October 31, 2019

Success Criteria:  I can use evidence and reasoning to construct an explanation for the Econauts about why there was a decrease in the energy storage molecules in the Biodome.

Warm Up: 

1. Glue/tape Weekly Reflection onto the next blank page in your notebook, update TOC

2. Write the heading Key Concepts on the next blank page of your notebook, update TOC. Record the following key concepts on the page:

• When there is more carbon (in the form of carbon dioxide) in abiotic matter, more carbon is available to producers for making ESM's (energy storage molecules).
• When there is less carbon (CO2) in abiotic matter, less carbon is available to producers for making ESM's.
• When there is more sunlight, producers can make more ESM's.
• When there is less sunlight producers cannot make as many ESM's.

AGENDA

1. Warm Up (homework check)
2. Message from Dr. Corry
3. Examining Data From the Biodome (IN 30)
4. Reasoning About Data From the Biodome (IN 31)

Homework:

• Complete IN p. 31 
• Weekly Reflection

October 30, 2019

Success Criteria:  I can use a simulation to determine how to decrease and increase energy storage molecules in an ecosystem.

Warm Up:

• Get your Chromebook and go to Amplify or the blog (p. 3) 
• Period 3 Only: fill out this form about yesterday's Energy Storage Molecule Model

AGENDA

1. Warm Up (homework check)
2. Decreasing Energy Storage Molecules (IN 23-24)
3. Increasing Energy Storage Molecules (IN 25-26)

Homework:

• Complete IN p. 29

October 29, 2019

Success Criteria:  I can use a digital modeling tool to show how energy storage molecules enter an ecosystem.

Warm Up:

• Record this week's homework into your Binder Reminder
• Revisit and revise your claim (IN p. 21)
• Get your Chromebook, but do not open it yet.

AGENDA

1. Warm Up (homework check)
2. Elodea Experiment video (IN p. 18)
3. Modeling Energy Storage Molecules (IN p. 22)

Homework:

Add the following vocabulary terms to your Unit Vocabulary page. (If you are out of room, you can begin a new Unit Vocabulary Page (continued) on the next blank page of your notebook.)

• Carbon

• Carbon Dioxide

• Photosynthesis

October 28, 2019

No power today, so no school.

October 25, 2019

Success Criteria:  I can use a model and a simulation to explain how producers do photosynthesis.

Warm Up:

• Glue/tape Weekly Reflection, update TOC (this is homework)
• Add the following vocabulary terms to your Unit Vocabulary page.

Producer: an organism that can make its own energy storage molecules (such as glucose)

Consumer: an organism that needs to eat in order to get energy storage molecules (such as starch and fat)

AGENDA

1. Warm Up (homework check)
2. Weekly Reflection
3. Energy Storage Molecules (IN p. 14)

4. Revisiting Sunlight and Life (IN p. 15)

5. Observing Photosynthesis Close Up (IN p. 16)

Homework:

• Complete Weekly Reflection (Due Tuesday)
• Elkhorn Slough Assessment corrections due Monday

October 24, 2019

Success Criteria:  I can actively read text to understand where energy storage molecules come from in an ecosystem.

Warm Up:

• On the next blank page of your notebook, write the heading: Matter and Energy in Ecosystems Sim. Answer the two Discussion Questions at the bottom on IR p. 8 in complete sentences.
• Glue/tape Active Reading Guidelines, update TOC (this is for your homework assignment)

AGENDA

1. Warm Up (homework check/return assessments)

• Students who scored 9 or less on the assessment must do corrections. Corrections must be done on a separate piece of paper, stapled to the original assessment. Re-do each answer that did not receive full points.

2. Active Reading: Sunlight and Life (IN p. 9, and reading pp. C1-C8.)

3. Annotations discussion
4. Ticket Out: (Question from introduction)

Homework:

• Complete IN p. 12, Reading: What is Carbon? (read and complete the Active Reading Guidelines graphic organizer)

October 23, 2019

Success Criteria:  I can use a simulation to understand where energy storage molecules come from in an ecosystem.

Warm Up:

• Turn to your Unit Vocabulary page in your notebook and add the following terms if you have not yet done so:

ecosystem - all the living and nonliving things interacting in an area
system - a set of parts that function as a whole
biotic matter - living and dead organisms
abiotic matter - nonliving things like air and water

• Discuss your initial claim from IN page 7 with your table group. Why do you think the plants and animals of the biodome did not have enough energy storage molecules?

