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This Week's Schedule - Homework in bold:
June 17th - 21st
Friday, June 21st
- final exam
Due next day:
- Have a great summer!
Wednesday, June 19th
- Kahoot
- whiteboarding
- review time
Due Next Day:
- Textbook return Friday!!
*** Final exam Friday!! Study!
- optional but recommended final exam review practice questions
Monday, June 17th
- Unit 5 Twiz
- review time
Due Next Day:
- Textbook return Friday!!
*** Final exam Friday!! Study!
- optional but recommended final exam review practice questions
Friday, June 21st
- final exam
Due next day:
- Have a great summer!
Wednesday, June 19th
- Kahoot
- whiteboarding
- review time
Due Next Day:
- Textbook return Friday!!
*** Final exam Friday!! Study!
- optional but recommended final exam review practice questions
Monday, June 17th
- Unit 5 Twiz
- review time
Due Next Day:
- Textbook return Friday!!
*** Final exam Friday!! Study!
- optional but recommended final exam review practice questions
Previous Schedules - Homework in bold:
June 10th - 14th (Check out the Unit 6 tab for extra help)
Thursday, June 13th
- bell ringer - higher invertebrates
- sea star lab review
- sea star practice quiz
- animalia chart
- whiteboarding
- higher invertebrates review Kahoot
- higher invertebrates Jeopardy group game
- quiz review
- quiet work time
- flatworm check / return
Due next day:
*** Unit 5 twiz next day!
*** Unit 5 study guide due next day! (check the answer key!)
*** Unit 5 project/journal due next day!
- optional but recommended final exam review practice questions
- Textbook return Friday, June 21st!
- Final exam - Friday, June 21st!
Tuesday, June 11th
- bell ringer - Arthropoda practice quiz
- crayfish lab review
- finished Arthropoda notes on insects (to print - same as last day)
- animalia chart
- Shape of Life video - Echinoderms
- Echinodermata notes (to print)
- Echinoderm reading guide
- Sea star dissection lab
- Sea star dissection video
- Sea star dissection PPT
- Sea star lab analysis questions (see student example answer key)
Due Next Day:
- finish sea star dissection lab analysis questions (see student example answer key)
*** Higher invert Twiz Monday ***
*** Higher invert study guide due Monday *** (check the answer key!)
*** Unit project/journal due Monday ****
- Good idea to use your unit project/journal to study for your final exam on June 21st!
Thursday, June 13th
- bell ringer - higher invertebrates
- sea star lab review
- sea star practice quiz
- animalia chart
- whiteboarding
- higher invertebrates review Kahoot
- higher invertebrates Jeopardy group game
- quiz review
- quiet work time
- flatworm check / return
Due next day:
*** Unit 5 twiz next day!
*** Unit 5 study guide due next day! (check the answer key!)
*** Unit 5 project/journal due next day!
- optional but recommended final exam review practice questions
- Textbook return Friday, June 21st!
- Final exam - Friday, June 21st!
Tuesday, June 11th
- bell ringer - Arthropoda practice quiz
- crayfish lab review
- finished Arthropoda notes on insects (to print - same as last day)
- animalia chart
- Shape of Life video - Echinoderms
- Echinodermata notes (to print)
- Echinoderm reading guide
- Sea star dissection lab
- Sea star dissection video
- Sea star dissection PPT
- Sea star lab analysis questions (see student example answer key)
Due Next Day:
- finish sea star dissection lab analysis questions (see student example answer key)
*** Higher invert Twiz Monday ***
*** Higher invert study guide due Monday *** (check the answer key!)
*** Unit project/journal due Monday ****
- Good idea to use your unit project/journal to study for your final exam on June 21st!
June 3rd - June 7th (Check out the Unit 6 tab for extra help)
Friday, June 7th
- quiz
- bell ringer - Mollusca practice quiz
- squid lab questions
- giant centipede scolopendra video
- Arthropoda notes (to print)
- crayfish dissection (This video and this presentation may be helpful if you were absent or couldn't find everything)
- shape of life video
Due Next Day:
- finish your crayfish dissection questions and finish your Arthropoda booklet (reading/review questions)
- Good idea to use your unit project/journal to study for your final exam on June 21st!
Wednesday, June 5th
- squid dissection lab (videos if you were absent or missed something - external anatomy, internal anatomy)
- shape of life - mollusks
- finished mollusca notes (to print)
- work time on lab & reading/review questions
Due next day:
- finish your lab & reading/review questions
Monday, June 3rd
- bell ringer
- earthworm dissection (this video is helpful if you were absent or couldn't find something)
- annelida lab questions
- Shape of Life Annelida video
- animalia chart
- space seeds
- intro to mollusca
- mollusca notes (to print)
Due next day:
- finish annelida lab questions (check answer key!)
*** annelida quiz next day! ***
Friday, June 7th
- quiz
- bell ringer - Mollusca practice quiz
- squid lab questions
- giant centipede scolopendra video
- Arthropoda notes (to print)
- crayfish dissection (This video and this presentation may be helpful if you were absent or couldn't find everything)
- shape of life video
Due Next Day:
- finish your crayfish dissection questions and finish your Arthropoda booklet (reading/review questions)
- Good idea to use your unit project/journal to study for your final exam on June 21st!
Wednesday, June 5th
- squid dissection lab (videos if you were absent or missed something - external anatomy, internal anatomy)
- shape of life - mollusks
- finished mollusca notes (to print)
- work time on lab & reading/review questions
Due next day:
- finish your lab & reading/review questions
Monday, June 3rd
- bell ringer
- earthworm dissection (this video is helpful if you were absent or couldn't find something)
- annelida lab questions
- Shape of Life Annelida video
- animalia chart
- space seeds
- intro to mollusca
- mollusca notes (to print)
Due next day:
- finish annelida lab questions (check answer key!)
*** annelida quiz next day! ***
May 27th - 31st (Check out the Unit 5 tab for extra help)
Thursday, May 30th
- test
- sandstriker videos
- annelida notes (to print)
- annelida guided reading questions
- Earthworm anatomy games
- earthworm external anatomy game which matches your booklet
- earthworm internal anatomy game which matches your booklet
- another earthworm internal anatomy game which does not match your booklet - slightly more difficult
Due next day:
- annelida guided reading questions
Tuesday, May 28th
- bell ringer - comparing lower invertebrates
- finished nematoda notes on parasites (to print - same as last day)
- microscope lab (check the answer key!)
- animalia chart
- quiz review
- work time
- lower invertebrates Kahoot
Due Next Day:
- finish nematoda lab questions #2, 3, 4, 8, 9 in your booklet (check the answer key!) if not done in class
- unit 5 unit project/journal Due next day!
*** Unit test next day! ***
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due next day! ***
Thursday, May 30th
- test
- sandstriker videos
- annelida notes (to print)
- annelida guided reading questions
- Earthworm anatomy games
- earthworm external anatomy game which matches your booklet
- earthworm internal anatomy game which matches your booklet
- another earthworm internal anatomy game which does not match your booklet - slightly more difficult
Due next day:
- annelida guided reading questions
Tuesday, May 28th
- bell ringer - comparing lower invertebrates
- finished nematoda notes on parasites (to print - same as last day)
- microscope lab (check the answer key!)
- animalia chart
- quiz review
- work time
- lower invertebrates Kahoot
Due Next Day:
- finish nematoda lab questions #2, 3, 4, 8, 9 in your booklet (check the answer key!) if not done in class
- unit 5 unit project/journal Due next day!
*** Unit test next day! ***
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due next day! ***
May 20th - May 23rd (Check out the Unit 5 tab for extra help)
Friday, May 23rd
- bell ringer - platyhelminthes practice quiz
- platyhelminthes lab questions
- toxocara video
- nematoda notes up to ascaris (to print)
- ascaris dissection (see video if you missed it or had a difficult time finding everything)
- test review
Due next day:
- finish nematoda lab questions #1, 5, 6, 7, 9 (half of it) in your booklet (check the answer key!)
- work on your unit 5 unit project/journal! Due Thursday!
*** Unit test Thursday! ***
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due Thursday! ***
Wednesday, May 21st
- quiz
- platy reading questions (in your booklet, 5th page)
- Monsters Inside Me - Pork Tapeworm
- tapeworm lifecycle
- tapeworm diet
- finished platyhelminthes notes (to print)
- microscope lab (example answer key)
- animalia chart
Due Next Day:
- finish your platyhelminthes booklet - microscope lab (example answer key) and platy reading questions (in your booklet, 5th page)
- work on your unit project - due next Thursday!
*** unit test next Thursday!
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due next Thursday!
Friday, May 23rd
- bell ringer - platyhelminthes practice quiz
- platyhelminthes lab questions
- toxocara video
- nematoda notes up to ascaris (to print)
- ascaris dissection (see video if you missed it or had a difficult time finding everything)
- test review
Due next day:
- finish nematoda lab questions #1, 5, 6, 7, 9 (half of it) in your booklet (check the answer key!)
- work on your unit 5 unit project/journal! Due Thursday!
*** Unit test Thursday! ***
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due Thursday! ***
Wednesday, May 21st
- quiz
- platy reading questions (in your booklet, 5th page)
- Monsters Inside Me - Pork Tapeworm
- tapeworm lifecycle
- tapeworm diet
- finished platyhelminthes notes (to print)
- microscope lab (example answer key)
- animalia chart
Due Next Day:
- finish your platyhelminthes booklet - microscope lab (example answer key) and platy reading questions (in your booklet, 5th page)
- work on your unit project - due next Thursday!
*** unit test next Thursday!
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due next Thursday!
May 13th - May 17th (Check out the Unit 5 tab for extra help)
Friday, May 17th
- whiteboarding
- Cnidaria lab review
- Shape of Life - Cnidaria video
- Animalia chart
- Space seeds
- platyhelminthes notes up to feeding (to print)
- live planaria lab
Due Next Day:
- cnidaria review (check the answer key!)
*** Cnidaria quiz next day! ***
- Recommended: platy reading questions (in your booklet, 5th page)
Wednesday, May 15th
- quiz
- finished jellyfish invasion video
- hydra video
- cnidaria notes (to print)
- how a jellyfish stings video
- cnidocytes and nematocysts video
- cnidaria lab (student example answers)
- space seeds
Due Next Day:
- Cnidaria lab analysis questions
*** Cnidaria quiz next Wednesday! ***
Monday, May 13th
- bell ringer - intro to animalia
- bell ringer - porifera
- Shape of Life - Porifera
- porifera lab (check the answer key)
- reviewed Porifera colouring and/or labeling worksheet in your booklet (check the answer key!)
- porifera video
- animalia chart
- Space seeds
- Jellyfish Invasion video
Due Next Day:
- finish porifera lab (check the answer key)
*** porifera and intro to animal quiz next day! ***
Friday, May 17th
- whiteboarding
- Cnidaria lab review
- Shape of Life - Cnidaria video
- Animalia chart
- Space seeds
- platyhelminthes notes up to feeding (to print)
- live planaria lab
Due Next Day:
- cnidaria review (check the answer key!)
*** Cnidaria quiz next day! ***
- Recommended: platy reading questions (in your booklet, 5th page)
Wednesday, May 15th
- quiz
- finished jellyfish invasion video
- hydra video
- cnidaria notes (to print)
- how a jellyfish stings video
- cnidocytes and nematocysts video
- cnidaria lab (student example answers)
- space seeds
Due Next Day:
- Cnidaria lab analysis questions
*** Cnidaria quiz next Wednesday! ***
Monday, May 13th
- bell ringer - intro to animalia
- bell ringer - porifera
- Shape of Life - Porifera
- porifera lab (check the answer key)
- reviewed Porifera colouring and/or labeling worksheet in your booklet (check the answer key!)
- porifera video
- animalia chart
- Space seeds
- Jellyfish Invasion video
Due Next Day:
- finish porifera lab (check the answer key)
*** porifera and intro to animal quiz next day! ***
May 6th - May 10th (Check out the Unit 5 tab for extra help)
Thursday, May 9th
- handed in intro to animalia reading assignment
- mantis shrimp
- intro to animalia notes (to print)
- Porifera notes (to print)
- Water flow through Porifera - instructions below
1. Download this file to your desktop: Porifera
2. Go to https://ruffle.rs/demo/
3. Click on 'Choose File' and upload the Porifera file you downloaded.
- Porifera colouring and/or labeling worksheet in your booklet (check the answer key!)
Due Next Day:
- finish the Porifera colouring and/or labeling worksheet in your booklet (check the answer key!)
Tuesday, May 7th
- Space seeds
- gymnosperm study jam
- Conifer Identification Lab
Resources:
- Conifer Images from where the samples were taken
- Ministry of Forests Tree Index: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/trees.htm
- E-Flora BC: http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/eflora/E-FloraTreesofBritishColumbia.html
- BC Government Tree Book: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/treebook.pdf
- Dichotomous Key for Northwest Plants: https://oregonstate.edu/trees/dichotomous_key.html
- Identifying Western Red Cedar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQa0UxozsnA
- Identifying Yellow Cedar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJMPjROQ4TM
- angiosperm study jam
- flower study jam
- flower dissection lab
Due Next Day:
- intro to animalia reading assignment
Thursday, May 9th
- handed in intro to animalia reading assignment
- mantis shrimp
- intro to animalia notes (to print)
- Porifera notes (to print)
- Water flow through Porifera - instructions below
1. Download this file to your desktop: Porifera
2. Go to https://ruffle.rs/demo/
3. Click on 'Choose File' and upload the Porifera file you downloaded.
- Porifera colouring and/or labeling worksheet in your booklet (check the answer key!)
Due Next Day:
- finish the Porifera colouring and/or labeling worksheet in your booklet (check the answer key!)
Tuesday, May 7th
- Space seeds
- gymnosperm study jam
- Conifer Identification Lab
Resources:
- Conifer Images from where the samples were taken
- Ministry of Forests Tree Index: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/trees.htm
- E-Flora BC: http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/eflora/E-FloraTreesofBritishColumbia.html
- BC Government Tree Book: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/treebook.pdf
- Dichotomous Key for Northwest Plants: https://oregonstate.edu/trees/dichotomous_key.html
- Identifying Western Red Cedar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQa0UxozsnA
- Identifying Yellow Cedar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJMPjROQ4TM
- angiosperm study jam
- flower study jam
- flower dissection lab
Due Next Day:
- intro to animalia reading assignment
April 29th - May 3rd (Check out the Unit 3 tab for extra help)
Friday, May 3rd
- Test
- gymnosperm study jam
- Conifer Identification Lab
Resources:
- Conifer Images from where the samples were taken
- Ministry of Forests Tree Index: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/trees.htm
- E-Flora BC: http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/eflora/E-FloraTreesofBritishColumbia.html
- BC Government Tree Book: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/treebook.pdf
- Dichotomous Key for Northwest Plants: https://oregonstate.edu/trees/dichotomous_key.html
- Identifying Western Red Cedar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQa0UxozsnA
- Identifying Yellow Cedar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJMPjROQ4TM
Due Next Day:
- Space seeds discussion questions #1-3
Wednesday, May 1st
- What causes antibiotic resistance video
- antibiotic resistance review images
- whiteboarding
- quiz review
- worktime
Due Next Day:
*** Unit test next day!
*** Unit project due next day!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions next day! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Monday, April 29th
- cleaner lab day 2
- bacteriophages vs bacteria video
- superbugs video
- antibiotic resistance simulation
- arms race with a superbug
- Mega plate video
- The Meatrix video
- antibiotics and factory farming video
- Life before antibiotics article
- binary fission & conjugation notes (to print)
Due Next Day:
- cleaner lab due next day
*** Unit test moved to Friday!
*** Unit project due Friday!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions Friday! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Friday, May 3rd
- Test
- gymnosperm study jam
- Conifer Identification Lab
Resources:
- Conifer Images from where the samples were taken
- Ministry of Forests Tree Index: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/trees.htm
- E-Flora BC: http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/eflora/E-FloraTreesofBritishColumbia.html
- BC Government Tree Book: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/treebook.pdf
- Dichotomous Key for Northwest Plants: https://oregonstate.edu/trees/dichotomous_key.html
- Identifying Western Red Cedar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQa0UxozsnA
- Identifying Yellow Cedar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJMPjROQ4TM
Due Next Day:
- Space seeds discussion questions #1-3
Wednesday, May 1st
- What causes antibiotic resistance video
- antibiotic resistance review images
- whiteboarding
- quiz review
- worktime
Due Next Day:
*** Unit test next day!
*** Unit project due next day!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions next day! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Monday, April 29th
- cleaner lab day 2
- bacteriophages vs bacteria video
- superbugs video
- antibiotic resistance simulation
- arms race with a superbug
- Mega plate video
- The Meatrix video
- antibiotics and factory farming video
- Life before antibiotics article
- binary fission & conjugation notes (to print)
Due Next Day:
- cleaner lab due next day
*** Unit test moved to Friday!
*** Unit project due Friday!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions Friday! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
April 22nd - April 26th (Check out the Unit 3 tab for extra help)
Thursday, April 25th
- Library research project:
Infectious disease inforgraphic http://libraryokm.weebly.com/mr-schmitts-virus-project.html
Due Next Day:
- Infection disease research project infographic due next day!
*** Unit test next Wednesday!
*** Unit project due next Wednesday!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions next Wednesday! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Tuesday, April 23rd
- bell ringer - binary fission and horizontal gene transfer
- bacteria quiz
- finished bacteria details notes (to print - same as last day)
- cleaner lab day 1
- test review
Due Next Day:
- cleaner lab questions #2, 5, 7
*** Unit test next Wednesday!
*** Unit project due next Wednesday!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions next Wednesday! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Thursday, April 25th
- Library research project:
Infectious disease inforgraphic http://libraryokm.weebly.com/mr-schmitts-virus-project.html
Due Next Day:
- Infection disease research project infographic due next day!
*** Unit test next Wednesday!
*** Unit project due next Wednesday!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions next Wednesday! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Tuesday, April 23rd
- bell ringer - binary fission and horizontal gene transfer
- bacteria quiz
- finished bacteria details notes (to print - same as last day)
- cleaner lab day 1
- test review
Due Next Day:
- cleaner lab questions #2, 5, 7
*** Unit test next Wednesday!
*** Unit project due next Wednesday!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions next Wednesday! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
April 15th - April 19th (Check out the Unit 3 tab for extra help)
Friday, April 19th
- bell ringer - bacteria structures and functions
- virus quiz review
- lab safety
- interpreting plates
- bacteria distribution lab - day 2
- Gram staining demo
- Gram staining lab
- bacteria details notes (to print) up to oxygen use
- whiteboarding
Due Next Day:
- finish your bacteria distribution lab if not done in class
- keep working on your unit project/journal (we are over halfway done!)
*** Bacteria quiz next day! ***
Wednesday, April 17th
- bell ringer - body defenses and vaccines
- mRNA vaccines video
- introduction to bacteria
- bacteria basics notes (to print)
- fun with bacteria and playdough
- forms of bacteria on microscopes
- Gram staining notes (to print)
- Bunsen burner practice
Due Next Day:
- Get up to date with your unit project/journal (we are over halfway done!)
Monday, April 15th
- virus quiz
- Covid virus video
- mRNA vaccines video
- vaccine comic
- vaccine notes (to print)
- measles simulation and another measles simulation
- introduction to bacteria
- bacteria basics notes (to print)
- bacteria distribution lab - day 1
- Oh Yuck! article and questions
Due Next Day:
- Oh Yuck! article and questions due next day!
Friday, April 19th
- bell ringer - bacteria structures and functions
- virus quiz review
- lab safety
- interpreting plates
- bacteria distribution lab - day 2
- Gram staining demo
- Gram staining lab
- bacteria details notes (to print) up to oxygen use
- whiteboarding
Due Next Day:
- finish your bacteria distribution lab if not done in class
- keep working on your unit project/journal (we are over halfway done!)
*** Bacteria quiz next day! ***
Wednesday, April 17th
- bell ringer - body defenses and vaccines
- mRNA vaccines video
- introduction to bacteria
- bacteria basics notes (to print)
- fun with bacteria and playdough
- forms of bacteria on microscopes
- Gram staining notes (to print)
- Bunsen burner practice
Due Next Day:
- Get up to date with your unit project/journal (we are over halfway done!)
Monday, April 15th
- virus quiz
- Covid virus video
- mRNA vaccines video
- vaccine comic
- vaccine notes (to print)
- measles simulation and another measles simulation
- introduction to bacteria
- bacteria basics notes (to print)
- bacteria distribution lab - day 1
- Oh Yuck! article and questions
Due Next Day:
- Oh Yuck! article and questions due next day!
April 8th - April 12th (Check out the Unit 3 tab for extra help)
Thursday, April 11th
- bell ringer - viruses
- virus review video - handout
- continued virus notes (to print - same document as last day) up to lytic and lysogenic cycles
- lytic and lysogenic cycles diagrams (to print)
- whiteboarding
- finished virus notes
- whiteboarding
- finished build a virus model activity
- optional (but strongly recommended!) reading assignment
Due Next Day:
*** virus quiz next day ***
- work on your unit 3 project/journal
- Optional (but strongly recommended!) reading assignment
Tuesday, April 9th
- test
- intro to viruses video and ebola video
- virus article and anticipation guide
- virus notes (to print) up to structure
- are viruses alive? video
- build a virus model activity
Due Next Day:
- start working on your unit 3 project/journal
Thursday, April 11th
- bell ringer - viruses
- virus review video - handout
- continued virus notes (to print - same document as last day) up to lytic and lysogenic cycles
- lytic and lysogenic cycles diagrams (to print)
- whiteboarding
- finished virus notes
- whiteboarding
- finished build a virus model activity
- optional (but strongly recommended!) reading assignment
Due Next Day:
*** virus quiz next day ***
- work on your unit 3 project/journal
- Optional (but strongly recommended!) reading assignment
Tuesday, April 9th
- test
- intro to viruses video and ebola video
- virus article and anticipation guide
- virus notes (to print) up to structure
- are viruses alive? video
- build a virus model activity
Due Next Day:
- start working on your unit 3 project/journal
April 2nd - April 5th (Check out the Unit 2 tab for extra help)
Friday, April 5th
- review Kahoot
- bell ringer - Taxonomy -
- Peppered moth simulation review
- Group Jeopardy
- work time
Due Next Day:
- work on your unit project / journal - Due next day!
*** Unit 2 test next Thursday! ****
*** Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) Due next day!
Wednesday, April 3rd
- bell ringer - evidence of evolution
- taxonomy video
- taxonomy notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- interpreting graphics (check the answer key!)
- using a dichotomous key (check the answer key - we considered ourselves proficient if we could correctly identify 5 in a row - we didn't do all 20!)
- building a dichotomous key
- For those absent from class, this video and/or this activity are helpful examples of how to make and use dichotomous keys
- work time
Due Next Day:
- work on your unit project / journal - Due Tuesday, April 9th
*** Unit 2 test - Tuesday, April 9th ****
*** keep working on your Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) - Due Tuesday, April 9th
Friday, April 5th
- review Kahoot
- bell ringer - Taxonomy -
- Peppered moth simulation review
- Group Jeopardy
- work time
Due Next Day:
- work on your unit project / journal - Due next day!
*** Unit 2 test next Thursday! ****
*** Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) Due next day!
Wednesday, April 3rd
- bell ringer - evidence of evolution
- taxonomy video
- taxonomy notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- interpreting graphics (check the answer key!)
- using a dichotomous key (check the answer key - we considered ourselves proficient if we could correctly identify 5 in a row - we didn't do all 20!)
- building a dichotomous key
- For those absent from class, this video and/or this activity are helpful examples of how to make and use dichotomous keys
- work time
Due Next Day:
- work on your unit project / journal - Due Tuesday, April 9th
*** Unit 2 test - Tuesday, April 9th ****
*** keep working on your Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) - Due Tuesday, April 9th
March 11th - March 15th (Check out the Unit 2 tab for extra help)
Friday, Mar 15th
- handed in evidence of evolution reading assignment
- evolution evidence video
- DNA evidence video
- evidence of evolution notes (to print)
- molecular clocks video
- whiteboarding
- pair practice quiz around the room (check the answer key!)
- work time / identifying pond organisms
Due Next Day:
- work on your unit project / journal - Due Tuesday, April 9th
*** Unit 2 test - Tuesday, April 9th ****
*** start working on your Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) - Due Tuesday, April 9th
Wednesday, Mar 13th
- bell ringer - macroevolution (question #3)
- finished macroevolution notes (to print - same document as last day) about Gradualism and Punctuated Equilibrium
- Gradualism & Punctuated Equilibrium video
- whiteboarding (Gradualism & Punctuated equilibrium Venn diagram, PE fossil record)
- Gradualism & Punctuated Equilibrium review video
- finished bell ringer - macroevolution (question #1 & 2)
- exam wrapper
- quiz review
- reading assignment - Due next day!
Due Next Day:
- reading assignment - Due next day!
- work on your unit project / journal
Monday, Mar 11th
- Bell ringer - selection graphs
- Rock pocket mouse
- quiz
- Bill Nye bike analogy
- Human body fails video
- blind spot test
- speciation video
- macroevolution notes (to print) up to patterns of evolution
- whiteboarding
- exam wrapper
Due Next Day:
- work on your unit project/journal!
Friday, Mar 15th
- handed in evidence of evolution reading assignment
- evolution evidence video
- DNA evidence video
- evidence of evolution notes (to print)
- molecular clocks video
- whiteboarding
- pair practice quiz around the room (check the answer key!)
- work time / identifying pond organisms
Due Next Day:
- work on your unit project / journal - Due Tuesday, April 9th
*** Unit 2 test - Tuesday, April 9th ****
*** start working on your Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) - Due Tuesday, April 9th
Wednesday, Mar 13th
- bell ringer - macroevolution (question #3)
- finished macroevolution notes (to print - same document as last day) about Gradualism and Punctuated Equilibrium
- Gradualism & Punctuated Equilibrium video
- whiteboarding (Gradualism & Punctuated equilibrium Venn diagram, PE fossil record)
- Gradualism & Punctuated Equilibrium review video
- finished bell ringer - macroevolution (question #1 & 2)
- exam wrapper
- quiz review
- reading assignment - Due next day!
Due Next Day:
- reading assignment - Due next day!
- work on your unit project / journal
Monday, Mar 11th
- Bell ringer - selection graphs
- Rock pocket mouse
- quiz
- Bill Nye bike analogy
- Human body fails video
- blind spot test
- speciation video
- macroevolution notes (to print) up to patterns of evolution
- whiteboarding
- exam wrapper
Due Next Day:
- work on your unit project/journal!
March 4th - March 8th (Check out the Unit 2 tab for extra help)
Thursday, Mar 6th
- bell ringer - 5 Fingers of Evolution
- Survival of the Sneakiest (to print)
- finished micro evolution notes on selection graphs (to print)
- types of natural selection video
- whiteboarding
- Making of the Fittest video & handout (check the answer key!)
- optional (but recommended) evolution of populations practice questions (check the answer key!)
Due Next Day:
*** evolution quiz next day! ***
- optional (but recommended) evolution of populations practice questions (check the answer key!)
- work on your unit project/journal!
Tuesday, Mar 4th
- Bell ringer - DNA and natural selection
- history through the eyes of a chicken video
- Peppered moth review video
- work time on peppered moth simulation
- super cow video
- tomatoes, dogs and mustard plant examples of artificial selection
- Earth's timeline video and demo
- bell ringer - artificial selection and Descent with Modification
- what is a gene? video
- micro evolution notes up to fitness (to print)
- 5 fingers of evolution video
- natural selection video
- whiteboarding
Due Next Day:
- Peppered Moth Simulation (Link to simulation) - Due next day
- continue working on your journal/unit project!
Thursday, Mar 6th
- bell ringer - 5 Fingers of Evolution
- Survival of the Sneakiest (to print)
- finished micro evolution notes on selection graphs (to print)
- types of natural selection video
- whiteboarding
- Making of the Fittest video & handout (check the answer key!)
- optional (but recommended) evolution of populations practice questions (check the answer key!)
Due Next Day:
*** evolution quiz next day! ***
- optional (but recommended) evolution of populations practice questions (check the answer key!)
- work on your unit project/journal!
Tuesday, Mar 4th
- Bell ringer - DNA and natural selection
- history through the eyes of a chicken video
- Peppered moth review video
- work time on peppered moth simulation
- super cow video
- tomatoes, dogs and mustard plant examples of artificial selection
- Earth's timeline video and demo
- bell ringer - artificial selection and Descent with Modification
- what is a gene? video
- micro evolution notes up to fitness (to print)
- 5 fingers of evolution video
- natural selection video
- whiteboarding
Due Next Day:
- Peppered Moth Simulation (Link to simulation) - Due next day
- continue working on your journal/unit project!
February 26th - March 2nd (Check out the Unit 1 tab for extra help)
Friday, Mar 22
- unit 1 test
- intro to evolution video
- evolution Pre-Survey (every statement is false!)
- intro to evolution video
- what is evolution video
- why evolution notes (to print)
- natural selection example chart (filled in)
- Peppered Moth Simulation questions #1-14 Link to simulation
Due Next Day:
- Peppered Moth Simulation questions #1-14 Link to simulation
- Optional (but good idea!) read textbook p. 369-372 / p. 373-377 and do questions on pages 372 & 377.
Wednesday, Feb 29th
- bell ringer - meiosis
- finished mitosis vs meiosis notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- whiteboarding mitosis vs meiosis comparison
- mitosis vs meiosis (check the answer key!)
- karyotyping activity
- (optional) cell organelles Kahoot
- work time
Due Next Day:
*** Unit 1 test next day! ***
*** Unit project/journal due next day! ***
*** Unit 1 study guide (check the answer key!) due next day!
Monday, Feb 26th
- egg lab hand-in
- bell ringer - mitosis
- what is cancer video
- cancer cells vs normal cells video
- meiosis intro "The Talk"
- meiosis overview
- whiteboards & beads
- practiced crossing over
- practiced independent assortment
- big meiosis foldable activity
- meiosis cut & paste activity
- work time
- take home twiz review
Due Next Day:
*** Unit 1 test next Friday, March 2nd! ***
*** Unit project/journal due Friday, March 2nd ***
*** Unit 1 study guide (check the answer key!) due Friday, March 2nd
Friday, Mar 22
- unit 1 test
- intro to evolution video
- evolution Pre-Survey (every statement is false!)
- intro to evolution video
- what is evolution video
- why evolution notes (to print)
- natural selection example chart (filled in)
- Peppered Moth Simulation questions #1-14 Link to simulation
Due Next Day:
- Peppered Moth Simulation questions #1-14 Link to simulation
- Optional (but good idea!) read textbook p. 369-372 / p. 373-377 and do questions on pages 372 & 377.
Wednesday, Feb 29th
- bell ringer - meiosis
- finished mitosis vs meiosis notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- whiteboarding mitosis vs meiosis comparison
- mitosis vs meiosis (check the answer key!)
- karyotyping activity
- (optional) cell organelles Kahoot
- work time
Due Next Day:
*** Unit 1 test next day! ***
*** Unit project/journal due next day! ***
*** Unit 1 study guide (check the answer key!) due next day!
Monday, Feb 26th
- egg lab hand-in
- bell ringer - mitosis
- what is cancer video
- cancer cells vs normal cells video
- meiosis intro "The Talk"
- meiosis overview
- whiteboards & beads
- practiced crossing over
- practiced independent assortment
- big meiosis foldable activity
- meiosis cut & paste activity
- work time
- take home twiz review
Due Next Day:
*** Unit 1 test next Friday, March 2nd! ***
*** Unit project/journal due Friday, March 2nd ***
*** Unit 1 study guide (check the answer key!) due Friday, March 2nd
February 20th - Feb 23rd (Check out the Unit 1 tab for extra help)
Thursday, Feb 22nd
- bell ringer - diffusion and osmosis
- egg lab
- worktime
- mitosis refresher
- mitosis video
- mitosis summary
- whiteboards & beads - mitosis
- big mitosis foldable
- worktime
Due Next Day:
- Egg lab
- Big mitosis foldable
*** Unit 1 test next Friday, March 2nd! ***
*** Unit project/journal due Friday, March 2nd ***
*** Unit 1 study guide (check the answer key!) due Friday, March 2nd
Tuesday, Feb 20th
- bell ringer - protein synthesis
- cell city analogy (check the answer key!)
- Endosymbiotic theory video (handout to print) and evidence notes
- microscope lab
- 'e'
- microscope depth of focus practice (try this interactive video for practice if you had a difficult time!)
- 'Cellfie'
- Take home (two colour) quiz
Due Next Day:
- Take home (two colour) quiz due next day!
Do your quiz in TWO colours:
1st colour - whatever you know without checking.
2nd colour - whatever you needed to look up in notes, textbook, videos, internet, friend, etc.
Hopefully you will learn from this process what you know and don't know, your weak/strong points, etc.
- Due Monday, March 26th - Egg lab
*** Unit 1 test next Friday, March 1st
*** Study guide - check the answer key due on test day.
*** Unit project / journal - due on test day
Thursday, Feb 22nd
- bell ringer - diffusion and osmosis
- egg lab
- worktime
- mitosis refresher
- mitosis video
- mitosis summary
- whiteboards & beads - mitosis
- big mitosis foldable
- worktime
Due Next Day:
- Egg lab
- Big mitosis foldable
*** Unit 1 test next Friday, March 2nd! ***
*** Unit project/journal due Friday, March 2nd ***
*** Unit 1 study guide (check the answer key!) due Friday, March 2nd
Tuesday, Feb 20th
- bell ringer - protein synthesis
- cell city analogy (check the answer key!)
- Endosymbiotic theory video (handout to print) and evidence notes
- microscope lab
- 'e'
- microscope depth of focus practice (try this interactive video for practice if you had a difficult time!)
- 'Cellfie'
- Take home (two colour) quiz
Due Next Day:
- Take home (two colour) quiz due next day!
Do your quiz in TWO colours:
1st colour - whatever you know without checking.
2nd colour - whatever you needed to look up in notes, textbook, videos, internet, friend, etc.
Hopefully you will learn from this process what you know and don't know, your weak/strong points, etc.
- Due Monday, March 26th - Egg lab
*** Unit 1 test next Friday, March 1st
*** Study guide - check the answer key due on test day.
*** Unit project / journal - due on test day
February 12th - Feb 16th (Check out the Unit 1 tab for extra help)
Friday, Feb 16th
- Pro-D day
Wednesday, Feb 14th
- bell ringer - cells
- Iphone analogy
- Protein synthesis notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- perfume and dye examples of diffusion
- Phet simulation
- diffusion and osmosis demos
- diffusion video
- diffusion notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- osmosis video
- osmosis notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- whiteboarding review
- egg lab day 3
Due Next Day:
- work on your unit project/journal!
- osmosis practice problems (check the answer key!)
Monday, Feb 12th
- Bell ringer - biological molecules
- Biological molecules review activity
- Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic POGIL
- Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic review activity
- Cell notes (to print)
- egg lab day 2 (get your data from your classmates if you were absent and thank them for all their hard work!)
- cell parts chart
Due Next Day:
- Fill in your cell parts chart on the back of your cell notes!
- Here are some excellent resources to help you.
- Textbook Pages 174 - 183
- Videos:
- Bozeman Science - A Tour of the Cell
- Amoeba Sisters - Introduction to Cells: The Grand Cell Tour
- Crashcourse Biology - Eukaryopolis - The City of Animal Cells: Crash Course Biology #4
- Virtual Reality Video:
- Cellscape VR Biology Guided Tour and Tyler Dewitt - Tour of The Cell: Companion to Cellscape
Friday, Feb 16th
- Pro-D day
Wednesday, Feb 14th
- bell ringer - cells
- Iphone analogy
- Protein synthesis notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- perfume and dye examples of diffusion
- Phet simulation
- diffusion and osmosis demos
- diffusion video
- diffusion notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- osmosis video
- osmosis notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- whiteboarding review
- egg lab day 3
Due Next Day:
- work on your unit project/journal!
- osmosis practice problems (check the answer key!)
Monday, Feb 12th
- Bell ringer - biological molecules
- Biological molecules review activity
- Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic POGIL
- Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic review activity
- Cell notes (to print)
- egg lab day 2 (get your data from your classmates if you were absent and thank them for all their hard work!)
- cell parts chart
Due Next Day:
- Fill in your cell parts chart on the back of your cell notes!
- Here are some excellent resources to help you.
- Textbook Pages 174 - 183
- Videos:
- Bozeman Science - A Tour of the Cell
- Amoeba Sisters - Introduction to Cells: The Grand Cell Tour
- Crashcourse Biology - Eukaryopolis - The City of Animal Cells: Crash Course Biology #4
- Virtual Reality Video:
- Cellscape VR Biology Guided Tour and Tyler Dewitt - Tour of The Cell: Companion to Cellscape
February 5th - Feb 9th (Check out the Unit 1 tab for extra help)
Thursday, Feb 8th
- bell ringer - Characteristics of Life and version 2
- biomolecules video and handout
- biological molecules notes (to print!)
- whiteboarding
- egg lab day 1
- biomolecules chart
Due Next Day:
- work on your journal/unit project
- fill in your biomolecules chart
Tuesday, Feb 6th
- scientific method review worksheet (answers: BABCDC)
- quiz
- introduction to biology notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- journal/unit project discussion and exemplars
Due next day:
- Start working on your journal/unit project - we have done the first four learning outcomes
- Optional (But SUPER RECOMMENDED!) Watch this video and complete this handout
Thursday, Feb 8th
- bell ringer - Characteristics of Life and version 2
- biomolecules video and handout
- biological molecules notes (to print!)
- whiteboarding
- egg lab day 1
- biomolecules chart
Due Next Day:
- work on your journal/unit project
- fill in your biomolecules chart
Tuesday, Feb 6th
- scientific method review worksheet (answers: BABCDC)
- quiz
- introduction to biology notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- journal/unit project discussion and exemplars
Due next day:
- Start working on your journal/unit project - we have done the first four learning outcomes
- Optional (But SUPER RECOMMENDED!) Watch this video and complete this handout
Jan 30th - Feb 2nd (Check out the Unit 1 tab for extra help)
Friday, Feb 2nd
- Bell ringer - Identifying variables - Bacteria
- whiteboarding review
- Reviewed analysis and discussion from Scientific method scientific method notes
- Water drops lab - Example answers
- Science as a process - Spontaneous generation video and handout
- Scientific method review activity around the class
- Practice questions (check the answer key!)
Due Next Day:
*** Scientific method and variables quiz next day! ***
- If not done in class: practice questions (check the answer key!)
Wednesday, Jan 31st
- Introductions
- Distracted driving activity and the neuroscience of pleasure
- Building science vocabulary and activity
- Introduction to scientific variables
- Scientific variables video
- Scientific method notes (to print)
- Scientific method activity (to print)
Due next day:
- parent contact form
- finish practice problem from notes booklet if not done in class!
Friday, Feb 2nd
- Bell ringer - Identifying variables - Bacteria
- whiteboarding review
- Reviewed analysis and discussion from Scientific method scientific method notes
- Water drops lab - Example answers
- Science as a process - Spontaneous generation video and handout
- Scientific method review activity around the class
- Practice questions (check the answer key!)
Due Next Day:
*** Scientific method and variables quiz next day! ***
- If not done in class: practice questions (check the answer key!)
Wednesday, Jan 31st
- Introductions
- Distracted driving activity and the neuroscience of pleasure
- Building science vocabulary and activity
- Introduction to scientific variables
- Scientific variables video
- Scientific method notes (to print)
- Scientific method activity (to print)
Due next day:
- parent contact form
- finish practice problem from notes booklet if not done in class!
Jan 22 - Jan 26 (Check out the Unit 6 tab for extra help)
Friday, Jan 26th
- Final Exam
Due next day:
- Good luck in second semester!
Wednesday, Jan 24th
- review Kahoot (shorter)
- test review
- final exam prep
- final exam review guide
- Use your entire unit project/journal! This is what you made it for!
