Landis's Science Classes

Announcements:

• Final exam:
  • period 4: Tues 3/10
  • period 3: Wed 3/11

Mon:

• Final exam review
  • Memorelephants
  • Old tests – review

Tues:

• Finals Schedule for Trimester 2 2020-1
• Final exam: period 4

Wed:

• Finals Schedule for Trimester 2 2020-1
• Final exam: period 3

Thurs:

• Grading day

Fri:

• Teacher professional development day

Announcements:

• Final exam:
  • period 2: Tues 3/10
  • period 5: Wed 3/11

Mon:

• Final exam review
  • Memorelephants
  • Old tests – review

Tues:

• Finals Schedule for Trimester 2 2020-1
• Final exam: period 2

Wed:

• Finals Schedule for Trimester 2 2020-1
• Final exam: period 5

Thurs:

• Grading day

Fri:

• Teacher professional development day

Announcements:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/4 @ 3:35 PM!
• Ch 14 reading guide packet due: Mon 3/2
• Ch 15 & 16 reading guide packet due: Thurs 3/5
• Final exam:
  • Period 2: Tues 3/10
  • Period 5: Wed 3/11

Mon:

• Revise Fri class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 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 – begin
  • 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 Protein synthesis & words lab

Wed:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE TODAY @ 3:35 PM!
• Revise Tues class notes
• Debrief Lab: Protein synthesis & words
  • hand in lab data packet
• 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
• Lab: DNA Scissors – begin
  • Lab_DNA Scissors

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
  • hand in reading guide packet
• Finish DNA Scissors lab
  • debrief
  • hand in lab data packet
• Memorelephant for final exam – begin
  • Memorelephant

Announcements:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/4 @ 3:35 PM!
• Ecology project due: Mon 3/2
• Unit test: Ecology: Tues 3/3 – ch 27.4 packet due
  • IB test questions
• Short test: Immune system: Fri 3/6
  • IB test questions
• Biology notebooks due: Fri 3/6
• Final exam:
  • period 4: Tues 3/10
  • period 3: Wed 3/11

Mon:

• Test review: Ecology
• Finish Ecology projects – hand in Environmental Impact Report

Tues:

• Unit test: Ecology
  • IB test questions
• For Thurs: complete # 1 – 17 in ch 24.4 reading guide packet
  • ch 27.4 reading guide packet_immunity & disease

Wed:

• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE TODAY @ 3:35 PM!
• Handouts:
  • What to know: ch 27.4: Immune system & disease
    • WTK_ch 27.4 quiz_disease &immunity
  • IB Curriculum Guide: Immune system & disease
    • IB Curriculum Guide_student_infectious disease & immune system
• Direct instruction: ch 27.1
  • ch 27.1 notes_organiz of human body
• Video: Nova: Vaccines – begin
  • https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/vaccinescalling-the-shots

Thurs:

• Revise Wed class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 27.4
  • ch 27.2 notes_immunity disease
• Discuss # 1 – 17 assignment
  • reading guide packet due tomorrow
• Video: Vaccines – complete, discussion
• Bio notebooks contents – due tomorrow

Fri:

• Revise ch 27.4 notes
• Hand in Biology notebooks
• Short test: Immune system & disease
  • IB test questions: Immune system & disease
• Memorelephant for final exam – begin
  • Memorelephant

Announcements:

• Lab quiz: Dragon genetics: Mon 2/24
  • lab data packet due
• Test: Genetics: ch 12 & 15: Tues 2/25
• Biology notebook due: Fri 2/28
• Ch 13 & 14 reading guide packet due: Mon 3/2
• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/4 @ 3:35 PM!

