Daily Summary 01-31

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BIOLOGY
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In Class:

- Warm-up/HW Check

- Review DNA replication process

- Go over first page of guided reading packet from Friday

- Introduce DNA Replication attention game


Homework:

NOTE: If you did NOT finish the guided reading study packet from Friday, finish it tonight--I will give you full credit for this assignment in the next HW packet (HW packet #2) IF it is included AND complete.



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ELD SCIENCE
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In Class:

- Silent Reading

- Check plant drawing

- Review plant parts

- Real plant observations in garden


Homework:

Finish check for understanding questions on p.37


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Daily Summary 01-27

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BIOLOGY
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In Class:

- Warm-up and HW check

- video clip on DNA coiling and replication

- DNA Bead activity, day 2


Homework:

NONE


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ELD SCIENCE
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In Class:

- watch "Powers of Ten" video

- look at onion root tips under microscopes


Homework:

NONE


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Daily Summary 01-26

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BIOLOGY
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In Class:

- Warm-up

- DNA Bead Activity


Homework:

- Read Section 12-2 (pp. 295 - 299)

- Answer "Interpreting Graphics" question in fig. 12-10 on p. 297

- Answer Section Assessment question #1 on p. 299



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ELD SCIENCE
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In Class:

- Silent Reading

- Go over "Check for Understanding Questions" on Cell Division (Mitosis)


Homework:

None



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Daily Summary 01-25

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BIOLOGY
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In Class:

- Warm-up/Check HW

- Video on DNA Structure

- Finish Notes on DNA

- Supercoiling activity


Homework:

IF YOU DID NOT DO MONDAY'S HOMEWORK, DO IT TONIGHT:

- Answer "Interpreting Graphics" questions on p.291 and 292

- Answer section assessment questions #2, 3, and 4 at the end of section 12-1



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ELD SCIENCE
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In Class:

- Silent Reading

- Review Cell Division

- "Check for Understanding Questions" on Cell Division (Mitosis)


Homework:

- Finish "Check for Understanding Questions" on Cell Division


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Daily Summary 01-24

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BIOLOGY
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In Class:

- DNA, RNA, Protein Synthesis Pre-Assessment

- Word Search and Notes on DNA


Homework:

- Answer "Interpreting Graphics" questions on p.291 and 292

- Answer section assessment questions #2, 3, and 4 at the end of section 12-1


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ELD SCIENCE
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In Class:

- Silent Reading

- Video on Cell Division

- Reading on Cell Division (Mitosis)


Homework:

NONE


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Daily Summary 01-19

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BIOLOGY
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In Class:

- warm-up / check HW

- Mitosis review: "What Phase?" slide show Q & A

- Finish Mitosis Microscope Activity


Homework:

- Answer section assessment questions 1-6 from section 10-2 on p. 249



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ELD SCIENCE
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In Class:

- Silent reading (15 minutes)

- Review and discuss "Check for Understanding" questions on Multi-Cellular Organisms

- Compare multi-cellular organisms with single-celled organisms and review levels of organization


Homework:

- Answer science skills questions 1-3 on p.32


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Daily Summary 01-18

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BIOLOGY
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In Class:

- Warm-up

- Review/finish notes from Friday on Cell Growth and Division

- Mitosis microscope activity


Homework:

Read section 10-2 (pp. 244-249) and recreate the diagram on pp. 246-247. Include all of the details of mitosis and use at least four different colors in your drawing



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ELD SCIENCE
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In Class:

- Silent reading (15 minutes)

- Reading, discussion, and "Check for Understanding" questions on Multi-Cellular Organisms


Homework:

Finish "Check for Understanding" and read p. 32


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Daily Summary 01-14

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BIOLOGY
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In Class:

- Warm-up/check HW

- "How big is too big" cell size limit demonstration

- Notes on Cell Growth and Division

- Short video on Cell Growth and Division


Homework:

NONE



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ELD SCIENCE
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In Class:

- Silent reading (15 minutes)

- Finish and share single-celled organism comic/short story


Homework:

NONE


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Daily Summary 01-13

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BIOLOGY
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In Class:

- Work on guided reading packet for cell growth and division


Homework:

- Finish guided reading packet for cell growth and division



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ELD SCIENCE
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In Class:

- Silent reading (15 minutes)

- Work on single-celled organism comic/short story


Homework:

- Finish single-celled organism comic/short story


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Daily Summary 01-12

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BIOLOGY
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In Class:

- Warm-Up/check HW

- Cellular respiration GROUP concept map

- Hand out note guide on cell growth and division with word search (we will use notes guide on Friday)


Homework:

NONE



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ELD SCIENCE
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In Class:

- Silent reading (15 minutes)

- Finish descriptions of euglena and bacteria

- Finish your paragraph of three or four sentences comparing and contrasting euglena and bacteria


Homework:

- Finish paragraph of three or four sentences comparing and contrasting euglena and bacteria


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Daily Summary 01-11

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BIOLOGY
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In Class:

- Warm-Up/check HW

- Go over HW (crossword puzzle on cell respiration and photosynthesis)

- Short quiz on cellular respiration

- cellular respiration concept map


Homework:

- finish cellular respiration concept map


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ELD SCIENCE
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In Class:

- Silent reading (15 minutes)

- Finish observations of Euglena and bacteria, sketch in your notebook, and describe

- Write a paragraph of three or four sentences comparing and contrasting euglena and bacteria


Homework:

- Finish paragraph of three or four sentences comparing and contrasting euglena and bacteria


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Daily Summary 01-10

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BIOLOGY
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In Class:

- Warm-Up (video and questions on mitochondria)

- Turn in "Effects of Exercise on Cellular Respiration Rates" Lab

- Human Slider Puzzle: The overall equations for cellular respiration and photosynthesis

- Crossword puzzle review of cellular respiration and photosynthesis


Homework:

- Finish crossword puzzle review of cellular respiration and photosynthesis



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ELD SCIENCE
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In Class:

- Silent reading (15 minutes)

- Make observations of Euglena and bacteria, sketch in your notebook, and describe

- write a paragraph of three or four sentences comparing and contrasting euglena and bacteria


Homework:

NONE


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Daily Summary 1-7

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BIOLOGY
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In Class:

- Warm-Up/HW check

- Go over HW

- Lab: Effects of Exercise on Cellular Respiration Rates


Homework:

- Finish Lab Analysis Questions--Lab is DUE MONDAY


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ELD SCIENCE
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In Class:

- Silent reading (15 minutes)

- Discuss video on bacteria as art and go over four questions


Homework:

NONE


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Daily Summary 01-06

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BIOLOGY
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In Class:

- Warm-Up/HW check

- Video clip on glycolysis and cellular respiration

- Finish Notes on Cellular Respiration

- Review Questions


Homework:

Read pp. 226-229 on the Krebs Cycle and electron transport in the mitochondrion AND finish questions on handout given in class



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ELD SCIENCE
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In Class:

- silent reading

- video on bacteria and four questions


Homework:

- finish four questions on bacteria video


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Daily Summary 01-05

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BIOLOGY
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In Class:

- warm-up/HW check

- "What is cellular respiration?" video clip

- Production of ATP in the mitochondria video clip

- Presentation/notes on cellular respiration


Homework:

- Review section 9-1 (pp. 220-225) on Cellular Respiration, THEN answer section assessment questions #1, 2 and 3 on p. 225



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ELD SCIENCE
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In Class:

- Silent reading (10 minutes)

- Stamp HW and go over

- Continue discussion of single-celled organisms

- Video on bacteria as art


Homework:

- Read pp. 26-29 in your textbook AGAIN, then complete part "G" on worksheet



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Daily Summary 01-04

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BIOLOGY
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In Class:

- new seats

- welcome back

- semester 1 closure:
> Show Final Grades
> Student Awards
> Student Feedback

- semester 2 goals and roadmap

- Intro to cellular respiration


Homework:

- Read Section 9-1 (pp. 220-225) on Cellular Respiration, draw figure 9-2 in color, AND describe similarities between the chloroplast and the mitochondrian you just drew



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ELD SCIENCE
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In Class:

- Silent reading (10 minutes)

- Discuss what we did over the break

- Continue Life Science Unit: Introduction to single-celled organisms


Homework:

- read pp. 26-29 in your textbook AND complete part "A" on worksheet


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