Starting April 6:
March 23-April 6:
KEEPING UP WITH SCIENCE AND LEARNING DURING THIS EXTENDED BREAK:
April 6 is the projected start date for all your classes to resume learning in some form. I hope that you have followed the recommendations for the work in Science and have got to the point where you have done some review on our Cells Package. If you have completed that, then next week (April 6-9) will be a chance to assess your understanding before we move on to the "Systems" section of biology. If you haven't done the suggested review, then see my previous post detailing the work.
My tentative general plan to proceed in Science as of April 6:
1. We will move at a slower pace due to the additional challenge of learning in an on-line format.
2. Check my website: schieck-chem.
2. At the beginning of the week I will try to post a little assessment quiz that you can try and mark yourself (for feedback and practice)
3. Then we will cover 1-2 topics in the week. I will experiment with a variety of formats for delivery and I will give you some practice questions.
4. At the end of the week if there are questions (either conceptual or homework question you didn't understand) please e-mail me by Friday and I will try and address them in some format at the beginning of the following week.
5. We are both figuring this out as we go. I appreciate your questions and feedback (What learning formats work and which don't?)
Some recommendations to Prepare for April 6-Get Organized:
1. Gather your binders/folders/textbooks and organize them. File away old notes, evaluations etc...
2. You can set your own schedule! Pick 4 classes to work on a day and schedule them into your agenda book. Work on classes every other day.
3. As you receive instructions from your various teachers, add them to one master "to-do list", crossing them off as you accomplish each one.
4. Make sure you have you have each teacher's website/googleclass readily accessible.
5. Don't hesitate to e-mail your teachers. We need your feedback.
I know these conditions are not ideal. Do your best. That's all you can do. Reach out to me if there is anything I can help with.
KEEPING UP WITH SCIENCE AND LEARNING DURING THIS EXTENDED BREAK:
You've had lots of time to sleep and binge on games and movies. Its time to restart your brain from leisure mode. During these two weeks I would like you to do science, to maintain your progress in science. We don't know what the future holds, but whatever work/learning you do at home now will help to build your brain/thinking (this strengthens along with everything else), and will help to get you ready for grade 11 next year (in a worst case scenario).
In the next couple of week I'd like you to do a few things over the course of the upcoming week:
a) review cell parts and functions by watching this video:
b) review diffusion by watching this video:
c)review mitosis by watching this video:
d) review cancer by watching this video:
Lastly, after watching each video, spend a few minutes reviewing your notes on the topic.
Rest assured that the grade 10 science teachers do NOT intend to cram the remaining course in compressed time frame (when and if we return to class). We will select the most important topics to cover for the remainder of the school year. If you have any questions, I will be checking my e-mail periodically during the school day.
Why don't you start the first video now?
B: Thurs Mar 12/G: Fri Mar 13:
Marked Quizzes were returned. We took up the cancer homework, had a lesson on Cell specialization (p. 12-13 in notes). We have now finished the cells unit.
Homework:
No homework- March Break!
WHEN WE COME BACK FROM THE EXTENDED BREAK:
We will have one review class, and then we will have the cells test. We will cancel the microscope practical test.
B: Tues Mar 10/G: Wed Mar 11:
We wrote a quiz on p. 7-8. Then we had a lesson on Cancer (p. 9-11)
Homework:
Textbook p. 55 Q #1-8, #10
B: Fri Mar 6/G: Mon Mar 9:
We took up homework and did a "Cell Cycle dry lab" which was completed in class and handed in at the end of the period. Marked Cells quizzes were passed back.
Homework:
Study notes p. 7-8 for a quiz on Tuesday Mar 11(B), Wednesday Mar 12 (G)
G: Thurs Mar 5/
No school today
G: Tues Mar 3/B: Wed Mar 4:
We wrote a cells quiz, had a lesson on Cell transport and Cell division (p. 7-8 in notes). (period G we completed our microscope lab)
Homework:
In textbook Do p. 44 Q #1, 5,6,7 and study notes p. 7-8 for an upcoming quiz.
You will need a calculator for a lab activity next class.
G: Fri Feb 28/B: Mon Mar 2:
We finished drawing the onion skin, cheek cell and tomato pulp.
Homework:
Quiz next class on p. 5-6. Study those pages.
Onion/Tomato/Cheek Cell Lab Makeup Time:
In -class Microscope work for the Onion, Tomato, Cheek lab is done. If you have NOT finished your microscope work/drawings you need to come at lunch on:
Tues Mar 3 and/or Wed Mar 4 There will be no further times.
(If you have more than one specimen to draw, you should come Tues)
G: Wed Feb 26/B: Thurs Feb 27:
We went over rules for drawing biological diagrams and then Started a lab where we made slides of onion skin and human cheek cells and drew diagrams.
Homework:
Finish your cell diagrams for onion and (if possible) cheek cell.
Do study to learn the cell notes on p. 5-6
G: Mon Feb 24/B: Tues Feb 25:
We covered estimating cell size (p. 2) and Cells (p. 5-6)
Homework:
Do cell size estimation worksheet (p. 3) and label the cell diagrams on p. 6
Lab next class.
B: Fri Feb 21 : no class
G: Thurs Feb 20:
We completed the letter e lab activity on using the microscope, and practised observing prepared slides of spirogyra and paramecium..
Homework:
on p. 2 of the package, do the matching exercise on the microscope.
Textbook Reading p. 29-32 on the Cell
(period B- fill out as much information on p. 5-6 of your notes as you can because we will miss class on Friday).
G: Tues Feb 18/ B: Wed Feb 19 :
In the new notes package on cells we covered the first page on parts of the microscope and their uses. Then we did the lab activity on Using the microscope.
Homework:
on p. 2 of the package, do the matching exercise on the microscope.
Textbook Reading p. 29-32 on the Cell
(period B- fill out as much information on p. 5-6 of your notes as you can because we will miss class on Friday).
Tentative Important Dates:
period B period G Evaluations
Wed Feb 19 Tues Feb 18/Thurs Feb 20 - Letter e lab
Thurs Feb 27,Mar 2 Wed Feb 26, Fri Feb 28 -Cells lab
Fri Mar 6 Thurs Mar 5 Mitosis Dry lab
Wed Mar 25 Tues Mar 26 Microscope Practical
Wed April 8 Thurs April 9 Cells test
period B period G Evaluations
Wed Feb 19 Tues Feb 18/Thurs Feb 20 - Letter e lab
Thurs Feb 27,Mar 2 Wed Feb 26, Fri Feb 28 -Cells lab
Fri Mar 6 Thurs Mar 5 Mitosis Dry lab
Wed April 8 Thurs April 9 Cells test
