| Month . . . | Week of . . . | Assignment/Activity . . . | Due Date . . . |
| August | 8/26 | Student Questionnaire | 8/27 |
| September | 9/2 | Picture Day! Smile!!
Rules Quiz Scientific Method Study Guide (rattlesnake study) Red Drop/Green Drop Lab |
9/2
9/3 9/9 9/5 |
| What is Science? notes (read and highlight or underline most important ideas) | 9/9 | ||
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| "somethings fishy" (completed in class on 9/11) | 9/11 | ||
| Designing Kitchen Experiments (write-ups for 5) | 9/17 | ||
| 9/15 | Quiz on history of sci. and sci. method
Experiment Project- Start thinking of what you will do |
Quiz is Friday 9/19
Let Mr. Cossey know your idea by 10/3 |
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| We will have 3 lab days in class to work on projects (after the metric unit) | In Class lab days for experiments should be 10/7, 10/8, and 10/9 | ||
| Final reports or power points are due 10 days after last in class lab day. | @ 10/23 | ||
| 9/22 | Read/Do Book and Workbook 1-1 and 1-2
Metric Sheet #1 Read book Chapter 1 section 3, do workbook Ch. 1 , section 3 |
Workbook 1-1 and 1-2 due Tuesday 9/23
9/25 due Tuesday 9/30 |
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| Metric Sheet #2 | 9/29 | ||
| 9/29 | Metric Copter Lab
Metric Practice Test (sheet #3) |
10/2
10/1 |
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| Metric stations lab Start Thursday 10/2 | Finish Monday 10/6 | ||
| Life w/o the Sci. Method essay - prompt copied in class | due Tuesday 10/14 | ||
| 10/6 | Bubble Lab-do in class on Tuesday 10/7 | Finished lab due Wednesday 10/8 | |
| Read and Do the Posing Questions assignment. Work on in class if not doing your experiment in class. For those that are doing experiments in class, this assignment will be done as homework. | Posing Questions due Tuesday 10/14 | ||
| 10/13 | Lab time in class for student experiments (Wednesday
10/8, Thursday 10/9 and Friday 10/10.)
Bubble Gum blues lab re-write
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Please bring in all needed materials those days
Final
experiment write up is due Friday October 24th.
Re-write due Tuesday 10/14 Test Monday and Tuesday 10/13 & 10/14 |
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| Lab Practical Test | Thursday 10/16 | ||
| 10/20 | Read 3-1 (will start in class ) and do ch.3 sect. 1 in workbook | Due Wednesday 10/22 | |
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Bring B&W and color photos from newpaper and/or mag for lab Thursday 10/23 |
10/23 |
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| 10/27
11/3 |
Microscope parts and usage quiz
Microscope Lab "the letter e lab" + magazine and newspaper photos Experiment Projects final reports due Friday 10/24 Read/Do 3-2 Read/Do 3-3 Due Monday 11/3 Read/Do 3-4 Due Wednesday 11/5 |
10/22 Finished lab due Monday 10/27 (we will go over
in class and then turn in)
Projects due 10/24 3-2 due Monday 10/27
3-4 due Wed. 11/5
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| Onion Cell Lab (start on Monday , finish
Wednesday)
Diffusion Notes and Demos Tuesday 11/4 Comparing plant and animal cells lab Cell Parts and Functions worksheets (4 pg. version) |
Lab due 11/6
Take notes in class 11/4 on diffusion Due Wednedsday 11/12 Due Monday 11/17 |
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| Read/Do 4-1 | Due 11/21 | ||
| Cell Web Quest 5 stations - Ans. on binder paper in class. 3 Days to get it done. |
Started Friday 11/7 |
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| 11/17 | Test on cell parts and functions and Ch. 3 | Test Wednesday 11/19 | |
| Cell city review activity (if time allows)
(started Tuesday)
Cell parts review sheet(s) (started Tuesday) |
We will work on in class as time allows, turn
in by 11/25 for extra credit!
