Friday 11/30/12

EQ: "What is a cell membrane composed of, and how does it control movement in and out of our cell?"

VOCAB: (21) selectively permeable

 HOMEWORK:
- Define Vocab Terms (1-21)
- Complete 7.4 packet due Monday

 CLASS RECAP: Today students started class by developing examples of diffusion that they shared with the class.  Then students reviewed the structure of the plasma membrane from yesterday.  We learned several new components of the membrane and how they work together in the membrane.  Students finished the period by watching the following video clip that reviewed the parts of the membrane.

Thursday 11/29/12

 EQ: "What is a cell membrane composed of and why is it important to our cell?"

VOCAB: (20) concentration gradient

 HOMEWORK:
- Define Vocab Terms (1-20 )
- 7.4 section of packet due on Monday (12/3)

 CLASS RECAP: Today students started class by going over the CRAZY schedule for next week.  If you need another copy of the schedule, please follow this link to access the student schedule on the HUB.

LINK TO STUDENT SCHEDULE FOR NEXT WEEK 

Students then discussed a situation involving a ficus tree and discussed how pruning a tree would disrupt homeostasis.  Students talked in groups and discussed how pruning affects the tree and the branches that have been removed. 

Ficus tree before pruning

Ficus tree after pruning

Students learned about how diffusion of molecules occurs between cells.  Water, nutrients and ions can diffuse between cells through the cell membrane.  Students smelled an example of molecular diffusion when I sprayed raspberry creme spray in the classroom and it diffused throughout the classroom.  Students also watched the model of a cell as the molecules diffused across a concentration gradient from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.

Students then learned what the membrane looks like.  We labeled a picture of the cell membrane and learned how the phospholipids are aligned.

 

Wed 11/2812

EQ: "What is a cell membrane composed of and why is it important to our cell?

VOCAB:

HOMEWORK:
- Define Vocab Terms (1- 19)
-7.3 due Thursday
-7.4 due Monday (12/3)

CLASS RECAP:  Today students reviewed the results of their 7.1 & 7.2 quizzes.  The second half of the class, students discussed how humans maintain homeostasis within their bodies.  They created a thought web about human homeostasis.

Tuesday 11/27/12

EQ: "What is a cell membrane composed of and why is it important to our cell?

VOCAB: (9) diffusion (10) passive transport (11) facilitated diffusion (12) aquaporins (13) osmosis (14) isotonic (15) hypertonic (16) hypotonic (17) active transport (18) endocytosis (19) exocytosis

HOMEWORK:
- Define Vocab Terms (1- 19)
-7.3 packet due on Thursday
-7.4 packet due on Monday (12/3)

 CLASS RECAP:  Today Miss Styer was out of class but students wrote down their new vocab words (19 total as of today).  Students then read and worked on a homeostasis worksheet. Any extra time was spent working on 7.3 homework.

Tuesday 11/20

EQ: "How are mitochondria and chloroplast similar/different from one another?"

VOCAB:

HOMEWORK:
- Define Vocab Terms (1-8 )
- (if you had a note on your Biochemistry Test you must have it signed by tomorrow)

CLASS RECAP: Today students turned in their reviewed Biochemistry Exam.  They then learned about what makes mitochondria and chloroplasts different from each other and the other organelles in eukaryotic cells.  Students compare similarities between chloroplasts and mitochondria.  They learned what the endosymbiotic theory is and how it relates to the origin of mitochondria and chloroplasts.

Students then took their Cells quiz on sections 7.1 and 7.2. 

Monday 11/19

EQ: "What do I need to restudy from my biochem exam?"

VOCAB: (7) chlorophyll  (8) endosymbiotic theory

HOMEWORK:
- Define Vocab Terms (1- 8)
- Review Biochem exam tonight and make notes in Daily Science Journal about what you need to restudy.
- QUIZ TOMORROW on 7.1, 7.2, cell orgnanelles, microscopes, and bacteria
- Parent signatures (if you got a note on your test) are due by this WEDNESDAY!!!


CLASS RECAP: Today students wrote down their two new vocab words.  Then we spent time reviewing our biochem exams.  There were new Goggles of Glory winners for this test!  Then students spent time completing a puzzle to review for their quiz tomorrow.

Friday 11/16/12

EQ: "What are the functions of Eukaryotic organelles?"

 VOCAB:

 HOMEWORK:

- Define Vocab Terms (1-6 )
- Finish Part Two of microscope lab- answer questions about animal cell slides.
- Quiz on 7.1, 7.2, microscopes, bacteria, and cell organelles on Tuesday 11/20

 CLASS RECAP:
Today students started class with the worlds most cheesy cell organelle rap.  See below:

 After the video students practiced the functions of organelles by completing a "Whip".  Period 5/6 had the fastest time at 1:22 seconds!  Congrats!  Students then took a final five quiz and learned the process of building proteins (shown in the image below).

Have a happy and Safe Weekend!

Thursday 11/15

EQ: How do we use light microscopes to compare plant and animal cells.

VOCAB:

HOMEWORK:
- Define Vocab Terms (1- 6)
- Finish questions from microscope lab

CLASS RECAP: Today students started class by completing a do first and listing facts about the clue from this license plate.

 Today students finished Part two of the microscope lab.  They made wet mount slides from cheek cells.  This is what the Elodea slides looked like at 400x total magnification:

This is what the human cheek cells looked like at 400x total magnification:

Wednesday 11/14

EQ: "How do we compare plant and animal cells using a light microscope?"

