Biomolecules Week 3 Wednesday part 2

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What does your pancreas do to help with the process of digestion? What happens if there is too little carbohydrates (sugar) in the body? Too much? Which do you think poses a bigger problem to the body?

2. What did you learn by writing and conducting a survey of your peers? If you could do this again, what would you do differently? What would you add/remove? Do you think this is a good way to gather data?

LINKS for Poster TASK

Using Piktochart

Searchable Nutrition Information --USDA

Biomolecules Week 3 Wednesday Part 1

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What is the difference between a simple carbohydrate and a complex carbohydrate? How would you draw or describe the difference? What would be the most important detail to understand about them?

2. How has your work on your persuasive letter compared with your classmates? Explain why you think this is so. What else could you do (besides writing a letter to the district) to make help changes to the health of our school lunch?

LINKS for Campaign Poster TASK

Using Piktochart
Searchable Nutrition Information --USDA

Air and Climate Week 3 Wednesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What were your results from lab? Why do you think you got the results you did? Do you think your results were reliable? What makes you sure/unsure?

2. What has been your biggest successes so far in this class? Biggest struggles? Explain why you think these are  so.

Microbes Week 3 Wednesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What new learning have you gained about bacteria and antibiotic resistance? What do you think is the most important point? What questions do you still have about bacteria and antibiotic resistance?

2. What has been your biggest successes so far in this class? Biggest struggles? Explain why you think these are  so.

Biomolecules Week 3 Tuesday Part 2

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What do you think your peers know about making healthy choices about diet and digestion? What would you want to tell them about making healthy choices and digestion? 

2. What has gone well for you in this class? What has not? Why do you think this is? What would you do differently next time? 

Biomolecules Week 3 Tuesday Part 1

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Which biomolecule do you think is the most important to healthy living?  Explain your thinking. Explain the structures and functions of this molecule.

2. How has your viewpoint of school lunch and your eating habits changed through your knowledge in this class? What more do you need to know in order to draw conclusions?

Microbes Week 3 Tuesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What does your data say about bacteria so far? How does your bacteria collection compare/contrast with your classmates?

2. How does the process of antibiotic resistance work? What does it look like? (draw or describe) What factors can make antibiotic resistance worse? 

Types of Bacteria
9 Types of Bacteria Sharing Your House

Bacteria Found in Restrooms

Three Types of Bacteria in Your Mouth

6 Types of Bacteria in Your Cosmetics

Air and Climate Week 3 Tuesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What was our lab about that we started yesterday? How are we collecting data? What is your prediction about the results of this lab?

2. What role does carbon dioxide play in the atmosphere? Where does it come from? What is it's effect in the atmosphere?

Biomolcules Week 3 Monday Part 2

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Think + write for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. How would you describe a carbohydrate molecule to a friend or classmate? What would be the most important thing to tell them? Why are carbs  important? 

2. What has been the most difficult part of writing the letter for your project? What do you think you would do differently next time to make your writing process easier/better? How did you use scientific information and data in your writing?

Biomolecules Week 3 Monday Part 1

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Think + write for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Since being in this class, how has your thinking changed about biomolecules? Digestion? What questions do you still have? What factor or piece of information has been most impactful on you?

2. What are the roles of the 3 biomolecules (carbohydrates, lipids, fats) in your body? Explain each. Which seems most important to your body? Explain your thinking.

Air and Climate Week 3 Monday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Think + write for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What do you know about the greenhouse effect? What makes the greenhouse effect better or worse? What is the effect(s) of the greenhouse effect?

2. What is a chemical change? What is a physical change? How is the atmosphere affected by chemical and physical changes? Give an example of each.

Viruses and Bacteria Week 3 Monday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What do you think the results of our bacteria growth lab will show? Explain why you think this is so. Do you think your classmates' data will be similar? 

2. How do the strains of bacteria you researched last week compare/contrast? Give at least 1 way they're similar/different. What do you think makes some bacteria more infectious than others? 

