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. Finish Outline for Abdominal Breathing Article.
Oct 29/30: Practice with abdominal breathing benefits flow chart. Create outline for GQ: What advice would you give to a teen who is struggling? Root your advice in science.
Oct 31/Nov 1. Feedback # 1 using rubric for teen advice assignment Teen Advice Rubric
Nov 5. Feedback using rubric. Final draft due tomorrow.
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. Flow 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?