Recently missed class? Find a brief description of what we did below and any upcoming homework assignments. Please see Mr. Will when you return to ensure you are caught up.
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Science Class Schedule:
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Class Updates:
Monday, September 4, 2023
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Friday, September 8, 2023
Monday, September 11, 2023
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Friday, September 15, 2023
Monday, September 18, 2023
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Friday, September 22, 2023
Monday, September 25, 2023
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Friday, September 29, 2023
Monday, October 2, 2023
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Friday, October 6, 2023
Monday, October 9, 2023
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Friday, October 13, 2023
Monday, October 16, 2023
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Monday, October 30, 2023
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Friday, November 3, 2023
Monday, November 6, 2023
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Friday, November 10, 2023
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Monday, November 20, 2023
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Thursday, November 23, 2023
Friday, November 24, 2023
Monday, November 27, 2023
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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Monday, January 8, 2024
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Friday, January 12, 2024
Monday, January 15, 2024
Wednesday, January 17 - Friday, January 19
Tuesday, January 22 - Friday, January 25
Monday, January 29 - Friday, February 2
Monday, February 19, 2024
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Friday, February 23, 2024
Monday, February 26, 2024
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024
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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Monday, March 11, 2024
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Friday, March, 15, 2024
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Monday, April 8, 2024
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Friday, April 12, 2024
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Friday, April 26, 2024
- Welcome back to CF! We went over the topics we'll be covering in science this year [see resources tab].
- Warm up discussion: doors vs wheels.
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
- Today we looked at the history of DNA. We watched a video on the life of Rosalind Franklin [it's in the videos tab] and then worked on creating a comic strip depicting the main events leading to her discoveries on DNA.
- This is due for homework for Monday, September 11, 2023.
Thursday, September 7, 2023
- The structure of DNA: what does it look like? What are the 4 DNA bases? How do the DNA bases pair up?
- Discussed lab safety for tomorrow's DNA extraction activity.
Friday, September 8, 2023
- DNA extraction lab!
Monday, September 11, 2023
- Warm up: recapping what we learned about the history of DNA and the structure of DNA.
- Today's lesson was on chromosomes: what are they? what are the small sections of chromosomes that are instructions called?
- Activity: visualizing genes within a larger chromosome.
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
- What is variation?
- Continuous and discontinuous variation.
Thursday, September 14, 2023
- Recap and wrap up on variation.
- What causes genetic variation? Mutation
- Why is genetic variation good for our species?
Friday, September 15, 2023
- Key terms list: click here for completed list
- Karyotypes
- Cloning: What is it? Should we do it? Should there be limits?
Monday, September 18, 2023
- Warm up: ethics of cloning and bringing back endangered species [see video's tab].
- Today students had time to work on their write-up sharing their opinion on cloning. This was due at the end of class [students can complete for homework if they have more they want to share].
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
- Time to complete corrections in our notebooks.
- Intro to inheritance: Gregor Mendel [see key terms].
- Took notes on inheritance.
- Homework: respond to feedback for cloning write up.
Thursday, September 21, 2023
- Warm up: key terms practice.
- A look at some terminology with genetic inheritance: genotype, phenotype, homozygous, heterozygous, dominant, recessive.
- How to complete a Punnett Square.
- Homework: respond to feedback for cloning write up if you forgot last night :)
Friday, September 22, 2023
- Punnett Square practice questions!
- If you didn't complete questions 3-8 in class please complete for Monday.
Monday, September 25, 2023
- Reviewed key terms for DNA and inheritance.
- Started our Monster Punnett square project! [click here for the legend to help you complete].
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
- Completed our monster baby profiles
- Click here for pictures of monster parents for your poster.
Thursday, September 28, 2023
- Went through our second topic checklist for variation + inheritance together.
- There will be a quiz on Monday covering the content in topic checklist 1 and 2. Students had time to go through their checklists, ask questions about any content they didn't know, and spent time making revision resources. We will do a review game on Friday and the quiz will be at the start of the lesson on Monday.
- We made a class Quizlet where students can make/review flash cards, play the matching game, or do multiple choice questions in the "learn" feature. You can find a link to the class Quizlet under the resources tab.
Friday, September 29, 2023
- Reviewed for our quiz on Monday.
Monday, October 2, 2023
- Biology quiz
- Intro to adaptations: why do bears hibernate? What happens during hibernation?
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
- Handed back quizzes. Students need to complete their corrections for tomorrow [Thursday].
- Adaptations? What are they? Notes on adaptations.
- Watched a video on different physical and behavioral adaptations.
Thursday, October 5, 2023
- Check in on our fat bears
- Recap: what are adaptations?
- Answered some questions on adaptations of animals to different climates. We will go over these tomorrow.
- Absent today? Click here for the questions.
Friday, October 6, 2023
- Went over the questions from yesterday, and completed the question on SA:V together.
- What does it mean to evolve?
- Played the Peppered Moths game [see resources tab].
Monday, October 9, 2023
- Different beak adaptations game.
- Video: Darwin's finches
- A look at Darwin's observations and how it led to the development of the theory of evolution.
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
- What is natural selection? Video and notes
- Textbook page 18 and page 19. Answer questions 1-6 in your notebook with full sentences.
Thursday, October 12, 2023
- Went over questions 1-6 together.
- Evidence for evolution by natural selection.
Friday, October 13, 2023
- What is selective breeding?
- Natural selection vs. Selective breeding - looking at species project.
- Click here for an overview of what your poster will look like.
Monday, October 16, 2023
- No class: softball tournament
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
- Comparing natural selection and selective breeding.
- Time to work on our posters.
Thursday, October 19, 2023
- Extinctions: what are they?