Types of Bacteria
9 Types of Bacteria Sharing Your House

Bacteria Found in Restrooms

Three Types of Bacteria in Your Mouth

6 Types of Bacteria in Your Cosmetics

Biomolecules Week 2 Thursday Part 2

Part 1 DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What do you think is the impact of metabolism on peoples health? What factors could impact metabolism? 
Explain their effects.

2. What is the status of your letter to the district lunch directors? What key points do you want to emphasize? What data or information is essential to include? What has been the most difficult part of your research or letter writing?

Biomolecules Week 2 Thursday Part 1

Part 1 DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What new learning have you gained about the structure and function of biomolecules and the process of digestion? How would you explain the biomolecules to someone new to the class? 


2. What have you been successful at in this class this week? What are the reasons for these successes? What do you still need to work on?

LINKS for TASK (research)

Lipids

Biomolecules
Searchable Nutrition Information --USDA

Lipid Storage and Diseases Fact Sheet

Facts on Fats

The Importance of Fats

Primary Source Document: 

Effects of Excess Energy Intake on Glucose and Lipid Metabolism

Recommended Fats Intake

Choose Sensibly Dietary Guidelines

Microbes Week 2 Thursday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What new learning have you gained about the structure and function of bacteria? How would you explain the bacteria to someone new to the class? 

2. What was the article you read yesterday about? What words did the author use to describe bacteria? What pictures charts or diagrams would you add to the article to make it easier to understand?

2. What have you been successful at in this class this week? What are the reasons for these successes? What do you still need to work on?

Types of Bacteria
9 Types of Bacteria Sharing Your House

Bacteria Found in Restrooms

Three Types of Bacteria in Your Mouth

6 Types of Bacteria in Your Cosmetics

Air and Climate Week 2 Thursday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What new learning have you gained about the atmosphere and it's properties? How would you explain the atmosphere and it's properties to someone new to the class? 

2. What have you been successful at in this class this week? What are the reasons for these successes? What do you still need to work on?

Microbes Week 2 Wednesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What is the purpose of the lab we started yesterday? How will we gather data? What other variables or tests could you conduct in this way?

2. What do you think makes bacteria unique and different from other microbes? What structures and/ or functions do they use to be successful? 

Air and Climate Week 2 Wednesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What causes air pressure? What does air pressure look like? (draw or describe) How do the layers of the atmosphere differ in atmospheric pressure?

2. What is a scale model? How are scale models created? What is the purpose or some examples of scale models that you are familiar with?

 3. Many students were triggered by the presentation by Mr. Goodrich yesterday and were very defensive and even angry. What do you think caused this reaction? Do you think these students feel empowered? Explain your thinking.

Biomolecules Week 2 Wednesday Part 2

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What do proteins look like? Draw and describe. What is the most important detail about proteins? Explain why you think this is so.

2. What is the purpose of our enzyme lab? What variables are we testing and how are we testing them? Explain your thinking.

Air and Climate Week 2 Tuesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. How would you explain the layers of the atmosphere to a friend or family member? How would you explain the differences between the layers? What would be the most difficult part for you to explain?

2. Which of the classroom norms (see side cabinets) do you think you fulfill the best? Explain why you think this is so. Which one do you think your classmates fulfill the best? 

3. What have you found most surprising about the atmosphere so far? What have you found least surprising? What question(s) do you still have about the atmosphere?

Microbes Week 2 Tuesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. How would you describe the difference/similarities between good bacteria and bad bacteria? What would be most difficult for you to explain?

2. Which of the classroom norms (see side cabinets) do you think you fulfill the best? Explain why you think this is so. Which one do you think your classmates fulfill the best? 

3. What have you found most surprising about microbes so far? What have you found least surprising? What question(s) do you still have about microbes?

Biomolecules Week 2 Wednesday Part 1

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What was our digestion lab about? How did we collect data? What did that data show? Were your results reliable? What makes you sure/unsure?

2. How would you explain the process of digestion to a friend or family member? What would be the most important points to remember? What would be the most difficult for you to explain?

3. Many students were triggered by the presentation by Mr. Goodrich yesterday and were very defensive. What do you think caused this reaction? What choices do students have? Do you think these students feel empowered? Explain your thinking.

