Landis's Science Classes

Announcements:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 3 DUE: TUES 6/11 @ 3:30 PM!
• Lab 7B: Work & energy: report due Thurs 6/6
• Test: Ch 7: Energy: Fri 6/7 – review packet due before test
• Ch 24 reading guide puzzle due: Thurs 6/13
• Final Exam:
  • period 1: Tues 6/18
  • period 4: Mon 6/17

Mon:

• Revise Fri class notes
• Lab 7B: Work & energy – begin
  • Lab 7B Work and Energy

Tues:

• Finish Lab 7B: Work & energy
• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 3 DUE TODAY @ 3:30 PM!

Wed:

• Debrief Lab 7B
  • report due tomorrow
• Direct instruction: Power & efficiency
  • notes_effic & power
• Practice: Power & efficiency
  • efficiency & power practice probs
    • answers to power_effic practice
• Ch 7 review sheet – begin for tomorrow’s review
  • ch 7 review sheet

Thurs:

• Hand in Lab 7B report
• Revise Wed class notes
• Ch 7 review – test tomorrow
  • review packet due tomorrow before test
  • answers to ch 7 review sheet

Fri:

• Hand in ch 7 review packet
• Test: Ch 7: Energy
• Ch 24 reading guide packet: Waves & harmonic motion
  • due Thurs 6/13
  • ch 24 reading guide puzzle

Announcements:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 3 DUE: TUES 6/11 @ 3:30 PM!
• Lab quiz: Natural controls on populations: Wed 6/5 – data packet due
• Wolf article question sheet due: Tues 6/4
• Lab quiz: Sunflower population sampling lab: Mon 6/10 – data packet due
• Ch 6/7 reading guide packet due: Tues 6/11
• Biology notebooks due:
  • period 2: Wed 6/12
  • period 5: Thurs 6/13
• Final exam:
  • period 2: Mon 6/17
  • period 5: Tues 6/18

Mon:

• Revise Fri class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 5.2
  • ch 5.2 notes_limits to growth
• Discuss # 1 – 12 assignment – ch 5 reading guide packet
• For Tues: complete # 13 – 20 in reading guide packet – packet due tomorrow
• Lab: Natural controls on populations – lab quiz Wed
  • lab_nat controls of pop

Tues:

• Revise Mon class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 5.3
  • ch 5.3 notes_human population
• Discuss # 13 – 20 assignment, hand in ch 5 reading guide packet
• Debrief Natural controls on pop. lab – lab quiz tomorrow – data packet due
• Debrief Wolf article question sheet & hand in
• Begin video: Valley of the Wolves 
  • take notes for Wed submission
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9Ju3sNzY3I

Wed:

• Revise Tues class notes
• Hand in Natural controls on population lab data packet
• Lab quiz: Natural controls on population
• Finish Valley of the Wolves video & debrief – hand in video notes
• For Fri: Complete # 1 – 9 in ch 6/7 reading guide packet
  • ch 6 & 7 reading guide packet_ecosyst dynamics_humans & global change
• If time, begin Group Inquiry Activity: Population growth

Thurs:

• Direct instruction: ch 6.1 & 6.2
  • ch 6.1 notes_habitats niches interactions
  • ch 6.2 notes_succession
• Handout: What to know: ch 5, 6 & 7
  • Ch 5, 6 & 7 WTK_Ecology
• Complete Group inquiry activity: Population growth, hand in group paper
  • Group inquiry_population growth

Fri:

• Revise Thurs class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 6.3
  • ch 6.3 notes_biodiversity ecosystems resiliance
• Discuss # 1 – 9 assignment
• For Mon: complete # 10 – 18 in reading guide packet
• Lab: Sunflower population sampling – lab quiz Mon
  • B_Random Sampling_Sunflower

Announcements:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 3 DUE: TUES 6/11 @ 3:30 PM!
• Rocket project reports due: Tues 5/28
• Ch 7 reading guide puzzle due: Fri 5/31
• Lab 7A: Energy in a system: report due Fri 5/31

Mon:

• Memorial Day – no school

Tues:

• Hand in rocket project reports
• Debrief Thurs test
• Video: Crash course: Humans & energy
  • complete question sheet
    • crash course vid human energy 207 questions

Wed:

• Direct instruction: Kinetic & potential energy
  • ISP_Notes_KE and PE
• Kahoot review: KE & PE
• KE & PE problem-solving practice
  • KE & PE practice probs
    • answers to KE & PE worksheet

Thurs:

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

Fri:

• 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
  • Nye_Sports_vid questions

