August 21 2017
QFD: When science finally locates the center of the universe, some people will be surprised to learn they’re not it.
Wod: abiogenesis – or spontaneous generation
1.the now discredited theory that living organisms can arise spontaneously from inanimate matter; spontaneous generation.
Essential Question of the Day: Name 3 qualities that all living things share … For a and p name 3 elements that all living things have
This weeks learning objective: (biology) students will know and understand the similarities and differences between non living and living things and be able to demonstrate knowledge concerning homeostasis

Today’s performance objective : students will learn the proper note taking technique required for this class
Biology- notes . Living vs non living things ..students will demonstrate their understanding of homeostasis by completing a drawing demonstrating an object that also has works on the same principles .. .students will also write Cornell notes on the differences between living and non living things and turn them in by the start of the period on Tuesday

1) living vs non living things

August 22 2017
QFD: There is no fate, yes you’re dealt the cards but it’s up to you how you play your hand.

Essential Question of the Day: Describe homeostasis as it relates to various body systems
This weeks learning objective: (biology) students will know and understand the similarities and differences between non living and living things

Today’s performance objective :
Biology- all students will demonstrate their knowledge of homeostasis and the nature of living things

1) You will create a document that displays 3 non living and 3 living from your own house..examples ..take pictures of these objects and make them into a document using google docs labeling them as living or non living things or print them out and be able to show the class on Wednesday ..you must also state why the object is living or non living

2) on the bottom of the document, you will place a picture of a non living object and relate it to homeostasis and explain 3 things that can affect the object and disturb homeostasis

August 23 2017
QFD: There are many paths you take in life. Some you can choose, some are chosen for you.
Essential Question of the Day: give an example of how homeostasis can be demonstrated in every day life!
This weeks learning objective: (biology) students will know and understand the similarities and differences between non living and living things

Today’s performance objective :
Biology- pass quiz at 70% or greater honors 80% or greater
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August 24 2017
QFD: Love me or leave me. Hey,where is everybody going ?
Essential Question of the Day: What is the lowest level of organization for an organism ? The highest?
Create a flow chart demonstrating the levels of organization in a human body
Anatomy and physiology : what are the four major types of carbohydrates?
This weeks learning objective: (biology) students will know and understand the similarities and differences between the various levels of organization as they relate to homeostasis

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Domain Eukarya
-Organisms have cells with a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
Kingdom Animalia
-Organisms are multicellular with no cell walls and are heterotrophs.
Phylum Chordata
-Organisms possess notochord, postanal tail and pharyngeal pouches at some point during their life cycle. Organisms have bilateral symmetry, segmented bodies, developed coelom, dorsal nerve cord, closed circulatory systems, complete digestive system and an endoskeleton.
Subphylum Vertebrata
-Organisms have a vertebral column or a backbone. They move due to muscles attached to their endoskeletons. These organisms also have a digestive system with large glands (pancreas and liver) and a ventral heart with 2-4 chambers.
Class Mammalia
-Organisms have 3 middle ear bones, hair, and produce milk from mammary glands.
Order Carnivora
-Organisms primarily eat meat. They have 4 to 5 toes on each leg or arm and have sharp canine teeth.
Family Canidae
-Organisms have elongated feet and legs, 5 toes on the forefeet and 4 toes on the hindfeet, non-retractile claws, and usually form packs with strict social hierarchy systems.
Genus Canis
-This includes wolves, coyotes, jackals and domestic dogs.
Subspecies Canis lupus familiaris
-Canis is the Latin word for dog. Domestic dogs are ancestors of the grey wolf.

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August 25 2017
QFD: Laughter is the best medicine but if you laugh for no reason, you need medicine.
Essential Question of the Day: describe 3 programs you can use to upload a video youtube ?
This weeks learning objective: (biology) Construct an explanation based on evidence for today’s lab and justify why you believe that one of these teachers stole the alligator head
Biology- students will use deduction to determine who stole the alligator head .. Lab 1

Copy of Who stole my aligator head

Experiment Write Up

Flying Pig?
Aug 14 2017
QFD: Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one’s living at it. Albert Einstein
Essential Question of the Day: have you ever taken a personality test before? If so what did it reveal?
This weeks learning objective : students should know and be able to identify their personality type, create a website for this class, and understand the rules and procedures for a science classroom.
Today’s performance objective : students will understand the rules and procedures for this class and the grading policies at this school and department .


