biology unit 3 day 4

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Objective: Students will evaluate and make inferences about ecosystems and organisms in video clips using the words adaptations, natural selection,  carrying capacity.

Questions:
1) What does it mean to be in hardy-weinberg equilibrium?
2) What 4 conditions must be met for a population to be in hardy-wienberg equilibrium?
3) A fly has two alleles for the color of its eyes. The green allele is recessive, and is represented by q. The blue allele is dominant, and is represented by p. If 28 of 100 organisms are green, what is p?
Use the following equation: 

Exit Ticket:
What is duckweed? Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph about this highly adapted plant species. Research and write about 2 of its adaptations.

Physical Science Unit 4 Day 5

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Objective: Students will recall knowledge and draw conclusions on the unit CST.

Questions:
1) A man pushes on a heavy box, but the box does not move. What can be said about the forces acting on the box?

2) Describe an object moving in uniform circular motion. 3) How does the Earth and the moons orbit relate to centripetal acceleration and gravity?  Exit Ticket: Complete the pre-lab for the egg helmet competition. See Ms Friedrich for the handout.

Chemistry Unit 3 Day 4

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Objective: Students will recall information and draw conclusions on the unit CST using the words exothermic, endothermic, spontaneous, enthalpy, entropy (S), Hess' Law (H), Gibb's free energy (G), potential energy diagram, -.

Questions:
1)

How much energy is required to raise the temperature of 3 g of silver from 15°C to 20°C? (Refer to table of specific heat values.) 2) How much energy is required to vaporize 1.5 kg of aluminum? (Refer to table of latent heat values.) 3) What is the value for G at 1000 K if H = -220 kJ/mol and S = -0.05 kJ/(molK)? Exit Ticket: What is calorimetry? Draw a diagram and write 2 sentences to describe.

biology unit 3 day 3

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Obejective: Students will describe and relate terms connected to population dynamics on opposite posters using the words aphotic/photic, exponential population growth/logistic population growth, density-dependent factor/density-independent factor, invasive species/native species, keystone species/invasive species, primary disturbance/secondary disturbance.

Questions:
1) What is a density-dependent factor? Give an example.
2) What is an invasive species? Give an example.
3) What causes a population to reach carrying capacity?

Exit Ticket:

Physical Sci Unit 4 Day 4

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Objective: Students will diagram and describe newtons laws on posters and notes.

Questions:
1) What is the equation to calculate Newtons 2nd law? Give an example.
2) What are 2 types of friction that slow or stop movement?
3) What is inertia? Give an example.

Exit Ticket:
Forces are either balanced or unbalanced. Draw a diagram of an example and describe how the force is either balanced or unbalanced. Use at least 2 of the following words in your diagram and your writing: buoyancy, density, gravity, inertia, static friction, sliding friction.

Chemistry Unit 3 Day 3

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Objective: Students will diagram and describe spontaneity on posters using the words spontaneous, enthalpy, entropy, exothermic reactions, endothermic reactions, Gibb's free energy.

Questions
1) What does a negative delta H mean?
2) What is Hess' Law?
3) What makes a spontaneous reaction?

Exit Ticket:
What makes a reaction occur spontaneously?? Use at least 1 word from the green words above. Incorporate the question in your topic sentence.

Biology Unit 3 Day 2

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Objective: Students will define and describe terms related to populations on vocab cards: biome, ecosystem, carrying capacity, logistic growth, exponential growth, hardy-weinberg equilibrium,  density dependent factors.

Question:
1) What is biodiversity? What creates large biodiversity?
2) What is carrying capacity?
3) What causes a population to reach carrying capacity?

Exit Ticket:
How does the pine beetle population show exponential growth? Use at least 1 word from the green words above in your writing. Use the question as your topic sentence.

Physical Science Unit 4 Day 3

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Objective: Students will describe and diagram Newtons Laws of motion using the words inertia, Newtons 1st Law, Newtons 2nd law, Newtons 3rd Law, static fricton, sliding friction.

Question:
1) What is inertia? Give an example.
2) What is Newtons second law of motion?
2) What is Newtons 3rd law of motion?

Exit Ticket:
How do Newtons Law's affect everyday life? Give an example of one of newtons laws occurring in your life. Use the question in your topic sentence.

Chemistry Unit 3 Day 2 + Assignment Instructions

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Objective: Students will define and describe words related to heat on vocab cards using the words thermodynamics, specific heat capacity, latent heat of fusion, latent heat of vaporization, exothermic reaction, endothermic reaction, enthalpy.

Questions:
1) What is conduction? Give an example.
2) How do you calculate heat capacity? Give an example.
3) What does enthalpy tell us?


