Today students conducted the Yeastie Beasite Lab where they compared different water temperatures to find which was ideal for yeast growth (asexual reproduction). We will correct this lab in class on Wednesday. If you were absent for this lab you will need to make it up after school Tues-Friday.
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This week students took the 80 point “end of quarter” test. The topics covered on the test were cells, diffusion and osmosis, and the 5 Levels of Organization.
We also started our new unit on inheritance. Wednesday there was a lesson on Sexual and Asexual reproducation. Thursday and Friday were spent on an activity called Reproductive Strategies Literary Circles. In this activity students read about the reproductive methods of 12 organisms and had to classify them as either sexual, asexual, or both.
Last week students worked on Power Point presentations for Science Fair. This week students will be presenting their final project to the class. Make sure you are prepared with your completed Power Point saved on a flash drive. If your project is late and you still need to finish, you may come before or after school or during your TA period to use the laptops.
Reminder: The last day to turn in late work was last Friday. This was made known a month ahead of time and I cannot make any exceptions. Please do not turn in any more late work for 2nd quarter to be graded. The late work for periods 1-4 have been graded and entered into skyward. If you are in any of these periods the grade currently on skyward will be your report card grade for 2nd quarter. I will be working on grading periods 5 and 6 during the rest of the week.
Due to the grading of the cell catalogs and the large amount of late work being turned in, grades in my class will be updated by the end of Monday (12/21) instead of Monday morning. Thank you for your patience!
Remember, the last day to turn in late or absent work for the quarter is Friday, January 8th.
Amazingly, the end of 2nd Quarter is already coming up! The last day to turn in late or absent work for my class will be Friday, Jan. 8th.
Please check skyward to see what you are missing. If you are missing a lab you will need to come before or after school or during TA if you take the bus (talk to me about this first) to make it up.
There were some students who still have not performed their experiments for science fair. Remember you had one whole month. Make sure you get that done ASAP so you don’t fall behind. On Monday we will be moving on to the Graph and Conclusion section.
Today students started the Cell Catalog Project. We will be working on this all next week and it will be worth 120 points. For more instructions and examples, see the links below.
Reminder: Science Fair experiments should be done by Tuesday, December 1st. You’ve had one month to get this completed. Hopefully no one will have to do their experiment while eating turkey and pumpkin pie. Make sure you have made and filled out your data table and have a parent signature on the blue Data Collection Sheet. We will be doing the graph and conclusion in class in December and the final Power Points on the computer in January.
Worksheets:
Cell Catalog page example:
This week we are learning about the functions of cell organelles. Monday and Tuesday students made Cell Fold-Outs to help quiz themselves. They also had a worksheet called Cell City that has the students compare organelles and their jobs to those of different parts in a city. Papers for both assignments are in the Old Work folders for pick-up if you were absent.
Today we started our unit on cells. Students had a lesson on the different types of cells, cell organelles, and their functions. Notes were taken during the lesson. Afterward students worked on a cell packet. You can download the notes here if you were absent, but you will have to pick up the packet in class.
