Biology Lessons 12/19

Monday

• Why do cells have to divide?
• Intro to cell division.
• Cube activity

Tuesday

• Agar cube lab

Wednesday

• Mitosis lecture
• See power point on web page

Thursday

• Mitosis animation assignment
• see web page for document

Earth Science Lessons 12/19

Monday- Tuesday

• Extreme weather research assignment
• see my web page for this document

Wednesday- Thursday

• Presentations
• Extreme weather quiz

Friday

• Merry Christmas! See you in 2017.

Egg lab due Friday- Biology

humidity lab due Tuesday Earth Science

Bio assignment

2 column notes on pgs. 190-194
due 12/9

ES reading assignment

2 column notes on pgs. 504-508
Due 12/9

Earth Science Lessons 12/12

Monday

• Finish humidity lab

Tuesday

• Cloud lab

Wednesday

• air pressure notes
• egg challenge

Thursday

• global winds

Friday

• quiz
• air masses/fronts

Bio Lessons 12/12

Monday

• Organelles practice
• Intro to membranes
• Start egg lab

Tuesday

• Osmosis
• diffusion

Wednesday

• Membrane lab

Thursday

• Photosynthesis lecture

Friday

• Quiz
• Photo system practice

Biology Lessons 12/5

Monday

• Study guide- 20 pts

Tuesday

• Test- Biochem

Wednesday

• Cell theory
• Microscopy

Thursday

• Organelles
• Prokaryotes
• Eukaryotes

Friday

• Cell model

Earth Science Lessons 12/5

Monday

• Study guide- 20 pts

Tuesday

• Test- Atmosphere and Climate

Wednesday

• Intro to weather and storms

Thursday

• Phase changes
• Humidity

Friday

• Humidity lab

Shadow lab make up

If you were gone Wednesday-
Title
Problem Statement
Hypothesis
Data table
Diagram (sketch Nov 11 and Nov 30)
Conclusion
-two things you learned and one question you have.

Earth Science assignment

Construct a climate graph for Helena, MT.
Use data from the National Weather Service climate graphs page to complete this.
climate data

Bio Assignment

pH lab due 11/30- graded for accuracy- turn into inbox please

Update

No test this week in both Earth Science and Biology.  Looks like Monday or Tuesday will work better for student understanding.

Biology Lessons 11/28

Monday

• pH scale

Tuesday

• Buffer lab

Wednesday

• Macromolecules

Thursday

• Review/ study guide

Friday

• Test- Biochemistry unit

Earth Science Lessons 11/28

Monday

• Greenhouse gasses
• Climate graphs

Tuesday

• Carbon footprint activity

Wednesday

• Ozone hole
• Natural influences on climate

Thursday

• Study Guide
• Review

Friday

• Test- atmosphere and climate

Earth Science assignment

Leave your science notebooks in a stack over the weekend.  Lynn will look over your energy transfer modules.  20pts project category

Atomic mass lab report due Friday! Biology 40pts

Biology assignment

Make sure you finish the atomic structure game and email Lynn a screenshot of the final page.
The link is on my web page.

Biology Lessons 11/14

Monday

• Planetary models of atoms
• Experimental design- atomic mass lab

Tuesday

• Atomic mass lab

Wednesday

• Chemical bonds
• Computer simulation

Thursday

• water lab

Friday

• Quiz

Earth Science Lessons 11/14

Monday

• Discuss shadow experiment
• Start Energy transfer learning module

Tuesday

• E transfer module continued
• Discuss results

Wednesday

• Heating land vs water lab

Thursday

• Convection lab

Friday

• Quiz

Bio Lessons 11/7

Monday

• Current Event

Tuesday

• Presentations

Wednesday

• Atomic structure
• Planetary model

Thursday

• Atomic size activity
• Atomic quantities- practice

Friday

• Quiz
• Lab- atomic properties

Earth Science Lessons 11/7

Monday

• Test corrections
• Learning opportunity- Ozone hole

Tuesday

• Atmospheric composition and layers

Wednesday

• Flagpole lab
• Earth Sun relationships

Thursday

• Energy transfer module

Friday

• Quiz
• Finish Energy transfer mod

Reminders for Biology!

Test on Friday over Ecology.
Last day for assignments in quarter 1 Wednesday!

