October 7 (B Day)

I was out on this day and students completed Section 7 in the HSA Green book. This counted as a quiz grade.

October 5 (B Day) and October 6 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will learn to observe various structures of organisms in order to determine the organism's position in a forest ecosystem.

WARM-UP: Describe 2 structures in any animals and the function of that structure.

VOCABULARY: none

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and discussion
2) Continuation of forest ecosystem lab
3) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Finish drawing and be ready to present next class.
Bring lab fee $5.00

HOMEWORK DUE:
none

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
none

October 1 (B Day) and October 2 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will learn to observe various structures of organisms in order to determine the organism's position in a forest ecosystem.

WARM-UP: What would happen in a marine ecosystem if the top predator goes extinct?

VOCABULARY:
1) ionic bonding
2) ions
3) lipid
4) minerals
5) molecule

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-up and vocabulary
2) Pre-lab discussion
3) Presentations
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK
none

HOMEWORK DUE:
none

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Students received grade printouts today.

September 24 (A Day), September 29 (B Day) and September 30 (A Day)

9/24/09 I was out of the building this day attending a workshop. Students completed the Ecology I and II worksheets and it counted as a quiz grade.

9/29/09 and 9/30/09 Students took the Unit 1 test.

September 22 (A Day) and September 23 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will analyze the interrelationships and interdependencies among organisms in order to determine how they contribute to the stability of an ecosystem.

WARM-UP: What abiotic and biotic factors affect a clown fish in the ocean?

VOCABULARY:
density
dietary fiber
digestion
DNA
inorganic

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Activity
3) Think, Pair and Share
4) Manipulatives
5) Presentation Pro
6) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Write a paragraph describing how changes in abiotic factors can affect biotic factors. Prepare BEE Book for check next class (A Day students).

HOMEWORK DUE:
BEE Book (B Day students), none for A Day students.

September 18 (A Day) and September 21 (B Day)

September 18th A Day had a substitute.

OBJECTIVE: Students will complete an activity in order to identify trends in graphs and analyze them.

"Using Graphing Skills" Activity

HOMEWORK DUE: Beginning of Food Web

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: I will be checking BEE Books this week, make sure they are in order.

September 16 (A Day) and September 17 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will analyze the relationships between biotic diversity and abiotic factors in environments and the resulting influence on ecosystems.

WARM-UP: How would you describe yourself in terms of your family, school and community?

VOCABULARY:
1) atoms
2) carbohydrates
3) cellullose
4) compounds
5) covalent bonding

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Activity
3) Think, Pair, Share
4) Presentation Pro
5) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
finish drawing or getting pictures of 5 organisms for the food web that you started in class.

HOMEWORK DUE:
Honors only- Simpsons worksheet, Unit 1 Review for all classes.

September 14 (A day) and September 15 (B day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will review for the Unit 1 test in order to identify areas to focus on.

WARM-UP: Convert the number 3,578,000 using scientific notation.

VOCABULARY:
1) reproduction
2) synthesis
3) taxonomy
4) tissue
5) amino acids

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-up and vocabulary
2) Review homework
3) Unit 1 Review activities
4) Closure

Tonight's Homework:
Study for test, do Unit 1 review

Homework due: none

September 10 (A day) and September 11 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will complete exercises on scientific notation in order to practice and properly use scientific notation.

WARM-UP: Why is it important for all scientists to use the metric system?

VOCABULARY:
1) metabolism
2) organ
3) organelle
4) organ system
5) prokaryotes

CLASSWORK:
1) Review Sponge Bob
2) Activity (Note, period 2B and 3B already did Activity, they will review it and work on the Unit 1 Review today)
3) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Finish Activity

HOMEWORK DUE:
Sponge Bob 2 Worksheet

September 8 (A Day) and September 9 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will complete exercises on scientific notation in order to practice and properly use scientific notation.

WARM-UP: Write instructions for tying your shoe then give them to a partner to see if they can follow them.

VOCABULARY:
1) classification
2) eukaryotes
3) growth
4) homeostasis
5) kingdom

CLASSWORK:
1) Review Sponge Bob
2) Review scientific notation and models
3) Method Madness (Student Resource Book)

HOMEWORK DUE:
Sponge Bob Worksheet

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Sponge Bob part 2

September 3 (A Day) and September 4 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will pose scientific questions and suggest investigative approaches in order to solve problems in a scientific manner.

WARM-UP: Develop a hypothesis to explain why Michael Jordan is a good basketball player.

