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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Week of May 23 - 25

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Date
Plan
What we did
Monday
Victoria Day
Tuesday
SIP Day - No School
Wednesday
1) Finish up Genetics Vocabulary
2) Genetics Challenge
3) Evolution work through questions
4) Watch videos and work on Monohybrid crosses.

Finish watching the following videos as you follow along with your Genetics handout.
1) Finished Vocab
2) Started Genetics Challenge
3) Made up chardes actions for vocab
May 23
Thursday
1) Genetic Challenge
2)  Evolution Question
3) Watch Videos and start Monohybrid cross questions
1) Hemophilia - X-linked Recessive was Challenge #2
2) Worked through evolution question #1b
3) Started watching Gregor Mendel Background videos.
May 24
Friday
1) Genetics Challenge
2) Evolution Question #2
3) Finish Watching Videos and start working on Monohybrid cross questions.
1) Genetic Disorder discussed - Cri-du-Chat
 
2) Reviewed Evolution questions
 
3) watched videos and some people started solving monohybrid crosses.
 
 
May 25

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Week of May 14 - 18

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Date
Plan
What we did
Monday
SUB
1) Finish up the Genetics Vocabulary. Remember you were working with this on paper or you were making an online glossary. (you could choose to use a google doc and share it with others and build the glossary together.)
2) Start watching the following videos as you follow along with your Genetics handout.
May 14
Tuesday
1) Wrap up any questions from Unit 2.
2) What do we want to do with Evolution section?
3) Finish Genetics
- Vocab with Game
1) Continued reviewing the last few topics from lunch study session.
2) Reminded to check the Cells Sample Exam Questions
3) Worked on Vocabulary
May 15
Wednesday
EXAM  - Room will be open at 12:30 to start writing early.
May 16
Thursday
Follow up Exam Question (20 minutes)

1) Wrap up vocabulary - game
May 17
Friday
1) Exams back
2) Finish vocab
3) Work through Intro to genetics and Monohybrid crosses.
May 18

Friday, May 4, 2012

Week of May 7 - 11

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Date
Plan
What we did
Monday
SUB
1) Examine the last page of your Photosynthesis/ Cellular Respiration package.
- Read through the similarities and differences of PS and CR.
- Note any questions that you have for Wed.

--> Complete the cells post assessment.  Keep until we can correct on Wed.
2) Finish up the worksheets on PS and CR
a) How plants make food.
(5 minutes)
b) Critical Thinking -Worksheet 6-1
(5 minutes and then move on)
c) How Plants and Animals Use Food (5 minutes)
d) Work on Photosynthesis & Respiration - The Skill: Analyzing Processes
-- Spend about 10 - 15 minutes working through this example.
3) Evolution:
- Check to make sure that your assigned question is completed and updated on the google presentation page.
4) Next you can start on the Genetics Unit Vocabulary Pre-Load
(the sub will have this handout for you.)
- you can work together with your table group or with a couple other people or individually
- find and add the definitions and give an example if you can.
***You can create a google doc version of the vocab if you want or you could build them right into Quizlet as flash cards.
5) Please ask for the Genetics Handout and watch the following videos.
May 7
Tuesday
SUB

Today you need to be working on the following:
1) Evolution: (5min)
- Check to make sure that your assigned question is completed and updated on the google presentation page.
2) Next you can start on the Genetics Unit Vocabulary Pre-Load
(the sub will have this handout for you.)
- you can work together with your table group or with a couple other people or individually
- find and add the definitions and give an example if you can.
-aim to have this part finished

***You can create a google doc version of the vocab if you want or you could build them right into Quizlet as flash cards.
3) Please ask for the Genetics Handout and watch the following videos.
May 8
Wednesday
1) Reminders
- Correct Cells Post- Assessment
2) Review PS/CR
3) Leaf Lab
We corrected and reviewed:
- PS/CR compare/contrast
- Cells Post Assessment
- All the worksheets
**remember the Elodea in light and dark worksheet is an exam question that you can work and prepare yourself for.
See updates below for the assessment changes:
May 9
Thursday
Study Session at 12:30- Moved to Monday
QUIZ - Photosynthesis

Leaf Lab
1) Reviewed PS
2) Wrote PS quiz
3) Worked through part 1 of the leaf lab
May 10
Friday
1) QUIZ - Cellular Respiration

Exam - Unit 2 - moved to Tuesday
Rubric question for exam to be completed on Wed.

2) Finish up Leaf Lab - Parts 2 & 3

3) Wrap up unit
- i.e. a few transport in cells reviews
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1) Wrote quiz
 
2) Finished up lab
(made stomate and guard cell slides; posted a picture from the microscope to your website)
 
 
May 11

Friday, April 27, 2012

Week of April 30 - May 4

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Date
Plan
What we did
Monday
1) Reminders
2) Review Transport in Cells
3) Continue Photosynthesis.
1) Reminders:
- Quiz Tuesday
- Transport in Cells Reflection Due Wed.
2) Reviewed and completed a formative quiz on Transport in Cells
3) Worked through Photosynthesis.
April 30
Tuesday
1) Reminders:
Transport in Cells Reflection Due Wed

2) Finish Photosynthesis - Act it out if there is time.

3) Quiz - Transport in Cells
4) Start photosynthesis
1) Wrote Quiz - If you missed the quiz: you will write tomorrow at 12:10
2) Reviewed and acted out photosynthesis
May 1
Wednesday
Transport in Cells Reflection Due

2) Finish Photosynthesis role play

3) Cellular Respiration
1) Reviewed and finished up PS role play.
2) Started our Pre-Reflection of CR.
May 2
Thursday
1) Reminders:
2) Cellular Respiration 
3) Compare and contrast Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
1) Reviewed PS
2) Worked through CR
May 3
Friday
1) Overview of Mon/Tues
- PS/CR Worksheets
- Evolution Wrap- up
- Genetics Vocabulary Pre-load

Reminders:
Quiz on PS and CR?

Exam Date set for Friday, May 11

2) Finish and Review CR

3) Compare/Contrast PS

4) Prep for Leaf lab
1) Reviewed the plan for Monday.
 
Thursday @ lunch - Study Session
 
Thursday, May 10 - Quiz on Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
 
Friday, May 11 - Unit 2 Exam
 
2) Reviewed Celluar Respiration using the chart.
 
3) Worked through fermentation.
 
May 4