DO NOWDate:10/7

What do you know about where the food you eat comes from?

Be prepared to share

DO NOWDate:10/7

Draw and describe a mitochondrion

USE YOUR NOTEBOOK TO HELP YOU!

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:What are the structures and functions of organelles in a cell?OBJECTIVES:-Compare organelles to other structures-Compare organelles to locations at O. Henry Middle School.

Video

Cell Rap

Card Sort

• Match the picture, the name, and description of each organelle.

Organelle Analogies

Compare each organelle to a part of O. Henry

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Track

Orchestra

Choi

rLocker room

Locker Room

Small Gym

Gym

GYLibraryCafeteria

Courtyard

Courtyard

Courtyard

Trash

Solar Panels

Nur

se

Main Office

Basketball & Tennis Courts

300 Hallway

100 Hallway

500 Hallway

400 Hallw

ay 200 Hallw

ay

BMC

600 Hallw

ay

O. Henry Middle School

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DO NOWDate:10/2

USING THE FOLDABLE YOU CREATED IN YOUR NOTEBOOK:

Record the levels of organization within all living things. Start with the smallest part of matter we discussed.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:What are the functions of organelles in cells?OBJECTIVES:-Cell Quiz-Notebook Check

Quiz

EXPECTATIONS:

-VOICE LEVEL 0-Eyes on your own paper-You may read when finished

DO NOWDate:10/9

Reminder: You MUST immediately sit quietly and start your Do Now.

READ THE BABY MICE PROMPT AT YOUR TABLE:

Respond with COMPLETE SENTENCES on your DO NOW paper.

Oct 9, 2012

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:How are traits passed from parents to offspring (children)?OBJECTIVES:-Discuss ideas about inheritance.-Take two column notes on “Cracking the Code” to understand inheritance

Genetics Unit pg 37

pg 37

GENETICS

“Cracking the Code” Two Column Notes pg 38

“Cracking the Code” Two Column Notes pg 38

Use the words genes, DNA, chromosomes and traits in your summary

What did we learn?ESSENTIAL QUESTION:How are traits passed from parents to offspring (children)?OBJECTIVES:-Discuss ideas about inheritance.-Take two column notes on “Cracking the Code” to understand inheritance

Date:10/9

How would you describe your traits to a someone who has never seen you?

Oct 9, 2013

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:How are traits passed from parents to offspring (children)?OBJECTIVES:-Learn the FRAME reading strategy-Learn new vocabulary words related to inheritance

• Genetics

CELLS

Cell Theory OrganellesTypes of Cells

HEREDITY

GENES CHROMOSOMES ALLELES

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DO NOWDate:10/3

Describe everything you know about chromosomes.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:How are traits passed from parents to offspring (children)?OBJECTIVES:-Complete DNA Foldable-Distiguish between inherited and learned traits-Complete Jeopardy review of 1st six weeks

VIDEO

Glowing Plants

Genetic Foldable pg 41

nucleus

DNA

nucleus

DNA

DNA

trait

Traits: Inherited or Learned? Page 41

inherited learned

Traits: Inherited or Not? Page 42

eye color scars skin color

adding numbers liking football

length of toes length of fingernails

language color blindness good grades

Jeopardy

Q 1

Q 2

Q 3

Q 4

Q 5

Q 6 Q 16Q 11 Q 21

Q 7 Q 12 Q 17 Q 22

Q 8 Q 13 Q 18 Q 23

Q 9 Q 14 Q 19 Q 24

Q 10 Q 15 Q 20 Q 25

Final Jeopardy

Vocabulary

States of Matter Elements Atoms Compoun

ds & Mixtures

Question 1

The two sub-atomic particles found in the nucleus of an

atom.

Answer 1

What are – protons and neutrons?

Question 2

The only negatively charged sub-atomic particle. It travels around

the atom.

Answer 2

What is – an electron?

Question 3

Two or more atoms chemically bond to

form this.

Question 4

The center of an atom.

Answer 4

What is – the nucleus?

Question 5

The atomic numbergives us this information:

Answer 5

What are – the number of protons in one atom of an element?

Question 6

A molecule with more than one element.

Answer 6

What is – a compound?

Question 7

Any compound that contains at least one CARBON and one

HYDROGEN atom.

Answer 7

What is – an organic molecule?

Question 8

The number of elements in the following

compound:C2N4O3

Answer 8

What is – three ?

Question 9

The type of molecule below:

N2

Answer 9

What is – the molecule of an element?

Question 10

The number of atoms in one molecule of the following compound:

NH4.

Answer 10

What is – 5 atoms ?

Question 11

When you use your 5 senses to gather

information, you are making these.

Answer 11

What are –observations?

Question 12

(A) I saw your rain coat.(B) I knew it was raining.

Label each sentence as an observation or inference.

Answer 12

(A) Observation(B) Inference

Question 13This type of

investigation finds similarities and differences between two or

more things.

Answer 13

What is – a Comparative Investigation?

Question 14An example of this

type of investigation might be:

Counting the number of Golden Cheek

Warblers nesting in Hamilton Pool

Preserve.

Answer 14

What is – a Descriptive Investigation ?

Question 15The best type of investigation to use to find out why there are more Eastern Screech owls than Western Screech

owls in Austin.

Answer 15

What is a Comparative Investigation?

Question 16

These are the smallest unit of

matter.

Answer 16

What are atoms?

Question 17

These are the next largest level of organization after

molecules.

Answer 17

What are Organelles?

Question 18

These are the basic building blocks of

our tissue.

Answer 18

What is – an electron ?

Question 19

The neutral particlefound in the nucleus .

Answer 19

What are cells?

Question 20

The first rule in this idea:All living things are

made of cells.

Answer 20

What is cell theory?

Question 21

The smallest unit of a compound .

Answer 21

What is – a molecule ?

Question 22

Needed to createa compound of 2 or more

atoms .

Answer 22

What is – chemical reaction ?

Question 23

This a one:

Cl

Cl

Cl

C H

Answer 23

What is an organic compound?

Question 24

The number of Hydrogen atoms in:

CO2

Answer 24

What is zero?

Question 25

Organic compounds combine to create these in the third

level of organization.

Answer 25

What are Organelles?

Final Jeopardy

The study of life .

Final Jeopardy Answer

What is Biology?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:What are the structures and functions of organelles in a cell?OBJECTIVES:-6 weeks Test