Environmental Science 9/2-9/5

Objective this week:  To understand the importance of wildlife and resource management, the history of it, how that management takes place, and what the future holds for wildlife management.  Assessment of learning goals will take place through quizzes, worksheets, and multimedia samples.

Tuesday
Discuss the history of resource management in the United States and the events that led up to modern wildlife management.  Then watch the video over the North American model of wildlife management & complete a worksheet over it.

Wednesday - Friday
Worksheet due Wednesday; begin discussing the National Wildlife Refuge System and modern-day game management, along with important wildlife legislation.  There will be a quiz Friday over the history of wildlife management.

Life Science 9/2-9/5

Objective this week:  To complete a basic unit over the cell theory, the importance of cells, and basic cell parts.  There will be two book question sets due this week as well as a quiz on Friday to assess understanding of the content.

Tuesday
Discuss cell theory with students.  Assign # 1 - 10 on page 48 in textbook due tomorrow.  Review/re-read pages 43-48.

Wednesday
Book questions due.  Review material and re-read/review # 1 - 10 on page 58.  This will be due Thursday

Thursday
Book questions due.  Review cell structure, function, and cell theory.  Quiz tomorrow!

Friday
Cell quiz today, cooperative learning over cells.

Zoology 9/2-9/5

Objectives this week:  To focus on mastery of vocabulary over components of sponges, jellyfish, and hydras.  Students will complete crossword puzzles, worksheets, and cooperative learning exercises to demonstrate understanding of the content.  There will be a test on Friday over the Phylum Porifera and Phylum Cnidaria.

Tuesday
Review all major vocabulary terms through the completion of a crossword puzzle and group work

Wednesday
Review of vocabulary terms through completion of a worksheet, group work, and quiz design.

Thursday
Review all components of the two major phyla for the test coming up tomorrow.

Friday
Test - Phylum Porifera, Phylum Cnidaria

Anatomy 9/2-9/5

Objectives this week:  To complete a student-taught lesson over their choice of a major concept in unit one.  Students are to pick their weakest area and teach a concept to the rest of the class to show mastery of content and genuine understanding.  They will also take a test on Friday to assess learning over unit one content.

Tuesday & Wednesday:
Work on student-designed teaching lesson over a unit one concept.  Present Wednesday and Thurday

Thursday
Present student lessons, and review for tomorrow's test

Friday
Unit one test - there is a 100/85 performance objective on this test.

Biology 9/2-9/5

Objectives this week:  To complete a student-created paperslide video that demonstrates student understanding of photosynthesis and the reactions taking place, and to take a test over the concept to assess student learning over photosynthesis.

Tuesday
Work on paperslide videos.  Complete all paper portions of the project.

Wednesday
Film the paperslide show project today and study for Friday's test

Thursday
Test review - cooperative learning over photosynthesis

Friday
Photosynthesis test.  There is a 100/85 performance objective on this test.

Biology - Life Properties Video

Please watch this video and take notes over the content.  Pause/rewind as often as you need to so that you can take them at your own pace.  Also, re-wind the video when needed if you have questions about the content.  After watching the video and taking notes, answer the two questions at the end of the assignment.  Please answer in complete sentences.  The copy machine question will take some thought .... look at it from the stand point of what life characteristics does it possess, and which ones are NOT present in the copy machine to keep it from being alive.

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Life Science 8/25-8/29

Objective this week:  To learn how energy flows through ecosystems based on levels of organization and apply those directly to your life

Monday
Review the conditions that make life.  Discuss video questions.  Discuss the level of organization among living things .... focusing on the molecular level and working our way up to organisms

Tuesday
Atoms, molecules, chemicals, and cells - energy transfer and its importance.  Discuss physical vs chemical reactions

Wednesday
Begin creating a blended media project over energy transfer in living things.

Thursday
Continue blended media project

Friday
Film blended media projects and discuss on video