Landis's Science Classes

Announcements:

• Test: Ch 4: Motion: Mon 9/30 – review packet due before test
• Lab 5A: What is a newton?: report due: Thurs 10/3
• Ch 5 homework puzzle due: Fri 10/4
• Lab 5B: Force and friction: report due Mon 10/7
• Test: Ch 5: Force: Tues 10/8

Mon:

• Hand in Ch 4 review packet
• Test: Ch 4: Motion – 2 parts
• Begin Ch 5 homework puzzle – due Fri 10/4
  • Chapter 5 Force

Tues:

• Debrief tests
• Direct instruction: Force
  • ISP_Notes_Ch 5_Force
• Lab 5A: What is a newton?
  • Lab 5A_What is a Newton?

Wed:

• Revise Tues class notes
• Debrief lab 5A
  • report due tomorrow
• Direct instruction: Weight and mass
  • ISP_Notes_Weight and Mass
• Concept practice: Weight and mass
  • Practice: weight & mass
    • answers to weight & mass practice handout

Thurs:

• Revise Wed class notes
• Debrief Weight and mass concept practice
• Collaborative study groups: ch 5 homework puzzle
• Lab 5B: Force and friction
  • Lab 5B_Friction

Fri:

• Hand in ch 5 homework puzzle
• Finish Lab 5B
• Debrief lab – report due Mon 10/7
• Direct instruction: Friction
  • ISP_Notes_Friction
• Ch 5 review packet
  • ch 5 review sheet_phys sci

Announcements:

• Lab quiz: Potato osmosis lab: Tues 10/1 – data packet due
• Test: ch 8: The Cell: Part 1: Wed 10/2
• Test: ch 8: The Cell: Part 2: Thurs 10/3
  • ch 8 reading guide packet due
• Biology notebook due: Fri 10/4

Mon:

• Revise Fri class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 8.4
  • ch 8.4 notes_homeostasis & cells
• Discuss # 32 – 36 assignment
  • packet due Thurs 10/4
• Group inquiry activity: Cell membrane
  • group-inquiry-cell-membrane

Tues:

• Revise Mon class notes
• Hand in Potato osmosis lab data packet
• Lab quiz: Potato osmosis
• Test review: cell structure and function
• Finish Group inquiry activity: Cell membrane
  • hand in group paper

Wed:

• Test: ch 8: The Cell: Part 1
• Test review: Cell transport, etc.

Thurs:

• Hand in ch 8 reading guide packet
• Test: ch 8: The Cell: Part 2
  • IB supplemental questions
• For Fri: read ch 9.1, complete # 1 – 6 in reading guide packet
  • ch 9 reading guide packet

Fri:

• Debrief tests
• Direct instruction: ch 9.1
  • ch 9.1 notes_energy & life
• Discuss # 1 – 6 assignment
• For Mon: complete # 7 – 18 in reading guide packet
• Hand in Biology notebook
• Group inquiry activity: Photosynthesis
  • group-inquiry_photosynth

Announcements:

• Lab 4B: Acceleration: report due: Wed 9/25
• Balloon jet car report due: Wed 9/25
• Ch 4 test: Motion: Mon 9/30

Mon:

• Revise Fri class notes
• Lab 4B: Acceleration
  • Lab 4B_acceleration

Tues:

• Debrief lab 4B – report due tomorrow
• Finish testing cars – report due tomorrow

Wed:

• Hand in Lab 4B report
• Hand in Balloon jet car report
• Direct instruction: Free-fall
  • ISP_Notes_Free_Fall
• Videos: Free fall
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  • https://laughingsquid.com/feather-and-bowling-ball-dropped-at-the-same-time/

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• Activity: Analyzing graphs of motion
  • answers to analyzing graphs activty

Thurs:

• Revise Wed class notes
• Concept practice: Acceleration calculations
  • ISP_Worksheet_Acceleration Story Problems
    • answers to accel story probs practice
• Ch 4 review sheet – look over in prep for tomorrow’s review
  • ch 4 review sheet

Fri:

• Ch 4 review sheet & debrief
  • answers to ch 4 review sheet
• If time: Kahoot review

Announcements:

• Lab quiz: Cell lab series: Thurs 9/26 – lab data packet due
• Lab quiz: Potato osmosis lab: Tues 10/1 – lab data packet due
• Test: Ch 8: The Cell: Part 1: Wed 10/2
• Test: Ch 8: The Cell: Part 2: Thurs 10/3 – ch 8 reading guide packet due

Mon:

• Direct instruction: ch 8.2
  • Ch 8.2 notes_cell structure
• Discuss # 10 – 22
• For Fri: read ch 8.3, complete # 23 – 31
• Cell labs 2 & 3

Tues:

• Revise Mon notes
• Cell labs 3 & 4

Wed:

• Debrief all cell labs
  • quiz tomorrow
  • data packet due
• Potato osmosis lab – Day 1
  • Lab_potato osmosis
• Group inquiry activity: Cell organelles – begin
  • group-inquiry_organelles

Thurs:

• Hand in Cell lab series data packet
• Lab quiz: Cell lab series
• Potato osmosis lab – Day 2
  • Class data set
    • group data slide potato_period 3_2019_9_26
    • group data slide potato_period 4_2019_9_26
  • Begin graphs and analysis
  • Lab quiz: Tues 10/1

Fri:

• Direct instruction: ch 8.3
  • ch 8.3 notes_cell transport
• Discuss # 23 – 31 assignment
• For Mon: read ch 8.4, complete #32 – 36 – packet due Thurs 10/3
• Debrief Potato osmosis lab
  • Lab quiz Tues
• Finish Group inquiry: Cell organelles

Announcements:

• Lab 4A: Speed: Lab report due: Wed 9/18
• Ch 4 homework puzzle due: Thurs 9/19
• Balloon Jet car reports due: Mon 9/23

Mon:

• Debrief Fri test
• Intro: Speed/time/distance
• Lab 4A: Speed – begin
  • Lab 4A_Speed

Tues:

• Concept practice: Speed calculations
  • Worksheet_Speed Calculations
    • answers to speed calc story probs
• Finish Lab 4A: Speed

Wed:

• Kahoot review: Speed calculations
• Debrief lab 4A
  • report due tomorrow
• Discuss Ch 4 homework puzzle – due tomorrow
• Project: Balloon Jet cars
  • intro
    • ISP_Balloon_Jet_Cars
  • begin building

Thurs:

• Hand in ch 4 homework puzzle
• Direct instruction: Velocity
  • ISP_Notes_Velocity_Grphs of Motion
• Test Balloon Jet cars

Fri:

• Revise Tues notes
• Direct instruction: Acceleration
  • Notes_Acceleration
• Final test: Balloon Jet cars
  • report due Mon

Announcements:

• Test: ch 2: Biochemistry: Tues 9/17 – ch 2 packet due before test
  • IB students will have IB test questions in addition to the standard test
• Lab quiz: Enzyme sim lab: Tues 9/17 – lab data packet due
• Scientific sketching lab report due: Thurs 9/19

Mon:

• Debrief Enzyme sim lab – lab quiz tomorrow – lab data packet due
• Test review

Tues:

• Hand in ch 2 reading guide packet
• Hand in Enzyme sim lab data packet
• Lab quiz: Enzyme sim lab
• Test: Ch 2: Biochemistry
  • IB questions for IB students
• For Wed: Read ch 8.1, complete # 1 – 9 in reading guide packet
  • ch 8 reading guide

Wed:

• Test debrief
• Direct instruction: ch 8.1
  • ch 8.1 notes_life is cellular
• Discuss # 1 – 9 assignment
• For Mon 9/23: complete # 10 – 22 in reading guide packet
• Lab: Scientific sketching – begin
  • sketch lab_fly legs

Thurs:

• Finish Scientific sketching lab
  • debrief
  • hand in lab report
• Handouts:
  • What to know: ch 8: Cells
    • Chapter 8 Test_WTK
  • IB Curriculum Guide: Cells
    • IB Bio A Curriculum Guide_Unit 2_Cells
• For Fri: complete Cell Organelles handout
  • organelles handout

