Materials:
Agents of Disease Vocabulary (PowerPoint) Understanding Each Agent of Disease (PowerPoint) Quizizz Practice for test: Please go to, https://join.quizizz.com Enter code - 508910 to play unlimited times This practice game will be available until 4pm, February 12th, 2019. *Supplemental Materials: Noninfectious Diseases (YouTube video) Cancer (YouTube video) Type II Diabetes (YouTube video) Type II Diabetes continued (YouTube video) |
Graded Assignments:
Infectious Diseases Gallery Walk (classwork grade) Disease Detective (lab grade) PSA Agent of Disease Project (project grade) (due February 8, 2019) Agents of Disease Benchmark (test grade) (taken February 12, 2019) |
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Biotechnology: An Industry for the Future (articles) Heal, Feed, Sustain (Youtube) Harvest of Fear (Youtube) Quizizz Practice for Test: Please go to, https://join.quizizz.com Enter code - 456640 to play unlimited times This practice game will be available until 3pm, March 8th, 2019. *Supplemental Materials: None at this time |
Graded Assignments:
Biotechnology Careers Scavenger Hunt (classwork grade) Harvest of Fear Video Notes (classwork grade) GMO Debate PAPER (quiz grade) (due February 26, 2019) GMO in-class Debate (quiz grade) (conducted February 27, 2019) Article Group Presentation (quiz grade) (presented February 29, 2019) Create Your Own GMO Project (project grade) (due March 5, 2019) Biotechnology Benchmark (test grade) (taken March 6, 2019) |
Natural ResourcesIn this unit you will be learning about Earth's natural resources - renewable and nonrenewable resources. By the end of this unit, you should be able to distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable resources. Students should also be able to describe different energy processes and explain how they create energy for us to use.
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Materials:
Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources (article) Wonderville Lab (website for game) Natural Resources (PowerPoint) Renewable Resource Model Project Rubric (PDF) *Supplemental Materials: Solar Power Guide (Bob's Solar Power Hobby Site) Energy Resources Pros & Cons (Google Slides) |
Graded Assignments:
Wonderville Lab (classwork grade) Natural Resources Graphic Organizer Packet (group work) (quiz grade) (due March 15, 2019) Renewable Resource Model (project) (due March 20, 2019) |
Evolution of ChangeIn this unit, you will be learning about how Earth's history and how it changed over time. You will also be learning about the Law of Superposition and applying that understanding to analyze rock layers and fossils to better understand Earth's history. Further, evolution in organisms will be explored to deepen your understanding of how beings change over time due to a variety of factors.
By the end of this unit, students should be able to explain the Law of Superposition and apply their understanding to analyze a variety of fossil remains. Students should also be able to compare different organisms and explain the differences in their evolution over time. |
Materials:
Company Logo Evolution (PowerPoint) Geologic Time of Earth (PowerPoint) National Geographic Documentary on Evolution/Fossils (YouTube) Change on Earth & Evolution of Humans (PowerPoint) Organism Anatomy - Homologous & Analogous Structures (PDF) Evolution of Change Stations (1-9) (PDF) *Supplemental Material: A Trip Through Geologic Time (worksheet) |
Graded Assignments:
Evolution of Change Packet (3 worksheets) (quiz grade) Homologous & Analogous Lab (classwork grade) Evolution of Change Benchmark (test grade) |
End of Grade Test ReviewFor the next 4 weeks until the Science EOG, we will be reviewing a different topic every week in preparation for the test. The topics for each week, in order, will be:
1. Agents of Disease, Biotechnology & Ecosystems 2. Earth's History 3. Water & Earth's Oceans 4. Chemistry Each week we will do a comprehensive independent project to help you review all the important points within each above unit. We will also have some review games, practice with real EOG questions from previous years, and Quizizz for friendly competition and reinforcement. |
Materials: Agents of Disease/Biotechnology/Ecosystems Review (PDF) Mad Minute: Interactions of Living Things worksheet (PDF) Sentence Chains Explained (PDF) Earth's History Review (PDF) Homologous/Analogous Reading (PDF) Water & Earth's Oceans Review (PDF) Chemistry Review (PowerPoint) *Supplemental Material: Released Science EOG 2013, paper-based (PDF) Released Science EOG 2013, computer-based (PDF) Released Science EOG 2009 (PDF) Released Science EOG 2007 (PDF) |
Graded Assignments:
Agents of Disease, Biotechnology & Ecosystems Review (project grade) Agents of Disease, Biotechnology & Ecosystems Quizizz (quiz grade) Earth's History Review (project grade) Earth's History Quizizz (quiz grade) Water & Earth's Oceans Review (project grade) Water & Earth's Ocean Quizizz (quiz grade) Chemistry Quizizz (quiz grade) |