Welcome to 7th Grade Life Science. Here is where you will find lesson plans
Dear Students, Parents and Caregivers, The end of the school year is rapidly approaching. It is not too early to study for exams. The study guide for Semester 2 Final Exam is posted on the download page.
Week
of May 11-15, 2015
Monday – Do Now: What is molecular biology? Pg 216
Creative Design Structure-Build and Test
Tuesday – Do Now: What basic building blocks do all organisms share? Pg 218
ConnectED: Chapter 7 Human Body Systems
Homework: Prepare Do Nows From April 27-May 13 to hand in tomorrow.
Wednesday– Do Now: Hand in Do Nows from April 27-May 13.
Friday –
ConnectED: Study for Semester 2 Final Exam. Redo all quizzes and online test practices from Chapters 5: Genetics and: The Environment & Change Over Time.
Monday – Do Now: What is molecular biology? Pg 216
Creative Design Structure-Build and Test
Tuesday – Do Now: What basic building blocks do all organisms share? Pg 218
ConnectED: Chapter 7 Human Body Systems
- BrainPOP: Circulation
- BrainPOP: Digestion
- BrainPOP: Immune System
- BrainPOP: Respiration
- Four Chambered Heart
- Food Label
- Online Quiz: Transport & Defense
- BrainPOP: Bone Structure
- Online Quiz: Structure, Movement &
Control
- Reflexes
- BrainPOP: Fertilization & Birth
- Female Reproductive System
- Online Quiz: Reproduction
- Lab: What are the stages of development
before birth?
Homework: Prepare Do Nows From April 27-May 13 to hand in tomorrow.
Wednesday– Do Now: Hand in Do Nows from April 27-May 13.
- Write up Creative Design Structure
- Life Video. Write
8 interesting facts.
Friday –
ConnectED: Study for Semester 2 Final Exam. Redo all quizzes and online test practices from Chapters 5: Genetics and: The Environment & Change Over Time.
Week of May 4-8, 2015
Monday – Do Now: What made Darwin become curious about the organisms that lived on the Galapagos Islands? Pg 204
- Geological Time Line Activity
Chapter 6 Review-The Environment and Change Over Time.
- Pg 223 (1-15)
- Pgs 224-225 (1-11, 13, 15)
- Pgs 226-227 (1-11)
Due Wednesday
Wednesday– Do Now: How do homologous structures provide evidence for evolution? Pg 214
Chromebooks-ConnectED
- Chapter 6 The
Environment & Change Over Time Online Test Practice
- Chapter 6 The
Environment & Change Over Time Online Standardized Test Practice
Due Today
Creative Design Structure: Plan and submit your design and materials order.
Friday – Do Now: How are vestigial structures evidence of descent from ancestral species?
Dinosaur Video: Take notes. Write 8 facts that were of interest to you.
Week of April 27-May 1, 2015
Monday – Do Now: Where have the preserved bodies of ancient humans been found? Pg 194-5
- “How the Zebra Got Its Stripes”
- Chromebooks-ConnectED
- Online Quiz Lesson 3 Biological
Evidence of Evolution
- Chapter 6 Environment & Change Over
Time Online Test Practice
- Chapter 6 Environment & Change Over
Time Online Standardized Test Practice
Tuesday – Do Now: What are 2 types of events that can cause sudden environmental change? Pg 199
- Virtual Lab-How can a fossil & rock
data determine when an organism lived? On paper, make the table and fill it in.
Also, answer the 4 questions in journal on your paper. Hand this in.
- Read Lesson 3
Biological Evidence of Evolution, pg 212-219.
- Foldable on pg
214. Due Today
- Vocab: Lesson 3:
Biological Evidence of Evolution, pg 212
- Lesson 3 review
pg 219 (1-8)
Friday – Do Now: Who was Charles Darwin? Pg 203-5
- On your paper,
answer the Key Concept Essential Questions from Lessons 2 (pg 202) and 3 (pg
212) Key Concepts are listed above the list of vocabulary words on the first
page of each lesson.
.
Week
of April 20-24, 2015
Monday – Do Now: What is the danger of having PKU? Pg 180
Tuesday – PARCC Testing 1st Period Science 1:03-2:00 Ketchup time. Guess Those Consonants Game (Review of Genetics Chapter) Wednesday– PARCC Testing 4th Period Science 1:03-2:00, 6th Period Science 3:07-4:03 Ketchup time. Guess Those Consonants Game (Review of Genetics Chapter) Thursday –
How do fossils form? How do scientists date fossils? How are fossils evidence of biological evolution? Review pg 200 (1-7, 9) Due Friday Friday – Do Now: What is the fossil record? Pg 193
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Week
of April 13-17, 2015
Monday – Do Now: What happens during a substitution mutation? Pg 179
Monday – Do Now: What happens during a substitution mutation? Pg 179
- Continue watching Lorenzo’s Oil
- Continue watching Lorenzo’s Oil
- Finish Lorenzo’s
Oil video. Turn in questions.
