Landis's Science Classes

Announcements:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/9 @ 3:30 PM!
• Ecosystem projects due: Wed 3/2
• Lab quiz: Simpson Biodiversity Index: Wed 3/2
• Ecology Unit Test: Thurs 3/3
• Biology notebooks due Fri 3/11

Mon:

• Revise Fri notes
• Lab: Simpson Biodiversity Index
• Work on Ecosystem projects – due Wed

Tues:

• Finish Simpson Biodiversity Index lab, debrief. Lab quiz tomorrow.
• Video: Biodiversity (28 min) & discuss
  • http://www.learner.org/courses/envsci/unit/text.php?unit=9&secNum=1

Wed:

• Hand in Ecosystem projects
• Lab quiz: Simpson Biodiversity Index
• Test review – Ecology
  • Ecology Jeopardy review game

Thurs:

• Unit test: Ecology + IB questions
• Assignment: Read ch 35, complete puzzle by Thurs 3/10

Fri:

• Debrief unit test
• Direct instruction: chapter 35-1 & 35-2
  • ch 35-1 & 35-2 notes
• Video: Crash course – Nervous system

Announcements:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/9 @ 3:30 PM!
• Unit test: Genetics: Tues 3/1 – ch 14 packet due
• Chapter 12 packet due: Tues 3/8

Mon:

• Lab quiz: Dragon genetics
• Hand in Dragon lab data packet
• Debrief Pedigrees
• Test review: Genetics
  • genetics test review notes_2_29_16

Tues:

• Hand in Ch 14 packet
• Unit Test: Genetics
• Assignment: Read ch 12-1 & 12-2, complete #1 – 20 in packet for Thurs
  • Chapter 12 packet

Wed:

• Test debrief
• Group inquiry activity: DNA
  • DNA Group Inquiry Activity

Thurs:

• Direct instruction: Ch 12-1 & 12-2
  • ch 12.1&12.2 notes
• Discuss #1 – 20 assignment
• Assignment: Read ch 12-3, complete #21 -37 in packet for Fri
• Finish DNA Group inquiry and submit group work

Fri:

• DNA interactive computer simulation: structure and replication
• Direct instruction: ch 12-3
  • ch 12.3 notes
• Discuss #21- 37 assignment
• Assignment: Read ch 12-4, complete #38 – 42 for Tues – packet due Tues

Announcements:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/2 @ 3:30 PM!
• Lab quiz – random sampling lab: Tues 2/23
• Chapter 4 reading assignment due: Fri 2/26
• E.I.R. project due: Wed 3/2
• Ecology Unit Test: Thurs 3/3

Mon:

• Random sampling lab
  • B_Random Sampling_Sunflower

Tues:

• Lab quiz: Random sampling lab
  • hand in data sheets after quiz
• Lab: Lichen population survey
  • Lichen pop survey lab student prompt & rubric

Wed:

• Climate graph activity
  • Climate Graph Activity

Thurs:

• Debrief Climate graph activity
• Project: Environmental Impact Statement for Ecosystems
  • due Wed 3/2
  • Ecosystem project student handout
  • ecosystem project student template

Fri:

• Hand in ch 4 puzzle
• Handout: What to know – ch 4
  • WTK – ch 4
• Direct instruction: Chapter 4
  • ch 4 notes
• Work on projects
  • ecosystem proj_eco terms for justification of status

Announcements:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/2 @ 3:30 PM!
• Chapter 11 packet due: Tues 2/23
• Lab quiz: Dragon Genetics: Mon 2/29
• Genetics Unit Test: Tues 3/1

Mon:

• Direct instruction: Chapter 11-3/11-4/11-5
  • ch 11-3 & 11-4 & 11-5 notes
• Finish Meiosis Group Inquiry activity and submit group work

Tues:

• Revise Mon notes
• Discuss #23 – 43 assignment, hand in ch 11 packet
• Direct instruction: 2-factor & sex-linked crosses
  • 2-factor cross & sexlinked traits notes
• Practice handout: sex-linked & 2-factor crosses
  • sex linked & 2 factor cross practice

Wed:

• Revise Tues notes
• Direct instruction: Chapter 14-1
  • ch 14.1 & 14.2 notes
• Blood type genetics practice problems
  • Blood type genetics
  • Answers to Blood Type genetics handout
• Assignment: read ch 14-1& 14-2, complete packet by Tues 3/1
  • Chapter 14-1 & 14-2 Packet

Thurs:

• Continue direct instruction: Ch 14-1 & 14-2
• Lab: Dragon Genetics
  • DragonGenetics2Protocol

Fri:

• Revise ch 14 notes
• Debrief lab – lab quiz Mon – you may use lab handout during the lab quiz
• Direct instruction: Pedigrees
  • Pedigree intro notes
  • Sex_Linked_Pedigree_Practice
• Pedigree practice problems
  • Pedigree practice handout 1
  • Pedigree practice handout 2
• Handout: What to know – Genetics Unit Test – test is Tues 3/1
  • Genetics Test: What to Know

