CP Freshman Science

Study Hall

Prep Labs

CP Freshman Science

CP Freshman Science

Lunch

CP Biology

CP Biology

Week 8

Classwork

Homework

Mon 3/25

Collect Concept Map

Check & Discuss Error of our DNA HW

LE7 Prologue & Brainstorming

LE7 Notes – Gene for Everything

LE7 Vocab due Wed

Study for Quiz Thurs on LE6 & 7 (QUIZLET is updated for LE6 only, LE7 will be updated on Wed afternoon)

Tue 3/26

Computer Lab

LE7 Karyotyping Web Activity

Karyotyping Activity due Wed

LE7 Vocab due Wed

Study for Quiz Thurs on LE6 & 7

Wed 3/27

Check & Discuss Karyotyping Activity

Check LE7 Vocab "Gene for Everything"

Review for Quiz

LE8 Prologue & Brainstorming

Study for Quiz Thurs on LE6 & 7

QUIZLET will be updated for studying 

LE8 Vocab “Legacy of Heredity” due Tues 4/2

Thu 3/28

Quiz on LE6 & LE7 Mutations:  DNA & Chromosomal

LE8 Task

LE8 Vocab “Legacy of Heredity” due Tues 4/2

Fri 3/29

LE8 Lab Activity – Simulating Stages of Meiosis

LE8 Vocab “Legacy of Heredity” due Tues 4/2

Week 15

Classwork

Homework

Mon 5/20

Chapter - Adaptation Principle

Notes on Adaptation

Adaptation Lab Questions?

Review DCICA

Adaptation Lab due Tues

Study for test on DCICA Thurs

Tue 5/21

Collect Adaptation Lab

Review DCICA Worksheet

Distribute Biome Project

Study for test on DCICA Thurs

Part 1 of Biome Research due Tues 5/28

Wed 5/22

Biome Research Project

Study for test on DCICA Thurs

Thu 5/23

DCICA Test

Fri 5/24

Group Collaboration on Ecology Project –Human Impact on Biome

Watershed Reading and Questions

Week 14

Classwork

Homework

Mon 5/13

Review CW & HW Community Principle 

Chapter - Interrelationships Principle

Interrelationships Table 1 due Tues

Reading Wolf due Wed

Tue 5/14

 Interrelationships Principle

Interrelationships Chapter due Wed

Wed 5/15

Collect Interrelationship Chapter

Chapter - Change Principle

Change Discussion

Change Chapter due Thurs

Thu 5/16

Chapter - Adaptation Principle

Adaptation Lab

Adaptation Lab due Tues

Fri 5/17

Chapter - Adaptation Principle                            Adaptation Lab Graphing & Questions?

Adaptation Discussion

Adaptation Lab due Tues

Week 13

Classwork

Homework

Mon 5/6

Review Test for Competency

Diversity Chapter

Intro Activity - Monoculture

Lab - Diversity Inquiry

Study for Competency

Tue 5/7

Competency Quiz  on Ecology - Energy Flow & Cycles

Lab – Diversity Index

Biodiversity Reading and Questions 1-9 due Wed

Diversity Index Lab due Wed

Wed 5/8

Finish Diversity Chapter & Labs

Diversity Principle of Ecology PPT Notes

Complete Diversity Chapter & Labs due Thurs

Thu 5/9

Collect Diversity Chapter

Community Chapter

Let’s Explore a Community “Wild in NH” Activity

Community Chapter Ecosystem Activity with NH WIldlife due Fri and Reading Questions 1-6 due Fri

Fri 5/10

Oh Deer!

