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You can find weekly agendas here and you will be asked to submit some of your HW/classwork here.
You will get the class code by the end of the first week.
IF YOU WERE ABSENT:
ASK ME FOR YOUR WORK AND/OR CHECK GOOGLE CLASSROOM FOR PAPERS YOU MISS (SEE AGENDA BELOW OR ON GC)
Office Hours:
I am available Monday-Thursday from 3:35-4 pm and can schedule morning meetings as they are needed.
Weekly Agenda/HW:
Week of 4/29-5/3:
Monday-
Cell Cycle and Mitosis notes (pg. 1 & 2) and cell cycle circle
H/W- Edpuzzle due Tuesday 4/30, Outline notes due Tuesday 4/30
Tuesday- QUIZ on outline notes
Cell Cycle Models 1 & 2
H/W- Edpuzzle due tonight
Wednesday/Thursday-
Mitosis Matching foldable
Onion Root Tip Investigation - http://www.biology.arizona.edu/Cell_BIO/activities/cell_cycle/cell_cycle.html
H/W- None
Friday-
Tour the Basics – Genetics ws
Concept Map
H/W- Tour of the Basics ws due Monday
Week of 4/22-4/26:
Monday- Extra credit due!
Biological Evolution Study Guide
Notebook Due
H/W- Study & Study guide
Tuesday-
Biological Evolution Study Guide
KAHOOT
H/W- Study & Study guide
Wednesday/Thursday- TEST on Biological Evolution
Edpuzzle's
H/W- Edpuzzles due Tuesday
Unit Eight [Cell Cycle, Mitosis and Heredity]
Friday-
Understanding Heredity FOSS reading outline notes - pg. 22- 27
H/W- Edpuzzle's due Tuesday
Week of 4/15-4/19:
Monday-
Review for CAST - KAHOOT or online from Bruno
H/W- Get ready for CAST testing!
Tuesday- CAST testing
H/W- N/A
Wednesday/Thursday- CAST testing
H/W- N/A
Friday- CAST testing - if not finished
Start Biological Evolution Study Guide
H/W- Study for test next block day, Study guide
Week of 4/8-4/12:
Monday-
DNA Proves Evolution reading and Q’s
H/W- Finish questions if not done
Tuesday-
Animal Hands Investigation
Animal Hands ws
H/W- None
Wednesday/Thursday-
Whale Evolution Investigation
Whale Evolution ws’s
H/W- None
Friday-
Finish Whale Evolution Investigation
Finish Whale Evolution ws’s
Review for CAST
H/W- CAST testing next week, Study for test on following week (4/24-4/25)
Week 3/18-3/22:
Monday-
Grade Chicxulub Webquest
H/W- None
Tuesday-
Bird Beak Natural Selection Lab
H/W- None
Wednesday/Thursday-
FOSS Investigation 1.2 Transitions
Start movie - Ice age 2 movie & ws
H/W- None
Friday-
Ice age 2 - movie and ws
H/W- None
Week 3/11-3/15:
Monday-
Correct ws’s from last week
H/W- None
Tuesday-
Geologic Time Scale and Mass Extinctions notes pg. 4
Geologic Time Scale ws (google form)
H/W- Google form if not finished
Wednesday/Thursday-
Evidence for Evolution notes pg. 5
Chicxulub Webquest
H/W- Webquest
Friday-
Webquest if not finished
Edpuzzles (Due Tuesday)
H/W- Edpuzzles & Webquest
Week 3/4-3/8:
Monday-
Finish notes on Evolution by Natural Selection pg. 1 & 2
Edpuzzles
H/W- Edpuzzles
Tuesday-
Evolution by Natural Selection ws (Due next Tuesday)
H/W- Edpuzzles and worksheet
Wednesday/Thursday-
Fossils and the Fossil Record notes pg. 3
FOSS Biodiversity Investigation 1.1
H/W- Edpuzzles and worksheet
Friday-
Evolution Webquest (Due Tuesday)
H/W- Edpuzzles due today, Worksheets due Tuesday
Week 2/26-3/1:
Monday- College Field Trip - 8th graders gone
H/W- None
Unit Seven [Biological Evolution]
Tuesday-
Ch. 8, Sect. 2 outline notes
H/W- Outline notes due Friday
Wednesday/Thursday-
Introduce Evolution by Natural Selection via PPT (Darwin PPT)
Edpuzzles
H/W- Outline notes due Friday, Edpuzzles due Tuesday
F- QUIZ Ch. 8, Sect. 2 outline notes
Notes on Evolution by Natural Selection pg. 1 & 2
H/W- Edpuzzles due Tuesday
Week of 2/19-2/23:
Monday- Holiday
Tuesday-
Waves Study Guide
H/W- Study guide & Study
W/Th-
Notebook due
Waves Study Guide
KAHOOT
H/W- Study guide & Study
F- TEST on Waves
Edpuzzle Bill Nye Evolution
H/W- Edpuzzles due Tuesday 2/27
Week 2/12-2/16:
Monday-
Investigation 4.2 - Sending Sounds
H/W- Study
Tuesday-
Investigation 4.1 - Optical-fibers
H/W- Study
Wednesday/Thursday-
Investigation 4.3 - Sending Images
POSTTEST waves
Start study guide
H/W- Study
Friday: Holiday
Week 2/5-2/9:
Monday-
Electromagnetic Spectrum reading FOSS Waves 33-41
Electromagnetic Spectrum packet - due Friday, we will work on it on block day too
H/W- None
Tuesday-
FOSS Investigation on energy in waves inv 2.1
H/W- None
Wednesday/Thursday-
FOSS Sound Investigation 3.1
Finish packet from Monday
H/W- Packet due Friday
Friday-
Grade packet
H/W- None
Week of 1/29-2/2:
Unit Six [Waves]
Monday-
Ch. 10, Sect. 3 outline notes
H/W- Outline notes and Edpuzzle
Tuesday-
Notes on wave properties
H/W- Edpuzzles due tonight & Outline Notes due block day
Wednesday/Thursday- QUIZ on Ch. 10, Sect. 3 outline notes
FOSS Investigation on pulse rate and frequency inv 1.1
H/W- None
Friday-
FOSS Investigation on compression and transverse waves (spring waves) inv 1.2
H/W- None
Week of 1/22-1/26:
Monday-
Grade packets
Give study guides
H/W- Study and work on study guide
Tuesday-
Study Guide
Notebooks due
H/W- Study and work on study guide
Wednesday/Thursday-
Study Guide
Notebooks due
KAHOOT
H/W- Study and work on study guide
Friday- TEST on Space Systems
Edpuzzles
H/W- Edpuzzles due Tuesday night
Week of 1/15-1/19:
Monday- Holiday
Tuesday-
Grade crossword puzzle
Understanding Stars and the HR Diagram packet
H/W-
Wednesday/Thursday-
Finish Understanding Stars and the HR Diagram packet
Start Life Cycle of Stars packet
H/W-
Friday-
Life Cycle of Stars packet
Hand out study guides
H/W- Packets are due Monday 1/22
Week of 1/8-1/12:
Monday-
No School
H/W- None
Tuesday-
Tour of the Solar System PPT
H/W- None
Wednesday/Thursday-
Notes on smaller bodies and stars
H/W- None
Friday-
Video worksheet
Crossword
H/W- Worksheet and crossword due Monday