Landis's Science Classes

Announcements:

• ALL MAKE-UP WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/4 @ 3:30 PM!
• Quiz: Ch 35: Nervous System: Thurs 3/5 – ch 35 puzzle due
• Biology Notebooks due: Fri 3/6
• Final Exam: Wed 3/11

Mon:

• Notes: ch 35-3
  • ch 35-3 notes_2014_2_21
  • Nervous system components flow chart
• Handout: What to Know – Ch 35 Quiz
  • WTK – ch 35-1 – 35-3 quiz
• IB Curriculum Guide: Nervous System
• Lab: Response Time
  • 03_Ruler Response Lab

Tues:

• Debrief Mon lab and hand in
• Lab: Hearing and Balance
  • 04_Hearing and Balance Lab

Wed:

• All make-up work due @ 3:30 pm today!
• Quiz review
• Video: Nova: Secrets of the Brain

Thurs:

• Hand in ch 35 puzzle
• Quiz: ch 35: Nervous system
• Finish video & discuss
• Ch 40 Review Sheet – Read ch 40-1, complete # 1 – 19 for Fri
  • ch 40 review sheet

Fri:

• Notes: ch 40-1
  • ch 40.1 notes2014_3_6
• Discuss # 1 – 19 assignment
• Assignment: Read ch 40-2, complete # 20 – 45 for Mon
• Handout: What to Know – Ch 40: Infectious Disease & Immune System
  • Chapter 40 – what to know
• IB Curriculum Guide: Immune System
• Video: Infectious Disease Pt 1

Announcements:

• ALL MAKE-UP WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/4 @ 3:30 PM!
• Ch 24 puzzle due: Wed 3/4
• Final Exam: Term 2: Wed 3/11

Mon:

• Notes: Waves
  • Wave intro notes
• Lab 24B: Waves in Motion
  • lab 24B waves in motion

Tues:

• Notes: Period & Frequency
  • Notes_period_freq
• Practice: Period & Frequency
  • ISP_Worksheet_Period and Frequency
  • answers to period frequency practice

Wed:

• All Term 2 make up work due @ 3:30 pm today!
• Notes: Wave Speed
  • Notes_Wave Speed_Frequency and Wavelength
• Practice: Waves & wave interference
  • wave speed worksheet

Thurs:

• Lab: Sound
• Chapter 24 Review Sheet
  • ch 24 review sheet
  • ch 24 review sheet answers

Fri:

• Project: Egg Drop
  • Intro
    • egg drop project
  • Materials
  • Build
  • Drop is Monday 3/9!

Announcements:

• ALL MAKE-UP WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/4 @ 3:30 PM!
• Ecosystem projects due: Wed 2/25
• Ecology Unit Test: Thurs 2/26

Mon:

• Activity: Simpson’s Diversity Index
  • 10 Lab- Simpsons Diversity Index

Tues:

• Finish Diversity activity and hand in report
• Video: “Biodiversity” – Annenberg Foundation
  • http://www.learner.org/courses/envsci/unit/text.php?unit=9&secNum=1

Wed:

• Hand in Ecosystem Projects
• Review for Ecology Test

Thurs:

• Unit Test: Ecology
• Ch 35 assignment – puzzle
  • ch 35 puzzle

Fri:

• Test debrief
• Notes: ch 35-1 & 35-2
  • ch 35-1 & 35-2 notes
• Video: Crash course: Nervous system

Announcements:

• ALL MAKE-UP WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/4 @ 3:30 PM!
• Ch 7 Test: Energy: Wed 2/25

Mon:

• Energy review – Kahoot activity
• Debrief Work & Energy lab, complete lab reports and hand in

Tues:

• Ch 7 test Review
  • ch 7 review sheet
  • answers to ch 7 review sheet

Wed:

• Test: ch 7: Energy
• Ch 24 puzzle: Waves & sound
  • Chapter 24 Waves & Sound

Thurs:

• Lab: Harmonic Motion
  • lab 24A Harmonic Motion

Fri:

• Finish Harmonic Motion lab, debrief, hand in
• Begin Lab: Waves in motion
  • lab 24B waves in motion

Announcements:

• Population Survey Lab Report due: Fri 2/20
• Chapter 4 puzzle due: Fri 2/20
• Environmental Impact Reports due: Mon 2/23
• Ecology Unit Test: Thurs 2/26

Mon:

• President’s Day – No School

Tues:

• Population Survey Lab – self -designed
• Report due: Fri 2/20

Wed:

• Climate Graphs
  • Intro
  • Climate Graph Activity

Thurs:

• Debrief Climate Graph Activity
• Check in: Ch 4 puzzle – due Fri 2/20
• Project: Environmental Impact Report
  • Intro
  • Due Mon 2/23
  • Environmental Impact Report Project
  • ecosystem project scoring rubric

Fri:

• Hand in ch 4 puzzle
• Handout: “What to Know – Ecology Unit Test” – Thurs 2/26
• Work on Projects

Announcements:

• ALL MAKE UP WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/4 @ 3:30 PM!

Mon:

• President’s Day – No School

Tues:

• Lab: Work & Energy
  •  Lab 7B Work & Energy
  • ISP_Lab_Work and Energy Pre/Post Lab Info

Wed:

• Finish Lab & debrief

Thurs:

• Presentation: US Navy Nuclear Energy Program

Fri:

• Debrief Presentation
• Video: “Nuclear Energy”

Announcements:

• Final rocket launch: Wed 2/11 – reports and data sheets due

Mon:

• Notes: KE & PE
• Video: Physics of Sports

Tues:

• Kahoot review – KE & PE
• KE & PE problems & debrief
  • KE & PE practice probs

Wed:

• Final rocket launch
• Finish reports and hand in with data sheets

Thurs:

• Lab: Energy in a System

Fri:

• Notes: Work
• Practice handout: Work
  • ISP_Worksheet_Work
  • answers to work worksheet

Announcements:

• Chapter 3 quiz: Wed 2/11
• Ch 5 packet due: Thurs 2/12

Mon:

• “What to Know ” handout for quiz
  • WTK – ch 3 Quiz
• Debrief pre-tests on carrying capacity
• Debrief Population lab from Friday and hand in
• “Lessons from the Wolf” – assessment of question sheet, hand in
• Begin video: “Wolves of Yellowstone”
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHGXXa7CfXs

Tues:

• Finish video and debrief
• Review for ch 3 quiz
• Notes – Ch 5-1
  • ch 5-1 notes
• Assignment: Read ch 5-1, complete # 1-14 in ch 5 packet for Wed
  • ch 5 review sheet

Wed:

• Quiz: chapter 3
• Discuss # 1 – 14 assignment
• Assignment: Read ch 5-2/5-3, complete # 15 – 28 in packet for Thurs – Packet due Thurs!
• Notes: ch 5-2 & 5-3
  • ch 5-2 & 5-3 notes_2014_2_5
• Group Inquiry Activity: Population Growth
  • Population Growth Group Inquiry

Thurs:

• Discuss # 15 – 28 and hand in packet
• Finish Group Inquiry, hand in, debrief

Fri:

• Lab: population sampling
  • B_Random Sampling_Sunflower
• Ch 4 assignment – due on Ecology Unit Test day
  • ch 4 puzzle