Continue with Cell Commerical

We will continue to work on the cell commercial.  I will walk you through how to download and use the app we will making the commercial with. If you have a smart phone and have video making apps on it you are welcome to use it. But make sure that there is a way to either share or send the video to me if you use your smart phone.

Bell Ringer (2/10-11/16)

Cell Commercial

We will have a short discussion on the 3 main cell processes. Afterwards we will go over the rubric for the Cell Unit Performance Assessment, the Cell Commercial. This is the final project for the unit. It will combine the knowledge you have gained over the past two investigation. We will spend a good deal of time on this activity, but you will need to use your time wisely and effectively.

3 Main Processes

We will spend time today discussing and filling out a graphic organizer on the three main processes, photosynthesis, cellular respiration & mitosis. Please be prepared to share information from your topic. Your participation will help the class create a more detailed and accurate graphic organizer.

Bell Ringer (2/5/16)

Discussion & Final Claim

We will have small group discussions based on your topic and whole class discussion to follow. You will have time today to finish up your sources and complete the final claim and reflection. Remember to look over your packet and make sure you took the time to completely explain your thinking in your source reflections and final reflection. The Bell Ringer today has to do with reading graphs and interpreting data, this is practice for Iowa Assessments.

Bell Ringer (2/1-2/16)

Continue With Investigation

We will continue with your cell process investigation, we will do the small group activity today. Remember this will be used as a source and that I will answer any questions you have on your topic.

Bell Ringer (1/28-29/16)

Continue with Cell Investigation

We will continue with the investigation today. You will need to finish with the video for your specific topic and then create a claim based on the video. Over the next two days I will take each group for a few minutes. Taber Dominguez is the coolest NERD out there! We will go over an article together on your specific topic and I will provide clarification on some of the questions you have.

Bell Ringer (1/27/16)

Cell Processes

We will finish up the pond water activity and start moving into a few of the main processes various cells need to survive. You will be looking at one of the following; Cellular Respiration, Photosynthesis or Mitosis. You will become an expert in the area you pick and will eventually teach a few pf your classmates about it.

Bring your ear buds if you have them

Bell Ringer - Be prepared to share something you did over the weekend