- Chapter 6 Intro:
The Environment & Change Over Time. Pg 190-1
- Read Lesson 1, pg
192-200-Fossil Evidence of Evolution
- Chromebooks-ConnectED
- BrainPOP: Fossils
- Express Numbers
in Scientific Notation
- Geologic Time
- Geologic Time
Scale
- Online Quiz:
Fossil Evidence of Evolution
- Chromebooks-ConnectED
- Natural Selection
- Online
Quiz-Theory of Evolution
- What’s Science
Got to do With It?: Killer Bees
- Vocab Lesson 1,
Fossil Evidence of Evolution, pg 192. Due Monday
Week
of April 6-10, 2015
Monday – Do Now: About what percent of the DNA on human chromosomes doesn’t form genes? Pg 177
Presentation Rubric:
Note card . 10 points
Briefly describe condition/disorder. 20 points
Describe the symptoms. 20 points
Briefly describe the treatment/cure. 10 points
End with a summary. 10 points
Direct eye contact with audience & loud enough to be heard. 20 points
Being a supportive & attentive listener to the other presenters. 10 points
Tuesday – Do Now: When is it necessary for chromosomes to be copied? Pg 176
Monday – Do Now: About what percent of the DNA on human chromosomes doesn’t form genes? Pg 177
- Prepare presentation on Genetic
Conditions & Disorders Project.
Presentation Rubric:
Note card . 10 points
Briefly describe condition/disorder. 20 points
Describe the symptoms. 20 points
Briefly describe the treatment/cure. 10 points
End with a summary. 10 points
Direct eye contact with audience & loud enough to be heard. 20 points
Being a supportive & attentive listener to the other presenters. 10 points
Tuesday – Do Now: When is it necessary for chromosomes to be copied? Pg 176
- Genetic Conditions/Disorders Project
Presentations
- Genetic Conditions/Disorders Project
Presentations
- Lorenzo’s Oil
Video
- Lorenzo’s Oil
Video
Week of March 23-27, 2015
Monday – Do Now: What is the twisted zipper shape of DNA called? Pg 175
- Chromebooks-ConnectED Lesson 3 DNA
& Genetics
- Test practice for SBA Testing on
Wednesday.
- Chromebooks-ConnectED
- Lab-How
traits are passed from parent to offspring.
- Vocab
eFlashcards
- Vocab
eGame: Genetics
- Online
Test Practice: Genetics
- Online
Standardized Test Practice: Genetics
Wednesday
SBA Testing 7th Grade
Thursday – Do Now: What is translation? Pg 178
- Lab-The Molecular
Model of DNA
- Continue
Lab. Due today
Week
of March 16-20, 2015
Monday – Do Now: Define alleles and, using eye color, draw an example. Pg 164.
Tuesday – Do Now: Define incomplete dominance and, using flowers, draw an example. Pg 168.
Monday – Do Now: Define alleles and, using eye color, draw an example. Pg 164.
- Eggs update
- Analyze a Punnett Square for Two
Traits. Due today
- Return papers and go over exam answers.
Tuesday – Do Now: Define incomplete dominance and, using flowers, draw an example. Pg 168.
- Chromebooks: Complete Genetics
Conditions/Disorders Project. Poster due tomorrow.
- Update egg/chicken observations.
- Read Lesson 3-DNA & Genetics, pgs
173-180.
- Vocab Lesson 3 DNA & Genetics, pg
173. Due Thursday
- Worksheets Lesson
3 DNA & Genetics. Due Today.
- Review
of Chapter 5-Genetics
- Pg 185
(1-6)
- Pgs
186-7 (1-13)
- Pgs
188-9 (1-11) Due Today.
Please note: The last day to turn in assignments for the 3rd quarter is Monday, March 9.
Week of March 9-13, 2015
Monday – Do Now: Define phenotype and genotype. Pg 164
Chromebooks: Research Genetic Conditions & Disorders Project. Due Wednesday, March 18
Wednesday – PARCC Testing
1:41-2:51 1st Period Life Science
Thursday – PARCC Testing
2:56-4:03 4th Period Life Science
Friday –PARCC Testing
2:55-4:03 6th Period Life Science
Please note: The last day to turn in assignments for the 3rd quarter is Monday, March 9.
