| Date Assigned |
Due Date |
Description of project, assignment, class and any important handouts
(Most recent descriptions are closer to the top of the table!) |
| 5/20 |
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Agenda
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| 5/19 |
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Agenda
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| 5/13 |
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Agenda
- Answer any questions about Something Wild
- View The Future is Wild Film! (You might find episodes on youtube or through Netflix if you missed class)
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| 5/12 |
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Agenda
- Discuss Sound of Thunder
- Writing Prompt: 1) Would the Sound of Thunder be written any differently if it were penned in modern day and age? (It was authored in the 1950's.) and 2) Disucss the climax and the ripple/butterfly/tipping point phenomenon.
- Introduce The Future is Wild! Activity
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| 5/11 |
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Agenda
- Summarize the two films we watched before NYC trip into three main points. What struck you about these films? What made you say ahh? (Why Sex? and Evolutionary Arms Race)
- Introduce Town Meeting Activity
- Work on gathering supporting information that's directly related to evolution
- Take a stand... Town meeting
- HWK: Read Sound of Thunder and highlight
Summary of Films
- Humans don't necessarily fit the rules (have sex for fun not necessarily to reproduce, birth control, etc.)
- there are norms and pressures from 'societies' within various species (gender roles, etc)
- point of life=pass on genes
- why are there only two genders?
- drug resistance=big problem! interesting dilemma
- is evolution a race?
- can we harness evolution?
- size/complexity/life span all affect how quickly a species evolves
- genetic variation affects evolution
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| 4/26 |
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Agenda
- Watched "Walking with Cavemen"
HOMEWORK: Reading and writing "10 things that make you go Hmmmmm" based off of the video, discussion and homework reading. |
| 4/14 |
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Agenda
- Origins of Life through Evolution Quiz
REMINDERS: Tomorrow is our field trip to the Amherst Natural History Museum. PACK YOUR LUNCH if you said you would do so. For those of you that requested a lunch, be sure to pick up your lunch from the walk-in before getting on the bus.
Frisbee Players: Bring all of your frisbee gear and school stuff. You will be dropped off at your game on the way home.
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| 4-13 |
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Agenda
- brainstrom study strategies (see below)
- break in to groups of 3 and decide as a group what study stragegy you will do for the first 20 minutes, second 20 minutes and last 20 minutes
- come back together and be quizzed by Beth or ask clarifiying questions for last 10 minutes of class
Study Strategies
- ask questions
- predict and generate quiz questions
- teach the information to someone else
- fill out in missing notes (from classmates' notes, from the geologic timeline on the board, etc.)
- re-read your notes/info
- take online quizzes, find websites that are helpful
- rewrite notes: summarize, make a concept map, etc.
- make smart flash cards (not only with definition but also have pictures/sketches, etc)
- chunk big vocab lists in to logical groups (your brain really likes this!)
- make key ideas/concepts
- verbal--quiz each other, read outloud, etc.
- repetition
- pull out key vocab
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| 4/9 |
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Agenda
- Bacteria Growth- visualizing exponential growth and growth limitations with a graph
- Graphing Fork Beak Plastique data and answering discussion questions
HOMEWORK: Check website for quiz study guide. Quiz from Origins of Life through Evolution Wednesday April 14th.
Click HERE for the Quiz Study Guide
Suggestions for studying: Refer back to the notes and handouts you have. Write notes and answers on the study guide, and re-read what you've written or read it out loud to yourself. If there are concepts that are confusing to you, try to make a concept map linking vocabulary and concepts together. Keep an extra piece of paper handy where you can write questions and bring them to class! You will have class time to study for this quiz.
REMINDERS: Field trip to Amherst Natural History Museum on Thursday, April 15th from 10am - 4pm. Let your exploratory teachers know you will miss exploratories!! Remind your 3rd block teacher that you will be gone.
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| 4/8 |
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Agenda
- Mid-semester Course Evaluations
- Fork Beak Plastique- a simulation of natural selection
HOMEWORK: Organize your notebooks and check for assignments and materials related to the following topics-
- The Big Bang (Eric's demonstration)
- Chalk Talk about the beginning of the universe
- Misconceptions quiz about the moon's phases
- Journey into Space reading
- Geologic Timeline
- Cosmology Quiz
- Planet Recipe
- Origins of Life Powerpoint notes (in a 3 columned format)
- Remember the origins of life skits you did?
