December 16 - 18 .... ALL CLASSES

Hey everyone,

This is basically a "one-post lesson plan" for all classes this week, as we're basically all doing the same thing.

We are going to prepare for finals on Monday & Tuesday in all classes.  Review activities, etc. 


Wednesday.....

We will take finals in periods 1,3,5,7.   After the final we will probably watch a  video or do some fun review activity.

Thursday....

We will take finals in periods 4, 6, and 8.  After the final we will probably watch a video or do some fun review activity.  For 4th and 6th periods, we will finish up mouse trap racers.

Environmental Science 12/9 - 12/13

Objective this week:  To learn more about a career in wildlife/natural-resource related fields

Monday
wildlife-related careers discussion

Tuesday
Video - wildlife management

Wednesday
Finish wildlife careers discussion and complete an assignment over wildlife careers.  Here is the assignment:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Ood5DAlbuzRCWJwXkzYtD1M6wL4Tpj-DUr3IQLz_OA/edit?usp=sharing

Thursday
Wildlife management wrap-up

Friday
Discuss next week's final

Anatomy & Physiology 12/9 - 12/13

Objective this week:  To understand different energy tap-ins for muscle contractions & exercise.

Monday - Wednesday
Muscle energy tap-ins; worksheet and classroom activity.

Here is WEDNESDAY'S WORKSHEET:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZG-cZeuUUjgP338x8olajNSK1uuuS2V4sXAR7dCHw9U/edit?usp=sharing

Thursday
Worksheet due today.  Review energy tap-ins; review for quiz tomorrow.

Friday
Quiz - muscle energy tap-ins

7th Grade Life Science 12/9 - 12/13

Objective this week:  To complete an activity over animal specializations and discuss how mutations & the environment work together.

Monday
Activity - animal specializations

Tuesday
Video today

Wednesday
Activity - animal specializations

Thursday
Discuss mutations vs the environment

Friday
Quiz - crayfish dissection

6th Grade Science 12/9 - 12/13

Objective this week:  To understand electricity & electric fields, and complete a mouse trap racer build.

Monday
Electricity & electrical fields - workbook

Tuesday
Robotics meet for some 6th graders; remaining students work on mouse trap racers

Wednesday
Magnetic fields - workbook pages 97 - 98 (#1-4) and pages 104 - 105 (#7 - 10)

Thursday
Finish workbook pages from yesterday.  Mouse trap racers after.

Friday
Quiz - review topics

Biology 12/9 - 12/13

Objective this week:  To successfully complete a kinesthetic activity over cell division, and reach the level of mastery over mitosis & meiosis.

Monday - Wednesday
Complete the kinesthetic activity

Thursday
Film kinesthetic/review parts of meiosis.

Friday
Discuss the final exam next week

Environmental Science 12/2 - 12/6

Objective this week:  To complete a personally-designed wildlife management plan and present it to the class.

Monday & Tuesday
Work on & complete wildlife management plans

Wednesday & Thursday
Complete oral presentations of plans and a final reflection of your plan for points.

Friday
Review/carrying capacity and density.

Anatomy & Physiology 12/2 - 12/6

Objective this week:  Understand the mechanics behind muscle contraction.

Monday
Muscle contraction mechanisms; high and low energy states.

Tuesday
Reflect on cadaver trip

Wednesday
Muscle contraction vocab and supplemental sheets

Thursday
Muscle contraction builds

Friday
Review week's content/interactive review

7th Grade Life Science 12/2 - 12/6

Objective this week:  To be able to analyze the fossil record to see the diversity & patterns of life throughout time, and to understand how natural processes of today work the same as they have in the past.

Monday
Workbook pages 5 - 10; do questions #1 - 8.

Tuesday
Video today in class; workbook questions due.

Wednesday
Do worksheet over fossil layers

Thursday
questions due; fossil discussion/activity

Friday
Finish activity/review

6th Grade Science 12/2 - 12/6

Objective this week:  To understand what forces are involved in electric fields, and to successfully construct a vehicle powered by a mouse trap.

Monday
Mousetrap racer designs

Tuesday
Mousetrap racer designs

Wednesday
Workbook - collisions between objects

Thursday & Friday
Workbook and notes - electric fields

Biology 12/2 - 12/6

Objective this week:  To understand differences between two types of cellular division and how they help us in our daily life/existence.

Monday
Mitosis - Interphase and all stages of mitosis

Tuesday
Microscope lab - mitosis/onion cells and worksheet for points.

Wednesday
Meiosis - key differences between meiosis/mitosis. 

Thursday
Meiosis vs mitosis graphic organizers

Friday
Review - cell division

Environmental Science 11/25 - 11/26

Monday & Tuesday
Work on wildlife management plans

Anatomy & Physiology 11/25 - 11/26

Monday
Muscle contraction specifics

Tuesday
Muscle contraction model builds

6th Grade Science 11/25 - 11/26

Monday
Discuss forces and Newton's laws

Tuesday
Mousetrap racer designs

7th Grade Life Science 11/25 - 11/26

Monday
Begin discussion of geologic time and the vastness of it.

Tuesday
Complete a geologic time activity

Biology 11/25 - 11/26

Monday:  Discuss DNA, chromosomes, basic genetic inheritance.

Tuesday:  Cell division basics

Environmental Science 11/18 - 11/22

Objective this week:  Students will learn about specific habitat management plans and determine what factors play a part in wildlife management.

Monday
Management assignment on Google Classroom (quail).

Tuesday
Limiting factors and how they affect the ecosystem.

Wednesday
Carrying capacity lab for points

Thursday
Management - food plot manipulations.  Quiz over capture/recapture equation.

Friday
Hadachek absent - video today.

Anatomy & Physiology 11/18 - 11/22

Objective this week:  Students will reach the level of mastery over the bone unit through the completion of an exam.  Students will be introduced to the muscular system, it's functions, and structures.

Monday
Open review for tomorrow's bone exam

Tuesday
Bone unit exam

Wednesday
Introduction to muscles and the muscle unit; form and function of muscles .  Assignment for points.

Thursday
Bone Lab - bones of the lower body

Friday
Muscle assignment for points on Google Classroom

6th Grade Science 11/18 - 11/22

Objective this week:  To understand how the sum of forces acting on an object and the mass of the object determine how the object's motion changes.

Monday
Video today

Tuesday
Newton's Laws - discussion of his laws of motion.  Workbook pages.  Be able to explain that changes in motion depend on the sum of the forces acting upon an object, as well as the mass of that object.

Wednesday - Friday
Mousetrap racer design.  Wednesday we will finish workbook pages 51 - 54

7th Grade Life Science 11/18 - 11/22

Objective this week:  To understand how our concept of time differs from geologic time, and the importance of this concept as it relates to the history of the Earth.

Monday & Tuesday:
Video - Dionsaur 13

Wednesday
Reflection over video for points and discussion of time

Thursday
Time - our time vs geologic time; discussion of geologic periods

Friday
Word search puzzle for points

Biology 11/18 - 11/22

Objective this week:  To understand how protein synthesis works to re-build your body and process proteins from the foods you eat.

Monday
Protein synthesis - transcription events

Tuesday
Protein synthesis - translation events

Wednesday
Protein synthesis - model building

Thursday
Protein synthesis - model interviews and review for points

Friday
Protein synthesis quiz

6th Grade Science 11/11 - 11/15

Objective this week:  To understand the effects of frictional forces in your daily life, and demonstrate knowledge of the concept through a quiz and classroom demonstrations.

Monday
Workbook - frictional forces

Tuesday
Workbook pages 24 - 31

Wednesday
Friction worksheet/classroom review

Thursday
Quiz - friction and forces

Friday
Class activity/friction demos

Environmental Science 11/11 - 11/15

Objectives this week:  To understand how coyotes affect and are affected by an urban environment;  to learn & understand how habitat is evaluated for management purposes.

Monday
Coyotes - documentary film

Tuesday
Urban coyote assignment for points

Wednesday
Wildlife sampling techniques

Thursday & Friday
Begin wildlife sampling techniques & habitat evaluations

Anatomy & Physiology 11/11 - 11/15

Objective this week:  To understand various bone disorders, and complete a quiz and worksheet/vocab activities to aid in mastery of the bone unit content.

Monday
Bone disorders

Tuesday
Review/crossword vocab for points

Wednesday
Quiz - bones of the upper torso

Thursday
Review all major vocabs for the bone unit exam

Friday
Review bone functions and repair processes; in-class worksheet for points.

