Landis's Science Classes

Announcements:

• Mendel’s Law packet due: Thurs 3/2
• Ch 11 study guide packet due: Mon 3/6
• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: FRI 3/17 @ 3:30 PM

Mon:

• Revise Fri notes
• Debrief “Genetic Symbols” handout
• Genetics problem practice:
  • Expected & observed results
    • expected & observed results_genetics
    • answers to “symbols” and “expected & observed results”
  • Monohybrid practice problems
    • monohybrid practic probs_genetics

Tues:

• Handout: What to know: ch 11 & 14: Genetics
  • Genetics test: What to know
• Discuss # 1 – 23 assignment
• For Fri: Read ch 11-3 & 11-4, complete # 24 – 39 in study guide packet
• Debrief “Expected & observed results” practice activity
• Finish “Monohybrid practice problems” activity & debrief
• Activity: Independent assortment
  • independent assortment of chromosomes

Wed:

• Activity: Mendel’s Laws
  • mendel’s laws packet

Thurs:

• Finish Mendel’s Laws activity, debrief, hand in data packet
• Group Inquiry Activity: Meiosis
  • group-inquiry-meiosis

Fri:

• Direct instruction: ch 11-3 & 11-4
  • ch 11-3 & 11-4 & 11-5 notes
• Discuss # 24 – 39 assignment
• For Mon: Read ch 11-5, complete # 40 – 43 in packet – packet due Mon
• Video: Crash course #9: Heredity (10 min)
• Finish Meiosis group inquiry, submit group paper

Announcements:

• Lab quiz: sunflower population sampling: Wed 3/1
• Ch 4 puzzle due: Fri 3/3
• Lichen population survey lab report due: Fri 3/3
• Ecology project due: Thurs 3/9
• Ecology unit test: Fri 3/10
• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: FRI 3/17 @ 3:30 PM

Mon:

• Ch 4 puzzle – due Fri 3/3
  • ch 4 puzzle
• Lab: Sunflower population sampling – lab quiz tomorrow
  • Random Sampling_Sunflower

Tues:

• OUS college fair

Wed:

• Lab quiz: Sunflower population sampling
• Hand in Sunflower lab data packet
• Lab: Lichen population survey – report due Thurs
  • Lichen pop survey lab student prompt & rubric

Thurs:

• Climate graph activity
  • Climate Graph Activity
• Work on Lichen pop survey lab reports

Fri:

• Hand in ch 4 puzzle
• Hand in Lichen pop survey lab reports
• Debrief Climate graph activity, hand in packet
• Project: Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
  • Environmental Impact Report Project

Announcements:

• Lab report due: mitosis slide lab: Thurs 2/23
• Quiz: ch 10: cell cycle: Fri 2/24 – ch 10 study guide packet due

Mon:

• President’s day – no school

Tues:

• Debrief test
• Direct instruction: ch 10: cell cycle
  • ch 10.1 & 10.2 notes
• Handout: What to know – ch 10 – quiz is Fri
  • Chapter 10 quiz – what to know
• Lab: Mitosis slides
  • mitosis scope lab

Wed:

• Revise Tues notes
• Continue Mitosis slide lab

Thurs:

• Discuss packet questions – packet due tomorrow
• Quiz review
• Finish Mitosis lab & hand in report

Fri:

• Hand in ch 10 packet
• Quiz: ch 10
• Direct instruction: ch 11-1 & 11-2
  • ch 11-1 & 11-2 notes
• For Tues: read  11-1 & 11-2, complete # 1 – 23 in study guide packet
  • ch 11 packet
• Activity: Genetics symbols
  • Symbols

Announcements:

• Wolf article questions due: Tues 2/21
• Lab quiz: natural control of populations: Wed 2/22
• Quiz: ch 3 – Ecology & energy: Thurs 2/23
• Ch 5 study guide packet due: Fri 2/24

Mon:

• President’s day – no school

Tues:

• Debrief Population lab – lab quiz tomorrow
• Assess Wolf article questions
• Video: Wolves of Yellowstone

Wed:

• Lab quiz: Natural controls on populations
  • hand in lab data packet
• Finish Wolves of Yellowstone video & discuss
• Review for ch 3 quiz
• Direct instruction: ch 5-1
  • ch 5-1 notes
• For Thurs: read ch 5-1, complete # 1 – 14 in study guide packet
  • ch 5 review sheet

Thurs:

• Quiz: ch 3 & IB supplement questions
• Revise Ch 5-1 notes
• Discuss # 1 – 14 assignment
• For Fri: Read ch 5-2 & 5-3, complete # 15 – 28 in study guide packet – due tomorrow
• Direct instruction: ch 5-2 & 5-3
  • ch 5-2 & 5-3 notes
• Group inquiry: population growth – begin
  • Group inquiry_population growth

Fri:

• Revise Thurs notes
• Discuss # 15 – 28 & hand in packet
• Finish Group inquiry: population growth and submit group paper