Mon:

• Lab quiz: Dragon genetics
  • hand in lab data packet
• Test review: ch 12 & 15: Genetics
• Kahoot review

Tues:

• Test: Ch 12 & 15: Genetics
• 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 & 13.3
  • ch 13.1 & 13.2 notes_indentifying gene subst & DNA struct
  • ch 13.3 notes_DNA replication
• Discuss # 1 – 12 assignment
• For Fri: complete # 13 – 24 in reading guide packet
• Handout: What to know: DNA & RNA
  • ch 13, 14, 15, 16 test_what to know
• Finish DNA group inquiry
  • 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 notebooks

Announcements:

• Lab quiz: Sunflower population survey: Tues 2/25 – lab data packet due
• Ch 6 & 7 reading guide packet due: Fri 2/28
• Environmental Impact Report project due: Mon 3/2
• Unit test: Ecology: Tues 3/3
  • IB questions
• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/4 @ 3:30 PM!
• Biology notebooks due: Fri 3/6

Mon:

• Lab: Sunflower population survey
  • lab quiz Tues
• Handout: What to know – ch 5, 6 & 7
  • Ch 5, 6 & 7 WTK_Ecology
• For Tues: complete # 1 – 9 – ch 6 & 7 reading guide
  • ch 6 & 7 reading guide packet_ecosyst dynamics_humans & global change

Tues:

• Hand in Sunflower pop survey lab data packet
• Lab quiz: Sunflower pop survey
• Direct instruction: ch 6.1 & 6.2
  • ch 6.1 notes habitats niches interactions
  • ch 6.2 notes_succession
• Project: Environmental Impact Report
  • due Mon 3/2
  • Environmental Impact Report Project

Wed:

• Revise Tues class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 6.3
  • ch 6.3 notes_biodiversity ecosystems resiliance
• Discuss # 1 – 9 assignment
• For Thurs: complete # 10 – 18 in reading guide
• Continue project work

Thurs:

• Revise Wed class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 7.1 & 7.2
  • ch 7.1 & 7.2 notes_ecol footprints causes effects global change
• Discuss # 10 – 18 assignment
• For Fri: complete # 19 – 24 in reading guide
  • packet due Fri
• Continue project work

Fri:

• Revise Thurs notes
• Direct instruction: ch 7.3 & 7.4
  • ch 7.3 & 7.4 notes_measuring responding to change sustainability
• Discuss # 19 – 24 assignment
  • hand in reading guide packet
• Continue project work
  • project due Mon – end of class period

Announcements:

• Ch 15 reading guide packet due: Fri 2/21
• Lab quiz: Dragon genetics: Mon 2/24
  • data packet due
• Test: Genetics: ch 12 7 15: Tues 2/25
• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/4 @ 3:35 PM!

Mon:

• No school – President’s Day

Tues:

• Revise Fri class notes
• Group inquiry activity: Meiosis
  • group-inquiry-meiosis

Wed:

• Class notes: ch 15.1
  • ch 15.1 notes_human chromosomes
• For Thurs: complete # 1 – 12 – 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

Thurs:

• Revise Wed class notes
• Discuss # 1 – 12 assignment
• For Fri: complete # 13 – 15 in reading guide packet
  • packet due Fri
• Lab: Dragon genetics – begin
  • DragonGenetics

Fri:

• Revise Thurs class notes
• Discuss # 13 – 15 assignment
  • hand in reading guide packet
• Lab debrief: Dragon genetics
  • lab quiz: Mon
    • data packets due Mon
• Direct instruction: Pedigree charts
  • Pedigree intro notes
  • Pedigree_Sex_Linked_Pedigree
• Concept practice: Pedigree charts
  • Pedigree practice handout 1
  • sex-linked pedigree
    • answers to pedigree practice handout

Announcements:

• Ch 5 reading guide packet due: Wed 2/19
• Wolf article questions due: Wed 2/19
• Lab quiz: Population dynamics lab: Thurs 2/20
• ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: WED 3/6@ 3:35 PM!

