Finish up Organelles Notes

Tuesday while I was out you went through some daily questions and wrote down notes. Today I went through those daily questions and notes and had you add notes/ diagrams to them.  Here are the daily questions and notes:

 

 We watched the Crash Course Video for a second time now that we have gone through it all.

Cell Notes

We started the day with the following Daily Questions:

We continued through our notes on cells.  Here are the notes we have taken so far:

Introduction to Cells!!

Week of October 13th

**Sorry I didn't get a chance to update this daily, it was quite the busy week!!!!*****
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For the Past week we have been doing an introduction to cells.  We watched a couple videos as an introduction last Friday:

On Tuesday we did an introductory reading and questions that focused on the main difference between prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells:

As We discussed this reading we looked at prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells underneath the microscope.

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The epithelia cell (skin cell) is eukaryotic.  The VERY small Lactobacillus are Prokaryotic cells.

Human Cheek Cells.  

Wednesday many of you were taking the PSATs so we had a "Real Science" day that included some interesting videos!!  Here is the link to the playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT_3xjjmTinaRKq4XKRLEyR2IrF9JC0SE
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Thursday I was out at the stream with Bio 2 students so you went through the following daily questions:

And then watched to screencasts of an introduction to the parts of a cell.  I instructed you to jot down the notes just as if I were teaching it.

Your notes should have looked something like this:

Today was our Daily Question Quiz and Next week we will move into a discussion about the Organelles found in Eukaryotic Cells.

Catch up day.... Constructed Response Questions.....The Greates Miracle

Today I gave you guys back your tests, let you look at the test itself to see what you missed and reminded you that YOU CAN RETAKE ANYTHING IN HERE!!!!!!!

If you plan on retaking the exam here are the stipulations:

It must be on your own time (Before or After School, During and ACTIVITY period - I will NOT get you out of an advisory period)
You must bring your original test and answer sheet
You will receive your new score UP TO a 90%


I also told you that for each test we would have a set of constructed response questions.  You will be required to do TWO constructed response questions, one about enzymes and the other about organic molecules.  These are going to be your options for each.

You had the time to start brainstorming your answers and ask me for advice on that.

In the meantime I put on a PBS movie called "The Greatest Miracle"

Our next chapter is on the basics of cells and cell structure / function.  It is AMAZING how we all started as ONE cell and it is the division/ replication of that single cell that makes us who we are.  This was a neat look at how development in the womb occurs and brings to life our cellular makeup as we go through the rest of the year.

Chemistry of Life Exam

We had our first big exam today.  As I promised about 90% of the exam was directly from daily questions, daily question quizzes and Study Island.  This test is a good way for you to get a good look at the layout of most tests in here.

 *******REMEMBER******* 

We do DO OVERS in here!!! 

So you didn't do so swell..... study again and retake it.  I WANT to see you succeed in here!!

Some of your words of wisdom on this test......

Enzymes Daily Question Quiz and Review Materials

Friday October 3rd we took our Enzymes Daily Question Quiz and I gave you some review materials to start looking over for our test tomorrow.

These were the "I can statements" associated with this chapter:

And a study guide for all the different organic compounds:

I also encouraged you to log on to study island and do the "chemistry of life review"

Today as a class we went through those study island questions as a review session.  Make sure you look over your daily questions, daily question quizzes and study island questions!!!!!