Landis's Science Classes

Announcements:

• Lab quiz: Population sampling: Mon 3/4 – data packet due
• Environmental Impact Report project due: Thurs 3/7
• Ecology Unit Test (including IB questions): Thurs 3/7
• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: FRI 3/8 @ 3:30 PM
• Biology notebook due: TBA

Mon Thurs:

• Snow days

Fri:

• For Tues: complete # 1 – 9 in ch 6/7 reading guide
  • ch 6 & 7 reading guide packet_ecosyst dynamics_humans & global change
• Handout: What to know: Ch 5, 6 & 7
  • Ch 5, 6 & 7 WTK_Ecology
• Lab: Population sampling – lab quiz Mon 3/4
  • B_Random Sampling_Sunflower

Announcements:

• Ch 7 test: Energy: Mon 3/4
• Ch 24 reading guide puzzle due: Fri 3/8
• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: FRI 3/8 @ 3:30 PM

Mon – Thurs:

• Snow days

Fri:

• Ch 7 test review
  • ch 7 review sheet
    • answers to ch 7 review sheet

Announcements:

• Ch 7 reading guide puzzle due: Tues 2/19
• Lab 7B lab report due: Mon 2/25
• Ch 7 test: Energy: Tues 2/26
• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/6 @ 3:30 PM

Mon:

• President’s Day – No School

Tues:

• Hand in ch 7 reading guide puzzle
• Direct instruction: Work
  • ISP_Notes_Work
• Concept practice: Work
  • ISP_Worksheet_Work
    • answers to work worksheet
• Video: Physics of Sports – complete question sheet and hand in
  • Nye_Sports_vid questions

Wed:

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

Thurs:

• Finish Lab 7B

Fri:

• Debrief Lab 7B – report due Mon
• Direct instruction: power & efficiency
  • notes_effic & power
• Concept practice: power & efficiency
  • efficiency & power practice probs
    • answers to power_effic practice_
• Ch 7 review sheet – come to class Mon with questions
  • ch 7 review sheet

Announcements:

• Wolf article question sheet due: Wed 2/20
• Lab quiz: Natural controls on populations lab: Thurs 2/21 – data packet due

Mon:

• President’s day: No school

Tues:

• Revise Fri notes
• Direct instruction: ch 5.2
  • ch 5.2 notes_limits to growth
• Lab: Natural controls on population
  • 06_LabPopulationControls

Wed:

• Revise Tues notes
• Direct instruction: ch 5.3
  • ch 5.3 notes_human population
• Debrief Natural controls on populations lab – lab quiz tomorrow
• Debrief Wolf article, hand in question sheet
• Begin Video: Wolves of Yellowstone
  • Ss take notes
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9Ju3sNzY3I

Thurs:

• Hand in Natural controls on population lab data packet
• Lab quiz: Natural controls on population
• Finish Wolf video, discussion, hand in notes

Fri:

• Group inquiry activity: Population growth
  • Group inquiry_population growth

Announcements:

• Ch 6 test: 3 Laws of Motion: Mon 2/11
• Final rocket launch: Wed 2/13 – weather permitting
• Final rocket project report due: Thurs 2/14
• Ch 7 reading guide puzzle due: Tues 2/19

Mon:

• Test: ch 6: 3 Laws of Motion
• Begin ch 7 reading guide puzzle – due Tues 2/19
  • ch 7 reading guide puzzle_energy
• Work on rocket modifications – final launch is Wed

Tues:

• Debrief test
• Video: Crash course: Humans & energy
  • complete question sheet
    • crash course vid human energy questions

Wed:

• Final rocket launch – weather permitting
• Finish final rocket report – due Thurs 2/14

Thurs:

• Direct instruction: Kinetic & potential energy
  • ISP_Notes_KE and PE
• Concept practice: KE & PE
  • KE & PE practice probs
    • answers to KE & PE worksheet
• Hand in final rocket project report

Fri:

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

Announcements:

• Carbon cycle video question sheet due: Thurs 2/14
• Short test: Ecology: Ch 3 & 4: Fri 2/15
• Read “Lessons from the Wolf” article by Wed 2/20, complete question sheet
• Lab quiz: Natural controls on populations: Thurs 2/21 – data packet due

Mon:

• Direct instruction: ch 4.1 & 4.2
  • ch 4.1 & 4.2 notes_energy & energy flow
• Collaborative study groups: # 1 – 10 assignment
• For Tues: complete # 11 – 17 in ch 4 reading guide packet
• For Wed 2/20: reading “Lessons from the Wolf” article & answer questions
  • Lessons from the Wolf article
  • Lesson from the Wolf questions
• Begin Group Inquiry Activity: Ecological pyramids
  • Group inquiry_Ecological Pyramids

Tues:

• Revise Mon notes
• Finish Ecological pyramids group inquiry, hand in group paper
• Direct instruction: ch 4.3
  • ch 4.3 notes_matter cycles
• Collaborative study groups: # 11 – 17 assignments
• Group inquiry activity: Nutrient cycles – begin
  • Group Inquiry_Nutrient Cycles

Wed:

• Revise Tues class notes
• Finish Nutrient cycles group inquiry activity – hand in group papers
• Video: Crash course – Carbon cycle
  • answer questions on handout
    • 07_Carbon Cycle Crash Course

Thurs:

• Finish Carbon cycle video questions, debrief, hand in papers
• Short test review: ch 3 & 4
• For Thurs: complete # 1 – 12 – ch 5 reading guide
  • ch 5 reading guide packet

Fri:

• Short test: ch 3 & 4
• Direct instruction: ch 5.1
  • ch 5.1 notes_how populations grow
• Collaborative study group: # 1 – 12 assignment
• For Tues: complete # 13 – 20 in reading guide