Monday April 30th, 2007

SNC 1D
- Movies: Cells - An Introduction, and A Closer Look (with worksheet)
- Due tomorrow: Read p. 2-10, Do p. 10 # 1,7


SBI 3C
- Handout: "Roots"
- Short lesson: Roots
- Cut cross section of monocot root (corn), stain and view under microscope. See cross section captured on computer microscope, brief introduction to plant project.

Friday April 27th, 2007

SNC 1D
- Electricity Unit Test
- Assigned work: Read p. 2-10, do p. 10 #1,7


SBI 3C
- Handout: Plant Structure: Monocots vs Dicots
- Draw labelled cross section of monocot leaf and dicot leaf using prepared slides. Describe basic structures and compare to arrangement of veins when looking at a complete leaf.

Thursday April 26th, 2007 (Learning Community Day)

SNC 1D
- Work on Electricity Review - Unit Test tomorow!


SBI 3C
- Work on Stomata activity (p. 304).

Wednesday April 25th, 2007

SNC 1D
- Electricity Projects display and evaluation.
- Parallel Circuits Activity (p. 362-363) due tomorrow.
Electricity Unit Test this Friday!


SBI 3C
- Lesson/Note: Plants: Monocots vs Dicots
- Activity p. 304 - Counting Stomata

Tuesday April 24th, 2007

SNC 1D
- Handed out: Electricity Review Sheet (Unit Test this Friday!)
- Reminder: Electricity Project due tomorrow!

- Inquiry Activity: Two Location Switches (p. 374) - completed in class.
- Time to work on Parallel Circuits Activity (p. 362-363) - due Thursday.


SBI 3C
- Pre-test: Plants

Monday April 23rd, 2007 (Midterm Report Card Day)

SNC 1D
- Lesson/Note: Circuit Calculations - Determining unknown Current(s)/Voltage(s)/
Resistance(s) using given values in series and parallel circuits.

- Deriving the formulas:

SERIES CIRCUITS:
Current: IT = I1 = I2 = I3 ...
Voltage: VT = V1 + V2 + V3 ...
Resistance: RT = R1 + R2 + R3 ...

PARALLEL CIRCUITS:
Current: IT = I1 + I2 + I3 ...
Voltage: VT = V1 = V2 = V3 ...
Resistance: 1/RT = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 ...

Remember: You should not have to memorize these formulas (or even USE them!) to solve the questions (except the resistance formula for a parallel circuit). Solve the unknowns using your UNDERSTANDING of the concepts of current, voltage, and resistance! Talk yourself through the questions, with ideas like: "Here, the electrons split up, so if there were 200mA in total and 50mA go one way, 150mA must remain to go the other way" (this would obviously be for thinking about current in a parallel circuit).



SBI 3C
- Lesson/Note: Introduction to Plants
- Make seed scroll in a jar (begin plant growing/geotropism experiment).

Friday April 20th, 2007

SNC 1D
- Current Electricity Quiz 2
- Activity p. 362-363: Properties of Parallel Circuits. Complete 2 charts and answer questions # 1-5 on pg. 363. Due on Tuesday.


SBI 3C
- Genetics Test

Thursday April 19th, 2007

SNC 1D

- Hand in Ohm's Law Lab Report.
- Lesson/N0te: Protecting circuits: Fuses and Circuit breakers. + Paying for electricity: kW.h
- Read p. 368-376, Do p. 376 #1-5

Look at the moon tonight! See that bright "star" to the left of the moon? That's Venus!



SBI 3C
- Continue with Genetics "Practice Test". Genetics test tomorrow.

Wednesday April 18th, 2007

SNC 1D
- Time to work on Ohm's Law Lab.
* Obtain results for a 2nd or 3rd resistor if necessary.
* Make Voltage vs. Current graph and calculate slope.
* Mini-lesson: Calculating % error.
- Reminders: Ohm's Law lab due tomorrow.
Electricity Project due Wednesday April 25th.
Electricity Unit Test: Friday April 27th.