Work on to help you get ready for test, turn in by 11/25 for extra credit! |
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Take home Cell Web Quest ?'s finish at home and turn in (please return class set ?'s) |
Web Quest Due Monday 11/24 |
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| Photosynthesis worksheet (you will get Friday) | Due | ||
| Read/Do 4-2 | Due | ||
| Stomata Lab(we will do Friday) | Due | ||
| 11/26 | Test on Photosynthesis and Respiration | Test will | |
| Read and Do 4-3 | Due Friday 11/30 | ||
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Cell cycle review worksheet Read about cancer in old book, do study guide (in class) |
Finished in class (save as notes) Work on in class Wed. and Thurs. |
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| Read and Do 4-4 | Due Tuesday 12/4 | ||
| Build DNA model | Work Tuesday and Wednesday | ||
| Test on 4-3 and 4-4 and Cancer | Test on Friday 12/7 | ||
| 12/10 | Read and Do 5-1 | Due Wednesday 12/12 | |
| Survey of Traits Lab | Due Thursday 12/13 | ||
| Read and Do 5-2 | Due Friday 12/14 | ||
| 12/17 | Read and Do 5-3
Punnett Sheet II |
Due Wednesday 12/19 Due Tuesday 12/18 |
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| 1/7 | Figure It Out genetic problems worksheet | Due Thursday 1/10 | |
| Read/ Do 5-4 | Due Wednesday 1/16 | ||
| Cat Lab | Correct in Class Thursday 1/10 | ||
| 1/14 | Protein Synthesis color in sheet and questions on back | Due Tuesday 1/15 | |
| Mutations Lab | Due Thursday 1/17 | ||
| Proteins Synthesis Lab
Genetics Review Sheets 5-2 and 5-4 |
Due Thursday 1/17
Due Friday 1/18 |
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| Chapter 5 Test | Test is Tuesday 1/22 | ||
| 1/22 | Turn in Cossey Coupons for extra credit | Turn in Wednesday 1/23 | |
| Turn in Total Points for all Workbook Work (we
will add this up in class, bring workbooks all week)
Read and Do 6-1 |
Turn in by Wednesday 1/23
Due Monday 1/28 |
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| 1/28 | Blood Typing Notes + Blood typing activity | Due Tuesday 1/29 | |
| Read/Do 6-2 (remember you must do the reading
skills activites at the beginning of each section as well)
Sex-Linked Traits video ?'s Human Inheritance worksheet (start in class) |
Due Thursday 1/31
Save the paper to use for other videos
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| 2/4 | Read / Do 6-3
Genetic Engineering Video ?'s Pedigree sheet #1 Genetics research and essay (letter format) |
Due Tuesday 2/5
Due 2/7 Due Wednesday 2/13 Essay due 2/14 |
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| 2/12 | Pedigree sheet #2
Human Genome Video Basics of Cloning ppt. notes Ch. 6 Review Worksheets (class set ans. on binder paper) |
Due Wednesday 2/13
2/14 2/14 Finish in class Wednesday 2/20 |
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| Sleuthing Lab
DNA Fingerprinting Article w/ ?'s |
Due Tuesday 2/19
Due Wednesday 2/20 |
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| 2/19 | Genetics II Test - Ch. 6 | Test Thursday 2/21 | |
| Read and Do 7-1
Read and Do 7-2 |
Due Tuesday 2/26
Due Friday 2/29 |
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| 2/25 | Dogs and Turnips Activity | Due Friday 2/29 | |
| Memorize 22 bones | Bones quiz Friday March 7th | ||
| Nature of Science Review Notes w/ web site | In class Friday 2/29 | ||
| Evolution Web Quest- Work in class Friday , Monday and Tuesday. After that you must finish at home or the library. They will be due on April 3rd. | Copy ?'s and finish at home if necessary. Questions for stations can be found on line near the link for the webquest. Due 4/3 | ||
| 3/3 | Read and Do 7-3 | Due Wednesday 3/5 | |
| Darwin's finches - article ?'s and bird worksheet | Due Tuesday 3/11 | ||
| 3/10 | Read/Do 7-4 | Due Friday 3/14 | |
