Wednesday, December 20th
We continued to finish presentations for the Changes in Ecosystems project.
Monday, December 18th
We took a quick survey about the class and then spent the day presenting for the Changes in Ecosystems project.
Thursday, December 14th
All of today was used to complete the presentation for our Changes in Ecosystems project.
Tuesday, December 12th
All of today was used for completing research for our Changes in Ecosystems project.
Friday, December 8th
We turned in our Debate papers and passed out the science binder check sheet for class next time. We spent the rest of the class period introducing and working on the Changes in Ecosystems Project. We will spend the 12th (Tuesday) and 14th (Thursday) of December working on the projects and then present them to the class on the 18th (Monday) and 20th (Wednesday).
Wednesday, December 6th
We started class by doing our Ecology Mastery quiz. For the last half of class we did our debate on whether or not wolves should be listed as an endangered species. After the debate an analysis sheet was passed out that will be due when we come back to class on the 8th.
Monday, December 4th
We reviewed the green analysis worksheet for the food webs posters and then began doing research for our debate next time. The debate will be about whether wolves should still be listed as an endangered species or whether they should be delisted. There will be a mastery quiz at the beginning of class next time and then the rest of the class will be spent doing the debate.
Thursday, November 30th
We looked at the food webs for Yellowstone before the wolves were reintroduced and after. Students then created posters with a partner about the food webs and completed a green analysis worksheet.
Tuesday, November 28th
Today there was a substitute and students finished work on their pink food webs worksheet.
Tuesday, November 21st
We worked on some worksheets and discussed what a food web, food chain, and energy pyramid are.
Friday, November 17th
Because of MUN, UVU and Job Shadow Day Friday was pushed into an A/B so classes were only 40 minutes long. Students were suppose to look at the carbon cycle with a substitute this day.
Wednesday, November 15th
We did a phenomenon where we watched a video of a rabbit decomposing and then answered the question "Where did the rabbit go?" Afterwards, we looked at ten different examples of objects that contained carbon and then played a carbon cycle game.
Monday, November 13th
We did a phenomenon where we watched a venus flytrap catch flies and then answered the question, "Would a venus flytrap need to do photosynthesis?"
We spent the rest of the day reviewing our lessons on photosynthesis and cellular respiration by playing kahoot.
Thursday, November 9th
We did a phenomenon on our Bellwork / Phenomenon worksheet where we identified what this picture was showing.
We practiced memorizing the equation for photosynthesis and then we created a foldable that about photosynthesis and respiration.
Tuesday, November 7th
We finished doing the analysis for our respiration lab. The lab was turned in and grade and will be counted as a mastery quiz.
Friday, November 3rd
We spent the whole class period doing our respiration lab. We will finish the analysis in class next Tuesday.
Wednesday, November 1st
We graded the photosynthesis demo that we started last time and then discussed how different colors of light affect photosynthesis. We reviewed with a kahoot game and then took a quick online survey about what we had learned.
Monday, October 30th
We looked at the equation for photosynthesis and talked about what the products and reactants are and where they come from or go to. We did an online reading about photosynthesis and then we did a demo of photosynthesis using a water plant to take the carbon dioxide out of water.
Thursday, October 26th
We finished grading our Save the Penguin lab. We received and filled out our new Table of Contents for term 2.
Students went on to Quia to take the Ecology Pretest. Your score does not go onto the gradebook, you will just get points for having done it.
We then passed out the new I can sheet for unit 8.3 as well as a QSE sheet. We used the QSE sheet to respond to a phenomenon about where the mass of trees comes from. This were turned in and graded. For the last ten minutes of class we annotated and summarized the Photosynthesis Close Reading assignment.
Tuesday, October 24th
We used what we have learned during the first unit to affect the rate of a phase change. Groups designed and built a penguin keeper using limited items in order to keep a penguin from melting under a heat lamp.
Tuesday, October 17th
We spent the day reviewing the unit through games and activities.
Friday, October 13th
We answered the question "What does the law of conservation of matter say?" on our blue Bellwork / Phenomenon sheets.
We then watched this video about the Law of Conservation of Mass and had some time to complete the analysis for our Conservation of Mass lab that we did last time. We practiced by playing a kahoot game.
During the last 30 minutes we took our Mastery Quiz and the teacher did binder checks.
Wednesday, October 11th
We introduced the Law of Conservation of Mass and then did the Conservation of Mass lab.
