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Biodiversity: Potatoes

CW: [1] Potato Video Notes p70 [2] Potato Biodiversity Calculations p72.

DN: What are three types of diversity?

Reminders: Presentations start this week.

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  • CW: [1] Potato Video Notes p70 [2] Potato Biodiversity Calculations p72.

  • DN: What are three types of diversity?

  • Reminders: Presentations start this week.

RESOURCES

Potato Biodiversity Europe vs South America

Low Biodiversity Example Drawing & Calculations

LESSON OUTLINE

5min Students complete the Do Now by answering the question.

5min> Video 1. Student write down facts from the video p76.

5min> Video 2. Student write down facts from the video p76.

5min> Video 3. [First 5min Only] Student write down facts from the video p76.

5min Biodiversity Example Drawings and Calculations. Students calculate the biodiversity for a desert area (p78).

5min Potato Biodiversity Drawings and Calculations for Europe vs S. America. Students calculate the biodiversity for a potato farm in Europe and S. America during the Potato Famine caused by blight (p78). Why did blight destroy most of the potatoes in Europe but not South America?

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

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Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration: Basics & Ketchup

  • HW: Review for quiz.

  • CW: Completed/Corrected Slides

  • DN: What organisms cause dough to rise?

  • Reminders: Late Level Up Projects due on Thursday. Help available at lunch.

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  • HW: Review for quiz.

  • CW: Completed/Corrected Slides

  • DN: What organisms cause dough to rise?

  • Reminders: Late Level Up Projects due on Thursday. Help available at lunch.

RESOURCES

Mini Level Up Project Handout

LESSON OUTLINE

5min< Students complete the Do Now.

10min Deforestation Slides Feedback.

10min Fix/Finish Slideshow

10-15min Team Review Games.

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

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Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration: Deforestation

  • CW/HW: Deforestation Presentation Slideshow

  • DN: Why can’t we live without plants?

  • Reminders: Late Level Up Projects due on Thursday.

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  • CW/HW: Deforestation Presentation Slideshow

  • DN: Why can’t we live without plants?

  • Reminders: Late Level Up Projects due on Thursday.

RESOURCES

LESSON OUTLINE

5min Students complete the Do Now.

10min Updates & Reminders on: [1] how to take pictures of your plants that’ll be sprouting soon; [2] taking photo documentation for ReUse project; and[3] how to make good slideshows for presentations (Bad Example, Good Example 1, & Good Example 2).

5min Deforestation Presentation Slideshow Instructions.

Slide 1: Title & Your Name
Slide 2-3: Benefits of Trees
Slide 4: Define Deforestation (look it up.)
Slide 5: Where is deforestation happening? 
Slide 6-7: Why is deforestation happening? (NUMBERS and it isn't because we want the trees.)
Slide 8: How much land is being used for meat? How is this inefficient use of our resources?
Slide 9: More facts. (NUMBERS)
Slide 10-11: How can people help prevent deforestation and why does it matter?

15-20min Deforestation Presentation Slideshow Completions. Students research deforestation using the provided video resources then complete the slideshow.

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

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Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration: Basics Review 2

  • HW: [1] Make Flashcards. [2] Review your notes and videos.

  • CW: Complete Think & Explain Photosynth. & CR #3 Handout.

  • DN: Take handouts and start answering.

  • Reminders: [1] Work on your projects. Plastic must be at least two layers thick and fused together. Make sure to glue cardboard with grain going perpendicular to the previous layer of cardboard. [2] Retakes on last quiz, this Wednesday at lunch. Must have attended a lunch review before taking the retake.

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  • HW: [1] Make Flashcards. [2] Review your notes and videos.

  • CW: Complete Think & Explain Photosynth. & CR #3 Handout.

  • DN: Take handout and start answering.

  • Reminders: [1] Work on your projects. Plastic must be at least two layers thick and fused together. Make sure to glue cardboard with grain going perpendicular to the previous layer of cardboard. [2] Retakes on last quiz, this Wednesday at lunch. Must have attended a lunch review before taking the retake.

RESOURCES

Mini Level Up Project Handout

Think & Explain Photosynth. & CR #3 Handout

LESSON OUTLINE

5min< Students complete the Do Now by starting to fill in worksheet.

20min Think & Explain Photosynth. & CR #3. Students complete the worksheet. Class goes over the answers.

10min INGO. Photosynthesis, Mitochondria, H2O, Cellulose, Air, Chloroplast, CO2, Sugar, Starch, Plants, Food, Move/Grow/Think/Repair, O2, Energy [ATP], Energy [Light], and Animals.

5min Students turn INGO sheet into flashcards.

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

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Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration: Basics Review

  • HW: Finish writing detailed definitions on the back on INGO sheet.

  • CW: Complete review handout.

  • DN: Take handouts. Make an INGO sheet.

  • Reminders: [1] Work on your projects. Plastic must be at least two layers thick and fused together. Make sure to glue cardboard with grain going perpendicular to the previous layer of cardboard. [2] Retakes on last quiz, this Wednesday at lunch. Must show up at lunch for review on Tuesday before taking the retake.

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  • HW: Finish writing detailed definitions on the back on INGO sheet.

  • CW: Complete review handout.

  • DN: Take handouts. Make an INGO sheet.

  • Reminders: [1] Work on your projects. Plastic must be at least two layers thick and fused together. Make sure to glue cardboard with grain going perpendicular to the previous layer of cardboard. [2] Retakes on last quiz, this Wednesday at lunch. Must show up at lunch for review on Tuesday before taking the retake.

RESOURCES

Mini Level Up Project Handout

Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration Basic Review Handout

LESSON OUTLINE

5min< Students complete the Do Now by making an INGO sheet with the words (Photosynthesis, Mitochondria, H2O, Cellulose, Air, Chloroplast, CO2, Sugar, Starch, Plants, Food, Move/Grow/Think/Repair, O2, Energy [ATP], Energy [Light], and Animals) on the white board.

5-20min Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration Basic Review Worksheet. Students complete the worksheet using notes p64-67. For problems #3 & #4 draw (using arrows) what goes in and out of the mitochondria and chloroplast.

5min Worksheet is collected.

10min Students will write the definitions on the back of INGO sheet. Students should not cut them apart, we will play INGO on TUESDAY. Finish for homework.

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

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