| Fossil Labs (fossil slide viewers(this part due Friday 3/14) and real fossil lab) | Real fossil lab-Due Wednesday 3/19 | ||
| Classy Creature Worksheets (3 different sheets) | Due Friday 3/14 | ||
| Grouping Living Things Video - ?'s add to video notes/?'s sheet | |||
| Read/Do 7-5 | Due Wednesday 3/19 | ||
| Reminder!!! Get all 6 evolution web quest stations completed. Will be due April 3rd- Worth 60 points!! | Due 4/3 | ||
| 3/17 | Looking at real fossils (Lab) | Due Thursday 3/20(at end of class) | |
| 3/31 | Analyzing Primate Proteins Activity
Practice Essay- How could Polar bears have evolved from brown Grizzly-like bears? Use hint and key terms from class to help you. |
Due Wednesday 4/2 (both due) | |
| Predator/Prey & Adaptations Lab + graph for extra credit | Finish questions from lab at home if necessary. Due Friday 4/7 | ||
| Start Bones/Becoming Human Lab | Due Wednesday 4/9 | ||
| Evolution/Classification Test - Chapter 7 | Test will be Wednesday 4/9 and we will finish Thursday 4/10 if necessary | ||
| 4/7 | Read and Do 8-1 | Due Tuesday 4/15 | |
| 4/14 | Time period brochure | Due April 29th | |
| Rock cycle worksheet | Due April 18th | ||
| 4/21 | Read and Do 8-3 & 8-4 | Due Tuesday 4/22 | |
| Radioactive Dating Worksheet | Due Wednesday 4/23 | ||
| Test on Earth's History and Geologic Time | Test Will be Monday 4/28 and Tuesday 4/29 | ||
| Read and Do 8-5 | Due Friday 4/25 | ||
| 4/28 | Read and Do 9-1 | Due Friday 5/2 | |
| Discovering Viruses Video Part I - Answer ?'s in class on binder paper | Thursday 5/1 | ||
| Discovering Viruses Video Part II - Answer ?'s in class on same paper | Friday 5/2 | ||
| May | 5/5 | Virus Notes in class- fill in as we go along | Monday 5/5 |
| Read and Do 9-2 | Due Thursday 5/8 | ||
| Read "Bacteria Bite Back" and answer ?'s in class | Start Tuesday and Finish in class Friday (correct Monday) | ||
| Read and Do 9-3 | Due Friday May 16 | ||
| Discovering Bacteria Video Part I - Ans. ?'s on binder paper | Watch and do Thursdy 5/8 | ||
| 5/12 | Check Gram Stain Lab Write-Up
Video "In the Eye of a Needle" |
Due Wednesday 5/14
Due Wednesday 5/14 |
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| Gram Stain Lab
Protist Lab |
Final Write up due Tuesday 5/20
Protist Lab start Fri. May cont. to Monday 5/19 |
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| Read and Do 9-4 | Due Thursday 5/22 | ||
| Bring in any mold or fungus samples you can find for bonus points. We will use some of them in our survey of the fungi kingdom activity. | Bring in anytime prior to 5/27 | ||
| Internet Microbe Research - in class (start Monday or Tuesday- work about 2 days to finish) | Turn in answers to microbe research on binder paper. Due Wednesday 5/21 or Thursday 5/22 | ||
| 5/19 | "Seasons in the Sea" video - List all organisms you see or hear about in the video | Due by end of period 5/22 | |
| Kelp Notes
Protist sheet : Read one side and ans. ?'s on other side Fungi Kingdom , powerpoint notes |
Friday 5/23
Due 5/28 5/27 |
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| 5/27 | Survey of the Fungi Kingdom lab | Due 5/29 | |
| Test on Chapter 9 Monday | Test Monday 6/2 | ||
| June | 6/2 | Notes on Plants
Bring workbook to total 2nd Semester points (you should have; 7-1,7-2,7-3,7-4,7-5,8-1,8-2,8-3,8-4,8-5,9-1,9-2,9-3,9-4 = 28 points possible) |
Wednesday 6/4
Be sure to have your workbook on Friday 6/6!! |
| Flower dissection Lab - Bring in flowers to dissect, 1 point each up to 5, try to bring a variety! (ask adults 1st before you pick flowers) | Probably Thursday 6/5 | ||
| 6/9 | Quiz on all Plant unit information we have covered so far | Wednesday. 6/11 | |
| "The Seedy Side of Plants" , video | Friday 6/6 , correct monday 6/9 | ||
| Crush the can lab w/ air & water pressure video segments | Lab is Wednesday 6/11 | ||
| Have a great Summer, see you next year!! | |||