Chemistry Unit 2 Day 4

Students will learn about the mechanisms of chemical bonding and will explain their conclusions in writing using the language of science (octet rule, valence electrons, covalent bonds, ionic bonds), sentence starters, and manipulatives.

Questions:

1. What is a covalent bond? (book)
2. What does a covalent bond look like? (book)
3. What do you think makes a covalent bond an important part of chemistry? (brain)

Biology Unit 2 Day 2

Students will learn about mechanisms of natural selection by gathering and interpreting data and will analyze and explain in writing using the language of science (variation, differential survival, factors that affect survival), graphic organizer and check in partners.

1. What is natural selection? (book)
2. What does natural selection look like? (book)
3. Why do you think that some organisms die while others survive? (brain)

Earth Science Unit 2 Day 2

Learning: Students will learn about causes of plate tectonics and will describe and analyze them in writing using the language of science (fault, plate boundary, transform, convergent, divergent), foldable, check up partners, notes.

Questions:

1. What are tectonic plates? (book or brain)
2. What do tectonic plates look like? (book)
3. How does plate tectonics affect Earth's surface? (book)

Links for Class Today

• http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysFlr/plates1.html
• http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/understanding.html
• http://sciencewithmrbarron.weebly.com/uploads/5/6/6/1/56617047/206202964_orig.jpg

Chemistry Unit 2 Day 3

Students will learn about the mechanisms of chemical bonding and will explain their conclusions in writing using the language of science (octet rule, chemical bonding, valence electrons, elements, atoms), sentence starters, and manipulatives.

Questions:

1. Why do you think bonds form between atoms? (brain)
2. Do you think all bonds are the same? Explain your thinking. (brain)
3. What do chemical bonds look like? (book/brain)

Link for Simulation Today

Biology Unit 2 Day 1

Students will learn about mechanisms of natural selection by gathering and interpreting data and will analyze and explain in writing using the language of science (variation, differential survival, factors that affect survival), graphic organizer and check in partners.

Questions:

1. What does it mean to have variation in a population of organisms? (book or brain)
2. Do you think variation a good or a bad thing for a population? (brain)
3. Does every critter in a population get to survive? Why/why not? (brain)

Link for Class Today

Earth Science Unit 2 Day 1

Learning: Students will learn about causes of plate tectonics and will describe and analyze them in writing using the language of science (fault, plate boundary, transform, convergent, divergent), foldable, check up partners, notes.


Questions:

1. What is plate tectonics? (brain or book)
2. What causes plates to move? (brian or book)
3. What is the effect of plate movement? (book or brain)

Links for Class Today

• http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysFlr/plates1.html
• http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/understanding.html

Chemistry Unit 2 Day 2

Students will learn about the role of valence electrons and will explain their conclusions in writing using the language of science (octet rule, chemical bonding, mechanisms of chemical bonding), sentence starters, and manipulatives.

Questions:

1. What is a valence electron? (book)
2. What do valence electrons look like? (book brain)
3. Why do you think valence electrons are the most important particle in an atom? (brain)

Biology Unit 1 Wrap Up

1. Choose 2 activities from unit 1 that you have completed.
2. Using these 2 activities, pick up and complete the rubric evaluation sheet. 
3. There are 3 questions, be sure to answer all the questions.
4. This will be turned in with your 2 activities for a grade!

Earth Science Unit 1 Wrap-Up Day

Instructions:

1. Choose 2 activities from unit 1 that you have completed.
2. Using these 2 activities, pick up and complete the rubric evaluation sheet. 
3. There are 3 questions, be sure to answer all the questions.
4. This will be turned in with your 2 activities for a grade!

Biology Unit 1 Day 8 continued

Students will learn about genetic modification by analyzing and interpreting text in writing using the language of science (mutations, genes, factors that create unique individuals, meiosis, crossing over), sentence starters and AVID strategies. 

Questions:

1. What is the main idea of the article we read "Gene editing is a powerful tool..."? (brain)
2. What is the authors opinion about gene modification? (brain)
3. If you could add a graph, chart or diagram to help the reader better understand the article, what would you add. Explain your thinking. (brain)

Earth Science Unit 1 Day 8 continued

Students will learn about layers of the Earth by analyzing and interpreting text in writing using the language of science (properties, structure, composition, density, pressure, factors that affect the surface of Earth), sentence starters, and partners.

