Friday, March 31, 2023. Day 6

Dodgeball

Homeroom:

YOU MUST:

  • COMPLETE 2 DAYS OF SSR IN HOMEROOM PER WEEK.

    • SSR counts if you have a book ready and read 20 minutes on your own free from distractions.

    • USE THREE DAYS FOR CLASS WORK AND PREPARATION.

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Work Opportunities today:

Do Now:

Complete Step 1 and 2 of the anticipation guide.

Homework to be completed:

Complete “Genetically Ginger” as needed

Finish “Where do blue eyes come from” as needed

  • Both in google classroom

Today’s agenda:

Punnett Square quiz - located in GC

Where do blue eyes come from (located in Google Classroom).

Anticipation Guide

Gentically Ginger (located in Google Classroom).

Review BrainPOP Mutations

Located in GC

DNA and The Gene slides

Thursday, March 30, 2023. Day 5

Homeroom:

YOU MUST:

  • COMPLETE 2 DAYS OF SSR IN HOMEROOM PER WEEK.

    • SSR counts if you have a book ready and read 20 minutes on your own free from distractions.

    • USE THREE DAYS FOR CLASS WORK AND PREPARATION.

  • YOU MAY ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AS SHOWN BELOW

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Work Opportunities today:

Science: Vocab Quiz - study flashcards

Spanish: quiz today - online games to be turned in…

SciTech: WOD quiz today

Do Now:

Please copy any homework listed below into your agenda.

Homework to be completed:

Complete BrainPOP Mutations Assignments in Google Classroom if not finished in class

Today’s agenda:

Complete the  “Understanding Heredity Final Vocabulary Quiz” in Google Classroom as a 1st priority.

  • This quiz is No Notes or flashcards.

  • It must be completed during the class period - no exceptions.

  • You will do the “Punnett Square” portion of the quiz tomorrow.

After the quiz, work on and complete the BrainPOP Genetic Mutations assignment in Google Classroom.

  • follow the instructions in the assignment.

  • If it is not finished in class it is to be finished as homework.

DNA and Genes

Protein Synthesis

Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Day 4

Homeroom:

YOU MUST:

  • COMPLETE 2 DAYS OF SSR IN HOMEROOM PER WEEK.

    • SSR counts if you have a book ready and read 20 minutes on your own free from distractions.

    • USE THREE DAYS FOR CLASS WORK AND PREPARATION.

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this week’s schedule.

  • Today - MCAS in AM. Grade 8 with STEM in afternoon.

  • Wednesday - MCAS in Morning. Grade 8 with humanities in the afternoon.

  • Thursday - Normal Classes

  • Friday - Normal Classes

Work Opportunities today:

Do Now:

Please get out your homework

  • The Structure of DNA (worksheet)

Homework to be completed:

Quiz Thursday - Heredity Vocabulary

Today’s agenda:

  1. Review the structure of DNA Answer Key

    • Whole Class Discussion

  2. Complete this comprehension check.

    • Use your copy of The Structure of DNA RaTN worksheet as notes.

  3. Correct and review the BrainPOP DNA Challenge Activites

    • Students open BrainPOP DNA assignment in Google Classroom

    • Open BrainPOP DNA on white board

    • Open Challenge Activities

      • Choose Review Challenge

    • Complete Challenge 1 - students to volunteer answers and correct their own work.

      • Ditto Challenge 2, Challenge 3, Challenge 4

    • Students to resubmit.

  4. Open the BrainPOP Review Quiz (whiteboard) and Review as a Class

    • Students to provide answers - call and response

    • Click and Check/correct on quiz

  5. Time to study for Quiz - Options

    • Paired Flashcard Work

      • pair up with partners and reciprocal flashcard practice

    • Around the World format

      • Students seated across from each other at tables around perimeter of class space

      • work for 2 minutes with partner

      • everyone switches on seat to the right

      • work with new partner

      • repeat

    • Student Survivor

      • Random student choice

      • Stand a take quiz questions from Flashcard list

      • Sit if wrong, stand if right

RC activity

Do Now

Decode Challenge

slides and notes

DNA and The Gene Slideshow Video

Monday, March 27, 2023. Day 3

Homeroom:

YOU MUST:

  • COMPLETE 2 DAYS OF SSR IN HOMEROOM PER WEEK.

    • SSR counts if you have a book ready and read 20 minutes on your own free from distractions.

    • USE THREE DAYS FOR CLASS WORK AND PREPARATION.

  • YOU MAY ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AS SHOWN BELOW

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this week’s schedule.

Monday - regular classes.

Tuesday - MCAS in AM. Grade 8 with STEM in afternoon.

Wednesday - MCAS in Morning. Grade 8 with humanities in the afternoon.

Thursday - Normal Classes

Friday - Normal Classes

MCAS Tues/Wed

  • Chrome Books

  • Charger Poll

  • Expectations


Work Opportunities today:

  • ELA: MCAS Planning Sheet

  • Science: Flashcards due today. Quiz Thursday. Study.

  • Spanish: Games on GC. Post scores in comments and turn in. Quiz Thursday.

  • Civics: Mock Trial

  • SciTech: Slides due

Community service Opportunities

  • Trim handouts

  • Clean magnetism diagrams off walls

Do Now:

Punnett Sq. Problem

  1. Make a Punnett Square to model this problem.

  2. Write your responses in the boxes provided.

  3. Label each Genotypes either heterozygous or homozygous.

Homework to be completed:

Decoding Dragons to class Tuesday

Quiz Thursday - Heredity Vocabulary

Today’s agenda:

Review Do Now

Decoding Dragons - Collect Tuesday

  1. Data

  2. dominant Phenotypes

    • can be heterozygous

    • can be homozygous

  3. Recessive phenotypes

    • can only be homozygous

  4. letter used to represent allele

  5. Prepare table, paste on, pass in

The Structure of DNA

Friday, March 25, 2023. Day 2

Homeroom:

YOU MUST:

  • COMPLETE 2 DAYS OF SSR IN HOMEROOM PER WEEK.