7th Grade Science 11/11 - 11/15

Objective this week:  Students will teach classmates about a genetic engineering concept that they find interesting, and how that concept affects human beings and the world.  They will also take a quiz on Thursday with an 85/100 scoring objective.

Monday & Tuesday
Google Slides project work - artificial selection & genetic engineering

Wednesday
work on slide shows

Thursday
Quiz - DNA and engineering; finish slide shows & present

Friday
Vocab work/review - slide show presentations if needed

Biology 11/11 - 11/15

Objective this week:  To understand how different parts of a cell function to promote life and keep living things healthy.

Monday
Review cellular organelles; key in on the nucleus and DNA

Tuesday
DNA form and function - discuss what DNA is made of, and explain how DNA is copied

Wednesday
DNA model builds; complete the KINEX model build of the DNA copying process & answer the worksheet questions for points.

Thursday
Begin discussing protein synthesis.  Explain the process of transcription and translation.

Friday
Quiz - DNA form and function.  Translation specifics.

Environmental Science 11/4 - 11/8

Objective this week:  To understand the importance of the effects of urban wildlife on people and the environment, and to demonstrate a level of mastery over an animal lifecycle by taking a quiz at the end of this week.

Monday
Begin working on a Google Slide presentation over urban wildlife damage & control.


Tuesday
Urban wildlife damage/control Google Slide project

Wednesday & Thursday
Present Google Side show to the class


Friday
Quiz - WT deer lifecycle, photoperiodism

Anatomy & Physiology 11/4 - 11/8

Objective this week: To understand how bone fracture repair works, and to be able to identify bones of the upper torso.

Monday
Endochondral ossification and bone fracture repair

Tuesday
Bone lab - begin bones of the upper torso.  Complete a lab worksheet over these bones

Wednesday
Bone fracture repair models for points

Thursday
Bone lab - upper torso bones

Friday
Review/reflect on this week's learning activities

6th Grade Science 11/4 - 11/8

Objective this week:  To understand how velocity, acceleration, and other forces act on you & the objects around you.

Monday
Discuss velocity & acceleration; complete pages 9-11 in your workbook.

Tuesday
Lab - NASCAR activity STEM

Wednesday
NASCAR aerodynamics & downforce, testing your vehicles.

Thursday
Begin discussing gravity and friction.  Explain with classroom demos.

Friday
Friction/gravity labs

7th Grade Life Science 11/4 - 11/8

Objective this week:  To complete a STEM project over animal and wind driven seed distribution.

Monday - Wednesday
Build and test your wind driven & animal-carried seeds.  Four trials maximum.

Thursday
Be sure your packet is completed for daily work points; we will have class time today to work on this project.  Reflect on the project

Friday
Begin discussing genetic engineering; trends in science with medical technology/cloning/genetic manipulation

Biology 11/4 - 11/8

Objective this week:  Students will do two primary things:  1.) Show and discuss with their peers a human impact to the environment, and a solution they've proposed; 2.) learn about the form and function of the inner parts of a cell.

Monday & Tuesday
Presentations - human impacts on the environment

Wednesday
Begin discussing cells - review cell theory and all parts of a eukaryotic cell. 

Thursday
Cellular organelles; discuss and complete an assignment over these.

Friday
DNA - form and function

Environmental Science 10/28 - 11/1

Objective this week:  To understand the importance of photoperiodism in the life of organisms, and to begin looking at carnivores in Kansas, creating a presentation over what you've learned with them.

Monday
Begin photoperiodism - what is photoperiodism?  How does it affect living things?
Assignment - research photoperiodism in a minimum of two animals and one plant.  Include a minimum of three websites used in this project besides Wikipedia.  Write a review over each website, 7-10 sentences and include the links/sources with your E Mail.

Tuesday
WT Deer timeline and life cycle; explain how photoperiodism fits in to this process.

Wednesday
Discuss facts over Kansas carnivores - begin a multimedia project over them.

Thursday
Halloween activity today for points.

Friday
Kansas carnivores multimedia project work.

Biology 10/28 - 11/1

Objective this week:  To demonstrate understanding on human impacts to the environment, and to think critically on solutions for this issue.

Monday
Using your iPad, create a Google slides presentation over an issue with human impacts to the environment, and a possible solution for it.  Today - phase 1.  Create the Google Doc, share it with me, and discuss the issue at hand.

Tuesday
Work on Google Slides project over human impacts.  Today, phase 2 - what can be done as a solution to this issue.  Include current world solutions and your own as well.

Wednesday
Present your slide shows to the class.

Thursday
Halloween review activity

Friday
Quiz - various semester topics;  finish presenting your human impacts projects to the class.

Anatomy & Physiology 10/28 - 11/1

Objective this week:  To be able to identify bones of the skull, and understand how bones are made.

Monday
Discuss osteogenesis; how are  bones formed?  Discuss all components of this.

Tuesday
Bone identification - review bones of the skull.  Osteogenesis discussion second half of the period.

Wednesday
Halloween activity - osteogenesis for points

Thursday
Little theater presentation

Friday
Quiz over bones of the skull.  Ostoegenesis graphic organizer construction for points.

6th Grade Science 10/28 - 11/1

Objective this week:  Understand how forces affect your life & objects around you, and  be able to explain what different types of forces are.....

Monday
Activity today - writing scientific instructions.

Tuesday
Introduction to forces; pages 5-10 in workbook.

Wednesday
Forces - vocab activity for points


Thursday
Review activity - forces

Friday
Quiz - forces

7th Grade Life Science 10/28 - 11/1

Objective this week:  To understand the importance & advantages of sexual vs asexual reproduction in plants & animals.

Monday
Mutation worksheet; finish video with the time we have left in class.

Tuesday
Complete workbook pages 144-150 over sexual vs asexual reproduction

Wednesday
Finish workbook pages; Begin discussion of plant reproductive success and structures; begin a STEM activity over plant seed dispersal.

Thursday
Halloween activity and quiz

Friday
STEM activity

Environmental Science 10/21 - 10/25

Objective this week:  Students will demonstrate a level of mastery over aging mammals based on tooth wear through a tutorial project.

Monday - Wednesday
Tooth wear aging project & film.

Thursday
Finish filming the tooth wear project.  Points awarded for project today.

Friday
Animal track lab for points.

Anatomy & Physiology 10/21 - 10/25

Objective this week:  To be able to understand different categories of bones, how bones form, and be able to identify bones.

Monday
Bone categories; the anatomy of bones.

Tuesday
Bone lab - hand out lab worksheet (due Thursday).

Wednesday
Osteogenesis & mechanisms of bone growth.

Thursday
Bone lab continued.

Friday
Graphic organizers/bone growth project

7th Grade Life Science 10/21 - 10/25

Objective this week:  Be able to understand how pedigrees can show genetic trends throughout families.  Also understand the importance of mutations to genetic variation.

Monday
Pedigree charts & pedigree examples in class.  Assignment for points.

Tuesday
Discuss mutations

Wednesday
Mutation basics and DNA copying

Thursday
Discuss mutation outcomes and watch videos.

Friday
Mutation activity for points.

6th Grade Science 10/21 - 10/25

Objective this week:  To demonstrate the level of mastery of thermal energy transfer through the completion of a house design project & test that project.  

Monday & Tuesday
Complete the thermal house project.

Wednesday
Test the thermal house project in class; complete a reflection for points.

Thursday
Discuss convection, conduction, & radiation

Friday
In-class assignment over conduction, convection, & radiation

Biology 10/21 - 10/25

Objective:  Students will complete a student-taught lesson over group behavior of living things in the environment.  Students will also learn about human impacts to the ecosystem

Monday
Cooperative animal behavior assignment - class work

Tuesday
Students teach the cooperative behavior assignment to other students.  All phases of the project are due today.

Wednesday
Video - Humboldt squid

Thursday & Friday
Human impacts on ecosystems  - begin a reflective project on this.

Environmental Science 10/14 - 10/18

Objective this week: To complete the insect collection and learn how to age animal jaws via tooth wear.

Monday
Insect collection prep

Tuesday
Insect collection prep - collection due by 3:40pm for test points.

Wednesday
Begin aging deer jaws; complete an assignment at home that's due tomorrow for points.

Thursday
Assignment due; practice aging deer jaws in class.

Friday
Homecoming pep rally downtown; no class.

Anatomy 10/14 - 10/18

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over the integumentary system and complete a unit exam over this topic by the end of the week.

Monday
Burn categories and the rule of nines - discussion plus assignment.

