Thursday, May 31, 2007

Agenda:
- Data from Diffusion Lab
- Diagram Respiratory System
- Journal Check

HW:
- Diffusion Lab - DUE Tomorrow
- Respiratory System Diagram - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #143

What do you think the purpose of the respiratory system is?

Which organs do you think are a part of the respiratory system?

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Agenda:
- Diffusion Lab

HW:
- Diffusion Lab - DUE Friday

Journal #142

Which substance (starch solution or iodine) are you going to put in the plastic bag? In the beaker?

How will you know if the two liquids diffuse together?

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Agenda:
- Pass Back Papers
- Diffusion Pre-Lab

HW:
- Diffusion Lab - DUE Thursday

Journal #141

What is diffusion (think about the food coloring in water)?

What do you think might be able to stop or slow diffusion?

Friday, May 25, 2007

Agenda:
- Grade Inq. 3.1
- Diffusion
- Mr. Science

HW:
None

Journal #140

Which of the foods from Inq. 3.1 tested positive for both sugar and starch? Why?

Based on what you know about digestion in the mouth, are humans more sensitive to taste sugar or starch?

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Agenda:
- Finish Inq. 3.1
- Digestive System Cartoon
- Review Digestion

HW:
- Inq. 3.1 - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #139

Which items that you’ve tested so far have been positive for sugar? Negative?

Compare your sugar results to your hypothesis. Was your hypothesis supported or refuted (disproved)?

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Agenda:
- Finish Inq. 3.1

HW:
- Inq. 3.1 - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #138

Why did we put lemon juice and bread in a plastic bag last week? What did each part represent?

What could you do to the above model to demonstrate vomit?

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Agenda:
- Inq. 3.1

HW:
- Inq. 3.1 - DUE Thursday

Journal #137

Which of these substances do you think contains sugar: marshmallow, egg whites, potato buds?

What are the 2 types of carbohydrates we will be testing in Inq. 3.1?

Monday, May 21, 2007

Agenda:
- Grade Down the Food Tube Lab
- Pass Back Papers
- Inq. 3.1 Pre-Lab

HW:
None

Journal #136

What is the first place in the body where digestion happens?

What do you think happens to food there (how is it digested)?

Friday, May 18, 2007

Agenda:
- Down the Food Tube Lab

HW:
- Down the Food Tube Lab - DUE Monday

Journal #135

List the main organs in the digestive system in the order food travels through them when you eat.

What do you think keeps the food moving through your digestive system?

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Agenda:
- Condom Instruction

HW:
None

No Journal

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Agenda:
- Pass Back Papers
- Magic School Bus: For Lunch

HW:
None

Journal #134

List as many things as you know about the digestive system (what it does, how it works, organs in it, etc.)

What are at least 3 things you would like to know about the digestive system?

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Agenda:
- HIV/AIDS

HW:
None

No Journal

Monday, May 14, 2007

Agenda:
- HIV/AIDS Instruction

HW:
None

No Journal

Friday, May 11, 2007

Agenda:
- Pass Back Papers
- Down the Food Tube Reader

HW:
- Down the Food Tube Notes & Diagram - DUE Monday

Journal #133

What are the 3 types of food molecules?

List the organs that make up the digestive system.

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Agenda:
- Human Biology
- The Senses
- Biological Molecules

HW:
None

Journal #132

Why do we need to eat (why do our bodies need food)?

How can you classify/group foods?

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Agenda:
- Reveal Organs
- Matilda
- Human Biology

HW:
None

Journal #131

What system in the body do you know the least about?


What are the 5 senses and why do we have them?

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Agenda:
- Finish Inq. 1.1 Posters
- Present Posters

HW:
None

Journal #130

List 2 questions you have about the human body.

Describe how each of the people in your group (including yourself) have contributed to your poster.

Monday, May 07, 2007

Agenda:
- Grade Science in the News
- Inq. 1.1

HW:
- Inq. 1.1 Presentations - Tomorrow

Journal #129

Which organ is going to be the easiest to place on your body poster?

Which will be the hardest? (you may describe the shape if you don’t know it’s name)

Friday, May 04, 2007

Agenda:
- Finish Presentations
- Inq. 1.1

HW:
- Science in the News - DUE Monday

Journal #128

Draw a sketch of the human body and the where the organs (like the heart) are located/connected to each other.

Label the organs you’ve drawn with their names.

Thursday, May 03, 2007

Agenda:
- Work on Science in the News
- HBS Pre-Assessment

HW:
- Science in the News - DUE Monday
- HIV/AIDS & Condom letter - Tomorrow

Journal #127

What is a system?

List as many systems in the human body as you can think of (at least 3).

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Agenda:
- Science in the News

HW:
- Science in the News - DUE Monday

Journal #126

Give one example of something science related that’s been in the news.

How would having more or less science knowledge about that topic have affected your understanding of the story?

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Agenda:
- Grade Inq. 7.2
- Mr. Science

HW:
None

Journal #125

What is the hardest part about writing your own procedure?

What data from Inq. 7.2 supports/refutes your hypothesis?