Announcements:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 3 DUE: TUES 6/11 @ 3:30 PM!
• Test: Ch 3 & 4: Fri 5/31 – ch 3 & 4 reading guides due
• Carbon cycle video questions handout due: Fri 5/31
• Wolf article question sheet due: Tues 6/4

Mon:

• Memorial Day – No School

Tues:

• Assignment: read “Lessons from the Wolf” article – complete related handout – due Tues 6/4
  • Lessons from the Wolf article
  • Lesson from the Wolf questions
• Revise Fri class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 4.3
  • ch 4.3 notes_matter cycles
• Discuss # 11 – 17 assignment
• Group inquiry activity: Ecological pyramids – begin
  • Group inquiry_Ecological Pyramids

Wed:

• Revise Tues class notes
• Review matter cycles
• Finish Ecological pyramids group inquiry, submit group paper

Thurs:

• Test review: ch 3 & 4
• For Fri: complete # 1 – 12 in ch 5 reading guide packet
  • ch 5 reading guide packet
• Carbon cycle video: Crash course chemistry #46 – complete questions handout – due Fri 5/31

Fri:

• Hand in ch 3 and ch 4 reading guide packets
• Test: Ch 3 & 4
• Direct instruction: ch 5.1
  • ch 5.1 notes_how populations grow
• Discuss # 1 – 12 assignment
• For Wed: complete # 13 – 20 in reading guide packet
• Finish Carbon cycle video question sheet, hand in

Announcements:

• Lab 6B: 3rd Law: report due Tues 5/21
• Test: Ch 6: 3 laws of motion: Thurs 5/23
• Final rocket launch: Fri 5/24 – weather permitting
• Rocket project report due: Tues 5/28
• Ch 7  reading guide puzzle due: Fri 5/31

Mon:

• Direct instruction: 3rd law of motion
  • ISP_Notes_3rd Law
• Lab 6B: 3rd law of motion
  • lab-6b_newtons-3rd-law

Tues:

• Revise Mon class notes
• Debrief lab 6B, hand in report
• Direct instruction: momentum
  • ISP_Notes_momentum
• Concept practice: momentum
  • ISP_Worksheet_Momentum
    • momentum worksheet answers
• Rocket rebuild – final launch Fri
• Ch 6 review sheet – begin for Wed
  • ch 6 review sheet

Wed:

• Revise Tues class notes
• Ch 6 review sheet and debrief
  • answers to ch 6 review sheet
• If time, rocket rebuild

Thurs:

• Hand in ch 6 review sheet
• Test: ch 6: 3 laws of motion
• Ch 7 reading guide puzzle – due Fri 5/31
  • ch 7 reading guide puzzle_energy
• Finish final rocket modifications
• Final rocket launch tomorrow

Fri:

• Final rocket launch
• Begin project report – due Tues 5/28

Announcements:

• Climate graph activity packet due: Thurs 5/23
• Short test: ch 3 & 4: Fri 5/31 – ch 3 & 4 reading guide packets due

Mon:

• Debrief test
• Direct instruction: ch 3.1
  • ch 3.1 notes_intro to global systems
• Collaborative study groups: # 1 – 8 assignment – ch 3 reading guide
• For Tues: complete # 9 – 19 in reading guide packet
• Video: Crash course Ecology

Tues:

• Revise Mon class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 3.2
  • ch 3.2 notes_climate, weather & life
• Collaborative study groups: # 9 – 19 assignment
• For Wed: complete # 20 – 25 in ch 3 reading guide packet
• Climate graph activity: begin
  • Climate Graph Activity

Wed:

• Revise Tues class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 3.3
  • ch 3.3 notes_biomes & aquatic ecosysts
• Collaborative study groups: # 20 – 25 assignment
  • ch 3 reading guide packet is due @ ch 3 & 4 test: Fri 5/31
• Finish climate graph activity – packet due Thurs

Thurs:

• Revise Wed class notes
• Hand in Climate graph packet
• Handout: What to know – ch 3 & 4 test
  • WTK _ch 3 & 4 test
• For Fri: Complete # 1 – 10 in ch 4 reading guide packet
  • Chapter 4 Reading Guide
• Group inquiry activity: Energy transfer in organisms – begin
  • Group Inquiry_Energy Transfer

Fri:

• Direct instruction: ch 4.1 & 4.2
  • ch 4.1 & 4.2 notes_energy & energy flow
• Collaborative study groups: # 1 – 10 reading guide assignment
• For Tues: complete # 11 – 17 in ch 4 reading guide packet
• Finish Group inquiry activity: Energy transfer & hand in group paper

Announcements:

• Lab 6A: 1st & 2nd Laws of Motion: report due Mon 5/13
• Ch 6 reading guide puzzle due: Tues 5/14
• Rocket project materials must be in room S7 by: Tues 5/14
  • rocket project materials list_2019_5_14
• Rocket launch #1: Fri 5/17 (weather permitting)

Mon:

• Direct instruction: 2nd law of motion
  • ISP_Notes_2nd Law
• Concept practice: 2nd law story problems
  • ISP_Worksheet_2nd Law Story Problems
    • answers to 2nd law story problems
• Finish Lab 6A report, hand in

Tues:

• Revise Mon class notes
• Hand in ch 6 reading guide puzzle
• Rocket project
  • intro
    • ISP_Rockets
  • begin build
  • must be ready to evaluation Thurs 5/16

Wed:

• Rocket build

Thurs:

• Finish rocket build – 30 min
• Evaluate all rockets
  •  

Fri:

• Rocket launch #1
• Analyze launch data
  • rocket project report

Announcements:

• Animal kingdom test questions due via email: Mon 5/13 @ 9:00 PM
• Animal kingdom presentations begin: Wed 5/15
• Animal kingdom test: Fri 5/17 – ch 24 reading guide packet due

Mon:

• Work on Animal kingdom presentations
  • cladogram_animal kingdom_chordate
  • cladogram_animal kingdom_general
• Test questions due via email by 9:00 PM tonight

Tues:

• Handout: What to know: Animal kingdom test
  • WTK_ch 24_animals test
• Work on presentations – must be ready to present by tomorrow

Wed:

• Animal kingdom presentations

Thurs:

• Complete Animal kingdom presentations
• Test review: Animal kingdom

Fri:

• Hand in ch 24 reading guide packet
• Test: Animal kingdom
• For Tues: complete # 1 – 8 in ch 3 reading guide
  • ch 3 reading guide packet

Announcements:

• Test: Ch 5: Force: Tues 5/7 – ch 5 review sheet due
• Lab 6A: 1st & 2nd Laws of Motion: report due: Mon 5/13
• Rocket project materials due in room S7: Tues 5/14
• Ch 6 reading guide puzzle due: Wed 5/15

Mon:

• Revise Thurs class notes
• Ch 5 review sheet – due tomorrow BEFORE test
  • answers to ch 5 review sheet

Tues:

• Hand in ch 5 review sheet – due BEFORE test
• Test: ch 5: Force
• Begin Ch 6 reading guide puzzle: due Tues 5/14
  • ch 6 reading guide puzzle_Newton’s laws
• Rocket project materials list: due in room S7 by Tues 5/14

Wed:

• No school

Thurs:

• Debrief test
• Direct instruction: 1st law of motion
  • ISP_Notes_1st Law
• Demonstration: 1st law of motion
• Concept practice: Net force and 1st law of motion
  • net force & 1st law practice
    • answers to first law concept practice

Fri:

• Revise Tues class notes
• Lab 6A: 1st & 2nd Laws of Motion
  • Lab 6A_Newton’s 1st & 2nd Law 
  • debrief
  • report due Mon 5/13

Announcements:

• Lab quiz: Comparison of Plants: Tues 5/7 – lab data packet due
• Short test: Plant Kingdom: Thurs 5/9 – ch 22 reading guide packet due
• Animal presentation test questions due: Mon 5/13 at 9 PM. (emailed)
• Animal presentations begin: Wed 5/15

Mon:

• Finish Comparison of plants lab
  • debrief
  • lab quiz tomorrow
• Video: Vascular plant reproduction

Tues:

• Hand in Comparison of plant lab data packet
• Lab quiz: Comparison of plants
• Short test review: Plant kingdom – test is Thurs

Wed:

• No school

Thurs:

• Hand in ch 22 reading guide packet
• Short test: Plant kingdom
• For Fri: complete # 1 – 19 in ch 24 reading guide packet
  • ch 24 reading guide puzzle
• Direct instruction: Intro to Animal Kingdom
  • ch 24.1 & 24.2 notes_intro to animals_evol & diversity
• Animal Kingdom presentations
  • intro
    • Animal Groups presentations instructions and scoring rubric
    • Animal groups presentations_notes table
  • example presentation
    • Landis_porifera_
  • test questions due: Mon 5/13 at 9 PM (emailed)

Fri:

• Debrief short test
• Revise Thurs class notes
• Collaborative study groups: # 1 – 19 reading guide assignment
• Work on Animal Kingdom presentations – presentations begin Wed 5/15
  • cladogram_animal kingdom_general
  • cladogram_animal kingdom_chordate