Welcome to Pardue's World
Periods 4 & 6
Wednesday 8/15/17: C Day
Intro to MV & Assembly
Thursday 8/16/17: C Day
Thinking like a Scientist
Monday 8/20/18: Late Start
Go over syllabus (get signed)
Pet Peeves
Notecard
Lab Safety - Lab Guidelines (get signed)
Website
Remind invite
Fun Facts
HMWK: Signed lab safety (guidelines)
Signed syllabus
Finish scavenger hunt
NEED COMPOSITION BOOK
Wednesday 8/22/18: Collect homework & signed forms
Warm-up: Is it Alive?
Characteristics of Life Notes
Levels of Organization Powerpoint - notes
Living or Non...That is the Question Activity
Discuss specimens (powerpoint)
HMWK: Finish Living vs. Non activity if you didn't in class
Get forms signed if not done already
STILL NEED COMPOSITION NOTEBOOK FOR WARM-UPS
Friday 8/24/18: Office Hour Schedule
Collect signed forms
Warm-up: Overhead Review of Characteristics of Life & discuss lab L/NL/D
Discuss scavenger hunt & mistakes/ Success in Bio
Seating Chart
Scientific Method Notes
Scientific Method Activity - Gummi Bears & The Scientific Method
HMWK: Finish Gummi Bear lab (due Monday)
Study for quiz (next class) on characteristics of life, levels of organization & scientific method
Tuesday 8/28/18: Turn in lab & any signed forms
Warm-up: Simpsons Scientific Method Review
Time to discuss as lab groups & study notes - 25 min.
Quiz
Go over quiz
Discuss homework (scavenger hunts, labs, etc.) & how to be successful
Microscope Notes
HMWK: Study Microscope Parts (use R8 in the book)
Thursday 8/30/18:(Ab) Office Hours Schedule
Warm-up
Hand back & go over quizzes
Microscope Lab
Test review/discussion - time to review as table groups with review sheet
HMWK: Finish Microscope Lab - if you didn't in class
Study for test
Tuesday 9/4/18: Time to study
Turn in Microscope Lab if you didn't already
Chapter 1 Test
HMWK: Intro. to Ecology - due Wednesday (next class)
Thursday 9/6/18: Collect homework
Amoeba sisters video Biological Levels
Intro. Murrieta Valley High School Ecological Survey
HMWK: Start reading Ch. 13
Monday 9/10/18: Late Start Schedule
Hand back tests & go over
Discuss grades & how to be successful
Warm-up - producer, consumer, food chains vs. food webs
Ecology Intro & get Ecology Packet - BRING TO CLASS EVERYDAY
Ch. 13 Notes - up to cycles
Ecosystem Video (on tv) w/ questions
HMWK: Ch. 13 questions in packet
Wednesday 9/12/18: Warm-up: Chapter 13 Review w/ ecological pyramid
Amoeba sisters Video Food Webs
Cycle Jigsaw - (Intro. - get into expert groups & home groups)
Cycles Video on computer - add to notes
HMWK: Study cycles for quiz: Water & Carbon Cycles
Make sure all questions for Ch. 13 are completed
Friday 9/14/18: Office Hours
Cycles Video on computer - add to notes
Biogeochemical Cycles Quiz
Notes Ch. 14
Work on Ch. 14 ?'s in packet
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY: Symbiosis- due Tuesday 9/18- NO LATE EXTRA CREDIT
HMWK: Ch. 13 & 14 Questions should be completed in packet
Read Ch. 13 & 14 to get ready for test next week
Tuesday 9/18/18: Warm-up - T/F on cycles, types of symbiosis
Show videos of interactions
Discuss extra credit & show what it should look like
Notes up to survivorship curves
Survivorship Curve Activity
HMWK: Finish Ch. 14 Questions
Thursday 9/20/18: Office Hours
Quizzes back & fix for more points
Discuss Survivorship Curve Activity
Finish notes Ch. 14 (logistic vs. exponential growth & carrying capacity)
Chromebook - Predator-Prey Simulation Activity go to this website
HMWK: Finish activity if you didn't during class
Study for ecology test next class
Make sure Ecology Packet is complete
DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR ECOLOGY PACKET NEXT CLASS!!
Warm-up book should be ready to checked next class as well
Monday 9/24/18: Late Start
Collect Predator/Prey Activity & Ecology Packet
Ecology Test
HMWK: Introduction to Chemistry - due next class
Wednesday 9/26/18: Graphing Warm-up
Tests back & discuss
Discuss extra credit opportunity - Ecological Footprint - due October 5 - NO EXCEPTIONS!!!