AGENDA

1. Warm Up

2. Initial Claims discussion

3. Exploring the Sim

4. IN p. 10

Homework:

• Complete IN p. 10

October 22, 2019

Success Criteria:  I can collect information from multiple sources to describe the problem we are trying to solve in this unit.

Warm Up:

• Glue/tape Unit Introduction: Matter and Energy in Ecosystems, update TOC.
• Write your first and last name and period number on your Interactive Reader (IR). You will bring this to class every day, along with your science notebook.

AGENDA

1. Warm Up

2. Unit Introduction: Phenomena/Video

3. Introducing the Biodome/Mission Letter and Slides

4. Vocabulary: Energy Storage Molecule

5. Active Reading/Annotating Text and Biodome Files

Homework:

• Interactive Notebook (IN) A1-A12: Choose two Biodome File articles to read.
• Complete IN p. 7

October 21, 2019

Success Criteria:  I can demonstrate what I know about matter and energy in ecosystems by completing a unit pre-assessment.

Warm Up:

• Copy this week's homework into your binder reminder.
• Go get your Chromebook
• Go to Clever.com and click on Amplify

AGENDA

1. Warm Up
2. Pre Assessment
3. If you finish early, you can read your science AR book, make up missing work, or go to the library to check out a science AR book.

Homework:

• AR Science Reading

October 18, 2019

Success Criteria:  I can explain why populations of wolves and moose grow and decline on Isle Royale.

Warm Up:

• Turn to the Unit Introduction: Populations and Resources in your notebook. Complete the Success Criteria section.

AGENDA

1. Warm Up
2. Elkhorn Slough Assessment
3. If you finish early, you can get a Chromebook and headphones and watch the video about what's happening with the wolves and moose on Isle Royale.

• What's happening on Isle Royale now?
• Isle Royale National Park

Homework:

• AR Science Reading

October 17, 2019

Success Criteria:  I can explain why populations of wolves and moose grow and decline on Isle Royale.

Warm Up:

• Glue/tape Isle Royale Video Questions into your notebook, update TOC
• Glue/tape Quarter 2 Late Passes over the Q1 passes on the inside front cover of your notebook.
• Turn to your CER: Sea Otter and share share your reasoning with your table group. Give each other feedback and use it to improve your work.

Announcement: We will have our final assessment for the Populations and Resources unit tomorrow (Friday).

AGENDA

1. Warm Up
2. Isle Royale Videos/Questions

• Watch The Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale and answer questions 1 - 5
• Watch November 2017 News Report about Isle Royale and take notes while you watch. Then answer the final question in your notebook: Should wolves be reintroduced to Isle Royale? This is your opinion, but you must back it up with evidence. Be prepared to share your answer with your table group and with the class.

Where wolves reintroduced to Isle Royale?
Isle Royale National Park

Homework:

• AR Science Reading

October 16, 2019

Success Criteria:  I can write a claim-evidence-reasoning (CER) statement about the importance of sea otters to the kelp forest ecosystem.

Warm Up:

• Glue/tape Quarter Goal in Science into your notebook, update TOC
• Glue/tape CER: Sea Otter into your notebook, update TOC
• Typo Alert!! Change the title of the CER to "Sea Otter"
• Complete Quarter Goal for Science. Circle only three actions you will take to reach your goal.

AGENDA

1. Warm Up
2. CER: Sea Otter - use this link

Homework:

• Finish CER: Sea Otter

October 15, 2019

Success Criteria:  I can understand how limited resources effect population size.

Warm Up:

• Glue/tape Predator-Prey Simulation into your notebook, update TOC
• On the next blank page of your notebook, write the heading: Resources Notes, update TOC
• Get your Chromebook and go to today's blog

AGENDA

1. Warm Up
2. Resources Notes
3. Predator-Prey Simulation

Homework:

• Finish Predator-Prey Simulation Questions

October 14, 2019

Success Criteria:  I can create a graph and use it to explain the impact of limited resources on a population of deer.

Warm Up:

• Copy this week's homework into your Binder Reminder.
• Glue/tape Deer Predation or Starvation and Data Analysis into your notebook, update TOC
• Read the background information
• Discuss with a neighbor: How will you calculate the deer population?

AGENDA

1. Warm Up
2. Deer Predation or Starvation
3. Ticket Out

Homework:

• Finish Deer Predation or Starvation

October 11, 2019

Success Criteria:  I can explain why populations grow or decline over time.

