Monday, February 10, 2020. Day 4

Homeroom:

2 hr. delay: Today’s Schedule

  • 10:25-10:40 Flex. Block

  • 10:40 - 11:10  - Per 1 (30) 8th Grade special

  • 11:10-11:44 Per 2 (34)

  • 11:45-12:13 Lunch 6, 7 & 8

  • 12:10 PM - 12:38 - Per 3 (28) 7th Grade special

  • 12:41 PM- 1:09 PM - Per 4 (28)

  • 1:13 PM  - 1:41 PM - Per 5 (28)

  • 1:45 - 2:13 - Per 6 (28)

  • 2:17 - 2:45 - Per 7 (28)

Morning advisory:

DNA Lesson Outline Quiz - Make-ups

Grade 7 agenda:

DO NOW:

OBTAIN A CHROME BOOK.

HOMEWORK:

YOUR PRESENTATION NEEDS TO BE READY TO GO ON Wednesday.

LESSON:

Aurora Articles and Quizzes released for review

  • Cevik (A)

  • Mitchell (A)

  • Shreve (A)

  • Thomas (A)

WORK ON PRESENTATION PREPARATION

Lunch:

Afternoon Advisory:

Grade 8 Agenda:

DO NOW:

Take out your HW

HOMEWORK:

Quiz Wednesday

LESSON:

Review THE CONTENT VOCABULARY WORKSHEET

SLANT:

RELEASE of grades will be tonight- DNA Lesson Outline Quiz

finish DNA BASICS

Dismissal:

Friday, February 7, 2020. Day 3

Homeroom:

Morning advisory:

Completion of project for Mr. Purcell

Grade 8 Agenda:

Do Now:

Complete the Launch Lab at your seats

Homework:

Complete the Content Vocabulary worksheet

Lesson:

DNA and Genetics LO Check

Comprehension Quiz

SLANT:

DNA BAsics

Note-taking companion

Lunch:

Afternoon Advisory:

Grade 7 agenda:

Do Now:

Obtain a chrome book.

Take out your aurora article

Homework:

Your presentation needs to be ready to go on Tuesday.

Lesson:

Review Magnetism experiment Presentation assignment

Pass back Aurora Homework

Comprehension quiz using HW and original article as notes

Work on presentation preparation

Dismissal:

Wednesday, February 5, 2020. Day 2

Homeroom:

Anyone interested in Jazz Band - Meeting with Mr. weber at 8:30

Morning advisory:

Pairing.

Values Vid

Pass out Admire cards

What is the value this person admires?

What are your values?

Grade 7 Agenda:

Do Now:

Homework:

Lesson:

Conduct ELECTROMAGNETISM EXPERIMENTS

YOU MUST BE ABLE TO:

  • Conduct a scientific test that answers your experimental question.

  • DEMONSTRATE THIS WAS A FAIR TEST

  • COLLECT DATA THAT SHOWS A RESULT

  • RECORD YOUR DATA IN A TABLE THAT KEEPS IT ORGANIZED

  • develop an answer to your question that is supported by your data.

PASS BACK POSTERS

Lunch:

Afternoon Advisory:

Grade 8 agenda:

Do Now:

Homework:

  1. READ 288 TO 294 IN CAUSE AND EFFECT.

  2. COMPLETE THE LESSON OUTLINE FOR THE CHAPTER.

Lesson:

  1. Finish critter Posters as needed.

  2. Read 288 to 294 in Cause and effect.

  3. Complete the lesson outline for the chapter.

Dismissal:

Tuesday, February 4, 2020. Day 1

Homeroom:

Morning advisory:

Readiness Check

Grade 8 Agenda:

Do Now:

Homework:

Critter Posters are due tomorrow - beginning of class.

Lesson:

Critter Posters are due tomorrow - beginning of class.

Completion Rubric - checklist

Lunch:

Afternoon Advisory:

Grade 7 agenda:

Do Now:

Homework:

None

Lesson:

Collect Aurora HW for grading

  • keep original article safe for tomorrow

Pass back and go over quiz

Electromagnetism Experiments

You MUST BE able to:

  • demonstrate this was a fair test of your question

  • collect data that shows a result

  • record your data in a table that keeps it organized

pass back posters

Dismissal:

Monday, February 3, 2020. Day 6

Homeroom:

Morning advisory:

Who do you admire?

What do you admire in that person?

Grade 7 Agenda:

Do Now:

Homework:

Solar Flare Sparks Aurora article and questions

  • due tomorrow

Lesson:

Pass back Quiz and go over.

Pass back posters grades.

Review Measurement of Magnetic Fields with a compass.

Approved Experiments - work on homework

If not approved - you need to finish and submit during this class

Lunch:

Afternoon Advisory:

Grade 8 agenda:

Do Now:

Homework:

Critter project due Wednesday.

Critter kids made

punnett Squares ready

Chromosomes colored and filled in Class used to assemble posters on tuesday

Lesson:

Printing of punnett Squares

assistance with COMPONENTS of project

Coloring and preparing Chromosomes for the “babies”

Chromosome Worksheet

Dismissal:

Friday, January 31, 2020. Day 5

Homeroom:

Morning advisory:

Teach a Talent - Learn a Talent

Grade 8 Agenda:

DO NOW:

HOMEWORK:

  1. Critter phenotypes and genotypes

    • due Before the superbowl if you want me to print

  2. Critter babies due beginning of class Tuesday

    • No time given on Monday

    • Class Tuesday dedicated to poster assembly

  3. Critter Poster due Wednesday

    • You will only have this 1 class day to complete the poster as a team.

    • Have you materials prepared ahead of time.

LESSON:

  1. Complete all critter reproduction

  2. Complete Punnett Squares

    • analyze all six traits

    • use parents alleles

    • calculate the percentages of all phenotypes and genotypes

  3. Prepare all six offspring

Lunch Advisory

Grade 7 agenda:

DO NOW:

HOMEWORK:

Experiment Planner due no later than Saturday Night

LESSON:

  1. Pass back Poster Rubrics

    • Poster team volunteers Needed!

  2. Pass back quiz and review

    • make-ups

  3. go over homework

  4. complete experiment planner

    • due No later than Saturday Night

  5. Experiments conducted on Monday

    • bring in all necessary material - no exceptions

Dismissal:

Wednesday, January 29, 2020. Day 3

Homeroom:

Morning advisory:

Second Step :Learn Something New

Grade 8 Agenda:

DO NOW:

HOMEWORK:

LESSON:

finish REPRODUCING!

  1. SIT AT A TABLE WITH A PARTNER. EACH PARTNER SHOULD:

    • PLACE THEIR TWO SEX CHROMOSOMES AND GENES ON THE TABLE (COLORED SIDE UP)

    • MIX THEM UP

    • MAKE TWO SEX CELLS WITH A RANDOM MIX OF 1 SEX CHROMOSOME AND 1 OF EACH COLOR GENE

  2. EACH PARTNER CHOOSES WHICH SEX CELL FROM THE OTHER CRITTER WILL BE USED

  3. FERTILIZE (COMBINE THE CHROMOSOMES AND GENES)

  4. FLIP THEM OVER

  5. RECORD THE ALLELES INHERITED FOR EACH GENE

  6. NAME IT!

  7. REPEAT.

Next Steps:

Make Punnett squares for each of the six traits using the parents alleles.

analyze the genotypes and phenotypes for each trait

Lunch Advisory

Grade 7 agenda:

DO NOW:

HOMEWORK:

LESSON:

Dismissal: