Monday, December 19, 2016

Homework:
No new homework, however, the Unit summative test is coming up tomorrow, Tuesday, 12/20/16.
To prepare, the following resources should be useful:

• Journal notes
• Blog
• Vocab list/Quizlet or flashcards
• Review packet - Key has been posted on the science blog.

The Cell model was due on Monday, 12/19/16.  If you haven’t yet finished it, be sure to get it in before break on Wednesday!
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If you were out:
Complete the Do Now below and show me.
Correct your review packet using the key that has been posted on the science blog.

12/19/16 Do Now: The cell structure we were most concerned with in the Naked Egg activity was the _______, because….
(In the “because” part of your response, include the name of process involving water and its effects on the egg).
Hint: water passed back and forth across the cell structure with which we are concerned.

In class today we ate the edible cell models, checked our review packets, had formatives passed back, Quizzed each other on the review packets and practiced with Quizlet.

Friday, December 16, 2016

Homework:
No new homework for the weekend, however, the Unit summative test is coming up on Tuesday, 12/20/16.
To prepare, the following resources should be useful:
Journal notes
Blog
Vocab list/Quizlet or flashcards
Review packet - Key to be posted this weekend
The Cell model is due on Monday, 12/19/16, so be sure you are working on that.
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If you were out:
12/15/16 Do Now: Copy the following definition of diffusion to the Naked Egg Page.
Diffusion: The movement of particles from an area where their concentration is high to where their concentation is low.
Show me your completed HW for last night, which was the Summative review packet.
If necessary, see me for a copy of the Summative Review packet, complete it for homework and show me so that I can give you a habits of work grade.

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Homework:
For tonight, finish the Unit 2 Summative review  - to be checked tomorrow.
Use the following resources:
Journal notes
Blog
Vocab list/Quizlet or flashcards
The Unit Summative will be taking place on Tuesday, 12/20/16
The Cell model is due on Monday, 12/19/16, so be sure you are working on that.
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If you were out:
Copy the following Do Now:
12/15/16 Do Now: (copy and complete) To study for the summative on Tuesday, 12/20/16, I plan to…
Show me your completed HW for last night, which was the Cell Comparison worksheet.
See me for a copy of the Summative Review packet, complete it for homework and show me so that I can give you a habits of work grade.

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Homework:
For tonight, finish the Cell comparison sheet - to be checked tomorrow.
Use the following resources:

• Cells Alive (links are on Science Blog)
• Journal notes
• Textbook

The Unit Summative will be taking place on Tuesday, 12/20/16 - start to review the activities in your Journal  from, U2Act1-U2Act9,
The Cell model is due on Monday, 12/19/16, so be sure you are working on that.
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If you were out:
Do Today’s “Do Now” on your Naked Egg Observation page.
Copy the following definition:
Osmosis: The diffusion of water across a cell membrane.

In class I returned the formatives we took yesterday - see me for yours, and to let me know if you would like to re-take it.  Also, see me for the worksheet that goes along with the Cell’s Alive activity and if needed, ask me to explain the Cell’s Alive activity.

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Homework:
No new homework for tonight, however,
The Cell model is due on Monday, 12/19/16, so be sure you are working on that.
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If you were out:
Do Today’s “Do Now” on your Naked Egg Observation page.
Copy and complete:
12/13/16 Do Now:

What is the name for the phenomenon (happening) that caused the egg to shrink after 24 hours in corn syrup (think back to Friday’s video)?

Explain in more detail what happened with the water molecules to cause this phenomenon.

See me for followup on the Do Now.

Check your answers for U2Act6 and Act7 using the Keys that have been posted on the Science Blog.

Click HERE for the key to U2Act6 
Click HERE for the key to U2Act7

See me to take a quick formative and for the worksheet that goes along with the Cell’s Alive activity.  Ask me to explain the Cell’s Alive activity.

Friday, December 9, 2016

Homework:
None for the weekend, however, if your class didn’t take the formative, then you should study to take it on Monday.
The Cell model is due on Monday, 12/19/16, so be sure you are working on that.
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If you were out:
Do “Do Now” on your Naked Egg Observation page
12/9/16 Do Now
What do you think water had to do with causing the egg to swell yesterday?

Now, why do you think the egg shrank after being in corn syrup for 24 hours?
Observation of Naked egg after 24 hours in corn syrup.
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Ask to see the naked egg, and then watch the video that explains what happened (click on this link) as it went from sitting in water for 72 hours to sitting in corn syrup over night.

