Integrated Science 2

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Tuesday, January 5

· Reorganize Binders (Keep Syllabus, Metric System Handout/Worksheet, Data Table Design and Practice, Rules for Graphing, Lab Report Format, Reading Log Format, Rules for Reference Citations and Bibliographies, Experimental Design Scenarios) with Binder Grading Sheet, Table of Contents, Agenda

· Start Making a Billion Real project

Homework: Have all 8 items in Reference by Thursday/Friday

Wednesday, January 6

· Work on Making a Billion Real

Homework: Have all 8 items in Reference by Thursday/Friday

Thursday/Friday, January 7/8

· Work on Making a Billion Real

· Worlds Without End article and reading questions

Homework: Billion ppts due by 4:00 Friday

Worlds Without End due Monday

Monday, January 11

· Present Making a Billion Real Projects

Homework: Origins RQ’s due 2nd block

Tuesday/Wednesday, January 12/13

· Finish Billion presentations

· The Universe: The Milky Way video and Q’s

Homework: Origins RQ’s due 2^nd block day

Thursday/Friday, January 14/15

· Origin of the Universe PPT notes (in class only)

· Back to the Beginning Activity (in class only)

· Start Earth’s History Reading Questions

Homework: earth’s History RQ’s due 1^st block day

Tuesday/Wednesday, January 19/20

· Go over Earth’s History RQ’s from Thursday/Friday of last week

· Begin Geologic/Biologic Timeline activity (in class only)

Homework: None! J

Thursday/Friday, January 21/22

· Finish Timelines from last block day (in class only)

· Begin Origins of Life RQs

Homework: Origins of Life RQs due 1st Block Day

Tuesday/Wednesday, January 26/27

· Is it alive? (in-class activity)

· Origins of Life PPT notes

Homework: Finish any remaining portions of “Is it alive?” for second block

Thursday/Friday, January 28/29

· Classification Notes

· Classification Activity (in-class activity)

· Classification Systems Word Game

Homework: Finish Classification Systems Word Game for Monday

Monday, February 1

· Time to begin homework, Dating Fossils Reading Questions

· Visit Science Fair 2010 (no work to make up)

Homework: Finish Dating Fossils Reading Questions for first block

Tuesday/Wednesday, February 2/3

· Studying the Past PowerPoint Notes

· Go over classification word game

· Finish Classifying Organisms from January 28/29

Homework: Finish all of Classifying Organisms, if necessary.

Thursday/Friday, February 4/5

· Graphing Radioactive Decay (for practice only)

· Radioactive Decay Lab (in-class assignment)

· Get study guide for Origins Unit Exam

Homework: Finish Radioactive Decay Lab for Monday. Binder check next week!

Monday, February 8

· Evidence for Evolution PowerPoint and notes

Homework: Prepare for Origins Exam and Binder Check – both 2^nd block day

Tuesday/Wednesday, February 9/10

· Go over “Classifying Organisms” and “Radioactive Decay Lab”

· Punch Bug Lab (in-class assignment)

Homework: Finish Punch Bug Lab (if necessary), organize binder for Friday check, prepare for Friday’s exam.

Thursday/Friday, February 11/12

· Origins Exam

· Work on extra credit (optional) word search

Homework: Optional extra credit word search

Monday, February 22

· Exploring the Cell (pages 2 and 3)

Homework: Finish Exploring the Cell pages 2 and 3 by Tuesday

Tuesday, February 23

· Department Electives PowerPoint (available at www.redwood.org/science)

· Exploring the Cell (page 4)

Homework: Finish all Exploring the Cell by block day

Wednesday/Thursday, February 24/25

· Cell PowerPoint (to complete Exploring the Cell)

· Cell Lab (in class only)

Homework: None

Friday, February 26

· Finish Cell Lab (animal cells – part C)

Homework: Finish all cell lab for Monday

Quiz over “Exploring the Cell” Tuesday

Monday, March 1

· Cell analogy activity

· Cell color plate for extra credit on cell quiz (sorry…only available in class)

Homework: Cell quiz Tuesday

Tuesday, March 2

· Cell quiz

· Pathogens Reading Questions

Homework: Pathogens Reading Questions due Friday (will have ½ hour to work on block day)

Wednesday/Thursday, March 3/4

· Understanding Bacteria video and questions

· Go over Origins Exam

· Time to work on Pathogens RQs

Homework: Pathogens RQs due Friday

Friday, March 5

· Understanding Viruses

Homework: None J

Monday, March 8

· Disease PowerPoint and notes (in-class)

· Go over and choose diseases for Disease Project

Homework: Find and print one article about your assigned disease. Write a one paragraph summary about your article.

Tuesday, March 9

· Work on disease projects

Homework: None

Wednesday/Thursday, March 10/11

· Work on disease projects

Homework: All projects must be emailed to erubio@redwood.org by 10:00 pm Thursday

Friday, March 12

· Present disease projects

Homework: None (note: there will be an open-resource pathogens quiz next Tuesday. If your reading questions, notes, and video questions are all complete and in order, there should be no additional preparation necessary)

Monday, March 15

· Go over Pathogens Reading Questions

· Present disease projects

Homework: Open resource pathogens quiz tomorrow…make sure you have all your stuff!

