HOMEWORK 08/30/2011

BIOLOGY

Please do pages 11, 12, 15 & 16 of the Skills Worksheet titled "Active Reading" and "Science Skills".

CHEMISTRY

Chapter 1 Section 2 review questions 8-11 on page 19. 

ENVIRONMENTAL

Period 2
Read pages 16-21 and do Section 2 review questions 1-5.

Period 6 

none

AGENDA 08/30/2011

BIOLOGY

~Bellwork:

   1) Where is the new assignment basket located?

   2) What is the old assignment tray now used for?

   3) What is the proper way to head a paper?

   4) What is the proper way to enter Ms. Hyslop's class

~Cornell Notes: Format and rules for writing a good hypothesis

~Independent and Dependent variable practice

CHEMISTRY

~Bellwork:

    Please convert units in questios 1 and 2 - 

   1) How many fluid ounces are in 2.9 L? 

       HINT: There are 2.1134 pints in 1 liter, 2 cups in 1 pint, 8 ounces in 1 cup

   2) How many yards are in 13 meters?  

       HINT: There are 1.0936 yards in 1 meter
   3) Where is the new basket for homework assignments?

   4) What is the old assignment tray now used for?

~Scientific notation fill-in-the-blanks handout 

~Finish "Numbers Practice" worksheet

ENVIRONMENTAL

~Bellwork:  

   1) Where is the new assignment basket located?

   2) What is the old assignment tray now used for?

   3) What is the proper way to head a paper?

~Board Game Projects

AGENDA 08/29/2011

BIOLOGY 

~Bellwork:

  1) What is a control group?

  2) Please compare and contrast independent and dependent variables.

~Review Penny Lab data and conclusions

~Scientific Method Flowchart

~Laboratory Notebook write-ups (Period 7 only)

~New classroom procedure for turning in work

CHEMISTRY

~Bellwork: 

  Please convert the following from either standard notation to scientific notation or scientific

  notation to standard notation.

  1) .000541

  2) 520,145,000

  3) 2.3 x 10^-3

  4) 1.563 x 10^5

  5) a) 2.3 g to kg 

      b) 0.015 cm to nm

      c) 0.62 L to mL

      d) 0.52 uL to hL

~Pop Quiz: State changes and vocabulary (Trade and grade)

~New classroom procedure for turning in work

ENVIRONMENTAL 

~Bellwork: 

  1) What is the law of supply and demand?

  2) Please describe loss of biodiversity. 

~New classroom procedure for turning in work

Period 2 only

~Cornell Notes (Hunter-gathers, Agricultural Revolution and Industrial Revolution) 

Period 6 only

~"Popcorn" reading activity pages 9-12 with classroom discussion

HOMEWORK 08/29/2011

BIOLOGY

Period 3

none

Period 7

Finish lab notebook write-up for Penny Lab

CHEMISTRY

none

ENVIRONMENTAL

Period 2

none

Period 6

Read pages 16-21 in your textbook and complete questions 1-5 of the Section 2 Review.

AGENDA 08/25/2011

BIOLOGY

~Bellwork: Flashcards practice

~Penny Lab: Determine how many drops of water can fit on a penny using plain water (control) and a testing solution (soapy water). Discuss the effects of the soapy water on the cohesion and surface tension of water. 

CHEMISTRY

~Bellwork: Flashcards practice

~Tic-tac-toe Review: Students are split up into two teams. All members of teams must participate in the answering of questions that pertain to the material covered in class so far. Two players face off and the winning player gets to choose where he/she would like to make his/her mark on the tic-tac-toe board for their team. 

ENVIRONMENTAL

~Bellwork: Flashcards practice

~Tic-tac-toe Review: Students are split up into two teams. All members of teams must participate in the answering of questions that pertain to the material covered in class so far. Two players face off and the winning player gets to choose where he/she would like to make his/her mark on the tic-tac-toe board for their team.

HOMEWORK 08/25/2011

BIOLOGY

none

CHEMISTRY

none

ENVIRONMENTAL

none

HOMEWORK 08/24/2011

BIOLOGY

~Read "Penny Lab" handout

~Review Laboratory Notebook Guidelines

~Read pages 14-19 and make flashcards for Chapter 1 Section 3 vocabulary terms that are listed on page 14.

CHEMISTRY

Read pages 15-19 and complete problems 1-7 of the Section 2 Review.

ENVIRONMENTAL

~Read pages 16-21 and make flashcards for Section 2 vocabulary terms:

        *Law of supply and demand

        *Ecological footprint

        *Sustainability 

~Look in pantry, cupboards, or refrigerator at home. Read the product packaging and labels of food items. Bring in the wrapper or empty container of one item that makes a "green claim". 

Example 1: Dasani is a brand of water that claims to use 30% plant material in their plastic bottles. 

Example 2: Many companies use recycled plastics and papers in the manufacturing of their product packaging ("made from 50% post consumer recycled paper").

HOMEWORK 08/23/2011

BIOLOGY 

NONE :)

CHEMISTRY

Period 1
~Please complete all problems on "Skills Practice: Numbers Practice" handout. DO NOT TURN IN BEGINNING OF CLASS. WE WILL BE REVIEWING ANSWERS TOGETHER.

