6th Grade Science 8/27 - 8/31

Objective this week:  To learn what energy is, and to understand different types of energy and why they're important to you and the world.  There will be a quiz at the end of this week.

Monday
Systems and energy basics; potential vs kinetic energy.  Examples also.

Tuesday
Review worksheet packets

Wednesday
Energy basics; types of energy and kinetic/potential energy.

Thursday
Do pages 5-11 in book I and review for quiz over engineering.

Friday
Energy quiz today

7th Grade Life Science 8/27 - 8/31

Objective:  To understand how individual cell parts contribute to cell function.  There will be a unit quiz on Friday with the expectation of all students scoring at least a 75% on that quiz.

Monday
Scale of cells/cell organelles

Tuesday
Cell components and organelles .....  complete pages 19 - 25 #1 - 8

Wednesday
Practice unit exam.  Cell components/organelle worksheet from binder due

Thursday
Review practice exam, prepare for tomorrow's cell exam

Friday
Cell quiz

Field Biology 8/27 - 8/31

Objective this week:  Be able to identify ragweed, bluestem, switchgrass, sideoats grama without the need of a field guide for Wednesday's quiz, and begin assembly of the insect collection display.

Monday
Plant collection/study for identification of ragweed, bluestem, switchgrass, sideoats grama for Wednesday's quiz.

Tuesday
Insect collecting/plant review.  Google classroom assignment over grasslands

Wednesday
Quiz (outside) over plant species

Thursday
Insect collection

Friday
Pin insects; begin construction on collection display.

Anatomy & Physiology 8/27 - 9/31

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over Unit One and complete a unit exam over this anatomical terms/life necessities on Friday of this week with a minimum of 80% accuracy.

Monday
Unit One wrap-up; review all vocab from this unit.


Tuesday
Take a quiz over Unit One.  Create a lesson and model of your choice over unit one and present tomorrow during class.


Wednesday
Student-based lesson (graded) over a topic of your choice from unit one.

Thursday
Finish lessons if necessary and open review for tomorrow's exam.

Friday
Unit One exam

Zoology 8/27 - 8/31

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over sponges and jellyfish and complete a unit exam at the end of this week.

Monday
Jellyfish life cycle stories and quiz

Tuesday
Review STEM - create a model of a choanocyte/amoebocyte.

Wednesday
Finish STEM activity; present model builds.

Thursday
Open review - jellyfish and sponges; models due and presentations due also.

Friday
Unit exam - jellyfish and sponges.

Biology 8/27 - 8/31

Objective this week:  To understand how different biological systems work together to allow life on earth, and to apply this understanding to successfully completing a quiz with a minimum of 75% accuracy at the end of the week.

Monday
Discuss different earth systems, including ecosystems, biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere.

Tuesday
Modeling the major vocab terms from the day before.  Construct a model based on the earth systems from Monday.

Wednesday
Review earth systems and unit review assignment.

Thursday
Review all terms and systems for tomorrow's quiz.  Create a graphic organizer over major vocab in this unit.

Friday
Unit quiz - earth systems.

Field Biology 8/20 - 8/24

Objective this week:  To be able to identify common Kansas plants in the field and through pictures, and work toward the completion of an insect collection.

Monday
Begin plant identification.

Tuesday
Plant identification outside

Wednesday
Plant identification outside

Thursday
Plant identification outside

Friday
Quiz - five common Kansas plants.

Anatomy 8/20 - 8/24

Objective this week:  To learn the language of of anatomy with anatomical terms through the completion of three lecture period and two labs.  There will be a quiz on Friday to demonstrate mastery over scientific terms.

Monday
Anatomical language and feedback mechanism.  Focus on anatomical terms today.

Tuesday
Lab - anatomical terms.

Wednesday
Anatomical term study video/guide.

Thursday
Lab - anatomical terms.

Friday
Quiz - anatomical terms.

Zoology 8/20 - 8/24

Objective this week:  To learn and understand the anatomy of sponges.  There will be a quiz at the end of the week.

Monday
Review - levels of organization.  Begin sponges and their anatomy.  Complete sponge assignment #1 on Google Classroom by WEDNESDAY.

Tuesday
Review/finish sponges.  Discuss jellyfish and their anatomy.  Explain differences between cnidocytes and nematocysts as well

Wednesday
Sponge assignment #1 due.  Jellyfish lifecycles and life cycle stories.  Students will write a story about the jellyfish life cycle.

Thursday
Jellyfish life  cycles continued

Friday
sponge/jellyfish review and review assignment

7th Grade Life Science 8/20 - 8/24

From HMH Module B - Cells & Heredity

Objectives:

To understand what cells are

To understand how cells are formed

To understand how cells function

Learning Activities:

Monday

Discuss characteristics of cells; explain how prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells are different from each other.  Explain the cell theory.

Tuesday

Review Monday's material; key in on cell theory and basic cell characteristics.  Do #1 - 11 on pages 1-10

Wednesday & Thursday

Cell exploration lab and lab handout; handout due Thursday

Friday

Review cell basics, prepare for Monday's quiz

6th Grade Science 8/20 - 8/24

This week we will be focusing on engineering and the engineering design process.

Our basic questions we want to be able to answer this week is:  "What is engineering, and how is successful engineering accomplished?"

Learning Activities:

Monday
Begin discussing the engineering design process; some vocab for today includes: criteria, constraints, solutions, tradeoffs, iterative testing, implementation

Tuesday
Continue discussing the engineering design process; complete questions #1-7 on pages 49 - 55

Wednesday & Thursday
Design a model bicycle helmet using the engineering design process

Friday
Test bicycle helmet models.

Biology 8/20 - 8/24

This week we will be focusing on our first unit ......"Living Systems".  

Our lesson for the week:  "Life in the Earth System"

The basic question we want to be able to answer this week is simply, "What are the levels of organization within the Earth System?"  

Learning activities:

Monday & Tuesday

Systems & system models; investigate how systems work together.  

Tuesday

Finish systems & system models; Choose a differentiated path under the "Continue Your Exploration" section of the E-Text.

Wednesday

The Earth system; discuss levels of organization from smaller components of the Earth to the biosphere; 

Thursday

Finish the Earth system; Continue working on your differentiated path under the "Continue Your Exploration" section of the E-Text.

Friday

Wrap up this week's activities if needed, present findings of your differentiated path, and begin studying major points over lesson one.