- Protein Soup reading
- Bacteria Handout and Lab
- History of Life timeline- refer to handout and timeline on wall
- Classification of Life, Tree of Life
- Classification of Life, Shoe taxonomy
- Concept/Mind maps related to bacteria, organic molecules, the big bang and kingdom animalia
- Notes on Evolution (3 columned with vocabulary, key concepts and questions)
- Evolution concept map
- Vocabulary and Concept sheet: Refer to this and identify terms that you don't know!!
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| 4/7 |
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Agenda
HOMEWORK: Finish Evolution Concept Map. Due tomorrow. |
| 4/6 |
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Agenda
- Balderdash- What is a hypothesis?
- Listen to Kevin Padian's "A Solid Theory" exerpt. Discuss reaction and add any key concepts to notes page
- The Big "Bone" Dig: Developing theories based off of fossil evidence
- Dissecting owl pellets! What did your owl eat for dinner?
HOMEWORK: Finish Fossil Find questions. Due tomorrow.
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| 4/5 |
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Agenda
HOMEWORK: Write a 3-5 sentence reflection on the exerpt. |
| 4/2 |
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Agenda
- History of Life Challenge
- Patterns in the History of Life
- Walking with Dinosaurs or catching up on work
NO Homework
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| 3/31 |
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Agenda
NOTE: No homework. Some students did not receive the reading assignment that was assigned yesterday, so this will now be optional. If you have already done the reading or answered the question, this can count as an extra homework grade, but will not count against those that of you that do not complete it. Thank you for your flexibility! |
| 3/30 |
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Agenda
- VIDEO: Walking with Dinosaurs
- VIDEO: Walking with Prehistoric Beasts
HOMEWORK: Reading on extinctions
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| 3/29 |
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Agenda
- Hand in lab reports
- Present Tree of Life projects
- Begin to fill in the History of Life timeline- What was alive when? Students were asked to find 1 animal and 1 plant within a given time period and put it onto the timeline. These will be discussed tomorrow
HOMEWORK: As a followup to the Tree of Life activity, draw a phylogenetic tree depicting all of the different organisms you had to classify during this project. You only need to label the main categories such as Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Anthrophyta, but include all of those that were on your list. |
| 3/26 |
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Agenda
- Finish Tree of Life
- Create Geologic Timeline from 570 mya to today- poster for the classroom wall
- Finish recording bacteria data. LAB REPORT DUE MONDAY! Be sure to reference the Lab Report Aide
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| 3/25 |
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Agenda
- Students were given more time to work on Tree of Life
- Observe and record information about bacteria
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| 3/24 |
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Agenda
- Record Bacteria Lab observations. Begin compiling results and outlining conclusion.
- Work on/finish Tree of Life poster! DUE TOMORROW. These will be presented in class
NOTE: Beth and Jess will be in Boston Thursday and Friday. Be sure to ask Eric and Louise any additional quesitons about the lab report BEFORE it is due on Monday!
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| 3/23 |
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Agenda
- Record Bacteria Lab observations
- Discuss elements of an excellent lab report conclusion
- Work on Tree of Life poster: DUE Thursday March 25th
Homework: Do any additional research or writing for the Tree of Life poster. You will only have one class period left to make finishing touches!
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| 3/22 |
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Agenda
- Record Bacteria Lab observations: Discussion of qualitative vs. quantitative data
- Why classify life? How do we classify life? Discussion
- Tree of Life assignment handed out: DUE this Thursday, March 25th and we will present in class
Great Tree of Life resource: http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html
Homework: Bring in any materials you think you might need to create your tree of life poster (ie: magazines, textured materials, etc)
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| 3-18 |
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Agenda
- Taxonomic Tree Introduction Activity with Shoes
- Share Planet Projects (Part I and Part II)
- Start writing Introductions to Lab
- Check in with Jess about getting back assignments
- HWK: 1st Draft pof Lab due March 22 (up to results--include data tables and entry from first day of data collection) See LAB REPORT FORMAT AIDE for help.
- Answer the following questions to the best of your ability in 2-3 sentences:
1. WHY classify life?
2. HOW do we classify life?
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3-17
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Agenda
- Present to Beth & Jess your Hypothesis
- Reveiw variables and gather materials
- Discuss methods for data collection (having a control, making a table, including date, observaitons, pictures, titles, numerical values, breaking your petry dish up into squares instead of a circle for ease of collection)
- Swab (make sure you use the same swabbing strategy... swab the same every time, swab the similar areas if you're doing different areas, swab the area you want to grow... i.e. square, circle, etc.)
