Classwork and Homework
 











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Bullfrog Dissection

"Microscope view of fungus" by Emilio Bosch - Own work. Licensed
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Abbeviation Key
HOLT = Holt Physical Science Book
PH = Prentice Hall Science Book (in classroom only)
WB = workbook
HO = Handout
Handouts & lecture notes will be available online here: Downloadable assignments
Old warm-ups online here: warm-ups Achive
Prior year lesson plans:
2012-2013
2011-2012
2010-2011
2009-2010 		Prior year warm-ups:
2012-2013
2011-2012
Date Classwork Homework
---August---
T 8/13/13 Information cards, discuss parent letter, discuss rules and procedures, overview of class website parent letter (due 8/16)
W 8/14/13 Warm-up (1), check out books, Activity: Introductions 3-ring folder with dividers (due 8/22)
R 8/15/13 Warm-up (2), finish activity: introductions, grading example, QUIZ: Grading, rules, and procedures
F 8/16/13 Seating Chart, Warm-up (3), Intro: Scientific Method, Prelab: Aircraft Movement (Scientific Method practice), overview of class website DUE TODAY: WEEK 1: Warm-ups (3), activity: introductions, grading example
M 8/19/13 Warm-up (1), HO: Scientific Method, Lab: Aircraft Movement (Scientific Method practice), discuss lab write-up (data/results, conclusion) HO: Performing an Experiment
T 8/20/13 Warm-up (2), Lab: Chromatography (Scientific Method practice)  
W 8/21/13 Warm-up (3), correct HO: Performing an Experiment, Intro: Characteristics of Living Things, Read HOLT pp. 52-55, HOLT p. 55 #1-8  
R 8/22/13 Warm-up (4), correct HOLT p. 55 #1-8, QUIZ: Scientific Method and Characteristics of Living Things, Folder Check
F 8/23/13 Warm-up (5), Intro: Plant and Animal Cells, Complete Notes: Plant and Animal Cells using HOLT pp. 120-126 DUE TODAY: WEEK 2: Warm-ups (5), HO: Scientific Method, Lab: Aircraft Movement, Lab: Chromatography, HO: Performing an Experiment, HOLT p. 55 #1-8
M 8/26/13 Warm-up (1), Intro: Microscope parts, use, care, magnification, and making a wet mount, Slide #1: hair, Read HOLT pp. 114-119
T 8/27/13 Warm-up (2), Microscope work: Slide #2: newspaper letter "e", Slide #3: magazine color picture, HOLT p. 119 #1-8
W 8/28/13 Warm-up (3), correct HOLT p. 119 #1-8, Microscope work: Slide #4: Plant cell (onion), Slide #5 Animal cell (cheek)  
R 8/29/13 Warm-up (4), Slides #6-9: Independent Observations, HO: Discovering Cell Function (Cell Analogies) HO: Discovering Cell Function (Cell Analogies)
F 8/30/13 Admissions Day - School Closed DUE TODAY: WEEK 3: Warm-ups (4), HOLT p. 119 #1-8, Microscope work, HO: Discovering Cell Function (Cell Analogies)
 