We will have our second binder check on Friday when we take our Mastery Quiz for the Law of Conservation of Mass.
Monday, October 9th
We spent the entire class period doing our Mystery Powders Lab.
Thursday, October 5th
We moved to our new seats. We then stamped the Phase Change Bellringer (Pink) sheet. For our Bellwork / Phenomenon we swiped water and rubbing alcohol on a paper and answered the question "Why did the alcohol evaporate faster?"
The class spent about 25 minutes finishing the analysis for the Phase Change Lab and then we traded papers and corrected them.
At the end of the class we got our second Phase Change Bellringer (Blue) and it will be due at the start of the next class.
Tuesday, October 3rd
We filled out our Bellwork / Phenomenon sheet after playing with some dry ice. Students picked their own question to ask about dry ice.
We filled out our Phase Change Bellringer (Pink) worksheet together. Students need to do the last three questions on their own. Sheets will be stamped at the start of class on Thursday if they are completed.
We then began our Phase Change Lab. We will finish the analysis on Thursday.
Friday, September 29th
We did a Ziplock Chemistry Lab in class today.
Wednesday, September 27th
Today we finished filling out our Chemical Reaction Demonstrations sheet while the teacher showed several chemical reactions. If you were absent today then you can go to the Chemical Reactions Page and watch each of the reactions for yourself and fill out your worksheet.
Monday, September 25th
We answered the question "What is the difference between a natural resource and a synthetic resource?" on our bellwork / phenomenon sheets.
We added two things to our Table of Contents.
We took notes on Chemical Reactions and started to fill out our Chemical Reactions Demonstration worksheet. We will be finishing this sheet when we come back to class on Wednesday.
Thursday, September 21st
We watched the videos for the Synthetic Materials project during class today.
Tuesday, September 19th
We watched a time lapse video of rust forming on a piece of steel for our starter phenomenon.
We reviewed a little bit about physical and chemical changes and then did the Candle Lab to actually practice identifying these changes.
Projects will be due at the start of the next class.
Friday, September 15th
We watched a video about how to create a QR code for our synthetic project posters and then spent the rest of the day working on the project. The projects will be due Thursday, September 21st and will be deducted points if turned in late.
Wednesday, September 13th
We started the class period by reading about Natural versus Synthetic Materials at this link.
We then discussed the project. By the end of today each group needs to have completed their research and written a script for their video. We spent the rest of the class time working on our projects.
Monday, September 11th
We did our second entry for the blue sheet "Bellwork / Phenomenon" based on an in class demo. Students were given a small amount of hair gel and then added salt to it. This video shows the experiment we did in class. The question for this second entry was why did the gel become liquid and collapse?
Afterwards, we did a word sort with different vocabulary terms having to do with properties of matter.
We then took notes on a powerpoint talking about the properties of matter. This sheet of notes should be titled "Properties of Matter" and be added to your table of contents. We finished by working on the assignment "Physical and Chemical Changes".
Thursday, September 7th
We started class by taking our first Mastery Quiz for Atoms and Molecules. We finished class by getting into our groups for the Synthetic Materials Project and beginning to work on it.
Tuesday, September 5th
We passed out the blue Bellwork / Phenomenon sheet that we will be answering our daily starter questions in. Our question for today was based on this video. [Skip to 2:51] The question was "Why is cereal magnetic" and each student filled out the evidence, claim and reasoning section of the first box.
We then did our Assembling Molecules Lab. Any absent students will need to come in and do the lab during flex time.
Thursday, August 31st
We finished making our history of the atom foldable and then filled it out as we viewed the history powerpoint. We finished by playing a kahoot quiz about matter.
Tuesday, August 29th
We checked off whether students had their Computer Use Agreement as well as their 3 Ring Binder. We put our Table of Contents, I cans sheet, and vocabulary into our science binders. We started making a foldable about the history of the atom.
Friday, August 25th
We looked at different materials that have different properties such as metal, plastic, and glass. We discussed how atoms make up all matter and different kinds of atoms make matter with different kinds of properties. Molecules are created when more than one type of atom are connected through chemical bonds. We split into pairs and did quick research, using this site, on an element of our choice from the periodic table. Volunteers were able to come up and present to the class.
Wednesday, August 23rd
We started by looking at a phenomena in science, talking about how we know things in science, and then had class introductions. We finished class by briefly discussing the disclosure document, class procedures, and how to use the class website. Students are asked to have a 1" 3-ring binder by Tuesday, August 29th.