Tuesday, March 16

· Open resource pathogens quiz

· Present disease projects

Homework: None

Wednesday/Thursday, March 17/18

· On the Trail of a Killer Virus video and questions

· Cell division reading questions

Homework: Cell division reading questions due Friday

Friday, March 19

· Go over cell division RQ’s with a PowerPoint

· Start Mitosis word puzzle/color plate (not available online)

Homework: Finish mitosis word puzzle/color plate

Tuesday, March 23

· Meiosis reading questions

Homework: Finish meiosis RQs

Wednesday/Thursday, March 24/25

· Mitosis lab (must be done in class)

· Finish disease presentations

Homework: Finish mitosis lab

Friday, March 26

· Day One of Bacteria Lab

· Finish Disease Presentations

Homework: Complete Lab Notebook Entry for Day 1 and complete self-evaluation on presentation notes

Monday, March 29

· Day Two of Bacteria Lab

· Meiosis color plate (no digital copy available)

Homework: Color plate due block day

Tuesday, March 30

· Day Three of Bacteria Lab

Homework: Color plate due block day. Four set up data tables due block day

Wednesday/Thursday, March 31/April 1

· Day Four of Bacteria Lab

· Computer lab to work on A-D

Homework: A-D due Friday

Friday, April 2

· Day Five of Bacteria Lab

· Complete data tables and graphs

Homework: E and F due Monday

Monday, April 5

· Work on Discussion and Conclusion for Bacteria Lab

Homework: Bacteria Lab (all) due Block Day

Tuesday, April 6

· Go over mitosis assignment in content section

· Tabletop Mitosis (in-class activity)

Homework: Bacteria Lab (all) due Block Day

Wednesday/Thursday, April 7/8

· Bacteria Lab Peer Evaluation

· Finish Tabletop Mitosis (in-class activity)

Homework: Tabletop Mitosis due Friday

Friday, April 9

· Meiosis Notes (PowerPoint)

· Meiosis Crossword

Homework: Meiosis Crossword due Monday, April 19

Monday, April 19

· Get Science Fair Assignment Handout

· Work on “Generating Ideas” for Science fair

Homework: None

Tuesday/Wednesday, April 20/21

· Continue working on science fair (background research)

Homework: 1) Bring in three articles related to your science fair topic for 2^nd block this week

2) mitosis/meiosis crossword corrections (only mandatory for students receiving below 10/13)

Thursday/Friday, April 22/23

· Continue working on science fair (annotated bibliographies)

Homework: 1) Finish annotated bibliography. No need to type – just fill out form

2) mitosis/meiosis crossword corrections (again) for those that didn’t do it by today!

Monday, April 26

· Work on rough draft of design outline (to be included on science fair cover page)

· Assessing Introductions (in-class activity)

Homework: Finish Design Outline if not finished in class

Tuesday, April 27

· Go over “assessing introductions” from Monday

· Begin to write personal introductions using Outline Guide

Homework: Introduction outline due block day. Extra credit given for introductions that are typed.

Wednesday/Thursday, April 28/29

· Peer evaluation of personal introductions

· Design outline practice

· Work on personal design outlines using Outline Guide

Homework: Typed cover sheet due Friday

Typed cover and A-D due Monday

Friday, April 30

· Mitosis/Meiosis Venn Diagram

· Get study guide for mitosis/meiosis quiz

Homework: Typed cover and A-D due Monday

Monday, May 3

· Science Fair Peer Evaluation

· Time for meiosis/mitosis questions

Homework: Mitosis/meiosis quiz Tuesday

Science fair due Thursday (extra credit for every day turned in early)

Tuesday, May 4

· Mitosis/meiosis quiz

· Genetics introduction reading questions

Homework: Genetics questions due block day

Science fair due Thursday

Wednesday/Thursday, May 5/6

· Intro to Genetics PowerPoint

· Punnett Squares (monohybrid crosses – pages 1 and 2 – only)

· Bikini Bottom Genetics (I) and (II)

Homework: Finish both Bikini Bottom Genetics pages for Monday

Science fair due Thursday

Friday, May 7

· Designer Babies video and questions

Homework: Video Questions and both Bikini Bottom Genetics pages due Monday

Monday, May 10

· Continue Punnett Squares (dihybrid crosses, pages 4 and 5)

Homework: None

Tuesday, May 11

· Continue Punnett squares (sex-linked crosses, page 3)

· Mixed Punnett Square practice

Homework: Mixed Punnett Squares due block day

Wednesday/Thursday, May 12/13

· Making Babies genetics activity (in-class)

· Interpreting Pedigrees

Homework: Finish “Interpreting Pedigrees”

Friday, May 14

· Start genetics disorders PowerPoint

· Go over Mitosis/Meiosis quiz

Homework: None

Tuesday, May 18

· Finish genetics disorders PowerPoint

· Karyotype Activity

Homework: Finish Karyotype activity

Wednesday/Thursday, May 19/20

· Start Systems Project

· Sample project and PowerPoint (reproductive system) (notes page for all systems)

· Begin work on own systems projects

Homework: Annotated bibliography on one source for systems project (article and ann. bib due Friday)

Friday, May 21

· Continue systems projects

Homework: Work on study guide for Tuesday’s Genetics quiz.

Monday, May 24

· Finish systems projects

Homework: Finish study guide for Tuesday’s Genetics quiz

Tuesday, May 25

· Genetics Quiz

Homework: None

Wednesday/Thursday, May 26/27

· Go over genetics quizzes

· Present systems projects (take notes on note page available from May 19/20)

Homework: None

Friday, May 28

· Get final exam study guide

· Finish systems presentations (and notes)

· Fix systems quizzes

Homework: Next week – binder check, systems open-note quiz. Be ready by Tuesday for any/all!