Landis's Science Classes

Announcements:

• Genetics test: Ch 11 & 14: Tues 2/27 – ch 14 reading guide packet due
• Lab quiz: Dragon genetics: Wed 2/28 – lab data packet due
• Quiz: ch 12-1 – 12-4: Thurs 3/8 – ch 12 reading guide packet due
• Biology notebooks due:
  • per 2: Thurs 3/8
  • per 5: Fri 3/9
• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/7 @ 3:30 PM!

Mon:

• Dragon genetics – debrief lab – lab quiz Wed.
  • dragon genetics lab debrief
• Genetics test review
  • Kahoot
  • Pedigrees
  • Student questions

Tues:

• Hand in ch 14 reading guide packet
• Test: Genetics: ch 11 & 14
• For Thurs: # 1 – 20 in ch 12 reading guide packet
  • Chapter 12 packet

Wed:

• Test debrief
• Lab quiz: Dragon genetics – data packets due
• Group inquiry activity: DNA
  • group-inquiry_-dna

Thurs:

• Direct instruction: ch 12-1/12-2
  • ch 12.1&12.2 notes
• DNA interactive computer simulation: structure & replication
• Discuss # 1 – 20 assignment
• For Fri: # 27 – 37 in ch 12 reading guide packet
• Finish DNA group inquiry activity, hand in group paper

Fri:

• Revise Thurs notes
• Handout: what to know – DNA/RNA
  • DNA: ch 12, 13, 14 test-what to know
• Direct instruction: ch 12-3
  • ch 12.3 notes
• DNA interactive computer simulation: protein synthesis
• Discuss # 27 – 37 assignment
• For Tues: # 38 – 42 in ch 12 reading guide packet

Announcements:

• Lab quiz: population sampling: Mon 2/26 – lab data packets due
• Climate graph packets due: Tues 2/27
• Ch 4 reading guide puzzle due: Thurs 3/1
• Environmental Impact Report projects due: Tues 3/6
• Biology notebooks due:
  • p.3: Tues 3/6
  • p.4: Wed 3/7
• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/7 @ 3:30 PM!
• IB test questions: Immune system: Tues 3/13
• Final Exam: Wed 3/14 – last day of term 2

Mon:

• Lab quiz: Population sampling lab
  • hand in lab data packet
• Activity: Climate graphs – begin
  • Climate Graph Activity

Tues:

• Finish Climate graph activity, debrief, hand in papers
• Project: Environmental Impact Report (EIR)- due Tues 3/6
  • Ecosystem project student handout
  • ecosystem project student template

Wed:

• Work on EIR projects

Thurs:

• Hand in ch 4 reading guide puzzle
• Direct instruction: ch 4: Land biomes
  • ch 4 notes
• Work on projects

Fri:

• Activity: Simpson’s Biodiversity index
  • 10 Lab- Simpsons Diversity Index
• Work on projects

Announcements:

• Ch 11 reading guide packet due: Wed 2/21
• Ch 11 & 14 test: Genetics: Tues 2/27 – ch 14 reading guide packet due
• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/7 @ 3:30 PM

Mon:

• No school: President’s Day

Tues:

• Group Inquiry Activity: Meiosis – complete, hand in group paper
  • group-inquiry-meiosis
• Direct instruction: ch 11-3 & 11-4
  • ch 11-3 & 11-4

Wed:

• Revise Tues notes
• Direct instruction: ch 11-5
  • ch 11-5 notes
• Discuss #24 – 39 assignment, hand in ch 11 reading guide packet
• Direct instruction: ch 14-1
  • ch-14-1-notes
• For Tues 2/27: complete ch 14 reading guide packet
  • Ch 14-1 & 14-2 review sheet
• Practice: Blood type problems & debrief
  • Blood type genetics
  • Answers to Blood Type genetics handout

Thurs:

• Revise Wed notes
• Direct instruction: ch 14-2
  • ch-14-2-notes
• Lab: Dragon genetics
  • DragonGenetics

Fri:

• Revise Thurs notes
• FinishDragon genetics lab data
• Direct instruction: Pedigrees
  • Pedigree Introduction
  • Pedigree_Sex_Linked_Pedigree
• Practice: Pedigrees
  • pedigree practice
  • Pedigree practice handout 2
  • answers to pedigree practice handout_2018_2_23

Announcements:

• Lab quiz: Natural controls on populations: Tues 2/20 – data packet due
• Quiz: Ch 3: Ecology: Wed 2/21 (includes IB supplement questions)
• Ch 5 reading guide packet due: Thurs 2/22
• Lab quiz: Sunflower population: Mon 2/26 – data packets due
• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/7 @ 3:30 PM!