SBI 3C
- Lesson/Note: Two-trait/Dihybrid genetics 2
- Handout: More Genetics Problems.
- Reminder: Genetics Test Friday April 20th.

Tuesday April 17th, 2007

SNC 1D
- Discussion: Electrical Resistance & take up assigned questions.
- Lab: Ohm's Law (with handout).


SBI 3C
- Lesson/Note: Two trait genetics: The Dihybrid Cross
- Work on two trait questions.

Monday April 16th, 2007

SNC 1D
- Lab Report Due: "Properties of Series Circuits".
- Lesson/Note: Electrical Resistance
- Assigned work: Read p. 343-348, Do p. 348 #1-5



SBI 3C
- Take up Genetics Quiz
- Work on genetics questions/worksheets

Friday April 13th, 2007

SNC 1D
- Electricity Quiz 1
- Electricity movies 4 & 5
- Assigned work: Read p. 337-342, Do p. 342 #1-5


SBI 3C
- Genetics Quiz
- Work on previously assigned worksheets

Thursday April 12th, 2007

SNC 1D
- Complete Lab: "Properties of Series Circuits". Use circuits, an ammeter, and a voltmeter to discover the relationships:

VT = V1+V2+V3 ... for voltage in a series circuit and,
IT = I1 = I2 = I3 ... for current in a series circuit.
Lab report due Monday.
Quiz tomorrow!


SBI 3C
- Lesson/Note: Codominance and Incomplete Dominance.
- Handout: Genetics Worksheet 3: Single trait, incomplete dominance, and Dihybrid questions.
Quiz tomorrow!

Wednesday April 11th, 2007

SNC 1D
- Finish watching Bill Nye: "Current Electricity" and take up worksheet.
- Begin Lab: "Properties of Series Circuits". (due Monday)


SBI 3C
- Lesson: Pedigrees and single trait genetics
- Worksheet: Genetics Problems 2
- Time to work on 2 genetics worksheets.

Tuesday April 10, 2007

SNC 1D
- Introduction to Electricity Project - due April 25.
- Build simple "Quiz Board".
- Bill Nye: Current Electricity


SBI 3C
- Note/Lesson: Intro to Genetics
- Work on questions on Genetics assignment worksheet #1

Thursday April 5, 2007

SNC 1D
- Lesson/Note: Measuring Electricity Part 2 (Voltage).
- ASSIGNED WORK:
Read 10.2 (p. 330-336) Do p. 336 #1,2,4
Read 11.1 (p. 354-358) Do p. 358 # 1-4


SBI 3C
- Field Trip to Singh Greenhouses!


HAVE A GREAT EASTER WEEKEND!

Wednesday April 4, 2007

SNC 1D
- Due to be handed in: Building and Drawing Electrical Circuits worksheet.
- Lesson/Note: Measuring Electricity (Current), using ammeters.


SBI 3C
- Test: Bacteria and Viruses
- Infectious disease activity (with test tubes).

Tuesday April 3, 2007

SNC 1D
- Lesson/Note: Series and Parallel Circuits
- Worksheet: Designing and drawing series and parallel circuits
Time to work on:
- Building and drawing electrical circuits worksheet & questions (due tomorrow)
- Read 10.1, Do p. 329 #1-5 (due tomorrow)


SBI 3C
- "Buy-In" for Ticats basketball game. If in class, review for tomorrow's test on Bacteria and Viruses.

Monday April 2, 2007

SNC 1D

- Lesson/Note: Intro to Current Electricity
- Activity/Worksheet: Building and Drawing Electrical Circuits (due Wednesday).
- Assigned work: Read 10.1 (p. 324-328) Do p. 329 #1-5 (due Wednesday).

SBI 3C
- Lesson/Note: Viral Replication
- Time to work on textbook questions on viruses.

Virus and Bacteria Test: Wednesday April 4.
Field Trip: Thurs April 5., 11:30AM-2:45PM. Bring permission forms tomorrow!