Fri:

• Discuss Cell Organelles handout assignment
  • answers to organelles handout 2017
• Begin Cell Lab series
  • Lab 1
    • cell lab 1 cork
  • Lab 2
    • cell lab 2_onion epidermis

Announcements:

• Lab report: Measurement: due Tues 9/10
• Ch 1 & 2 homework due: Wed 9/11
• Test: ch 1 & 2: Fri 9/13
• Graphing refresher packet due: Fri 9/13
• Ch 4 homework puzzle due: Thurs 9/19

Mon:

• Debrief lab safety agreement and hand in
• Revise Fri notes
  • revised-notes-example_integrated
• Direct instruction: Precision/accuracy/resolution
  • Precision, Accuracy, Resolution
• Lab: Measurement
  • Measurement Lab

Tues:

• Revise Mon class notes
• Discuss homework puzzle – due tomorrow
• Debrief Measurement lab
  • hand in lab report
• Direct instruction: Significant digits
  • Significant figures notes
• Concept practice: Significant digits
  • significant digits practice
  • using sig digs in calculations
    • answers to sig fig practice handouts
• Metric conversion practice #2
  • metric conversions 2

Wed:

• Hand in ch 1 & 2 homework puzzle
• Debrief Metric conversion practice #2
  • answers to metric conversions 2
• Kahoot review: significant digits
• Direct instruction: graphing
  • Graphing notes
• Activity: Graphing refresher packet – due Fri 9/13
  • Graphing Refresher activity
• Ch 1 & 2 review sheet: begin for tomorrow’s review session
  • ch 1 & 2 test review sheet

Thurs:

• Revise Wed class notes
• Ch 1 & 2 review sheet session & debrief
  • completed packet is worth test points tomorrow
  • answers to ch 1 & 2 review sheet
• Continue Graphing Refresher packet – due tomorrow

Fri:

• Hand in ch 1 & 2 review packet
• Test: ch 1 & 2: Measurement & Scientific Process
• Finish Graphing Refresher packet and hand in
• Begin ch 4 homework packet – due Thurs 9/19
  •  Chapter 4 Reading Guide

Announcements:

• Lab safety agreement due: Thurs 9/12
• Lab quiz: Enzyme sim lab: Tues 9/17
  • – data packet due
• Test: Biochemistry (ch. 2): Tues 9/17
  • – ch. 2 reading guide packet due

Mon:

• Revise Fri notes
  • revised-notes-example_ch-2-1
• Discuss # 1 – 6 assignment
• For Tues: complete # 7 – 16 in reading guide packet
• Video: Crash Course: Water
• Finish Group Inquiry activity: Water
  • hand in group paper

Tues:

• Direct instruction: ch 2.2
  • ch 2.2 notes_props of water
• Discuss # 7 – 16 assignment
• For Wed: complete # 17 – 23 in reading guide packet
• Direct instruction:
  • Conventions of molecular diagrams
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• Group Inquiry activity: Biological molecules
  • group-inquiry-biological-molecule

Wed:

• Revise Tues notes
• Direct instruction: ch 2.3
  • ch 2.3 notes_carbon compounds
• Discuss # 17 – 23 assignment
• For Thurs: complete # 24 – 31 in reading guide packet
• Finish Group Inquiry: Biological Molecules
  • hand in group paper
• Lab safety agreement: due tomorrow
  • Lab Safety agreement & xword_Bio

Thurs:

• Revise Thurs notes
• Handouts:
  • What to know: ch 2 test
    • WTK – ch 2 test
  • IB Curriculum Guide: Biochemistry (Topic 2)
    • IB curriculum guide Unit 1 Biochem
• Direct instruction: ch 2.4
  • ch 2.4 notes enzymes
• Discuss # 24 – 31 assignment
  • packet due Tues 9/17
• Lab: Enzyme simulation: Tubase
  • Enzyme simulation lab_tubase

Fri:

• Revise Thurs notes
• Finish Enzyme sim lab – lab quiz Tues 9/17 – data packet due