Lessons Semester 1:
First and second week of school
Mindfulness Reading; Question Sheet
Student Contracts 2018 ; to be signed and returned
September 4. Photosynthesis Investigation. Finish 1-8 for HW if not done.
Sept 6/7. Photosynthesis assessment. LT 2 Scale.
Monday. Communication challenge # 4 blindfolded maze
Tues/Wed Sept 11/12. Corrected quizzes. Read RRR. HW: Complete RRR
Thurs/Fri Sept 13/14. RRR circle discussion. Photosynthesis and Cell Respiration Notes Empty. Notes filled in. Quiz next class.
Tues/Wed Sept 18/19 LT 1 Scale. Cells slides. Claim Evidence Explain Chart and Example. Sperm Cell S/F analysis together. RBC S/F analysis individually.
Thurs/Fri Sept 20/21. Nerve Cell S/F analysis individually. Notes from SPERM RBC and NERVE CELL
HW: Finish nerve cell paragraph: How does the structure of a nerve cell enable it to function? BRING MONDAY
Monday: Show me nerve cell paragraph. Get feedback. Do final copy. Turn in tuesday for grade.
Tues before our trip: You can grow your intelligence PDF. Annotation Focus: Claim of authors. Evidence used by authors.
Monday Oct 1: Show me that you annotated Article. Write a SF analysis paragraph for Nerve cell following structure guidelines. Finish for Hw.
Tues/Wed Oct 2/3. Notes.Turn in your neuron paragraph. Quotes for reflection. Outline for You can grow your intelligence.
Thurs/Fri Oct 4/5 Privilege to have a pen. Privilege activity. What keeps you balanced? . Notes. I returned graded neuron paragraphs.
Mon/Tues Oct 8/9. Student feedback on What keeps you balanced? Revised and turn in. Rubric found in classroom.
Thurs/Fri Oct 11/12. You can grow your intelligence.... prove it. (practice presentations) How does your body interact with the enviro? .
Monday Oct 15. Transforming Anger assignment.
Tues/Friday: Ms Ollie subbing. Oct 16 and 19. 30 mins to work on transforming anger. 1 episode of Brain games. 1 Mindfulness practices reflection.
Wed/Thurs Oct 17/18 Practice with CNS and PNS words. Teen Brain Video. Note sheet. Bern's Notes. Brain pic highlighting 3 focus structures.
Oct 23 Tues. Practice Material Related to GQ: What advice would you give to a teenager who is struggling with addiction, anxiety, impulsivity of fighting? Root your advice in science. Practice material related to GQ: What is faster: Vision Rxn or Hearing Rxn?
Oct 24/25: Nervous System SF ppt. Abdominal Breathing Article. Abdominal Breathing Outline. Bern Notes Filled out. Draft 1 of Teen Advice.
Oct 29/30: Feedback on Draft 1 of Teen Advice. . Outline must show your three pieces of evidence and their sources.
Oct 31/Nov 1. Feedback # 2 using rubric for teen advice assignment Teen Advice Rubric final draft due next class.
Nov 5. Final draft due today.
Nov 6. Intro into Respiratory system. Class notes. Assessment thursday.
Nov 8/9. Notes.
Nov 13/14 Notes.
Nov 15/16 Thank You Letter. Gas exchange with the Cardiovascular system and the Respiratory system.lFlow chart. HW: Make a small poster that shows why you should have good posture.
Monday Nov 26. Present HW. Introduce Benchmark.
Tues/Wed. Benchmark begins. Project Sheet and Rubric.
Thurs/Fri: Benchmark should have completed: chosen body system, established GQs, S/F chart drawn, Picture of System drawn/labeled, answers begun on GQs HW: Ask family GQ: How to keep _____ system healthy?
First and second week of school
Mindfulness Reading; Question Sheet
Student Contracts 2018 ; to be signed and returned
September 4. Photosynthesis Investigation. Finish 1-8 for HW if not done.
Sept 6/7. Photosynthesis assessment. LT 2 Scale.
Monday. Communication challenge # 4 blindfolded maze
Tues/Wed Sept 11/12. Corrected quizzes. Read RRR. HW: Complete RRR
Thurs/Fri Sept 13/14. RRR circle discussion. Photosynthesis and Cell Respiration Notes Empty. Notes filled in. Quiz next class.
Tues/Wed Sept 18/19 LT 1 Scale. Cells slides. Claim Evidence Explain Chart and Example. Sperm Cell S/F analysis together. RBC S/F analysis individually.
Thurs/Fri Sept 20/21. Nerve Cell S/F analysis individually. Notes from SPERM RBC and NERVE CELL
HW: Finish nerve cell paragraph: How does the structure of a nerve cell enable it to function? BRING MONDAY
Monday: Show me nerve cell paragraph. Get feedback. Do final copy. Turn in tuesday for grade.
Tues before our trip: You can grow your intelligence PDF. Annotation Focus: Claim of authors. Evidence used by authors.
Monday Oct 1: Show me that you annotated Article. Write a SF analysis paragraph for Nerve cell following structure guidelines. Finish for Hw.
Tues/Wed Oct 2/3. Notes.Turn in your neuron paragraph. Quotes for reflection. Outline for You can grow your intelligence.
Thurs/Fri Oct 4/5 Privilege to have a pen. Privilege activity. What keeps you balanced? . Notes. I returned graded neuron paragraphs.
Mon/Tues Oct 8/9. Student feedback on What keeps you balanced? Revised and turn in. Rubric found in classroom.
Thurs/Fri Oct 11/12. You can grow your intelligence.... prove it. (practice presentations) How does your body interact with the enviro? .
Monday Oct 15. Transforming Anger assignment.
Tues/Friday: Ms Ollie subbing. Oct 16 and 19. 30 mins to work on transforming anger. 1 episode of Brain games. 1 Mindfulness practices reflection.
Wed/Thurs Oct 17/18 Practice with CNS and PNS words. Teen Brain Video. Note sheet. Bern's Notes. Brain pic highlighting 3 focus structures.
Oct 23 Tues. Practice Material Related to GQ: What advice would you give to a teenager who is struggling with addiction, anxiety, impulsivity of fighting? Root your advice in science. Practice material related to GQ: What is faster: Vision Rxn or Hearing Rxn?
Oct 24/25: Nervous System SF ppt. Abdominal Breathing Article. Abdominal Breathing Outline. Bern Notes Filled out. Draft 1 of Teen Advice.
Oct 29/30: Feedback on Draft 1 of Teen Advice. . Outline must show your three pieces of evidence and their sources.
Oct 31/Nov 1. Feedback # 2 using rubric for teen advice assignment Teen Advice Rubric final draft due next class.
Nov 5. Final draft due today.
Nov 6. Intro into Respiratory system. Class notes. Assessment thursday.
Nov 8/9. Notes.
Nov 13/14 Notes.
Nov 15/16 Thank You Letter. Gas exchange with the Cardiovascular system and the Respiratory system.lFlow chart. HW: Make a small poster that shows why you should have good posture.
Monday Nov 26. Present HW. Introduce Benchmark.
Tues/Wed. Benchmark begins. Project Sheet and Rubric.
Thurs/Fri: Benchmark should have completed: chosen body system, established GQs, S/F chart drawn, Picture of System drawn/labeled, answers begun on GQs HW: Ask family GQ: How to keep _____ system healthy?