Zoology 11/27 - 12/1

Objective this week:  To complete the crayfish dissection and to prepare for Friday's lab practical exam over the crayfish.

**I don't have a "day-by-day" schedule for this week; instead, we will be learning about and finishing up the crayfish dissection, mastering its vocab, and preparing for the lab exam over the crayfish that will take place on Friday.  We will progress at a pace that is fitting for these learning outcomes throughout this week.**

Anatomy & Physiology 11/27 - 12/1

Objective this week: To reach the level of mastery on the bone unit through it's completion, study the upper body bones during two lab days, and to prepare for Monday's exam over the bone unit.

Monday
Finish the fracture repair models, label them, and film them.

Tuesday
Lab - Upper body bones

Wednesday
Wrap up bone unit; discuss bone disorders.

Thursday
Lab - Upper body bones 2

Friday
Review all things bone for the exam on Monday

Environmental Science 11/27 - 12/1

Objective this week:  To understand capture/recapture wildlife collection procedures.  There will be a quiz at the end of the week.

Monday
Activity - Lincoln-Petersen indexing to estimate population numbers.  There will be a worksheet assigned today.

Tuesday
Wildlife sampling techniques - radio collaring wildlife.

Wednesday
Wildlife sampling techniques - rocket netting.

Thursday
Kansas wildlife management and the Rural Mail Carrier Survey

Friday
Quiz - sampling techniques

7th Grade Life Science 11/27 - 12/1

Objective this week:  To understand how geologic time has allowed for change in the appearance and structures of organisms.

Monday
Geologic time - discuss how vast it is; explain how different time frames contributed to the diversity of life.

Tuesday
Geologic time and carbon dating

Wednesday & Thursday
Carbon dating worksheet Wednesday and student-made tutorial on Thursday.

Friday
Quiz - geologic time

6th Grade Science 11/27 - 12/1

Objective this week:  To build and test Newton Scooters to demonstrate laws of motion.

Monday - Thursday
Newton Scooter design phases.  Possible testing on Thursday.  Design phases MUST be completed by Thursday.

Friday
Test phase - Newton Scooters

Biology 11/27 - 12/1

Objective this week:  To understand how cell division works, and to learn differences between mitosis & meiosis.

Monday
Mitosis specifics - stages and major events

Tuesday
Mitosis review; begin meiosis

Wednesday & Thursday
Meiosis specifics

Friday
Quiz - mitosis & meiosis

Zoology 11/20 - 11/21

Monday
Crayfish dissection - internal anatomy

Tuesday
Decorating activity

Anatomy & Physiology 11/20 - 11/21

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over the bones of the skull & spine by completing a lab practical exam over these features.

Monday
Lab practical - skull & spine

Tuesday
Film fracture repair models

Environmental Science 11/20 - 11/21

Objective this week: To introduce wildlife sampling and learning how to estimate populations of wildlife in certain areas.

Monday & Tuesday
Lincoln-Petersen indexing of unknown populations.

7th Grade Life Science 11/20 - 11/21

Monday & Tuesday:
Video this week..."Dinosaur 13".  The goal of watching this video is to understand more about geologic time as it relates to the unit we will be discussing when we  come back from Thanksgiving break.

6th Science 11/20 - 11/21

Objective this week:  To understand how to solve equations for Newton's Laws with different variables.  Mastery should be demonstrated this week, as we were working on this last week as well.  A quiz will be given on Tuesday.

Monday
Disassemble solar cookers; begin review for Newton's Laws quiz

Tuesday
Newton's Laws quiz today

Biology 11/20 - 11/21

Objective this week:  Understand how chromosomes, DNA, and genes all work together to provide chemical instructions for life.

Monday & Tuesday
Discuss the basics of chromosomes, DNA, & genes

Zoology 11/13 -11/17

Objective this week:  To learn about crustaceans and to complete a crawfish dissection

Monday
Crustaceans - anatomy & facts about them.

Tuesday - Thursday
Crayfish dissection & associated vocab

Friday
Crayfish review & quiz

Anatomy & Physiology 11/13 - 11/17

Objective this week:  To understand endochondral ossification and the anatomy of bones.  In lab, we will master the bones of the skull and begin learning about spinal bones & bones of the upper body.  Our first practical over the skeleton will be Tuesday of next week.

