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PAGE LAST UPDATED: 9/16/2024, 8:00 PM

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
9/9 Tuesday
9/10 Wednesday
9/11 Thursday
9/12 Friday
9/13

NO SCHOOL
Building Mechanical Issue Gen Chem Foundations: Ions and Ionic Bonding
*ASSIGN -
Sec 6.2-6.4 Ionic Compound, Naming and Writing Ionic Formulas, and Polyatomic Ions Practice Problems, pink (see Google Classroom, try by TODAY)
*QUIZ - Sec 6.1-6.4 QUIZ (turn in WED, THUR, or FRI) Gen Chem Foundations: Covalent Bonding
*ACTIVITY- GOB ChemActivity 13: Why do atoms share electrons?
*ACTIVITY - AREC #17 Why Is It Soft?: The Covalent Molecular Lattice
*ASSIGN -
(1) ChemActivity 13 Exercises #1-6 &
(2) Sec 6.5-6.6 Molecular Compounds & Lewis Structures Practice Problems (try by TODAY or THUR) Gen Chem Foundations: Covalent Bonding
*DISCUSS- covalent nonmenclature
*ASSIGN -
(1) ChemActivity 13 Exercises #1-6 &
(2) Sec 6.5-6.6 Molecular Compounds & Lewis Structures Practice Problems (try by TODAY or THUR) Gen Chem Foundations: Covalent Bonding
*ACTIVITY- GOB ChemActivity 16: What shapes do molecules have?

Monday
9/16 Tuesday
9/17 Wednesday
9/18 Thursday
9/19 Friday
9/20

CVTC Registration
*GUEST SPEAKER - Ms. Maggie Meyers, Admissions Advisor, CVTC - computer NEEDED

Gen Chem Foundations: Covalent Bonding
*ACTIVITY- GOB ChemActivity 16: What shapes do molecules have?
*ACTIVITY - AREC #22 Perfect Shapes: Shapes of Molecules Gen Chem Foundations: Covalent Bonding
*ACTIVITY- GOB ChemActivity 16: What shapes do molecules have?
*ACTIVITY - AREC #22 Perfect Shapes: Shapes of Molecules
*ASSIGN - ChemActivity 16 Exercise #5 (try by TODAY or WED)

NOTE: discussed Syllabus
Gen Chem Foundations: Covalent Bonding
*ACTIVITY - build glycine, Exercise #6
*ACTIVITY- GOB ChemActivity 17: Polar and Nonpolar Covalent Bonds
*ASSIGN - Sec 6.8 Practice Problems (try by TODAY or THUR) Gen Chem Foundations: Covalent Bonding
*ACTIVITY - build and populate rolodex
*ACTIVITY- GOB ChemActivity 17: Polar and Nonpolar Covalent Bonds
*ACTIVITY - AREC #12 The Law of Attraction: Electronegativity
*QUIZ - Sec 6.5-6.8 QUIZ (turn in FRI or MON) Gen Chem Foundations: IMFs
*DISCUSS - GOB ChemActivity 27 (use 3D water molecules)

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Instructor Notes: 9/26/22
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Check out Biotechnology: Carrot Tissue Culture
Gen Chem Foundations: IMFs
*DISCUSS - GOB ChemActivity 27 (use PhET simulation)

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

Monday
9/9 Tuesday
9/10 Wednesday
9/11 Thursday
9/12 Friday
9/13

NO SCHOOL
Building Mechanical Issue Lab Safety
*VIDEO - ACS Safety Mindset Video 1 (4:13)
*DISCUSS - lab safety via safety contract
*VIDEO - ACS Personal Protective Equipment - Video 3 (6:41)
*ACTIVITY - Microscope Use and Safety (complete dissection tool and microscope diagrams)
*ASSIGN -
(1) read and sign safety contract &
(2) complete safety quiz with 100% accuracy (due TUE, WED, or THUR) Lab Safety
*DISCUSS -
(1) answers to dissection tool and microscope diagrams
(2) lab safety quiz

Unity and Diversity (U1 Ch 3)
*ACTIVITY - prep unit pocket & add study guide
*ACTIVITY - I#1 Using Unity to Explore Diversity (open in e-book & prep title) Unity and Diversity (U1 Ch 3)
*ACTIVITY - I#1 Using Unity to Explore Diversity (steps 1-6, 8-10 & explore specimens via scopes)

NOTE: discussed Syllabus Unity and Diversity (U1 Ch 3)
*ACTIVITY - I#1 Using Unity to Explore Diversity (steps 1-6, 8-10 & explore specimens via scopes)
*ASSIGN -
complete remaining Ch 3 I#1 Using Unity to Explore Diversity Learning Tasks (due TODAY or MON)

