Thursday/Friday, 15/16 December, 2016

Click the link to see a short video on cells
Bill Nye Cells Segment

Tuesday/Wednesday, 29/30 November, 2016

Click the link below to access the virtual lab on classification.

How are living things classified into groups?

Monday/Tuesday, 14/15 November, 2016

Click the link to see the video on Evidence For Evolution

Evidence For Evolution

If you were told to write a summary of the Evidence of Evolution video, click the link below to watch the video. Then, write a summary of the evidence. In your paragraph, state four facts that support evolution and summarize each point. Then, explain if you agree or disagree with the evidence and why.

What Is The Evidence For Evolution

Monday, 31 October and Tuesday, 01 November, 2016

Use the links below to complete the Defend that Statement! activity

Who Wants to Live a Million Years?

Video - The Making of the Fittest

Friday/Monday, 21/24 October, 2016

Use the link below to begin your Science Fair Project. You MUST Register so that I can track your progress!

Science Fair Buddies Topic Selection Wizard

Thursday/Friday, 28/29 April, 2016

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What are transcription and translation?  

RELEVANCE: How do we make proteins? 

NGSSS: SC.912.L.16.3; MAFS.912.N-Q.1.1; LAFS.910.L.3.4d; LAFS.910.W.1.1

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  Students will be able to:

-describe the processes of transcription and translation of DNA.

BELL RINGER - 3/2/1 for notes in center of Cornell notes

VOCABULARY: transcription, translation, DNA, RNA, mRNA, tRNA, amino acid, protein

HOME LEARNING: HL 2: The Molecular Basis of Heredity

AGENDA

WHOLE GROUP

Our bell ringer was a Kahoot.it review of classification.

We then took notes on transcription and translation. Be sure to place the date, benchmark, and Essential Question in the table of contents; then make a Cornell notes page with page number, date and Essential Question. Leave the interior of the notes blank. Take notes on the NEXT page. You are to record all that is written in red. You can find a movie of the notes below. To see the actual powerpoint, you can click the link Transcription and Translation.

Notes on Transcription and Translation

We then worked on individual Edgenuity assignments.

I did not get a chance to scan and upload the home learning assignment, so be sure to pick up a copy. Remember, it MUST be included in your interactive notebook!

SMALL GROUP/INDEPENDENT PRACTICE/DI

Students who complete work early should go to Edgenuity and work on assigned topics.

HOTS: 

-Describe steps in the formation of proteins that can lead to mistakes.

-What is the purpose of the stop codon?

EXIT STRATEGY: 

summary of lesson in notes

Fairchild Gardens Challenge Links

Million Orchid Project
Please click the link below:

COPE South Data Sheet Million Orchid Project

When you tweet, be sure to put in the following:

YOUR USERNAME/The Message/ @FairchdChallnge #MillionOrchidProject

be sure to leave spaces between each of the markers

Growing Beyond Earth Project
Please click the link below:

COPE South Data Sheet for Growing Beyond ProjectEarth

When you tweet, be sure to put in the following:

YOUR USERNAME/The Message/ @FairchdChallnge #JourneyToMars #botany
COPE South Data Sheet for Million Orchid Project