Use the key that has been posted with the answers for the notesheets on Eukaryotic cells U2Act6 and U2Act7 

Click HERE for the key to U2Act6 
Click HERE for the key to U2Act7

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Homework:
Tomorrow we have a formative on the organelles and on DNA (Spelling will count!) For tonight (12/8), review the notesheets that you did in class, and especially study the Quizlet list # 1 and Quizlet set # 2. Practice with the definitions until you can get 100%!
The Cell model is due on Monday, 12/19/16.
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If you were out:
Do Now:
Using yoru resources, find the definition of quantitative and write it in your journal.
Copy and complete this sentence:
To be more quantitative about our observations of the Naked Egg, we could ______________.
Observations of the Naked egg (copy to your U2Act8: Investigating the Cell Membrane; a Naked Egg page).
After 72 hours in water, Naked egg 1 had a mass of 85.6 grams, and Naked Egg 2 had a mass of 83.7 grams. The egg with the shell still on it weighed 54g after 72 hours in water.
Naked Egg 2 popped due to mishandling by a student.

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Homework:
None for tonight (12/6), however, you can work on the cell model.
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If you were out:
The Do Now for today  - skip a page in your journal so that you have room for two pages of notes (U2Act6 and U2Act7),
Write heading:
U2Act8: Investigating the Cell Membrane Using a Naked Egg.
On this page write a step by step procedure for how we prepared the Naked Egg.
Date each entry and write down your observations of the Naked Egg. (size, color, texture, etc.)

Check U2Act5: Prokaryotes vs Eukaryotes Venn Diagram using the key (click here for the key).  This lesson should also be taped into your journal.

We practiced spelling Deoxyribonucleic Acid - it is easier to remember if you break it down:  De  oxy  ribo nucleic Acid (you had the underlined part already).  You will be having a formative on this and some of the organelles and their jobs late this week.

Friday, December 2, 2016

Homework:
None over the weekend.
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If you were out:

Copy and complete the Do Now below:

12/2/16 Do Now: Overall, if you were going to copmare prokayrotes(which includes Eukaryotes) how would you describe them?

In class, we described the details of the differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes, and then came to the conclusion that prokaryotes are much simpler organisms than Eukaryotes.

We also started some Naked Eggs, by placing chicken eggs in vinegar.  As you may recall, eggs are an example of a really big cell. The shells are made of calcium carbonate, and vinegar dissolves them and causes carbon dioxide bubbles to be released as it does so.  The end result is that once the shell is dissolved, we will be able to see the liped bilayer of the egg cell membrane.  We will be doing some additional work with this next week to see how substances move back and forth across the cell membrane.

Finally, you will need to get a copy of the guided reading handout that goes along with our reading for pages 68-70, and join a reading group.  Those groups that are quiet and productive can continue, otherwise, I may have to rearrange some groups.

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Homework:

Visit the main science blog for the Prokaryote vs Eukaryote reading from the Green Holt textbook.

•     Use the information from this reading to finish the Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting prokaryotes and Eukaryotes that you started in class.

•     Trim and tape the handouts into your journal.
•     At the top of the page, be sure to write the date and the heading “U2Act5"

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If you were out:

• Copy and complete the Do Now below:

12/1/16 Do Now: (Using the clues from the Crossword)
The Cell membrane is made up of:__________________________
What does it do?
How is the cell wall different?

• Complete the handouts that were homework (see above), trim and tape them into your journal, and put the date and the heading “U2Act5” at the top of the page.

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Homework:

• Add Cell Structure and Function vocab list # 2 to yesterday’s Quizlet set.

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If you were out,
Copy the following Do Now and complete the sentence:
11/30/16 Do Now: (From the crossword) one thing found in plant cells but not in animal cells is - ______________. 
Then see me for the following:

• To show me what you came up with for the Do Now.
• To get a copy of the 3 pg handout for today’s Prokaryote vs Eukaryote Venn Diagram activity,
• An explanation of how to diagram the connections for U2Act: Organization of Life
• To see my journal as an example of how to tape in the Prokaryote Vs. Eukaryote pages and how to do the connections diagram.

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Homework:

1. For those who earned a “1” on the Unit 1 Summative, most will have re-takes tomorrow, so if that applies to you - be sure to study!  The key to the study sheets has been posted on the science blog.
2. Create Quizlet set called “ Cell Structure and Function” and enter words/definitions 1-6. If you don’t have internet at home you have three options I can think of: you can visit the library to use their Wifi.  You can enter the words first thing in the morning before homeroom. You can make paper flashcards instead of using Quizlet.
3. If you didn’t already complete the Introduction to Eukaryotic cells Crossword for homework last night, be sure to do so tonight. 

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If you were out:
Copy the folowing question to your journal and answer it. Then see me to check your answer.
11/29/16 Do Now: What are two differences between prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. 
In class, after discussing the Do Now, students were working on their crosswords, or if they were done, they worked on inputting the words to Quizlet.

Monday, November 28, 2016

Homework:

1. For those who earned a “1” on Types of Biochemicals formative, you will be retaking the Formative on Tuesday- study using Quizlet written test - spelling counts!
2. For those who haven’t finished, complete U2Act4:Intro to Eukaryotic Cells Crosswork - this is due Tuesday and will be checked.
3. All: On a separate piece of paper, write 1 sentence to explain general idea of lesson U2Act1: Organization of Life.