- whiteboarding questions
- review Jeopardy
- old test review
- final exam review practice questions
- flashcards, mindmaps, self quizzes, Quizlets
- review old quizzes, bell ringers, study guides
- reading/summarizing notes/textbook
- quiz a partner
- review Kahoot (longer)
Due next day:
*** Bring your textbook to class!!
*** Final exam!
Monday, Jan 22nd
- study guide review
- unit 5 twiz
- final exam prep
- final exam review guide
- Use your entire unit project/journal! This is what you made it for!
- whiteboarding questions
- review Jeopardy
- old test review
- final exam review practice questions
- flashcards, mindmaps, self quizzes, Quizlets
- review old quizzes, bell ringers, study guides
- reading/summarizing notes/textbook
- quiz a partner
Due next day:
*** Textbook return Friday, January 26th!
*** Final exam - Friday, January 26th!
Jan 16 - Jan 20 (Check out the Unit 6 tab for extra help)
Thursday, Jan 19th
- Bell ringer - higher invertebrates
- sea star lab review
- sea star practice quiz
- animalia chart
- higher invertebrates review Kahoot
- quiet work time
- flatworm check / return
Due next day:
*** Unit 5 twiz next day!
*** Unit 5 study guide due next day! (check the answer key!)
*** Unit 5 project/journal due next day!
- optional but recommended final exam review practice questions
- Textbook return Friday, January 26th!
- Final exam - Friday, January 26th!
Tuesday, Jan 17th
- bell ringer - Arthropoda practice quiz
- crayfish lab review
- Shape of Life video - Echinoderms
- Echinodermata notes (to print)
- Echinoderm reading guide
- Sea star dissection lab
- Sea star dissection video
- Sea star dissection PPT
- Sea star lab analysis questions (see student example answer key)
Due next day:
- Sea star lab analysis questions (see student example answer key)
Thursday, Jan 19th
- Bell ringer - higher invertebrates
- sea star lab review
- sea star practice quiz
- animalia chart
- higher invertebrates review Kahoot
- quiet work time
- flatworm check / return
Due next day:
*** Unit 5 twiz next day!
*** Unit 5 study guide due next day! (check the answer key!)
*** Unit 5 project/journal due next day!
- optional but recommended final exam review practice questions
- Textbook return Friday, January 26th!
- Final exam - Friday, January 26th!
Tuesday, Jan 17th
- bell ringer - Arthropoda practice quiz
- crayfish lab review
- Shape of Life video - Echinoderms
- Echinodermata notes (to print)
- Echinoderm reading guide
- Sea star dissection lab
- Sea star dissection video
- Sea star dissection PPT
- Sea star lab analysis questions (see student example answer key)
Due next day:
- Sea star lab analysis questions (see student example answer key)
Jan 8 - Jan 12 (Check out the Unit 6 tab for extra help)
Friday, Jan 10th
- bell ringer - Mollusca practice quiz
- squid lab questions
- giant centipede scolopendra video
- Arthropoda notes (to print)
- crayfish dissection (This video and this presentation may be helpful if you were absent or couldn't find everything)
- work time
Due next day:
- finish your crayfish dissection questions and finish your Arthropoda booklet (reading/review questions)
- Good idea to use your unit project/journal to study for your final exam on January 26th!
Wednesday, Jan 10th
- annelida lab review
- quiz
- squid dissection lab (videos if you were absent or missed something - external anatomy, internal anatomy)
- shape of life - mollusks
- mollusca notes (to print)
- work time on lab & reading/review questions
Due next day:
- finish your lab & reading/review questions
*** Use your unit project/journal to study for your final exam on January 26th!
Monday, Jan 8th
- sandstriker videos
- annelida notes (to print)
- annelida guided reading questions hand-in
- Virtual Earthworm Dissection
- You will need to use Google Chrome and add the Ruffle extension (use this link) to use the virtual earthworm dissection
- Virtual Earthworm Dissection
- Earthworm anatomy games
- earthworm external anatomy game which matches your booklet
- earthworm internal anatomy game which matches your booklet
- another earthworm internal anatomy game which does not match your booklet - slightly more difficult
- shape of life - annelids
- earthworm dissection (this video is helpful if you were absent or couldn't find something)
- annelida lab
- work on lab questions
Due next day:
- finish annelida lab questions (check answer key!)
*** annelida quiz next day! ***
Friday, Jan 10th
- bell ringer - Mollusca practice quiz
- squid lab questions
- giant centipede scolopendra video
- Arthropoda notes (to print)
- crayfish dissection (This video and this presentation may be helpful if you were absent or couldn't find everything)
- work time
Due next day:
- finish your crayfish dissection questions and finish your Arthropoda booklet (reading/review questions)
- Good idea to use your unit project/journal to study for your final exam on January 26th!
Wednesday, Jan 10th
- annelida lab review
- quiz
- squid dissection lab (videos if you were absent or missed something - external anatomy, internal anatomy)
- shape of life - mollusks
- mollusca notes (to print)
- work time on lab & reading/review questions
Due next day:
- finish your lab & reading/review questions
*** Use your unit project/journal to study for your final exam on January 26th!
Monday, Jan 8th
- sandstriker videos
- annelida notes (to print)
- annelida guided reading questions hand-in
- Virtual Earthworm Dissection
- You will need to use Google Chrome and add the Ruffle extension (use this link) to use the virtual earthworm dissection
- Virtual Earthworm Dissection
- Earthworm anatomy games
- earthworm external anatomy game which matches your booklet
- earthworm internal anatomy game which matches your booklet
- another earthworm internal anatomy game which does not match your booklet - slightly more difficult
- shape of life - annelids
- earthworm dissection (this video is helpful if you were absent or couldn't find something)
- annelida lab
- work on lab questions
Due next day:
- finish annelida lab questions (check answer key!)
*** annelida quiz next day! ***
Dec 18 - Dec 22 (Check out the Unit 5 tab for extra help)
Thursday, Dec 21st
- Test
- Conifer Identification Lab
Resources:
- Conifer Images
- Ministry of Forests Tree Index: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/trees.htm
- E-Flora BC: http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/eflora/E-FloraTreesofBritishColumbia.html
- BC Government Tree Book: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/treebook.pdf
- Dichotomous Key for Northwest Plants: https://oregonstate.edu/trees/dichotomous_key.html
- Identifying Western Red Cedar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQa0UxozsnA
- Identifying Yellow Cedar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJMPjROQ4TM
Due next day:
- Have an awesome holiday!
- Relax, recharge and do a little reading!
- Annelida intro reading guide due at the start of class!
Tuesday, Dec 19th
- bell ringer - comparing lower invertebrates
- quiz review
- ascaris dissection (see video if you missed it or had a difficult time finding everything)
- nematoda lab questions (check the answer key!)
- Kahoot
- animalia chart
- lower invertebrate jeopardy
Due next day:
- work on your unit project - due next day!
*** unit test next day!
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due next day!
Thursday, Dec 21st
- Test
- Conifer Identification Lab
Resources:
- Conifer Images
- Ministry of Forests Tree Index: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/trees.htm
- E-Flora BC: http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/eflora/E-FloraTreesofBritishColumbia.html
- BC Government Tree Book: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/treebook.pdf
- Dichotomous Key for Northwest Plants: https://oregonstate.edu/trees/dichotomous_key.html
- Identifying Western Red Cedar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQa0UxozsnA
- Identifying Yellow Cedar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJMPjROQ4TM
Due next day:
- Have an awesome holiday!
- Relax, recharge and do a little reading!
- Annelida intro reading guide due at the start of class!
Tuesday, Dec 19th
- bell ringer - comparing lower invertebrates
- quiz review
- ascaris dissection (see video if you missed it or had a difficult time finding everything)
- nematoda lab questions (check the answer key!)
- Kahoot
- animalia chart
- lower invertebrate jeopardy
Due next day:
- work on your unit project - due next day!
*** unit test next day!
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due next day!
Dec 11 - Dec 15 (Check out the Unit 5 tab for extra help)
Friday, Dec 15th
- finished nematoda notes on parasites (to print - same as last day)
- microscope lab (check the answer key!)
- live planaria lab
- live daphnia and hydra lab
Due next day:
- microscope lab questions (check the answer key!)
- work on your unit project - due next Thursday!
*** unit test next Thursday!
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due next Thursday!
Wednesday, Dec 13th
- Shape of Life video
- platyhelminthes lab review
- animalia chart
- quiz
- toxocara video
- nematoda notes (up to ascaris) (to print)
- hair worm video
- work time
Due next day:
- work on your unit project - due next Thursday!
*** unit test next Thursday!
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due next Thursday!
Monday, Dec 11th
- cnidaria review video
- quiz
- platy reading questions (in your booklet, 5th page)
- Monsters Inside Me - Pork Tapeworm
- platyhelminthes notes (to print)
- tapeworm lifecycle
- tapeworm diet
- microscope lab (example answer key)
Due next day:
- finish your platy reading questions (in your booklet, 5th page)
or (both strongly recommended!)
- finish your platyhelminthes booklet microscope lab (example answer key)
- work on your unit project - due next Thursday!
*** unit test next Thursday!
Friday, Dec 15th
- finished nematoda notes on parasites (to print - same as last day)
- microscope lab (check the answer key!)
- live planaria lab
- live daphnia and hydra lab
Due next day:
- microscope lab questions (check the answer key!)
- work on your unit project - due next Thursday!
*** unit test next Thursday!
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due next Thursday!
Wednesday, Dec 13th
- Shape of Life video
- platyhelminthes lab review
- animalia chart
- quiz
- toxocara video
- nematoda notes (up to ascaris) (to print)
- hair worm video
- work time
Due next day:
- work on your unit project - due next Thursday!
*** unit test next Thursday!
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due next Thursday!
Monday, Dec 11th
- cnidaria review video
- quiz
- platy reading questions (in your booklet, 5th page)
- Monsters Inside Me - Pork Tapeworm
- platyhelminthes notes (to print)
- tapeworm lifecycle
- tapeworm diet
- microscope lab (example answer key)
Due next day:
- finish your platy reading questions (in your booklet, 5th page)
or (both strongly recommended!)
- finish your platyhelminthes booklet microscope lab (example answer key)
- work on your unit project - due next Thursday!
*** unit test next Thursday!
Dec 4 - Dec 8 (Check out the Unit 5 tab for extra help)
Thursday, Dec 7th
- Jellyfish Invasion video
- finished cnidaria lab (student example answers)
- work on cnidaria booklet
- quiz review
- animalia chart
- whiteboarding
Due next day:
- work on your unit project!
- Cnidaria quiz next day!
Tuesday, Dec 5th
- quiz
- hydra video
- cnidaria notes (to print)
- how a jellyfish stings video
- cnidocytes and nematocysts video
- whiteboarding
- Shape of Life - Cnidaria video
- cnidaria lab (student example answers)
Due next day:
- finish cnidaria lab questions (student example answers)
- cnidaria review (check the answer key!) due Monday
*** Cnidaria quiz Monday! ***
- Keep working on your unit project!
Thursday, Dec 7th
- Jellyfish Invasion video
- finished cnidaria lab (student example answers)
- work on cnidaria booklet
- quiz review
- animalia chart
- whiteboarding
Due next day:
- work on your unit project!
- Cnidaria quiz next day!
Tuesday, Dec 5th
- quiz
- hydra video
- cnidaria notes (to print)
- how a jellyfish stings video
- cnidocytes and nematocysts video
- whiteboarding
- Shape of Life - Cnidaria video
- cnidaria lab (student example answers)
Due next day:
- finish cnidaria lab questions (student example answers)
- cnidaria review (check the answer key!) due Monday
*** Cnidaria quiz Monday! ***
- Keep working on your unit project!
Nov 27 - Dec 1 (Check out the Unit 3 tab for extra help)
Wednesday, Dec 1st
- bell ringer - intro to animalia
- Porifera notes (to print)
- Water flow through Porifera - instructions below
1. Download this file to your desktop: Porifera
2. Go to https://ruffle.rs/demo/
3. Click on 'Choose File' and upload the Porifera file you downloaded.
- Porifera colouring or labeling worksheet (check the answer key!)
- whiteboading
- Shape of Life - Porifera
- porifera lab (check the answer key)
- animalia chart
- bell ringer - porifera
Due next day:
- finish your Porifera booklet colouring or labeling worksheet (check the answer key!) and porifera lab (check the answer key) if not done in class
*** Porifera quiz next day!
- work on your unit project!
Wednesday, Nov 29th
- test
- intro to animalia reading assignment
- mantis shrimp
- intro to animalia notes (to print)
Due next day:
- intro to animalia reading assignment
Try these videos for similar content: Bozeman Science - Animals, CrashCourse - Simple Animals, Amoeba Sisters - Human Body Systems Overview, Baiology - Animals Part 1
Monday, Nov 27th
- virus review Kahoot
- finished conjugation diagram (to print)
- whiteboarding
- quiz review
- work time
Due Next Day:
*** Unit test next day!
*** Unit project due next day!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due next day! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Wednesday, Dec 1st
- bell ringer - intro to animalia
- Porifera notes (to print)
- Water flow through Porifera - instructions below
1. Download this file to your desktop: Porifera
2. Go to https://ruffle.rs/demo/
3. Click on 'Choose File' and upload the Porifera file you downloaded.
- Porifera colouring or labeling worksheet (check the answer key!)
- whiteboading
- Shape of Life - Porifera
- porifera lab (check the answer key)
- animalia chart
- bell ringer - porifera
Due next day:
- finish your Porifera booklet colouring or labeling worksheet (check the answer key!) and porifera lab (check the answer key) if not done in class
*** Porifera quiz next day!
- work on your unit project!
Wednesday, Nov 29th
- test
- intro to animalia reading assignment
- mantis shrimp
- intro to animalia notes (to print)
Due next day:
- intro to animalia reading assignment
Try these videos for similar content: Bozeman Science - Animals, CrashCourse - Simple Animals, Amoeba Sisters - Human Body Systems Overview, Baiology - Animals Part 1
Monday, Nov 27th
- virus review Kahoot
- finished conjugation diagram (to print)
- whiteboarding
- quiz review
- work time
Due Next Day:
*** Unit test next day!
*** Unit project due next day!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due next day! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Nov 20 - Nov 24 (Check out the Unit 3 tab for extra help)
Thursday, Nov 23rd
- bacteria quiz
- bacteriophages vs bacteria video
- superbugs video
- antibiotic resistance simulation
- arms race with a superbug
- Mega plate video
- The Meatrix video
- antibiotics and factory farming video
- Life before antibiotics article
- What causes antibiotic resistance video
- cleaner lab day 2
- work time
- binary fission & conjugation notes (to print)
Due next day:
- both bacteria labs (cleaner lab and distribution lab) due next day!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due Wednesday! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
*** Microbiology test Wednesday!
*** Unit Project due Wednesday!
Tuesday, Nov 21st
- bacteria details notes (to print) up to oxygen use
- whiteboarding
- cleaner lab day 1
- finished bacteria details notes
- work time
Due Next Day:
- cleaner lab questions #2, 5, 7
- work on your unit 3 project/journal - you should almost done the 'I can statements' for this unit!
*** Unit test next Wednesday!
*** Unit project due next Wednesday!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due next Wednesday! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Thursday, Nov 23rd
- bacteria quiz
- bacteriophages vs bacteria video
- superbugs video
- antibiotic resistance simulation
- arms race with a superbug
- Mega plate video
- The Meatrix video
- antibiotics and factory farming video
- Life before antibiotics article
- What causes antibiotic resistance video
- cleaner lab day 2
- work time
- binary fission & conjugation notes (to print)
Due next day:
- both bacteria labs (cleaner lab and distribution lab) due next day!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due Wednesday! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
*** Microbiology test Wednesday!
*** Unit Project due Wednesday!
Tuesday, Nov 21st
- bacteria details notes (to print) up to oxygen use
- whiteboarding
- cleaner lab day 1
- finished bacteria details notes
- work time
Due Next Day:
- cleaner lab questions #2, 5, 7
- work on your unit 3 project/journal - you should almost done the 'I can statements' for this unit!
*** Unit test next Wednesday!
*** Unit project due next Wednesday!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due next Wednesday! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Nov 14 - Nov 17 (Check out the Unit 3 tab for extra help)
Friday, Nov 17th
- Spirit Assembly (period 7/8 only)
- Gram staining demo
- Gram staining lab
- lab work time
- test review
Due Next Day:
- bacteria distribution lab - should be done
- work on your unit 3 project/journal - you should be over halfway done the 'I can statements' for this unit!
Wednesday, Nov 16th
- bell ringer - bacteria structures and functions
- Period 5/6 only - finished bacteria basics notes (to print)
- Period 5/6 only - fun with bacteria and playdough
- forms of bacteria on microscopes
- interpreting plates review
- bacteria distribution lab - day 2
- lab safety
- Gram staining notes (to print)
- Bunsen burner practice
- Period 7/8 only - unit project work time
- Period 7/8 only - Gram staining demo
Due Next Day:
- bacteria distribution lab - question #2-5
- work on your unit 3 project/journal - you should be close to halfway done the 'I can statements' for this unit!
Friday, Nov 17th
- Spirit Assembly (period 7/8 only)
- Gram staining demo
- Gram staining lab
- lab work time
- test review
Due Next Day:
- bacteria distribution lab - should be done
- work on your unit 3 project/journal - you should be over halfway done the 'I can statements' for this unit!
Wednesday, Nov 16th
- bell ringer - bacteria structures and functions
- Period 5/6 only - finished bacteria basics notes (to print)
- Period 5/6 only - fun with bacteria and playdough
- forms of bacteria on microscopes
- interpreting plates review
- bacteria distribution lab - day 2
- lab safety
- Gram staining notes (to print)
- Bunsen burner practice
- Period 7/8 only - unit project work time
- Period 7/8 only - Gram staining demo
Due Next Day:
- bacteria distribution lab - question #2-5
- work on your unit 3 project/journal - you should be close to halfway done the 'I can statements' for this unit!
Nov 6 - Nov 10 (Check out the Unit 3 tab for extra help)
Friday, Nov 10th
- bell ringer - body defenses and vaccines
- Covid virus video
- mRNA vaccines video
- introduction to bacteria
- bacteria basics notes (to print) Period 5/6 - up to end of bacteria diagram, Period 7/8 - finished
- bacteria distribution lab - day 1
- Period 7/8 only - fun with bacteria and playdough
- Period 5/6 - Remembrance Day assembly
Due Next Day:
- work on your unit 3 project/journal - you should be close to halfway done the 'I can statements' for this unit!
- bacteria distribution lab - question #1
Wednesday, Nov 8th
- bell ringer - body defenses
- virus quiz
- vaccine comic
- vaccine notes (to print)
- measles simulation and another measles simulation
- Oh Yuck! article and questions
Due Next Day:
- Oh Yuck! article and questions
- start working on your unit 3 project/journal
Monday, Nov 6th
- virus review video - handout
- continued virus notes (to print - same document as last day) up to lytic and lysogenic cycles
- lytic and lysogenic cycles diagrams (to print)
- finished build a virus model activity
- whiteboarding
- bell ringer - viruses
- finished virus notes
- whiteboarding
- work time on reading assignment
Due Next Day:
*** virus quiz next day ***
- reading assignment
Friday, Nov 10th
- bell ringer - body defenses and vaccines
- Covid virus video
- mRNA vaccines video
- introduction to bacteria
- bacteria basics notes (to print) Period 5/6 - up to end of bacteria diagram, Period 7/8 - finished
- bacteria distribution lab - day 1
- Period 7/8 only - fun with bacteria and playdough
- Period 5/6 - Remembrance Day assembly
Due Next Day:
- work on your unit 3 project/journal - you should be close to halfway done the 'I can statements' for this unit!
- bacteria distribution lab - question #1
Wednesday, Nov 8th
- bell ringer - body defenses
- virus quiz
- vaccine comic
- vaccine notes (to print)
- measles simulation and another measles simulation
- Oh Yuck! article and questions
Due Next Day:
- Oh Yuck! article and questions
- start working on your unit 3 project/journal
Monday, Nov 6th
- virus review video - handout
- continued virus notes (to print - same document as last day) up to lytic and lysogenic cycles
- lytic and lysogenic cycles diagrams (to print)
- finished build a virus model activity
- whiteboarding
- bell ringer - viruses
- finished virus notes
- whiteboarding
- work time on reading assignment
Due Next Day:
*** virus quiz next day ***
- reading assignment
Oct 30 - Nov 3 (Check out the Unit 2 tab for extra help)
Thursday, Nov 2nd
- test
- intro to viruses video and ebola video
- virus article and anticipation guide
- virus notes (to print) up to structure
- are viruses alive? video
- build a virus model activity
Due Next Day:
- start working on your unit 3 project/journal
Tuesday, Oct 31st
- review Kahoot
- bell ringer - Taxonomy -
- creepy crawly dichotomous key
- whiteboarding
- Group Jeopardy
- work time
Due Next Day:
- work on your unit project / journal - Due next day!
*** Unit 2 test next Thursday! ****
*** Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) Due next day!
Thursday, Nov 2nd
- test
- intro to viruses video and ebola video
- virus article and anticipation guide
- virus notes (to print) up to structure
- are viruses alive? video
- build a virus model activity
Due Next Day:
- start working on your unit 3 project/journal
Tuesday, Oct 31st
- review Kahoot
- bell ringer - Taxonomy -
- creepy crawly dichotomous key
- whiteboarding
- Group Jeopardy
- work time
Due Next Day:
- work on your unit project / journal - Due next day!
*** Unit 2 test next Thursday! ****
*** Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) Due next day!
Oct 23 - Oct 27 (Check out the Unit 2 tab for extra help)
Friday, Oct 27th
- bell ringer - evidence of evolution
- taxonomy video
- taxonomy notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- interpreting graphics (check the answer key!)
- using a dichotomous key (check the answer key - we considered ourselves proficient if we could correctly identify 5 in a row - we didn't do all 20!)
- building a dichotomous key
- For those absent from class, this video and/or this activity are helpful examples of how to make and use dichotomous keys
- work time
Due Next Day:
- work on your unit project / journal - Due next Thursday!
*** Unit 2 test next Thursday! ****
*** Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) Due next Thursday!
Wednesday, Oct 25th
- Evolution evidence video
- handed in evidence of evolution reading assignment
- DNA evidence video
- finished evidence of evolution notes (to print - same document as last day)
- molecular clocks video
- Does the theory of evolution really matter video
- pair practice quiz around the room (check the answer key!)
- work time
- quiz review
- bell ringer - evidence of evolution
Due Next Day:
- bell ringer - evidence of evolution
- work on your unit project / journal - Due next Thursday!
*** Unit 2 test next Thursday! ****
*** Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) Due next Thursday!
Monday, Oct 23rd
- Evolution evidence video
- Bill Nye bike analogy
- Human body fails video
- Blind spot test
- finished macroevolution notes (to print - same document as last day) about Gradualism and Punctuated Equilibrium
- Gradualism & Punctuated Equilibrium video
- whiteboarding
- bell ringer - macroevolution
- evidence of evolution video
- evidence of evolution notes (to print) up to comparative embryology
- reading assignment - Due Wednesday!
Due Next Day:
- reading assignment - Due Wednesday!
- work on your unit project / journal - Due next Thursday!
*** Unit 2 test next Thursday! ****
*** Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) Due next Thursday!
Friday, Oct 27th
- bell ringer - evidence of evolution
- taxonomy video
- taxonomy notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- interpreting graphics (check the answer key!)
- using a dichotomous key (check the answer key - we considered ourselves proficient if we could correctly identify 5 in a row - we didn't do all 20!)
- building a dichotomous key
- For those absent from class, this video and/or this activity are helpful examples of how to make and use dichotomous keys
- work time
Due Next Day:
- work on your unit project / journal - Due next Thursday!
*** Unit 2 test next Thursday! ****
*** Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) Due next Thursday!
Wednesday, Oct 25th
- Evolution evidence video
- handed in evidence of evolution reading assignment
- DNA evidence video
- finished evidence of evolution notes (to print - same document as last day)
- molecular clocks video
- Does the theory of evolution really matter video
- pair practice quiz around the room (check the answer key!)
- work time
- quiz review
- bell ringer - evidence of evolution
Due Next Day:
- bell ringer - evidence of evolution
- work on your unit project / journal - Due next Thursday!
*** Unit 2 test next Thursday! ****
*** Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) Due next Thursday!
Monday, Oct 23rd
- Evolution evidence video
- Bill Nye bike analogy
- Human body fails video
- Blind spot test
- finished macroevolution notes (to print - same document as last day) about Gradualism and Punctuated Equilibrium
- Gradualism & Punctuated Equilibrium video
- whiteboarding
- bell ringer - macroevolution
- evidence of evolution video
- evidence of evolution notes (to print) up to comparative embryology
- reading assignment - Due Wednesday!
Due Next Day:
- reading assignment - Due Wednesday!
- work on your unit project / journal - Due next Thursday!
*** Unit 2 test next Thursday! ****
*** Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) Due next Thursday!
Oct 16 - Oct 20 (Check out the Unit 2 tab for extra help)
Friday, Oct 20th
- Pro-D Day - No School
Wednesday, Oct 18th
- quiz
- speciation video
- macroevolution notes (to print) up to patterns of evolution
- whiteboarding
- Terry Fox Run
- exam wrapper review activity
Due Next Day:
- work on your unit project/journal!
Monday, Oct 16th
- bell ringer - 5 Fingers of Evolution
- Survival of the Sneakiest (to print)
- finished micro evolution notes on selection graphs (to print)
- types of natural selection video
- whiteboarding
- Making of the Fittest video & handout (check the answer key!)
- optional (but recommended) evolution of populations practice questions (check the answer key!)
Due Next Day:
*** evolution quiz next day! ***
- optional (but recommended) evolution of populations practice questions (check the answer key!)
- work on your unit project/journal!
Friday, Oct 20th
- Pro-D Day - No School
Wednesday, Oct 18th
- quiz
- speciation video
- macroevolution notes (to print) up to patterns of evolution
- whiteboarding
- Terry Fox Run
- exam wrapper review activity
Due Next Day:
- work on your unit project/journal!
Monday, Oct 16th
- bell ringer - 5 Fingers of Evolution
- Survival of the Sneakiest (to print)
- finished micro evolution notes on selection graphs (to print)
- types of natural selection video
- whiteboarding
- Making of the Fittest video & handout (check the answer key!)
- optional (but recommended) evolution of populations practice questions (check the answer key!)
Due Next Day:
*** evolution quiz next day! ***
- optional (but recommended) evolution of populations practice questions (check the answer key!)
- work on your unit project/journal!
Oct 9 - Oct 13 (Check out the Unit 2 tab for extra help)
Thursday, Oct 12th
- Bell ringer - DNA and natural selection
- history through the eyes of a chicken video
- Peppered moth review video
- work time on peppered moth simulation
- super cow video
- tomatoes, dogs and mustard plant examples of artificial selection
- Earth's timeline video and demo
- what is a gene? video
- micro evolution notes up to fitness (to print)
- 5 fingers of evolution video
- natural selection video
- whiteboarding
Due Next Day:
- Peppered Moth Simulation (document to print)
- work on your unit project/journal!
Tuesday, Oct 10th
- unit 1 test
- evolution pre-survey (every answer is false!)
- intro to evolution video
- what is evolution video
- why evolution notes (to print)
- DNA video
- Peppered Moth Simulation (document to print)
Due Next Day:
- Peppered Moth Simulation (document to print) up to #15!
Monday, Oct 9th
- No School - Thanksgiving
Thursday, Oct 12th
- Bell ringer - DNA and natural selection
- history through the eyes of a chicken video
- Peppered moth review video
- work time on peppered moth simulation
- super cow video
- tomatoes, dogs and mustard plant examples of artificial selection
- Earth's timeline video and demo
- what is a gene? video
- micro evolution notes up to fitness (to print)
- 5 fingers of evolution video
- natural selection video
- whiteboarding
Due Next Day:
- Peppered Moth Simulation (document to print)
- work on your unit project/journal!
Tuesday, Oct 10th
- unit 1 test
- evolution pre-survey (every answer is false!)
- intro to evolution video
- what is evolution video
- why evolution notes (to print)
- DNA video
- Peppered Moth Simulation (document to print)
Due Next Day:
- Peppered Moth Simulation (document to print) up to #15!
Monday, Oct 9th
- No School - Thanksgiving
Oct 2 - Oct 6 (Check out the Unit 1 tab for extra help)
Friday, Oct 6th
- No School - Implementation Day
Wednesday, Oct 4th
- Bell ringer - meiosis (use this video to help if you need!)
- finished Mitosis vs Meiosis basics notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- whiteboarding
- worktime
Due Next Day:
- Finish your unit project/journal - Due Next Day
- Finish your study guide (check the answer key!) - Due Next Day
**** Unit 1 Test **** - Next Day
Optional Extras:
- Cell city analogy (check the answer key!)
- Mitosis vs Meiosis comparison (check the answer key!)
Monday, Oct 2nd
- No School - Truth and Reconciliation Day
Friday, Oct 6th
- No School - Implementation Day
Wednesday, Oct 4th
- Bell ringer - meiosis (use this video to help if you need!)
- finished Mitosis vs Meiosis basics notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- whiteboarding
- worktime
Due Next Day:
- Finish your unit project/journal - Due Next Day
- Finish your study guide (check the answer key!) - Due Next Day
**** Unit 1 Test **** - Next Day
Optional Extras:
- Cell city analogy (check the answer key!)
- Mitosis vs Meiosis comparison (check the answer key!)
Monday, Oct 2nd
- No School - Truth and Reconciliation Day
Sept 25 - Sept 29 (Check out the Unit 1 tab for extra help)
Friday, Sept 29th
- bell ringer - mitosis
- what is cancer video
- cancer cells vs normal cells video
- meiosis intro "The Talk"
- meiosis overview
- whiteboards & beads
- practiced crossing over
- practiced independent assortment
- big meiosis foldable activity
- meiosis cut & paste activity
- work time
Due Next Day:
- Finish your unit project/journal - Due Oct 10th
- Finish your study guide (check the answer key!) - Due Oct 10th
**** Unit 1 Test - POSTPONED to Tuesday, October 10th ****
Wednesday, Sept 27th
- bell ringer - diffusion and osmosis
- egg lab day 3
- work time
- mitosis refresher
- mitosis video
- mitosis summary
- whiteboards & beads - mitosis
- mitosis vs meiosis worksheet Pro Tip --> Do your drawings neatly and in colour!
- big mitosis foldable
- work time
Due Next Day:
- Egg lab due Friday!
- Mitosis foldable
- Work on your unit project/journal (always do this!) - Due Oct 4th
- work on your study guide (check the answer key!) - Due Oct 4th
**** Unit 1 Test - Wednesday, October 4th ****
Monday, Sept 25th
- bell ringer - protein synthesis
- microscope lab review
- perfume and dye examples of diffusion
- Phet simulation
- diffusion and osmosis demos
- egg lab day 2
- diffusion video
- diffusion notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- osmosis video
- osmosis notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- osmosis video
- whiteboarding review
- work time
Due Next Day:
- Egg lab due Friday!
- Work on your unit project/journal (always do this!) - Due Oct 4th
- work on your study guide (check the answer key!) - Due Oct 4th
**** Unit 1 Test - Wednesday, October 4th ****
Friday, Sept 29th
- bell ringer - mitosis
- what is cancer video
- cancer cells vs normal cells video
- meiosis intro "The Talk"
- meiosis overview
- whiteboards & beads
- practiced crossing over
- practiced independent assortment
- big meiosis foldable activity
- meiosis cut & paste activity
- work time
Due Next Day:
- Finish your unit project/journal - Due Oct 10th
- Finish your study guide (check the answer key!) - Due Oct 10th
**** Unit 1 Test - POSTPONED to Tuesday, October 10th ****
Wednesday, Sept 27th
- bell ringer - diffusion and osmosis
- egg lab day 3
- work time
- mitosis refresher
- mitosis video
- mitosis summary
- whiteboards & beads - mitosis
- mitosis vs meiosis worksheet Pro Tip --> Do your drawings neatly and in colour!
- big mitosis foldable
- work time
Due Next Day:
- Egg lab due Friday!
- Mitosis foldable
- Work on your unit project/journal (always do this!) - Due Oct 4th
- work on your study guide (check the answer key!) - Due Oct 4th
**** Unit 1 Test - Wednesday, October 4th ****
Monday, Sept 25th
- bell ringer - protein synthesis
- microscope lab review
- perfume and dye examples of diffusion
- Phet simulation
- diffusion and osmosis demos
- egg lab day 2
- diffusion video
- diffusion notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- osmosis video
- osmosis notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- osmosis video
- whiteboarding review
- work time
Due Next Day:
- Egg lab due Friday!
- Work on your unit project/journal (always do this!) - Due Oct 4th
- work on your study guide (check the answer key!) - Due Oct 4th
**** Unit 1 Test - Wednesday, October 4th ****
Sept 18 - Sept 22 (Check out the Unit 1 tab for extra help)
Thursday, Sept 21st
- bell ringer - cells
- Iphone analogy
- Protein synthesis notes (to print) - we did the first page only
- microscope lab
- 'e'
- microscope depth of focus practice (try this interactive video for practice if you had a difficult time!)
- 'Cellfie'
- egg lab day 1
Due Next Day:
- Take Home Quiz!!!
- Work on your unit project/journal (always do this!)
**** Unit 1 Test - Wednesday, October 4th ****
Tuesday, Sept 19th
- bell ringer - biological molecules
- biomolecules review quiz activity
- prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic POGIL
- prokaryotic or Eukaryotic review activity
- cell notes (to print)
- cell video
- whiteboarding
Due Next Day:
- Fill in your cell parts chart on the back of your cell notes!
- Here are some excellent resources to help you.
Videos:
Bozeman Science - A Tour of the Cell
Amoeba Sisters - Introduction to Cells: The Grand Cell Tour
Virtual Reality Video:
Cellscape VR Biology Guided Tour and Tyler Dewitt - Tour of The Cell: Companion to Cellscape
Textbook Pages 174 - 183
Thursday, Sept 21st
- bell ringer - cells
- Iphone analogy
- Protein synthesis notes (to print) - we did the first page only
- microscope lab
- 'e'
- microscope depth of focus practice (try this interactive video for practice if you had a difficult time!)
- 'Cellfie'
- egg lab day 1
Due Next Day:
- Take Home Quiz!!!
- Work on your unit project/journal (always do this!)
**** Unit 1 Test - Wednesday, October 4th ****
Tuesday, Sept 19th
- bell ringer - biological molecules
- biomolecules review quiz activity
- prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic POGIL
- prokaryotic or Eukaryotic review activity
- cell notes (to print)
- cell video
- whiteboarding
Due Next Day:
- Fill in your cell parts chart on the back of your cell notes!
- Here are some excellent resources to help you.
Videos:
Bozeman Science - A Tour of the Cell
Amoeba Sisters - Introduction to Cells: The Grand Cell Tour
Virtual Reality Video:
Cellscape VR Biology Guided Tour and Tyler Dewitt - Tour of The Cell: Companion to Cellscape
Textbook Pages 174 - 183
Sept 11 - Sept 15 (Check out the Unit 1 tab for extra help)
Friday, Sept 15th
- bell ringer - Characteristics of Life
- quiz review
- passive vs active studying
- intro to biomolecules video and handout
- biological molecules notes (to print!)
- DNA video
- whiteboarding
- Biomolecules chart
Due Next Day:
- start working on your journal/unit project!!! We have done the first five concepts of unit 1 already!
- Biomolecules chart
Wednesday, Sept 13th
- Scientific method review worksheet (answers: BABCDC)
- quiz
- introduction to biology video
- introduction to biology notes (to print) - characteristics of life
- whiteboarding
- finished introduction to biology notes (same as above) - organization of life
- journal/unit project discussion and exemplars
Due Next Day:
- start working on your journal/unit project!!! We have done the first four concepts of unit 1 already!
- Optional (But SUPER RECOMMENDED!) Watch this video and complete this handout
Monday, Sept 11th
- Bell ringer - scientific variables (use this video to check your answers!) and optional Identifying variables - Bacteria
- Water drops lab - Example answers
- Reviewed analysis and discussion from scientific method notes
- Science as a process - Spontaneous generation video and handout
- Scientific method review activity around the class
- Practice questions for identifying scientific variables (Check the answer key!)
Due Next Day:
*** Scientific method and variables quiz next day! ***
- Practice questions for identifying scientific variables (Check the answer key!)
Friday, Sept 15th
- bell ringer - Characteristics of Life
- quiz review
- passive vs active studying
- intro to biomolecules video and handout
- biological molecules notes (to print!)
- DNA video
- whiteboarding
- Biomolecules chart
Due Next Day:
- start working on your journal/unit project!!! We have done the first five concepts of unit 1 already!
- Biomolecules chart
Wednesday, Sept 13th
- Scientific method review worksheet (answers: BABCDC)
- quiz
- introduction to biology video
- introduction to biology notes (to print) - characteristics of life
- whiteboarding
- finished introduction to biology notes (same as above) - organization of life
- journal/unit project discussion and exemplars
Due Next Day:
- start working on your journal/unit project!!! We have done the first four concepts of unit 1 already!
- Optional (But SUPER RECOMMENDED!) Watch this video and complete this handout
Monday, Sept 11th
- Bell ringer - scientific variables (use this video to check your answers!) and optional Identifying variables - Bacteria
- Water drops lab - Example answers
- Reviewed analysis and discussion from scientific method notes
- Science as a process - Spontaneous generation video and handout
- Scientific method review activity around the class
- Practice questions for identifying scientific variables (Check the answer key!)
Due Next Day:
*** Scientific method and variables quiz next day! ***
- Practice questions for identifying scientific variables (Check the answer key!)
Sept 5 - Sept 8 (Check out the Unit 1 tab for extra help)
Thursday Sept 7th
- Introductions
- Distracted driving activity and the neuroscience of pleasure
- Building science vocabulary and activity
- Introduction to scientific variables
- Scientific variables video
- Scientific method notes (to print)
- whiteboarding practice of scientific variables (example)
- Scientific method activity (to print)
Due Next Day:
- Parent contact form
- Analysis questions (last page)
Tuesday, Sept 5th
- Welcome back!
- Course outline
Due Next Day:
- Parent contact form
- About You
Thursday Sept 7th
- Introductions
- Distracted driving activity and the neuroscience of pleasure
- Building science vocabulary and activity
- Introduction to scientific variables
- Scientific variables video
- Scientific method notes (to print)
- whiteboarding practice of scientific variables (example)
- Scientific method activity (to print)
Due Next Day:
- Parent contact form
- Analysis questions (last page)
Tuesday, Sept 5th
- Welcome back!
- Course outline
Due Next Day:
- Parent contact form
- About You
June 19th - June 23rd (Check out the Unit 6 tab for extra help)
Friday June 23rd (Block 5/6)
Due next day:
Thursday June 22nd (Block 1/2)
Due Next Day:
Wednesday June 21st (Block 5/6)
- review Kahoot
- whiteboarding
- work time
- questions
Due Next Day:
*** Final exam next day! ***
- work on final exam review!
Tuesday June 20th (Block 1/2)
- review Kahoot
- whiteboarding
- higher invertebrate study guide
- test review
- work time
Due next day:
*** Final exam next day! ***
- work on final exam review!
Monday June 19th (Block 5/6)
- review Kahoot
- whiteboarding
- higher invertebrate study guide
- test review
- work time
Due next day:
*** Final exam next day! ***
- work on final exam review!
Friday June 23rd (Block 5/6)
Due next day:
Thursday June 22nd (Block 1/2)
Due Next Day:
Wednesday June 21st (Block 5/6)
- review Kahoot
- whiteboarding
- work time
- questions
Due Next Day:
*** Final exam next day! ***
- work on final exam review!
Tuesday June 20th (Block 1/2)
- review Kahoot
- whiteboarding
- higher invertebrate study guide
- test review
- work time
Due next day:
*** Final exam next day! ***
- work on final exam review!
Monday June 19th (Block 5/6)
- review Kahoot
- whiteboarding
- higher invertebrate study guide
- test review
- work time
Due next day:
*** Final exam next day! ***
- work on final exam review!