Week of March 9-13, 2015
Monday – Do Now: Define phenotype and genotype. Pg 164
- Chromebooks-ConnectED. Due today.
- BrainPOP-Mendel
& His Peas
- Online
Quiz-Mendel & His Peas
- Results
of Hybrid Crosses
- Online
Quiz-Understanding Inheritance
- Polygenic
Inheritance
- Punnett
Squares
- Punnett
Squares 2
- Widow’s
Peak Gene Video
Chromebooks: Research Genetic Conditions & Disorders Project. Due Wednesday, March 18
Wednesday – PARCC Testing
1:41-2:51 1st Period Life Science
Thursday – PARCC Testing
2:56-4:03 4th Period Life Science
Friday –PARCC Testing
2:55-4:03 6th Period Life Science
Week
of March 2-6, 2015
Monday – Do Now: Explain what dominant and recessive mean. Pg 159
Wednesday – Do Now: What did Mendel conclude about inherited traits? Pg 159
Friday –Do Now: What is a pedigree and draw an example with traits. Pg 167
Monday – Do Now: Explain what dominant and recessive mean. Pg 159
- Read Lesson 2-Understanding Inheritance
- Vocab Lesson 2, pg 162, Due Wednesday
- Genetic
Conditions & Disorders Project. Due Wednesday, March 18. Can download under "Worksheets & Documents to Download."
- Continue
Vocab. Due Wednesday
Wednesday – Do Now: What did Mendel conclude about inherited traits? Pg 159
- Sign up for Genetic Condition/Disorder
- Guided practice: Punnett squares. Due
today.
- Foldable, pg 168
- Ratios in
genetics. Due TODAY.
Friday –Do Now: What is a pedigree and draw an example with traits. Pg 167
- Worksheets
Lesson 2-Understanding Inheritance. Due
TODAY.
- Read
Lesson 3, pg 172-180, DNA & Genetics.
Week of February 23-27, 2015
Monday – Do Now: Define asexual reproduction and give an example. Pg 133
- Guess Those Consonants Game
Tuesday – Do Now: What came first, the chicken or the egg? Explain.
- Chromebooks-ConnectED
- Practice redoing all online quizzes,
online test practices, online standardized test practices, vocabulary
activities and videos to study for the exam tomorrow.
- As an introduction to the next
chapter, research genetic diseases. Learn as much as possible about one
disease.
- Exam on Chapters 3 & 4, From a Cell
to an Organism (pgs 82-113) and Reproduction of Organisms (pgs 114-145)
- Read Chapter 5-Genetics. Pgs 150-159.
- Launch Lab, pg
153
- Vocab pg 152, in 4-box
format
- Worksheets
Lesson 1, pg 152-159.
Week of February 16-20, 2015
-Monday – No School-Presidents’ Day
Tuesday – Do Now: Distinguish between an egg and a zygote. Pg 117
- Vocab
Lesson 2 Asexual Reproduction, Pg 128 Due Wednesday.
- Worksheets
lesson 2 Asexual Reproduction. Due Wednesday.
Wednesday – Do Now: Define vegetative reproduction. Pg 133
- Online Test Practice Reproduction of Organisms
- Online Standardized Test Practice, Reproduction of Organisms
- Retake
ConnectED-Practice Chapter 3 & 4 Quizzes, Online Test Reviews &
Standardized Test Practices from Chapter 3.
All ConnectED due today.
Thursday – Do Now: Distinguish between regeneration and budding. Pg 131-132
- Ketchup day
- Exam Study Sheet (can be downloaded on "Worksheets & Documents Downloads")
Friday –Do Now: State 2 reasons why asexual repro is beneficial. Pg 136
- End of Chapter Review Questions
- Pg 141 (1-7)
- Pg 142 (1-9)
- Pg 144-145 (1-10)
- All questions due Monday.
Week of February 9-13, 2015
Monday – Do Now: Use the terms egg, sperm and zygote in a sentence. Pg 117
- Discuss Table 1, pg 118.
- Make Foldable, pg 119. Exit ticket out
the door.
- Review Lesson 1 Worksheets, Sexual
Reproduction & Meiosis.
- Read Lesson 2-Asexual Reproduction, Pgs
128-136.
Wednesday – Do Now: Define homologous chromosomes in your own words. Pg 118
- Chromebooks
- Lab-What
is the life cycle of a simple plant?
- Online
Quiz-Asexual Reproduction
- Chromosomes of Selected Organisms
- Visit the site: livescience.com and
find out some interesting facts about science. Write about 4 of them in your
science journal.
- Lab-What parts of
plants can grow? Pg 133. Due today
Friday – Teacher In-service. No school for students.