VOCABULARY:
1) model
2) peer review
3) theory
4) cell
5) cell respiration

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocab
2) Review last Sponge Bob lab
3) Activity- p. 32 in lab manual- Comparin Forearm and Foot Length
4) Closure

HOMEWORK DUE:
Bee Book and folders
Graphs for sponge animal lab

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Sponge Bob Lab

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September 1 (A Day) and September 2 (B Day)

Objective: Students will use the scientific method in order to make predictions and analyze data from an experiment.

Warm-Up: Describe 3 unsafe lab procedures.

Vocabulary:
observation
opinion
research plan
conclusion
data

Classwork:
1) Discussion of scientific method
2) "Sponge Animal" lab
3) Review lab

Closure:
Identify characteristics of animals that help them to escape predators.

Tonight's Homework:
Think of a dilemma you’ve recently encountered and develop a solution based on the steps of the scientific method.

Homework due:
Rafael (Lab Safety) BCR for Honor's class
Safety Contract signed

Handouts:
None

Announcements:
None

August 28 (A Day) and August 31 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will discuss effective lab practices in order to perform labs safely.

WARM-UP: Why is it important for the human body to regulate the level of blood glucose? What is this process called?

VOCABULARY:
evidence
experiment
hypothesis
independent variable
inference

CLASSWORK:
1. Hand out and do overview of Biology HSA Lab book
2. Review Safety Contract on p. 7
3. Discussion of Lab Safety
4. Point out safety equipment in laboratory p.10 (HSA Lab Manual)
Complete Pre-Lab Discussion as a group then work with a partner to complete the lab Recognizing Laboratory Safety (Biology HSA Lab Manual)
5. Complete lab on page 16 "Identifying Lab Equipment"

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Students must get safety contract signed , Honor's classes completing Rafael (Lab Safety) BCR

HOMEWORK DUE:
Student Information, BEE Book

HANDOUTS:
Lab Contract

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NONE

August 26 (A Day) and August 27 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will describe the characteristics of life in order to classify an unknown item as living or nonliving.

WARM-UP: What is science? What is biology?

VOCABULARY:
assumption
bias
control group
controlled experiment
dependent variable

CLASSWORK:
1. Think, Pair, and Share: What characteristics do all living things share?
2. Classroom discussion about warm-up
3. Presentation Pro Chapter 1A – “It’s Alive” (2 minutes)
4. Students are to complete “To Live or Not To Live” (Student Resource Book)
5. Review “To Live or Not To Live” (Student Resource Book)

CLOSURE
Review Activity

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK
Get school supplies

HOMEWORK DUE
None

HANDOUTS
Student Information, BEE Book, To Live or Not to Live

ANNOUNCEMENTS
NONE

May 12 (A Day) and May 13 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will examine variation among organisms in order to recognize its importance in evolution.

WARM-UP: List at least 3 differences between organisms that help them to survive in different habitats, be specific.

VOCABULARY:
1) pollution
2) population
3) predation
4) producer
5) resource

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabular
2) Review variation and adaptations
3) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 15-1 and 15-3, BEE Books and Flashcards due next class

HOMEWORK DUE:
Lab and 18-3

May 8 (A Day) and May 11 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will perform a lab in order to describe how organisms are classified.

WARM-UP: What is the scientific name for human beings? Why do we need to give organisms different names?

VOCABULARY:
1) niche
2) nitrogen fixation
3) nutrient
4) omnivore
5) parasitism

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-up and vocabulary
2) Movie
3) Lab
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 18-3

HOMEWORK DUE:
18-2 Outline

ANNOUCEMENTS:
Flashcard and BEE Book check next week

May 6 (A Day) and May 7 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will complete an activity in order to analyze how mutations affect protein synthesis.

WARM-UP: What is a mutation and how do you get one?

VOCABULARY:
1) genetic diversity
2) greenhouse effect
3) habitat
4) herbivore
5) heterotroph
6) mutualism

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Review mutations
3) Activity
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 18-2 in your textbook

HOMEWORK DUE:
Drawing of protein synthesis

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
HSA on May 18

May 5 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will describe the 3 types of RNA in order to analyze how proteins are made.

VOCABULARY:

1) ecology

2) ecosystem

3) evaporation

4) food chain

5) food web

WARM-UP:Describe the steps of protein synthesis in your own words.

CLASSWORK:

1) Warm-up and Vocabulary

2) Video

3) Foldable

4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:Draw out the process of protein synthesis.

HOMEWORK DUE:Lab

ANNOUNCEMENTS:NONE

May 1 (B Day) and May 4 (A Day)

Ms. Lynch was out for both of these days. Students should have completed Chapter 18 worksheets in their blue workbooks.