June 12th - June 16th (Check out the Unit 6 tab for extra help)
Friday June 16th (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - arthropoda practice quiz
- arthropoda lab review
- animalia chart
- whiteboarding
- higher invertebrate study guide
- worktime
Due Next Day:
*** Final exam next Friday! ***
- work on final exam review!
Thursday June 15th (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - arthropoda practice quiz
- arthropoda lab review
- animalia chart
- whiteboarding
- higher invertebrate study guide
- worktime
Due Next Day:
*** Final exam next Friday! ***
- work on final exam review!
Wednesday June 14th (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - mollusca practice quiz
- squid lab questions
- quiz review
- shape of life - marine arthropods
- arthropoda notes (to print)
- giant centipede scolopendra video
- crayfish dissection
- animalia chart
- work time
Due next day:
- finish your lab questions!
Tuesday June 13th (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - mollusca practice quiz
- squid lab questions
- quiz review
- shape of life - marine arthropods
- arthropoda notes (to print)
- giant centipede scolopendra video
- crayfish dissection
- animalia chart
- work time
Due next day:
- finish your lab questions!
Monday June 12th (Block 1/2)
- quiz
- squid dissection
- shape of life - mollusks
- mollusca videos
- animalia chart
- work time
Due next day:
- finish squid lab questions
- do arthropoda reading guide
- work on final exam review!
Friday June 16th (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - arthropoda practice quiz
- arthropoda lab review
- animalia chart
- whiteboarding
- higher invertebrate study guide
- worktime
Due Next Day:
*** Final exam next Friday! ***
- work on final exam review!
Thursday June 15th (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - arthropoda practice quiz
- arthropoda lab review
- animalia chart
- whiteboarding
- higher invertebrate study guide
- worktime
Due Next Day:
*** Final exam next Friday! ***
- work on final exam review!
Wednesday June 14th (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - mollusca practice quiz
- squid lab questions
- quiz review
- shape of life - marine arthropods
- arthropoda notes (to print)
- giant centipede scolopendra video
- crayfish dissection
- animalia chart
- work time
Due next day:
- finish your lab questions!
Tuesday June 13th (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - mollusca practice quiz
- squid lab questions
- quiz review
- shape of life - marine arthropods
- arthropoda notes (to print)
- giant centipede scolopendra video
- crayfish dissection
- animalia chart
- work time
Due next day:
- finish your lab questions!
Monday June 12th (Block 1/2)
- quiz
- squid dissection
- shape of life - mollusks
- mollusca videos
- animalia chart
- work time
Due next day:
- finish squid lab questions
- do arthropoda reading guide
- work on final exam review!
June 5th - June 9th (Check out the Unit 6 tab for extra help)
Friday June 9th (Block 5/6)
- quiz
- squid dissection
- shape of life - mollusks
- mollusca videos
- animalia chart
- work time
Due next day:
- finish squid lab questions
- do arthropoda reading guide
- work on final exam review!
Thursday June 8th (Block 1/2)
- Bell ringer - Annelida
- annelida notes on classes (same document as last day)
- earthworm dissection
- shape of life - annelids
- lab questions
- mollusca notes (to print)
- work on final exam review
Due Next Day:
- finish annelida lab questions (check answer key!)
- work on final exam review!
- annelida quiz next day!
Wednesday June 7th (Block 5/6)
- Bell ringer - Annelida
- annelida notes on classes (same document as last day)
- earthworm dissection
- shape of life - annelids
- lab questions
- mollusca notes (to print)
- work on final exam review
Due Next Day:
- finish annelida lab questions (check answer key!)
- work on final exam review!
- annelida quiz next day!
Tuesday June 6th (Block 1/2)
- questions
- test
- annelida guided reading questions
- sandstriker videos
- annelida notes (to print)
- Virtual Earthworm Dissection
- You will need to use Google Chrome and add the Ruffle extension (use this link) to use the virtual earthworm dissection
- Virtual Earthworm Dissection
- earthworm external anatomy game which matches your booklet
- earthworm internal anatomy game which matches your booklet
- another earthworm internal anatomy game which does not match your booklet - slightly more difficult
Due next day:
- finish your annelida guided reading questions if not done in class
Monday June 5th (Block 5/6)
- questions
- test
- annelida guided reading questions
- sandstriker videos
- annelida notes (to print)
- Virtual Earthworm Dissection
- You will need to use Google Chrome and add the Ruffle extension (use this link) to use the virtual earthworm dissection
- Virtual Earthworm Dissection
- earthworm external anatomy game which matches your booklet
- earthworm internal anatomy game which matches your booklet
- another earthworm internal anatomy game which does not match your booklet - slightly more difficult
Due next day:
- finish your annelida guided reading questions if not done in class
Friday June 9th (Block 5/6)
- quiz
- squid dissection
- shape of life - mollusks
- mollusca videos
- animalia chart
- work time
Due next day:
- finish squid lab questions
- do arthropoda reading guide
- work on final exam review!
Thursday June 8th (Block 1/2)
- Bell ringer - Annelida
- annelida notes on classes (same document as last day)
- earthworm dissection
- shape of life - annelids
- lab questions
- mollusca notes (to print)
- work on final exam review
Due Next Day:
- finish annelida lab questions (check answer key!)
- work on final exam review!
- annelida quiz next day!
Wednesday June 7th (Block 5/6)
- Bell ringer - Annelida
- annelida notes on classes (same document as last day)
- earthworm dissection
- shape of life - annelids
- lab questions
- mollusca notes (to print)
- work on final exam review
Due Next Day:
- finish annelida lab questions (check answer key!)
- work on final exam review!
- annelida quiz next day!
Tuesday June 6th (Block 1/2)
- questions
- test
- annelida guided reading questions
- sandstriker videos
- annelida notes (to print)
- Virtual Earthworm Dissection
- You will need to use Google Chrome and add the Ruffle extension (use this link) to use the virtual earthworm dissection
- Virtual Earthworm Dissection
- earthworm external anatomy game which matches your booklet
- earthworm internal anatomy game which matches your booklet
- another earthworm internal anatomy game which does not match your booklet - slightly more difficult
Due next day:
- finish your annelida guided reading questions if not done in class
Monday June 5th (Block 5/6)
- questions
- test
- annelida guided reading questions
- sandstriker videos
- annelida notes (to print)
- Virtual Earthworm Dissection
- You will need to use Google Chrome and add the Ruffle extension (use this link) to use the virtual earthworm dissection
- Virtual Earthworm Dissection
- earthworm external anatomy game which matches your booklet
- earthworm internal anatomy game which matches your booklet
- another earthworm internal anatomy game which does not match your booklet - slightly more difficult
Due next day:
- finish your annelida guided reading questions if not done in class
May 28th - June 2nd (Check out the Unit 5 tab for extra help)
Friday June 2nd (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - comparing lower invertebrates
- lab question review
- animalia chart
- quiz review
- lower invertebrate jeopardy
- Kahoot
- nematoda structure review
- worktime
Due next day:
- work on your unit 5 project! due Tuesday, June 6th
*** Unit test Monday, June 6th ***
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due Tuesday, June 6th ***
Thursday June 1st (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - comparing lower invertebrates
- lab question review
- animalia chart
- quiz review
- lower invertebrate jeopardy
- Kahoot
- plant test review
- nematoda structure review
- worktime
Due next day:
- work on your unit 5 project! due Monday, June 5th
*** Unit test Monday, June 5th ***
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due Monday, June 5th ***
Wednesday May 31st (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - platyhelminthes practice quiz
- platyhelminthes lab questions
- toxocara video
- nematoda notes up to ascaris (to print)
- ascaris dissection (see video if you missed it or had a difficult time finding everything)
- finished nematoda notes on parasitic worms (to print - same document as above)
- microscope lab (check the answer key!)
Due next day:
- finish your nematoda booklet (check the answer key!)
- work on your unit 5 project! due Tuesday, June 6th
*** Unit test Tuesday, June 6th ***
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due Tuesday, June 6th ***
Tuesday May 30th (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - platyhelminthes practice quiz
- platyhelminthes lab questions
- toxocara video
- nematoda notes up to ascaris (to print)
- ascaris dissection (see video if you missed it or had a difficult time finding everything)
- finished nematoda notes on parasitic worms (to print - same document as above)
- microscope lab (check the answer key!)
Due next day:
- finish your nematoda booklet (check the answer key!)
- work on your unit 5 project! due Monday, June 5th
*** Unit test Monday, June 5th ***
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due Monday, June 5th ***
Monday May 29th (Block 1/2)
- platy questions
- Monsters Inside Me - Pork Tapeworm
- tapeworm lifecycle
- tapeworm diet
- finished platyhelminthes notes (to print)
- microscope lab (example answer key)
- Shape of Life video
- animalia chart
- test review
Due next day:
- finish your platyhelminthes booklet microscope lab (example answer key)
- work on your unit project - due Monday, June 5th!
*** unit test Monday, June 5th
*** Unit test next Monday, June 5th ***
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due Monday, June 5th ***
Friday June 2nd (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - comparing lower invertebrates
- lab question review
- animalia chart
- quiz review
- lower invertebrate jeopardy
- Kahoot
- nematoda structure review
- worktime
Due next day:
- work on your unit 5 project! due Tuesday, June 6th
*** Unit test Monday, June 6th ***
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due Tuesday, June 6th ***
Thursday June 1st (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - comparing lower invertebrates
- lab question review
- animalia chart
- quiz review
- lower invertebrate jeopardy
- Kahoot
- plant test review
- nematoda structure review
- worktime
Due next day:
- work on your unit 5 project! due Monday, June 5th
*** Unit test Monday, June 5th ***
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due Monday, June 5th ***
Wednesday May 31st (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - platyhelminthes practice quiz
- platyhelminthes lab questions
- toxocara video
- nematoda notes up to ascaris (to print)
- ascaris dissection (see video if you missed it or had a difficult time finding everything)
- finished nematoda notes on parasitic worms (to print - same document as above)
- microscope lab (check the answer key!)
Due next day:
- finish your nematoda booklet (check the answer key!)
- work on your unit 5 project! due Tuesday, June 6th
*** Unit test Tuesday, June 6th ***
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due Tuesday, June 6th ***
Tuesday May 30th (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - platyhelminthes practice quiz
- platyhelminthes lab questions
- toxocara video
- nematoda notes up to ascaris (to print)
- ascaris dissection (see video if you missed it or had a difficult time finding everything)
- finished nematoda notes on parasitic worms (to print - same document as above)
- microscope lab (check the answer key!)
Due next day:
- finish your nematoda booklet (check the answer key!)
- work on your unit 5 project! due Monday, June 5th
*** Unit test Monday, June 5th ***
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due Monday, June 5th ***
Monday May 29th (Block 1/2)
- platy questions
- Monsters Inside Me - Pork Tapeworm
- tapeworm lifecycle
- tapeworm diet
- finished platyhelminthes notes (to print)
- microscope lab (example answer key)
- Shape of Life video
- animalia chart
- test review
Due next day:
- finish your platyhelminthes booklet microscope lab (example answer key)
- work on your unit project - due Monday, June 5th!
*** unit test Monday, June 5th
*** Unit test next Monday, June 5th ***
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due Monday, June 5th ***
May 22nd - May 26th (Check out the Unit 5 tab for extra help)
Friday May 26th (Block 5/6)
- platy questions
- Monsters Inside Me - Pork Tapeworm
- tapeworm lifecycle
- tapeworm diet
- finished platyhelminthes notes (to print)
- quiz
- microscope lab (example answer key) and live planaria lab
- animalia chart
Due next day:
- finish your platyhelminthes booklet microscope lab (example answer key)
- work on your unit project - due Monday, June 5th!
*** unit test Monday, June 5th
*** Unit test next Monday, June 5th ***
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due Monday, June 5th ***
Thursday May 25th (Block 1/2)
- Jellyfish Invasion video
- cnidaria lab review
- Shape of Life - Cnidaria video
- cnidaria review (check the answer key!)
- animalia chart
- quiz
- platyhelminthes notes up to feeding (to print)
- live planaria lab
Due next day:
- platy reading questions (in your booklet, 5th page)
- work on your unit project!
Wednesday May 24th (Block 5/6)
- Jellyfish Invasion video
- cnidaria lab review
- Shape of Life - Cnidaria video
- cnidaria review (check the answer key!)
- animalia chart
- platyhelminthes notes up to feeding (to print)
- live planaria lab
Due next day:
*** cnidaria quiz!
- platy reading questions (in your booklet, 5th page)
- work on your unit project!
Tuesday May 23rd (Block 1/2)
- quiz
- Hydra video
- cnidaria notes (to print)
- how a jellyfish stings video
- cnidocytes and nematocysts video
- cnidaria lab (student example answers)
Due next day:
- finish cnidaria lab (student example answers)
*** cnidaria quiz
- work on your unit project!
Monday May 22nd
- No School
Friday May 26th (Block 5/6)
- platy questions
- Monsters Inside Me - Pork Tapeworm
- tapeworm lifecycle
- tapeworm diet
- finished platyhelminthes notes (to print)
- quiz
- microscope lab (example answer key) and live planaria lab
- animalia chart
Due next day:
- finish your platyhelminthes booklet microscope lab (example answer key)
- work on your unit project - due Monday, June 5th!
*** unit test Monday, June 5th
*** Unit test next Monday, June 5th ***
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due Monday, June 5th ***
Thursday May 25th (Block 1/2)
- Jellyfish Invasion video
- cnidaria lab review
- Shape of Life - Cnidaria video
- cnidaria review (check the answer key!)
- animalia chart
- quiz
- platyhelminthes notes up to feeding (to print)
- live planaria lab
Due next day:
- platy reading questions (in your booklet, 5th page)
- work on your unit project!
Wednesday May 24th (Block 5/6)
- Jellyfish Invasion video
- cnidaria lab review
- Shape of Life - Cnidaria video
- cnidaria review (check the answer key!)
- animalia chart
- platyhelminthes notes up to feeding (to print)
- live planaria lab
Due next day:
*** cnidaria quiz!
- platy reading questions (in your booklet, 5th page)
- work on your unit project!
Tuesday May 23rd (Block 1/2)
- quiz
- Hydra video
- cnidaria notes (to print)
- how a jellyfish stings video
- cnidocytes and nematocysts video
- cnidaria lab (student example answers)
Due next day:
- finish cnidaria lab (student example answers)
*** cnidaria quiz
- work on your unit project!
Monday May 22nd
- No School
May 15th - May 19th (Check out the Unit 5 tab for extra help)
Friday May 19th (Block 5/6)
- quiz
- live daphnia and hydra lab
- Hydra video
- cnidaria notes (to print)
- how a jellyfish stings video
- cnidocytes and nematocysts video
- cnidaria lab (student example answers)
Due next day:
- finish cnidaria lab (student example answers)
- work on your unit project!
Thursday May 18th (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - intro to animalia
- Porifera notes (to print)
- Water flow through Porifera - instructions below
1. Download this file to your desktop: Porifera
2. Go to https://ruffle.rs/demo/
3. Click on 'Choose File' and upload the Porifera file you downloaded.
- Porifera colouring or labeling worksheet (check the answer key!)
- Shape of Life - Porifera
- porifera lab (check the answer key)
- live daphnia and hydra lab
- bell ringer - porifera
Due next day:
- finish your Porifera booklet colouring or labeling worksheet (check the answer key!) and porifera lab (check the answer key) if not done in class
*** Porifera quiz next day!
- work on your unit project!
Wednesday May 17th (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - intro to animalia
- Porifera notes (to print)
- Water flow through Porifera - instructions below
1. Download this file to your desktop: Porifera
2. Go to https://ruffle.rs/demo/
3. Click on 'Choose File' and upload the Porifera file you downloaded.
- Porifera colouring or labeling worksheet (check the answer key!)
- Shape of Life - Porifera
- porifera lab (check the answer key)
- porifera video
- animalia chart
- bell ringer - porifera
Due next day:
- finish your Porifera booklet colouring or labeling worksheet (check the answer key!) and porifera lab (check the answer key) if not done in class
*** Porifera quiz next day!
- work on your unit project!
Tuesday May 16th (Block 1/2)
- test
- intro to animalia reading assignment
- mantis shrimp
- intro to animalia notes (to print)
Due next day:
- intro to animalia reading assignment
Monday May 15th (Block 5/6)
- test
- intro to animalia reading assignment
- mantis shrimp
- intro to animalia notes (to print)
Due next day:
- intro to animalia reading assignment
Friday May 19th (Block 5/6)
- quiz
- live daphnia and hydra lab
- Hydra video
- cnidaria notes (to print)
- how a jellyfish stings video
- cnidocytes and nematocysts video
- cnidaria lab (student example answers)
Due next day:
- finish cnidaria lab (student example answers)
- work on your unit project!
Thursday May 18th (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - intro to animalia
- Porifera notes (to print)
- Water flow through Porifera - instructions below
1. Download this file to your desktop: Porifera
2. Go to https://ruffle.rs/demo/
3. Click on 'Choose File' and upload the Porifera file you downloaded.
- Porifera colouring or labeling worksheet (check the answer key!)
- Shape of Life - Porifera
- porifera lab (check the answer key)
- live daphnia and hydra lab
- bell ringer - porifera
Due next day:
- finish your Porifera booklet colouring or labeling worksheet (check the answer key!) and porifera lab (check the answer key) if not done in class
*** Porifera quiz next day!
- work on your unit project!
Wednesday May 17th (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - intro to animalia
- Porifera notes (to print)
- Water flow through Porifera - instructions below
1. Download this file to your desktop: Porifera
2. Go to https://ruffle.rs/demo/
3. Click on 'Choose File' and upload the Porifera file you downloaded.
- Porifera colouring or labeling worksheet (check the answer key!)
- Shape of Life - Porifera
- porifera lab (check the answer key)
- porifera video
- animalia chart
- bell ringer - porifera
Due next day:
- finish your Porifera booklet colouring or labeling worksheet (check the answer key!) and porifera lab (check the answer key) if not done in class
*** Porifera quiz next day!
- work on your unit project!
Tuesday May 16th (Block 1/2)
- test
- intro to animalia reading assignment
- mantis shrimp
- intro to animalia notes (to print)
Due next day:
- intro to animalia reading assignment
Monday May 15th (Block 5/6)
- test
- intro to animalia reading assignment
- mantis shrimp
- intro to animalia notes (to print)
Due next day:
- intro to animalia reading assignment
May 8th - May 12th (Check out the Unit 4 tab for extra help)
Friday May 12th (Block 1/2)
- Kahoot
- quiz review
- whiteboarding
- work time
- gymno & angio practice quiz
- plant group jeopardy
- flower lab review
Due next day:
- work on your unit project! - Due next day!
- work on your study guide (Check the answer key in the booklet and click here for the chart) - Due next day!
*** test - next day!
Thursday May 11th (Block 5/6)
- Kahoot
- quiz review
- whiteboarding
- work time
- gymno & angio practice quiz
- plant group jeopardy
- flower lab review
Due next day:
- work on your unit project! - Due next day!
- work on your study guide (Check the answer key in the booklet and click here for the chart) - Due next day!
*** test - next day!
Wednesday May 10th (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - gymnosperm lifecycle
- conifer identification lab review
- angiosperms video and handout
- angiosperm notes (to print)
- space seeds
- test review
- finished flower dissection lab
Due next day:
- finish flower lab questions
- work on your unit project! - Due Tuesday
- work on your study guide (Check the answer key in the booklet and click here for the chart) - Due Tuesday
*** test - Tuesday!
Tuesday May 9th (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - gymnosperm lifecycle
- conifer identification lab review
- angiosperms video and handout
- angiosperm notes (to print)
- space seeds
- test review
- finished flower dissection lab
Due next day:
- finish flower lab questions
- work on your unit project! - Due Monday
- work on your study guide (Check the answer key in the booklet and click here for the chart) - Due Monday
*** test - Monday!
Monday May 8th (Block 1/2)
- sex lives of Christmas trees video
- gymnosperm notes (to print)
- lifecycle of a gymnosperm video
- whiteboarding
- identifying conifers lab - Images
- conifer identification lab review
- flower dissection lab
Due next day:
- finish lab questions
- work on your unit project!
- work on your study guide (Check the answer key in the booklet and click here for the chart)
*** Tentative test day - Friday
Friday May 12th (Block 1/2)
- Kahoot
- quiz review
- whiteboarding
- work time
- gymno & angio practice quiz
- plant group jeopardy
- flower lab review
Due next day:
- work on your unit project! - Due next day!
- work on your study guide (Check the answer key in the booklet and click here for the chart) - Due next day!
*** test - next day!
Thursday May 11th (Block 5/6)
- Kahoot
- quiz review
- whiteboarding
- work time
- gymno & angio practice quiz
- plant group jeopardy
- flower lab review
Due next day:
- work on your unit project! - Due next day!
- work on your study guide (Check the answer key in the booklet and click here for the chart) - Due next day!
*** test - next day!
Wednesday May 10th (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - gymnosperm lifecycle
- conifer identification lab review
- angiosperms video and handout
- angiosperm notes (to print)
- space seeds
- test review
- finished flower dissection lab
Due next day:
- finish flower lab questions
- work on your unit project! - Due Tuesday
- work on your study guide (Check the answer key in the booklet and click here for the chart) - Due Tuesday
*** test - Tuesday!
Tuesday May 9th (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - gymnosperm lifecycle
- conifer identification lab review
- angiosperms video and handout
- angiosperm notes (to print)
- space seeds
- test review
- finished flower dissection lab
Due next day:
- finish flower lab questions
- work on your unit project! - Due Monday
- work on your study guide (Check the answer key in the booklet and click here for the chart) - Due Monday
*** test - Monday!
Monday May 8th (Block 1/2)
- sex lives of Christmas trees video
- gymnosperm notes (to print)
- lifecycle of a gymnosperm video
- whiteboarding
- identifying conifers lab - Images
- conifer identification lab review
- flower dissection lab
Due next day:
- finish lab questions
- work on your unit project!
- work on your study guide (Check the answer key in the booklet and click here for the chart)
*** Tentative test day - Friday
May 1st - May 5th (Check out the Unit 4 tab for extra help)
Friday May 5th (Block 5/6)
- sex lives of Christmas trees video
- gymnosperm notes (to print)
- lifecycle of a gymnosperm video
- whiteboarding
- identifying conifers lab - Images
- conifer identification lab review
- flower dissection lab
Due next day:
- finish lab questions
- work on your unit project!
- work on your study guide (Check the answer key in the booklet and click here for the chart)
*** Tentative test day - Next Thursday!
Thursday May 4th (Block 1/2)
- fern life cycle serious video and less serious video
- algae, bryophyte, pteridophyte lab
- whiteboarding
- gymnosperm study jam
- identifying conifers lab - Images, conifer dichotomous key
Due next day:
- take home quiz
- work on your unit project!
Wednesday May 3rd (Block 5/6)
- fern life cycle serious video and less serious video
- algae, bryophyte, pteridophyte lab
- whiteboarding
- gymnosperm study jam
- identifying conifers lab - Images, conifer dichotomous key
Due next day:
- take home quiz
- work on your unit project!
Tuesday May 2nd (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - alternation of generations
- bryophyta notes (to print)
- life cycle of moss video
- life cycle of moss
- moss life cycle cut-out activity (example student answer)
- Secret life of moss video
- pteridophyta notes (to print)
- algae, bryophyte, pteridophyte lab
Due next day:
- work on your unit project!
Monday May 1st (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - alternation of generations
- bryophyta notes (to print)
- life cycle of moss video
- life cycle of moss
- moss life cycle cut-out activity (example student answer)
- Secret life of moss video
- pteridophyta notes (to print)
- algae, bryophyte, pteridophyte lab
Due next day:
- work on your unit project!
Friday May 5th (Block 5/6)
- sex lives of Christmas trees video
- gymnosperm notes (to print)
- lifecycle of a gymnosperm video
- whiteboarding
- identifying conifers lab - Images
- conifer identification lab review
- flower dissection lab
Due next day:
- finish lab questions
- work on your unit project!
- work on your study guide (Check the answer key in the booklet and click here for the chart)
*** Tentative test day - Next Thursday!
Thursday May 4th (Block 1/2)
- fern life cycle serious video and less serious video
- algae, bryophyte, pteridophyte lab
- whiteboarding
- gymnosperm study jam
- identifying conifers lab - Images, conifer dichotomous key
Due next day:
- take home quiz
- work on your unit project!
Wednesday May 3rd (Block 5/6)
- fern life cycle serious video and less serious video
- algae, bryophyte, pteridophyte lab
- whiteboarding
- gymnosperm study jam
- identifying conifers lab - Images, conifer dichotomous key
Due next day:
- take home quiz
- work on your unit project!
Tuesday May 2nd (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - alternation of generations
- bryophyta notes (to print)
- life cycle of moss video
- life cycle of moss
- moss life cycle cut-out activity (example student answer)
- Secret life of moss video
- pteridophyta notes (to print)
- algae, bryophyte, pteridophyte lab
Due next day:
- work on your unit project!
Monday May 1st (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - alternation of generations
- bryophyta notes (to print)
- life cycle of moss video
- life cycle of moss
- moss life cycle cut-out activity (example student answer)
- Secret life of moss video
- pteridophyta notes (to print)
- algae, bryophyte, pteridophyte lab
Due next day:
- work on your unit project!
April 24 - April 28 (Check out the Unit 3 tab for extra help)
Friday April 28th (Block 1/2)
- review questions
- intro to plants
- algae and evolution of plants notes (to print) up to alternation of generations
- alternation of generations video
- alternation of generations assignment
Due next day:
- alternation of generations assignment
Thursday April 27th (Block 5/6)
- review questions
- intro to plants
- algae and evolution of plants notes (to print) up to alternation of generations
- alternation of generations video
- alternation of generations assignment
Due next day:
- alternation of generations assignment
Wednesday April 26th (Block 1/2)
- what causes antibiotic resistance video
- antibiotic resistance images
- whiteboarding
- quiz review
- worktime
Due next day:
*** Unit test!
*** Unit project due!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Tuesday April 25th (Block 5/6)
- what causes antibiotic resistance video
- antibiotic resistance images
- whiteboarding
- quiz review
- worktime
Due next day:
*** Unit test!
*** Unit project due!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Monday April 24th (Block 1/2)
- bacteria questions
- quiz
- bacteriophages vs bacteria video
- superbugs video
- antibiotic resistance simulation
- arms race with a superbug
- Mega plate video
- The Meatrix video
- antibiotics and factory farming video
- Life before antibiotics article
- What causes antibiotic resistance video
- binary fission & conjugation notes (to print)
Due next day:
- distribution lab and cleaner labs - both due next day
*** Unit test next Friday!
*** Unit project due next Friday!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due Friday! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Friday April 28th (Block 1/2)
- review questions
- intro to plants
- algae and evolution of plants notes (to print) up to alternation of generations
- alternation of generations video
- alternation of generations assignment
Due next day:
- alternation of generations assignment
Thursday April 27th (Block 5/6)
- review questions
- intro to plants
- algae and evolution of plants notes (to print) up to alternation of generations
- alternation of generations video
- alternation of generations assignment
Due next day:
- alternation of generations assignment
Wednesday April 26th (Block 1/2)
- what causes antibiotic resistance video
- antibiotic resistance images
- whiteboarding
- quiz review
- worktime
Due next day:
*** Unit test!
*** Unit project due!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Tuesday April 25th (Block 5/6)
- what causes antibiotic resistance video
- antibiotic resistance images
- whiteboarding
- quiz review
- worktime
Due next day:
*** Unit test!
*** Unit project due!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Monday April 24th (Block 1/2)
- bacteria questions
- quiz
- bacteriophages vs bacteria video
- superbugs video
- antibiotic resistance simulation
- arms race with a superbug
- Mega plate video
- The Meatrix video
- antibiotics and factory farming video
- Life before antibiotics article
- What causes antibiotic resistance video
- binary fission & conjugation notes (to print)
Due next day:
- distribution lab and cleaner labs - both due next day
*** Unit test next Friday!
*** Unit project due next Friday!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due Friday! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
April 17 - April 21 (Check out the Unit 3 tab for extra help)
Friday April 21st (Block 5/6)
- bacteria questions
- quiz
- bacteriophages vs bacteria video
- superbugs video
- antibiotic resistance simulation
- arms race with a superbug
- Mega plate video
- The Meatrix video
- antibiotics and factory farming video
- Life before antibiotics article
- What causes antibiotic resistance video
- binary fission & conjugation notes (to print)
Due next day:
- distribution lab and cleaner labs - both due next day
*** Unit test next Thursday!
*** Unit project due next Thursday!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due Thursday! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Thursday April 20th (Block 1/2)
- cleaner lab day 2
- library research project
Due next day:
- library research project due next day
*** bacteria quiz next day!
- distribution lab and cleaner labs - both due next Wednesday
*** Unit test next Friday!
*** Unit project due next Friday!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due next Friday! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Wednesday April 19th (Block 5/6)
- cleaner lab day 2
- library research project
Due next day:
- library research project due next day
*** bacteria quiz next day!
- distribution lab and cleaner labs - both due next Tuesday
*** Unit test next Thursday!
*** Unit project due next Thursday!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due Thursday! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Tuesday April 18th (Block 1/2)
- bacteria details notes (to print) up to oxygen use
- whiteboarding
- finished bacteria distribution lab
- cleaner lab day 1
- finished bacteria details notes
- work time
Due next day:
- finish distribution lab and cleaner lab #2, 5, 7 - Both due next Wednesday
*** bacteria quiz Monday
*** Unit test next Friday!
*** Unit project due next Friday!
Monday April 17th (Block 5/6)
- bacteria details notes (to print) up to oxygen use
- whiteboarding
- finished bacteria distribution lab
- cleaner lab day 1
- finished bacteria details notes
- work time
Due next day:
- finish distribution lab and cleaner lab #2, 5, 7 - Both due next Tuesday
*** bacteria quiz Friday
*** Unit test next Thursday!
*** Unit project due next Thursday!
Friday April 21st (Block 5/6)
- bacteria questions
- quiz
- bacteriophages vs bacteria video
- superbugs video
- antibiotic resistance simulation
- arms race with a superbug
- Mega plate video
- The Meatrix video
- antibiotics and factory farming video
- Life before antibiotics article
- What causes antibiotic resistance video
- binary fission & conjugation notes (to print)
Due next day:
- distribution lab and cleaner labs - both due next day
*** Unit test next Thursday!
*** Unit project due next Thursday!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due Thursday! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Thursday April 20th (Block 1/2)
- cleaner lab day 2
- library research project
Due next day:
- library research project due next day
*** bacteria quiz next day!
- distribution lab and cleaner labs - both due next Wednesday
*** Unit test next Friday!
*** Unit project due next Friday!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due next Friday! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Wednesday April 19th (Block 5/6)
- cleaner lab day 2
- library research project
Due next day:
- library research project due next day
*** bacteria quiz next day!
- distribution lab and cleaner labs - both due next Tuesday
*** Unit test next Thursday!
*** Unit project due next Thursday!
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due Thursday! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Tuesday April 18th (Block 1/2)
- bacteria details notes (to print) up to oxygen use
- whiteboarding
- finished bacteria distribution lab
- cleaner lab day 1
- finished bacteria details notes
- work time
Due next day:
- finish distribution lab and cleaner lab #2, 5, 7 - Both due next Wednesday
*** bacteria quiz Monday
*** Unit test next Friday!
*** Unit project due next Friday!
Monday April 17th (Block 5/6)
- bacteria details notes (to print) up to oxygen use
- whiteboarding
- finished bacteria distribution lab
- cleaner lab day 1
- finished bacteria details notes
- work time
Due next day:
- finish distribution lab and cleaner lab #2, 5, 7 - Both due next Tuesday
*** bacteria quiz Friday
*** Unit test next Thursday!
*** Unit project due next Thursday!
April 10 - April 14 (Check out the Unit 3 tab for extra help)
Friday April 14th (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - bacteria structures and functions
- fun with bacteria and playdough
- forms of bacteria on microscopes
- Gram staining notes (to print)
- lab safety
- interpreting plates
- Bunsen burner practice
- Gram staining lab
Due next day:
- work on your unit project
- Bacteria distribution lab questions # 1, 2, 5, 6
Thursday April 13th (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - bacteria structures and functions
- fun with bacteria and playdough
- forms of bacteria on microscopes
- Gram staining notes (to print)
- lab safety
- interpreting plates
- Bunsen burner practice
- Gram staining lab
Due next day:
- work on your unit project
- Bacteria distribution lab questions # 1, 2, 5, 6
Wednesday April 12th (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - body defenses and vaccines
- mRNA vaccines video
- quiz
- intro to bacteria
- Oh Yuck! article and questions
- microscope e lab
- introduction to bacteria
- bacteria basics notes (to print)
- bacteria distribution lab - day 1
Due next day:
- Oh Yuck! article and questions
Tuesday April 11th (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - body defenses and vaccines
- mRNA vaccines video
- quiz
- intro to bacteria
- Oh Yuck! article and questions
- microscope e lab
- introduction to bacteria
- bacteria basics notes (to print)
- bacteria distribution lab - day 1
Due next day:
- Oh Yuck! article and questions
Monday April 10th
- No school
Monday
Friday April 14th (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - bacteria structures and functions
- fun with bacteria and playdough
- forms of bacteria on microscopes
- Gram staining notes (to print)
- lab safety
- interpreting plates
- Bunsen burner practice
- Gram staining lab
Due next day:
- work on your unit project
- Bacteria distribution lab questions # 1, 2, 5, 6
Thursday April 13th (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - bacteria structures and functions
- fun with bacteria and playdough
- forms of bacteria on microscopes
- Gram staining notes (to print)
- lab safety
- interpreting plates
- Bunsen burner practice
- Gram staining lab
Due next day:
- work on your unit project
- Bacteria distribution lab questions # 1, 2, 5, 6
Wednesday April 12th (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - body defenses and vaccines
- mRNA vaccines video
- quiz
- intro to bacteria
- Oh Yuck! article and questions
- microscope e lab
- introduction to bacteria
- bacteria basics notes (to print)
- bacteria distribution lab - day 1
Due next day:
- Oh Yuck! article and questions
Tuesday April 11th (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - body defenses and vaccines
- mRNA vaccines video
- quiz
- intro to bacteria
- Oh Yuck! article and questions
- microscope e lab
- introduction to bacteria
- bacteria basics notes (to print)
- bacteria distribution lab - day 1
Due next day:
- Oh Yuck! article and questions
Monday April 10th
- No school
Monday
April 3 - April 7 (Check out the Unit 3 tab for extra help)
Friday April 7th
- No School
Thursday April 6th (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - viruses
- finished virus notes (to print - same as last day)
- whiteboarding
- vaccine comic
- vaccine notes (to print)
- measles simulation
Due next day:
*** Virus quiz next day!
- work on your unit project!
Wednesday April 5th (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - viruses
- finished virus notes (to print - same as last day)
- whiteboarding
- vaccine comic
- vaccine notes (to print)
- measles simulation
Due next day:
*** Virus quiz next day!
- work on your unit project!
Tuesday April 4th (Block 1/2)
- intro to viruses video and ebola video
- virus article and anticipation guide
- virus notes (to print) up to structure
- are viruses alive? video
- build a virus model activity
- continued virus notes to lytic and lysogenic cycles
- lytic and lysogenic cycles diagrams (to print)
- whiteboarding
- work time on reading assignment
Due next day:
- reading assignment
- work on unit project!
- optional (but good idea) video and handout
Monday April 3rd (Block 5/6)
- intro to viruses video and ebola video
- virus article and anticipation guide
- virus notes (to print) up to structure
- are viruses alive? video
- build a virus model activity
- continued virus notes to lytic and lysogenic cycles
- lytic and lysogenic cycles diagrams (to print)
- whiteboarding
- work time on reading assignment
Due next day:
- reading assignment
- work on unit project!
- optional (but good idea) video and handout
Friday April 7th
- No School
Thursday April 6th (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - viruses
- finished virus notes (to print - same as last day)
- whiteboarding
- vaccine comic
- vaccine notes (to print)
- measles simulation
Due next day:
*** Virus quiz next day!
- work on your unit project!
Wednesday April 5th (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - viruses
- finished virus notes (to print - same as last day)
- whiteboarding
- vaccine comic
- vaccine notes (to print)
- measles simulation
Due next day:
*** Virus quiz next day!
- work on your unit project!
Tuesday April 4th (Block 1/2)
- intro to viruses video and ebola video
- virus article and anticipation guide
- virus notes (to print) up to structure
- are viruses alive? video
- build a virus model activity
- continued virus notes to lytic and lysogenic cycles
- lytic and lysogenic cycles diagrams (to print)
- whiteboarding
- work time on reading assignment
Due next day:
- reading assignment
- work on unit project!
- optional (but good idea) video and handout
Monday April 3rd (Block 5/6)
- intro to viruses video and ebola video
- virus article and anticipation guide
- virus notes (to print) up to structure
- are viruses alive? video
- build a virus model activity
- continued virus notes to lytic and lysogenic cycles
- lytic and lysogenic cycles diagrams (to print)
- whiteboarding
- work time on reading assignment
Due next day:
- reading assignment
- work on unit project!
- optional (but good idea) video and handout
Mar 13 - Mar 17 (Check out the Unit 2 tab for extra help)
Friday Mar 17th (Block 1/2)
- work time
- test
Due next day:
- Enjoy your holiday! Come back refreshed and ready to go!
Thursday Mar 16th (Block 5/6)
- Kahoot
- peppered moth review
- work time
- test
Due next day:
- Enjoy your holiday! Come back refreshed and ready to go!
Wednesday Mar 15th (Block 1/2)
- Kahoot
- peppered moth review
- quiz review
- work time
Due next day:
Tuesday Mar 14th (Block 5/6)
- pair practice quiz around the room (check the answer key!)
- Does the theory of evolution really matter video
- interpreting graphics (check the answer key!)
- using a dichotomous key (check the answer key - we considered ourselves proficient if we could correctly identify 5 in a row - we didn't do all 20!)
- building a dichotomous key
- whiteboarding
- work time
Due next day:
- work on your unit project / journal - Due Thursday!
*** Unit 2 test Thursday! ****
*** Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) Due Thursday!
Monday Mar 13th (Block 1/2)
- pair practice quiz around the room (check the answer key!)
- Does the theory of evolution really matter video
- taxonomy video
- taxonomy notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- interpreting graphics (check the answer key!)
- using a dichotomous key (check the answer key - we considered ourselves proficient if we could correctly identify 5 in a row - we didn't do all 20!)
- building a dichotomous key
- whiteboarding
- quiz review
- work time
Due next day:
- work on your unit project / journal - Due Friday!
*** Unit 2 test Friday! ****
*** Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) Due Friday!
Friday Mar 17th (Block 1/2)
- work time
- test
Due next day:
- Enjoy your holiday! Come back refreshed and ready to go!
Thursday Mar 16th (Block 5/6)
- Kahoot
- peppered moth review
- work time
- test
Due next day:
- Enjoy your holiday! Come back refreshed and ready to go!
Wednesday Mar 15th (Block 1/2)
- Kahoot
- peppered moth review
- quiz review
- work time
Due next day:
Tuesday Mar 14th (Block 5/6)
- pair practice quiz around the room (check the answer key!)
- Does the theory of evolution really matter video
- interpreting graphics (check the answer key!)
- using a dichotomous key (check the answer key - we considered ourselves proficient if we could correctly identify 5 in a row - we didn't do all 20!)
- building a dichotomous key
- whiteboarding
- work time
Due next day:
- work on your unit project / journal - Due Thursday!
*** Unit 2 test Thursday! ****
*** Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) Due Thursday!
Monday Mar 13th (Block 1/2)
- pair practice quiz around the room (check the answer key!)
- Does the theory of evolution really matter video
- taxonomy video
- taxonomy notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- interpreting graphics (check the answer key!)
- using a dichotomous key (check the answer key - we considered ourselves proficient if we could correctly identify 5 in a row - we didn't do all 20!)
