Tuesday, May 15, 2018 Day 3

Homeroom:

 

Grade 8 Agenda:

Homework:

  • Finish graph and questions from today's activity as needed.

Do Now:

  • Regroup with your team from Friday

  • get out any materials related to the rock pocket mouse activity

Lesson:

  • Count mice and fill in the data table.

  • Complete a graph consistent with step 5

  • Complete the wrap up questions on the back of the graph

WIN:

 

Grade 7 agenda:

Homework:

Mantle Convection discussion worksheet due complete in class tomorrow

Do Now:

Please take out your mantle convection graph

 

Lesson:

Around the world:

  • discussion of Mantle Convection

Norms:

  • Each student to read show their poster:

  • read paragraph

    • show how poster answers each question on wksht

  • or

    • identify how it could be improved to show it better.

    • Enhance diagram if needed

  • Discuss the questions on the worksheet and respond

Friday, May 11, 2018. Day 2

Homeroom:

 

Grade 7 Agenda:

Homework:

  • Mantle Convection Diagram due Tuesday

 

Do Now:

 

Lesson:

Finish work on Mantle Convection Poster

On the back, respond the following in complete sentences. tYped and pasted work is encouraged - neatly written work is also acceptable.

  1. What is convection?

  2. What other examples of convection have we studied in this class?

  3. How does adding heat affect the particles of matter in a substance?

  4. How does adding heat affect the density of a substance? Why? Explain.

  5. How does mantle convection affect the surface of the Earth? Identify and describe at least three different examples.

 

WIN:

 

Grade 8 Agenda:

Homework:

 

Do Now:

 

Lesson:

Rock Pocket Mouse Lesson

Place pictures in order

video

activity

Thursday, May 10, 2018. Day 1

Homeroom:

 

Grade 8 Agenda:

Homework:

  • None

DO NOW:

LESSON:

EVOLUTIONARY ARMS RACE - Around The World

  • Sit across from partner as assigned.

  • Discuss all four responses - refine and add notes as you go.

  • 4 rotations/partners

Share out:

Round II

Copy these questions into your notebook:

Around the world - brainstorm and support ideas

  1. What other examples of "arms Races" can you identify in nature"

  2. What other examples of co-evolution can you identify in nature?

 

Share Out

 

Rock Pocket Mouse Introduction:

Here are four pictures of two populations of mice living in two separate locations.

Each sheet represents the population and conditions at the locations at a point in time.

The four sheets represent four different points in time, 10 YEARS apart

The mice are all the same species.

Place the sheets in time order Oldest (40 years ago) to youngest (recent)

Prepare a written description of how/why you chose the order you did.

use the page number at the bottom right (very small print) to identify the sheets

the pages numbers are not in the correct order...

 

WIN:

conference time

 

Grade 7 Agenda:

Homework:

  • Finish Diagrams for use on Monday

  • Bring your video worksheet to class tomorrow

Do Now:

 

Lesson:

MANTLE CONVECTION

  • RESEARCH MANTLE CONVECTION:

  • YOUR GOALS:

    • CREATE A DIAGRAM SHOWING MANTLE CONVECTION

    • MODEL IT AS A SYSTEM

    • IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE (IN WRITING) INPUTS, PROCESSES, OUTPUTS AND ANY POSSIBLE FEEDBACK

    • VOCABULARY TO USE:

      • ENERGY   DENSE/DENSITY   CONVECTION   HEAT

    • YOUR DIAGRAM MUST BE FULL COLOR AND INCLUDE APPROPRIATE TITLES AND TEXT SO YOU CAN USE IT AS A PRESENTATION AIDE IN CONVERSATION WITH PEERS.

    • IT MUST BE NEAT AND PROFESSIONAL

Links:

Short Video

Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Day 6

Homeroom:

  • Normal R/A today followed by MCAS 2nd period.

Grade 8 Agenda:

Homework:

Do Now:

Lesson:

Evolutionary Arms Race:

In your science notebook:

  1. prepare answers to each of the four questions

  2. number RESPONSES 1 to 4

  3. USe TTQA format

  4. leave 5 blank spaces under each question

  5. 10 minutes - prepare for around the world and class share-out

 

WIN:

  • No WIN due to MCAS

 

Grade 7 Agenda:

Homework:

Do Now:

 

Lesson:

RC Quiz Results - Release and review:

Do you Want to improve your grade?

