Landis's Science Classes

Announcements:

• ch 7 test: Cells – Mon 4/28 – ch 7 packet due
• Notebooks due Fri 5/2
• Chapter 8 puzzle due Fri 5/2

Mon:

• Hand in ch 7 packet
• Test: Ch 7: Cells
• Begin Ch 8 puzzle
• Notes: Ch 8-1 – ATP
  • ch 8.1 notes

Tues:

• Notes: Photosynthesis
  • ch 8.2 & 8.3 notes
  • Photosynthesis diagrams

Wed:

• Review – Mechanics of Photosynthesis
• Lab: Plant Pigments
  • Paper chromatography lab

Thurs:

• Debrief Pigment lab
• Review photosynthesis mechanics
• Group Inquiry Activity: Photosynthesis
  • Group Inquiry: Photosynthesis

Fri:

• Hand in notebooks for grading
• Handout: What to know – ch 8 & 9 Test
  • Chapter 8 & 9 test-what to know
• Finish Photosynthesis Inquiry Activity and submit

Announcement:

• Chapter 5 Test: Monday, May 5 – ch 5 puzzle due
• Rocket project materials needed by Tues 5/6!

Mon:

• Chapter 5 Review Sheet and correct in class
  • ch 5 review sheet answers

Tues:

• Hand in Ch 5 puzzle
• Test: Chapter 5: Force
• Begin Chapter 6 Newton’s Laws puzzle
• Video: Friction – Mythbusters

Wed:

• Notes: First Law of Motion
  • ISP_Notes_1st Law
• Demonstrations: First Law of Motion
• In-class practice: Net force and First Law
  • skillshett 6.1_Net force & 1st law
  • skillsheet 6.1 answers

Thurs:

• Lab 6A: First & Second Laws of Motion

Fri:

• Debrief Lab from yesterday
• Notes: Second Law
  • ISP_Notes_2nd Law
• In-class practice: 2nd Law Story Problems
  • ISP_Worksheet_2nd Law Story Problems

Announcement: 

• Test: Chapter 7: Cells: Mon 4/28

Mon:

• Notes: Chapter 7-3: Movement through the Membrane
  • ch 7.3 notes
  • hyper- hypo- and isotonic solutions and osmosis
•  Cell Membrane Group Inquiry – begin

Tues:

• Potato Osmosis Lab: Day 1
• Finish Membrane Group Inquiry and submit paper
• Discuss # 26-33 assigment
• Assignment: Finish ch 7 packet for Thurs

Wed:

• Potato Osmosis Lab Day 2

Thurs:

• Notes: Ch 7-4: Levels of organization in multicellular organisms
• Discuss Tues assignment
• Test Reveiw: Ch 7

Fri:

• Hand in ch 7 packet
• Test: Chapter 7: Cells
• Finish lab reports and submit

Announcement:

• Chapter 4 test: Mon 4/21 – ch 4 puzzle due

Mon:

• Hand in ch 4 puzzle
• Test: Chapter 4: Motion
• Pre-test: ch 5
• Begin Chapter 5 Puzzle: Force

Tues:

• Notes: Force
  • ISP_Notes_Ch 5_Force
• Lab: What is a Newton?

Wed:

• Notes: Weight and Mass
  • ISP_Notes_Weight and Mass
• Activity: Weight and Mass
  • ISP_Worksheet_Weight and Mass

Thurs:

• Notes: Friction
  • ISP_Notes_Friction
• Lab: Friction and Forces

Fri:

• Notes: Forces and Equilibrium
  • ISP_Notes_Equilibrium
• Activity: Equilibrium
  • ISP_Worksheet_Equilibrium
  • Equilibrium practice answers

Announcement:

• Test: Chapter 4: Motion: Mon 4/21 – ch 4 puzzle due

Mon:

• Ballon Jet Car Engineering Design project
  • Build prototype & test
  • Refine prototype
  • Final test for Teacher

Tues:

• Lab: Acceleration

Wed:

• Notes: Velocity
  • ISP_Notes_Velocity_Grphs of Motion ISP_Notes_Acceleration
• Debrief acceleration lab and hand in
• Notes: Acceleration
  • ISP_Notes_Acceleration
• Acceleration Story Problems practice
  • ISP_Worksheet_Acceleration Story Problems
  • accel story problems answers

Thurs:

• Notes: Free Fall
• Activity: Analyzing Graphs of Motion
  • analyzing graphs answers
• Test remaining Balloon Jet Cars

Fri:

• Chapter 4 reveiw sheet and debrief
  • ch 4 rev sheet answers

Mon:

• Discuss # 1-10, ch 7 packet assignment
• Lab: Scientific Sketching
  • sketch lab_fly legs_2014_4_9
• Assignment: For Tues, complete # 11 – 25, ch 7 packet

Tues:

• Finish lab, debrief, hand in
• Discuss # 11 – 25 assignment
• Handout: “What to Know – ch 7 test”
  • Chapter_7_Test_-_what_to_know
• Assignment: complete Cell Organelles diagram for Wed.
• Begin Cell Lab series:
  • cell lab 1 cork_2014_4_8
  • cell lab 2_onion epidermis_2014_4_8
  • cell lab 3 elodea_2014_4_9
  • cell lab 4 epithelial cells_2014_4_9

Wed:

• Discuss Organelles assignment
  • cell structures answers
• Assignment: For Fri: complete # 26 – 33 in ch 7 packet
• Continue Cell Lab series

Thurs:

• Finish Cell Lab series

Fri:

•  Group Inquiry Activity: Cell Organelles
  • Group Inquiry_Cell Organelles

Announcements:

• Test: Chapter 2 – Fri 4/11 – ch 2 packet will be collected

Mon:

• Discuss ch 2 packet # 24 – 42
• Finish Group Inquiry: Biological Molecules, and hand in
• Pre-lab: Enzyme Simulation Lab
  • 04_TubeaseStdnt
• Lab Safety Agreement & Crossword
• Handout: “What to Know – Ch 2 Test”
  • WTK – ch 2 test

Tues:

• Lab: Enzyme Simulation
  • 04_TubeaseStdnt

Wed:

• Finish Enzyme Sim. Lab, debrief, hand in

Thurs:

• Test Review
  • ch 2 test review
• Assignment: Read ch 7-1, complete # 1 – 10 in packet for Fri
  • ch 7 review sheet

Fri:

• Hand in ch 2 packet
• Test: ch 2: Biochemistry
• Discussion/notes: Cell Theory
  • ch 7.1 & 7-2 notes –

Announcements:

• Chapter 1 & 2 test: Wed 4/9 – ch 1 & 2 puzzle will be collected

Mon:

• Discussion/notes: Graphing refresher
  • Graphing notes_2014_4_4
• Practice packet: Graphing refresher
  • ISP_Worksheet_Graphing Refresher

Tues:

• Finish Graphing Refresher packet and hand in
• Review Sheet: Chapter 1 & 2 test
  • ch 1 & 2 test review sheet
  • ch 1 & 2 review sheet answers

Wed:

• Hand in chapter 1 & 2 puzzle
• Test: Chapter 1 & 2
• Pre-test: Chapter 4
• Begin Chapter 4 puzzle
  • Chapter 4 Motion

Thurs:

• Discussion/notes: Speed
• Lab: Speed
  • Inv 4A_ Speed

Fri:

• Speed calculations practice
• Project: Balloon Jet Car
  • Intro
  • Begin design drawing – build and test will be Monday
  • ISP_Balloon_Jet_Cars