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Pierce, Charlie (Science)
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Driving Question for Unit 1: What is considered living on our planet regarding life processes?
Driving Question for Unit 2: How do we as Scientists go about learning more about the natural world?
Driving Question for Unit 3: Why do populations increase and decrease thorughout generations?
Driving Question for Unit 4: How does energy and nutrients move throughout our environment?
Driving Question for Unit 5: How are certain solutions necessary for life and how do they apply to living things?
Driving Question for Unit 6: How certain organic nutrients can impact and organism's development?
1st Quarter Class Logs
Date: Aug 29th/30th
Objective: Be able to understand why life exists on our planet. Be able to recall classification sequence
Activity: Task #2 Section Assessment
Information: Unit 1 NotePacket and SOL Qs
Homework: Task #2 SA
Upcomming: Lab: Task #1 What is Life?
Date: Aug 31st/Sept 4th
Objective: Be able to explain how humans interact with enviorment. Be able to list and summarize the 9 processes of life
Activity: Turn in Saftey Contract. Do a Room Safety check. Check and go over Task #2...Video on hog Farming in NC
Information: Note Packete/ SOL Qs
Homework: None
Upcomming: Task #1 Lab: What is Life?
Date: Sept 5th/6th
Objective: Be able to understand the processes necessary for life. Be able to comprehend the levels of organization.
Activity: Check and go over Task #2
Information: Notepacket/SOL Qs
Homework: Task 3
Upcomming: Unit 1 Test/ Task #1 -What is life?
Date: Sept. 7th/10th
Objective: Be able to evaluate yourself on unit 1 What is Life?
Activity: Pretest on unit 1/ Check and go over Taks #3
Information: Study for Unit 1 Notepacket/SOL Qs
Homework: Study for Unit 1 Test
Upcomming: Unit 1 Test Aday - 9/11 and Bday 9/12, Task #1 What is Life?
Date: Sept 13th/14th
Objective: Be able to understand what is living, product of living thing, dead, and non-living
Activity: Task #1 - What is Life
Information: Lab intro, SOL Qs
Homework: None
Upcomming: Unit 2 - What is science?
Date: Sept. 17th/18th
Objective: Be able to understand what exactly is science. Be introduced to some history of science
Activity: Finish and go over task #1. Pick up Task #4 Lab Safety Poster.
Information: Unit 2 Notepacket/SOL Qs
Homework: None
Upcomming: Task #4 Safety Poster
Date: Sept. 19th/20th
Objective: Be able to compare and contrast parts of the scientfic method. Be introduced to some history of science.
Activity: Demo on observations and group discussion on SM
Information: Unit 2 notepacket/SOL Qs
Homework: none
Upcomming: Task #4 Safety Poster - Labtops
Date: Sept. 21st/24th
Objective: Be able to recognize scientific method parts within lab/field studies via a video.
Activity: Task #5 Secret Weapons Video/Questions
Information: Unit 2 Note packet/SOL Qs
Homework: None
Upcomming: Task #7 Hidden World Lab
Date: Sept. 25th/26th
Objective: Be able to compare saftey in classroom with saftey at home. Demonstarte this by making a poster.
Activity: Task #4 Saftey Poster, Complete task #5 - Secret Weapons Video/Question
Information: Unit 2 note packet
Homework: Task #6 Parts of a Microscope
Upcoming: Task #7 Hidden World Lab
Date: Sept. 27th/28th
Objective: Be able to undertand how tools/techniques are used in Bi. Be introduced to some history of the microscope.
Activity: Go over Task #6 Microscope parts. Complete Task #5 SW Video/Qs. Setup pretest/Tool packet for HW
Information: Unit 2 note packet/ SOL Qs
Homework: Pretest/Tool packet
Upcomming: Unit 2 test...Aday Wednesday 10/3 and Bday Thursday 10/4
Date: Oct. 1st/2nd
Objective: Be able to evalute yourself on Unit 2 through pretest Be able to use microscope and identify numerous specimens.
Activity: Go over pretest/tool packet...Start Task #7 Hidden World Lab activity
Information: Unit 2 note packet/SOL Qs
Homework: Study for Test
Upcomming: Unit 2 test...Aday Wednesday 10/3 and Bday Thursday 10/4
Date: Oct. 5th and 9th
Objective: Be able to find specimens and microorganisms and diagram what you see.
Activity: Complete Task #5 Secret Weapons Video, Complete Task #7 the Hidden World Lab
Information: Population Ecology notepacket/SOL Qs
Homework: Task #8 Powerpoint on SM -https://www.lcps.org/cms/lib/VA01000195/Centricity/Domain/688/SCIMETHD.ppt
Upcoming: Population Ecology Unit
Date: Oct. 10th and 11th
Objective: Be introduce to population ecoology. Be able to understand limiting factors and carrying capacity
Activity: Task #2 Enternal Enemies
Information: Notebook/ Sol Qs
Homework: none
Upcoming: Task #3 10 Owl/Mice Simulation
Date: Oct 12th/15th
Objective: Be able to understand the two groups of limiting factors and what are the main factors that impact a population.