Tuesday
Cancer mechanics/specifics; complete an assignment over cancer that's due Thursday.

Wednesday 
Review for Thursday's exam

Thursday
Exam - integumentary system

Friday
Review activity

6th Grade Science 10/14 - 10/18

Objective this week:  To complete a house build project demonstrating conservation of thermal energy.

Monday
Begin working on the house build project today.  Discuss materials, builds, group expectations.

Tuesday - Thursday
House build project design.

Friday
Test house builds for thermal energy efficiency.

7th Grade Life Science 10/14 - 10/18

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over basic genetics and punnett squares through the completion of a quiz at the end of this week.

Monday
Lab - extracting DNA from strawberries

Tuesday
Begin genetics - dominant vs recessive traits & alleles  Punnett square practice.

Wednesday
Punnett square worksheet in class for points.

Thursday
Do workbook pages 132 - 134 and 137 - 139

Friday
Quiz - punnett squares

Biology 10/14 - 10/18

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over the parts of a squid, how they fit into ecosystems, and also work on a cooperative animal group behavior project.

Monday
Locate all quizzed structures of the squid for the squid dissection quiz at the end of the week.

Tuesday - Thursday
Group behavior teachable lesson assignment (partial squid review on Thursday)

Friday
Squid practical quiz

Environmental Science 10/7 - 10/9

Objective this week:  To be able to identify common Kansas mammal skulls and take a practice quiz over these skulls on Wednesday.

Monday
Practice - skull identification today.

Tuesday
Review skulls with a partner; reach level of mastery over this. 

Wednesday
Skull identification for daily work points....practical style assignment.

Anatomy/Physiology 10/7 - 10/9

Objective this week:  To understand the anatomy of hair, categories of hair, hair growth cycles, etc.

Monday
Hair anatomy, structure, and function;

Tuesday
Nails and nail structure/function; look at hair under microscopes; complete a Google Classroom assignment.

Wednesday
Burns and burn categories

Biology 10/7 - 10/9

Objective this week:  Understand the importance of group behavior within ecosystems, and be able to identify at least ten structures on a squid.

Monday
Begin discussing social castes of insects - including ants.  Worksheet today over ants.

Tuesday
Squid dissection day 2.  Complete handout for points.

Wednesday
Video - Humboldt squid

6th Grade Science 10/7 - 10/9

Objective this week:  To create a model home that minimizes heat transfer and heat loss.  This will allow students to practice engineering and home design, along with applying knowledge gained from the energy transfer unit. 

Monday - Wednesday
Project construction, phases A and B; thermal energy transfer.

Life Science 10/7-10/9

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over mitosis and cell division.

Monday
Mitosis review - note cards - facts.  Review all parts of the process.

Tuesday
Review mitosis; take quiz; film 46 pairs.

Wednesday
Extract DNA from strawberries.

Environmental Science 9/30 - 10/4

Objective this week:  Be able to identify skulls of common Kansas mammals and begin putting your insect collection together.

Monday & Tuesday
Skull identification labs for points

Wednesday
Insect collection prep day.  Please bring all that you have for your collection for today so we can start putting it together.  It's due 10/15 and it's for TEST POINTS.

Thursday
Students absent/Hadachek absent; students may return early, and if so they can watch a video.

Friday
Insect collection prep/complete an assignment in class.

Anatomy & Physiology 9/30 - 10/4

Objective this week:  To learn and understand the importance of glands to your body, and how some glands are different from other glands.  There will be a quiz at the end of the week over the epidermis and dermis.

Monday
Discuss glands - sweat glands vs oil glands.  Forms, functions, etc.

Tuesday
Complete a graphic organizer over sweat glands & oil glands.  Prepare for the skin care lab tomorrow.

Wednesday
Skin care product lab

Thursday
students absent today

Friday
Finish skin care lab if necessary; quiz over epidermal layers & dermis.

6th Grade Science 9/30 - 10/4

Objective this week:  Learn and understand what thermal energy is and how it's transferred through reading and workbook question sets.  There will be a quiz at the end of the week with a 100/85 performance objective to determine how well students are grasping the content.

Monday
Begin discussing temperature and heat; Discuss and complete #1-10 on pages 95-101 in your workbook for points.

Tuesday
In-class thermal energy demos.  Station work today.

Wednesday
Activity - vocab practice

Thursday
Complete #11-19 in your workbook on pages 102 - 108

Friday
Quiz over thermal energy basics.  Begin thermal energy project in class.

7th Grade Life Science 9/30 - 10/4

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over cell division by the end of the week through the completion of a kinesthetic assignment and a quiz (100/85 performance objective).

Monday
Discuss cellular division (mitosis); all of the steps, the process, etc.

Tuesday
Discuss the 46 pairs assignment and begin that process

Wednesday
46 pairs activity

Thursday
Review activity for tomorrow's mitosis quiz (Hadachek absent; this activity will be on paper and will be for points)

Friday
Quiz - mitosis.  Continue with 46 pairs.

Biology 9/30 - 10/4

Objective this week:  Reach the level of mastery over carrying capacity and densities in ecosystems by the end of the week through the presentation of a group project, a Google Classroom assignment, and a quiz.

Monday
Wrap up the CC redesign project for points.  Finish all phases of group work, visuals and presentation materials completed.

Tuesday
Present group projects to the class, reflect on the experience.

Wednesday
Quiz - redesign project, carrying capacity questions, etc

Thursday
Hadachek absent - complete a Google Classroom activity.

Friday
Continue discussion over ecosystems/discuss specific ecosystems.

Anatomy & Physiology 9/23 - 9/27

Objective this week:  To understand the layers of the epidermis and how they relate to the function of the skin as a whole.

Monday
Integumentary system preview on Google Classroom

Tuesday
Basic integumentary system facts; epidermal layers and what they do;

Wednesday
Epidermal display models in class fir points plus interview.

Thursday
Dermis - form and function. 

Friday
Quiz - epidermal layers

Environmental Science 9/23 - 9/27

Objective this week:  Learn how to identify various Kansas mammal species.

Monday
Video today (outside to collect insects if weather permits)

Tuesday
Juniors absent

Wednesday
Begin identification of Kansas wildlife; begin discussing herbivores in Kansas (worksheet today)

Thursday
Continue herbivore identification/facts.   See me about a poster/multimedia project that's due on Monday.  The handout says "poster project" but you can just as easily do a multimedia project on, say, Google Slides........

Friday
Quiz - various topics;

6th Grade Science 9/23 - 9/27

Objective this week:  To understand what heat energy is, and how heat energy is transferred between objects.

Monday
Video today

Tuesday
Egg drop competition - student designs tested

Wednesday
Begin discussing thermal energy specifics and heat energy transfer.  Worksheet today.

Thursday
Egg drop/thermal energy specifics

Friday
In-class assignment; energy transfer

7th Grade Science 9/23 - 9/27

Objective this week:  To understand how plant systems differ from animal systems; to learn and understand how cells reproduce. 

Monday
Video today

Tuesday
How plant cells differ from animal cells; word search for points.

Wednesday
Alleles, genes, and basic chromosome facts

Thursday
Cell division specifics

Friday
Graphic organizers/mobiles for points

Biology 9/23 - 9/27

Objective this week:  To understand how carrying capacity and limiting factors  can determine how people must plan for their lives, towns, and communities.

Monday
Video today

Tuesday
Case study - CC and limiting factors.   Present a proposal for points.

Wednesday & Thursday
CC case study work today

Friday
Present proposal #2 for points, work on case study

6th Grade Science 9/16 - 9/20

Objective this week:  To understand how energy is transferred through workbook, class discussion, and an egg drop project.  There will be a quiz on Friday over these major topics.

Monday
Work on pages 32, 33, 34, 37, 38.  Discuss conservation of energy.  Workbook pages due tomorrow.

Tuesday
Egg drop builds

Wednesday
Workbooks page 43 - 47; discuss transforming potential energy.  Workbooks due tomorrow.

Thursday
Egg drop builds/testing phase.

Friday
Quiz over energy transfer and conservation of energy.  Video to follow.

7th Grade Life Science 9/16 - 9/20

Objective this week:  To relate structure to function by building an imaginary creature, and also learn and understand plant tissues, organs, & organ systems.  There will be a quiz at the end of the week over these topics.

Monday & Tuesday
Creature builds - begin creating an imaginary life form by converting a seed pod into that imaginary organism; build in your own "features" that demonstrate how the structures relate to function.  All features must be biological, so no extra jet packs, weapons, etc.  Students will turn in a handout on Tuesday along with their creature for points.

