Wednesday, December 17, 2014

December 15-19

Exam Schedule

Tuesday, Dec 16  - 7th
Wednesday, Dec. 17 - 2nd and 4th
Thursday, Dec. 18 - 1st and 5th
Friday, Dec. 19  - 3rd and 6th

Life Science
Camp McDowell deposit is due by January 9, 2015.

Anatomy
Bodies...The Exhibit deposit due Jan. 5.

Monday, December 8, 2014

December 8-12

Life Science

Genetic Disorders Paper due Thursday.  It is one page, double spaced and typed.  Use 12 font and Times New Roman, Calibri, Tahoma or Comic Sans.  Include a reference sheet.  You must have two sources.  You can log on to freebib.com and generate a works cited page.

We will begin reviewing for the nine weeks test this week.

Biology

Test on Chapter 9 Wednesday.
Foldable on photosynthesis and cellular respiration will be due Thursday.
Notebook check Thursday and Friday.

Anatomy

Muscle Man label test Wednesday
Chapter 9 test Friday
Muscle Diseases and Diagnosis moved to Monday the 15th.  Extra credit for turning it in by Friday, the 12th.

Personal Trainer project due Dec. 16.  Updates will be discussed in class.


Exam Schedule:

Tuesday, Dec. 16  7th period
Wednesday, Dec 17 - 2nd and 4th
Thursday, Dec. 18 - 1st and 5th
Friday, Dec. 19 - 3rd and 6th

Monday, December 1, 2014

December 1-5
SENIORS:  Please bring an Auburn, Alabama or Troy gift item for the Patriot Marketplace gift baskets.  Due December 2.

Life Science:

Ch 11 Test on Wednesday, Dec. 3
Notebook Check:  Dec. 3, 4, 5.  I will check IN pages 84/85; 104/105.  Students should select two favorite pages (a right page and left page) and there will be two surprise pages I select.

We will watch the movie Lorenzo's Oil starting Thursday.
Students should be working on their genetic disorders papers.  Due.  Dec. 11

Biology:

Cell Project due today!
Ch 8 Test on Wednesday.  Students will get a study guide Monday.  We will begin Chapter 9 Monday:  Cell Energy.
We will continue with Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration for the rest of the week.
Chromatography Lab scheduled Friday.


Tuesday, November 18, 2014

November 17-21

Seniors:  Church picture on December 2 at 10:30 am.  Students wear church clothes.  Boys in white shirt, blazer, ties and khaki pants; Girls should wear nice dress and shoes.


Life Science

Students are working on Frosty Phenotypes as part of our unit on Heredity.  We will be examining Traits Thursday and Friday.  Students will have a Test on Punnett Squares Wednesday.  The test will be five questions based on the "Spongebob Genetics" activity we did in class Friday and Monday.

Biology

Chapter 8 Sections 2 and 3 are the focus for the week.  Students will read and answer questions about the cell cycle and mitosis on Monday and Tuesday.  Students will view a Biologix video about the Cell Cycle and Mitosis on Tuesday.  Following the video, students will begin creating a mitosis flip book.  This will be done in class and is due by Friday.  We will also complete a reading "'Mitosis is one key to curing cancer".  Students will have a  13 question quiz on Mitosis and Cancer on Friday.
Please remember to work on your Cell Organelle projects.  They are due Monday, Dec. 1.

Anatomy

We will finish the skeletal system this week!  Test Wednesday.  We will begin the muscular system Thursday.

Forensics

We will continue our discussion of Impression Evidence.  This week we will focus on Hairs and Fibers.  Students will begin a Hair Evidence Lab Thursday.

Monday, November 10, 2014

November 10-14

Life Science

Test on Ch 10 Sections 2 and 3 Wednesday. Study IN 87, 96 and 97.
Answer questions on IN 103 about Strawberry DNA extraction.
We will begin Chapter 11 on Thursday.  Our focus will be on heredity.  We will be doing Punnett Square activities on Friday.

