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Courses: Biochem (1) | Bio (2) | Aq Sci (3) | Chem (4) | MS Sci (5-8)

Biochem (Hr 1 | 8:10-8:55) [past assignment boards]

Monday
10/7 Tuesday
10/8 Wednesday
10/9 Thursday
10/10 Friday
10/11

Gen Chem Foundations
*ACTIVITY - GOB ChemActivities 30B
*ASSIGN - GOB ChemActivity 30B Exercises #1-5 (try by TODAY, TUE, or WED) Gen Chem Foundations
*DISCUSS - Sec 10.4 to 10.6
*ASSIGN -
(1) GOB ChemActivity 30B Exercises #1-5 (try by TODAY or WED) &
(2) Sec 10.4 to 10.6 Learning Tasks: Reading/Notes & Practice Problems (DUE TODAY or WED) Gen Chem Foundations
*ACTIVITY - add rolodex cards for Ch 10
*ACTIVITY - GOB ChemActivities 31A Gen Chem Foundations
*ACTIVITY - GOB ChemActivity 31A
*ASSIGN-
GOB ChemActivity 31A Exercises #1-3 (try by TODAY, FRI, or MON) Gen Chem Foundations
*ASSIGN-
(1) GOB ChemActivity 31A Exercises #1-3 (try by TODAY or MON),
(2) Sec 10.8 Learning Tasks: Reading/Notes & Practice Problems (try by TODAY or MON), &
(3) Sec 10.6 QUIZ (due TODAY or MON)

Monday
10/14 Tuesday
10/15 Wednesday
10/16 Thursday
10/17 Friday
10/18

Gen Chem Foundations
*LAB - Buffers Keep the Balance (active read lab intro and background, choose code name, discuss lab report requirements, begin writing introduction)
*ASSIGN - Pre-Lab Tasks (due TUE) Gen Chem Foundations
*LAB - Buffers Keep the Balance (conduct lab) Gen Chem Foundations
*LAB - Buffers Keep the Balance (finish lab, copmlete post-lab questions) Gen Chem Foundations
*LAB - Buffers Keep the Balance (complete CER graphic organizer, revisit lab report requirements, continue writing a lab report) Gen Chem Foundations
*LAB - Buffers Keep the Balance (continue writing lab report)
*ASSIGN -
(1) Post-Lab Tasks &
(2) DRAFT Lab Report, for peer review (due MON)

Monday
10/21 Tuesday
10/22 Wednesday
10/23 Thursday
10/24 Friday
10/25

Gen Chem Foundations
*ACTIVITY - GOB ChemActivity 31B Gen Chem Foundations
*ACTIVITY - GOB ChemActivity 31B
*ARTICLE - Neutralize Acid to Enhance Performance posted on a Discussion Board
*ASSIGN - GOB ChemActivity 31B Exercises #1-3 (due by TODAY or WED) Gen Chem Foundations
*LAB - Buffers Keep the Balance (peer review)
*ASSIGN -
(1) FINAL Lab Report (due THUR, FRI, or MON),
(2) Ch 10 Understanding the Concepts (try by TODAY or FRI), &
(3) study for FRI TEST Gen Chem Foundations
*ACTIVITY - review for Gen Chem Foundations, PART 2 TEST Gen Chem Foundations
*TEST - Acids and Bases (Sec 10.1-10.6 & 10.8)

NOTE: after this we are onto our last foundational unit...Intro to Organic Chem

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Instructor Notes: 11/07/22
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*LAB - Carrot Tissue Culture, prepare petri sample

Bio (Hr 2 | 8:58-9:43) [past assignment boards]

Monday
10/7 Tuesday
10/8 Wednesday
10/9 Thursday
10/10 Friday
10/11

Unity and Diversity (U1 Ch 3)
*ACTIVITY - Using Unity to Organize Diversity Part B (complete steps #1, 2, 4, and 3=build the graphic organizer) Unity and Diversity (U1 Ch 3)
*ACTIVITY - Using Unity to Organize Diversity Part B (3=build the graphic organizer #2 & active reading)
*ASSIGN -
start complete C3 I#6 Using Unity to Organize Diversity Learning Tasks (due WED or THUR) Unity and Diversity (U1 Ch 3)
*ACTIVITY - Class Kingdom Card Sort (complete on white board)
*ASSIGN -
complete C3 I#6 Using Unity to Organize Diversity Learning Tasks (due TODAY or THUR) Unity and Diversity (U1 Ch 3)
*ACTIVITY - Using a Dichotomous Key (complete key activity)
*ASSIGN - complete the remaining Dichotomous Key Learning Tasks (complete by TODAY or FRI)
Unity and Diversity (U1 Ch 3)
*ACTIVITY - review for Ch 3 Unity and Diversity, PART 1 TEST via study guide
*ASSIGN -
study for MON Test

