December 17, 2012

December 17, 2012

Agenda:
1. Final Review

H.W.: STUDY

Journal: Which concept do you feel most confident about?

December 14, 2012

December 14th

Agenda:

1. Jeopardy Review Day 1

H.W.: Study for Tuesday's final (Chps. 1.1, 1.3, 2.4, 2.5 all of 3, and 15.1). 35% of the final will come from Chapter 3.

Journal: During osmosis, what moves across the cell membrane and why?

October 13, 2012

October 13th

Agenda:

1. Review Chapter 1 Chapter Review (make corrections)
2. Come up with 3 (Hard, medium, easy) questions from each chapter (1, 2, 3, 15) for Final Jeopardy! DUE EOP!
3. Chapter 2/15 Review
1. Page 71-72 #4-5, 9-10, 19-20, 26-28
2. Page 631-632 #1-3, 8, 11-12, 18
3. Extra Credit: Writing in Science assignments on page 71 and 631, multiple choice questions on page 73 and 633

H.W.: Finish review, due tomorrow

Journal: Why does grass along salted roads in the winter wilt and die?

December 12, 2012

12-12-12!!

Agenda:

1. Correct Chapter 3 Chapter Review
2. Chapter 1 review (Page 29: #2-4, 8-13, 15-16, 19-26)- Due tomorrow

Homework: Finish chapter 1 review

Journal: Why do produce clerks frequently spray the produce down with water? Think about osmosis.

December 11, 2012

December 11th

Agenda:

1. Finish cells movie
2. Chapter 3 Chapter Review

H.W.: Finish review, due tomorrow

Journal: Can drinking too much water be harmful to your health? Explain using osmosis.

December 10, 2012

December 10th

Agenda:

1. Video on cells

H.W.: None

Journal: Why is cell theory important?

December 7, 2012

December 7th

Agenda:

1. Correct 3.4 assessment questions
2. Bill Nye: Cells
3. 3.4 Quiz

H.W.: NONE! :)

Journal: Explain why the onion cells shrunk in salt water and swelled in distilled water. Use the vocabulary we have been learning in class.

December 6, 2012

December 6th

Agenda:

1. Osmosis Lab

H.W.: Finish lab write up. Conclusion is placed on the left hand side of your IAN.

Journal: What is facilitated diffusion?

December 5, 2012

December 5th

Agenda:

1. Correct 3.4 Worksheet
2. Preview tomorrow's lab
3. Review qualities of a good scientific conclusion
4. Chapter 3.4 Section Assessment (due tomorrow)

H.W.: Finish Chapter 3.4 Section Assessment questions

Journal: When would active transport be neccessary?

December 4, 2012

December 4th

Agenda:

1. Osmosis/Diffusion video
2. Chapter 3.4 review worksheet

H.W.: Finish the worksheet, due tomorrow!

Journal: What is the difference between active transport and passive transport? Give an example of each (you may use your IAN to help you answer this journal prompt).

December 3, 2012

December 3rd

Agenda:

1. Chp. 3.4 Cornell Notes in your IAN

H.W.: Chap. 3.4 IAN left side, due tomorrow

Journal: What are amino acids?

November 29, 2012

November 29th

Agenda:

1. Finish What's In Your Lunch lab

H.W.: None

Journal: What compounds are sources of energy?

November 28, 2012

November 28th

Agenda:

1. What's In Your Lunch Lab

H.W.: None!

Journal:
What are the four catagories of organic compounds found within cells?

November 27, 2012

November 27th

Agenda:

1. 2/3:Chasing the Elements video
2. 5: 3.3 Cornell Notes

H.W.:

1. 2/3:None
2. 5: Finish Cornell Notes and left side of IAN, continue with eggsperiment.

Journal: What is the purpose of the golgi bodies in a cell?

November 16, 2012

November 16th

Agenda:

1. Cell-Charts: Finish final product
2. Cell organelle quiz

H.W.:

• 2/3: None
• 5: Egg-speriment (vinegar)

Journal: What is the role of cytoplasm in the cell?

November 15, 2012

November 15th

Agenda:

1. Cell Charts-continue working on them

H.W.: Finish cell charts, we will be mounting them on construction paper tomorrow.

Journal: What are the role of lysosomes?

November 13, 2012

November 13th

Agenda:

1. Cell project
2. GATE: Egg-speriment

H.W.: Cell city worksheet

Journal: What is the job of the endoplasmic reticulum?

November 9, 2012

November 9th

Agenda:

1. Cell poster project
2. Have your IANs out for me to grade as your work on your project.

H.W.: Chapter 3.2 Section Assessment questions, due Tuesday.

Journal: What is the purpose of the cell wall?