Notes to introduce chemistry (physical & chemical change)
Atomic Structure Wkst. - 10 min. & go over (they put answers on board)
Notes: Compounds (just introduce)
HMWK: Naming Compounds Rules to Remember When Counting Atoms Page 1 Page 2
Friday 9/27/18: Office Hours
Collect homework
Structure of the Atom Video - Ricochet Science
Understanding Atomic # & Mass - Ricochet Science
Warm-up - individually & as group (turn in for E.C.)
Video: Chemical Changes Crash Course
Hand back homework & go over
Notes: Compounds & Mixtures including powerpoint guessing element/compound/mixture
Video - Great Picnic Mix up Crash Course
HMWK: Mixture Wkst.
Tuesday 10/2/18: Collect homework
Discuss extra credit - due Friday
Go over quiz/group warm-up from last class
Video - Great Picnic Mix up Crash Course
Warm-up - Separating a Mixture
Notes: Energy, Reactions, Bonding
Balancing Equations
HMWK: Finish balancing equations
Bring warm-up books
Study for quiz/test next class - know molecular weight, counting atoms, drawing atom models, balancing
Thursday 10/4/18: Go over balancing equations - more practice
Time to study
Turn in Warm-up books
Basic Chemistry Quiz
HMWK: Ban DHMO
Monday 10/8/18: Collect homework
Go over quiz & hand back
Discuss DHMO & show penn & teller DHMO video
HMWK: Water Review
Wednesday 10/10/18: College and Career Kickoff (minimum day)
Thursday 10/11/18: Office Hours
Collect homework
Discuss Basic Chemistry Quiz & hand back
Water Notes
Acid/Base Notes (powerpoint)
Crash Course Video: Global Carbon Cycle
Our Acidifying Ocean - Work on Part 1 & Part 2
Link: Our Acidifying Ocean
or: new link
HMWK: Finish Part 2 for homework
Monday 10/15/18: Late Start
Discuss lab and what was going on
Get a chromebook & finish Part 3 of virtual lab (demonstrate for class how to measure)
Discuss the lab results (powerpoint)
Inorganic Quiz - put in warm-up book
Discuss
HMWK: Macromolecule Introduction
Wednesday 10/17/18: Recess Wednesday
Collect homework
Quick review questions
Organic Compounds Video - Part 1 w/questions
Macromolecule Notes
Macromolecule Pamphlet due Thursday 10/25/18- time with chromebooks
HMWK: Make 4 flashcards (organic compound on one side & monomer that makes it up on other)
Friday 10/19/18: Office Hours
Macromolecule Video w/ questions - turn in at end of period (use chromebooks)
Macromolecule Pamphlet due Thursday 10/25/18- time with chromebooks
Tuesday 10/23/18: Chart of macromolecules - extras to practice with
Discuss pamphlet
Organic Compound (cut out) lab
HMWK: Finish lab
Macromolecule Pamphlet due next class - can use on quiz
Thursday 10/25/18: Office Hours
Amoeba Sisters Biomolecules Video
Molecules Gone Wild
Quiz using pamphlet
Enzyme notes
Amoeba Sisters Enzyme Video
Monday 10/29/18: Late Start
Enzyme Video
Enzyme Warm-up
Toothpickase Activity
HMWK: Study for test - Biochemistry Review Sheet
Wednesday 10/31/18: Toothpickase Warm-up
Time to study & ask questions from review sheet
Biochemistry Test
HMWK: Read Bean Juice Lab & do hypothesis (3 questions)
Monday 11/5/18: Bean Juice Lab
Wednesday 11/7/18: Discuss test
Time to work on computers to write up Bean Juice Lab
Friday 11/9/18: Cell Chart
Wednesday 11/14/18: Go over cell chart - notes
Peer Edit Bean Juice Lab
Discuss extra credit
Friday 11/16/18: Cell Lab
Tuesday 11/27/18: Late Start
Station Lab - Diffusion/Osmosis
Notes
Video
Thursday 11/29/18:
Video: How diffusion works
Video: How osmosis works
HMWK: Finish Virtual Lab if didn't in class
Monday 12/3/18: Late Start
Discuss lab
Review game
HMWK: Study for test
Wednesday 12/5/18: Cell & Cell Transport Test
HMWK: Chapter 4 Questions in book
Friday 12/7/18: Office Hours
Photosynthesis & Cell Respiration Notes
Energy in the Cell Video
Review Questions
Tuesday 12/11/18:
Photosynthesis Station Activity