- building a dichotomous key
- whiteboarding
- quiz review
- work time
Due next day:
- work on your unit project / journal - Due Friday!
*** Unit 2 test Friday! ****
*** Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) Due Friday!
Mar 6 - Mar 10 (Check out the Unit 2 tab for extra help)
Friday Mar 10th (Block 5/6)
- Neuroscience of learning
- Exam wrapper and test review
- Passive vs Active studying
- DNA evidence video
- bell ringer - evidence of evolution
- taxonomy video
- taxonomy notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
Due next day:
- reading assignment - Due Tuesday!
- work on your unit project / journal - Due next Thursday!
*** Unit 2 test next Thursday! ****
*** Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) Due Thursday!
Thursday Mar 9th (Block 1/2)
Short day - Parent/Teacher Conferences
- Neuroscience of learning
- Exam wrapper and test review
- Passive vs Active studying
- DNA evidence video
- bell ringer - evidence of evolution
- work time
Due next day:
- reading assignment - Due Monday!
- work on your unit project / journal - Due next Friday!
*** Unit 2 test next Friday! ****
*** Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) Due Friday!
Wednesday Mar 8th (Block 5/6)
- finished macroevolution notes (to print same package as last day) on rates of evolution
- Gradualism & Punctuated Equilibrium video
- whiteboarding activities
- bell ringer - macroevolution
- evidence of evolution video
- evidence of evolution notes (to print)
- molecular clocks video
- reading assignment - Due Monday!
Due next day:
- reading assignment - Due Tuesday!
- work on your unit project / journal - Due next Thursday!
*** Unit 2 test next Thursday! ****
*** Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) Due Thursday!
Tuesday Mar 7th (Block 1/2)
- finished macroevolution notes (to print same package as last day) on rates of evolution
- Gradualism & Punctuated Equilibrium video
- whiteboarding activities
- bell ringer - macroevolution
- evidence of evolution video
- evidence of evolution notes (to print)
- molecular clocks video
- reading assignment - Due Monday!
Due next day:
- reading assignment - Due Monday!
- work on your unit project / journal - Due next Friday!
*** Unit 2 test next Friday! ****
*** Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) Due Friday!
Monday Mar 6th (Block 5/6)
- quiz
- Making of the Fittest video & handout (check the answer key!)
- Bill Nye bike analogy
- human body fails video
- speciation video
- macroevolution notes (to print) up to patterns of evolution
- divergent, convergent, & coevolution video (only these 3 sections)
- whiteboarding
- worktime on unit project/ journal
Due next day:
- work on your unit project / journal
Friday Mar 10th (Block 5/6)
- Neuroscience of learning
- Exam wrapper and test review
- Passive vs Active studying
- DNA evidence video
- bell ringer - evidence of evolution
- taxonomy video
- taxonomy notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
Due next day:
- reading assignment - Due Tuesday!
- work on your unit project / journal - Due next Thursday!
*** Unit 2 test next Thursday! ****
*** Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) Due Thursday!
Thursday Mar 9th (Block 1/2)
Short day - Parent/Teacher Conferences
- Neuroscience of learning
- Exam wrapper and test review
- Passive vs Active studying
- DNA evidence video
- bell ringer - evidence of evolution
- work time
Due next day:
- reading assignment - Due Monday!
- work on your unit project / journal - Due next Friday!
*** Unit 2 test next Friday! ****
*** Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) Due Friday!
Wednesday Mar 8th (Block 5/6)
- finished macroevolution notes (to print same package as last day) on rates of evolution
- Gradualism & Punctuated Equilibrium video
- whiteboarding activities
- bell ringer - macroevolution
- evidence of evolution video
- evidence of evolution notes (to print)
- molecular clocks video
- reading assignment - Due Monday!
Due next day:
- reading assignment - Due Tuesday!
- work on your unit project / journal - Due next Thursday!
*** Unit 2 test next Thursday! ****
*** Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) Due Thursday!
Tuesday Mar 7th (Block 1/2)
- finished macroevolution notes (to print same package as last day) on rates of evolution
- Gradualism & Punctuated Equilibrium video
- whiteboarding activities
- bell ringer - macroevolution
- evidence of evolution video
- evidence of evolution notes (to print)
- molecular clocks video
- reading assignment - Due Monday!
Due next day:
- reading assignment - Due Monday!
- work on your unit project / journal - Due next Friday!
*** Unit 2 test next Friday! ****
*** Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) Due Friday!
Monday Mar 6th (Block 5/6)
- quiz
- Making of the Fittest video & handout (check the answer key!)
- Bill Nye bike analogy
- human body fails video
- speciation video
- macroevolution notes (to print) up to patterns of evolution
- divergent, convergent, & coevolution video (only these 3 sections)
- whiteboarding
- worktime on unit project/ journal
Due next day:
- work on your unit project / journal
Feb 27 - Mar 3 (Check out the Unit 2 tab for extra help)
Friday Mar 3rd (Block 1/2)
- quiz
- Making of the Fittest video & handout (check the answer key!)
- Bill Nye bike analogy
- human body fails video
- speciation video
- macroevolution notes (to print) up to patterns of evolution
- divergent, convergent, & coevolution video (only these 3 sections)
- whiteboarding
- worktime on unit project/ journal
Due next day:
- work on your unit project / journal
Thursday Mar 2nd (Block 5/6)
- collected peppered moth simulation
- bell ringer - artificial selection and Descent with Modification
- what is a gene? video
- micro evolution notes up to fitness (to print)
- 5 fingers of evolution video
- natural selection video
- whiteboarding
- another natural selection video
- bell ringer - 5 Fingers of Evolution
- survival of the Sneakiest (to print)
- finished micro evolution notes on fitness and selection graphs (to print - same document as micro evolution notes)
- Selection graphs video
- whiteboarding
- evolution of populations practice questions (check the answer key!)
Due next day:
*** Evolution quiz next day! ***
- finish evolution of populations practice questions (check the answer key!)
- work on your unit project / journal
Wednesday Mar 1st (Block 1/2)
- collected peppered moth simulation
- bell ringer - artificial selection and Descent with Modification
- what is a gene? video
- micro evolution notes up to fitness (to print)
- 5 fingers of evolution video
- natural selection video
- whiteboarding
- another natural selection video
- bell ringer - 5 Fingers of Evolution
- survival of the Sneakiest (to print)
- finished micro evolution notes on fitness and selection graphs (to print - same document as micro evolution notes)
- Selection graphs video
- whiteboarding
- evolution of populations practice questions (check the answer key!)
Due next day:
*** Evolution quiz next day! ***
- finish evolution of populations practice questions (check the answer key!)
- work on your unit project / journal
Tuesday Feb 28th (Block 5/6)
- intro to evolution video
- what is evolution video
- why evolution notes (to print)
- DNA video
- Peppered Moth Simulation (document to print)
- history through the eyes of a chicken video
- Bell ringer - DNA and natural selection
- Peppered moth review video
- super cow video
- selective breeding video
- tomatoes, dogs and mustard plant examples of artificial selection
- Earth's timeline video and demo
- work time on peppered moth simulation and/or journal
Due next day:
- finish Peppered Moth Simulation
- work on your unit project / journal
Monday Feb 27th (Block 1/2)
- intro to evolution video
- what is evolution video
- why evolution notes (to print)
- DNA video
- Peppered Moth Simulation (document to print)
- history through the eyes of a chicken video
- Bell ringer - DNA and natural selection
- Peppered moth review video
- super cow video
- selective breeding video
- tomatoes, dogs and mustard plant examples of artificial selection
- Earth's timeline video and demo
- work time on peppered moth simulation and/or journal
Due next day:
- finish Peppered Moth Simulation
- work on your unit project / journal
Friday Mar 3rd (Block 1/2)
- quiz
- Making of the Fittest video & handout (check the answer key!)
- Bill Nye bike analogy
- human body fails video
- speciation video
- macroevolution notes (to print) up to patterns of evolution
- divergent, convergent, & coevolution video (only these 3 sections)
- whiteboarding
- worktime on unit project/ journal
Due next day:
- work on your unit project / journal
Thursday Mar 2nd (Block 5/6)
- collected peppered moth simulation
- bell ringer - artificial selection and Descent with Modification
- what is a gene? video
- micro evolution notes up to fitness (to print)
- 5 fingers of evolution video
- natural selection video
- whiteboarding
- another natural selection video
- bell ringer - 5 Fingers of Evolution
- survival of the Sneakiest (to print)
- finished micro evolution notes on fitness and selection graphs (to print - same document as micro evolution notes)
- Selection graphs video
- whiteboarding
- evolution of populations practice questions (check the answer key!)
Due next day:
*** Evolution quiz next day! ***
- finish evolution of populations practice questions (check the answer key!)
- work on your unit project / journal
Wednesday Mar 1st (Block 1/2)
- collected peppered moth simulation
- bell ringer - artificial selection and Descent with Modification
- what is a gene? video
- micro evolution notes up to fitness (to print)
- 5 fingers of evolution video
- natural selection video
- whiteboarding
- another natural selection video
- bell ringer - 5 Fingers of Evolution
- survival of the Sneakiest (to print)
- finished micro evolution notes on fitness and selection graphs (to print - same document as micro evolution notes)
- Selection graphs video
- whiteboarding
- evolution of populations practice questions (check the answer key!)
Due next day:
*** Evolution quiz next day! ***
- finish evolution of populations practice questions (check the answer key!)
- work on your unit project / journal
Tuesday Feb 28th (Block 5/6)
- intro to evolution video
- what is evolution video
- why evolution notes (to print)
- DNA video
- Peppered Moth Simulation (document to print)
- history through the eyes of a chicken video
- Bell ringer - DNA and natural selection
- Peppered moth review video
- super cow video
- selective breeding video
- tomatoes, dogs and mustard plant examples of artificial selection
- Earth's timeline video and demo
- work time on peppered moth simulation and/or journal
Due next day:
- finish Peppered Moth Simulation
- work on your unit project / journal
Monday Feb 27th (Block 1/2)
- intro to evolution video
- what is evolution video
- why evolution notes (to print)
- DNA video
- Peppered Moth Simulation (document to print)
- history through the eyes of a chicken video
- Bell ringer - DNA and natural selection
- Peppered moth review video
- super cow video
- selective breeding video
- tomatoes, dogs and mustard plant examples of artificial selection
- Earth's timeline video and demo
- work time on peppered moth simulation and/or journal
Due next day:
- finish Peppered Moth Simulation
- work on your unit project / journal
Feb 20 - Feb 24 (Check out the Unit 1 tab for extra help)
Friday Feb 24th (Block 5/6)
- unit test
- Optional (but good idea!) Phylogenetic trees activity
- School Assembly
Due next day:
Want to get ahead? Optional videos to watch: Stated Clearly: Evolution, LONG Playlist of the whole unit! Bozeman Biology
Thursday Feb 23rd (Block 1/2)
- unit test
- Phylogenetic trees activity
- Brine shrimp lab - day 1
Due next day:
Want to get ahead? Optional videos to watch: Stated Clearly: Evolution, LONG Playlist of the whole unit! Bozeman Biology
Wednesday Feb 22nd (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - mitosis, bell ringer - meiosis
- finished mitosis vs meiosis notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- whiteboards & beads
- practiced crossing over
- practiced independent assortment
- Meiosis cut & paste activity
- whiteboarding mitosis vs meiosis comparison
- quiz reviews
- work time
Due next day:
- Unit 1 journal due next day!
*** Unit 1 test next day! ***
*** Unit 1 Review Due due next day! (check the answer key!)
Tuesday Feb 21st (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - mitosis, bell ringer - meiosis
- finished mitosis vs meiosis notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- whiteboards & beads
- practiced crossing over
- practiced independent assortment
- Meiosis cut & paste activity
- whiteboarding mitosis vs meiosis comparison
- quiz reviews
- work time
Due next day:
- Unit 1 journal due next day!
*** Unit 1 test next day! ***
*** Unit 1 Review Due due next day! (check the answer key!)
Monday Feb 20th
- Family Day - No School
Friday Feb 24th (Block 5/6)
- unit test
- Optional (but good idea!) Phylogenetic trees activity
- School Assembly
Due next day:
Want to get ahead? Optional videos to watch: Stated Clearly: Evolution, LONG Playlist of the whole unit! Bozeman Biology
Thursday Feb 23rd (Block 1/2)
- unit test
- Phylogenetic trees activity
- Brine shrimp lab - day 1
Due next day:
Want to get ahead? Optional videos to watch: Stated Clearly: Evolution, LONG Playlist of the whole unit! Bozeman Biology
Wednesday Feb 22nd (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - mitosis, bell ringer - meiosis
- finished mitosis vs meiosis notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- whiteboards & beads
- practiced crossing over
- practiced independent assortment
- Meiosis cut & paste activity
- whiteboarding mitosis vs meiosis comparison
- quiz reviews
- work time
Due next day:
- Unit 1 journal due next day!
*** Unit 1 test next day! ***
*** Unit 1 Review Due due next day! (check the answer key!)
Tuesday Feb 21st (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - mitosis, bell ringer - meiosis
- finished mitosis vs meiosis notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- whiteboards & beads
- practiced crossing over
- practiced independent assortment
- Meiosis cut & paste activity
- whiteboarding mitosis vs meiosis comparison
- quiz reviews
- work time
Due next day:
- Unit 1 journal due next day!
*** Unit 1 test next day! ***
*** Unit 1 Review Due due next day! (check the answer key!)
Monday Feb 20th
- Family Day - No School
Feb 13 - Feb 17 (Check out the Unit 1 tab for extra help)
Friday Feb 17th
- Professional development day - No School
Thursday Feb 16th
- bell ringer - osmosis
- lab discussion
- mitosis refresher
- mitosis video
- mitosis summary
- whiteboards & beads - mitosis
- mitosis vs meiosis worksheet Pro Tip --> Do your drawings neatly and in colour!
- What is cancer video
- Cancer cells vs normal cells video
- Meiosis refresher - "The Talk"
- Whiteboards & beads
Due next day:
- egg lab due next class
- work on your journal! Due Friday!
*** Unit 1 test - Friday Feb 24th ***
*** Unit 1 Review Due Friday Feb 24th *** (check the answer key!)
Wednesday Feb 15th
- bell ringer - osmosis
- lab discussion
- mitosis refresher
- mitosis video
- mitosis summary
- whiteboards & beads - mitosis
- mitosis vs meiosis worksheet Pro Tip --> Do your drawings neatly and in colour!
- What is cancer video
- Cancer cells vs normal cells video
- Meiosis refresher - "The Talk"
- Whiteboards & beads
Due next day:
- egg lab due next day
- work on your journal! Due Thursday!
*** Unit 1 test - Thursday Feb 23rd ***
*** Unit 1 Review Due Thursday Feb 23rd (check the answer key!)
Tuesday Feb 14th
- bell ringer - cells
- bell ringer - protein synthesis
- quiz
- perfume and dye examples of diffusion
- diffusion and osmosis demos
- diffusion video
- diffusion notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- osmosis video
- osmosis notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- whiteboarding review
- egg lab day 3
Due next day:
- work on your journal
- egg lab due next Tuesday - work on it!
*** Tentative unit 1 test - Friday Feb 24th ***
Monday Feb 13th
- bell ringer - cells
- bell ringer - protein synthesis
- quiz
- perfume and dye examples of diffusion
- diffusion and osmosis demos
- diffusion video
- diffusion notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- osmosis video
- osmosis notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- whiteboarding review
- egg lab day 3
Due next day:
- work on your journal
- egg lab due next Tuesday - work on it!
*** Tentative unit 1 test - Thursday Feb 23rd ***
Feb 6 - Feb 10 (Check out the Unit 1 tab for extra help)
Friday Feb 10th (Block 5/6)
- Bell ringer - biological molecules
- Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic POGIL
- Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic review activity
- Cell notes (to print)
- cell video
- egg lab day 2 (get your data from your classmates if you were absent and thank them for all their hard work!)
- Protein synthesis notes (to print) - we did the first page only
- Iphone analogy
- Cell city analogy (check the answer key!)
Due next day:
- Fill in your cell parts chart on the back of your cell notes!
- Here are some excellent resources to help you.
Videos:
Bozeman Science - A Tour of the Cell
Amoeba Sisters - Introduction to Cells: The Grand Cell Tour
Virtual Reality Video:
Cellscape VR Biology Guided Tour and Tyler Dewitt - Tour of The Cell: Companion to Cellscape
Textbook Pages 174 - 183
- finish Cell city analogy (check the answer key!) if not done in class!
- work on your journal
*** Cell quiz next day! ***
*** Tentative Unit 1 test - Wednesday Feb 22nd ***
Thursday Feb 9th (Block 1/2)
- Bell ringer - biological molecules
- Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic POGIL
- Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic review activity
- Cell notes (to print)
- cell video
- egg lab day 2 (get your data from your classmates if you were absent and thank them for all their hard work!)
- Protein synthesis notes (to print) - we did the first page only
- Iphone analogy
- Cell city analogy (check the answer key!)
Due next day:
- Fill in your cell parts chart on the back of your cell notes!
- Here are some excellent resources to help you.
Videos:
Bozeman Science - A Tour of the Cell
Amoeba Sisters - Introduction to Cells: The Grand Cell Tour
Virtual Reality Video:
Cellscape VR Biology Guided Tour and Tyler Dewitt - Tour of The Cell: Companion to Cellscape
Textbook Pages 174 - 183
- finish Cell city analogy (check the answer key!) if not done in class!
- work on your journal
*** Cell quiz next day! ***
*** Tentative Unit 1 test - Tuesday Feb 21st ***
Wednesday Feb 8th (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - Characteristics of Life
- biomolecules video
- biological molecules notes (to print!)
- whiteboarding
- egg lab day 1
- Biomolecules review quiz activity
- Biomolecules chart
Due Next Day:
- work on your journal/unit project
- fill in your biomolecules chart
- Optional (but a good idea!) Get a jump on next day by watching Bozeman Biology - Tour of the Cell or CrashCourse - Eukaryopolis: The City of Animal Cells
Tuesday Feb 7th (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - intro to biology
- biomolecules video
- biological molecules notes (to print!)
- whiteboarding
- egg lab day 1
- Biomolecules review quiz activity
- Biomolecules chart
Due Next Day:
- work on your journal/unit project
- fill in your biomolecules chart
- Optional (but a good idea!) Get a jump on next day by watching Bozeman Biology - Tour of the Cell or CrashCourse - Eukaryopolis: The City of Animal Cells
Monday Feb 6th (Block 5/6)
- quiz
- introduction to biology notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- bell ringer - Characteristics of Life
- journal/unit project discussion and exemplars
Due Next Day:
- Optional (But SUPER RECOMMENDED!) Watch this video and complete this handout
- Start working on your journal/unit project - we have done the first three learning outcomes
Jan 30 - Feb 3 (Check out the Unit 1 tab for extra help)
Friday Feb 3rd (Block 1/2)
- quiz
- introduction to biology notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- bell ringer - Characteristics of Life
- journal/unit project discussion and exemplars
Due Next Day:
- Optional (But SUPER RECOMMENDED!) Watch this video and complete this handout
- Start working on your journal/unit project - we have done the first three learning outcomes
Thursday Feb 2nd (Block 5/6)
- Bell ringer - Identifying variables - Bacteria
- Reviewed analysis and discussion from scientific method notes
- Water drops lab - Example answers
- Science as a process - Spontaneous generation video and handout
- Scientific method review activity around the class
- Scientific method review worksheet (answers: BABCDC)
Due Next Day:
*** Scientific method and variables quiz next day! ***
- EXTRA (Optional) Practice questions for identifying scientific variables (Check the answer key!)
- Optional (but a good idea!) Get a jump on next day by watching a shorter (5 mins) video or longer (15 mins) video about biological molecules
Wednesday Feb 1st (Block 1/2)
- Bell ringer - Identifying variables - Bacteria
- Reviewed analysis and discussion from scientific method notes
- Water drops lab - Example answers
- Science as a process - Spontaneous generation video and handout
- Scientific method review activity around the class
- Scientific method review worksheet (answers: BABCDC)
Due Next Day:
*** Scientific method and variables quiz next day! ***
- Finish scientific method review worksheet (answers: BABCDC)
- Optional (but a good idea!) Get a jump on next day by watching a shorter (5 mins) video or longer (15 mins) video about biological molecules
Tuesday Jan 31st (Block 5/6)
- Introductions
- Distracted driving activity and the neuroscience of pleasure
- Building science vocabulary and activity
- Introduction to scientific variables
- Scientific variables video
- Scientific method notes (to print)
- whiteboarding practice of scientific variables (example)
- Scientific method activity (to print)
Due Next Day:
- Parent contact form
- Analysis questions (last page)
Monday Jan 30th (Block 1/2)
- Introductions
- Distracted driving activity and the neuroscience of pleasure
- Building science vocabulary and activity
- Introduction to scientific variables
- Scientific variables video
- Scientific method notes (to print)
- whiteboarding practice of scientific variables (example)
- Scientific method activity (to print)
Due Next Day:
- Parent contact form
- Analysis questions (last page)
Jan 23 - Jan 27 (Check out the Unit 6 tab for extra help)
Thursday Jan 25th
- final exam
- Feedback Form
- Have a great second semester!
Tuesday Jan 23rd
- review for final exam
Jan 16 - Jan 20 (Check out the Unit 6 tab for extra help)
Friday Jan 20th
- crayfish dissection
- worktime
- animalia chart
- higher invertebrate study guide
- final exam study guide
- review quizzes/tests
- review old study guides and unit projects
- read / summarize notes / textbook
- flashcards
- whiteboarding
- example whiteboarding questions to ponder
- mitosis vs meiosis
- draw/explain what happens to a cell in a hypotonic/hypertonic/isotonic solution?
- draw and explain the differences between classes within each phylum
- draw and explain the special structures on different classes (in particular organisms we did labs with)
- 5 ways to change a gene pool
- nutrition types for bacteria, oxygen usage types for bacteria
- lytic vs lysogenic cycles
- bacteria structures and functions
- Gram + vs Gram -
- experimental variables --> how to do an experiment
- prokaryotic vs eukaryotic
- cell organelles and protein synthesis
- Gradualism vs Punctuated Equilibrium
- lines of evidence for evolution
- compare structures and functions of 4 different biological molecules
- compare the domains and kingdoms of life
- compare divergent, convergent and co-evolution
- how do bacteria become resistant to antibiotics?
- how do vaccines work? what are antigens, antibodies, pathogens, memory cells, herd immunity etc. ?
Due Next Day:
- finish arthropoda lab questions
- work on final exam review!
- work on option (but HIGHLY recommended higher invertebrate study guide and unit 6 project) !!!
Wednesday Jan 18th
- squid dissection
- shape of life - mollusks
- arthropoda notes (to print)
- shape of life - marine arthropods
- work time
Due Next Day:
- finish squid lab questions
- work on final exam review!
Monday Jan 16th
- earthworm dissection
- shape of life - annelids
- lab questions
- whiteboarding
- mollusca notes (to print)
- work on final exam review
Due Next Day:
- finish annelida lab questions
- work on final exam review!
Jan 9 - Jan 13 (Check out the Unit 6 tab for extra help)
Thursday Jan 12th
- Test
- annelida guided reading questions
- sandstriker videos
- annelida notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- Virtual Earthworm Dissection
- You will need to use Google Chrome and add the Ruffle extension (use this link) to use the virtual earthworm dissection
- Virtual Earthworm Dissection
- earthworm external anatomy game which matches your booklet
- earthworm internal anatomy game which matches your booklet
- another earthworm internal anatomy game which does not match your booklet - slightly more difficult
Due Next Day:
- finish your annelida guided reading questions in your annelida booklet
- work on your unit project
Tuesday Jan 10th:
- Bell ringer - comparing lower invertebrates
- finished nematoda notes (to print) on parasitic worms
- microscope lab (check the answer key!)
- Kahoot
- animalia chart
- quiz review
- work time
Due Next Day:
- Unit project due
*** Unit test next day***
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due next day ***
Jan 3 - Jan 6 (Check out the Unit 5 tab for extra help)
Friday Jan 6th
- tapeworm diet video
- tapeworm lifecycle
- animalia chart
- quiz
- toxocara video
- nematoda notes (to print)
- ascaris dissection (see video if you missed it or had a difficult time finding everything)
Due Next Day:
- work on your unit 5 project!
- finish your nematoda booklet
*** Unit test next Thursday, January 12th ***
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due Thursday, January 12th ***
Wednesday Jan 4th:
- Monsters Inside Me - Pork Tapeworm
- platyhelminthes notes (to print)
- microscope lab (example answer key)
- live planaria lab
Due Next Day:
- finish your platyhelminthes booklet (microscope lab (example answer key) and reading questions)
***platyhelminthes quiz next day! ***
- work on your unit 5 project!
*** Unit test next Thursday, January 12th ***
Monday Dec 12th:
- bell ringer - intro to animalia
- Porifera notes (to print)
- Water flow through Porifera - instructions below
1. Download this file to your desktop: Porifera
2. Go to https://ruffle.rs/demo/
3. Click on 'Choose File' and upload the Porifera file you downloaded.
- Porifera colouring or labeling worksheet (check the answer key!)
- whiteboading
- Shape of Life - Porifera
- porifera lab (check the answer key)
- bell ringer - porifera
Due next day:
- finish porifera booklet
- Porifera quiz next day!
Dec 5 - Dec 9 (Check out the Unit 4 tab for extra help)
Thursday Dec 8th:
- test
- intro to animalia reading assignment
- space seeds
- mantis shrimp
- intro to animalia notes (to print)
Due next day:
- intro to animalia reading assignment
Try these videos for similar content: Bozeman Science - Animals, CrashCourse - Simple Animals, Amoeba Sisters - Human Body Systems Overview, Baiology - Animals Part 1, Arinjay Academy - Types of Process in Plants and Animals - Life Processes
Tuesday Dec 6th:
- whiteboarding
- plant group Jeopardy
- work time
- quiz review
- flower lab review
- Kahoot
Due next day:
- work on your study guide - Due Next Day! (Check the answer key in the booklet and click here for the chart)
- work on your unit project - Due Next Day!
*** Unit Test Next Day! ***
Friday Feb 17th
- Professional development day - No School
Thursday Feb 16th
- bell ringer - osmosis
- lab discussion
- mitosis refresher
- mitosis video
- mitosis summary
- whiteboards & beads - mitosis
- mitosis vs meiosis worksheet Pro Tip --> Do your drawings neatly and in colour!
- What is cancer video
- Cancer cells vs normal cells video
- Meiosis refresher - "The Talk"
- Whiteboards & beads
Due next day:
- egg lab due next class
- work on your journal! Due Friday!
*** Unit 1 test - Friday Feb 24th ***
*** Unit 1 Review Due Friday Feb 24th *** (check the answer key!)
Wednesday Feb 15th
- bell ringer - osmosis
- lab discussion
- mitosis refresher
- mitosis video
- mitosis summary
- whiteboards & beads - mitosis
- mitosis vs meiosis worksheet Pro Tip --> Do your drawings neatly and in colour!
- What is cancer video
- Cancer cells vs normal cells video
- Meiosis refresher - "The Talk"
- Whiteboards & beads
Due next day:
- egg lab due next day
- work on your journal! Due Thursday!
*** Unit 1 test - Thursday Feb 23rd ***
*** Unit 1 Review Due Thursday Feb 23rd (check the answer key!)
Tuesday Feb 14th
- bell ringer - cells
- bell ringer - protein synthesis
- quiz
- perfume and dye examples of diffusion
- diffusion and osmosis demos
- diffusion video
- diffusion notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- osmosis video
- osmosis notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- whiteboarding review
- egg lab day 3
Due next day:
- work on your journal
- egg lab due next Tuesday - work on it!
*** Tentative unit 1 test - Friday Feb 24th ***
Monday Feb 13th
- bell ringer - cells
- bell ringer - protein synthesis
- quiz
- perfume and dye examples of diffusion
- diffusion and osmosis demos
- diffusion video
- diffusion notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- osmosis video
- osmosis notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- whiteboarding review
- egg lab day 3
Due next day:
- work on your journal
- egg lab due next Tuesday - work on it!
*** Tentative unit 1 test - Thursday Feb 23rd ***
Feb 6 - Feb 10 (Check out the Unit 1 tab for extra help)
Friday Feb 10th (Block 5/6)
- Bell ringer - biological molecules
- Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic POGIL
- Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic review activity
- Cell notes (to print)
- cell video
- egg lab day 2 (get your data from your classmates if you were absent and thank them for all their hard work!)
- Protein synthesis notes (to print) - we did the first page only
- Iphone analogy
- Cell city analogy (check the answer key!)
Due next day:
- Fill in your cell parts chart on the back of your cell notes!
- Here are some excellent resources to help you.
Videos:
Bozeman Science - A Tour of the Cell
Amoeba Sisters - Introduction to Cells: The Grand Cell Tour
Virtual Reality Video:
Cellscape VR Biology Guided Tour and Tyler Dewitt - Tour of The Cell: Companion to Cellscape
Textbook Pages 174 - 183
- finish Cell city analogy (check the answer key!) if not done in class!
- work on your journal
*** Cell quiz next day! ***
*** Tentative Unit 1 test - Wednesday Feb 22nd ***
Thursday Feb 9th (Block 1/2)
- Bell ringer - biological molecules
- Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic POGIL
- Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic review activity
- Cell notes (to print)
- cell video
- egg lab day 2 (get your data from your classmates if you were absent and thank them for all their hard work!)
- Protein synthesis notes (to print) - we did the first page only
- Iphone analogy
- Cell city analogy (check the answer key!)
Due next day:
- Fill in your cell parts chart on the back of your cell notes!
- Here are some excellent resources to help you.
Videos:
Bozeman Science - A Tour of the Cell
Amoeba Sisters - Introduction to Cells: The Grand Cell Tour
Virtual Reality Video:
Cellscape VR Biology Guided Tour and Tyler Dewitt - Tour of The Cell: Companion to Cellscape
Textbook Pages 174 - 183
- finish Cell city analogy (check the answer key!) if not done in class!
- work on your journal
*** Cell quiz next day! ***
*** Tentative Unit 1 test - Tuesday Feb 21st ***
Wednesday Feb 8th (Block 5/6)
- bell ringer - Characteristics of Life
- biomolecules video
- biological molecules notes (to print!)
- whiteboarding
- egg lab day 1
- Biomolecules review quiz activity
- Biomolecules chart
Due Next Day:
- work on your journal/unit project
- fill in your biomolecules chart
- Optional (but a good idea!) Get a jump on next day by watching Bozeman Biology - Tour of the Cell or CrashCourse - Eukaryopolis: The City of Animal Cells
Tuesday Feb 7th (Block 1/2)
- bell ringer - intro to biology
- biomolecules video
- biological molecules notes (to print!)
- whiteboarding
- egg lab day 1
- Biomolecules review quiz activity
- Biomolecules chart
Due Next Day:
- work on your journal/unit project
- fill in your biomolecules chart
- Optional (but a good idea!) Get a jump on next day by watching Bozeman Biology - Tour of the Cell or CrashCourse - Eukaryopolis: The City of Animal Cells
Monday Feb 6th (Block 5/6)
- quiz
- introduction to biology notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- bell ringer - Characteristics of Life
- journal/unit project discussion and exemplars
Due Next Day:
- Optional (But SUPER RECOMMENDED!) Watch this video and complete this handout
- Start working on your journal/unit project - we have done the first three learning outcomes
Jan 30 - Feb 3 (Check out the Unit 1 tab for extra help)
Friday Feb 3rd (Block 1/2)
- quiz
- introduction to biology notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- bell ringer - Characteristics of Life
- journal/unit project discussion and exemplars
Due Next Day:
- Optional (But SUPER RECOMMENDED!) Watch this video and complete this handout
- Start working on your journal/unit project - we have done the first three learning outcomes
Thursday Feb 2nd (Block 5/6)
- Bell ringer - Identifying variables - Bacteria
- Reviewed analysis and discussion from scientific method notes
- Water drops lab - Example answers
- Science as a process - Spontaneous generation video and handout
- Scientific method review activity around the class
- Scientific method review worksheet (answers: BABCDC)
Due Next Day:
*** Scientific method and variables quiz next day! ***
- EXTRA (Optional) Practice questions for identifying scientific variables (Check the answer key!)
- Optional (but a good idea!) Get a jump on next day by watching a shorter (5 mins) video or longer (15 mins) video about biological molecules
Wednesday Feb 1st (Block 1/2)
- Bell ringer - Identifying variables - Bacteria
- Reviewed analysis and discussion from scientific method notes
- Water drops lab - Example answers
- Science as a process - Spontaneous generation video and handout
- Scientific method review activity around the class
- Scientific method review worksheet (answers: BABCDC)
Due Next Day:
*** Scientific method and variables quiz next day! ***
- Finish scientific method review worksheet (answers: BABCDC)
- Optional (but a good idea!) Get a jump on next day by watching a shorter (5 mins) video or longer (15 mins) video about biological molecules
Tuesday Jan 31st (Block 5/6)
- Introductions
- Distracted driving activity and the neuroscience of pleasure
- Building science vocabulary and activity
- Introduction to scientific variables
- Scientific variables video
- Scientific method notes (to print)
- whiteboarding practice of scientific variables (example)
- Scientific method activity (to print)
Due Next Day:
- Parent contact form
- Analysis questions (last page)
Monday Jan 30th (Block 1/2)
- Introductions
- Distracted driving activity and the neuroscience of pleasure
- Building science vocabulary and activity
- Introduction to scientific variables
- Scientific variables video
- Scientific method notes (to print)
- whiteboarding practice of scientific variables (example)
- Scientific method activity (to print)
Due Next Day:
- Parent contact form
- Analysis questions (last page)
Jan 23 - Jan 27 (Check out the Unit 6 tab for extra help)
Thursday Jan 25th
- final exam
- Feedback Form
- Have a great second semester!
Tuesday Jan 23rd
- review for final exam
Jan 16 - Jan 20 (Check out the Unit 6 tab for extra help)
Friday Jan 20th
- crayfish dissection
- worktime
- animalia chart
- higher invertebrate study guide
- final exam study guide
- review quizzes/tests
- review old study guides and unit projects
- read / summarize notes / textbook
- flashcards
- whiteboarding
- example whiteboarding questions to ponder
- mitosis vs meiosis
- draw/explain what happens to a cell in a hypotonic/hypertonic/isotonic solution?
- draw and explain the differences between classes within each phylum
- draw and explain the special structures on different classes (in particular organisms we did labs with)
- 5 ways to change a gene pool
- nutrition types for bacteria, oxygen usage types for bacteria
- lytic vs lysogenic cycles
- bacteria structures and functions
- Gram + vs Gram -
- experimental variables --> how to do an experiment
- prokaryotic vs eukaryotic
- cell organelles and protein synthesis
- Gradualism vs Punctuated Equilibrium
- lines of evidence for evolution
- compare structures and functions of 4 different biological molecules
- compare the domains and kingdoms of life
- compare divergent, convergent and co-evolution
- how do bacteria become resistant to antibiotics?
- how do vaccines work? what are antigens, antibodies, pathogens, memory cells, herd immunity etc. ?
Due Next Day:
- finish arthropoda lab questions
- work on final exam review!
- work on option (but HIGHLY recommended higher invertebrate study guide and unit 6 project) !!!
Wednesday Jan 18th
- squid dissection
- shape of life - mollusks
- arthropoda notes (to print)
- shape of life - marine arthropods
- work time
Due Next Day:
- finish squid lab questions
- work on final exam review!
Monday Jan 16th
- earthworm dissection
- shape of life - annelids
- lab questions
- whiteboarding
- mollusca notes (to print)
- work on final exam review
Due Next Day:
- finish annelida lab questions
- work on final exam review!
Jan 9 - Jan 13 (Check out the Unit 6 tab for extra help)
Thursday Jan 12th
- Test
- annelida guided reading questions
- sandstriker videos
- annelida notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- Virtual Earthworm Dissection
- You will need to use Google Chrome and add the Ruffle extension (use this link) to use the virtual earthworm dissection
- Virtual Earthworm Dissection
- earthworm external anatomy game which matches your booklet
- earthworm internal anatomy game which matches your booklet
- another earthworm internal anatomy game which does not match your booklet - slightly more difficult
Due Next Day:
- finish your annelida guided reading questions in your annelida booklet
- work on your unit project
Tuesday Jan 10th:
- Bell ringer - comparing lower invertebrates
- finished nematoda notes (to print) on parasitic worms
- microscope lab (check the answer key!)
- Kahoot
- animalia chart
- quiz review
- work time
Due Next Day:
- Unit project due
*** Unit test next day***
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due next day ***
Jan 3 - Jan 6 (Check out the Unit 5 tab for extra help)
Friday Jan 6th
- tapeworm diet video
- tapeworm lifecycle
- animalia chart
- quiz
- toxocara video
- nematoda notes (to print)
- ascaris dissection (see video if you missed it or had a difficult time finding everything)
Due Next Day:
- work on your unit 5 project!
- finish your nematoda booklet
*** Unit test next Thursday, January 12th ***
*** Study guide (check the answer key!) due Thursday, January 12th ***
Wednesday Jan 4th:
- Monsters Inside Me - Pork Tapeworm
- platyhelminthes notes (to print)
- microscope lab (example answer key)
- live planaria lab
Due Next Day:
- finish your platyhelminthes booklet (microscope lab (example answer key) and reading questions)
***platyhelminthes quiz next day! ***
- work on your unit 5 project!
*** Unit test next Thursday, January 12th ***
Monday Dec 12th:
- bell ringer - intro to animalia
- Porifera notes (to print)
- Water flow through Porifera - instructions below
1. Download this file to your desktop: Porifera
2. Go to https://ruffle.rs/demo/
3. Click on 'Choose File' and upload the Porifera file you downloaded.
- Porifera colouring or labeling worksheet (check the answer key!)
- whiteboading
- Shape of Life - Porifera
- porifera lab (check the answer key)
- bell ringer - porifera
Due next day:
- finish porifera booklet
- Porifera quiz next day!
Dec 5 - Dec 9 (Check out the Unit 4 tab for extra help)
Thursday Dec 8th:
- test
- intro to animalia reading assignment
- space seeds
- mantis shrimp
- intro to animalia notes (to print)
Due next day:
- intro to animalia reading assignment
Try these videos for similar content: Bozeman Science - Animals, CrashCourse - Simple Animals, Amoeba Sisters - Human Body Systems Overview, Baiology - Animals Part 1, Arinjay Academy - Types of Process in Plants and Animals - Life Processes
Tuesday Dec 6th:
- whiteboarding
- plant group Jeopardy
- work time
- quiz review
- flower lab review
- Kahoot
Due next day:
- work on your study guide - Due Next Day! (Check the answer key in the booklet and click here for the chart)
- work on your unit project - Due Next Day!
*** Unit Test Next Day! ***
Dec 12 - Dec 16 (Check out the Unit 5 tab for extra help)
Friday Dec 16th
- finished Jellyfish Invasion video
- cnidaria Shape of Life video
- cnidaria lab (student example answers)
- work on cnidaria booklet
- animalia chart
- whiteboarding
- quiz
- space seeds
- live planaria lab
- live daphnia and hydra lab
Due Next Day:
- work on your unit 5 project!
Wednesday Dec 14th:
- porifera video
- animalia chart
- porifera quiz
- intro to cnidaria reading questions
- Hydra video
- cnidaria notes (to print)
- how a jellyfish stings video
- cnidocytes and nematocysts video
- whiteboarding
- Jellyfish Invasion video
Due Next Day:
*** cnidaria quiz next day! ***
- work on your cnidaria review (check the answer key!) and/or cnidaria reading questions
- start working on your unit 5 project!
Monday Dec 12th:
- bell ringer - intro to animalia
- Porifera notes (to print)
- Water flow through Porifera - instructions below
1. Download this file to your desktop: Porifera
2. Go to https://ruffle.rs/demo/
3. Click on 'Choose File' and upload the Porifera file you downloaded.
- Porifera colouring or labeling worksheet (check the answer key!)