Week of February 2-6, 2015
Monday – Do Now: What makes stem cells different from other types of cells? Pg 100.
Review Chapter 3 end of chapter questions
Intro Chapter 4, Reproduction of Organisms
Vocab Lesson 1, pg 116 in 4-box format. Due Wednesday.
Tuesday – Do Now: What are the characteristics of a unicellular organism? Pg 98.
Read Lesson 1-Sexual Reproduction & Meiosis, pgs 116-125.
Worksheets Lesson 1. Due Thursday.
Wednesday – Do Now: What are the characteristics of a multicellular organism? Pg 99
Chromebooks-ConnectED. Due today. Record in ConnectED Log:
- BrainPOP-Fertilization
& Birth
- Comparison
of Types of Cell Division
- Development
of a Zygote
- Meiosis
- Online
Quiz-Sexual Reproduction & Meiosis
Thursday – Do Now: What makes up a duplicated chromosome? Pg 120.
Complete worksheets.
Friday – Do Now: What happens to the chromosomes in prophase I? Pg 120
Lab-Why do offspring look different? Pg 117. Due today.
Week of January 26-30, 2015 - Note to parents. Due to a snow day, printer issues and last minute testing, parts of last week's lesson plan were altered.
Monday – Do Now: Sequence these levels of organization in order from smallest to largest: organism, organ, organ system, cell, tissue. Pg 96-104.
- Chromebooks-ConnectED
- Virtual Lab-How do parts of the respiratory system work together?
- Vocab eGame-From a cell to an Organism
- From a cell to an organism
- Online Test Practice: From a cell to an organism.
- Online Standardized Test Practice: From a cell to an organism.
- Medical Careers Presentations
- Medical Careers Presentations
Thursday – Do Now: What is a stem cell? Pg 100
- Review Chapter 3 end of chapter questions.
- Lab-How do cells work together to make an organism? Pg 103. Due today.
Note to parents: Students need markers and a small bottle of glue this week.
Week of January 19-23, 2015
Monday – Martin Luther King Day, No School.
Tuesday – Do Now: What is a tissue group? Pg 100.
Read Lesson 2 Levels of Organization. Pgs 96-104
Worksheets Lesson 2 Levels of Organization. Due Thursday.
Homework: Bring a small bottle of school glue and markers for lab tomorrow.
Wednesday – Do Now: List the 4 types of animal tissues. Pg 100.
Lab-How Do Cells Work Together to Make an Organism? Pg 103
Due: Medical Careers Project.
Homework: Prepare and practice for Medical Careers presentation, due Monday.
Thursday – Do Now: What is an organ and give an example of animal and plant organs. Pg 102
Chromebooks-ConnectED Lesson 2 Levels of Organization.
- BrainPOP:
Cell Specialization
- Cell
Organization
- Cell
Structure & Function
Chapter 3 Study Guide, pg 109, questions 1-6
Understanding Key Concepts, pgs 110-111.
Standardized Test Practice, pgs 112-113, questions 1-14
Homework: Above due on Tuesday.
Parents please note: If students do not have the following in their school supplies, please furnish them: a ruler that has centimeter markings, a small set of fine-tipped markers and 2 glue sticks. Thanks so much.
Week of January 12-15, 2015
Monday – Parent-Teacher Conferences
Tuesday – Do Now: During the normal development of some brain areas, a few cells die. If 75 of 5,000 cells die, what percent is this?
Review Lesson 1 worksheets, The Cell Cycle and Cell Division
Lab-How Does Mitosis Work? Pg 93
Wednesday – Do Now: Identify two reasons the body needs to make new cells. Pg 93
Chromebooks. Continue research on Medical Careers Research Projects.
Homework: Medical Careers Research Project due Friday. Students will be given an updated rubric in class, but if you would like to print a copy please click on "Worksheets and Documents to Download."
Thursday – Do Now: How many chromosomes does a human have in each body cell? Pg 92
Lab-How is a System Organized? Pg 97
Friday – Do Now: Give 3 examples of why the result of the cell cycle is important. Pg 92-93
Intro to Lesson 2, Levels of Organization
Vocab Lesson 2, Levels of Organization pg 96 in 4-box format.
Homework: Vocab due Tuesday
Note to parents. Happy New Year! With the start of the new year and also the 2nd semester, this would be a good time to reassess your child's school supplies and replenish items that are needed for the remainder of the year. It would also be a good time to do a little organizing and housecleaning. Items from the first semester may be kept at home.
Week of January 5-9, 2015
Monday – Do Now: Write a 5 sentence paragraph about your school break.
Intro to Chapter 3, From a Cell to an Organism, pg 82. How can one cell become a multicellular organism?
