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CLASS 877:

11/17/15: Journal #8 (Photosynthesis Virtual Lab - Paragraph 1) Discuss today's lab.

11/16/15: Photosynthesis worksheet (2 questions)

11/13/15: Journal #7 (DNA Lab): Discuss DNA and the Strawberry lab (3 paragraphs)

11/6/15: Journal Entry(Student-Led Reflection): Discuss the process of student led conferences, your opinion of the conference and your experience with student led conferences. Even if you did not attend conferences, you still must complete this journal based on the video, class discussion and your opinion of student-led conferences.

10/14/15: Why is reproduction important and what would happen if trees and plants were no longer able to reproduce.

10/13/15: Finish your lab report (Final)

10/9/15: Finish your lab report.

10/7/15: Journal #4 (Diffusion through a Membrane - Conclusion) - State your final thoughts. Restate your hypothesis and explain if it was correct or not. Provide proof.

10/6/15: Journal #4 (Diffusion through a Membrane Lab - Pre-Lab) -Explain what you think the lab is about. Use the procedure on your lab sheet to guide you.

10/5/15: Journal #4 (Diffusion Pre-lab) -Explain what you understand about diffusion. Use information from class and from your lab research.

10/2/15: Journal #3 (Cells) -Explain what you now know about cells.

10/1/15: Quiz on cells tomorrow.

9/30/15: Compare the organelles from class to something in your home and explain.

9/29/15: Relate the cell wall organelle to something in your house.

9/28/15: In your own words, explain the cell theory.

9/25/15: Journal #2 (Scientific Method) Explain an experiment from the past. Explain how you used the steps of the scientific method in that experiment. Minimum of 5-8 sentences.

9/22/15: 1) Quiz on Friday on Scientific Method (including variables and groups).  2) Simpsons Answer Key Below;

Identify the: 1. Control Group -- Group B 2. Independent Variable -- Special Juice 3. Dependent Variable -- Number of stacks 4. What should Smithers' conclusion be? It doesnt' work 5. How could this experiment be improved? ANswers vary 6. What was the iniitial observation? Slime on the shower

7. Control Group - Side sprayed with water 8. Independent Variable - <span class="redd1" style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coco Juice <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">9. Dependent Variable - <span class="redd1" style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Appearance of Slime <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">10. What should Homer's conclusion be? <span class="redd1" style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It doesn't work

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">11. Control Group - <span class="redd1" style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Mice not radiowaved <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">12. Independent Variable - <span class="redd1" style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">radio <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">13. Dependent Variable - <span class="redd1" style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Strength of mice <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">14. What should Bart's conclusion be? <span class="redd1" style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Improves strength, maybe inconclusive <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">15. How could Bart's experiment be improved? <span class="redd1" style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">More mice, test group before and after treatment <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">16. Control Group - <span class="redd1" style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject A <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">17. Independent Variable - <span class="redd1" style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">powder <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">18. Dependent Variable - <span class="redd1" style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> length of itchiness <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">19. Explain whether the data supports the advertisements claims about its product. - <span class="redd1" style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> It does <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">20. Describe how Lisa would perform this experiment. Identify the control group, and the independent and dependent variables in your description. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Two heads of hair, or same head with half treated and the other untreated can be used. Measure the hair growth.

9/21/15: 1) Complete the situations on the control and variable worksheet. 2) Quiz on Friday on scientific method.

9/18/15: Quiz on scientific method on Friday. You must know all the steps and be prepared to match them to a situation.

9/17/15: Complete your foldable by using one or two words to describe each step of the scientific method that is on the foldable.

9/16/15: Create your foldable and glue or tape it into the next clean page in your notebook.

9/11/15: Journal #1 (Science and Me): Write the quote from yesterday’s homework and explain how it relates to you and science class this year.

9/10/15: Write the following quote in your notebook under your homework assignment...

<span style="background-color: #66ccff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">“If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves.” <span class="style10" style="background-color: #66ccff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Thomas Edison, Inventor, Scientist and Businessman

9/9/15: (All classes) 1) Make sure you have your notebook and pens/pencils for class tomorrow. 2) Have your parents complete and return your information sheet. Please make sure they have provided their email address so that they can get connected to teacherease.