Lesson Plan for the Week of Jan. 27, 2014 - Revised

Monday:  Snow Day

Tuesday:  Snow Day

Wednesday:    Students will complete a review of mitosis (MBC). Students will then be introduced to the process of meiosis (Virtual Cell Animation Collection: Meiosis - MBC).  After students have read the online textbook, p. 363, and viewed a video comparing mitosis to meiosis (Comparison of Meiosis and Mitosis - MBC), they will continue to color the "Mitosis" plate.

Thursday:  Students will be shown the phases of meiosis.  In a video segment, Hank will explain meiosis and the production of gamete, or sex cells (MBC). Students will then use manipulatives to demonstrate their understanding of the steps of meiosis.  
Homework:  Students will complete the review assignment "Steps of Meiosis" (MBC).

Friday:  Students will read Chapter 10, Sec. 1, p. 365.  Students will then watch a short video over selective breeding of peppers.

Lesson Plan for the Week of January 20, 2014 - Revised

Monday:  Snow Day

Tuesday:  Snow Day

Wednesday:  (2 hour delay)
All students need to bring colored pencils, 8 to 12, to be kept in the science classroom during this nine weeks.
Students will review sexual and asexual reproduction. Following a discussion of haploid and diploid cells, students will watch a short video (MBC).
Homework:   Students will complete the worksheet "What you need to know before you can learn what you need to know." 

Thursday:  After reviewing the homework assignment, students will observe and describe the process of mitosis.  Hank Green will then explain mitosis and the production of somatic, or body, cells (MBC). 


Friday:  Students will begin coloring the Mitosis plate.  (All students need their own set of colored pencils for this nine weeks.  Coloring plates are not allowed to leave class.  All coloring must be completed during class time.)

Lesson Plan for the Week of Jan. 13, 2014

Monday:  Video/Report:  March of the Penguins, part 1. 

Tuesday:  Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Students will then complete the vocabulary for Chapter 10. 
After completing the vocabulary, students will read Chapter 10, pp. 357, 364-365, 369, & 376.

Wednesday:  Class discussion over the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction.  Students will investigate the reproductive strategies of two different organisms. Students will list advantages and disadvantages of both modes of reproduction.

Thursday:  Students will be introduced to the two types of cells:  haploid and diploid.  After watching a short video, students will create a venn-diagram to show similarities and differences between the two types of cells.

Friday:  Lab:  "Microwhat?" (All classwork must be completed before students may participate in labs.)

Lesson Plan for Week of Jan. 6, 2014 - REVISED

Monday - Friday:  Week missed due to snow.

Lesson Plan for the Week of December 16, 2013

Monday:  Students will use a study guide to take notes for the semester test.  Students will then continue the activity from Friday: "Alien Periodic Table."

Tuesday:  Students will complete the study guide for the semester test.  When completed, students will play a review game.

Wednesday:  Semester Test.  The test will cover Chapters 1 through 5.  A practice test for each chapter is available on this web site.

Thursday:  Chemistry vocabulary bingo.

Lesson Plan for the Week of December 9, 2013

Monday:  After watching a segment of "Chemistry:  The Standard Deviants," Students will continue to balance equations.

Tuesday:  Students will read Chapter 5, Section 2, over types of chemical equations.  Students will then complete a worksheet where they will identify and balance equations.

Wednesday:  Snowman Challenge:  Students will see how many equations they can balance in one class period.

Thursday:  Quiz over balancing equations.  Following the quiz, students will learn the difference between endothermic and exothermic reactions.

Friday:  Lab:  Putting Bubbles to the Test.  (Students must have all work completed before they may participate in labs.)
This is the last day for turning in missing assignments for credit.

Lesson Plan for the Week of December 2, 2013

Monday:   Students will complete a MBC activity where they determine the type of bond formed by identifying elements involved as metals or nonmetals.  Following will be a class discussion over metallic bonds.

Students will then complete the Chapter 4 Review (MBC).

Tuesday:  Due:  Chapter 4 Review.

Students will complete "Write Now:  Everything You Know About an Element."

Introduction to Chapter 5:  Law of Conservation of Mass.

Students will then complete the vocabulary for Chapter 5 (MBC).

Wednesday:  Test: Chapter 4.  (To prepare for the test, students should take the practice test found under "Practice Tests" on this web site.)

Following a short video over the Law of Conservation of Mass, students will be introduced to the parts of a chemical equation: reactants, products, coefficients, subscripts, and yield sign.

Thursday:  Due:  Chapter 5 Vocabulary.

Students will begin learning how to balance chemical equations.  Students will need to practice balancing equations by using the link found on this web site under "Science Links."

Friday:  Lab:  Students should complete "What's the Matter with Bubbles" and begin the lab "Putting Bubbles to the Test."  (Students must have all work completed before they may participate in lab.)