Mon:

• No school – President’s Day

Tues:

• Revise Fri class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 5.2
  • ch 5.2 notes_limits to growth
• Discuss # 1 – 12 assignment
• For Wed: complete # 13 – 20
  • packet due Wed
• Lab: Natural controls on population (population dynamics)
  • Lab quiz: Thurs
  • 06_LabPopulationControls

Wed:

• Revise Tues class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 5. 3
  • ch 5.3 notes_human population
• Discuss # 13 – 20 assignment
  • hand in reading guide packet
• Debrief Population dynamics lab
  • lab quiz tomorrow
• Debrief Wolf article questions
  • hand in question sheet
• Video: Wolves of Yellowstone (ecosystem dynamics)

Thurs:

• Revise Wed class notes
• Hand in Population dynamics lab data packet
• Lab quiz: Population dynamics
• Finish video: Wolves of Yellowstone
  • debrief

Fri:

• Group inquiry activity: Populations
  • Group inquiry_population growth

Announcements:

• Test: ch 11: Cell cycle: Tues 2/11
• Ch 12 reading guide packet due: Fri 2/14

Mon:

• Test review: Ch 11: Cell cycle
• Finish Mitosis microscope lab
  • hand in lab report

Tues:

• Test: Ch 11: Cell  cycle
• For Wed: complete # 1 – 14 in ch 12 reading guide packet
  • ch 12 reading guide packet_intro to genetics
• Direct instruction: ch 12.1 & 12.2
  • ch 12.1 notes_work of mendel
  • ch 12.2 notes_applying mendels principles
• Concept practice: Genetic symbols
  • 02_Symbols_Bio1

Wed:

• Revise Tues class notes
• Discuss # 1 – 14 assignment
• For Fri: complete # 15 – 26 in reading guide packet
  • packet due Fri
• Debrief Genetic Symbols concept practice
  • Answers to Symbols handout
• Concept practice: Monohybrid practice problems
  • monohybrid practice problems_
    • debrief
      • answers to Monohybrid practice

Thurs:

• Handout: What to know: Ch 12 & 15: Genetics
  • ch 12 & 15 test-what to know
• Direct instruction: 2-factor crosses & sex-linked traits
  • 2-factor cross & sexlinked traits notes
• Concept practice: 2-factor crosses & sex-linked traits
  • 2-factor-sex-linked-notes-genetics-problems

Fri:

• Debrief 2-factor & sex-link cross practice
  • answers to sex-linked & 2-factor cross practice
• Direct instruction: ch 12.3 & 12.4
  • ch 12.3 notes_other patterns of inheritance
  • ch 12.4 notes_meiosis
• Discuss # 15 – 26 assignment
  • hand in reading guide packet

Announcements:

• Ch 4 reading guide packet due: Tues 2/11
• Ch 3 & 4 Test: Ecology: Fri 2/14 (plus IB questions)
• Wolf article question sheet due: Wed 2/19

Mon:

• Direct instruction: ch 4.1 & 4.2
  • ch 4.1 & 4.2 notes_energy & energy flow
• Discuss # 1 – 10 assignment
• For Tues: complete # 11 – 17 in ch 4 reading guide packet
  • packet due Tues
• Lessons from the Wolves article
  • Question sheet due: Wed 2/19
    • Lessons from the Wolf article
    • Lesson from the Wolf questions
• Group inquiry activity: Energy transfer – begin
  • Group Inquiry_Energy Transfer

Tues:

• Revise Mon class notes
• Finish Group inquiry: Energy transfer
  • submit group paper
• Direct instruction: ch 4.3
  • ch 4.3 notes_matter cycles
• Discuss # 11 – 17 assignment
  • hand in reading guide packet
• Group inquiry: Ecological pyramids – begin
  • Group inquiry_Ecological Pyramids

Wed:

• Revise Tues class notes
• Finish Group inquiry: Ecological pyramids
  • submit group paper
• Video: Carbon cycle
  • begin question sheet
    • 07_Carbon Cycle Crash Course

Thurs:

• Finish Carbon cycle video questions
  • hand in question sheets
• Test review: ch 3 & 4
• Kahoot review: ch 3 & 4

Fri:

• Test: ch 3 & 4
  • IB questions
• For Tues: complete # 1 – 12 in ch 5 reading guide packet
  • ch 5 reading guide packet
• Direct instruction: ch 5.1
  • ch 5.1 notes_how populations grow