Exit Ticket:
What is the difference between an exothermic and endothermic reaction? Use at least 2 green words from the objective in your response. Incorporate the question in your topic sentence.

Assignment Instructions:

• On the front of the notecard write the word and draw a picture or diagram about the word.
• On the back of the card, choose 2 of the following:
• Examples
• Definition
• Apex sentence
• related vocabulary words(2)
• This means...
• This makes me think about...
• Hint: (what can help you remember the definition or the word better?)

biology unit 3 day 1

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Objective: Students will define and describe terms related to population dynamics.

Questions:
1) What is logistic population growth?
2) What is exponential population growth?

Exit Ticket: Finish TST questions!! and start unit 3 vocab cards....see below for instructions.

Pick up 8 notecards!

• On the front of the notecard write the word and draw a picture or diagram about the word.
• On the back of the card, choose 2 of the following:
• Examples
• Definition
• Apex sentence
• related vocabulary words(2)
• This means...
• This makes me think about...
• Hint: (what can help you remember the definition or the word better?)
• Words: biome, ecosystem, biodiversity, carrying capacity, Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium, density-dependent factor, logistic population growth, exponential population growth.

Physical Science 1 Unit 4 Day 2

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Objective: Students will diagram and describe force in a circle using the words uniform circular motion, centripital force, centripital acceleration.

Question:
1) What factors affect gravity?
2) How do you calculate density? Give an example.
3) What is centripital force?

Exit Ticket:

A car moves in uniform circular motion around a curve in the road. What is the direction of the car's acceleration? Draw a diagram and describe (use the question in your answer, write at least 2 sentences to explain).

Chemistry Unit 3 Day 1

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Objective: Students will define and describe words related to heat chemistry (thermodynamics, thermal energy, conduction, radiation, exothermic reaction, endothermic reaction, heat capacity, convection).

Questions:
1) What is thermodynamics?
2) What is conduction? Give an example.

Exit Ticket!
Finish your TST! and start your unit 3 assignment!! (see below for instructions).

Biology Unit 2 TST day

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Objective: Students will make connections and draw conclusions on the unit 2 cst using the words mRNA, frameshift mutation, point mutation, silent mutation.

Questions:
1) What is a frameshift mutation? Give an example.
2) What is a point mutation? Give an example.

Exit Ticket:
FINISH YOUR TST!!

Physical Science Unit 4 Day 1

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Objective: Students will define and describe forces using the words buoyant force, unbalanced force, balanced force, density, friction, gravitational force.

Questions:
1) What is buoyant force?
2) What is density?
3) What in an unbalanced force?

Exit Ticket:
What causes objects to float? Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph. Use the question as your topic sentence and incorporate at least 2 green words from the objective above.


Your assignment: 

• On the front of the notecard write the word and draw a picture or diagram about the word.
• On the back of the card, choose 2 of the following:
• Examples
• Definition
• Apex sentence
• related vocabulary words(2)
• This means...
• This makes me think about...
• Hint: (what can help you remember the definition or the word better?)
• Words: density, buoyancy, balanced forces, friction, gravitational force, volume, unbalanced fores. 

Chemistry Unit 2 TST day

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Objective: Students will collect data, draw conclusions, and make predictions about reaction rates using the words rate constant, kinetics and rate law.

Question:
1) What causes a reaction to speed up or slow down?
2) What is the rate constant? Give an example.

Exit Ticket
How does heat affect chemical reactions? Use at least 1 green word from the objective in your response and use the question in your topic sentence. 

Biology Unit 3 Day 1

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objective: students will define and describe terms related to population dynamics.

Questions:
1) What is biodiversity?
2) (review) What is DNA polymerase?
3) (review) What is the job of a codon?

No exit ticket today.

Physical science unit 4 day 1

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Objective: students will define and describe terms related to outside forces.

Questions:
1) what is friction? Give an example.
2) what is an unbalanced force.
3) What is air resistance?

Chemistry Unit 3 Day 1

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Objective: Students will define and describe words related to thermodynamics (heat transfer).

Question:
1) What is thermodynamics?
2) What is thermal energy? Give an example.
3)

Which of the following is the conjugate acid of H2PO4-?
	A. HPO4-2 B. PO43- C. H3PO4 D. H4PO4- No Exit Ticket today!

biology unit 2 day 6

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Objective: Students will make connections and draw conclusions on the unit 2 cst.

Questions (Review!):
1) What is a codon?
2) Why does a mutation in DNA affect traits?
3) What is gel electrophoresis?

There Will be no exit ticket today.