---September---
M 9/2/13 Labor Day - School Closed  
T 9/3/13 Warm-up (1), QUIZ: Microscopes and Cells, Intro: Diffusion, Osmosis, and Active Transport Read HOLT pp. 128-133
W 9/4/13 Warm-up (2), Video: Cells with Bill Nye, Intro: Diffusion, HOLT p. 133 #1-8  
R 9/5/13 Holiday - Rosh Hashanah
F 9/6/13 Warm-up (3), Osmosis, and Active Transport (cont), Lab: Osmosis Day 1 DUE TODAY: WEEK 4: Warm-ups (3), HOLT p. 133 #1-8, Video Notes
M 9/9/13 Warm-up (1), Lab: Osmosis Day 2, lab write-up, Read HOLT pp. 152-157 Read HOLT pp. 152-157
T 9/10/13 Warm-up (2), Intro: Mitosis, HOLT p. 157 #1-2, 4-9 HOLT p. 157 #1-2, 4-9
W 9/11/13
Warm-up (3), Mitosis Flip Book
 Mitosis Flip Book
R 9/12/13 Warm-up (4), Crossword: Cells, Microscopes, & Scientific Method Crosswork: Cells Microscopes, & Scientific Method. Study for Test: Cells, Microscopes, & Scientific Method
F 9/13/13 Warm-up (5), Review Game DUE TODAY: WEEK 5: Warm-ups (5), Lab: Osmosis, HOLT p. 157 #1-2, 4-9, Mitosis Flip Book, Crossword: Cells, Microscopes, & Scientific Method
M 9/16/13 Warm-up (1), Test: Cells, Microscopes, & Scientific Method  
T 9/17/13 Warm-up (2), Intro: Heredity, Read HOLT pp. 174-179, HOLT p. 179 #1-7 HOLT p. 179 #1-7
W 9/18/13 Warm-up (3), Prelab: Genetics Survey, Lab: Genetics Survey Read HOLT pp. 180-187
R 9/19/13 Warm-up (4), Intro: Punnett Squares and Probability, HO: Explorelearning.com: Heredity (one trait) HOLT p. 187 #1-10
F 9/20/13 (min day) Warm-up (5), correct HOLT p. 187 #1-10, HO: Explorelearning.com: Heredity (one trait) DUE TODAY: WEEK 6: Warm-ups (5), HOLT p. 179 #1-7, Lab: Genetics Survey, HOLT p. 187 #1-10, HO: Explorelearning.com: Heredity (one trait)
M 9/23/13 Warm-up (1), Video: Bill Nye Genes, HO: Principles of Genetics Wordsearch: Mendel and Genetics
T 9/24/13 Warm-up (2), Prelab: Investigating the Results of Inherited Traits, Quiz: Heredity  
W 9/25/13 Warm-up (3), Lab: Investigating the Results of Inherited Traits  
R 9/26/13 Warm-up (4), Intro: Dihybrid Crosses, Activity: Bugs and Squares  
F 9/27/13 Warm-up (5), Intro: Modern Genetics, Read HOLT pp. 188-193, HOLT p. 193 #1-8 HOLT p. 193 #1-8
DUE TODAY: WEEK 7: Warm-ups (4), Video Notes, Wordsearch: Mendel and Genetics, HO: Principles of Genetics, Lab: Investigating the Results of Inherited Traits, HO: Principles of Genetics, Activity: Bugs and Squares
M 9/30/13 Warm-up (1), correct HOLT p. 193 #1-8, Wordsearch: Make your own

Wordsearch: Make your own

 
---October---
T 10/1/13 Warm-up (2), Intro: DNA, Read HOLT pp. 208-211, HOLT p. 211 #1-6  
W 10/2/13 Warm-up (3), correct HOLT p. 211 #1-6, Prelab: DNA Candy, HO: Explorelearning.com: DNA Read HOLT pp. 212-217
R 10/3/13 Warm-up (4), Lab: DNA Candy HOLT p. 217 #1-9
F 10/4/13
Warm-up (5), Intro: Evolution, Read HOLT pp. 298-305, HOLT p. 305 #1-8
 HOLT p. 305 #1-8
DUE TODAY: WEEK 8: Warm-ups (5), HOLT p. 193 #1-8, Wordsearch: Make your own, HOLT p. 211 #1-6, HO: Explorelearning.com: DNA, Lab: DNA Candy, HOLT p. 217 #1-9
M 10/7/13 Warm-up (1), correct HOLT p. 305 #1-8, Activity: Natural Selection by Competition, Read HOLT pp. 306-311 HOLT p. 311 #1-8
T 10/8/13 Warm-up (2), correct HOLT p. 311 #1-8, Video: Bill Nye Evoltion  
W 10/9/13 Warm-up (3), Activity: Natural Selection of Mice Read HOLT pp. 312-317
R 10/10/13 Warm-up (4), Project: Evolution of the Earth and Humans
Peppered Moth Simulation - click on the button on the right side that has an image of a bird (do both light and dark environments for 1 minute each. note how the population of the moth changes)

