May 2016
Monthly Archive
Friday 27 May 2016
Integrated Science – May 30 – June 3
Announcements:
- Chapter 7 test: Energy: Wed 6/1
- ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 3 DUE: WED 6/8 @ 3:30 PM!
Mon:
- No school: Memorial Day
Tues:
- Debrief Lab 7B: Work & Energy
- hand in reports
- Ch 7 review sheet & debrief
Wed:
- Chapter 7 test
- Begin reading ch 24 – puzzle due Wed 6/8
Thurs:
- Lab 24A – Harmonic motion
Fri:
- Continue 24A lab
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Friday 27 May 2016
Biology B – May 30 – June 3
Announcements:
- Ecology projects due: Thurs 6/2
- Biology notebooks due: Fri 6/3
- Ecology Unit Test: Fri 6/3
- ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 3 DUE: WED 6/8 @ 3:30 PM
Mon:
- No School – Memorial Day
Tues:
- Activity: Simpson’s Biodiversity Index
- Work on Ecology projects
Wed:
- Finish Diversity Index activity, debrief, hand in report
- Video: Biodiversity
Thurs:
- Test review: Ecology
- Finish and hand in Ecology projects
Fri:
- Hand in Biology notebooks
- Unit Test: Ecology
- Begin reading Ch 35 – Nervous System – puzzle due Thurs 6/9
Friday 20 May 2016
Integrated Science – May 23 – 27
Announcements:
- Chapter 7 puzzle due: Mon 5/23
- Chapter 7 test: Wed 6/1
- ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 3 DUE: WED 6/8 @ 3:30 PM
Mon:
- Hand in ch 7 puzzle
- Kahoot review – KE & PE
- KE/PE problem-solving practice, debrief
Tues:
- Lab 7A – Energy in a system
- Video: Nye: Physics of sports
Wed:
- Direct instruction: work
- Practice handout: work
- Finish Physics of sports vid
Thurs:
- Lab 7B – Work & energy
Fri:
- Finish Lab 7B, debrief, complete report and hand in
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Friday 20 May 2016
Biology B – May 23 – 27
Announcements:
- Lab quiz: random sampling lab: Tues 5/24
- Lichen population survey lab report due: Thurs 5/26
- Chapter 4 puzzle due: Fri 5/27
- Ecology project due: Thurs 6/2
- Ecology Unit Test: Fri 6/3
- ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 3 DUE: WED 6/8 @ 3:30 PM
Mon:
- Random sampling lab: sunflowers
- B_Random Sampling_Sunflower
- Lab quiz tomorrow
- Assignment: read ch 4, complete ch 4 puzzle – due Fri 5/27
Tues:
- Lab quiz: random sampling lab
- Independent lab: Lichen population survey
- Lichen pop survey lab student prompt & rubric
- Report due: Thurs 5/26
Wed:
- Climate graph activity
Thurs:
- Hand in Lichen Population Survey lab reports
- Debrief Climate Graph activity
- Project: Environmental Impact Report
Fri:
- Hand in ch 4 puzzle
- Handout: What to Know – Ecology unit test – ch 4 & 5
- Direct instruction: Chapter 4: Biomes
- Work on Ecosystem projects
Friday 13 May 2016
Integrated Science – May 16 – 20
Announcements:
- Chapter 6 test: Tues 5/17
- Rocket launch – final: Fri 5/20
- Ch 7 reading puzzle due: Mon 5/23
Mon:
- Chapter 6 test review sheet & debrief
- See Thurs 5/12 for link to handout
- answers to ch 6 review sheet
- Rocket re-build
Tues:
- Chapter 6 test
- Begin Ch 7 reading & start Ch 7 reading puzzle – due Mon 5/23
- Rocket re-build
Wed:
- Debrief test
- Video: Crash course – Humans & energy
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- Complete question sheet and hand in
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Thurs:
- Direct instruction: Kinetic & Potential energy
- Work on rockets – final launch tomorrow
Fri:
- Revise Thurs notes
- Final rocket launch
- Complete final rocket report and hand in
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Friday 13 May 2016
Biology B – May 16 – 20
Announcements:
- Quiz: chapter 3: Tues 5/17 – packet due
- Wolf article questions due: Tues 5/17
- Lab quiz: population lab: Wed 5/18
- Chapter 5 packet due: Fri 5/20
Mon:
- Revise Fri notes
- Assess Carbon Cycle video questions and hand in
- Review: Chapter 3 quiz
- Lab: Natural controls on populations
Tues:
- Hand in ch 3 packet
- Quiz: chapter 3
- Debrief Population lab – quiz tomorrow
- Assess Wolf article questions & hand in
- Video: The Wolves of Yellowstone
Wed:
- Lab quiz: Natural controls on populations
- Finish Wolves of Yellowstone video and discuss
- Direct instruction: Chapter 5-1
- For Thurs: read ch 5-1, complete #1 – 14 in packet
Thurs:
- Revise Wed notes
- Discuss #1 – 14
- For Fri: read ch 5-2 & 5-3, complete # 15 – 28 – packet due tomorrow
- Direct instruction: Ch 5-1 & 5-2
- Begin Group Inquiry activity: Population growth
Fri:
- Finish Population group inquiry and submit group paper
- Discuss #15 – 28, hand in packet
Friday 06 May 2016
Integrated Science – May 9 – 13
Announcements:
- Chapter 6 puzzle due: Mon 5/9
- Rockets must be ready for Evaluation mid-period: Wed 5/11
- Rocket launch 1: Fri 5/13
- Chapter 6 test: Tues 5/17
Mon:
- Hand in ch 6 puzzle
- Build rockets – must be ready by midway through Wed class period – no work time available in class Tues!
Tues:
- Direct instruction: 3rd law of motion
- Lab: 3rd Law of Motion
Wed:
- 1st 25 min: final touches to rockets
- 2nd 30 minutes: Class rocket evaluations
- Launch 1 is Fri!
Thurs:
- Direct instruction: Momentum
- Practice handout: momentum
- Begin ch 6 review sheet
Fri:
- Rocket launch 1
- Analyze launch data
- Begin project reports
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Friday 06 May 2016
Biology B – May 9 – 13
Announcements:
- Chapter 3 quiz: Tues 5/17 – ch 3 packet due
- Wolf article questions due: Tues 5/17
- Lab quiz: Population lab – Wed 5/18
Mon:
- Revise Fri notes
- For Wed: read ch 3-3, complete # 21 – 31 in packet
- Finish Energy Transfer Group Inquiry activity and submit group paper
Tues:
- Video: Crash Course: Ecology: Links in the Chain
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- Group Inquiry: Ecological Pyramids – begin
Wed:
- Finish Group Inquiry: Ecological Pyramids, submit group paper
- Direct instruction: Chapter 3-3
- Discuss # 21 – 31 in packet – packet due Fri
- Handout: What to Know – ch 3 quiz
- Handout: Article: Lessons from the Wolf
- read by Tues 5/17, questions due
Thurs:
- Revise Wed notes
- Quiz review – ch 3
- Group Inquiry Activity: Nutrient Cycles
Fri:
- Direct instruction: Climate Change
- Video: Crash course: Carbon Cycle
- Answer questions and submit