Earth Science Lessons 10/31

Monday

• Briny Deep lab

Tuesday

• Finish Briny deep questions
• Finish wave simulation questions

Wednesday

• Unit 2 study guide

Thursday

• Review

Friday

• Test Oceanography

Bio Lessons 10/31

Monday

• Populations (notes)
• Population growth graphing  and work sheet

Tuesday

• yeast growth lab

Wednesday

• Ecology unit study guide

Thursday

• Review Unit 2

Friday

• Unit Test- Ecology

Biology Lessons 10/24

Monday

• Oh dear- predator prey activity

Tuesday

• Coyote and the Rabbit predator prey game

Wednesday

• Symbiosis and succession

Thursday

• Populations

Friday

• Biodiversity

Earth Science Lessons 10/24

Monday

• Ocean floor graphing exercise

Tuesday

• Complete ocean floor models
• Wrap up salinity module

Wednesday 

• Ocean currents notes
• Oceans and climate patterns
• Coriolis effect

Thursday

• Briny Deep Lab

Friday

• Review of Oceanography
• 
  

Earth Science Lessons

Monday

• Salinity module

Tuesday-Wednesday

• Bathymetry lab

Biology lessons 10/17

Monday-Wednesday

• ecology research paper

Biology assignment

Abiotic factors experiment due Monday.
20pts.
Turn in your own work, not a group product.

• Problem- You should have two testable questions.
• Hypothesis- You should have a hypothesis for each question.
•  
• Graph-  This should be a line graph with four lines on it.  Each line represents one plant.  You should plot growth vs. time.  Use a different color for each line.
• Conclusion- Answer your two questions with data.  Accept or reject each hypothesis.

Energy Dilution Lab (Bio) due today! Friday.

Earth Science Assignment- Due Thursday 10/13

Map the Classroom 10 pts project  category

• Use a blank piece of printer paper
• Use the scale 1:75
• Include the rectangle of the walls of the classroom to scale as well as the three lab benches also drawn to scale.
• Create a legend to include student desks, teacher desk, doors, eye wash station, cell phone pouches, and safety goggle storage area.  These do not have to be scaled, just approximated.

Earth Sci Lessons 10/10

Monday

• Counselors

Tuesday

• Map the classroom
• Scales

Wednesday

• Topo Map exercise

Thursday

• World's oceans
• ocean floor topography

Friday

• Salinity
• Ocean currents

Bio Lessons 10/10

Monday

• food chains
• energy flow
• diagram  a food web

Tuesday

• Dilution Energy lab

Wednesday

• Algae growth experiment

Thursday

• Community interactions(notes)

Friday

• Populations

Biology assignment

Biome poster due Monday 10/10
I will give you 20 minutes in class Monday!  New.

Biology Lessons 10/3

Monday

• Intro to ecology (movie)

Tuesday

• Living vs. nonliving (notes)
• Biotic vs abiotic factors
• levels of organization

Wednesday

• abiotic factors plant growth mini lab

Thursday

• Food chains
• energy flow
• producers and consumers

Friday

• dilution energy pyramid lab

Earth Science Lessons 10/3

Monday

• Current event presentations Quarter 1

Tuesday

• Latitude and longitude
• time zones
• google maps

Wednesday

• topographic maps
• Scales

Thursday-Friday

• Mapping lab
• 
  

Bio Reminder- Last day to turn in your lab report late is Monday

Earth Science newsday assignment due Monday!

Biology Lab reports due Thursday 9/29

Bio test Friday

Earth Science Test Thursday!

Study guide is on the web page.  Students will get a hard copy on Wednesday.

Biology Lessons 9/26

Monday

• Run experimental trials on Organism Response experiment
• Write rough draft of lab report

Tuesday

• Peer review of lab report rough draft
• Editing

Wednesday

• Type lab reports in the computer lab

Thursday

• Review for Exam unit 1
• Study guide

Friday

• Unit 1 test

Earth Science Lessons 9/26

Monday

• Theory vs. Law- notes
• Environmental case study- earthquakes
• Framing scientific investigations

Tuesday

• Review for Unit 1 Exam

Wednesday

• Study Guide
• Make-up work

Thursday

• Unit 1 assessment

Friday

• Intro to oceanography
• Latitude and longitude

Biology assignment- Line graphs due today!

Remember to hand these in.  I should see a hypothesis, your graph, and a concluding statement accepting or rejecting your hypothesis.