Vocab pg 84 in 4-box format. Due Today
Tuesday – Do Now: 1. Does cell division produce 2 identical cells? 2. Is cell division important for growth? Explain.
Read pgs 84-89 (up to Mitotic Phase)
Start Lesson 1 worksheets
Wednesday – Do Now: At the end of the cell cycle, does the original cell still exist? Explain.
Chromebooks: ConnectED
BrainPOP: Mitosis
Find the Percent
Math Practice: The Cell Cycle & Cell Division
All ConnectED due today. Record progress on ConnectED Log.
Thursday – Do Now: Distinguish between mitosis & cytokinesis.
Read pgs 89-93. Complete worksheets Lesson 1, The Cell Cycle & Cell Division.
Homework: Lesson 1 worksheets due Friday.
Friday – Do Now: What are the 2 main phases of the cell cycle and what happens in each? (Pg 86)
Intro-Medical Careers.
Chromebooks:
Phases of the Cell Cycle.
ConnectED due today. Record on Log.
Week of January 5-9, 2015
Monday – Do Now: Write a 5 sentence paragraph about your school break.
Intro to Chapter 3, From a Cell to an Organism, pg 82. How can one cell become a multicellular organism?
Vocab pg 84 in 4-box format. Due Today
Tuesday – Do Now: 1. Does cell division produce 2 identical cells? 2. Is cell division important for growth? Explain.
Read pgs 84-89 (up to Mitotic Phase)
Start Lesson 1 worksheets
Wednesday – Do Now: At the end of the cell cycle, does the original cell still exist? Explain.
Chromebooks: ConnectED
BrainPOP: Mitosis
Find the Percent
Math Practice: The Cell Cycle & Cell Division
All ConnectED due today. Record progress on ConnectED Log.
Thursday – Do Now: Distinguish between mitosis & cytokinesis.
Read pgs 89-93. Complete worksheets Lesson 1, The Cell Cycle & Cell Division.
Homework: Lesson 1 worksheets due Friday.
Friday – Do Now: What are the 2 main phases of the cell cycle and what happens in each? (Pg 86)
Intro-Medical Careers.
Chromebooks:
- ConnectED:
Phases of the Cell Cycle.
ConnectED due today. Record on Log.
- Research
medical careers. Select one that seems the most interesting to you.
Week of December 15-19, 2014
Finals Week - Students need to come to school prepared. They need their science notebook and any stray papers from the beginning of the school year for science as well as their other classes so they can study during the study periods. They need at least one colored pencil for the graph part of the exam on Monday/Tuesday. They need their usual supplies and a water bottle filled with water.
This is our schedule for the week:
Monday
1st Period 8:55-9:56 Study period
2nd Period 10:01-11:02 Constructed Response Exam
3rd Period 11:07-12:08 Study period
Lunch 12:49-1:50
4th Period 12:49-1:50 Constructed Response Exam
5th Period 1:55-2:56 Study Period
6th Period 3:01-4:03 Constructed Response Exam
Tuesday
2nd Period 8:55-9:56 Study period
1st Period 10:01-11:02 Constructed Response Exam
4th Period 11:07-12:08 Study period
Lunch 12:49-1:50
3rd Period 12:49-1:50 Constructed Response Exam
6th Period 1:55-2:56 Study Period
5th Period 3:01-4:03 Constructed Response Exam
Wednesday
1st Period 8:55-9:56 Study period
2nd Period 10:01-11:02 Objective Response Exam
3rd Period 11:07-12:08 Study period
Lunch 12:49-1:50
4th Period 12:49-1:50 Objective Response Exam
5th Period 1:55-2:56 Study Period
6th Period 3:01-4:03 Objective Response Exam
Thursday
2nd Period 8:55-9:56 Study period
1st Period 10:01-11:02 Objective Response Exam
4th Period 11:07-12:08 Study period
Lunch 12:49-1:50
3rd Period 12:49-1:50 Objective Response Exam
6th Period 1:55-2:56 Study Period
5th Period 3:01-4:03 Objective Response Exam
Friday
If students have missed exams, they may come on Friday to make them up. Busses will pick up at stops at the regular time. No lunch will be served. Students may contact their parents when they are finished to be picked up or ride the bus which will arrive at ATC at 12:30 pm. At that time the school will close.
Have a wonderful holiday break. Be safe. See you next year!
Note to parents and students: 12/8/14. Semester final exams are the week of December 15-19. The constructed response exams will be held on Monday and Tuesday. The objective response exams will be held Wednesday and Thursday.
The semester grade will be calculated as follows: 40% first quarter, 40% second quarter and 20% semester final exam.