Announcements:

• Wheaties box Energetics project due: Tues 2/14
• Test: Ch 8 & 9:  Cell energetics: Fri 2/17 – ch 9 study guide packet due

Mon:

• Computer lab A2: final work session: projects – due tomorrow

Tues:

• Hand in projects
• Direct instruction: ch 9-1
  • ch 9-1 notes
• For Wed: read ch 9-1, complete #1 – 18 in ch 9 study guide packet
  • Chapter 9 packet
• Group inquiry: Cellular respiration
  • Group inquiry_Cell_Resp

Wed:

• Revise Tues notes
• Discuss # 1 – 18 assignment
• Direct instruction: ch 9-2
  • ch 9-2 notes
  • CR diagram
• For Thurs: Read ch 9-2, complete #18 – 35 in ch 9 study guide packet – packet due Fri
• Finish Cellular respiration group inquiry and submit group paper

Thurs:

• Revise Wed notes
• Discuss # 18 – 35 assignment – packet due tomorrow
• Review: ch 8/9 test: Cell energetics

Fri:

• Hand in ch 9 study guide packet
• Test: ch 8/9: Cell energetics
• Begin ch 10 study guide packet
  • ch 10 reading packet

Announcements:

• Ch 3 study guide packet due: Wed 2/15
• Lab quiz: Natural controls on populations: Wed 2/22
• Quiz: Ch 3: Thurs 2/23

Mon:

• Video: Crash course # 7: Links in the chain
• Group inquiry: Ecological pyramids
  • Group inquiry_Ecological Pyramids

Tues:

• Finish group inquiry & submit group paper
• Direct instruction: ch 3-3
  • ch 3.3 notes_2016_2_5
• Handout: What to know: ch 3 quiz (Thurs 2/23)
  • WTK – ch 3 Quiz
• Assignment: For Tues: read Wolf article, answer questions
  • Lessons from the Wolf article
  • Lesson from the Wolf questions

Wed:

• Revise Tues notes
• Discuss # 21 – 31 in study guide packet, hand in
• Group inquiry: Nutrient cycles
  • Group inquriy_Nutrient Cycles

Thurs:

• Debrief Nutrient cycles group inquiry
• Direct instruction: climate change
  • climate change notes
• Video: Crash course #46 – Carbon cycle
• Video questions: use computers to answer – due Fri
  • 07_Carbon Cycle Crash Course

Fri:

• Revise Thurs notes
• Assess Carbon cycle questions
• Lab: Natural controls on populations
  • lab_nat controls of pop

Announcements:

• Plant pigment lab report due: Wed 2/8
• Quiz: Photosynthesis: Thurs 2/9

Mon:

• Direct instruction: ch 8-2 & 8-3
  • ch 8.2 & 8.3 notes
• Handout: What to know – chapter 8 & 9: Energetics
  • What to know: Cell energetics: ch 8 & 9
• Group inquiry: Photosynthesis – complete and hand in group paper

Tues:

• Revise Mon notes
• Discuss ch 8 study guide packet & hand in
• Lab: Plant pigments
  • Paper chromatography lab
• Review of photosynthesis mechanism – diagram
  • photosynthesis-mechanics-diagram

Wed:

• Debrief Plant pigments lab
• Review photosynthesis – quiz tomorrow
• Video: Crash course #8: Photosynthesis
• Complete lab reports and hand in

Thurs:

• Quiz: photosynthesis
• Project: Cell energetics – Wheaties box
  • Wheaties Box Cell 
  • Intro 
  • Begin research

Fri:

• Debrief quiz
• Computer lab – work on Energetics/Wheaties box project

Announcements:

• Quiz: Plant kingdom: Wed 2/8 – Plant study guide packet due
• Plant tissue lab report due: Wed 2/8

Mon:

• Handout: What to know: Plant kingdom quiz
  • Plants quiz – WTK
• Discuss # 27 – 36 assignment
• For Tues: complete study guide packet # 37 – 51
• Lab: Plant tissues
  • lab_plant tissue

Tues:

• Discuss # 37 – 51 in study guide packet
  • Hand in packet
• Review for Plant kingdom quiz
• Finish Plant tissue lab 

Wed:

• Debrief plant tissue lab
  • hand in lab reports
• Quiz: Plant kingdom
• For Thurs: Read ch 3-1 & 3-2, complete # 1 – 20 in study guide packet
  • ch 3 review sheet

Thurs:

• Debrief quiz
• Direct instruction: ch 3-1 & 3-2: Intro to Ecology
  • ch 3.1 & 3.2 notes
• Discuss #1 – 20 assignment
• Handout: IB Curriculum Guide: Ecology
  • IB Curriculum Guide_student handout_Ecology
• Group inquiry: Energy transfer
  • Group Inquiry_Energy Transfer

Fri:

• Revise Thurs notes
• For Wed: read ch 3-3, complete # 21 – 31 in study guide packet
• Finish group inquiry work, hand in group paper