Earth Science Lessons 9/21

Monday and Tuesday - sub plans (work on golf ball lab)
Wednesday

• Finish graph
• Lab reports

Thursday

• Density
• Eggle lab

Friday

• Start UV beads project

Biology Lessons 9/21

Monday and Tuesday- Sub (Book assignment- Ch 1 reading and assessment questions)
Wednesday
-Finish graphing activity
Experimental Design
Thursday
-Begin data collection
Friday
- Experiment write up

Earth Science and Bio assignment

Bell work sheets due 9/15 Thursday

Biology assignment

Daphnia labs due today 9/16 Friday
Make up assignment

Research Daphnia and answer the following questions.

• What is the scientific and common name for Daphnia?
• Describe the habitat suitable for Daphnia.
• In our lab we investigated an experimental variable(stimulant or depressant) to see how it affected the heart rate of Daphnia.
• Write a problem statement for a hypothetical experiment you might try.
• How does___________ affect the heart rate of Daphnia?
• Write a hypothesis in the "If....then...." format.
• Instead of completing your experiment on Daphnia, do it on yourself and collect some data.
• Compile your data into a table.
• Discuss your results in a paragraph.

Earth Science assignment

Skittles lab due on Thursday 9/15

Biology Lessons 9/12

Monday

• Intro to microscopes(notes)
• Microscope lab

Tuesday

• Scientific method(notes)

Wednesday

• Experimental design(notes)
• Plan daphnia experiment

Thursday- Friday 

• Daphnia lab

Earth Science Lessons 9/12

Monday

• scientific method
• testable question
• Simpson's variables

Tuesday

• Graphing
• Skittles lab

Wednesday

• Density
• Eggle lab

Thursday

• Experimental design
• Golf ball experiment(planning)

Friday

• Conduct golf ball experiment

Biology assignment

Metric measurement lab due today! 9/9

Earth Science assignment

Mass lab due today! 9/9

Biology Lessons 9/7

Tuesday

• What is Biology?
• Metric prefixes
• Chapter 1 notes

Wednesday

• Metric measurement lab

Thursday

• Intro to microscopes
• Finish measurement lab

Friday

• Microscope lab
• 
  

Earth Science Lessons 9/6

Tuesday

• metric prefixes
• SI measurements
• Following directions

Wednesday

• mass lab

Thursday

• Volume lab

Friday

• scientific method
• Testable question
• Hypothesis probe

Earth Science and Biology assignment due Wed Sept 7

Read, sign, and return the lab safety contract.

Science Lessons 9/1- Earth and Bio are the same the first two days

Thursday

• Syllabus - close read
• Online resources exploration
• bioglyphs

Friday

• syllabus quiz
• Lab safety 
• Classroom tour

Earth Science and Biology assignment- due Friday Sept 2

Course syllabus needs to be signed and returned.
The weekly quiz on Friday will cover the syllabus.

Earth Science assignment

Lunar module due today!-Thursday
Tomorrow is the last day I will accept missing or late assignments.

Biology lessons 5/31

Tuesday and Wednesday

• Frog dissection

Thursday

• Study guide- posted on the web

Friday

• Kahoot review

Next week is Semester test week. The Bio exam will be on Tuesday!
Have a great summer!

Earth Science Lessons 5/31

Tuesday

• Big Bang
• Lunar mission

Wednesday

• solar system model
• sundial

Thursday

• Study Guide- posted on the webpage

Friday

• Kahoot Review

Next week is Final Exams!

Biology assignment

Write a response to the New York Times article on antibiotic resistant bacteria. Use the following format:
Cause and Effect
Paragraph 1- Discuss the chain of events leading to antibiotic resistant bacteria.  What is the cause of this issue?
Paragraph 2- What are the current and future effects of this problem?  What is your opinion on the best course of action or solution to this problem?

In your essay be sure to include specific strains of bacteria and specific antibiotic drugs.  Explain how antibiotic drugs work and how the bacteria evolve resistance to the drugs.

