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NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day

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Today is the Great America field trip! If you are not going you will be at school and it is a 12:30 release day.

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Today we launched the bottle rockets you created over the last 2 days! 4th period will launch next Wednesday.

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Today you had the entire class period to work on finishing your bottle rocket. Tomorrow we will launch them. (4th period will launch next Wednesday)

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Today you worked on creating your team name and logo, planning your design for your bottle rocket, and starting to build. Tomorrow you will continue building and finish up, and Thursday we will launch them.

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Today we watched a documentary to explore the different organisms that are found on Earth and potential other planets!

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Today you worked on your last Amplify Lesson of the year! Lesson 2.5 Activity 1, 2, and 3 (wkbk pgs. 58-62). You learned all about melanin and why Australia has higher skin cancer rates than other countries!

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Today you turned in your workbook for a workbook check and then did Lesson 3.4 - Critical Juncture online on Amplify.

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Today you worked on Lesson 3.1 Activity 3 (wkbk pgs. 73-75) and then moved on to Lesson 3.3 Activity 1 (wkbk pg. 83), Activity 2 (wkbk pg. 84-85) and Activity 3 (wkbk pg. E1-E3 and pg. 86).

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Today you worked on reading and annotating the article about Melanin on workbook page C1-C2, and then answering the questions on page 56.

Then you worked on Lesson 3.1 Activity 1 and Activity 2 (see slideshow for page #'s).

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Today you finished the ET movie and questions, and then if there was time you started on the Melanin article for Lesson 2.4.

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Today you worked on finishing the video and questions from Wednesday. We will finish on Monday if your class did not finish, and turn the worksheet in on Monday.

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Today we worked on creating a design for our "Sun Paper" Cyanotype Project. You received your cyanotype paper and we went outside to "set" our design. Finally, we dipped our paper in a water bath to permanently create the design.

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Today, you watched a video and answered questions on the worksheet while watching it. You will finish the video and turn in the questions on Friday.

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Today you worked on Lesson 2.3: Wave Properties. You should have done Activity 1 (Warm Up, page 42), Activity 2 (Rereading "Harvesting Sunlight", page A1-A1, page 43), Activity 3 (Investigating Different Types of Light, page 44-45), and Activity 4 (Reflecting on Wave Properties, page 46).

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Today you worked on Lesson 2.1: Investigating Different Light Sources. You should have done Activity 1 (Warm Up, page 33), Activity 2 (How Different Light Sources Change Materials, page 34), and Activity 3 (Reflecting on the Investigation Question, page 35).

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Today you worked on Lesson 1.4 - Explaining Sunlight and Skin Cancer. You worked on Activity 1 (Warm Up, page 18), Activity 2 (Modeling the Cause of Skin Cancer, pg 19-20), Activity 3 (Write and Shares, pgs. 21-26), Activity 4 (Homework: Writing about Claim 1 (pgs. 27-28) and Activity 5 (pg. 29-30).

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Link for today: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/waves-intro

Today you are following the link to work on this Waves Simulator Packet. You will be answering the questions turning it in at the end of the class period. For the chart at the end, please fill it in.

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Today you worked on Lesson 1.3 - Explaining Changes From Light. You worked on Activity 1 (Warm Up, page 12), Activity 2 (Energy and Light, pgs. 13-14), Activity 4 (Investigating Genetic Material in the Sim, pg. 15) and Activity 5 (Changes Caused by Light, pg. 16).

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Today you worked on Lesson 1.2: Light and Energy. This was an introduction to our new unit, Light Waves. You received your new workbook and did Activity 1 (Warm Up, page 6), Activity 2 (Skin Cancer in Australia, page 7) and Activity 3 (Evidence of Energy from Light, page 8-9).

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Today you are working on your Pre-Unit Assessment for our last unit of the school year: Light Waves! This is Lesson 1.1 on Amplify. You will get full credit if you take your time on every question, use complete sentences, and try your best! (NO CHEATING OR GOOGLING ANSWERS)

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Today, you watched a video and answered 6 questions on page 75 of your notebook. The video introduced Waves and their properties, which is our last unit of the year!