Biomolecules Week 2 Tuesday Part 1

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What is going well for you so far in this class? What is not? Why do you think this is so? 

2. How would you explain cholesterol to a friend or family member? What about it's structure/ function?Would you tell them cholesterol is good or bad? Explain your thinking.

3. What do you think is the difference between digesting different biomolecules? Do you think there are similarities? Do they all occur in the same place? The same way? The same amount of time? Explain your thinking.

LINKS for proteins folding TASK
Protein Structure and Function
CK12 Textbook Proteins
Globular Proteins Structure and Function

Viruses and Bacteria Week 2 Monday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What do you think is the functional difference between bad bacteria and "good" bacteria? Is there a structural difference? Do you think it's accurate or fair to say that hand washing is better than using antibacterial gel? 

2. What are the structural differences between microbes? Do they all look the same? Different? What features stand out most to you about their structures? What features seem to be most important to the microbes functioning? Explain your thinking.

MINILesson

National Academies Infectious Diseases

Bacteria

Protoza

Fungi

Viruses
20 Things You Didn't Know about Bacteria (Discover Magazine)

Biomolecules Week 2 Monday Part 2

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. How do you think digestion occurs? What are the most important parts or features in the process of digestion? Do you think digestion is the same for everyone? Explain your thinking.

2. What was the article you read during part 1 about? What words did the author use to help emphasize the main idea? (list these) What did you find most and/or least surprising about this article? Explain your thinking.

Biomolecules Week 2 Monday Part 1

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What grades and feedback have you been getting on your Catch of the Day writing? If you could do one of your catch of the day writings again--what would you change? Give an example.

2. What questions did you research on Thursday? What new learning did you gain from your research? What did you find most/least surprising through your research?

3. How would you explain to someone the difference between "good" and "bad" fats? What key words would you use to describe the difference? Would you tell them fat is always bad? Explain your thinking.

Air and Climate Week 2 Monday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What grades and feedback have you been getting on your Catch of the Day writing? If you could do one of your catch of the day writings again--what would you change? Give an example.

2. How do you think the layers of the atmosphere compare/contrast? Which layer do you think is most important? Explain your thinking.

Biomolecules Week 1 Wednesday Part 2

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. How was the proteins lab similar/different than the lipids lab? Support your thinking with results from your lab.

2. If our school had better school lunch choices--what would that look like to you? How would it be different than it is right now? Would you be more willing to eat school lunch? Explain your thoughts.

3. List and describe (define or give examples of) 3-4 new technical science words you've read, seen or used so far in this class. 

Biomolecules Week 1 Wednesday Part 1

 DO NOW Part 1 Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. How are lipids alike/different? Structurally? How they affect the body? Explain your thinking.

2. What do you think is the scientific reason lipids act differently in the body? What are the causes for this? What are the effects?

3. What has been your biggest success so far in this class? What has been your biggest struggle so far in this class? Why do you think this is so?


MINILesson 

LINKS for TASK (research)

Lipids

Biomolecules
Searchable Nutrition Information --USDA

Lipid Storage and Diseases Fact Sheet

Facts on Fats

The Importance of Fats

Primary Source Document: 

Effects of Excess Energy Intake on Glucose and Lipid Metabolism

Recommended Fats Intake

Choose Sensibly Dietary Guidelines

Air and Climate Week 1 Wednesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose 1. Think/write for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What new learning did you gain yesterday about the atmosphere? What did you find most and least surprising about the atmosphere? Explain your thinking.

2. How do you think the layers of the atmosphere are different? How do you think they're alike? How do you think our atmosphere compares/contrasts to other planets?

Viruses and Bacteria Week 1 Wednesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What new learning did you gain yesterday about microbes? What did you find most/least surprising about microbes? Explain your thinking.

2. What classroom activities or tasks make you feel empowered in your learning? Do you think it's possible to feel dis-empowered in learning? Explain your thinking.

3. What do you think it looks like to be infected with a pathogen? Draw or describe your thinking. Do you think it looks the same for all pathogens?

