Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration: StopMotion Animations
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HW: Complete Build An Atom Project due Monday, 3/7
CW: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration SMA
DN: What is the function of cellular respiration?
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min< Students complete the Do Now by answering question.
10min Instructions for StopMotion Animations. Specifics posted on Google Classroom.
5min Students are placed in groups of two with equal distribution of technology.
20min Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration StopMotion Animations. Students work in pairs to create a high quality stop motion animation.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Chemistry: Know A Plastic
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CW/HW: Know A Slideshow via Google Classroom.
DN: Take your notebook and draw CSF2 (Doodle & Simplified).
Reminders: Build An Atom Project is due next Monday, 3/7. Quiz retakes on Th & F at lunch. Please come get help ahead of time.
RESOURCES
Know A Plastic Slideshow (via Google Classroom)
LESSON OUTLINE
5min< Students complete the Do Now by taking notebooks and drawing the molecule.
10-15min Know-A-Plastic Slideshow. Students work in groups to create slideshow (Year Invented, Monomer, Uses, Decomposition Time, Amount Made or Recycled per year) on an assigned plastic (HDPE, LDPE, PVC, PET/PETE, PP, Polystyrene, Nylon (6), & Polyurethane).
15min Know-A-Plastic Presentations. Students present in their groups.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Chemistry: Review
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HW: Review for tomorrow’s quiz (covers everything we’ve covered so far).
CW: Balancing Chemical Reactions worksheet.
DN: Take a sheet of paper, fold it to make 16 boxes, and randomly pick 16 words to make an INGO card.
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min< Students complete the Do Now by making an INGO card.
10min INGO Review Game.
10min Students balance the chemical reaction formulas on the Balancing Chemical Reactions worksheet.
10min Students practice drawing molecules. Doodle and simplified version.
5min One last INGO game.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Continental Drift: Seafloor Spreading CER
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HW: 10 Flashcards on ALL Ecosystem related notes from Q1 (except the nitrogen cycle).
CW: Continental Drift CER.
DN: What are some pieces of evidence that support continental drift?
Reminder: [1] Quiz and Notebook Check on Wednesday. [2] Midterm on Friday.
RESOURCES
Continental Drift CER + Locating Resources
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now by answering question in their notebooks.
15min Separation Modeling Activity with table groups.
10min Students complete the second CER of the worksheet. Teacher provides guiding questions and tips. Students share their Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning.
5min Additional CER practice.
10min Students make flashcards covering the ecosystem in preparation for the midterm.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Plate Tectonics: Review
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HW: Study for Plate Tectonics Quiz.
CW: Complete Plate Tectonics Review worksheet.
DN: Why do earthquakes not happen in the middle of a tectonic plate?
Reminder: Quiz tomorrow. Notebook check soon.
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now by answering questions.
10min Tectonic Haikus. Class writes a haiku for Transform together. Students independently write haikus for convergent and divergent. Students share haikus with class.
10min Students answer questions 1-6 on the handout independently. Class reviews answers together.
10min Students complete the diagram on the back of the handout.
5min Quick Review.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Plate Tectonics: Ancient Disasters
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CW: Complete Ancient Natural Disasters Handout with circles and answers.
DN: What is a tsunami?
Reminder: Quiz on plate tectonics on Wednesday.
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now by answering the question.
10min Tsunami videos. Quick discussion.
10min Using Seismic Wave Travel Time Chart to determine distance away from the earthquake based on the time between P and S-waves. (Skip to the 8 Minute mark on the 2nd video.)
10min Using the key on a map to draw circles or partial circles to find the epicenter of an earthquake. (At least three circles are needed.)
5min Finish answering questions on handout.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.