If you finish your unit 2 cst or would like to work on unit 3, pick up 8 notecards from the sub.

• On the front of the notecard write the word and draw a picture or diagram about the word.
• On the back of the card, choose 2 of the following:
• Examples
• Definition
• Apex sentence
• related vocabulary words(2)
• This means...
• This makes me think about...
• Hint: (what can help you remember the definition or the word better?)
• Words: biome, ecosystem, biodiversity, carrying capacity, Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium, density-dependent factor, logistic population growth.

Physical Science Unit 3 Day 6

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Objective: Students will make connections and recall information on the unit CST.

Questions (review):
1)

Which of the following are vectors? Check all that apply.

A. Mass B. Acceleration C. Speed D. Displacement There Will be no exit ticket today. If you finish your unit 3 cst or would like to work on unit 4, pick up 8 notecards from the sub. On the front of the notecard write the word and draw a picture or diagram about the word. On the back of the card, choose 2 of the following: Examples Definition Apex sentence related vocabulary words(2) This means... This makes me think about... Hint: (what can help you remember the definition or the word better?) Words: density, buoyancy, balanced forces, friction, gravitational force, volume, unbalanced fores.

Chemistry Unit 2 Day 6

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Objective: Students will draw conclusions and make connections on the unit cst.

Question: (review!)
1) Which of the following K_b values represents the weakest base?

• A. K_b = 1.26  10^-6
• B. K_b = 7.41  10^-5
• C. K_b = 3.8  10^-10
• D. K_b = 1.8  10^-5

2) What does the pH of a solution indicate?

There Will be no exit ticket today.

If you finish your unit 2 cst or would like to work on unit 3, pick up 8 notecards from the sub.

• On the front of the notecard write the word and draw a picture or diagram about the word.
• On the back of the card, choose 2 of the following:
• Examples
• Definition
• Apex sentence
• related vocabulary words(2)
• This means...
• This makes me think about...
• Hint: (what can help you remember the definition or the word better?)
• Words: thermodynamics, thermal energy, conduction, convection, radiation, heat capacity, latent heat of fusion, enthalpy. 

Physical Science unit 2 day 5-6

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Objective: Students will create connections and draw conclusions on the unit cst.

Questions: (Review!)
1) How is gravity related to projectile motion?
2) How do you calculate the velocity of a falling object? Give an example.

Exit Ticket:
Complete the self-evaluation on the bottom of the unit tracker. What did you learn? What are you still confused about? What would help you learn better? What was your favorite part of the unit? Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph (topic + 2 details).

Chemistry unit 2 day 6

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Objective: students will make connections and draw conclusions on the unit cst.

Questions: (Review)
1) What is rate constant? Give an example.
2) What are the products of a neutralization reaction?
3) How does a catalyst change a chemical reaction?

Exit Ticket:
Complete the self-evaluation at the bottom of your unit tracker. What did you learn? What are you still confused about? What did you like about this unit? What wouls help you learn this unit better? Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph (topic + 2 details).

biology 2 unit 2 day 5

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Objective: Students will draw conclusions and make predictions about protein synthesis using the words silent mutation, frame shift mutation, point mutation.

Questions:
1) What is the difference between the lytic and lysogenic phase of a virus?
2) What is a frame shift mutation?
3) What is a silent mutation?

Exit Ticket:

Physcial Science Unit 3 Day 4

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Objective: Students will create and draw conclusions about building paper airplanes using the words air resistance, projectile motion, gravity.

Questions:
1) What is air resistance?
2) Describe an object in projectile motion. Give an example.
3) How do you calculate the velocity of falling object? Give an example.


Exit Ticket:
What does air resistance have to do with gravity? Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph (topic + 2 details).

chemistry 2 unit 2 day 5

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Objective: Students will analyze and draw conclusions about reaction rates using the words kinetics, temperature, concentration, and catalyst on the unit tst and cst.

Question:
1) What is reaction rate?
2) Why does a reaction increase it's rate if you heat it?
3) What is a catalyst? Give an example.

Exit Ticket:
How do you speed up a chemical reaction? Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph and use at least 2 green words from above.

Biology 2 Unit 2 Day 4

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Objective: Students will compare and contrast viruses and bacteria by watching video clips and drawing diagrams and using the words conjugation, transformation, capsid, pilus, bacteriophage, lytic cycle, and lysogenic cycle.

Questions:
1) What are 2 things that happens in transcription?
2) What are 2 things that happen in translation?
3) What are viruses?

Exit Ticket:
Compare and contrast viruses and bacteria. Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph (topic + 2 details) and include at least 1 green word from the objective above.

