Landis's Science Classes

Announcements:

Due to possible weather delays/cancellations: I will update this week’s blog on a day-to-day basis – please check back for updates!

Mon:

• Review lines of evidence for evolution
• Direct instruction: Shaping Evolution Theory
  • genes & variation
• Discuss Fri assignment
• Handouts:
  • Evolution unit test – what to know
  • ib-curriculum-guide_student-handout_evolution
• Video: Why Sex? (30 min)

Tues:

• Natural selection simulation lab
  • PhET Selection Sim Lab

Wed:

• Weather delay: 35 min period
• Finish Selection Simulation lab

Thurs & Fri:

• Ice storm – no school

Announcements:

• Lab safety agreement due in class: Wed 12/14

Due to possible weather delays/cancellations: I will update this week’s blog on a day-to-day basis – please check back for updates!

Mon:

• Cornell notes – intro
  • Cornell notes scoring rubric_integrated science
  • cornell-notes-template
• Direct instruction: ch 2-1 – the nature of matter
  • ch 2-1 notes
• Video: Crash course: Water

• Finish group inquiry activity, hand in group report
• For Tues: read ch 2-1 & 2-2, complete # 1 – 24 in study guide
  • ch 2 review sheet

Tues:

• Revise Mon notes
  • revised-notes-example
• Discuss #1 – 24 assignment
• For Thurs: Read ch 2-3 & 2-4, complete # 25- 41 – packet due tomorrow
• Direct instruction: ch 2-2
  • ch-2-2-notes
• Group inquiry activity: Biological molecules
  • group-inquiry-biological-molecule

Wed :

• Weather delay: 35 min period
• Revise Tues notes
• Lab safety agreement:
  • lab-safety-agreement-crossword
• Continue Group Inquiry activity: Biological Molecules

Thurs & Fri:

• Ice storm – no school

Announcements:

• Syllabus signature sheets due: Wed 12/7

Mon:

• Staff development/term planning day – no class meetings

Tues:

• Student info sheets
• Class syllabus
  • biology-syllabus_2016
• Handout: Academic integrity
  • Academic Integrity mission statement
• Activity: Mythbusters
  • hypothesis activity

Wed:

• Get textbooks
• Class blog intro
• Handout: Effective Effort
  • effective effort
• Group Activity: Reasoning from evidence: emails
  • emails lab_student handout

Thurs:

• Ice day: no classes

Fri:

• Finish emails activity, debrief, hand in group report
• Group inquiry activity: Water
  • Properties of Water Group Inquiry Activity

Announcements:

• Ch 15 study guide due: Tues 12/13

Mon:

• Staff development/term planning day – n0 class meeting

Tues:

• Direct instruction: Intro to Evolution theory
  • intro to evolution
• Video: Miller – Evolution ( 12 min)
• For Wed: read ch 15-1 (Zebra book), complete p 47 in study guide
  • ch-15-study-guide

Wed:

• Discuss Tues assignment
• Revise Tues notes
• Direct instruction: Evolution theory & lines of evidence
  • evolution theory_lines of evidence
• For Thurs: read ch 15-2, complete pgs. 48 & 49 in study guide

Thurs:

• Ice day – no school

Fri:

• Revise Wed notes
• Discuss Wed assignment
• For Tues: read ch 15-3, complete p. 50 in study guide ( study guide due Tues)
• Activity: It’s not fair
  • It’s Not Fair Student Handout