Biology

Wednesday:  Test on Chapter 7.  Students received a study guide Monday in class and glued it in their notebooks on page 128.
Thursday:  We will start Chapter 8 SEction 1.
Friday:  Chapter 8 Section 2.  Cell Cycle Foldable

Anatomy

Wednesday:  Quiz on bones of the ankles and feet. Notes on Joints
Thursday;  NOtes on joints. Students complete joint fill in page.  Quiz on Friday on Skull bones
Friday:  Skull quiz. Notes on disorders.  HW:  students identify 6 disorders of the skeletal system not mentioned in notes.  PRint a picture and a brief description.


Thursday, October 30, 2014

7th Grade Science:

6th period did not meet today due to HC festivities.  Please continue to work on your Meiosis foldables.  You will be in homeroom a good portion of tomorrow morning.  This would be a good time for you to finish up your foldable.  They are due Monday.

*IMPORTANT*

We will be doing several lab activities next week as we learn about DNA.  As always, lab supplies are needed.  You may earn extra credit coupons for each of the following items you bring to class. Supplies are needed by Wednesday.

rubbing alcohol
twizzler candy
colored mini marshmellows (pink, orange, green,)
toothpicks
 re-sealable sandwich baggies
8 oz clear plastic cups

Thank you!


Monday, October 27, 2014

October 27-31

Life Science
Monday:  Students will begin a Meiosis WEbQUESt.  Students may bring their laptops if they wish.  Students will complete the activity on Tuesday.  Students will complete a left side reflection for IN 93.  I will grade the Mitosis Short Stories rom IN 90 and the Lab Report from IN 91 on Monday.

Tuesday:  Homework:  Mitosis Test on Wednesday.  Students should study IN 89 and IN 85 for the test.  BE able to identify four stages of mitosis from drawings and identify what happens in each stage.

Wednesday:  Mitosis Test;  After the test students will watch an EdTed video on Gender Determination and begin a Foldable on Meiosis.  We will work on the foldable in class on Thursday as well.

Biology:
Monday:  Ch 6 Section 3 Notes:  Macromolecules; Continue work in Macromolecule Foldable: Due Wednesday

Tuesday:  Lab:  Organic Testing Lab

Wednesday:  Test on Organic Chemistry - 10 questions

Thursday:  Ch 6 Section 2 Notes;  Enzymes

Anatomy:
Monday:  Skin Lab

Tuesday:  Review for Test on Skin.  Notebook check.

Wednesday:  Ch 6 Test;  Blood and Guts video:  A History of Fixing Faces

Thursday:   Blood and Guts video continued.

Forensics:  

Monday:  Lip Prints continued

Tuesday:  Reveiw for Test on Fingerprints and Lip Prints

Wednesday:  Test on Fingerprints and Lip Prints;  Notebook Check

Thursday:  Impression Evidence Notes -





Monday, October 20, 2014

October 20-24

Seniors:  Cake Walk Cakes due Thursday!!!

Life Science:

Monday:  3-D Mitosis Models (In class activity)
Tuesday:  Lab:  Mitosis in Plant Cells
Wednesday:  Ch 10 Section 2 Notes - Meiosis
Thursday:  Ch. 10 Section 3 Notes - DNA; Brain Pop Video:  DNA
Friday:  Bill Nye Video:  Genes


Biology:

Monday:  Biome Survival Activity
Tuesday:  Ch 3 STudy Guide.  HW:  Ch 3 Test on Wednesday
Wednesday:  Ch 3 Test (Biomes); Notebook Check:  84-87, 92/93, 98/99; Start Cell Theory Foldable
Thursday:  Test Corrections; Notebook Check; Cell Theory Foldable continued
Friday:  Biome Vacation Brochure due today; Ch 7 Sections 1 and 2 Notes

Anatomy

Monday:  Students visited Troy University
Tuesday:  Skin Prints and Skin Synectics
Wednesday:  Skin Notes (IN 91)  Cancer, burns and Nails
Thursday:  Burn Foldable.  HW:  Skin Tissue boxes due tomorrow
Friday:  Blue Man video; Tattoo Article


Forensics:

Monday:  Latent Fingerprint Notes
Tuesday:  Latent Fingerpint Lab (superglue)
Wednesday:  Lip Prints Lab
Thursday:  Review for test/Notebook Check
Friday: Unit 4 test;  Fingerprints

Monday, October 6, 2014

October 7-10

SENIORS:  We are responsible for the cake walk at the Fall Festival on October 23.  Please plan on being there to assist that afternoon.  Go recruit the best bakers you know to create wonderful and delicious treats for our cake walk.