VOCAB:

 HOMEWORK:
- Define Vocab Terms (1- 6)
- Finish lab questions from Part one of today's microscope lab
 
 CLASS RECAP:  Today students started a microscope lab in class.  They looked at Elodea plant leaves at different levels of magnification.

Tuesday 11/13

EQ: "What are the parts of a light microscope?"

 VOCAB:

HOMEWORK:
- Define Vocab Terms (1-6 )
- Finish Eukaryote Organelle TEAM activity (Periods 2 through 9)

 CLASS RECAP:  Today students in periods 2-9 took their 7.1 & 7.2 quiz.  Students then learned the parts and function of a light microscope.

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FOOD DRIVE!

Friday 11/9

EQ: What are the parts of a light microscope?"

VOCAB:

HOMEWORK:
- Define Vocab Terms (1- 6)

CLASS RECAP: Today students started class with a SKETCH activity that reviewed the organelles within a Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cell.  Then students finished their Eukaryotyic Organelles TEAM activity. 

Thursday 11/8/12

EQ: "What are the functions of the organelles within cells?"

VOCAB:

HOMEWORK:
- Define Vocab Terms (1- 6)

CLASS RECAP: Today I checked the 7.2 homework in class.  We reviewed questions that students had on the homework.  There will be a very short brief quiz on sections 7.1 and 7.2 tomorrow in class.  Students then worked on their Cell Organelle TEAM activity for the remainder of the period.

REMEMBER TO BRING IN 

CANNED FOOD ITEMS FOR THE 

FOOD DRIVE!

Wednesday 11/7/12

EQ: "How do bacteria affect humans?"

VOCAB: (5) microbe (6) antibiotic

HOMEWORK:
- Define Vocab Terms (1-6 )
- Read section 7.2 in text.  Complete 7.2 worksheet- due Thursday

CLASS RECAP:  Today students finished our discussion on bacteria, antibiotic immunity and healthy bacteria.  We finished the bacteria worksheet and students completed a "Match the Microbe" activity.  Students then started another TEAM activity.  They were broken into new groups and some classes had an opportunity to begin their activity.

REMEMBER TO BRING IN 

CANNED FOOD ITEMS FOR THE 

FOOD DRIVE!

Tuesday 11/6/12

EQ: "What is the cell theory"  AND  "How do bacteria affect humans?"

VOCAB: microbe, antibiotic

HOMEWORK:
- Vocab words (1-6)
- Read section 7.2 in textbook.  Complete 7.2 homework packet.  DUE THURSDAY

CLASS RECAP: Today students handed in their TEAM Prokaryote and Eukaryote activities to be graded.  Then the classes checked and reviewed their homework.  We learned about the three different types of microscopes (light microscope, transmission electron microscope, and scanning electron microscope).

Then we reviewed the three parts of the cell theory and students wrote them in their daily science journal.

The Cell Theory Trifecta:
     1) All living things are made of cells
     2) Cells are the basic unit of structure and function within living things
     3) All cells are produced from existing cells


Then we had a lesson on Bacteria.  Students learned what a microbe is.  Students watched the following video clip as they learned how antibiotics can help fight off bacteria within our body.



Students learned that:
- bacteria are unicellular prokaryotes
- bacteria can cause diseases like cholera, mono, tuberculosis, and even STD's like syphilis and gonorrhea.
- there are healthy bacteria that help human bodies to function- especially in digestion
- there are bacteria in foods like yogurt, cheese, beer, wine, bread, dairy, and sour kraut.
- bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics

Tomorrow we will learn about the life cycle of bacteria, and why it is important to listen to your doctor and follow the full course of antibiotic treatments.

Monday 11/5/12

EQ: "How is a cell's structure related to that cell's function?"

VOCAB: no new terms (1-4)

HOMEWORK:
-  Homework packet 7.1 due tomorrow (need textbook)
-  Define vocab terms 1-4

CLASS RECAP: Today students finished their Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic TEAM activities.  The last five min, students were given a sample Keystone question and instructed on Keystone test short answer techniques.

Friday 11/2/12

EQ:"What is the difference between a prokaryotic and a eukaryotic cell?"

VOCAB: (1) cell (2) prokaryote (3) eukaryote (4) organelle

HOMEWORK:  Read section 7.1 in your book and take notes in your daily science journal.  Finish Section 7.1 of homework packet from the reading.

CLASS RECAP:Today students started class with a Do First where we answered yesterday's essential question of "what is the smallest unit of life?"  We reviewed possible answers and then students learned how to use the new format of vocab cards.  We completed the card for "cells" together.  Then students worked on completing their Prokaryote and Eukaryote Cell TEAM activity.

Thursday 11/1/12

EQ:"What is the smallest unit of life?"

VOCAB:none

HOMEWORK: none

PUP: Blue cover page to homeostasis unit,  Prokaryote and Eukaryote TEAM activity

CLASS RECAP: Today students started a new unit.  We started our Cell unit.  Students had a chance to make a class folder and to organize the materials from the first two units in their binders.  Students received the cover page for the cell unit.  We discussed what the smallest unit of life was.  We reviewed that in order to be considered living a specimen must meet the seven characteristics of life.  Students read over the vocab and big ideas for the unit.  Then students watched a clip of what the inner cell is speculated to look like.





Then students then learned about the roles and procedures of completing TEAM activities.  Students started their first TEAM activity titled "Prokaryotes and Eukaroyotes"