Monday- 1/28: QOD: How are organelles different from organisms?
Cell City Story & Questions
Early Finishers? Read 56-57 & Complete Fig. 6 & 7 as well as Assess Your Understanding 2a & b
Homework: Finish Cell City Questions. Begin studying for cell part and function quiz on Wednesday. Cell part ID quiz will be on Thursday.
Tuesday-1/29: QOD: What type of cell is Cell City? How do you know?
Checked and went over Cell City homework
Cell Diagram review
Went over pages 56-57
Cell Quiz Review sheet
Homework: None
Wednesday- 1/30: QOD: Complete Apply It on pg 54. List 2 ways cells are like a business.
Took Cell Part & Function Quiz/Graded in class
Homework: Study for diagram quiz
Thursday- 1/31: NO SCHOOL
Friday- 2/1: QOD: How are solar panels like chloroplasts in a cell?
Took Diagram quiz/graded in class
Students began reading pages 44-47
Homework: None
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Monday- 2/4: QOD: What did you do over the weekend?
Quiz make-ups
Reviewed info from book on how cells work together and how microscopes work.
Homework: None
Tuesday- 2/5: QOD: Why is a compound microscope called a compound microscope?
Went over parts and functions of a microscope.
Homework: None
Wednesday- 2/6: QOD: What are the functions of the diaphragm and the light source.
Students began working on completing their microscope safety contract.
If time, students began working on a microscope virtual lab.
Homework: None
Thursday- 2/7: QOD: What are the functions of the coarse adjustment knob and the arm?
Finished contracts and virtual lab
Microscope Mania
Parts and Function matching
Homework: None
Friday- 2/8: QOD: What are the functions of the light source and body tube?
Continued working on contracts, virtual lab, and microscope mania.
Homework: None
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Monday- 2/11: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday- 2/12: NO SCHOOL
Wednesday- 2/13: QOD: ID the numbered parts on the microscope on the SmartBoard.
Went over Microscope Mania
Began answering Intro to Microscope Lab Questions
Homework: Begin studying for microscope part and function quiz. Quiz will be on Friday
Thursday- 2/14: QOD: ID the numbered parts on the SmartBoard
Introduced Microscope Lab
Students began working on lab
Homework: Study for quiz
Friday- 2/15: QOD: Why should the diaphragm always be set to 5?
Took Microscope Quiz/Graded in Class
Continued with Microscope Lab
Homework: None
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Monday- 2/18: QOD: When looking at the letter "e" under the microscope, which direction does it appear?
Finished Intro to Microscope Lab
Homework: Finish any remaining questions on lab
Tuesday- 2/19: QOD: What are the steps for preparing a wet-mount slide?
Began Plant & Animal Cell Lab
Homework: None
Wednesday- NO SCHOOL
Thursday- 2/21: QOD: What is the proper procedure for collecting cheek cell samples?
Continued working on lab
Homework: None
Friday- 2/22: QOD: Why do we need to stain the onion and the cheek cells?
Continued working on lab
All specimens had to be viewed and drawn by end of day today
Homework: None
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Monday- 2/25: QOD: What observations have you made about the cells we've looked at so far?
Worked on lab questions
Read pgs. 58-63 and answered questions from the book
2.3 Homework
Homework: Finish any remaining lab questions & complete 2.3 HW
Tuesday- 2/26: QOD: What is the difference between an element and a compound?
Collected all labs and checked 2.3 vocab homework.
Went over questions from book
Began 2.3 guided notes and PowerPoint
Homework: None
Wednesday- 2/27: QOD: Which compounds are organic? Which are inorganic? How do you know?
Finished guided notes
Amoeba Sisters Biomolecules and Handout
Homework: None
Thursday- 2/28: QOD: What are enzymes and why are they so important?
Finished Amoeba Sisters Handout
Extra Credit Opportunity on Lesson 2.3
Began Lesson 2.4 HW
Homework: Complete Lesson 2.4 HW
Friday- 3/1: QOD: Sugars and starches are carbohydrates. How are sugars and starches different from one another?
Checked 2.4 HW
Students began working on 2.4 guided notes
Homework: None
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Monday- 3/4: QOD: How are passive and active transport different from one another?
Went over 2.4 guided notes
Homework: None
Tuesday- 3/5: QOD: What is osmosis? What type of transport is it?
Began Osmosis Virtual Lab
Homework: Finish any remaining virtual lab questions
Wednesday- 3/6: QOD: What is facilitated diffusion?
