Landis's Science Classes

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
  • ch 19.1 notes_finding order in biodiversity
• For Fri: complete # 1 – 7 in ch 19 reading guide packet
  • Reading guide packet_ch 19_biodiv & classific
• 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
  • Chapter 19 Quiz _WTK
• Lab: Classification of Caminalcules – begin
  • Caminalcules group protocol_
  • caminalcules student handouts A & B

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
  • ch 8 reading guide

Tues:

• Test debrief
• Direct instruction: ch 8.1
  • ch 8.1 notes_life is cellular
• Discuss # 1 – 9 assignment
• For Fri: complete # 10 – 22 in reading guide packet
• Lab: Scientific Sketching – begin
  • Lab: Scientific Sketching

Wed:

• Handout: What to know – ch 8: The Cell
  • Chapter 8 Test_WTK
• For Thurs: complete Cell Organelles handout
  • organelle struct & funct practice
• Finish Scientific Sketching lab, hand in report

Thurs:

• Discuss Cell Organelles handout
  • answers to organelles handout
• Cell lab series: begin
  • cell lab 1 cork
  • cell lab 2_onion epidermis
  • cell lab 3 elodea
  • cell lab 4 epithelial cells

Fri:

• Direct instruction: ch 8.2
  • Ch 8.2 notes_cell structure
• Discuss # 10 – 22 assignment
• For Tues 1/7/20: complete #23 – 31 in reading guide packet
• Continue Cell lab series

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
  • ch 20 & 24.3 – what to know
• Direct instruction: ch 20.1
  • ch 20.1 notes_fossil record
• 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
  • ch 20.2 notes_evol patterns & processes
• 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
  • ch 20.3 notes_earth’s early history
• Discuss # 18 – 22 assignment, hand in reading guide packet
• For Thurs: complete # 1 – 10 (all) in ch 24.3 reading guide
  • Ch 24.3 reading guide packet_primate evolution
• Project: Earth history time scale – due Wed 1/8/20
  • Deep time project protocol and rubric

Thurs:

• Direct instruction: ch 24.3
  • ch 24.3 notes_primate evolution
• 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!

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
  • Lab data packet due

Mon:

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

Tues:

• Revise Mon class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 2.3
  • ch 2.3 notes_carbon compounds
• Discuss # 17 – 23 assignment
• For Wed: complete # 18 – 31 in reading guide packet
  • packet due Wed
• Finish Group inquiry: Biological molecules
  • hand in group paper
• Lab safety agreement & crossword – due Wed
  • Lab Safety agreement & xword_Bio

Wed:

• Revise Tues class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 2.4
  • ch 2.4 notes_enzymes
• Discuss # 18 – 31 assignment
  • hand in packet
• Lab: Enzyme simulation: Tubase – begin
  • Enzyme simulation lab_tubase

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

Announcements:

• Ch 18 reading guide packet due: Tues 12/10
• Lab quiz: Hardy-Weinberg principle: Thurs 12/12
  • Lab data packet due
• 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
  • ch 18.2 notes_evol as genetic change
• Discuss # 6 – 15 assignment
• For Tues: complete # 16 – 21 in reading guide packet
  • packet due Tues
• Lab: Natural selection simulation
  • begin
  • PhET Selection Sim Lab

Tues:

• Revise Mon class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 18.3
  • ch 18.3 & 18.4 notes_process of speciation & molecular evol
• Discuss # 16 – 21 assignment
  • hand in reading guide packet
• Continue lab: Natural selection simulation

Wed:

• Revise Tues class notes
• Lab: Hardy-Weinberg principle
  • Case I & II, debrief
  • Lab quiz Thurs – data packet due
  • Hardy-Weinberg Lab

Thurs:

• Lab quiz: Hardy-Weinberg principle
  • Hand in lab data packet
• 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
  • What Darwin Never Knew

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