- Start writing your first draft
Notes for upcoming due dates
- 1st draft of lab ude on Monday, March 22 (up to results--include data tables and entry from first day of data collection)
- March 24th--determine whether or not you want to add an antibiotic component
- March 26th--last day of raw data collection
- Weekend of March 27-28, write up your labs
- March 29--Final Draft of ENTIRE lab due
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| 3-15 |
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Agenda
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| 3-12 |
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Agenda
- Review Quiz and Do Quiz Corrections (Due on Monday 3-15)
- Protein Soup and Battling Bacteria Homework Check and Discussion
- Using Note Sheet, explain the 7 Characteristics of Life
- Origin of Life PowerPoint, Reading and Discussion
- Planet Self-Evaluation
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| 3/11 |
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Agenda
- Hand in Planet Activity (if you don't have it, write out why, and when you'll give it to us)
- Quiz Update: We'll give 'em back manana--test corrections will be completed by you over the weekend
- What is LIfe? Station Activity and Free write
- Define "Life"
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| 3/10 |
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Agenda
- Review last minute questions about quiz
- Cosmology Quiz
- Work on Planet Activity
DUE TOMORROW 3/11: Planet Activity |
| 3/9 |
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Agenda
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| 3/8 |
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Agenda
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| 3/4 |
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Agenda for Class
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| 3/3 |
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Agenda for Class
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| 2/26 |
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Agenda for Class
- Big Bang Review
- Revisit Evolution Unit Overview--Challenge #1: What makes a good notebook/binder (lined paper, keep it organized into sections, 3-hole punch your work)
- Discuss Handout: Concept Wall (visually and verbal synthesis of what we're going to cover in this unit!)
- Discuss Handout/Concept Chart
- Work on Timeline
Due Date Reminders:
- Timeline Presentations moved to Wednesday, March 3rd
- Concept Chart Due Wednesday, March 3rd
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| 2/23 |
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Agenda for Class
- Big Bang demo by Eric
- Discussion of demo
- Work on Timeline- Due to present in class FRIDAY February 26th
- Algebra Demo--See Below to see a sample ratio
Suppose you decide to map the history of time using a 100cm stick. At 100cm, it's the begining of the universe (15bya... billion years ago)... the next event you want to map is 14.7 bya, so where would that lie? Well... you'll have to do a ratio.
15bya = 14.7bya
100cm = xcm
x = 98cm
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| 2/22 |
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Agenda for Class
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WELCOME TO 3RD TRIMESTER: A BRIEF HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING!
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| 1/28 |
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Agenda for Class
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| 1/27 |
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Agenda for Class
- Finish Evidence Box Presentations
- Murder By Numbers
- Homework: Complete Final Self-Evaluations
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| 1/26 |
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Agenda for Class
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| 1/25 |
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Agenda for Class
- Evidence Box Presentations
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| 1/22 |
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Agenda for Class
- Jeopardy Synthesis Game
- Work Block for Evidence Box (DUE MON)
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| 1/21 |
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Agenda for Class
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| 1/20 |
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Agenda for Class
- Collect Blood Spatter Labs
- Work Block for Evidence Box (DUE MON)
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| 1/19 |
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Agenda for Class
- Complete Blood Spatter Lab
- If groups end early, they can work on their evidence box
- Homework: Finalize Blood Spatter Lab, answer all Assessment Questions
- FINAL SYNTHESIS PROJECT is CANCELED.
- NOTE: EVIDENCE BOX NEW DUEDATE IS MONDAY, JAN 25TH
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| 1/18 |
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No School MLK Day! |
| 1/15 |
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Agenda for Class
- Check off highlighted/summaries for Blood Spatter Lab
- Complete 2-3 sections of Lab and throughly answer questions
- If groups end early, they can work on completing Assessment Questions or Final Synthesis Project
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| 1/14 |
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Winter Sports Schedule--No Class |
| 1/13 |
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Agenda for Class
- Hand in Simulated ABO Blood Typing Lab and Assessment Questions
- Blood Analysis Crossword Puzzle
- Introduction to Blood Spatter Analysis Lab (Form Groups, Silent Read During Class--Highlight and Summarize Two Bullet Points per section due on Friday 1/15, and Ask Questions)
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| 1/12 |
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Agenda for Class
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| 1/11 |
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Agenda for Class
- Check off highlighted chapter readings and collect Classification of Fingerprints Lab reflection
- Check in about any questions about the final synthesis assignment?
