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September 3rd, 2024 (Freshman orientation and shortened periods for all grades in afternoon)
Introduction to Mrs. Berwick and her goals for the year
HW: Bring money to buy a science notebook or bring a notebook you purchase yourself.
MU: Bring money to buy a science notebook or bring a notebook you purchase yourself.
Introduction to the class website and how it can support your learning
discussion classroom routines and expectations to support organized learning
why would I provide both my emails? what part of the website do you think you will use the most? why?
Sort plastic marine animals as a group- take picture of organization
Start website questions posted in homework
HW: Visit the website, answer questions, and email answers to Mrs. Berwick from parents' email
MU: Visit the website, answer questions, and email the answers to Berwick from parents' email
Review questions about website questions
Watch Lab Safety Video and go over safety contract
Label front page- Name, Class, Period and tape in goal for the year
Tape/glue in left side and right side assignment explanations
Discuss left side and right side assignments.
Glue/tape in Fish and Tank Care Participation on right side to keep track of your contributions
Glue/tape in Unit 1 Table of Contents on right side
HW: Get safety contract signed, bring money to buy a science notebook or bring one, and do website questions if not already completed.
MU: Click on link above to watch Safety Video and come in to review safety contract with Berwick, and start setting up science notebook.
Continue Set up class notebook-
Cut bottom of safety contract off and turn in, tape top of contract into notebook on right side
draw labeled diagram of classroom with safety equipment identified on left side
On left side of Fish and Tank Care Participation page
observe each tank and record information about each tank
brainstorm things we might need to do to take care of the fish
review Advanced Marine Biology Fish and Tank Care Calendar and sign up for 1 feeding and 1 tank maintenance.
HW: Sign up for 1 feeding and 1 tank maintenance for September and October record dates on your participation sheet to help you remember. Get safety contract sign and website questions completed if you have not already done so.
MU: Use Set up class notebook to set up your class notebook and sign up for 1 feeding and 1 tank maintenance for September and October on Advanced Marine Biology Fish and Tank Care Calendar.
Learn how to do different tank care techniques
Finish Set up class notebook-
complete reflection about table of contents on left side (Why do we have the qualifier/table of contents for the unit? Which assignment do you think will be easiest to complete? Which will be the hardest?)
HW: Review tank care techniques for those you signed up for the next two months and come up with any questions or clarifications you might need to complete the task.
MU: Use Set up class notebook to finish setting up class notebook and review tank care techniques, come up with any questions you have about skills you signed up for the next two months to ask when you are back in class.
Finish tank care techniques
take notes
HW: Work on cladogram handout
MU: Review Tier I Slides pages and Classification website (explore How Do We Classify Organisms?, Understanding Cladograms and How to Build a Cladogram pages linked at top) and start working through cladogram handout.
Continue Cladograms
review cladogram handout
make a cladogram for marine organisms over time
make a chart to record important characteristics of each group
tally X marks in table
create cladogram based on tallies and then add characteristics to diagram
sort plastic animals into groups to create table and cladogram from
check off cladograms in gradebook
HW: Study for Cladogram Formative Assessment
MU: Review safety slides above, come in before or after school to create cladogram for plastic marine organisms and marine organisms over time using notes and characteristics of organisms, check off in gradebook.
Finish Cladograms
make a cladogram for plastic marine organisms
create table of characteristics and organisms on table with liquid chalk markers
tally X marks in table
create cladogram based on tallies and then add characteristics to diagram
highlight organisms studied in regular marine biology
walk around and look at other groups cladograms
Cladogram Formative Assessment
Check of cladograms in gradebook
HW: Complete Cladogram Formative Assessment
MU: Come in before or after school to make up Cladogram Formative Assessment, and copy table and cladogram of plastic marine animals from table group in notebook
Hand back Cladogram Formative Assessments
HW: Continue Arthropod Coloring Page
MU: Copy Arthropod Notes on right side of notebook and start Arthropod Coloring Page.
Discuss Arthropod Coloring Page
HW: Continue Puget Sound Crab Comparison
MU: Finish Arthropod Coloring Page and start Puget Sound Crab Comparison
Review Puget Sound Crab Comparison
Start Blue Crab External Lab
go through hypothesis parts, then write one
create data table to collect data
prepare to create sketch and make observations
start collecting data for shore crab from attached video and pictures
HW: Finish pre-lab for Blue Crab External Lab
MU: Review Blue Crab External Lab and complete as many parts as you can then come in
start on the left side of your notebook and move to right if necessary
write in complete sentences to answer each question
Finish missing assignments
HW: Finish missing work
MU: Complete Crabbing in Washington in notebook starting on the left side of the page and writing in complete sentences and finish up any missing work
Review Crabbing in Washington
Collect and record data for tanks and record in Tank Data Table
Continue Blue Crab External Lab
collect data and observations
HW: Work on Blue Crab External Lab
MU: Come in before or after school to collect data for Blue Crab External Lab or watch video of external anatomy and collect data for table
discuss healthy values
do research using link on handout
write conclusion after classroom discussion
HW: Finish Blue Crab External Lab
MU: Using links in Blue Crab External Lab complete research about blue crab habitat and then write conclusion using guide on Blue Crab External Lab
trace drawing of internal anatomy of crab
make anatomy coloring page of internal structures
HW: Complete Blue Crab Internal Pre-Lab anatomy coloring
MU: Create anatomy coloring page of internal structures of the blue crab using Blue Crab Internal Pre-Lab
takes notes on functions of major internal structures of the crab
use textbook pages or link on handout
Check off assignments
HW: Finish notes on function of major internal structures of the crab for Blue Crab Internal Pre-Lab
MU: Complete notes on function of major internal structures of the crab for Blue Crab Internal Pre-Lab
using video and pictures as a guide dissect blue crab
record top 5 parts/systems that catch your attention
include qualitative and quantitative data in sketches with labels
HW: Finalize Blue Crab Dissection and study for Blue Crab Lab Formative Assessment
MU: Come in before or after school to complete Blue Crab Dissection or watch video on handout and make qualitative and quantitative observations with sketches and labels and study for Blue Crab Lab Formative Assessment.
Blue Crab Lab Formative Assessment
HW: Review missed questions on Blue Crab Lab Formative
MU: Come in before or after school to take the Blue Crab Lab Formative Assessment and start Arthropod Guided Reading Notes
Hand back Blue Crab Lab Formative
Finish and Review Arthropod Guided Reading Notes
HW: Finish research about European Green Crab for Infographic
MU: Finish Arthropod Guided Reading Notes, watch video linked on European Green Crab Infographic and finish research/planning for your infographic.
use notes to create colored infographic
Check off unit assignments
HW: Finish European Green Crab Infographic
MU: Create your European Green Crab Infographic and check off unit assignments.