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Week of May 11th, 2020
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May 14,2020
Good morning, here's the learning target for today and instructions below: I can explain cells, the human body, ecosystems, organism classification, or genetics through a quiz.
May 13, 2020 Good morning Here's the learning target: I can evaluate information about cells, the human body, ecosystems, organism classification, or genetics through quizzizz quizzes.
May 12, 2020 Good morning Here’s the learning target: I can communicate information about cells, the human body, ecosystems, organism classification, or genetics through a flipgrid video.
May 11, 2020 Good morning, Here’s the learning target: I can use a model to describe how the reproduction of a virus results in offspring with identical genetic information through a gizmo simulation lab.
May 7, 2020 Good morning, The learning target for today is: I can ask questions about how humans influence the inheritance of genes through a quiz.
May 6, 2020 Good morning, Follow the steps below. Here’s your learning target: I can synthesize information about the ways humans influence the inheritance of desired traits through a RACES writing
May 5, 2020 Good morning, Here’s your learning target: I can ask questions about the ways humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms through a Padlet collaboration
May 4, 2020 Good morning! Here’s your learning target for the day: I can gather information about the ways humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms through NewsELA readings and activities
April 30, 2020 Good morning! Last day of new activities this week, which means a quiz to check on how well you are learning the stuff we are working with. Please make sure you’re joining a video chat from 10:30 to 12 to ask questions. . Here’s your learning target for the day: I can use a pedigree model to describe how traits are inherited through a quiz.
April 29, 2020 Good morning! I hope you’re getting through this week well. We’ve got one more day of April, then we’re in the home stretch of the school year. Today, we want you to use the pedigree you made yesterday (hope you didn’t throw it away) to explain how the trait you chose got inherited. Here’s your learning target for the day: I can construct an explanation for how a trait is passed through a “family” through a RACES writing. PLEASE READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING.
April 28, 2020 Good morning! Today I’m hoping we’ll have a little bit of fun with something new. You’ll have to watch the video, but then you’ll get to do the time-honored middle-school tradition of setting up imaginary families with each other. Here’s your learning target for the day: I can use a model to describe the inheritance of certain traits in a family by making a pedigree. PLEASE READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING.
April 27, 2020 Good morning! Hope you had a good weekend, and successfully showed mastery on our quiz last week. Today we are going to start looking at some real-life reasons that using these genetics concepts can impact your own personal life, by looking at inherited genetic diseases. Here’s your learning target for the day: I can obtain information on how genetic diseases are transferred to offspring as traits through research and a padlet collaboration. . PLEASE READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING.
April 23, 2020 Good morning! Today is going to be the another opportunity to improve your grade in science, and prove that you are accomplishing this learning. This is now the main thing we are using to track your participation other than seeing your face on video chats. This is another microsoft forms quiz which will allow you to sign in and take it as many times as you need to. It should show you a score at the end. Here’s your learning target for the day: I can use a punnett square model to describe how sexual reproduction results in genetic variation through a quiz.
April 22, 2020 Good morning! Hope y’all are well. we’re still trucking along, and hoping you are able to get work done and learn from it. Remember, this is a unique opportunity to actually learn without having to worry too much about grades. We hope this stuff is interesting for you, and we promise, you will use it again. Today we wanted to give you some practice making, understanding, and using Punnett squares, in different ways. These really are one of the best tools we have for tracing inheritance. When we start to look at genetic diseases and family history next week, I promise, you’ll want to know how to use a Punnett Square. Here’s your learning target for the day: I can use a model to describe genetic inheritance of a trait through a quizzizz practice.
April 21, 2020 Good morning! We hope you are doing well and taking care of yourselves and others. Make sure you’re reaching out to people, especially those that you haven’t heard from, even if you weren’t close when we were together every day. Today we wanted to (finally, I know) give some of our own words to the genetics concepts. Mr. Jones made an explainer video reviewing the amoeba sisters worksheet from yesterday, and posted it in the steps below. While most of you seem to be understanding these ideas, we want to make sure you’re seeing exactly how to use punnett squares and why they matter. Here’s your learning target for the day: I can use a model to describe genetic inheritance of a trait through a RACES paragraph.
April 20, 2020 Today we’re returning to our good friends the amoeba sisters, to get some clarification on Punnett Squares. These are great tools to predict genetics and they’re used all the way up through high-level research, but also can be used by any normal person, like when you may have your own children one day and want to know how likely it is that they’ll have a certain trait. Here’s your learning target for the day: I can use a model to describe how sexual reproduction results in genetic variation through a video recap worksheet.