30 points Homework category

Biology Lessons 5/23

Monday

• Last day in the computer lab for Marigold project

Tuesday

• Projects due
• Earthworm dissection

Wednesday

• Earthworm dissection day 2

Thursday

• Crayfish dissection

Friday

• Frog dissection day 1

Earth Science Lessons 5/23

Monday

• Rocket launch day- weather permitting

Tuesday

• solar system theories
• universal gravitation
• gravity activity

Wednesday

• Phases of the moon
• Lunar motions
• Earth motions

Thursday

• Lunar formation, surface, and characteristics module

Friday

• Solar system scale model activity

Biology Lessons 5/16

Monday

• Microbes/Fungi Test

Tuesday

• Tree identification activity

Wednesday-Friday

• Write up of Plant project in computer lab
• Wednesday- Excel graphing and data tables
• Thursday- Formal lab report write up
• Friday- Construct Presentation Board

Earth Science Lessons 5/16

Monday

• Hydrology Test
• Chapter 22 reading assignment due Friday

Tuesday

• Begin October Sky
• Space Race notes

Wednesday

• Finish October Sky

Thursday-Friday

• Start Rocket building project

Study for the test on Monday!

Bio assignment

Design an experiment to investigate factors that affect mold growth on bread.
The goal is to grow the most mold possible in the class.
Follow the lab report format on my webpage as a guide for this experiment.
Your background info should include information about the type of fungi that bread mold is, the phylogeny of this fungi, and how preservatives inhibit mold growth.
Make sure your have a treatment and a control group.

Bio Lessons 5/9

Monday

• Finish protist lab

Tuesday

• Fungi
• Start mold growth

Wednesday

• Fungi practice assignment
• decomposers

Thursday

• Study Guide
• Review

Friday

• Test- Bacteria, Viruses, Protists, Fungi

Earth Science lessons 5/9

Monday

• groundwater module
• link for the simulation

Tuesday

• Groundwater Lab

Wednesday

• Field trip - Trout Creek Canyon
• Students not attending will complete a substitute assignment and report to Mr. McKim's classroom

Thursday

• Study Guide
• Review

Friday

• Test surface water and groundwater

Bio video

antibiotic resistant bacteria

Biology Lessons 5/2

Monday

• Finish bacterial growth lab
• Quiz
• water plants

Tuesday

• Intro to protists

Wednesday

• Pond water lab
• Observing protists

Thursday

• Video Kingdom Protista

Friday

• Vigilante Day!

Earth Science Lessons 5/2

Monday

• Wrap up watershed activity
• Quiz

Tuesday

• Helena area watersheds

Wednesday

• Field trip forms due
• Intro to groundwater

Thursday

• Movie- Groundwater

Friday

• Vigilante Day!

Earth Science assignments

Be sure to turn in your water cycle table and paragraph.
Reading for Chapter 6 due Today!
Test Corrections due today!

Biology Lessons 4/26

Monday

• Evolution test

Tuesday

• Viruses
• viral infections

Wednesday

• Bacteria
• Prokaryotes

Thursday

• Growing bacteria lab

Friday

• Disease

Earth Science Lessons 4/25

Monday

• Water Cycle

Tuesday

• Stream flow
• Gradient
• Discharge

Wednesday

• Watersheds
• Model a watershed activity

Thursday

• Island watershed project

Friday

• MCC presentations

Earth Science Test today!

Bio assignment

Go to this link.
Cladograms
Watch the intro video.
Make your data table.
Create the Venn diagram.
Build the cladogram.
Show Lynn when you are finished.
If you have time, explore the site and read about cladistics(birds and reptiles).

Biology Lessons 4/18

Monday

• Make up day/ enrichment opportunity

Tuesday

• Phylogeny and cladistics

Wednesday

• Building cladograms

Thursday

• Review
• Study Guide

Test next Monday4/25
Evolution and cladistics

Earth Science Lessons 4/18

Monday

• Make up day/ enrichment extra credit

Tuesday

• Fossils
• Making molds and casts

Wednesday

• Review/ study guide

Thursday

• Test Chapter 12

Earth Science Enrichment

grand canyon

Write a paragraph explaining the geologic story of the Grand Canyon.
5 pts. extra credit

Bio enrichment activity

Evidence for evolution

Watch this 12 minute video on you tube discussing evidence for evolution. 
Answer the following questions.

1. What two major claims are made by the theory of evolution.
2. List 2 pieces of evidence for each claim.

5 points Extra Credit

Earth Science assignment

Half Life Modeling Activity

Learning Goal:  Construct a decay curve for a hypothetical radioactive isotope which has a half life of 2 minutes.  Practice with the concepts involved in radiometric dating.

