Environmental Science 11/27 - 11/30

Objective this week:  To understand different wildlife management techniques, their benefits, drawbacks, & applications.

Tuesday
Rocket netting discussion, handout, and worksheet.

Wednesday
Worksheet due; Radio collaring animals, video of radio collaring, and worksheet over radio collaring

Thursday
Hunting as a management tool; discussing both sides of the hunting debate today.

Friday
Review management tools, quiz over radio collaring and rocket netting.

Anatomy & Physiology 11/27 - 11/30

Objectives this week:  To reach the level of mastery over muscle contraction mechanics through the completion of a multimedia project: to introduce the different ways muscles gain their energy in the contraction/exercise process.

Tuesday
Film the multimedia project today.

Wednesday
Watch multimedia project; begin explaining energy pathways needed by the muscles so they can function during exercise.

Thursday & Friday
Muscle energy pathways; associated vocab; quiz on Friday over muscle energy pathways.

7th Grade Science 11/27 - 11/30

Objective this week:  Understand the difference between our time and geologic time; understand how to use radioactive dating to age fossils.

Tuesday
Discussion of time; video over carbon dating and isotopes.

Wednesday
Carbon dating, examples of it, calculations, and worksheet for points. 

Thursday
Geologic time breakdowns, explanations, major organisms in each.  Worksheet for points.

Friday
Geologic time breakdowns continued; finish worksheets if needed, and take quiz over carbon dating.

Zoology 11/27 -11/30

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over arthropods and demonstrate this through the completion of a unit exam at the end of the week, with a  score of 80% or better.

Tuesday
Insecta - internal anatomy

Wednesday
Vocab review - insecta.  For points.

Thursday
Open review - arthropoda

Friday
Unit exam - arthropods. 

6th Grade Science 11/27 - 11/30

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over wave properties; there will be a quiz at the end of the week to demonstrate this mastery.

Tuesday
Review wave equations, begin discussing properties of sound waves.  Critical thinking activity over wave types.

Wednesday
Continue discussion of sound waves; explain decibel levels, sound intensity, and associated vocab.  Discuss the Metallica Moderator project.

Thursday & Friday
Metallica Moderator construction STEM project.  (also, there will be a quiz today over wave properties)

Biology 11/27 - 11/30

Objective this week:  To understand how your DNA and RNA help to assemble proteins and keep your body healthy.

Tuesday
Review DNA structure; begin discussing how DNA copies itself; Create a model using the Kinex kits demonstrating how DNA molecules get copied.

Wednesday
Sophomores absent

Thurssday
Begin discussing protein building and structures.  Explain transcription and translation.  Complete an exit interview for points.

Friday
Demonstrate knowledge gained from transcription/translation through the construction of a model demonstrating such.

Lesson Plans - Nov 19, 20

Well instead of my usual "class-specific" lesson plans, I've decided to put up one blog entry for this week's lesson plans since it's a short holiday week.  Here we go!!

Biology

Monday
Discuss the structure and importance of DNA

Tuesday
Sophomores absent


6th Grade Science

Monday
Wave properties and worksheet

Tuesday
Activity in class



Zoology

Monday
Video today - Class Insecta

Tuesday
Review activity - insects



7th Grade Life Science

Monday & Tuesday
Artificial selection/technologies that have changed genetics as we know it



Anatomy & Physiology

Monday & Tuesday
Muscle contraction models in class



Field Biology

Monday
Wildlife population estimates

Tuesday
Decorating

6th Grade Science 11/12 - 11/16

Objective this week:  To understand the properties of waves and be able to distinguish between longitudinal and transverse waves.

Monday
Veteran's Day program - class activity before we're dismissed.

Tuesday
Longitudinal vs transverse waves and properties of each

Wednesday
Mrs. Grout and lung display; review longitudinal and transverse waves

Thursday
Wave graphing and mathematical properties

Friday
Quiz - wave properties

Environmental Science 11/12 - 11/16

Objective this week:  To understand urban wildlife management and dealing with nuisance animals, as well as calculating Lincoln-Peterson capture/recapture population estimates.

Monday
Begin discussing urban wildlife management & nuisance species; assignment over nuisance species today.

Tuesday
Nuisance species worksheet due; raccoon video

Wednesday
Begin capture/recapture Lincoln-Peterson indexing today.  Activity and worksheets.

Thursday
Review material from this week; field work if weather allows.

