Monday, August 25, 2014

Grades Posted!!!!

Everyone (PARENTS AND STUDENTS),
NEW grades have been posted in SYNERGY!! Please check your grades and see me for any questions.

Finishing up Unit 2

We are moving through the unit on schedule...this week is will provide multiple opportunities for students to practice learned skills/content AND ASK QUESTIONS!!!
This Weeks AGENDA:
25. O:
Warm up (Transport) Q’s)
  • Mmembrane HW check

WS:
  • Cell’s Quiz WS
  • T-charts (pro v Eu, Passive/Active, Animal v Plant

CL:
  • Handout Study Guide

 26 O:Warm up
  • Check Cell’s Quiz WS
 WS:
  • Cell’s Short Answer WS (partners)
 CL:
  • Study Guide
HW:
Work on Study Guide

27 O:
Warm up (

WS:
Library:
 PC Create 1st Page (Unit 1)

CL:
  • Email Mr. Macon the link to your site
HW:
  • Work on Study Guide
28
O: Warm up (test Review)
ACTIVATOR: Password

WS:
Last Call
(last day to work on Cell’s Project)

CL:
Activity Log Check out

HW:
Study for test
29
O:
10 mins of Study time

WS:
Unit 2 Test

CL:
Mitosis reading WS (summaries)

HW:
NHWF’s

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

What's on the Agenda for this week?

This weeks aganeda

18
O: Warm up (Cells Q’s) from worksheet/summary

  • Collect Summaries (cells)
  • Activity Logs

WS: * Grade Unit 1 Test

CL: Test Corrections (individual)
  • Start Project (text)

HW: Watch the Cell Theory Video (notes)


19
O:Video Quiz (from Cell Theory video HW)

WS:
Introduce Cells Analogy Children’s Book Project
  • Work on it

CL:*make*
Collaboration (with notecard questions) geared to Unit 2 test and GP Standards.*MAKE*


HW:
*moved to Wednesday*

20
 O:Warm up
Instructions to library goals

WS:
  • Account set up (gmail, narrable, wix.com, weebly, and blabberize)
  • Log account info
CL:
Play around on wix. Or weebly

HW:
Watch Cell Organelle Video (notes)

21O:
Warm up; membrane&Transport

WS:
  • Magic Spheres part1
  • Cell Metaphor Books (day2)

CL:
FAT Q intro


HW:

Cell membrane & Transport

24 O:
Password (cells vocab)

WS:
  • Magic Spheres Lab Part 2
  • Cell’s Metaphor Book

CL:
FAT Q trial

HW:
NHWF’s

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Where we have been and where we are headed...

Last week...

We investigated how to solve problems using a scientific thought process "Scientific Method". Students worked as architects in order to rebuild a space craft shuttle launch tower for NASA (using only spaghetti noodles and spice drops)

We learned how to determine if objects were living or nonliving based on the Characteristics of Life and learned the functions of the Compound Light Microscope. 

This week...

Students will discover the significance of cells and how they help keep organisms living. How the cell parts work together. We will explain why perfume moves slowly through the air and slowly but surely everyone can smell it in a room. We will begin our semester long Web Design Contest that will yield a Breakfast and Pizza for the ENTIRE class (based on contest rules) and finally Create a multimedia Cell's Metaphor Children's Book.
Stay tuned...

Thursday, August 7, 2014

The first week back

Along with ways to help our students get acquainted with PHS (Pebblebrook), we will cover the following in Biology:
 4 O: Into (name and passion/connect )

WS: Desk Drills

CL: Disciplinary Process

HW: Get process signed

5 O:warm up (SM-dresser up stairs)

Activator: collab/discuss

WS: Arch’s in Action

CL:
T.O.C-verbal instruction issues Y/N?
HW:
Things signed (Discipline sheets)

6 O: Warmup (recall from SM)

WS:
 Finish Arch’s in Action

CL:
SM foldable

HW; Signed papers DUE Tomorrow


7 O: warm up “Name 4 ways you know you are alive?  (individual-discussion)

WS: Make Flash cards w/examples of the 7 C.O.L’s
PARTNERS (desk drills)

CL: Simpson’s WS
(only simpson side)


HW: Watch "how to be successful" video on blog

8 O: warm up a deer and lion Q.

WS:
Microscope Notes
“COPY”
E-lab
“COPY”
CL: Picking out the parts of an experiment WS (1st 3-4 Q’s) “look 4/copy”
Partners!!

Review: DISCUSSION!!
Hot Seat Q’s (questions under seats that spark discussions)
“make and tape under on Thursday”
HW: NHWF
**Bring in IAN’s**