1) finish personality test
2) lab safety day 1

 

1) List 3 Unsafe activities and explain 2) List 3 correct activities 3) What should Bob do after the accident 4) How could sue have avoided the accident? 5) Compare Luke and Dukes lab techniques 6) What are 3 things shown in this cartoon that shouldn’t be in a lab? 7) compare Joe and Carl’s techniques 8) List 3 safety items shown in the cartoon 9) What is betty doing wrong? 10) Write this statement on the bottom of your paper, ” I agree to use safe and logical lab techniques during any lab this year” then sign your name.

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1) get signatures by Friday so we can staple them into your notebook

Aug 15 2017
QFD: The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking. Albert Einstein
Essential Question of the Day: do you understand that your actions lead to consequences in life? Give a few examples of how this applies to this classroom
This weeks learning objective : students should know and be able to identify their personality type, Understand lab safety for this classroom ,  and understand the rules and procedures for a science classroom.
Today’s performance objective : students will read course description , the rules for the class, and have the paper signed by a parent by Friday. This document will be glued or taped into the front cover of their notebook or first page.
1) Lab safety
2) Sponge bob and lab safety pics as hw use google classroom to turn in .
Aug 16 2017
QFD: In science the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea first occurs. William Osler
Essential Question of the Day: what is a sharps container?
This weeks learning objective : students should know and be able to identify their personality type, and understand the rules and procedures for a science classroom, and lab safety procedures
Today’s performance objective : students will understand the safety procedures for this classroom and school by taking a quiz on lab safety

True colors questionnaire
1) Lab safety quiz 25 pts paragraph how to write up a lab
2) seating chart


2) Lab safety activity , create a paragraph , in your notebook that uses all of the words logically in a paragraph . The sentences used should be w each row of words , so the first sentence should use 4 of the terms, second sentence 2 etc

Aug 17 2017
QFD: The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them.
William Bragg, Sr.
Essential Question of the Day: can you work in a group safely to accomplish a task?
This weeks learning objective : students should know and be able to  understand lab safety, agendas, and the overall comparisons of the human body and understand the rules and procedures for a science classroom.
Today’s performance objective : Students will perform a task that reveals their understanding of procedures for class and lab safety
1) car and a human body activity – human knot
2) Macromolecules
A) Describe homeostasis and how it relates to overall health.
B) Describes the 4 major macromolecules and the various molecules and compounds that they are made up from.
C) Compare and contrast the 4 major macromolecules as to their similarities and differences using a sequence thinking map.
D) rank in order from most important to least important the 4 major macromolecules and justify your order .
E) Describe 3 diseases that can affect homeostasis

Name and describe 20 anatomical terms on your website
Place pictures for each term onto site of you or your partner demonstrating the term
you also need 5 – 3 sec videos demonstrating 5 anatomical movements

Aug 18 2017
QFD: When science finally locates the center of the universe, some people will be surprised to learn they’re not it.
Anonymous
Essential Question of the Day: have you ever created a website before ? If so what program did you use?
This weeks learning objective : students should know and be able to identify their personality type,understand and perform a critical thinking lab
Today’s performance objective : students will reveal their personality type by taking a quick assessment and then students will create a website using weebly
1) CSI
2) seating chart

3)notebook setup
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Welcome back to school Rattlers!

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We are all very lucky to be apart of this learning community at this beautiful new school. We need to respect our campus, each other, and all those who step Into this classroom.

Aug 9 2017 – Introduction
QFD: it is better to be thought a fool , than to open your mouth and remove all doubt …
Essential Question of the Day : Are you excited to be back at school? Why or why not..explain in a paragraph
This weeks learning Objective : Students should know and be able to understand the various levels of questioning concerning depth of knowledge
Today’s performance objective : Students will reveal a few personal details about themselves to other students in the classroom, and prepare to introduce their partner student to the class on Friday.

1) fill out card which states the following:
Name , period, class
Birthdate favorite color, favorite movie, favorite song, favorite game, Grade you received last year in science , school you went to last year , explain why you received this grade as well

Hw: read DOK below and bookmark this class website on your home computer
Science, then write the site address in your inside cover of your notebook

Level 1: Recall Level 1 includes the recall of information such as a fact, definition, term, or simple procedure, as well as performing a simple task or applying a concept.Level 1 activity include “identify,” “recall,” “recognize,” “use,” and “measure.” Verbs such as “describe” and “explain” could be classified at different levels depending on what is to be described and explained.

Level 2: Skill/Concept Level 2 includes the engagement of some mental processing beyond a habitual response. A Level 2 assessment item requires students to make some decisions as to how to approach the problem or activity, whereas a Level 1 item requires students to demonstrate a rote response, perform a a skill, follow a set procedure (like a recipe), or perform a clearly defined series of steps. Key words and phrases that generally distinguish a Level 2 item include “classify,” “organize,” “estimate,” “make observations,” “collect and display data,” and “compare data.” These actions imply more than one step. For example, to compare data may require first identifying characteristics of the objects and then grouping or ordering the objects.