Natural Selection Simulation (note how the population and the allele frequency changes through 5 generations. do all 4 environments)		 HOLT p. 317 #1-8
F 10/11/13 Warm-up (5), Project: Evolution of the Earth and Humans, Share stories and illustrations DUE TODAY: WEEK 9: Warm-ups (5), HOLT p. 305 #1-8, Activity: Natural Selection by Competition, HOLT p. 311 #1-8, Activity: Natural Selection of Mice, HOLT p. 317 #1-8

Project: Evolution of the Earth and Humans (DUE TODAY, but do not staple to Week 9)
M 10/14/13 Warm-up (1), Quiz: Modern Genetics, DNA, & Evolution, Intro: Earth's Past, Read HOLT pp. 234-244, HOLT p. 245 #1-11 HOLT p. 245 #1-11
T 10/15/13 Warm-up (2), Intro: Radiometric Dating, Read HOLT pp. 246-249  
W 10/16/13 Warm-up (3), Prelab: Half-life of Pennies, Lab: Half-life of Pennies HOLT p. 249 #1-7
R 10/17/13 Warm-up (4), Crossword: Heredity, DNA, Evolution, Earth's Past & Radiometric Dating Study for TEST: Heredity, DNA, Evolution, Earth's Past & Radiometric Dating
F 10/18/13 Warm-up (5), Review Game: Heredity, DNA, Evolution, Earth's Past, & Radiometric Dating Study for TEST: Heredity, DNA, Evolution, Earth's Past & Radiometric Dating
DUE TODAY: WEEK 10: Warm-ups (5), HOLT p. 245 #1-11, Lab: Half-life of Pennies, HOLT p. 249 #1-7, Crossword: Heredity, DNA, Evolution, Earth's Past & Radiometric Dating
M 10/21/13 Warm-up (1), TEST: Heredity, DNA, Evolution, Earth's Past & Radiometric Dating
T 10/22/13 Warm-up (2), Intro: Plants, Brain Pop Videos: Seed Plants, Pollination, & Plant Growth, HO: Life cycle of flowering plants Read HOLT pp. 400-403, HOLT p. 403 #1-6
W 10/23/13 Warm-up (3), correct HOLT p. 403 #1-6, Intro: Light, HO: Reflection of Light Read HOLT pp. 82-91, HOLT p. 89 #3-10
R 10/24/13 Warm-up (4), Intro: Optical Illusions, Activity: Optical Illusions  
F 10/25/13
Warm-up (5), Finish Activity: Optical Illusion
 DUE TODAY: WEEK 11: Warm-ups (5), HO: Life cycle of flowering plants, HOLT p. 403 #1-6, HO: Reflection of Light, HOLT p. 89 #3-10, Activity: Optical Illusions
M 10/28/13 Warm-up (1), Game: Pictionary  
T 10/29/13 Warm-up (2), Intro: Fossils, BrainPOP video: Fossils, Read HOLT pp. 264-269, HOLT p. 269 #1-5  
W 10/30/13 Warm-up (3), correct HOLT p. 269 #1-5, Activity: Great Fossil Find, Video: Bill Nye Fossils
R 10/31/13 Warm-up (4), Intro: Classification, Read HOLT pp.332-337, HOLT p. 337 #1-7 HOLT p. 337 #1-7
---November---
F 11/1/13 Warm-up (5), correct HOLT p. 337 #1-7, HO: Dream Animal Classification Key DUE TODAY: WEEK 12: Warm-ups (5), HOLT p. 269 #1-7, Activity: Great Fossil Find, Video notes, HOLT p. 337 #1-7, HO: Dream Animal Classification Key
M 11/4/13 Warm-up (1), HO: Living Mysteries, Read HOLT pp. 338-343, HOLT p. 343 #1-6  
T 11/5/13 Warm-up (2), correct HO: Living Mysteries, correct HOLT p. 343 #1-6, QUIZ: Fossils and Classification  
W 11/6/13 Warm-up (3), Intro: Animals, HO: Bullfrogs, Read HOLT pp. 424-429 HOLT p. 429 #1-2
R 11/7/13 Warm-up (4), Lab Safety Rules and Contract, Prelab: Frog Dissection, Virtual Frog Dissection HOLT p. 429 #3-8
F 11/8/13 Warm-up (5), Lab: Frog Dissection DUE TODAY: WEEK 13: Warm-ups (5), HO: Living Mysteries, HOLT p. 343 #1-6, HO: Bullfrogs, HOLT p. 429 #1-8, Lab: Frog Dissection
M 11/11/13 HOLIDAY - Veteran's Day  
T 11/12/13 Warm-up (1), HO: Starfish, Prelab: Starfish Dissection Read HOLT pp. 430-436, HOLT p. 437 #1, 2, 8-11
W 11/13/13 Warm-up (2), Lab: Starfish Dissection
R 11/14/13 Warm-up (3), Crossword: Fossils, Classification, & Animals

