Monday, September 17, 2018

Oceans Week 5 Tuesday

Questions:

  1. How so surface currents work?
  2. Why do surface currents affect climate? 
  3. What a surface current looks like. Draw or describe.
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Chem Laws Monday Part 2 Week 3

Questions:

  1. What new learning did you gain about gas laws from your foldable?
  2. What would be the most difficult part about gas laws to explain?
  3. What might cause particles of gas to collide more often? Explain your thinking.

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Saturday, September 15, 2018

Chem Laws Week 3 Monday Part 2

Part 2 Questions:

  1. What is a gas law?
  2. What does it mean to say that molecules are in constant motion?
  3. What do molecules in a gas look like? (draw or describe)
MINILesson

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Friday, September 14, 2018

Chem Laws Week 3 Monday Part 1

Part 1 Questions:

  1. What was the most difficult part for you last week?
  2. What new learning have you gained about laws in chemistry?
  3. If you had to explain to a classmate what a law in chemistry means, what would you tell them?

Links for Task
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Human Gro and Dev Week 5 Monday

Questions:
Other countries, such as China and Ireland have greatly regulated the field of assisted reproductive technology. Choose 2 or more of the prompts below to engage your thoughts about this issue.

  • In your opinion, do you think the government should be able to make laws/regulations about assisted reproduction technology?
  •  Who should be the one make regulation regarding assisted reproductive technology? Are regulations even necessary? Explain your thinking.
  • What role do you think scientists have in informing the government and the people about new possible reproductive technology and the possible risks? How should this information be communicated? 


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Oceans Monday Week 5

Questions:

  1. What new learning have you gained about ocean currents?
  2. Is all ocean motion caused by temperature and/or salinity? Explain your thinking.
  3. What do you think makes surface currents different from deep water currents?
Links for Task
Clickable World Map (for coastal cities)
World Weather Online 
WeatherSpark

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Thursday, September 13, 2018

Friday Week 5

Do Now Prompts: Choose 1 to write on for 10-15 minutes/fill up your DO NOW space.
  • Are you born an artist or is it a skill that can be taught? Is it a skill that needs to be practiced? Or is it like riding a bike? Explain your thoughts. Give examples and/or give evidence to support your ideas.
  • Why are there art museums? If you owned an art museum what kind of art would you showcase?  Explain your thinking.
Links for Task
https://pixlr.com/
https://www.befunky.com/create/
https://www.fotor.com/
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Chem Laws Thursday Week 4 Part 2

Part 2 Questions:
  1. What was the most difficult part of the lab poster for you?
  2. What do you think is the purpose of creating the lab poster?
  3. How do you think your lab poster work compares/contrasts with your classmates?
MINILesson
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Chem Laws Week 2 Thurs Part 1

Part 1 Questions:

  1. What was the purpose of the lab yesterday?
  2. Did you have any data points that changed more than 3 grams? Explain why you think this is.
  3. What would you do differently next time to get more reliable data?
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Human Gro and Dev Week 4 Thursday

Questions:

  1. What was the article you read yesterday about?
  2. Based on the article, what issues did people have with this new technology?
  3. Do you think in-vitero fertilization technology changed the way people think? Explain your thinking.
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Oceans Thursday W 4

Questions:

  1. What impact do currents have? Describe at least 2 effects.
  2. Describe 2 different types of currents.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Chem Laws Week 2 Wednesday Part 2

Questions:

  1. What is our lab about today?
  2. What do you think about your data so far?
  3. If you had to explain this lab to a classmate who was absent what would you tell them?
MINILesson
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Chem Laws Week 2 Wednesday Part 1

Questions:

  1. Describe 2 important details to remember when balancing chemical reactions.
  2. How does balancing chemical reactions connect to the Law of Conservation of Matter?
  3. What was the most difficult part of balancing chemical reactions for you?
MINILesson
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Human Gro and Dev Week 4 Wednesday

Questions:

  1. Describe 2 alternatives to natural fertilization.
  2. What do you think is the most important point to remember about the processes of alternative fertilization?
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Oceans Wednesday Week4

Questions:

  1. What new learning have you gained about currents?
  2. What do currents look like? (draw or describe)
  3. What makes currents different from each other?
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Monday, September 10, 2018

Oceans Week 4 Tuesday

Questions:

  1. What is a concentration gradient?
  2. What new learning did you gain yesterday about oceans/currents?
  3. Why do you think there are different types of currents? Explain your thinking.
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Human Growth And Dev Week 4 Tuesday

Questions:
  1. What is In-vitero fertilization?
  2. Why do you think it's important to study alternatives to natural fertilization?
  3. What might go wrong/not work properly during the process of fertilization?
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Chem Laws Week 2 Tuesday Part 2

