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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:
- Objective: SWBAT describe atoms, molecules, chemical bonding, and inter/intramolecular forces
- Warm up: Biology performance checkup: review grade printout on back of video questions--what are you missing? Do you have those items with you? Look at your notebook--is it up to date? Table of contents up to date? [10]
- Check and stamp: (1) FSS Pre-Test (2) Textbook Scavenger Hunt (3) Properties of Water Mini-Lab
- Activities questions [~10]
- National Geographic Special: Diversity of Life [45]
HOMEWORK: Finish Nature of Matter review guide
TOMORROW: Characteristics of life
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:
- Objective: SWBAT describe atoms, molecules, chemical bonding, and inter/intramolecular forces
- Warm up: Biology performance checkup: review grade printout on back of video questions--what are you missing? Do you have those items with you? Look at your notebook--is it up to date? Table of contents up to date? [8]
- Check in on Seed Germination Experiments [15]
- Check and stamp: (1) Textbook Scavenger Hunt (2) Graphing practice problems (3) Properties of
- Water Mini-Lab Activities questions [~15]
- National Geographic Special: Diversity of Life [30]
HOMEWORK: Finish Nature of Matter review guide
TOMORROW: Characteristics of life
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Daily Summary 09-11
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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:
- Objective: SWBAT describe atoms, molecules, chemical bonding, and inter/intramolecular forces
- Warm up: Describe the structure of an atom of helium {nucleus, protons, neutrons, electrons} [3]
- Review “Properties of Water” as class [8]
- Work on Nature of Matter review guide [45]
- Finish peer correction of It’s Alive! paragraphs [~15]
- Check and stamp: (1) FSS Pre-Test (2) Textbook Scavenger Hunt (3) Properties of Water Mini-Lab
- Activities questions [~15]
HOMEWORK: Finish Nature of Matter review guide
TOMORROW: The Tremendous Diversity of Nature
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:
- Objective: SWBAT describe atoms, molecules, chemical bonding, and inter/intramolecular forces
- Warm up: Describe the structure of an atom of helium {nucleus, protons, neutrons, electrons} [3]
- Review “Properties of Water” as class [8]
- Work on Nature of Matter review guide [45]
- Check in on Seed Germination Experiments [~20]
- Finish peer correction of It’s Alive! stories [~15]
- Check and stamp: (1) Textbook Scavenger Hunt (2) Graphing practice problems (3) Properties of
- Water Mini-Lab Activities questions [~15]
HOMEWORK: Finish Properties of Matter
TOMORROW: The Tremendous Diversity of Nature
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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:
- Objective: SWBAT describe atoms, molecules, chemical bonding, and inter/intramolecular forces
- Warm up: Describe the structure of an atom of helium {nucleus, protons, neutrons, electrons} [3]
- Review “Properties of Water” as class [8]
- Work on Nature of Matter review guide [45]
- Finish peer correction of It’s Alive! paragraphs [~15]
- Check and stamp: (1) FSS Pre-Test (2) Textbook Scavenger Hunt (3) Properties of Water Mini-Lab
- Activities questions [~15]
HOMEWORK: Finish Nature of Matter review guide
TOMORROW: The Tremendous Diversity of Nature
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:
- Objective: SWBAT describe atoms, molecules, chemical bonding, and inter/intramolecular forces
- Warm up: Describe the structure of an atom of helium {nucleus, protons, neutrons, electrons} [3]
- Review “Properties of Water” as class [8]
- Work on Nature of Matter review guide [45]
- Check in on Seed Germination Experiments [~20]
- Finish peer correction of It’s Alive! stories [~15]
- Check and stamp: (1) Textbook Scavenger Hunt (2) Graphing practice problems (3) Properties of
- Water Mini-Lab Activities questions [~15]
HOMEWORK: Finish Properties of Matter
TOMORROW: The Tremendous Diversity of Nature
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Monday, September 10, 2012
Daily Summary 09-10
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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:
- Objective: SWBAT list/describe properties of water that are critical to living things
- Warm up: How are cohesion and adhesion similar? Different? What basic property of H2O molecules gives water the properties you observed Friday? [3]
- Review “Properties of Water” with your team [5]
- Finish Properties of Water Mini-Lab Activities and answer ALL questions on the handout [20]
- Start peer correction of It’s Alive! paragraphs [15]
HOMEWORK: Finish Properties of Water Mini-Lab questions on the handout
TUESDAY: The Nature of Matter