  • For each incorrect answer:

  1. Copy the question

  2. Copy the incorrect answer you gave.

  3. Write the correct answer.

  4. Add a quote from the text that supports the correct answer.

  • See this example:

    • typed and shared work is preferred

    • neatly hand written is acceptable

    • due Friday - no exceptions

work that is not correctly formatted, neatly prepared, or shows little effort will not be accepted.

Mantle Convection

  • Research mantle convection:

  • your goals:

    • Create a diagram showing mantle convection

    • model it as a system

    • Identify and describe (in writing) inputs, processes, outputs and any possible feedback

    • vocabulary to use:

      • energy   dense/density   convection   heat

    • Your diagram must be full color and include APPROPRIATE titles and text so you can use it as a presentation aide in CONVERSATION with peers.

    • It must be neat and professional

Links:

Short Video

 

Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Day 5

Homeroom:

  • Related arts as usual

  • MCAS to follow

Grade 8 Agenda:

Homework:

  • No HW

Do Now:

 

Lesson:

  • Review yesterday's video

  • Finish Evolutionary Arms Race and discuss

  • In your science notebook:

    • Make sure you have a blank page that you can pass in.

    • Respond to each question - use TTQA format.

WIN:

  • No WIN due to MCAS

Grade 7 Agenda:

Homework:

  • No HW unless project is not passed in yet!

Do Now:

  • Please get out your graph and worksheet from yesterday's class

  • obtain a copy of the video worksheet

Lesson:

Complete the Earth's Interior RC Quiz

How The earth was Made: Birth of the Earth

  • Re-seat with your worksheet and a clipboard to facilitate writing

  • Respond to the prompts on the worksheet as they are covered in the video.

 

Monday, March 7, 2018. Day 4

Homeroom:

 

Grade 7 Agenda:

Homework:

Do Now:

  • Take out completed project work.

  • Prepare to pass it it.

    • check your name is on the front.

    • Pass it in on the table under the HDTV

Lesson:

Earth's Interior

assistance and direction provided in class for completing Illigs Pond project for those who have not passed it in.

WIN:

  • Second Step

Grade 8 Agenda:

Homework:

 

Do Now:

 

Lesson:

Friday, May 4, 2018. Day 3

Homeroom:

 

 

 

Grade 8 agenda:

HOMEWORK:

  • Complete evolution in action game and worksheet for Monday

DO NOW:

Take out yesterday's worksheet

Open your science notebook

How does natural selection cause the HIV virus to evolve and defeat our  best medicines used to treat it. Use and underline the following five terms in your response.

variation        environmental pressure       natural selection

fit/fitness      adaptation

 

LESSON:

 

Evolution in Action Worksheet

Natural Selection Game

WIN:

 

Grade 7 agenda:

Homework:

PROJECT DUE MONDAY, MAY 7TH

LESSON:

GOAL FOR TODAY:

Brief Review of Project Requirements:

 

FULL SET OF FINISHED, NEAT, CALCULATIONS. 

  • PROPERLY LABELED WITH ALL STEPS IN FDSS FORMAT.

  • RESOURCES:

 

Prepare a TABLE OF INPUTS AND OUTPUTS THAT SHOWS THE FLOW VOLUMES OF WATER. 

  • INCLUDE COLUMNS FOR THE FLOW VOLUME IN M3/DAY.

  • INCLUDE A “TOTALS” ROW ON THE TABLE THAT SHOWS THE BALANCE BETWEEN INFLOWS AND OUTFLOWS.

 

Prepare A PARAGRAPH THAT DESCRIBES HOW ILLIG’S POND FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE WATER CYCLE.

  • IT MUST BE TYPED AND NEATLY CUT OUT AND FIT INTO YOUR POSTER DESIGN.

  • USE AT LEAST SIX OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS IN YOUR PARAGRAPH.

  • UNDERLINE THEM WHERE THEY ARE USED.