Questions:

  1. What was the lab about during part 1?
  2. Did this lab follow the law of conservation of mass? Explain your thinking.
  3. Why do you think there was a difference in mass change between sugar-free and sugar-filled gum?
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Chemistry Week 2 Tuesday Part 1

Do Now Questions:

  1. What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?
  2. What was the simulation about yesterday?
  3. How did the simulation show the law of conservation of mass?
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Advisement Monday Reflection

Field Day Reflection and Feedback
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Friday, September 7, 2018

Chem Laws Week 2 Monday Part 2

Questions:

  1. What do you think was the most difficult part of graphing the periodic table data?
  2. Why do you think we did this activity?
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Chem Laws Week 2 Monday Part 1

Questions:

  1. What was our lab about on Wednesday?
  2. Do you think your results were reliable? What makes you sure or unsure?
  3. Why did we do this lab?
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Human Grow and Dev Week 4 Monday

Questions:

  1. What has been the most difficult part of this class so far?
  2. If you had to explain fertilization to a classmate what would you tell them? Try to think of at least 2 details you'd explain.
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Oceans Week 4 Monday

Questions:

  1. What does heat capacity of the ocean look like (draw or describe)?
  2. What does heat capacity have to do with energy?
  3. What do you know about ocean currents?
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Thursday, September 6, 2018

Week 4 Friday

Do Now Prompt: Write for 10-15 minutes (to fill up your do-now box). Use the questions below to start your thinking.

 Do you consider yourself to be talented at art?  Why or why not? Is art a skill that can be learned?  Why or why not? 
OR

 Where does inspiration come from?  What does it mean to be inspired? What inspires you to create art?  




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Chem Laws Week 3 Thursday

Please pick up a notecard from Ms Friedrich to answer the following questions!

  1. What new learning have you gained so far in this class?
  2. What have you been most successful with in this class? Why do you think this is?
  3. What have you been most successful with in this school year? Why do you think this is?
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Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Chemistry Laws Week 1 Wednesday Part 2

Questions:

  1. What was the article you read/analyzed during part 1 about?
  2. List 3 words (from the article) the author uses to describe the periodic table.
  3. After reading the article, what stands out to you most about the periodic table?
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Chemistry Laws Week 1 Wednesday Part 1

Questions:

  1. What does the periodic table tell us about elements?
  2. What do you know about electrons?
  3. How are the elements on the periodic table different?
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Oceans Week 3 Wednesday

Questions:

  1. What does it mean to say that the ocean moderates the temperature of Earth?
  2. What was the salinity lab about?
  3. What do you think the salinity lab was supposed to model?
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Human Gro and Dev Week 3 Wednesday

Questions:

  1. Describe 3 structures or parts of the process leading up to fertilization.
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Chemistry Laws Monday Week 1 Part 2

Questions:

  1. What do you notice about how the periodic table is arranged? Explain at least 2 details you notice.
  2. In your own words, what is periodic law?
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Chemistry Laws Week 1 Monday Part 1

Questions:

  1. What experiences have you had or classes have you taken so far in chemistry?
  2. What topics or learning do you remember about chemistry?
  3. What do you need the teacher to know about you?
  4. What do you need in order to learn best?
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Friday, August 31, 2018

Human Gro and Dev Week 3 Tuesday

Questions:

  1. What new learning have you gained about meiosis or fertilization?
  2. How does meiosis make sure that you don't look exactly like your mom or dad?
  3. What makes the journey of the sperm to fertilize an egg so difficult?
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Oceans Week 3 Tuesday

Questions:

  1. How is salinity measured?
  2. Is salt water more dense or less dense than regular water? Explain your thinking.
  3. Why does salinity differ in the oceans? (Explain at least 1 reason).
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Thursday, August 30, 2018

Friday Week 3

Prompt:
Write about photography.  What is your favorite photo? Why is it your favorite? What value does photography contribute to our society and culture?  Why is photography considered a form of art? What features or characteristics make a "good" photograph stand out?

 MiniLesson
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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Eco Week 2 Thursday Part 2

  1. You will need a computer and a link on my blog!
  2. Complete the class evaluation using the link below.
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Eco Week 2 Thursday Part 1

Questions:

  1. Why do invasive species impact ecosystems?
  2. What do you think about the feedback loop required to recover after a road is built through an ecosystem? What might be involved? How long to you think it would take to recover? How could humans help in this ecosystem recovery?
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Human Gro and Dev Week 2 Thursday

Questions:

  1. What structure or phase do you think is most important in creating sperm and egg? Explain your thinking.
  2. What do you think happens after an egg is fertilized (with a sperm)?

