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4/28 week Extra time play games or watch Vision Video. They can play most games on the ipad, including among us

Robotics 1: Look at the label on your bin. Dump your bin on the table or a open space on the floor. Fill the bin with the amount of pieces of each type that's listed on the label. Organize the extra pieces back into the drawers. When your bin is done take the rubbing alcohol and a cotton ball and remove your names from the bin. Then take painters tape and tape both handles shut so I know it's done and ready for next year. Then you may play any games already installed on the iPad. Minecraft education I could not get to work.

Life Science:

Write down in your notebook a lab report for this project. (SCI METHOD FOLDABLE tray 1)

Start with your problem: "How can we help native bees from going extinct?".

Then I want you to write a hypothesis on which bees you believe will occupy your hotel. If you have sections for different be types, list the native bees associated with each section.

In your experiment instructions, I want you to draw your build and list the supplies you used and your process for your creation.

Skip Collect Data and Analyze data Or In Collect Data you will create a table to track bees at your hotel.

You won't be able to collect this data till we are out of Winter obvy, so I want you to skip down and make a conclusion just for your building process. What would you do differently, If you built a new hotel? What did you learn from this Unit?

When done watch this video as a class: Exploring Native Bees: Unveiling the Secret World of Fuzzy Pollinators

Physics: Friction notebook (Striped on my desk) Instructions are on the cover of it. Then they are going to continue or start making either a bridge or a catapult. The limit is 1ft by 8in. they can research ideas on safari on the ipads. Launch jolly ranchers, and test weight with the weights bin.

Biology: Write lab report, same as life science instructions, but expect high school quality.

Zoology: Watch this video then Read the sea star handout, it's on top of the blue tray in front of my desk. They must tape it into their notebook when done. Watch this video about vision, they started it but didn't finish it.

Robotics 2: They can choose any project from snap circuit kits, they may play any working coding games PC or Ipad. Minecraft Education I couldn't get to work

4/21 Week

Robotics 1: Look at the label on your bin. Dump your bin on the table or a open space on the floor. Fill the bin with the amount of pieces of each type that's listed on the label. Organize the extra pieces back into the drawers. When your bin is done take the rubbing alcohol and a cotton ball and remove your names from the bin. Then take painters tape and tape both handles shut so I know it's done and ready for next year. Then you may play any games already installed on the ipads or minecraft education on the computers.

Life Science:

Write down in your notebook a lab report for this project. (SCI METHOD FOLDABLE tray 1)

Start with your problem: "How can we help native bees from going extinct?".

Then I want you to write a hypothesis on which bees you believe will occupy your hotel. If you have sections for different be types, list the native bees associated with each section.

In your experiment instructions, I want you to draw your build and list the supplies you used and your process for your creation.

Skip Collect Data and Analyze data Or In Collect Data you will create a table to track bees at your hotel.

You won't be able to collect this data till we are out of Winter obvy, so I want you to skip down and make a conclusion just for your building process. What would you do differently, If you built a new hotel? What did you learn from this Unit?

Physics: Catching up on experiments. Wind bag with Bernoulli's Principle, ect Model rockets

Biology: Finish and take home native bee hotels. Finish lab report same as Life Science. Plant pollinator happy flower seed in toilet paper roll seed starters. Take home hotels.

Zoology: Dissect sea star

Robotics 2: Snap circuits, 3D printing

4/14 Week

Life Science, Biology, Zoology Cow Eyeball Dissection then watch video about vision. Monday p4 is at 5 minutes

4/7 Week

OMG 5 weeks left of classes! DISSECTION NEXT WEEK Life Science, Biology, and Zoology

Robotics 1: continue building with your artec blocks. don't forget to turn your computer off by the windows icon and power icon at 9:20 NOT BEFORE and plug them in. Turn off your battery pack and check your area for lost pieces.

Life Science: If you are still building your native bee hotels, please work quickly. If you feel lost on how to fill your hotel, grab an ipad and search bee hotels or homes. You could also add a lady bug home, search how to do that. You may not look anything else up without teacher approval.

IF YOU'RE DONE

Write down in your notebook a lab report for this project. (SCI METHOD FOLDABLE tray 1)

Start with your problem: "How can we help native bees from going extinct?".

Then I want you to write a hypothesis on which bees you believe will occupy your hotel. If you have sections for different be types, list the native bees associated with each section.

