Announcements
week of 12/9 - 12/13
This week we will continue to explore protein synthesis with plenty of practice and labs. DNA/PROTEIN QUIZ THURSDAY! Students will get final reviews Thursday after quiz. Our plan (approx.) Monday 9th: Decode messages Protein synthesis activities Tuesday 10th: Build a Snork activity Wednesday 11th: Jello/Pineapple lab; Liver/H2O2 demo Thursday 12th: DNA / Protein Quiz Friday 13th: Final Review in class |
week of 12/2 - 12/6
This week we will continue learning about DNA, DNA replication, and at the end protein synthesis. We will be doing an DNA extraction lab on Wednesday using bananas. Our plan (approx): Monday 2nd: DNA replication notes Tuesday 3rd: DNA replication practice Wednesday 4th: Banana DNA extraction lab; RNA basics Thursday 5th: Transcription notes Friday 6th: Translation notes |
week of 11/25 - 11/26
We begin this extremely short week with an introduction to the molecule of life - DNA!!! Our plan (approx): Monday 25th: DNA structure notes Tuesday 26th: DNA structure food modeling Have a great Thanksgiving break! I hope you all have the stretchiest of stretchy pants to wear on Thursday. |
week of 11/18 - 11/22
This week we start our new STEM engineering activity, designing wind turbines to generate electricity. This will be an all week activity involving plenty of team work and problem solving skills. Should there be any issue with group members, I should be made aware of the issue as soon as possible. Our plan (approx): Monday 18th: Green energy research; brief introduction to STEM project Tuesday 19th: STEM wind turbine Wednesday 20th: STEM turbine Thursday 21st: STEM turbine Friday 22nd: FINAL TESTING FOR STEM PROJECT |
week 11/12 - 11/15
This week we will wrap up our cellular respiration unit with a quiz on Wednesday, November 13th. Afterwards we start our mini unit on the carbon cycle and climate change. Our plan (approx) Tuesday 12th: Cellular respiration review; Quizizz review Wednesday 13th: Cellular respiration quiz Thursday 14th: Carbon/carbon cycle notes Friday 15th: Global warming vs. climate change (3rd box) |
week of 11/4 - 11/8
This week we continue with cellular respiration with a few activities and labs. I am aiming to quiz over cellular respiration on Wednesday, November 13th. Our plan (approx.) Monday 4th: Cell respiration reading with questions Tuesday 5th: Why muscles get tired activity/reading Wednesday 6th: What does Yeast eat? lab; Barf Bag demo Thursday 7th: BTB exercise lab Friday 8th: Effect of sugar on respiration in Yeast |
week 10/28 - 11/1
This week we finish up photosynthesis and will quiz on Wednesday. After photosynthesis we look into another process called cellular respiration. Our plan(approx): Tuesday 29th: Quiz review (create your own quiz) Wednesday 30th: Photosynthesis quiz Thursday 31st: Cellular Respiration Basics notes Friday 1st: Create workout aerobic/anaerobic |
week of 10/21 - 10/25
This week we start our new unit on photosynthesis. We will be covering the basics of it and going into some activities exploring some details about plants and how they photosynthesize. I will plan to quiz over photosynthesis on/around October 30th. Our plan (approx): Monday 21st: Photosynthesis basic notes Tuesday 22nd: Light notes and chromatography lab Wednesday 23rd: Story board notes Thursday 24th: cont. Story board notes Friday 25th: Virtual Light Lab |
week of 10/15 - 10/18
This week marks the "official" end to our first quarter with the 1st quarter CSA district test. These tests are the only tests that aren't up for retakes, so we will spend plenty of time preparing for the test. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17th, CSA #1 TEST Tuesday 15th: CSA Review Wednesday 16th: CSA Review; KAHOOT Thursday 17th: CSA #1 Test Friday 18th: Organelle Biographies |
week of 9/7 - 9/10
This week we look into the cell membrane and its function in the cell. This week we have parent-teacher conferences on Wednesday and Thursday from 4:30 - 8:30 pm. Our plan (approx): Monday 7th: Egg Lab day 2; Cell Membrane notes Tuesday 8th: Egg Lab day 3, write up results; start cell transport flip book Wednesday 9th: cont. flip book Thursday 10th: Cell membrane review stations |
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