Collected virtual labs
Went over active transport
Homework: None
Thursday- 3/7: QOD: How are endocytosis and exocytosis different from one another?
Began assembling Chapter 2 flipbook
Homework: Begin studying for Chapter 2 Test
Friday- 3/8: QOD: Which direction will water flow as a result of osmosis?
Finished flipbook
Began review game
Homework: Study for test. Test will be Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.
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Monday- 3/11: QOD: How are chloroplasts and mitochondria similar? How are they different?
Reviewed for Chapter 2 Test
Homework: Study for test
Tuesday- 3/12: QOD: None
Chapter 2 Test
Homework: Submit any missing assignments. All missing assignments have been entered into the gradebook as a zero to reflect what grade looks like if they are not submitted
Wednesday- 3/13: QOD: None
Chapter 2 Test
Homework: Submit any missing assignments. All missing assignments have been entered into the gradebook as a zero to reflect what grade looks like if they are not submitted
Thursday- 3/14: QOD: What are the functions of chloroplasts?
Finished test make-ups
Homework: None
Friday- 3/15: QOD: What gets bigger and bigger as you take away more?
Played trivia games
Homework: None
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Monday- 3/18: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday- 3/19: QOD: What did you do over the weekend?
Went over photosynthesis questions from the book
Photosynthesis guided notes
Ticket Out
Homework: None
Wednesday- 3/20: QOD: How do organisms get their energy from the sun?
Amoeba Sisters Photosynthesis video and accompanying handout
Homework: None
Thursday- 3/21: QOD: What are the reactants of photosynthesis? The products? How do you know?
Began photosynthesis virtual lab
Homework: None
Friday- 3/22: QOD: What occurs during Stage 1 of photosynthesis?
Continued photosynthesis virtual lab
Homework: None
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Monday- 3/25: QOD: What occurs during Stage 2 of photosynthesis?
Quiz prep questions
Continued working on virtual lab questions
Homework: Study for quiz. Quiz will be Wednesday, 3/27.
Tuesday- 3/26: QOD: What is the correct equation for photosynthesis?
Continued working on virtual lab.
All virtual labs will be due tomorrow.
Homework: Finish virtual labs and study for quiz tomorrow.
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Cell City Story & Questions
Early Finishers? Read 56-57 & Complete Fig. 6 & 7 as well as Assess Your Understanding 2a & b
Homework: Finish Cell City Questions. Begin studying for cell part and function quiz on Wednesday. Cell part ID quiz will be on Thursday.
Tuesday-1/29: QOD: What type of cell is Cell City? How do you know?
Checked and went over Cell City homework
Cell Diagram review
Went over pages 56-57
Cell Quiz Review sheet
Homework: None
Wednesday- 1/30: QOD: Complete Apply It on pg 54. List 2 ways cells are like a business.
Took Cell Part & Function Quiz/Graded in class
Homework: Study for diagram quiz
Thursday- 1/31: NO SCHOOL
Friday- 2/1: QOD: How are solar panels like chloroplasts in a cell?
Took Diagram quiz/graded in class
Students began reading pages 44-47
Homework: None
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Monday- 2/4: QOD: What did you do over the weekend?
Quiz make-ups
Reviewed info from book on how cells work together and how microscopes work.
Homework: None
Tuesday- 2/5: QOD: Why is a compound microscope called a compound microscope?
Went over parts and functions of a microscope.
Homework: None
Wednesday- 2/6: QOD: What are the functions of the diaphragm and the light source.
Students began working on completing their microscope safety contract.
If time, students began working on a microscope virtual lab.
Homework: None
Thursday- 2/7: QOD: What are the functions of the coarse adjustment knob and the arm?
Finished contracts and virtual lab
Microscope Mania
Parts and Function matching
Homework: None
Friday- 2/8: QOD: What are the functions of the light source and body tube?
Continued working on contracts, virtual lab, and microscope mania.
Homework: None
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Monday- 2/11: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday- 2/12: NO SCHOOL
Wednesday- 2/13: QOD: ID the numbered parts on the microscope on the SmartBoard.
Went over Microscope Mania
Began answering Intro to Microscope Lab Questions
Homework: Begin studying for microscope part and function quiz. Quiz will be on Friday
Thursday- 2/14: QOD: ID the numbered parts on the SmartBoard
Introduced Microscope Lab
Students began working on lab
Homework: Study for quiz
Friday- 2/15: QOD: Why should the diaphragm always be set to 5?