Mon:

• No school – President’s Day

Tues:

• Lab quiz: Natural controls on populations
  • hand in data packets
• Review: Ch 3 quiz
• Direct instruction: Ch 5-1 – Populations
  • ch 5-1 notes
• For Wed: Read ch 5-1, complete #1 – 14 in reading guide packet
  • ch 5 review sheet
• Finish Wolves of Yellowstone video, discuss

Wed:

• Revise Tues notes
• Quiz: ch 3
• Discuss # 1 – 14 assignment
• For Thurs: complete # 15 – 28 in reading guide packet – packet due Thurs
• Direct instruction: ch 5-2/5-3
  • ch 5-2 & 5-3 notes
• Video: Human population growth
• Group inquiry activity: Population growth – begin
  • Group inquiry_population growth

Thurs:

• Revise Wed notes
• Discuss # 15 – 28, hand in ch 5 reading guide packet
• Finish Population Group inquiry activity, hand in group paper

Fri:

• Sunflower population lab – lab quiz Mon 2/26 – data packets due
  • B_Random Sampling_Sunflower
• For Thurs 3/1: complete ch 4 reading guide puzzle
  • ch 4 puzzle

Announcements:

• Mitosis lab report due: Tues 2/13
• Quiz: Ch 10: Cell cycle: Wed 2/14 – ch 10 reading guide packet due
• Ch 11 reading guide packet due: Wed 2/2

Mon:

• Revise Fri notes
• Continue Mitosis lab

Tues:

• Discuss ch 10 reading guide packet – packet due tomorrow
• Quiz review: ch 10 – Quiz tomorrow
• Finish Mitosis lab, hand in lab reports

Wed:

• Hand in ch 10 reading guide packet
• Quiz: ch 10: Cell cycle
• For Fri: read ch 11-1 & 11-2, complete # 1 – 23 in ch 11 reading guide packet
  • ch 11 packet
• Direct instruction: ch 11-1 & 11-2
  • ch 11-1 & 11-2 notes
• Practice handout: Genetic symbols
  • 02_Symbols_Bio1

Thurs:

• Revise Wed notes
• Debrief Genetic symbols practice handout
  • Answers to Symbols handout
• Direct instruction: 2-factor and sex-linked crosses
  • 2-factor cross & sexlinked traits notes
• Genetics practice:
  • monohybrid practic probs_genetics
  • sex linked & 2 factor cross practice

Fri:

• Revise Thurs notes
• Handout: What to know: ch 11 & 14: Genetics
  • ch 11 & 14 test-what to know_2018
• Discuss # 1 – 23 assignment
• For Wed: complete # 24 – 39 in reading guide packet – packet due Wed
• Debrief Thurs practice handouts
  • answers_monohybrid cross & indep assortment 
  • answers to sex-linked & 2-factor cross practice

Announcements:

• Ch 3 reading guide packet due: Mon 2/12
• Video question sheet for 2/13 Crash course video due: Thurs 2/15
• Wolf article questions due: Fri 2/16
• Lab quiz: Natural Controls on Populations: Tues 2/20
• Quiz: Chapter 3: Tues 2/20

Mon:

• Revise Fri notes
• Discuss # 21 – 31 assignment, hand in ch 3 reading guide packet
• Group Inquiry Activity: Nutrient Cycles
  • Group Inquiry_Nutrient Cycles

Tues:

• Debrief Nutrient Cycle Group inquiry activity, hand in group papers
• Direct instruction: Climate change
  • climate change notes
• Video: Crash course #46: Carbon Cycle
• Video questions: due Thurs 2/15
  • 07_Carbon Cycle Crash Course

Wed:

• Presentation: Climate change – auditorium

Thurs:

• Debrief Wed presentation
• Revise Tues notes
• Group assessment: Carbon cycle video questions, hand in papers
• Lab: Natural Controls on Populations
  • Lab quiz: Tues 2/20
    • 06_LabPopulationControls

Fri:

• Debrief Population lab – quiz Tues
• Group assessement: Wolf article questions
• Video: Wolves of Yellowstone – begin

Announcements:

• Wheaties box project due: Wed 2/7
• Ch 8/9 test: Cell energetics: Thurs 2/8

Mon:

• Revise Fri notes
• Project: Wheaties box – cell energetics
  • Wheaties Box Cell
• A2 computer lab – work on projects

Tues:

• Work on projects – A2 computer lab – due tomorrow

Wed:

• Hand in Wheaties box projects
• Test review: Cell energetics – ch 8 & 9
  • Cell energetics test review notes

Thurs:

• Test: Ch 8 & 9
• For Wed: complete ch 10 reading guide packet
  • quiz on ch 10: Wed 2/14
    • Chapter 10 packet

Fri:

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

Announcements:

• Test: Animal kingdom: Mon 2/5
• Ch 3 reading guide packet due: Fri 2/9
• Wolf article questions due: Thurs 2/15
• Quiz: Ch 3: The Biosphere: Mon 2/19

Mon:

• Test: Animal kingdom
• Pre-test: carrying capacity
• For Tues: read 3-1/3-2, complete # 1 – 20 in ch 3 packet
  • Chapter 3 packet

Tues:

• Direct instruction: ch 3-1/3-2
• Discuss # 1 – 20 assignment
• For Mon: read ch 3-3, complete # 21 – 31 in reading guide packet – packet due Fri
• Handout: IB Curriculum Guide: Ecology
  • IB Curriculum Guide_student handout_Ecology
• Group inquiry activity: Energy transfer – begin
  • Group Inquiry_Energy Transfer

Wed:

• Revise Tues notes
• Finish Group inquiry activity: Energy transfer, submit group paper

Thurs:

• Video: Crash Course: Links in the Chain
• Group inquiry activity: Ecological pyramids – begin
  • Group inquiry_Ecological Pyramids

Fri:

• Direct instruction: Ch 3-3
  • ch 3.3 notes
• Discuss # 21 – 31 assignment, hand in ch 3 reading guide packet
• Handout: What to know – ch 3 quiz – quiz is Mon 1/19
  • WTK – ch 3 Quiz
• Assignment: Article: Lessons from the Wolf 
  • complete questions by Thurs 2/15
    • Lessons from the Wolf article
    • Lesson from the Wolf questions