Questions:

1. What is the main idea of the article we read "Digging down deep for earthquake studies"? (brain)
2. What do you think of the research conducted in this article? (brain)
3. If you could add a graph, chart or diagram to help the reader better understand the article, what would you add. Explain your thinking. (brain)

Chemistry Unit 2 Day 1

Students will learn about chemical bonding and will describe factors that lead to chemical bonding using a graphic organizer, videos, and the language of science (ionic bonds, covalent bonds, octet rule, valence electrons). 

Questions:

1. What is the octet rule? (book)
2. Why do atoms gain or lose electrons? (book or brain)
3. Why do bonds form? (book or brain)

Links for Class today

Atomic Hook-ups

Chemical Bonds

Professor Dave Explains

Ionic Bonding Smart Learning for All

Covalent Bonding Smart Learning For All 

Covalent Bonding vs Ionic Bonding 

Chemistry Unit 1 Wrap-UP

1. Choose 2 activities from unit 1 that you have completed.
2. Using these 2 activities, pick up and complete the 2 rubric evaluation sheets. 

Biology Unit 1 Day 8

Students will learn about genetic modification by analyzing and interpreting text in writing using the language of science (mutations, genes, factors that create unique individuals, meiosis, crossing over), sentence starters and AVID strategies. 

Questions:

1. List 3 of the most important details you learned from unit 1. (brain)
2. What sticks with you most from unit 1? (brain)

Earth Science Unit 1 Day 8

Students will learn about layers of the Earth by analyzing and interpreting text in writing using the language of science (properties, structure, composition, density, pressure, factors that affect the surface of Earth), sentence starters, and partners.

Questions:

1. Make a list of the 3 most important details we learned from unit 1. (brain)
2. What sticks with you most from unit 1? (brain)

Chemistry Unit 1 Day 8

Students will learn about properties of elelments in the periodic table by gathering data and analyzing and interpreting the data in writing using the language of science (reactivity, valence electrons, octet rule, density, melting point), sentence starters, and partners.

Questions:

1. Which particle (proton, electron, neutron) do you think has the most impact on the properties of atoms? (brain)
2. What do you think about the periodic table? (brain)
3. What sticks with you most from Unit 1 learning? (brain)

Chemistry Unit 1 Day 7

Students will learn about properties of elelments in the periodic table by gathering data and analyzing and interpreting the data in writing using the language of science (reactivity, valence electrons, octet rule, density, melting point), sentence starters, and partners.

Questions:

1. What causes some atoms to be more reactive than others? (book or brain)
2. What does it mean for an atom to be reactive? (book or brain)
3. What particle (electrons, protons or neutrons) do you think has the most influence over an atom? (book or brain)

Biology Unit 1 Day 7

Students will learn about genetic modification by analyzing and interpreting text in writing using the language of science (mutations, genes, factors that create unique individuals, meiosis, crossing over), sentence starters and AVID strategies. 


Questions:

1. What is a gene mutation? (book) 
2. What does a gene mutation look like? (book/brain)
3. Do you think we should be able to fix gene mutations? Explain your thinking. (brain)

Earth Science Unit 1 Day 7

Students will learn about properties of Earth's core and will analyze and interpret text in writing using the language of science (seismic waves, density, pressure, effects of the layers), sentence starters, critical reading strategies, and partners.

Questions:

1. What are seismic waves? (book)
2. What do seismic waves look like? (book/brain)
3. What do you think is most important about seismic waves? (brain)

Chemistry Unit 1 Day 6

Students will learn about properties and patterns of the periodic table and will analyze and interpret them in writing using the language of science (elements, groups, periods, organized based on their properties, atomic number), and diagrams, sentence starters, and 3-2-1 protocol. 

Questions:

1. What patterns are in the periodic table. Give 2 examples. (book or brain)
2. What do patterns in the periodic table tell us? Why do you think they are important? (brain)
3. How else could you arrange the periodic table? (brain)

Biology Unit 1 Day 6

Students will learn about patterns of inheritance by explaining and analyzing punnet squares in writing using the language of science (dominant allele, recessive allele, independent assortment, meiosis, probability), sentence starters, diagrams, virtual lab.

Questions:

1. What is a dihybrid cross punnett square? (book)
2. What is a mutation? (book)
3. What causes mutations? (book)

Earth Science Unit 1 Day 6

Students will learn about plate tectonic theory and will describe, analyze and interpret it in writing using the language of science (process of plate tectonics, oceanic crust, continental crust, mantle, cause and effect of plate tectonics, evidence that supports the theory), diagrams, graphs, and sentence stems.

