draft Agenda Monday October 23, 2017- Friday October 27, 2017

NGSS Standards:

MS-LS1-1.	Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells

MS-LS1-3.	Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. [

Monday October 23, 2017
Due Today: nothing
QW: Turn to your "Is it Living" lab.  Compare your findings with your tablemate's.  
WRITE: How did you determine if your object was living?  What were you looking for (your evidence)?  Did you have different findings from your tablemate's?

Agenda:

• QW Discussion/debrief of lab
• Introduce Graphic Novel assignment

Homework: Graphic novel page-all characteristics of living things DUE WED!!





Tuesday October 24, 2017
Due today: nothing
Agenda:
QW: Open book p 82-83, look at these pages and compare  to the microscopes you used last week, note:
                              2-3 things that you find 

interesting, shocking, or that is new to you.

cell theory-copy from book, p 84-85, along with definition of unicellular and multi-cellular (page 19 in notebooks)

video clip
1st and 2nd period video

cell structures-compare to a factory, school, castle, etc. 


Homework: Graphic novel page, due Wednesday!! 


Wednesday October 25, 2017

Due today: graphic novel page Characteristics of living things

QW:  LIST three characteristics of a living thing on planet Earth.  Name two organs in a human body.  

Agenda:

• Biological levels, review
• Introduce cell organelles:
• chart-structure, function
• Make and complete "cell"phones
• draw in space for screen
• names  below
• purpose and picture under squares

color and make colors match
Tape to p_21_




Thursday October 26, 2017

Due today: nothing 

QW:  Give two examples of how human health and our needs for survival are similar to a cell's needs and health. 

         ***think characteristics of life, cell theory, what humans            need for survival***

Agenda:

• continue cell organelles chart:
• structure, function
• Make and complete "cell"phones
• draw in space for screen
• names  below
• function and picture under squares

Homework: cell phones

October 27, 2017

Due today:
Agenda:
QW: 

duplicate the drawing of diffusion, p 104 AND duplicate the drawing of osmosis, p 105 Color both

What happens when Axe perfume is sprayed in front of the room? ( do NOT do this in class)


Draw a model of what is happening in the air when Axe is sprayed
diffusion

other examples of diffusion
video clip 9 seconds 

define diffusion

Agenda Monday October 16, 2017-Friday October 20, 2017

NGSS Standards:

MS-LS1-1.	Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells

MS-LS1-3.	Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. [

Monday October 16, 2017
Due Today: nothing
Agenda:
QW:  How was your behavior for the sub on Friday?  How was the classes behavior?  

Quiz returns- kids absent on Friday take test today
AND kids who received less than 90%, get more practice and retake today

Lab P 17

materials: newsprint disks, microscopes, tweezers, dropper of water
Procedure:
1. Wet mount 'e'
low magnification-CAREFULLY sketch
2.  medium mag.
3.  high mag.
CLEAN OFF SLIDE -soapy, rinse, rinse, reuse
4.  free choice
5. clean up◯, put away


O                      O
low _____         medium____
O                      O

high _____       choice ______


Homework:  

Tuesday October 17, 2017
Due today: nothing
Agenda:

QW:  Write down at least three things that you learned from the video, which we will watch now-6 minutes long
Intro to Cell Theory

3rd-turn in helmet summaries

It it living lab
Homework: 


Wednesday October 18, 2017

Due today: 
Agenda:
QW: 


Plan for kids coming 1st-3rd
4th-6th discuss
Homework:  summarize lab

Thursday October 19, 2017

Due today: nothing
Agenda:
QW: Explain three interesting things you observed while viewing under the microscope?


Lab P 17
animal and plant cell lab

Homework:

October 20, 2017

Due today:
Agenda:
QW: none
Healthy Kids Survey
when done, go to website
Cells Alive!

Explore Cell Models and How Big

Homework: Reflections on microscope use and what living

Next Week: moving materials throughout the cell

Agenda Monday October 9, 2017-Friday October 13, 2017

NGSS Standards:

MS-LS1-1.	Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells

MS-LS1-3.	Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. [

Monday October 9, 2017
Due Today: nothing
Agenda:
QW:  Update Table of Contents

What are the characteristics of living things?  (What do all living things have in common?)