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If you were out:

Copy the following Do Now to your journal and answer it:

• Explain what the following early cytologists (cell scientists) did:

Robert Hooke (1665):
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek (1673)

• Get a green textbook and read page 66-67 on Eukaryotic vs. Prokaryotic Cells

• Bring up “Wacky History” for a check.

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Today in class, last night’s homework  - completing the “Wacky History of Cell Theory” was checked for completion.  I will be looking at them individually in more detail to make sure it is ok and checking it off when we get back from Thanksgiving Break.
The link for the video is on the main blog page - be sure to write the three parts to cell theory on the sheet with the cartoon characters on it, and the names of each of the eight scientists mentioned in the video along with what each one did and arrows that indicate who worked with whom on the other handout with lines.  Tape both into facing pages before showing it to me.
The rest of the block we played Kahoot to review some of what we’ve learned about cell structure and function so far.

Monday, November 21, 2016

 If you were out, see me to set up a time to take the formative on types of Biochemicals, then, go to the science blog (16-17acadiascience.blogspot.com), read the latest entry and follow the instructions - this should help you prepare for the formative.

See me for a copy of the Life is Made out of Cells and the Wacky History of Cell Theory handouts, and,  using the link on the blog to watch the “Wacky History of Cell Theory” video, use the video to get the information to complete the handouts.  Be sure to TAPE THE HANDOUTS INTO YOUR JOURNAL, and then show them to me to be checked off, before moving on to the next activity.

Once I’ve checked you off for the “Wacky History,” get a copy of the “Intro to Eukaryotic Cells” Crossword, and use onf of the magazines with the title “Kids Discover Cells” to come up with the crossword answers. When you’ve completed the crossword, fold it in half and tape it into your journal.

If you missed Friday and today, be sure to read Friday’s blog post.

Friday, November 18, 2016

11/18/16 Do Now:
Here is the Key for the U2Act2: Chemistry of Life notes that we've been working on. Check your Chemistry of Life notes using the key   and see me with any questions.

When you are done checking your notes, see me for a copy of the Life is Made out of Cells and the Wacky History of Cell Theory handouts.

Use  the link on the main blog to watch the “Wacky History of Cell Theory” video, use the video to get the information to complete the handouts. 

Be sure to TAPE THE HANDOUTS INTO YOUR JOURNAL, and then show them to me to be checked off, before moving on to the next activity.

Thursday, November 17, 2016

11/16/16 Do Now:
Write: “ The five categories of biochemicals (spelled correctly) are:”
Now, without peeking, write the 5 categories of biochemical.  See me to get a quick check on your Do Now when it is complete.

See me for the Key for the Journal notes on Chemistry of Life.

If you were out, you’ll need to seem to to arrange when you will take the formative on the five categories of biochemicals - SPELLING COUNTS, so be sure to practice your spelling as well!

Monday, November 14, 2016

11/14/16 Do Now
Copy and unscramble the words below, then put them all together in a sentence.

• cdporesru
• gnreey
• dofo
• rwtea

[Hint: notes on Organization of Life  - producer/consumer stuff]
After you’ve done this, see me or check with a classmate to find out what the words were and see another example of a sentence using the words.
We then went over the Summative in class - see me for the key.
Students who earned a 1 on the summative are scheduled to re-take it on Wednesday during CLB 2.

Thursday, November 10, 2016

This  past Mon, Tues and Wed were spent at Ferry Beach Ecology School, so no makeup is needed.
If you were out, complete the following Do Now in your Journal.  Then see me for the answers.
11/10/16 Do Now: Copy and complete this sentence: The category of biochemical that made/will make our ice cream creamy is:
The other four categories of biochemical are:
[tip: Vocab list]
The Summatives for  Unit 1: Microscopes, Living Things and Cells was passed back today and students were working on corrections to the test. See me to get your test, and make corrections.
If you earned less than a 2, then retakes are required and I will email home to let them know so that they can support you as you prepare for your re-take.
If you earned between a 2 and a 3, then you can retake the assessment although it isn’t manadatory.  If you got  DO decide to re-take, then please put your name on the sign-up list in my room.

Friday, November 4, 2016

If you were out, today’s Do Now was to copy the following Guiding Unit Questions to the center of  your AHA Connections Pages and enclose them within a circle or a lightbulb.  If you are unsure of how to do this, see me for the example in my Journal.
What are the differences between kinds of cells?
How do cells multiply?
How Many Cells…?
How do Cells stay alive?
We also unpacked the standard for this unit. If you were out, see me for the “Unpacking My Science Standard” sheet, tape this into your journal and re-write the standard in your own words.  If you are unsure of what any of the words in the standard mean, you can check with another student or with me.

