Landis's Science Classes

Announcements:

• Potato Osmosis lab report due: Tues 10/4
• Lab quiz: Potato Osmosis: Tues 10/4
• Ch 7 test Part 1: Wed 10/5
• Ch 7 test Part 2: Thurs 10/6: ch 7 packet due
• Biology notebook due: Fri 10/7

Mon:

• Direct instruction: ch 7-4
  • ch-7-4-notes
• Discuss # 41 – 49 assigment – packet due Thurs 10/6
• Debrief Potato Osmosis lab
  • Potato lab debrief notes
  • report due Tues 10/4
  • Lab quiz: Tues 10/4
• Group inquiry class activity: Cell membrane
  • group-inquiry-cell-membrane

Tues:

• Hand in Potato Osmosis lab reports
• Lab quiz: Potato Osmosis
• Test review: Part 1: cell organelles
  • ch-7-test-review-pt-1
• Finish Cell membrane group inquiry and hand in group paper

Wed:

• Chapter 7 test: Part 1
• Assignment: for next Wed: read ch 8, complete packet
  • ch-8-review-packet
• Test review: part 2
  • cells-test-part-2-review_per-3_2016_10_5
  • cell-test-review-pt-2_per-4_2016_10_5

Thurs:

• Hand in ch 7 packet
• Chapter 7 test: part 2

Fri:

• Direct instruction: ch 8-1
  • ch 8.1 notes
• Hand in Biology notebooks
• Group inquiry class activity: Photosynthesis
  • group-inquiry_photosynth

Announcements:

• Chapter 4 test: Mon 10/3
• Lab report: What is Force?: hand in Wed 10/5
• Lab report: Friction: hand in Mon 10/10
• Chapter 5 reading assignment due: Mon 10/10

Mon:

• Test: chapter 4
• Begin ch 5 reading assignment: due Mon 10/10
  • Chapter 5 Force puzzle

Tues:

• Direct instruction: Force
  • ISP_Notes_Ch 5_Force
• Lab: What is force?
  • Lab 5A_What is a Newton?

Wed:

• Revise Tues notes
• Debrief Force lab, hand in report
  • lab-5a-debrief-notes_what-is-a-newton
• Direct instruction: Weight & mass
  • ISP_Notes_Weight and Mass
• Kahoot review: weight & mass
• Practice activity: weight & mass
  • ISP_Worksheet_Weight and Mass

Thurs:

• Revise Wed notes
• Debrief Weight & mass practice activity from Wed
  • answers to weight & mass practice handout
• Lab: Friction
  • Lab 5B_Friction

Fri:

• Finish Friction lab
• Debrief lab: report due Mon 10/10
• Direct instruction: Friction
  • ISP_Notes_Friction

Announcements:

• Lab quiz: cell lab series: Wed 9/27 – lab data packet cdue

Mon:

• Discuss # 27 – 32 assignment
• For Thurs 9/29: read ch 7-3, #32 – 40 in ch 7 packet
• Cell lab series: continue (see Fri 9/23 for link to lab packet)

Tues:

• Complete cell lab series & debrief
  • Lab quiz tomorrow – data packets due

Wed:

• Hand in cell lab data packet
• Lab quiz: cell lab series
• Group inquiry activity: Cell organelles
  • group-inquiry_organelles

Thurs:

• Direct instruction: ch 7-3: movement through the cell membrane
  • ch 7.3 notes
  • hyper-, hypo- & isotonic solutions osmosis
• Discuss #33 – 40 assignment
• For Mon: read ch 7-4, # 41 – 49 in ch 7 packet
• Potato Osmosis lab: Day 1
  • Lab_potato osmosis

Fri:

• Potato Osmosis lab: Day 2
  • class data set
  • begin lab reports

Announcements:

• Acceleration lab report handed in: Wed 9/28
• Test: Chapter 4: Motion: Mon 10/3

Mon:

• Revise Fri notes
• Finish Acceleration lab
• Work on Balloon Cars, test

Tues:

• Debrief Accel lab
• Final tests: Balloon Cars
• Work on Accel lab reports and Balloon Car project reports

Wed:

• Direct instruction: Free-fall
  • ISP_Notes_Free_Fall
• Video: Feather & bowling ball drop
  • http://laughingsquid.com/a-feather-and-a-bowling-ball-dropped-together-inside-the-worlds-largest-vacuum-chamber/

     

  • Activity: Analyzing graphs of motion
    • Analyzing Graphs of Motion
    • answers to analyzing graphs

Thurs:

• Kahoot review: Acceleration
• Activity: Acceleration story problems
  • ISP_Worksheet_Acceleration Story Problems
  • answers to accel story probs practice

Fri:

• Chapter 4 review sheet & debrief
  • Chapter 4 reveiw sheet
  • answers to ch 4 review sheet
• Kahoot quiz: ch 4

Announcements:

• Enzyme simulation lab data packet submitted: Mon 9/19
• Enzyme lab quiz: Mon 9/19
• Chapter 2 test: Biochemistry: Tues 9/20 – packet due
• Scientific sketching lab report submitted: Thurs 9/22

Mon:

• Final debrief: Enzyme simulation lab
  • Submit Lab data packet
• Lab quiz: Enzyme simulation lab
• Test review: chapter 2
  • ch-2-test-review-notes_per-3_2016_9_19

Tues:

• Hand in ch 2 packet
• Test: Chapter 2: Biochemistry
• For Wed: read ch 7-1, complete #1 – 10 in packet
  • ch 7 review sheet Bio A
• Direct instruction: ch 7-1: Cell Theory
  • ch 7.1 & 7-2 notes

Wed:

• Test debrief
• Discuss #1 – 10 assignment
• For Thurs: read ch 7-2, complete # 11 – 25 in packet
• Lab: Scientific sketching
  • sketch lab_fly legs

Thurs:

• Finish sketching lab, debrief, hand in report
• Discuss # 11 – 25 assignment
• Handouts:
  • ch 7 test what to know
  • ib-bio-a-curriculum-guide_unit-2_cells
• For Fri: complete Cell Organelles handout
  • organelles handout

Fri:

• Discuss Cell Organelles handout
  • answers to cell organelles handout
• For Thurs 9/28: read ch 7-3, complete # 26 – 33 in packet
• Begin Cell lab series
  • cell lab 1 cork
  • cell lab 2_onion epidermis
  • cell lab 3 elodea
  • cell lab 4 epithelial cells

Announcements:

• Speed lab report submitted Wed 9/21
• Chapter 4 reading assignment due: Thurs 9/22

Mon:

• Debrief tests
• Direct instruction: Speed
  • Notes_Speed
• Lab: Speed
  • Lab 4A_Speed

Tues:

• Revise Mon notes
• Speed calculations practice
  • Notes_Speed Calculations
  • Worksheet_Speed Calculations
  • answers to speed calc story probs
• Finish Speed lab

Wed:

• Kahoot review: Speed calculations
• Debrief Speed lab & submit report
• Balloon Jet Cars: Engineering Design project
  • intro
    • ISP_Balloon_Jet_Cars
  • begin

Thurs:

• Hand in ch 4 reading assignment (puzzle)
• Direct instruction: Velocity
  • ISP_Notes_Velocity_Grphs of Motion
• Work on Balloon car project

Fri:

• Revise Thurs notes
• Direct instruction: Acceleration
  • Notes_Acceleration
• Lab: Acceleration
  • Lab 4B_acceleration

Announcements:

• Enzyme Lab quiz: Mon 9/19
• Chapter 2 Test: Biochemistry: Tues 9/20

Mon:

• Revise Fri notes
  • revised-notes-example_ch-2-1
• Video: Crash Course: Water
• Finish Water Group Inquiry Activity and submit group paper
• For Tues: Read ch 2-1 & 2-2, complete # 1 – 14 in packet

Tues:

• Discuss # 1 – 24 assignment
• For Wed: read ch 2-3 & 2-4, finish packet
• Direct instruction: ch 2-2: Properties of water
  • ch-2-2-notes
• Group Inquiry activity: Biological molecules – begin
  • Biological Molecules Group Inquiry

Wed:

• Revise Tues notes
• Discuss reading assignment – packet due Tues 9/20 (test day)
• Direct instruction: Chapter 2-3: Biological molecules
  • ch 2-3 notes
• Finish Biological molecules group inquiry & submit group paper
• Lab Safety agreement
  • lab-safety-agreement-crossword
• Handout: What to Know: Chapter 2
  • What to Know – Biochem test – Ch 2
• IB Curriculum Guide: Biochemistry
  • IB curriculum guide Unit 1 Biochem

