Landis's Science Classes

Announcements:

• Ecology Unit Test: Tues 6/5
• Biology notebooks due:
  • Per 2: Tues 6/5
  • Per 5: Wed 6/6
    • bio notebook contents_2018_5_1 – 31
• Environmental Impact Report Project due: Thurs 6/7
• Ch 40 reading guide packet due: Fri 6/8
• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 3 DUE: FRI 6/8 @ 3:30 PM!
• Quiz: ch 40: Tues 6/12
• Final Exam:
  • per 5: Thurs 6/14: 12:40 – 2:00 pm
  • per 2: Fri 6/15: 10:30 – 11:50 AM
  • finals schedule June 14-15, 2018

Mon:

• Test Review: Ecology Unit Test: ch 3, 4 & 5
• Work on E.I.R. projects – due Wed

Tues:

• Per 2: Hand in Biology notebooks
• Test: Ecology Unit (ch 3,4 & 5)
• For Thurs: Read ch 40-1, complete # 1 – 19 in reading guide packet
  • Chapter 40 packet

Wed:

• Debrief test
• Handout: What to know – ch 40 quiz
  • ch 40 – what to know
• Per 5: hand in Biology notebooks
• Work on Ecology projects – due tomorrow

Thurs:

• Revise Wed notes
• Direct instruction: ch 40-1
  • ch 40.1 notes
• Discuss # 1 – 19 assignment
• For Fri: complete # 20 – 45 in ch 40 reading guide packet – packet due Fri
• Hand in Ecology projects
• Group Inquiry Activity: Viruses
  • Intro to Viruses Group Inquiry Activity

Fri:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 3 DUE TODAY @ 3:30 PM!
• Direct instruction: ch 40-2
  • ch 40.2 notes
• Discuss # 20 – 45 assignment, hand in ch 40 reading guide packet
• Video: Nova: Vaccines – begin
  • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/vaccines-calling-shots.html

Announcements:

• Ch 7B Lab report: Work & Energy: due Wed 5/30
• Ch 7 test: Energy: Wed 5/30
• Ch 24 reading guide puzzle due: Wed 6/6
• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 3 DUE: FRI 6/8 @ 3:30 PM!
• Final Exam:
  • per 1: Thurs 6/14: 8:35 – 9:55 AM
  • per 4: Fri 6/15: 12:40 – 2:00 PM
  • finals schedule June 14-15, 2018

Mon:

• No school – Memorial Day

Tues:

• Debrief Lab 7B: Work & Energy – report due tomorrow
• Ch 7 review sheet: Energy & debrief
  • ch 7 review sheet
  • answers to ch 7 test review sheet

Wed:

• Test: Ch 7: Energy
• Begin ch 24 reading guide puzzle – due Wed 6/6
  • Chapter 24 Waves & Sound puzzle

Thurs:

• Demonstration: waves
• Direct instruction: Waves
  • wave-intro-notes
• Lab 24A: Harmonic motion – begin
  • lab 24A Harmonic Motion

Fri:

• Revise Thurs notes
• Lab 24A: Harmonic motion – continue

Announcements:

• Lab quiz: Sunflower pop. sampling lab: Wed 5/30: lab data packet due
• Lichen pop. sampling independent lab report due: Thurs 5/31
• Climate graph activity packet due: Thurs 5/31
• Ch 4 reading guide puzzle due: Fri 6/1
• Biology notebooks due:
  • per. 2: Tues 6/5
  • per. 5: Wed 6/6
    • bio notebook contents_2018_5_1 – 31
• Env. Impact Statement project report due: Wed 6/6
• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 3 DUE: FRI 6/8 @ 3:30 PM!
• Final Exam:
  • per 5: Thurs 6/14: 12:40 – 2:00 pm
  • per 2: Fri 6/15: 10:30 – 11:50 AM
  • finals schedule June 14-15, 2018

Mon:

• No school – Memorial Day

Tues:

• Discuss # 15 – 28 assignment, hand in ch 5 reading guide packet
• Assignment: For Fri 6/1: read ch 4, complete ch 4 reading guide puzzle
  • ch 4 puzzle
• Debrief Sunflower random sampling lab – lab quiz Wed 5/30, lab data packet due Wed
• Handout: What to know: Ch 4: Biomes
  • WTK – ch 4
• Lab: Lichen population lab
  • Lichen pop survey lab student prompt & rubric 
  • report due: Thurs 5/31

Wed:

• Lab quiz: Sunflower pop. sampling lab
  • hand in lab data packet
• Classwork activity: Climate graphs
  • Climate Graph Activity

Thurs:

• Hand in Lichen pop. sampling independent lab reports
• Direct instruction: ch 4
  • ch 4 notes
• Project: Env. Impact Statements
  • Ecosystem project student handout
  • ecosystem project student template 
  • report due Wed 6/6

Fri:

• Hand in ch 4 reading guide puzzle
• Revise Thurs notes
• Work on projects

Announcements:

• Rocket project report due: Mon 5/21
• Ch 7 reading guide puzzle due: Wed 5/23
• Ch 7 test: Energy: Wed 5/30

Mon:

• Hand in Rocket Project reports
• Direct instruction: KE & PE
  • ISP_Notes_KE and PE
• Kahoot practice: KE & PE
• Concept practice: KE & PE & debrief
  • KE & PE practice probs
  • answers to KE & PE worksheet

Tues:

• Revise Mon notes
• Lab 7A: Energy in a System
  • lab-7a_energy-in-a-system

Wed:

• Hand in ch 7 reading guide puzzle
• Debrief Lab 7A,  hand in reports
• Direct instruction: Work
  • ISP_Notes_Work
• Concept practice: Work
  • ISP_Worksheet_Work
  • answers to work worksheet
• Video: Physics of Sports
  • complete question sheet & debrief
    • Nye_Sports_vid questions
  • hand in question sheet

Thurs:

• Revise Wed notes
• Lab 7B: Work & Energy
  • Lab 7B pre-lab information
  • Lab 7B Work and Energy

Fri:

• Finish Lab 7B: Work & Energy

Announcements:

• Lab quiz: Wolf-Deer population lab: Tues 5/22 – data packet due
• Ch 3 quiz re-do: Tues 5/22
• Essays for Ecosystem analysis/eval video (Lorax) due: Fri 5/25
• Chapter 5 reading guide packet due: Tues 5/29
• Lab quiz: Sunflower random sampling lab: Wed 5/30
• Ch 4 reading guide puzzle due: Fri 6/1

Mon:

• Debrief Ch 3 quiz: Re-do tomorrow!
• Debrief Wolf/Deer lab – lab quiz Tues
• Activity: Ecosystem analysis/evaluation (Lorax)
  • Ecosyst analysis & eval_lorax

Tues:

• Lab quiz: Wolf/Deer population lab
  • hand in lab data packet
• Ch 3 quiz re-do
• Ecosystem analysis/eval video activity:
  • Discussion
  • Small groups: work on analysis/evaluation
  • begin 3-paragraph essays: due Fri 5/25

Wed:

• Direct instruction: ch 5-1
  • ch 5-1 notes
• For Wed: complete # 1 – 14 in ch 5 reading guide packet
  • ch 5 review sheet
• Group inquiry activity: Populations
  • Group inquiry_population growth

Thurs:

• Revise Wed notes
• Finish Population group inquiry activity, submit group paper
• Direct instruction: ch 5-2 & 5-3
  • ch 5-2 & 5-3 notes
• Video: Human population growth
• Discuss # 1 – 14 assignment
• For Tues: complete # 15 – 28 in ch 5 reading guide packet – packet due Tues

Fri:

• Hand in essays for Ecosystem analysis/evaluation video (Lorax)
• Revise Thurs notes
• Lab: Sunflower random population sampling
  • lab quiz: Wed 5/30
  • B_Random Sampling_Sunflower

Announcements:

• Test: Ch 6: 3 Laws of Motion: Wed 5/16
• Video questions sheet: Humans & energy: due Fri 5/18
• Final rocket launch: Fri 5/18 (weather permitting)
• Rocket project reports due: Mon 5/21
• Ch 7 reading guide puzzle due: Wed 5/23

Mon:

• Direct instruction: Momentum
  • ISP_Notes_momentum
• Concept practice: Momentum calculations
  • ISP_Worksheet_Momentum
    • momentum worksheet answers
• Rocket re-building – final launch Fri

Tues:

• Revise Mon notes
• Ch 6 review sheet & debrief
  • ch 6 review sheet
  • answers to ch 6 review sheet
• Rocket re-building

Wed:

• Test: ch 6: 3 Laws of Motion
• Begin ch 7 reading guide puzzle: due Wed 5/23
  • Chapter 7 Work and Energy puzzle

Thurs:

• Debrief test
• Video: Crash course: Humans & energy
• Handout: Video questions: Humans & energy – due Fri
  • crash course vid human energy 207 questions
• Final rocket launch tomorrow (weather permitting)

Fri:

• Final rocket launch (weather permitting)
• Work on final Project report – due Mon 5/21

Announcements:

• Ch 3 reading guide packet due: Tues 5/15
• Carbon cycle video question sheet due: Fri 5/18
• Quiz: Ch 3: Ecology: Fri 5/18
• Lab quiz: Deer/wolf population lab: Tues 5/22 – lab data packet due

Mon:

• Finish Ecological Pyramids group inquiry activity, submit group paper
• Direct instruction: ch 3-3: Matter cycles
  • ch 3.3 notes
• Handout: What to know – ch 3 quiz (quiz is Fri)
  • WTK – ch 3 Quiz

Tues:

• Revise Mon notes
• Discuss # 21 – 31 assignment, hand in ch 3 reading guide packet
• Group inquiry activity: Nutrient cycles
  • Group Inquiry_Nutrient Cycles

Wed:

• Debrief Nutrient cycles – Carbon, phosphorus, nitrogen
• Direct instruction: Carbon cycle and climate change
  • climate change notes
• Video: Crash course #46: Carbon cycle

Thurs:

• Revise Wed notes
• Activity: Video questions: Carbon cycle – due tomorrow
  • 07_Carbon Cycle Crash Course
• Review for ch 3 quiz tomorrow

Fri:

• Hand in video question sheet for Carbon cycle video
• Quiz: Ch 3: Ecology
• Lab: “Oh Deer, Here Come the Wolves”
  • lab quiz: Tues

Announcements:

• Lab 6B – 3rd Law report due: Wed 5/9
• Rockets ready for evaluation: Thurs 5/10
• Rocket launch #1: Fri 5/11 (weather permitting)

Mon:

• Rocket build

Tues:

• Direct instruction: Newton’s 3rd Law
  • ISP_Notes_3rd Law
• Lab 6B: Newton’s 3rd Law
  • lab-6b_newtons-3rd-law 
    • debrief
    • report due tomorrow

Wed:

• Hand in Lab 6B reports
• Revise Tues notes
• Rocket build

Thurs:

• 25 min: final touches to rockets, record mass and length data
• Evaluation data collection for all rockets
• Launch #1 is tomorrow (weather permitting)

Fri:

• Rocket launch #1 (weather permitting)
• Analyze launch data
• Begin reports

Announcements:

• Animal kingdom presentations – Mon 5/7, Tues 5/8
• Animal kingdom test: Wed 5/8
• Ch 3 reading guide packet due: Mon 5/14

Mon:

• Animal kingdom presentations

Tues:

• Animal kingdom presentations – finish
• Direct instruction: ch 3.1 & 3.2 – Ecology
  • ch 3.1 & 3.2 notes
• For Wed: read ch 3.1 & 3.2, complete # 1 – 20 in reading guide packet
  • Chapter 3 packet

Wed:

• Test: Animal kingdom
• Discuss # 1 – 20 assignment
• Group inquiry activity: Energy Transfer – begin
  • Group Inquiry_Energy Transfer

Thurs:

• Debrief tests
• Revise Wed notes
• Finish Energy Transfer group inquiry, hand in group paper
• For Mon 5/14: read ch 3.3, complete # 21 – 31 in reading guide packet – packet due Mon

Fri:

• Video: Crash Course: Links in the Chain
• Group Inquiry activity: Ecological Pyramids
  • Group inquiry_Ecological Pyramids