Thursday, November 3, 2016

If you were out, see me for a copy of the Do Now/notes. Today we went over the 8 levels of organization of Live, which you can find from reading the green textbook on pages 56-60.  After you’ve filled out the Do Now, see me.
Skip a page and tape the Do Now sheet into your journal.
Copy the following 1 sentence summary to your connections pages:
U2At1 Organization of Life: As we go from cells to the level of ecosystems, things become bigger and bigger.

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

There was no Do Now for today.  We did a quick review of how you might look at a specimen to determine if it was made of cells, and then students were given their Summative assessments back to revise their answers.

See me to arrange when you will revise Question 20 (the last question) on your Unit 1 Summative.
We also created a Quizlet set for the  U2Act2: Biochemistry of Life vocab set.  See me for a vocab list and create your own quizlet set or flashcards and show me.

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

[Copy this to your journal on the same page as yesterdays Do Now]
11/1/16 Do Now: The three techniques learned for preparing microscope specimens

1. _____________________
2. _____________________
3. _____________________

Pick one and explain it step by step. When should the one you picked be used?
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In class we got a list of questions that students are wondering about when it comes to cells, to help come up with the big questions that will help us as we go through the unit to cover things that you, the students, are interested in finding out.
If you were out see me to get a copy of the U2Act1: Organization of Life notes, and to borrow a photocopy of pages 56-60 in the textbook. Tape the notesheet into the journal on the next blank page after your Aha Connections Pages, read  the photocopy and fill out the notesheet based on what you’ve read.  See me to check it afterwards.

Friday, October 28, 2016

10/28/16 Do Now: Skip a page and then set up your connections pages on the next pair of facing pages - if you are confused, ask to see my journal for an example.

We also watched Bill Nye on cells and completed a guide sheet that went along with the video.  If you were out, please watch the video on your own, as well as the Intro to cells rap video we watched in class.  Both links are on the science blog, that you can find by going to the Teacher pages on the Middle School website, which can be found at www.biddefordschooldepartment.org, the district website.

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Today, we had a rousing pep talk on how school/education is like a stairway; each year, more is expected, and it builds on what came before.  When you get to the top, there is…life. The adults in your life know this, since we’ve all been through it, and so we want  for you to be prepared.  Being able to be an independent learner is really important. 
With all this in mind, we had a discussion about today’s Do Now: Copy the following question, and then answer it.  When we are working in leveled groups, what can I do before I ask Mr. Davis for help, or if he is with another student?
Also, if you were out, see me for a copy of the U2Act1 vocab list and create a new Quizlet set with those words. Do this for homework.

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Today we took the Unit 1 summative test. If you were out, see me to arrange when you will take the summative for Unit 1.

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

10/21/16 Do Now: Copy this into your journal: What is the relationship between cells and atoms?
Now write your answer.
If you haven’t gotten a copy of the review for the summative, see me for a copy.  If you need to, complete it, then see me for the key to check your work, and to arrange when you will take the Summative.
We also watched this video of an amoeba moving.

Monday, October 24, 2016

10/21/16 Do Now: Copy the following into your journal and finish the sentence:
 “If I was using a microscope to look at a specimen, to decide if the speciemen was made of cells, I would look for…:”
[think about the definition of a cell you were given]
If you were out, be sure to see me for a copy of the Review Sheets for the upcoming Summative that is likely to happen on Wednesday.  Complete them, and see me for a key.
Today was the last day that you will have in class time to complete all microscope based lessons up to U1Act8: Wet Mount slides. If you haven’t completed up to U1Act8, see me to arrange when you will make up the microscope time.

Friday, October 21, 2016

Copy and answer the Do Now from today, then show me your answer:
10/21/16 Do Now: What is the difference between and producer and a consumer?

After this, we spent most of the rest of the block working on microscope work  -  All activiites up through U1Act8 will be due by the end of the block on Monday.  See me if you need more time due to being out.

Thursday, October 20, 2016

See me to get a copy of the Characteristics of Living things entry slip that was the Do Now for today - complete it in class, and turn it in. Also, get a copy of the HW slip on “Is a corn seed alive”, tape it to your journal on the “Is a corn seed alive?” page and complete it for homework.

