Agenda 12/21

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Finish Cell Reproduction Science Circuits

Homework:
Have an awesome Winter Break! See you next year!

Agenda 12/20

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Cell Reproduction Science Circuits (on paper)

Homework:
None

Agenda 12/19

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Unit 2 Cells Assessment (MC part on Google Classroom, Essay part on paper)

Homework:
None

Agenda 12/18

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
DEN winners from last week
No Science In The News or Science Skills today!
Go over parts of the Review Sheet
Kahoot!

Homework:
Study for Unit 2 Assessment

Important:
Unit 2 Assessment TOMORROW!

Agenda 12/15

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
A Cellular Mystery (Google Classroom)

Homework:
Unit 2 Review Sheet due NEXT MONDAY!

Important:
Unit 2 Assessment NEXT TUES!

Agenda 12/14

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Amoeba Sisters
Eggsmosis Lab
- collect data, clean up egg
- answer questions 4-8 (homework if don't finish)
- application questions are level 4 questions (choose 1 to answer if you would like to try to earn a 4)
Science Circuits - Active and Passive Transport

Homework:
Eggsmosis Lab due tomorrow!
Unit 2 Review Sheet due Dec 18th

Important:
Unit 2 Assessment Dec 19th!

Agenda 12/13

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Eggsmosis
- collect data, switch egg to new liquid
- answer question 3
Science Circuits - Active and Passive Transport

Homework:
Unit 2 Review Sheet due Dec 18th

Important:
Unit 2 Assessment Dec 19th!

Agenda 12/12

Field trip to DCPA to see A Christmas Carol
- we are leaving during period 1 and will get back at the end of 6th period

7th period - Language Arts assignment for A Christmas Carol

Homework:
Unit 2 Review Sheet due Dec 18th

Important:
Unit 2 Assessment Dec 19th!

Agenda 12/11

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
DEN winners from last week
Science Skills -Eggsmosis
- collect data, switch egg to new liquid
- answer questions 1 and 2
Science Circuits - Active and Passive Transport (on paper)

Homework:
Unit 2 Review Sheet due Dec 18th

Important:
Unit 2 Assessment Dec 19th!

DON'T FORGET: Field trip is tomorrow! Make sure you bring your sack lunch!

Agenda 12/8

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Eggsmosis Lab (Google Classroom)
- set up egg
- complete definitions
Cell Membrane Worksheet - go over
Quiz- Cell Types, Photosynthesis and Respiration

Homework:
None

Agenda 12/7

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Amoeba Sisters
Cell Membrane Worksheet (on paper)
Unit 2 Assessment Review Sheet (Google Classroom) - if have extra time in class today

Homework:
Quiz tomorrow!  (Cell Types, Photosynthesis and Respiration)

Agenda 12/6

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Photosynthesis and Respiration Science Circuits
-Day 2 (turn in at the end of class)

Homework:
None

Agenda 12/5

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Science In The News Essay DUE!
Photosynthesis and Respiration Science Circuits (on paper)
- Day 1

Homework:
None

Agenda 12/4

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
DEN winners from last week
Science In The News (Google Classroom)
- essay for allergy article - this one will be graded with the Lang Arts rubric!
No Science Skills today!

Homework:
Science In The News Essay due tomorrow!

Agenda 12/1

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Fruit Loop Lab DUE!
Amoeba Sisters - Cellular Respiration
Catch-up time - 15 min
- finish Photosynthesis Simulation or Fruit Loop Lab
- if finished with both then watch the video on Google Classroom
Quizlet Live
Pop Quiz (Google Classroom)

Homework:
None

Rusty Update

I took Rusty to the vet yesterday and Dr. Fitzgerald says that Rusty has an eye infection. I have to put ointment in his eye twice a day (he does NOT like that) and he has to stay home from school until he sees the vet again next week.

Agenda 11/30

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Photosynthesis Simulation Activity (Google Classroom)

Homework:
Fruit Loop Lab due tomorrow!

Agenda 11/29

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Finish Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Fruit Loop Lab

Homework:
Fruit Loop Lab due Friday!

Agenda 11/28

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Amoeba Sisters - Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Fruit Loop Lab (Google Classroom)

Homework:
None

Agenda 11/27

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
DEN winners from the week before break
Science In The News (Google Classroom)
- read, highlight and answer questions (the essay for this article is going to be scored with the Language Arts rubric)
Science Skills (Google Classroom)
- continue Simpsons Worksheet

Homework:
Finish Science In The News questions by NEXT Monday!

Agenda 11/17

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Cell Comparison Station Lab - Day 2

Homework:
None
Have a great break!