Quiz returns- kids absent on Friday take test today
intro to ______


Homework:  Community Service Hours

Tuesday October 10, 2017
Due today: nothing
Agenda:

QW:  What might be some safety rules for using a microscope?  list, then discuss with  your neighbor.

Draw a microscope-use books to label and record what each part does
Record microscope rules- rules and parts test Thursday
You must get >=90% on test to use microscopes!!!
crazy microscopic images

Homework:  learn rules and parts of microscope-test Thursday


on Wed.   Sub:1st-4th
Wednesday October 11, 2017

Due today: nothing, microscope labels due Thursday
Agenda:
QW:    List 3 rules for using a microscope safely.

Science News Abstract -select from 3 articles
Concussions and Recovery
Texas to Study Brain Injuries in High School Athletes
ER Visits by Soccer Players Swell

Whiteboard practice-parts of a microscope
microscope diagram
http://www.printablediagram.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/microscope-diagram-blank-744x900.jpg

Homework:  learn rules and parts of microscope-test Thursday





Thursday HONORS class
QW: How did your helmet results determine how successful your design was?


Turn in summary
Microscope rules and practice.

Thursday October 12, 2017

Due today: microscope rules and labels learned
Agenda:
QW: List 5 rules for using a microscope

rules and parts test-You must get at least 90% to use the microscopes
Lab P 17
Purpose:  To learn how to examine objects clearly under a compound microscope.


materials: newsprint disks, microscopes, tweezers, dropper of water
Procedure:
1. Wet mount 'e'
low magnification-CAREFULLY sketch
2.  medium mag.
3.  high mag.
CLEAN OFF SLIDE -soapy, rinse, rinse, reuse
4.  free choice
5. clean up◯, put away


O                      O
low _____         medium____
O                      O
high _____       choice ______

Homework: bring in 2 household objects to examine under a microscope

October 13, 2017

Due today: rules retake if you did not get at least 90%

Agenda:
QW: Explain what the objective lens, coarse adjustment, stage clips and eyepiece are used for.

Video summary
Homework: none

Agenda Monday October 2, 2017-Friday October 6, 2017

NGSS Standards:

MS-LS1-1.	Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells

MS-LS1-3.	Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. [

MS-LS1-8.	Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.

MS-ETS1-3 Engineering Design

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success

MS-ETS1-4 Engineering Design

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved..

Monday October 2, 2017
Due Today: nothing
QW:  Explain this quote:

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.  

5th period only online nervous system

Complete blind spot and depth perception 1 experiments., then 2 visual illusion tests
After each is completed, write the title and 3-5 sentences that summarize what you observed.

Build pasta helmet-test, revise, retest

Homework:  Community Service Hours

Tuesday October 3, 2017
Due today: nothing

QW: 5th and 6th only On a separate piece of paper, write a thank you note to Mrs. Bryant
3 things you learned 2 things that surprised you and one final comment or well wish,
sign your first name

Agenda:
QW: List some improvements you can make to your helmet so it fully protects the brain.  Even if your skull remained intact, suggest further improvements.



Was our helmet design effective in protecting our model brain from injury?


Wednesday October 4, 2017

Due today: 

Agenda:
QW:  What did you learn from making the model helmets?

Was our helmet design effective in protecting our model brain from injury? 


vocab notes- add central and peripheral nervous system 

central nervous system-brain and spinal cord
peripheral nervous system-all the nerves connected to the CNS

Conclusion, 
review about neurons and the brain FINISH FOR HOMEWORK

Homework: study for quiz- you could make flash cards
neuron parts, types of neurons, brain sections and their functions,CNS, PNS

Thursday October 5, 2017

Due today: nothing
Agenda:
QW: Without looking at your notes:  write these terms and explain what they are for
occipital lobe, temporal lobe, motor neuron, interneuron, peripheral nervous system
 P 1-4 Level 2 helmet design
quiz reviewc
frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, sensory neuron, motor neuron, interneuron,  neuron 
draw and label a neuron
Homework: 

October 6, 2017

Due today: 

Agenda:
QW: Write down two questions you have about the nervous system that you want to understand before today's quiz.
review
Quiz

Agenda Monday September 25,2017-Friday September 29,2017

NGSS Standards:

MS-LS1-1.	Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells

MS-LS1-3.	Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. [

MS-LS1-8.	Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.

