November 29 (B Day) and November 30 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE:  Students will compare the characteristics of different types of cells in order to clssify them as prokaryotic or eukaryotic, and determine if an organism is unicellular or multicellular.

WARM-UP:  Tell me 3 facts about the microorganism you read about in class last week (from your notes).

NOCABULARY (pictures or a sentence):
1) cell membrane
2) nucleus
3) prokaryotic cell
4) eukaryotic cell

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Nocabulary Review
2) Introduction to Sea Monkeys activity
3) Discussion of prokaryotic versus eukaryotic cells
4) Microscope Lab
5) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK (Due Mon/Tues of next week):
Do Section Assessment 7-1 on page 173 and Section Assessment7-2 on page 181.

HOMEWORK DUE:
None

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Start checking your pgcps email regularly!

November 9 (B Day) and November 10 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE:  Students will review macromolecule groups in order to identify how each group helps living things survive.

WARM-UP:
What is the relationship between monomers and polymers?

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Review Notes for Quiz
2) Quiz
3) Foldable, click HERE for instructions
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Chapter 2 Assessment on p. 57 due next class
Finish Macromolecule foldable

HOMEWORK DUE:
None

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
none

November 5 (B Day) and November 8 (A Day)

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OBJECTIVE: Students will identify molecular building blocks in order to determine how they form biological macromolecules.

WARM-UP: Complete The Monomers of Macromolecules worksheet- Answer in your BEE Book.

NOCABULARY- define/describe the following words in your BEE Book using only pictures. You should look up the definition, READ it, then draw a picture that comes to mind.  The purpose here is for you to make a visual connection to the word.
1) monomer
2) polymer
3) monosaccharide
4) polysaccharide

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary Discussion
2) Spend some time familiarizing yourself with the different macromolecule groups we have talked about.  Take notes as you read these, you will use them next class to build a foldable. Make sure you can tell me what the building blocks are of the molecule, what foods they are found in, and what their function is:
  a) carbohydrates
  b) proteins
  c) lipids
  d) nucleic acids
3) Computer Lab Activity 1 Form the Tree of Life to Macromolecules- Begin Here (place all answers in your BEE Book). If you have questions as you work, please post them here and I will address them as I can.
4) Closure


TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Do the Chapter 2 Assessment on page 57 of your textbook, due on Thursday/Friday of next week.

For more information on carbohydrates, view this PowerPoint

HOMEWORK DUE:
none

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
none

November 5 (A day)

Today, students watched SuperSize me and took notes on the movie.

Last class, we did the pH lab- it's been a crazy week with the end of the quarter last week, but we're back on track now!