Agenda 11/16

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Cell Comparison Station Lab - Day 1 (on paper)

Homework:
None

Important:
Permission Slips due TOMORROW!

Agenda 11/15

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Microscope Lab
-p. 9 and 10

Homework:
Finish p. 12 on Microscope Lab (due TOMORROW!)

Important:
Permission Slips due THIS FRIDAY!

Agenda 11/14

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Hand out permission slips
Microscope Lab
- p. 6, 7, 8
- answer questions on p. 12

Homework:
None

Important:
Permission Slips due THIS FRIDAY!

Agenda 11/13

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
DEN winners from last week
Science In the News
-15 minutes to work on essay
Science Skills
-Scientific Investigation with the Simpsons (Google Classroom)

Homework:
None

Agenda 11/9

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Hand back papers
Wonderful World of Cells Lab
- p.5, 6, 7

Homework:
None

Agenda 11/8

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Wonderful World of Cells Lab
- p. 2, 3, 4

Homework:
None

Agenda 11/7

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Finish Microscope Worksheet (on paper)
Video- Microscope Parts and Viewing Slides
Wonderful World of Cells Lab (on paper booklet)
- complete pages 1-2

Homework:
None

Agenda 11/6

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
DEN winners from last week
Science Skills (on paper)
-score checkpoint quiz
Science In The News (Google Classroom)
-finish questions
-start essay

Homework:
None

Agenda 11/3

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Cell Is Like A... DUE!
Kahoot Review
Quiz- Cell Organelles (on paper)
Start Microscope Worksheet (on paper)

Homework: 
None

Agenda 11/2

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Prokaryote vs. Eukaryote Webquest (Google Classroom)

Homework:
Cell Is Like A... due TOMORROW!
Quiz (on cell organelles) TOMORROW!

Agenda 11/1

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Cell Is Like A... - work time

Homework:
Cell Is Like A... due FRIDAY!
Quiz on cell organelles Friday!

Agenda 10/31

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Cell Is Like A... (Google Classroom)
-directions
-start working

Homework:
None
Be safe tonight!

Agenda 10/30

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
DEN winners from last week
Science In The News (Google Classroom)
-read article, highlight and answer questions
Science Skills (on paper)
-checkpoint

Homework:
None

Agenda 10/27

Brain Warm-Up/DEN

Cell Foldable DUE!

Cell Who Am I? Review Game
Amoeba Sisters - Introduction to Cells: Grand Tour

Quiz-Characteristics of Living Things and Cell Theory (Google Classroom)

Homework:

None

Agenda 10/26

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Cell Foldable
1. Finish Definitions
2. Draw Pictures
3. Color Pictures
4. Label and Color Plant and Animal Cell Diagrams

Homework:
Finish Foldable
Characteristics of Living Things and Cell Theory Quiz Friday!

Agenda 10/25

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Cell Foldable (on paper)
1. Definitions
2. Draw Pictures
3. Color Pictures

Homework:
None
Characteristics of Living Things and Cell Theory Quiz Friday!

Agenda 10/24

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Unicellular vs. Multicellular Venn Diagram - go over and turn in (Google Classroom)
Review! Worksheet (Google Classroom)
The Living Cell Video

Homework:
None

Agenda 10/23

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
DEN winners from last week
Science In The News
- finish New Dinosaur essay -20 minutes (Google Classroom)
Science Skills
- Quantitative vs. Qualitative Data Worksheet (Google Classroom)

Homework:
None

Agenda 10/20

Rocky Top READS Day!

Homework:
None

Important:
Retakes will be NEXT Tuesday before school, after school and at lunch
You MUST have your Review Sheet finished to take a retake!
Email me which part or parts of the Assessment you want to retake. You may retake a single part of the assessment or the whole thing.

Agenda 10/19

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Discovering Cells Notes (Google Classroom)
-slideshow
Unicellular vs. Multicellular Sort (paper)
Venn Diagram (Google Classroom) - if time

Homework:
None

Important:
Retakes will be NEXT Tuesday before school, after school and at lunch
You MUST have your Review Sheet finished to take a retake!
Email me which part or parts of the Assessment you want to retake. You may retake a single part of the assessment or the whole thing.

Agenda 10/18

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Cell Theory Video Clip
Discovering Cells Guided Reading and go over it
Cell Theory Kahoot (if time)

Homework: 
None

Important:
Retakes will be NEXT Tuesday before school, after school and at lunch
You MUST have your Review Sheet finished to take a retake!
Email me which part or parts of the Assessment you want to retake. You may retake a single part of the assessment or the whole thing.

