Thursday, November 21, 2013

Weekend Homework

Please work on your projects. remember you can use Prezi.com or PowToons. PowToons you can access through your Google account. Prezi can not be accessed through Google.

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Nov. 19 2013

Students will learn how sex cells, sperm and egg, are formed through Meiosis.

Agenda
1. Pass make lab papers
2. Work on Science 54321 Chapter 5 section 3, compare Mitosis to Meiosis.
3. Vocabulary Chart Chapter 5 section 3
4. Meiosis Video
5. Discuss Meiosis

Project
Use PowToon through your school Google account
Goal - Teach how the process of Mitosis and Meiosis. Use your book, Khan Acadamy video, and any other resource to create a presentation to teach others using PowToon.
Steps
1. Go to Google and Sign in
2. Go to Google Drive from the apps squares in the upper left hand corner
3. Click the red Create button
4. Go to more apps
5. Type in PowToons in the search
6. connect to PowToons
7. Go back to Create button and click on the PowToon icon.
8. Try to Share the Powtoons with each other and me so you can work in seperate locations on the planet.
9. Start learning the program and create your presentation
10. Don't worry about having it on a cd or flash drive becuase it's already in the Cloud!

Due Dec. 16, this project can be done individually or in groups of two or three.

Warm-up
Work on Vocabulary Chart

Homework
Finish Science 54321 for chapter 5 section 3 and Vocabulary Chart chapter 5 section 3

Monday, November 4, 2013

Nov. 4 Agenda


Learning Goal- I will learn how probability can influence heredity.


Agenda

1. Work quietly on finishing the lab activity and write a summary of the lab using your questions and results to explain the lab.

2. Work in pairs to do the Standards Warm-up on page 162

3. Discuss chapter 5 section 2 with class.

4. Science 54321 for Chapter 5 section 2 - Compare Phenotype and Genotype for the back page

5. Vocabulary Chart chapter 5 section 2

Warm-up
Based on the lab on page 160 and 161 infer why certain cultures of people look more similar to each other rather to other cultures in the world.

Homework
Finish sci 54321 and vocab. chart for chapter 5 section 2

Monday, October 28, 2013

Oct. 28, 2013

Learing Goal- I will learn how Gregor Mendel studied pea plants to understand heredity.

Agenda
1. Warm-up
2. Gregor Mendel Video
3. Vocabulary Chart chapter 5-1
4. Science 54321 chapter 5-1- compare dominate allele and recessive allele
5. Take a Class Survey

Warm-up
Does math help biologists explain their experiments?

Homework
Finish Vocab. Chart and science 54321 for chapter 5-1

 

Monday, October 14, 2013

Agenda Oct. 14, 2013

Learning Goal - Student's will learn and understand how cells make more cells, the cell cycle.

Agenda

Warm- up
1. Read chapter 4 section 3 silently

2. Discuss how cells divide to create more cells.
3. Draw the cell cycle
4. Video on cell cycle
5. Vocabulary chart chapter 4 section 3
6. Science 54321 Chapter 4 section 3
7. Finish any work from the lab rotation from last week.

Homework
Science 54321 and Vocabulary charts for Chapter 4 section 3

Friday, October 4, 2013

Homework for the long weekend

Finish the Cell-a-bration Science Project, Due Thursday Oct. 10, 2013. I will be gone over the weekend, but you can contact me after Sunday.

Monday, September 30, 2013

Sept. 30, 2013 Agenda

Learning Goal: Stem Cells and microscopes

Agenda
1. Brainpop - Stem cells
2. Ted Ed - Stem cells
3. Group rotation

Warm- up
What would not be possible in our life if it was not for the invention of the microscope.

Homework
Finish Chapter 4 section 1 science 54321, compare photosynthesis and respiration, I will check homework next class.

Group 1 - Computer Lab
1.Answer questions from worksheet based on Web site.
From stem cell to any cell
2. Use Google Drive
Step 1 sign in using your google gmail account
Step 2 At the top find the link that says Drive
Step 3 Go to Create button
Step 4 Create new Document
Step 5 Name the document in the upper left had corner "Science - your first name and last name"
Step 6 Go to The blue share button in the upper right corner, Share by inviting me towards the bottom of the window using my name Jase St. Peter
Step 7 Answer questions on the google document

Group 2 - Microscopes
Use the microscope packet to review and complete the lab activities for the letter e and fibers. Look at the prepared slides after finishing the letter e and fibers.

Group 3 - Stem cell article 
Use the support/refute organizer and discuss with your group the statements using the article to find evidence for and evidence against the statements.

Group 4 - homework assignments
Work on science 54321 and vocabulary charts for chapter 4 section 1 - photosynthesis