 
F 11/15/13 Warm-up (4), Test: Fossils, Classification, & Animals DUE TODAY: WEEK 14: Warm-ups (2), Crossword: Fossils, Classification , & Animals, HOLT p. 437 #1, 2, 8-11
M 11/18/13 LAUSD District Test  
T 11/19/13 Group Lesson: Organisms (choose topics and presentation days)
W 11/20/13 Group Lesson Prep: Organisms  
R 11/21/13 Group Lesson Prep: Organisms  
F 11/22/13 Group Lesson Prep: Organisms DUE TODAY: WEEK 15: none
M 11/25/13 HOLIDAY - Thanksgiving  
T 11/26/13 HOLIDAY - Thanksgiving
W 11/27/13 HOLIDAY - Thanksgiving
R 11/28/13 HOLIDAY - Thanksgiving
F 11/29/13 HOLIDAY - Thanksgiving  
 
---December---
M 12/2/13 Group Lesson Prep: Organisms  
T 12/3/13 Intro: Planarians, HO: Planarian, Prelab: Planaria Regeneration  
W 12/4/13 Warm-up (1), Lab: Planaria Regeneration  
R 12/5/13 Group Lesson Prep: Organisms  
F 12/6/13 Group Lesson DUE TODAY: WEEK 16: Warm-up (1), HO: Planarian
M 12/9/13 Group Lesson, Lab: Planarian Regeneration observations  
T 12/10/13 Group Lesson  
W 12/11/13 Group Lesson
R 12/12/13 Group Lesson  
F 12/13/13 Group Lesson, Lab: Planarian Regeneration observations and water change
DUE TODAY: WEEK 17: none
M 12/16/13 Group Lesson
T 12/17/13 Group Lesson  
W 12/18/13 Group Lesson, Lab: Planarian Regeneration final observations  
R 12/19/13 Warm-up (1), Intro: Earthworm, Prelab: Earthworm Dissection, Video: Bill Nye Invertebrates  
F 12/20/13 Warm-up (2), Lab: Earthworm Dissection DUE TODAY: WEEK 18: Warm-ups (2), Lab: Planarian Regeneration, Lab: Earthworm Dissection
12/23/13