Level 3: Strategic Thinking Level 3 requires reasoning, planning, using evidence, and a higher level of thinking than the previous two levels. In most instances, requiring students to explain their thinking is a Level 3 activity. Activities that require students to make conjectures are also at this level. The cognitive demands at Level 3 are complex and abstract. The complexity does not result from the fact that there are multiple answers, a possibility at both Levels 1 and 2, but because the task requires more demanding reasoning. An activity, however, that has more than one possible answer and requires students to justify the response they give would most likely be a Level 3 activity.Other Level 3 activities include drawing conclusions from observations, citing evidence and developing a logical argument for concepts, explaining phenomena in terms of concepts, and using concepts to solve problems.

Level 4: Extended Thinking Level 4 requires complex reasoning, planning, developing, and thinking—most likely over an extended period of time. The extended time period is not a distinguishing factor if the required work is only repetitive and does not require applying significant conceptual understanding and higher-order thinking. For example, if a student has to take the water temperature from a river each day for a month and then construct a graph using scientific data, this would be classified as a Level 2 activity. However, if the student is to conduct a river study that requires taking into consideration a number of variables, this would be a Level 4 activity.

At Level 4, the cognitive demands of the task should be high and the work should be very complex. Students should be required to make several connections—relate ideas within the content area or among content areas—and have to select one approach among many alternatives on how the situation should be solved. Level 4 activities include designing and conducting experiments; making connections between a finding and related concepts and phenomena; combining and synthesizing ideas into new concepts; and critiquing experimental designs.

3) make up a level 1,2,3,4 question about what you learned from the card you received and talking with the person
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Thursday Aug 10 2017
QFD: without rules, chaos persists
Essential Question of the day: name 5 rules you believe are fair in a classroom
This weeks learning Objective : Students should know and be able to understand the various levels of questioning concerning depth of knowledge and to learn about their classmates..
Today’s performance objective : Students will demonstrate their knowledge of DOK by creating 3 questions concerning their partner ( g rated ) at the three different levels and introduce their partner to class.

1) exchange cards w another student
1)Discussion on DOK 15 min
2) presenting of facts about their partner student in class

Friday Aug 11 2017
QFD: in the land of the blind the one eye is king
Essential Question of the day : are you able to place all of your fear about public speaking away at this school ?.. We are a performing arts school 🙂 explain how you will do so in a paragraph in your notebook
This weeks learning Objective : Students should know and be able to understand the various levels of questioning concerning depth of knowledge and to learn about their classmates..
Today’s performance objective : Students will demonstrate their knowledge of their classmates and themselves by taking a personality test or the name game
1)Discussion on HW and DOK 10 min

2) finish introductions , expectations
3) Personality inventory or name game

 

 

 

Personality test

Biology Week 18 this section is mandated by district to meet the health requirements for high school, any student opting out of in class presentations will have to investigate on their own about STDs and write a 6-8 page paper typed dbl spaced about HIV , transmission , and techniques to avoid acquiring this disease
May 30 2017

QFD : Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
?FD : Determine 3 reasons why teenagers don’t use protection
Learning Objective: students will know and be able to understand how various stds affect the human body, the STDs  affects on the individuals body systems, and the adverse affects by creating a poster, video, and brochure about an assigned abused drug. By the end of this week
1) Std project Google classroom. Videos
2) posters , brochures and presentations @ Stds

3) you will research one of the following drugs for a presentation in class that will include the same parameters as the last project assignment for anti drugs

Chlamydia , herpes, hepatitis , syphilis, crabs, HIV, gonorhea, HPV, bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis, hepatitis B

Requirements **** BE SPECIFIC

how many teens have stds, and how many adults have contracted it 

how does this disease affect the body both short and long term

what are the symptoms of the disease

can you die from this disease – how, what organs are affected

what are the main stages of the disease

explain how the disease affect men and women

include pictures

Agencies or local clinics # and address where someone can get help that has a STD
May 31 2017
QFD : Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
?FD : differentiate between the types of drugs that are legally prescribed versus the ones that are illegal
Learning Objective: Students will know and be able to understand how various stds affect the human body, the STDs affects on the individuals body systems, and the adverse affects by creating a poster, video, and brochure about an assigned abused drug. By the end of this week
1) Std project Google classroom. Videos
2) posters , brochures and presentations @ Stds

3) you will research one of the following drugs for a presentation in class that will include the same parameters as the last project assignment for anti drugs