You then had time to work on finishing and turning in your Waves One Pager, which is due Monday at the beginning of class!

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Today you continued with your to-do list for the week. The Brain Pamphlet and Word Search can still be turned in for late credit, and your One Pager is due tomorrow.

If you were still State Testing today, you will have extra time to complete and turn these assignments in.

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Here is the word search worksheet you have been working on this week.

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Here are the instructions for the One Pager due on Friday.

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Today we continued from yesterday:

If you finished the State Test, you worked on the rest of the to-do list. The One Pager is due on Friday.

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Today some students finished State Testing while others worked on finishing and turning in the Brain Pamphlet, as well as the Brain and Earth Day Word Search.

Lastly, if you did all that, you started on the One Pager Waves assignment. I will post instructions and the pdf for that after this.

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NO SCHOOL FRIDAY APRIL 18TH! ENJOY YOUR 4 DAY WEEKEND!

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NO SCHOOL FRIDAY APRIL 18TH! ENJOY YOUR 4 DAY WEEKEND!

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Today is the last day we are doing Science State Testing in class. If you finish early, you have a word search to work on which can help bring your grade up from the Force and Motion Test. Be sure to take one before you go if you did not finish the State Test early.

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Today you are continuing State Testing for Science! Be sure to meet in Room 42 and bring extra work in case you finish early.

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Today, you are starting state testing for Science. Be sure you are getting enough sleep and eating breakfast every day this week!

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Here is the pdf for Newton's Laws Review packet we started on Thursday and continued today (Monday, April 14th)

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Here is the pdf for both the Article and the Brochure in case you are absent or need to reread parts of it.

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Today, you worked on finishing the worksheet from Thursday (Newton's Laws Review). Then you started "The Human Brain" Brochure by reading the article about the amazing things your brain can do and answering the questions on the brochure.

These are both due Thursday, April 17th.

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Here are the questions you answered while watching the MythBusters video.

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Today, you watched a video on the Dire Wolf's de-extinction, and then watched a MythBusters video to see if a Tissue Box has enough force to be lethal. You answered the video questions as you watched.

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If you were absent, here is the worksheet due Thursday, April 10th.

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Today you worked on the Word Scramble you started yesterday, which was due at the end of class.

Then you started the "Newton's Laws" Review Packet, which we will continue next week.

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Today, you worked on answering these 14 questions to Practice for the Science State Test next week. Tomorrow we will go over them, and you will see how you did.

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Today you worked on trying the CAST Practice Science Test to help prepare for the real State Test next week. If you were absent, be sure to try it out on the CAASPP website.

Student Access to Practice Tests --> Sign in as a Guest User --> 8th grade --> CAST Science Practice Test

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If you were absent or lost your worksheet, here is the digital pdf version of it.

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Today, you worked on a worksheet titled "Harvesting Sunlight." You had the entire class period to annotate and answer the questions. If you did not finish in class, it is homework and is due tomorrow at the beginning of class.

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Today is your Force and Motion End of Unit Test. You can use your study guide on it, and you are turning it in with your test.

If you were absent, Test Make Ups are next Tuesday and Wednesday after school in Rm 28.

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Here is the pdf (digital version) of the study guide for your test tomorrow.

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Today, you received the study guide for Force and Motion, and your End of Unit assessment is tomorrow.

I will post the pdf of the study guide at the end of the school day.

Be sure to ask questions and understand everything if you want to do well tomorrow!

If you finish the study guide early, work on the "Wrecking Ball" Article assignment (see slideshow for details).

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Today, you worked on finishing Lesson 3.3 Activity 4 (Workbook page 77) and then moved on to Lesson 3.4: Reasoning About the Pod's Motion. You did Activity 1 (workbook page 80) Activity 2 (workbook page 81) and Activity 3 (Workbook page 82). See slideshow for workbook setup. Lastly you did Activity 4 online and turned in the Modeling Tool Activity.

