To access the Life Science and Physics textbooks online:

  1.  go to: pearsonsuccessnet.com.
  2. enter in your username and password given by your teacher
  3. Scroll down until you see the textbook used in class (your teacher will tell you)
  4. Click “open book”
Feel free to email Ms. Pfeffer (mpfeffer@lgamn.org) or Mrs. Butler (sbutler@lgamn.org) with any questions!

 

Hello LGA Families,

To view what will Life Science will be doing in class, you can view our lesson plan at this link:

Life Science Lesson Plans

If you still have questions, feel free to email me with any questions at sbutler@lgamn.org.

 

Tuesday 1/3

Daily Question

Review class expectations briefly

Review Environment (Concept map)

Photosynthesis Notes

 

Wednesday 1/4

Daily Question

Creating a food web-(computers)

Break

Creating a food web

Interactions Among Living Things (lynx and hares) Graphing

 

Thursday 1/5 and Friday 1/6

Daily Question

Giants in Distress-graph data (10 points),

Break

Conservation Biology worksheet (6 points)
Redeem points
Planners
HW: Future Careers of Middle School Students
  (Due Monday 1/9 for A day, Due Tuesday 1/10 for B day)

http://www.vtaide.com/png/foodchains.htm#create  Create food chains

Monday/Tuesday

Daily Question

B3- Turn in Homework

Finish Notes

Graphing Lab

HW: (A3 and A4) Population and Communities worksheet: Due Thursday

(B3) None unless homework from Friday not finished

 

Wednesday (A)

Daily Question

Finish Graphing Lab and turn in

3 Videos  and worksheet

HW: None

 

Thursday/Friday

Daily Question

A3 and A4- Turn in HW, Finish worksheet, Notes on roles of organisms (predator/prey)

B3- Finish Lab, 3 video clips and worksheet

HW: None

 

Monday 11/21

Daily Question

Catch up day on missing work

Video- planet earth

HW: None

 

Tuesday 11/22

Daily Question

Review Lab

Begin Finite Resources Lab

HW: None

Hello Lionsgate Families!

The Science Team apologizes for no having lessons plans on the webpage for some time. We will continue to try our best to get the lessons up!

11/14 and 11/15

Daily Question

Review Class Expectations and Procedures

Complete any unfinished work

Brainpop- Ecosystems

HW: None

 

11/16

Daily Question

Ecosystem Notes

HW: None

 

11/17 and 11/18

Daily Question

Finish notes- ecosystem

Lab: Population change

HW: None

Hello Families! Sorry for the lack of updates. Here is the tentative schedule for Life Science. Please direct any question to our inclusion teacher, Ms. Pfeffer (mpfeffer@lgamn.org). Thanks!

Life Science
Monday/Tuesday
Daily Question: what are the 3 main parts that make up an atom?
A1 & A3- Read Section 1: Elements and Atoms
Elements and Atoms worksheet
HW: None

Wednesday
Daily Question: what is the definition of an element?
Finish Elements and Atoms worksheet
Atoms activity: build some atoms!
HW: None

Wednesday [10/5] A Day    

Learning Goal:  Understand how organs make up organ systems.

Daily Question

Discuss different types of cells in the body: nerve, muscle, skin, and blood cells

Continue video on Organ systems – with the neuromuscular system [while rest of the class is finishing their cell division worksheet]  collect video worksheet

Organ Systems of the Human Body

Go over worksheet as a class

Human Body Puzzle

End of hour procedure

Science Trivia, if time.

Homework:  No Homework

 

Thursday [10/6] A Day    

Learning Goal:  Understand how organs make up organ systems.

Daily Question

Review organ systems of the human body

Vertebrate

Worksheet comparing human body systems and fish body systems [provide students with diagram of fish, have students work in teams to complete, allow 10 min to go over and then go over as a class]

Review parts of cell division

Tell students that there will be a quiz next Thursday and we will review in class on Monday

End of hour procedure:

Science Trivia, if time.

Homework:  No Homework

 

Friday [10/7] B Day    

 

Learning Goal:  Understand how organs make up organ systems.

Daily Question

Discuss different types of cells in the body: nerve, muscle, skin, and blood cells

Continue video on Organ systems

Organ Systems of the Human Body

Go over worksheet as a class

Tell students that there will be a quiz next Friday and we will review in class next week

End of hour procedure

Science Trivia, if time.

Homework:  No Homework

 

 


Monday [9/26] A Day    

Learning Goal:  Demonstrate your understanding of cell organelles.

Daily Question

Allow students 5 min to review

Students with a parent/guardian signature on Study Guide will receive one positive point

Post the procedure for when done with quiz

Quiz: Cells

Word Find: Cells [optional]

Cell Division: worksheet go over as a class and then collect

Discovery Education:  The Living Cell

Science Trivia, if time.

Homework:  No Homework

 

 

 

 

Tuesday [9/27] B Day    

 

Learning Goal:  Demonstrate your understanding of cell organelles.

Greet students in the hallway

Daily Question

Allow students 5 min to review

Students with a parent/guardian signature on Study Guide will receive one positive point

Post the procedure for when done with quiz

Quiz: Cells

Word Find: Cells [optional]

Finish Going over Photosynthesis Worksheet

Show Photosynthesis video

The Living Cell [20min] Disc Ed video

Cell Division: worksheet [go over, if time] and collect

Science Trivia, if time.

Homework:  No Homework

Wednesday [9/28] B Day    

Learning Goal:  Understand how and why cells divide.

Greet students in the hallway

Daily Question

Return corrected Cell Quizzes [students may look at quiz and then collect; students with a grade of D 12/20 or less may make corrections to earn back ½ points]

The Living Cell [20min] Discovery Ed video [if did not watch on Monday]

Start to discuss organ systems

Homework:  No Homework

 

Thursday [9/29] A Day     

Learning Goal:  Understand how and why cells divide.

Greet students in the hallway

Daily Question –What makes plants and animals grow?

Return corrected Cell Quizzes [students may look at quiz and then collect; students with a grade of D 12/20 or less may make corrections to earn back ½ points]

The Living Cell [20min] Discovery Ed video

Start to discuss organ systems [hand out]

End of hour procedure:

  1. Fill in Planners with homework and get initialed.
  2. Fill in Positive Points and get initialed. Redeem Points [on Thursday or Friday]
  3. Return book and binder to shelf.
  4. Return to seat and sit quietly.

Science Trivia, if time.

Homework:  No Homework

Friday 9/30 [B Day]  

Learning Goal:  Understand how cells are part of organs.

Greet students in the hallway

Daily Question –What is the first step in cell division?  [Answer:  interphase]

Return cell division worksheets

Continue discussion on organ systems [hand out with diagrams]

Discovery Ed video – The Respiratory System [23min]

 

Science Trivia, if time.

Homework:  No Homework