/S6304/player_A.swf
1. Complete Biology Do Now: Day 8 assessment
2. Finish Venn diagram on abiotic vs. biotic factors
3. Take notes over ecological succession
4. Review for Thursday's test over all of Chapter 3 and Chapter 4.2 and 4.3
5. HOMEWORK: TEST is on THURSDAY. The only item you will be allowed to use is your vocabulary sheet. For those of you who did NOT complete this assignment, you MUST have it DONE! I will be glad to regrade it. For those of you who had the vocabulary completed, I will give you some bonus points. Below you will see quite a few websites you can use to practice EVERY thing we talked about during this unit.
Ecology Practice Quizzes
join.quizizz.com, enter in game code 226922, and use your student ID number as your name! No real names or nicknames!
https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=succession-quiz
https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=symbiotic-relationship-quiz
https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/quizshow.php?title=Food-ChainsWebs-Quiz&q=1
http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs/BL_02/BL_02.html
https://ecokids.ca/swf-files/gamesPage/chain_reaction.swf
Interactives: Although these interactives are made for much younger students, they aren't bad if you need to do a quick review.
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/science_up_close/314/deploy/interface.swf
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/science_up_close/513/deploy/interface.html
http://cashmancuneo.net/flash/fchns.swf
http://lessons.e-learningforkids.org/efk/Courses/EN/Scienceworld/S6304/player_A.swf
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
1. Complete Do Now 2. Test corrections 3. Begin notes over Chapter 5.1. Make a copy before you begin notes! 4. Practice Logistical Growth graph and Exponential Growth graph. See the graphic below for the information you need to complete the sunflower graph and the rabbit graph. If you need more graph paper, click on this link and print it off at home. 5. HOMEWORK: All chapter 5 vocabulary MUST be done by the start of next class. |
Thursday, September 7, 2017
1. Complete Biology Do Now
2. Collect biology test corrections AND collect vocabulary
3. Finish Logistics Growth Graph and Exponential Growth Graph
4. Take new notes over Chapter 5.2
5. HOMEWORK: By the start of Monday’s class, I will collect the virtual lab titled Population Biology: How does competition affect population growth? You will NOT get any work time in class on it.
1. Complete Biology Do Now
2. Collect biology test corrections AND collect vocabulary
3. Finish Logistics Growth Graph and Exponential Growth Graph
4. Take new notes over Chapter 5.2
5. HOMEWORK: By the start of Monday’s class, I will collect the virtual lab titled Population Biology: How does competition affect population growth? You will NOT get any work time in class on it.
Monday, September 11, 2017
1. Complete Biology Do Now
2. Collect any last minute test correct papers.
3. Collect Paramecium Virtual Lab
4. Notes over Chapter 5.3
5. Invasive Species Most Wanted Poster
6. HOMEWORK: Complete Invasive Species Most Wanted Poster. This mini-project is due at the start of Wednesday's class. It is your ticket into Wednesday's M&M Biomagnification Lab. If you choose not to complete the mini-project, you will not do the M&M Biomagnification lab. I will find you an alternate assignment.
1. Complete Biology Do Now
2. Collect any last minute test correct papers.
3. Collect Paramecium Virtual Lab
4. Notes over Chapter 5.3
5. Invasive Species Most Wanted Poster
6. HOMEWORK: Complete Invasive Species Most Wanted Poster. This mini-project is due at the start of Wednesday's class. It is your ticket into Wednesday's M&M Biomagnification Lab. If you choose not to complete the mini-project, you will not do the M&M Biomagnification lab. I will find you an alternate assignment.
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
1. Complete Biology Do Now
2. Collect Most Wanted Mini-Project
3. Finish Chapter 5.3 Notes
4. Biomagnification Activity. Remember, you can ONLY do this activity if you completed the Most Wanted Mini-Project.
5. HOMEWORK: STUDY for Friday’s test by completing the REVIEW GUIDE. Yes, I will be taking the review guide for a grade. Yes, you MUST bring back your vocabulary as I will be recollecting it!
1. Complete Biology Do Now
2. Collect Most Wanted Mini-Project
3. Finish Chapter 5.3 Notes
4. Biomagnification Activity. Remember, you can ONLY do this activity if you completed the Most Wanted Mini-Project.
5. HOMEWORK: STUDY for Friday’s test by completing the REVIEW GUIDE. Yes, I will be taking the review guide for a grade. Yes, you MUST bring back your vocabulary as I will be recollecting it!
Friday, September 15, 2017
1. Sit in your assigned seat!
2. Cancel Do Now since we have a test today!
3. Test: Part 1 is on the computer
4. Test: Part 2 is a paper/pencil test
5. Collect review guide from EVERYONE!
6. Collect VOCABULARY from EVERYONE!
7. Start new vocabulary words for Unit 3.
8. Finish the Biomagnification Activity once everyone is done with the test! I cannot have you up and walking around during the test. Everyone will be done with both parts of the test before we finish the biomagnification lab.
9. HOMEWORK: Complete the Unit 3 vocabulary. You must have # 1- 17 done by the start of our next class!
1. Sit in your assigned seat!
2. Cancel Do Now since we have a test today!
3. Test: Part 1 is on the computer
4. Test: Part 2 is a paper/pencil test
5. Collect review guide from EVERYONE!
6. Collect VOCABULARY from EVERYONE!
7. Start new vocabulary words for Unit 3.
8. Finish the Biomagnification Activity once everyone is done with the test! I cannot have you up and walking around during the test. Everyone will be done with both parts of the test before we finish the biomagnification lab.