Biomolecules Week 1 Tuesday Part 2

Part 2 Prompts: Choose 2. Think/write for 10 minutes or unit your do now box is filled with your thoughts.

1. What do you think about the structure and function of lipids? How are they alike? Different? What surprises you most/least about the different types of fat molecules?

2. Why do different lipids function differently in the body? Why are some considered "good fats" while others are considered "bad fats"?  and is it accurate to label them that way? Is fat necessary for the body? 

3. Why do you think there is such controversy surrounding the intake of fats? Where do you hear about the controversy from? How would you know if claims related to fats are valid?

Biomolecules Week 1 Tuesday Part 1

Part 1 Prompts: Choose at least 2 questions to answer. Think/write for 10 minutes or until your Do Now box is filled.

1. What was our lab about yesterday? Do you think your results are reliable? What makes you sure or unsure? 

2. What new learning did you gain about fats or lipids? What are lipid molecules like? Draw or describe them.

3. Did the activities we did in class help you feel empowered in your learning? Explain why you think so.

LINKS for Tuesday TASK  

Lipids Link 1

Lipids Link 2

Lipids Link 3

Air and Climate Week 1 Tuesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What do you know about the atmosphere? What does it contain? Look like? How does it help Earth?

2. What do you think is the single biggest contributor to air pollution? Why do you think this is? 

3. What do you need in order to be successful in science class? What things help and/or hurt your learning? Explain your thinking.

MINILesson

LINKS for TASK
Geography for Kids - Layers of the Atmosphere
UCAR Layers of Earth's Atmosphere
Layers of the Atmosphere CK12 textbook

Viruses and Bacteria Week 1 Tuesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What was the article you read about yesterday? Summarize it and describe what you found most or least surprising.
2. What are the key ingredients to making a pandemic? Epidemic? Why do you think some diseases spread more quickly/easily than others?
3. What do you know about viruses and bacteria? What is the difference between them? How do they work in the human body?

LINKS for TASK
National Academies Infectious Diseases

Bacteria

Protoza

Fungi

Viruses
20 Things You Didn't Know about Bacteria (Discover Magazine)

Biomolecules Monday Week 1 Chunk 2

Chunk 2 Do Now Questions: Choose 1 prompt. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO Now box is filled.

1. Do you think it's accurate to say, not all lipids are created equal? Explain your thinking with evidence from our activities today.
2. What did we do in our lab? Why did we do this lab?
3. What are the most important points to remember (so far) from class? Explain why you think these are important.

MINILesson

Biomolecules Week 1 Monday Chunk 1

Chunk 1 Do Now Questions: Answer both questions. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO Now box is filled.

1. Do you think it's true to say you are what you eat? Explain your thinking.
2. Do you think empowerment is different than having power? Explain your thinking.

LINK for TASK

Air and Climate Week 1 Monday

Do Now Questions: Choose 1-2 questions. Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is full.

1. What do you think are the most common components of air?
2. What do you think has the biggest impact on air quality?
3. Why do you think the air quality is so much different on the front range (Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs) that in other parts of the country?

LINKS for TASK

The Connection Between Air and Climate Change

Delhi: The World's Worst Pollution

The Air and How it Affects Climate

The Science of Air Pollution

Common Air Pollutants

British Heart Foundation: Why is Air Pollution a Problem?

National Geographic: Air Pollution 101

World Health Organization How Pollution Affects your Body

Viruses and Bacteria Week 1 Monday

Do Now Prompt: Write/think for 10 minutes or until your DO NOW box is full.

Your dad thinks he should get antibiotics when he's feeling sick...Is your dad correct? Should the doctor have written him the prescription? Why or why not?


MINILesson

Last Day of Quarter 1

Questions:

1. What did you need more of... Less of... in this class in order to be successful?
2. What did you do (or not do) in order to earn the grade you have in this class?
3. What was your biggest success? Regret? about this class?