Friday
Quiz - urban wildlife management/nuisance species/LP indexing.

Anatomy & Physiology 11/12 - 11/16

Objective this week:  Learn major anatomical features of muscles and their functions, and be able to master the skull and spine bones for Thursday's lab practical quiz #1.

Monday
Muscle functions & characteristics

Tuesday
Lab - skeletal bones

Wednesday
Muscle contraction specifics & activity

Thursday
Lab quiz - skeletal bones of the skull & spine

Friday
Muscle contraction specifics & activity (continued)

7th Grade Life Science 11/12 - 11/16

Objective this week:  To understand how technologies have influenced achieving desired traits in organisms.

Monday
Pedigrees and review sexual reproduction

Tuesday
Pedigree in-class assignment

Wednesday
Activity -  review

Thursday
Genetic engineering practices - what happens, and concerns?  GMO's today also.  Essay assignment in class.

Friday
Review genetic engineering and pedigree construction; continue discussion over genetic engineering

Zoology 11/12 - 11/16

Objective this week:  To understand form and function of the Class Insecta.

Monday
Atcivity - Bug Bingo

Tuesday
Basic Insecta facts & statistics; Grasshopper anatomy; external components

Wednesday
Internal anatomy of grasshoppers and worksheet.

Thursday
Google Classroom/Internet research assignment

Friday
Assignment due; video today

Biology 11/12 - 11/16

Objective this week:  To understand how cells function and their components parts.  There will be a quiz on Friday.

Monday
Discuss the environment in which cells live; discuss tonicity, and prepare tonicity lab.  Hand out worksheet.  Due tomorrow in class.

Tuesday
Cell organelles - major components and functions.  Worksheet due today

Wednesday
Continue cell organelles/cell facts

Thursday
Cell lab using microscopes

Friday
Quiz - cells

Environmental Science 11/5 - 11/9

Objective this week:  To be able to identify mammal skulls and successfully demonstrate mastery of aging jaws via tooth wear.

Monday
Mammal skull lab and lab handout.


Tuesday
Mammal skull lab and handout due by end of the period.

Wednesday
Scat information and review for tomorrow's quiz.

Thursday
Quiz - mammal skulls.

Friday
Video today.

Anatomy & Physiology 11/5 - 11/9

Objective:  To demonstrate the level of mastery over bone anatomy & physiology through the completion of a unit exam.

Monday
Minerals and mineral salts in bones

Tuesday
Lab - bones of the vertebral column and lab handout for points

Wednesday
Wrap up the bone unit and review.

Thursday
No lab - review for tomorrow's bone unit exam.

Friday
Bone Unit exam

7th Grade Life Science 11/5 - 11/9

Objectives this week:  To complete a STEM activity over the importance of seed specializations; to demonstrate mastery of sexual reproduction in plants & animals through the completion of a test on Friday.

Monday
Continue with the STEM seed building activity.

Tuesday
STEM seed building activity and wrap-up

Wednesday
Reflect on seed building activity; review for Friday's test.

Thursday
Review for Friday's test for points

Friday
Test - sexual reproduction in plants & animals

Zoology 11/5 - 11/9

Objective this week: To reach the level of mastery over arachnids and crustaceans, through the completion of a test over those topics at the end of this week.

Monday
Spider leg parts & internal anatomy today

Tuesday
Continue arthrpods; crustacean anatomy & physiology; review crayfish (dissection was last year)

Wednesday
Graphic organizer over the arthropods for points

Thursday
Review for points - arthropod unit review for tomorrow's test.

Friday
Arthropod test #1 - arachnids

6th Grade Science 11/5 - 11/9

Objective this week:  To understand different types of waves and their components, & energy within waves.

Tuesday
Review metric system & pre-wave activity. 

Tuesday/Wednesday 
Wave properties; wavelength, amplitude, and frequency.  Begin working on assignment in workbook.  The assignment is an in-class assignment, not homework.

Thursday
Wave specifics/shapes & categories of waves.  Continue the in-class assignment.

Friday
Review waves/activity

Biology 11/5 - 11/9

Objective this week:  To understand the importance of cells, their function, and components.

Monday
Cells - function & importance of these structures.  Differences between prokaryotic & eukaryotic cells.

Tuesday
View paperslide videos

Wednesday
Aspire testing - no class

Thursday
Tonicity - cell environments/movement across membranes; cell size.  worksheet

Friday
worksheet - cell size.