~Finish writing up conclusion and calculations from Massing and Conversion Mini Lab


Period 4
~Please complete problems 1-4 on the "Skills Practice: Numbers Practice" handout. Problems 5-7 will be completed together as a class. DO NOT TURN IN AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS. WE WILL BE REVIEWING ANSWERS TOGETHER.  
 
~Finish writing up conclusion and calculations from Massing and Conversions Mini Lab.  

ENVIRONMENTAL

Follow directions on page 9 of your textbook in the ORANGE BOX title "Graphic Organizer." Graphic organizer should cover the "Characteristics" and "Effects" of the "Hunter-gathers", "Agricultural Revolution" and "Industrial Revolution". Please refer to pages 9-11 for the content that is to go in your graphic organizer.

AGENDA 08/23/2011

 0BIOLOGY

~Bellwork: 

    1) How are french fries being used as a source of energy?

     2) How is genetic engineering being used in agriculture?

~Discussion on Food Production

CHEMISTRY

~Bellwork:

     1) What is matter?

     2) What is volume?

     3) Describe the difference between qualitative and quantitative.

~Wrap up Massing and Conversions Mini Lab

~Cornell Notes: Chapter 1 Section 2 (2-1) "Describing Matter"

ENVIRONMENTAL

~Bellwork: 

     1) Please compare and contrast renewable and non-renewable resources   

         and give 2 examples of each. 

     2) What does it mean when a resource is depleted?

~Cornell Notes: pgs 5-8 "Understanding our Environment"

~Discussion over environmental issues researched in homework. 

HOMEWORK 08/22/2011

BIOLOGY 

NONE :)

CHEMISTRY

Problems 1-3 on page 14 (We have not gone over converting units yet, but please just attempt the problems. We will review the answers together as a class.)

ENVIRONMENTAL

Find 1 article about an environmental science issue using newspapers, magazines, or the internet (www.sciencedaily.com). Read the article and write a 1 paragraph summary about it. Make sure to include the Title, Author and Publication Date of your article in your summary.

HOMEWORK 08/18/2011

BIOLOGY

Please READ pages 10-13 in your textbook. On a sheet of notebook paper, please write and answer questions 1-6 from the "Section 2 Review" on page 13. DUE Monday 08/22/2011
CHEMISTRY

Please READ pages 10-19 in your textbook. Please make flashcard for the key terms listed on page 10. DUE Monday 08/22/2011
ENVIRONMENTAL

Please read pages 9-15 in your textbook. On a sheet of notebook paper, please write and answer questions 1-6 from the "Section Review" on page 15.  DUE Monday 08/22/2011

AGENDA 08/17/2011

BIOLOGY

~Bellwork:

     -Practice flashcards for key terms from Chapter 1 Section 1 in your book

~Lab Safety presentations

~Cornell Notes over Chapter 1 Section 1 "Themes of Biology"

CHEMISTRY

~Bellwork Period 1:

    1) Name 4 applications for chemistry in every day life.

    2) Make a list of as many chemicals as you can think of. 

~Bellwork Period 4:  

     -Practice flashcards for key terms from Chapter 1 Section 1  in your book  

~Lab Safety presentations

ENVIRONMENTAL
~Bellwork:
     -Practice flashcards for key terms from Chapter 1 Section 1 in your book
~Lab Safety presentations
~Benchmark Pre-Test

AGENDA 08/17/2011

BIOLOGY

-Bellwork:

     1) What is a mutation?

     2) What is one example from Chapter 1, Section 1 of how mutations can be beneficial?

     3) What type of mutations can be inherited?

         *Use page 8 in your textbook for help 

-Lab Safety Presentations

CHEMISTRY

-Bellwork:     
     1) What are 2 examples of a physical change?

     2) What are 2 examples of a chemical change? 

           *Use pages 6-9 in your textbook for help

 -Lab Safety Presentations

ENVIRONMENTAL
-Bellwork:

     1) Who is Rachel Carson and what is she famous for?

     2) What is one environmental problem that the city of Troy faced 3,000 years ago?
           *Use page 6 and page 8 in your textbook for help
-Lab Safety Presentations

HOMEWORK 08/17/2011

BIOLOGY

none

CHEMISTRY

none
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

none

AGENDA 08/16/2011

BIOLOGY

-Bellwork
-Lab Safety Projects (Due Wednesday August 17, 2011) 

CHEMISTRY

-Bellwork
-Lab Safety Projects (Due Wednesday August 17, 2011)  

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
-Bellwork
-Lab Safety Projects (Due Wednesday August 17, 2011) 

HOMEWORK 08/16/2011

BIOLOGY

Please make flash cards on 3 x 5 index cards for the following vocabulary terms and topics: 

1) Biology 2) Cell 3) Reproduction 3) Metabolism 4) Metabolism 5) Homeostasis 6) Gene 7) Heredity 8) Mutation 9) Evolution 10) Species 11) Natural Selection

You may use simple pictures and diagrams if is helps you better understand your definitions.

CHEMISTRY

Please make flashcards on 3 x 5 index cards for the following vocabulary terms and topics: 

1) chemical 2) chemical reaction 3) states of Matter [ 4) solid, 5) liquid 6) gas *use diagrams] 7) reactant 8) product 

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Please make flashcards on 3 x 5 index cards for the following vocabulary terms: 
1) environmental science 2) ecology 3) agriculture 4) natural resource 5) pollution 6) diversity