Wrap up Community

Community Chapter & Activities due Mon

Community Questions 7-12 due Mon

Week 12

Classwork

Homework

Mon 4/29

Energy Flow Chapter

Antarctica Food Web Activity

Energy Flow Worksheets & Antarctica activity

Tue 4/30

Collect Antartica Food Web

Cycles Chapter

Water , Oxygen & Carbon Cycles

Water , Oxygen & Carbon Worksheets

Wed 5/1

Nitrogen & Phosphorus Cycles

Nitrogen & Phosphorus Worksheets

Thu 5/2

Review Energy Flow & Cycles

Review Chapters for Test

Fri 5/3

Test Energy Flow & Cycles

Competency Energy Flow and Cycles Tues 5/7

Biodiversity Rdg and Questions 1-9 due Wed 5/8

Week 11

Classwork

Homework

Mon 4/15

Distribute Test Study Outline

Check & Discuss HW/ Fri Activities: Landfill & Eco Footprint

GCC Review True and False – D & E pd

Dimming The Sun

Study Outline For Test due Tues

Tue 4/16

Review for Test

Check and Discuss Study Outline

Study for Test

Wed 4/17

Test on Human Impact; Greenhouse Effect, Energy Sources, Env Issues Global Climate Change, Global  Dimming, Ethics and Sustainabilty

Intro to Ecology

Intro to Ecology

Thu 4/18

Intro to Ecology

Fri 4/19

Energy Flow Chapter

Energy Flow Packet Completed due Tues

Week 10

Classwork

Homework

Mon 4/8

Wrap up stations What’s Happening

Environmental Issue Poster Share Session

None

Tue 4/9

A pd IOWA’s    D & E pd Discussion on Sustainabilty

None

Wed 4/10

A pd IOWA’s    D & E pd Gyre's

Review What’s Happening

Collect What's Happening on Thurs

Thu 4/11

Global Climate Change Notes

Eco Footprint Homework due Friday

Fri 4/12

Sustainability & Ethics Lab

Eco Footprint Web Activity

Eco Footprint Activity due Mon

Sustainability & Ethics Lab Activity due Mon

Week 9

Classwork

Homework

Mon 4/1

Wrap Up Energy Source Discussion

Argyle Game

Final Text and Pics for Env Issue Poster due Wed

Study for Quiz Tues on Unique Earth

Tue 4/2

Quiz on Unique Earth and Life Began

Notes on Greenhouse Gases

Final Text and Pics for Env Issue Poster due Wed

Wed 4/3

Assemble Environmental IssuesPosters with text and pictures

What is Happening? Activity

Poster and Citations due Thurs 4/4

Poster Round Robin on Mon 4/8

Thu 4/4

What is Happening? Activity

Collect Posters

What's Happening 5 min for completion of station before the packet is due on Mon

Fri 4/5

Global Climate Change Video & Questions

Greenhouse Gases Review Worksheet

What's Happening - see Thurs

Greenhouse Gases Review Worksheet due Mon

Week 8

Classwork

Homework

Mon 3/25

Notes on Unique Earth

Draft Essay due D & E

Brainstorm Seasons

Read Reason For Seasons

Project Unique Earth due Tues – A pd

Draft Unique Earth Essay due Tues– A pd

Final Unique Earth Essay due Tues – D & E pd

Study -Unique Earth  Seasons Quiz on Thurs

Tue 3/26

Check Essays Rough Draft A pd and Collect Final Essay D and E pd

Seasons Web Activity

Seasons Worksheet

Each student will add one more slide on Unique Earth Project using google apps, text with citation #, picture with source cited underneath and updated Bib Slide due Thurs

Final Essay due Wed - A pd

Study -Unique Earth  Seasons Quiz on Tues 4/2

Wed 3/27

Collect Final Essay A  pd

Return & Discuss Seasons Web Activity

Life is Born Nova Vidoe Clips & Notes

Choose Environmental Issue Topic

Each student will add one more slide on Unique Earth Project using google apps, text with citation #, picture with source cited underneath and updated Bib Slide due Thurs

