Agenda
Set up Notebook
Review For Safety Test
Growth mindset
Parent letter
8/18/14
Homework:
Study for Test
Number all the
pages in your
notebook
Scope and sequence
Warm-up
1. Have you used an interactive notebook
before? How was it useful?
Name
Period
Semester 1
Biology
Mrs. Villa
One Picture Related
to Biology(the study
of life
Lower Right hand
corner
Start with Cover
Page as page 1
Number front and
back
Stop at 15 – complete
the notebook for
homework
Agenda
Review for Safety Test
Test
Set up notebook
Parent letter
8/19/14
Homework:
Number your IN all
the way to the end
IN check Friday
Scope and sequence
Warm-up
1. Give an example of a growth mindset
attitude in your life.
Agenda
Finish Setting up notebook
Discuss Characteristics of living
things
Chapter 1 outline
Parent letter
8/20/14
Homework:
Annotate article on
the metric system
Scope and sequence
Warm-up
1. How can you tell that something is alive?
Agenda
Notes on The Metric System
Video
Annotating an article
Parent letter
8/21/14
Homework:
Annotate article
Scope and sequence
Warm-up
1. Write three things you know about
measuring items? What units do we use to
measure weight? Length? Temperature?
Mass?
Agenda
Notes on The Metric System
Video
Annotating an article
Parent letter
8/22/14
Homework:
Work on Notebook
Due Monday
Scope and sequence
Warm-up
1. What is the metric system and why was it
necessary in science?
Agenda
Article
8/25/14
Metric Challenge
Metric Lab
Parent letter
Homework:
None!!
Scope and sequence
Warm-up
1. Describe the process for changing units in
the metric system.
Agenda:
Notebook
8/26/14
Metric Lab
Objective:
Demonstrate your ability to use the
proper units in order to obtain accurate
measurements
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
Homework:
Obtain Parent
Signatures
Video
Warm-up
1. Why is it important for measurements to be
accurate? Give examples.
Agenda:
Metric Lab
Objective:
Demonstrate your ability to use the
proper units in order to obtain accurate
measurements
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
8/27/14
Homework:
Obtain Parent
Signatures
Video
Warm-up
1. List the metric units for length, mass,
volume and temperature.
Agenda:
8/28/14
CN Characteristics of Life
SWBAT:
Identify the characteristics of living
organisms
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
Homework:
Obtain Parent
Signatures
Complete any
incomplete work
Video
Warm-up
1. What does it mean to be alive?
Agenda:
Complete the Notes
Characteristics of life WS
Characteristics of life Activity
SWBAT:
Identify the characteristics of living
organisms
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
8/29/14
Homework:
Obtain Parent
Signatures
Complete any
incomplete work
Video
Warm-up
1. What are the characteristics of life that you
can easily observe?
Agenda:
Microscope
MS labeling
MS lab
Microscope Virtual lab
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
9/02/14
Homework:
None
Video
Warm-up
1. Write a paragraph about your knowledge
of the microscope
Agenda:
MS lab
Characteristics of life- online
activity
Review for test
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
9/03/14
Homework:
Complete any
incomplete work
Review for Test
Video
Warm-up
1. How do you focus on a specimen you are
viewing under the light microscope?
Agenda:
Article – Characteristics of living
organisms
Test Study guide
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
9/05/14
Homework:
Complete any
incomplete work
Study for Test
Notebook check on
monday
Video
Warm-up
1. You observe a specimen grow over time. Is it
alive? Explain your answer.
Agenda:
9/09/14
Outline Chapter 2
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
Homework:
Complete Outline
Video
Warm-up
1. What are some of the nutrients that we need in
order to stay healthy?
Agenda:
9/10/14
CN 2-1 and 2-2
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
Homework:
Complete Outline
Video
Warm-up
1. What are carbohydrates?
Agenda:
CN 2-1 and 2-2
Chapter 2 section 1 and 2 reading
guide.
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
9/11/14
Homework:
Complete reading
guide
Video
Warm-up
1. List the 6 elements that are important for living
organism.