Wednesday
Begin discussing plant tissues, organs, and organ systems. 

Thursday
Continue plant organs & organ systems, and review for tomorrow's quiz

Friday
Quiz over organ systems and structure vs function. 

Environmental Science 9/16 - 9/20

Objective this week:  To demonstrate the level of mastery over wildlife laws through the completion of a quiz on Thursday; identify and develop an understanding over a minimum of five native grasses growing on school property.

Monday
Study wildlife laws first half of class; outside second half of class. 

Tuesday
Wildlife laws interview for points (acts 6-10).

Wednesday
Field identification of native grasses outside.

Thursday
Quiz - acts 6-10.  Field identification of native grasses outside.

Friday
Field identification of native grasses outside.  Interview individuals outside over five native grasses for points.

Anatomy & Physiology 9/16 - 9/20

Objective this week:  To demonstrate the level of mastery over different tissue types through the completion of a unit exam at the end of the week where students score a minimum of 85%.

Monday
Begin discussing tissue repair; wrap up the tissue unit; create a graphic organizer of your choice over connective vs epithelial tissue.

Tuesday
Microscope slide practice

Wednesday
Review activity for points over tissues.

Thursday
Final day for lab review with slides.

Friday
Exam - tissues.   There will be a lecture and lab component on this exam.

Biology 9/16 - 9/20

Objective this week:  To understand how living things show interdependent relationships within ecosystems.

Monday
Outside to build quadrats on nature trail. 

Tuesday
Discuss pages 182 - 184 in book.  Worksheet over population densities.  Due tomorrow in class.

Wednesday
Outside to complete quadrat activity for points.  Activity is on page 185 in the text.

Thursday
Activity due; basic quiz over density (up to five calculation problems and several "importance" questions).

Friday
Carrying capacity and survivorship curves.

Environmental Science 9/9 - 9/13

Objective this week:  To learn about the legislative acts which have shaped the history of this country's conservation movement.

Monday
Review acts 1-5; prepare for tomorrow's quiz

Tuesday
Quiz - acts 1-5; begin discussing acts 6-10.

Wednesday
Outside - insect collecting

Thursday
Worksheet over acts 6-10 for points.

Friday
Act interviews for #6-10 (same as last week's #1-5)

Anatomy & Physiology 9/9 - 9/13

Objective this week:  To understand differences in tissue types and be able to observe those differences.

Monday
Connective tissue basics and make up of connective tissue.

Tuesday
Tissue lab for points.

Wednesday
Connective tissue continued - form and function.

Thursday
Lab - tissues for points

Friday
Review tissues/exit interview for points

6th Grade Science 9/9 - 9/13

Objective this week:  To understand the importance of potential & kinetic energy, and the relationship between the two.

Monday
Discuss potential vs kinetic energy and types of those energies.  Begin working on pages 23-27 in your workbook

Tuesday
Egg drop engineering lab for points.  Workbook due

Wednesday
Egg drop engineering lab for points.  Quiz - potential & kinetic energy

Thursday
Work on page 28 in your workbook and practice reading energy graphs.  For points.

Friday
Egg drop engineering for points

7th Grade Life Science 9/9 - 9/13

Objective this week:  To be able to relate structure to function in different types of organisms.


Monday
Begin discussing systems and levels of organization.  Students will write down specializations found in five different living things (several specializations per organism), and list the URL associated with it.

Tuesday
Cell quiz.  UPDATE::  Third period's cell quiz was interrupted due to dental screenings.  That quiz has been moved to tomorrow.

Wednesday
Quiz (3rd Period).   Interactive review (5th period)

Thursday
Dissection demo - organ systems

Friday
Begin working on pages 53-55 in workbook.

Biology 9/9 - 9/13

Objective this week:  To understand the basics of interdependence within food chains with the introduction of a dissection.

Monday
Anaerobic respiration and fermentation basics; this is mainly a class lecture period.

Tuesday
Begin working on levels of organization within organisms, and biodiversity with the introduction of a dissection.

Wednesday
Video today

Thursday
Dissection and complete lab packet for points.

Friday
Discuss basics for interdependent relationships in ecosystems.

Environmental Science 9/3 - 9/6

Objective this week:  To understand how North America's conservation movement was established and is maintained through legislative acts.

Tuesday
Complete an in-class assignment over the North American model of wildlife conservation by watching two videos on Google Classroom and then completing the attached assignment.

Wednesday
Begin discussing wildlife acts and how they contribute to conservation in North America.  Discuss acts 1-5.

Thursday
Create a series of flash cards for Acts 1-5; discuss those acts and complete a flash-card assignment for points.

Friday
Review conservation & legislation acts.

Anatomy & Physiology 9/3 - 9/6

Objective this week:  To demonstrate the level of mastery over anatomical terms and homeostasis through the completion of a unit test at the end of the week;  to learn about the basics of epithelial tissue and be able to identify different categories of epithelial tissues under a microscope.

Tuesday
Begin discussing epithelial tissues and characteristics of epithelial tissues.

Wednesday
Epithelial tissue characteristics and complete an in-class assignment.

Thursday
Epithelial tissue lab 1 for points.

Friday
Unit exam over homeostasis & anatomical terms

6th Grade Science 9/3 - 9/6

Objective this week:  To understand the different types of energy and how those types can change form from one type to another type.

Tuesday
Discuss different forms of energy on page 10 in your workbook.  Complete critical thinking problem #10 on page 11.

Wednesday
Complete an energy transfer activity in class for points.

Thursday
Read and complete questions on pages 12,13 and 16 for points.

Friday
Scribble bot reflection for points.

7th Grade Life Science 9/3 - 9/6

Objective this week:  You will be able to describe how a cell's functions are performed by specific cell structures.

Tuesday
Discuss prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cells and cellular organelles.

Wednesday
Read pages 19-24 in your workbook and complete #1-7 on those pages.  Review all cell parts.

Thursday
Complete a lab over surface area and cell size for points.

Friday
Review all cellular components and parts with an activity.

Biology 9/3 - 9/6

Objective this week:  To understand the importance of cellular respiration and be able to explain the parts of the process.

Tuesday
Review the basics of cellular respiration.  Complete the processes of glycolysis and the Kreb's cycle. 

Wednesday
Discuss electron transport; complete an ad-lib of the process.

Thursday
Ad-libs due; complete a build process and build a model over the events of cellular respiration.

Friday
Complete models and prepare for model interviews.

Environmental Science 8/26 - 8/30

Objective this week:  To discuss the road to modern conservation in the world today, and be able to score at least an 80% over the topic on a quiz toward the end of the week.

Monday
Video - Africa and the conservation movement.

Tuesday
Conservation efforts and the history of National Parks.  Assignment over conservation.

Wednesday
Conservation assignment.  (Hadachek absent)

Thursday
Outside - insect collection

Friday
In-class assignment over National Parks - due by end of the period.  Also, there will be a quiz today.

Anatomy & Physiology 8/26 - 8/30

Objectives this week:  To reach the level of mastery with a quiz over the feedback loop system (80% performance objective), and begin looking at body cavities in a dissected rat.

Monday
Finish the stress video; review the feedback loop.  Question set for points.

Tuesday
Body cavity lab.  Complete a lab handout for points.  Due Thursday

Wednesday
students absent - trip

Thursday
Quiz - feedback loops.

Friday
Review for upcoming Unit One exam

6th Grade Science 8/26 - 8/30

Objective this week:  To understand how work, force, and distance all relate to energy within us and around us to accomplish tasks.  A quiz will be given at the end of the week with an 80% performance objective.

Monday
Scribble bots; build and test phases

Tuesday
Finish workbook pages through page 9; review/discuss scribble bots.

Wednesday
Video - Hadachek absent

Thursday
Complete energy calculations for practice, and then a worksheet for points with similar problems.

Friday
Quiz - energy specifics; scribble bots

7th Grade Life Science 8/26 - 8/30

Objective this week:  To understand how microscopes have helped us learn about cells, and to score at least an 80% on a quiz at the end of this week.

Monday
Microscope lab day 1 - understanding and learning about microscopes with a handout over microscopes for points.

Tuesday
Cell lab - microscopes

Wednesday
Video - Africa (Hadachek absent)

Thursday
Surface area and cell size; worksheet in class.

Friday
Quiz - cells and microscopes.  Class discussion following.

