Cycles of Matter: Cycling Through
HW: Study for your quiz on the Nitrogen Cycle. (Optional: Review worm anatomy.)
CW: Completed Cycling Through Handout.
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HW: Study for your quiz on the Nitrogen Cycle. (Optional: Review worm anatomy.)
CW: Completed Cycling Through Handout.
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Teacher outlines Cycling Through Activity.
10min Cycling Through Activity. Students identify what they are (Protein, Nitrogen Compounds, or Nitrogen Gas) as well as their location (Soil, Air, Producer, Waste, etc.) then roll dice to determine what happens to them. Repeat at new location and record outcomes.
5min Discussion on activity.
5min< Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
MiniLab: Reaction Speed
HW: Finish Ecosystem Vocabulary Video Projects due Tuesday (10/15).
CW: Completed Reaction Speed (Fall Distance) MiniLab Report.
DN: How do you know if you have quick reflexes?
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HW: Finish Ecosystem Vocabulary Video Projects due Tuesday (10/15).
CW: Completed Reaction Speed (Fall Distance) MiniLab Report.
DN: How do you know if you have quick reflexes?
RESOURCES
MiniLab Blank Template Handout
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
10min Teacher outlines the procedure for the MiniLab. One student will drop a ruler and the other will catch it at different distances between their finger and thumb (gap).
15min Students collect fall distance data. (Gap between fingers: 3cm, 5cm, 7cm, and 10cm.)
5min Students calculate the averages.
5min Students determine the independent variable, dependent variable, constants, hypothesis, and title.
5min Students plot their data; add an appropriate trendline; complete an analysis; and make a prediction for an untested distance. (Try 12cm.)
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Ecosystems: Species Interaction Matchmaker
HW: [1] Finish 16 flashcards. [2] Complete Crossword Puzzle.
CW: Species Interaction Matchmaker Activity Handout completed. (Skipped due to time.)
DN: Create INGO sheet then fill in by randomly selecting 16 words. (Ecosystems, Individual, Mutual, Symbiotic, Biotic, Abiotic, Producer, Habitat, Community, Decomposer, Predator/Prey, Competitive, Commensal, Parasitic, Independent & Dependent variable)
Reminder: [1] Ecosystems & Interactions Quiz on Wednesday [2] CER & Experimental Design Quiz Retakes on Thursday. [3] Last day for Wheel Project is Monday (9/30) without penalty. [4] Safety & Policy Quiz Retakes during Friday Tutorial. [5] Make sure your notebook is updated before the notebook check. (p1 Safety Contract, p3 Trends in Data, p4-5 Science 101, p6 CER, p10 Do Nows, p16 Diagram, p17 Notes [+3 Margin Qs and Paragraph Summary], p18 Biotic & Abiotic Drawing, p20 Interactions Table, and p21 Notes [+3 Margin Qs and Paragraph Summary]
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HW: [1] Finish 16 flashcards. [2] Complete Crossword Puzzle.
CW: Species Interaction Matchmaker Activity Handout completed. (Skipped due to time.)
DN: Create INGO sheet then fill in by randomly selecting 16 words. (Ecosystems, Individual, Mutual, Symbiotic, Biotic, Abiotic, Producer, Habitat, Community, Decomposer, Predator/Prey, Competitive, Commensal, Parasitic, Independent & Dependent variable)
Reminder: [1] Ecosystems & Interactions Quiz on Wednesday [2] CER & Experimental Design Quiz Retakes on Thursday. [3] Last day for Wheel Project is Monday (9/30) without penalty. [4] Safety & Policy Quiz Retakes during Friday Tutorial. [5] Make sure your notebook is updated before the notebook check. (p1 Safety Contract, p3 Trends in Data, p4-5 Science 101, p6 CER, p10 Do Nows, p16 Diagram, p17 Notes [+3 Margin Qs and Paragraph Summary], p18 Biotic & Abiotic Drawing, p20 Interactions Table, and p21 Notes [+3 Margin Qs and Paragraph Summary]
RESOURCES
Species Interaction Matchmaker Activity Handouts (Not accessible online. Copies available in class.)
LESSON OUTLINE
5min> Students complete the Do Now by making INGO sheet.
10min INGO review. AFTER students write definitions on the backs and cut out to make flashcards.
Skipped to Finish Presentations.
5min> Teacher explains the Species Interaction Matchmaker activity and distributes handouts.
5min> Students work in pairs and cut out and form matches between species by reading each organism’s personal.
5min> Quick class overview of the pairs and interactions. (Optional: Students identify the interaction and add +, -, or 0 to each organism.)
5min How to answer short answer questions. (Answer. Definition. Explantion.)
5min> Homework: Students complete the ecosystem crossword without their notes, as much as possible. Then with their notes.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
AIM: Identify interactions between species as either competitive, mutual, parasitic, or commensal interaction between species and provide reasoning.
Ecosystems: Puppet Show Interactions (Performance)
CW: [1] Completed Puppet Species Interactions Worksheet. [2] Biotic and Abiotic illustration (p18).
DN: How are ecosystems organized?
EQ: How do members of different species interact with each other?
Reminder: [1] Ecosystems & Interactions Quiz on Wednesday [2] CER & Experimental Design Quiz Retakes on Thursday. [3] Last day for Wheel Project is Monday (9/30) without penalty. [4] Safety & Policy Quiz Retakes during Friday Tutorial.
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CW: [1] Completed Puppet Species Interactions Worksheet. [2] Biotic and Abiotic illustration (p18).
DN: How are ecosystems organized?
EQ: How do members of different species interact with each other?
Reminder: [1] Ecosystems & Interactions Quiz on Wednesday [2] CER & Experimental Design Quiz Retakes on Thursday. [3] Last day for Wheel Project is Monday (9/30) without penalty. [4] Safety & Policy Quiz Retakes during Friday Tutorial.
RESOURCES
Puppet Species Interactions Worksheet (Not accessible online. Copies available in class.)
LESSON OUTLINE
5min> Students complete the Do Now.
5min> Teacher explains how to complete the Puppet Species Interactions Worksheet.
25min Students perform plays they started on Wednesday that show the interactions of: Barnacle & Whales; Caterpillar & Wasps; Shark & Remora; Ants & Acacia; Bees & Flowering Plants; Cordyceps & Ants: Cheetah & Lions; Bunny & Plant; Bunny & Deer; and Hermit Crab and Sea Snails. Students fill out Puppet Species Interactions Worksheet.
5min> Quick class overview of the interactions of the different species pair presented.
10min Students draw 4 biotic and 4 abiotic factors from a desert, ocean, or forest, then outline drawings in color and label. (Page 18 of notebook.)
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
AIM: Create a puppet show that models a competitive, mutual, parasitic, or commensal interaction between species.
Genetics: Practice
CW: Completed Genetics Worksheet #1
DN: What is the difference between complete and incomplete dominance?
Reminders: [1] Students who have not completed their ReUse project must turn one in by TOMORROW or consequences will apply. [2] The Talks will begin this Thursday.
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CW: Completed Genetics Worksheet #1
DN: What is the difference between complete and incomplete dominance?
Reminders: [1] Students who have not completed their ReUse project must turn one in by TOMORROW or consequences will apply. [2] The Talks will begin this Thursday.
Resources
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Reminders on the schedule for the rest of the year.
25min Genetics Worksheet #1. Determine the probability using Punnett squares. Then use genotypes to determine phenotype by drawing the appropriate facial features.
10min Peer Genotypes. Write the genotypes for two people in the same grade. Make sure you know them well enough.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.