Landis's Science Classes

Announcements:

• Wheaties box project due: Wed 10/30
• Cell Respiration puzzle due: Thurs 10/31
• Photosynthesis/Cell Respiration Unit Test: Ch 8 & 9: Thurs 10/31
• Chapter 10 reading packet: Wed 11/6

Mon:

• Group Inquiry Activity: Cellular Respiration
  • link: Cell Respiration Group Inquiry Activity

Tues:

• Finish Group Inquiry Activity and hand in
• Work on projects or lab reports

Wed:

• Hand in projects
• Test review: Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration: Ch 8 & 9

Thurs:

• Hand in Cellular Respiration puzzle
• Test: Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration: Ch 8 & 9
• Begin Assignment: Chapter 10 reading packet – due Wed 11/6
  • link: ch 10 reading packet

Fri:

• Discussion/notes: The Cell Cycle & Mitosis
  • link: Ch 10 notes: Cell Growth & Division
  • link: Mitosis lab notes
• Lab: Mitosis Sketching lab
  • link: Mitosis Microscope Lab

Announcements:

• Friday 10/25: mid-trimester grading: early release
• Wheaties box project due: Wed 10/30
• Cell respiration puzzle due: Thurs 10/31
• Test: ch 8 & 9: Photosynthesis & Cell Respiration: Thurs 10/31

Mon:

• Debrief Friday lab – Pigments
• Review mechanics of photosynthesis
• Begin Group Inquiry Activity: Photosynthesis

Tues:

• Hand in Photosynthesis puzzle
• Complete Group Inquiry Activity: Photosynthesis & debrief
• Project: Wheaties box
  • Intro
  • Computer lab Thursday to do research
  • Due Wed 10/30

Wed:

• Practice quiz: photosynthesis vocab and basic mechanics
• Discussion/notes: Cell respiration – Pt 1
• Assignment: Cell respiration puzzle: due Fri 11/1
• Unit test on Photosynth & cell respiration: Fri 11/1

Thurs:

• Computer lab: research for project

Fri:

• Early release – mid-trimester grading: 40 min period
• Discussion /notes: Cell respiration – Pt 2

Announcements:

• Cells Unit Test Part 2: Tues 10/15
• Ch 7 reading packet due Tues 10/15
• Photosynthesis puzzle due: Tues 10/22

Mon:

• Debrief cell membrane and cell transport models from Thursday
• Chapter 7 test review- Cells

Tues:

• Hand in Chapter 7 reading packet
• Test: Cells: Part 2
• Begin Cell Energetics: Photosynthesis puzzle – due Tues 10/22

Wed:

•  No class meeting – School Testing Day

Thurs:

•  Notes/discussion: Energy & Photosynthesis
• Pre-lab: Paper Chromatography Lab

Fri:

• Lab: Paper Chromatography
• Work on Photosynthesis Puzzle

Announcements:

• Lab data books due Mon 10/7
• Cells Unit Test Part 1 – Structure & Function  – Thurs 10/10
• Cells Unit Test Part 2 – Tues 10/15
• Ch 7 packet due – Tues 10/15

Mon:

• Osmosis lab – Potato core – Day 1
• Assignment: Read ch 7-4, complete #34 – 42 in packet for Wed.
• Per 1: Data books due

Tues:

• Osmosis lab – Potato core – Day 2
  • Calculate data
  • Compile class data set
  • Graphs
• Per 3: Data books due

Wed:

• Notes/discussion – Diversity of Cellular Life
• Discuss Assignment: # 34 – 42 in packet
• Unit test Part 1 review – Cell parts & functions
• Debrief Osmosis lab and work on lab analysis
• Per 4: Data books due

Thurs:

• Unit Test: Cells Part 1 – Structure & Function
• Finish Cell Membrane group inquiry activity
• Finish Osmosis lab analysis
• Per 5: Data books due

Fri:

• No school