Study -Unique Earth  Seasons Quiz on Tues 4/2

Thu 3/28

Turn in Rubric for Individual Slide on Unique Earth Presentation

Sustainability - Lorax

Environmental Issue Rubric, Topic & Groups announced

Easter Island Reading Questions due Fri

Rough Draft Environmental Issue Research due Mon, Fianl Copy due Tues

Quiz Review Worksheet due Tues

Fri 3/29

Easter Island Discussion

Sources of Electricity Questions & Matching

Rough Draft Environmental Issue Research due Mon, Final Copy due Tues

Quiz Review due Tues

Week 7

Classwork

Homework

Mon 3/18

Practice Quiz on Fossils while checking HW Fossil Web Activity and Frog Cards

Brainstorm Unique Earth 

Research Unique Earth with Group (save websites in google docs)

Study for Quiz on Fossils on Fri

Finish Research on Unique Earth Characteristics -due Thurs

Tue 3/19

SNOW DAY

Study for Quiz on Fossils on Fri

Wed 3/20

Group Activity – Unique Earth Presentation in Goggle Apps/Presentation

Revisit Group Activity in Goggle Apps – Unique Earth Presentations due Mon

Thu 3/21

Group Research Activity - Unique Earth Presentations in Goggle Apps/Presentation

Revisit Group Activity in Goggle Apps – Unique Earth Presentations due Mon

Fri 3/22

Mini Quiz on Fossils

Reading and Essay:  Earth – The Just Right Resilient Planet

D & E periods - Unique Earth Presentations due Mon

A period - Unique Earth Presentation due Tues

All periods:  Rough Draft Essay on Earth – The Just Right Resilient Planet due Mon

Week 6

Classwork

Homework

Mon 3/11

Discuss & Collect What’s Up Lab &

Radioactive Decay WS

Pennium Lab Activity

Notes on Radioactive Decay

Pennium Lab due Wed

Quiz on Unit 9 Geological Dating on Thurs

Tue 3/12

Fossils and Frogs Web Lab Activity

Pennium Lab due Wed

Fossils and Frogs Web Lab Activity due Thurs

Quiz on Unit 9 Geological Dating on Thurs

Wed 3/13

Collect & Discuss Pennium Lab

Fossils and Frogs Web Lab Activity

Review for Quiz 

Fossil and Frog Web Activity due Thurs

Quiz on Unit 9 Geological Dating on Thurs

Thu 3/14

Quiz on Geological Dating

Finish Web Activity on Fossils and Frog Dies by putting event cards in order on paper

Finish Web Activity and Frog Dies Event Cards

Fri 3/15

Teacher Workshop Day

Finish Web Activity and Frog Dies Event Cards

Week 5

Classwork

Homework

Mon  3/4

Introduce Unit 9 Geological Dating

Inquiry Lesson

Notes on Geological Dating Part I

Worksheet - Geological Time Scale

Review Plate Tectonics Competency

Return Plate Tectonics  Movie Lab and Analysis Questions 1-20

Worksheet - Geological Time Scale due Tues

Retake Plate Tectonics Competency Quiz on Wed or Thurs after school

Tue  3/5

Discuss HW Geological Time Scale WS

Relative Dating Mini Lab

Worksheet Determining Relative Age

Read and Highlight What’s Up Lab

Wed  3/6

What’s Up Lab Activity

What’s Up Lab due Fri

Thu  3/7

Brainstorm Geological Dating

PPT Notes on Absolute Dating Part II

What’s Up Lab due Fri

Worksheet – Radioactive Decay due Fri

Fri  3/8

SNOW DAY!

What's Up Lab and WS #64 Radioactive Decay due Mon

Quiz on Unit 9 next week

Week 4

Classwork

Homework

Mon  2/18

Check HW Crossword Puzzle and Plate Tectonics Analysis (should be 90% completed)

Discuss questions on Analysis

Write Script for “The Boundaries of Plate Tectonics” Movie Lab

Part IA of Web Activity

Complete Plate Tectonics Analysis due Tues

Finish Web Activity for Tues

Cameras will be available for use tomorrow although optional if you want to bring in your own device and the adapter

Tue 2/19

Check Web Activity HW

Take Pictures and Videos for “The Boundaries of Plate Tectonics” Movie Lab – save in two places (one of them being the project drive at LHS)

