Cycles of Matter: Review
HW: [1] Finish making flashcards. Study for your quiz on the Nitrogen Cycle & video notes. [2] (OPTIONAL) Review worm anatomy.
CW: [1] Complete Nitrogen Cycle (Deep Thoughts) & Crossword Review worksheet, just the crossword. [2] INGO sheet to Flashcards.
DN: Why is worm poop so good for plants? (Take handout and blank sheet of paper.)
Reminders: [1] Late projects are due Tuesday. [2] Quiz on Wednesday on Nitrogen Cycle. (Worm Anatomy is optional.)
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HW: [1] Finish making flashcards. Study for your quiz on the Nitrogen Cycle & video notes. [2] (OPTIONAL) Review worm anatomy.
CW: [1] Complete Nitrogen Cycle (Deep Thoughts) & Crossword Review worksheet, just the crossword. [2] INGO sheet to Flashcards.
DN: Why is worm poop so good for plants? (Take handout and blank sheet of paper.)
Reminders: [1] Late projects are due Tuesday. [2] Quiz on Wednesday on Nitrogen Cycle. (Worm Anatomy is optional.)
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
15min Teacher provides tips for crossword. Students continue working on crossword using Nitrogen Cycle notes as reference.
20min Worm INGO sheet. Students set up INGO sheet with Nitrogen Cycle and Worm Anatomy terms (Aortic Arches, Clitellum, Setae, Protein, Nitrogen Gas, Nitrogen Compounds, Dorsal Vessel, Esophagus, Crop, Gizzard, Producers, Consumers, Decomposers, Bacteria/Fungi, Pharynx, Buccal Cavity, Nitrogen Fixing, Denitrifying, Worms/Pill Bugs, and Seminal Vesicle).
10min Turn INGO sheet into flashcards. Add pictures/drawings for anatomy.
5min< Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Final Review: Day 4 (INGO INGO INGO)
HW: Review for the final.
CW: INGO.
DN: Make an INGO sheet.
Reminders: Final is on Monday (6/9) and Notebook Check (6/10) - if you will not be here you must make arrangements beforehand or receive no credit.
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HW: Review for the final.
CW: INGO.
DN: Make an INGO sheet.
Reminders: Final is on Monday (6/9) and Notebook Check (6/10) - if you will not be here you must make arrangements beforehand or receive no credit.
RESOURCES
Check previous posts for videos and worksheets.
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
15min INGO. Vocabulary words on the front, definitions and illustrations on the back. (energy, predator/prey, competitive, commensal, parasitic, mutual, symbiotic, rock, minerals, lava, magma, sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic, melting, vaporization, freezing, condensation, solid, gas, liquid). Students select words of their choice.
15min More INGO.
10min Last INGO.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Biodiversity: Ketchup Day
CW: Completed CER & Biodiversity Calculations
DN: What kind of biodiversity does this classroom have?
Reminders: Quiz on Wednesday
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CW: Completed CER & Biodiversity Calculations
DN: What kind of biodiversity does this classroom have?
Reminders: Quiz on Wednesday.
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now by answering the question.
10min FINISH Level Up Presentations (Last Day)
5min Add paper cutouts to trays.
15min Biodiversity Calculations. Students calculate the biodiversity of two trays and record their findings on the handout. Students can also use Easy Biodiversity Calculations spreadsheet (via Schoology) to check their findings.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
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
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.
Chemistry: Atoms to Molecules (2 of 2)
HW: Start planning for your Atom Model project.
CW: Completed Atom, Bonds, & Molecules Handout
DN: Decode the message using the periodic table. Beryllium Potassium Iodine Neodymium
EQ: How do atoms connect to form molecules?
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HW: Start planning for your Atom Model project.
CW: Completed Atom, Bonds, & Molecules Handout
DN: Decode the message using the periodic table. Beryllium Potassium Iodine Neodymium
EQ: How do atoms connect to form molecules?
RESOURCES
Project: Atomic Structure Model
Atoms, Bonds, & Molecules Handout
Atoms Paper Models (Lewis Dot) - Not Available Online
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now by answering the questions in their notebooks.
10min Students cut out Lewis Dot structures for Oxygen, Nitrogen, Hydrogen, and Carbon.
25-30min Paper model molecules. Students create, one at a time, the following molecules: H2O, CH4, O2, N2, CH2O, N2H2, C2H2, and CO2. Teacher offers suggestions, hints, and tips. Students hold up finished molecules to compare structures.
5min Teacher demonstrates how to draw simplified molecule structures using their paper model molecules as reference.
5min Students draw the simplified structures for their molecules on the Atoms, Bonds, & Molecules Handout.
5min Students share their answers on the board and the classroom verifies.
5min Students draw the simplified structures for H2O2 and C2H6 without making a paper model first on the Atoms, Bonds, & Molecules Handout.
5min Students share their answers on the board and the classroom verifies.
10min Student complete the handout by answering the questions on the back.
5min Class goes over the answers.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
AIM: Students will create models of molecules by bonding atoms together.