STAAR Review
ASSIGNMENT:
1) Watch the video above to revisit prokaryotic v. eukaryotic cells.
2) See me for a copy of the Cells v. Viruses card sort.
3) Use the information from the videos and your prior knowledge to complete the sort.
4) Have me check your sort, and when it is correct you will record your information on the Venn diagram I'll give you. When this is done correctly, you'll earn your stamp for this lesson.
1) Watch the video above to review cell transport.
2) See me for a copy of cell transport manipulatives.
3) Arrange the manipulatives to assemble the cell membrane.
4) Arrange the water and glucose molecules to create a situation in which water would passively move out of the cell via osmosis. SHOW ME.
5) Next, arrange the water and glucose molecules to create a situation in which glucose would actively be transported out of the cell. SHOW ME.
6) When you've demonstrated understanding with the models, you will receive your stamp for this topic.
ASSIGNMENT:
1) Watch the videos above on viruses. As you re-watch the Amoeba Sisters video, pay attention to the section on viral replication.
2) Create a cartoon that goes over the steps of viral reproduction, including how viruses cause diseases (such as HIV). When this is done correctly, you'll earn your stamp for this lesson.
ASSIGNMENT:
1) Watch the video on DNA structure.
2) Use the model pieces to create a model of DNA.
3) Draw your model on your own paper, and label the components of the DNA molecule. Be specific, including the parts of each nucleotide.
4) See me for STAAR questions for practice. When you're done, see me for a key to check your work. Highlight questions you've answered INCORRECTLY so we can go over them.
ASSIGNMENT:
1) Watch the video to review the process of DNA replication.
2) Then open the link on the right to replicate DNA. If you'd like a hard copy of DNA replication models, see me.
3) Write a summary about the steps of DNA replication. Where does it happen? Which enzymes are involved? What gets made?
4) When your summary looks good, you may get your stamp for this topic.
ASSIGNMENT:
1) Watch the video above to review the process of Protein Synthesis.
2) When you are ready, see me to use manipulatives to review the process.
3) Then, show me you how to use the codon chart.
4) See me for STAAR questions for practice. When you're done, see me for a key to check your work. Highlight questions you've answered INCORRECTLY so we can go over them.
ASSIGNMENT:
1) Click the link above to review how cladograms are organized. Play around with assembling and interpreting the cladograms.
2) Then, open the link for examining the fossil record. Play around and assemble the fossil record at various difficulty levels.
3) Draw a fossil record and describe which layers are oldest/youngest.
4) Draw a cladogram and describe which organisms are most/least related.
5) See me for a stamp.
ASSIGNMENT:
1) Watch the videos above to review the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
2) See me for manipulatives to review the products and reactants of each process.
3) See me for STAAR questions for practice. When you're done, see me for a key to check your work. Highlight questions you've answered INCORRECTLY so we can go over them.
ASSIGNMENT:
1) Watch the video above to review mitosis and meiosis.
2) See me for mitosis and meiosis manipulatives.
3) When your manipulatives are correct, see me for a stamp.
ASSIGNMENT:
1) Watch the video above to review symbiotic relationships.
2) See me for the symbiosis card sort. Select 15 cards and sort them to the correct category.
3) Create an odd man out. Take a piece of paper, and divide it in to 4 boxes (fold both hamburger and hotdog). Then, in three of the boxes, out different examples of one kind of symbiotic interaction. In the fourth box, choose a different symbiotic interaction. Show me your odd man out. I should be able to guess which box is not like the others.
4) See me for STAAR questions for practice. When you're done, see me for a key to check your work. Highlight questions you've answered INCORRECTLY so we can go over them.
ASSIGNMENT:
1) Watch the video above to review Punnett Squares.
2) See me for a copy of some Punnett Square practice.
3) See me for STAAR questions for practice. When you're done, see me for a key to check your work. Highlight questions you've answered INCORRECTLY so we can go over them.
ASSIGNMENT:
1) Watch the video above on scientific classification.
2) See me for levels of organization sort.
3) Then, see me for a copy of a dichotomous key to practice. Identify one creature and be prepared to show me how you used the key.
4) See me for STAAR questions for practice. When you're done, see me for a key to check your work. Highlight questions you've answered INCORRECTLY so we can go over them.
ASSIGNMENT:
1) Watch the video above to review some energy transfer basics.
2) See me for manipulatives for this concept.
3) See me for STAAR questions for practice. When you're done, see me for a key to check your work. Highlight questions you've answered INCORRECTLY so we can go over them.