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1/10/14 		Winter
Vacation		  
 
---January---
M 1/13/14 Warm-up (1), Intro: Nutrition, Read TH pp. 88-93, TH p. 93 #1-7 TH p. 93 #1-7
Bring pictures of food (i.e. grocery store ads) Thursday
T 1/14/14 Warm-up (2), correct TH p. 93 #1-7, Video: Bill Nye Nutrition, Project: Food Guide Pyramid Directions Bring pictures of food (i.e. grocery store ads) Thursday
W 1/15/14 Warm-up (3), Science Fair Info Science Fair Parent Letter DUE 1/16/14
R 1/16/14 Warm-up (4), Project: Food Guide Pyramid
F 1/17/14 Warm-up (5), Project: Food Guide Pyramid (cont), Start Nutrition journal (1/17/14 - 1/23/14 & use calorieking.com) Maintain Nutrition Journal
Science Fair Topic DUE 1/21/14
DUE TODAY: WEEK 19: Warm-ups (5), TH p. 93 #1-7, Video notes
M 1/20/14 HOLIDAY - MLK Maintain Nutrition Journal
T 1/21/14 Warm-up (1), Video: Prepare for the Science Fair, Science Fair workday (purpose, hypothesis, reference list) Maintain Nutrition Journal
W 1/22/14 Warm-up (2), Procedure Practice (leaving the room on a Friday and getting ready in the morning), work on Science Fair Procedure Maintain Nutrition Journal
R 1/23/14 Warm-up (3), Prelab: Caloric Content of Food, Read TH pp. 94-97, TH p. 97 #1-5 HO: Analyzing a Menu, Maintain Nutrition Journal (last day) - don't forget to do the write up evaluating your journal
Science Fair Purpose, Hypothesis, and Reference List DUE 1/24/14
F 1/24/14 Warm-up (4), Lab: Caloric Content of Food, discuss lab Nutrition Journal DUE (not stapled to WEEK 20)

DUE TODAY: WEEK 20: Warm-ups (4), Video: Science Fair notes, TH p. 97 #1-5, Procedure Practice, Lab: Caloric Content of Food
M 1/27/14 Warm-up (1), Intro: Managing a Healthy Weight, HO: Decision Making, work on Science Fair components Read TH pp. 108-111, TH p. 111 #1-6
T 1/28/14 Warm-up (2), Video: Dying to be Thin
W 1/29/14 Warm-up (3), Crossword: Nutrition, Weight, & Eating Disorders Study for Test: Nutrition, Obesity, & Eating Disorders
R 1/30/14
 Warm-up (4), Millionaire Review Game Study for Test: Nutrition, Obesity, & Eating Disorders
Science Fair Procedure with materials list DUE 1/31/14
F 1/31/14 Warm-up (5), Test: Nutrition, Obesity, & Eating Disorders DUE TODAY: WEEK 21: Warm-ups (5), Video Notes, HO: Decision Making, TH p. 111 #1-6, Crossword: Nutrition, Weight, & Eating Disorders
 
---February---
M 2/3/14 Warm-up (1), Intro: Nervous System, Read TH pp. 313-317, complete notes TH p. 317 #1-6
T 2/4/14
Warm-up (2), Prelab: Nervous system and parts of the brain, Video: Bill Nye Brain
W 2/5/14 Warm-up (3), correct TH p. 317 #1-6, Lab: Nervous system and parts of the brain  
R 2/6/14 Warm-up (4), Intro: The Senses, HO: The Senses, Read HOLT pp. 534-540, HOLT p. 541 #9-14  
F 2/7/14 Warm-up (5), finish and correct HOLT p. 541 #9-14, Quiz: Nervous system and Senses DUE TODAY: WEEK 22: Warm-ups (5), TH p. 317 #1-6, Video Notes, Lab: Nervous system and parts of the brain, HOLT p. 541 #9-14
M 2/10/14 Warm-up (1), Lab: Touch, Discuss Lab: Touch  
T 2/11/14 Warm-up (2), wordsearch: make your own solve wordsearch
W 2/12/14
Warm-up (3), HO: The Eye, Prelab: Cow Eye Dissection, Game: Hangman,
R 2/13/14 Warm-up (4), Video Bill Nye Eyeball, Read TH pp. 127-129 TH p. 131 #1-3
F 2/14/14 Warm-up (5), Lab: Cow Eye Dissection DUE TODAY: WEEK 23: Warm-ups (5), Lab: Touch, wordsearch: make your own, Video Notes, TH p. 131 #1-3, Lab: Cow Eye Dissection
M 2/17/14 HOLIDAY - President's Day  
T 2/18/14 Warm-up (1), Intro: Circulatory System, Read TH pp. 64-68, TH p. 68 #1-6 TH p. 68 #1-6
W 2/19/14 Warm-up (2), correct TH p. 68 #1-6, Demo: Flow of blood through the circulatory system, HO: Path of the circulatory system, Read HOLT pp. 496-501, HOLT p. 501 #3-7  
R 2/20/14 Warm-up (3), Intro: Daphnia, HO: Daphnia, Prelab: Daphnia, Finish HOLT p. 501 #3-7, HO: Scrambled Words HO: Scrambled Words
F 2/21/14 (min day) Lab: Daphnia DUE TODAY: WEEK 24: Warm-ups (3), TH p. 68 #1-6, HO: Path of the circulatory system, HOLT p. 501 #3-7, HO: Scrambled words, Lab: Daphnia
M 2/24/14 Warm-up (1), discuss Lab: Daphnia, Read HOLT pp. 502-507, HOLT p. 507 #2-7, Video: Bill Nye: Blood and Circulation  
T 2/25/14 Warm-up (2), Finish and correct HOLT p. 507 #2-7, Quiz: Circulatory System Bring a plastic bottle and 3 balloons Friday (at least 16 oz)
W 2/26/14 Warm-up (3), Prelab: Sheep heart dissection, Lab: Sheep Heart Dissection Bring a plastic bottle and 3 balloons Friday (at least 16 oz)
R 2/27/14 Warm-up (4), Intro: Respiratory System, HO: Respiratory system pathway, Video Bill Nye Respiration Read TH pp. 278-281, TH p. 281 #1-7
Bring a plastic bottle and 3 balloons Friday (at least 16 oz)
F 2/28/14 Warm-up (5), Activity: Making a model of the respiratory system DUE TODAY: WEEK 25: Warm-ups (4), Lab: Sheep Heart Dissection, Video Notes, HO: Respiratory system pathway, TH p. 281 #1-7
 