April 16, 2020 Good morning! In case you didn’t watch it already, Mr. Waltz and I made this video earlier this week to let y’all know what science will look like the rest of the school year. Click the link to check it out! Video Today is going to be the first opportunity for a grade in science through digital learning. We’ve made a microsoft forms quiz which will allow you to sign in and take it as many times as you need to. As a reminder, you can get a score lower than your Q3 grade, but your average at the end of Q4 won’t be lower than that. So do your best, please do not share answers…(seriously, why?) because we are using this to measure what you’ve been learning. IF you don’t score well, then that’s a great cue for you to go back an look at vocabulary again, work with the gizmo simulation, or watch the amoeba sister’s video again. Like we mentioned in the video above, this content is vital for getting started in high school biology. So do your best without helping each other. Here’s your learning target for the day: I can describe how sexual reproduction results in genetic variation through a quiz.
April 15,2020 Good morning! In case you didn’t watch yesterday, check out this video Mr. Waltz and I made to let y’all know what science will look like the rest of the school year. Click the link to check it out! Video We’re going to finish up the “gizmos” lab today by completing activity C. If you already did activity C at some point, definitely don’t do it again, but maybe check over what you did or play around with the simulation some more to refresh your memory of how it works. Here’s your learning target for the day: I can use a model to describe how sexual reproduction results in genetic variation through a mouse reproduction simulation
April 14,2020 Good morning! Here is a quick video from Mr. Jones and Mr. Waltz to explain some important info about science for the rest of the year. Click the link to check it out! Video Then, check out the activity for today: We’re going to continue the “gizmos” lab from before spring break, to start working with some of the models for how we describe reproduction and inheritance. Here’s your learning target for the day: I can use a model to describe how sexual reproduction results in genetic variation through a mouse reproduction simulation
April 13, 2020 Good morning and welcome back to digital learning! We hope you enjoyed having a week with no school work, and that you’re ready to get learning and discovering some new things in science! To get back into the swing of things, we want to kick back off with a familiar activity: Visual Vocab! There are three sets of vocabulary in this unit, so we are going to do the second set today.
April 3, 2020 Good morning! Last day before spring break!! Like we said yesterday, please feel free to reach out to us during this time. We don’t want anyone to feel completely isolated. That said, keep in mind that we won’t have any activities to complete during next week, and won’t be doing any office hours or video chat times. To wrap up at the same time as looking ahead to future learning in the genetics unit, we’re going to use a “gizmos” lab to visualize some of the ideas we’ve been talking about. Here’s your learning target and then step-by-step instructions: I can use a model to describe how sexual reproduction results in genetic variation through a mouse reproduction simulation
April 2, 2020 Good morning! Two more days of digital learning and then SPRING BREAK! I don’t know what that will look like for you, but make sure you’re finding ways to connect with people through those beautiful phones and other devices we’re using for all of this learning. Today, we’re following up on yesterday’s survey by asking you to make a graph of the data from your own answers. PLEASE READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. This is the Learning Target for the day: I can construct an explanation based on scientific evidence for the process of inheriting a specific trait.
April 1, 2020 Happy April! The activity today is pretty straightforward, we want you to take an inventory of your own inherited traits. Use the survey form at the link below to answer questions about yourself, and then we will use the answer data to make some graphs, and draw some conclusions about those traits.
