Landis's Science Classes

Announcements:

• Syllabus signature sheet due: Tues 4/2
• Lab safety handout due: Thurs 4/4
• Measurement lab report due: Fri 4/5
• Ch 1 & 2 reading guide puzzle due: Mon 4/8
• Test: Ch 1 & 2: Wed 4/10

Mon:

• Syllabus – return signature sheet tomorrow
  • syllabus_PS Energy
• Handout: Academic integrity
  • Academic Integrity mission statement
• Activity: Nature of Science box
  • nature of sci explanations
• Handout: Effective effort
  • effective effort

Tues:

• Get textbooks
• Hand in syllabus signature sheet
• Class blog intro
• Activity: THIEVES
  • THIEVES
• Ch 1 & 2 reading guide puzzle: due Mon 4/8
  • Chapter 1 & 2 Reading Guide puzzle

Wed:

• Intro: interactive class notes
  • rubric: Cornell notes scoring rubric
• Direct instruction: SI measuring system
  • SI measurement notes
• Concept practice: metric conversions
  • metric conversion chart
  • metric conversions I
    • answers to metric conversions I
• Lab safety: sign and complete crossword – due Thurs
  • Lab Safety xword PS

Thurs:

• Revise Wed class notes
  • example of revised class notes: revised-notes-example
• Direct instruction: precision, accuracy, resolution
  • Precision, Accuracy, Resolution
• Lab: Measurement
  • Measurement Lab

Fri:

• Discuss reading guide puzzle – due Mon
• Revise Thurs class notes
• Debrief Measurement lab, hand in report
• Intro: significant digits
  • Significant figures notes
• Concept practice: significant digits
  • ISP_Worksheet_Significant Digits
  • Significant Digits worksheet II
    • answers to significant digits practice
• Metric conversion practice #2
  • metric conversions 2

Announcements:

• Syllabus signature sheets due: Tues 4/2
• Selection computer simulation lab report due: Wed 4/10

Mon:

• Syllabus, grading policies, grade averaging, etc.
  • signature sheet due: Tues 4/2
  • Biology syllabus_2019_4_1
• Course goals
• Biology notebooks
  • grading rubric
    • Cornell notes scoring rubric
• Direct instruction: ch 17.1 & 17.2
  • ch 17.1 & 17.2 notes_voyage of discovery & influences
• Video: Evolution overview (5 min)
  • https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/labs/lab/evolution/1/1/
• For Tues: complete # 1 – 8 in reading guide packet
  • ch 17 reading guide packet_theory of evolution_

Tues:

• Revise Mon class notes
• Collaborative study groups: # 1 – 8 assignment
• Direct instruction: ch 17.3 & 17.4
  • ch 17.3 & 17.4 notes_nat sel theory & evidence
• For Wed: complete # 9 – 29 in reading guide packet
• Interactive video: Rock pocket mice selection
  • Hand in question sheet
    • HHMI rock pocket mouse w quiz-1

Wed:

• Revise Tues class notes
• Collaborative study groups: # 9 – 29 assignment
• Activity: “It’s not Fair”
  • It’s Not Fair Student Handout
  • It’s not fair notes
• For Thurs: complete # 1 – 5 in ch 18 reading guide packet
  • ch 18 reading guide packet_evol of populations

Thurs:

• Handout: What to know: Ch 17 & 18
  • ch 17 & 18 short test_WTK
• Direct instruction: ch 18.1
  • ch 18.1_genes & variation
• Collaborative study groups: # 1 – 5 assignment
• For Fri: complete # 6 – 15 in reading guide packet
• Video: Why Sex? (First 30 minutes only)

Fri:

• Revise Thurs class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 18.2
  • ch 18.2 notes_evol as genetic change
• Collaborative study groups: # 6 – 15 assignment
• For Mon: complete # 16 – 21 in reading guide packet
• Lab: Selection simulation – begin
  • PhET Selection Sim Lab

Announcements:

• If you don’t have Science Term 3, hand in textbook by Thurs 3/21
• Final exam:
  • per 2: Wed 3/20
  • per 5: Thurs 3/21

Mon:

• Final exam review
  • Memorelephants
    • Memorelephant
  • Old tests

Tues:

• Final exam review
  • Memorelephants
    • Memorelephant
  • Old tests

Wed:

• per 2: 90 min: Final exam
• per 5: 30 min: test prep, course evaluation

Thurs:

• per 2: 30 min: test debrief, course evaluation
• per 5: 90 min: Final exam

Announcements:

• Turn in Miller & Levine Biology textbook by Thurs 3/21
• Final Exam: Term 2:
  • period 3: Thurs 3/21
  • period 4: Wed 3/20

Mon:

• Final exam review
  • Memorelephants
    • Memorelephant
  • Old tests

Tues:

• Final exam review
  • Memorelephants
    • Memorelephant
  • Old tests

Wed:

• per 3: 30 min – test prep, course evaluation
• per 4: 90 min: Final exam: Term 2

Thurs:

• per 3: 90 min: Final exam: Term 2
• per 4: 30 min: test debrief, course evaluation

Fri:

• No class meeting: grading day

Best wishes for IB Biology 2!