- whiteboading
- Shape of Life - Porifera
- porifera lab (check the answer key)
- bell ringer - porifera
Due next day:
- finish porifera booklet
- Porifera quiz next day!
Dec 5 - Dec 9 (Check out the Unit 4 tab for extra help)
Thursday Dec 8th:
- test
- intro to animalia reading assignment
- space seeds
- mantis shrimp
- intro to animalia notes (to print)
Due next day:
- intro to animalia reading assignment
Try these videos for similar content: Bozeman Science - Animals, CrashCourse - Simple Animals, Amoeba Sisters - Human Body Systems Overview, Baiology - Animals Part 1, Arinjay Academy - Types of Process in Plants and Animals - Life Processes
Tuesday Dec 6th:
- whiteboarding
- plant group Jeopardy
- work time
- quiz review
- flower lab review
- Kahoot
Due next day:
- work on your study guide - Due Next Day! (Check the answer key in the booklet and click here for the chart)
- work on your unit project - Due Next Day!
*** Unit Test Next Day! ***
Friday Dec 16th
- finished Jellyfish Invasion video
- cnidaria Shape of Life video
- cnidaria lab (student example answers)
- work on cnidaria booklet
- animalia chart
- whiteboarding
- quiz
- space seeds
- live planaria lab
- live daphnia and hydra lab
Due Next Day:
- work on your unit 5 project!
Wednesday Dec 14th:
- porifera video
- animalia chart
- porifera quiz
- intro to cnidaria reading questions
- Hydra video
- cnidaria notes (to print)
- how a jellyfish stings video
- cnidocytes and nematocysts video
- whiteboarding
- Jellyfish Invasion video
Due Next Day:
*** cnidaria quiz next day! ***
- work on your cnidaria review (check the answer key!) and/or cnidaria reading questions
- start working on your unit 5 project!
Monday Dec 12th:
- bell ringer - intro to animalia
- Porifera notes (to print)
- Water flow through Porifera - instructions below
1. Download this file to your desktop: Porifera
2. Go to https://ruffle.rs/demo/
3. Click on 'Choose File' and upload the Porifera file you downloaded.
- Porifera colouring or labeling worksheet (check the answer key!)
- whiteboading
- Shape of Life - Porifera
- porifera lab (check the answer key)
- bell ringer - porifera
Due next day:
- finish porifera booklet
- Porifera quiz next day!
Dec 5 - Dec 9 (Check out the Unit 4 tab for extra help)
Thursday Dec 8th:
- test
- intro to animalia reading assignment
- space seeds
- mantis shrimp
- intro to animalia notes (to print)
Due next day:
- intro to animalia reading assignment
Try these videos for similar content: Bozeman Science - Animals, CrashCourse - Simple Animals, Amoeba Sisters - Human Body Systems Overview, Baiology - Animals Part 1, Arinjay Academy - Types of Process in Plants and Animals - Life Processes
Tuesday Dec 6th:
- whiteboarding
- plant group Jeopardy
- work time
- quiz review
- flower lab review
- Kahoot
Due next day:
- work on your study guide - Due Next Day! (Check the answer key in the booklet and click here for the chart)
- work on your unit project - Due Next Day!
*** Unit Test Next Day! ***
Nov 28 - Dec 2 (Check out the Unit 4 tab for extra help)
Friday Dec 2nd:
- bell ringer - gymnosperm lifecycle
- conifer identification lab review
- angiosperms video and handout
- angiosperm notes (to print)
- flower dissection lab
Due next day:
- gymnosperm & angiosperm take-home quiz
- work on your study guide - Due Thursday!
- work on your unit project - Due Thursday!
*** unit test Thursday! ***
Wednesday Nov 30th:
- quiz review
- whiteboarding
- sex lives of Christmas trees video
- gymnosperm notes (to print)
- lifecycle of a gymnosperm video
- whiteboarding
- identifying conifers lab - Images
Due next day:
- finish your conifer lab questions
- work on your unit project!
*** unit test next Thursday! ***
Monday Nov 28th:
- bell ringer - alternation of generations
- fern life cycle serious video and less serious video
- scientific drawings handout and video
- algae, bryophyte, pteridophyte lab
- whiteboarding
- quiz
- Gymnosperm Study Jam
- identifying conifers lab - Images
Due next day:
- work on your unit project!
- unit test next week! Tentatively Thursday!
Friday Dec 2nd:
- bell ringer - gymnosperm lifecycle
- conifer identification lab review
- angiosperms video and handout
- angiosperm notes (to print)
- flower dissection lab
Due next day:
- gymnosperm & angiosperm take-home quiz
- work on your study guide - Due Thursday!
- work on your unit project - Due Thursday!
*** unit test Thursday! ***
Wednesday Nov 30th:
- quiz review
- whiteboarding
- sex lives of Christmas trees video
- gymnosperm notes (to print)
- lifecycle of a gymnosperm video
- whiteboarding
- identifying conifers lab - Images
Due next day:
- finish your conifer lab questions
- work on your unit project!
*** unit test next Thursday! ***
Monday Nov 28th:
- bell ringer - alternation of generations
- fern life cycle serious video and less serious video
- scientific drawings handout and video
- algae, bryophyte, pteridophyte lab
- whiteboarding
- quiz
- Gymnosperm Study Jam
- identifying conifers lab - Images
Due next day:
- work on your unit project!
- unit test next week! Tentatively Thursday!
Nov 21 - Nov 25 (Check out the Unit 4 tab for extra help)
Thursday Nov 24th:
- alternation of generations video
- whiteboarding
- finished bryophyta notes (to print)
- life cycle of moss video
- life cycle of moss
- moss life cycle cut-out activity (example student answer)
- Secret life of moss video
- pteridophyta notes (to print)
- algae, bryophyte, pteridophyte lab
Due next day:
- algae, bryophyte, pteridophyte quiz next day!
Tuesday Nov 22nd:
- test
- intro to plants
- algae and evolution of plants notes (to print) up to alternation of generations
- alternation of generations video
- alternation of generations assignment
Due next day:
- both bacteria labs due next day
- alternation of generations assignment
Thursday Nov 24th:
- alternation of generations video
- whiteboarding
- finished bryophyta notes (to print)
- life cycle of moss video
- life cycle of moss
- moss life cycle cut-out activity (example student answer)
- Secret life of moss video
- pteridophyta notes (to print)
- algae, bryophyte, pteridophyte lab
Due next day:
- algae, bryophyte, pteridophyte quiz next day!
Tuesday Nov 22nd:
- test
- intro to plants
- algae and evolution of plants notes (to print) up to alternation of generations
- alternation of generations video
- alternation of generations assignment
Due next day:
- both bacteria labs due next day
- alternation of generations assignment
Nov 14 - Nov 18 (Check out the Unit 3 tab for extra help)
Friday Nov 18th:
- Kahoot
- virus quiz review
- bacteriophages vs bacteria video
- superbugs video
- antibiotic resistance simulation
- arms race with a superbug
- Mega plate video
- The Meatrix video
- antibiotics and factory farming video
- Life before antibiotics article
- What causes antibiotic resistance video
- bacteria quiz review
- work time
Due next day:
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due Wednesday! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
*** Microbiology test next day!
*** Unit Project due
- bacteria labs due next Thursday
Wednesday Nov 16th:
- quiz
- finished Bacteria details notes (to print)
- cleaner lab day 1
- binary fission & conjugation notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- work time
Due next day:
*** Unit 3 test - Tuesday, Nov 22 ***
- work on your unit project!
- work on study guide and review questions
Monday Nov 14th:
- interpreting plates review
- bacteria distribution lab - day 2
- Gram staining demo
- Gram staining lab
- lab work time
- Bacteria details notes (to print) up to oxygen use
- whiteboarding
Due next day:
*** Bacteria quiz next day ***
*** Unit 3 test - Tuesday, Nov 22 ***
- work on your unit project!
Friday Nov 18th:
- Kahoot
- virus quiz review
- bacteriophages vs bacteria video
- superbugs video
- antibiotic resistance simulation
- arms race with a superbug
- Mega plate video
- The Meatrix video
- antibiotics and factory farming video
- Life before antibiotics article
- What causes antibiotic resistance video
- bacteria quiz review
- work time
Due next day:
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due Wednesday! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
*** Microbiology test next day!
*** Unit Project due
- bacteria labs due next Thursday
Wednesday Nov 16th:
- quiz
- finished Bacteria details notes (to print)
- cleaner lab day 1
- binary fission & conjugation notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- work time
Due next day:
*** Unit 3 test - Tuesday, Nov 22 ***
- work on your unit project!
- work on study guide and review questions
Monday Nov 14th:
- interpreting plates review
- bacteria distribution lab - day 2
- Gram staining demo
- Gram staining lab
- lab work time
- Bacteria details notes (to print) up to oxygen use
- whiteboarding
Due next day:
*** Bacteria quiz next day ***
*** Unit 3 test - Tuesday, Nov 22 ***
- work on your unit project!
Nov 7 - Nov 11 (Check out the Unit 3 tab for extra help)
Friday Nov 11th:
- Remembrance Day - No School
Wednesday Nov 9th:
- Hand in Oh Yuck!
- bell ringer - bacteria structures and functions
- microscope e lab
- forms of bacteria on microscopes
- interpreting plates
- lab safety
- Gram staining notes (to print)
- Bunsen burner practice
- unit project work time
Due next day:
- work on your unit 3 project
*** Bacteria quiz next Wednesday ***
Monday Nov 7th:
- bell ringer - body defenses and vaccines
- Covid-19 video and mRNA vaccines
- virus quiz
- Oh Yuck! article and questions
- introduction to bacteria
- bacteria basics notes (to print)
- fun with bacteria and playdough
- bacteria distribution lab - day 1
Due next day:
- work on your unit 3 project
- Oh Yuck! article and questions
Friday Nov 11th:
- Remembrance Day - No School
Wednesday Nov 9th:
- Hand in Oh Yuck!
- bell ringer - bacteria structures and functions
- microscope e lab
- forms of bacteria on microscopes
- interpreting plates
- lab safety
- Gram staining notes (to print)
- Bunsen burner practice
- unit project work time
Due next day:
- work on your unit 3 project
*** Bacteria quiz next Wednesday ***
Monday Nov 7th:
- bell ringer - body defenses and vaccines
- Covid-19 video and mRNA vaccines
- virus quiz
- Oh Yuck! article and questions
- introduction to bacteria
- bacteria basics notes (to print)
- fun with bacteria and playdough
- bacteria distribution lab - day 1
Due next day:
- work on your unit 3 project
- Oh Yuck! article and questions
Oct 31 - Nov 4 (Check out the Unit 3 tab for extra help)
Thursday Nov 3rd:
- bell ringer - viruses
- Virus review video - handout
- finished virus notes (to print - same as last day)
- whiteboarding
- vaccine comic
- vaccine notes (to print)
- measles simulation
Due next day:
- work on your unit 3 project
*** Virus quiz on Monday ***
Tuesday Nov 1st:
- intro to viruses video and ebola video
- reviewed virus article and anticipation guide
- virus notes (to print) up to structure
- are viruses alive? video
- build a virus model activity
- continued virus notes to lytic and lysogenic cycles
- lytic and lysogenic cycles diagrams (to print)
- whiteboarding
- work time on reading assignment
Due next day:
- reading assignment due next day
- work on your unit 3 project
*** Virus quiz on Monday ***
Need some more help? Try this Professor Dave video, Bozeman viral replication cycles, Beverly Biology - viruses and the lytic cycle, Beverly Biology - lysogenic cycle, Beverly Biology - retroviruses
Thursday Nov 3rd:
- bell ringer - viruses
- Virus review video - handout
- finished virus notes (to print - same as last day)
- whiteboarding
- vaccine comic
- vaccine notes (to print)
- measles simulation
Due next day:
- work on your unit 3 project
*** Virus quiz on Monday ***
Tuesday Nov 1st:
- intro to viruses video and ebola video
- reviewed virus article and anticipation guide
- virus notes (to print) up to structure
- are viruses alive? video
- build a virus model activity
- continued virus notes to lytic and lysogenic cycles
- lytic and lysogenic cycles diagrams (to print)
- whiteboarding
- work time on reading assignment
Due next day:
- reading assignment due next day
- work on your unit 3 project
*** Virus quiz on Monday ***
Need some more help? Try this Professor Dave video, Bozeman viral replication cycles, Beverly Biology - viruses and the lytic cycle, Beverly Biology - lysogenic cycle, Beverly Biology - retroviruses
Oct 24 - Oct 28 (Check out the Unit 2 tab for extra help)
Friday Oct 28th:
- Review Kahoot
- Peppered moth review
- Unit test
Due Next Day:
- virus article and anticipation guide
Wednesday Oct 26th:
- Bell ringer - Taxonomy
- Cultural Performance
- Work time
Due next day:
- Unit Project!
- Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!)
*** Unit Test Next Day!! ***
Monday Oct 24th:
- handed in evidence of evolution reading assignment
- bell ringer - evidence of evolution
- pair practice quiz around the room (check the answer key!)
- Does the theory of evolution really matter video
- taxonomy notes (to print)
- taxonomy video
- whiteboarding
- interpreting graphics (check the answer key!)
- using a dichotomous key (check the answer key - we considered ourselves proficient if we could correctly identify 5 in a row - we didn't do all 20!)
- building a dichotomous key
- For those absent from class, this video and/or this activity are helpful examples of how to make and use dichotomous keys
Due next day:
- Due Friday: unit project! Due on unit test date!
- work on your evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) - Due Friday!
*** unit test: Friday, October 28th ***
Need some more help? Try these videos on taxonomy: Bozeman science, Crash Course, Eco Sapien and Dichotomous Keys: Amoeba Sisters, Danielle Parrott
Friday Oct 28th:
- Review Kahoot
- Peppered moth review
- Unit test
Due Next Day:
- virus article and anticipation guide
Wednesday Oct 26th:
- Bell ringer - Taxonomy
- Cultural Performance
- Work time
Due next day:
- Unit Project!
- Evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!)
*** Unit Test Next Day!! ***
Monday Oct 24th:
- handed in evidence of evolution reading assignment
- bell ringer - evidence of evolution
- pair practice quiz around the room (check the answer key!)
- Does the theory of evolution really matter video
- taxonomy notes (to print)
- taxonomy video
- whiteboarding
- interpreting graphics (check the answer key!)
- using a dichotomous key (check the answer key - we considered ourselves proficient if we could correctly identify 5 in a row - we didn't do all 20!)
- building a dichotomous key
- For those absent from class, this video and/or this activity are helpful examples of how to make and use dichotomous keys
Due next day:
- Due Friday: unit project! Due on unit test date!
- work on your evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) - Due Friday!
*** unit test: Friday, October 28th ***
Need some more help? Try these videos on taxonomy: Bozeman science, Crash Course, Eco Sapien and Dichotomous Keys: Amoeba Sisters, Danielle Parrott
Oct 17 - Oct 21 (Check out the Unit 2 tab for extra help)
Friday Oct 21st:
Pro-D Day - No school for students
Wednesday Oct 19th:
- bell ringer - macroevolution
- passive vs active studying
- test review and exam wrapper
- evidence of evolution video
- evidence of evolution notes (to print)
- molecular clocks video
- molecular evidence video
- reading assignment - Due Monday!
- evolution & taxonomy study guide (check the answer key!) - Due Friday!
Due next day:
- Due Monday: reading assignment
- Due Friday: unit project! Due on unit test date!
- work on your evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) - Due Friday!
*** unit test: Friday, October 28th ***
Monday Oct 17th:
- quiz
- body invaders video
- Bill Nye bike analogy
- human body fails video
- speciation video
- macroevolution notes (to print) up to patterns of evolution
- divergent, convergent, & coevolution video
- finished macroevolution notes (to print same package as above) on rates of evolution
- Gradualism & Punctuated Equilibrium video
- whiteboarding activities
Due next day:
- work on your unit project! Due on unit test date!
- tentative unit test date: October 26th
Friday Oct 21st:
Pro-D Day - No school for students
Wednesday Oct 19th:
- bell ringer - macroevolution
- passive vs active studying
- test review and exam wrapper
- evidence of evolution video
- evidence of evolution notes (to print)
- molecular clocks video
- molecular evidence video
- reading assignment - Due Monday!
- evolution & taxonomy study guide (check the answer key!) - Due Friday!
Due next day:
- Due Monday: reading assignment
- Due Friday: unit project! Due on unit test date!
- work on your evolution & taxonomy study guide! (check the answer key!) - Due Friday!
*** unit test: Friday, October 28th ***
Monday Oct 17th:
- quiz
- body invaders video
- Bill Nye bike analogy
- human body fails video
- speciation video
- macroevolution notes (to print) up to patterns of evolution
- divergent, convergent, & coevolution video
- finished macroevolution notes (to print same package as above) on rates of evolution
- Gradualism & Punctuated Equilibrium video
- whiteboarding activities
Due next day:
- work on your unit project! Due on unit test date!
- tentative unit test date: October 26th
Oct 11 - Oct 14 (Check out the Unit 2 tab for extra help)
Thursday Oct 13th:
- bell ringer - 5 Fingers of Evolution
- Survival of the Sneakiest (to print)
- continued micro evolution notes up to graphs (to print)
- Making of the Fittest video & handout (check the answer key!)
- finished micro evolution notes on selection graphs (to print)
- whiteboarding
- evolution of populations practice questions (check the answer key!)
Due next day:
- quiz next day!
- Optional but recommended: Finish evolution of populations practice questions (check the answer key!)
- work on your unit project!
- tentative unit test date: October 26th
Tuesday Oct 11th:
- history through the eyes of a chicken video
- Bell ringer - DNA and natural selection
- Peppered moth review video
- work time on peppered moth simulation
- super cow video
- selective breeding video
- tomatoes, dogs and mustard plant examples of artificial selection
- Earth's timeline video and demo
- what is a gene? video
- 5 fingers of evolution video
- micro evolution notes up to fitness (to print)
- natural selection video
- whiteboarding
Due next day:
- finish your Peppered Moth Simulation
- work on your unit project!
Thursday Oct 13th:
- bell ringer - 5 Fingers of Evolution
- Survival of the Sneakiest (to print)
- continued micro evolution notes up to graphs (to print)
- Making of the Fittest video & handout (check the answer key!)
- finished micro evolution notes on selection graphs (to print)
- whiteboarding
- evolution of populations practice questions (check the answer key!)
Due next day:
- quiz next day!
- Optional but recommended: Finish evolution of populations practice questions (check the answer key!)
- work on your unit project!
- tentative unit test date: October 26th
Tuesday Oct 11th:
- history through the eyes of a chicken video
- Bell ringer - DNA and natural selection
- Peppered moth review video
- work time on peppered moth simulation
- super cow video
- selective breeding video
- tomatoes, dogs and mustard plant examples of artificial selection
- Earth's timeline video and demo
- what is a gene? video
- 5 fingers of evolution video
- micro evolution notes up to fitness (to print)
- natural selection video
- whiteboarding
Due next day:
- finish your Peppered Moth Simulation
- work on your unit project!
Oct 3 - Oct 7 (Check out the Unit 2 tab for extra help)
Friday Oct 7th:
- Implementation Day - No school for students
Wednesday Oct 5th:
- take home quiz review
- unit test
- intro to evolution video
- what is evolution video
- why evolution notes (to print)
- link to Peppered Moth Simulation (document to print)
Due next day:
- finish Peppered Moth Simulation up to question #14! This whole assignment is due next Thursday!
Monday Oct 3rd:
- Bell ringer - meiosis (use this video to help if you need!)
- whiteboarding mitosis vs meiosis
- Karyotyping Activity
- egg lab review
- scientific method quiz review
- work time
Due next day:
- Unit test next day!
- Unit project due!
- Optional but HIGHLY recommended
- Work on your study guide (check the answer key!)
- Mitosis vs Meiosis comparison (check the answer key!)
Friday Oct 7th:
- Implementation Day - No school for students
Wednesday Oct 5th:
- take home quiz review
- unit test
- intro to evolution video
- what is evolution video
- why evolution notes (to print)
- link to Peppered Moth Simulation (document to print)
Due next day:
- finish Peppered Moth Simulation up to question #14! This whole assignment is due next Thursday!
Monday Oct 3rd:
- Bell ringer - meiosis (use this video to help if you need!)
- whiteboarding mitosis vs meiosis
- Karyotyping Activity
- egg lab review
- scientific method quiz review
- work time
Due next day:
- Unit test next day!
- Unit project due!
- Optional but HIGHLY recommended
- Work on your study guide (check the answer key!)
- Mitosis vs Meiosis comparison (check the answer key!)
Sept 26 - Sept 30 (Check out the Unit 1 tab for extra help)
Wednesday Sept 28th:
- Bell ringer - mitosis
- Chromosome video
- "The Talk"
- Intro to meiosis
- Mitosis vs Meiosis basics notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- Meiosis video
- Whiteboards & beads demo
- practiced crossing over
- practiced independent assortment
- Big Meiosis Foldable
- Meiosis cut & paste activity
Due next day:
- Take Home Quiz - Two colours: 1st colour for first attempt with no supports, 2nd colour for changes/additions/improvements using supports such as notes, textbook, Google, etc.
- Work on your study guide (check the answer key!)
- Unit test: Wednesday Oct 5th *** The unit project is also due this day ***
- Work on your unit project!
Monday Sept 26th:
- diffusion and osmosis demo reviews
- Bell ringer - diffusion & osmosis
- Introduction to mitosis
- Mitosis video
- Mitosis whiteboarding with beads demo
- Mitosis worksheet (check the answer key!) group whiteboarding with beads
- Mitosis summary and whiteboarding with beads
- What is cancer video
- Cancer cells vs normal cells video
- Unit project work time
Due next day:
- Tentative unit test date: Wednesday Oct 5th *** The unit project is also due this day ***
- Work on your unit project!
- Finish your egg lab if not handed in already!
Wednesday Sept 28th:
- Bell ringer - mitosis
- Chromosome video
- "The Talk"
- Intro to meiosis
- Mitosis vs Meiosis basics notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- Meiosis video
- Whiteboards & beads demo
- practiced crossing over
- practiced independent assortment
- Big Meiosis Foldable
- Meiosis cut & paste activity
Due next day:
- Take Home Quiz - Two colours: 1st colour for first attempt with no supports, 2nd colour for changes/additions/improvements using supports such as notes, textbook, Google, etc.
- Work on your study guide (check the answer key!)
- Unit test: Wednesday Oct 5th *** The unit project is also due this day ***
- Work on your unit project!
Monday Sept 26th:
- diffusion and osmosis demo reviews
- Bell ringer - diffusion & osmosis
- Introduction to mitosis
- Mitosis video
- Mitosis whiteboarding with beads demo
- Mitosis worksheet (check the answer key!) group whiteboarding with beads
- Mitosis summary and whiteboarding with beads
- What is cancer video
- Cancer cells vs normal cells video
- Unit project work time
Due next day:
- Tentative unit test date: Wednesday Oct 5th *** The unit project is also due this day ***
- Work on your unit project!
- Finish your egg lab if not handed in already!
Sept 20 - Sept 24 (Check out the Unit 1 tab for extra help)
Thursday Sept 22nd:
- Bell ringer - cells
- Bell ringer - protein synthesis
- Endosymbiotic theory video (handout to print) and evidence notes
- Perfume and dye examples of diffusion
- Diffusion video
- Diffusion notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- Diffusion demos
- Osmosis video
- Osmosis notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- Whiteboarding review
- Egg lab day 3
- Portfolio/journal/study guide/reading guide Unit Project
- Unit 1 'I Can Statements'
- Unit 1 Reading Guide
Due next day:
- Egg lab
- Tentative unit test date: Wednesday Oct 5th *** The unit project is also due this day ***
Tuesday Sept 20th:
- Bell ringer - biological molecules
- Reviewed POGIL questions
- Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic review activity
- Cell size comparison - The scale of the universe
- Cell notes (to print)
- Whiteboarding activity
- Apple analogy
- Protein synthesis notes (to print) - we did the first page only
- whiteboarding activity
- egg lab part 2 (get data from your classmates if you were absent and thank them for all their hard work!)
- Cell city analogy (check the answer key!)
Due next day:
- Cell city analogy (check the answer key!)
- Want extra practice with cell organelles? Try out this interactive cell model with your plant and animal cell diagrams
Thursday Sept 22nd:
- Bell ringer - cells
- Bell ringer - protein synthesis
- Endosymbiotic theory video (handout to print) and evidence notes
- Perfume and dye examples of diffusion
- Diffusion video
- Diffusion notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- Diffusion demos
- Osmosis video
- Osmosis notes (to print - Same as your cell processes booklet!)
- Whiteboarding review
- Egg lab day 3
- Portfolio/journal/study guide/reading guide Unit Project
- Unit 1 'I Can Statements'
- Unit 1 Reading Guide
Due next day:
- Egg lab
- Tentative unit test date: Wednesday Oct 5th *** The unit project is also due this day ***
Tuesday Sept 20th:
- Bell ringer - biological molecules
- Reviewed POGIL questions
- Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic review activity
- Cell size comparison - The scale of the universe
- Cell notes (to print)
- Whiteboarding activity
- Apple analogy
- Protein synthesis notes (to print) - we did the first page only
- whiteboarding activity
- egg lab part 2 (get data from your classmates if you were absent and thank them for all their hard work!)
- Cell city analogy (check the answer key!)
Due next day:
- Cell city analogy (check the answer key!)
- Want extra practice with cell organelles? Try out this interactive cell model with your plant and animal cell diagrams
Sept 12 - Sept 16 (Check out the Unit 1 tab for extra help)
Friday Sept 16th:
- Bell ringer - Characteristics of Life
- Biological molecules notes (to print!)
- Whiteboarding review activity
- Biomolecules chart
- Biomolecules review quiz activity
- Intro to cells video
- Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic POGIL
Due next day:
- Fill in your cell parts chart on the back of your cell notes!
- Here are some excellent resources to help you.
Videos:
Bozeman Science - A Tour of the Cell
Amoeba Sisters - Introduction to Cells: The Grand Cell Tour
Virtual Reality Video:
Cellscape VR Biology Guided Tour and Tyler Dewitt - Tour of The Cell: Companion to Cellscape
Textbook Pages 174 - 183
- It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to finish your blue biomolecules chart and finish last day's homework!
Wednesday Sept 14th:
- Scientific method quiz
- Introduction to Biology notes (document to print)
- Assembly :(
- Egg lab day 1
- Whiteboarding review
Due next day:
- Watch this video and fill in your handout about biological molecules!
Monday Sept 12th:
- Bell ringer - Identifying variables - Bacteria
- Review water drops lab - Example answers
- Scientific method activity (to print)
- Surface tension video and whiteboard lab - Guiding Question: How does soap affect the surface tension of water?
- Science as a process - Spontaneous generation video and handout
- Scientific method review activity around the class
- Scientific method review worksheet (answers: BABCDC)
- Finished analysis and discussion from scientific method notes
- Bell ringer - Identifying variables - Light colour (use this video to check your answers!)
Due next day:
- Scientific method and scientific variables QUIZ next day!
- Want some extra practice? Try these practice questions (check the answer key!)
Friday Sept 16th:
- Bell ringer - Characteristics of Life
- Biological molecules notes (to print!)
- Whiteboarding review activity
- Biomolecules chart
- Biomolecules review quiz activity
- Intro to cells video
- Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic POGIL
Due next day:
- Fill in your cell parts chart on the back of your cell notes!
- Here are some excellent resources to help you.
Videos:
Bozeman Science - A Tour of the Cell
Amoeba Sisters - Introduction to Cells: The Grand Cell Tour
Virtual Reality Video:
Cellscape VR Biology Guided Tour and Tyler Dewitt - Tour of The Cell: Companion to Cellscape
Textbook Pages 174 - 183
- It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to finish your blue biomolecules chart and finish last day's homework!
Wednesday Sept 14th:
- Scientific method quiz
- Introduction to Biology notes (document to print)
- Assembly :(
- Egg lab day 1
- Whiteboarding review
Due next day:
- Watch this video and fill in your handout about biological molecules!
Monday Sept 12th:
- Bell ringer - Identifying variables - Bacteria
- Review water drops lab - Example answers
- Scientific method activity (to print)
- Surface tension video and whiteboard lab - Guiding Question: How does soap affect the surface tension of water?
- Science as a process - Spontaneous generation video and handout
- Scientific method review activity around the class
- Scientific method review worksheet (answers: BABCDC)
- Finished analysis and discussion from scientific method notes
- Bell ringer - Identifying variables - Light colour (use this video to check your answers!)
Due next day:
- Scientific method and scientific variables QUIZ next day!
- Want some extra practice? Try these practice questions (check the answer key!)
Sept 6 - Sept 8 (Check out the Unit 1 tab for extra help)
Thursday Sept 8th:
- Introductions
- Distracted driving activity and the neuroscience of pleasure
- Building science vocabulary and activity
- Introduction to scientific variables
- Scientific variables video
- Scientific method notes (to print)
- whiteboarding practice of scientific variables (example)
- Water drops lab
Due next day:
- Bring your signed parent form next day if not handed in already
- Finish water drops lab
Thursday Sept 8th:
- Introductions
- Distracted driving activity and the neuroscience of pleasure
- Building science vocabulary and activity
- Introduction to scientific variables
- Scientific variables video
- Scientific method notes (to print)
- whiteboarding practice of scientific variables (example)
- Water drops lab
Due next day:
- Bring your signed parent form next day if not handed in already
- Finish water drops lab
June 21st - June 24th (Check out the Final Exam Prep tab for extra help)
Thursday June 24th:
- Final exam
- Feedback Form
Due Next Day:
- Have a great summer!
Wednesday June 23rd:
- Final exam
- Feedback Form
Due Next Day:
- Have a great summer!
Tuesday June 22nd:
- Review Kahoot
- example whiteboarding questions to ponder
- mitosis vs meiosis
- draw/explain what happens to a cell in a hypotonic/hypertonic/isotonic solution?
- draw and explain the differences between classes within each phylum
- draw and explain the special structures on different classes (in particular organisms we did labs with)
- 5 ways to change a gene pool
- nutrition types for bacteria, oxygen usage types for bacteria
- lytic vs lysogenic cycles
- bacteria structures and functions
- Gram + vs Gram -
- experimental variables --> how to do an experiment
- prokaryotic vs eukaryotic
- cell organelles and protein synthesis
- Gradualism vs Punctuated Equilibrium
- lines of evidence for evolution
- compare structures and functions of 4 different biological molecules
- compare the domains and kingdoms of life
- compare divergent, convergent and co-evolution
- how do bacteria become resistant to antibiotics?
- how do vaccines work? what are antigens, antibodies, pathogens, memory cells, herd immunity etc. ?
- study time
- arthropoda quiz review (check the answer key!)
Due Next Day:
- clam resection - extra credit
- Work on your higher invertebrate study guide and your final exam review!
*** Final exam Thursday! ***
Monday June 21st:
- Review Kahoot
- whiteboarding
- arthropoda quiz review (check the answer key!)
- study time
Due Next Day:
- clam resection - extra credit
- Work on your higher invertebrate study guide and your final exam review!
*** Final exam Wednesday! ***
June 14th - June 18th (Check out the Unit 6 tab for extra help)
Friday June 18th:
- Review Kahoot
- whiteboarding
- arthropoda quiz review
- study time
Due Next Day:
- clam resection - extra credit
- Work on your higher invertebrate study guide and your final exam review!
*** Final exam Thursday! ***
Thursday June 17th:
Due Next Day:
Same as Wednesday - See Below
Wednesday June 16th:
- crayfish dissection
- arthropoda lab questions
- arthropoda video
- animalia chart
- test review
- study time
Due Next Day:
- clam resection - extra credit
- arthropoda practice quiz - good idea to try!
- Work on your higher invertebrate study guide and your final exam review!
Tuesday June 15th:
Due Next Day:
Same as Monday - See Below
Monday June 14th:
- bell ringer - Mollusca
- scolopendra video clips - giant centipede video
- arthropoda notes (to print)
- Shape of Life - Marine Arthropods
- Flower Dissection
- annelida quiz review
- animalia chart
- test review
Due Next Day:
- clam resection - extra credit
- Work on your higher invertebrate study guide and your final exam review!
Friday June 18th:
- Review Kahoot
- whiteboarding
- arthropoda quiz review
- study time
Due Next Day:
- clam resection - extra credit
- Work on your higher invertebrate study guide and your final exam review!
*** Final exam Thursday! ***
Thursday June 17th:
Due Next Day:
Same as Wednesday - See Below
Wednesday June 16th:
- crayfish dissection
- arthropoda lab questions
- arthropoda video
- animalia chart
- test review
- study time
Due Next Day:
- clam resection - extra credit
- arthropoda practice quiz - good idea to try!
- Work on your higher invertebrate study guide and your final exam review!
Tuesday June 15th:
Due Next Day:
Same as Monday - See Below
Monday June 14th:
- bell ringer - Mollusca
- scolopendra video clips - giant centipede video
- arthropoda notes (to print)
- Shape of Life - Marine Arthropods
- Flower Dissection
- annelida quiz review
- animalia chart
- test review
Due Next Day:
- clam resection - extra credit
- Work on your higher invertebrate study guide and your final exam review!
June 7th - June 11th (Check out the Unit 6 tab for extra help)
Friday June 11th:
Due Next Day:
Same as Thursday - See Below
Thursday June 10th:
- annelida video
- annelida quiz
- squid dissection
- Shape of Life - Mollusks
- finished Mollusca notes (to print)
- animalia chart
- test review
Due Next Day:
- clam resection - extra credit
- Work on your higher invertebrate study guide and your final exam review!
Wednesday June 9th:
Due Next Day:
Same as Tuesday - See Below
Tuesday June 8th:
- Bell ringer - Annelida
- finished Annelida notes (to print)
- earthworm dissection (sample answer key)
- earthworm dissection Powerpoint and video
- Shape of Life - Annelida
- Animalia chart
- octopus videos
- Mollusca notes (to print)
Due Next Day:
*** Annelida quiz next day! ***
- Earthworm lab questions optional but recommended (sample answer key)
- Mollusca reading guide due next day to participate in squid dissection!
- Start working on your final exam review!
Monday June 7th:
- test
- sandstriker videos
- annelida notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- earthworm external anatomy game which matches your booklet
- earthworm internal anatomy game which matches your booklet
- another earthworm internal anatomy game which does not match your booklet - slightly more difficult
Due Next Day:
- annelida reading questions in booklet - use earthworm external anatomy game and earthworm internal anatomy game to complete the labelling section. Textbook page 697 will help also!
Friday June 11th:
Due Next Day:
Same as Thursday - See Below
Thursday June 10th:
- annelida video
- annelida quiz
- squid dissection
- Shape of Life - Mollusks
- finished Mollusca notes (to print)
- animalia chart
- test review
Due Next Day:
- clam resection - extra credit
- Work on your higher invertebrate study guide and your final exam review!
Wednesday June 9th:
Due Next Day:
Same as Tuesday - See Below
Tuesday June 8th:
- Bell ringer - Annelida
- finished Annelida notes (to print)
- earthworm dissection (sample answer key)
- earthworm dissection Powerpoint and video
- Shape of Life - Annelida
- Animalia chart
- octopus videos
- Mollusca notes (to print)
Due Next Day:
*** Annelida quiz next day! ***
- Earthworm lab questions optional but recommended (sample answer key)
- Mollusca reading guide due next day to participate in squid dissection!
- Start working on your final exam review!
Monday June 7th:
- test
- sandstriker videos
- annelida notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- earthworm external anatomy game which matches your booklet
- earthworm internal anatomy game which matches your booklet
- another earthworm internal anatomy game which does not match your booklet - slightly more difficult
Due Next Day:
- annelida reading questions in booklet - use earthworm external anatomy game and earthworm internal anatomy game to complete the labelling section. Textbook page 697 will help also!
May 31st - June 4th (Check out the Unit 5 tab for extra help)
Friday June 4th:
- test
- sandstriker videos
- annelida notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- earthworm external anatomy game which matches your booklet
- earthworm internal anatomy game which matches your booklet
- another earthworm internal anatomy game which does not match your booklet - slightly more difficult
Due Next Day:
- annelida reading questions in booklet - use earthworm external anatomy game and earthworm internal anatomy game to complete the labelling section. Textbook page 697 will help also!
Thursday June 3rd:
Due Next Day:
Same as Wednesday - See Below
Wednesday June 2nd:
- Bell ringer - comparing lower invertebrates
- ascaris lab
- finished Platyhelminthes notes (to print)
- microscope lab (example answers)
- nematoda video
- animalia chart
- quiz reviews (check answer keys for optional platy & nematoda quizzes)
- worktime
- review Kahoot
- whiteboarding
Due Next Day:
*** Unit 5 Test Friday (group A) / Monday (group B) ***
*** Unit 5 Study guide (check answers) due Friday (group A) / Monday (group B) ***
Tuesday June 1st:
Due Next Day:
Same as Monday - See Below
Monday May 31st:
- finished Platyhelminthes notes (to print)
- tapeworm diet
- tapeworm life cycle
- Platyhelminthes microscope lab (Student example)
- platy video
- animalia chart
- toxocara video
- Nematoda notes (to print)
Due Next Day:
- Practice platyhelminthes and nematoda quizzes (optional but recommended!)
*** Unit 5 Test Friday (group A) / Monday (group B) ***
*** Unit 5 Study guide (check answers) due Friday (group A) / Monday (group B) ***
Friday June 4th:
- test
- sandstriker videos
- annelida notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- earthworm external anatomy game which matches your booklet
- earthworm internal anatomy game which matches your booklet
- another earthworm internal anatomy game which does not match your booklet - slightly more difficult
Due Next Day:
- annelida reading questions in booklet - use earthworm external anatomy game and earthworm internal anatomy game to complete the labelling section. Textbook page 697 will help also!
Thursday June 3rd:
Due Next Day:
Same as Wednesday - See Below
Wednesday June 2nd:
- Bell ringer - comparing lower invertebrates
- ascaris lab
- finished Platyhelminthes notes (to print)
- microscope lab (example answers)
- nematoda video
- animalia chart
- quiz reviews (check answer keys for optional platy & nematoda quizzes)
- worktime
- review Kahoot
- whiteboarding
Due Next Day:
*** Unit 5 Test Friday (group A) / Monday (group B) ***
*** Unit 5 Study guide (check answers) due Friday (group A) / Monday (group B) ***
Tuesday June 1st:
Due Next Day:
Same as Monday - See Below
Monday May 31st:
- finished Platyhelminthes notes (to print)
- tapeworm diet
- tapeworm life cycle
- Platyhelminthes microscope lab (Student example)
- platy video
- animalia chart
- toxocara video
- Nematoda notes (to print)
Due Next Day:
- Practice platyhelminthes and nematoda quizzes (optional but recommended!)
*** Unit 5 Test Friday (group A) / Monday (group B) ***
*** Unit 5 Study guide (check answers) due Friday (group A) / Monday (group B) ***
May 24th - May 28th (Check out the Unit 5 tab for extra help)
Friday May 28th:
Due Next Day:
Same as Thursday - See Below
Thursday May 27th:
- cnidaria video
- cnidaria quiz
- Monsters Inside Me - Pork Tapeworm
- Platyhelminthes notes to reproduction (to print)
- Live planaria lab
- Daphnia and Hydra lab
- Shape of Life - Platyhelminthes video
Due Next Day:
- platyhelminthes reading questions in booklet
*** Unit 5 Test Friday Group A / Monday Group B ***
*** Unit Study guide due Friday Group A / Monday Group B ***
Wednesday May 26th:
Due Next Day:
Same as Tuesday - See Below
Tuesday May 25th:
- Porifera video
- Porifera quiz
- finished Cnidaria notes (to print)
- Jellyfish Invasion video
- Cnidaria lab (student example answers)
- work on Cnidaria booklet
- animalia chart
Due Next Day:
- finish your Cnidaria booklet (check review questions answer key!) (reading questions and last page answer key)
- Cnidaria quiz next day!