Chlamydia , herpes, hepatitis , syphilis, crabs, HIV, gonorhea, HPV, bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis, hepatitis B

June 1 2017

QFD : Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.
?FD : Describe 3 negative things that can happen to you if you get an std
Learning Objective: Students will know and be able to understand how various stds affect the human body, the STDs affects on the individuals body systems, and the adverse affects by creating a poster, video, and brochure about an assigned abused drug. By the end of this week
1) Std project Google classroom. Videos
2) posters , brochures and presentations @ Stds

3) you will research one of the following drugs for a presentation in class that will include the same parameters as the last project assignment for anti drugs

Chlamydia , herpes, hepatitis , syphilis, crabs, HIV, gonorhea, HPV, bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis, hepatitis B

 

 

June 2 2017
QFD : In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.
?FD : Describe and analyze the methods used to cure drug addictions

Learning Objective: Students will know and be able to understand how various stds affect the human body, the STDs affects on the individuals body systems, and the adverse affects by creating a poster, video, and brochure about an assigned abused drug. By the end of this week
1) Std project Google classroom. Videos
2) posters , brochures and presentations @ Stds

3) you will research one of the following drugs for a presentation in class that will include the same parameters as the last project assignment for anti drugs

Chlamydia , herpes, hepatitis , syphilis, crabs, HIV, gonorhea, HPV, bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis, hepatitis B

Biology Week 18

last week to turn in missing assignments none will count after 19th
May 22 2017
QFD : Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
?FD : Determine 3 reasons why teenagers abuse drugs
Learning Objective: students will know and be able to understand how various drugs affect the human body, the drugs affects on the individuals body systems, and the adverse affects by creating a poster, video, and brochure about an assigned abused drug. By the end of this week

*** project is completed after you are finished with Final Exam
1) drug free world project Google classroom.
2) (posters or brochures) and (presentations or videos) @ Anti drug

3) you will research one of the following drugs for a presentation in class that will include the same parameters as the last project assignment for endangered species
Who what where when why do these topics affect teenagers

Alcohol, tobacco, marijuana , heroin, crystal meth, methamphetamine and prescription drugs, cocaine, mushrooms, LSD, Mollies, other prescription drugs , lean, suicide, cutters, abuse, inhalants, xanax, ritalin,, pain killers, ecstasy, synthetic drugs (k2)

A) a slogan b) how many teenagers experiment with the drug, why we should care, where do they get the drugs from, why is the drug bad ( be specific) , how does it affect the body ( be specific), what are the symptoms of abuse? What can happen to you if you take the drug, Is this drug addicting?, how many teenagers die from this drug, what are some street names, what are the effects of the drug, short and long term affects, agencies with phone numbers or email addresses to help save addicted teens ) draw a picture on front cover

2) presentations – 1-2 PSA same requirements

3) finish and publish to YouTube if possible or we can play it on class computer

May 23 2017
QFD : Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
?FD : differentiate between the types of drugs that are legally prescribed versus the ones that are illegal
Learning Objective: students will know and be able to understand how various drugs affect the human body, the drugs affects on the individuals body systems, and the adverse affects by creating a poster, video, and brochure about an assigned abused drug. By the end of this week
1) drug free world project Google classroom
2) posters , brochures and presentations @ Anti drug

3) you will research one of the following drugs for a presentation in class that will include the same parameters as the last project assignment for endangered species

Alcohol, tobacco, marijuana , heroin, crystal meth, methamphetamines and prescription drugs, cocaine, mushrooms, LSD, Mollies, other prescription drugs , lean, suicide, cutters, abuse

May 24 2017
QFD : Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.
?FD : Describe how a drug can affect your brain
Learning Objective: students will know and be able to understand how various drugs affect the human body, the drugs affects on the individuals body systems, and the adverse affects by creating a poster, video, and brochure about an assigned abused drug. By the end of this week
1) drug free world project Google classroom
2) posters , brochures and presentations @ Anti drug

3) you will research one of the following drugs for a presentation in class that will include the same parameters as the last project assignment for endangered species

Alcohol, tobacco, marijuana , heroin, crystal meth, methamphetamines and prescription drugs, cocaine, mushrooms, LSD, Mollies, other prescription drugs , lean, suicide, cutters, abuse

May 25 2017
QFD : In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.
?FD : Describe and analyze the methods

Learning Objective: students will know and be able to understand how various drugs affect the human body, the drugs affects on the individuals body systems, and the adverse affects by creating a poster, video, and brochure about an assigned abused drug. By the end of this week
1) posters , brochures and presentations @ Anti drug

2) you will research one of the following drugs for a presentation in class that will include the same parameters as the last project assignment for endangered species

