Landis's Science Classes

Announcements:

• Syllabus signature sheet due: Wed 12/5
• Lab safety agreement & crossword due: Fri 12/7
• Measurement lab report due: Mon 12/10
• Ch 1 & 2 reading guide puzzle due: Thurs 12/13
• Ch 1 & 2 Test: Thurs 12/13

Mon:

• No class meeting – Term 1 grading day

Tues:

• Course syllabus – signature sheet due tomorrow
  • syllabus_PS Energy
• Academic integrity discussion
  • Academic Integrity mission statement
• Activity: Nature of Science box
• Effective Effort: discussion
  • effective effort

Wed:

• Get textbooks
• Hand in syllabus signature sheet
• Class blog demonstration & discussion
• Activity w/ textbook: THIEVES
  • THIEVES
• Ch 1 & 2 reading guide puzzle: due Mon 12/10
  • Chapter 1 & 2 Reading Guide puzzle

Thurs:

• Cornell notes: introduction
  • Cornell notes scoring rubric
• Direct instruction: Metric (SI) measurement
  • SI measurement notes
• Concept practice: metric unit conversions
  • metric conversions I
    • answers to metric conversions I
• Lab safety:
  • discussion
  • agreement & puzzle – due tomorrow
    • lab safety agreement PS
    • Lab Safety xword PS

Fri:

• Discussion of Cornell notes process: revision and summary of class notes
  • revised-notes-example
• Revise Thurs notes
• Direct instruction: Precision, accuracy & resolution
  • Precision, Accuracy, Resolution
• Lab: Measurement
  • Measurement Lab

Announcements:

• Ch 17 reading guide packet due: Thurs 12/6
• Short test: ch 17 & 18: Fri 12/14

Mon:

• No class meeting – Term 1 grading day

Tues:

• Direct instruction: ch 17.1 & 17.2
  • ch 17.1 & 17.2 notes_voyage of discovery & influences
• Video: Evolution: It’s a Thing
• For Wed: complete # 1- 8 in ch 17 reading guide packet
  • ch 17 reading guide packet_theory of evolution

Wed:

• Revise Tues notes
• Discuss # 1 – 8 assignment
• Direct instruction: ch 17.3 & 17.4
  • ch 17.3 & 17.4 notes_nat sel theory & evidence
• For Thurs: complete # 9 – 29 in reading guide packet – packet due tomorrow
• Video: Rock pocket mouse evolution
  • http://media.hhmi.org/biointeractive/interactivevideo/pocketmousequiz/?_ga=2.115284494.867636103.1543431263-988719089.1543431263 
  • complete question sheet and hand in
    • HHMI rock pocket mouse w quiz-1

Thurs:

• Revise Wed notes
• Discuss # 9 – 29 assignment, hand in packet
• Activity: “It’s Not Fair” – natural selection
  • It’s Not Fair Student Handout
• For Fri: complete # 1 – 5 in ch 18 reading guide packet
  • ch 18 reading guide packet_evol of populations
• Pre-test: causes of genetic variation

Fri:

• Handouts:
  • What to know – ch 17 & 18 short test
    • ch 17 & 18 short test_WTK
  • IB curriculum guide: evolution
    • ib-curriculum-guide_student-handout_evolution
• Direct instruction: ch 18.1
  • ch 18.1_genes & variation
• Discuss # 1 – 5 assignment
• For Mon: complete # 6 – 15 in reading guide packet
• Video: Why sex?
  • exit ticket

Announcements:

• BRING YOUR TEXTBOOK TO CLASS ON FRIDAY IF YOU DON’T HAVE SCIENCE DURING TERM 2!
• Lab 24A: Harmonic motion: lab report due: Mon 10/26
• Final exam: Thurs 11/29 & Fri 11/30

Mon:

• Revise Wed notes
• Direct instruction: Wave speed
  • Notes_Wave Speed_Frequency and Wavelength
• Concept practice: Wave speed
  • wave-speed-prob-solving
  • answers-to-wave-speed-prob-solve
• Debrief Lab 24 A & hand in Lab 24A reports
• Begin Ch 24 review sheet

Tues:

• Revise Mon notes
• Ch 24 review sheet & debrief
  • ch 24 review sheet
  • answers ch 24 review sheet_2018_11_27
• Final exam review – begin
  • Memorelephant