Biology 8/26 - 8/30

Objective this week:  To understand how carbon cycles throughout living things in the ecosystem and demonstrate levels of mastery on this by scoring at least an 80% on a quiz at the end of this week.

Monday
Survey - carbon cycle and ecosystems

Tuesday
Cellular respiration basics and discussing the steps.  Exit ticket for points.

Wednesday
Class on trip.

Thursday
Review pieces and parts of the photosynthesis process for tomorrow's quiz.....

Friday
Quiz - photosynthesis and partial cellular respiration.  Complete an ad-lib for points.

Environmental Science 8/19 - 8/23

Objective this week: To understand the importance of insects to the ecosystem and begin creating an insect collection with specific species involved.

Monday
The importance of insects to the ecosystem and begin discussing insect anatomy.  Insect assignment on Google Classroom

Tuesday
Discuss insect collection specifics and begin collecting.

Wednesday
Insect collecting

Thursday
Natural history  assignment in class; write seven things in class that stood out to you or meant some thing to you over the natural resources note set .  We made it through the Sutter's Mill/gold rush portion of the note set.

Friday
Insect collecting today

Anatomy & Physiology 8/19 - 8/23

Objective this week:  To understand how the body keeps itself within strict limitations with a feedback loop, and to begin mastery of directional terms.

Monday
Directional term introduction and practice these terms.  We will work these terms in nearly every day of the semester from this point forward so we must master them .... eventually!  :)

Tuesday
Assignment over directional terms; practice directional terms..

Wednesday - Friday
Feedback loops and pathways.   Friday assignment over feedback loops.

6th Grade Science 8/19 - 8/23

Objective:  To learn about systems and the parts of a functioning system through the build of a scribble bot robot.

Monday
Semester pre-test; discuss systems and their components

Tuesday
Finish pre-test and set up tech in class (online textbook, etc)

Wednesday
Systems - components and importance.  There will be a paper assignment given today over systems.

Thursday
Build & test scribble bots

Friday
Do workbook pages 4-9 in class.

7th Grade Life Science 8/19 - 8/23

Objective: To understand life properties, and to learn more about the role of cells in life.

Monday
Semester pre-test

Tuesday
Semester pre-test continued; collect insects outside

Wednesday
Investigate living creatures and discuss life properties

Thursday
Watch a video over cells.  Begin discussing the workbook pages 4-10.

Friday
Do workbook pages 6-10 in class.

Biology 8/19 - 8/23

Objective this week:  To understand how photosynthesis relates to life properties.


Monday
Semester pre-test; begin introductory unit

Tuesday
Introductory life; microscopes and life properties

Wednesday
Photosynthesis - what is it?  Relation to life.  Graphic organizer for points.

Thursday
Phtotosynthesis interviews for points.

Friday
Photosynthesis interviews for points.

Environmental Science 5/13 - 5/16

Monday & Tuesday
Final prep/outside/field work.  All reflection shows are due Monday at the end of class.

Thursday
Final exam

Anatomy & Physiology 5/13 - 5/16

Monday & Tuesday
Final prep/cat dissection

Wednesday
Final exam

7th Grade Life Science 5/13 - 5/16

Monday
Discuss final/film paperslides

Tuesday
Film paperslides

Wednesday
Final quiz

Zoology 5/13 - 5/16

Monday
Study for final

Tuesday
Wrap up the semester/final prep

Wednesday
Final for third period

Thursday
Final for sixth period

6th Grade Science 5/13 - 5/16

Monday
Review for final

Tuesday
Chemistry wrap-up

Thursday
Final quiz

Biology 5/13 - 5/16

Monday
Bacteria lab

Tuesday
Review for final

Wednesday
Final/work on bacteria plates

Environmental Science 5/6 - 5/10

Monday
Finish wetlands; discuss industrial waste

Tuesday
Waste categories/discuss final

Wednesday
Senior Finals - Continue waste discussion

Thursday
Field work/outside

Friday
Video

Anatomy & Physiology 5/6 - 5/10

Monday
Urinary/excretory system

Tuesday
Open lab - final cat dissection

Wednesday
Senior Final

7th Grade Life Science 5/6 - 5/10

Monday
Paperslide video prep

Tuesday
Paperslides - prep work

Wednesday
Paperslides - begin wrap-up

Thursday
Finish/film paperslides

Friday
Class gone to Ameritown

Zoology 5/6 - 5/10

Monday
Video - raptors

Tuesday
Birds - digestive system and digestive system assignment

Wednesday
Activity - birds

Thursday
Quiz - bird structures

Friday
Review

6th Grade Science 5/6 - 5/10

Monday
Interactive activity - chemical equations

Tuesday
Chemical equations - balancing worksheet

Wednesday & Thursday
Labs - chemical experiments

Friday
Class gone to Ameritown

Biology 5/6 - 5/10

Monday
Finish MAPS testing

Tuesday
Bacteria information

Wednesday
Bacteria notes/Bacteria growth lab part 1

Thursday
Bacteria notes/Bacteria growth lab part 2

Friday
Wrap up bacteria unit

Environmental Science 4/29 - 5/3

Monday
Begin wetlands - wetland categories, discussion, etc

Tuesday
Wetland research

Wednesday
Video today

Thursday
Wetland worksheet

Friday
Track meet - class will help

Anatomy & Physiology 4/29 - 5/3

Monday
Exam - human reproductive system/pregnancy.  Begin the multiple births video

Tuesday
Video - multiple births

Wednesday
Finish video

Thursday
Vocab worksheet & practice - kidney function

Friday
Cat dissection - kidneys

7th Grade Life Science 4/29 - 5/3

Monday
5th Grade Orientation day today

Tuesday
Finish MAPS testing.  Workbook over human impacts if there's time left.

Wednesday
Finish workbook pages

Thursday
Video today

Friday
Paperslide video projects over human impacts

Zoology 4/29 - 5/3

Monday
Begin basic bird anatomy; parts of a feather and lift

Tuesday
Migration theories and bird digestive system; complete a worksheet over this topic

Wednesday
Finish Tuesday's material; review digestive system

Thursday
Video today

Friday
Outside/bird tours

6th Grade Science 4/29 - 5/3

Monday
Workbook - chemical bonding and chemical equations

Tuesday
MAPs testing

Wednesday
Track meet - class activity

Thursday
6th grade field trip

Friday
Quiz

Biology 4/29 - 5/3

Monday

Begin classification of organisms - practice Venn diagrams.

Tuesday

Venn diagram practice and assignment.

Wednesday

Continue classification practice/assignment

Thursday

Video today

Friday

Bacteria growth lab

Environmental Science 4/23 - 4/26

Tuesday
Field work - water quality testing

Wednesday
Wetlands - in class work

Thursday
Field work/wetland discussion

Friday
Wetlands and water quality quiz

Anatomy & Physiology 4/23 - 4/26

Tuesday
Stages of embryological/fetal development; worksheet & vocab practice

Wednesday
Labor process and more vocab practice

Thursday & Friday
Video - multiple births

7th Grade Life Science 4/23 - 4/26

Tuesday
Biodiversity activity in class

Wednesday
Workbook pages 139 - 142

Thursday
MAPS testing

Friday
Quiz - biodiversity

Zoology 4/23 - 4/26

Tuesday
Lizard facts and information

Wednesday
Begin review for Friday's unit test over reptiles

Thursday
Review - unit test for reptiles

Friday
Reptile unit exam

6th Grade Science 4/23 - 4/26

Tuesday
Atomic model build

Wednesday
Atomic model build/lab activity

Thursday
MAPS testing

Friday
Chemical experiments

Biology 4/23 - 4/26

Tuesday
STEM project prep

Wednesday
STEM project prep - finish all phases

Thursday
Present STEM projects

Friday
STEM project wrap up & reflection

Environmental Science 4/15 - 4/18

Monday 
Water quality testing/learn how to use equipment

Tuesday
Wetland ecosystems

Wednesday
Water quality testing applications

Thursday
Wetland ecosystems/in-class assignment

Anatomy & Physiology 4/15 - 4/18

Monday
Discuss STI's and birth control specifics

Tuesday
Birth control options/specifics; worksheet

Wednesday
Pregnancy/labor stages

Thursday
Worksheet/Google classroom assignment over pregnancy

7th Grade Life Science 4/15 - 4/18

Monday
Finish video - human brain

Tuesday
Workbook pages

Wednesday
Finish workbook pages/outside if weather permits

Thursday
Review/vocab activity

Zoology 4/15 - 4/18

Monday
Turtle quiz - identification and scutes

Tuesday
Ventral scutes and graphic organizer

Wednesday
Turtle worksheet/identification

Thursday
Video

6th Grade Science 4/15 - 4/19

Monday
Finish displacement lab and extension questions

Tuesday
Periodic table of the elements - discuss what chemicals are, what they do

Wednesday
Workbook pages; review for quiz tomorrow

Thursday
Science quiz (with emphasis over elements)

Biology 4/15 - 4/19

Monday
STEM project

Tuesday
STEM project

Wednesday
STEM project/worksheet over STEM project

Thursday
STEM project

Environmental Science 4/8 - 4/12

Monday
Outside/review for tomorrow's exam

Tuesday
Track meet/help

Wednesday
Pond management exam

Thursday & Friday
Water quality labs/field work

Anatomy & Physiology 4/8 - 4/12

Monday
Female reproductive system structures and worksheet

Tuesday & Wednesday
Cycles - female reproductive system & hormonal controls

Thursday
Pregnancy, acrosomal reactions, multiples  Review for quiz tomorrow.