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Today, you worked on Lesson 3.3: Effect of Collisions. You did Activity 1 (wkbk pg. 74), Activity 2 (wkbk pg. 75), and Activity 3 (wkbk pg. 76). Be sure to get these done if you are absent.

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Today you worked on building a catapult that could launch a ping pong ball the furthest of any team using only popsicle sticks and rubber bands (not unlimited)

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Elastic and Inelastic Collisions Worksheet PDF

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Elastic and Inelastic Collisions Worksheet PDF

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Here is the worksheet we worked on in class on Wednesday and Thursday (3/26-3/27).

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Elastic and Inelastic Collisions Worksheet

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Here is the worksheet you received on Friday March 28th.

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Today, you worked on the Vocab Review Worksheet for Force and Motion for the entire class period. Make sure to follow the instructions and NOT write the definition of the word as your sentence.

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Today, you worked on finishing your Elastic and Inelastic Collisions worksheet. If you did not turn it in by the end of class, it is due; the latest you can turn it in is the beginning of class on Friday, March 28th

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Today you worked on finishing Lesson 3.2 - Activity 3 (workbook pg. 69-70), and then moved on to learn about Elastic vs. Inelastic Collisions. You received a worksheet, and the instructions for what to do can be found in the slideshow.

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Today, you worked on Lesson 3.2: Investigating Collision Force. You started with the Warm Up, which should have been done online on Amplify (Modeling Tool Activity) and HANDED IN when complete. Then you moved on to Activity 2 where you worked with a partner to complete the collision activities and filled out the charts (workbook pages 67-68). Lastly you started Activity 4 (workbook page 69) and used the Amplify simulation to fill out the chart.

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Here is the example I started to help with poster formatting. You may use it as inspiration but do not copy or you will receive a ZERO on this assignment!

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Today you have the entire class period to work on your Collision Mini Poster. It will be due at the beginning of class tomorrow, so try to finish and turn it in today at the end of class. If you need more details check last Friday’s slideshow (03/21/25). I will post my example poster so you can see an idea for your poster format. Do not copy it or you will get a ZERO on this assignment.

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Today you have the whole class period to work on your Collision Mini Poster. Once you finish your brainstorm on page 74 in your notebook, you may start on your poster. It will be due Monday at the end of class, and you will have Monday during class to work on it and finish it.

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Today you worked on finishing Lesson 3.1 - Reading/Annotating the "Crash!" Article(wkbk pgs. C1-C4) and writing down and answering the 3 questions in your notebook (notebook pg. 73).

Then you moved on to working on Activity 4 (wkbk pg. 64) by using the simulation to help you answer the question.

Lastly you started on your Collisions Mini Poster by brainstorming ideas in your notebook (notebook pg. 74)

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Today you worked on finishing Lesson 2.5 (Activity 2, Activity 3 - , and Activity 4 \). Then you moved on to Lesson 3.1 and did Activity 1 - Warm Up (wkbk pg. 62) and Activity 2 - "Crash!" Article and questions (see slideshow for instructions).

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Today you worked on Lesson 2.5: Reviewing Mass, Force, and Velocity. You started with Activity 1 (workbook page 48 - Online Modeling Tool - Hand in) then proceeded to Activity 2 based on the group color you were assigned.

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Today you reviewed Newton's Laws of Motion by watching a video and answering questions in page 71 of your notebook (see slideshow for details). Then you took notes on page 72 of your notebook (see slideshow for Ms. Rivas' notes).

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Today we have 30 minute periods, so we will be doing a quick science activity. No need to make this up if you are absent. DISMISSAL AT 12:30PM!!!

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Today you turned in your Workbook with your Workbook Check Sheet after grading yourself on each assignment.

Then you took the Mini Quiz on Newton's Laws.

Lastly, you worked on Lesson 2.,4 Critical Juncture, which might help you if you did not turn in or did poorly on Lesson 1.1, Pre-Unit Assessment. If you are absent today, it will be excused, and it will not affect your grade.

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Today you worked on finish Lesson 2.3 - Activity 3 (Modeling Tool Activity Online on Amplify) and Activity 4 (workbook page 46).