Physics Week 3 Thursday Chunk 2

Chunk 2 Questions:

1. What do you wish there was more of or less of in this class? Explain why you think this is so.
2. What did you do to earn the grade you have in this class?
3. What would you do differently next time (for the project or the class) in order to increase your learning?

Weapon Physics Week 3 Thursday Chunk 1

Chunk 1 Questions:

1. What is one strength of your final report/presentation?
2. What would you do differently next time for this project?
3. What do you need to do in order to complete your presentation and get good feedback?

Oceans Week 8 Wednesday

Do Now Questions:

1. What new learning have you gained through researching this project?
2. How has your thinking about the ocean changed (or not) through this class? 
3. What has hurt/helped your learning most in this class? Explain your thinking.

Human Gro and Dev Week 8 Wednesday

Do Now Questions:

1. How has your thinking about human growth and development changed through this class? 
2. What is your grade currently in this class? Explain why you think you have the grade you do.
3. What has helped/hurt your success in this class?

Weapon Physics Week 3 Wednesday Chunk 2

Chunk 2 Questions:

1. What is the history of your medieval weapon?
2. What other variables could affect the data you're collecting about your launcher?
3. How does your launcher compare/contrast to your classmates?

Weapon Physics Week 3 Wednesday Chunk 1

Chunk 1 Questions:

1. What has been the most difficult part of your project so far?
2. What medieval-inspired weapon did you choose to construct for your project? Explain why you choose this.
3. How do you think angle of launch will affect the distance of your projectile? Explain your thinking.

Weapon Physics Week 3 Tuesday Chunk 2

Chunk 2 Questions:

1. How would you test an atlatl? What variables would you test? Explain your thinking.
2. How has your thinking changed about physics through this class?

Human Gro and Dev Week 8 Tuesday

Do Now Questions:

1. What does a gene mutation look like? (draw or describe 3 ways it might look)
2. What do you notice about karyotypes? 

CATCH of the DAY

1. Which norm (see cabinets) do you think you most exemplified in this class? Explain at least 2 examples to support your thinking.

Weapon Physics Tuesday Chunk 1

Chunk 1 Do Now Questions:

1. What is an atlatl? (draw or describe)
2. What are the physics behind an atlatl? (draw or describe)
3. What new learning have you gained about physics in this class?

Oceanography Week 8 Tuesday

Do Now Questions:

1. What is your human impact focus for your project?
2. What do you think about the human impact on the ocean?
3. To whom will you direct your report presentation? How will this be evident?

Catch of the DAY

1. What does it mean to feel empowered? 
2. What do you think empowerment looks like in class?
3. What did you find most empowering or least empowering about this class? Explain your thinking.

Weapon Physics Monday Week 3 Chunk 1

Chunk 1 Questions:

1. What makes a spring different than a rubber band?
2. How are springs and rubber bands alike? (try to use the words kinetic or potential energy in your explanation).
3. Are all springs and rubber bands the same? Explain your thinking (draw or describe)

LINK for TASK

Weapon Physics Week 3 Monday Chunk 2

Chunk 2 Do Now Questions:

1. What do you know about levers?
2. Give an example of a lever in a car or in your home.
3. What do you think is the definition of mechanical advantage?

Oceans Week 8 Monday

Questions:

1. How do you think humans impact the ocean?
2. What part of the ocean do you think is the most vulnerable to human impact? Explain your thinking.

LINKS for Task

Human Impact on Marine Environments

Video: Coral Reefs and Climate Change
Video: Solutions to Human Impacts
Video: Sustainable Seafood
Video: Preventing Plastic Pollution 

Catch of the DAY

1. What does it mean to feel empowered? 
2. What do you think empowerment looks like in class?
3. What did you find most empowering or least empowering about this class? Explain your thinking.

Human Gro and Develop Week 8 Monday

Questions:

1. What do genetic mutations look like? (draw or describe)
2. When do genetic mutations take place?
3. What does the karyotyping activity have to do with genetic mutations?

Catch of the DAY

1. What does it mean to feel empowered? 
2. What do you think empowerment looks like in class?
3. What did you find most empowering or least empowering about this class? Explain your thinking.