Links for Task


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Oceans Week 2 Thursday

Questions:

  1. Summarize your lab results from our heat capacity lab.
  2. Was your data reliable? What makes you sure or unsure?
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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Eco Wednesday Week 2 Part 2

Questions:

  1. What has been/will be the most difficult part of creating an ecosystem for you?
  2. As you create your ecosystem what do you think are the most important factors that will affect it's balance?
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Eco Wednesday Part 1 Week 2

Questions:

  1. Do you think it's helpful to do a gallery walk to learn about your classmates thinking? Explain your thinking.
  2. What do you think good scientific thinking and/or communication looks like?
  3. What new learning did you gain yesterday about symbiotic relationships in ecosystems?
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Human Gro and Dev Week 2 Wednesday

Questions:

  1. What new learning have you gained about meiosis?
  2. List 3 structures involved with carrying out meiosis.
  3. Describe the purpose of one structure used in meiosis.
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Oceans Week 2 Wednesday


Questions:
FIRST!! Get more water/soil (if needed) and turn on your heat lamps!!!
  1. What does polarity look like? (draw or describe)
  2. What is heat capacity?
  3. What errors could have occurred during your data collection yesterday? (try to think of more than just "reading the temperature wrong")
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Eco Tuesday Week 2 Part 2

Questions:

  1. List and describe 3 factors or components of an ecosystem you feel are most important for maintaining ecosystem stability.
  2. What are trophic levels? Give an example.
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Monday, August 27, 2018

Human Growth and Develop Tuesday Week 2

Questions:

  1. What is the difference(s) between meiosis I and meiosis II?
  2. Describe at least 2 differences between spermatogenesis and oogenesis.
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Oceans Week 2 Tuesday

Questions:

  1. What factors affect the temperatures (and temperature differences) of the oceans?
  2. Describe 2 differences between the Artic and the Southern Ocean.

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CO Ecosystems Tuesday Part 1

Questions:

  1. What was the article you read yesterday about?
  2. What stood out most to you about this article?
  3. How does this article connect to the science we've been learning in this class?




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Friday, August 24, 2018

CO Eco Week 2 Monday Part 2

Questions:

  1. What new learning did you gain from our simulations?
  2. What conclusion can you draw about ecosystem stability?

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Human Gro and Dev Week 2 Monday

Questions:

  1. What is meiosis?
  2. What does meiosis look like? (draw or describe)
  3. What is the outcome or goal of meiosis?
MINILesson

Task
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Oceanography Week 2 Monday

Questions:

  1. Why do you think the temperature of the oceans varies?
  2. Why do you think the depth of the oceans varies?
  3. What new learning did you gain about oceans from last week?

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CO Ecosystems Week 2 Monday Part 1

Questions:

  1. What new learning did you gain last week about ecosystems?
  2. How does climate/weather impact an ecosystem?
  3. What is competition in an ecosystem? 

Task
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Mixed Media Art Friday Week 2

Prompt:

 What is art? How would you define it? What do you think qualifies as art? What doesn't? Explain the qualities a you think a piece must possess to be considered art.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2018

CO Ecosystems Thursday Week 1 Part 2

Questions:

  1. List the trophic levels on a food chain?
  2. What are the risks of removing an organism (plant or animal) from an ecosystem?
  3. Which do you think has more of an impact on an ecosystem abiotic factors or biotic factors?
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CO Ecosystems Thursday Week 1 Part 1

Questions:

  1. What was the most difficult part for you in creating your food chains yesterday?
  2. How would you describe predator-prey relationships in ecosystems?
  3. Give an example of competition in an ecosystem.
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Oceanography Week 1 Thursday

Questions:

  1. What new information did you gain about oceans from yesterday?
  2. Describe and give an example of one way the oceans are different.
  3. Where did the ocean come from? Explain your thinking.
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Human Grow and Dev Thursday Week 1

Questions:

  1. What did we do in the activity yesterday?
  2. What have you learned/what do you know so far about the process of meiosis?
  3. Finish the following: Chromosomes .... 

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Tuesday, August 21, 2018

CO Ecosystems Week 1 Wednesday Part 2

Questions:

  1. What was the simulation about?
  2. Do you think this simulation was an accurate way to model predator-prey interactions?
  3. Give an example of another biotic factor that might affect an ecosystem.

Task: Synthesize information and Create Food Chains/Webs
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Oceanography Week 1 Wednesday

Do Now:

  1. Finish the following sentence: The ocean is __________. Try to think of 3 different words you could use to describe.
  2. What makes the oceans different from each other?
  3. Write one question you have about the ocean.