IF you didn’t finish copying the notes for the Necessities of Life yesterday, see yesterdays makeup work log entry for the notes below and copy them to your journal below the notes on the characteristics of living things.
In class, we discussed the review questions on the Necessities of Life that went along with the reading in the texbook from Monday (the day I was out).
Here is the basic idea of what was discussed—read these and think about them:
1.Q:Why are decomposers categorized as consumers?  How do they differ from producers?
A: Decomposers must obtain their food from other organisms, so they are consumers.  Producers are able to make their own food.
2.Q:Why are most cells 70% water?
A: Because water is neeed for most biochemical reactions.
3.Q: Could life as we know it exist on Earth if air contained only oxygen? Explain.
A:Right now, producers use carbon dioxide to live and provide the food for everything else.  So the way things are, if there was only oxygen, but no Carbon Dioxide, life couldn’t exist.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Copy and answer the Do Now from today:
10/17/16 Do Now: Without looking at your notes, What are the six characteristics of living things covered in the text yesterday?
Copy the following notes to your journal below yesterdays notes on the characteristics of living things:
Necessities of life
Almost every living organism has the same four basic needs:

1. Food  - Provides energy and raw materials
2. Water - most biochemical reactions require H2O
3. Air - Oxygen or Carbon dioxide are needed
4. A place to live - limited space leads to competition

Bio  - having to do with life or living things.
Chemical - made of atoms and molecules.

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Copy and answer the Do Now from today:
10/17/16 Do Now: What are the six characteristics of living things covered in the text yesterday?
Get a copy of the vocabulary list for Lesson U1Act10, create a Quizlet set and practice with the vocabulary words for 5-10 minutes.
Review the 4 requirements for Proper Scientific Microscope drawings, and then See me to take the formative Exit slip.
Copy the following notes to a blank page in your jounral:
U1Act10: It’s Alive, It’s Alive!!
-How can you tell?
The six characteristics of living things:
 Have Cells
Sense and respond to change
Reproduce
Have DNAUse Energy
Grow and develop

Monday, October 17, 2016

10/17/16 Do Now:
Thinking about everything you have done and seen in class so far, [in full sentences] How can you tell if something is alive?
A couple of the activities to think about: CGOA’s /corn seeds
U1Act8 if you’ve done it.
When you are back in school, observe your CGOA and write down your observations, along with the date in your journal below what you’ve already written on the “Is a corn seed alive” page.
In the green Holt Life Science textbook, we read pages 37-41.  If you were out, see me for a photocopy of those pages, read them and do the review questions on a blank piece of paper.

Tuesday, October 17, 2016

10/17/16 Do Now:
Thinking about everything you have done and seen in class so far, [in full sentences] How can you tell if something is alive?
A couple of the activities to think about: CGOA’s /corn seeds
U1Act8 if you’ve done it.
When you are back in school, observe your CGOA and write down your observations, along with the date in your journal below what you’ve already written on the “Is a corn seed alive” page.
In the green Holt Life Science textbook, we read pages 37-41.  If you were out, see me for a photocopy of those pages, read them and do the review questions on a blank piece of paper.

Friday, October 14, 2016

10/14/16 Do Now:
When you are back in school, observe your CGOA and write down your observations, along with the date in your journal below what you’ve already written on the “Is a corn seed alive” page.
Also, observe those that sprouted and those that didn’t  - why do you tink that happened? 
Check with me when you get back to school so we can make a plan for you to get caught up, with the microscope if necessary.

Thursday, October 13, 2016

10/11/16 Do Now:
Review U1Act5: Microscope Optics (optics means having to do with sight, or lenses). Write a 1 page summary of the main ideas and what was learned in this lab ON YOUR CONNECTIONS PAGES.  Write it in such a way that you can draw a cloud around it - see me for an explanation.
When you are back in school, observe your CGOA and write down your observations, along with the date in your journal below what you’ve already written on the “Is a corn seed alive” page.
See me for an explanation of how to  diagram the connections between the lesson summaries

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

10/11/16 Do Now:
Review your notes on U1Act4:Good microscope care and then write a 1 sentence summary of the lesson on your Aha Connections Pages - write it as though you had to explain the lesson to someone who was absent in one sentence (should be pg 4 and 5).
Copy the following questions to the middle of your connections pages and enclose each one within a drawing of a lightbulb  (see me for an example):
How are microscopes used?
How can you tell if something is living?
When you are back in school, observe your CGOA and write down your observations, along with the date in your journal below what you’ve already written on the “Is a corn seed alive” page.
As an introduction to U1Act9: Staining Cells,  watch this short introductory video on staining cells. 

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

10/11/16 Do Now:
Review your notes on U1Act3: POM and then write a 1 sentence summary of the lesson on your Aha Connections Pages (should be pg 4 and 5) - write it as though you had to explain the lesson to someone who was absent in one sentence .
When you are back in school, observe your CGOA and write down your observations in your journal below what you’ve already written on the “Is a corn seed alive” page.
If you were out, see me  (and bring your journal) to confirm what lesson you are working on, and to get a refresher on what you should be learning and doing.

Thursday, October 6, 2016

10/6/15 Do Now:
Without looking at your notes, in full sentences, in your journal, explain the difference between observations and inferences."
The rest of the block we spent desigining, getting approved, and building a Corn Germination Observation Apparatus - a device that allows us to observe corn seeds as they germinate and what happens afterwards, and then all blocks but block 1 got to build theirs and get the corn seeds germinating.