1. Cut out 100 .5x .5 inch squares out of printer paper. (you can use random.org coin flipper to model this if you don't want to use paper)
2. On one side write H and the other write T on each piece.
3. Drop the 100 pieces from eye level and allow them to fall to the floor.
4. Count the number of heads and tails.
5. H represents parent isotope atoms and T represents daughter atoms.
6. Repeat the above procedure but only drop the  parent isotopes.  Remove the daughter atoms.
7. Construct a decay curve for this isotope.  On the Y axis plot number of parent atoms remaining.  On the x axis plot the number of half lives.
8. Each time you do a drop represents a half life.
9. Complete each drop every two minutes.
10. Repeat the procedure until you have no more parent isotopes remaining.
11. How long did it take for all of your parent isotopes to decay?
12. How many half lives took place?
13. How old would a fossil be after the 4th half life according to your graph?
14. What questions do you still have about radiometric dating?
15. What was the ratio of parent to daughter atoms for each half life?
16. Use your graph to find the age of the sample when 30 parent atoms remain.

Earth Science assignment

Geologic time lines due today.

Biology Lessons 4/11

Monday

• Radiometric quiz retake
• Begin Plant project
• Plant Marigold seeds

Tuesday

• Marigold project data tables
• Background research

Wednesday

• Peppered Moth evolution activity

Thursday

• Evolution of populations
• How natural selection works
• Genetic drift

Friday

• Quiz
• The process of speciation

Earth Science Lessons 4/11

Monday

• Quiz
• Wrap up geologic timeline activity(due Tuesday)

Tuesday

• Hand in timelines
• Radiometric dating notes
• Absolute age activity

Wednesday

• Principles of geology(practice)

Thursday

• Fossils
• Fossil activity

Friday

• Quiz
• Start "The day the Mesozoic died"

Earth Science assignment

Chapter 12 reading due Friday!

Earth Science reminder

Do test corrections today if you want to improve your test score!

Bio assignment

Chapter 16 reading due Wednesday!

Biology lessons 4/4

Monday

• Darwin and Lamarck
• Natural Selection

Tuesday

• Radiometric dating lab

Wednesday

• Fossil record
• Start plant project

\Thursday

• evolution of populations
• genetic drift

Friday

• Quiz
• Peppered moth natural selection activity

Earth Science Lessons 4/4

Monday

• Earth history
• Relative age dating lecture

Tuesday

• Relative age dating practice and demo

Wednesday

• Geologic timeline module

Thursday

• Principles of geology
• absolute age dating

Friday

• Quiz
• Radiometric dating lab

Grades are updated!

Be sure to do any test corrections Monday or Tuesday if you want.
Tower testing for Earth Science needs to take place during lunch time.

Earth Science Study Guide posted on my web page

Alert!

Biology test on Wednesday.
Earth Science test on Friday.
Do the study guide, you get extra points on the exam!

Bio Quiz 3

Skin moisture is controlled by the following alleles.  D = normal d=dry
Teeth are controlled by:  T= straight teeth t= crooked
Cross a heterozygous father for both traits with a homozygous normal skin and crooked toothed woman.
Write the genotypes for each parent.
Make a punnet square and show the possible outcomes.
What are the phenotypic ratios?
10 pts

Biology Assignment

Write a two paragraph essay over a genetic disorder of your choice.  In paragraph one, describe the genetic problems which lead to the disorder taking place.  In paragraph two describe the disease itself.  Each paragraph needs to be at least 5 sentence.  Provide an MLA source citation at the bottom of your paper.  Be prepared to read to the class on Monday.  25pts

Earth Science assignmnet

Turn in your data tables and graphs for the Earthquake prediction lab today!

Biology Lessons 3/21

Monday

• Read genetic disorders essays
• Study guide

Tuesday

• Review for genetics test

Wednesday

• Test- Genetics Chapters 11 and 14

Thursday

• Fossil Record
• Darwin and Lamark

Friday

• Natural selection

Earth Science Lessons 3/21

Monday- Wednesday

• Begin Earthquake tower project
• Monday- building
• Tuesday- design and build base isolator
• Wednesday- Testing and evaluation

Thursday

• Review

Friday

• Test - Earthquakes

Bio make up lab

Do the virtual experiment found here:
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/labs/gel/
Write down the length of base pairs for your samples and show to Lynn.

