Tuesday and Thursday, 19 and 21 December, 2017

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How does matter cycle on Earth?

LEARNING TARGET: Analyze models that show the transfer of matter in the carbon cycle.

BENCHMARKS:  SC.8.L.18.3

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  Students will be able to:

-Identify and describe where in the Earth the carbon cycle occurs.

-Explain the role of carbon and the effects on carbon reservoirs.

-Explain how the element carbon cycles through living and nonliving things.

BELL RINGER: questions cellular respiration

VOCABULARY: carbon dioxide, cycle, energy, fossil fuels, oil, sediments, photosynthesis, respiration, greenhouse gas, bacteria, producers, consumers, decomposers, carbon cycle, oxygen, energy

HOME LEARNING: study for assessment 4

AGENDA

WHOLE GROUP

Students answers general questions on cellular respiration as their bell ringer.

Home learning 5 on photosynthesis and cellular respiration was collected and reviewed.

We then viewed the BrainPop movie on the Carbon Cycle. You can watch the video by clicking the link below and signing in with the username amsbartow and the password ams13.

Carbon Cycle

We then worked on the Gizmo Carbon Cycle. Students should complete the assessment quiz at the end.

Wednesday and Friday, 13 and 15 December, 2017

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do plants get food?

LEARNING TARGET: Break down the process of photosynthesis.

BENCHMARKS:  SC.8.L.18.1

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  Students will be able to:

-Identify the factors and requirements needed for photosynthesis.

-Explain the role o light, carbon dioxide, water and chlorophyl in the process and products of photosynthesis.

BELL RINGER: probe Apple Tree

VOCABULARY: light, carbon dioxide, water, chloroplast, cell, glucose, oxygen, ecosystem, photosynthesis, autotroph, heterotroph, chlorophyll, cellular respiration, oxygen, energy

HOME LEARNING: HL 5

AGENDA

WHOLE GROUP

Students completed the probe Apple Tree as their bell ringer and discussed their answers.

Students received HL 5 on Photosynthesis. You can find the handouts above. All answers are to be on your own paper.

We did the activity Where does the energy come from using a solar powered calculator and answering the questions:

1. Describe how the number display changed as you followed steps 3-5.

2. Based on your observations, what can you infer about the energy that powers the calculator?

We watched the BrainPop movie Photosynthesis. You can watch the video by clicking the link below:

Photosynthesis

Log in using the user name: amsbartow and the password ams13

We then took guided notes on photosynthesis. You can find the handout for notes below. The movie of the powerpoint is also included below.

Monday, 11 December, 2017

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How are plant and animal cells alike and different?

LEARNING TARGET: Describe the function of organelles in plant and animal cells.

BENCHMARKS:  SC.6.L.14.4

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  Students will be able to:

-Learn the names and functions of cell organelles. 

-Identify organelles on a diagram of an animal or a plant cell. 

-Explain how plant cells are different from animal cells.

- Data chat

BELL RINGER: Prior knowledge questions on Gizmo

VOCABULARY: light, carbon dioxide, water, chloroplast, cell, glucose, oxygen, ecosystem, photosynthesis, autotroph, heterotroph, chlorophyll, cellular respiration, oxygen, energy, cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, chloroplasts, mitochondria, vacuoles.

HOME LEARNING: Notebook update

AGENDA

WHOLE GROUP

Students completed the prior knowledge questions on the Cells Gizmo.

We worked on the Cell Structure Gizmo for the remainder of the class period.

Students had time to visit Edgenuity to review lowest benchmarks.

Thursday, 8 December, 2017

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How are plant and animal cells alike and different?

LEARNING TARGET: Describe the function of organelles in plant and animal cells.

BENCHMARKS:  SC.6.L.14.4

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  Students will be able to:

-Learn the names and functions of cell organelles. 

-Identify organelles on a diagram of an animal or a plant cell. 

-Explain how plant cells are different from animal cells.

- Data chat

BELL RINGER: Prior knowledge questions on Gizmo

VOCABULARY: light, carbon dioxide, water, chloroplast, cell, glucose, oxygen, ecosystem, photosynthesis, autotroph, heterotroph, chlorophyll, cellular respiration, oxygen, energy, cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, chloroplasts, mitochondria, vacuoles.

HOME LEARNING: Notebook update

AGENDA

WHOLE GROUP

Students answered the prior knowledge questions on the Gizmo Cell Structure as their bell ringer.

They then completed the Element Builder Gizmo.

Tuesday, 6 December, 2017

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How are plant and animal cells alike and different?

LEARNING TARGET: Describe the function of organelles in plant and animal cells.

BENCHMARKS:  SC.6.L.14.4

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  Students will be able to:

-Compare and contrast the different organelles found in plant and animal cells and describe their roles and processes.

- Data chat

BELL RINGER: Eureka! It’s Alive! probe

VOCABULARY: light, carbon dioxide, water, chloroplast, cell, glucose, oxygen, ecosystem, photosynthesis, autotroph, heterotroph, chlorophyll, cellular respiration, oxygen, energy, cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, chloroplasts, mitochondria, vacuoles.

HOME LEARNING: Notebook update

AGENDA

WHOLE GROUP

Students completed the probe above, Eureka! It's Alive!

Students then watched BrainPops on Cells and Cell Structure. You can watch the video on Cells by signing in to BrainPop with the username ams bartow and the password ams 13.

Cells

You can watch the video Cell Structures by clicking the links below.

Cell Structures

We then did the analogy a cell is like a school, learning the function of each cell organelle as we reviewed each part of the analogy.

Students then made their own analogy and drew a representation of it.

Friday, 01 December, 2017

Note: Due to Academy Meetings this period, class was only 20 minutes long. We used this time to review HL 4 on the Martian periodic table and to have a data chat.