Characteristics of Life

Tuesday 9/26/2023

Today's Focus: Viruses & CER

1. Learn basic facts about viruses

2. Address questions using the claim, evidence and reasoning method.

3. Write a CER on whether viruses should be considered living.

Bell Question

1. When is an organism considered to be alive?

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. Today we will work on the Virus-CER common assessment

Exit Question:

• 1. No Exit Question

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Friday 9/22/2023 Block 4

Today's Focus: Scientific Design - The Scientific Method

1. Identify the components of the Scientific Method

2. Define the terms hypothesis, independent variable, dependent variable, controlled variable

3. Graph and analyze data

4. Draw conclusions from data

Bell Question

1. What was the one thing we changed in the Skittles Investigation? Write answer in a complete sentence.

2. What was the one thing we measured in the Skittles Investigation? Write answer in a complete sentence.

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. Students will individually input their data into the class spreadsheet, given in Google Classroom.

  2. We will then discuss the class data and students will complete the remaining portion of the Skittles Investigation packet.

  3. We will finish by reviewing the components of the Identifying Parts of a Scientific Experiment worksheet.

Exit Question:

• 1. No Exit Question

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Friday 9/22/2023 Block 2

Today's Focus: Scientific Design - The Scientific Method

1. Identify the steps to the Scientific Method

2. Define the terms hypothesis, independent variable, dependent variable, controlled variable

3. Graph and analyze data

4. Draw conclusions from data

Bell Question

1. Draw science.

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. Students will watch the Amoeba Sisters Video on the Scientific Method

  2. When finished with the video, students will complete the Amoeba Sisters Video Recap Assignment.

  3. Students will then complete Part 1: Galileo and Part 2: Pasteur of the Identifying Parts of a Scientific Experiment

     • • These are the only two parts you need to complete.

       • Worksheets should go into your folder

  4. We will then discuss the class data and students will complete the remaining portion of the Skittles Investigation packet.

  5. We will finish my working on the components of the  Identifying Parts of a Scientific Experiment worksheet

Exit Question:

• 1. No exit question..

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Wednesday 9/20/2023 Block 2

Today's Focus: Scientific Design - The Scientific Method

1. Identify the components of the Scientific Method

2. Define the terms hypothesis, independent variable, dependent variable, controlled variable

3. Graph and analyze data

4. Draw conclusions from data

Bell Question

1. What was the one thing we changed in the Skittles Investigation? Write answer in a complete sentence.

2. What was the one thing we measured in the Skittles Investigation? Write answer in a complete sentence.

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. Students will individually input their data into the class spreadsheet, given in Google Classroom.

  2. We will then discuss the class data and students will complete the remaining portion of the Skittles Investigation packet.

  3. We will finish by working on the components of the Identifying Parts of a Scientific Experiment worksheet.

Exit Question:

• 1. List the steps to the Scientific Method.

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Wednesday 9/20/2023 Block 4

Today's Focus: Scientific Design - The Scientific Method

1. Identify the steps to the Scientific Method

2. Define the terms hypothesis, independent variable, dependent variable, controlled variable

3. Graph and analyze data

4. Draw conclusions from data

Bell Question

1. List the steps, in order, to the Scientific Method in your notebook.

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. Students will watch the Amoeba Sisters Video on the Scientific Method

  2. When finished with the video, students will complete the Amoeba Sisters Video Recap Assignment.

  3. Students will then complete Part 1: Galileo and Part 2: Pasteur of the Identifying Parts of a Scientific Experiment

     • • These are the only two parts you need to complete.

       • Worksheets should go into your folder

  4. We will then discuss the class data and students will complete the remaining portion of the Skittles Investigation packet.

  5. We will finish my working on the components of the _______

Exit Question:

• 1. What changes would you make to your list of steps to the Scientific Method you made in the Bell Question.

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Monday 9/18/2023

Today's Focus: Scientific Design - The Scientific Method

1. Discuss the components of the Scientific Method

Bell Question

1. Define the term frequency.

2. Login to Gizmos and open your "Effect of a New Environment on an Alien Life Form" lab sheet.

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. Students will first complete the  "Effect of a New Environment on an Alien Life Form" Gizmos lab sheet

  2. We will then discuss The Scientific Method, using the Gizmo as reference

     • • We also discuss the Scientific Method Task Cards #1 and #2

         1. • These cards were given to students in class today

  3. We will then work though the Skittle Investigation

Exit Question:

• 1. No exit question today.

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Thursday 9/14/2023

Today's Focus: Cell Comparison Review / Scientific Design

1. Identify similarities and differences between cells

2. Discuss elements of scientific design

Bell Question

1. No question, open the Cell Types in Gizmos

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. We will first work through the Cell Types Gizmos.

     • • We will discuss the similarities and differences between different cells

       • Students will make a list of different type of living cells and the components that form the cells of each type of living thing.

  2. We will then move to the "Effect of a New Environment on an Alien Life Form"

     • • We will work through the first part as a class

       • Students will then create their own experiment

       • We will finish by discussing components of a scientific investigation

Exit Question:

• 1. No exit question today.

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Tuesday 9/12/2023

Today's Focus: Introduction to the Microscope (completed) / Cell Comparison Investigation

1. Learn the parts of a microscope, how to use a microscope, how to capture an image with a microscope, how to make a wet mount slide and how to label an image.

2. Identify cells from different organisms

Bell Question

1. No Bell Question, we will get straight into lab?

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. Students will complete the Cell Comparison Investigation, given in Google Classroom

     • • Students will follow the directions given and use the images below to complete the lab.

  2. After the lab students will login to Gizmos, here are the class codes

     • • Blue Block 2: ELJ9YZZK

       • Blue Block 4: ELDPHYZF

  3. Students will then open the Cell Types Gizmos.

     • • In notebooks, students will write the title Cell Type Gizmo next to the date and follow teacher instructions.

Exit Question:

• 1. In your own words, define the term "cell"

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Friday 9/08/2023

Today's Focus: Introduction to the Microscope (completed) / Cell Comparison Investigation

1. Learn the parts of a microscope, how to use a microscope, how to capture an image with a microscope, how to make a wet mount slide and how to label an image.

2. Identify cells from different organisms

Bell Question

1. Tell me something about you. What do you do when you are not in school?

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. If not yet finished, open your Microscope Introduction Lab sheet in Google Classroom.

     • • Students who have not completed this will do such, and then pass it in

  2. Students will then move to the Cell Comparison Investigation, given in Google Classroom

     • • Students will follow the directions given and use the images below to complete the lab.

Exit Question:

• 1. No Exit Question

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Wednesday 9/06/2023

Today's Focus: Introduction to the Microscope (continued) / Cell Comparison Investigation

1. Learn the parts of a microscope, how to use a microscope, how to capture an image with a microscope, how to make a wet mount slide and how to label an image.

2. Identify cells from different organisms

Bell Question

• 1. Open your Microscope Introduction Lab sheet in Google Classroom.

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. Students will complete  the Microscope Introduction Lab sheet in Google Classroom.

  2. Remaining time in the block will be spent working on the Cell Comparison Lab

Exit Question:

• 1. No Exit Question

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Thursday 8/31/2023

Today's Focus: Introduction to the Microscope

1. Learn the parts of a microscope, how to use a microscope, how to capture an image with a microscope, how to make a wet mount slide and how to label an image.

Bell Question

• 1. Look at Image 1 below. What do you think this is an image of?

  2. How does this relate to the Characteristics of Life?

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. After we discuss the answer to the Bell Question we will discuss the first question of Characteristics of Life worksheet we worked on last class.

  2. Students will then open the Microscope Introduction Lab sheet in Google Classroom.

  3. We will spend the remainder of the class working on the lab.

Exit Question:

• 1. Since we are working on a lab, there will be no exit question.

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Tuesday 8/29/2023

Today's Focus: Characteristics of Life

1. Course information, including Google Classroom Class Code

2. Class routines

3. Characteristics of Life

Bell Question

• 1. While I am taking attendance, please write the following information on the index card given to you.

     • 1. Your name

       2. The name by which you want to be called, if different from the one on your card.

       3. The pronouns you prefer

       4. Anything you would like me to know about you as a learner or as a person.

       5. Something I should definitely know about you.

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. Students will enroll in the correct Biology Google Classroom

Biology Block 2: etazpea

Biology Block 4:  cryvrzw

• 2. We will then discuss some aspects and expectations of this class.

     1. • Student notebooks and folders will be distributed

  3. We will then begin an activity on what it means to be alive

  4. Following the activity, we will do a guided reading activity on the Characteristics of Life

  5. If time permits we will play a couple of round of Living or Non-living

Exit Question:

• 1. Based on what you learned today, what do you now know about the plant you observed earlier during class?

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