Monday
9/16 Tuesday
9/17 Wednesday
9/18 Thursday
9/19 Friday
9/20

Unity and Diversity (U1 Ch 3)
*ACTIVITY - I#1 Using Unity to Explore Diversity (recap)
*ACTIVITY - I#2 Phylogenetic Trees - the Pattern of Adaptation (steps 1-7, for step 4 discuss theory and key terms only) Unity and Diversity (U1 Ch 3)
*ACTIVITY - I#2 Phylogenetic Trees - the Pattern of Adaptation (step 8, read Using a Phylogenetic Tree and create a phylogenetic tree from data table)
*DISCUSS - Phylogenetic Tree Notes
*ASSIGN -
complete Ch 3 I#2 Phylogenetic Tree Learning Tasks (due TODAY or WED) Unity and Diversity (U1 Ch 3)
*ASSIGN (~15 mins) -
complete Ch 3 I#2 Phylogenetic Tree Learning Tasks (due TODAY)
*ACTIVITY - I#3 Darwin's Finches
Media Aid: Galapagos Finch Evolution --HHMI BioInteractive Video (16:08)
Unity and Diversity (U1 Ch 3)
*ACTIVITY - I#3 Darwin's Finches
*ACTIVITY - Speciation foldable
*ASSIGN -
complete Ch 3 I#3 Darwin's Finches Learning Tasks (due TODAY or FRI) Unity and Diversity (U1 Ch 3)
*ACTIVITY - I#4 Decent with Modification (steps 1-5)

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Instructor Notes: 9/18/23

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

Monday
9/9 Tuesday
9/10 Wednesday
9/11 Thursday
9/12 Friday
9/12

NO SCHOOL
Building Mechanical Issue Water Quality (U1)
*ACTIVITY - Water Quality? Ask the Bugs!
*VIDEO - Biotic Index (11:41)
*ASSIGN -
Water Quality? Ask the Bugs! submission (due TODAY or TUE)

BRING BOOTS FOR TOMORROW

NOTE: discuss Syllabus if time allows Water Quality (U1)
*ACTIVITY - Water Quality: Lotic System Biotic Index, Yellow River (collect sample)

BRING BOOTS FOR TODAY Water Quality (U1)
*ACTIVITY - Water Quality: Lotic System Biotic Index, Yellow River (specimen identification)

NOTE: discussed Syllabus Water Quality (U1)
*ACTIVITY - survey school creek
*ACTIVITY - Water Quality: Lotic System Biotic Index, Yellow River (tidy up lab, add biotic indexing docs to nb, start class biotic indexing in nb based on team biotic indexing poster data)

Monday
9/16 Tuesday
9/17 Wednesday
9/18 Thursday
9/19 Friday
9/20

Water Quality (U1)
*ACTIVITY - Water Quality: Lotic System Biotic Index, Yellow River (class biotic indexing in nb based on team biotic indexing poster data)
*DISCUSS - Yellow River
*ACTIVITY - start Lentic vs. Lotic Systems
*ASSIGN - Lotic System Biotic Index Submission (due TODAY or TUE)

Media Aids:
- Yellow River Historical Essay Water Quality (U1)
*ACTIVITY - Lentic vs. Lotic Systems Water Quality (U1)
*ACTIVITY - Lentic vs. Lotic Systems
*ASSIGN - Lentic vs. Lotic Systems submission (due TODAY or THUR) Water Quality (U1)
*ACTIVITY - Water Chemistry Water Quality (U1)
*ACTIVITY - Water Chemistry

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Instructor Notes: 9/25/23
Water Quality (U1)
*ACTIVITY - Water Quality Biotic Analysis of Lentic System, School Waterway (collect sample and start analysis)

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

Monday
9/9 Tuesday
9/10 Wednesday
9/11 Thursday
9/12 Friday
9/13

NO SCHOOL
Building Mechanical Issue Alchemy, Lab Safety (U1, C1, L1)
*VIDEO - ACS Safety Data Sheets - Video 2 (6:51)

Alchemy (U1, C2, L6)
*ACTIVITY - L6, A New Language
*DISCUSS - (1) language of chemistry (2) letters in parentheses
*DISCUSS -
(1) Cornell-style notetaking &
(2) L6 notes
*ASSIGN -
L6 submission, reading, notes, and Check-In (due TODAY or TUE)

NOTE: discuss Syllabus if time allows Alchemy (U1, C2, L7)
*ACTIVITY - ChemCatalyst
*VIDEO LAB - L7, Now You See It
*DISCUSS - observations
*ASSIGN-
L7 submission, reading, notes, and Check-In (due TODAY or THUR) Alchemy (U1, C2, L7)
*VIDEO LAB - L7, Now You See It
*ACTIVITY - add and color code 5 chemical reactions in the copper cycle
*ASSIGN-
L7 submission, reading, notes, and Check-In (due TODAY or THUR)