Alcohol, tobacco, marijuana , heroin, crystal meth, methamphetamines and prescription drugs, cocaine, mushrooms, LSD, Mollies, other prescription drugs , lean, suicide, cutters, abuse

May 26 2017

QFD : In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision
Essential question : Describe and analyze the methods
Learning Objective: students will know and be able to understand how various drugs affect the human body, the drugs affects on the individuals body systems, and the adverse affects by creating a poster, video, and brochure about an assigned abused drug. By the end of this week

1) presentations and Anti drug selection / teenage suicide / cutters

2) APPT TIMES FOR 3 STUDENTS

Alcohol, tobacco, marijuana , heroin, crystal meth, methamphetamines and prescription drugs, cocaine, mushrooms, LSD, Mollies, other prescription drugs , lean, suicide, cutters, abuse

Make sure your presentation is appropriate, conveys the clear message that drug use is bad , due by Tuesday May 25/26

Biology Week 17

last week to turn in missing assignments none will count after 19th
May 15 2017
QFD : Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
?FD : Determine 3 reasons why teenagers abuse drugs
Learning Objective: students will know and be able to understand how various drugs affect the human body, the drugs affects on the individuals body systems, and the adverse affects by creating a poster, video, and brochure about an assigned abused drug. By the end of this week

*** project is completed after you are finished with Final Exam
1) drug free world project Google classroom.
2) (posters or brochures) and (presentations or videos) @ Anti drug

3) you will research one of the following drugs for a presentation in class that will include the same parameters as the last project assignment for endangered species
Who what where when why do these topics affect teenagers

Alcohol, tobacco, marijuana , heroin, crystal meth, methamphetamine and prescription drugs, cocaine, mushrooms, LSD, Mollies, other prescription drugs , lean, suicide, cutters, abuse, inhalants, xanax, ritalin,, pain killers, ecstasy, synthetic drugs (k2)

A) a slogan b)  how many teenagers experiment with the drug, why we should care, where do they get the drugs from, why is the drug bad ( be specific) , how does it affect the body ( be specific), what are the symptoms of abuse? What can happen to you if you take the drug, Is this drug addicting?, how many teenagers die from this drug, what are some street names, what are the effects of the drug, short and long term affects, agencies with phone numbers or email addresses to help save addicted teens ) draw a picture on front cover

2) presentations – 1-2 PSA same requirements

3) finish and publish to YouTube if possible or we can play it on class computer

May 16 2017
QFD : Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
?FD : differentiate between the types of drugs that are legally prescribed versus the ones that are illegal
Learning Objective: students will know and be able to understand how various drugs affect the human body, the drugs affects on the individuals body systems, and the adverse affects by creating a poster, video, and brochure about an assigned abused drug. By the end of this week

final exam
1) drug free world project Google classroom
2) posters , brochures and presentations @ Anti drug

3) you will research one of the following drugs for a presentation in class that will include the same parameters as the last project assignment for endangered species

Alcohol, tobacco, marijuana , heroin, crystal meth, methamphetamines and prescription drugs, cocaine, mushrooms, LSD, Mollies, other prescription drugs , lean, suicide, cutters, abuse

May 17 2017
QFD : Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.
?FD : Describe how
Learning Objective: students will know and be able to understand how various drugs affect the human body, the drugs affects on the individuals body systems, and the adverse affects by creating a poster, video, and brochure about an assigned abused drug. By the end of this week
1) drug free world project Google classroom
2) posters , brochures and presentations @ Anti drug

3) you will research one of the following drugs for a presentation in class that will include the same parameters as the last project assignment for endangered species

Alcohol, tobacco, marijuana , heroin, crystal meth, methamphetamines and prescription drugs, cocaine, mushrooms, LSD, Mollies, other prescription drugs , lean, suicide, cutters, abuse

May 18 2017
QFD : In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.
?FD : Describe and analyze the methods

Learning Objective: students will know and be able to understand how various drugs affect the human body, the drugs affects on the individuals body systems, and the adverse affects by creating a poster, video, and brochure about an assigned abused drug. By the end of this week

makeups final exam
1) posters , brochures and presentations @ Anti drug

2) you will research one of the following drugs for a presentation in class that will include the same parameters as the last project assignment for endangered species

Alcohol, tobacco, marijuana , heroin, crystal meth, methamphetamines and prescription drugs, cocaine, mushrooms, LSD, Mollies, other prescription drugs , lean, suicide, cutters, abuse