Took Microscope Quiz/Graded in Class
Continued with Microscope Lab
Homework: None
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Monday- 2/18: QOD: When looking at the letter "e" under the microscope, which direction does it appear?
Finished Intro to Microscope Lab
Homework: Finish any remaining questions on lab
Tuesday- 2/19: QOD: What are the steps for preparing a wet-mount slide?
Began Plant & Animal Cell Lab
Homework: None
Wednesday- NO SCHOOL
Thursday- 2/21: QOD: What is the proper procedure for collecting cheek cell samples?
Continued working on lab
Homework: None
Friday- 2/22: QOD: Why do we need to stain the onion and the cheek cells?
Continued working on lab
All specimens had to be viewed and drawn by end of day today
Homework: None
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Monday- 2/25: QOD: What observations have you made about the cells we've looked at so far?
Worked on lab questions
Read pgs. 58-63 and answered questions from the book
2.3 Homework
Homework: Finish any remaining lab questions & complete 2.3 HW
Tuesday- 2/26: QOD: What is the difference between an element and a compound?
Collected all labs and checked 2.3 vocab homework.
Went over questions from book
Began 2.3 guided notes and PowerPoint
Homework: None
Wednesday- 2/27: QOD: Which compounds are organic? Which are inorganic? How do you know?
Finished guided notes
Amoeba Sisters Biomolecules and Handout
Homework: None
Thursday- 2/28: QOD: What are enzymes and why are they so important?
Finished Amoeba Sisters Handout
Extra Credit Opportunity on Lesson 2.3
Began Lesson 2.4 HW
Homework: Complete Lesson 2.4 HW
Friday- 3/1: QOD: Sugars and starches are carbohydrates. How are sugars and starches different from one another?
Checked 2.4 HW
Students began working on 2.4 guided notes
Homework: None
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Monday- 3/4: QOD: How are passive and active transport different from one another?
Went over 2.4 guided notes
Homework: None
Tuesday- 3/5: QOD: What is osmosis? What type of transport is it?
Began Osmosis Virtual Lab
Homework: Finish any remaining virtual lab questions
Wednesday- 3/6: QOD: What is facilitated diffusion?
Collected virtual labs
Went over active transport
Homework: None
Thursday- 3/7: QOD: How are endocytosis and exocytosis different from one another?
Began assembling Chapter 2 flipbook
Homework: Begin studying for Chapter 2 Test
Friday- 3/8: QOD: Which direction will water flow as a result of osmosis?
Finished flipbook
Began review game
Homework: Study for test. Test will be Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.
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Monday- 3/11: QOD: How are chloroplasts and mitochondria similar? How are they different?
Reviewed for Chapter 2 Test
Homework: Study for test
Tuesday- 3/12: QOD: None
Chapter 2 Test
Homework: Submit any missing assignments. All missing assignments have been entered into the gradebook as a zero to reflect what grade looks like if they are not submitted
Wednesday- 3/13: QOD: None
Chapter 2 Test
Homework: Submit any missing assignments. All missing assignments have been entered into the gradebook as a zero to reflect what grade looks like if they are not submitted
Thursday- 3/14: QOD: What are the functions of chloroplasts?
Finished test make-ups
Homework: None
Friday- 3/15: QOD: What gets bigger and bigger as you take away more?
Played trivia games
Homework: None
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Monday- 3/18: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday- 3/19: QOD: What did you do over the weekend?
Went over photosynthesis questions from the book
Photosynthesis guided notes
Ticket Out
Homework: None
Wednesday- 3/20: QOD: How do organisms get their energy from the sun?
Amoeba Sisters Photosynthesis video and accompanying handout
Homework: None
Thursday- 3/21: QOD: What are the reactants of photosynthesis? The products? How do you know?
Began photosynthesis virtual lab
Homework: None
Friday- 3/22: QOD: What occurs during Stage 1 of photosynthesis?
Continued photosynthesis virtual lab
Homework: None
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Monday- 3/25: QOD: What occurs during Stage 2 of photosynthesis?
Quiz prep questions
Continued working on virtual lab questions
Homework: Study for quiz. Quiz will be Wednesday, 3/27.
Tuesday- 3/26: QOD: What is the correct equation for photosynthesis?
Continued working on virtual lab.
All virtual labs will be due tomorrow.
Homework: Finish virtual labs and study for quiz tomorrow.
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Friday-
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