Alchemy (U1, C2, L8)
*ACTIVITY - prep notebook for What Goes Around Comes Around

NOTE: discussed Syllabus Alchemy (U1, C2, L8)
*ACTIVITY - ChemCatalyst
*ACTIVITY - L8, What Goes Around Comes Around (may want to use video to help), Part 1 & 2 on own
*ASSIGN-
L8 submission, reading, notes, and Check-In (due TODAY or MON)

Monday
9/16 Tuesday
9/17 Wednesday
9/18 Thursday
9/19 Friday
9/20

Alchemy (U1, C2, L9)
*ACTIVITY - ChemCatalyst
*ACTIVITY - L9, Create a Table
*DISCUSS - (1) patterns found and discoveries made during activity (2) the missing element
*ASSIGN -
(1) L9 submission, reading, notes, and Check-In (due TODAY or TUE) &
(2) study for THURSDAY's Test Alchemy (U1, C2, L10)
*ACTIVITY - ChemCatalyst
*ACTIVITY - L10, Breaking the Code
*DISCUSS - (1) properties described in the cards (2) various patterns discovered (3) vocab related to the periodic table
*ASSIGN -
study for THURSDAY's Test Alchemy (U1, C2)
*DISCUSS -
review each C3 lesson
*ACTIVITY - C2 Review Questions
*ASSIGN -
(1) L10 submission, reading, notes, and Check-In (due TODAY),
(2) C2 Review Questions (due TODAY), &
(3) study for THURSDAY's Test

Alchemy (U1, C2)
*DISCUSS -
quick recap of C1
*TEST- C2 Basic Building Materials

Alchemy (U1, C2)
*DISCUSS -
C2 Basic Building Materials
Test

Alchemy (U1, C3)
*PRE-QUIZ - Ch 3 Pre-Assessment (due TODAY or b/f class THUR)

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Instructor Notes: 9/18/23

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

Monday
9/9 Tuesday
9/10 Wednesday
9/11 Thursday
9/12 Friday
9/13

NO SCHOOL
Building Mechanical Issue
Harnessing Energy (U1, 2.1)
*ACTIVITY 3 - SIM: Investigating How Objects Get Energy (create claim/evidence table, collect evidence using SIM, add key concept Harnessing Energy (U1, 2.1)
*ACTIVITY 3 - SIM: Investigating How Objects Get Energy (add second key concept, color code and add CER handout, discuss reasoning)
*ASSIGN - L2.2 Submission (due TODAY or THUR)

NOTE: discuss Syllabus if time allows

Harnessing Human Energy (U1, 2.2)
*STEM Challenge - start Designing Electrical Devices (introduce, building, testing) Harnessing Energy (U1, 2.2)
*STEM Challenge - Designing Electrical Devices (finalize purpose & constraints, building, testing, create device name, purpose, and directions poster) Harnessing Energy (U1, 2.2)
*STEM Challenge - Designing Electrical Devices (set up and gallery walk)
*ACTIVITY - prep Energy Cornell Notes

Monday
9/16 Tuesday
9/17 Wednesday
9/18 Thursday
9/19 Friday
9/20

"Housekeeping"
*DISCUSS - Syllabus

Harnessing Energy (U1, 2.2)
*ACTIVITY - complete Energy & Energy Transformation Cornell Notes AND watch videos (fill out on own before start of class TUE)
*ASSIGN -
(1) Sum It Up (due TODAY or TUE) &
(2) study for THURSDAY's Test Harnessing Energy (U1, 2.2)
*ACTIVITY - Energy Forms & Transformations Cornell Notes (highlight and review as whole class)
*ASSIGN -
(1) Sum It Up (due TODAY) &
(2) study for THURSDAY's Test Harnessing Energy (U1)
*ACTIVITY - Sum It Up REDO
*DISCUSS - U1 review
*ACTIVITY - Game Time: Energy Test Review
*ASSIGN - study for THURSDAY's Test Harnessing Energy (U1)
*TEST - Harnessing Energy Harnessing Energy (U1)
*DISCUSS - Harnessing Energy Test
*STEM Challenge - Designing Electrical Devices (wrap-up & clean-up)

Lab Safety
*ACTIVITY - science lab safety
*ASSIGN -
(1) read and sign safety contract &
(2) complete safety quiz with 100% accuracy (due MON, TUE, or WED)

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Instructor Notes: 10/3/22
Mingle Monday:

GO PIRATES!

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