10/5/16 Do Now:

In Full Sentences answer the following: Before moving on to the next activity, what must you get from Mr. Davis?

Before showing your journal to Mr. Davis to get his green signature, what two things should you have done, first?

In your journal, you should have a page set up  with the heading “Is a Seed Alive?” and your personal view on whether a seed is alive or not. Explain your view, why do you think what you do?  If you were out, spend a minute or so talking to someone with a different view from yours. Summarize their views below what you have written already and write whether your views have changed or not. - if so, explain how.

Given the materials below, draw a sketch and label the parts of a design you came up with for a device that will allow you to observe and measure corn seed germination and growth. The materials you can use include:
a ruler             water
soil                  a clear plastic cup
paper towels

We also watched this video on Observation vs Inference.  If you were out, watch the video and  on the next blank page in your journal write the answer to the question: What is the difference between an observation and an inference?

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

On the next blank page: [copy the question and then write your answer]
10/4/16 Do Now:  How can you tell  if something is alive?
Above today’s Do Now, at the top of the page, write the heading ” Is a seed alive?”
Then, using complete sentences, explain your andwer, thinking back to what you wrote for the Do Now.
If you were out, check in with me when you get back so we can see which activity you should be working on.  We are continuing to work in our leveled groups.

Friday, September 30, 2016

9/30/16 Do Now:  Describe two new things you have learned since starting this unit.
If you were out, see me when you get back so that I can check your lesson status and see what activity you are up to/update the gradebook. 
If you did a microscope care poster, you can either take it home, or recycle it.  If it is still here at the end of the day on Monday, it will be recycled.
In class we continued working at our levels, and most people completed lesson U1Act5: Microscope Optics (The “e” lab) and leveled up to level 2b today. For details on what is to be done for each of the three activities that people are working on right now - U1Act5, U1Act6 and U1Act 7, see the last two days entries in the blog or Lesson log notebook in class.

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Copy the following to the next blank page after yesterday’s Do Now.  Complete the sentences that you copied with the correct information on dry mount slides.

9/29/16 Do Now:

Dry mount slides are prepared by…
They are used for specimens that…

After you have leveled up from 1—>2, you will work on U1Act5: Microscope Optics (the “e” lab).  Show me when you have finished to be checked off to move up to U1Act6: Scientific Drawings.  This activity is due by the middle of the block on. Fri, 9/30.

In U1Act6, you will draw 5 pre-prepared slides and have a classmate critique them.  When you are finished, tape it into your journal on the page you should have set up for U1Act6 and then show me to get the ok/check off to move on to U1Act7: Making Your Own Slides.

In U1Act7, you will make three dry mount slides by putting specimen on a glass slide, then putting a plastic coverslip over the specimen and viewing and drawing it under low power and medium power on the handout with field of view circles supplied using proper the proper formatting covered in class.  When you have completed the six drawings, trim and tape your drawings on the handout into the journal on the page you have set up for U1Act7 and then see me to be checked off.

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Copy the following to the next blank page after yesterday’s Do Now which was to set up U1Act6.

9/28/16 U1Act7 Making Your Own Slides
Dry Mount: (no water) The think you plan to observe is placed on the slide with a cover slip over it. Usually used for things that don’t move or require water to live.
After you have leveled up, you will work on U1Act5: Microscope Optics (the “e” lab).  Show me when you have finished to be checked off to move up to U1Act6: Scientific Drawings.  This activity is due by the end of the block on Thurs., 9/29.
In U1Act6, you will draw 5 pre-prepared slides and have a classmate critique them.  When you are finished, tape it into your journal on the page you should have set up for U1Act6 and then show me to get the ok/check off to move on to U1Act7: Making Your Own Slides.
In U1Act7, you will make three dry mount slides by putting specimen on a glass slide, then putting a plastic coverslip over the specimen and viewing and drawing it under low power and medium power on the handout with field of view circles supplied using proper the proper formatting covered in class.  When you have completed the six drawings, trim and tape your drawings on the handout into the journal on the page you have set up for U1Act7 and then see me to be checked off.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Do now for 9/27/16
Skip a page for the “e” lab and  at the top of the next page write the heading U1Act6: Scientific Drawings. Below that, answer the following: What are the four requirements for scientific drawings?[list them] (we covered it in class yesterday and a strong hint remains!)
If you haven’t yet leveled up, see me and bring your journal and Microscope Care Project.  I will quiz you and from memory you will need to summarize or demonstrate using a microscope the 5 points of Good Microscope Care.
If you have leveled up from 1 to 2, then if needed, see me for a copy of the half sheet handout and the multi-page handout that goes with the activity.  At the top of the page in your journal,  write “U1Act5: Microscope Optics” and tape in the half sheet below it.  Answer question 6 on the blank lines that should be showing below the handout on the page. When you’ve completed the activity with the microscope and the newsprint “e” and answered all questions, return the multi page handout to the tray on my desk, tape the half sheet in to your journal and show me. When you have successfully completed U1Act5: Microscope Optics, I will give you the handout for U1Act6: Microscope Drawings to be completed. You will be drawing 5 different slides, trimming and taping the handout to the page we set up for the Do Now today.