- The major past extinction events on our planet.
Monday, October 30, 2023
- Biodiversity: what is it? Why is it important? [see video in the videos tab].
- More variation = more alleles your species has = larger gene pool = more biodiverse.
- Why biodiversity is important.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
- Gene banks - what are they? Why are they important?
- Reading comprehension and answering questions on biodiversity.
Thursday, November 2, 2023
- STEM conference at UCCI :)
Friday, November 3, 2023
- Time to hand back student notebooks and discuss what corrections need to be made.
- Mainly just adding some additional points to some of our questions from Wed. Nov 1. Some students have to make some additions/corrections to their posters on natural selection & selective breeding.
- All corrections should be completed for Monday, November 6, 2023.
Monday, November 6, 2023
- Food chains and food webs - what are they? What's the difference?
- Producers, consumers, trophic levels.
- Practice questions on food webs.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
- Went over practice questions from Monday's class.
- Types of symbiosis: mutualism, parasitism, commensalism.
- Practice questions on symbiosis: students completed questions and we had time to discuss together as a class.
Thursday, November 9, 2023
- Finished watching our video on biodiversity.
- Brainstormed ways that humans impact the environment and how we can help.
Friday, November 10, 2023
- Wrap up of human impacts on environment.
- What is ecology?
- Bioaccumulation of toxins in a food chain.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
- What is the immune system?
- A look at the two main components of our immune system:
- Physical barriers: skin, hair, mucous, stomach acid.
- Cellular defense: phagocytes and lymphocytes.
Monday, November 20, 2023
- Pathogens: what are they?
- Examples of common pathogens.
- Antigens: what are they? How can they help us to initiate an immune response.
- How disease can spread and how to prevent it from spreading.
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
- Vaccinations: how do they work?
- Memory cells and long term immunity.
- A review of our immune system.
Thursday, November 23, 2023
- What are drugs?
- How do we classify drugs: socially acceptable, prescriptions, over-the-counter, illegal.
- How do we classify drugs based on effects: depressants, stimulants, pain relief, hallucinogens.
Friday, November 24, 2023
- The effects of alcohol, cigarettes, vaping, and weed on the body.
Monday, November 27, 2023
- Addiction
- Withdrawal
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
- Exam revision: our exam will cover all 4 of the topic checklists we've done throughout the term.
- Exam is 1hr paper on Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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Monday, January 8, 2024
- It's science fair time! Students had time to brainstorm ideas for science fair.
- Homework: for Wednesday students must choose a science fair topic. We will be working on science fair again on Thursday.
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
- Intro to chemistry: what is chemistry?
- Parts of an atom: protons, neutrons, electrons.
- How to find protons/neutrons/electrons of atoms on the periodic table.
Thursday, January 11, 2024
- Science fair work period!
Friday, January 12, 2024
- Elements vs. compounds vs. mixtures
- What are they? How to identify? Examples.
Monday, January 15, 2024
- Introduction to acid base chemistry.
- What are acids? What are characteristics of acids?
- Practice questions! Click here for page one and click here for page two.
Wednesday, January 17 - Friday, January 19
- Science fair:
- Variables: dependent, independent, control
- Doing background research to form a hypothesis.
- Writing out procedures and materials list
Tuesday, January 22 - Friday, January 25
- Science fair:
- Starting experiments
- Continuing background research
Monday, January 29 - Friday, February 2
- Conducting experiments
- Analyzing results
- Wednesday, Jan. 31st: zoom link with Mr. Will.
Monday, February 19, 2024
- Recap of acids
- Properties of bases
- Bases vs. alkalis.
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- The pH scale
Thursday, February 22, 2024
- Went over feedback for science fair projects.
- Documentary on major advancements in chemistry.
Friday, February 23, 2024
- Parent/student/teacher conferences.
Monday, February 26, 2024
- Practice questions on acids/alkalis.
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
- Salts: what are they?
- How to predict the name of a salt with given information about acids and bases.
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Writing chemical formulas for salts: using your periodic table to determine ionic formulas.
- Practice questions on writing the formulas for salts.
Friday, March 1, 2024
- Continued practice on writing formulas for salts.
Monday, March 4, 2024
- Link for today: click here.
- Click here for the completed key terms list.
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- Continued practicing balancing equations.
Monday, March 11, 2024
- Reactions of acids with metals.
- Practice questions on metal + acid reactions (word and symbol equations).
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- The reactivity series of metals.
- Went over the theory of metal and acid reaction experiments.
- Practice questions on metal and acid reactions.
Friday, March, 15, 2024
- Reactions of acids with metal carbonates.
- Practiced writing equations on white boards of reactions between metal carbonates and acids.
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Recap of the three reactions with acids.
- Practiced writing equations for all acid reactions (acid/base, acid/metal, acid/metal carbonate).
Monday, April 8, 2024
- Acids, bases and salts recap and review.
- Practice questions: predicting products of acid reactions.
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Acid rain + combustion reactions.
- Human impacts on ecosystems.
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Continuation of human impacts
- The layers of the atmosphere.
Friday, April 12, 2024
- Continuation of our atmosphere.
Monday, April 15, 2024
- The three types of rocks.
- The rock cycle
- Practice questions on the rock cycle.
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- What are we doing that affects our environment, and how can we help?
- Discussion, brainstorm and started working on our posters.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- The carbon cycle
Monday, April 22, 2024
- Considering the importance of recycling
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Intro to physics: brainstorm
- Key terms list: click here.
- Speed = distance / time
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Distance time graphs
Friday, April 26, 2024
- Made corrections from our chemistry notebooks and getting caught up on what we've missed when absent.