Announcements:

• Lab practical exam: Tues 2/16
• Chapter 10 quiz: Wed 2/17 – packet due

Mon:

• No school: President’s Day

Tues:

• Lab practical exam
  • lab practical exam
• Finish Mitosis lab sketches
• Quiz review: ch 10
  • discuss packet questions

Wed:

• Hand in ch 10 packet
• Quiz: chapter 10: Cell Cycle
• Direct instruction: Genetics: Ch 11-1 & 11-2
  • ch 11-1 & 11-2 notes
• Assignment: Read ch 11-1 & 11-2, complete #1 – 23 in packet for Fri
• Activity: Genetic symbols
  • 02_Symbols

Thurs:

• Debrief quiz
• Revise Wed notes
• Debrief “Symbols” activity
• Genetics practice:
  • expected & observed results_genetics
  • monohybrid practic probs_genetics

Fri:

• Handout: What to know: chapter 11 & 14
  • ch 11 & 14 test-what to know
• Debrief Genetics problems from yesterday
• Discuss #1 -23 assignment
• Assignment: Read ch 11-3, 11-4 & 11-5, complete #24 -43 for Tues 2/23
• Group inquiry activity: Meiosis
  • Group inquiry: Meiosis

Announcements:

• Wolf article questions due: Tues 2/16
• Lab quiz: Natural controls on population: Wed 2/17
• Chapter 3 quiz: Thurs 2/18
• Chapter 5 packet due: Fri 2/19

Mon:

• No school: President’s Day

Tues:

• Debrief Population lab – lab quiz tomorrow
• Assess Wolf article questions & submit
• Video: National Geographic: The Wolves of Yellowstone

Wed:

• Lab quiz: natural controls on populations
• Finish Wolves video & discuss
• Review for ch 3 quiz – quiz tomorrow
• Direct instruction: ch 5-1
  • ch 5-1 notes
• Assignment: Read ch 5-1, complete # 1 – 14 for Thurs

Thurs:

• Quiz – Chapter 3 & IB supplement questions
• Discuss #1 – 14 assginment
• Assignment: for Fri: read ch 5-2 & 5-3, complete # 15 – 28. Packet is due Fri
• Direct instruction: ch 5-2 & 5-3
  • ch 5-2 & 5-3 notes
• Group inquiry activity: Population growth
  • Population Growth Group Inquiry Activity

Fri:

• Finish Population group inquiry, submit group work
• Discuss # 15 – 28 assignment, hand in ch 5 packet
• Assignment: Chapter 4: complete reading assignment for Thurs 2/25
  • ch 4 puzzle

Announcements:

• Unit test: Chapter 8 & 9: Wed 2/10 – ch 9 packet due
• Chapter 10 quiz: Wed 2/17 – ch 10 packet due
• Lab practical exam: Tues 2/16

Mon:

• Revise 9-2 notes
• Cellular respiration diagram review
• Finish C.R. group inquiry packet, submit group  work

Tues:

• Unit test review – ch 8 & 9
  • ch 8 & 9 test review notes
• Practice quiz game: Kahoot

Wed:

• Hand in ch 8/9 packet
• Unit test: ch 8 & 9 – Cell Energetics
• Assignment: Read ch 10, complete reading packet – due Wed 2/17
  • ch 10 reading packet

Thurs:

• Direct instruction: chapter 10 – the Cell Cycle
  • ch 10.1 & 10.2 notes
• Handout: What to Know – ch 10 – (Quiz Wed 2/17)
  • Chapter 10 quiz – what to know
• Lab: Mitosis Slide lab
  • mitosis scope lab

Fri:

• Continue mitosis lab

Announcements:

• Ch 3 packet due: Thurs 2/11
• Lab quiz: Pop lab: Wed 2/17
• Chapter 3 quiz: Thurs 2/18

Mon:

• Video: Crash course Ecology #7: Links in the Chain

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• Group inquiry activity: Ecological pyramids
  • Group Inquiry: Ecological Pyramids

Tues:

• Finish Group inquiry, submit group work
• Direct instruction: chapter 3-3
  • ch 3.3 notes
• Handout: What to Know – ch 3 quiz (quiz is Thurs 2/11)
  • WTK – ch 3 Quiz
• Assignment: for Tues 2/16:
  • read Wolf article
    • Lessons from the Wolf article
  • answer article questions
    • Lesson from the Wolf questions

Wed:

• Revise 3-3 notes
• Group inquiry activity: Nutrient cycles
  • Group Inquiry: Nutrient Cycles

Thurs:

• Nutrient cycle diagrams – review
• Direct instruction: Climate change
  • climate change notes
• Video: Crash course ecology #46 – Carbon cycle

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  • Review video and answer questions on handout
    • 07_Carbon Cycle Crash Course

Fri:

• Revise climate change notes
• Assess Carbon cycle Crash Course questions
• Lab: Natural controls on populations
  • 06_LabPopulationControls