Announcements:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/13 @ 3:30 PM!
• Ch 24 review sheet due: Fri 3/15
• Final exam:
  • Period 2: Wed 3/20
  • Period 5: Thurs 3/21

Mon:

• Revise Fri class 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
• Video: Nuclear energy
  • complete question sheet
    • Nye nuclear power DVD Q’s

Tues:

• Revise Mon class notes
• Lab: Sound (computers)
  • Lab_Waves & sound

Wed:

• LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE TODAY @ 3:30 PM!
• Lab: Sound in a test tube
  • Lab_Sound in a test tube
• Finish Nuclear energy video, hand in question sheets

Thurs:

• Ch 24 review sheet & debrief
  • due Fri
  • ch 24 review sheet
    • answers-to-ch-24-review-sheet

Fri:

• Paper tower project
  • Paper Tower Projec

Announcements:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/13 @ 3:30 PM!
• Unit Test: Ecology: Mon 3/11 (including IB test questions)
• Short test: ch 27.4: Fri 3/15
• Biology notebooks due: Fri 3/15
  • Biology Notebook_1.25-3.13_2019
• Final Exam:
  • Period 4: Wed 3/20
  • Period 3: Thurs 3/21

Mon:

• Unit test: Ecology
  • IB test questions
  • Post-test: carrying capacity
• Hand in E.I.R. projects
• For Wed: complete # 1 – 17 in ch 27.4 reading guide packet
  • ch 27.4 reading guide packet_immunity & disease

Tues:

• Handouts:
  • What to know: ch 27.4
    • WTK_ch 27.4 quiz_disease &immunity
  • IB Curriculum guide: Disease & immune system
    • IB Curriculum Guide_student_infectious disease & immune system
• Direct instruction: ch 27.1
  • ch 27.1 notes_organiz of human body
• Video: Calling the shots (vaccines)
  • https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/vaccinescalling-the-shots

Wed:

• LATE WORK  FOR TERM 2 DUE: TODAY @ 3:30 PM
• Revise Tues class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 27.4
  • ch 27.2 notes_immunity disease
• Discuss # 1 – 17 reading guide assignment
• Finish Vaccine video
  • Small group discussion: balancing individual and public rights
    • Vaccine video_Calling the shots_group discussion questions
  • Hand in group paper

Thurs:

• Test review: Disease & immune system
• IB test questions review

Fri:

• Short test: ch 27.4: Disease & immune system
  • IB test questions
• Hand in Biology notebook
  • Biology Notebook_1.25-3.13_2019

Announcements:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/13 @3:30 PM
• Test: ch 7: Energy: Mon 3/4
• Lab 24A lab report due: Thurs 3/7
• Ch 24 reading guide puzzle due: Mon 3/11

Mon:

• Test: ch 7: Energy
• Begin ch 24 reading guide puzzle: due Mon 3/11
  • ch 24 reading guide puzzle

Tues:

• Debrief test
• Demo: waves
• Direct instruction: waves intro
  • Wave intro notes
• Lab 24A: Harmonic motion – begin
  • Lab 24A_Harmonic motion

Wed:

• Revise Tues class notes
• Lab 24A – continue

Thurs:

• Finish Lab 24A & debrief
• Finish lab reports and hand in

Fri:

• Direct instruction: Wave period & frequency
  • Notes_period_freq
• Concept practice: Wave period & frequency
  • ISP_Worksheet_Period and Frequency
    • answers to period frequency practice

Announcements:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/13 @ 3:30 PM
• Ecology project due: Mon 3/11
• Ecology Unit Test: Mon 3/11

Mon:

• Lab quiz: Population sampling – hand in data packet
• Direct instruction: ch 6.1 & 6.2
  • ch 6.1 notes__habitats niches interactions
  • ch 6.2 notes__succession
• Environmental Impact Report project
  • Ecosystem project student handout
  • ecosystem project student template 
    • ecosystem proj_eco terms for justification of status
  • intro
  • begin
  • due: Mon 3/11

Tues:

• Revise Mon class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 6.3
  • ch 6.3 notes__biodiversity ecosystems resiliance
• Discuss # 1 – 9 assignment
• For Wed: complete # 10 – 18 in reading guide packet
• Continue E.I.R. projects

Wed:

• Revise Tues class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 7.1 & 7.2
  • ch 7.1 & 7.2 notes__ecol footprints causes effects global change
    • https://www.footprintcalculator.org
• Discuss # 10 – 18 assignment
• For Thurs: complete # 19 – 24 in reading guide packet
• Continue E.I.R. projects

Thurs:

• Revise Wed class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 7.3 & 7.4
  • ch 7.3 & 7.4 notes__measuring responding to change sustainability
• Discuss # 19 – 24 assignment
• Continue E.I.R. projects – due tomorrow

Fri:

• Unit test: Ecology & IB questions
• Post-test: carrying capacity
• Hand in E.I.R. projects
• For Tues: complete # 1 – 17 in ch 27.4 reading guide
  • ch 27.4 reading guide packet_immunity & disease