Homework
 - Cell parts quiz on Friday. Review your flash cards!

Absent Students
Today we observe cheek cells and nerve cells. You will work on this in class tomorrow. Here's what you need to do:

1. ​Review the cell parts for your quiz on Friday.

Handouts
You received two files for your iPads today:
 - Handout 18: Observing Animal Cells
 - 9/30 Procedure

 Homework

• Complete cell parts flash cards (handout 17)
• Read pages 25-27 in the SDRO textbook.
• Complete SDRO Handout 1 graphic organizer
• Complete "Nutritional Needs of Plants" reading check in Schoology by 8am on Wednesday 9/30

​Absent Students
Today we reviewed the SDRO 25-27 reading, played Kahoot to review ecosystems, had time to read about cells from IBI textbook, and we worked on making flash cards for cell parts. Here's what you need to do:

1. If you have't finished yesterday's homework (SDRO reading + graphic organizer + reading check in Schoology), do that first.
2. Read pages 68-69 in the IBI textbook.
3. Review handout 17
4. Create flash cards as instructed on handout 17

Handouts
You received two files today.
 - 9/28 Procedure
 - Handout 17: Cell Parts Flash Cards

Homework

• Read pages 25-27 in the SDRO textbook.
• Complete SDRO Handout 1 graphic organizer
• Complete "Nutritional Needs of Plants" reading check in Schoology by 8am on Wednesday 9/30

Absent Students
Today we built our Fast Plant systems. We did this so we can watch the entire life cycle of the Fast Plant. In doing so we will: learn how plants obtain energy, how plants grow and develop, how plants respond to stimuli, how plants reproduce, and observe the plants cells and their structures. Hey, those are the characteristics of life! Once the systems were built, we then read pages 25-27 in the SDRO textbook and began working on the graphic organizer. Here's what you need to do:

1. Read pages 25-27 in the SDRO textbook.
2. Complete the graphic organizer (SDRO Handout 1)
3. Review the procedure for today (including the textbook pages) so you are familiar with what the groups did.

Handouts and Resources
You received two files today:

• 9/28 Procedure
• SDRO Handout 1: Nutritional Needs of Plants Graphic Organizer

Homework
 - Complete handout 16.

Absent Students
Today we read pages 60-63 and completed the graphic organizer. With any remaining time, students observed their ponds. Here's what you need to do:

1. Read pages 60-63 in the IBI textbook.
2. Complete the graphic organizer (handout 16)
3. Check your grade on Schoology and let me know of any errors. If your grade is below an 85%, please think of what you can do with future assignments to improve your grade!

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Handouts
You received two handouts today:
 - Handout 16: Ecosystems
 - 9-25 Procedure

Homework
- Blackworm data table due on Friday, September 25th at 8am in Schoology. Review the assignment requirements in Schoology before you submit.
 - IBI Lesson 3 Content Reflection and Reading Check (correctable) due on Friday, September 25th at 8am in Schoology. Find this in the homework folder in Schoology.

Absent Students
Today we built our model ponds and some groups had the opportunity to observe them. Here's what you need to do:

1. Get the homework done! That's it.

Handouts and Procedure
You received one handout and one procedure today:
 - Handout 15: Pond Observations
 - Procedure for 9/24 

Homework
 - Blackworm data table due on Friday, September 25th at 8am in Schoology. Review the assignment requirements in Schoology before you submit.
 - IBI Lesson 3 Content Reflection and Reading Check (correctable) due on Friday, September 25th at 8am in Schoology. Find this in the homework folder in Schoology.

Absent Students
Updated later today.

Blackworm Sample Data
Here is a link to last year's data from the entire team. You will need to log in using your WPS39 account. Use the data that most matches the data you already have. If you use the sample data, include a note on your data table that you have done so.

Handouts
You received two handouts today:
 - Handout 14: Good Data Tables
 - IBI Lesson 3 Data Table Discussion

Homework
 - Have your data table completed from the blackworm pulse rate lab. Calculate the average if you have at least 3 trials completed that have returned consistent results.
 - No video is available for the pulse rate. If you have no collected enough data, just come to class tomorrow with your data table as is.

Absent Students
Today we collected data on the pulse rate of the blackworms. Many students were successful while others experience problems: the worms moved, the pulse rate was hard to detect, etc. Here's what you need to do:

1. Download the organism fact sheet. We will be completing these for each organism we study. It is your job to determine how the organism meets the characteristics of life. You should be as detailed as possible as this will be the only source you may reference for our final exam.
2. Create a data table in Pages for handout 13. I've included a sample below. It will be up to you to get data from your group. If your group was unable to collect data, come to class tomorrow with your blank data table.

Handouts
You received one handout for today:
 - Organism Fact Sheets

Homework
 - Complete the Lesson 2 Reflection in Schoology. Due by Monday at 8am. The homework is found in the homework folder. You have 2 chances to earn up to a perfect score on this homework.

Absent Students
Today we went over handout 12 and discussed the beginning of handout 13. In handout 13 we are trying to design an investigation that will accurately find the pulse rate of a blackworm. Here's what you need to do:

1. Talk with a friend to see what we discussed on handout 12. Update this handout based on what you learn from your friend. (We added lots of detail to the answers!)
2. Complete all of step 2 on handout 13. Do your best. We talked through this in class.

Homework
 - Read pages 49-53 in the IBI textbook.
 - Finish Handout 12 (use resources below to help!)

Absent Students
Today we took our microscope test. We also had time to observe the blackworm. Here's what you need to do.

1. Be prepared to take the microscope test tomorrow.
2. Download handout 12 (yesterday's post). Answer what questions you can using the images I've provided below to make a drawing. Blank drawing sheets are available to the right (look on the sidebar).

Today's Procedure

Handouts
You received one handout today:
 - Handout 13: Blackworm Pulse Rate

Other Resources
Below are pictures and a video you can use to help you finish handout 12. 

Homework
 - Submit your WowBug drawings to Schoology by 8am tomorrow. I've included pictures below of 3 body parts at 400X. Period 3 only: you have until Friday at 8am to submit your drawings.
 - Microscope test tomorrow. It covers handout 9, specifically pages 1 and 2.

Absent Students
Today we worked on our WowBug drawings and began observing the blackworms. Here's what you need to do:

1. Complete your WowBug drawings and submit them to Schoology. Be sure you followed all rules for drawing, you have at least 5 parts correctly labeled, and you have the correct title per the book's procedure.
2. Study for your microscope quiz. You've had a week to get ready for this.

Today's Procedure

Handouts
You received one handout today:
 - Handout 12: Exploring Blackworms

Other Resources
Below are pictures of the WowBug that you can use to help you complete your drawings.