2012-2013+Life+Science

**Essential Standard #:**
 * 7.L.1:Understand the processes, structures and functions of living organisms that enable them to survive, reproduce and carry out the basic functions of life. **

= What is a Trait? = http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/traits/tour_trait.html

=May 13-14 Monday/Tuesday= = =

14-3 Mendel's Work Test
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=May 10-Friday=

Punnett Square practice


=May 9- Thursday- CHANGE IN PLANS...NO TEST TODAY! =

14-4 Probability and Heredity Cornell notes
=May 8- Wednesday=

Mendel's Color sheet


=May 7- Tuesday=

An Inventory of my Traits- survey/graphing- After you graph, calculate the percentage of students in your class that have the trait.
__ #of students with the trait __ X 100 = ___%
 * 1) of total students in class



=May 6-Monday=

EOG Prep review
=May 3- Friday=

Mendel's Peas Virtual Lab
http://www2.edc.org/weblabs/mendel/mendel.html

=May 2-Thursday=

Write summaries for notes and work on the EOG Prep review found on wiki.
=April 30-May 1: Tuesday/Wednesday=

Cornell Notes on Genetics: The Science of Heredity
=April 29- Monday=

Begin Cornell Notes on Gregor Mendel and Heredity
=April 25-26: Thursday/Friday=

Respiratory System Test on Quia
=April 24-Wednesday=

Make up work day
=April 23-Tuesday=

Respiratory System- Discovery Education Assignment and Video


EXTRA CREDIT= Create a foldable with the vocabulary words on page 2 of the handouts. Worth= 50 points

=April 19-22:Friday/Monday=

Respiratory System Color Sheet
Respiratory System Video

=April 17-18: Wednesday/Thursday=

Respiratory System Cornell Notes
=April 15-16: Monday/Tuesday=

Digestive System Test
[|**http://www.quia.com/quiz/2961727.html**]

=April 12-Friday=

Missing Work Make-Up Day
=April 11-Thursday=

Discovery Education- Digestive System Constructed Response
=April 10- Wednesday=

Digestive System assembly- Students will get into groups to label, color, cut, and assemble the digestive system to the paper bodies.
=April 8-9: Monday/Tuesday=

Digestive System Brochure/Foldable
= Mar 29 - April 7 Spring Break =

= Mar 28- Thursday =

Begin Digestive System Foldable- Students will create a tri-fold brochure of the Digestive System


= Mar 27- Wednesday =

Digestive System Color Sheet


= Mar 25-26: Monday/Tuesday =

Cornell Notes on Digestive System
= Mar 22-Friday =

Bill Nye, Digestion video
= Mar 20-21: Wednesday/Thursday =

Excretory System Test on Quia
[|**http://www.quia.com/quiz/2909136.html**]

= Mar 19-Tuesday = Benchmark Testing-Math

Excretory System assignment in Discovery Education.
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= Mar 18-Monday = Benchmark Testing-Reading

Re-Writing of Summaries for Excretory System after picking apart those summaries submitted with notes.
= Mar 15-Friday =

Excretory System worksheets


= Mar 13-14:Wednesday/Thursday =

Get into groups of 4 and begin labeling the parts of the Excretory System to be placed on the Skeleton bodies.
= = = Mar 12-Tuesday =

Excretory System color sheet


= Mar 11-Monday =

Excretory System Cornell Notes
= Mar 8-Friday =

Work make up day
= Mar 7- Thursday = Crossword puzzle for Skin System

= Mar 6- Wednesday =

Quia-Skin Test
[|**http://www.quia.com/quiz/2886893.html**]

= Mar 5- Tuesday =

Bill Nye video "Skin"- Students will create an ABC chart as they watch the video.
= Mar 4- Monday =

Skin color sheet


= Feb 28-Mar 1: Thursday/Friday =

Cornell Notes for the Skin 8-5
= Feb 26-27: Tuesday/Wednesday =

Blood Pressure Virtual Lab
Go to the following website and read the Information. Work through the virtual lab to complete the worksheets and answer the questions. http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs_2K8/labs/BL_14/index.html

=Feb 25-Monday=

Completion of Fridays work
= Feb 22-Friday- 2 hour Delay =

Informative Articles on Sickle Cell and Components of Blood-After reading two articles, students will answer questions and take a quiz.


= Feb 21-Thursday = = PROGRESS REPORTS GO HOME = Completion of Sickle Cell Foldable and Components of Blood Foldable

= Feb 20- Wednesday =

Using microscopes, students will examine normal blood and sickle cell slides. They will create a foldable by drawing their observations and answering questions.