LIfe Science

Tues:  We will review IN pages 80 and 81. HW:  Ch 9 Test  and Left Side Reflection on IN 82 - Visualizing Main Ideas from text page 269.
Wed:  Ch 9 Test. After the test we will begin Chapter 10.  We will start the Cell Cycle Flow Map in class and work on it Thursday, too.
Thurs:  Ch 10 SEction 1 Notes pp 275-280.  HW:  Finish Cell Cycle Flow Map
Fri:  Video:  Mitosis and Cell Cycle Foldable

Biology

INSECT COLLECTIONS DUE!
Tues:  Bill Nye Video:  Food Webs with guided questions.  HW:  REinforcemnt activity pp 51 in text
Wed:  Study Guide/Review for 9 weeks test
Thursday:  9 Weeks Test;  Start Chapter 3 - Ecology Word Splash
Friday:  Assignment Discovery Video:  Biomes;  Assign - Biome Brochure Project

Anatomy
Tues:  Disorders of the Skin foldable due. Expect a quiz! Video:  Bill Nye:  Skin with guided questions. Assign:  Integumentary Tissue Box Project
Wed:  9 weeks exam study guide (Chapters 1, 3, 4, 5);  Skin Notes IN 84;  IN 84  Drawing Fig. 6.3 pp 182
Thurs:  Skin Notes pp 186:  Appendages of the skin  IN 87.  Skin Synectics (IN 86)
Friday:  9 Weeks Test; Color Sheet:  Nails, Scarring IN 88

Forensics:  
Tues:  9 Weeks Test
Wed:  Fingerpinting Basics NOtes
Thurs:  My PRints:  Fingerprint Lab.  Fingerpint Challenge
Friday:  Fingerprints Online




Thursday, October 2, 2014

LIfe Science:

The Virus Cereal Boxes were fabulous!  I am so proud of the work the 7th grade did for this project. I learned many new things about viruses as I'm sure the students did as well.
Read Section 3 and complete the Note Taking Worksheet (IN 79)  for section 3.  Be sure to finish Chapter 3 vocabulary.  Our next test is Wednesday, Oct. 8.  The test will be on Chapter 9. STudents should start studying their chapter vocabulary this week.

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Sept 29 - Oct. 3

Life Science
Monday:  Ch 9 Section 1 notes continued; Mini lab pp. 255; work on periodic table name foldable; HW:  Left page assessment:  Write an essay in which you discuss the importance of water to you.  Virus Cereal Box project due tomorrow.
Tuesday:  Ch 9 SEction 2 notes pp 254-257. Work on periodic table foldable.  HW:  Section 2 Enrichment worksheet and define section 2 terms on vocabulary foldable. Quiz on element symbols pp.  247
Wednesday:  Quiz on element symbols.  Osmosis lab.  Complete section 3 vocabulary.
Thursday:  Ch 9 Section 3:  Energy for Life Notes.  HW:  Find the parts of the word:  photosynthesis. Use a dictionary. 
Friday:  Lab:  Photosynthesis and Respiration lab.  HW:  Visualizing main ideas pp. 269

Biology
Monday: Ornithologist for a Day research due.  HW:  Watch migration videos (sites provided in class).  Complete graphic organizer and Analogy Organizer:  Migration vs. VAcation
Tuesday:  Ch 2 Section 1 Reinforcement WS and Study Guide.  Foldable:  Commensalism, Parasitism, Mutualism (pp. 145).  Notebook check Students 1-10
Wednesday:  Bill Nye Video:  Populations; Notebook check Students 11-19; Collective Nouns- Animals
Thursday:  Ch 2 SEction 2:  Reinforcement WS and Study Guide.  Project:  Ecosystem Table 2.1 pp 41.  Notebook Check Students 20-28
Friday:   Insect Collection Due.  Bill Nye video:  Food Web.  Foldable: SEction 2.2 pp 46.  Reinforcement Activity pp 51