Monday
10/14 Tuesday
10/15 Wednesday
10/16 Thursday
10/17 Friday
10/18

Unity and Diversity (U1 Ch 3)
*ACTIVITY - prep shell-less egg
*TEST -
Ch 3 Unity and Diversity, PART 2 TEST The Internal Environment of Organisms (U2 Ch 4)
*ACTIVITY - Ch 4 The Internal Environment of Organisms Goals
*ACTIVITY (explore) - Homeostasis: A Balancing Act
Media Aid: Crossover at Kinnick, 10-15-2023 (2:10)
The Internal Environment of Organisms (U2 Ch 4)
*ACTIVITY (explore) - Cells in Action: Part A, An Eggs-experiment (read Part A Intro, record anatomy of egg, discuss internal vs. external environment, add question/ variables/ control, set up data table, collect day 1 data) The Internal Environment of Organisms (U2 Ch 4)
*ACTIVITY (explore) - Cells in Action: Part A, An Eggs-experiment (collect group data, compile and analyze class data) The Internal Environment of Organisms (U2 Ch 4)
*ACTIVITY (explore) - Cells in Action: Part A, An Eggs-experiment (clean up lab, compile and analyze class data, submission tasks)
*ASSIGN -
Cells in Action Part A Submission (due TODAY or MON)

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Instructor Notes: 10/23/23
Class Kingdom Sort needs to be adjusted for future use

Aquatic Sci (Hr 3 | 9:46-10:31) [past assignment boards]

Monday
10/7 Tuesday
10/8 Wednesday
10/9 Thursday
10/10 Friday
10/11

Freshwater Biodiversity (U2)
*LIVE STUDY - A Drop of Pond Water Freshwater Biodiversity (U2)
*LIVE STUDY - Flatworms (Planarians) Freshwater Biodiversity (U2)
*LIVE STUDY - Flatworms (Planarians)
*ASSIGN - Flatworm Live Study Submission (due TODAY or THUR) Freshwater Biodiversity (U2)
*LIVE STUDY (10 more min) - Flatworms (Planarians)
ACTIVITY- Unwanted Invaders (Part 1) Freshwater Biodiversity (U2)
*ACTIVITY- Unwanted Invaders (worked on Part 2 b/c several students absent for Design Gilman)

Monday
10/14 Tuesday
10/15 Wednesday
10/16 Thursday
10/17 Friday
10/18

Freshwater Biodiversity (U2)
*ACTIVITY- Unwanted Invaders (Part 1-3) Freshwater Biodiversity (U2)
*ACTIVITY- Unwanted Invaders (Part 1-3)
*ASSIGN - Unwanted Invaders Submission (due TODAY or WED) Freshwater Biodiversity (U2)
*REFLECT - U2 Freshwater Biodiversity Intro to Ichthyology (U3)
*ACTIVITY- freshwater and marine fishes Intro to Ichthyology (U3)
*ACTIVITY- freshwater and marine fishes

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Instructor Notes: 9/25/23
NOTE: Planarian long lived; Hydra & Daphnia pulex (not magna)

Chem (Hr 4 | 10:34-11:19) [past assignment boards]

Monday
10/7 Tuesday
10/8 Wednesday
10/9 Thursday
10/10 Friday
10/11

Alchemy (U1, C3)
*ACTIVITY - play Nuclear Quest game

*ACTIVITY - Old Gold
*DISCUSS - (1) nuclear equations (2) types of nuclear reactions and their equations (3) the formation of new elements (4) nuclear chain reactions
*ASSIGN -
L16 Learning Tasks (due TODAY or TUE)
Alchemy (U1, C3)
*ASSIGN-
(1) L16 Learning Tasks (due TODAY)
(2) Ch 3 Learning Tasks (due before class THUR)
(3) study for THUR Ch 3 Test
Alchemy (U1, C3)
*DISCUSS - review of L11-16
*ASSIGN-
(1) Ch 3 Learning Tasks (due before class THUR)
(3) study for THUR Ch 3 Test Alchemy (U1, C3)
*TEST - Ch 3, Lessons 11-16

Alchemy (U1, C4)
*PRE-QUIZ - Ch 4 (due TODAY)
Alchemy (U1, C3)
*DISCUSS - Ch 3 Test
*DISCUSS - The Newest Elements in the Periodic Table - watch Have We Found All the Elements?

