Thursday, January 14, 2021. Day 1

Do Now:

To Be Completed:

Today’s Lesson:

Project Questions:

Notes related to needs of plants

Plant growth is also affected by having the right amount of:

  • Light

    • needed for photosynthesis

    • plants have evolved to different niches

    • shade, full sun, etc.

    • correct conditions very important

  • water

    • plants 60% water

    • dissolves and moves nutrients

  • temperature

    • warms encourages germination/growth

    • cool temps slow development

  • nutrients

    • obtained from soil

    • needed for the chemistry in the plant

Plant growth - BrainPop Related reading

due tomorrow.

Wednesday, January 13, 2021. Day 6

Do Now:

To Be Completed:

DO ANIMALS LIVE LONGER IN THE WILD OR CAPTIVITY?

  • DUE FRIDAY, JANUARY 15TH BY MIDNIGHT.

Today’s Lesson:

DO ANIMALS LIVE LONGER IN THE WILD OR CAPTIVITY?

  • This assignment is located in Google Classroom at the top of the stream.

  • You must use research and summarize your finding in your own words.

  • Proper quotation may be used with most work in your own words.

  • DUE FRIDAY, JANUARY 15TH BY MIDNIGHT.

Monday, January 11, 2021. Day 4

Homeroom:

Please go to Google Classroom for Related Arts and your sub art project will be posted there.


Do Now:

Navigate to GC and open your “HOW DOES TEMPERATURE AFFECT THE GROWTH OF CORN?” document.

To Be Completed:

Be sure all notes are written into your “Unit Notes...” document and turned in.

Today’s Lesson:

Group work -

“HOW DOES TEMPERATURE AFFECT THE GROWTH OF CORN?”

teams compare notes and responses

  • Paired check and correct

  • Edit and revise your responses as needed

  • 5 min x 3

Whole class review of worksheet - call and response.

  • All students to Make final corrections.

Class Notes:

Ways plants can be affected by the environment:

plant growth is affected by many factors

  • overnight temperatures affect corn production

    • higher temperature lower corn yield (bu/acre)

    • real problem —> temperatures are rising

      • Overnight lows have increased 1.5°F already

      • climate change

    • Corn is the largest U.S. crop

    • 12 billion bushels worth about 56 billion dollars

    • even a 1% loss is worth over $500 million

Thursday, January 7, 2021. Day 2

Do Now:

Check you have finished and turned in “What are traits?”

To Be Completed:

Summer Nights are getting warmer

  • due before class tomorrow (tonight, midnight)

Today’s Lesson:

Make sure you have completed “What are TRaits?”

  • If this is not done, you must finish it and turn it in on your own time.

Today’s Lesson

Guided Notes: Traits

Trait: an inherited characteristic of a living thing

  • hair/fur color

  • eye color

  • blood type

  • tongue rolling

Any single trait may vary within a species.

  • Some humans can roll their tongue - others cannot

  • different dogs have different colored/patterned coats

    • other animals too

  • Eye color varies among individuals

What controls the traits of a species?

  • DNA/genes

  • environment

Read and complete: Summer Nights are getting warmer

This is due and must be finished before class tomorrow.

  • a six minute read along video has been provided.

  • finish four comprehension question for tomorrow.

Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Day 1

Do Now:

Asynchronous Assignments are located in GC for ELA

To Be Completed:

Today’s Lesson:

Please complete yesterday’s assignment on Traits

located in Google Classroom

due today - 3pm

I will be avaiable in class continuously for assitance.

When finished:

GC has an assignment titled “Summer Nights are Getting Warmer”

  • This is due Thursday and is part of tomorrow’s lesson.

  • You may complete it early to get a jump on tomorrow.

Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Day 6

Do Now:

Get ready for class by jotting down an answer to the question:

  • What are traits?

To Be Completed:

What are Traits due Wednesday, January 6, 2020 by 3pm.

Today’s Lesson:

Class Discussion: What are traits?

What are some of the traits you can see on a dog?

What is meant by the term “Trait?”

  • Write down our class definition of this term

  • List five valid examples.

What are the observable traits of a dog?

What are the observable traits of a dog?

Using the information discussed in class:

  • Complete the “What are traits?” assignment in Google Classroom.

    • produce a slideshow on the topic of traits.

  • You will need to answer the question what controls the traits of an organism?

    • You must provide a citation for the source you use to answer that question.

This is due Wednesday by 3pm.