November 8, 2012

November 8th

Agenda:

1. Chapter 3.2 Cornell Notes continued

H.W.: Left side IAN (due tomorrow)

Journal:

Period 2/3: What is the purpose of the cell membrane?

Period 5: What was Schwann's contribution to the Cell Theory? List out the 3 points of the Cell Theory.

5th Period Reflection

5th Period students, please reflect on your lesson with the 4th graders by answering the following questions in paragraph format:

1. What worked well and why?
2. What didn't work well and why?
3. What was hard for you? Why?
4. What would you do differently next time?
5. Who in your group was awesome? Why? (You can have more than one person who makes your awesome list)

See you tomorrow!!!

November 7, 2012

November 7th

Agenda:

1. Periods 2/3: Read Chapter 3.2, notes on 3.2
2. Period 5: Lesson Reflection, notes on 3.1

H.W.:

• Period 2/3: Review notes
• Period 5: Finish reflection, Left side IAN for 3.1(due tomorrow).

Journal:
Define unicellular and multicellular. Give an example of each.

November 6, 2012

November 6th:
Agenda:

1. Cells video

H.W.: None

Journal:
What were Schleiden and Schwann's contribution to cell theory (feel free to check your IAN)

November 5th

November 5th
Agenda:

1. 3.1 Notes
2. GATE: Lesson Prep (whole period)

H.W.: 2/3: IAN Left side, GATE: PRACTICE!

Journal:
What was Virchow's contribution to cell theory?

November 2, 2012

November 2nd

Agenda:

1. Robert Hooke video
2. Slide drawings of cork
3. Chapter 3, section 1 of your workbook
4. GATE: All of the above including science lesson prep

H.W.: Finish workbook, due Monday

Journal: What is cell theory?

November 1, 2012

November 1st

Agenda:

1. Finish Mythbusters
2. Chapter 3.1 Worksheet
3. GATE: chapter 3.1 worksheet, meet in teaching groups, design/pick lesson to teach

H.W. Finish worksheet and bring workbooks tomorrow

Journal: What are some functions of cells?

October 29, 2012

October 29th

Agenda:

1. Correct section assessment
2. Microscope catchup day #3 (packets due EOP)

H.W.: None

Journal: How are lenses used in microscopes?

October 26, 2012

October 26th

Agenda:

1. Read chapter 2, section 5 out loud.
2. Complete 2.5 section assessment questions (use complete sentences!!)

H.W.: Finish assessment questions, due Monday

Journal: When you have finished using a microscope at a station, what should you do?

October 25, 2012

October 25th

Agenda:

1. (2/3/5) Microscope labs (catch up day #2)
2. (5) CoCoRaHS demonstration

H.W.: None

Journal: Out of all 14 microscope stations, which was your favorite and why?

October 24, 2012

October 24th

Agenda:

1. Microscope Labs

H.W.: None

Journal: What are the steps that you take to make a wet-mount slide?

October 23, 2012

October 23rd

Agenda:

1. Microscope stations

H.W.: None

Journal: Write me several sentences describing what you plan to do this weekend.

October 22, 2012

October 22nd

Agenda:

1. Talk about learning targets.
2. Microscope stations

H.W.: None

Journal: Which of the microscope stations has been your favorite? Why?

October 19, 2012

October 19th

Agenda:

1. Talk about grading periods.
2. Microscope labs!

H.W.: None

Journal: You are observing an amoeba through your highest power objective (40x). Knowing that the ocular lens on your microscope has a magnification power of 10x, what is the total magnification? Explain how you determined this.

October 18, 2012

October 18th

Agenda:

1. Microscope labs

H.W.: None

Journal: Why is it important to keep our backpacks off the ground during a lab such as the microscope lab?

October 17, 2012

October 17th

Agenda:

1. 2/3/5: Microscope stations!

H.W.: None

Journal: What is the function of the diaphragm?

October 16, 2012

October 16th

Agenda:

1. 2/3: Microscope labs
2. 5: Quiz, put microscope portfolios together

H.W.: None

Journal:
What objective do you always start looking at an object with?

October 15, 2012

October 15th

Agenda: 

1. 2/3: Correct quiz, set up microscope portfolios, begin microscope stations. 
2. 5: Finish microscope intro (human specimen slide and pond water sample).

H.W.: Show your parents what did with the microscopes today. 

**5th Period Reminder: Study for tomorrow's microscope quiz (the handout we've been filling out will be an excellent resource).

Journal:

2/3: What are the qualities of a good slide drawing?

5: What is total magnification?

October 12, 2012

October 12, 2012

Agenda:

1. 2/3: Microscope quiz
2. 2/3/5: Microscope packet
3. 2/3/5: Pass back papers
4. 5: Introduction to microscopes (quiz on Monday)

H.W.: Finish microscope paket. 5th: study notes for Tuesday's quiz

Journal: What are some example of lenses found in nature?