Agenda:
9/16/14
Writing a lab in Biology
Homework:
Investigating the properties of water Complete lab
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
Video
Warm-up
1. Why do lab reports have to be written a
certain way? (Besides the grade you’ll get if
they are not)
Agenda:
CN- 2-3
Parent letter
9/23/14
Homework:
Reading Guide 2-3
Lab Report due 9/26
Scope and sequence
Video
Warm-up
1. What are carbohydrates, proteins and lipids?
Agenda:
9/18/14
Writing a lab in Biology
Homework:
Investigating the properties of water Complete lab
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
Video
Warm-up
1.List the properties of water.
Agenda:
9/19/14
Writing a lab in Biology
Homework:
Investigating the properties of water Complete lab
Specific heat of water
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
Video
Warm-up
1. List two properties of water that are due to
hydrogen bonds.
Agenda:
9/22/14
Writing a lab in Biology
Homework:
Investigating the properties of water Complete lab
Specific heat of water
Lab report due at
the end of the
period.
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
Video
Warm-up
1. List the properties of water that are due to the
polarity of the water molecule.
Agenda:
9/22/14
Writing a lab in Biology
Homework:
Investigating the properties of water Complete lab
Specific heat of water
Lab report due at
the end of the
period.
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
Video
Warm-up
1. List the properties of water that are due to the
polarity of the water molecule.
Agenda:
9/24/14
CN 2-3
Parent letter
Homework:
Complete any
incomplete work
Lab Report due 9/26
Scope and sequence
Video
Warm-up
1. Compare and contrast proteins and
carbohydrates.
Agenda:
9/25/14
CN 2-3
Macromolecules chart
Macromolecules poster
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
Homework:
Complete any
incomplete work
Video
Warm-up
1. How would you determine if a compound is a
protein or a nuclei acid?
Agenda:
Annotate – Macromolecule lab
Write Lab report
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
9/26/14
Homework:
Complete any
incomplete work
Video
Warm-up
1. Compare and contrast DNA and RNA
Agenda:
9/29/14
Complete Lab Report
Homework:
Macromolecule Poster – Due 10-3-14 Dress for lab
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
Video
Warm-up
1. What is the importance of water in living
organisms?
Agenda:
Complete Lab Report Due at the
end of the period
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
10/2/14
Homework:
Complete poster
Video
Warm-up
1. Which indicators were used to identify lipids,
carbohydrates and proteins in the lab?
Agenda:
10/6/14
CN 2-4 Enzymes
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
Homework:
Video
Warm-up
1. Describe what happens during a chemical
reaction.
Agenda:
Analyzing Data pg 51
10/7/14
Homework:
None
Reading guide 2-4
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
Video
Warm-up
1. What is the role of enzymes in living organisms
?
Agenda:
Lab Demo
Study Guide
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
10/8/14
Homework:
None
Video
Warm-up
1. Why is a lock and key used as an analogy
for enzymes?
Agenda:
Complete test
Section Outline 7-1
leave enough space for notes
Timeline pg 170-171
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
10/13/14
Week
9
Homework:
Complete timeline
Video
Warm-up
1. Write down three things you remember about
the cell after watching the following slide.
Agenda:
Timeline pg 170-171
Needs to have at least two
pictures a title and color.
Notes
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
10/14/14
Week
Homework:
None
Video
Warm-up
1. Describe the events that led to the
development of the cell theory.
9
Agenda:
Animal and plant cell drawing
10/15/14
Week
Homework:
None
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
Video
Warm-up
1. Why do plant cells have a cell wall and
animal cells don’t?
9
Agenda:
Cell organelles tab booklet
10/16/14
Week
Homework:
None
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
Video
Warm-up
1. Name three cell organelles
9
10/17/14
Agenda:
Cell organelles
Complete cell booklet
Cell analogy project
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
Week
9
Homework:
Cell analogy
project
Video
Warm-up
1. The _____________________ protects and
controls what goes in and out of the cell as
the ____________ in the school controls who
comes in and out of the school grounds.
10/20/14
Agenda:
CN 7-3
Video
Week
10
Homework:
Work on Cell
analogy project
due Friday
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
Video
Warm-up
1. Make a sketch of the plasma
membrane/cell membrane
10/21/14
Agenda:
Cell analogy project
Week
10
Homework:
Work on Cell
analogy project
due Friday
Parent letter
Scope and sequence
Video
Warm-up
1. Describe passive transport in the cell.