Course Outline
This course is designed to introduce students to scientific ideas, concepts and content.
This webpage will be updated at the beginning of every week with the predicted lesson plans, and will be modified at the end of each week reflecting what was completed.
UNIT 1: Safety
UNIT 2: Reproduction
UNIT 3: Chemistry.
*Please consult the course outline handout for further information.
This webpage will be updated at the beginning of every week with the predicted lesson plans, and will be modified at the end of each week reflecting what was completed.
UNIT 1: Safety
UNIT 2: Reproduction
UNIT 3: Chemistry.
*Please consult the course outline handout for further information.
REPRODUCTION
*If you have missed classes please consult the list below to see what was missed & then please ask teacher to get any missed work.
**Missed quizzes will only be made up if it is an excused absence.
Monday Feb 5th: Introduction & Cell Structure Review
HW: Cell Structure Analogy Assignment
Tuesday Feb 6th: DNA
HW: DNA activity question sheet
Wed Feb 7th: DNA Extraction Lab
HW: Lab Discussion Questions
Thurs Feb 8th: Mitosis
HW: Quiz tomorrow (Bring study notes to be in a group)
Friday Feb 9th: Quiz & Other forms of asexual reproduction
HW: Asexual Reproduction Presentation Assignment
Tues Feb 13th: Asexual Reproduction Presentations
Wednesday Feb 14th: GMO Debate Prep
HW: 2 arguments for your assigned position
Thursday Feb 15th: GMO in class Debate
HW: Post-debate questions
Monday Feb 19th: Sexual Reproduction
HW: Meiosis Wheel
Tuesday Feb 20th: Asexual vs. Sexual Reproduction
*TEST FEB 23rd
Wed Feb 21st: Unit 1 Review
Thursday Feb 22nd: Intro to Chemistry/ Diagnostic
Friday Feb 23rd: UNIT 1 TEST
**Missed quizzes will only be made up if it is an excused absence.
Monday Feb 5th: Introduction & Cell Structure Review
HW: Cell Structure Analogy Assignment
Tuesday Feb 6th: DNA
HW: DNA activity question sheet
Wed Feb 7th: DNA Extraction Lab
HW: Lab Discussion Questions
Thurs Feb 8th: Mitosis
HW: Quiz tomorrow (Bring study notes to be in a group)
Friday Feb 9th: Quiz & Other forms of asexual reproduction
HW: Asexual Reproduction Presentation Assignment
Tues Feb 13th: Asexual Reproduction Presentations
Wednesday Feb 14th: GMO Debate Prep
HW: 2 arguments for your assigned position
Thursday Feb 15th: GMO in class Debate
HW: Post-debate questions
Monday Feb 19th: Sexual Reproduction
HW: Meiosis Wheel
Tuesday Feb 20th: Asexual vs. Sexual Reproduction
*TEST FEB 23rd
Wed Feb 21st: Unit 1 Review
Thursday Feb 22nd: Intro to Chemistry/ Diagnostic
Friday Feb 23rd: UNIT 1 TEST
BIOLOGY Resources
The following is a list of additional resources for the material that we are studying in class. If you are having trouble with a topic, please do not hesitate to ask me or consult the following list to find a different explanation!
Mitosis Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0k-enzoeOM
Mitosis Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0k-enzoeOM
CHEMISTRY
CLICK HERE for our CHEMISTRY PADLET - ask a question & it will be answered!
Mon Feb 26th: Overview of Unit - Introduction to Matter & Chemical/Physical Changes
Classwork: Visual Dictionary
**progress reports given to students to get signed by parents**
Tues Feb 27th: Royal Society of Chemistry Online Periodic table (using iPads)
HW: Finish off work not finished in class (RSC WS)
Wed Feb 28th: Periodic Table (click here for PPT)
HW: Blank periodic table - Identify key elements (click here)
Thurs March 1st: Work-Period on Assignment, Battleship & Visual Dictionaries (click here for planoftheday).
HW: Section 2.1/2.2 Workbook Questions to review for quiz
Friday March 2nd: Quiz & Periodic Table Battleship
HW: Compound Formation Part 1 - Individual - due Monday March 5th
Monday March 5th: Atomic Theory Notes
HW: Atom Mind Map (Top half)
Tuesday March 6th: Bohr Diagrams
Wednesday March 7th: Lab 2E - Metals Reactivity
Thursday March 8th: Fill in Blank Notes & Project Time
Friday March 9th: Group Quiz/ Work Period
Monday March 12th: Compound Formation (Section 2.4)
HW: Complete in class WS & Venn Diagram
Tuesday March 13th: Binary Ionic Compound Naming
**Quiz on Section 2.4 & Part of 2.5 on Thursday
Wednesday March 14th: Naming Multivalent Compounds
Thursday March 15th: Section 2.4/2.5 Quiz
**Parent-teacher interviews
Friday March 16th: Bonding Go-Fish & Flame Testing Lab
HAPPY SPRING BREAK! SEE YOU ON APRIL 3RD :) - HW = Assigned "How To" booklet which will be due the day of the Chemistry Test (TBD).
Tuesday April 3rd: Review & Polyatomic Naming Conventions
HW: Page 97 of the Workbook.
** ASSIGNED: CHAPTER 2 TEST ON MONDAY APRIL 9TH **
Wednesday April 4th: Ionic Bonding Activity & Covalent Naming Conventions
HW: In class Ionic Bonding WS
Thursday April 5th: Review Day #1 - Class Quizlet & Introduction to Review Material
Friday April 6th: Review Day #2 - Continue Working on Review Material (Review PKG, How TO booklet & WB Questions) & Jeopardy.
HW: Study for Chapter 2 Test using review material
Chemistry resources
Videos on each element in the periodic table:
http://ed.ted.com/periodic-videos
http://ed.ted.com/periodic-videos
HOW TO NAME IONIC COMPOUNDS