Monday May 24th:
- Victoria Day - No School
Friday May 28th:
Due Next Day:
Same as Thursday - See Below
Thursday May 27th:
- cnidaria video
- cnidaria quiz
- Monsters Inside Me - Pork Tapeworm
- Platyhelminthes notes to reproduction (to print)
- Live planaria lab
- Daphnia and Hydra lab
- Shape of Life - Platyhelminthes video
Due Next Day:
- platyhelminthes reading questions in booklet
*** Unit 5 Test Friday Group A / Monday Group B ***
*** Unit Study guide due Friday Group A / Monday Group B ***
Wednesday May 26th:
Due Next Day:
Same as Tuesday - See Below
Tuesday May 25th:
- Porifera video
- Porifera quiz
- finished Cnidaria notes (to print)
- Jellyfish Invasion video
- Cnidaria lab (student example answers)
- work on Cnidaria booklet
- animalia chart
Due Next Day:
- finish your Cnidaria booklet (check review questions answer key!) (reading questions and last page answer key)
- Cnidaria quiz next day!
Monday May 24th:
- Victoria Day - No School
May 17th - May 21st (Check out the Unit 5 tab for extra help)
Friday May 21st:
- Bell ringer - Porifera
- Shape of Life - Porifera
- Porifera lab
- animalia chart
- Shape of Life - Cnidaria
- Cnidaria notes (to print)
- How a jellyfish stings video
- cnidocytes and nematocysts video
- whiteboarding
Due Next Day:
- Porifera quiz next day!
- Optional but recommended: Cnidaria reading questions in booklet (check the answer key!).
Thursday May 20th:
- Mantis shrimp introduction to animalia
- intro to animalia notes (to print)
- bell ringer - intro to animalia
- pGLO lab
- Porifera notes (to print)
- Water flow through Porifera - instructions below
1. Download this file to your desktop: Porifera
2. Go to https://ruffle.rs/demo/
3. Click on 'Choose File' and upload the Porifera file you downloaded.
- Porifera colouring or labeling worksheet (check the answer key!)
Due Next Day:
- Porifera colouring or labeling worksheet (check the answer key!)
- intro to animalia reading guide
Need some more help? Try this Bozeman Science - animals, or Iken Edu - Porifera
Wednesday May 19th:
- test
- intro to animalia reading guide
- conifer identification - dichotomous key to Northwest Trees
- test review
- mRNA vaccines video
Due Next Day:
- intro to animalia reading guide
- (optional but interesting!) Watch amoeba sisters Covid-19 Vaccines video
Tuesday May 18th:
- Antibiotic resistance video
- Bacteriophage video
- Superbugs video
- Antibiotic resistance images
- quiz reviews
- study guide work time
- pGLO lab
- work time
Due Next Day:
*** Microbiology test next day! ***
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due next day! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Monday May 17th:
- conjugation practice on whiteboards
- Oh Yuck article review
- bacteria quiz
- Superbugs video
- simulation
- arms race with a superbug
- Mega plate video
- The Meatrix
- Life before antibiotics article
- What causes antibiotic resistance video
- Cleaner lab
- Finished bacteria - details notes (to print) on pros & cons
- work on study guide and review questions
Due Next Day:
- Bacteria labs due next day
*** Microbiology test Wednesday! ***
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due Wednesday! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Friday May 21st:
- Bell ringer - Porifera
- Shape of Life - Porifera
- Porifera lab
- animalia chart
- Shape of Life - Cnidaria
- Cnidaria notes (to print)
- How a jellyfish stings video
- cnidocytes and nematocysts video
- whiteboarding
Due Next Day:
- Porifera quiz next day!
- Optional but recommended: Cnidaria reading questions in booklet (check the answer key!).
Thursday May 20th:
- Mantis shrimp introduction to animalia
- intro to animalia notes (to print)
- bell ringer - intro to animalia
- pGLO lab
- Porifera notes (to print)
- Water flow through Porifera - instructions below
1. Download this file to your desktop: Porifera
2. Go to https://ruffle.rs/demo/
3. Click on 'Choose File' and upload the Porifera file you downloaded.
- Porifera colouring or labeling worksheet (check the answer key!)
Due Next Day:
- Porifera colouring or labeling worksheet (check the answer key!)
- intro to animalia reading guide
Need some more help? Try this Bozeman Science - animals, or Iken Edu - Porifera
Wednesday May 19th:
- test
- intro to animalia reading guide
- conifer identification - dichotomous key to Northwest Trees
- test review
- mRNA vaccines video
Due Next Day:
- intro to animalia reading guide
- (optional but interesting!) Watch amoeba sisters Covid-19 Vaccines video
Tuesday May 18th:
- Antibiotic resistance video
- Bacteriophage video
- Superbugs video
- Antibiotic resistance images
- quiz reviews
- study guide work time
- pGLO lab
- work time
Due Next Day:
*** Microbiology test next day! ***
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due next day! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
Monday May 17th:
- conjugation practice on whiteboards
- Oh Yuck article review
- bacteria quiz
- Superbugs video
- simulation
- arms race with a superbug
- Mega plate video
- The Meatrix
- Life before antibiotics article
- What causes antibiotic resistance video
- Cleaner lab
- Finished bacteria - details notes (to print) on pros & cons
- work on study guide and review questions
Due Next Day:
- Bacteria labs due next day
*** Microbiology test Wednesday! ***
*** Microbiology study guide and review questions due Wednesday! (Check a student example answer key!) ***
May 10th - May 14th (Check out the Unit 3 tab for extra help)
Friday May 14th:
- bacteria - details notes (to print) up to nutrition
- whiteboarding
- bell ringer - horizontal gene transfer
- bacteria vs cleaners lab
- binary fission & conjugation notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
Due Next Day:
- Bacteria Quiz
*** Both bacteria labs due Tuesday ***
*** Unit 3 Test Wednesday ***
Thursday May 13th:
- bell ringer - bacteria structure and function
- interpreting plates
- bacteria distribution lab
- bacteria lab safety
- Gram staining notes (to print)
- Gram staining demonstration
- Bunsen burner practice
- Gram staining lab
Due Next Day:
- Bacteria Monday Quiz
*** Both bacteria labs due Tuesday ***
*** Unit 3 Test Wednesday ***
Wednesday May 12th:
- virus quiz
- Oh Yuck article and questions
- intro to bacteria
- mind control bacteria video
- bacteria basics notes (to print)
- fun with bacteria and playdough
- microscope demo
- recognizing bacteria forms with microscopes
Due Next Day:
- Oh Yuck article and questions
Need some more help? Try this Bozeman Science (up to 5:30)
Tuesday May 11th:
- bell ringer - virus cycles and body defenses
- What happens if you get coronavirus video
- vaccines notes (to print)
- measles simulation
- news articles on whiteboard
- Bell ringer - vaccines
- Vaccines video
- Bacteria distribution lab
Due Next Day:
- virus quiz next day!
Need some more help? Try this It's Okay to be Smart video
Monday May 10th:
- bell ringer - viruses
- finished virus notes (to print at home)
- finish bacteriophage model
- lytic and lysogenic cycles diagram
- whiteboarding
- vaccine comic
- smallpox video
- vaccines video
Due Next Day:
- Summarize your article
Need some more help? Try this Professor Dave video, Bozeman viral replication cycles
Friday May 14th:
- bacteria - details notes (to print) up to nutrition
- whiteboarding
- bell ringer - horizontal gene transfer
- bacteria vs cleaners lab
- binary fission & conjugation notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
Due Next Day:
- Bacteria Quiz
*** Both bacteria labs due Tuesday ***
*** Unit 3 Test Wednesday ***
Thursday May 13th:
- bell ringer - bacteria structure and function
- interpreting plates
- bacteria distribution lab
- bacteria lab safety
- Gram staining notes (to print)
- Gram staining demonstration
- Bunsen burner practice
- Gram staining lab
Due Next Day:
- Bacteria Monday Quiz
*** Both bacteria labs due Tuesday ***
*** Unit 3 Test Wednesday ***
Wednesday May 12th:
- virus quiz
- Oh Yuck article and questions
- intro to bacteria
- mind control bacteria video
- bacteria basics notes (to print)
- fun with bacteria and playdough
- microscope demo
- recognizing bacteria forms with microscopes
Due Next Day:
- Oh Yuck article and questions
Need some more help? Try this Bozeman Science (up to 5:30)
Tuesday May 11th:
- bell ringer - virus cycles and body defenses
- What happens if you get coronavirus video
- vaccines notes (to print)
- measles simulation
- news articles on whiteboard
- Bell ringer - vaccines
- Vaccines video
- Bacteria distribution lab
Due Next Day:
- virus quiz next day!
Need some more help? Try this It's Okay to be Smart video
Monday May 10th:
- bell ringer - viruses
- finished virus notes (to print at home)
- finish bacteriophage model
- lytic and lysogenic cycles diagram
- whiteboarding
- vaccine comic
- smallpox video
- vaccines video
Due Next Day:
- Summarize your article
Need some more help? Try this Professor Dave video, Bozeman viral replication cycles
May 3rd - May 7th (Check out the Unit 2 tab for extra help)
Friday May 7th:
- test
- virus article and anticipation guide
- bacteriophages video
- virus notes (to print at home) up to structure
- build a virus model activity
Due Next Day:
- Finish your - virus article and anticipation guide if not done in class!
Thursday May 6th:
- finished last page of taxonomy notes (to print)
- interpreting taxonomy graphics (check the answer key!),
- creepy crawly dichotomous key
- work time
- Kahoot
- Group Jeopardy
- unit 1 test review
Due Next Day:
**** Unit test next day ****
**** study guide due next day! (Check the answer key!) ****
Wednesday May 5th:
- bell ringer - evidence of evolution
- does evolution really matter video
- around the class review questions
- quiz review, taxonomy video
- taxonomy video
- taxonomy notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- using a dichotomous key (check the answer key),
- building a dichotomous key (Optional: name the sharks and check the answer key)
Due Next Day:
- finish building a dichotomous key (Optional: name the sharks and check the answer key),
**** Unit test Friday ****
**** study guide due Friday! ****
Need some more help? Try these videos on taxonomy: Bozeman science, Crash Course, Eco Sapien and Dichotomous Keys: Amoeba Sisters, Danielle Parrott
Tuesday May 4th:
- bell ringer - Patterns of speciation and Gradualism vs PE
- fire drill
- evidence of evolution video
- evidence of evolution notes (to print)
- molecular clocks video
- evidence of evolution in your DNA video
- whiteboarding
- evidence of evolution reading assignment
Due Next Day:
- evidence of evolution reading assignment
**** Unit test Friday ****
**** study guide due Friday! ****
Need some more help? Try these videos on evidence of evolution: Bozeman Science, Crash Course, Beverly Biology (nice and detailed but long)
Monday May 3rd:
- bell ringer - fitness and selection graphs
- review making of the fittest answer key
- Evolution fails in the human body video
- evolution of populations worksheet (check the answer key!)
- speciation video
- How Evolution - Macro notes (to print) up to patterns
- whiteboarding
- punctuated equilibrium video
- finished How Evolution - Macro notes
- whiteboarding
Due Next Day:
- evolution quiz next day!
Need some more help? Try these videos on speciation, convergent & divergent evolution, coevolution, and gradualism vs punctuated equilibrium
Friday May 7th:
- test
- virus article and anticipation guide
- bacteriophages video
- virus notes (to print at home) up to structure
- build a virus model activity
Due Next Day:
- Finish your - virus article and anticipation guide if not done in class!
Thursday May 6th:
- finished last page of taxonomy notes (to print)
- interpreting taxonomy graphics (check the answer key!),
- creepy crawly dichotomous key
- work time
- Kahoot
- Group Jeopardy
- unit 1 test review
Due Next Day:
**** Unit test next day ****
**** study guide due next day! (Check the answer key!) ****
Wednesday May 5th:
- bell ringer - evidence of evolution
- does evolution really matter video
- around the class review questions
- quiz review, taxonomy video
- taxonomy video
- taxonomy notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- using a dichotomous key (check the answer key),
- building a dichotomous key (Optional: name the sharks and check the answer key)
Due Next Day:
- finish building a dichotomous key (Optional: name the sharks and check the answer key),
**** Unit test Friday ****
**** study guide due Friday! ****
Need some more help? Try these videos on taxonomy: Bozeman science, Crash Course, Eco Sapien and Dichotomous Keys: Amoeba Sisters, Danielle Parrott
Tuesday May 4th:
- bell ringer - Patterns of speciation and Gradualism vs PE
- fire drill
- evidence of evolution video
- evidence of evolution notes (to print)
- molecular clocks video
- evidence of evolution in your DNA video
- whiteboarding
- evidence of evolution reading assignment
Due Next Day:
- evidence of evolution reading assignment
**** Unit test Friday ****
**** study guide due Friday! ****
Need some more help? Try these videos on evidence of evolution: Bozeman Science, Crash Course, Beverly Biology (nice and detailed but long)
Monday May 3rd:
- bell ringer - fitness and selection graphs
- review making of the fittest answer key
- Evolution fails in the human body video
- evolution of populations worksheet (check the answer key!)
- speciation video
- How Evolution - Macro notes (to print) up to patterns
- whiteboarding
- punctuated equilibrium video
- finished How Evolution - Macro notes
- whiteboarding
Due Next Day:
- evolution quiz next day!
Need some more help? Try these videos on speciation, convergent & divergent evolution, coevolution, and gradualism vs punctuated equilibrium
April 26th - April 30th (Check out the Unit 2 tab for extra help)
Friday Apr 30th:
- selective breeding video
- Earth's timeline video and demo
- microevolution notes up to fitness (to print)
- natural selection video
- 5 fingers of evolution video
- whiteboarding
- Bell ringer - 5 Fingers of Evolution
- Survival of the Sneakiest
- micro evolution notes up to selection graphs (to print)
- whiteboarding
- space seeds
- making of the fittest video & handout (check the answer key!)
Due Next Day:
- Peppered Moth due next day!
- making of the fittest video & handout (check the answer key!) if not done in class!
Thursday Apr 29th:
- test
- history through the eyes of a chicken video
- Bell ringer - DNA and natural selection
- Peppered Moth - instructions below
1. Download this file to your desktop: Peppermoths.swf
2. Go to https://ruffle.rs/demo/
3. Click on 'Choose File' and upload the peppered moths file you downloaded.
- supercow video
- tomatoes, dogs and mustard plant examples of artificial selection
- micro evolution notes up to selection graphs (to print)
- what is a gene? video
Due Next Day:
- Peppered Moth Due Monday
Wednesday Apr 28th:
- bell ringer - biomolecules
- identifying biomolecules review activity,
- whiteboarding review
- intro to evolution video
- what is evolution video
- why evolution notes (to print)
- work time
- Peppered moth website & activity.
Due Next Day:
*** Unit 1 Test next day ***
*** Unit 1 Review Due next day (check the answer key!) (mitosis/meiosis key) ***
- Peppered Moth Due Friday
Tuesday Apr 27th:
- Bell ringer - meiosis
- finished notes mitosis vs meiosis notes (to print)
- homework review
- Karyotyping Activity
- biomolecules video and handout
- biomolecules notes (to print)
- DNA video
- whiteboarding
- space seeds
- biomolecules chart
Due Next Day:
- finish your biomolecules chart
Need some more help? Try Crash Course, Bozeman Science
*** Unit 1 Test moved to Thursday ***
*** Unit 1 Review Due Thursday (check the answer key!) (mitosis/meiosis key) ***
Monday Apr 26th:
- collect egg lab
- bell ringer - mitosis
- What is cancer video
- Cancer cells vs normal cells video
- Meiosis refresher
- Meiosis video
- Whiteboards & beads
- Big Meiosis Foldable
- Meiosis cut & paste activity
- cell quiz review
Due Next Day:
- compare mitosis vs meiosis practice (check the answer keys --> mitosis vs meiosis, mitosis or meiosis or both)
- Optional but recommended if you are having difficulty with meiosis: Finish mitosis vs meiosis worksheet from last day - Pro Tip --> Do your drawings neatly in colour!
Need some more help? Try Bozeman Science Meiosis, Teacher's Pet Meiosis, or Crashcourse Meiosis!
*** Unit 1 Test Wednesday ***
*** Unit 1 Review Due Wednesday ***
Friday Apr 30th:
- selective breeding video
- Earth's timeline video and demo
- microevolution notes up to fitness (to print)
- natural selection video
- 5 fingers of evolution video
- whiteboarding
- Bell ringer - 5 Fingers of Evolution
- Survival of the Sneakiest
- micro evolution notes up to selection graphs (to print)
- whiteboarding
- space seeds
- making of the fittest video & handout (check the answer key!)
Due Next Day:
- Peppered Moth due next day!
- making of the fittest video & handout (check the answer key!) if not done in class!
Thursday Apr 29th:
- test
- history through the eyes of a chicken video
- Bell ringer - DNA and natural selection
- Peppered Moth - instructions below
1. Download this file to your desktop: Peppermoths.swf
2. Go to https://ruffle.rs/demo/
3. Click on 'Choose File' and upload the peppered moths file you downloaded.
- supercow video
- tomatoes, dogs and mustard plant examples of artificial selection
- micro evolution notes up to selection graphs (to print)
- what is a gene? video
Due Next Day:
- Peppered Moth Due Monday
Wednesday Apr 28th:
- bell ringer - biomolecules
- identifying biomolecules review activity,
- whiteboarding review
- intro to evolution video
- what is evolution video
- why evolution notes (to print)
- work time
- Peppered moth website & activity.
Due Next Day:
*** Unit 1 Test next day ***
*** Unit 1 Review Due next day (check the answer key!) (mitosis/meiosis key) ***
- Peppered Moth Due Friday
Tuesday Apr 27th:
- Bell ringer - meiosis
- finished notes mitosis vs meiosis notes (to print)
- homework review
- Karyotyping Activity
- biomolecules video and handout
- biomolecules notes (to print)
- DNA video
- whiteboarding
- space seeds
- biomolecules chart
Due Next Day:
- finish your biomolecules chart
Need some more help? Try Crash Course, Bozeman Science
*** Unit 1 Test moved to Thursday ***
*** Unit 1 Review Due Thursday (check the answer key!) (mitosis/meiosis key) ***
Monday Apr 26th:
- collect egg lab
- bell ringer - mitosis
- What is cancer video
- Cancer cells vs normal cells video
- Meiosis refresher
- Meiosis video
- Whiteboards & beads
- Big Meiosis Foldable
- Meiosis cut & paste activity
- cell quiz review
Due Next Day:
- compare mitosis vs meiosis practice (check the answer keys --> mitosis vs meiosis, mitosis or meiosis or both)
- Optional but recommended if you are having difficulty with meiosis: Finish mitosis vs meiosis worksheet from last day - Pro Tip --> Do your drawings neatly in colour!
Need some more help? Try Bozeman Science Meiosis, Teacher's Pet Meiosis, or Crashcourse Meiosis!
*** Unit 1 Test Wednesday ***
*** Unit 1 Review Due Wednesday ***
April 19th - April 23rd (Check out the Unit 1 tab for extra help)
Friday Apr 23rd:
- bell ringer - osmosis
- diffusion & osmosis demos
- osmosis practice
- egg lab day 4
- mitosis refresher
- mitosis video
- mitosis summary
- mitosis vs meiosis worksheet up to #15 - Pro Tip --> Do your drawings neatly in colour!
- whiteboards & beads - mitosis
Due Next Day:
- Egg Lab
- mitosis vs meiosis worksheet (up to #15) if not done in class
Need some more review? Try these --> Great video (with a tiny bit of extra detail), Crash Course Mitosis
Thursday Apr 22nd:
- Relay for Life video
- protein synthesis analogy
- cell city analogy (check the answer key!)
- Bell ringer - protein synthesis
- whiteboarding
- space seeds
- quiz review
- osmosis video
- diffusion and osmosis notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- Egg lab day 3
Due Next Day:
- take home quiz (check the answer key!)
Need extra help with osmosis? Try this video
Wednesday Apr 21st:
- Bell ringer - prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cells
- quiz
- finished cell notes (to print) - Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells only
- cell video
- whiteboarding
- egg lab day 2
- protein synthesis notes (to print)
Due Next Day:
- cells & protein synthesis quiz next day!
Need extra help with cells? Try this video
Need extra help with protein synthesis? Try this video
Tuesday Apr 20th:
- Bell ringer - identifying variables - bacteria
- space seeds
- surface tension whiteboard lab
- scientific method activity (to print)
- intro to cells video
- How big is ...
- Cells video and handout
- Cell notes (to print) - Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells only
- Egg lab day 1
- whiteboarding
Due Next Day:
- Scientific method quiz next day!
Monday Apr 19th:
- Course outline / Parent letter
- Covid safety / spread of virus activity
- About You
- Passive vs Active Studying
- Distracted driving / Distracted learning / Neuroscience of Pleasure
- Building science vocabulary whiteboarding activity
- Scientific variable video
- Practice questions on whiteboards (check the answer key!)
- scientific variables notes (to print)
- bell ringer - scientific variables - light colours
Due Next Day:
- Parent contact form
- Bell ringer - identifying variables - light colour
Friday Apr 23rd:
- bell ringer - osmosis
- diffusion & osmosis demos
- osmosis practice
- egg lab day 4
- mitosis refresher
- mitosis video
- mitosis summary
- mitosis vs meiosis worksheet up to #15 - Pro Tip --> Do your drawings neatly in colour!
- whiteboards & beads - mitosis
Due Next Day:
- Egg Lab
- mitosis vs meiosis worksheet (up to #15) if not done in class
Need some more review? Try these --> Great video (with a tiny bit of extra detail), Crash Course Mitosis
Thursday Apr 22nd:
- Relay for Life video
- protein synthesis analogy
- cell city analogy (check the answer key!)
- Bell ringer - protein synthesis
- whiteboarding
- space seeds
- quiz review
- osmosis video
- diffusion and osmosis notes (to print)
- whiteboarding
- Egg lab day 3
Due Next Day:
- take home quiz (check the answer key!)
Need extra help with osmosis? Try this video
Wednesday Apr 21st:
- Bell ringer - prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cells
- quiz
- finished cell notes (to print) - Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells only
- cell video
- whiteboarding
- egg lab day 2
- protein synthesis notes (to print)
Due Next Day:
- cells & protein synthesis quiz next day!
Need extra help with cells? Try this video
Need extra help with protein synthesis? Try this video
Tuesday Apr 20th:
- Bell ringer - identifying variables - bacteria
- space seeds
- surface tension whiteboard lab
- scientific method activity (to print)
- intro to cells video
- How big is ...
- Cells video and handout
- Cell notes (to print) - Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells only
- Egg lab day 1
- whiteboarding
Due Next Day:
- Scientific method quiz next day!
Monday Apr 19th:
- Course outline / Parent letter
- Covid safety / spread of virus activity
- About You
- Passive vs Active Studying
- Distracted driving / Distracted learning / Neuroscience of Pleasure
- Building science vocabulary whiteboarding activity
- Scientific variable video
- Practice questions on whiteboards (check the answer key!)
- scientific variables notes (to print)
- bell ringer - scientific variables - light colours
Due Next Day:
- Parent contact form
- Bell ringer - identifying variables - light colour
Nov 9 - Nov 13
Friday: Final Exam. Good luck in Quarter 2!
Thursday: Crayfish dissection, animalia chart, review Kahoot, test review time, ***Final exam next day!***
Wednesday: Remembrance Day - No School. ***Final exam Friday!***
Tuesday: Remembrance Day Ceremony, review Kahoot, squid dissection, test review time ***Final exam Friday!***
Monday: Bell ringer, Earthworm Dissection, annelida shape of life, animalia chart, sandworms, animalia chart, octopus videos, mollusca notes, test review time, clam resection - extra credit, finish mollusca reading questions. ***Final exam Friday!***
Nov 2 - Nov 6
Friday: test, sand striker video, annelida notes, virtual earthworm dissection, annelida booklet reading questions. work on your final exam review guide! ***Final exam Friday!***
Thursday: flower dissection, quiz reviews, conifer identification, study guide work time. Work on your study guide! *** Lower invertebrate Test next day! ***
Wednesday: ascaris dissection, nematoda lab, Kahoot, animalia chart, worktime, *** Lower invertebrate test Friday! *** Study guide due Friday!
Tuesday: platyhelminthes video, tape worm life cycle, platyhelminthes lab, platyhelminthes video, animalia chart, toxicara video, nematoda notes. Work on your study guide! *** Unit 4 Test Friday! ***
Monday: animalia chart, cnidaria lab review, cnidaria video, cnidaria practice quiz, monsters inside me, platyhelminthes notes, live planaria lab. Finish booklet reading questions, *** Unit 4 Test Friday! ***
Friday: test, sand striker video, annelida notes, virtual earthworm dissection, annelida booklet reading questions. work on your final exam review guide! ***Final exam Friday!***
Thursday: flower dissection, quiz reviews, conifer identification, study guide work time. Work on your study guide! *** Lower invertebrate Test next day! ***
Wednesday: ascaris dissection, nematoda lab, Kahoot, animalia chart, worktime, *** Lower invertebrate test Friday! *** Study guide due Friday!
Tuesday: platyhelminthes video, tape worm life cycle, platyhelminthes lab, platyhelminthes video, animalia chart, toxicara video, nematoda notes. Work on your study guide! *** Unit 4 Test Friday! ***
Monday: animalia chart, cnidaria lab review, cnidaria video, cnidaria practice quiz, monsters inside me, platyhelminthes notes, live planaria lab. Finish booklet reading questions, *** Unit 4 Test Friday! ***
Oct 26 - Oct 30
Friday: animalia chart, porifera review video, porifera quiz, cnidaria video, cnidaria notes, how a jellyfish stings video, jellyfish invasion, cnidaria lab, finish booklet review questions, textbook reading questions recommended, *** Unit 4 Test Wednesday/Thursday next week! ***
Thursday: porifera notes, water flow in porifera, shape of life: sponges, whiteboarding, sporifera lab, finish sponge colouring/questions (check the answer key!), animalia chart, hydra and daphnia, test review, finish porifera booklet, *** porifera quiz next day! ***
Wednesday: Unit 3 test, pGLO lab, mantis shrimp, introduction to animalia notes, textbook notes assignment.
Tuesday: antibiotic resistance images, antibiotic resistance video, Harvard mega plate video, the meatrix video, bacteria reproduction notes, whiteboarding review, group jeopardy, whiteboarding, crossword puzzles (answer key), work time *** Unit 3 test next day *** Work on your study guide!! Bacteria vs Cleaner labs due.
Monday: Bacteria quiz, bacteria vs cleaners lab, virus quiz review, finished bacteria - details notes on pros/cons, superbugs video, arms race with a superbug, simulation, life before antibiotics article, pGLO lab. Work on your study guide and crossword. *** Unit 3 test Wednesday ***
Friday: animalia chart, porifera review video, porifera quiz, cnidaria video, cnidaria notes, how a jellyfish stings video, jellyfish invasion, cnidaria lab, finish booklet review questions, textbook reading questions recommended, *** Unit 4 Test Wednesday/Thursday next week! ***
Thursday: porifera notes, water flow in porifera, shape of life: sponges, whiteboarding, sporifera lab, finish sponge colouring/questions (check the answer key!), animalia chart, hydra and daphnia, test review, finish porifera booklet, *** porifera quiz next day! ***
Wednesday: Unit 3 test, pGLO lab, mantis shrimp, introduction to animalia notes, textbook notes assignment.
Tuesday: antibiotic resistance images, antibiotic resistance video, Harvard mega plate video, the meatrix video, bacteria reproduction notes, whiteboarding review, group jeopardy, whiteboarding, crossword puzzles (answer key), work time *** Unit 3 test next day *** Work on your study guide!! Bacteria vs Cleaner labs due.
Monday: Bacteria quiz, bacteria vs cleaners lab, virus quiz review, finished bacteria - details notes on pros/cons, superbugs video, arms race with a superbug, simulation, life before antibiotics article, pGLO lab. Work on your study guide and crossword. *** Unit 3 test Wednesday ***
Oct 19 - Oct 23
Friday: Pro-D Day
Thursday: Bunsen burner practice, Gram staining lab, bacteria distribution lab, bacteria - details notes up to modes of nutrition, whiteboarding, finish lab, *** bacteria quiz next day! ***
Wednesday: quiz, bell ringer, mind control bacteria video, bacteria forms and arrangement notes, fun with bacteria and playdough, bacteria forms with microscopes, bacteria lab safety, Gram staining notes, Gram staining demonstration.
Tuesday: bell ringer, vaccines notes (to print), vaccines video, measles simulation, news article on whiteboards, bell ringer, bacteria notes up to structure, bacteria distribution lab. *** virus quiz next day! ***
Monday: bell ringer, ebola video, bell ringer, finished virus notes, finish bacteriophage model, lytic and lysogenic cycles diagram, whiteboarding, vaccine comic, smallpox video, vaccines notes (to print), vaccines video, news article - summarize yours!
Friday: Pro-D Day
Thursday: Bunsen burner practice, Gram staining lab, bacteria distribution lab, bacteria - details notes up to modes of nutrition, whiteboarding, finish lab, *** bacteria quiz next day! ***
Wednesday: quiz, bell ringer, mind control bacteria video, bacteria forms and arrangement notes, fun with bacteria and playdough, bacteria forms with microscopes, bacteria lab safety, Gram staining notes, Gram staining demonstration.
Tuesday: bell ringer, vaccines notes (to print), vaccines video, measles simulation, news article on whiteboards, bell ringer, bacteria notes up to structure, bacteria distribution lab. *** virus quiz next day! ***
Monday: bell ringer, ebola video, bell ringer, finished virus notes, finish bacteriophage model, lytic and lysogenic cycles diagram, whiteboarding, vaccine comic, smallpox video, vaccines notes (to print), vaccines video, news article - summarize yours!
Oct 13 - Oct 16
Friday: test, virus article and anticipation guide, bacteriophages video, virus notes (to print at home) up to structure, build a virus model activity, watch virus video and fill in handout.
Thursday: bell ringer, dichotomous key review, Kahoot, interpreting taxonomy graphics (check the answer key!), group Jeopardy, Earthquake drill, whiteboarding, DNA evidence video, unit 1 test review, finish review guide, *** Unit 2 test next day! ***
Wednesday: bell ringer, practice questions around the room, does evolution really matter video, quiz review, taxonomy video, taxonomy video and notes, whiteboarding, using a dichotomous key (check the answer key), creating a dichotomous key, finish creating a dichotomous key, work on review guide *** Unit 2 test Friday ***
Tuesday: bell ringer, quiz, peppered moth review, finished macro evolution notes, whiteboarding, evidence of evolution reading assignment, evidence of evolution video, evidence of evolution notes, finish evidence of evolution reading assignment. *** Unit 2 test Friday ***
Monday: Thanksgiving
Friday: test, virus article and anticipation guide, bacteriophages video, virus notes (to print at home) up to structure, build a virus model activity, watch virus video and fill in handout.
Thursday: bell ringer, dichotomous key review, Kahoot, interpreting taxonomy graphics (check the answer key!), group Jeopardy, Earthquake drill, whiteboarding, DNA evidence video, unit 1 test review, finish review guide, *** Unit 2 test next day! ***
Wednesday: bell ringer, practice questions around the room, does evolution really matter video, quiz review, taxonomy video, taxonomy video and notes, whiteboarding, using a dichotomous key (check the answer key), creating a dichotomous key, finish creating a dichotomous key, work on review guide *** Unit 2 test Friday ***
Tuesday: bell ringer, quiz, peppered moth review, finished macro evolution notes, whiteboarding, evidence of evolution reading assignment, evidence of evolution video, evidence of evolution notes, finish evidence of evolution reading assignment. *** Unit 2 test Friday ***
Monday: Thanksgiving
Oct 5 - Oct 8
Friday: Implementation Day - No Classes
Thursday: bell ringer, quiz, pond water.
Tuesday/Wednesday: bell ringer, survival of the sneakiest, finished micro evolution notes, selection graphs video, whiteboarding, making of the fittest video & handout (check the answer key!), space seeds, speciation video, How Evolution - Macro notes up to fossils, whiteboarding, evolution of populations worksheet (check the answer key!), evolution quiz next day on everything up to and including patterns of speciation!
Monday: bell ringer, history through the eyes of a chicken video, peppered moth simulation, artificial selection video, supercow video, selective breeding video, tomatoes, dogs and mustard plant examples, Earth's timeline video, micro evolution notes up to fitness, what is a gene? video, 5 fingers of evolution video, natural selection video, whiteboarding. Finish Survival of the Sneakiest #1-4!
Friday: Implementation Day - No Classes
Thursday: bell ringer, quiz, pond water.
Tuesday/Wednesday: bell ringer, survival of the sneakiest, finished micro evolution notes, selection graphs video, whiteboarding, making of the fittest video & handout (check the answer key!), space seeds, speciation video, How Evolution - Macro notes up to fossils, whiteboarding, evolution of populations worksheet (check the answer key!), evolution quiz next day on everything up to and including patterns of speciation!
Monday: bell ringer, history through the eyes of a chicken video, peppered moth simulation, artificial selection video, supercow video, selective breeding video, tomatoes, dogs and mustard plant examples, Earth's timeline video, micro evolution notes up to fitness, what is a gene? video, 5 fingers of evolution video, natural selection video, whiteboarding. Finish Survival of the Sneakiest #1-4!
Sept 28 - Oct 2
Friday: No classes
Thursday: No classes
Wednesday: bell ringer, history through the eyes of a chicken video, peppered moth simulation, artificial selection video, supercow video, selective breeding video, tomatoes, dogs and mustard plant examples, Earth's timeline video, micro evolution notes up to fitness, what is a gene? video, 5 fingers of evolution video, natural selection video, whiteboarding. Finish Survival of the Sneakiest #1-4!
Monday/Tuesday: test, reading guide, intro to evolution video, what is evolution video, why evolution notes (to print), Peppered moth website & activity. Finish your peppered moths activity up to question #16 (#18 for B class)
Friday: No classes
Thursday: No classes
Wednesday: bell ringer, history through the eyes of a chicken video, peppered moth simulation, artificial selection video, supercow video, selective breeding video, tomatoes, dogs and mustard plant examples, Earth's timeline video, micro evolution notes up to fitness, what is a gene? video, 5 fingers of evolution video, natural selection video, whiteboarding. Finish Survival of the Sneakiest #1-4!
Monday/Tuesday: test, reading guide, intro to evolution video, what is evolution video, why evolution notes (to print), Peppered moth website & activity. Finish your peppered moths activity up to question #16 (#18 for B class)
Sept 21 - Sept 25
Thursday/Friday: bell ringer, biomolecules notes, whiteboarding, space seeds, identifying biomolecules review activity, quiz review, biomolecules chart, word work, intro bio review (answer key) (mitosis/meiosis key), intro study guide, ***Unit 1 Test Next Day! Study guide due! ****
Tuesday/Wednesday: bell ringer, collect labs, quiz, check space seeds, review cell quiz, mitosis vs meiosis notes,
meiosis practice with boards and beads, meiosis cut and paste activity, biomolecules video and handout, watch mitosis vs meiosis video and finish handout, finish mitosis vs meiosis worksheet and check the answer key!) *** Unit 1 Test Monday, Sept 28th
Monday: bell ringer, osmosis handout review, space seeds, mitosis refresher, mitosis video, mitosis vs meiosis worksheet, whiteboards & beads mitosis, egg lab day 3, meiosis refresher, whiteboards & beads meiosis. Off Day Homework: finish egg lab --> due Wednesday!, protein synthesis and diffusion/osmosis quiz next day!, finish mitosis vs meiosis worksheet (pages 244-248 & 275 - 278 in your textbook will help) (check the answer key!)
Thursday/Friday: bell ringer, biomolecules notes, whiteboarding, space seeds, identifying biomolecules review activity, quiz review, biomolecules chart, word work, intro bio review (answer key) (mitosis/meiosis key), intro study guide, ***Unit 1 Test Next Day! Study guide due! ****
Tuesday/Wednesday: bell ringer, collect labs, quiz, check space seeds, review cell quiz, mitosis vs meiosis notes,
meiosis practice with boards and beads, meiosis cut and paste activity, biomolecules video and handout, watch mitosis vs meiosis video and finish handout, finish mitosis vs meiosis worksheet and check the answer key!) *** Unit 1 Test Monday, Sept 28th
Monday: bell ringer, osmosis handout review, space seeds, mitosis refresher, mitosis video, mitosis vs meiosis worksheet, whiteboards & beads mitosis, egg lab day 3, meiosis refresher, whiteboards & beads meiosis. Off Day Homework: finish egg lab --> due Wednesday!, protein synthesis and diffusion/osmosis quiz next day!, finish mitosis vs meiosis worksheet (pages 244-248 & 275 - 278 in your textbook will help) (check the answer key!)
Sept 14 - Sept 18
Friday: bell ringer, osmosis handout review, space seeds, mitosis refresher, mitosis video, mitosis vs meiosis worksheet, whiteboards & beads mitosis, egg lab day 3, meiosis refresher, whiteboards & beads meiosis. Off Day Homework: finish egg lab --> due Tuesday!, protein synthesis and diffusion/osmosis quiz next day!, finish mitosis vs meiosis worksheet (pages 244-248 & 275 - 278 in your textbook will help) (check the answer key!)
Wednesday/Thursday: bell ringer, quiz, protein synthesis notes, cell city analogy, whiteboarding, egg lab day 2, osmosis notes, whiteboarding, Off Day Homework: osmosis video (to about the 7:00 minute mark) & osmosis handout, osmosis worksheet (check the answer key!)
Monday/Tuesday: scientific method review activity, intro to cells video, cell notes, cells video, whiteboarding. Off Day Homework: cell parts chart with cell video or textbook / Cell diagram, Scientific method and cell quiz next day!
Friday: bell ringer, osmosis handout review, space seeds, mitosis refresher, mitosis video, mitosis vs meiosis worksheet, whiteboards & beads mitosis, egg lab day 3, meiosis refresher, whiteboards & beads meiosis. Off Day Homework: finish egg lab --> due Tuesday!, protein synthesis and diffusion/osmosis quiz next day!, finish mitosis vs meiosis worksheet (pages 244-248 & 275 - 278 in your textbook will help) (check the answer key!)
Wednesday/Thursday: bell ringer, quiz, protein synthesis notes, cell city analogy, whiteboarding, egg lab day 2, osmosis notes, whiteboarding, Off Day Homework: osmosis video (to about the 7:00 minute mark) & osmosis handout, osmosis worksheet (check the answer key!)
Monday/Tuesday: scientific method review activity, intro to cells video, cell notes, cells video, whiteboarding. Off Day Homework: cell parts chart with cell video or textbook / Cell diagram, Scientific method and cell quiz next day!
Sept 8 - Sept 11
Thursday/Friday: intro, distracted driving, building science vocabulary, beans, video, scientific variables notes, video, practice questions, finish practice questions (check the answer key!)
Thursday/Friday: intro, distracted driving, building science vocabulary, beans, video, scientific variables notes, video, practice questions, finish practice questions (check the answer key!)
Mar 9 - Mar 13
Thursday: annelida video, annelida quiz, squid dissection, shape of life, octopus videos, test review.
Tuesday: finished annelida notes, earthworm dissection lab, annelida shape of life, sandworms, animalia chart, mollusca notes, whiteboarding review, clam resection - extra credit, finish annelida lab questions. Quiz next day!!
Thursday: annelida video, annelida quiz, squid dissection, shape of life, octopus videos, test review.
Tuesday: finished annelida notes, earthworm dissection lab, annelida shape of life, sandworms, animalia chart, mollusca notes, whiteboarding review, clam resection - extra credit, finish annelida lab questions. Quiz next day!!
Mar 2 - Mar 6
Friday: test, sand striker video, annelida notes, virtual earthworm dissection, annelida booklet reading questions.
Wednesday: ascaris dissection, nematoda lab, quiz review, whiteboarding, worktime, work on your unit project (should be done already!!) Due Friday! *** Lower invertebrate test Friday! *** Study guide due Friday! Extra practice games? Jeopardy game, Kahoot
Monday: bell ringer, tape worm life cycle, live platyhelminthes lab, animalia chart, nematoda notes, Work on your unit project! Due Friday! *** Lower invertebrate Friday! *** Study guide due Friday!