Physical Science 1 Unit 3 Day 3

Day Starter
Objective: Students will diagram and describe terms related to motion on posters and notes.

Question:
1) What is gravity?
2) List 2 factors that gravity depends on.
3) If speed is constant but the time of travel ends up being less, what must have happened to the distance traveled?

Exit Ticket:
What is gravity? Draw a diagram (labeled) and write 2 sentences describing gravity.

Chemistry 2 Unit 2 Day 4

Day Starter
Objective: Students will diagram and describe characteristics of acid/base equilibrium lewis acid/base, bronstad-lowry acid/base, pH/pOH, conjugate acid/base, arrhenuis acid/base. 


Question:
1) What is a buffer? Give an example.
2) What is a neutralization reaction? Give an example.
3) How do you calculate pH? Give an example.

Exit Ticket:
How do acids and bases get to equilibrium? Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph (topic + 2 details). Include 2 green words from the objective above.

Biology 2 Unit 2 Day 3

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Objective: Students will diagram and describe terms related to transcription and translation on posters and notes

Question:
1) What would be the strand of complementary DNA produced by the strand of DNA shown below?
ATG CGA 2) What are nucleic acids? Give an example. 3) What are amino acids? Give an example.

Exit Ticket: What are the events that occur in protein sysnthesis? Use the words transcription, translation, mRNA, and amino acids in your writing. Use the question in your topic sentence.

physical science unit 3 day 2

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Objective: Students will diagram and describe terms related to motion on posters using the words speed, acceleration, velocity, vector, gravity, scalar, displacement, reference point, (v=d/t), (a=v/t).


Question:
1) Make a list of 4 words that have to do with velocity. (hint: use the green words above)
2) Make a list of 4 words that have to do with acceleration.(hint: use the green words above)
3) Anne rode 3,000 m east. She then turned and rode 2,000 m to the west in 1,000 seconds. What was her velocity? 


Exit Ticket

The velocity of a car increases by 40 m/s in 80 seconds. What is the acceleration of the car? Show your work. Write a sentence explaining how you got your answer.

Chemistry 2 Unit 2 Day 3

Day Starter
Objective: Students will diagram and describe the opposites of acids and bases on posters using the words acid/base, conjugate acid/conjugate base, Bronstad-Lowry acid/base, Lewis acid/base, pH/pOH.

Question:
1) If Keq (equilibrium constant) is less than 1 what does that mean?
2) What is equilibrium constant? Give an example.
3) What is an acid? Base?

Exit Ticket:
What does it mean to be at equilibrium? Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph (topic sentence + 2 details). Include 2 green words from the unit tracker objectives in your writing.

Biology 2 Unit 2 Day 2

Day Starter
Objective: Students will diagram and describe transcription and translation on class posters and cornell notes.

Question:
1) What is the function of trancsription?
2) What is the function of translation?
3) List 5 words that have to do with transcription or translation.

Exit Ticket:
How do living things make proteins? Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph (topic + 2 details) using the words the transcription and translation in your writing.

physcial science 1 unit 3 day 1

Day Starter
Objective: Students will define motion by completing chosen assignment and using the words vector, scalar, speed, velocity, acceleration, displacement, reference point.
 

Question:
1) Write down 2 words or things you think of when someone talks about speed or acceleration.
2) What is the difference between speed and velocity?
3) List 3 factors that could affect your speed or acceleration.


Exit Ticket:
What does it mean to say you are speeding? Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph (topic + 2 details). Use the question in your topic sentence and use at least 1 green word in your writing.

Chemistry Unit 2 Day 2

Day Starter
Objectives: Students will diagram and describe acid/bases on vocab posters using the words acid/base, conjugate acid/conjugate base, Arrhenius acid/base, Bronstad-Lowry acid/base, Lewis acid/Lewis base.

Question:
1) What does it mean for reactions to be in equilibrium?
2) How are reactions affected by changes in pressure?
3) How are reactions affected by changes in temperature?

Exit Ticket:
 What will happen if a reaction is not at equilibrium? Give an example. Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph. Include 1 green word from the objectives on the unit tracker. Use the question in your topic sentence.

Biology 2 Unit 2 Day 1

Day Starter
Objective:

Students will describe the structure and function of DNA and RNA by completing assignments of their choice and using the words adenine, thymine, uracil, nucleotides, nucleic acids, cytosine, guanine, mRNA, tRNA, complementary base pairs.

Question:
1) Draw and label (2 parts) of a DNA molecule.
2) What is a nucleotide?

Exit Ticket:
What is DNA? Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph; include at least 2 green words from the objective. Use the question in your topic sentence.