Plate Tectonic Competency Review Packet due Thurs

STUDY for Competency Quiz on Plate Tectonics on Fri 2/22

Wed 2/20

Voice Record “The Boundaries of Plate Tectonics” Movie Lab in Library

Merge Pictures/Videos with Voice

Plate Tectonic Competency Review Packet due Thurs

STUDY for Competency Quiz on Plate Tectonics on Fri 2/22

Thu 2/21

Check & Discuss Plate Tectonic Review Packet

Make final edits on Movie

STUDY for Competency Quiz on Plate Tectonics on Fri 2/22

Fri 2/22

Competency Quiz – Plate Tectonics

Complete Final Movie – Due by 3pm

Have a great vacation!

Week 3

Classwork

Homework

Mon 2/11

Check and Discuss HW - Mineral Notes & 5 Questions

Rock Cycle Activity

Rock Cycle Activity Questions due Tues

Tue 2/12

Rock and Mineral Investigation Lab

D and E period - Rock and Mineral Lab due Wed

Wed 2/13

Wrap up Rocks and Minerals

Intro to Plate Tectonics

Study Quiz Fri on Rocks and Minerals

A period - Rock and Mineral lab due Thurs

Thu 2/14

Plate Tectonics Notes

Study Quiz Fri on Rocks and Minerals

Fri 2/15

Quiz on Rocks and Minerals

Plate Tectonics Notes

Crossword Puzzle

Start Plate Tectonics Analysis Questions

Plate Tectonics Analysis Questions and Crossword due Mon

Week 2

Classwork

Homework

Mon 2/4

Discuss Earth is Born Video

Order of Events – Card Activity

Practice Order of Events - Earth is Born

Start Layers of the Earth Notes Packet

Layers of the Earth Notes Packet – due Tues

Power Point provided – To view color visuals refer to Doc tab for PPT on my webpage

Tue 2/5

Discuss HW Layers of the Earth Notes Packet

Review for Quiz on Solar System, Earth Formation and Layers of Earth

Review for Quiz  Thurs on Solar System, Earth Formation and Layers of Earth, Use QUIZLET for study activities

Wed 2/6

Mineral Investigation

Review for Quiz Thurs on Solar System, Earth Formation and Layers of Earth, Use QUIZLET for study activities

Thu 2/7

Quiz on Solar System, Earth Formation and Layers of Earth

Mineral Reading & Guide

Ward's Minerals in the Earths Crust Activity

Discuss Mineral Investigation

 Finish Rock Cycle Reading Guide and Ward's Chart on Minerals in Crust

Fri 2/8

SNOW DAY - Postponed until Monday

Rock Lab

  Finish Rock Cycle Reading Guide and Ward's Chart on Minerals in Crust

Week 1

Classwork

Homework

Mon 1/28

New Grading Policy

Distribute Semester 2 Vocabulary

Unit 7 Big Bang to Solar System Formation

Inner & Outer Planets Chart Reading Group Activity

Semester 2 Policy Signed

Complete Inner & Outer Planets Chart Reading Group Activity

Tue 1/29

Collect Policy Forms

Review Chart Activity

Drawing of Early Solar System

Solar System Table of Inner vs Outer Planets

U7 Solar System Formation PPT Notes due Th - In Documents Tab

Wed 1/30

Chart & Questions of Solar System//Planet Formation

Order of Events and Video Clip

Solar System Formation PPT Notes due Th

Planet Formation 4 Questions due Fri (using chart on comparison of cores and outer layers)

Thu  1/31

Check Solar System PPT Notes

Mystery Liquid Lab

Earth Formation PPT Notes due Mon

Mystery Liquid Lab due Mon

Fri 2/1

Earth Formation

Earth Formation PPT Notes due Mon

Mystery Liquid Lab due Mon

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X2 Aspen Family Portal Codes 

Competency Codes  for X2 

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If a student is absent, he/she should:

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• contact Mrs. Kerns for adjusted due dates and assignment information
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