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Unit overview
NGSS Standards: MS-PS4-1, MS-PS4-2, MS-LS1-1, MS-LS1-2, MS-LS1-3, MS-LS1-8
Unit Overview: This unit explores how the body responds to disease by investigating cells, sound waves, and the interconnectedness of body systems. Students will analyze the phenomenon of measles in New Mexico to generate investigative questions, design experiments, build models, and explore relevant careers.
Use this CALENDAR to write in your agenda each MONDAY!!!
Do NOW
Do NOW
Start here each day
You will be able to see the slides for each day of the week. Start class by getting your materials out (Agenda, pencil, notebook, Chromebook), and then spend 5 minutes doing the DO NOW in the BACK OF YOUR NOTEBOOK (work from back to front)!!!
***Work on a scrap paper until we get our notebooks--then we will glue this work into our INB!!!***
Monday, March 3 - Cell Investigation Design Rubric (p. 49)
Monday, March 3 - Cell Investigation Design Rubric (p. 49)
Do Now (p.49): What is the basic unit of life? How can we test that claim?
Activities for the day
Watch ONE video about variables with your group, then complete the Investigation Design Worksheet from last week with your group (10 minutes)
INDEPENDENT OR DEPENDENT game (3 minutes)
Investigation Design Carousel (10 minutes)
Walk around with your group and give feedback to the other groups, using the Investigation Design Rubric handout at each table.
Class Q&A - how can our group fix the areas that need improvement before tomorrow?
EXIT TICKET: Agenda complete for the whole week - CHECK OFF OR CROSS OUT today's assignment if you completed it (see example).
Simplified Investigation Design.pdfSimplified Investigation Design.pdfCell Investigation Bar Graphs.pdfTuesday, March 4 - Cell Investigations + Reflection + Graph (p. 50-51)
Tuesday, March 4 - Cell Investigations + Reflection + Graph (p. 50-51)
Do Now (P. 50): What does a CELL look like under a microscope? DRAW the examples (or describe them) so you know what to look for today! --> NOTICE there is a distinct BOUNDARY around each cell, and there is a DARK SPOT in each cell!!!
Microslide investigations (Group handout):
Complete your group's investigation by following the instructions you created AND by writing down your DATA on your group's worksheet.
Reflection Questions (p. 50): Write the ANSWERS to these questions on page 50 in your notebook (if you need a handout to glue in, please ask for one)
Are all living things made of cells?
Are any non-living things made of cells?
Do all cells look the same?
What is similar/different?
What is your independent variable?
What is the dependent variable?
Graph class data (p. 51, using graph handout): Complete your OWN GRAPH while I do the same thing on the board. GLUE your graph on page 51 in your INB!
Cell Investigation Bar Graphs.pdfAnimal - Plant Cell Labels.pdfWednesday, March 5 - Cell Investigations Graph + Cell Structures Quizziz Class Challenge! (p. 51-52)
Wednesday, March 5 - Cell Investigations Graph + Cell Structures Quizziz Class Challenge! (p. 51-52)
Do Now (P. 51): Which of your “living” specimens looked like they were made of cells yesterday?
Graph class data (p. 51, using graph handout): Complete your OWN GRAPH while I do the same thing on the board. GLUE your graph on page 51 in your INB!
QUIZZIZ Cell Structures + Cell structures labelling (GLUE on page 52 when you're done)
Use the CODE or LINK from Ms. Ploss to join our Quizziz today during class. You MAY WORK IN PAIRS if you want to for the COMPUTER PART. If you are absent, please click the link below for those who are absent or want to review after class!
Cells + Diseases Socratic SeminarSocratic seminar sentence stems and observation sheet.pdfThursday, March 6 - Cells + Diseases Socratic Seminar (p. 54-55)
Thursday, March 6 - Cells + Diseases Socratic Seminar (p. 54-55)
Do Now (online - Quizziz): Complete yesterday's Quizizz in the first 7 minutes of class (LINK here or go to joinmyquiz.com and type the code: 2939 5864). If you are DONE ALREADY, please take this time to work on this week's Learning Reflection by writing a few sentences about what we've learned so far.
Socratic Seminar
Prepare for our Socratic Seminar today by reading ONE of the articles on your table with a partner (ONE of you will need to SPEAK and one will need to WRITE during the Socratic Seminar today!). As you read, complete the QUESTIONS together.
Socratic Seminar: "All diseases are caused by living things"
SPEAKERS: You have 3 chips and your question handout that you just completed. Please use the sentence starters to help you engage in our discussion to learn more with each other!
OBSERVERS: You have the article and an observation sheet. Please FILL OUT the observation sheet as you listen in. Be ready to share ONE THING you wrote or noticed after we finish our discussion!
GLUE the papers you used today during the seminar onto pages 54 and 55 in your notebook in order to get your backpack!
***If you are absent, please make a copy of the Cells + Diseases Google Doc and complete the questions on the last page using ONE of the articles in the first 2 pages.***
Friday, March 7 - EA-LR2 (Cells + Disease), EA-SMT1 (Cells)
Friday, March 7 - EA-LR2 (Cells + Disease), EA-SMT1 (Cells)
DO NOW (Agenda page 26): Check your science grade (or all of them), and write it in "week 7" in your agenda for Quarter 3. Is there anything you need to revise, retake or redo for homework?! If so, list it in today's agenda. If not, just make sure you have today's assignments listed!
Activities for the day
EA - LR2 (Cells + Disease)
The instructions and an example are in Google Classroom. Make sure you write THREE SENTENCES about what you learned this week, include ONE PHOTO of your work so far (NOT TESTS or SMTs), and use ONE VOCABULARY WORD with its definition!!!
EA-SMT1 - Cells
This is assigned in Google Classroom and is on Quizziz. You can ask for a RETAKE after showing me that you corrected your test mistakes. If you don't have a computer, I have paper copies.
EXIT TICKET: Agenda - CHECK OFF OR CROSS OUT today's assignment if you completed the above tasks.
***If you are absent, complete the Standard Mastery Ticket online AND the Learning Reflection online. BOTH are assigned in Google Classroom as well.***
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