- Discussed ABO and Blood Spatter Lab Rubric
- Blood Type Notes
- Blood Type PowerPoint
- Watch CSI Season 6 "Gum Drops" (we may have to finish it tomorrow) Hand in notes at the end of the film
- Homework: Complete background reading and review lab instructions on Simulated ABO Blood Typing Lab. Highlight and summarize with two bullet points in margin per section.
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| 1/8 |
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Agenda for Class
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| 1/8 |
various duedates
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Evidence Box due Monday Jan 25
The Book Assignment Dialectic Response due Monday, Jan 11th
Classification of Fingerprints Lab Reflection and Highlighted Reading due MOnday, Jan 11th
Final Synthesis Assignment due Tuesday, Jan 26
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| 1/7 |
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Experimented with fingerprint techniques |
| 1/4/09 |
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Welcome Back! Happy New Year!
Talk about the Deadly Picnic
Locard’s Principle Activity & Lab Data Sheet, 2 page reading from Forensic Science for Dummies
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| 12/15-12/17 |
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| 12/4 |
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Duedates
- Blood Lab Work Time (Monday 12/8)
- Tuesday 12/9 Work Time for Final Projects
- Dialectic Responses (Quote Assignment) Due on Tuesday 12/8
- Evidence Box Presentations on Wednesday 12/9
- Final Mock Crime Scene Power Points Due 12/11
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| 12/3 |
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ANE Hair & Fiber Analysis |
| 12/1 |
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Crime Scene Sketch Handouts
Serology: The study of bodily fluids. 1/12 of your body is blood When studying blood, we have to determine:
Then, blood can tell us a story!
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| 11/30 |
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Final Project Crime Scene Processing Challenge Due on Friday, Dec 11th
Evidence Box due Wednesday Dec 9th of the Book Assignment
Dialectic Response due Monday, Dec 7th |
| 11/26 |
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ANE Day Presenting on Blood
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| 11/16 |
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Finish Latent Fingerprint Lab (Hand in at the end of class or tomorrow am)
Share Case Studies
Review Fingerprint Homework
Reminder: You should be reading your mystery novels! |
| 11/13 |
11/16 |
Short-Term vs. Long-Term Latent Fingerprint self-designed Lab
- Pleae complete it by the end of class on Monday.
Fingerprint Homework: Look at the fingerprint and determine its overall pattern and highlight a minimum of 10 ride details. Be ready to describe in class what they are. Refer to the Fingerprint Powerpoint Presentation and Identifying Fingerprints Handouts for examples. |
| 11/12 |
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James and Jay Present on Fingerprinting!
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| 11/11 |
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Complete Locard Principle Lab and Written Reflections (Due Friday, 11/13)
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| 11/10 |
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History Line-up: Find out what that person invented/discovered/etc. Make a human timeline. (Anton Van Leeuwenhoek, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edward Henry, Alphonse Bertillon, Edmond Locard, James Watson and Francis Crick, Alec Jefferies, Keith Simpson)
Case studies groups! Monday will be the first case study day!
Nov 16th Nov 30th Dec 2nd Dec 7th
Jake Cheyenne Starcie Jonah
Miah Henry Chelsea Kailey
Hope Rachel Laura Rachel C
Locard’s Principle Activity & Lab Data Sheet, 2 page reading from Forensic Science for Dummies
Check in about Books
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11/9
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Unit Overview
- First Day Activites (Crime Scene Protocol, what is Forensic Science?, & Bill of Rights Charades)
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FORENSIC SCIENCE!
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| 10/30 |
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- Final Reflections
- Class and Teacher Evaluations
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| 10/29 |
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- Final Synthesis Portfolio Poster Presentations to ANE students
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10/26 - 10/28
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- Work on Final Synthesis Posters
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| 10/22 & 10/23 |
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NO SCHOOL |
| 10/19 - 10/21 |
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- Work on Poster Presentations and Final Edits of HDYK Essay
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| 10/16 |
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| 10/15 |
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| 10/14 |
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| 10/13 |
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- Review Light & Sound in Preparation for Tomorrow's Quiz!
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| 10/12 |
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| 10/09 |
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| 10/08 |
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- ANE Lessons on Perception
- Robin's Lesson
- Submit 2nd Drafts of HDYK Essays Remember: SAVE YOUR DRAFTS!