Friday
Quiz - this week's material. 

7th Grade Life Science 4/8 - 4/12

Monday
Finish the scavenger hunt activity; students back outside weather permitting

Tuesday
Table-top activity for points

Wednesday
Workbook pages 117 - 119

Thursday
Workbook due; review for quiz

Friday
Quiz - biodiversity

Zoology 4/8 - 4/12

Monday
Begin discussing turtles and turtle shell anatomy

Tuesday
Turtle shell/turtle anatomy graphic organizer; turtle identification

Wednesday & Thursday
Turtle identification/practice/worksheet on Thursday

Friday
Turtle identification quiz 1

6th Grade Science 4/8 - 4/12

Monday
Introduction to density, mass, volume; workbook pages 5- 11

Tuesday
Outside for application

Wednesday & Thursday
Workbook/density on Wednesday; activity on Thursday

Friday
Review this week's material

Biology 4/8 - 4/12

Monday
Video - The Boy with the Incredible Brain

Tuesday
PNS/memory dreams/assignment

Wednesday & Thursday
Review for Friday's test

Friday
Test - Nervous system

Environmental Science 4/1 - 4/5

Monday
Outside/field work

Tuesday
Outside/field work

Wednesday
Panfish option discussion

Thursday
Vocab practice for points; review for tomorrow's quiz

Friday
Finish up the pond construction unit; quiz over big bass, all-purpose, panfish options

**Unit exam on Tuesday of next week**

Anatomy & Physiology 4/1 - 4/5

Monday - Wednesday
 no class

Thursday
Female reproductive system; female reproductive system worksheet

Friday
Vocab - male/female reproductive systems

7th Grade Science 4/1 - 4/5

Monday
Owl pellet lab

Tuesday
Discuss patterns of interaction; do workbook pages 103 - 111.

Wednesday
Workbook pages/owl pellet lab for non-track students

Thursday
Video - ecosystems.  If you didn't finish the owl pellet dissection then today is finish day.

Friday
Discuss food chains/actiity

Zoology 4/1 - 4/5

Monday
Finish nonvenomous snake identification (live bearers), and discuss/identify venomous snakes.

Tuesday
Quiz #2 - non venomous/venomous snakes (no word banks)

Wednesday
Vocab practice - snakes

Thursday
Quiz #3 - nonvenomous/venomous snakes (no word banks); introduction to lizards.

Friday
Lizards/video

6th Grade Science 4/1 - 4/5

Monday
Put together/conduct electromagnet experiments

Tuesday
Finish electromagnet experiments if needed;  workbook pages 133 - 139.  Finish as homework.

Wednesday
Class activity; workbook pages due.

Thursday
Vocab practice

Friday 
Class activity

Biology 4/1 - 4/5

Monday
Video - all period

Tuesday
Finish video and write a reflection on the video.

Wednesday
Memory specifics/dreams.  Do PNS worksheet.

Thursday
Review for this week's quiz....complete a word search over important terms.....

Friday
Quiz - this week's material

Environmental Science 3/25 - 3/29

Monday
General purpose/big bass options

Tuesday
Water quality lab work for points

Wednesday
Big bass/panfish options, worksheet for points

Thursday
Lab/Pond analysis for points

Friday
Review/pond options

Anatomy & Physiology 3/25 - 3/29

Monday
Wrap up digestive system

Tuesday
Review worksheet for points

Wednesday
Test - digestive system

Thursday & Friday
Reproductive system - male organs

7th Grade Life Science 3/25 - 3/29

Monday
Ecosystem components; begin mapping out ecosystem parts on your student tables

Tuesday
Owl pellet lab

Wednesday
Pages 69 - 78 in class

Thursday
Pages 69 - 78 in class

Friday
Quiz - ecosystems.  Finish owl pellet lab

Zoology 3/25 - 3/29

Monday
Snake presentation project

Tuesday
Snake presentation project

Wednesday
Snake identification - live bearers an venomous snakes; quiz over non-venomous snakes (see Google Classroom for list)

Thursday
Snake presentation project - final prep work

Friday
Present snake project to other students for final points/reflective grade

6th Grade Science 3/25 - 3/29

Monday
Workbook pages - electricity

Tuesday & Thursday
Electromagnet lab

Wednesday
Quiz - various review topics

Friday
Workbook pages - electricity

Biology 3/25 - 3/29

Monday
Brain/CNS lecture - major sensory areas and motor areas discussed today

Tuesday
Video - brains.

Wednesday
Reflection/vocab assignment; dreams and sleep stages

Thursday
Peripheral nervous system; graphic organizers

Friday
Activity - Nervous system

Environmental Science 3/18 - 3/22

Objective this week:  To understand how to stock farm ponds with various fish to achieve a conservation plan of your choice.

Monday
Stocking rates for the general purpose option

Tuesday
General purpose option; complete a worksheet over stocking rates and fish farm costs.

Wednesday
Big bass option specifics

Thursday
Quiz ...... ponds

Friday
Other options - panfish, catfish options

Anatomy & Physiology 3/18 - 3/22

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over the digestive unit

Monday
Review all parts of the digestive system covered so far

Tuesday
Lab - cat

Wednesday
Accessory organs of the digestive process and model the digestive system

Thursday
Lab - cat; review digestive system

Friday
Digestive system review

7th Grade Life Science 3/18 - 3/22

Monday
Begin working on photosynthesis and cellular respiration; do pages 25 - 33 (not homework - due tomorrow)

Tuesday
Finish pages 25 - 33; review

Wednesday
Discuss parts of cellular respiration and how it works.

Thursday
Cellular respiration; 34 - 38 in workbook.  Write explanations for food chains.

Friday
Interviews - photosynthesis & cellular respiration

Zoology 3/18 - 3/22

Monday
Finish graphic organizers over reptiles

Tuesday
Nonvenomous snake identification and worksheet

Wednesday
Juniors absent - no class

Thursday 
Nonvenomous snake identification

Friday
Venomous snake identification & activity for points

6th Grade Science 3/18 - 3/22

Monday
Welcome back icebreaker/STEM challenge

Tuesday & Wednesday
Electric field basics - Electric fields section of the workbook.  Video on Wednesday

Thursday & Friday
STEM - electromagnets

Biology 3/18 - 3/22

Monday
STEM Challenge - welcome back from spring break

Tuesday
Discuss/review evolution quiz

Wednesday
Begin discussing the parts of the central nervous system

Thursday
Central Nervous System vocab practice

Friday
Vocab/color sheet due; finish STEM project

7th Grade Life Science 3/4 - 3/8

Monday
Discuss recycling of matter; trophic levels and food chains.

Tuesday
Trophic levels/food chains.  Introduce project over food chains.  Explain what's going to be on Thursday's quiz.....

Wednesday & Thursday
Food chain project; quiz on Thursday over food chains.

Friday
Food chain project

Environmental Science 3/4 - 3/8

Monday 
Fish exam, and then Farm pond management basics; help with pond digging, basic management

Tuesday
Pond construction specifics

Wednesday & Thursday
Stocking options

Friday
No class

Anatomy & Physiology 3/4 - 3/8

Monday
Begin discussing the digestive system

Tuesday
Digestive system specifics plus assignment

Wednesday & Thursday
Cat dissection lab - digestive system exploration

Friday
No class

Zoology 3/4 - 3/8

Monday
Test - amphibians

Tuesday
Begin discussing reptiles; reptile notes

Wednesday
Reptile assignment/worksheet

Thursday
Reptile assignment due; complete another reptile assignment.