Physical Science 1 Unit 2 Day 6

Day Starter
Objective: Students will create and evaluate measurement systems on the unit 2 tst.

Question:
1) How many feet are in a mile?
2) How many ft are in a meter?
3) What do you think is a better measurement system, the English (US) system or the metric system? Why?

Chemistry 2 Unit 2 Day 1

Day Starter
Objective: Students will define properties of equilibrium chemistry on assignments using the words  Le Chatliers principal, buffer, neutralization reaction, equilibrium constant, dissociation constant, pH.

Question:
1) How have you heard the word equal or equality or balance used in your math class? Civics class?
2) What does it mean when a reaction is at equilibrium? Give an example.
3) Why do reactions want to be at equilibrium? Hint: see the following website for help: www.chem4kids.com/files/react_equilib.html

Exit Ticket:
What does it mean for a reaction to be at equilibrium? Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph and use at least 1 green word from the objective above. 

Physical Science Unit 2 Day 5

Day Starter:
Get out all of your unit 2 papers and unit tracker. Login to APEX to take the unit 2 CST.


No exit ticket today.

Biology Unit 1 Day 6

Day Starter
Objective: See yesterday's objective

Question:
1) What are Mendelian traits or Mendelian genetics?
2) What are non-Mendelian traits? Give examples.
3) Why did Mendal use pea plants for his experiments?

Exit Ticket:
complete the self-evaluation at the bottom of the unit tracker. Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph and use 2 green words from the unit tracker objectives.

Physcial Science Unit 2 Day 4

Day Starter
Objective: See yesterday's objective.

Question:
1) What makes a significant figure?
2) Give an example of converting units.
3) Give an example of rounding numbers.

Exit Ticket: Complete the self-evaluation on the bottom of the unit tracker. Be sure to write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph (topic sentence + 2 details) and use at least 2 green words from the unit tracker objectives in your writing.

Chemistry Unit 1 Day 6

Day Starter
Objective: See yesterday's objective

Questions: (Review)
1) What is molality?
2) What causes your ears or balloons to pop at higher altitudes?
3) What forces typically hold separate molecules together? Explain.

Exit Ticket:
Complete the bottom of the unit tracker (self-evalutation). Be sure to write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph (topic sentence + 2 details) and use green words from the unit tracker objectives.

Biology 2 Unit 1 Day 5

Day Starter
Objective: Students will analyze patterns and draw conclusions on the unit 1 cst and tst.

Question:
1) How are genes, chromosomes and DNA related?
2) If an organism has a diploid number of 46, what is it's haploid number?
3) What does a dihybrid punnett square look like? (draw an example).

Exit Ticket:
What information do punnett squares tell us? Give an example and write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph (main idea + 2 details) explaining your answer. Use and HIGHLIGHT(in pink) at least 2 green words from your unit tracker in your writing.

Physical Science 1 Unit 2 Day 3

Day Starter
Objective: Students will draw conclusions and make predictions about measurements in science on the unit 2 tst and cst.

Question:
1) How do you calculate the average for 3 numbers? Give an example.
2) What 3 things make a question scientific?
3) What are the 5 steps in the scientific method?

Exit Ticket:
How are forces and matter related? Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph (main idea + 2 details) and give an example to support your main idea.

Chemistry 2 Unit 1 Day 5

Day Starter
Objective: Students will analyze and make predictions on states of matter in chemistry on the unit 1 cst and tst.

Question:
1) How do you convert celcius to Kelvin?
2) What does it mean for a solution to be supersaturated?
3) What is freezing point depression?

Exit Ticket:
Why does lowering the pressure cause a liquid to boil? Draw a diagram and write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph using the words pressure and Boyles Law.

Biology 2 Unit 1 Day 4

Day Starter
Objective: Students will interpret and analyze inheritance patterns in order to determine traits in offspring using a lab activity and punnet squares and the following vocabulary: dominant trait, recessive trait, genotype, phenotype, heterozygous and homozygous.

Questions:
1) What is the outcome of meiosis?
2) What is a punnett square? Give an example.
3) Define 1 word in green shown above.

Physical Science 1 Unit 2 Day 2

Day Starter
Objective: Students will measure science using a practice worksheets and a lab activity and the following vocabulary: accuracy, precision, significant figures, and SI units, rounding.

Question:
1) What is the metric System and why do we use it?
2) What are SI units?
3) List 2 rules in rounding numbers.

Exit Ticket:
What did you learn today making measurements? Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph using the following sentence starter "Measuring in science..." and at least 1 green word from above.