The semester final exam will be calculated as follows: constructed response exam (graph) 30%, objective response exam 70%.
The deadline for turning in work for quarter 2 is Thursday, December 11.
Life Science constructed response exam will consist of creating a point-line graph from a data table. We will do a practice one in class Wednesday this week. It will be graded and returned before the semester final exam.
The objective response exam will be multiple choice. It will include the most recent Unit 1, Chapter 2, Cell Structure and Function, pgs 40-81. Students should study the vocabulary words listed on the first page of each lesson in Chapter 2. They should also study the quizzes and practice tests on ConnectED and the chapter review and standardized test practice at the end of Chapter 2 on pgs 78-81. Students did these in class and we corrected them together.
There will be questions from the Graphing Unit. Students should study vocabulary words from this unit which they have in their science notebooks and also from the returned quiz from that unit.
There will be questions from the Unit 1, Chapter 1 Classifying and Exploring Life, pgs 6-39. They would do well by studying the exam from that chapter. If they failed to keep that, then they should study the vocabulary from each lesson, the questions at the end of the chapter, pgs 36-39 and the quizzes and practice tests on ConnectED.
Week of December 8-15, 2014
Monday – Do Now: Define graph and data table.
Discuss Lesson 4 worksheets.
Chapter 2 Review, questions 1-18 pgs 78-79. Due Tuesday.
Homework: Above work due Tuesday.
Tuesday – Do Now: Define horizontal & vertical axes.
Chapter 2 Standardized Test Practice, questions 1-11, pgs 80-81.
Graphing practice for semester exam. Due at end of class.
Homework: Study for semester final exam!
Wednesday – Do Now: Define and give an example of a variable.
Graphing practice for semester exam. Due at end of class.
Homework: Study for semester final exam!
Thursday –Do Now: Define independent variable and tell where it goes on a graph.
Discuss Chapter 2 Review pg 78-79.
Discuss Chapter 2 Standardized Test Practice pgs 80-81.
Discuss graded graph from yesterday.
Homework: Study for semester final exam!
Friday – Do Now: Define dependent variable and tell where it goes on a graph.
Chromebooks-Practice ConnectED quizzes & tests for semester final exam.
Homework: Study for semester final exam!
Week of December 1-5, 2014
Monday – Do Now: Draw and label a picture showing endocytosis & exocytosis. Pg 64
Read Lesson 4, pgs 68-72.
Vocab, Lesson 4, pg 68 in 4-box format.
Homework: Reading and vocab above due Wednesday.
Tuesday – Do Now: Why do plants need to photosynthesize?
Worksheets Lesson 4, Cells & Energy, Pg 68-72.
Homework: Lesson 4 worksheets due tomorrow, Wednesday.
Wednesday – Do Now: What activities do you need energy for?
Chromebooks ConnectED:
Thursday – Do Now: How does a cell get energy?
Yeast Demo
Review Lessons 3 & 4, Moving Cellular Materials and Cells & Energy
Friday – Do Now: What are the metric units of measurement for 1. Liquids, 2. Mass, 3. Distance?
Lab- Weighing on a Balance Scale
Resting vs Exercising Respiration.
Lab due at end of class today.
Monday – Do Now: Draw and label a picture showing endocytosis & exocytosis. Pg 64
Read Lesson 4, pgs 68-72.
Vocab, Lesson 4, pg 68 in 4-box format.
Homework: Reading and vocab above due Wednesday.
Tuesday – Do Now: Why do plants need to photosynthesize?
Worksheets Lesson 4, Cells & Energy, Pg 68-72.
Homework: Lesson 4 worksheets due tomorrow, Wednesday.
Wednesday – Do Now: What activities do you need energy for?
Chromebooks ConnectED:
- Photosynthesis
& Cellular Respiration
- Online
Quiz-Lesson 4 Cells & Energy
Thursday – Do Now: How does a cell get energy?
Yeast Demo
Review Lessons 3 & 4, Moving Cellular Materials and Cells & Energy
Friday – Do Now: What are the metric units of measurement for 1. Liquids, 2. Mass, 3. Distance?
Lab- Weighing on a Balance Scale
Resting vs Exercising Respiration.
Lab due at end of class today.
11/3/14 Update. Recently we used the Chromebooks in class, and I am happy to say that every student in all my classes were able to access their ConnectED accounts and complete some or all of their assignments. I am hoping this success follows them to their home connections. If there are still problems, please do contact the tech support 1-800 437-3715, Monday-Friday 6am-4pm Mountain Standard Time. Students can use the computer lab at ATC from 8:00 am until first period at 8:50. They will have regular homework assignments at this site.