Questions:

1. What causes plate tectonics? (book or brain)
2. What does the theory of plate tectonics show? (book or brain)
3. What is the impact of plate tectonics? (book)

Chemisty Unit 1 Day 5

Students will learn about properties and patterns of the periodic table and will analyze and interpret them in writing using the language of science (elements, groups, periods, organized based on their properties, atomic number), and diagrams, sentence starters, and 3-2-1 protocol. 

Questions:

1. What is ionization energy? (book)
2. What is electronegativity? (book)
3. What is atomic radius? (book)

Biology Unit 1 Day 5

Students will learn about patterns of inheritance by explaining and analyzing punnet squares in writing using the language of science (dominant allele, recessive allele, independent assortment, meiosis, probability), sentence starters, diagrams, virtual lab.

Questions:

1. What is a punnett square? (book)
2. What does a punnett square look like? (book)
3. When might a punnet square be helpful? Not helpful? (brain)

Link for Class Today

Earth Science Unit 1 Day 5

Students will learn about plate tectonic theory and will describe, analyze and interpret it in writing using the language of science (process of plate tectonics, oceanic crust, continental crust, mantle, cause and effect of plate tectonics, evidence that supports the theory), diagrams, graphs, and sentence stems.

Questions:

1. What is the theory of plate tectonics? (book or brain)
2. What does the theory of plate tectonics look like? (book or brain)
3. What is the impact or effect of plate tectonics? (book or brain)

Chemsitry Unit 1 Day 4 (continued)

Students will learn about properties and patterns of the periodic table and will analyze and interpret them in writing using the language of science (elements, groups, periods, organized based on their properties, atomic number), and diagrams, sentence starters, and 3-2-1 protocol. 

Questions:

1. What patterns do you notice in the periodic table? (brain)
2. If you had to describe the periodic table to a friend, what would you tell them? (brain)
3. What do the numbers on the periodic table represent? (book or brain)

Biology Unit 1 Day 4 (continued)

Students will learn about the inheritance of traits and will describe and analyze inheritance in writing using the language of science (meiosis, factors that create unique individuals, independent assortment, crossing over, allele, sexual reproduction) and graphs, notes, and sentence starters.

Questions:

1. How does independent assortment make unique, diverse individuals? (book/brain)
2. How does crossing over make unique, diverse individuals? (book/brain)
3. How does sexual reproduction make unique, diverse individuals? (book/brain)

Earth Science Unit 1 Day 4 (continued)

Students will learn about properties and patterns of Earth's layers by analyzing and interpreting data/evidence in writing using the language of science (density, pressure, temperature, elements that compose each layer, factors that affect the layers), sentence starters, and partners.

Questions:

1. Which layer(s) of the Earth do you think creates mountains? Volcanoes? (book)
2. What impact does the hot plastic mantle have on the Earth? (book/brain)
3. What impact does the liquid outer core have on Earth? (book/brain)

Chemistry Unit 1 Day 4

Students will learn about properties and patterns of the periodic table and will analyze and interpret them in writing using the language of science (elements, groups, periods, organized based on their properties, atomic number), and diagrams, sentence starters, and 3-2-1 protocol. 

Questions:

1. What are groups on the periodic table? (book)
2. What are families on the periodic table? (book)
3. What are periods on the periodic table? (book)

Periodic Table Expectations For class today

Colors: 10 different families with a key.

Labels:

• reactivity
• valence electrons
• atomic radius

Helpful Resources to use:

Dynamic Periodic Table

Periodic Table Trends and Patterns

Valence Electrons and The Periodic Table

Biology Unit 1 Day 4

Students will learn about the inheritance of traits and will describe and analyze inheritance in writing using the language of science (meiosis, factors that create unique individuals, independent assortment, crossing over, allele) and graphs, notes, and sentence starters.

Questions:

1. How do you inherit your traits? (book or brain)
2. What are some reasons why you look differently that other people. Try to think of at least 3 reasons. (brain)
3. What is an allele? (book)

Earth Science Unit 1 Day 4

Students will learn about properties and patterns of Earth's layers by analyzing and interpreting data/evidence in writing using the language of science (density, pressure, temperature, elements that compose each layer, factors that affect the layers), sentence starters, and partners.