October 11, 2012

October 11th

Agenda:

1. 2/3: Making a wet mount slide
2. 5: Finish presentations

H.W.:

1. 2/3: Review microscope sheet (quiz Friday)
2. 5: None

Journal:
2/3: Why shouldn't you use the coarse adjustment knob (the big knob that moves the stage up and down) when moving into the medium and high powered objectives?

5: Which of all of the great presentations has, in your opinion, demonstrated scientific inquiry the best?

October 10, 2012

October 10th

Agenda:

1. 2/3: Microscopes
2. 5: Finish presentations

H.W.:

•  2/3: Review microscope information (quiz on Friday)
• 5: Think about what you would like to do with the microscopes (what activity/project would you like to do?).

Journal:
Why do we use microscopes? What does the root word, "-scope" mean? What does "micro" mean?

October 9, 2012

October 9th

Agenda:

1. 2/3: Finish Mythbusters, review test questions, begin microscope unit
2. 5: Continue presentations

Journal: Write down three qualitative observations and three quantitative observations.

H.W.:

• 2/3 Study microscope information nightly, quiz on Friday
• 5: If you haven't presented, you should continue to rehearse.

October 8, 2012

October 8th

Agenda:

1. Periods 2 and 3: New seats, Mythbusters
2. GATE: New seats, Scientific Inquiry presentations.

H.W.: Periods 2 and 3: NONE! GATE students who have not presented should practice.

Journal: Have you used a microscope before? If so, what did you look at? What safety precautions did you take?

October 5, 2012

October 5th

Agenda:

1. Periods 2,3,5: Chapter 1 Test (1.1 and 1.3)
2. 5th Period GATE: Experiment Presentations

H.W.: None! (GATE students who have not presented should review their presentations)

Journal: What are the six steps of scientific inquiry and why is not a rigid sequence of steps?

October 4, 2012

October 4th

Agenda:

1. Jeopardy!!!
2. Chapter 1.1, 1.3 crossword puzzle (#10 across, #3,4,11,13 are extra credit).
3. GATE: Computer lab for presentations

H.W.: Study for tomorrow's test!

DUE TOMORROW: IAN, Pretest, crossword

Journal:
What area do you need to study for the most? How are you planning to do this (flashcards, etc.)?

October 3, 2012

October 3rd

Agenda:

1. Test review worksheet packet
2. Chapter 1 Crossword puzzle(?)
3. GATE: Computer lab to work on presentations.

H.W. Finish test review packet (2nd and 3rd).

Journal:
What kinds of things should be in a conclusion?

October 2, 2012

October 2nd

Agenda:

1. Correct 1.3 quiz
2. Correct Spongebob WS
3. Correct Experimental Procedure Packet
4. GATE: Group projects

H.W.: Look over IAN, due Friday for unit grade.

Journal: Why are graphs useful?

September 28, 2012

September 28th

Agenda:

1. Collect packet
2. Surface Tension Experiment
3. Chapter 1.3 Quiz (Test next Friday)

H.W.: Finish lab write-up, due Monday

Journals: What are some different ways scientists communicate their findings?

September 27, 2012

September 27th

Agenda:

1. Collect last night's homework (Chp. 1.1 WS)
2. Finish and collect Mythbusters MG
3. Designing and experiment packet

H.W.: Finish packet, due tomorrow B.O.P.

Journal: What should a good scientific conclusion include?

September 26, 2012

September 26th

Agenda:

1. Mythbusters MG
2. Chapter 1.3 Worksheet
3. GATE: Science experiment design

H.W.: Finish worksheet, due tomorrow B.O.P., GATE: Finish science experiment design.

Journal: What are the 6 steps in scientific inquiry. Briefly describe each one.

September 25, 2012

September 25th

Agenda

1. Finish Sci. Inq. Notes (right side)
2. Mealworm lab

H.W.: Left side of IAN.

Journal: What are the qualities of a good scientific question?

September 24, 2012

September 24th

Agenda:

1. Scientific Method IAN right side notes

H.W.: IAN left side: Scientific Method

Journal: Give an example of how you classify things in your personal life.

September 21, 2012

September 21st

Agenda:

1. Finish scientist skills notes
2. Chp. 1.1 quiz

H.W.: Complete the left side of your IAN, due Monday.

Journal: How are inferences and predictions different?

September 20, 2012

September 20th

Agenda:

1. Observations, inferences, and predictions lab, due E.O.P. (End of Period)
2. Chapter 1.1 worksheet

H.W.: Finish worksheet, due tomorrow. Study your IAN for tomorrow's quiz.

Journal:
Look around the room. Make 2 observations (either qualitative or quantitative). For each observation, make two inferences and two predictions.

