Genetics: Notes
HW: Finish crossword puzzle - both sides.
CW: Glue handout on top of p84 and notes on p85 of notebook. List of your genotypes and corresponding phenotypes on p84.
DN: What is a gene?
Reminders: [1] Students who have not completed their ReUse project must turn one in by May 15th or consequences will apply. [2] The Talks will begin next week.
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HW: Finish crossword puzzle - both sides.
CW: Glue handout on top of p84 and notes on p85 of notebook. List of your genotypes and corresponding phenotypes on p84.
DN: What is a gene?
Reminders: [1] Students who have not completed their ReUse project must turn one in by May 15th or consequences will apply. [2] The Talks will begin next week.
Resources
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Announcements and Reminders.
15min Genetics Notes on p85 and handout on top of p84
15min Genotype & Phenotype. On p84 create a list of your genotype and phenotype for type of hair, hair color, and dimples.
5min Start on Natural Resource Crossword puzzle.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Genetics: Faces
CW: My Face MiniPoster
DN: Which parent do you resemble?
Reminders: [1] Students who have not completed their ReUse project must turn one in by May 15th or consequences will apply. [2] The Talks will begin next week.
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CW: My Face MiniPoster
DN: Which parent do you resemble?
Reminders: [1] Students who have not completed their ReUse project must turn one in by May 15th or consequences will apply. [2] The Talks will begin next week.
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now by answering question.
5min Announcements and Reminders.
15min Facial Features. Teacher explains the different variations of features. Students create a list of which features they express.
15min My Face MiniPoster. Students make a drawing of themselves showcasing their facial features.
5min Discussion on inheriting features. (From which parent did you inherit each feature?)
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Natural Resources: Wasteful Practices
CW: How to Measure MiniPoster.
DN: How long does it take to make a useful amount of soil? Fossil fuels?
Reminders: Students who have not completed their ReUse project must turn one in by May 15th or consequences will apply.
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CW/HW: Trucks 7 Slides Presentation.
DN: What are way we waste fossil fuels?
Reminders: Students who have not completed their ReUse project must turn one in by May 15th or consequences will apply.
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
10min Examine & Discuss Cyanotype Results (from day prior).
5min Brief History Account of CAFE rules and impact on car manufacturing.
20min Trucks 7 Slides Presentation. Students use resources to address questions following the simplified quick presentation slide style (Bad Example, Good Example 1, & Good Example 2). Each question must be answered using numbers except the first slide (title) and the last slide (which is an opinion).
The following questions need to be answered in your presentation/slideshow. Make sure to follow the rules for a presentation.
Leading Questions:
1. How have trucks changed?
2. What are they mostly used for?
3. How are they inefficient?
4. How do they increase fatalities and endanger people?
5. [Last Slide] What's your solution? (This is an opinion it doesn't need to be backed up with numbers.)
Resources:
https://www.axios.com/ford-pickup-trucks-history
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FS0dGLXXEAQM7WD?format=jpg&name=large
https://diminishedvalueofgeorgia.com/wp-content/uploads/How-the-Ford-F-150s-design-has-changed-over-the-years.png
https://www.thedrive.com/news/26907/you-dont-need-a-full-size-pickup-truck-you-need-a-cowboy-costume
https://www.carscoops.com/2023/04/japanese-mini-trucks-are-becoming-increasingly-popular-among-rural-americans/
https://jalopnik.com/here-is-the-organization-behind-the-many-states-banning-1848104429
https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/opinion/opinion-cars-have-a-weight-problem-and-its-damaging-more-than-the-environment/
https://www.distilled.earth/p/the-loophole-that-made-cars-in-america
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Lab Skills: Measuring Practice
CW: How to Measure MiniPoster.
DN: How long does it take to make a useful amount of soil? Fossil fuels?
Reminders: Students who have not completed their ReUse project must turn one in by May 15th or consequences will apply.
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CW: How to Measure MiniPoster.
DN: How long does it take to make a useful amount of soil? Fossil fuels?
Reminders: Students who have not completed their ReUse project must turn one in by May 15th or consequences will apply.
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
10min Cyanotype Photography Demo Set-Up.
5min Measuring Practice. Measure the length of paper in centimeters (cm) and convert into millimeters (mm) and meters (m).
15min How to Measure MiniPoster. Draw your pencil/pen/marker and then a ruler (metric and only the part that is needed) showing how you measured it. Include the mm markings at the end. Show the length in m, cm, and mm. Select two random objects, measure them. Draw the objects on your poster and their measurements (m, cm, & mm) - you don’t have to draw a ruler for these.
10min Cyanotype Photography finish processing.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Natural Resources: INGO
CW: [1] Finish video notes on soil (p80 lower half). [2] Complete Flashcards.
DN: What is lichen?
Reminders: Students who have not completed their ReUse project must turn one in by May 15th or consequences will apply.
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CW: [1] Finish video notes on soil (p80 lower half). [2] Complete Flashcards.
DN: What is lichen?
Reminders: Students who have not completed their ReUse project must turn one in by May 15th or consequences will apply.
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
10min Lichen and Soil Videos. Additional notes go on p80 at the bottom. (How is most soil lost? What are lichen?)
20min INGO. Class plays one round of INGO. Teacher goes over vocabulary words used for INGO game. Class plays multiple games of INGO.
10min Flashcards. Students turn INGO sheet into 16 flashcards with definitions on the back. (Fossil Fuel, Soil, Groundwater, Ore, Agriculture, Renewable, 500-1000 years, 100 Million years, Lichen/Moss, Aquifer, Energy, Subduction Zones, 1000 years, Million years, Swamp/Marsh, Cattle/Cows, Tilling, Sediments)
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.