Questions:

1. What are tectonic plates? (book)
2. What do tectonic plates look like? (book/brain)
3. List 3 properties of tectonic plates. (book)

Chemistry Unit 1 Day 3

Students will learn about properties of atoms and the periodic table by analyzing and interpreting data in writing using the language of science (protons, electrons, neutrons, nucleus, factors that create unstable atoms, orbitals), sentence starters, simulation.

Questions:

1. What does an atom look like? (book/brain)
2. What particle in an atom weighs the most? (book)
3. What happens to an atom if you remove an electron? (book)

Link for Simulation Today

Biology Unit 1 Day 3

Students will learn about the process of meiosis and will describe and analyze the phases using the language of science (phases, crossing over, gametes, independent assortment, role in creating a variation of traits in offspring), models and diagrams, and sentence starters.

Questions:

1. What is meiosis? (book or brain)
2. What does meiosis look like? (book/brain)
3. Which phase of meiosis do you think is most important? Explain your thinking. (brain)

Earth Science Unit 1 Day 3

Students will learn about properties and patterns of Earth's layers by analyzing and interpreting data/evidence in writing using the language of science (density, pressure, temperature, elements that compose each layer, factors that affect the layers), sentence starters, and partners.

Questions:

1. What is density? (book or brain)
2. What layers of the earth are most dense? (book or brain)
3. What layer of the Earth do you think has the most impact on life on Earth? Explain your thinking. (brain)

Chemistry Unit 1 Day 2

Students will learn about patterns and properties of atoms and the periodic table by analyzing and interpreting text in writing using the language of science (elements, protons, electrons, nucleus, valence electrons), avid strategies, and partners.

Questions:

1. What makes elements different from each other? (book/brain)
2. What do protons tell us about atoms? (book)
3. What do you think is the most important particle in an atom--proton, electron, or neutron? (brain)

Biology Unit 1 Day 2

Students will learn about the process of meiosis and will describe and analyze the phases using the language of science (phases, crossing over, gametes, independent assortment, role in creating a variation of traits in offspring), models and diagrams, and sentence starters.

Questions:

1. What does DNA have to do with your traits? (book/brain)
2. How do you get the DNA you have? (brain)
3. What are chromosomes? (book)

Earth Science Unit 1 Day 2

Students will learn about the characteristics of Earth's layers and will describe and analyze them in writing using the language of science (properties, density, elements, solid, liquid, factors that effect the Earth's surface), foldable, diagrams, and question stems.

Questions:

1. What are 2 properties of the inner core? (book)
2. How is the mantle divided? (book)
3. What's the difference between oceanic crust and continental crust? (book)

Links and Info for Class Today

Details to Research for Layers of the Earth:

• Depth of the layer
• Thickness of the layer
• Composition of the Layer (chemical elements)
• Temperature of the Layer

Web Resources to Use for Class Today:

The Earth's Four Layers
Earth's Structure
The Earth Inside

Chemistry Unit 1 Day 1

Students will learn about patterns and properties of atoms and the periodic table by analyzing and interpreting text in writing using the language of science (elements, protons, electrons, nucleus, valence electrons), avid strategies, and partners.

Questions:

1. Write 2 goals for yourself for quarter 4 using the following sentence starters:

• In quarter 4 I will...
• by (doing)....
• I will know I have achieved this goal when...

2. What activities, attitudes, or strategies empower you most to learn? Explain.

3. What do you know about atoms and the periodic table? (brain)

Biology Unit 1 Day 1

Students will learn about the structure of DNA and will describe and analyze it in writing using the language of science (code, nuleic acids, patterns, random order correlates to unique traits), diagram, partners.

Questions:

1. Write 2 goals for yourself for quarter 4 using the following sentence starters:

• In quarter 4 I will...
• by (doing)....
• I will know I have achieved this goal when...

2. What activities, attitudes, or strategies empower you most to learn? Explain.

3. What do you know about the DNA? (structure, function)?

Earth Science Unit 1 Day 1

Students will learn about the characteristics of Earth's layers and will describe and analyze them in writing using the language of science (properties, density, elements, solid, liquid), foldable, diagrams, and question stems.

Questions:

1. Write 2 goals for yourself for quarter 4 using the following sentence starters:

• In quarter 4 I will...
• by (doing)....
• I will know I have achieved this goal when...

2. What activities, attitudes, or strategies empower you most to learn? Explain.


Details to Research for Layers of the Earth:

• Depth of the layer
• Thickness of the layer
• Composition of the Layer (chemical elements)
• Temperature of the Layer

Web Resources to Use for Class Today:

The Earth's Four Layers
Earth's Structure
The Earth Inside