Anatomy
Monday:  Quiz grade on Tissue Draw and REpair;  Tissue Lab continued.  Notebook Check Students 1-10
Tuesday:  Tissue Lab continued; Ch 5 Test Review and sTudy Guide; 4 types tissue foldable; Notebook Check Students 11-18
Wednesday:  Ch 5 Test; Notebook Check  Students 19-28; Foldable:  Skin Disorders
Thursday:  Ch 6 Skin Notes.  Hw:  Quiz on Skin Disorder Foldable
Friday:  Quiz on foldable:  Bill Nye Video:  Skin with guided Questions

Forensics
Monday: Lesson 2-3:  Glass Chip tips "Glass Can Tell On You"
Tuesday:  Forensic Files:  Brotherhoods - With Guided Questions
Wednesday: Fakebook Project Presentations Due:  Mystery of Vomit Lab
Thursday:  Mystery of Vomit lab continued; Power of Evidence Unit Review. HW:  Test Friday
Friday:  Unit 2 Test


Monday, September 22, 2014

Sept 22-26

Life Science
Monday:  How a Virus spreads Activity; HW:  Create an aacrostidc with the word Vaccine
Tueday:  Ch 8 Review; HW:  Ch 8 Test Wednesday
Wed:  Ch 8 Test; Ch 9 Vocabulary Foldable in class.
Thurs:  Test Corrections; Ch 9.1 Notes and Ch 9.2 Directed Reading for Content; HW;  Foldable on Active and Passive Transport
Friday:  Ch. 9.1 Reinforcement Activity; Ch. 9.2 Enrichment page; Mini Lab

Biology
Monday:  Dichotomous Key project due; Adaptations Notes (IN 71); HW:  Ch 15.1 Reinforcement Sheet (IN 73) and Venn Diagram on Camouflage and Mimicry (IN 70)
Tuesday:  Mini lab:  Peppered Moth, Mini Lab:  Opposable Thumbs; HW:  Ch 15 Vocabulary Test
Wednesday:  Ch 15 Vocabulary test; Bird Beaks and Feet Activity;  Project:  Ornithologist for a Day due Friday
Thursday:  Animal Defenses; HW:  Exit Ticket 3-2-1
Friday:  Migration:  Red Crabs of Christmas Island, Wildebeests, Sockeye Salmon; HW:  Analogy Organizer- Migration v. Vacation

Anatomy
Monday:  Epithelium and Connective Tissue Notes; HW:  Epithelial Tissue Foldable IN 68
Tuesday:  Muscle, skeletal, Nervous Tissue Notes IN 71, IN 73
Wednesday:  Quiz:  Epithelial Tissues; Foldable:  Four Major Types Tissues;
Thursday:  Tissue Repair Notes; HW:  Draw and Describe: Skeletal, Muscle, and Nervous Tissue and Tissue Repair
Friday:  Tissues Microscope Lab

Forensics
Monday:  Power of Physical Evidence notes IN 53; HW:  Power of Evidence Challenge IN 52
Tuesday:  The Value of Evidence Video with guided questions IN 55.  HW:  3-2-1 Exit Ticket IN 54
Wednesday:  Murder and a Meal Lab: Mystery of Vomit
Thursday:  Lab continued.  Read article "Forensic Glass" and complete Reading Guide
Friday:  lass Lab Activity;  Trace Evidence Online:  Computer Activity

Monday, September 15, 2014

Sept 15-19

LIfe Science

Monday:  Bill Nye Cells; Cell Riddles Warm Up
Tuesday:  Ch. 8 Section 4:  Virus Notes;  HW:  Ch 4 Enrichment Worksheet:  Project Assignment:  Cereal Box Virus - Due Sept. 30
Wednesday: Bill Nye Germs; Ch 4 Reinforcement Worksheet
Thursday:  Cell Lab
Friday:  How a Virus Spreads Lab; HW:  Create an acrostic with the word "Vaccine"

TEST:  WEdnesday Sept. 24

Biology

Monday:  Ch 17 Review pp 464 1-11 and 18-23;  HW;  Ch 17 Study Guide
Tuesday:  Insect Collecting.  Bring collecting jars. HW:  Ch 17 Test
Wednesday:   Ch 17 Test
Thursday:  Ch 17 Test Corrections; Start Ch 15:  Adaptations
Friday:  Insect Collecting:  Bring collecting jars.  HW:  DICHOTOMOUS KEY PROJECT DUE mONDAY

INSECT COLLECTIONS DUE OCTOBER 3!!!