    • EVAPORATION        PRECIPITATION        RUNOFF         CONDENSATION      ENERGY                   CONVECTION        RADIATION             TRANSPIRATION

Integrate all of these parts with a full color, hand drawn, diagram of the pond:

  • show the pond as a system

    • include inputs/outputs related to the water cycle

    • label each with the flow volumes in m3/day

  • include your paragraph and table

  • extra credit...

 

 

April 27, 2018

Thursday, May 3, 2108. Day 2

Homeroom:

Grade 7 agenda:

HOMEWORK:

DO NOW:

 

LESSON:

GOAL FOR TODAY:

  • FULL SET OF FINISHED, NEAT, CALCULATIONS. 

    • PROPERLY LABELED WITH ALL STEPS IN FDSS FORMAT.

    • RESOURCES:

  • INCLUDE A TABLE OF INPUTS AND OUTPUTS THAT SHOWS THE FLOW VOLUMES OF WATER. 

    • INCLUDE COLUMNS FOR THE FLOW VOLUME IN M3/DAY.

    • INCLUDE A “TOTALS” ROW ON THE TABLE THAT SHOWS THE BALANCE BETWEEN INFLOWS AND OUTFLOWS.

  • INCLUDING A PARAGRAPH THAT DESCRIBES HOW ILLIG’S POND FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE WATER CYCLE.

    • IT MUST BE TYPED AND NEATLY CUT OUT AND FIT INTO YOUR POSTER DESIGN.

    • USE AT LEAST SIX OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS IN YOUR PARAGRAPH.

    • UNDERLINE THEM WHERE THEY ARE USED.

      • EVAPORATION        PRECIPITATION        RUNOFF         CONDENSATION      ENERGY                   CONVECTION        RADIATION             TRANSPIRATION

 

 

WIN:

 

Grade 8 agenda:

HOMEWORK:

Students who left Tuesday for sports

DO NOW:

Please get out and review the snowshoe hare article and homework.

LESSON:

Pass back and go over Evolution and natural selection Quiz

Short RC Quiz - Snowshoe Hares and Climate Change

Evolution and HIV

 

April 27, 2018

Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Day 1

Homeroom:

 

Grade 8 agenda:

HOMEWORK:

Evolutionary clock ticks for snowshoe hares facing climate change

  • article and questions due tomorrow.

  • please prepare in your science notebook.

DO NOW:

  • Take out your flashcards and study quietly.

LESSON:

Pass back and go over "Naturally Selected to Survive"

Pass back critter project grades.

Community service opportunity - hanging posters.

meiosis projects are available for reclamation.

Quiz: Natural selection vocabulary and concepts

 

WIN:

  • Genius Hour

 

Grade 7 agenda:

HOMEWORK:

DO NOW:

 

LESSON:

GOAL FOR TODAY:

  • FULL SET OF FINISHED, NEAT, CALCULATIONS. 

    • PROPERLY LABELED WITH ALL STEPS IN FDSS FORMAT.

    • RESOURCES:

  • Include a table of inputs and outputs that shows the flow volumes of water. 

    • Include columns for the flow volume in m3/day.

    • Include a “totals” row on the table that shows the balance between inflows and outflows.

  • Including a paragraph that describes how Illig’s pond functions within the water cycle.

    • It must be typed and neatly cut out and fit into your poster design.

    • Use at least six of the following terms in your paragraph.

    • Underline them where they are used.

      • evaporation        precipitation        runoff         condensation      energy                   convection        radiation             Transpiration

 

Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Day 6.

Homeroom:

MCAS:

  • Testing until 10:50

Grade 7 agenda:

HOMEWORK:

DO NOW:

 

LESSON:

Goal for today:

  • Full set of finished, neat, calculations. 

    • Properly labeled with all steps in FDSS format.

  • Resources:

Grade 8 agenda:

HOMEWORK:

  • Natural selection vocabulary and concepts quiz

DO NOW:

 

LESSON:

Video:

  • Recap yesterday's video revelations

  • Darwin's Dangerous idea - Highland Hummingbirds segment

  • Finish segment

 

April 27, 2018