Alchemy (U1, C4)
*ACTIVITY - add Ch 4 Learning Log
*ACTIVITY - ChemCatalyst
*LAB - start Technicolor Atoms

Monday
10/14 Tuesday
10/15 Wednesday
10/16 Thursday
10/17 Friday
10/18

Alchemy (U1, C4)
*LAB - Technicolor Atoms
*DISCUSS - (1) class results of flame tests (2) evidence that compounds are composed of atoms (3) the source of colored light
*ASSIGN -
(1) team CER Poster (turn in TODAY) &
(2) L17 Learning Tasks (due TODAY or TUE) Alchemy (U1, C4)
*ACTIVITY - Spectroscopy
*ACTIVITY - ChemCatalyst
*ACTIVITY - Life on the Edge
*DISC - (1) general patterns of electrons (2) patterns in valence and core electrons Alchemy (U1, C4)
*ACTIVITY - Life on the Edge
*DISCUSS - (1) general patterns of electrons (2) patterns in valence and core electrons
*VIDEO - Atomic Orbitals (2:31)
*ASSIGN - L18 Learning Tasks (due TODAY or THUR)
Alchemy (U1, C4)
*ACTIVITY - ChemCatalyst
*ACTIVITY - Noble Gas Envy
*DISCUSS - (1) patterns of ion charges (2) introduce "noble gas envy" Alchemy (U1, C4)
*DISCUSS - Mole Day
*ACTIVITY - Noble Gas Envy
*DISCUSS - (1) patterns of ion charges (2) introduce "noble gas envy"
*ASSIGN- L19 Learning Tasks (due TODAY or TUE)
NOTE: Mole Day on WEDNESDAY

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Instructor Notes: 10/23/23

MS Sci (Hr 5-7 | 11:53-2:14) [past assignment boards]

Monday
10/7 Tuesday
10/8 Wednesday
10/9 Thursday
10/10 Friday
10/11

Force and Motion (U2, L1.5)
*ACTIVITY - Force Strength and Change, A2
*ASSIGN - L1.5 Submission (DUE TODAY or TUE) Force and Motion (U2, L1.5)
*ACTIVITY - Force Cornell Notes (complete on own)
*ASSIGN - complete Sum It Up! (due TODAY or WED) Force and Motion (U2, L1.5)
*ACTIVITY - Force Cornell Notes (color code together)
*GAME DAY - Gimkit review
*ASSIGN - complete Sum It Up! REDO (due TODAY or THUR) Force and Motion (U2, L1.5)
*ACTIVITY - Speed and Velocity Cornell Notes (complete on own)
*ASSIGN - complete Sum It Up! (due TODAY or FRI) Force and Motion (U2, L1.5)
*ACTIVITY - Speed and Velocity Cornell Notes (color code together)
*GAME DAY - Blooket review
*ASSIGN - complete Sum It Up! REDOs (due TODAY or MON)

Monday
10/14 Tuesday
10/15 Wednesday
10/16 Thursday
10/17 Friday
10/18

Force and Motion (U2, L2.1)
*ACTIVITY - Exploring Mass, Force, and Velocity Warm-Up
*ACTIVITY - Investigating Forces on Different Objects, A2 (design and conduct experiment) Force and Motion (U2, L2.1)
*ACTIVITY - Investigating Forces on Different Objects, A2 (design and conduct experiment, add key terms matter and mass) Force and Motion (U2, L2.1)
*ACTIVITY - Investigating Forces on Different Objects, A2 (create CER poster) Force and Motion (U2, L2.1)
*ACTIVITY - Investigating Forces on Different Objects, A2 (gallery walk, make improvement to CER poster)
*ASSIGN - complete your own scientific explanation (due TODAY or FRI) Force and Motion (U2, L2.1)
*ACTIVITY - Investigating Force and Mass, A3 (conduct investigate on own)
*ACTIVITY - Speed and Velocity Practice (penquin problem)
*ASSIGN - submit your results for Lesson 2.1 on Amplify (due TODAY or MON)

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Instructor Notes: 10/24/22
Mingle Monday & Think Outside of the Box Thursday

GO PIRATES!

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