Thurs:

• Revise Wed notes
• Direct instruction: Ch 2-4: Enzymes
  • ch 2-4 notes__enzymes
• Lab: Enzyme simulation: Tubase
  • Enzyme simulation lab_tubase

Fri: 

• Finish Enzyme simulation lab & debrief
  • lab quiz Monday

Announcements:

• Measurement lab report submitted: Tues 9/13
• Chapter 1 & 2 reading assignment due: Fri 9/16
• Chapter 1/2 test: Fri 9/16
• Chapter 4 reading assignment due: Thurs 1/22

Mon:

• Hand in lab safety agreement if not completed on Fri
• Revise Fri notes
  • revised-notes-example_integrated
• Direct instruction: Precision/accuracy/resolution
  • Precision, Accuracy, Resolution
• Lab: Measurement
  • Lab_Measurement

Tues:

• Debrief Measurement Lab, hand in report
• Significant digits
  • Direct instruction
    • ISP_Notes_Ch 1_Sig Fig
  • Practice handouts
    • ISP_Worksheet_Significant Digits I
    • using sig digs in calculations
      • answers to significant digits practice

Wed:

• Kahoot practice activity: significant digits
• Direct instruction: graphing refresher
  • Graphing notes
• Activity: graphing refresher
  • Graphing Refresher activity

Thurs:

• Revise Wed notes
• Chapter 1 & 2 review sheet & debrief
  • ch 1 & 2 test review sheet
  • answers to ch 1 & 2 review sheet

Fri:

• Hand in ch 1/2 puzzle
• Test: Chapter 1 & 2
• Assignment: read ch 4, begin puzzle: due Thurs 9/22
  • Chapter 4 Motion Puzzle

Announcements:

• Syllabus signature sheet due: Thurs 9/8

Mon: 

• Labor Day: No School

Tues:

• Teacher planning day

Wed:

• Student information sheets
• Syllabus – discuss
  • signature sheet due tomorrow!
  • IB Biology syllabus
  • IB Bio scope&sequence 2016-2018
  • IB Bio A & B overall course goal
• IB Biology course scope and sequence – discuss
• Handout: Academic Integrity – discuss
  • Academic Integrity mission statement
• Nature of Science activity
  • hypothesis activity

Thurs:

• Textbooks – get from textbook window
• Hand in syllabus signature sheet
• Class blog demo
• Handout: Effective Effort – discuss
  • effective effort
• Emails Activity
  • emails lab_student handout

Fri:

• Debrief emails activity and hand in group reports
• Biology notebooks intro
  • Cornell notes scoring rubric_biology
• Direct instruction: Ch 2-1: the Nature of Matter
  • ch 2-1 notes_nature of matter
• Group Inquiry Activity: Properties of Water – begin
  • Properties of Water Group Inquiry Activity

Announcements:

• Syllabus signature sheet due: Thurs 9/8
• Ch 1 & 2 reading assignment due: Fri 9/16

Mon:

• Labor Day: No School

Tues:

• Teacher planning day

Wed:

• Student information sheets
• Syllabus – discuss
  • signature sheet due tomorrow!
  • Int Sci syllabus
  • Int Sci PED overall course goal
• Handout: Academic Integrity – discuss
  • Academic Integrity mission statement
• Activity: Nature of Science Box
  • nature of sci explanations
• Handout: Effective Effort – discuss
  • effective effort

Thurs:

• Hand is syllabus signature sheet
• Demonstration: class blog & StudentVue
• Textbooks distributed
• Activity: textbooks: THIEVES
  • THIEVES
• Assignment: for Fri 9/16: Read ch 1 & 2, complete crossword
  • ch 1 & 2 puzzle

Fri:

• Cornell notes: intro
  • Cornell notes scoring rubric_integrated science
• Direct instruction: metric system
  • Metric notes
  • metric conversion chart
• Practice: metric conversions
  • metric conversions I
  • answers to metric conversions 1
• Lab safety crossword
  • Lab Safety xword – Integrated