Then you moved on to taking notes on Newton's Laws of Motion. First, you watched an introduction video, then watched 3 separate videos on each law and took notes in pages 69 and 70 in your notebook.

Tomorrow you will have a mini quiz on this, as well as a Workbook Check.

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Workbook Check Sheet for Thursday 03/06/25

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Workbook Check Sheet for Thursday 03/06/25

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Here is the pdf for the Workbook Check you will have tomorrow. Make sure to double-check that you have everything before tomorrow!

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Bill Nye Motion Video Worksheet and Link

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Bill Nye Motion Video Worksheet and Link

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Here is the link to the video we watched on Monday as well as the pdf:

https://www.mycompassacademy.com/apps/video/watch.jsp?v=61912

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Today you worked on Lesson 2.3: Explaining Mass, Force, and Velocity. You started with Activity 1 (workbook page 42) and then worked on Activity 2 (workbook page B1-B3, and page 43). Finally, you worked on Activity 3 (workbook page 44-45) and handed in the TWO Modeling Tool Activities online on Amplify. Tomorrow we will finish Lesson 2.3 and start talking about the Laws of Motion.

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Today you watched the Bill Nye: Force and Motion episode, and completed a worksheet while doing so.

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Today you worked on the experiment for Lesson 2.1 - Activity 2 (workbook pg 35) by gluing in the data table you received, and then measuring the speed of two different objects (golf ball and table tennis ball) while filling out the table. You finished the lesson by doing Activity 3 (workbook pg 36-37) using the simulation. BE SURE to CHANGE TO THE CORRECT MODE.

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Today you worked on finishing Lesson 1.5 Activity 2 (workbook pages 22-23). Then you started Lesson 2.1 - Activity 1 (workbook page 33) and STARTED Activity 2 (workbook page 34). Make sure this is done by tomorrow when we start the Experiment tomorrow!

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Today you worked on Lesson 1.5 Activity 1 and 2 (workbook pages 21-23). We will finish Lesson 1.5 tomorrow if you did not finish in class.

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Today you worked on Lesson 1.4: Explaining Force and Velocity. You worked on Activity 1 (workbook page 16) and then Activity 2 (workbook page 17). Make sure to follow instructions in the slideshow. Lastly, you worked on Activity 3(workbook page 18) with a partner in class.

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Today we continued the film we started on Thursday.

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Today you worked on Lesson 1.3: Investigating Direction of Force. You started with Activity 1: Warm Up (workbook page 11) then for Activity 2 you explored the Force and Motion simulation ONLINE, and then did Activity 3 (workbook page 12). Lastly, we finished the lesson with Activity 4 (workbook page 13) and then added the vocabulary words "Force" and "Exert" into the notebook glossary.

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Today we watched part of a film based on a true story. Since many students were on field trips, you do not need to watch it at home if you were not in class.

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Today you worked on Lesson 1.2: Describing Changes in Motion. You received your new workbook and worked on the Warmup(wkbk pg. 7), and then we went through Activity 2(wkbk pg 8), and Activity 3(wkbk pg. 9).

Lastly, you worked on getting Activity 4 done (wkbk pg. A1-A2 and pg. 19) by reading/annotating the article(pg. A1-A2), and answering the questions(pg 19).

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Today you worked on finishing/taking the Natural Selection End of Unit Test (if absent or not done on Friday).

If you finished that on Friday, you worked on Lesson 1.1, the Pre-Unit Assessment for the new unit, Force and Motion online. You will only receive full credit on this assignment if you put in your best effort and do not cheat. If you did not finish this in class it is homework due by Friday.

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Today you took the Natural Selection/Genetics End of Unit Test! You had the entire class period to work on it and you were able to use your study guide on it. You needed to turn in the study guide with your test, even if you did not do it.

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Today you worked on catching up and finishing everything up for this unit. If you did that you worked on the Study Guide for the test tomorrow.

We also did a Blooket in class to help prepare for tomorrow's test. Be sure to finish the study guide and study!

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here is the pdf for the study guide if you need it.