In your experiment instructions, I want you to draw your build and list the supplies you used and your process for your creation.

Skip Collect Data and Analyze data Or In Collect Data you will create a table to track bees at your hotel.

You won't be able to collect this data till we are out of Winter obvy, so I want you to skip down and make a conclusion just for your building process. What would you do differently, If you built a new hotel? What did you learn from this Unit?

Physics: Finish Launching our Rockets and finish our handout

Biology: See Life Science

Zoology: They need to finish the squid dissection packet. Then complete the assignment from below. Write in your notebooks the characteristics of the phylum Echinodermata from Google. The we are building a starfish dissection out of paper first.

Robotics 2: NO SOLDERING They are going to grab down the black circuit kits from the top of robotics cabinet in the hall. Work on project book 1-100.

ROBOTICS 2 Monday

3/17 week

https://youtube.com/shorts/dr1zrTjxvyY?si=tInUwFgK-7yL8c42 BIOLOGY

3/10 week (Tuesday will have a Sub)

Robotics 1: continue building with your artec blocks. don't forget to turn your computer off by the windows icon and power icon at 9:20 NOT BEFORE and plug them in. Turn off your battery pack and check your area for lost pieces.

Life Science: you are still building your native bee hotels. If you feel lost on how to fill your hotel, grab an ipad and search bee hotels or homes. You could also add a lady bug home, search how to do that. You may not look anything else up without teacher approval. Only use tools approved by your teacher.

Physics: if you are still building your rockets please finish building and decorating (you may get paint from art room). Once done building we need to glue in our engine with the B-7000 glue. The Engines are in a box in the fish tank behind the mini fridge. The side with the white fruit loop in it is the bottom of the rocket that should be placed facing the table in the rocket. The engine should line up with the bottom of the tube. If it doesn't it's due to the stopper ring being placed too low. Hopefully, this won't have much effect. I want them to go back to the Soaring to New Heights! Hand out that should be in there notebook. (I'll put more in tray 3 behind the printer) I want them to go through and read it all then determine what they need to fill out during launch. I want them to write in their notebook apsuser

Biology: you are still building your native bee hotels. If you feel lost on how to fill your hotel, grab an ipad and search bee hotels or homes. You could also add a lady bug home, search how to do that. You may not look anything else up without teacher approval.

If you are done, please help others around the class. If there is no one to help, I want you to refer back to 1/29 and write down in your notebook a lab report for this project. (SCI METHOD FOLDABLE tray 1) Start with your problem. Then I want you to write a hypothesis on which bees you believe will occupy your hotel. If you have sections for different be types, list the native bees associated with each section. In your experiment instructions, I want you to draw your build and list the supplies you used and your process for your creation. In Collect Data you will create a table to track bees at your hotel. You won't be able to collect this data till we are out of Winter obvy, so I want you to skip down and make a conclusion just for your building process. What would you do differently, If you built a new hotel? What did you learn from this Unit?

Zoology: They need to finish the hornworm dissection packet. Then complete the assignment from below. Once these are done, use computer S4 (Black Top) Plug in the VCA blue cord to the back and turn on projector. Pull up Frogouts on the desktop and click menu- Squid. Plug in Speaker. Click through the virtual dissection. Tell them they will be doing the real dissection but this allows them to see things we won't have time or be able to. This should take all of class. if not they can write in their notebooks the characteristics of the phylum Mollusca from Google. Will Dissect next week.

Robotics 2: NO SOLDERING They are going to grab down the black circuit kits from the top of robotics cabinet in the hall. I want them to play around with the kits. If they need more instruction have them research series versus parallel circuitry.

3/3 week

Physics rocket build video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQt9fMd0zrY

Zoology finished the dissection packet by researching on Google. They also complied a list of the new characteristics that come with the phylum Arthropoda.

Exoskeleton: A protective outer covering made of chitin that provides support and structure, requiring periodic molting as the animal grows.

Segmentation: Body divided into distinct segments, often with specialized functions.
Jointed appendages: Legs, antennae, and other body parts that can move at joints, allowing for flexibility in movement.
Bilateral symmetry: The body can be divided into equal left and right halves.
Open circulatory system: Blood is pumped through open spaces in the body cavity.
Compound eyes (in many species): Complex eyes made up of multiple lenses, providing wide field of vision.