Earth Science Lessons 3/14

Monday

• Earthquake gallery walk

Tuesday-Wednesday

• Earthquake prediction lab

Thursday- Friday

• Tower project

Earth Science Assignment

Epicenter location due today!

Bio assignment

Pipe cleaner babies activity due today!

Biology Lessons 3/14

Monday

• Other patterns of inheritance
• multiple factor crosses

Tuesday

• Pedigrees and human genetics

Wednesday/Thursday

• Gel electrophoresis lab

Friday

• Review and quiz

Earth Science Assignmnet

Make sure you print your virtual seismologist certification.
For those who were absent go to:
virtual seismologist
Due today!

Bio Lessons 3/7

Monday

• Pipe cleaner babies- genetic modeling lab

Tuesday-Thursday

• Science CRT testing- all Biology classes

Friday

• Human genetics
• Pedigrees

Earth Science Lessons 3/7

Monday

• Seismic waves and scales notes
• Hebgen Lake Earthquake-reading

Tuesday

• Virtual seismologist

Wednesday

• Seismic hazards

Thursday

• Epicenter location activity

Friday

• Mercalli epicenter activity

Biology assignment

Ch 11 reading assignment due Thursday

Bio test corrections due by next Wednesday 3/9

Earth science assignments 3/2

Make sure you turn in:

• Chapter 8 reading-10pts
• 8.1 and 8.2 section questions 5pts
• Current event summary paragraph-10pts

Test Corrections due by Thursday Earth Science

Biology Lessons 2/29

Monday- Tuesday

• Current event research and presentations

Wednesday

• genes
• alleles
• Gregor Mendel

Thursday

• probability lab

Friday

• Intro to punnet squares
• practice
• quiz

Earth Science Lessons 2/29

Monday

• Current event research
• science circus presentations

Tuesday

• Current event presentations

Wednesday

• Intro to earthquakes learning module
• stress, strain, deformation

Thursday

• focus and epicenter
• Magnitude scales

Friday

• epicenter lab

Earth science reading assignment due today- first two sections of chapter 8

Biology test Friday!

Biology Lessons 2/22

Monday

• RNA class game
• Discuss learning module
• Mutations

Tuesday

• meiosis

Wednesday

• registration
• Kahoot review questions

Thursday

• Study Guide

Friday

• Test- DNA, RNA , and Meiosis

Earth Science Lessons 2/22

Monday

• study guide
• Review

Tuesday

• Test- Volcanoes and plate tectonics

Wednesday-Friday

• Science circus projects

Earth Science Assignment

Viscosity lab report due Tuesday
Test Tuesday- see the study guide on my webpage

Earth Science study guide for test next Tuesday posted on my webpage.

Earth Science Update

Unit test will be pushed back to next Tuesday!

Biology Lessons 2/16

Monday

• President's day

Tuesday

• Registration for next year- counselors talk all period

Wednesday

• RNA and protein synthesis

Thursday

• Practice with protein synthesis
• Transcription and translation game

Friday

• Quiz RNA and proteins

Earth Science Lessons 2/16

Monday

• President's day

Tuesday

• Volcano poster presentations
• Volcanic rocks

Wednesday

• Lake Nyos lab

Thursday

• Review
• Study Guide

Friday

• Test- Plate tectonics and volcanoes

Bio assignment

Chapter 10 assessment 1-30 due Wednesday

Biology assignment

Stem cell web quest due today!

Biology Lessons 2/8

Monday

• Finish stem cells web quest

Tuesday

• Finish cancer notes
• Intro to DNA

Wednesday

• DNA lab- strawberries

Thursday

• Protein synthesis
• Genetic code

Friday

• Meiosis intro

Earth Science Lessons 2/8

Monday- Tuesday

• San Andreas movie continued
• Fact or fiction question sheet
• Death by volcanoes- reading and discussion

Wednesday

• igneous formations
• crystal size and cooling experiment

Thursday- Friday

• Volcano research project

Onion root tip lab due tomorrow(Bio)

Earth Science

Make sure I check your isostacy labs today for completion.

Mitosis flipbook assignment due today! (Bio)

Bio Lessons 2/1

Monday

• Quiz
• Flipbook assignment

Tuesday

• onion lab

Wednesday

• cancer and stem cells notes

Thursday

• Cancer and stem cells webquest

Friday

• Current event article cancer or stem cells

ES assignment

The Hawaii assignment will be due Wednesday!