Task: Compare/contrast (analyze and interpret data) about the 5 Oceans
Links for Comparing Oceans

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Human Grow and Dev Week 1 Wednesday

Do Now: 

  1. What factors can affect human growth and development? Try to think of (and explain your thinking) at least 2.
  2. Do you think all humans grow at the same rate? Why do you think this is?

Task: Analyze and Interpret Information to create models 
Links for Task
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CO Ecosystems Week 1 Wednesday Part 1

Do Now:

  1. What was the article that you read yesterday about?
  2. Find one "scientific" word from your article--why do you think the author chose to use this word?
  3. If you could add a graph, chart or picture to the article you read, what would you add? Explain your thinking.

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Monday, August 20, 2018

CO Ecosystems Part 2 Tuesday Week 1

Do Now:

  1. Give an example of an abiotic and a biotic factor that play a role in the cycle you studied.
  2. Why are these cycles important to an ecosystem?
  3. Which cycle do you think has the biggest impact on a ecosystem? Explain your thinking.

Task: Analyze + Synthesize Non-fiction Text 
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CO Ecosystems Tuesday Week 1 Part 1

Do Now:
  1. Considering your experiences and tasks yesterday, what does learning look like in Ms Friedrich's science class?
  2. In what ways yesterday did you analyze and communicate data/information?
  3. What does abiotic and biotic mean?

Task: Synthesize Information to create models (charts)
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Human Grow and Dev Tuesday Week 1

Do Now Questions:

  1. Based on what you experienced yesterday, what do you think learning looks like in Ms Friedrich's science class?
  2. What does it mean to analyze data?
  3. What is a representation?




Task: Hand Glyphs--Create Models/Art to represent data
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Oceanography Tuesday Week 1

Do Now Questions:

  1. Based on what you experienced yesterday, what do you think learning looks like in Ms Friedrich's science class?
  2. What does it mean to analyze data?
  3. What is a representation?

Task: Hand Glyphs--Create Models/Art to represent data
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Friday, August 17, 2018

Colorado Ecosystems Week 1 Monday Part 2

Do Now Questions:

  1. Finish the following sentence to the best of your ability: Ecosystems are _____________.
  2. Why do you think it's important to study ecosystems?
  3. Choose one of the norms (posted on the cabinets) that stands out to you most. Translate that norm by putting it into your own words or giving an example of what that might look like in this classroom. 

Task: Synthesize Information to Create a Poster

 Links for Cycles Poster

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Colorado Ecosystems Week 1 Monday Part 1

👋Welcome to science! Please find a seat anywhere you feel comfortable!

Do Now Instructions:

  • Pick up a "Daily Sheet" from the basket at the front of the room (by the T-Rex light).
  • Answer the following questions in the "Do Now Responses" section to the best of your ability. Some of the questions may require you to get out of your seat to find the answer:
  1. What is the color of the basket where you will turn in your work?
  2. How many pencil sharpeners are there in the room?
  3. How many laptop computers are available to use in this room?
  4. Write down 3 words that stand out to you from the classroom norms.
  5. What is one way I would know "I've got it?"
  6. List 3 supplies found in the white baskets at the front.


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Oceanography Week 1 Monday

👋Welcome to science! Please find a seat anywhere you feel comfortable!

Do Now Instructions:

  • Pick up a "Daily Sheet" from the basket at the front of the room (by the T-Rex light).
  • Answer the following questions in the "Do Now Responses" section to the best of your ability. Some of the questions may require you to get out of your seat to find the answer:
  1. What is the color of the basket where you will turn in your work?
  2. How many pencil sharpeners are there in the room?
  3. How many laptop computers are available to use in this room?
  4. Write down 3 words that stand out to you from the classroom norms.
  5. What is one way I would know "I've got it?"
  6. List 3 supplies found in the white baskets at the front.


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Human Growth and Dev Week 1 Monday

👋Welcome to science! Please find a seat anywhere you feel comfortable!

 Do Now Instructions:

  • Pick up a "Daily Sheet" from the basket at the front of the room (by the T-Rex light).
  • Answer the following questions in the "Do Now Responses" section to the best of your ability. Some of the questions may require you to get out of your seat to find the answer:
  1. What is the color of the basket where you will turn in your work?
  2. How many pencil sharpeners are there in the room?
  3. How many laptop computers are available to use in this room?
  4. Write down 3 words that stand out to you from the classroom norms.
  5. What is one way I would know "I've got it?"
  6. List 3 supplies found in the white baskets at the front.




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Thursday, August 16, 2018

Friday: Mixed Media Art and Photography Week 1

Do Now Questions:
  1. What types of portraits are there?
  2.  Why do artists create portraits?
  3. What information does a portrait give the viewer?
  4. How can a portrait show personality?

Task: Micrography Self-Portrait
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