December 2019
Monthly Archive
Friday 20 Dec 2019
Announcements:
- Project: Earth timeline: due Wed 1/8
- Unit test: Evolution by natural selection: Thurs 1/9
- Short test: Ch 19: Classification: Wed 1/15
Mon:
- No classes: Teacher professional development day
Tues:
- Unit test review: Evolution – test is Thurs
- Work on projects – due tomorrow
Wed:
- Hand in Earth timeline projects
- Direct instruction: ch 19.1
- For Fri: complete # 1 – 7 in ch 19 reading guide packet
- Activity: Shoe classification
Thurs:
- Unit test: Evolution by natural selection
- Revise Wed class notes
Fri:
- Debrief test
- Discuss # 1 – 7 assignment
- For Mon: complete # 8 – 20 in reading guide packet
- Handout: What to know – ch 19 short test – test is Wed 1/15
- Lab: Classification of Caminalcules – begin
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Friday 13 Dec 2019
Announcements:
- Test: Ch 2: Chemistry of Life: Mon 12/16
- Lab quiz: Enzyme simulation lab: Mon 12/16 – lab data packet due
- Scientific Sketching lab report due: Wed 12/18
Mon:
- Hand in Enzyme simulation lab report
- Lab quiz: Enzyme sim lab
- Test: Ch 2: Chemistry of Life
- For Tues: complete # 1 – 9 in ch 8 reading guide packet
Tues:
- Test debrief
- Direct instruction: ch 8.1
- Discuss # 1 – 9 assignment
- For Fri: complete # 10 – 22 in reading guide packet
- Lab: Scientific Sketching – begin
Wed:
- Handout: What to know – ch 8: The Cell
- For Thurs: complete Cell Organelles handout
- Finish Scientific Sketching lab, hand in report
Thurs:
- Discuss Cell Organelles handout
- Cell lab series: begin
Fri:
- Direct instruction: ch 8.2
- Discuss # 10 – 22 assignment
- For Tues 1/7/20: complete #23 – 31 in reading guide packet
- Continue Cell lab series
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Friday 13 Dec 2019
Announcements:
- Ch 20 reading guide packet due: Wed 12/18
- Ch 24.3 reading guide packet due: Thurs 12/19
- Earth history time scale projects due: Wed 1/8/2020
- Unit test: Evolution by natural selection: Wed 1/8/2020
Mon:
- Debrief test
- Handout: What to know – Earth history & primate evolution
- Direct instruction: ch 20.1
- Discuss # 1 – 10 assignment
- For Tues: complete # 11 – 17 in reading guide packet
- Video: What Darwin Never Knew – continue
Tues:
- Revise Mon class notes
- Direct instruction: ch 20.2
- Discuss # 11 – 17 assignment
- For Wed: complete # 18 – 22 in reading guide packet – packet due Wed
Wed:
- Revise Tues class notes
- Direct instruction: ch 20.3
- Discuss # 18 – 22 assignment, hand in reading guide packet
- For Thurs: complete # 1 – 10 (all) in ch 24.3 reading guide
- Project: Earth history time scale – due Wed 1/8/20
Thurs:
- Direct instruction: ch 24.3
- Discuss ch 24.3 reading guide assignment, hand in reading guide
- Work on projects
Fri:
- Revise Fri class notes
- Work on projects
See you in 2020!
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Friday 06 Dec 2019
Announcements:
- Lab safety agreement & crossword due: Wed 12/11
- Ch 2 reading guide packet due: Wed 12/11
- Test: Ch 2: Chemistry of Life: Mon 12/16
- Lab quiz: Enzyme simulation lab: Mon 12/16
Mon:
- Direct instruction: ch 2.2
- Discuss # 7 – 16 assignment
- For Tues: complete # 17 – 23 in reading guide packet
- Group inquiry activity: Biological molecules – begin
Tues:
- Revise Mon class notes
- Direct instruction: ch 2.3
- Discuss # 17 – 23 assignment
- For Wed: complete # 18 – 31 in reading guide packet
- Finish Group inquiry: Biological molecules
- Lab safety agreement & crossword – due Wed
Wed:
- Revise Tues class notes
- Direct instruction: ch 2.4
- Discuss # 18 – 31 assignment
- Lab: Enzyme simulation: Tubase – begin
Thurs:
- Revise Wed class notes
- Finish Enzyme simulation lab
Fri:
- Debrief Enzyme simulation lab
- lab quiz Mon – lab data packet due
- Test review: ch 2: Chemistry of Life
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Friday 06 Dec 2019
Announcements:
- Ch 18 reading guide packet due: Tues 12/10
- Lab quiz: Hardy-Weinberg principle: Thurs 12/12
- Natural selection simulation lab report due: Fri 12/13
- Short test: Ch 17 & 18: Fri 12/13
Mon:
- Revise Fri class notes
- Direct instruction: ch 18.2
- Discuss # 6 – 15 assignment
- For Tues: complete # 16 – 21 in reading guide packet
- Lab: Natural selection simulation
Tues:
- Revise Mon class notes
- Direct instruction: ch 18.3
- Discuss # 16 – 21 assignment
- hand in reading guide packet
- Continue lab: Natural selection simulation
Wed:
- Revise Tues class notes
- Lab: Hardy-Weinberg principle
Thurs:
- Lab quiz: Hardy-Weinberg principle
- Test review: Ch 17 & 18
- Finish lab: Natural selection simulation
- debrief lab
- report due Fri
Fri:
- Hand in lab report: Natural selection simulation
- Test: Ch 17 & 18
- Video: “What Darwin Never Knew” – begin
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