Warm Up:

• On the next blank page of your notebook, write the heading: Warm Up: Meerkat Population, update TOC
• Glue/tape Birth and Death Token Model into your notebook, update TOC
• Silently read the Warm-Up about Meerkats.

AGENDA

1. Warm Up
2. Birth and Death Token Model
3. Stability and Change Video
4. Ticket Out

Homework:

• Complete all missing work for Quarter 1 (deadline is 3PM on Friday)
• Science AR Due this Friday 10/11!

October 10, 2019

Power outage, no school today.

Spend this time making up missing or incomplete notebook work!! 
If you don't have power, you can do the following:

•  go through your notebook and perfect your TOC
•  finish any incomplete assignments
•  Science AR reading

October 9, 2019

Success Criteria:  I can reflect on the quality of the work I have done in science over the past few weeks.

Warm Up:

• Fill in your name, period, and Page #'s on the Notebook Check #3 form.
• Get your Chromebook to check your grade/missing work.

AGENDA

1. Warm Up
2. Notebook Check
3. Complete States of Matter Assessment and/or any other missing work
4. Finished early - Watch Bill Nye 

• Food Webs or 

• Populations

Homework:

• Complete all missing work for Quarter 1 (deadline is 3PM on Friday)
• Science AR Due this Friday 10/11!

October 8, 2019

Success Criteria: I can use information from videos and articles to describe the impact sea otters have on their ecosystem.

Warm Up:

• Get your Chromebook and headphones.
• Go to Google Classroom
• Complete the Sea Otter Webquest assignment

AGENDA

1. Warm Up
2. Sea Otter Webquest
3. Finished early - Watch Bill Nye - Use this link

Homework:

• Finish Sea Otter Webquest
• Science AR Due this Friday 10/11!

October 7, 2019

Success Criteria: I can develop a food chain based on my observations.

Warm Up:

• Put this week's homework in your Binder Reminder.
• Glue/tape "Unit Introduction: Population Resources", update TOC.
• Glue/Tape "Outdoor Food Chain", update TOC
• Get your Chromebook, go to Google Classroom and find Science 7 class.

AGENDA

1. Warm Up
2. Google Classroom: Tuesday Assignment
3. Kelp Forest pictures, complete the Phenomena and Reflection sections of the Unit Introduction.



4. Ecosystems Notes
5. Build a Food Chain activity

Homework:

• Finish Outdoor Food Chain writing assignment
• Science AR Due this Friday 10/11!

October 4, 2019

Success Criteria: I can observe birds in the field and create a field journal entry in my science notebook that includes a labeled sketch, detailed observations, questions, and connections (I3).

Warm Up:

• On the next blank page in your notebook, write the heading Bird School Day 4, update TOC.

AGENDA

1. Warm Up
2. Bird School Day 4! You should have a complete field journal entry in your notebook for today's birding activity.

Homework:

• Read Science AR/TOPS Report due 10/11

October 3, 2019

Success Criteria: I can write detailed science explanations on today's assessments.

AGENDA

1. States of Matter Assessment

Homework:

• Read Science AR/TOPS Report (due 10/11)

October 2, 2019

Success Criteria:

• I can describe how changes in thermal energy result in change states.

Warm Up:

1. Glue/tape Making Sense of Phenomena, update TOC
2. Read your CER to your table group.
3. Improve your CER based on feedback from your group.

AGENDA

1. Warm Up

2. Making Sense of Phenomena

3. Tomorrow's Assessment

4.  Period 3 only: Complete this Google Form

Homework:

• Science AR is due on 10/11

October 1, 2019

Success Criteria:

• I can describe how changes in thermal energy relate to state changes in matter, and how the particles behave as they change states.

Warm Up:

1. Glue/tape CER: States of Matter, update TOC
2. On the next blank page of your notebook, record the title: Wrap Up Questions I3, update TOC
3. Answer the following questions using complete sentences:

• Describe what happens to particles when thermal energy is added to a solid. What state changes can occur and why?
• Describe what happens to particles when thermal energy is removed from a gas. What state changes can occur and why?

AGENDA

1. Warm Up

2. Digital Textbook: Key Concept

3. Digital Textbook Section 4

4. CER: States of Matter

Homework:

• Digital Textbook Section 3 and Q's
• Finish CER