= Feb 19-Tuesday =

Discovery Education assignment on Sickle Cell Anemia
Use an ABC chart as you watch the videos and fill in information. One chart for all 7 video clips. Then read about the young boy with sickle cell. [|www.discoveryeducation.com]

Log in: lcs(ncwise#) ex. lcs123456 Password: ncwise# ex. 123456

= Feb 15-Friday 1/2 Day =

Circulatory System Foldable- Components of Blood (textbook pages 389-392)
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 * ==== Plasma ====
 * ==== Red Blood Cells ====
 * ==== White Blood Cells ====
 * ==== Platelets ====

= Feb 14-Thursday <3 =

Create a wet slide of the letter 'E' and view it with a microscope
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=Feb 13- Wednesday=

Make up day
=Feb 12- Tuesday=

Completion of Test
=Feb 11-Monday=

Test on Circulatory System
=Feb 8- Friday=

Circulatory System Color Sheet


=Feb 7-Thursday=

Discovery Education- Virtual Lab
Log into discoveryeducation.com and select "Assignments". Click on "Getting to the Heart of It" virtual lab activity. On the back of your sheet write the definitions for cardiac output, heart rate, and blood pressure. Answer the questions located in the plan section.

Getting to the Heart of It


Discovery Education Log in information: UN: lcs(ncwise#) ex. lcs123456 PW: ncwise# ex. 123456

=Feb 6-Wednesday=

Bill Nye, The Science Guy: Blood and Circulation
=Feb 4-5: Monday/Tuesday=

Cornell Notes on the Circulatory System
=Jan 28-Feb 1=

Students will be working on a Human Body Web quest the the week. They will visit selected website to learn about the body systems.
http://mrscameronswiki.wikispaces.com/Human+Body

Friday- Testlet: The Digestive System
=Jan 25- Friday=

= = =Jan 23-24: Wednesday/Thursday=

Muscular System Test
[|**http://www.quia.com/quiz/2869646.html**]

=Jan 17-Thursday=

Testlet: "Protect against rabies"


= = =Jan 16-Wednesday=

Make up day for Core 4
=Jan 15-Tuesday=

Worksheet on Muscular System


=Jan 14-Monday=

Muscular System Cornell Notes
=Jan 11- Friday=

Student Login for Discovery Education
** o Username LCS(ncwise#) ex: LCS12456 ** ** o Password: (ncwise#) ex: LCS12456 **

=Jan 10-Thursday=

Finish Test and complete construction of Skeleton
=Jan 9-Wednesday=

Quia TEST on the Skeletal System
[|**http://www.quia.com/quiz/2852914.html**]

=Jan 8- Tuesday=

Continue Skeleton Assembly
=Jan 7-Monday=

Get into groups of 4 and begin labeling the bones of the body to be assembled into a Skeleton.
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=Jan 4-Friday=

Completion of Color sheet
=Jan 3-Thursday=

Scrambled Bones


=Jan 2- Wednesday=

Skeletal System Cornell Notes
= = = Have a Merry Holiday Vacation ....See you next year! = = = =Dec 20Thursday-1/2 day dismissal= = = =Dec 19- Wednesday=

Skeletal System Cornell Notes
=Dec 17-18-Mon/Tues=

Test on Body Organization and Homeostasis
=Dec 14- Friday=

Completion of Lab- using graph paper, students will analyze and graph their results.
= = =Dec 13-Thursday=

Homeostasis Lab


=Dec 10-12; Mon-Wed=

Students will begin taking the Cornell Notes on 8-1 Body Organization and Homeostasis.
Brain Pop- Cells http://www.brainpop.com/health/bodysystems/cells/

= = =Dec 7-Friday=

Completion of both Cell foldables
= = =Dec 6-Thurs=

Completion of first foldable and begin the second
=Dec 5- Wed=

Student assembly in Gym- Boys at 9:30 and Girls at 10:30
Students will create a foldable on the Organelles of the Cell. Using the tri-fold paper, fold along solid line and cut on dotted |line. With the flaps closed over top of one another, write the name of the Organelle on the outside flap, inside-right flap- draw a picture of the Organelle, and on the final square- write the function of the Organelle. You will need to create 2 foldables. Use the Textbook to get your pictures and functions, page 520. When completed, glue both tri-fold foldables to a narrow strip of poster board, one on the front and the other on the back.
 * Use ink pen to write their functions/definition
 * Use colored pencils or markers to create the Name and Picture of the Organelle

Words: Additional Resources: http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/3dcell.htm http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/miramesa/Organelles/animal.html
 * 1. Cell wall || 2. Cell Membrane ||
 * 3. Nucleus || 4. Nuclear Membrane ||
 * 5. Chromosomes || 6. Nucleolus ||
 * 7. Cytoplasm || 8. Endoplasmic Reticulum ||
 * 9. Ribosomes || 10. Mitochondria ||
 * 11. Vacuole || 12. Lysosome ||
 * 13. Golgi Body || 14. Chloroplast ||

=Dec 4- Tuesday=

Test on 14-1 Discovering Cells
Quia: [|**http://www.quia.com/quiz/3420856.html**]

=Dec 3-Monday=

Plant Cell


=Nov 30-Fri=

=Nov 29-Thursday=

Label the parts of a Microscope and right the definitions of each part on the back of the sheet.


=Nov 28-Wednesday=

Completion of Cornell Notes 14-1
=Nov 27-Tuesday= =Make up day for missing work= = =

=Nov 26- Monday=