    • SSR counts if you have a book ready and read 20 minutes on your own free from distractions.

    • USE THREE DAYS FOR CLASS WORK AND PREPARATION.

  • YOU MAY ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AS SHOWN BELOW

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Work Opportunities today:

Do Now:

Please copy any homework listed below into your agenda.

Homework to be completed:

Flashcards Monday

Today’s agenda:

Review Practice Worksheet

Pass Back test - review

Dragon lab

  1. Handout

  2. Procedure

  3. Draw Cards

    • 1 from each set

    • record

    • replace face down

  4. Draw dragon

  5. Log Dragon Data here

  6. Analyze results

  7. Wrap Up due Monday

Thursday, March 24, 2023. Day 1

Homeroom:

YOU MUST:

  • COMPLETE 2 DAYS OF SSR IN HOMEROOM PER WEEK.

    • SSR counts if you have a book ready and read 20 minutes on your own free from distractions.

    • USE THREE DAYS FOR CLASS WORK AND PREPARATION.

  • YOU MAY ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AS SHOWN BELOW

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Work Opportunities today:

Do Now:

Please get out your copy of the homework

Homework to be completed:

  1. Practice Worksheet - due tomorrow

  2. Expand your flashcard deck from 14 cards to 18 cards. Add/include:

    • Incomplete dominance

    • Codominance

    • Multiple Alleles

    • Polygenic Inheritance

    Term on front/definition on back

    Add Color illustration for (more) extra credit

    Due Monday

  3. Here is a link to the original 14 terms with answers!

Today’s agenda:

Review Comprehenion Quiz

Complex Patterns of Inheritance Slideshow

Practice Worksheet - due tomorrow

Wednesday, March 22, 20023. Day 6

Homeroom:

YOU MUST:

  • COMPLETE 2 DAYS OF SSR IN HOMEROOM PER WEEK.

    • SSR counts if you have a book ready and read 20 minutes on your own free from distractions.

    • USE THREE DAYS FOR CLASS WORK AND PREPARATION.

  • YOU MAY ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AS SHOWN BELOW

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Work Opportunities today:

  1. Spanish: -ER/-IR verb worksheet

  2. SciTech: WOD Quiz Today!

  3. Science: Finish Punnett Square Problems

Do Now:

get out Punnet Practice II

Complete this “Do Now worksheet” while I check your HW

Homework to be completed:

Complex Patterns of Inheritance Reading companion

  • find the Text Reading here

  • due tomorrow

Today’s agenda:

Sexual versus Asexual Reproduction Quiz Today

Review Punnet Practice II

Quiz

Complete “Complex Patterns of Inheritance” Reading and Worksheet - due tomorrow

Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Day 5

Homeroom:

YOU MUST:

  • COMPLETE 2 DAYS OF SSR IN HOMEROOM PER WEEK.

    • SSR counts if you have a book ready and read 20 minutes on your own free from distractions.

    • USE THREE DAYS FOR CLASS WORK AND PREPARATION.

  • YOU MAY ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AS SHOWN BELOW

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Work Opportunities today:

  • ELA: Group slides due end of class today

  • SciTech: EdPuzzle due today

  • Science: Punnet Square Practice

Do Now:

Please copy any homework listed below into your agenda.

Basic Punnett Square Skills Practice

Homework to be completed:

Sexual vs Asexual Reproduction - Quiz Wednesday

Punnet Practice II - due tomorrow

Today’s agenda:

Review Punnett Square Practice I

Punnet Practice II - due tomorrow

Study for Quiz

Monday, March 20, 2023. Day 4

Homeroom:

YOU MUST:

  • COMPLETE 2 DAYS OF SSR IN HOMEROOM PER WEEK.

    • SSR counts if you have a book ready and read 20 minutes on your own free from distractions.

    • USE THREE DAYS FOR CLASS WORK AND PREPARATION.

  • YOU MAY ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AS SHOWN BELOW

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Work Opportunities today:

Science: Could your spit solve a crime?, Asexual vs Sexual reproduction quiz Wednesday.

SciTech: OR due for SciTech

Do Now:

Please copy any homework listed below into your agenda.

Homework to be completed:

Sexual vs Asexual Reproduction - Quiz Wednesday

Today’s agenda:

Check and Collect - could your Spit Solve a crime

Review Quiz Results

Review Sexual vs Asexual Reproduction Quiz Study Guide

Review BrainPOP DNA

  • Challenge Worksheets

  • Quiz Responses.

Punnett Square Practice I

Complex patterns of inheritance

Friday, March 17, 2023. Day 3

Homeroom:

YOU MUST:

  • COMPLETE 2 DAYS OF SSR IN HOMEROOM PER WEEK.

    • SSR counts if you have a book ready and read 20 minutes on your own free from distractions.

    • USE THREE DAYS FOR CLASS WORK AND PREPARATION.

  • YOU MAY ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AS SHOWN BELOW

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Work Opportunities today:

Do Now:

Please copy any homework listed below into your agenda.

Homework to be completed:

Finish Could your spit solve a crime?

  • Due end of day.

Today’s agenda:

  1. Quiz - located in Google Classroom

  2. Could Your Spit Solve a Crime -

    • Read and complete questions on paper.

    • Complete the comprehension check in Google classroom

    All work due by end of class. Finish as homework if not done in class.