Earth Science Lessons 2/1

Monday

• Wrap up Hawaii math lab

Tuesday

• Isostacy lab

Wednesday

• Intro to volcanism- notes
• Factors affecting eruptions
• Volcano anatomy

Thursday

• Cooling and crystallization lab

Friday

• Quiz
• Volcano project intro

Bio quiz Friday

Quiz will focus on why cells need to divide and also cover the agar diffusion lab from Wednesday. 

ES quiz tomorrow

Make sure you know the names of Earth's tectonic plates.  I will give you the blank map with letters and expect you to be able to label the plates.

Earth Science assignment

The plate boundary maps will be completed in class today and students should turn in the map page into the inbox today.  We will go through the analysis questions as a class.

Bio assignments

Have Lynn check your surface area to volume ratio data table from Tuesday.
Reading questions chapter 10 due Friday.
Turn in the agar cube diffusion lab from Wednesday today!

Earth Science

No Homework
We will complete the plate boundaries map tomorrow in class.
Keep working on learning the plate names for the quiz Friday.

Biology Lessons 1/25

Monday(Cellular Division)

• Why do cells divide?  Intro to mitosis.
• Mitosis reading and notes.
• Review classroom procedures

Tuesday

• Mitosis lecture

Wednesday

• Cell size lab and diffusion

Thursday/Friday

• Mitosis flipbook animation assignment

Earth Science Lessons 1/25

Monday

• Plate names
• Review class procedures
• Plate boundary activity

Tuesday

• Hawaiian hot spot
• Plate movement math lab

Wednesday

• Types of plate boundaries- lecture
• Landforms and geologic activity at each

Thursday/Friday

• Density and isostasy lab
• buoyancy and crustal interactions

Semester 2 starts today

Keys for success in science

1. Attendance- you will have difficulty passing if you have more than 10 absences for the semester.
2. Test Corrections-a lot of the grade is based on tests 60%, if you do not do well make sure you complete test corrections within one week and be sure to follow the posted guidelines.
3. Organization- you should keep a notebook and binder just for science and keep them in the classroom. 
4. Effort- science can be a difficult subject for some, effort goes a long way towards learning.  If you try your best, then you will succeed!

Earth Science

Please turn in the convection labs by the start of class tomorrow.

Biology

Photosynthesis lab reports due today!

Reminders

• Wednesday is the last day to turn in late work for quarter 2
• See the website for an extra credit opportunity.

Biology Lessons 1/11

Monday

• Complete Photosynthesis lab

Tuesday

• Cellular respiration lecture

Wednesday

• Respiration lab

Thursday

• Respiration practice
• Root beer?

Friday

• Semester test review

Earth Science Lessons 1/11

Monday

• Wrap up Magnetic storm video

Tuesday

• Continental Drift lecture
• Sea floor spreading

Wednesday

• Convection lab

Thursday

• Hot spots
• Yellowstone case study

Friday

• Semester Exam review

Semester Exam study guides

Check the course website for these documents this weekend.

Quiz today in science

If you are absent, plan on making up the quiz on Monday.

Bio assignment

Complete the photosynthesis structures worksheet for tomorrow.  Graded for completion.

Reminder

Be sure to check my website where you can find copies of the notes and assignments.course website

Earth Science

Today we will wrap up the Earth models and do a remote sensing activity in class.  Make sure you have Lynn inspect your model along with the data table for a grade.

Biology assignment

Study the image in your text on the light reactions.  What is the goal of these reactions?  What are the raw materials and byproducts?  Know what happens at each photosystem and why.

Earth Science assignment

Finish the data table on Earth layers for tomorrow.

Biology Lessons 1/4

Monday

• Photosynthesis lecture part 1
• Leaf model

Tuesday

• Photosynthesis lecture part 2
• Photosynthesis diagrams

Wednesday-Thursday

• Photosynthesis lab

Friday

• Practice photosynthesis worksheet
• Review
• Quiz

Earth Science Lessons 1/4

Monday

• Formation of Earth
• Earth Layers
• Model Earth's layers

Tuesday

• Using waves to interpret Earth layers
• Earth's magnetic field
• Magnetism inquiry activity

Wednesday

• Magnetic Storm video

Thursday

• Model ocean basin formation
• Continental drift

Friday

• Pangaea
• Sea floor spreading