Landis's Science Classes

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