Monday
Endochondral ossification and bone anatomy

Tuesday
Skull lab and skull lab bone review.  Begin discussing the spinal bones today.

Wednesday
Fracture repair & bone anatomy

Thursday
Skull and spinal bone identification.

Friday
Bone homeostasis

Environmental Science 11/13 - 11/17

Objective this week:  To discuss carrying capacity specifics and limiting factors; we will also discuss food webs & urban wildlife issues.

Monday
Carrying capacity & limiting factors

Tuesday
Food webs & energy flow

Wednesday
Urban wildlife issues

Thursday & Friday
Urban wildlife case studies (local & state level)

7th Grade Life Science 11/13 - 11/17

Objective this week:  To determine how artificial selection can be helpful/harmful to individuals in a population.

Monday
Discuss artificial selection, define it, and explain the importance of it.

Tuesday
Artificial selection video

Wednesday & Thursday
Artificial selection activity

Friday
Review artificial selection & applications of artificial selection

6th Grade Science 11/13 - 11/17

Objective this week:  To understand the application of Newton's Laws through the completion of a STEM activity.  There will be a quiz at the end of the week over the units & application of Newton's Second Law.

Monday
Newton's Second Law problems worksheet

Tuesday
Newton's Third Law plus examples, and begin the Newton Scooter project.

Wednesday - Friday
Newton Scooter project

**Also, there will be a quiz on Friday over Newton's Second Law (F = ma) and the units involved in the process.

Biology 11/13 - 11/17

Objective this week:  To understand how cells are limited by their own size, and factors which affect cell size.

Monday
Basics with lipid bilayer and size of cells; discuss surface to volume ratios and practice math examples involving S/V ratios.

Tuesday
Cell app activity

Wednesday
Cell tonicity lab & cell app activity

Thursday
Sophomores absent on trip

Friday
Discuss tonicity lab and cell apps

Zoology 11/6 - 11/10

Objective this week:  Understand the complete lifecycle of a tick and learn the anatomy of spiders.  There will be a quiz on Thursday over tick information.

Monday
Tick lifecycle continued (lecture)

Tuesday
Video - Hadachek absent

Wednesday
Spider anatomy and body plan, review vocab for tomorrow's quiz

Thursday
Quiz - tick lifecycle

Friday
Video today

Anatomy 11/6 - 11/10

Objective this week:  To understand how bones are made, as well as different categories and features of bones.

Monday
Lab - bone features of the skull and worksheet

Tuesday
Bone videos and lab sheet work

Wednesday
Lecture - bone features and bone categories; discuss how bones are made here.

Thursday
Lab - bone features of the skull - differentiated work

Friday
Video

Field Biology 11/6 - 11/10

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over mammal skull identification and take a quiz on Thursday over mammal skulls.  We will also be out in the field to look at mammal tracks and scat along rural roadsides & ditches.

Monday
Scat/track labs

Tuesday
Skull reviews

Wednesday
Scat/track labs

Thursday
Skulls quiz

Friday
Video

7th Grade Life Science 11/6 -11/10

Objective this week:  To discuss the importance of successful fertilization and mechanisms used to spread out genes in the environment that reduce the chances of gene recycling.

Monday
Reproductive success strategies

Tuesday - Thursday
STEM project - seed vectors and seed build designs.

6th Grade Science 11/6 - 11/10

Objective this week:  To understand Newton's Laws of motion and be able to apply them to your life.  There will be a quiz on Thursday to demonstrate understanding of this content.

Monday - Wednesday
Newton's Laws; there are three of them, and depending on questions & discussion, it could take through Wednesday to cover them.  We will have a quiz on Thursday over these Laws.  There will be a quiz on Thursday over the Laws.

Thursday
Quiz

Friday
Veteran's Day program

Biology 11/6 - 11/10

Objective this week:  To be able to understand how our body builds proteins by using our genetic code.

Monday
Protein synthesis - how our body builds proteins unique to us.

Tuesday
Protein synthesis continued discussion

Wednesday & Thursday
Protein synthesis interviews on Wednesday, quiz on Thursday

Friday
Review important semester topics