Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Day 1

WREA: 745

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 Peer Edit Rough Draft

  • Spanish: complete fotos/claves on vocab sheet

  • Science: Mutations completed in DNA review, PhET Nat Sel Advanced to be finished

Do Now:

REVIEW YOUR BRAINPOP NATURAL SELECTION RESPONSES AND CHALLENGES

Homework to be completed:

DNA REVIEW GUIDE

  • Complete “Protein” for tomorrow.

Making of the Fittest - Student Handout must be finished in GC today or as HW tonight.

Today’s agenda:

DNA REVIEW GUIDE

  • Review Answers for “Mutation”

Check-in: Nat Selection advanced - all students to complete.

Making of the Fittest - Student Handout

  • complete this activity in google Classroom.

  • Parts 1-3 Due today in class or finished at home.

Mouse Color Variation - Teacher Guide

Video

Monday, April 10, 2023. Day 6

Rock Pocket Mouse?

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: Rough Draft

  • Spanish: -er/-ir slide project now overdue if not turned in.

  • SciTech: Ed Puzzle

  • Science: DNA Review guide finished through “genes”

Do Now:

Complete the do now problem handed out in class

Homework to be completed:

DNA Review Guide

  • Please complete “Mutation” for Tuesday

Today’s agenda:

Go over the Do Now problem

DNA Review Guide

  • Review Answers for “Gene”

Review your BrainPOP Natural Selection Responses and Challenges

Take the brainPOP Natural selection Quiz

Complete and turn in PhET Natural selection.

  • see me to approve.

When finished, you may work on PhET Naturals Selection part II

  • located in GC

Friday, April 7, 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: Natural selection BrainPOP, Nucleotides and Bases on Review Guide

  • Spanish: -ER/-IR WS1 due

  • SciTech Ed Puzzle

Do Now:

DNA-Nucleotide Problem



Homework to be completed:

DNA Review Guide

  • Please complete “Gene” for Monday


Today’s agenda:

Go over the Do Now problem


DNA Review Guide

  • Review Answers for “Nucleotide” and “Base”


Review BrainPOP Natural Selection Responses and Challenges

Comprehension Quiz?

PhET Natural selection

Thursday, April 6, 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:

ELA: Memoir Outlines

SciTech: Ed Puzzle

Do Now:

quiz review activity

Homework to be completed:

DNA Review Guide

  • Please complete “Nucleotide” and “Base” for tomorrow

  • This is a change from what was assigned yesterday.

Today’s agenda:

DNA Review Guide

  • “DNA” Section due Today - review and discuss

  • Please complete Nucleotide and Base for tomorrow

Review and Discuss Natural selection - Amoeba sisters Video and worksheet

BrainPOP Natural Selection

  • Located in Google Classroom

  • Review in class as time permits.

Time to complete study guide

Wednesday, April 5, 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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We do not have Fish n' Chips for Fridays menu so we will be substituting with Grill Cheese

Work Opportunities today:

  • ELA: Memoir, brainstorm ideas

  • Civics: Quiz today

  • Spanish AR/ER/IR verbs, Game List

  • science: Lesson Outline due

Do Now:

Classifying mutations Do Now

Homework to be completed:

finish Amoeba sisters as needed.

Today’s agenda:

Go over Classifying mutations Do Now

Review Lesson Outline

MHGr8Ch9 L3 Adaptation and Evolution Lesson Outline.

DNA Review Guide

  • “DNA” Section due tomorrow

Natural selection - Amoeba sisters Video and worksheet

Tuesday, April 4, 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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Update Dodgeball Lists

Work Opportunities today:

ELA: Memoir, brainstorm ideas

Civics: Quiz today

Spanish AR/ER/IR verbs, Game List

Do Now:

Please copy any homework listed below into your agenda.

Genes to Proteins

dodgeball Volunteers?

April 7th

Homework to be completed:

Read Pages 329 - 332 of MH Chapter 9: Heredity and How Traits Change

Complete Parts A and B of the MHGr8Ch9 L3 Adaptation and Evolution Lesson Outline.

Today’s agenda:

discuss Do Now

Finish/review DNA and the Gene

slideshow

Gentically Ginger (located in Google Classroom).

DI: What is the effect of mutations?

  1. What is a mutation?

  2. What causes mutations?

  3. How do mutations change an organism?

  4. How do mutations affect an organism?

    • Fitness

      • Deleterious

      • neutral

      • beneficial

Read Pages 329 - 332 of MH Chapter 9: Heredity and How Traits Change

Complete Parts A and B of the MHGr8Ch9 L3 Adaptation and Evolution Lesson Outline.

  • Handout in Class

Monday, April 3, 2023. Day 1

WREA MTV

Check Dodgeball Volunteers

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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Complex Patterns of Inheritance RC

Work Opportunities today:

  • Science: Finish Genetically Ginger and Why do People have blue eyes?

  • Civics: Quiz Thursday

  • ELA Six Word Memoir

Do Now:

Please copy any homework listed below into your agenda.

Homework to be completed:

Complete the DNA and The Gene worksheet if not done in class.

Today’s agenda:

Return/go over Punnett Sq Quiz Problem

Release vocabulary quiz scores and review.

DNA and the Gene with Mutations

Mutations and their effects

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

Anticipation Guide

Gentically Ginger (located in Google Classroom).

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.

  • YOU MAY ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AS SHOWN BELOW

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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