Unit 7: Looking At Tiny Things

Friday, 5/17

Agenda:

Last day to work on Cell Analogy in class!

Stamps:

Cell analogy progress - day 1 & 2

check in prompts

Opener:

None today

Agenda:

Intro to Cell Analogy Project

Stamps:

Openers/check ins

P. 95- Animal Cell diagram + Venn Diagram

p. 96- Cell Specialization activity

Wednesday, 5/15

Blazers = a system

Warriors = a system

check in prompts

Opener:

No Opener today! Just do some work!

Tuesday, 5/14

Agenda:

Intro to Cell Analogy Project

Stamps:

p. 96- Cell Specialization activity

check in prompts

Opener:

Finish this sentence:

A cell is like _________________________________.

Monday, 5/13

Agenda:

FINISH Cell Specialization activity

Answer key

Stamps:

p. 95- Animal Cell Diagram and Venn Diagram

Specialized Cells Activity- Directions

check in prompts

Opener:

What is a structure?

What is a function?

How are these two related?

Friday, 5/10

Agenda:

Cell Specialization activity

Answer key

Stamps:

p. 95- Animal Cell Diagram and Venn Diagram

Specialized Cells Activity- Directions

check in prompts

Opener:

How do you think a muscle cell and a brain cell would be different? Would they have the same organelles? Which ones?

Thursday, 5/9

Agenda:

1- Discuss Onion Cells

2- Plant Vs. Animal Cells Venn Diagram

3- Work on Animal Cell Diagram

Stamps:

p. 94- Onion Cells

check in prompts

Opener:

What do you think would happen to a cell if it didn't have any vacuoles? Would it work out? Why or why not?

Wednesday, 5/8

Agenda:

1. Onion Cells

Stamps:

p. 93- Cheek Cells

10- Onion Lab Pres

check in prompts

Opener:

Draw what you think an onion cell will look like under the microscope. Label all the parts you think it will have.

Tuesday, 5/7

Time to Turn in Micrographia!

Agenda:

1. Cheek Cells activity

Stamps:

None today

10- Cheek Cells

check in prompts

Opener:

What do you think human skin is made of?

What do you think human bones are made of?

Would they look the same under a microscope??

Monday, 5/6

REMINDER: Micrographia due TOMORROW!

Agenda:

1. Complete Looking at Protists!

2. Complete Elodea in Saltwater lesson

3. Textbook reading- Plant Cells + finish diagram!

Stamps:

p. 89 Plant cell diagram

p. 92 Protists

check in prompts

Opener:

Do you think all plant cells have the same number of chloroplasts in them? Explain your thoughts.

Friday, 5/3

REMINDER: Micrographia due Tuesday, 5/7!

Agenda:

Looking at Protists!

Stamps:

p. 89 Plant cell diagram

p. 92 Protists

check in prompts

Opener:

What do you think you would see if you looked at water from a pond under a microscope?

Draw it or describe it!

Thursday, 5/2

REMINDER: Micrographia due Tuesday, 5/7!

Agenda:

1. Complete Plant Observations- p. 89 & 90

2. Elodea and Saltwater p. 91

Stamps:

P. 90- Plant cell observations

6- Plant Cells Observations

7- Elodea and Saltwater

check in prompts

Opener:

Which organelles (cell parts) help the plant stand up when it has been watered?

Tuesday, 4/30

Agenda:

work on micrographia!

Stamps:

Complete MIcrographia stamp sheet.

check in prompts

Opener:

What's the most interesting thing you looked at so far under the microscope?

Friday, 4/26

Agenda:

Micrographia Directions

Work day 3!

Stamps:

Micrographia work day- 2

check in prompts

Opener:

No opener!

Thursday, 4/25

Agenda:

Micrographia Directions

Work day 3!

Stamps:

Micrographia work day- 2

check in prompts

Opener:

No opener!

Wednesday, 4/24

Agenda:

Micrographia Directions

Work day 2!

Stamps:

Micrographia work day- 1

check in prompts

Opener:

No opener!

Tuesday, 4/23

Agenda:

Micrographia Directions

Work day 1!

Stamps:

p. 87- Garden Observations

p. 88- Micrographia day 1

check in prompts

Opener:

No opener!

Monday, 4/22

Agenda:

Garden day (For real this time)

Intro to micrographia

make some slides!

Stamps:

p. 87- Garden Observations

check in prompts

Opener:

No opener!

Friday, 4/19

Agenda:

1) Garden Day!

2) Learn to make microscope slides!

Stamps:

p. 87- Garden Observations

check in prompts

Opener:

What was Robert Hooke's main thing he is remembered for?

Thursday, 4/18

Agenda:

1) Start Intro to Robert Hooke

Stamps:

Learning to focus the Microscope

check in prompts

Opener:

None today

Wednesday, 4/17

Agenda:

1) Finish Learning to Focus a Microscope

Stamps:

Learning to focus the Microscope

check in prompts

Opener:

Draw a diagram that helps explain why you need to have your specimen centered on the microscope before switching to a higher objective.

Tuesday, 4/16

Agenda:

Learning to focus a microscope

Stamps:

none today

check in prompts

Opener:

What STRUCTURES of the microscope do you think will help you most while trying to focus on an object?

Monday, 4/15

Agenda:

Video day!

Stamps:

None today

Friday, 4/5

Agenda:

Microscope parts flip chart

Stamps:

P. 84- Microscope flipchart

4- Parts of a microscope

check in prompts

Thursday, 4/4

Agenda:

1- Intro to the microscope

Stamps:

P. 82- Design a Device Part 2

P. 83- Robert Hooke TB pages.

4- Parts of a microscope

check in prompts

Opener:

Why do you think there are 3 different lenses on the microscope?

Wednesday, 4/3

Agenda:

1- Intro to the microscope

Stamps:

P. 82- Design a Device Part 2

P. 83- Robert Hooke TB pages.

4- Parts of a microscope

Opener:

What do you think these boxes are?

Draw a diagram of them in your notebook.

Tuesday, 4/2

Agenda:

1- Finish Reflection/final diagram

2- Take devices apart

3- Intro to Robert Hooke (TB work)

Stamps:

P. 82- Final design

3- Design a Device

Opener:

None today

Robert Hooke- TB work

Monday, 4/1

Agenda:

Intro to Design Project! (Day 3- Building! and refining)

Stamps:

P. 82- Final design

3- Design a Device

Opener:

Where do you think you are right now in the engineering cycle?

How many time do you think you could go around to make a really high quality design?

Thursday, 3/28

Agenda:

Intro to Design Project! (Day 2- Building!)

Stamps:

P. 81- Design a Device Part 1

3- Design a Device

Opener:

No opener today!

Thursday, 3/28

Agenda:

Intro to Design Project! (Day 1)

Stamps:

p. 79- What do Living Things Need?

3- Design a Device

Opener:

**New Openers Pages - 77 & 78 Title it "Looking at Tiny Things Openers"

What are engineers trying to do when they invent things? If you could invent something what would it be and why?

Wednesday, 3/27

Agenda:

Lenses Exploration!

Stamps:

p. 79- What do Living Things Need?

Opener:

**New Openers Pages - 77 & 78 Title it "Looking at Tiny Things Openers"

Why would scientists want to look at tiny things?

Tuesday, 3/26

Agenda:

Garden day!

Opener:

**New Openers Pages - 77 & 78 Title it "Looking at Tiny Things Openers"

What do these things have in common? Make a list.

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