Thursday November 30, 2017

Happy Thursday!!

Today's objective:

• Students will be able to use a microscope to find microscopic organisms and be able to draw what is seen in detail.

Question of the Day:

• Why is it important to only use the fine adjustment knob on medium and high?
• What is the first thing you do to begin focusing an object on the microscope?

Today's activities:

• Continue with using the microscope.

Wednesday November 29th, 2017

Happy Wednesday!!!

Today's Objective:

• Be able to focus a microscope on low, medium and high and draw detailed drawing of microscope items.

Question of the Day:

• What is the total magnification of low, medium, and high on the microscope?

Today's activities:

• Continue working with microscopes

Tuesday November 28th, 2017

Happy Tuesday!!!

Today's Objective:

• Students will be able to focus a microscope and draw/label detailed pictures of objects.

Question of the Day:

• What are the magnifications of the three objectives on the microscope?
• How do you focus an object on the microscope?

Today's activities:

• Begin microscope booklet

Monday November 27th, 2017

Happy Monday!!!

Today's Objective:

• Write like a scientist using citations from a text.

Question of the Day:

• What was your favorite part about break?
• What is the formula for photosynthesis?

Today's activities:

• Monday Writing - You must complete the questions and essay!

Friday November 17th, 2017

Happy Friday!!!  I hope you have a great Thanksgiving break!

Today's Objective:

• Understand the parts of a microscope and how to use it.

Question of the Day:

• What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?
• What are you doing for Thanksgiving?

Today's Activities:

• Review photosynthesis and cellular respiration
• Take quiz
• Talk about microscopes and label drawing
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Thursday November 16th, 2017

Happy Thursday!!

Today's Objective:

• Know there are many microscopic organisms around us all the time

Question of the Day:

• In what organelle does cellular respiration take place?
• As light intensity increases, what happens to the rate of photosynthesis?

Today's Activities:

• Watch "The Unknown World" and answer questions.  Turn in questions at the end of class.

Wednesday November 15th, 2017

Happy Wednesday!!!! Three more days until break!

Today's objective:

• Students will know the processes of cellular respiration and photosynthesis

Question of the Day:

• What are the reactants of cellular respiration?
• What are the products of cellular respiration?

Today's activities:

• Finish and TURN IN the photosynthesis/cellular respiration stations activity

Tuesday November 14th, 2017

Happy Tuesday!!!

Today's objective:

• Know the ideal amount of light and light color for photosynthesis
• Know how photosynthesis and cellular respiration work in our cells

Question of the Day:

• What are the reactants in photosynthesis?
• What are the products in photosynthesis?

Today's activities:

• Finish the photosynthesis simulation and turn it in
• Begin the stations activity on photosynthesis and cellular respiration (we will finish in class tomorrow)

***Permission slips are DUE THIS FRIDAY!!!***

November 13, 2017

Happy Monday!!!

Today's objective:

• Be able to identify variable and write a testable question and hypothesis
• Be able to read an article like a scientist and pull out facts from the article

Question of the Day:

• Why does it take longer for girls to heal from concussions than boys?
• What are the key words you want to use when writing a testable question?

Today's activities:

• Complete and turn in the Simpsons Testable Question document in google classroom
• Read the article about food allergies and answer the four questions on the document in google classroom.  Don't forget to cite evidence for numbers 1,2 and 4.

Thursday November 9th, 2017

Happy Thursday (your Friday)!!!!

Today's objective:

• Understand how photosynthesis works using light

Question of the Day:

• What is C6H1206?
• In what type of organisms does cellular respiration happen?

Today's activities:

• Turn in the fruit loop lab (paper)
• Photosynthesis simulation activity

Wednesday November 8th, 2017

Happy Wednesday!!!

Today's objective:

• Understand the chemical formula for photosynthesis and cellular respiration and know where each happens.

Question of the Day:

• What is the chemical formula for photosynthesis
• What is the chemical formula for cellular respiration

Today's activities:

• Quizlet live
• Finish and turn in the Fruit Loop lab.  If you do not finish in class it is homework and due at the beginning of class tomorrow.

Tuesday November 7th, 2017

Happy Tuesday!!!

Today's Objectives:

• Know where photosynthesis and cellular respiration take place
• Know the atoms and molecules that are in the formulas for photosynthesis and cellular respiration

Question of the Day:

• What type of organisms use photosynthesis?
• Where does photosynthesis occur?

Today's Activities:

• Watch an Amoeba sisters on photosynthesis and cellular respiration
• Slideshow on photosynthesis
• Begin Fruit Loop lab on photosynthesis and cellular respiration

Monday November 6th, 2017

Happy Monday!!!!

Today's objective:

• Write like a scientist using citations from an article
• Identify variables, write a testable question and a hypothesis

Question of the Day:

• What is a independent variable?
• What is a dependent variable?

Today's Activities:

• Spend 15 minutes sharing the questions you answered last Monday from our writing
• Write the essay for our article (if you do not finish it is homework due at the beginning of class tomorrow)
• Look at testable question, hypothesis and variables.  Do the Simpsons worksheet in google classroom.

November 3rd, 2017

Happy Friday!!!!

Today's objective:

• Be able to identify the structure and function of cells and their organelles.

Question of the Day:

• What do lysosomes do?
• What is the difference between a cell membrane and a cell wall?

Today's activities:

• Do you Question of the Day and turn in your paper to my desk.
• Complete your quiz and turn in the the desk.
• When everyone is done with the quiz, work on your stations, turn in at the end of the class whether it is done or not.
• If you finish your stations lab you can work on your "A cell is like a ...." project.  It is DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS MONDAY!!!

Thursday November 2nd, 2017

Happy Thursday!!!

Today's objective:

• Students will be able to explain their knowledge of the different types of cells in different ways as asked.

Question of the Day:

• What is the function of the chloroplasts?
• What are two differences between a bacteria cell and an animal cell?

Today's Activities:

• Stations Lab on Types of Cells

Wednesday November 1st, 2017

Happy November!!!!

Today's objective:

• Be able to explain the function of each organelle

Question of the day:

• Which organelle makes the energy we need to run our bodies?
• What is the difference between a prokaryote and a eukaryote?

Today's activities:

• Work on your "A cell is like a...." project