Activity: Complete Task #9 External Enemies Video and Qs
Information: Notebook/SOL Qs
Homework: none
Upcoming: Owl Mice Simulation Task #10
Date: Oct 16th/17th
Objective: Be able to understand growth rate. Be able to explain how Human Population has grown thru the years
Activity: Complete Task #9 External Enemies Video and Qs
Information: Notepacket/SOL Qs
Homework: none
Upcoming: Task #10 Owl/Mice Lab
Date: Oct. 18th/19th
Objective: Be able to diagram and understand line graphs that represent populations
Activity: Draw population line graphs, pretest, Task #10 Owl/Mice simulation
Information: Notepacket and SOL Qs
Homework: Complete Pretest
Upcmming: Unit 3 Test Aday- Thursday and Bday - Friday
Date: October 23rd/24th
Objective: Be able to evalute yourself on Population Ecology. Be able to understnad how predator/prey realtionships interact thru simulation
Activity: Pretest, Task #10 Owl/Mice Simulation
Information: Notepacket/SOL Qs
Homework: Study for Test
Upcoming: Unit 3 Test Aday - Thursday Bday - Friday
2nd Quarter Class Logs:
Date: 11/7(11/8)
Objective: Get organized and assess prior knowledge on ecosystem dynamics.
Activity: Pretest
Information: Notepacket and Chesapeake Bay ppt.
Homework: Parts of the dynamics definitions and start collecting found items.
Upcoming: Task1 and Trash to Treasure Project
Date: 11/9(11/12)
Objective: Understand the parts of dynamics, food chains, and food webs
Activity: Group work with pictures
Information: Notepacket
Homework: Collect found items
Upcoming: Task1 and Trash to Teasure Project
Date: 11/13(14)
Objective: Learn about your organism and different art techniques
Activity: Online research and begin Trash to Treasure collage
Information: Ms. Doyle’s tips and tricks
Homework: Collect more found items
Upcoming: Task 1 and Trash to Treasure collage
*Unit 4 Driving Question: How do energy and nutrients move throughout our environment?
Date: 11/16Objective: Express your creativity using recycled objectsActivity: Begin working on Trash to Treasure CollageInformation:Homework: NoneUpcoming: Finish collage and Task 1*Unit 4 Driving Question: How do energy and nutrients move throughout our environment?Date: 11/19(20)Objective: Express your creativity using recycled objectsActivity: Work on Trash to Treasure CollageInformation: NoneHomework:Upcoming: Task 1Date: 11/26 & 11/27
Objective: B Day: Finish Trash to Treasure Project
A Day: Understand ecological pyramids and importance of creativity in science
Activity: B Day: 30 min for final touches, write art techniques, start notes
A Day: start notes and vote on posters
Information: Notepacket
Homework: Task 1
Upcoming: Task 2 and 3
Date: 11/28 & 11/29
Objective: Learn about succession and the different biomes around the world
Activity: Notes and Biome Stations (Task 3)
Information: Notepacket
Homework: Task 2
Upcoming: Unit 4 Test on:
Thursday 12/6 (B Day)
Friday 12/7 (A Day)
Date: 11/30 & 12/3
Objective: Learn the steps of the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles
Activity: Notes
Information: Notepacket and videos
Homework: Task 4
Upcoming: Unit 4 Test on:
Thursday 12/6 (B Day)
Friday 12/7 (A Day)
Date: 12/4 & 12/5
Objective: Prepare for Unit 4 Test
Activity: Finish Task 4 then go over Task 2, biomes, and the pretest
Information: Pretest answers and PowerPoint on Biomes
Homework: Study Note-packet, Task 1-4, and pretest
Upcoming: Unit 4 Test on:
Thursday 12/6 (B Day)
Friday 12/7 (A Day)
Date: 12/12(13)
Objective: Be able to explain properties of matter. Be able to understand how compounds are formed. Be able to draw an atom.
Activities: Check and go over Task#6. Task #5 Diagram Atoms.
Video: basic Chemistry for Bio Students
Information: Notepacket/SOL Questions
Homework: Complete Task#5
Upcoming: Acid Base Lab
Date: 12/14(15)
Objective: Explain how acids/base/salts are formed. Explain pH range and how it applies to solutions.
Activity: Check Task5. Get task#7
Info: Notes/SOL Q's
Upcoming: Acid /Base Lab.
Date: 12/17(18)
Objective: Be able to describe difference between acid/base/neutral solutions using pH paper. Be able to identify 3 unknowns.
Activity: pH lab Task #7
Info: Notes/SOL Q's
Upcoming: Holiday
Date: 1/2(3)
Objective: Be able to review and evaluate yourself on inorganic chemsitry.
Activity: Task #8 Inorganic Review Pretest on Inorg chem.
Info: Reveiw notes and SOL's
HW: Pretest/study
Upcoming: Test 1/7(8)
Objective: Be able to complete Organic Flowchart, 10 Questions on Carbs, and pretest on organice chemistry.
Activity: Task# 10
Info: notes/SOL
Upcoming: QMA -M/Tue/Wed/Thursday Notebook Due Wed/Thursday
Date: 1/10(11)
Objective: Be able to understand differences between carbs, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids.
Activity: Task #10 and Task#11
Info: notes/SOL Q's
Upcoming: QMA -M/Tue/Wed/Thursday Notebook Due Wed/Thursday