---March---
M 3/3/14
Warm-up (1), Prelab: Lung Capacity, Video: Trouble with Tobacco, Finish Activity: Making a model of the respiratory system
 Read TH pp. 282-286, Bring balloons tomorrow
T 3/4/14 Warm-up (2), Lab: Lung Capacity TH p. 286 #1-5
W 3/5/14 Warm-up (3), Discuss Lab: Lung Capacity, Intro: Tobacco, Video: Smokeless Tobacco, Read TH pp. 287-291, TH p. 291 #1-5 TH p. 291 #1-5
R 3/6/14 Warm-up (4), correct TH p. 286 #1-5 and TH p. 291 #1-5, Make a poster that warns people of tobacco use

 
F 3/7/14 Warm-up (5), HO: The Breathing Process, Quiz: Respiratory System and Tobacco
DUE TODAY: WEEK 26: Warm-ups (5), HOLT p. 511 #1-7, Video Notes, Lab: Lung Capacity, TH p. 286 #1-5, TH p. 291 #1-5, HO: The Breathing Process
M 3/10/14 Warm-up (1), Intro: Skeletal System, Read HOLT pp. 472-475, HOLT p. 475 #1-7 HOLT p. 475 #1-7
T 3/11/14 Warm-up (2), Activity: Paper skeleton
W 3/12/14 Warm-up (3), Lab: Owl Pellet Skeleton
R 3/13/14 Warm-up (4), Write a short story (<1page) describing the death of the rodent, shrew, mole, or bird, Share stories, Lab: Owl Pellet Skeleton (cont)  
F 3/14/14 Warm-up (5), Finish Lab: Owl Pellet Skeleton DUE TODAY: WEEK 27: Warm-ups (4), HOLT p. 475 #1-7, Owl Pellet Short Story
M 3/17/14 Warm-up (1), Intro: Muscular system, Read HOLT pp. 476-481, HOLT p. 481 #1-9