Wed:

• Final exam review
  • Memorelephant

Thurs:

• Finish final exam review
• Begin final exam

Fri:

• Finish final exam

Announcements:

• Ch 15 & 16 reading guide packet due: Mon 11/26
• IB test: DNA: Wed 11/28
• Final exam: Thurs 11/29 & Fri 11/30

Mon:

• Revise Wed notes
• Direct instruction: ch 163 & 16.4
  • ch 16.3 & 16.4 notes_biotech applications ethics impacts
• Discuss # 17 – 28, hand in ch 15 & 16 reading guide packet
• Lab: DNA Scissors – begin
  • Lab_DNA Scissors

Tues:

• Revise Mon notes
• IB test questions review: DNA
• Lab: DNA Scissors – finish & debrief, hand in lab report

Wed:

• IB test: DNA
• Final exam review
  • Memorelephant

Thurs:

• Finish final exam review
• Final exam: Day 1

Fri:

• Final exam – Day 2

Announcements:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 1 DUE: WED 11/21 @ 3:40 PM!
• Ch 24 reading guide puzzle due: Wed 11/21
• Lab 24A: Harmonic motion: lab report due: Mon 11/26
• Final exam: Thurs 11/29 & Fri 11/30

Mon:

• Lab 24A: Harmonic motion – begin
  • Lab 24A_Harmonic motion

Tues:

• Direct instruction: Waves
  • Wave intro notes
• Continue Lab 24A

Wed:

• Hand in ch 24 reading guide puzzle
• Direct instruction: wave period & frequency
  • Notes_period_freq
• Concept practice: wave period & frequency
  • ISP_Worksheet_Period and Frequency
  • answers to period frequency practice
• Finish lab 24A, debrief

Thurs & Fri:

• No school: Thanksgiving holiday

Announcements:

• Ch 13 & 14 reading guide packet due: Mon 11/19
• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 1 DUE: WED 11/21 @3:40 PM!
• Biology notebook due: Wed 11/21
  • bio notebook 10.5 – 11.20
• Quiz: DNA: Wed 11/21
• Ch 15/16 reading guide packet due: Mon 11/26
• IB test questions: DNA: Wed 11/28
• Final exam: Thurs 11/29 & Fri 11/30

Mon:

• Revise Fri notes
• Direct instruction: ch 14.3 & 14.4
  • ch 14.3 & 14.4 notes_gene reg & expression & mutations
• Discuss # 25 – 40 assignment
• For Tues: read ch 15.3, complete # 1 – 5 in ch 15/16 reading guide packet
  • ch 15 & 16 reading guide packet_human genome & biotech
• Lab: Protein synthesis & words
  • Protein Synthesis & Words Lab

Tues:

• Revise Mon notes
• Direct instruction: ch 15.3
  • ch 15.3 notes_studying human genome
• Discuss # 1 – 5 assignment
• For Wed: read ch 16.1 & 16.2, complete # 6 – 16 in reading guide packet
• Finish Protein synthesis & words lab, debrief, hand in group report
• Quiz review: DNA

Wed:

• Revise Tues notes
• Quiz: DNA
• Direct instruction: Ch 16.1 & 16. 2
  • ch 16.1 & 16.2 notes_changing living world & genetic engineering
• Discuss # 6 – 16 assignment
• For Mon: read ch 16.3 & 16.4, complete # 17 -28 in reading guide packet – packet due Mon
• Hand in Biology notebooks
  • bio notebook 10.5 – 11.20

Thurs & Fri:

• No school: Thanksgiving holiday

Announcements:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 1 DUE: WED 11/21 @ 3:40 PM!
• Lab 7B: Work & Energy: report due: Fri 11/16
• Test: Ch 7: Energy: Fri 11/16
• Ch 24 reading guide puzzle due: Wed 11/21

Mon:

• No school – Veteran’s Day – observed

Tues:

• Revise Thurs notes
• Lab 7B: Work & Energy – begin
  • Lab 7B Work and Energy

Wed:

• Finish Lab 7B data collection

Thurs:

• Debrief lab 7B – report due Fri
• Ch 7 test review
  • ch 7 review sheet
  • answers to ch 7 review sheet

Fri:

• Test: Ch 7: Energy
• Begin ch 24 reading guide puzzle – Waves & sound
  • ch 24 reading guide puzzle

Announcements:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 1 DUE: WED 11/21 @ 3:40 PM!
• Test: Genetics: Ch 12 & 15: Tues 11/13
• Ch 13 reading guide packet due: Mon 11/19
• Biology notebook due: Wed 11/21

Mon:

• No school: Veteran’s Day – observed

Tues:

• Review Genetics what-to-know
• Test: Genetics: Ch 12 & 15
  • IB test questions
• For Thurs: read ch 13.1 & 13.2, complete #1 – 12 in reading guide packet
  • ch 13 & 14 reading guide packet_DNA RNA & prot synth

Wed:

• Test debrief
• Group inquiry activity: DNA
  • group-inquiry_-dna

Thurs:

• Direct instruction: ch 13.1 – 13.3
  • ch 13.1 & 13.2 notes_indentifying gene subst & DNA struct
  • ch 13.3 notes_DNA replication
• Discuss # 1 – 12 assignment
• For Fri: # 13 – 24 in reading guide packet
• Handouts:
  • What to know – DNA & RNA – ch 13, 14, 15
    • ch 13, 14, 15, 16 test_what to know
  • IB Curriculum Guide – DNA (molecular inheritance)
    • IB curriculum guide Unit 6 Molecular Inheritance
• Finish DNA group inquiry, hand in group paper

Fri:

• Revise Thurs notes
• Direct instruction: ch 14.1 & 14.2
  • ch 14.1 & 14.2 notes_RNA ribosomes & prot synth
• Discuss # 13 – 24 assignment
• For Mon: complete # 25 – 40 in reading guide packet – packet due Mon
• Hand in Biology notebooks

Announcements:

• Rocket project final report due: Mon 11/5
• Ch 7 reading guide puzzle due: Wed 11/7
• Lab 7A report due: Wed 11/7
• Ch 7 test: Energy: Fri 11/16

Mon:

• Hand in final rocket project report
• Direct instruction: KE & PE
  • ISP_Notes_KE and PE
• Kahoot review: KE & PE
• KE & PE practice problems & 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 report
• Direct instruction: Work
  • ISP_Notes_Work
• Concept practice: Work
  • ISP_Worksheet_Work
  • answers to work worksheet
• Video: Physics of sports – begin
  • Nye_Sports_vid questions

Thurs:

• Revise Wed notes
• Direct instruction: Power & efficiency
  • notes_effic & power
• Practice problems: Power & efficiency
  • efficiency & power practice probs
  • answers to power_effic practice
• Finish Physics of sports video – hand in question sheet

Fri:

• No class meeting: Professional development day for teachers

Announcements:

• Ch 15 reading guide packet due: Wed 11/7
• Lab quiz: Dragon genetics lab: Thurs 11/8 – data packet due
• Test: ch 12 & 15: Genetics: Tues 11/13

Mon:

• Revise Fri notes
• Direct instruction: ch 15.1
  • ch 15.1 notes_human chromosomes
• For Tues: complete # 1 – 12 in ch 15 reading guide packet
  • ch 15.1 & 15.2 reading guide packet_human chromos & gen disorders
• Blood type problem practice
  • Blood type genetics
  • Answers to Blood Type genetics handout

Tues:

• Revise Mon notes
• Direct instruction: ch 15.2
  • ch 15.2 notes_human genetic disorders
• Discuss # 1 – 12 assignment
• For Wed: complete # 13 – 15 in ch 15 reading guide packet – packet due Wed
• Lab: Dragon genetics
  • DragonGenetics2Protocol

Wed:

• Revise Tues notes
• Discuss # 13 – 15 assignment, hand in ch 15 reading guide packet
• Debrief Dragon genetics lab – lab quiz Thurs – data packet due
• Direct instruction: Pedigrees
  • Pedigree Introduction
  • Pedigree_Sex_Linked_Pedigree_Practice
• Pedigree practice:
  • Pedigree practice handout 1
  • Pedigree practice handout 2
    • answers to pedigree practice handout

Thurs:

• Lab quiz: Dragon genetics
  • hand in lab data packet after quiz
• Test review: Ch 12  & 15: Genetics
  • Kahoot review

Fri:

• No class meeting: Professional development day for teachers