Friday
Video - reptiles

6th Grade Science 3/4 - 3/8

Monday
Begin discussing electricity and fields.  Workbook pages 112 - 120.

Tuesday
Finish workbook pages

Wednesday
Review for quiz - electricity and magnetism

Thursday
Quiz

Friday
Video

Biology 3/4 - 3/8

Monday
Begin discussing the evolution of populations & analyze graphs.  Hand out packets over these graphs & have students complete packets for points.

Tuesday
Packets due; continue discussing graphs and prepare for Thursday's quiz.

Wednesday
Review activity for  Thursday's quiz.

Thursday
Quiz - Natural Selection

Friday
Video

Exam updates .....Zoology and Environmental Science

The tests scheduled for Friday in Zoology & Environmental Science are being pushed back; I originally had them scheduled for this Friday, but we're not ready for them yet.  They will most likely be on Monday of next week.........I'll keep you updated if anything changes.....

7th Grade Life Science ..... today's class

Hey Scholar's Bowlers!! (and anyone else who missed class today!!)  We did #1 - 7 today....that's through page 7 of your new workbook.  Remember, you can access the E-Textbook on your iPad as well, and write down the answers to questions on paper or simply E Mail them to me at jhadachek@usd107.org 

Also.....we watched a short video clip over how energy is all around us, and continually gets recycled; I chose to demonstrate this with a clip of (in my opinion) the greatest movie in the history of the world, "Star Wars:  The Empire Strikes Back".  It's the Yoda/Luke scene.  In addition to the energy segment, it has some fantastic advice for just believing in yourself.  Good clip.  Here it is......


The book assignment is due tomorrow......

7th Grade Life Science 2/25 - 3/1

Objective this week:  To understand the basics of the food chain and how ecosystems are interrelated on many different levels.

Monday
Matter & energy in organisms; do pages 5 - 10 in workbook C.

Tuesday
Workbook C, pages 11 - 18

Wednesday
Lab investigation - ecosystem dynamics

Thursday
Food webs/carrying capacities/limiting factors.

Friday
Video - population dynamics

6th Grade Physical Science 2/25 - 3/1

Objective this week:  To understand how forces and magnetic fields and electric forces work.

Monday
Magnetic forces; work on pages 97 - 106.

Tuesday
Continue book work; magnetic demonstrations.

Wednesday
Electric forces; Do pages 113 - 120 in workbook

Thursday
Lab/STEM

Friday
Wrap up forces today.

Environmental Science 2/25 - 3/1

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over Kansas fish by completing a unit exam and score a minimum of 85%.

Monday
Wrap up Kansas fish; finish the paddlefish video

Tuesday
Fish management/sampling methods

Wednesday
Fish management/sampling methods/review for Kansas fish exam

Thursday
Review for Kansas fish exam

Friday
Kansas fish exam

Anatomy & Physiology 2/25 - 3/1

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over the cardiovascular system by completing a unit exam.

Monday
Heart muscle anatomy & bioelectricity

Tuesday
Lab- heart dissection for points.

Wednesday
Review and vocab activity for points.

Thursday
Review/Finish heart dissection

Friday
Unit exam - cardiovascular system

Zoology 2/25 - 3/1

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over amphibians by successfully completing a unit exam at the end of the week with at least 85% accuracy.

Monday
Salamander lifecycle and giant salamanders

Tuesday
Identification and vocab assignment

Wednesday
Vocab assignment due; wrap up amphibians and begin review

Thursday
Review - amphibian unit

Friday
Unit exam - amphibian unit

Biology 2/25 - 3/1

Objective this week:  To understand the evidence for evolution in both genetic & anatomical ways.

Monday
Evidence for evolution; genetic & anatomical evidence

Tuesday
Adaptation lab - for points

Wednesday
Continue evolution evidence

Thursday
Lab - finish adaptation lab

Friday
Quiz - adaptations & evolution evidence

Environmental Science 2/18 - 2/22

Objective this week:  To be able to identify at least eight species of fish in Kansas & discuss facts about them without using guided classroom materials.

Monday
Lecture - Bullhead, bass, crappie specifics

Tuesday
Kansas Largemouth Bass Management Plan - read & complete worksheet

Wednesday & Thursday
White bass species/rough fish species and conservation

Friday
Quiz - Kansas Fish Species

Anatomy & Physiology 2/18 - 2/22

Objective this week:  To demonstrate a level of mastery of the cardiovascular system and be able to trace the path of  blood from the heart throughout the body.

Monday
Lecture - heart/blood flow

Tuesday
Cardiovascular dissection of the cat and supplemental worksheet.

Wednesday
Supplemental worksheet due today (or Thursday if we don't have school today due to bad weather)
Heart accessory structures/study

Thursday & Friday
Heart accessory structures; quiz on Friday over cardiovascular system and blood flow

7th Grade Life Science 2/18 - 2/22

Objective this week:  To demonstrate the level of mastery over evolution and complete a unit test over the topic.

Monday
Pretest - evolution.

Tuesday
Vocab practice day for points.

Wednesday & Thursday
Practice graphs.  Exit ticket on Thursday for points

Friday 
Unit exam - evolution

Zoology 2/18 - 2/22

Objective this week:  To understand differences between frogs, toads, and salamanders.  By the end of the week, students will take a quiz over the frog lifecycle and five frog/toad vocalizations & score at least an 80%.

Monday
Review frog vocalizations.  Take a practice quiz

Tuesday
Toads; Salamander anatomy and lifecycle; review frog/toad vocalizations.  Vocab assignment.

Wednesday/Thursday
Vocalization quizzes

Friday
Multimedia project

6th Grade Science 2/18 - 2/22

Objective this week:  Demonstrate knowledge gained from Newton Scooters through testing your scooters; discuss magnetic forces.

Monday
Work on Newton Scooter project;

Tuesday
Test scooters

Wednesday
Begin magnetic forces; workbook begins on page 97

Thursday
Magnetic forces - workbook continued

Friday
Quiz - this week's material

Biology 2/18 - 2/22

Objective this week:  To understand evidence for evolution and to reach the level of mastery over the cow eye dissection.

Monday
Evidence for evolution; online textbook beginning on page 382.

Tuesday
Eye dissection - finish the project and understand the vocab/parts of the eye

Wednesday
Evidence for evolution

Thursday
Eye dissection quiz

Friday
Evolution - specifics

Environmental Science 2/13 - 2/19

Objective this week:  To understand major differences between Kansas fish species and conservation efforts with those fish in the state.

Wednesday
Kansas fish species

Thursday
Kansas fish conservation - see Google Classroom

Friday
Kansas fish species - basses

Monday 2/18
Kansas catfish management plan - see Google Classroom

Tuesday 2/19
Quiz - Kansas fish identification/facts

Anatomy 2/13 - 2/19

Objective this week:  To understand the path of blood flow from the heart, throughout the body, and back to the heart.

Wednesday
Discuss blood flow throughout the body

Thursday
Heart dissection day 1

Friday
Review blood flow; Erythrocyte carrying capacity & anatomy

Monday 2/18
Heart dissection day 2

Tuesday 2/19
Quiz - heart dissection and blood flow.

7th Grade Life Science 2/13 - 2/19

Objective this week:  To finish the evolution unit and complete a unit exam early next week to show mastery of the content

Wednesday
Extinction specifics and causes - workbook pages 121 - 125

Thursday
Review the evolution unit today - complete a pretest over the unit.

Friday
Workbook pages due; begin review over evolution and prepare for the unit exam

Monday 2/18
Evolution review and graded activity

Tuesday 2/19
Evolution unit exam

Zoology 2/13 - 2/19

Objective this week:  To learn about frog, toad, and salamander life cycles & be able to identify frog and toad vocalizations.  

Wednesday
Frog specifics; species of frogs/frog vocalizations

Thursday
Activity - amphibians

Friday
Review frog calls; video

Monday 2/18
Frog identification

Tuesday 2/19
Quiz 1 - frog vocalizations and frog/toad anatomy

6th Grade Science 2/13 - 2/19

Objective this week:  To understand how magnetic forces work, and to finish building a Newton Scooter that will travel a minimum of four meters by early next week.

Wednesday
Magnetic forces - workbooks.

Thursday
Newton Scooters - build phase

Friday
Newton Scooters - build phase

Monday 2/18
Magnetic forces/finish Newton Scooters

Tuesday 2/19
Quiz/Test Newton Scooters

Biology 2/13 - 2/19

Objective this week:  To understand the importance of mutations and the environment in the process of natural selection.