Monday, September 26, 2016

Do now for 9/26/16
When placing the slide with the letter” e” on the stage, what should be the orientation of the  letter “e”?
[answer in complete sentence]                                    For those who completed this activity, why do you think orientation is important?
 *Journals need to be in by Wednesday for anyone who has not yet had it checked, or has gotten less than a “2.”  If it isn’t in by then, an email or phone call home wil be made.
*Tape you your journal grading slips into the back inside cover of your journal when it has been returned to you.
Students who were out today should finish their Good Microscope Care activity, and see me to level up.  If you have already leveled up, you will continue to work on your level 2a activity U1Act5 Microscope Optics (Newsprint “e” activity).  If you have completed U1Act5, see me to be checked off and you will start activity 2b, which is U1Act5 Scietific drawings.
Here is a brief summary of the lesson for U1Act6: Scientific Drawings.
We have a standard format for scientific microscope drawings that we use to make sure that they quickly and efficiently communicate information with others.
Every scientific microscope drawing should include 4 things:
A circular boundary representing the Field of View, which is the circle of light that you see when you look through the microscope.
A title
the POM
An accurate drawing; draw what you see - no more and no less.  Take into account proportion so that the drawing is taking up as much space in the field of view as it appears through the microscope.

Friday, September 23, 2016

Do now for 9/23/16  Copy the Question and then answer in a full sentence.
When you place a specimen on the stage, what should you do so that you can quickly see the speciment through the eyepiece?
If you were out, check with me to see if you needed to pass your journal in.
Finish your U1Act4: Microscope Care activity, be sure to have summarized the 5 Do’s and Don’ts of Good Microscope Care, and then see me to level up.

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Wednesday, September 21, 2016
If you were out, At the top of the next blank page, write:

9/21/16: U1Act4 Microscope Care.  What have you learned so far about how to keep the microscpe safe?
After copying the above question, answer it.
See me to get a copy of the Microscope Care handout
Level 1:
Summarize the 5 main points of Good Microcscope Care fromt the handout in your Journal.
Choose one of the three possible Good Microcscope Care Projects listed on the handout.  These will be completed in class tomorrow,
Leveling up—>After the Project is completed, you will need to be quizzed by me, and from memory will need to explain or demonstrate using a microscope the 5 points of Good Microscope Care.
Level 2: Microscope Optics - More details to follow, tomorrow.

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

If you were out, Do the Do Now: At the top of the net blankpg, write the date and  “Do Now”  Copy this: From memory (DON’T look in notes ) write what POM stands for and how it is calculated.
Now answer the question you just copied.
see me if you need a copy of the POM (Power of Magnification) notes from yesterday, and finish them, then see me for the key. 
If you got three or more wrong on either the Microscope Function quiz or the microscope Anatomy Quiz, see me for a re-take.
Note that if you got less than a 2 on your journal check or you didn’t turn it in, you will need to turn it in on Friday for a check over the weekend.

Monday, September 19, 2016

If you were out, see me for your journal and journal check slip, as well as your microscope anatomy and Microscope function assessment.  Retakes of one side of the page are required if you got four or more wrong on that side.

Also, see me to get your journal back.  If you didn’t turn yours in, or got a “1” on the check, you will need to turn them in on this coming Friday, or an email/phone call will be made home.
Those who got less than a “3” will need to re-submit their journals two Fridays from now for a re-check.
The Do Now for today was as follows (do this in your journal):  At the top of the next blank page write the date and “ Do Now”
Copy this:  The name of the hole int eh microscope stage is the __________________, and its purpose is…
Complete the sentence above.
Get a copy of the handout for U1Act3: POM (Power of Magnification), tape this in after the Do Now and see me for help completing it.

Friday, September 16, 2016

If you were out, the Do Now for today was in your journal, to go to the microscope that you drew yesterday and add as many labels as you can remember (there are 15 all together) and if needed, improve your drawing.  Then finish taping on the labels to the photocopied microscope diagram that you taped into the journal.  Some examples of Examples:
Does your drawing have two legs to make up the base?
Does it have the correct number of objective lenses?
Does it have a coarse and smaller fine adjustment knob?
See me to set up a time to take a formative assessment on the microscope anatomy.
At the end of class I collected journals and we watched a short video on the Microscopic World.

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Thursday, September 15, 2016
If you were out:
On the next available blank page, at the top, write  “Do Now” and todays date at the tope, then draw a microscope and label all parts you can remember, without checking your notes (this is practice to help you remember the parts).