Agenda 10/17

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Hand back Unit 1 Assessments/ Discuss Retake Process
Notes-What Is Life?
-slideshow
Introduce the Cell Theory
Discovering Cells Guided Reading (Google Classroom with textbook)

Homework:
None

Important:
Retakes will be NEXT Tuesday before school, after school and at lunch
You MUST have your Review Sheet finished to take a retake!
Email me which part or parts of the Assessment you want to retake. You may retake a single part of the assessment or the whole thing.

Agenda 10/16

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
DEN winners from last week
Science In The News
- look at sample answers & start essay (Google Classroom) -turn in what you have at the end of class

Homework:
Finish essay if you want to but it's not required

Agenda 10/12

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Finish Characteristics of Life Reading and Worksheet
Is It Alive? Going Further Assignment (extension if have time - Google Classroom)

Homework:
None

Agenda 10/11

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Characteristics of Life Reading with Worksheet (Google Classroom)

Homework:
None

Agenda 10/10

New Seats!
Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Team Challenge
Enter Writing Scores in Google form
Living vs. Non-Living Card Sort (on paper)
Preview Earth Fair

Homework:
None

Agenda 10/9

No Brain Warm-Up
DEN winners from last week
SOS Presentation by Ms. McNiff

Homework: 
None

Agenda 10/6

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Unit 1 Assessment (on paper)

Homework: 
None

Agenda 10/5

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Interpreting Fossils Notes
- Color Fossil Record For Unit 1 Assessment(on paper)
Composting Video

Homework:
Unit 1 Review Sheet due TOMORROW!

Important:
Unit 1 Assessment is TOMORROW!
All make-up or missing work due TOMORROW!

Agenda 10/4

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Review for Unit 1 Assessment-review games

Homework:
Unit 1 Review Sheet due Friday!

Important:
Unit 1 Assessment is THIS FRIDAY!
All make-up or missing work due Friday!

Agenda 10/3

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Unit 1 Review Sheet (Google Classroom)

Homework:
Unit 1 Review Sheet due Friday!

Important:
Unit 1 Assessment is THIS FRIDAY!
All make-up or missing work due Friday!

Agenda 10/2

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
DEN winners from last week
Science In The News
-read and highlight article, answer questions (Google Classroom)
Science Skills
-observations and inferences (on paper)

Homework:
Unit 1 Review Sheet due Friday!

Important:
Unit 1 Assessment is THIS FRIDAY!
All make-up or missing work due Friday!

Agenda 9/29

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Mass Extinction Mini-Research Project
- gallery walk

Homework:
Unit Assessment next Friday!

Agenda 9/28

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Mass Extinction Mini-Research Project
- finish research
- work on slideshow (homework if don't finish)

Homework:
Unit Assessment next Friday!

Agenda 9/27

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Introduce Mass Extinctions -  NOVA Video
Mass Extinction Mini-Research Project (Google Classroom)
- start research

Homework:
Unit Assessment next Friday!

Agenda 9/26

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Hand back papers
Changes In Horses Over Time Worksheet (on paper)

Homework:
Unit Assessment next Friday!

Agenda 9/25

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
DEN winners from last week
Science In The News - Triceratops Article (Google Classroom)
-finish essay (20 minutes)
Science Skills
-pre-assessment (Google Classroom)

Homework:
Unit Assessment next Friday!

Agenda 9/22

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Quiz (Google Classroom)
Finish Whales: Walking Into the Past Packet-due at the end of class
EdPuzzle- Morphed: When Whales Had Legs (Google Classroom)

Homework:
None

Agenda 9/21

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Animation - Morphed: When Whales Had Legs (with chart on Google Classroom)
Whales: Walking Into the Past Packet
-finish Part 2
-work on Part 3

Homework:
None

Agenda 9/20

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Whales: Walking Into the Past Packet
-finish Part 1
-work on Part 2

Homework:
None

Agenda 9/19

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Hand back papers
Evidence For Change Over Time Notes
-slideshow
Start Whales: Walking Into the Past Packet (Google Classroom)
-Part 1 Activity

Homework:
None

Agenda 9/18

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
DEN winners from last week
Science In The News-Triceratops article
- essay (Google Classroom)
Science Skills
-theory vs. law (on paper)

Homework:
None

Agenda 9/15

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Finish Correlating Rock Layers Worksheet
Correlating Rock Layers Conclusion Questions (Google)
Quiz-Correlating Rock Layers (on paper)

Homework:
None

Agenda 9/14

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Video-Geological History of the Grand Canyon
- video questions (on paper)

Homework:
Quiz tomorrow-correlating rock layers

Agenda 9/13

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Finish notes from yesterday
Correlating Rock Layers Worksheet (paper)

Homework:
None

Agenda 9/12

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Go over Sequencing Rock Layers Worksheet answers
Notes - Law of Superposition Part 2 with activities (Google Classroom)
-slideshow

Homework:
None

Agenda 9/11

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
DEN winners from last week
Science In The News (Google Classroom)
-read article, highlight and answer questions
Science Skills
-TEDEd Video-Law vs. Theory

Homework:
Sequencing Rock Layers Worksheet due tomorrow!