Monday September 25, 2017
Due Today: nothing
QW:  Describe these  neurons
Conclusion-combine rat research with tactile mazes
tape CER outline onto p F
Writing CER conclusion on p 2
Do people and animals learn if given challenges?
Community Service Responsibility

Homework:  none

Tuesday September 26, 2017
Due today: nothing

Agenda:
QW: Name three organs and describe their function.

Body System Levels

Introduce Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems

(H): CER completion
Start reading/annotating

Pg. G
Homework (H): reading/annotation

Wednesday September 27, 2017

Due today: (H) Reading/annotation

Agenda:
QW: Identify 3 annotation symbols and when to use them.

Reading/Socratic Seminar
helmet history 

Homework: none

Thursday September 28, 2017

Due today: nothing
Agenda:
QW: What are some facts you have heard about the brain?
Brain caps-label, symbols, coloring
frontal-purple, motor-blue, sensory-yellow, parietal-green, occipital-light blue, temporal-red
brain game


cap label, sketches,coloring
Homework:  

Friday  September 29, 2017

Due today: 

Agenda:
QW: Identify 3 parts of the brain and what each does.
finish coloring tape to p 11
design a helmet for a pasta shell  Record on p 12




brain development
extra video clip
Homework:  study brain cap

Next week: test on neurons, senses, brain, synapses

Agenda Monday September 18, 2017-Friday September 22, 2017

NGSS Standards:

MS-LS1-3.	Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. [

MS-LS1-8.	Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.

Monday September 18, 2017
Due Today: 2 people tested outside of class checked

QW:   Did others make a mental map of your maze?  What is your evidence?
Creek data entered into notebook
P 1  Purpose, Materials,  Procedure
p 4 graph-finish
Writing CER conclusions
complete CER chart on p 5

start notebook covers

Homework:  notebook covers due Wed.
Tuesday September 19, 2017
Due today: nothing

Agenda:
QW: What do you think you know about the nervous system?  What does it have to do with our senses? 
Notebook Covers
neurons and the nervous system
notes, modeling and drawing
Homework:  notebook covers due Wed.

Wednesday September 20, 2017

Due today: nothing

Agenda:
QW: Draw this picture and label it.

Homework: notebook covers due

Thursday September 21, 2017

Due today: nothing
Agenda:
QW: How can you be kind to 3 people today?  Make a plan to do it.

Dendrite research and results
Book info on central and peripheral nervous system

brain cap label, sketches,coloring
Homework:  

Friday  September 22, 2017

Due today: 

Agenda:
QW: How were you kind yesterday?  What was one opportunity you missed to be kind?
Diamonds Research clip
p 604-read, discuss, summarize
brain development 2:01-6:07

Homework:  none

Next week: brain and protecting it

Agenda Monday September 11,2017-Friday 15, 2017

NGSS Standards:

MS-LS1-3.	Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. [

MS-LS1-8.	Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.

Monday September 11, 2017
Due Today: nothing

QW:   Which senses do you think are your strongest?  What makes you think that?

Build tactile mazes, begin to test
start notebook covers

Homework:  none
Tuesday September 12, 2017
Due today: nothing

Agenda:
QW:  Make a prediction about how quickly your test subjects will get through the maze.  Now make a prediction about how quickly you will go through someone elses' maze.  Explain your responses.

test tactile mazes- 2 people in class, 2 people outside of class
3 times each, record comments they made about it

Begin discussion-how to graph data

Homework: test 2 people outside of class, 3 times each 

Wednesday September 13, 2017

Due today: nothing

Agenda:
QW:  How could you get to your next class without your sense of touch or sight?  Is that possible?  Could you echolocate if you needed to?

examine the graph

Describe the graph- list what might be missing that needs to be included
Graphing data- graph your maze data for 3 people
check out textbooks
start notebook covers (?if there is time)

Homework: test 2 people outside of class, three times each on your maze- due Friday

Thursday September 14, 2017

Due today: nothing
Agenda:
QW: What is missing from this graph? Discuss and then list.
neurons and the nervous system
model, notes, drawing
notebook covers 
pre-creek discussion and plan
Homework:  test 2 people outside of class, three times each on your maze- due Friday

Friday  September 15, 2017

Due today: mazes, tested and data collected

Agenda:
QW: Copy this on page E

date	DO	Phosphates	Nitrates	Air temp	Water temp	pH

creek rules and walk 
Homework:  none

Next week: brain and nervous system