Robotics, Life Science, Biology no change

2/23 week

Robotics 1 working on Artec Blocks

Life Sci and Biology are building native bee homes that they designed.

Physics moved on to model rocket building

Zoology got simple animal notes and dissected hornworms

Robotics 2 Sound activated LED Board and how resistors work video

2/3

Same as last week. Robotics 2 watch this video

1/29

Life Science and Biology are starting their save the native bees unit. We watched this video about how honey bees are not declining, it's the native bees. Then we will build bee hotels for the next 3 weeks.

Physics finish air powered rockets

Zoology Dissecting Earthworms today.

Week of 1/19

Robotics 1 continue cue

Life science we played this interactive game as a class

Physics continue model rockets, bring any materials you may want to use

Biology watch this video until 6:30 then do an interactive sort of micro-organisms. try to see if any look like the ones you saw on your slides.

Zoology Finish nematoda-round worms. Start Annelida-segmented worms. We talked about how before the winter worms go deep into the ground until there is no freeze risk, the cover themselves in mucus to keep moist and take a nap until it warms up. We then looked at the external anatomy of nightcrawlers and red wigglers. Next week we will DISECT the Nightcrawlers!

Simple animals video

Complex animals Video

Week of 1/12

Robotics 1 is working on the Cue Robot which teaches block coding to python

Life Science Learned about Mitosis and Meiosis

Physics is building air powered model rockets

Biology grew micro-organisms and looked at them under a microscope

Zoology moved on from flatworms to nematoda- round worms. We looked at a soil dwelling nematode under the microscope. many were grossed out at the worm they couldn't see with their bare eyes

Robotics 2 finished soldering the first project, an led light switch

OMG It's December!

Robotics 1: Holiday party played with accessories

Continuing Dash or on to Cue. When they finish block coding on dash, they move on to Python coding through the robot Cue.

Life Science: We acted out A Day in the Life of a Cell

Now that our animal cell's have been cast into resin we need to label the organelles and learn more about each organelle. Try to fill out your animal cell organelle structure and function sheet with this video

Physics: We started a Build a Model Rocket Unit

We are finishing the lens portion of the handout then go through the review questions.

We are working on understanding light and it's interactions with prisms and lens. Optics

Biology: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/games or https://biomanbio.com/ or https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/games

Last week we inoculated agar dishes with random germs around the school. We collected data on them today. Then played games from above

We are sanitize/disinfecting agar in petri dishes. Once data is collected on our plates since cleaning them, we will determine if any of our options were effective. Next, we will inoculate sterile agar dishes to see what's growing in the school microscopically.

Zoology: Finished the Cnidarian Powerpoint and moved on to flatworms!

Finish the rest of the Cnidaria Packet. Including going over the answers together. Then discuss the other creatures in cnidaria in this PowerPoint. Will need the speaker on.

Robotics 2: Some students have moved onto the LED Project and others have not yet. Some need a refresher.

STARTING SOLDERING. SAFETY CLOSE TOED SHOES AND LONG PANTS NOW FORWARD. Must have all air purifiers on and yellow fume extractor on at table. SAFETY GOGGLES REQUIRED. Remember any of the metal parts on the soldering iron will be extremely hot, so do not touch. If an iron falls, quickly move out of the way. DO NOT try and catch it. once done falling pull back up with cord. Silicone mats required on table.

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November

Robotics 1: Continuing Dash. When they finish block coding on dash, they move on to Python coding through the robot Cue.

Life Science: Building organelles of an animal cell out of polymer clay to then cast them in 3in mold of resin.

Physics: We are working on understanding light and it's interactions with prisms and lens. Optics

Biology: We are sanitize/disinfecting agar in petri dishes. Then will be inoculating them with sterile swabs wiped on objects, themselves, or a surface.

Zoology: We are finishing our 3D model Jellyfishes. Then moving on to the rest of the Cnidaria Packet.

Robotics 2: Finishing printing our created 3D models. STARTING SOLDERING. SAFETY CLOSE TOED SHOES AND LONG PANTS NOW FORWARD.

October

Robotics 1: Learning block coding through Wonder Workshop's Dash and Cue robots.

Life Science & Biology: We repeated the leaf experiment with multiple leave colors/types. Why colors change reading.

Biology finished the DNA models and displayed them in the room. Then did Leave experiment.

Physics: We continued the boat lab and learned how to make a plot graph.