Be sure you have a copy of each of the three handouts, that are part of the Microscope Anatomy lesson., and tape them in on the next three blank pages.  Also, make sure you have the smaller piece of paper with the microscope part labels. Be sure to READ the two pages of notes that tell you what each part is and what it does. 
Cut out the microscope labels and tape them onto the right blanks of the handout with the larger microscope picture. There are two labels that say “base” - flip one over and re-label it as “slide”
There will be a practice Quiz tomorrow in class.
Get a copy of the Science Journal Checklist for the Journal Check on Friday, 9/16/16.

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

If you were out, see me to get a copy of the Microwhat? followup questions, answer them and tape them to next blank page. 
On the next page after that write the date, "U1Act2: Microscope Anatomy" at the top and copy the following learning target:
“Learning Target: I can identify the parts of a microscope. "
Also see me to get a copy of the three handouts for today and to find out where they should be taped into your journal.

* Notebook check Friday - checklist provided Thursday
*(Un)preparedness policy starting next week  - third check for being unprepared will result in a lunch detention being assigned.

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
1. If you were out, update your TOC (which should be taped to the front inside cover of your journal)  so that the first three lines are as shown below: (ignore/put a line through the left side and right side labels at the top of the TOC page).
Left side                      Page            Right Side      Page
Notebook Rubric            1
Science Safety Rules      2
Unit 1 Title Page             3

2. On the title page change the Unit 1 Title to: “Microscopes, Living Things and Cells.

3. Write the date at the top of the next blank page, which should be page 7,  and set up the page as shown.
9/13/16 Microwhat?
A._____________                                                                         B.______________                                                                                     
C.______________                                    
D.______________                                    
E.______________                                    
F.______________                                        
G.______________                                    
H.______________                                    
I.______________                                        
J._______________

Learning Target: I can view an object through a microscope.
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Now see me to arrange when you will make up the Microwhat Activity!

If any of this is confusing, see the Acadia Science Makeup Notebook in class or check with me.

Monday, September 12, 2016

Step 1: If you were out, write the following at the top of page 4 exactly as shown:    
Unit 1 - Microscopes                                                              
Aha Connections
 
Step 2: On the same line on page 5 write the following exactly as shown:
Living Things and Cells
Pages

In class today, we unpacked the first standard. 
 
Step 3: You will need to get a copy of the “Unpacking My Science Standard” sheet (see me)  and tape it into your journal on page 6.

As you’ve done before when unpacking a standard, pick out the nouns and verbs from the standard. 
 
Step 4: List the nouns and verbs in the proper boxes on the handout 
 
Step 5: In the box that says, “STANDARD (Our Own Words), ” write: Plan and carry out an investigation using a microscope to give proof that living things are made of cells.”
 
Step 6: The, in the box that says “ FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE” write the following learning targets:

1. I can identify the parts of a microscope.
2. I can describe the jobs of the parts of the microscope.
3. I can use the microscope effectively to see microorganisms
4. I can explain the major characteristics of living things.

After completing Steps 1 through Step 6, Show me your journal.

Friday, September 9, 2016

If the numbering of your journal pages wasn’t done or needed work, see me to show me your composition notebook with the pages numbered 1-120 (this is a habits of work, grade).  Today we finished going over the Safety notes in Blocks 1, 2, and 5.  We will have a quiz on the safety notes next week.

As a “Do Now, we defined the following:
SOP: Standard Operating Procedure
TOC: Table of Contents
CoC: Code of Cooperation
We also reviewed the location of the “When You Come In” SOP  (be sure you can point to it) and the parts to it:

1. Make sure you are prepared for class and have all your materials (A list has been posted near the door). If you have everything, read the “Do Now” on the board and get right to work.
2. If you are missing any of your materials, quickly go to your locker and get them. Once you have everything, read the “Do Now” on the board and get right to work.
3. If you are missing something to write with, or your journal, borrow a piece of paper or a penciel from your friend or see me to borrow those items.  Read the “Do Now” on the board and get right to work.

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

If you were out, see me to show me your composition notebook with the pages numbered 1-120.  Also, see me for a copy of the Table of Contents, and trim this so that it is small enough to fit inside the science journal. Then tape it in place in the inside cover of your journal. 

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Today, we introduced the procedure for “Tracking the Teacher,” passed out and went over the Acadia Science Annual Newsletter, introduced the “When You Come In” SOP and assigned numbering the first 120 pages in the Journal, using pencil.  See me for a copy of the newsletter and further explanation of the procedures introduced to the class and of the homework.

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

IF YOU WERE OUT, READ THIS!
By Tuesday of next week, be sure to get a composition notebook to use for our science journal.  You will also need 3-4 rolls of scotch tape for use this year.
In class the signout sheet that we are using this year instead of hall passes is located on the side table by the door.  The concept of STAR as a framework for science class etiquette was introduced.  If you were out, see me for additional explanation.