May 19 2017

QFD : In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision
Essential question : Describe and analyze the methods
Learning Objective: students will know and be able to understand how various drugs affect the human body, the drugs affects on the individuals body systems, and the adverse affects by creating a poster, video, and brochure about an assigned abused drug. By the end of this week

1) presentations and Anti drug selection / teenage suicide / cutters

2) you will research one of the following drugs for a presentation in class that will include the same parameters as the last project assignment for endangered species

Alcohol, tobacco, marijuana , heroin, crystal meth, methamphetamines and prescription drugs, cocaine, mushrooms, LSD, Mollies, other prescription drugs , lean, suicide, cutters, abuse

Make sure your presentation is appropriate, conveys the clear message that drug use is bad , due by Tuesday May 23

May 8/9 2017 1,3 ,5 / 2,4,6
QFD : A memory lasts forever, never will it die… true friends stay together and never say goodbye…
?FD : Determine why species become extinct
Learning Objective: HS LS 4-5 Evaluate the evidence supporting claims that changes in environmental conditions may result in: (1) increases in the number of individuals of some species, (2) the emergence of new species over time, and (3) the extinction of other species.
1) endangered species PSA
A) a slogan b) music and text c) how many of the species are left, why we should care, where are they located, why they are going extinct , agencies with phone numbers or email addresses to help save your species )
2) finish and publish to YouTube if possible or we can play it on class computer

3) presentations – get out a piece of paper and write your name on it, period # and species name.. make 5- 10 minute presentation times on your sheet – ex 8;10 martin 8:25 Karla 8:40 .get your presentation up onto your screen, you will begin your first appt 10 min after class begins so you need to fill up all 5 appt times before hand during first 10 minutes of class. You will present your species to your classmate and explain all requirements of the presentation to them, you will receive a letter grade from them on your paper and they must justify why you received that grade, and one area that you could improve your presentation, after you are finished they will present their findings to you. One letter grade will be taken away for all areas not finished incomplete or not cited. If you do not give them a fair letter grade then you will be deducted one letter grade for all areas that you did not mark down ) 

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May 10 2017
QFD : I have never found any ‘good’ in goodbye.
?FD : differentiate between the types of various types of population growth rates by drawing examples of a fast growing pop, slow moving population , a negative pop, and a stagnant population
Learning Objective: HS LS 4-5 Evaluate the evidence supporting claims that changes in environmental conditions may result in: (1) increases in the number of individuals of some species, (2) the emergence of new species over time, and (3) the extinction of other species.
1) test prep for final exam

May 11/12 2017 1,3,5 / 2,4,6
QFD : Let me make this easier than saying goodbye: let me tell you hello in advance for the next time I get to see you.
?FD : Describe how natural selection helps or hinders a species chance of survival
Learning Objective: HS LS 4-5 Evaluate the evidence supporting claims that changes in environmental conditions may result in: (1) increases in the number of individuals of some species, (2) the emergence of new species over time, and (3) the extinction of other species.
1) Final exam

May 12 2016 ( block schedule periods 1,3,5)
QFD : Goodbyes are not forever. Goodbyes are not the end. They simply mean I’ll miss you until we meet again.
?FD : Describe and analyze the methods ecologists use to determine a species growth rate
Learning Objective: HS LS 4-5 Evaluate the evidence supporting claims that changes in environmental conditions may result in: (1) increases in the number of individuals of some species, (2) the emergence of new species over time, and (3) the extinction of other species.
1) Anti drug message and website

2) you will research one of the following drugs for a presentation and website in class that will include the same parameters as the last project assignment for endangered species

Alcohol, tobacco, marijuana , heroin, crystal meth, methamphetamines and prescription drugs, cocaine, mushrooms, LSD, Mollies, other prescription drugs , lean, suicide, cutters, abuse

 

Make sure your presentation is appropriate, conveys the clear message that drug use is bad ,

Week 15 Biology
May 1/2 2017 block schedule
QFD: My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.” —George Washington
Essential question of the Day : Make a flow map of the hierarchy of organisms
This weeks learning objective : HS LS 2-1 Students who demonstrate understanding can: Use mathematical and/or computational representations to support explanations of factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales.
Learning target : Students will be able to name and describe the three types of symbiosis by creating Cornell notes and by viewing a video clip
1) video symbiosis

2) finish websites w both plants and animals

HW : finish all handouts due tomorrow
May 3
QFD: Kids don’t stay with you if you do it right. It’s the one job where, the better you are, the more surely you won’t be needed in the long run.” —Barbara Kingsolve
Essential question of the Day : describe the 4 various types of trophic levels and an organism associated with each level
This weeks learning objective : HS LS 2-1 Students who demonstrate understanding can: Use mathematical and/or computational representations to support explanations of factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales.
Learning target : Students will be able to by completing a project
1) Presentations day 1
2) ecology pyramids assigned