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:
- Objective: SWBAT list/describe properties of water that are critical to living things
- Warm up: How are cohesion and adhesion similar? Different? What basic property of H2O molecules gives water the properties you observed Friday? [3]
- Review “Properties of Water” with your team [5]
- Finish Properties of Water Mini-Lab Activities and answer ALL questions on the handout [20]
- Check in on Seed Germination Experiments [~20]
- Start peer correction of It’s Alive! stories [15]
HOMEWORK: Finish Properties of Water Mini-Lab questions on the handout
TUESDAY: The Nature of Matter
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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:
- Objective: SWBAT list/describe properties of water that are critical to living things
- Warm up: How are cohesion and adhesion similar? Different? What basic property of H2O molecules gives water the properties you observed Friday? [3]
- Review “Properties of Water” with your team [5]
- Finish Properties of Water Mini-Lab Activities and answer ALL questions on the handout [20]
- Start peer correction of It’s Alive! paragraphs [15]
HOMEWORK: Finish Properties of Water Mini-Lab questions on the handout
TUESDAY: The Nature of Matter
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:
- Objective: SWBAT list/describe properties of water that are critical to living things
- Warm up: How are cohesion and adhesion similar? Different? What basic property of H2O molecules gives water the properties you observed Friday? [3]
- Review “Properties of Water” with your team [5]
- Finish Properties of Water Mini-Lab Activities and answer ALL questions on the handout [20]
- Check in on Seed Germination Experiments [~20]
- Start peer correction of It’s Alive! stories [15]
HOMEWORK: Finish Properties of Water Mini-Lab questions on the handout
TUESDAY: The Nature of Matter
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Friday, September 7, 2012
Daily Summary 09-07
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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:
- Objective: SWBAT list/describe properties of water that are critical to living things
- Warm up: What is a going on with this steel paper clip? Why do you think it is on top of the water? [3]
- Properties of water (read over with your team) [10]
- Properties of water Mini-Lab Activities [45]
- Turn in Seed Germination Lab [~2]
- Turn in It’s Alive! paragraph [~5]
HOMEWORK: None
MONDAY: Properties of Water, Continued
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:
- Objective: SWBAT list/describe properties of water that are critical to living things
- Warm up: What is a going on with this steel paper clip? Why do you think it is on top of the water? [3]
- “Extra Innings” on FSS Unit Test [10]
- Check in with your seed experiment [10]
- Properties of water (read over with your team) [5]
- Properties of water Mini-Lab Activities [25]
- Turn in It’s Alive! short story [~5]
HOMEWORK: None
TOMORROW: Properties of Water, Continued
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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:
- Objective: SWBAT list/describe properties of water that are critical to living things
- Warm up: What is a going on with this steel paper clip? Why do you think it is on top of the water? [3]
- Properties of water (read over with your team) [10]
- Properties of water Mini-Lab Activities [45]
- Turn in Seed Germination Lab [~2]
- Turn in It’s Alive! paragraph [~5]
HOMEWORK: None
MONDAY: Properties of Water, Continued
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:
- Objective: SWBAT list/describe properties of water that are critical to living things
- Warm up: What is a going on with this steel paper clip? Why do you think it is on top of the water? [3]
- “Extra Innings” on FSS Unit Test [10]
- Check in with your seed experiment [10]
- Properties of water (read over with your team) [5]
- Properties of water Mini-Lab Activities [25]
- Turn in It’s Alive! short story [~5]
HOMEWORK: None
TOMORROW: Properties of Water, Continued
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Thursday, September 6, 2012
Daily Summary 09-06
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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:
- Objective: SWBAT list/describe all levels of biological organization AND use resources of textbook to complete scavenger hunt
- Warm up: What is a hierarchy? What is the smallest building block of regular matter that you can name? [3]
- Biological levels of organization [25]
- Textbook Scavenger Hunt [20]
- Turn in Seed Germination Lab [~2]
- Work on It’s Alive! paragraph [10]
It’s Alive! Directions
- Look around the room or use your imagination to come up with an object that you believe is a living thing.
