Landis's Science Classes

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

Announcements:

• Test: Ch 6: 3 Laws of Motion: Tues 10/29
• Final rocket launch: Wed 10/30 (weather permitting)
• Final rocket report due: Thurs 10/31
• Ch 7 homework puzzle due: Tues 11/5

Mon:

• Revise Fri class notes
• Ch 6 review packet & debrief
  • answers to ch 6 review sheet 2019
• Work on rocket re-build – final launch Wed

Tues:

• Hand in ch 6 review packet
• Test: Ch 6: 3 Laws of Motion
• Begin ch 7 homework puzzle – due Tues 11/5
  • ch 7 reading guide puzzle_energy
• Work on rocket re-build – final launch tomorrow

Wed:

• Final rocket launch (weather permitting)
• Begin final report – report due tomorrow

Thurs:

• Hand in final rocket project reports
• Debrief Tues test
• Video: Crash course: Humans and energy
  • complete question sheet and hand in
    • crash course vid human energy 207 questions

Fri:

• Direct instruction: Kinetic and potential energy
  • ISP_Notes_KE and PE
• Kahoot review: KE & PE
• Concept practice: KE & PE problems
  • KE & PE practice probs

Announcements:

• Mitosis lab report due: Mon 10/28
• Test: Ch 11: Cell cycle: Tues 10/29
• Ch 12 reading guide packet due: Fri 11/1

Mon:

• Test review: ch 11: cell cycle
• Finish Mitosis lab, hand in report

Tues:

• Test: Ch 11: Cell cycle
• Direct instruction: ch 12.1 & 12.2
  • ch 12.1 notes_work of mendel
  • ch 12.2 notes_applying mendels principles
• For Wed: complete # 1 – 14 in reading guide packet
  • ch 12 reading guide packet_intro to genetics
• Practice handout: 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” handout
  • Answers to Symbols handout
• Practice handout: Monohybrid genetics problems
  • monohybrid practice problems
    • answers to Monohybrid practice

Thurs:

• Direct instruction: 2-factor and sex-linked crosses
  • 2-factor-sex-linked-notes-genetics-problems
• Practice handout: 2-factor and sex-linked crosses
  • sex linked & 2 factor cross practice
    • answers to sex-linked & 2-factor cross practice

Fri:

• Handouts:
  • What to know: Ch 12 & 15: Chromosomal inheritance
    • ch 12 & 15 test-what to know
  • IB Curriculum guide: Genetics
    • IB Bio A curriculum guide_unit 5_ genetics
• 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
• Meiosis review – all class discussion
  • group-inquiry-meiosis-short-version
    • answers to Meiosis all-class review

Announcements:

• Rocket launch #1: Wed – 10/23 (weather permitting)
• Test: Ch 6: 3 laws of motion: Tues 10/29

Mon:

• Rocket build
  • rockets must be ready for evaluation Tues, halfway through period

Tues:

• Finish rockets – 30 min
• Rocket evaluations – 35 min
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• Rocket launch #1 tomorrow! (weather permitting)

Wed:

• Rocket launch #1
• Analyze data
  • complete part 1 of reports
    • rocket project report

Thurs:

• Direct instruction: 3rd law of motion
  • ISP_Notes_3rd Law
• Lab 6B: 3rd law of motion
  • lab-6b_newtons-3rd-law

Fri:

• Revise Thurs class notes
• Debrief Lab 6B: 3rd law of motion
  • reports due Mon 10/28
• Direct instruction: Momentum
  • ISP_Notes_momentum
• Concept practice: Momentum
  • ISP_Worksheet_Momentum
    • momentum worksheet answers
• Rocket rebuild
  • final launch: Wed 10/30 (weather permitting)
• Ch 6 review packet – begin over the weekend – full review Mon 10/28 in class
  • ch 6 review sheet

Announcements:

• Test: Ch 9 & 10: Cell Energetics: Wed 10/23
• Short test: Ch 11: Cell cycle: Tues 10/29 – ch 11 reading guide packet due

Mon:

• Revise Fri class notes
• Review Cellular Respiration diagram
• Finish Cellular Respiration 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
  • IB test questions for IB students
• For Thurs: complete # 1 – 14 in ch 11 reading guide packet
  • ch 11 reading guide packet_cell growth & division

Thurs:

• Debrief tests
• 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 ch 11 reading guide packet
  • packet due Fri
• Handouts:
  • What to know: Cell cycle – ch 11
    • Chapter 11 test_what to know
  • IB Curriculum Guide: Cell cycle
    • IB Bio A curriculum guide_unit 4_ cell cycle
• Lab: Mitosis – begin
  • mitosis scope lab

Fri:

• Revise Thurs class notes
• Direct instruction: ch 11.3 & 11.4
  • ch 11.3 & 11.4 notes_regulating cell cycle & cell differentiation
• Discuss # 15 – 24 assignment
• Continue Mitosis sketch lab

Announcements:

• Ch 6 homework puzzle due: Thurs 10/17
• Lab 6A report due: Thurs 10/17
• Rocket project materials need to be in room S7 by: Fri 10/18
  • Rocket materials list_2019

Mon:

• Debrief Friday test
• Direct instruction: 1st Law of Motion
  • ISP_Notes_1st Law
• Demo: 1st Law of Motion
• Concept practice: Net force and 1st Law of Motion
  • net force & 1st law practice
    • answers to first law concept practice
• Rocket materials to class by Friday! (see list above)

Tues:

• Revise Mon class notes
• Discuss ch 6 homework puzzle – due next class meeting (Thurs)
• Lab 6A: 1st and 2nd Laws of Motion
  • Lab 6A_Newton’s 1st & 2nd Law 
  • debrief – report due Thurs
• Rocket materials to class by Friday! (see list above)

Wed:

• No class meeting – all school testing/career readiness day

Thurs:

• Hand in ch 6 homework puzzle
• Hand in Lab 6A report
• Direct instruction: 2nd Law of Motion
  • ISP_Notes_2nd Law
• Concept practice: 2nd Law story problems & debrief
  • ISP_Worksheet_2nd Law Story Problems
    • answers to 2nd law story problems
• Rocket materials to class by tomorrow! (see list above)

Fri:

• Revise Thurs class notes
• Rocket project
  • intro
    • rocket project report
  • begin building