Anatomy

Monday:  Cell Cycle notes continued; HW:  pages 33 and 34
Tuesday:  Cell Cycle notes continued.  Ch 3 Study Guide.  HW:  Ch 3 test wednesday
Wednesday:  Ch 3 Test; Ch 5 vocabulary foldable pp 151
Thursday:  Notes on Body Tissues pp 152-160; HW: workbook pages 36-37
Friday:  Connective Tissue notes.  HW:  workbook pages 40

Forensics

Monday:  Eyewitness Lab "That's My Story and I'm Sticking to It"  continued
Tuesday:  Crime Scene and Eyewitness Unit Chapter Review.  HW:  Test and Notebook Check and
WEdnesday: Test;  Assign Fakebook Forensic Scientist Project;  Notebook Check
Thursday:  Physical Evidence: Power of Evidence Notes.  Power of Evidence Challenge Activity
Friday:  Video:  United Streaming - Value of Evidence; HW:  Exit Ticket 3-2-1


Sunday, September 7, 2014

Sept 8-12


Sept 8-12:  Anatomy

Monday:  Chapter 3   Cell Notes:  Structures
               HW:   Foldable Cell Structures/label
Tuesday:
               Lab:  Cheek Cell
               HW:  Lab Report  and   Quiz:  Suffix/Prefix /Vocab Ch 3 
Wednesday:
               Quiz:  Suffix/Prefix/Vocab
               Notes:  Movement through the Cell  Section  3.3 pp 98=108
Thursday:
               Notes:  Movement Through the Cell
               Osmosis Lab Part 1
               HW:  Quiz on Cell Structures
Friday: 
               Quiz:  Cell Structures
               Osmosis lab Part 2
               Cell cycle Notes

Biology:


Sept. 8
Classification of Genus and Species WS  IN 53

Animals With Misleading Names  IN 52
COS 17
Sept. 9
Notes Ch  17.2  Characteristics of Six Kingdoms.  IN 55

HW:  Foldable – Prokaryotic vs.  Eurkayotic  IN 54
COS 17
Sept. 10
Life’s Six Kingdoms WS  IN 57 (117 in workbook)

Six Kingdoms Foldables  IN 56
COS 17
Sept. 11
Lab:  Candy Dichotomous Key

HW:  Lab Report on Candy dichotomous Key
COS 17
Sept. 12
Shark Dichotomous Key Quiz

Video:  Taxonomy: Life’s Filing System

COS 17

              

Forensics:

Sept 8

“On The Scene”  Real Life Science Sketch Lab  (Lesson 1.5)

Final Presentations Due

Sept 9


  Eyewitness Basics Notes


Sept  10


CSI Online:  Eyewitness Basics
Computer   Activity


Sept 11



Real Life Crime Scene Investigation

“I’ve Got My Eye on You” and “That’s My Story and I’m Sticking To It”

Sept 12



“I’ve Got My Eye on You” and “That’s My Story and I’m Sticking To It”



Life Science


Sept. 8
Classification Project Due

Cell Theory foldable Continued

Video:  Wacky History of Cell Theory
COS 4
SAT L4
Sept 9 
Ch 8.3 Notes:  Cell Organelles

Vocabulary Foldable:  Cell Organelles.

Venn Diagram:  Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic
COS 4
SAT L4
Sept 10

Ch 8. 3 Notes  Cell Organelles continued.  Plant vs. Animal

Plant/animal Cell color sheet

Sept 11
Cell Organelle Riddles

Organelles Graphic Organizer

Cells as A  City
COS 4
SAT L4
Sept 12
Video:  Bill Nye Cells

Cells Superhero Project (Due Monday)

Cells Crossword Puzzle

COS 4
SAT L4