- Write a six or seven-sentence paragraph on a separate sheet of paper explaining what characteristics or features make this thing qualify as being a living thing that is currently alive
- Guiding questions: Does this thing respond to events in its environment? How? Does/can it change over time? How? Does it move? How? What’s going on inside this this thing/what’s it made of?
HOMEWORK: Finish It’s Alive! paragraph
TOMORROW: Properties of Water
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:
- Objective: SWBAT list/describe all levels of biological organization AND use resources of textbook to complete scavenger hunt
- Warm up: What is a hierarchy? Name the smallest building blocks of regular matter that you know. [3]
- Biological levels of organization [20]
-Textbook Scavenger Hunt [20]
- Work on Seed Germination Lab [12]
- Work on It’s Alive! paragraph [~10]
- Check graphing practice HW [~5]
It’s Alive! Directions
- Write a short story (1 page) on a separate sheet of paper about someone discovering a thing that they believe is alive. As the story unfolds, be sure to describe/explain what characteristics or features make your main character(s) (the discoverer) believe this thing qualifies as being a living thing that is currently alive
- Guiding questions: Does this thing respond to events in its environment? How? Does/can it change over time? How? Does it move? How? What’s going on inside this this thing/what’s it made of?
HOMEWORK: Finish It’s Alive stories
TOMORROW: Seed Germ. Lab Cont’d, Properties of H2O
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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:
- Objective: SWBAT list/describe all levels of biological organization AND use resources of textbook to complete scavenger hunt
- Warm up: What is a hierarchy? What is the smallest building block of regular matter that you can name? [3]
- Biological levels of organization [25]
- Textbook Scavenger Hunt [20]
- Turn in Seed Germination Lab [~2]
- Work on It’s Alive! paragraph [10]
It’s Alive! Directions
- Look around the room or use your imagination to come up with an object that you believe is a living thing.
- Write a six or seven-sentence paragraph on a separate sheet of paper explaining what characteristics or features make this thing qualify as being a living thing that is currently alive
- Guiding questions: Does this thing respond to events in its environment? How? Does/can it change over time? How? Does it move? How? What’s going on inside this this thing/what’s it made of?
HOMEWORK: Finish It’s Alive! paragraph
TOMORROW: Properties of Water
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:
- Objective: SWBAT list/describe all levels of biological organization AND use resources of textbook to complete scavenger hunt
- Warm up: What is a hierarchy? Name the smallest building blocks of regular matter that you know. [3]
- Biological levels of organization [20]
-Textbook Scavenger Hunt [20]
- Work on Seed Germination Lab [12]
- Work on It’s Alive! paragraph [~10]
- Check graphing practice HW [~5]
It’s Alive! Directions
- Write a short story (1 page) on a separate sheet of paper about someone discovering a thing that they believe is alive. As the story unfolds, be sure to describe/explain what characteristics or features make your main character(s) (the discoverer) believe this thing qualifies as being a living thing that is currently alive
- Guiding questions: Does this thing respond to events in its environment? How? Does/can it change over time? How? Does it move? How? What’s going on inside this this thing/what’s it made of?
HOMEWORK: Finish It’s Alive stories
TOMORROW: Seed Germ. Lab Cont’d, Properties of H2O
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