Friday Week 8

Choose 2-3 of the following prompts to get your brain warmed up to think creatively. Write for 10-15 minutes, or to fill up your Do Now Box.

Write your own personal art history. Begin with your first art-making memory. What art do you remember creating throughout your life?

What has been your favorite project from this class? Explain why you think this is so.

What new learning about art have you gained? Do you think differently about art now? Explain your thinking.

What do you think makes "good" art? What are its traits or characteristics?

TASK

1. Research a few artists from the list given to you by Ms Friedrich.
2. Decide on one artist whose work, life or style inspires you.
3. Create a piece of art inspired by the artist you've chosen.
4. Complete the following prompts about your art and artist:
• Three words I would use to describe my inspiration artist's style are...
• I think this artist's work is (circle one) emotional, political, religious, controversial, social because...
• This artist inspired me because...
• My piece is a reflection of the work of __________ because...
• My art piece demonstrates _____ and ________ by...

CATCHoftheDAY

Answer FOUR of the following questions about your experience in this class:

1. What did you like most about this class?
2. If you could change one thing about this class what would it be and why?
3. What would you tell others about this class?
4. What sticks with you most about this class?
5. Did your thinking change as a result about this class? Explain why or why not.

Weapon Physics Week 2 Thursday

Chunk 2 Questions:

1. How does your trebuchet today compare with the one you built yesterday?
2. What factor of the trebuchet do you think has the most impact on the projectile trajectory? Explain your thinking (draw or describe).

Weapon Physics Week 2 Thursday Chunk 1

Chunk 1 Questions:

1. What did you notice about your trebuchet building/testing from yesterday?
2. How did your building and testing compare to your classmates?
3. List 4 factors you think impacted the projectile trajectory of your trebuchet.

Human Gro and Dev Week 7 Thursday

Questions:

1. What is a genetic mutation?
2. What do you think genetic mutations look like? (draw or describe)

MINILesson

Oceans Week 7 Thursday

Questions:

1. What role do ocean floor formations have?
2. Describe 2 ways the ocean floor is formed.
3. What do you find most surprising about the ocean floor? Explain your thinking.

MINILesson

Weapon Physics Week 2 Wednesday Chunk 2

Chunk 2 Do Now Questions:

1. What new learning have you gained so far about trebuchets?
2. How does a trebuchet use potential and kinetic energy?
3. What have you found most difficult about building/testing a trebuchet?

Weapon Physics Week 2 Wednesday Chunk 1

Chunk 1 Do Now Questions:

1. How does a catapult use elastic potential energy? (draw or describe)
2. What was our lab about yesterday? (draw or describe)
3. How did the lab yesterday relate to gravitational potential energy?

MINILesson

Oceans Week 7 Wednesday

Questions:

1. How do tectonic plates relate to the formation of the ocean floor?
2. What do you think is the difference between a rift and a trench?
3. How do you think ocean surface features are alike or different than continental surface features?

MINILesson

Human Gro and Development Week 7 Wednesday

Questions:

1.  How can the study of chromosomes be used to predict an individual’s health and well-being?
2. At what point during development do genetic mutations take place?
3. What do you think a genetic mutation is?

MINILesson

Human Gro and Dev Week 7 Tuesday

Questions:

1. What do you think is the purpose of the placenta?
2. Why do you think the embryo implants in the uterus before the placenta grows?
3. What do you think is the purpose of the umbilical cord?

MINILesson

Oceans Week 7 Tuesday

Questions:

1. What new learning did you gain about the ocean floor?
2. How would you describe what the sea floor looks like?
3. What is an ocean trench?

MINILesson

Weapon Physics Week 2 Tuesday Part 2

Part 2 Questions:

1. What was the simulation about during part 1? Draw and describe.
2. What is the difference between kinetic and potential energy?
3. What is our lab about?

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Weapon Physics Week 2 Tuesday Part 1

Part 1 Questions:

1. What do you know about energy?
2. What effect do you think mass has on energy?
3. When you rub your hands together, describe what is happening (in terms of energy)?   Where does the energy come from? 

MINILesson