HW : finish pyramids
May 4
QFD: Love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark … to have been loved so deeply .. will give us some protection forever.” —J.K. Rowling
Essential question of the Day : name and describe the three types of survivorship and provide examples
This weeks learning objective : HS LS 2-1 Students who demonstrate understanding can: Use mathematical and/or computational representations to support explanations of factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales.
Learning target : Students will be able to name and describe the three types of survivorship by completing an online assignment
1) Presentations day 2
2) pyramids due
3) work on PSA partners

HW : honors work on research papers due next Monday
May 5
QFD: My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind.” —Michael Jordan
Essential question of the Day : analyze the differences in density dependent and density independent factors that affect populations
This weeks learning objective : HS LS 2-1 Students who demonstrate understanding can: Use mathematical and/or computational representations to support explanations of factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales.
Learning target : Students will analyze the differences in density dependent and density independent factors that affect populations by taking a quiz
1) PSA finished by end of period Sent to google classroom

 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0QVHim1yGHmR1lEUkRrSVRWNTQ

April 25 2017

QFD: the world is its own magic.” ― Shunryu Suzuki
?FD : Have you ever created a website before ? Do u remember the one we created at the beginning of the school year and your password?
Learning Objective: Construct an explanation based on evidence that the process of evolution primarily results from four factors: (1) the potential for a species to increase in number, (2) the heritable genetic variation of individuals in a species due to mutation and sexual reproduction, (3) competition for limited resources, and (4) the proliferation of those organisms that are better able to survive and reproduce in the environment
HS-LS2-8.
Evaluate the evidence for the role of group behavior on individual and species’ chances to survive and reproduce.
1) website creation
2) pick an endangered species to study and investigate

April 26 2017
QFD : Rain in April is abominable,”Like a slap in the face when you expected a kiss.”
?FD : Describe and analyze the methods scientists use to prove the theory of evolution
Learning Objective: HS 2-7 Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.*

LS4.B: Natural Selection

Natural selection occurs only if there is both (1) variation in the genetic information between organisms in a population and (2) variation in the expression of that genetic information—that is, trait variation—that leads to differences in performance among individuals.
The traits that positively affect survival are more likely to be reproduced, and thus are more common in the population.
LS4.C: Adaptation

Natural selection leads to adaptation, that is, to a population dominated by organisms that are anatomically, behaviorally, and physiologically well suited to survive and reproduce in a specific environment. That is, the differential survival and reproduction of organisms in a population that have an advantageous heritable trait leads to an increase in the proportion of individuals in future generations that have the trait and to a decrease in the proportion of individuals that do not.
Adaptation also means that the distribution of traits in a population can change when conditions change.

Evaluate the evidence for the role of group behavior on individual and species’ chances to survive and reproduce.
1) website design

2) endangered species project ( individual – all sites should be different)

1)Step one , create a website, and pick a endangered species of a plant and animal from the list http://www.earthsendangered.com/search-regions3.asp?search=1&sgroup=allgroups&ID=38

2) Explains the who what where when and why these species have become endangered include pictures and graphs to emphasize your findings ( at least 1-2 paragraphs per section)

3) create a graph using excel or spreadsheet that demonstrates the decline in the species you have chosen over the last 20 years

4) create a conservation management plan (1-2 pages) that illustrates how you would help your chosen species grow their population

5) list the consequences that humans have had on your species and what steps ie. laws could help to ensure that the species will survive and be protected

6) (partners) create a 1 min video that serves as a public service announcement to help your species using all of the information you gathered from your website

(due by Friday- except for video)

April 27 2017

QFD : April showers bring May flowers.. Unless you live near coachella , then your flowers die due to the rain precipitated by the patrons ..
?FD : Describe how genes play a role in evolution of species, be specific
Learning Objective: HS 2-7 Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.*Evaluate the evidence for the role of group behavior on individual and species’ chances to survive and reproduce.

LS4.B: Natural Selection

Natural selection occurs only if there is both (1) variation in the genetic information between organisms in a population and (2) variation in the expression of that genetic information—that is, trait variation—that leads to differences in performance among individuals.
The traits that positively affect survival are more likely to be reproduced, and thus are more common in the population.
LS4.C: Adaptation

Natural selection leads to adaptation, that is, to a population dominated by organisms that are anatomically, behaviorally, and physiologically well suited to survive and reproduce in a specific environment. That is, the differential survival and reproduction of organisms in a population that have an advantageous heritable trait leads to an increase in the proportion of individuals in future generations that have the trait and to a decrease in the proportion of individuals that do not.
Adaptation also means that the distribution of traits in a population can change when conditions change.