 
T 3/18/14 Warm-up (2), correct HOLT p. 481 #1-9, Prelab: Overriding Involuntary Muscles, Video: Bill Nye Bones and Muscles
W 3/19/14 Warm-up (3), HO: Concept Mapping, Lab: Overriding Involuntary Muscles  
R 3/20/14 Warm-up (4), Quiz: Skeletal and Muscular Systems, wordsearch: skeletal and muscular systems  
F 3/21/14 Warm-up (5), Intro: Digestive & Excretory Systems, Read TH pp. 102-107, TH p. 107 #1-8 DUE TODAY: WEEK 28: Warm-ups (5), HOLT p. 481 #1-9, Video Notes, Lab: Overriding Involuntary Muscles, HO: Concept Mapping, wordsearch: skeletal and muscular systems, TH p. 107 #1-8
M 3/24/14 Warm-up (1), Body Systems Group Project  
T 3/25/14 Warm-up (2), Body Systems Group Project HO: Body Systems Test Review Questions #1-10
W 3/26/14 Warm-up (3), Body Systems Group Project HO: Body Systems Test Review Questions #11-21
R 3/27/14
Warm-up (4), Body Systems Group Project
HO: Body Systems Test Review Questions #22-29
F 3/28/14 Warm-up (5), Crossword: Body Systems DUE TODAY: WEEK 29: Warm-ups (5), HO: Body Systems Test Review Questions #1-29, Crossword: Body Systems
M 3/31/14 HOLIDAY - Cesar Chavez  
---April---
T 4/1/14 Warm-up (1), Jeopardy Review Game Study for Test: Body Systems
W 4/2/14
Warm-up (2), Pictionary Review Game
 Study for Test: Body Systems
R 4/3/14 Warm-up (3), Test: Body Systems
F 4/4/14 Warm-up (4), Intro: Medicines, Read TH pp. 300-303, TH p. 303 #1-6 DUE TODAY: WEEK 30: Warm-ups (4), TH p. 303 #1-6
M 4/7/14 Warm-up (1), Intro: Drug Abuse & Illegal Drugs, Read TH pp. 309-312, Video: Meth Boom Montana (15 min) TH p. 312 #1-8
T 4/8/14 Warm-up (2), correct TH p. 312 #1-8, Finish Video: Meth Boom Montana (30 min)  
W 4/9/14 Warm-up (3), Video: Drugged: High on Ecstasy
R 4/10/14
Warm-up (4), Video: Drugged: High on Marijuana
  
F 4/11/14 Warm-up (5), Video: Natural High, Quiz: Medicines & Drugs DUE TODAY: WEEK 31: Warm-ups (5), TH p. 312 #1-8, Video Notes: Meth Boom Montana, Video Notes: Drugged: High on Ecstasy, Video Notes: High on Marijuana, Video Notes: Natural High

M 4/14/14 -
F 4/18/14

 HOLIDAY - Spring Break
M 4/21/14 Warm-up (1), Alcohol Advertisement Assignment instructions, Intro: Alcohol, Read TH pp. 304-308, TH p. 308 #1-7 Alcohol Advertisement Assignment, TH p. 308 #1-7
T 4/22/14 Warm-up (2), HO: Classifying Alcoholism/Analyzing a Teenage Drinking Survey, Video: Addiction with Bill Nye Wordsearch: Medicines & Drugs
W 4/23/14 (block schedule 1, 3, 5) Warm-up (3), correct TH p. 308 #1-7, Prelab: Under the Influence, Lab: Under the Influence, Video: Drugged: Alcohol
R 4/24/14 (block schedule 2, 4, 6) Warm-up (3), correct TH p. 308 #1-7, Prelab: Under the Influence, Lab: Under the Influence, Video: Drugged: Alcohol
F 4/25/14 (block schedule 1, 3, 5) Warm-up (4), Crossword: Drugs and Alcohol, Make poster warning of the dangers of drugs Study for Test: Drugs & Alcohol
DUE TODAY: WEEK 32: Warm-ups (5), TH p. 308 #1-7, Alcohol Advertisement Assignment, Wordsearch: Medicines & Drugs, Video notes: Addiction, HO: Classifying alcoholism/Analyzing a Teenage Drinking Survery, Lab: Under the Influence, Video Notes: Drugged: Alcohol, Crossword: Drugs and Alcohol
M 4/28/14 (block schedule 2, 4, 6) Warm-up (4), Crossword: Drugs and Alcohol, Make poster warning of the dangers of drugs Study for Test: Drugs & Alcohol
DUE TODAY: WEEK 32: Warm-ups (5), TH p. 308 #-17, Alcohol Advertisement Assignment, Wordsearch: Medicines & Drugs, Video notes: Addiction, HO: Classifying alcoholism/Analyzing a Teenage Drinking Survery, Lab: Under the Influence, Video Notes: Drugged: Alcohol, Crossword: Drugs and Alcohol
T 4/29/14 Warm-up (1), Wordsearch: make your own Study for Test: Drugs & Alcohol
W 4/30/14 (block schedule 1, 3, 5) Warm-up (2), Review Game: Drugs & Alcohol, Test: Drugs & Alcohol
 