November 24-25, 2014
Monday – Do Now: Why is energy needed from the cell in active transport?
Lesson 3 Vocab, pg 60
Lesson 3 Worksheets Moving Cellular Material
Homework: Lesson 3 Vocab and Worksheets due Monday, Dec. 1
Tuesday – Do Now: How does a cell obtain energy?
Graphing activity
Monday – Do Now: Why is energy needed from the cell in active transport?
Lesson 3 Vocab, pg 60
Lesson 3 Worksheets Moving Cellular Material
Homework: Lesson 3 Vocab and Worksheets due Monday, Dec. 1
Tuesday – Do Now: How does a cell obtain energy?
Graphing activity
Week of November 17-21, 2014
Monday – Do Now: 1. What is the cell membrane? 2. What is the cell membrane mostly made of?
Notes
Virtual Lab. ConnectED-“Underwhat conditions do cells gain or lose water?
Homework: Complete writing up this lab. Due Wednesday.
Tuesday – Do Now: Tell the difference between the cell wall and the cell membrane.
Lab-“What does the cell membrane do?” Pg 61
Homework: Complete writing up this lab. Due Wednesday.
Wednesday – Do Now: What is passive transport and give an example. Pg 61.
Chromebooks-ConnectED: 1. Active Transport. 2. Facilitated Diffusion. 3. Online Quiz-Moving Cellular Diffusion. 4. Write ratios in simplest form.
Homework: ConnectED due Friday.
Thursday – Do Now: What is active transport and give an example.
Review Lesson 2 worksheets.
Lesson 3 Vocab pg 60.
Lesson 3 worksheets.
Homework: Lesson 3 worksheets and VoCab due Friday.
Friday – Do Now: How can viruses and bacteria get inside the cell? Pg 64
Lab-How is a balloon like a cell membrane? Pg 63.
Homework: Finish writing up the lab. Due Tuesday.
Week of November 10-14, 2014
Monday – Do Now: What is the difference between a carbohydrate and a lipid. Remember write the question and answer of the do Now!
Return papers
Discuss worksheets Lesson 1
Make foldable, pg 46
Finish presentations
Discuss Cell Theory
Tuesday – Do Now: What are the 3 main principles of the cell theory?
Lab "What’s in a Cell?"
Wednesday – Do Now: Describe how the invention of the microscope helped scientists understand cells. Lesson 1, pgs 42-47.
Read pgs 50-57, Lesson 2
Vocab pg 50 in 4-box format. Due at end of class.
Lesson 2 worksheets.
Homework: Lesson 2 worksheets due Friday.
Thursday – Do Now: How are prokaryotic & eukaryotic cells similar?
Lesson 2 worksheets, due Friday.
Friday – Do Now: How are prokaryotic & eukaryotic cells different?
Chromebooks. ConnectED: Complete Plant Cell, Animal Cell, BrainPOP-Cell Structures, BrainPOP- Cell Specialization, Online Quiz-The Cell.
Homework: ConnectED- The above mentioned are due on Wednesday.
Week of November 3-7, 2014
Monday – Do Now: Define cell theory & macromolecule. (Unit 1, Chapter 2, Lesson 1)
Presentations
Tuesday – No school, election day.
Wednesday – Do Now: Define nucleic acid & protein.
Presentations
Thursday – Do Now: Define lipid & carbohydrate.
Chromebooks. Read Lesson 1 pgs 42-47. Complete Lesson 1 worksheet. (Available on ConnectED if you are absent.)
Homework: ConnectED-Online Quiz-Cells & Life. Due Friday, along with Lesson 1 Vocab words and worksheet.
Friday – Do Now: What basic substances make up a cell?
Discussion: Plants & animal similarities and differences, Importance of water, DNA, RNA, Mutation
Presentations
Week of October 27-31, 2014
Monday – Do Now: What is the correct order for the classification of species?
- Specifics
& Rubric for worm project handout.
- Review
answers to questions on pgs 36-39
Tuesday – Do Now: What is the helpful sentence your group created to help you remember the order for classification of species?
- Review
game
Wednesday – Do Now: Name 2 examples of internal stimuli.
Project due: Classifying & Comparing Worms Project
Project presentations
Homework: Study for Chapter 1 final on Friday.
Thursday – Do Now: Name 2 examples of external stimuli.
Project presentations continue
Final review
Homework: Study for final on Friday.
Friday – Do Now: What are the 6 characteristics of life?
- Exam
on Chapter 1, Lessons 1,2,3, pgs 6-39.
- Chapter
2, Lesson 1 Vocabulary on pg 42. Define the words in 4-box format. This will be
turned in for a grade.