9. HOMEWORK: Complete the Unit 3 vocabulary. You must have # 1- 17 done by the start of our next class!
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
1. Complete Do Now
2. Return graded papers
3. Test corrections
4. Notes of Chemistry of Life Make a copy BEFORE you start.
5. Homework: By Thursday, September 21, you must have vocabulary #1 - 26 DONE.
1. Complete Do Now
2. Return graded papers
3. Test corrections
4. Notes of Chemistry of Life Make a copy BEFORE you start.
5. Homework: By Thursday, September 21, you must have vocabulary #1 - 26 DONE.
Thursday, September 21, 2017
1. VOTING FOR HOMECOMING. If you did NOT vote for homecoming queen and king, please do so NOW before you complete your Do Now for today. Yes, you MUST use your EVSC email when voting for your homecoming queen and king.
2. Complete Do Now
3. Complete pH lab from Tuesday's class
4. Begin Carbs and Lipids Notes
5. HOMEWORK: FINISH the rest of your vocabulary words. I'm collecting these at the start of our next class!
1. VOTING FOR HOMECOMING. If you did NOT vote for homecoming queen and king, please do so NOW before you complete your Do Now for today. Yes, you MUST use your EVSC email when voting for your homecoming queen and king.
2. Complete Do Now
3. Complete pH lab from Tuesday's class
4. Begin Carbs and Lipids Notes
5. HOMEWORK: FINISH the rest of your vocabulary words. I'm collecting these at the start of our next class!
Monday, September 25, 2017
1. Complete Do Now
2. Collect vocabulary.
3. Finish pH lab and turn in to me.
4. Finish notes over macromolecules
5. Foldable over macromolecules
6. HOMEWORK: You are taking a quiz over macromolecules on WEDNESDAY! You will NOT be able to use your notes. This means you need to STUDY for Wednesday's quiz.
1. Complete Do Now
2. Collect vocabulary.
3. Finish pH lab and turn in to me.
4. Finish notes over macromolecules
5. Foldable over macromolecules
6. HOMEWORK: You are taking a quiz over macromolecules on WEDNESDAY! You will NOT be able to use your notes. This means you need to STUDY for Wednesday's quiz.
Wednesday, September 27, 2017: REVIEW QUIZIZZ GAME. The game id is 601357. Make sure you use your student ID number as your username!
1. Complete Do Now
2.Return graded papers
3. Review for macromolecule quiz
4.Begin macromolecule lab. I'm not sure how far we will get today in this lab. This may run into Friday, which is O.K. by me.
5.HOMEWORK: NONE. You are having a TEST on Tuesday over all of Chapter 3: Cell Chemistry. I will be giving you a review guide on Friday to work on towards the end of class. Yes. I expect you to do the review guide and will take it for a grade.
1. Complete Do Now
2.Return graded papers
3. Review for macromolecule quiz
4.Begin macromolecule lab. I'm not sure how far we will get today in this lab. This may run into Friday, which is O.K. by me.
5.HOMEWORK: NONE. You are having a TEST on Tuesday over all of Chapter 3: Cell Chemistry. I will be giving you a review guide on Friday to work on towards the end of class. Yes. I expect you to do the review guide and will take it for a grade.
Friday, September 29, 2017
1. Cancel Do Now . . . we just have TOO much to do!
2. Finish macromolecule lab
3. Enzyme lab . . . if time permits!
4. Review Guide.
5. HOMEWORK: Test on Tuesday! You have a test on Tuesday. You received a copy of the review guide in class. Yes, you MUST complete it as I'm taking the review guide for a LARGE grade! The review guide will help you study for the test as well.
1. Cancel Do Now . . . we just have TOO much to do!
2. Finish macromolecule lab
3. Enzyme lab . . . if time permits!
4. Review Guide.
5. HOMEWORK: Test on Tuesday! You have a test on Tuesday. You received a copy of the review guide in class. Yes, you MUST complete it as I'm taking the review guide for a LARGE grade! The review guide will help you study for the test as well.
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
1. Cancel Do Now . . . we must review for today's test!
2. Quizizz.com Review Game. Game code is 303102. Use your student ID for your name.
3. Kahoot Review Game. We will play as a team.
4. Collect Review Guide. Yes, it is for a grade.
5. Take Unit 3 Test: Chemistry of Life
6. HOMEWORK: MUST have the front side of the vocabulary sheet DONE by the start of Thursday's class.
1. Cancel Do Now . . . we must review for today's test!
2. Quizizz.com Review Game. Game code is 303102. Use your student ID for your name.
3. Kahoot Review Game. We will play as a team.
4. Collect Review Guide. Yes, it is for a grade.
5. Take Unit 3 Test: Chemistry of Life
6. HOMEWORK: MUST have the front side of the vocabulary sheet DONE by the start of Thursday's class.
Thursday, October 5, 2017
1. Cancel Do Now
2. Test Corrections
3. NOTES: Chapter 7, Section 1
4. HOMEWORK: Complete notes and complete the second part of the vocabulary.
1. Cancel Do Now
2. Test Corrections
3. NOTES: Chapter 7, Section 1
4. HOMEWORK: Complete notes and complete the second part of the vocabulary.