Friday: test, sand striker video, annelida notes, virtual earthworm dissection, annelida booklet reading questions.
Wednesday: ascaris dissection, nematoda lab, quiz review, whiteboarding, worktime, work on your unit project (should be done already!!) Due Friday! *** Lower invertebrate test Friday! *** Study guide due Friday! Extra practice games? Jeopardy game, Kahoot
Monday: bell ringer, tape worm life cycle, live platyhelminthes lab, animalia chart, nematoda notes, Work on your unit project! Due Friday! *** Lower invertebrate Friday! *** Study guide due Friday!
Feb 24 - Feb 28
Thursday: lab review, finished cnidaria video, animalia chart, quiz, monsters inside me, platyhelminthes notes, planaria lab. Work on your unit project! Due next Friday! *** Lower invertebrate test Friday! ***
Tuesday: porifera video, quiz, cnidaria video, cnidaria notes, how a jellyfish stings video, cnidaria lab, jellyfish invasion, cnidaria quiz next day! Work on your unit project! Due next Friday! *** Lower invertebrate test next Friday! ***
Thursday: lab review, finished cnidaria video, animalia chart, quiz, monsters inside me, platyhelminthes notes, planaria lab. Work on your unit project! Due next Friday! *** Lower invertebrate test Friday! ***
Tuesday: porifera video, quiz, cnidaria video, cnidaria notes, how a jellyfish stings video, cnidaria lab, jellyfish invasion, cnidaria quiz next day! Work on your unit project! Due next Friday! *** Lower invertebrate test next Friday! ***
Feb 17 - Feb 21
Thursday: porifera notes, water flow in porifera, shape of life: sponges, whiteboarding, sporifera lab, finish sponge colouring/questions (check the answer key!), animalia chart, hydra and daphnia *** Porifera quiz next day! Finish porifera booklet!! (lab questions, diagrams, questions etc)
Tuesday: unit 1 test, Mantis shrimp, introduction to animalia notes, textbook notes assignment.
Thursday: porifera notes, water flow in porifera, shape of life: sponges, whiteboarding, sporifera lab, finish sponge colouring/questions (check the answer key!), animalia chart, hydra and daphnia *** Porifera quiz next day! Finish porifera booklet!! (lab questions, diagrams, questions etc)
Tuesday: unit 1 test, Mantis shrimp, introduction to animalia notes, textbook notes assignment.
Feb 10 - Feb 14
Thursday: biomolecules review game, cell organelles whiteboard activity, Kahoot, mitosis vs meiosis video, whiteboarding, word work, intro bio review (answer key) (mitosis/meiosis key), intro study guide, ***Unit 1 test Next Day! Study guide due! ****
Tuesday: bell ringer, quiz review, collect egg labs, characteristics of life notes, biomolecules video and handout, biomolecules notes, whiteboarding, space seeds, biomolecules chart *** Unit test Tuesday, February 18th - Unit review due. ***
Thursday: biomolecules review game, cell organelles whiteboard activity, Kahoot, mitosis vs meiosis video, whiteboarding, word work, intro bio review (answer key) (mitosis/meiosis key), intro study guide, ***Unit 1 test Next Day! Study guide due! ****
Tuesday: bell ringer, quiz review, collect egg labs, characteristics of life notes, biomolecules video and handout, biomolecules notes, whiteboarding, space seeds, biomolecules chart *** Unit test Tuesday, February 18th - Unit review due. ***
Feb 3 - Feb 7
Friday: bell ringer, quiz, space seeds, mitosis vs meiosis worksheet (pages 244-248 & 275 - 278 in your textbook will help) (check the answer key!), mitosis video, whiteboards & beads, mitosis vs meiosis notes, whiteboards and beads, meiosis cut and paste activity, Egg lab due next day! Highly recommended to finish mitosis vs meiosis worksheet and check the answer key!) *** Unit test Tuesday, February 18th
Wednesday: bell ringer, diffusion and osmosis notes, review osmosis handout, egg lab day 3, quiz review, mitosis refresher, protein synthesis and osmosis quiz next day! Egg lab due Tuesday!
Monday: bell ringer, whiteboarding review, quiz, protein synthesis notes, cell city analogy, whiteboarding, space seeds, egg lab day 2, osmosis video, osmosis handout
Friday: bell ringer, quiz, space seeds, mitosis vs meiosis worksheet (pages 244-248 & 275 - 278 in your textbook will help) (check the answer key!), mitosis video, whiteboards & beads, mitosis vs meiosis notes, whiteboards and beads, meiosis cut and paste activity, Egg lab due next day! Highly recommended to finish mitosis vs meiosis worksheet and check the answer key!) *** Unit test Tuesday, February 18th
Wednesday: bell ringer, diffusion and osmosis notes, review osmosis handout, egg lab day 3, quiz review, mitosis refresher, protein synthesis and osmosis quiz next day! Egg lab due Tuesday!
Monday: bell ringer, whiteboarding review, quiz, protein synthesis notes, cell city analogy, whiteboarding, space seeds, egg lab day 2, osmosis video, osmosis handout
Jan 27 - Jan 31
Thursday: scientific method review activity, intro to cells, whiteboard brain storm, cell notes, cells video, cell parts chart with cell video or textbook, Scientific method and cell quiz next day! and cell parts chart should be done! Cell diagram optional but recommended.
Tuesday: intro, distracted driving, building science vocabulary, beans, video, scientific variables notes, practice questions, video, parent contact form, finish practice questions (check the answer key! MC choice answers: B, A, B, C, D, C) if not done in class.
Thursday: scientific method review activity, intro to cells, whiteboard brain storm, cell notes, cells video, cell parts chart with cell video or textbook, Scientific method and cell quiz next day! and cell parts chart should be done! Cell diagram optional but recommended.
Tuesday: intro, distracted driving, building science vocabulary, beans, video, scientific variables notes, practice questions, video, parent contact form, finish practice questions (check the answer key! MC choice answers: B, A, B, C, D, C) if not done in class.
Jan 20 - Jan 24
Thursday: Test. Have a great semester 2!
Tuesday: Review Kahoot, whiteboarding activities, test review, work time *** Final exam Jan 24th - Study! Work on study guide! **** Bring your textbooks to return to the library!!
Thursday: Test. Have a great semester 2!
Tuesday: Review Kahoot, whiteboarding activities, test review, work time *** Final exam Jan 24th - Study! Work on study guide! **** Bring your textbooks to return to the library!!
Jan 13 - Jan 17
Friday: lab review, quiz review, animalia chart, arthropoda video, whiteboarding, work time,
study, study, study! *** Final exam Jan 24th - Study! Work on study guide! ****
Wednesday: lab review, video, quiz, scolopendra video intro, arthropoda notes, crayfish lab, finish lab questions if not done in class, arthropoda reading questions strongly recommended, higher invertebrate study guide ... study, study, study! *** Final exam Jan 24th - Study! Work on study guide! ****
Monday: squid dissection lab, shape of life: mollusks, finished mollusca notes, animalia chart, squid lab questions, Mollusca quiz next day! *** Final exam Jan 24th - Study! Work on study guide! ****
Friday: lab review, quiz review, animalia chart, arthropoda video, whiteboarding, work time,
study, study, study! *** Final exam Jan 24th - Study! Work on study guide! ****
Wednesday: lab review, video, quiz, scolopendra video intro, arthropoda notes, crayfish lab, finish lab questions if not done in class, arthropoda reading questions strongly recommended, higher invertebrate study guide ... study, study, study! *** Final exam Jan 24th - Study! Work on study guide! ****
Monday: squid dissection lab, shape of life: mollusks, finished mollusca notes, animalia chart, squid lab questions, Mollusca quiz next day! *** Final exam Jan 24th - Study! Work on study guide! ****
Jan 6 - Jan 10
Thursday: annelida shape of life, whiteboarding review, sandworms, animalia chart, annelida lab review, annelida video, annelida quiz, octopus videos, mollusca notes, clam resection - extra credit, mollusca questions due next day - must be done in order to do squid dissection! *** Final exam Jan 24th - Study! Work on study guide! ****
Tuesday: sand striker video, annelida notes, virtual earthworm dissection, annelida booklet questions, earthworm dissection lab, finish lab questions and booklet worksheet questions. Annelida quiz next day!
Thursday: annelida shape of life, whiteboarding review, sandworms, animalia chart, annelida lab review, annelida video, annelida quiz, octopus videos, mollusca notes, clam resection - extra credit, mollusca questions due next day - must be done in order to do squid dissection! *** Final exam Jan 24th - Study! Work on study guide! ****
Tuesday: sand striker video, annelida notes, virtual earthworm dissection, annelida booklet questions, earthworm dissection lab, finish lab questions and booklet worksheet questions. Annelida quiz next day!
Dec 16 - Dec 20
Friday: quiz review, Kahoot, whiteboarding, test.
Wednesday: bell ringer, toxicara video, finished nematoda notes, ascaris dissection, nematoda lab, animalia chart. finish lab questions if not done in class, **** Lower invertebrate test next day!! Unit project due next day! ***** Study guide due next day!
Monday: platyhelminthes video, tape worm life cycle, platyhelminthes lab, animalia chart, quiz review, nematoda video, finished nematoda notes, finish lab questions if not done in class, **** Lower invertebrate test Friday!! Unit project due Friday! ***** Work on your study guide!
Friday: quiz review, Kahoot, whiteboarding, test.
Wednesday: bell ringer, toxicara video, finished nematoda notes, ascaris dissection, nematoda lab, animalia chart. finish lab questions if not done in class, **** Lower invertebrate test next day!! Unit project due next day! ***** Study guide due next day!
Monday: platyhelminthes video, tape worm life cycle, platyhelminthes lab, animalia chart, quiz review, nematoda video, finished nematoda notes, finish lab questions if not done in class, **** Lower invertebrate test Friday!! Unit project due Friday! ***** Work on your study guide!
Dec 9 - Dec 13
Thursday: lab review, animalia chart, cnidaria review video, quiz, monsters inside me, platyhelminthes notes, planaria lab. finish your platyhelminthes reading questions in booklet. work on your unit project (due next Friday) and study guide if you want to get a jump on exam prep!
Tuesday: porifera video, quiz, finished cnidaria notes, jellyfish invasion, cnidaria lab, work time on booklet. cnidaria quiz next day. finish your booklet and work on unit project.
Thursday: lab review, animalia chart, cnidaria review video, quiz, monsters inside me, platyhelminthes notes, planaria lab. finish your platyhelminthes reading questions in booklet. work on your unit project (due next Friday) and study guide if you want to get a jump on exam prep!
Tuesday: porifera video, quiz, finished cnidaria notes, jellyfish invasion, cnidaria lab, work time on booklet. cnidaria quiz next day. finish your booklet and work on unit project.
Dec 2 - Dec 6
Friday: shape of life: sponges, whiteboarding, sporifera lab, finish sponge colouring/questions (check the answer key!), animalia chart, cnidaria shape of life, live hydra lab, cnidaria notes, how a jellyfish stings video. Porifera quiz next day! Make sure your booklet is done! **** Food for Stuff a Bus! ****
Wednesday: plant test, intro to kingdom animalia (due next day!), porifera notes, water flow in porifera, **** Food for Stuff a Bus! ****
Monday: whiteboarding, plant review jeopardy and computer activities, angiosperm lab review, study guide work time, **** Plant test next day **** Unit project should be finished!!! Work on your study guide! Answer key for plant chart **** Food for Stuff a Bus! ****
Friday: shape of life: sponges, whiteboarding, sporifera lab, finish sponge colouring/questions (check the answer key!), animalia chart, cnidaria shape of life, live hydra lab, cnidaria notes, how a jellyfish stings video. Porifera quiz next day! Make sure your booklet is done! **** Food for Stuff a Bus! ****
Wednesday: plant test, intro to kingdom animalia (due next day!), porifera notes, water flow in porifera, **** Food for Stuff a Bus! ****
Monday: whiteboarding, plant review jeopardy and computer activities, angiosperm lab review, study guide work time, **** Plant test next day **** Unit project should be finished!!! Work on your study guide! Answer key for plant chart **** Food for Stuff a Bus! ****
Nov 25 - Nov 29
Thursday: angiosperm video and handout, angiosperm notes, Virtual Flower Dissection, Monocots vs Dicots, angiosperm lab, finish lab questions if not done in class, take home quiz, **** Plant test Wednesday **** Work on your study guide and unit project/portfolio 2d & 4!
Tuesday: bell ringer, conifer lab, quiz review, work time on study guide **** Plant test Wednesday **** Work on your study guide and unit project/portfolio 2c & 3! Food for Stuff a Bus!
Thursday: angiosperm video and handout, angiosperm notes, Virtual Flower Dissection, Monocots vs Dicots, angiosperm lab, finish lab questions if not done in class, take home quiz, **** Plant test Wednesday **** Work on your study guide and unit project/portfolio 2d & 4!
Tuesday: bell ringer, conifer lab, quiz review, work time on study guide **** Plant test Wednesday **** Work on your study guide and unit project/portfolio 2c & 3! Food for Stuff a Bus!
Nov 18 - Nov 22
Friday: fern video, fern life cycle animation, algae, bryophyta & pteridophyte microscope lab, quiz, gymnosperm study jam, gymnosperm notes, Unit project/Portfolio #2c & 3.
Wednesday: bell ringer, alternation of generations video, finished bryophyte notes, video, life cycle of moss, moss cut out assignment, pteridophyta notes, whiteboarding. Unit project/Portfolio #1, 2a & b. Algae, Bryophyta and Pteridophyta quiz next day!
Monday: test, vile vegetation article, intro to plants, evolution of plants notes, alternation of generations tutorial, alternation of generations assignment due next day!
Friday: fern video, fern life cycle animation, algae, bryophyta & pteridophyte microscope lab, quiz, gymnosperm study jam, gymnosperm notes, Unit project/Portfolio #2c & 3.
Wednesday: bell ringer, alternation of generations video, finished bryophyte notes, video, life cycle of moss, moss cut out assignment, pteridophyta notes, whiteboarding. Unit project/Portfolio #1, 2a & b. Algae, Bryophyta and Pteridophyta quiz next day!
Monday: test, vile vegetation article, intro to plants, evolution of plants notes, alternation of generations tutorial, alternation of generations assignment due next day!
Nov 12 - Nov 15
Thursday: quiz review, antibiotic resistance images, antibiotic resistance video, Harvard mega plate video, group jeopardy, flashcards, whiteboarding, work time. Work on your review packages, Microbiology test (and portfolio/unit project due) Monday!
Tuesday: bacteria quiz, cleaner lab, superbugs video, antibiotic resistance notes, simulation, the meatrix video, life before antibiotics article, video, portfolio #6, finish cleaner lab if not done in class, work on your review packages, Microbiology test (and portfolio/unit project due) Monday!
Thursday: quiz review, antibiotic resistance images, antibiotic resistance video, Harvard mega plate video, group jeopardy, flashcards, whiteboarding, work time. Work on your review packages, Microbiology test (and portfolio/unit project due) Monday!
Tuesday: bacteria quiz, cleaner lab, superbugs video, antibiotic resistance notes, simulation, the meatrix video, life before antibiotics article, video, portfolio #6, finish cleaner lab if not done in class, work on your review packages, Microbiology test (and portfolio/unit project due) Monday!
Nov 5 - Nov 8
Thursday: Video, bell ringer, bacteria reproduction notes, whiteboarding review, bacteria vs cleaners lab, bacteria - details notes up pros/cons, whiteboarding activity, work on portfolio/reading guide! Should be done up to #4! Bacteria quiz next day!
Tuesday: Lab safety review, Bunsen burner practice, Gram staining notes, gram staining lab, quiz review, active vs passive studying, bacteria - details notes up to modes of nutrition, whiteboarding, work on portfolio/reading guide! Should be done up to #4! Bacteria quiz Tuesday!
Thursday: Video, bell ringer, bacteria reproduction notes, whiteboarding review, bacteria vs cleaners lab, bacteria - details notes up pros/cons, whiteboarding activity, work on portfolio/reading guide! Should be done up to #4! Bacteria quiz next day!
Tuesday: Lab safety review, Bunsen burner practice, Gram staining notes, gram staining lab, quiz review, active vs passive studying, bacteria - details notes up to modes of nutrition, whiteboarding, work on portfolio/reading guide! Should be done up to #4! Bacteria quiz Tuesday!
Oct 28 - Nov 1
Friday: bell ringer, mind control bacteria video, fun with bacteria and playdough, test review, bacteria forms with microscopes, bacteria lab safety, bacteria collection lab, work on portfolio/reading guide!
Wednesday: 5 minute epidemic activity, pandemic video, quiz, Oh Yuck article and questions, intro to bacteria, bacteria collection lab, bacteria basics notes, whiteboarding, finish your article and questions, work on portfolio/reading guide!
Monday: bell ringer, Contagion, work on portfolio/reading guide! *** virus quiz next day! ***
Friday: bell ringer, mind control bacteria video, fun with bacteria and playdough, test review, bacteria forms with microscopes, bacteria lab safety, bacteria collection lab, work on portfolio/reading guide!
Wednesday: 5 minute epidemic activity, pandemic video, quiz, Oh Yuck article and questions, intro to bacteria, bacteria collection lab, bacteria basics notes, whiteboarding, finish your article and questions, work on portfolio/reading guide!
Monday: bell ringer, Contagion, work on portfolio/reading guide! *** virus quiz next day! ***
Oct 21 - Oct 25
Friday: Pro-D day. No school.
Wednesday: bell ringer, vaccine comic, smallpox video, vaccines notes (to print), vaccines video, measles simulation, news article, work on portfolio/reading guide! *** virus quiz Wednesday! ***
Monday: ebola video, bell ringer, virus notes, finish bacteriophage model, virus video, lytic and lysogenic cycles diagram, virus cycle cut out activity, whiteboarding, finish your worksheet for next day! (diagrams optional), work on your portfolio/reading guide!
Friday: Pro-D day. No school.
Wednesday: bell ringer, vaccine comic, smallpox video, vaccines notes (to print), vaccines video, measles simulation, news article, work on portfolio/reading guide! *** virus quiz Wednesday! ***
Monday: ebola video, bell ringer, virus notes, finish bacteriophage model, virus video, lytic and lysogenic cycles diagram, virus cycle cut out activity, whiteboarding, finish your worksheet for next day! (diagrams optional), work on your portfolio/reading guide!
Oct 15 - Oct 18
Thursday: evolution and taxonomy test, virus intro video, virus anticipation guide and article, virus notes 'what is a virus' and 'virus structure' only, building a virus model.
Tuesday: bell ringer, Kahoot, review Jeopardy, lab reviews, whiteboarding, work time, work on your portfolio/reading guide!**** Unit 2 Test next day!! ****
Thursday: evolution and taxonomy test, virus intro video, virus anticipation guide and article, virus notes 'what is a virus' and 'virus structure' only, building a virus model.
Tuesday: bell ringer, Kahoot, review Jeopardy, lab reviews, whiteboarding, work time, work on your portfolio/reading guide!**** Unit 2 Test next day!! ****
Oct 7 - Oct 11
Friday: No School
Wednesday: bell ringer, taxonomy video and notes, whiteboarding, interpreting taxonomy graphics (check the answer key!), using a dichotomous key (check the answer key), creating a dichotomous key, work on your portfolio/reading guide! **** Unit 2 Test next Thursday!! **** Work on your evolution and taxonomy study guides! If you missed class, here are two helpful videos that sum up much of today: classification, dichotomous keys
Monday: bell ringer, evidence of evolution notes, evidence of evolution video, whiteboarding, practice questions around the room, does evolution really matter video, test review, work on your portfolio/reading guide!**** Unit 2 Test next Thursday!! ****
Friday: No School
Wednesday: bell ringer, taxonomy video and notes, whiteboarding, interpreting taxonomy graphics (check the answer key!), using a dichotomous key (check the answer key), creating a dichotomous key, work on your portfolio/reading guide! **** Unit 2 Test next Thursday!! **** Work on your evolution and taxonomy study guides! If you missed class, here are two helpful videos that sum up much of today: classification, dichotomous keys
Monday: bell ringer, evidence of evolution notes, evidence of evolution video, whiteboarding, practice questions around the room, does evolution really matter video, test review, work on your portfolio/reading guide!**** Unit 2 Test next Thursday!! ****
Sept 30 - Oct 4
Thursday: bell ringer, quiz, speciation video, How Evolution - Macro notes, divergent/convergent/co evolution video, whiteboarding, punctuated equilibrium video, and notes, whiteboarding, work on your portfolio/reading guide!
Tuesday: bell ringer, collect peppered moth, natural selection video, fitness notes, survival of the sneakiest, making of the fittest video & handout (check the answer key!), selection graphs notes, selection graphs video, whiteboarding, evolution of populations worksheet, evolution quiz next day!
Thursday: bell ringer, quiz, speciation video, How Evolution - Macro notes, divergent/convergent/co evolution video, whiteboarding, punctuated equilibrium video, and notes, whiteboarding, work on your portfolio/reading guide!
Tuesday: bell ringer, collect peppered moth, natural selection video, fitness notes, survival of the sneakiest, making of the fittest video & handout (check the answer key!), selection graphs notes, selection graphs video, whiteboarding, evolution of populations worksheet, evolution quiz next day!
Sept 23 - 27
Friday: bell ringer, salmon natural selection example, history through the eyes of a chicken video, peppered moth simulation, artificial selection video, selective breeding video, tomatoes, dogs and mustard plant examples, Earth's timeline video, micro evolution notes up to fitness, what is a gene? video, 5 fingers of evolution video, natural selection video, whiteboarding. Peppered moth due next day!
Wednesday: unit 1 test, intro to evolution, what is evolution video, why evolution notes, peppered moth questions. finish peppered moth #1-15. Completed assignment due Tuesday.
Monday: bell ringer, meiosis vs mitosis video and worksheet, whiteboarding, dialysis tubes, quiz review, biomolecules diagram review, review stations, mitosis vs meiosis quiz game, intro bio review (answer key) (mitosis/meiosis key), word work, intro study guide, ***Unit 1 test Next Day!****
Friday: bell ringer, salmon natural selection example, history through the eyes of a chicken video, peppered moth simulation, artificial selection video, selective breeding video, tomatoes, dogs and mustard plant examples, Earth's timeline video, micro evolution notes up to fitness, what is a gene? video, 5 fingers of evolution video, natural selection video, whiteboarding. Peppered moth due next day!
Wednesday: unit 1 test, intro to evolution, what is evolution video, why evolution notes, peppered moth questions. finish peppered moth #1-15. Completed assignment due Tuesday.
Monday: bell ringer, meiosis vs mitosis video and worksheet, whiteboarding, dialysis tubes, quiz review, biomolecules diagram review, review stations, mitosis vs meiosis quiz game, intro bio review (answer key) (mitosis/meiosis key), word work, intro study guide, ***Unit 1 test Next Day!****
Sept 16 - 20
Thursday: bell ringer, Freshgrade sign ups, quiz review, meiosis video, meiosis whiteboarding with beads, meiosis cut & paste activity, life and its major molecules notes, biomolecules chart, Egg lab due Monday. ***Unit 1 test Wednesday!! ****
Tuesday: bell ringer, quiz, mitosis vs meiosis notes, video, mitosis whiteboarding with chromosome beads, egg lab day 3, mitosis vs meiosis worksheet. Egg lab due Monday. ***Unit 1 test next Wednesday!! ****
Thursday: bell ringer, Freshgrade sign ups, quiz review, meiosis video, meiosis whiteboarding with beads, meiosis cut & paste activity, life and its major molecules notes, biomolecules chart, Egg lab due Monday. ***Unit 1 test Wednesday!! ****
Tuesday: bell ringer, quiz, mitosis vs meiosis notes, video, mitosis whiteboarding with chromosome beads, egg lab day 3, mitosis vs meiosis worksheet. Egg lab due Monday. ***Unit 1 test next Wednesday!! ****
Sept 9 - 13
Friday: bell ringer, school assembly, scientific method review activity, scientific method example (Answers BABCDC), osmosis video and handout, osmosis notes, whiteboarding, egg lab day 2. Scientific method and osmosis quiz next day!
Wednesday: Cell organelles matching game, whiteboard activity, quiz, scientific variables review, video, whiteboarding examples, practice problem, egg lab day 1, spongebob scientific method worksheet (check the answer key!)(answer key to last page)
Monday: bell ringer, cell notes, cells video, whiteboard activities, building science vocabulary, protein synthesis notes, cell city analogy, whiteboarding. Cell quiz next day!
Friday: bell ringer, school assembly, scientific method review activity, scientific method example (Answers BABCDC), osmosis video and handout, osmosis notes, whiteboarding, egg lab day 2. Scientific method and osmosis quiz next day!
Wednesday: Cell organelles matching game, whiteboard activity, quiz, scientific variables review, video, whiteboarding examples, practice problem, egg lab day 1, spongebob scientific method worksheet (check the answer key!)(answer key to last page)
Monday: bell ringer, cell notes, cells video, whiteboard activities, building science vocabulary, protein synthesis notes, cell city analogy, whiteboarding. Cell quiz next day!
Sept 3 - Sept 6
Thursday: course outline, introductions, distracted driving, are you ready? intro to cells, cell notes, cells alive - cell diagram, cell parts chart with cell video.
Thursday: course outline, introductions, distracted driving, are you ready? intro to cells, cell notes, cells alive - cell diagram, cell parts chart with cell video.
Thursday: quiz review, sci method activity, scientific method H.O, osmosis video, whiteboarding, Egg lab part 2, mitosis vs meiosis notes, mitosis vs meiosis video, mitosis vs meiosis worksheet.
June 10 - June 14
Friday: Period 1/2 - crayfish lab, quiz review, arthropoda practice quiz, whiteboarding, review time. Portfolio #3, BRING YOUR TEXTBOOK, Final exam June 20th - Study! ****
Thursday: Period 7/8 - animalia chart, video, mollusca quiz, arthropoda video, arthropoda notes, scolopendra video, whiteboarding, quiz review, worktime. arthropoda reading questions highly recommended. Final exam June 20th - Study! ****
Wednesday: Period 1/2 - animalia chart, video, mollusca quiz, arthropoda video, arthropoda notes, scolopendra video, whiteboarding, quiz review, worktime. arthropoda reading questions highly recommended. Final exam June 20th - Study! ****
Tuesday: Period 7/8 - squid dissection, shape of life mollusca video, mollusca notes, clam resection - extra credit, mollusca quiz next day, portfolio #2, Final exam June 20th - Study! ****
Monday: Period 1/2 - squid dissection, shape of life mollusca video, mollusca notes, clam resection - extra credit, mollusca quiz next day, portfolio #2, Final exam June 20th - Study! ****
June 10 - June 14
Friday: Period 1/2 - crayfish lab, quiz review, arthropoda practice quiz, whiteboarding, review time. Portfolio #3, BRING YOUR TEXTBOOK, Final exam June 20th - Study! ****
Thursday: Period 7/8 - animalia chart, video, mollusca quiz, arthropoda video, arthropoda notes, scolopendra video, whiteboarding, quiz review, worktime. arthropoda reading questions highly recommended. Final exam June 20th - Study! ****
Wednesday: Period 1/2 - animalia chart, video, mollusca quiz, arthropoda video, arthropoda notes, scolopendra video, whiteboarding, quiz review, worktime. arthropoda reading questions highly recommended. Final exam June 20th - Study! ****
Tuesday: Period 7/8 - squid dissection, shape of life mollusca video, mollusca notes, clam resection - extra credit, mollusca quiz next day, portfolio #2, Final exam June 20th - Study! ****
Monday: Period 1/2 - squid dissection, shape of life mollusca video, mollusca notes, clam resection - extra credit, mollusca quiz next day, portfolio #2, Final exam June 20th - Study! ****
June 3 - June 7
Friday: Period 7/8 - whiteboarding review, animalia chart, annelida video, annelida quiz, octopus videos, planaria lab. mollusca questions due next day - must be done in order to do squid dissection! *** Final exam June 21st - Study! ****
Thursday: Period 1/2 - whiteboarding review, animalia chart, annelida video, annelida quiz, planaria lab, octopus videos, mollusca questions due next day - must be done in order to do squid dissection! *** Final exam June 20th - Study! ****
Wednesday: Period 7/8 - Test, finished annelida notes, annelida video, earthworm lab, animalia chart, portfolio #1, annelida quiz next day!
Tuesday: Period 1/2 - Test, finished annelida notes, annelida video, earthworm lab, animalia chart, portfolio #1, annelida quiz next day!
Monday: Period 7/8 - nematoda lab review, nematoda video, animalia chart, jeopardy / practice quizzes - platyhelminthes answer key & nematoda answer key / whiteboarding / study guide work time, sand striker video, annelida notes, virtual earthworm dissection. Lower invertebrate test next day!! Portfolio due next day! Work on your study guide!
Friday: Period 7/8 - whiteboarding review, animalia chart, annelida video, annelida quiz, octopus videos, planaria lab. mollusca questions due next day - must be done in order to do squid dissection! *** Final exam June 21st - Study! ****
Thursday: Period 1/2 - whiteboarding review, animalia chart, annelida video, annelida quiz, planaria lab, octopus videos, mollusca questions due next day - must be done in order to do squid dissection! *** Final exam June 20th - Study! ****
Wednesday: Period 7/8 - Test, finished annelida notes, annelida video, earthworm lab, animalia chart, portfolio #1, annelida quiz next day!
Tuesday: Period 1/2 - Test, finished annelida notes, annelida video, earthworm lab, animalia chart, portfolio #1, annelida quiz next day!
Monday: Period 7/8 - nematoda lab review, nematoda video, animalia chart, jeopardy / practice quizzes - platyhelminthes answer key & nematoda answer key / whiteboarding / study guide work time, sand striker video, annelida notes, virtual earthworm dissection. Lower invertebrate test next day!! Portfolio due next day! Work on your study guide!
May 27 - May 31
Friday: Period 1/2 - nematoda lab review, nematoda video, animalia chart, jeopardy / practice quizzes - platyhelminthes answer key & nematoda answer key / whiteboarding / study guide work time, sand striker video, annelida notes, virtual earthworm dissection. Lower invertebrate test next day!! Portfolio due next day! Work on your study guide!
Thursday: Period 7/8 - platy lab analysis, platy video, animalia chart, nematoda video, finished nematoda notes, ascaris dissection, lab questions, practice quizzes, finish lab questions if not done in class, portfolio #4. Lower invert test Wednesday. Portfolio and study guide due.
Wednesday: Period 1/2 - platy lab analysis, platy video, animalia chart, nematoda video, finished nematoda notes, ascaris dissection, lab questions, practice quizzes, finish lab questions if not done in class, portfolio #4. Lower invert test Tuesday. Portfolio and study guide due.
Tuesday: Period 7/8 - shape of life: platyhelminthes, tapeworm life cycle, platyhelminthes microscope lab, quiz review, test review, nematoda notes, finish platy lab questions. Portfolio #1-3 should be done. Lower invert test Wednesday!
Monday: Period 1/2 - shape of life: platyhelminthes, finished platyhelminthes notes, tapeworm life cycle, platyhelminthes microscope lab, quiz review, test review, nematoda notes, finish platy lab questions. Portfolio #1-3 should be done. Lower invert test Tuesday!
Friday: Period 1/2 - nematoda lab review, nematoda video, animalia chart, jeopardy / practice quizzes - platyhelminthes answer key & nematoda answer key / whiteboarding / study guide work time, sand striker video, annelida notes, virtual earthworm dissection. Lower invertebrate test next day!! Portfolio due next day! Work on your study guide!
Thursday: Period 7/8 - platy lab analysis, platy video, animalia chart, nematoda video, finished nematoda notes, ascaris dissection, lab questions, practice quizzes, finish lab questions if not done in class, portfolio #4. Lower invert test Wednesday. Portfolio and study guide due.
Wednesday: Period 1/2 - platy lab analysis, platy video, animalia chart, nematoda video, finished nematoda notes, ascaris dissection, lab questions, practice quizzes, finish lab questions if not done in class, portfolio #4. Lower invert test Tuesday. Portfolio and study guide due.
Tuesday: Period 7/8 - shape of life: platyhelminthes, tapeworm life cycle, platyhelminthes microscope lab, quiz review, test review, nematoda notes, finish platy lab questions. Portfolio #1-3 should be done. Lower invert test Wednesday!
Monday: Period 1/2 - shape of life: platyhelminthes, finished platyhelminthes notes, tapeworm life cycle, platyhelminthes microscope lab, quiz review, test review, nematoda notes, finish platy lab questions. Portfolio #1-3 should be done. Lower invert test Tuesday!
May 20 - May 24
Friday: Period 7/8 - finished jellyfish invasion, review cnidarian lab questions, animalia chart, cnidaria video, cnidaria quiz, monsters inside me, platyhelminthes notes, tape worm video, finish platy reading questions. Work on portfolio #1 & 2. Lower Invert test next Monday!
Thursday: Period 1/2 - finished jellyfish invasion, review cnidarian lab questions, animalia chart, cnidaria video, cnidaria quiz, monsters inside me, platyhelminthes notes, tape worm video, finish platy reading questions. Work on portfolio #1 & 2. Lower invert test next Friday!
Wednesday: Period 7/8 - porifera video, quiz, cnidaria shape of life, cnidaria notes, how a jellyfish stings video, cnidaria lab, jellyfish invasion, cnidaria quiz next day, finish lab questions, textbook reading questions HIGHLY recommended. Portfolio #1 is a good idea!
Tuesday: Period 1/2 - porifera video, quiz, cnidaria shape of life, cnidaria notes, how a jellyfish stings video, cnidaria lab, jellyfish invasion, cnidaria quiz next day, finish lab questions, textbook reading questions HIGHLY recommended. Portfolio #1 is a good idea!
Monday: Happy Victoria Day!
Friday: Period 7/8 - finished jellyfish invasion, review cnidarian lab questions, animalia chart, cnidaria video, cnidaria quiz, monsters inside me, platyhelminthes notes, tape worm video, finish platy reading questions. Work on portfolio #1 & 2. Lower Invert test next Monday!
Thursday: Period 1/2 - finished jellyfish invasion, review cnidarian lab questions, animalia chart, cnidaria video, cnidaria quiz, monsters inside me, platyhelminthes notes, tape worm video, finish platy reading questions. Work on portfolio #1 & 2. Lower invert test next Friday!
Wednesday: Period 7/8 - porifera video, quiz, cnidaria shape of life, cnidaria notes, how a jellyfish stings video, cnidaria lab, jellyfish invasion, cnidaria quiz next day, finish lab questions, textbook reading questions HIGHLY recommended. Portfolio #1 is a good idea!
Tuesday: Period 1/2 - porifera video, quiz, cnidaria shape of life, cnidaria notes, how a jellyfish stings video, cnidaria lab, jellyfish invasion, cnidaria quiz next day, finish lab questions, textbook reading questions HIGHLY recommended. Portfolio #1 is a good idea!
Monday: Happy Victoria Day!
May 13 - May 17
Friday: Period 7/8 - porifera notes, water flow in porifera, shape of life: sponges, sporifera lab, finish sponge colouring/questions, animalia chart, Porifera quiz next day! Make sure your booklet is done! porifera video,
Thursday: Period 1/2 - porifera notes, water flow in porifera, shape of life: sponges, sporifera lab, finish sponge colouring/questions, animalia chart, Porifera quiz next day! Make sure your booklet is done!
Wednesday: Period 7/8 - test, Mantis shrimp, introduction to animalia notes, textbook notes assignment.
Tuesday: Period 1/2 - test, Mantis shrimp, introduction to animalia notes, textbook notes assignment.
Monday: Period 7/8 - angiosperm lab, whiteboarding, plant review jeopardy, study guide, plant test next day! Study guide and portfolio (should already be done!) due! Answer key for plant chart in study guide
Friday: Period 7/8 - porifera notes, water flow in porifera, shape of life: sponges, sporifera lab, finish sponge colouring/questions, animalia chart, Porifera quiz next day! Make sure your booklet is done! porifera video,
Thursday: Period 1/2 - porifera notes, water flow in porifera, shape of life: sponges, sporifera lab, finish sponge colouring/questions, animalia chart, Porifera quiz next day! Make sure your booklet is done!
Wednesday: Period 7/8 - test, Mantis shrimp, introduction to animalia notes, textbook notes assignment.
Tuesday: Period 1/2 - test, Mantis shrimp, introduction to animalia notes, textbook notes assignment.
Monday: Period 7/8 - angiosperm lab, whiteboarding, plant review jeopardy, study guide, plant test next day! Study guide and portfolio (should already be done!) due! Answer key for plant chart in study guide
May 6 - May 10
Friday: Period 1/2 - angiosperm lab, whiteboarding, plant review jeopardy, study guide, plant test next day! Study guide and portfolio (should already be done!) due! Answer key for plant chart in study guide
Thursday: Period 7/8 - gymnosperm lab review, test review, angiosperm notes, video, whiteboarding, take home quiz, portfolio 2d & 4 can be done now. Work on your study guide! Test, study guide and portfolio due next Wednesday.
Wednesday: Period 1/2 - gymnosperm lab review, test review, angiosperm notes, video, whiteboarding, take home quiz, portfolio 2d & 4 can be done now. Work on your study guide! Test, study guide and portfolio due next Tuesday.
Tuesday: Period 7/8 - quiz review, gymnosperm notes, video, video, whiteboarding, conifer lab. Lab questions, portfolio 2c. Plant Test next Tuesday!
Monday: Period 1/2 - quiz review, gymnosperm notes, video, video, whiteboarding, conifer lab. Lab questions, portfolio 2c. Plant Test next Tuesday!
Friday: Period 1/2 - angiosperm lab, whiteboarding, plant review jeopardy, study guide, plant test next day! Study guide and portfolio (should already be done!) due! Answer key for plant chart in study guide
Thursday: Period 7/8 - gymnosperm lab review, test review, angiosperm notes, video, whiteboarding, take home quiz, portfolio 2d & 4 can be done now. Work on your study guide! Test, study guide and portfolio due next Wednesday.
Wednesday: Period 1/2 - gymnosperm lab review, test review, angiosperm notes, video, whiteboarding, take home quiz, portfolio 2d & 4 can be done now. Work on your study guide! Test, study guide and portfolio due next Tuesday.
Tuesday: Period 7/8 - quiz review, gymnosperm notes, video, video, whiteboarding, conifer lab. Lab questions, portfolio 2c. Plant Test next Tuesday!
Monday: Period 1/2 - quiz review, gymnosperm notes, video, video, whiteboarding, conifer lab. Lab questions, portfolio 2c. Plant Test next Tuesday!
Apr 29 - May 3
Friday: Period 7/8 - finished microscope lab, whiteboarding, moss life cycle practice, fern life cycle practice, fern drag & drop practice, moss & fern fill in the blanks, quiz, gymnosperm study jam, gymnosperm webquest, portfolio work time. Finish webquest if not done in class, portfolio #3 (1, 2a & 2b should already be done)
Thursday: Period 1/2 - finished microscope lab, whiteboarding, moss life cycle practice, fern life cycle practice, fern drag & drop practice, moss & fern fill in the blanks, quiz, gymnosperm study jam, gymnosperm webquest, portfolio work time. Finish webquest if not done in class, portfolio #3 (1, 2a & 2b should already be done)
Wednesday: Period 7/8 - moss video, computer activities - moss life cycle, alternation of generations, plant life cycle, moss tutorial, fern tutorial, whiteboarding, pteridophyta notes, video, bryophyta and pteridophyta microscope lab. Bryophyta and pteridophyta quiz next day. Portfolio 2a and 2b should be done!
Tuesday: Period 1/2 - moss video, computer activities - moss life cycle, alternation of generations, plant life cycle, moss tutorial, fern tutorial, whiteboarding, pteridophyta notes, video, bryophyta and pteridophyta microscope lab. Bryophyta and pteridophyta quiz next day. Portfolio 2a and 2b should be done!