Week of October 20-24
Monday-Do Now: What did the following people contribute to the world of science: Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek?
Complete in your science notebook:
Pg 37. "Critical Thinking," "Writing in Science" and "Review the Big Idea" questions.
Pgs 38-39. "Standardized Test Practice" questions.
Pg 39. "Constructed Response" questions.
Homework: ConnectED-Practice taking the 3 online quizzes from Lessons 1,2 & 3.
Tuesday-Do Now: What did the following people contribute to the world of science: Aristotle, Carolus Linneaus, Robert Whittaker?
Chromebooks: WebQuest Project: Classifying and Comparing Worms. (This can be downloaded and printed from ConnectED.) Due Oct 29.
Wednesday-Do Now: Define organism and cell. Pg 9, 10.
Continue Classifying and Comparing Worm Project.
Thursday-Do Now: Binomial Nomenclature is made up of 2 words. What do these 2 words represent? Pg 21.
Continue Classifying and Comparing Worm Project.
Friday-No school for students. Parent-teacher conferences.
Monday-Do Now: What did the following people contribute to the world of science: Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek?
Complete in your science notebook:
Pg 37. "Critical Thinking," "Writing in Science" and "Review the Big Idea" questions.
Pgs 38-39. "Standardized Test Practice" questions.
Pg 39. "Constructed Response" questions.
Homework: ConnectED-Practice taking the 3 online quizzes from Lessons 1,2 & 3.
Tuesday-Do Now: What did the following people contribute to the world of science: Aristotle, Carolus Linneaus, Robert Whittaker?
Chromebooks: WebQuest Project: Classifying and Comparing Worms. (This can be downloaded and printed from ConnectED.) Due Oct 29.
Wednesday-Do Now: Define organism and cell. Pg 9, 10.
Continue Classifying and Comparing Worm Project.
Thursday-Do Now: Binomial Nomenclature is made up of 2 words. What do these 2 words represent? Pg 21.
Continue Classifying and Comparing Worm Project.
Friday-No school for students. Parent-teacher conferences.
Week of October 13-17, 2014
Monday-Do Now: Explain how to identify an organism using a dichotomous key.
Ebola Update, Continuation of Microscope Lab, Complete Inquiry Skill Practice, "How Can You Identify a Beetle?Pg 25. Follow instructions and complete 2-6 of questions in your science notebook.
Homework: ConnectED-Online Quiz-Exploring Life. Due Wed.
Tuesday-Do Now: What are some of the small things scientists might examine with a microscope?
Review worksheets of Lessons 1,2,3. Complete "Use Vocabulary", "Link Vocabulary and Key Concepts"and "Understand Key Concepts"questions pgs 35-6.
Wednesday-Do Now: Describe the difference between TEMs and SEMs electron microscopes.
View Faces of Earth, Disc A, completing guiding questions worksheet.
Thursday-Do Now: What events built planet Earth?
View Faces of Earth, Disc B, completing guiding questions worksheet.
Friday-Do Now: What events in Earth’s history led to the creation of life on Earth?
In science notebook do:
Critical Thinking, Writing in Science & Review the Big Idea questions, pg 37.
Standardized Test Practice questions, pg 38-9.
Constructed Response questions, pg 39
Homework: ConnectED-practice the 3 online quizzes for Lessons 1,2,3. You do not need to
Week of October 6-10, 2014
Monday – Do Now: Name and describe the 6 kingdoms of the classification system of organisms.
In 4-box format, define the 3 vocab words on pg 26.
Homework: ConnectED – Brain Pop – Six Kingdoms Video and Quiz. Due Oct 8
Tuesday – Do Now: What are some different kinds of living things?
Read pgs 27-30 Lesson 3.
Notes: Answer these questions: 1. How did microscopes change our ideas about living things? 2. What are the types of microscopes and how do they compare?
Homework: ConnectED – Compound Microscope. Watch this and study the parts of the microscope. Due Oct 10.
Wednesday – Do Now: Explain what the two words of a scientific name represent.
Lab – Can a water drop make objects appear bigger or smaller? Pg 27.
Due: Notebook check
Homework: ConnectED: Online Quiz – Exploring Life
Thursday – Do Now: What are the 2 main kinds of microscopes and how are they different?
Lesson 3, Science Notebook – Lesson 3 worksheet. First 3 pages. This can be printed out from the ConnectED site.
Friday – Do Now: Define light, compound and electron microscopes.
Lab – How do microscopes help us compare living things? Pg 30.
Homework: ConnectED: Online Quiz, Classifying Organisms, Lesson 2. Due Oct 6.