Zoology: We finished learning about porifera. Then moved on to Cnidaria. We then started on 3D models of the medusa stage (Page 7 in the link) of a Jellyfish using mixed media.

Robotics 2: Has been learning 3D Modeling and 3D printing.

Week of 9/23

Life Science & Biology: watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ-SMCmWB1s

fix Eukaryotes are multicellular to Most Eukaryotes are multicellular. Protists happen to be unicellular.

Then we are doing a leaf experiment. We cut up leaves, placed in a beaker with rubbing alcohol, boiled the beaker in water, then placed a piece of filter paper in the liquid.

Biology continued DNA Structure model with pool noodles. Tuesday didn't have enough time to do leaf experiment.

Physics : We are continuing the boat lab experiment learning the effects of surface area on buoyancy.

Zoology: Watch these 2 videos on sponges. First watch this video, then discuss how we can help save the sponges. Second

Robotics 1 & 2: first watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilIubT7ands

Learn Blender: a 3d modeling program. Watch this video and follow along in the blender program.

week of 9/16

If i haven't received a safety contract, I need it by next week.

Robotics are learning RoboPrint and Thingiverse.

Life Science and Biology compared and contrasted prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cells and are moving on to different types of classification. Biology is building a giant DNA Model.

Physics started boat lab and made boats out of aluminum foil and calculated surface area

Zoology learned the organelles of an animal cell. and some further taxonomic classifications

I will update the website by Wednesday if anything is needed for the next week that was discussed in class that week. I may not always write in depth on each thing we do, however my goal is to put at least what subject we are learning about. All homework is posted to the website by Wednesday of the week you attended Options. If you miss a class please check my website so you can stay updated. Last week I sent home a Getting to know Mrs. Sherer sheet that included a QR code to the website and the book series we may use in classes is the "All you need to ACE" series. They can be found on Amazon but are not required. There is "middle school Science," "Biology," "Computer Science and Coding," and "Chemistry." My contact info is under the Page "About Mrs. Sherer"

Week of 8/26

Safety contracts due next week.

We learned about the taxonomic organization of loving things in living things class and how zoology will focus on only animals life science and biology will learn about all living things. We learned humans are of the species home sapiens.

Robotics is finishing learning about our 3d Printers.

Physics is finishing density and buoyancy

Week of 8/19

We all learned how to access this teacher website. What Ping Pong Balls and Strikes are at Options, and what respecting school property looks like in our classroom. I also collected last week's homework for all classes except Robotics.

Robotics: We went over our 3D Printer Robo. We learned how to preheat, move the extruder head and platform, where the filiment comes from. Some got to learning how to calibrate. We worked on sharing our 3D printers and using them with all students at our table.

Life Science, Biology, and Zoology: Typically these classes do not have the same lessons; however they must all start out with the basic understanding of what characteristically makes something defined as "living." These are the 8 characteristics that are taught and backed by science currently. Our words were "Alexa the artificial intelligence," "T-Rex," and "Fire." If time allowed we did "electricity" and "apple tree." Students that have zoology along with either life science or biology played the Characteristics of Life Game on the button below, or played Heads up with living things cards.

Characteristic: Description

Cellular Organization: Made of one or more cells

Metabolism: Chemical processes for energy

Homeostasis: Maintaining a stable internal environment

Growth and Development: Changes in size and complexity over time

Reproduction: Ability to produce new individuals

Response to Stimuli: Reactions to environmental changes

Adaptation through Time: Changes in species over generations (examples, lack of wisdom teeth, lactose intolerance, tolerance to the sun, etc.)

Physics: We discussed Density as being Mass divided by volume, weighed 2 bowling balls, and did calculations to determine whether the balls would sink or float compared to the density of water. We learned that weight is a measurement of mass effected by gravity and we use scales to get metric units. We defined units of mass and volume(this will be followed in paper form next week). Pooh Bear Ball weighed 4,535.92kg, and Blue Ball weighed 5,443.108kg. We went over ways to obtain volume (except Monday, who still needs this). We, however, used Google to our advantage and found a standard bowling ball has the volume of 5,452cm cubed. With a calculator we found density for each ball. We also looked up the density of water and learned it's 1g/cm cubed. Then they compared densities of the balls and water to determine whether each bowling ball would sink or float. Then we tested it.

Characteristics of Life Game