Landis's Science Classes

Announcements:

• Syllabus signature sheets due: Wed 12/4
• Ch 2 reading guide packet due: Wed 12/11
• Lab quiz: Enzyme simulation lab: Mon 12/16
• Ch 2 test: Biochemistry: Mon 12/16

Mon:

• No classes: Teacher grading and planning day

Tues:

• Syllabus – signature sheet due tomorrow
  • Biology syllabus
• Handouts/discussion:
  • Academic integrity
    • Academic Integrity mission statement
  • Effective effort
    • effective effort
• Activity: Testing hypotheses
  • hypothesis activity

Wed:

• Textbooks issued
• Hand in syllabus signature sheet
• Class blog – discussion
• Activity: inductive reasoning – emails activity
  • emails lab_student handout

Thurs:

• Finish emails activity & debrief
  • hand in group paper
• Active note-taking for Biology notebook
  • Guidelines & scoring rubric
    • Cornell notes scoring rubric
• Direct instruction: ch 2.1
  • ch 2.1 notes_nature of matter
• Handout: What to know: Ch 2: Chemistry of life
  • WTK – ch 2 test
• For Fri: complete # 1 – 6 in ch 2 reading guide packet
  • ch 2 reading guide_biochemistry
• Group inquiry activity: Properties of water
  • Properties of Water Group Inquiry Activity

Fri:

• Revise Thurs class notes
• Discuss # 1 – 6 assignment
• For Mon: complete # 7 – 16 in reading guide packet
• Video: Crash course: Water
• Finish Group inquiry activity, hand in group paper

Announcements:

• Ch 17 reading guide packet due: Thurs 12/5
• Ch 18 reading guide packet due: Wed 12/11
• Lab quiz: Hardy-Weinberg principle: Thurs 12/12
• Short test: Ch 17 & 18: Fri 12/13

Mon:

• No class meeting – teacher grading/planning day

Tues:

• Direct instruction: ch 17.1 & 17.2
  • ch 17.1 & 17.2 notes_voyage of discovery & influences
• Video: Crash course: Evolution
• For Wed: complete # 1 – 8 in ch 17 reading guide packet
  • ch 17 reading guide packet_theory of evolution

Wed:

• Revise Tues class 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 Thurs

Thurs:

• Revise Wed class notes
• Discuss # 9 – 19 assignment, hand in packet
• Activity: “It’s Not Fair”
  • It’s Not Fair Student Handout
  • It’s not fair notes 
    • debrief
    • hand in activity sheet
• For Fri: complete # 1 – 5 in ch 18 reading guide packet
  • ch 18 reading guide packet_evol of populations

Fri:

• Handouts:
  • What to know – Ch 17 & 18
    • ch 17 & 18 short test_WTK
  • IB Curriculum Guide – Evolution by natural selection
    • 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?”

Announcements:

• Final exam schedule:
  • Tues 11/26: Per 2 & 4 classes
  • Wed 11/27: Per 1, 3 & 5

Mon:

• Final exam review

Tues:

• Per 1: (30 min period)
  • Final exam review
• Per 2: (90 min period)
  • Final exam

Wed:

• Per 1: (90 min period)
  • Final exam
  • Course evaluation
• Per 2: (30 min period)
  • Final exam back
  • Course evaluation

Thurs & Fri:

• No school – Thanksgiving holiday

Announcements:

• Finals schedule:
  • Tues 11/26: Per 2 & 4 classes
  • Wed 11/27: Per 1, 3 & 5 classes

Mon:

• Final exam review

Tues:

• Per 3: (30 min period)
  • Final exam review
• Per 4:
  • Final exam (90 minute period)
    • IB Questions: DNA/Molecular Biology

Wed:

• Per 3: (90 minute period)
  • Final exam
    • IB Questions: DNA/Molecular Biology
  • Course evaluation
• Per 4: (30 minute period)
  • Final exam & IB questions back
  • Course evaluation

Thurs & Fri:

• No school – Thanksgiving holiday

Announcements:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 1 DUE: WED 11/20 @ 3:30 PM!
• Ch 24 homework puzzle due: Wed 11/20
• Final Exams:
  • Per 1: Wed 11/27
  • Per 2: Tues 11/26

Mon:

• Revise Fri class notes
• Continue Lab 24A – Harmonic Motion

Tues:

• Direct instruction: Period & frequency of waves
  • Notes_period_freq
• Concept practice: Period & frequency of waves
  • ISP_Worksheet_Period and Frequency
    • answers to period frequency practice
• Finish Lab 24A
  • debrief
  • lab report due Wed

Wed:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 1 DUE TODAY @ 3:30 PM!
• Hand in ch 24 homework puzzle
• Hand in Lab 24A report
• Revise Tues 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
• Ch 24 review packet – begin tonight – full review Fri:
  • ch 24 review sheet

Thurs:

• Revise Wed class notes
• Lab: Sound
  • Lab_Waves & sound

Fri:

• Ch 24 review
  • answers-to-ch-24-review-sheet
• Begin Final exam review
  • Memorelephant

Announcements:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 1 DUE: WED 11/20 @ 3:30 PM!
• Ch 13/14 Reading Guide packet due: Mon 11/18
• Ch 15 & 16 Reading Guide packet due: Thurs 11/21
• IB Test questions: DNA: same day as Final Exam
• Final Exams:
  • Per 4: Tues 11/26
  • Per 3: Wed 11/27

Mon:

• Revise Fri class notes
• Direct instruction: 14.3 & 14.4
  • ch 14.3 & 14.4 notes_gene reg & expression & mutations
• Discuss # 25 – 40 assignment, hand in Reading Guide packet
• For Tues: 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 class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 15.3
  • ch 15.3 notes_studying human genome
• Discuss # 1 – 5 assignment
• For Wed: complete # 6 – 16 in Reading Guide packet
• Finish lab: Protein Synthesis & Words
  • debrief
  • hand in group paper

Wed:

• Revise Tues class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 16.1 & 16.2
  • ch 16.1 & 16.2 notes_changing living world & genetic engineering
• Discuss # 6 – 16 assignment
• For Thurs: complete # 17 – 28 in Reading Guide packet – packet due Thurs

Thurs:

• Revise Wed class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 16.3 & 16.4
  • ch 16.3 & 16.4 notes_biotech applications ethics impacts
• Discuss # 17 – 28 assignment, hand in Reading Guide packet
• Lab: DNA Scissors – begin
  • Lab_DNA Scissors

Fri:

• Revise Thurs class notes
• IB Test review: DNA
• Finish lab: DNA Scissors
  • debrief
  • hand in report
• Begin Final Exam review

Announcements:

• Test: Ch 7: Energy: Thurs 11/14
• Ch 24 homework puzzle due: Wed 11/20
• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 1 DUE: WED 11/20 @ 3: 30 PM!

Mon:

• No school – Veteran’s Day

Tues:

• Direct instruction: Power & efficiency
  • notes_effic & power
• Concept practice: Power & efficiency
  • efficiency & power practice probs
    • answers to power_effic practice
• Finish “Physics of Sports” video – hand in question sheet
• Ch 7 review packet – begin this evening, to be completed in class tomorrow
  • ch 7 review sheet

Wed:

• Revise Tues class notes
• Ch 7 review packet & debrief
  • answers to ch 7 review sheet

Thurs:

• Hand in ch 7 review packet
• Test: Ch 7: Energy
• Begin Ch 24 homework puzzle: due Wed 11/20
  • ch 24 reading guide puzzle

Fri:

• Debrief test
• Demo: waves
• Direct instruction: intro to waves
  • Wave intro notes
• Lab 24A: Harmonic motion – day 1
  • Lab 24A_Harmonic motion

Announcements:

• Test: Ch 12 & 15: Genetics: Tues 11/12
  • IB test questions
• Biology notebook due: Fri 11/15
  • Biology notebook 10.4 – 11.14.2019
• Ch 13 & 14 reading guide packet due: Mon 11/18
• Quiz: DNA: Wed 11/20
• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 1 DUE: WEDNESDAY, 11/20 @ 3:30 PM!

Mon:

• No School – Veteran’s Day

Tues:

• Test: Ch 12 & 15: Genetics
  • IB test questions
• For Thurs: complete # 1 – 12 in ch 13 & 14 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 & 13.2
  • ch 13.1 & 13.2 notes_indentifying gene subst & DNA struct
• Discuss # 1 – 12 assignment
• For Fri: complete # 13 – 24 in reading guide packet
• Handouts:
  • What to know: Ch 13 -16: DNA & RNA
    • ch 13, 14, 15, 16 test_what to know
  • IB Curriculum Guide: DNA
    • IB curriculum guide Molecular Inheritance
• Finish DNA Group Inquiry Activity, hand in group paper

Fri:

• Revise Thurs class 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 notebook

Announcements:

• Ch 7 homework puzzle due: Tues 11/5
• Lab 7A: Energy in a system: report due Tues 11/5
• Lab 7B: Work & energy: report due Tues 11/12
• Test: Ch 7: Energy: Thurs 11/14
• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 1 IS DUE: WED 11/20 AT 3:30 PM!

Mon:

• Revise Fri class notes
• Debrief KE & PE problem practice handout from Friday
  • answers to KE & PE worksheet
• Lab 7A: Energy in a system
  • lab-7a_energy-in-a-system_
  • debrief
    • Lab 7A debrief
  • report due tomorrow

Tues:

• Hand in ch 7 homework puzzle
• Hand in Lab 7A 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

Wed:

• Revise Tues class notes
• Lab 7B: Work & energy – begin
  • Lab 7B pre-lab information
  • Lab 7B Work and Energy (revised)

Thurs:

• Finish Lab 7B
  • debrief
  • report due Tues

Fri:

• No class meeting  – teacher professional development day

Announcements:

• Ch 15 reading guide packet due: Wed 11/6
• Lab quiz: Dragon genetics lab: Thurs 11/7 – lab data packet due
• Test: Ch 12 & 15: Genetics: Tues 11/12
• Biology notebook due: Fri 11/15
  • Biology notebook 10.4 – 11.14.2019

Mon:

• Revise Fri class 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
• Concept practice: Blood type problems
  • Blood type genetics
    • Answers to Blood Type genetics handout

Tues:

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

Wed:

• Revise Tues class notes
• Discuss # 13 – 15 assignment, hand in reading guide packet
• Debrief Dragon lab – lab quiz tomorrow – data packet due
• Direct instruction: Pedigree charts
  • Pedigree Introduction
  • Sex_Linked_Pedigree
• Concept practice: Pedigree charts
  • Pedigree practice handout 
  • sex-linked practice
    • answers to pedigree practice handouts

Thurs:

• Lab quiz: Dragon genetics
  • hand in lab data packet
• Test review: Genetics
  • kahoot

Fri:

• No class meeting: Teacher professional development day