Landis's Science Classes

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

Announcements:

• Test: Ch 9 & 10: Cell energetics: Wed 2/5
• Ch 11 reading guide packet due: Fri 2/7
• Short test: Ch 11: Cell cycle: Tues 2/11

Mon:

• Revise Thurs class notes
• Review Cellular respiration diagram
• Finish CR group inquiry activity, hand in group paper

Tues:

• Kahoot review: Cell energetics
• Test review: Ch 9 & 10: Cell energetics

Wed:

• Test: ch 9 & 10: Cell energetics
• For Thurs: complete # 1 – 14 in ch 11 reading guide packet
  • ch 11 reading guide packet_cell growth & division

Thurs:

• Debrief test
• Direct instruction: ch 11.1 & 11.2
  • ch 11.1 & 11.2 notes_cell growth, div & reprod
• Discuss # 1 – 14 assignment
• For Fri: complete # 15 – 24 in reading guide packet
  • packet due Fri
• Handout: What to know – ch 11: Cell cycle
  • Chapter 11 test_what to know
  • short test: Tues 2/11
• Lab: Mitosis – begin
  • mitosis scope lab

Announcements:

• Test: Animal kingdom: Tues 2/4
• Ch 3 reading guide packet due: Fri 2/7

Mon:

• Finish Animal kingdom presentations
• Test review: Animal kingdom

Tues:

• Test: Animal kingdom
• Pre-test: carrying capacity
• For Wed: complete # 1 – 8 in ch 3 reading guide packet
  • ch 3 reading guide packet

Wed:

• Debrief test
• Handout: IB curriculum guide: Ecology
  • IB Curriculum Guide_student handout_Ecology
• Direct instruction: ch 3.1
  • ch 3.1 notes_intro to global systems
• Discuss # 1 – 8 assignment
• For Thurs: complete # 9 – 19 in reading guide packet
• Activity: Climate graphs
  • Climate Graph Activity

Thurs:

• Revise Wed class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 3.2
  • ch 3.2 notes_climate, weather & life
• Discuss # 9 – 19 assignment
• For Fri: complete # 20 – 25 in reading guide packet
  • reading guide due Fri
• Finish Climate graph activity, hand in packet & graph

Fri:

• Revise Thurs class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 3.3
  • ch 3.3 notes_biomes & aquatic ecosysts
• Discuss # 20 – 25 assignment
  • hand in reading guide packet
• Handout: What to know – ch 3 & 4 test
  • WTK _ch 3 & 4 test
• For Mon: complete # 1 – 10 in ch 4 reading guide packet

Announcements:

• Ch 24 reading guide packet due: Mon 1/27
• Animal kingdom test questions due via email: by 9 pm Wed 1/29
• Animal kingdom presentations begin: Thurs 1/30
• Animal kingdom test: Tues 2/4

Mon:

• Revise Fri class notes
• Discuss # 1 – 19 assignment, hand in ch 24 reading guide packet
• Begin preparing Animal kingdom presentations
• Cladogram images for presentations slide #3
  • cladogram_animal kingdom_general
  • cladogram_animal kingdom_chordate

Tues:

• Prepare Animal kingdom presentations

Wed:

• Prepare Animal kingdom presentations
  • presentations begin tomorrow in class
• Handout: What to know: Animal kingdom test
  • • Animal Kingdom Short Test what to know

Thurs:

• Begin Animal kingdom presentations

Fri:

• No class meeting – mid-term grading and teacher professional development

Announcements:

• Wheaties box projects (cell energetics) due: Thurs 1/30
• Ch 10 reading guide packet due: Thurs 130
• Test: Ch 9 & 10: Cell energetics: Wed 2/5

Mon:

• Revise Fri class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 10.2
  • ch 10.2 notes_process of CR
• Discuss # 7 – 17 assignment
• For Wed: complete # 8 – 22 – reading guide packet due Wed
• Wheaties box project: intro
  • Wheaties Box Cell
• Library – begin projects

Tues:

• Revise Mon class notes
• Library – work on projects  – due Thurs

Wed:

• Library – work on projects – due Thurs

Thurs:

• Hand in projects
• Direct instruction: ch 10.3
  • ch 10.3 notes_fermentation
• Discuss # 18 – 22 assignment, hand in ch 10 reading guide packet
• Group inquiry activity: Cellular respiration – begin
  • Group inquiry_Cell_Resp

Fri:

• No class meeting – mid-term grading/teacher professional development

Announcements:

• Short test: Ch 9: Photosynthesis : Thurs 1/23 – ch 9 reading guide packet due
• Lab quiz: Chromatography lab: Fri 1/24 – lab data sheet due
• Biology notebooks due: Fri 1/24

Mon:

• No school – MLK holiday

Tues:

• Notebook contents: due Fri 1/24
  • Bio A notebook_12.5 – 1.21.20
• Revise Fri class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 9.2
  • ch 9.2 & 9.3 notes_photosynthesis
• Discuss # 7 – 18 assignment – packet due Thurs
• Handout: What to know: Ch 9 & 10: Cell energetics
  • Chapter 9 & 10 test-what to know
• Finish Group inquiry: photosynthesis
  • hand in group paper

Wed:

• Revise Tues class notes
• Discuss Photosynthesis diagram & review photosynthesis – short test tomorrow
• Lab: Paper chromatography
  • Paper chromatography lab

Thurs:

• Hand in ch 9 reading guide packet
• Short test: photosynthesis
• For Fri: complete # 1 – 6 in ch 10 reading guide packet
  • Ch 10 reading guide packet
• Debrief Chromatography lab
  • lab quiz Fri – data sheet due

Fri:

• Hand in lab data sheet
• Lab quiz: Chromatography lab
• Direct instruction: Ch 10.1
  • ch 10.1 notes_CR overview
• Discuss # 1 – 6 assignment
• For Mon: complete # 7 – 17 in reading guide packet
• Hand in Biology notebook
  • Bio A notebook_12.5 – 1.21.20

Announcements:

• Lab quiz: Comparison of plants: Thurs 1/23 – lab data packet due
• Test: Plant kingdom: Fri 1/24
• Biology notebook due: Fri 1/24
• Animal kingdom presentations begin: Wed 1/29

Mon:

• No school: MLK holiday

Tues:

• Biology notebook due: Fri 1/24
  • Bio B notebook 12.3 – 1.17.20
• Revise Fri class notes
• Lab: Comparison of plants
  • B_Lab_Comparison of Plants
• Handout: What to know: Plants test: test is Fri
  • Plants short test – what to know

Wed:

• Finish lab: Comparison of plants
  • debrief
  • lab quiz tomorrow – lab data packet due
• Video: Vascular plant reproduction

Thurs:

• Hand in lab data packet: Comparison of plants
• Lab quiz: Comparison of plants
• Test review: Plant kingdom – test tomorrow

Fri:

• Short test: Plant kingdom
• Direct instruction: ch 24.1 & 24.2
  • ch 24.1 & 24.2 notes_intro to animals_evol & diversity
• For Mon: complete # 1 – 19 in ch 24 reading guide packet
• Animal kingdom presentations
  • intro
    • Animal Groups presentations instructions and scoring rubric
    • Animal groups presentations_notes table
  • example presentation
    • Landis_porifera
  • presentations begin: Wed 1/29

Announcements:

• Lab quiz: Potato osmosis lab: Tues 1/14 – data packet due
• Cell tests:
  • Part 1: Wed 1/15
  • Part 2: Thurs 1/16 – ch 8 reading guide packet due
• Biology notebook due: Fri 1/24

Mon:

• Revise Fri class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 8.4
  • ch 8.4 notes_homeostasis & cells
• Discuss # 32 – 36 assignment – reading guide packet due Thurs 1/16
• Group inquiry activity: Cell membrane – begin
  • group-inquiry-cell-membrane

Tues:

• Revise Mon class notes
• Hand in Potato osmosis lab data packet
• Lab quiz: Potato osmosis lab
• Test review: Cells part 1
• Finish Group inquiry: Cell membrane – hand in group paper

Wed:

• Test: Cells part 1
• Test review: Cells part 2

Thurs:

• Debrief Cells test part 1
• Test: Cells part 2
• For Fri: complete # 1 – 6 in ch 9 reading guide packet
  • ch 9 reading guide packet_bio

Fri:

• Debrief Cells test part 2
• Direct instruction: ch 9.1
  • ch 9.1 notes_energy & life
• Discuss # 1 – 6 assignment
• For Mon: complete # 7 – 18 in reading guide packet

Announcements:

• Ch 19 reading guide packet due: Mon 1/13
• Short test: Ch 19: Wed 1/15
• Lab quiz: Classification lab: Fri 1/17
• Ch 22 reading guide packet due: Fri 1/17
• Biology notebooks due: Fri 1/24

Mon:

• Direct instruction: ch 19.2
  • ch 19.2 notes_modern evol classific
• Discuss # 8 – 20 assignment, hand in reading guide packet
• Continue Classification lab

Tues:

• Revise Mon class notes
• Short test review: ch 19
• Handout: What to know – Classification lab quiz – quiz is Fri 1/17
  • Caminalculues lab quiz study guide
• Continue Classification lab

Wed:

• Short test: Ch 19
• Finish Classification lab
• For Thurs: complete #1 – 9 in ch 22 reading guide packet
  • ch 22 reading guide packet_plants

Thurs:

• Debrief short test
• Debrief Classification lab – lab quiz Fri
• Direct instruction: ch 22.1
  • ch 22.1 notes_what is a plant
• Discuss # 1 – 9 assignment
• For Fri: complete # 10 – 18 in reading guide packet – packet due Fri
• Video: Crash course: Sex lives of non-vascular plants

Fri:

• Hand in Classification lab group paper
• Lab quiz: Classification lab
• Revise Thurs class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 22.2
  • ch 22.2 notes_plant diversity
• Discuss # 10 – 18 assignment
  • hand in reading guide packet
• Video: Crash course: Vascular plants

Announcements:

• Lab quiz: Cell lab series: Wed 1/8 – lab data packets due
• Lab quiz: Potato osmosis lab: Tues 1/14 – lab data packets due
• Test: Cells part 1: Wed 1/15
• Test: Cells part 2: Thurs 1/16

Mon:

• No classes – teacher professional development day

Tues:

• Revise class notes from Fri 12/20
• Complete cell lab series
• Debrief all cell labs – lab quiz tomorrow
• For Fri: complete # 23 – 31 in ch 8 reading guide packet

Wed:

• Hand in cell lab series data packet
• Lab quiz: Cell lab series
• Potato osmosis lab: day 1
  • Lab_potato osmosis
• Group inquiry activity: Cell organelles – begin
  • group-inquiry_organelles

Thurs:

• Potato osmosis lab: day 2
  • class data set
    • group data slide potato_period 2
    • group data slide potato_period 5
  • begin graphs
  • lab quiz: Tues 1/14

Fri:

• Direct instruction: ch 8.3
  • ch 8.3 notes_cell transport
  • Osmosis & potato lab direct instr
• Discuss # 23 – 31 assignment
• For Mon: complete # 32 – 36 in reading guide packet  – packet due Thurs 1/16
• Debrief Potato osmosis lab
• Finish group inquiry: Cell organelles – submit group paper