Monday: Period 7/8 - test, anticipation guide, vile vegetation, bryophyta notes, video, life cycle of moss. Portfolio #1 & 2a.
Friday: Period 7/8 - finished microscope lab, whiteboarding, moss life cycle practice, fern life cycle practice, fern drag & drop practice, moss & fern fill in the blanks, quiz, gymnosperm study jam, gymnosperm webquest, portfolio work time. Finish webquest if not done in class, portfolio #3 (1, 2a & 2b should already be done)
Thursday: Period 1/2 - finished microscope lab, whiteboarding, moss life cycle practice, fern life cycle practice, fern drag & drop practice, moss & fern fill in the blanks, quiz, gymnosperm study jam, gymnosperm webquest, portfolio work time. Finish webquest if not done in class, portfolio #3 (1, 2a & 2b should already be done)
Wednesday: Period 7/8 - moss video, computer activities - moss life cycle, alternation of generations, plant life cycle, moss tutorial, fern tutorial, whiteboarding, pteridophyta notes, video, bryophyta and pteridophyta microscope lab. Bryophyta and pteridophyta quiz next day. Portfolio 2a and 2b should be done!
Tuesday: Period 1/2 - moss video, computer activities - moss life cycle, alternation of generations, plant life cycle, moss tutorial, fern tutorial, whiteboarding, pteridophyta notes, video, bryophyta and pteridophyta microscope lab. Bryophyta and pteridophyta quiz next day. Portfolio 2a and 2b should be done!
Monday: Period 7/8 - test, anticipation guide, vile vegetation, bryophyta notes, video, life cycle of moss. Portfolio #1 & 2a.
Apr 22 - Apr 26
Friday: Period 1/2 - test, anticipation guide, vile vegetation, bryophyta notes, video, life cycle of moss. Portfolio #1 & 2a.
Thursday: Period 7/8 - quiz review, antibiotic resistance images, antibiotic resistance video, group jeopardy, flashcards, whiteboarding, work time. Work on your review packages, Microbiology test (and portfolio due) Friday!
Wednesday: Period 1/2 - quiz review, antibiotic resistance images, antibiotic resistance video, group jeopardy, flashcards, whiteboarding, work time. Work on your review packages, Microbiology test (and portfolio due) Friday!
Tuesday: Period 7/8 - bacteria quiz, cleaner lab, superbugs video, antibiotic resistance notes, simulation, life before antibiotics article, video, simulation #2, portfolio #6, finish cleaner lab if not done in class, work on your review packages, Microbiology test (and portfolio due) Monday!
Monday: Easter - No School
Friday: Period 1/2 - test, anticipation guide, vile vegetation, bryophyta notes, video, life cycle of moss. Portfolio #1 & 2a.
Thursday: Period 7/8 - quiz review, antibiotic resistance images, antibiotic resistance video, group jeopardy, flashcards, whiteboarding, work time. Work on your review packages, Microbiology test (and portfolio due) Friday!
Wednesday: Period 1/2 - quiz review, antibiotic resistance images, antibiotic resistance video, group jeopardy, flashcards, whiteboarding, work time. Work on your review packages, Microbiology test (and portfolio due) Friday!
Tuesday: Period 7/8 - bacteria quiz, cleaner lab, superbugs video, antibiotic resistance notes, simulation, life before antibiotics article, video, simulation #2, portfolio #6, finish cleaner lab if not done in class, work on your review packages, Microbiology test (and portfolio due) Monday!
Monday: Easter - No School
Apr 15 - Apr 19
Friday: Easter - No School
Thursday: Period 1/2 - bacteria quiz, cleaner lab, superbugs video, antibiotic resistance notes, simulation, life before antibiotics article, video, simulation #2, portfolio #6, finish cleaner lab if not done in class, work on your review packages, Microbiology test (and portfolio due) Friday!
Wednesday: Period 7/8 - binary fission & conjugation whiteboarding, bacteria - details notes up to modes of nutrition, whiteboard activity, cleaner lab, finished bacteria - details notes pros and cons. Bacteria quiz next day. Hand in your bacteria distribution lab if not already done. Microbiology test (and portfolio due) Monday, April 29th!
Tuesday: Period 1/2 - binary fission & conjugation whiteboarding, bacteria - details notes up to modes of nutrition, whiteboard activity, cleaner lab, finished bacteria - details notes pros and cons. Bacteria quiz next day. Hand in your bacteria distribution lab if not already done. Microbiology test (and portfolio due) next Friday!
Monday: Period 7/8 - bacteria safety, bacteria distribution lab, Gram staining notes, gram staining lab, bacteria reproduction notes. Portfolio #5 should be done! Finish your lab.
Friday: Easter - No School
Thursday: Period 1/2 - bacteria quiz, cleaner lab, superbugs video, antibiotic resistance notes, simulation, life before antibiotics article, video, simulation #2, portfolio #6, finish cleaner lab if not done in class, work on your review packages, Microbiology test (and portfolio due) Friday!
Wednesday: Period 7/8 - binary fission & conjugation whiteboarding, bacteria - details notes up to modes of nutrition, whiteboard activity, cleaner lab, finished bacteria - details notes pros and cons. Bacteria quiz next day. Hand in your bacteria distribution lab if not already done. Microbiology test (and portfolio due) Monday, April 29th!
Tuesday: Period 1/2 - binary fission & conjugation whiteboarding, bacteria - details notes up to modes of nutrition, whiteboard activity, cleaner lab, finished bacteria - details notes pros and cons. Bacteria quiz next day. Hand in your bacteria distribution lab if not already done. Microbiology test (and portfolio due) next Friday!
Monday: Period 7/8 - bacteria safety, bacteria distribution lab, Gram staining notes, gram staining lab, bacteria reproduction notes. Portfolio #5 should be done! Finish your lab.
Apr 8 - Apr 12
Friday: Period 1/2 - bacteria safety, bacteria distribution lab, Gram staining notes, gram staining lab, bacteria reproduction notes. Portfolio #5 should be done! Finish your lab.
Thursday: Period 7/8 - microscopes and bacteria forms, practice quiz, bacteria collection lab, bacteria - details notes up to modes of gene transfer. Portfolio #5.
Wednesday: Period 1/2 - microscopes and bacteria forms, practice quiz, bacteria collection lab, bacteria - details notes up to modes of gene transfer. Portfolio #5.
Tuesday: Period 7/8 - short class due to cultural assembly. virus quiz, bacteria basics notes, fun with bacteria and playdough.
Monday: Period 1/2 - epidemic video, virus quiz, Bacteria Oh Yuck article and questions, intro to bacteria, bacteria basics notes, whiteboarding, fun with bacteria and playdough.
Friday: Period 1/2 - bacteria safety, bacteria distribution lab, Gram staining notes, gram staining lab, bacteria reproduction notes. Portfolio #5 should be done! Finish your lab.
Thursday: Period 7/8 - microscopes and bacteria forms, practice quiz, bacteria collection lab, bacteria - details notes up to modes of gene transfer. Portfolio #5.
Wednesday: Period 1/2 - microscopes and bacteria forms, practice quiz, bacteria collection lab, bacteria - details notes up to modes of gene transfer. Portfolio #5.
Tuesday: Period 7/8 - short class due to cultural assembly. virus quiz, bacteria basics notes, fun with bacteria and playdough.
Monday: Period 1/2 - epidemic video, virus quiz, Bacteria Oh Yuck article and questions, intro to bacteria, bacteria basics notes, whiteboarding, fun with bacteria and playdough.
Apr 1 - Apr 5
Friday: Period 7/8 - retrovirus jigsaw, 5 minute epidemic, pandemic video, whiteboarding review, bacteria article and questions, Virus quiz next day! Portfolios should be done up to #4.
Thursday: Period 1/2 - Short class due to parent/teacher interviews - retrovirus jigsaw, 5 minute epidemic. Virus quiz next day! Portfolios should be done up to #4.
Wednesday: Period 7/8 - Contagion, retroviruses - finish your section if not done in class!, virus quiz Tuesday! Portfolios should already be done up to #4.
Tuesday: Period 1/2 - Contagion, retroviruses - finish your section if not done in class!, virus quiz Monday! Portfolios should already be done up to #4.
Monday: Period 7/8 - vaccine comic, smallpox video, vaccines notes (to print), vaccines video, measles simulation, news article whiteboarding, test review, portfolio #4
Friday: Period 7/8 - retrovirus jigsaw, 5 minute epidemic, pandemic video, whiteboarding review, bacteria article and questions, Virus quiz next day! Portfolios should be done up to #4.
Thursday: Period 1/2 - Short class due to parent/teacher interviews - retrovirus jigsaw, 5 minute epidemic. Virus quiz next day! Portfolios should be done up to #4.
Wednesday: Period 7/8 - Contagion, retroviruses - finish your section if not done in class!, virus quiz Tuesday! Portfolios should already be done up to #4.
Tuesday: Period 1/2 - Contagion, retroviruses - finish your section if not done in class!, virus quiz Monday! Portfolios should already be done up to #4.
Monday: Period 7/8 - vaccine comic, smallpox video, vaccines notes (to print), vaccines video, measles simulation, news article whiteboarding, test review, portfolio #4
Mar 8 - Mar 12
Friday: Period 1/2 - test review, smallpox video, vaccines notes (to print), vaccines video, measles simulation, news article whiteboarding, portfolio #4
Thursday: Period 7/8 - finished building a virus, zika video, Bozeman viruses video, lytic and lysogenic cycle reading guide, virus reproduction diagrams, whiteboarding, virus infection video, finished virus notes, portfolio #2 & #3
Wednesday: Period 1/2 - finished building a virus, zika video, Bozeman viruses video, lytic and lysogenic cycle reading guide, virus reproduction diagrams, whiteboarding, virus infection video, finished virus notes, portfolio #2 & #3
Tuesday: Period 7/8 - evolution and taxonomy test, virus intro video, virus anticipation guide and article, virus notes to structure, building a virus model. Portfolio #1
Monday: Period 1/2 - evolution and taxonomy test, virus intro video, virus anticipation guide and article, virus notes to structure, building a virus model. Portfolio #1
Friday: Period 1/2 - test review, smallpox video, vaccines notes (to print), vaccines video, measles simulation, news article whiteboarding, portfolio #4
Thursday: Period 7/8 - finished building a virus, zika video, Bozeman viruses video, lytic and lysogenic cycle reading guide, virus reproduction diagrams, whiteboarding, virus infection video, finished virus notes, portfolio #2 & #3
Wednesday: Period 1/2 - finished building a virus, zika video, Bozeman viruses video, lytic and lysogenic cycle reading guide, virus reproduction diagrams, whiteboarding, virus infection video, finished virus notes, portfolio #2 & #3
Tuesday: Period 7/8 - evolution and taxonomy test, virus intro video, virus anticipation guide and article, virus notes to structure, building a virus model. Portfolio #1
Monday: Period 1/2 - evolution and taxonomy test, virus intro video, virus anticipation guide and article, virus notes to structure, building a virus model. Portfolio #1
Mar 4 - Mar 8
Friday: Period 7/8 - evolution review jeopardy, creepy crawly dichotomous key, portfolio/study time. Finish your study guides. Portfolio is done! Evolution and Taxonomy test Tuesday!
Thursday: Period 1/2 - evolution review jeopardy, creepy crawly dichotomous key, portfolio/study time. Finish your study guides. Portfolio is done! Evolution and Taxonomy test Monday!
Wednesday: Period 7/8 - Taxonomy video and notes, whiteboarding, interpreting taxonomy graphics, using a dichotomous key (check the answer key), creating a dichotomous key, Taxonomy review questions. Portfolio should be done up to and including #5. Evolution and taxonomy test Tuesday!
Tuesday: Period 1/2 - Taxonomy video and notes, whiteboarding, interpreting taxonomy graphics, using a dichotomous key (check the answer key), creating a dichotomous key, Taxonomy review questions. Portfolio should be done up to and including #5. Evolution and taxonomy test Monday!
Monday: Period 7/8 - quiz review, evidence of evolution notes, evolution of populations worksheet, evidence of evolution video, evidence of evolution textbook note taking, does the theory of evolution really matter video, around the room questions, portfolio work time, Portfolio #1-4 should already be done by now. Portfolio #5 by next day. Evolution test next Tuesday!
Friday: Period 7/8 - evolution review jeopardy, creepy crawly dichotomous key, portfolio/study time. Finish your study guides. Portfolio is done! Evolution and Taxonomy test Tuesday!
Thursday: Period 1/2 - evolution review jeopardy, creepy crawly dichotomous key, portfolio/study time. Finish your study guides. Portfolio is done! Evolution and Taxonomy test Monday!
Wednesday: Period 7/8 - Taxonomy video and notes, whiteboarding, interpreting taxonomy graphics, using a dichotomous key (check the answer key), creating a dichotomous key, Taxonomy review questions. Portfolio should be done up to and including #5. Evolution and taxonomy test Tuesday!
Tuesday: Period 1/2 - Taxonomy video and notes, whiteboarding, interpreting taxonomy graphics, using a dichotomous key (check the answer key), creating a dichotomous key, Taxonomy review questions. Portfolio should be done up to and including #5. Evolution and taxonomy test Monday!
Monday: Period 7/8 - quiz review, evidence of evolution notes, evolution of populations worksheet, evidence of evolution video, evidence of evolution textbook note taking, does the theory of evolution really matter video, around the room questions, portfolio work time, Portfolio #1-4 should already be done by now. Portfolio #5 by next day. Evolution test next Tuesday!
Feb 26 - Mar 1
Friday: Period 1/2 - quiz review, evidence of evolution notes, evolution of populations worksheet, evidence of evolution video, evidence of evolution textbook note taking, does the theory of evolution really matter video, around the room questions, portfolio work time, Portfolio #1-4 should already be done by now. Portfolio #5 by next day. Evolution test next Monday!
Thursday: Period 7/8 - evolution of populations review, evolution quiz, speciation video, How Evolution - Macro notes, divergent/convergent evolution video, whiteboarding, punctuated equilibrium video & notes, whiteboarding, portfolio work time. Portfolio #1-3 should already be done by now and portfolio #4 by next day!
Wednesday: Period 1/2 - School Spirit Assembly, evolution quiz, speciation video, How Evolution - Macro notes, whiteboarding, punctuated equilibrium video & notes. Portfolio #1-3 should already be done by now and portfolio #4 by next day!
Tuesday: Period 7/8 - Darwin awards, 5 fingers of evolution review, genetic drift video, selection graphs notes, video, whiteboarding, making of the fittest, evolution of populations worksheet - finish if not done in class, Portfolio # 3, evolution quiz next day!
Monday: Period 1/2 - Darwin awards, 5 fingers of evolution review, genetic drift video, selection graphs notes, video, whiteboarding, making of the fittest, evolution of populations worksheet - finish if not done in class, Portfolio # 3, evolution quiz next day!
Friday: Period 1/2 - quiz review, evidence of evolution notes, evolution of populations worksheet, evidence of evolution video, evidence of evolution textbook note taking, does the theory of evolution really matter video, around the room questions, portfolio work time, Portfolio #1-4 should already be done by now. Portfolio #5 by next day. Evolution test next Monday!
Thursday: Period 7/8 - evolution of populations review, evolution quiz, speciation video, How Evolution - Macro notes, divergent/convergent evolution video, whiteboarding, punctuated equilibrium video & notes, whiteboarding, portfolio work time. Portfolio #1-3 should already be done by now and portfolio #4 by next day!
Wednesday: Period 1/2 - School Spirit Assembly, evolution quiz, speciation video, How Evolution - Macro notes, whiteboarding, punctuated equilibrium video & notes. Portfolio #1-3 should already be done by now and portfolio #4 by next day!
Tuesday: Period 7/8 - Darwin awards, 5 fingers of evolution review, genetic drift video, selection graphs notes, video, whiteboarding, making of the fittest, evolution of populations worksheet - finish if not done in class, Portfolio # 3, evolution quiz next day!
Monday: Period 1/2 - Darwin awards, 5 fingers of evolution review, genetic drift video, selection graphs notes, video, whiteboarding, making of the fittest, evolution of populations worksheet - finish if not done in class, Portfolio # 3, evolution quiz next day!
Feb 19 - Feb 23
Friday: No School - Professional development day.
Thursday: Period 7/8 - test review, history through the eyes of a chicken video, artificial selection videos, Earth's timeline video, How Evolution - Micro notes up to fitness, 5 fingers of evolution video, Survival of the sneakiest, whiteboarding. Email portfolio link, Portfolio # 1 & 2
Wednesday: Period 1/2 - test review, artificial selection videos, How Evolution - Micro notes up to fitness, 5 fingers of evolution video, Survival of the sneakiest, whiteboarding. Email portfolio link, Portfolio # 1 & 2
Tuesday: Period 7/8 - intro to evolution, DNA & gene videos, evolution video, why evolution notes, natural selection video, natural selection examples - salmon and finches, whiteboarding, peppered moth simulation, portfolio work time. Portfolio #1 should be done.
Monday: Family Day - No School
Friday: No School - Professional development day.
Thursday: Period 7/8 - test review, history through the eyes of a chicken video, artificial selection videos, Earth's timeline video, How Evolution - Micro notes up to fitness, 5 fingers of evolution video, Survival of the sneakiest, whiteboarding. Email portfolio link, Portfolio # 1 & 2
Wednesday: Period 1/2 - test review, artificial selection videos, How Evolution - Micro notes up to fitness, 5 fingers of evolution video, Survival of the sneakiest, whiteboarding. Email portfolio link, Portfolio # 1 & 2
Tuesday: Period 7/8 - intro to evolution, DNA & gene videos, evolution video, why evolution notes, natural selection video, natural selection examples - salmon and finches, whiteboarding, peppered moth simulation, portfolio work time. Portfolio #1 should be done.
Monday: Family Day - No School
Feb 11 - Feb 15
Friday: Period 1/2 - history through the eyes of a chicken video, evolution review, evolution notes, natural selection video, natural selection examples - salmon and finches, peppered moth simulation, portfolio work time, whiteboarding. Portfolio #1 should be done.
Thursday: Period 7/8 - test, evolution reading guide, building portfolio framework. Email portfolio link! Reading guide 15-1 and 15-2 questions.
Wednesday: Period 1/2 - test, evolution reading guide, intro to evolution, DNA & gene videos, evolution video, why evolution notes first page, Earth's timeline video, building portfolio framework. Email portfolio link! Work on question #1.
Tuesday: Period 7/8 - quiz review, whiteboarding review, biomolecules diagram review, biological molecules chart, review stations, intro bio review (answer key) (mitosis/meiosis key), word work, intro study guide, course selections, intro biology unit test Next Day!
Monday: Period 1/2 - quiz review, meiosis cut out activity, biological molecules chart, biomolecules diagram review, review stations, intro bio review (answer key) (mitosis/meiosis key), word work, intro study guide, intro biology unit test Next Day!
Friday: Period 1/2 - history through the eyes of a chicken video, evolution review, evolution notes, natural selection video, natural selection examples - salmon and finches, peppered moth simulation, portfolio work time, whiteboarding. Portfolio #1 should be done.
Thursday: Period 7/8 - test, evolution reading guide, building portfolio framework. Email portfolio link! Reading guide 15-1 and 15-2 questions.
Wednesday: Period 1/2 - test, evolution reading guide, intro to evolution, DNA & gene videos, evolution video, why evolution notes first page, Earth's timeline video, building portfolio framework. Email portfolio link! Work on question #1.
Tuesday: Period 7/8 - quiz review, whiteboarding review, biomolecules diagram review, biological molecules chart, review stations, intro bio review (answer key) (mitosis/meiosis key), word work, intro study guide, course selections, intro biology unit test Next Day!
Monday: Period 1/2 - quiz review, meiosis cut out activity, biological molecules chart, biomolecules diagram review, review stations, intro bio review (answer key) (mitosis/meiosis key), word work, intro study guide, intro biology unit test Next Day!
Feb 4 - Feb 8
Friday: Period 7/8 - whiteboarding review, cell processes & scientific method quiz, reading p. 44-48, video & handout, life and its major molecules notes, Egg lab due next day! Intro biology unit test on Thursday!
Thursday: Period 1/2 - whiteboarding review, cell processes & scientific method quiz, reading p. 44-48, video & handout, life and its major molecules notes, Egg lab due next day! Intro biology unit test on Wednesday!
Wednesday: Period 7/8 - scientific variables video, scientific method practice example, toothpaste, scientific method review questions, egg lab part 2, mitosis vs meiosis notes, mitosis vs meiosis video, whiteboarding, mitosis vs meiosis worksheet (check the answer key!). Quiz next day: scientific method & cell processes.
Tuesday: Period 1/2 - scientific variables video, scientific method practice example, toothpaste, scientific method review questions, egg lab part 2, mitosis vs meiosis notes, mitosis vs meiosis video, mitosis vs meiosis worksheet. Quiz next day: scientific method & cell processes.
Monday: Period 7/8 - cell quiz, osmosis video & handout, osmosis notes, whiteboarding, egg lab day 1, scientific method fertilizer/plant activity, finish spongebob scientific method handout (check the answer key!)
Friday: Period 7/8 - whiteboarding review, cell processes & scientific method quiz, reading p. 44-48, video & handout, life and its major molecules notes, Egg lab due next day! Intro biology unit test on Thursday!
Thursday: Period 1/2 - whiteboarding review, cell processes & scientific method quiz, reading p. 44-48, video & handout, life and its major molecules notes, Egg lab due next day! Intro biology unit test on Wednesday!
Wednesday: Period 7/8 - scientific variables video, scientific method practice example, toothpaste, scientific method review questions, egg lab part 2, mitosis vs meiosis notes, mitosis vs meiosis video, whiteboarding, mitosis vs meiosis worksheet (check the answer key!). Quiz next day: scientific method & cell processes.
Tuesday: Period 1/2 - scientific variables video, scientific method practice example, toothpaste, scientific method review questions, egg lab part 2, mitosis vs meiosis notes, mitosis vs meiosis video, mitosis vs meiosis worksheet. Quiz next day: scientific method & cell processes.
Monday: Period 7/8 - cell quiz, osmosis video & handout, osmosis notes, whiteboarding, egg lab day 1, scientific method fertilizer/plant activity, finish spongebob scientific method handout (check the answer key!)
Jan 28 - Feb 1
Friday: Period 1/2 - cell quiz, osmosis video & handout, osmosis notes, whiteboarding, egg lab day 1, scientific method fertilizer/plant activity, finish spongebob scientific method handout (check the answer key!)
Thursday: Period 7/8 - cell notes, cell parts chart with cell video, cells video #2, whiteboard activities, protein synthesis notes, cell city analogy, whiteboarding. Cell quiz next day! Cell diagram and cell parts chart should both be done!
Wednesday: Period 1/2 - cell notes, cell parts chart with cell video, cells video #2, whiteboard activities, protein synthesis notes, cell city analogy, whiteboarding. Cell quiz next day! Cell diagram and cell parts chart should both be done!
Tuesday: Period 7/8 - course outline, introductions, distracted driving, intro to cells, whiteboarding, cells alive - cell diagram, Finish labeling your cell!
Monday: Period 1/2 - course outline, introductions, distracted driving, intro to cells, whiteboarding, Cell video, cells alive - cell diagram, Finish labeling your cell OR your cell parts chart!
Friday: Period 1/2 - cell quiz, osmosis video & handout, osmosis notes, whiteboarding, egg lab day 1, scientific method fertilizer/plant activity, finish spongebob scientific method handout (check the answer key!)
Thursday: Period 7/8 - cell notes, cell parts chart with cell video, cells video #2, whiteboard activities, protein synthesis notes, cell city analogy, whiteboarding. Cell quiz next day! Cell diagram and cell parts chart should both be done!
Wednesday: Period 1/2 - cell notes, cell parts chart with cell video, cells video #2, whiteboard activities, protein synthesis notes, cell city analogy, whiteboarding. Cell quiz next day! Cell diagram and cell parts chart should both be done!
Tuesday: Period 7/8 - course outline, introductions, distracted driving, intro to cells, whiteboarding, cells alive - cell diagram, Finish labeling your cell!
Monday: Period 1/2 - course outline, introductions, distracted driving, intro to cells, whiteboarding, Cell video, cells alive - cell diagram, Finish labeling your cell OR your cell parts chart!
Jan 21 - Jan 25
Tuesday: Final exam
Tuesday: Final exam
Jan 14 - Jan 18
Friday: study guides, whiteboarding, Jeopardy, Kahoot, Portfolio should be finished. *** Final exam Jan 22nd - Work on your study guide! ****
Wednesday: mollusca quiz review, whiteboarding, animalia chart, arthropoda video, arthropoda quiz, lower invertebrate test review, study guide & portfolio work time. Portfolio should be finished. *** Final exam Jan 22nd - Work on your study guide! ****
Monday: clam review, mollusca quiz, review annelida quiz, arthropoda notes, scolopendra video, crayfish dissection, finish crayfish annotations and questions. Arthropoda quiz next day. *** Final exam Jan 22nd - Work on your study guide! ****
Friday: study guides, whiteboarding, Jeopardy, Kahoot, Portfolio should be finished. *** Final exam Jan 22nd - Work on your study guide! ****
Wednesday: mollusca quiz review, whiteboarding, animalia chart, arthropoda video, arthropoda quiz, lower invertebrate test review, study guide & portfolio work time. Portfolio should be finished. *** Final exam Jan 22nd - Work on your study guide! ****
Monday: clam review, mollusca quiz, review annelida quiz, arthropoda notes, scolopendra video, crayfish dissection, finish crayfish annotations and questions. Arthropoda quiz next day. *** Final exam Jan 22nd - Work on your study guide! ****
Jan 7 - Jan 11
Thursday: squid dissection, finished clams, animalia chart, shape of life aquatic & terrestrial videos. mollusca quiz next day. finish squid annotations and questions. *** Final exam Jan 22nd - Study! ****
Tuesday: whiteboarding review, animalia chart, annelida video, annelida quiz, shape of life mollusca video, mollusca notes, octopus videos, clam resection. Clam questions due next day. *** Final exam Jan 22nd - Study! ****
Thursday: squid dissection, finished clams, animalia chart, shape of life aquatic & terrestrial videos. mollusca quiz next day. finish squid annotations and questions. *** Final exam Jan 22nd - Study! ****
Tuesday: whiteboarding review, animalia chart, annelida video, annelida quiz, shape of life mollusca video, mollusca notes, octopus videos, clam resection. Clam questions due next day. *** Final exam Jan 22nd - Study! ****
Dec 17 - Dec 21
Friday: lower invertebrate test, earthworm dissection, hydra & daphnia. Finish annelida reading questions and lab questions. Animalia chart. *** Annelida quiz on Tuesday after the holiday!! ***
Wednesday: lab review, animalia chart, practice quizzes, review jeopardy, whiteboarding, sand striker video, shape of life: annelida, annelida notes, virtual earthworm dissection. Lower invertebrate test next day!! Portfolio due next day!
Monday: planaria lab, finished nematoda notes, nematoda lab, ascaris dissection. Finish nematoda lab questions. Finish your portfolio #3. Lower invertebrate test Friday!!
Friday: lower invertebrate test, earthworm dissection, hydra & daphnia. Finish annelida reading questions and lab questions. Animalia chart. *** Annelida quiz on Tuesday after the holiday!! ***
Wednesday: lab review, animalia chart, practice quizzes, review jeopardy, whiteboarding, sand striker video, shape of life: annelida, annelida notes, virtual earthworm dissection. Lower invertebrate test next day!! Portfolio due next day!
Monday: planaria lab, finished nematoda notes, nematoda lab, ascaris dissection. Finish nematoda lab questions. Finish your portfolio #3. Lower invertebrate test Friday!!
Dec 10 - Dec 14
Thursday: shape of life: platyhelminthes, tapeworm and liver fluke life cycles, platy lab, whiteboarding review, platy video, animalia chart, review questions in booklet, nematoda video, nematoda notes, finish platy lab questions. Work on portfolio #1-3. Lower invertebrate test next Friday!!
Tuesday: how a jellyfish stings video, shape of life: cnidaria, whiteboarding, animalia chart, cnidaria video, cnidaria quiz, monsters inside me, platyhelminthes notes, tape worm video, test review. Finish the textbook reading questions in your platyhelminthes booklet.
Thursday: shape of life: platyhelminthes, tapeworm and liver fluke life cycles, platy lab, whiteboarding review, platy video, animalia chart, review questions in booklet, nematoda video, nematoda notes, finish platy lab questions. Work on portfolio #1-3. Lower invertebrate test next Friday!!
Tuesday: how a jellyfish stings video, shape of life: cnidaria, whiteboarding, animalia chart, cnidaria video, cnidaria quiz, monsters inside me, platyhelminthes notes, tape worm video, test review. Finish the textbook reading questions in your platyhelminthes booklet.
Dec 3 - Dec 7
Friday: porifera video, animalia chart, porifera quiz, cnidaria notes, jellyfish invasion, cnidaria lab, cnidaria quiz next day, finish review questions, textbook reading questions recommended.
Wednesday: quiz review, plant test, shape of life: sponges, porifera notes, water flow in porifera, sporifera lab, finish sponge colouring/questions. Porifera quiz next day!
Monday: lab review, plant review jeopardy, whiteboarding review, work time. Mantis shrimp, introduction to animals notes, textbook notes assignment. Plant test next day! Finish your study guide! Portfolio due next day!
Friday: porifera video, animalia chart, porifera quiz, cnidaria notes, jellyfish invasion, cnidaria lab, cnidaria quiz next day, finish review questions, textbook reading questions recommended.
Wednesday: quiz review, plant test, shape of life: sponges, porifera notes, water flow in porifera, sporifera lab, finish sponge colouring/questions. Porifera quiz next day!
Monday: lab review, plant review jeopardy, whiteboarding review, work time. Mantis shrimp, introduction to animals notes, textbook notes assignment. Plant test next day! Finish your study guide! Portfolio due next day!
Nov 26 - Nov 30
Thursday: lab question review, angiosperm notes, video, angiosperm lab. Finish lab questions and take home quiz. Portfolio 2d & 4 can be done now too. Plant test next Wednesday! Work on your study guide! Completed portfolio due next Wednesday!
Tuesday: gymnosperm notes, video, whiteboarding, conifer identification lab, finish lab questions, Portfolio 2c. Plant test next Wednesday!
Thursday: lab question review, angiosperm notes, video, angiosperm lab. Finish lab questions and take home quiz. Portfolio 2d & 4 can be done now too. Plant test next Wednesday! Work on your study guide! Completed portfolio due next Wednesday!
Tuesday: gymnosperm notes, video, whiteboarding, conifer identification lab, finish lab questions, Portfolio 2c. Plant test next Wednesday!
Nov 19 - Nov 23
Friday: computer activities - moss life cycle, alternation of generations, plant life cycle, moss tutorial, fern tutorial, whiteboarding, finished microscope lab, bryophyte & pteridophyte quiz, gymnosperm study jam, gymnosperm webquest, portfolio work time. Portfolio 2a, 2b and 3 should be done!
Wednesday: bryophyta notes, video 1 & 2, whiteboarding, pteridophyta notes, video 1 & 2, bryophyta and pteridophyta microscope lab. Bryophyta and pteridophyta quiz next day. Portfolio 2a, 2b and 3 are all possible now.
Monday: microbiology test, intro to plants video, vile vegetation anticipation guide, algae and bryophyta notes to alternation of generations, alternation of generations video, alternation of generations assignment, portfolio #1.
Friday: computer activities - moss life cycle, alternation of generations, plant life cycle, moss tutorial, fern tutorial, whiteboarding, finished microscope lab, bryophyte & pteridophyte quiz, gymnosperm study jam, gymnosperm webquest, portfolio work time. Portfolio 2a, 2b and 3 should be done!
Wednesday: bryophyta notes, video 1 & 2, whiteboarding, pteridophyta notes, video 1 & 2, bryophyta and pteridophyta microscope lab. Bryophyta and pteridophyta quiz next day. Portfolio 2a, 2b and 3 are all possible now.
Monday: microbiology test, intro to plants video, vile vegetation anticipation guide, algae and bryophyta notes to alternation of generations, alternation of generations video, alternation of generations assignment, portfolio #1.
Nov 12 - Nov 16
Thursday: antibiotic resistance videos & images, antibiotic resistance simulation, bacteria review jeopardy, whiteboarding review, Portfolio due next day (should be already done!), microbiology test next day, finish microbiology study guide #2.
Tuesday: No school
Thursday: antibiotic resistance videos & images, antibiotic resistance simulation, bacteria review jeopardy, whiteboarding review, Portfolio due next day (should be already done!), microbiology test next day, finish microbiology study guide #2.
Tuesday: No school
Nov 5 - Nov 9
Friday: whiteboarding review, bacteria quiz, bacteria pros & cons notes, finished cleaner lab, antibiotic resistance notes & videos, Portfolio #5, microbiology review package, microbiology test next Monday!
Wednesday: herd immunity simulation, gene transfer in bacteria video, binary fission and conjugation notes/drawing, whiteboarding, bacteria cleaner lab, bacteria nutrition notes.
Monday: bacteria collection lab, gram staining notes, bacteria safety, gram staining lab, bacteria details notes up to types of gene transfer. Portfolio #4
Friday: whiteboarding review, bacteria quiz, bacteria pros & cons notes, finished cleaner lab, antibiotic resistance notes & videos, Portfolio #5, microbiology review package, microbiology test next Monday!
Wednesday: herd immunity simulation, gene transfer in bacteria video, binary fission and conjugation notes/drawing, whiteboarding, bacteria cleaner lab, bacteria nutrition notes.
Monday: bacteria collection lab, gram staining notes, bacteria safety, gram staining lab, bacteria details notes up to types of gene transfer. Portfolio #4
Oct 29 - Nov 2
Thursday: virus collaborative project presentations, bacteria forms with microscopes, bacteria safety, bacteria collection lab. Portfolio #1-#3 should have been done last week.
Tuesday: virus quiz, epidemic video, Bacteria Oh Yuck article and questions, intro to bacteria, bacteria basics notes, whiteboarding, fun with bacteria and playdough. Virus presentations next day! Portfolio #1-#3 should have been done last week.
Thursday: virus collaborative project presentations, bacteria forms with microscopes, bacteria safety, bacteria collection lab. Portfolio #1-#3 should have been done last week.
Tuesday: virus quiz, epidemic video, Bacteria Oh Yuck article and questions, intro to bacteria, bacteria basics notes, whiteboarding, fun with bacteria and playdough. Virus presentations next day! Portfolio #1-#3 should have been done last week.
Oct 22 - Oct 26
Friday: virus collaborative library project, 5 minute epidemic, retrovirus jigsaw activity. Virus quiz next day!
Wednesday: virus collaborative library project, test review. Work on your virus project. Presentations next week.
Monday: Contagion, vaccines. Portfolio #2 & #3 should be done.
Friday: virus collaborative library project, 5 minute epidemic, retrovirus jigsaw activity. Virus quiz next day!
Wednesday: virus collaborative library project, test review. Work on your virus project. Presentations next week.
Monday: Contagion, vaccines. Portfolio #2 & #3 should be done.
Oct 15 - Oct 19
Friday: Pro-D day
Wednesday: finished building a virus, ebola & zika videos, Bozeman viruses video, lytic and lysogenic cycle reading guide, virus reproduction notes, whiteboarding, virus infection video, finished virus notes, vaccine video, portfolio #2 & #3
Monday: evolution and taxonomy test, virus intro video, virus anticipation guide and article, virus notes to structure, building a virus model. Portfolio #1.
Friday: Pro-D day
Wednesday: finished building a virus, ebola & zika videos, Bozeman viruses video, lytic and lysogenic cycle reading guide, virus reproduction notes, whiteboarding, virus infection video, finished virus notes, vaccine video, portfolio #2 & #3
Monday: evolution and taxonomy test, virus intro video, virus anticipation guide and article, virus notes to structure, building a virus model. Portfolio #1.
Oct 8 - Oct 12
Thursday: creepy crawly dichotomous key, whiteboard rotations, portfolio/study time. Evolution and Taxonomy test Monday!
Tuesday: Taxonomy video and notes, whiteboarding, interpreting taxonomy graphics, using a dichotomous key, creating a dichotomous key, Taxonomy review questions. Evolution and taxonomy test next Monday!
Thursday: creepy crawly dichotomous key, whiteboard rotations, portfolio/study time. Evolution and Taxonomy test Monday!
Tuesday: Taxonomy video and notes, whiteboarding, interpreting taxonomy graphics, using a dichotomous key, creating a dichotomous key, Taxonomy review questions. Evolution and taxonomy test next Monday!
Oct 1 - Oct 5
Friday: No school
Wednesday: evolution of populations worksheet, evidence of evolution notes, evidence of evolution video, evidence of evolution textbook note taking, does the theory of evolution really matter video, around the room questions, group jeopardy. Portfolio #5 should be done by now. Evolution reminders worksheet. Evolution test next Thursday!
Monday: review video, evolution quick quiz, natural selection simulation, making of the fittest, speciation video, How Evolution - Macro notes, portfolio work time. Portfolio #1-4 should be done by now.
Friday: No school
Wednesday: evolution of populations worksheet, evidence of evolution notes, evidence of evolution video, evidence of evolution textbook note taking, does the theory of evolution really matter video, around the room questions, group jeopardy. Portfolio #5 should be done by now. Evolution reminders worksheet. Evolution test next Thursday!
Monday: review video, evolution quick quiz, natural selection simulation, making of the fittest, speciation video, How Evolution - Macro notes, portfolio work time. Portfolio #1-4 should be done by now.
Sept 24 - Sept 28
Thursday: test review, selection graphs notes, video, whiteboarding, Portfolio # 3, evolution quiz next day!
Tuesday: Artificial selection videos, geologic time with Bill Nye, Lamarck vs Darwin venn diagram, natural selection stated clearly video, How Evolution - Micro notes, 5 fingers of evolution video, whiteboard review. Email portfolio link, Portfolio # 1 & 2
Thursday: test review, selection graphs notes, video, whiteboarding, Portfolio # 3, evolution quiz next day!
Tuesday: Artificial selection videos, geologic time with Bill Nye, Lamarck vs Darwin venn diagram, natural selection stated clearly video, How Evolution - Micro notes, 5 fingers of evolution video, whiteboard review. Email portfolio link, Portfolio # 1 & 2
Sept 17 - Sept 21
Friday: intro bio unit test, intro to evolution, evolution video, why evolution notes, peppered moth simulation. Have your peppered moth data collected by next day! Email portfolio link
Wednesday: quiz review, biological molecules chart, review stations, intro bio review (answer key), word work, intro study guide, intro biology unit test Friday!
Monday: whiteboarding review, cell processes quiz, Egg lab part 3, life and its major molecules notes, biological molecules chart, Egg lab due next day! Intro biology unit test on Friday!
Friday: intro bio unit test, intro to evolution, evolution video, why evolution notes, peppered moth simulation. Have your peppered moth data collected by next day! Email portfolio link
Wednesday: quiz review, biological molecules chart, review stations, intro bio review (answer key), word work, intro study guide, intro biology unit test Friday!
Monday: whiteboarding review, cell processes quiz, Egg lab part 3, life and its major molecules notes, biological molecules chart, Egg lab due next day! Intro biology unit test on Friday!
Sept 10 - Sept 14
Thursday: quiz review, sci method activity, scientific method H.O, osmosis video, whiteboarding, Egg lab part 2, mitosis vs meiosis notes, mitosis vs meiosis video, mitosis vs meiosis worksheet.
Tuesday: cell quiz, scientific variables video, spongebob scientific method worksheet, egg lab day 1, osmosis notes, whiteboarding
Thursday: quiz review, sci method activity, scientific method H.O, osmosis video, whiteboarding, Egg lab part 2, mitosis vs meiosis notes, mitosis vs meiosis video, mitosis vs meiosis worksheet.
Tuesday: cell quiz, scientific variables video, spongebob scientific method worksheet, egg lab day 1, osmosis notes, whiteboarding