Wednesday
Mutations - what they are, examples of them, and how they fit into the lives of organisms.

Thursday
Dissection 1

Friday
Evolution - evidence of common ancestry; anatomical & fossil evidence

Monday 2/18
Finish dissection; expand on adaptations of the eye in natural selection

Tuesday 2/19
Quiz - eye dissection and natural selection

Environmental Science 2/4 - 2/6

Monday
Discuss hazardous waste and note set

Tuesday
Assignment - Hazmat

Wednesday
Hazmat STEM project

Anatomy & Physiology 2/4 - 2/6

Monday
Gain a better understanding of the cardiovascular system.  Discuss arteries ,veins, blood, etc

Tuesday
Blood composition and hematocrits

Wednesday
Activity  - cardiovascular system

7th Grade Life Science 2/4 - 2/6

Objective this week:  To understand how speciation works in the natural world.

Monday
Section review - natural selection

Tuesday
Speciation - pages 115 - 124 in workbook

Wednesday
Speciation - finish workbook pages

Zoology 2/4 - 2/4

Objective this week: To understand the major anatomical characteristics of amphibians, and their transition from life in the water to life on land.

Monday
Transition to life on land from the water; rise of the tetrapods

Tuesday
Begin amphibians - morphology of frogs and toads

Wednesday
Frog/toad specifics and worksheet

6th Grade Science 2/4 - 2/6

Objective this week:  To learn about magnetic forces and to work on a STEM project demonstrating Newton's Laws.

Monday
STEM work - Newton scooters

Tuesday
Workbook - magnetic forces

Wednesday
STEM work - Newton scooters

Biology 2/4 - 2/6

Objective this week:  To understand how population genetics allows us to predict trends in natural populations.

Monday
Introduction to population genetics and Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium; this is a lecture class period.

Tuesday
Population genetics/H-W practice

Wednesday
H-W worksheet

7th Grade Life Science 1/28 - 2/1

Objective this week:  To understand various components of natural selection.

Tuesday
Workbook activity - predator/prey

Wednesday
Workbook pages 99 - 105

Thursday
Video

Friday
Workbook pages 99 - 105 finish

6th Grade Science 1/28 - 2/1

Objective this week:  To learn about Newton's forces through the construction of a STEM project as well as workbook practice/extension.

Tuesday
STEM project

Wednesday
Collision of objects; book pages 69 - 76.

Thursday
STEM project

Friday
Finish pages 69 - 76 in class

Environmental Science 1/28 - 2/1

Objective this week:  To learn the various categories of waste and how they affect the planet & civilization.

Monday/Tuesday
Notes - waste categories

Wednesday
Case study - hazardous waste case study for points

Thursday
E waste case study for points.

Friday
Quiz - waste categories

Anatomy 1/28 - 2/1

Objective this week:  To complete the CNS unit and take a test to demonstrate mastery over the content.

Tuesday
Brain dissection and brain parts.

Wednesday
Review all parts of the CNS

Thursday
Review for tomorrow's exam

Friday
Unit exam - CNS

Zoology 1/28 - 2/1

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over the fish unit and complete a unit exam on Friday with 85% accuracy.

Tuesday
Fish conservation and assignment

Wednesday
Wrap up the fish unit.  Complete a graphic organizer for points.

Thursday
Review - Fish

Friday
Fish unit exam

Biology 1/28 - 2/1

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over punnett squares and complete an exam on Friday

Tuesday
Punnett square specialties - incomplete dominance, codominance.  Practice codominance today

Wednesday
Codominance worksheet.  Review punnett squares.

Thursday
Punnett square practice/review

Friday
Punnett square exam

First and Second Period Updated 1/23/19....

With the late start today (Wednesday), that changed the lesson plans for first and second periods for the week.  They are now updated with the latest classroom info......thanks!

Environmental Science 1/21 - 1/23

Objective this week:  By the end of the week, students will demonstrate knowledge learned about waste in the environment through the completion of a paperslide video and score at least a 90% on the project.

Monday - Thursday
Paperslide video construction; Friday we will film the project.

Friday
Film paperslide video project.

Anatomy & Physiology 1/21 - 1/25

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery over basic brain divisions and cat muscle groups.

Monday
Review parts of the CNS and make a concept map over these parts.

Tuesday
Cat muscles - dissection review

Wednesday
Video and reflection

Thursday
Cat muscle quiz - outer muscles

Friday
Brain dissection day one

7th Grade Life Science 1/21 - 1/25

Objective this week:  To understand the role of natural selection with inheritance patterns.

Monday
Briefly review for quiz; take quiz today.  Watch HHMI evolution video.

Tuesday
HHMI evolution video and reflection.

Wednesday
Finish HHMI video and take quiz over it

Thursday
Natural selection; begin pages 95 - 104; complete numbers 1- 16 for points.

Friday
Hands-on lab page 100-101 in text.

Zoology 1/21 - 1/25

Objective this week:  To demonstrate mastery of the shark dissection through a dissection exam, and to understand the differences in bony fish species.

Monday
Review countercurrent exchange; discuss blood flow through the heart.  Finish dissection interviews for points.

Tuesday
Shark dissection - nervous system & brain

Wednesday
Video - bony fish

Thursday
Shark dissection practical

Friday
Salmon species and morphology differences for points

6th Grade Science 1/21 - 1/25

Objective this week:  To understand the differences in Newton's Laws and realize their importance in everyday life.

Monday
Review for quiz and take quiz.  Begin discussing friction

Tuesday
Friction activity today

Wednesday
No class (late start)

Thursday
Newton's Laws - Inertia & F = ma.  Worksheet over these.

Friday
STEM project - Newton's Laws

Biology 1/21 - 1/25

Objective this week:  To understand how to construct punnet squares involving two genetic traits, and also understand the importance of them. 


Monday
Dihybrid punnett squares - practice problems for points

Tuesday
Dihybrid cross worksheet for points

Wednesday
Late start - no class

Thursday
Dihybrid cross lab with corn

Friday
Finish dihybrid cross lab with corn

6th Grade Science 1/14 - 1/18

Objective this week:  To understand how forces work & act on us and objects around us.

Monday
Video - forces and motion

Tuesday
Forces - complete workbook pages 5-12

Wednesday
Video - Elon Musk interview

Thursday
Review for tomorrow's quiz.

Friday
Quiz - Forces, waves

7th Grade Life Science 1/14 - 1/18

Objective this week:  To understand the genetic basis for evolution and to take a quiz over similar body parts in organisms to show mastery of last week's content.

Monday & Wednesday
Genetic change and traits - complete pages 77 - 86 in workbook.  Review Wednesday for Thursday's quiz.

Tuesday
Model protein construction.

Thursday
Review for quiz tomorrow

Friday
Quiz - similar body structures/evolution basics

Anatomy & Physiology 1/14 - 1/18

Objective this week:  To continue lecture discussion over the CNS, understand the motor divisions, and also be able to identify outer muscle groups on a partially dissected cat... (meow).

Monday
Major brain divisions - motor areas

Tuesday
Cat dissection - outer muscle groups

Wednesday
Video - World's Most Dangerous Drug ...... complete a reflection over the video

Thursday
Reflection due; cat dissection - review outer muscle groups.  Quiz tomorrow over outer muscle groups.

Friday
Quiz - outer muscle groups.  Reflect over video, and CNS.

Environmental Science 1/14 - 1/18

Objective this week:  To understand different types of waste, the importance of it, and what can be done to reduce the waste issue in the world.

Monday
Categories of waste - lecture notes

Tuesday
Continue waste categories, and complete an E Mail assignment over waste

Wednesday
Case study - landfills/recycling

Thursday
Continue case study

Friday
Quiz - types of waste

Zoology 1/14 - 1/18

Objective this week:  To learn and understand important components of the bony fish, and reach the level of mastery over the cartilage fish through dissection.

Monday
Bony fish basics and countercurrent exchange in the gills.

Tuesday
Wrap up shark dissection

Wednesday
Worksheet over bony fish basics. 

Thursday
Prepare for next Tuesday's practical over the shark.

Friday
Salmon species and their importance.

Biology 1/14 - 1/18

Objective this week:  To understand how genetic crosses can result in a variety of traits, and how to predict the proportions of those traits.

Monday
Punnett square practice

Tuesday
Lab - DNA extraction

Wednesday
Pedigrees

Thursday 
Quiz - Punnett Squares.  Review before quiz

Friday
Begin dihybrid punnett squares