Agenda 9/8

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Pop Quiz
Notes - Law of Superposition Part 1 (Google Classroom)
-slideshow
Sequencing Rock Layers Worksheet (Google Classroom)

Homework:
Sequencing Rock Layers Worksheet Due TUESDAY!

Agenda 9/7

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Triceratops Fossil Dig Video
Quizlet Live

Homework:
Finish any missing work you have

Agenda 9/6

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Finish Fossil Research Assignment - due at the end of class!
Work on Understanding Geologic Time Webquest if finish early
Bill Nye-Fossils Video

Homework:
None

Agenda 9/5

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
DEN winners from last week
Hand back papers
Start Fossil Mini-Research (Google Classroom)

Homework:
None

Agenda 9/1

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Finish MAPs Testing
Geologic Time Webquest (Google Classroom)

Homework:
None

Agenda 8/31

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Rocks As Clocks - Geologic Time Challenge Conclusions due TODAY!
MAPs Testing

Homework:
None

Agenda 8/30

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Rocks As Clocks - Geologic Time Challenge
- finish paper timeline (due at the end of class)
- conclusion questions (homework if don't finish)

Homework:
Geologic Time Challenge Conclusion Questions due TOMORROW!

Agenda 8/29

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Rocks As Clocks - Geologic Time Challenge
- finish worksheet -homework if don't finish (Google Classroom)
- start timeline (on paper)

Homework: 
None
Students should be able to finish the worksheet in class, if they don't it is homework!

Agenda 8/28

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
DEN winners from last week
Period 1 - Respect At Rocky Top Presentation (from counseling dept)
Science In The News
- finish questions from last week's article (Google Classroom)
Science Skills
- identifying variables (on paper)

Homework:
None

Agenda 8/25

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Rocks As Clocks Notes (Google Classroom)
- slideshow
Rocks As Clocks - Geologic Time Challenge
- worksheet (Google Classroom)
- start paper timeline (on paper)

Homework:
None

Agenda 8/24

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Science Skills - Dot Lab
-graph (on paper)
Earth History Pre-Assessment

Homework:
None

Agenda 8/23

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Core Talks Video
Science Skills-Dot Lab
-finish data collection (Google Classroom)
-start graph (on paper)

Homework:
None

Agenda 8/22

Brain Warm-Up/DEN
Science In The News
-answer questions (Google Classroom)
Brain Break
Science Skills- Continue Dot Lab (Google Classroom)
-hypothesis and variables
-finish data collection

Homework:
None

Agenda 8/21

It's Great American Eclipse Day!
Brain Warm-Up & Davis' DEN Day 1
Period 1 and 2 - Pin Hole Projectors
Period 6 and 7 - Finish Who Is A Scientist? Activity (on paper)
Science In The News (Google Classroom)
-highlight article
Science Skills
-start Dot Lab (Google Classroom)

Homework:
None

Agenda 8/18

Brain Warm-Up
Team Builder Prizes from yesterday
Davis' DEN
-slideshow
Period 6 and 7 - Make Pin Hole Viewer for Eclipse on Monday
Who Is A Scientist? Activity (on paper)

Homework:
Period 1- Parent and Student Handbook Verification Form due Monday!
Periods 2, 6, and 7-None

Agenda 8/17

Attendance/Seating Chart
Parent & Student Handbook Verification Signature Sheet-Period 1 only (paper)
Google Classroom Sign-In & Blog
Classroom Info/Expectations
-slideshow
Where Did Ms. Davis Go? Team builder (Google Classroom)

Homework:
Show your parents the blog
Period 1- Signature Sheet due Monday!

Welcome Back!

Welcome Back!
It's time for the 2017-2018 school year to get underway. Rusty and I are looking forward to a great year. A couple of important start of year announcements:

• Students, on Wednesday you do NOT need your Chromebooks. Wait to bring your Chromebooks until Thursday; we will be getting into Google Classroom that day. 
• Parents, your student will be signing up in Google Classroom on Thursday. In their Google Classroom will be a link to a folder containing important documents for you to review with your student. (Or click here for the link.) These documents are also available on the Rocky Top home page. A signature sheet will be handed out by your students' 1st period teacher. This form will need to be completed and returned to your student's 1st period teacher stating that you have viewed these documents. 

Ms. Davis and Rusty the bunny