---May---
R 5/1/14 (block schedule 2, 4, 6) Warm-up (3), Review Game: Drugs & Alcohol, Test: Drugs & Alcohol
F 5/2/14
Warm-up (4), Intro: Development & Reproduction, Read TH pp. 154-167, TH p. 163 #1-5
TH p. 163 #1-5
DUE TODAY: WEEK 33: Warm-ups (4), Wordsearch: make your own
M 5/5/14 Warm-up (1), Video: Reproductive System, TH p. 167 #1-6 TH p. 167 #1-6
T 5/6/14 Warm-up (2), correct TH p. 163 #1-5 and TH p. 167 #1-6, Video: Miracle of Life (30 min)  
W 5/7/14 7th Grade Field Trip
R 5/8/14 Warm-up (3), Video: Miracle of Life (cont), wordsearch: development & reproduction, Read TH pp. 168-172, TH p. 172 #1-8
TH p. 172 #1-8
F 5/9/14 Warm-up (4), HO: Thinking about Puberty, Intro: Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDS, Read TH pp. 346-351, TH p. 351 #1-7 Bring your Science Fair Display Board and things to glue on it Monday.

DUE TODAY: WEEK 34: Warm-ups (4), TH p. 163 #1-5, wordsearch: development & reproduction, TH p. 167 #1-6, Video Notes: Reproductive System, Video Notes: Miracle of Life, TH p. 172 #1-8, TH p. 351 #1-7
M 5/12/14 Warm-up (1), Science Fair Workday  
T 5/13/14 Warm-up (2), Science Fair Presentations
W 5/14/14 Warm-up (3), Science Fair Presentations
R 5/15/14 Warm-up (4), Science Fair Presentations, Set up Cafeteria for Science Fair  
F 5/16/14 Warm-up (5), Clean up Science Fair
DUE TODAY: WEEK 35: Warm-ups (5)
M 5/19/14 Warm-up (1), Video: STDs, HO: Sexually Transmitted Infections, Activity: STDs, HO: Sexually Transmitted Infections
T 5/20/14 Warm-up (2), correct HO: Sexually Transmitted Infections, Quiz: Development, Reproduction, and STDs, Intro: Webquest: Cost of Having a Baby, Webquest: Cost of Having a Baby HO: Thinking about Parenthood
 
W 5/21/14 Webquest: Cost of Having a Baby
R 5/22/14 Warm-up (4), Movie: Bully, HO: Bully Movie Study Questions Read TH pp. 252-257, TH p. 257 #1-6
F 5/23/14 Movie: Bully, HO: Bully Movie Study Questions
DUE TODAY: WEEK 36: Warm-ups (5), HO: Sexually Transmitted Infections, HO: Thinking about Parenthood, Webquest: Costs of Having a Baby, HO: Bully Movie Study Questions, TH p. 257 #1-6
M 5/26/14 HOLIDAY - Memorial Day  
T 5/27/14 Warm-up (1), Intro: Peer Pressure, Activity: Feeling Peer Pressure, Read TH pp. 226-230 TH p. 230 #1-7
W 5/28/14 Warm-up (2), Activity: Peer Pressure Role-Play  
R 5/29/14 Warm-up (3), Activity: Peer Pressure Role-Play

DUE TODAY: WEEK 37: Warm-ups (3), TH p. 230 #1-7, Activity: Peer Pressure Role-Play

F 5/30/14