Chemistry 2 Unit 1 Day 4

Day Starter
Objective: Students will observe, collect data and hypothesize about gas chemistry using the words Charles Law, Boyles Law, ideal gas law, Avogadro’s law.

Question:
1) What is Charles Law?
2) What is Boyles Law?
3) What is the ideal gas law?

Exit Ticket:
How are gases affected by volume, temperature and pressure? Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph. Include the question in your main idea sentence. Use at least 1 gas law (in green above) in your writing. 

Biology 2 Unit 1 Day 3

Day Starter
Objective: Students will compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis using notes and assignments and the words haploid, diploid, asexual reproduction, sex chromosomes, interphase and telephase.


Question:
1) What is meiosis?
2) What occurs during meiosis?
3) List 4 differences between meiosis and mitosis.

Exit Ticket:
Compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis. Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph. Include at least 2 green words from the objective above. Use the question (in blue) in your main idea sentence.

Phsyical Science 1 Unit 2 Day 1

Day Starter
Objective: Students will explain physical science by completing chosen assignments and using the words matter, energy, electromagnetic force, gravity, SI units, rounding, significant figures, and nuclear force.

Question:
1) What is physical science? (hint: use APEX definition)
2) What is matter?
3) What is force? Give 3 examples.

Exit Ticket:
What do we study in physical science? Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph, use the following sentence starter for your main idea "Physical science is the study of..." and use at least 2 green words from above in your writing.

Chemistry 2 unit 1 Day 3

Day Starter
Objective: Students will compare and contrast soiled and liquid state chemistry on notes, assignment, and exit ticket using the words Intermolecular forces, concentration, solutions, heterogeneous mixture homogeneous mixtures, ordered, disordered, amorphous, crystalline, soluble, melting point, boiling point, matter, molecules, malleable, ductile. 

Questions:
1) compare and contrast solids and liquids using a venn diagram and at least 4 green words from the objective.
2) Order the following types of intermolecular forces from strongest to weakest: dipole-dipole forces, induced-dipole (London dispersion forces), hydrogen bonding, electrostatic (ions).

Exit Ticket
How are solids and liquids related?? Use the question in your response as your topic sentence, write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph, and include at least 3 green words from above.

Biology 2Unit 1 Day 2

Day Starter

Objective: Students will explain how DNA passes from one cell to another during mitosis and meiosis through posters and notes using the words diploid,  tumor cells, asexual reproduction, haploid, interphase, metaphase, prophase, anaphase, and telophase. 

Question:

1. What is the purpose of mitosis?

2. What occurs during mitosis?

3. How are cancer cells like normal cells in your body.

Exit Ticket

How and why do cells replicate? Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph summarizing what you learned about mitosis. Use the question in you topic sentence and include at least 1 green word from the objective. 

Physical Science 1 Unit 1 Day 2

Day Starter
Objective: Students will review and test their knowledge about reading strategies in science on the TST and CST.

Question:
1) Assume you're reading a book and get confused by something you just read. You go back and read the last part again. This is an example of which of the 8 reading strategies?
2) Give an example of summarizing.
3) What kind of text is sceince text? Explain.

Chemistry 2 Unit 1 Day 2

Day Starter
Objective: Students will define and describe properties of liquid chemistry on assignments using the words solubility, molality, intermolecular forces, hydrogen bonding, dipole-dipole attractions, VanDerWaals forces, electrostatic attractions, heterogeneous mixtures, solute, solvent.

Questions:
1) What type of solid is MgCl2? How do you know?
2) List 4 properties of solids in chemistry.
3) What are intramolecular forces? Intermolecular forces?

Exit Ticket:
What forces hold together molecules in solids and the molecules in liquid? Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph and include at least 1 green word from the objective. Incorporate the question in your topic sentence.

Biology 2 Unit 1 Day 1

Biology 2 Unit 1 Day 1

Day Starter
Objective: Students will describe the structure and function of DNA by completing assignments using the words nucleic acids, tetrad, sister chromatid, chromosomes, alleles, genes, gamete, and sex chromosomes.

Question:

1. Write 3 sentences about DNA.

2. What are chromosomes?

Exit Ticket
Today in class we talked about chromosomes. Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph describing chromosomes. Useat least 2 of the following terms: genes, alleles, DNA, traits, sex chromosomes.

Chemistry 2 Unit 1 Day 1

Day Starter
Objective: 

Students will diagram and explain solids and properties of solids on vocab posters using the words kelvin scale, amorphous solid, crystalline solid, molecular solid, ionic solid, network solid,  metallic solid, intramolecular forces, ionic attractions, metallic bonds, covalent bonds.

