Landis's Science Classes

Announcements:

• Enzyme simulation lab reports due: Thurs 1/7

Mon:

• No school – furlough day

Tues:

• No class meeting – professional development day

Wed:

• Debrief ch 2 test
• Debrief Enzyme simulation lab
• Direct instruction: ch 7-1 & 7-2
  • ch 7.1 & 7-2 notes 
• Assignment: read ch 7-1, complete # 1 – 12 in packet for Thurs
  • ch 7 packet
• Work on Enzyme simulation lab reports – due tomorrow

Thurs:

• Discuss # 1 – 12 assignment
• Revise/summarize 7-1 & 7-2 notes
• Assignment: read ch 7-2, complete #13 – 32 for Fri
• Lab: Sketching
  • sketch lab_fly legs

Fri:

• Finish Sketching lab, debrief, hand in
• Discuss # 13 – 32 assignment
• Handout: What to know -ch 7 test
• Assignment: Organelles handout
  • organelles handout

Announcements:

• Chapter 17 packet due: Wed 1/6
• Geologic time scale project due: Tues 1/12
• Evolution unit test: Tues 1/12 – ch 32 reading assignment due

Mon:

• No school – furlough day

Tues:

• No class meeting – professional development day

Wed:

• Debrief ch 15/16 test
• Revise/summarize ch 17-1 notes
• Direct instruction: ch 17-4
  • ch 17.4 notes
• Discuss #18-39 assignment & hand in
• Video: Adaptive radiation of lemurs
  • https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL74B2AB4AE4441E32

Thurs:

• Revise/summarize 17-4 notes
• Direct instruction: chapter 32-3
  • ch 32.3 notes
  • primate classification flow chart
• ch 32 reading assignment: due Tues 1/12
  • ch 32-3 puzzle
• Geologic time scale project – due Tues 1/12
  • Time Scale project rubric

Fri:

• Revise/summarize 32-3 notes
• Work on projects

Announcements:

• Chapter 2 test: Fri 12/18 – ch 2 packet due

Mon:

• Discuss # 1 – 24 assignment
• Direct instruction: chapter 2-2- Properties of water
  • ch 2-2 notes_2015_12_9
• Conventions of molecule diagrams
• Group inquiry activity – Biological molecules
  • Biological Molecule Group Inquiry
• Assignment: Reach ch 2-3 & 2-4, complete # 25 – end of packet for Tues

Tues:

• Discuss # 25 – end of packet assignment – due Fri
• Direct instruction: ch 2-3 – types of bio molecules
  • ch 2-3 notes_2015_12_10
• Finish Bio molecules group inquiry, hand in group packet
• Assignment: Lab safety agreement & xword – hand in Wed
  • Lab Safety agreement & crossword

Wed:

• Direct instruction: ch 2-4 – enzymes
  • ch 2-4 notes__enzymes_2015_12_10
• Handout: What to know – ch 2 test
  • What to Know – Biochem test – Ch 2
• Lab: Enzyme simulation
  • Enzyme Simulation Lab: Tubase

Thurs:

• Finish Enzyme lab, debrief, begin lab report
• Test review – ch 2

Fri:

• Hand in ch 2 packet
• Chapter 2 test
• Work on Enzyme lab reports
  • hand in if complete by end of period
  • complete over winter break if not

Announcements:

• Test: Chapter 15 & 16: Fri 12/18 – ch 16 packet due
• Chapter 17 packet due: Wed 1/6/16

Mon:

• Selection simulation lab
  • Natural Selection Lab
  • NS Lab Data Table

Tues:

• Direct instruction: ch 16-2
  • ch 16.2 notes_2015_12_14
• Discuss # 12 – 26 assignment – ch 16
• Assignment: complete # 27 – 42 for Wed
• Finish selection activity, work on lab report

Wed:

• Debrief selection simulation, turn in lab reports
• Direct instruction: ch 16-3
  • ch 16.3 notes_2015_12_14
• Discuss # 27 – 42 assignment – packet due Fri
• Lab: Hardy-Weinberg Principle – Case I
  • Hardy-Weinberg Lab

Thurs:

• Lab: Hardy-Weinberg Principle – Case II
  • debrief lab
  • complete lab reports and hand in
• Review: ch 15 & 16 test
• Assignment: read ch 17-1, do # 1 – 17 in ch 17 packet for Fri
  • ch 17 packet

Fri:

• Hand in ch 16 packet
• Test: ch 15 & 16
• Direct instruction: ch 17-1
  • ch 17.1 notes_2015
• Discuss # 1 – 17
• Assignment: complete # 18 – 39 in packet for Wed 1/6/16
• Handouts:
  • Evolution unit test – what to know

Announcements:

• Chapter 15 packet due: Thurs 12/10

Mon:

• No class meeting – Professional development day for teachers

Tues:

• Direct instruction: chapter 15-1/15-2
  • ch 15.1 & 15.2 notes
• Video clip: Miller – Evolution intro (10 min)
• Assignment: Read ch 15-1/15-2, complete # 1 – 17 in ch 15 packet for Wed
  • Chapter 15 reading packet

Wed:

• Discuss # 1 – 17 assignment
• Summarize Tues notes
• Direct instruction: ch 15-3
  • ch 15.3 notes
• Assignment: read ch 15-3, complete # 18 – 39 in ch 15 packet for Thurs – packet due Thurs

Thurs:

• Discuss # 18 – 39 assignment, hand in packet
• Activity: “It’s Not Fair”
  • It’s Not Fair Student Handout
  • It’s not fair notes
• Assignment: read ch 16-1, complete # 1 – 11 in ch 16 packet for Fri
  • ch 16 review sheet

Fri:

• Review Darwin’s evidence for evolution
• Direct instruction: ch 16-1
  • ch 16.1 notes_2015_12_11
• Discuss # 1 – 11 assignment
• Assignment: read ch 16-2, complete # 12 – 26 for Tues
• Video segment: “Why Sex?” (30 min) & discuss
• Handouts:
  • big quiz ch 15 & 16 what to know
  • IB curriculum guide_student handout_evolution

Announcements:

• Syllabus signature sheet due: Wed 12/9

Mon:

• No class meeting – professional development day for teachers

Tues:

• Student info sheets
• Syllabus – discuss – signature sheet due tomorrow
  • Biology syllabus_2015_12_3
• Discuss academic integrity
  • Academic Integrity mission statement
• Hypothesis activity & process of science
  • Theories and Laws
  • hypothesis activity

Wed:

• Get textbooks
• Hand in syllabus signature sheets
• Class blog – demo
• Discuss Effective Effort
  • effective effort
• Activity – Conclusions from evidence – Checks – begin
  • checks lab

Thurs:

• Finish “Checks” activity, debrief, hand in group report
• Note-taking: Cornell notes & Biology notebooks
  • Cornell Notes Intro
• Direct instruction: chapter 2-1
  • ch 2-1 notes_nature of matter
• Group Inquiry activity: Properties of Water – begin
  • Properties of Water Group Inquiry Activity

Fri:

• Summarize Thurs notes & discuss
• Biology notebooks scoring guide
  • Cornell notes scoring rubric
• Video: Crash course: properties of water
• Finish Water Group Inquiry and hand in group report
• Assignment: read ch 2-1 & 2-2, complete # 1 – 24 in ch 2 reading packet for Mon.
  • ch 2 review sheet