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| 10/07 |
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- HDYK Essay work day--using the comments from your peer review, work on your essay and revise it. Duedate for 2nd draft revisions: 10/08
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| 10/06 |
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| 10/5 |
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- Mid Term Class Evaluation
- Bill Nye Sound
- Review Sound Station Labs with both classes together--watch the videos and talk about what we're seeing
- Reflect on each sound station as a group and hand in at end of class
- Dates FYI
- Light and Sound Quiz will be on 10/14
- Light & Sound Challenge Board Assignment due 10/12
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| 10/01 |
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ANE Lessons on Sound
Brita's Lesson (and Amber!)
- Watch the PSA from H.E.A.R. http://www.hearnet.com/audio_video/video/Hearnet_Protect.mov
- Make a list of all the sounds YOU might experience in an average day. (Doing a sound diary might be an extra credit project...)
- Check out the list of decibel levels for common sounds
- Are you exposed to loud noises regularly? What might you do to protect your ears?
- Watch the second PSA from H.E.A.R. http://www.hearnet.com/audio_video/video/dalypsa.mov
- Brainstorm with your group at least 3 ways to get folks to use ear protection at concerts.
Working Model of an Ear Evaluation
Hearing Stations Handout
Ears Come in All Shapes and Sizes Handout
Hearing True/False Questions
James' Lesson
- Brief Intro
- Divide into station groups
- Report Findings
- Elephants and Sound Vocab
James' Sound Station Handout
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| 9/29 |
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- Introduction to Sound—Can you believe everything you hear?
- Sound Station Lab
- Update: Websites have been removed from the requirements! Please note, there are new duedates also for your essays!
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| 9/28 |
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- Collect 1st Drafts of Essays
- Essay/Website Work Day
- Remind students to review light and eye vocabulary—it will come with sound as a quiz!
- Sound Vocab
- Sound Challenge Board Assignment Presented
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| 9/25 |
9/28 |
- Research, Paper and Website Work Day!
- 1st Draft of Paper Due on Monday!
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| 9/24 |
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| 9/23 |
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| 9/22 |
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- Introduction to Light waves—Can you believe everything you see? Light Vocabulary
- Blind Spot Test
- Bill Nye Film on the Eye in preparation for Dissection on Wednesday!
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9/21
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9/25
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- Take-Home Quiz on Waves DUE FRIDAY
- Extension on Essay First Draft to Monday, 9/21
- Ron’s Class: Bill Nye Waves
**Note schedule change: the week of Sept. 21-25, the school will have a Wednesday'style schedule on Friday to accomodate a musical performance, and we will have a Friday-style schedule on Wednesday.
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| 9/18 |
9/21 |
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| 9/17 |
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| 9/16 |
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- Can you believe everything you see? Hear?
- Introduce Wave Vocabulary— construct definitions in groups and then share as a class
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| 9/15 |
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Topics:
- What causes drug addiction? (Lifestyle/environmental/parental influence v. brain chemistry and genetics) Devin
- Do ghosts really exist? Rachel and Olivia
- What causes homeosexuality ? Jill
- Do you believe in reincarnation? Miah
- HIV consipirasry theory--is it true? Nicolai
- Are men more violent than women? Kailey
- Are crop circles real? Chris
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| 9/14 |
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- Introduce HDYK Research Paper, Website and Presentation Assignment
- o 1st draft of essay due on Friday the 25th hand back drafts on the follwoing Monday (28th)or Tuesday (29th). Final draft due Friday, October 9th –that’s when we’ll start website presentations!
- Brainstorm a list of questions
- Students will have some class times to work…
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| 9/11 |
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- Last in-class work day to complete Prove It Lab
- Labs due, typed, at the beginning of class on Friday 9/18!
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| 9/10 |
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- Check in on how Prove-It Lab is going
- Hand out Lab Helper Sheet for the Write-Up
- Check to see if anyone may need any supplies
- Reminder—lab is conducted on Thursday/Friday—write up due on Friday 9/18. If you want to get a first draft to Beth/Ron... do so by Monday 9/14
- Collect HDYK Vocab
- Introduce ANE Students to Compass Class with 2 truths and a Lie
- Pair up the ANE students with the Compass Students to get some consulting on Prove-It Labs
- Together they can critique the Coke & Run Lab using the Rubric
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| 9/8 |
9/11 |
- HDYK Vocabulary—for homework due on Thursday
- Introduce Prove It Lab Due Monday Sept 14th at beginning of class o Some ideas are: Popcorn—does one brand leave more kernels than another? Diapers—absorbency....
- Cleve Baxter Film
- Break into pairs and work for remainder of class
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| 9/4 |
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| How Do You Know What To Believe? Trimester 1 |
