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