Question:

1) What is the kinetic theory of matter?

2) Draw an example of a phase change diagram.

3) List 3 types of solids.

Exit Ticket:

What does it mean to be a "solid" in chemistry? Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph. Include at least 1 green word from the objective above.

Physical Sci 1 Unit 1 Day 1

Day Starter
Objective: Students will define and describe terms related to reading for knowledge on assignments.

Question:
1) What does it mean to make mental images?
2) What does it mean to activate prior knowledge?
3) Give an example of a question you might ask while reading information on APEX.

Exit Ticket:
What did you learn about reading strategies? Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph and include at least 2 reading strategies in your writing.

Physical Science Unit 5 Day 4

Objective: Students will draw conclusions and recall information on the unit 5 TST and CST.

Questions:
1) Write 10 words that have to do with nuclear reactions.
2) What's stronger and nuclear reaction or chemical reaction?
3) Where do we get the energy to power our earth? List 5 sources of energy.

Earth Science 2 Unit 5 Day 2

Day Starter
Objective: Students will diagram and describe sources of energy on vocab posters using the words biomass, geothermal energy, asbestos, wind energy, solar energy, nuclear energy, fossil fuels.

Questions:
1) What is logistic population growth?
2) What is carrying capacity? When does a population reach this point?
3) What is exponential population growth? Is this growth sustainable?

Exit Ticket:
There are many types of renewable energy resources. Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph describing how 1 type works? Use the following sentence starter to explain how it works, "Potential energy is converted to kinetic energy by..."

Physical Science 2 Unit 5 Day 2

Day Starter
Objective: Students will diagram and describe nuclear reactions on vocab charts using the words isotope, alpha decay, beta decay, gamma decay, transmutation.

Question:
1) what is a strong nuclear force?
2) Where are protons and nuetrons located?
3) What is an isotope? Give an example.

Exit Ticket:
There are 3 types of nuclear reactions. Describe one type in a perfect 3 sentence paragraph. Use the following sentence starter "__________ decay happens when...". 

Earth Science 2 Unit 5 Day 1

Day Starter
Objective: Students will define and describe Earth's energy on unit 5 assignment using the words biomass, fossil fuels, greenhouse effect, global warming, geothermal energy, solar energy.

Question:
1) What is sustainability? What energy sources are most sustainable?
2) What's the greenhouse effect? What is it caused by?
3) What type of renewable resource also contributes to the greenhouse effect?

Exit Ticket:
What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resource? Use the following sentence starter "Renewable resources and nonrewable resources are different because..." and at least one of the words in green from the objective to write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph.

Physical Science 2 Unit 5 Day 1

Day Starter
Objective: Students will define and describe nuclear reactions on assignments using the words nuclear fusion, alpha decay, law of conservation of mass, half-life, radiation, radioactivity. 

Question:
1) What is a nuclear reaction? Chemical reaction?
2) What are the results of a nuclear reaction?
3) List 3 types of nuclear reactions.


Exit Ticket:
How is a nuclear reaction different than a chemical reaction? Use the following sentence starter "Nuclear reactions and chemical reactions differ because..." and one green word from the objective in your perfect 3 sentence paragraph.

Biology 2 Unit 5 day 1

Day Starter
Objective: Students will identify and describe the function of parts of the human anatomy.

Question:
1) What part of the brain controls breathing and heart rate?
2) What part of the brain connects the brain and the eyes?
3) What part of the brain is known as the pleasure center?
4) Which of the following are responsible for sending messages from the spinal cord to the brain?

Earth Science 2 Unit 5 Day 1

Day Starter
Objective: Students will define and describe vocabulary related to energy and populations on assignments using the words geothermal, biomass, carrying capacity, nuclear.


Question:
1) Where does the US get the majority of it's energy? (from what source).
2) What is a renewable energy resource? Give 2 examples.
3) What is a nonrenewable energy resource? Give 2 examples.

Physical Science Unit 4 Day 6

Day Starter
Objective: Students will review and draw conclusions about gas laws and thermodynamics on unit 4 review sheet and CST.


Questions (REVIEW!!!)
1)

Which is warmest? Explain.
	A. 5 K B. 5°F C. 5°C D. 0 K

2) The specific heat of water is 4,186 J/(kg·°C). How much heat does it take to raise 2 kg of water 1°C?

3) 

Which of the following reactions have more entropy in the reactants than the products? Check all that apply.
	A. 2H2(g) + O2(g)  2H2O(l) B. 2C2H6(g) + 5O2(g) 2CO2(g) + 6H2O(l) C. SiO2(s)  Si(s) + O2(g) D. 2MgO(s)  2Mg(s) + O2(g)

Biology 2 Unit 4

Day Starter
Objective:  Students will create classification systems and draw conclusions on Unit 4 TST and CST.