September 19, 2012

September 19th

Agenda:

1. Notes on observations/inferences

H.W.: Complete left side of IAN

Journal: Compare and contrast qaulitative and quantitative observations.

September 18, 2012

September 18th

Agenda:

1. IAN Rubric
2. Observation/Inferences notes
3. IAN Left-side, output

H.W.: IAN left side, output (think of the examples shown in class).

Journal:
Make 5 qualitative observations and 5 quantitative observations about the classroom.

September 17, 2012

September 17th

Agenda:

1. Correct WB 1.1
2. Quick Observation lab
3. Pass back papers
4. Discuss grades

H.W.: Find all missing work

Journal: What is an observation? How is it made? Give two examples of a qualitative observation and two examples of a quantitative observation.

September 14, 2012

September 14th

Agenda:

1. Read Chapter 1.1
2. Work on Chapter 1.1 WB
3. Pass back papers

H.W.: Finish Chp. 1.1 WB, due Monday

Journal: What do you know about observations? What are they? How are they made? What do you use to make them?

September 13, 2012

September 13th
Agenda:

1. Brain and eye test
2. Begin reading Chapter 1.1

H.W.: Bring in your IAN and science WB tomorrow.

Journal:
During this unit, which was your favorite lab and why?

September 12, 2012

September 12th

Agenda:

1. New seats
2. Jeopardy test review
3. Brain/Eye study guide

H.W.: Study IAN, Chp. 15.1, Chp. 2.4 for tomorrow's test.

Journal: Why is the eye surrounded by fat?

September 11, 2012

September 11th
Agenda:

1. Eye Dissection

H.W.: Tell your family about what you learned in today's lab. Test postponed until Thursday due to assembly.

Journal:
Draw and label as many parts of the eye as you can.

September 10, 2012

September 10th

Agenda:

1. Brain notes
2. Brain virtual dissection

H.W.: Review notes from today.

Journal: What are the different parts of the eye? List and describe the function of all of the parts that you know. 

Favorite Acitivty

Tell me which lab this year has been your favorite. Use a complete sentence and include your full name (first and last) and the period that you have science. :)

September 7, 2012

September 7th

Agenda:

1. Brain notes IAN
2. Eye notes IAN

H.W.:

1. Complete the left side of notebook.
2. Go to Mrs. Coombe's Website and leave a reply to the post on the homepage. http://mrscoombesclass.blogspot.com

Journal: You're cooking spaghetti for your family. As you reach over to pick up the noodle strainer, you accidently bump the hot pan. Explain what happens within the nervous system that causes you to suddenly pull your hand back to prevent further pain. Make sure you explain what happens with the three different types of neurons.

September 6, 2012

September 6th

Agenda:

1. Finish Lab
2. Correct Section Review Assessment
3. Finish Brain notes

H.W.: Review brain notes

Journal: Do you think the eye should be part of the brain? Why or why not? Do you best to take a guess.

September 5, 2012

August 5th

Agenda:

1. Read chapter 15, section 1 as a class
2. Complete all section review questions (including Target Reading Skill). Use complete sentences and put the answer into the question.

H.W.: Finish section review questions. Extra credit if you want: At Home Activity (at the end of Chapter 15, Section 1). If you do the extra credit, write a summary of your conversation with a family member and have a parent/guardian sign off on it. Due tomorrow.


Journal: Yesterday we did several additional rounds in our Brain Labs. Which is your favorite, now that we have gone through 9 stations? Why?

September 4, 2012

September 4th

Agenda:

1. Continue brain labs.

H.W.: Tell your parents about what you did in the labs today and what you learned from them.


Journal: Which of the labs that you did last Friday was your favorite? Why?

August 31, 2012

Agenda:

1. Brain injury labs

H.W.: Tell your parents about the labs you did today.

Journal: What do you think your life would be like with a brain injury?

August 30, 2012

August 30th

Agenda:

1. Interactive Notebooks
2. Present Make a Maze Labs
3. Finish Brain notes
4. Preview tomorrow's Brain Injury labs

H.W.: Review brain notes

Journal:
Explain what you have learned about learning and the brain so far in both the Dot to Dot lab and the Make a Maze lab.

August 29, 2012

August 29th

Agenda:

1. Finish Make A Maze lab
1. Record Data
2. Complete Graph
3. Write Conclusion
4. Mount Project On Construction Paper
2. Present labs to class

H.W.: Finish lab if not completed in class.

Journal:
Draw and label the parts of the brain.

August 28

August 28, 2012

Agenda:

1. Learning notes, cont.
2. Begin Make a Maze Lab

H.W.: Finish writing Make a Maze conlusion, due tomorrow.

Journal:
Draw a picture of a neuron and label its parts.