March 31,2020 Good morning! We have a simple, hopefully fun activity for you today. To represent the way DNA is used as a code for traits, we have 50 different Monster DNA codes available, and you get to decode and draw one (or as many as you want) of those monsters. Follow the instructions below our learning target step-by-step to complete the activity Learning Target: I can evaluate genetic information to determine traits through a genetic decoder worksheet (SL72)
March 30, 2020 Good morning and welcome back to school! Today is the last day of our mitosis/meiosis choice board. If you already did your third activity, like we know some folks did, then you’re off for science today. After today, we’ll move into some different topics in genetics, so if you have mitosis or meiosis questions, be sure to ask us today! Learning Target: I can develop a model to explain how mitosis or meiosis result in genetically identical or varied daughter cells through the first part of my choice board. (SL72.c)
Mr. Proby suggestions for today use the Mitosis and Meiosis songs to help......Choice Board Activity (Create a comic strip)..... (Design an Informational Brochure)......Design a poster) this will complete all 3 choices March 27,2020 Happy Friday! Today for science we want you to complete your second choice board activity. Some of the ones we saw y’all send in yesterday were really amazing, and it seems like this is giving you a chance to have just a little bit of fun with something you’re learning. If making a tik tok to help you remember P-MAT works, then we’re happy it helps. Remember, try and aim for about 30 minutes on one of these, and leave your third choice for Monday. Enjoy your weekend!! Learning Target: I can develop a model to explain how mitosis or meiosis result in genetically identical or varied daughter cells through the first part of my choice board. (SL72.c)
Mr. Proby suggestions for today use the Mitosis and Meiosis songs to help......Choice Board Activity (Create a comic strip) or (Design an Informational Brochure) March 26, 2020 Hi there! For the next few days, your science activity is going to be something you choose for yourself. Both at the bottom of this post, and in your OneNote, there is a choice board of activities to help solidify your understanding of Mitosis, and compare it to Meiosis. Learning Target: I can develop a model to explain how mitosis or meiosis result in genetically identical or varied daughter cells through the first part of my choice board. (SL72.c)
Gizmo Lab Instructions Helpful Tips Choice Board Mr. Proby suggestions for today use the Mitosis and Meiosis songs to help......Choice Board Activity (Create a comic strip) or (Design an Informational Brochure) March 25,2020 Hello! We are going to try to start getting you off the computer at least a little bit today, so that you aren’t spending this entire time looking at a screen. Today is pretty simple, just a normal ol’ visual vocabulary. Learning Target: I can obtain information about the vocabulary related to how organisms reproduce and transfer genetic information through a visual vocabulary activity (SL73). The list is at the bottom of the post, and here are some simple steps.
NOTE: Use my quizlet on the left of this page to help. HERE IS THE LINK : https://quizlet.com/_88j5f7?x=1jqt&i=9xsc1
March 24, 2020 Good morning! We are going to get into our first bit of new content today. Remember, since this is new for us as much as it is for you, be patient with us and try your best to learn something new from these activities. You may not think it matters, but this concept is a basic foundation for a LOT of major issues going on in the world. Hop on office hours if you want to know more.
HELPFUL HINTS: https://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/ideawheel.pdf March 23, 2020 Learning Target: I can Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to explain how organisms reproduce either sexually or asexually and transfer genetic information to determine the traits of their offspring by identifying prior knowledge in a unit pretest. Quizzizz Pretest for Genetics: Part 1 Part 2 Click the link, sign in, and then you may have to come back and click the link again. NOTE: Preview of vocabulary from last week provided |
Week of March 16th, 2020
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March 20, 2020:
Learning Target: I can construct a model for how cell structures, specifically the cell membrane, contribute to the function of the cell as a system in obtaining nutrients in order to make needed materials and grow (SL72.a) REMEMBER, TO LOG INTO BRAIN POP:
Use the Vocabulary words from brianpop to create a quizlet https://quizlet.com/ and submit it to me via email [email protected] NOTE: Below you will find a vocabulary preview for next week when we start on our Genetics unit. You also have extended time to complete any learning tasks that you haven't completed this week. March 19, 2020: Learning Target: I can construct a model for how cell structures, specifically mitochondria, contribute to the function of the cell as a system in obtaining nutrients in order to make needed materials and grow (SL72.a) REMEMBER, TO LOG INTO BRAIN POP:
WHEN FINISHED Use the Vocabulary words from brianpop to create a quizlet https://quizlet.com/ and submit it to me via email [email protected] March 18, 2020: Learning Target: I can construct a model for how cell structures contribute to the function of the cell as a system in obtaining nutrients in order to make needed materials (SL72.a) REMEMBER, TO LOG INTO BRAIN POP:
Use the Vocabulary words from brianpop to create a quizlet https://quizlet.com/ and submit it to me via email [email protected] March 17, 2020; Learning Target: I can describe how cell structures, interact to maintain the basic needs of organisms. (SL72) REMEMBER, TO LOG INTO BRAIN POP:
Use the Vocabulary words from brianpop to create a quizlet https://quizlet.com/ and submit it to me via email [email protected] March 16, 2020: Learning Target: I can provide evidence for how human activity affect individual organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems. (SL74.c) RACES PROMPT: It is estimated that we are losing 137 plant, animal and insect species every day due to the deforestation of rainforests. That means we are losing over 50,000 species every year. The reason the land is being cleared is for the timber, for mining operations and to provide grazing areas for large scale cattle ranching. What do you think can or should be done to stop the deforestation? SUBMIT TO ME: [email protected] Please use the document to the left of this page to help support you with your RACES Writing Prompt for today. |