Question:

1) How many kingdoms are there in the domain Bacteria? 2) Which best describes the first organisms on Earth? 3) An organism has the following traits: Unicellular No nucleus Contains DNA What domain does this most likely belong in?

Earth Science 2 Unit 4

Day Starter
Objective: Students will make conclusions and recall information about geological history on the Unit 4 CST and TST.

Question:
1) How has Earth changed during our current era?
2) How many years ago did ancient humans appear?
3) Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5,730 years. How long does it take a 200-gram sample of carbon-14 to decay to a mass of 100 grams?

Physical Science 2 Unit 4 Day 5

Day Starter
Objective: Students will review and draw conclusions about gas laws and thermodynamics on unit 4 review sheet and CST.

Question:
1) What is the Kelvin scale?
2) What is absolute zero?
3) How much does 1 mol of an atom weigh?

Biology 2 Unit 4 Day 4

Day Starter

Objective: Students will examine  and infer relationships of classification systems using the words cladogram, Linnaean Classification, kingdoms, domains. Question: 1) What are the 5 kingdoms that all living things are divided into? 2) What is Linnaean Classification? 3) What is a cladogram? Exit Ticket: Summarize your notes from the pictures. Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph. Use the following sentence stater, "From these pictures, I learned...".

Earth Science 2 Unit 4 Day 4

Day Starter:
Objective: Students will analyze geological history and make predictions about the future of Earth on Unit 4 TST.


Question:
1) Why have scientists not found any rocks from older than 4 billion years old?
2) Why did the most coal and limestone form during the paleozoic era?
3) What was Earth's atmosphere like during the precambrian period?

Physical Science 2 Unit 4 Day 4

Day Starter
Objective: Students will practice and interpret states of matter and their behavior on a video notes and a practice worksheet using the words latent heat, specific heat, Boyle’s Law, Charles Law, Ideal Gas Law, first law of thermodynamics, second law of thermodynamics, entropy.

Question:
1) What is the equation for specific heat capacity? What does each letter stand for?
2) What does latent heat of vaporization mean?
3) What does latent heat of fusion mean?



Exit Ticket:
What is entropy in chemistry? Draw a diagram to show entropy. Explain your diagram using the following sentence starter, "This diagram shows entropy because...". Write at least 2 complete sentences.

Biology 2 Unit 4 Day 3

Day Starter
Objective:

Students will illustrate and explain mechanisms of evolution on vocab charts using the words gene flow, genetic drift, stabilizing selection, disruptive selection, directional selection, adaptive radiation, and speciation. Question: 1) List 4 types of natural selection. 2) Give an example of directional selection. 3) What is speciation? What causes speciation? Exit Ticket: Speciation is caused by many factors. Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph explaining what causes speciation using the following sentence starter "High rates of speciation is...".

Earth Science 2 Unit 4 Day 3

Day Starter
Objective:Students will analyze, draw conclusions and make predictions about the history of the earth using timelines and graphs on the Unit 4 TST.


Question:
1) What is radiometric dating?
2) What is half-life? Give an example.
3) During what era did plants first appear? Why is this so important?

Physcial Science 2 Unit 4 Day 3

Day Starter
Objecrtive: Students will diagram and distinguish Gas Law and the behavior of gases on posters and cornell notes and using the words Boyle’s Law, Charles Law, Ideal Gas Law, first law of thermodynamics, second law of thermodynamics, entropy, kinetic energy, thermal energy.

Question:
1) What is scientific notation? Write an example of a number in scientific notation.
2) What is Boyles Law?
3) Draw a diagram of Boyles Law.

Exit Ticket:
How does volume, temperature and pressure affect gases? Draw a diagram of either boyle's law or charles law. Explain your diagram using the following sentence starter "This diagram shows..." and at least 1 green word from the objective.

Biology 2 Unit 4 Day 2

Day Starter
Objective: Students will illustrate and explain mechanisms of evolution on vocab charts using the words gene flow, genetic drift, stabilizing selection, disruptive selection, directional selection, adaptive radiation, and speciation. 

Question: 
1) What is sexual selection? Give an example.
2) Why does gene flow cause evolution?
3) What is genetic drift? Give an example.

Exit Ticket:
Evolution is a change in a population over time. What causes a population to change over time? Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph (topic + 2 details) using the following sentence starter, "Evolution is caused by..." and at least 1 green word from the day starter objective.