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Today you finished Lesson 3.3 by reviewing Activity 2 (wkbk pgs. 111-113) and then worked on Activity 3 (pg. 114-115). After finishing the lesson you glued it into your notebook. Check the slideshow for specific instructions.

Lastly you received the Study Guide for Friday's test. It is strongly suggested you complete and understand it.

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Today you worked on Lesson 3.3: Wrapping Up the Mystery. You did Activity 1 - Warm-Up (wkbk pg. 109) and then Activity 2 (wkbk pg. 111-113) and finally started on activity 3 (pg. 114-115). Tomorrow you will finish this activity and glue everything into the notebook.

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Connecting DNA to Natural Selection Worksheet

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Connecting DNA to Natural Selection Worksheet

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Here is the pdf for the worksheet you worked on in class today. If you did not finish, it is due on TUESDAY.

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Today you worked on finishing up the LEGO gene if you did not finish yesterday. Make sure you take a picture and get it turned in on TEAMS.

If you finished the LEGO gene you started working on the worksheet titled "Connecting DNA to Natural Selection" independently. This worksheet is due on Tuesday.

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Today you worked on finishing up the "DNA Discovery" worksheet, and completing your plan for creating your LEGO gene. You worked with a partner to create a LEGO Gene and taking a picture with your laptop and submitting on TEAMS. Check the slideshow for details. If you were absent, you will need to come in after school one day to work on it.

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Here is the pdf for the worksheet we worked on.

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Today we finished up talking about the structure of a gene from yesterday in our notebook (pg. 64). Then we worked on a worksheet titled "DNA Discovery Worksheet" and made a plan on the backside for your Lego Gene tomorrow.

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Today we worked on researching the structure of a gene and drawing it on page 63 in our notebook. You then wrote down 4 questions and researched them on page 64(check the slideshow for questions.

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Today you are working on finishing the Gene Mutation Project from Friday if you did not finish. Then you are starting to think about the components of a gene (jot down some ideas so that you are ready for tomorrow.)

If you finish early, stay in your seat and work on something productive quietly.

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Today you have the whole period to work on your Genetic Mutation Research Mini Project. Your poster is due by the end of the class period. BE sure to follow all instructions and check with Ms. Rivas if you have all the requirements.

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Today you are working on a worksheet titled "Superhero Genetics". It is due at the end of class, even if you are not done. Turn in what you have done.

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This slideshow includes all the instructions fro your Gene Mutation Research Mini Project. Please try to have at least your research done today so you can start the poster on Friday.

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Today you took notes on Genetic Mutations and then practiced using a "Mutation Sentence." Tomorrow you will research a Gene Mutation and do a mini Project on it.

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Today you watched a video that helps explain Mutations a bit better. If you were absent make sure to watch the video and answer the questions in your notebook. See the slideshow for 5 questions.

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In case you want to watch on your own time, here is the link to the documentary we started today.

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The Gene | Full Film | The Gene: An Intimate History | PBS LearningMedia

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The Gene: An Intimate History weaves together science, history & personal stories for a historical biography of the human genome, while also exploring breakthroughs for diagnosis & treatment of genetic diseases & the complex ethical questions they raise.

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Today your Moth Peppered Worksheet is due.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - GRADING POLICY IN SYLLABUS BEING ENFORCED (check slideshow for details)

We then discussed genes and the importance of them and how they can affect someone's life by watching a documentary and answering questions in your notebook page 57. Check slideshow for questions and Notebook Setup.

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Today we worked on Lesson 1.6 Activity 1 (wkbk page 34) and Activity 2(wkbk pg 35-37). We did workbook page 35 as a class (check slideshow for notebook setup and CER for Student 1). You were then assigned either Student 2 or Student 3 to do on your own.

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This is the worksheet that was assigned on Thurs 01/16, and due on Fri 01/17.

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Here is the pdf for the worksheet we started on Wednesday 01/22. It is due on Friday 01/24.

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Today you had the opportunity to redo citations if you are not happy with your score.

Then you spent the rest of the period working on the Peppered Moth Worksheet. Make sure you complete this and turn it in.