1) film about endangered species

2) website finish step one …

 

April 28
QFD: Love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark … to have been loved so deeply .. will give us some protection forever.” —J.K. Rowling
Essential question of the Day : name and describe the three types of survivorship and provide examples
This weeks learning objective : HS LS 2-1 Students who demonstrate understanding can: Use mathematical and/or computational representations to support explanations of factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales.
Learning target : Students will be able to name and describe the three types of survivorship by completing an online assignment

LS4.B: Natural Selection

Natural selection occurs only if there is both (1) variation in the genetic information between organisms in a population and (2) variation in the expression of that genetic information—that is, trait variation—that leads to differences in performance among individuals.
The traits that positively affect survival are more likely to be reproduced, and thus are more common in the population.
LS4.C: Adaptation

Natural selection leads to adaptation, that is, to a population dominated by organisms that are anatomically, behaviorally, and physiologically well suited to survive and reproduce in a specific environment. That is, the differential survival and reproduction of organisms in a population that have an advantageous heritable trait leads to an increase in the proportion of individuals in future generations that have the trait and to a decrease in the proportion of individuals that do not.
Adaptation also means that the distribution of traits in a population can change when conditions change.
1) website day 4 of 5
2) pyramids due
3) work on PSA partners

April 29
QFD: My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind.” —Michael Jordan
Essential question of the Day : analyze the differences in density dependent and density independent factors that affect populations
This weeks learning objective : HS LS 2-1 Students who demonstrate understanding can: Use mathematical and/or computational representations to support explanations of factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales.
Learning target : Students will analyze the differences in density dependent and density independent factors that affect populations by taking a quiz
1) PSA finished by end of period

3) place graph onto site

 

Biology Week 12 ecology
April 3 2017
QFD: Some people can’t be fooled on April Fool’s Day because they were fooled too many times during their entire lifetime.”
?FD : Differentiate between the various types of natural selection
Learning Objective:Construct an explanation based on evidence that the process of evolution primarily results from four factors: (1) the potential for a species to increase in number, (2) the heritable genetic variation of individuals in a species due to mutation and sexual reproduction, (3) competition for limited resources, and (4) the proliferation of those organisms that are better able to survive and reproduce in the environment
HS-LS2-8. Evaluate the evidence for the role of group behavior on individual and species’ chances to survive and reproduce.
1) film clip
2) notes

 

http://bivalves.teacherfriendlyguide.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=42&Itemid=124

April 4 2017
QFD : April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain.” ― T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land
?FD : how long did you study for the test ?
Learning Objective:Construct an explanation based on evidence that the process of evolution primarily results from four factors: (1) the potential for a species to increase in number, (2) the heritable genetic variation of individuals in a species due to mutation and sexual reproduction, (3) competition for limited resources, and (4) the proliferation of those organisms that are better able to survive and reproduce in the environment
HS-LS2-8.
Evaluate the evidence for the role of group behavior on individual and species’ chances to survive and reproduce
1) test evolution

April 5 2017

QFD: the world is its own magic.” ― Shunryu Suzuki
?FD : Have you ever created a website before ? Do u remember the one we created at the beginning of the school year and your password?
Learning Objective: Construct an explanation based on evidence that the process of evolution primarily results from four factors: (1) the potential for a species to increase in number, (2) the heritable genetic variation of individuals in a species due to mutation and sexual reproduction, (3) competition for limited resources, and (4) the proliferation of those organisms that are better able to survive and reproduce in the environment
HS-LS2-8.
Evaluate the evidence for the role of group behavior on individual and species’ chances to survive and reproduce.
1) website creation
2) pick an endangered species to study and investigate

April 6 2017
QFD : rain in April is abominable,”Like a slap in the face when you expected a kiss.”
?FD : Describe and analyze the methods scientists use to prove the theory of evolution
Learning Objective: HS 2-7 Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.*

Evaluate the evidence for the role of group behavior on individual and species’ chances to survive and reproduce.
1) website design

2) endangered species project

Step one , create a website that explains the who what where when and why of a endangered species and include pictures and graphs to emphasize your findings

April 7 2017

QFD : April showers bring May flowers.. Unless you live near coachella , then your flowers die due to the rain precipitated by the patrons ..
?FD : Describe how genes play a role in evolution of species, be specific
Learning Objective: HS 2-7 Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.*Evaluate the evidence for the role of group behavior on individual and species’ chances to survive and reproduce.


1) film about endangered species

2) website finish step one …