Chapter 3, Sections 1-4

Monday, 10-29-2007 [all blocks]

Review & Assessment: pages 109 [Study Guide: no points] -110 [Review & Assessment: 135 points]-111 [Standards Practice: 80 points]textbook. Start assessment today with remainder to be completed upon the next meeting.

Tuesday [blocks 2.4.6] [10-30-2007] & Wednesday [blocks 1, 3, 5] [10-31-2007]

Finish Chapter 3: Assessment pages 109-111-111
Exam View Quick Take Quiz, Chapter 3 [20 ?'s]

Thursday [blocks 2, 4, 5][11-01-2007] & Friday [blocks 1, 3,5] [11-02-2007]

Lab Prep, Chapter 4, "Shine On". Break into groups of minor groups of two and master groups of six. Each minor group gets a small [$3.00 or less] plant: Coleus, ivy, etc.

Chapter 4, Section 1, Vocabulary:

• photosynthesis: The process by which a cell captures energy in sunlight and uses it to make food. fotosintesis:
• autotroph: An organism that makes its own food. autótrofo:
• heterotroph: An organism that cannot make its own food. heterótrfo:
• pigment: A colored chemical compound that absorbs light and can be used to color other materials. pigmento:
• chlorophyll: The main photosynthetic pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and come bacteria. clorofila:
• stomata: Small openings on a leaf through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move. extomas:

Chapter 3, Section 4: The Cell in Its Environment

California Science Standard: S 7.1.a

• In prior sections students have learned that the cell membrane controls the movement of materials into and out of a cell. Now, they will see how this control occurs.


• Students know that cells function similarly in all living organisms.

Text Key Concepts/Objectives:

3.4.1 - Describe how most small molecules cross the cell membrane
3.4.2 - Explain why osmosis is important to cells
3.4.3 - Tell the difference between passive transport and active transport.

Monday 10/22/2007 [all blocks]

Open TEXTBOOK quiz. Section 3 Assessment, page 101. [30 points]
Extra credit: Lab Zone At-Home Activity, page 101.

Tuesday 10/23/2007 [blocks 2, 4, 6] / Wednesday 10/24/2007 [blocks 1, 3, 5]

In-class:
Cornell Notes Key Terms

1. selectively permeable


2. diffusion


3. osmosis


4. passive transport


5. active transport

Cornell Notes Section 4, pages 102-107. Large group R.T.

Thursday 10/25/2007 [Blocks 2, 4, 6] / Friday 10/256/2007 [Blocks 1, 3, 5]

In-class

Reading and Note Taking Guide [RNTG] pages 65-67
Note: Highlight key concepts/big ideas on page 65

Handouts: "Facilitated Diffusion" "The Cell In Its Environment"
Note: Incomplete handouts are homework.

Looking Ahead:

Monday 10/29/07 [all blocks]
Review and Assessment page 109-110 [Chapter 3, all sections]. Start today and complete in the next block.

Tuesday/Wednesday 10/30-31/07: Finish Chapter 3.

Thursday/Friday 11/01-02/2007: Preparation for Chapter 4. New lab report: "Shine On!"

Life Science, 10/15-19/2007

Science Standard: 7.1.a -- Students will find out about the chemical compounds that make up the structures that make up a cell.

Text Objectives:

• 3.3.1 Define elements and compounds
• 3.3.2 Explain how water is important to the function of cells
• 3.3.3 Identify the functions of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.

Monday, 10/15/2007
To be checked: Cornell Notes Key Terms page 97
In class:

• Standards Warm-Up--"What Is a Compound?"
• R.T. [whole group] with Cornell Notes: pages 97-101 (if it is not completed in class then it is homework)

Homework: RNTG pages 62-64

Tuesday/Wednesday, 10/16-17/2007
Checked in class: Cornell Notes, pages 97-101. RNTG pages 62-64
In class:

• Reading Checkpoints page 99,101.
• Math: Analyzing Data, page 100
• Begin work on cell model.

Homework: Gather all materials for portfolio creation on Thursday/Friday.

Thursday/Friday, 10/18-19/2007
Check for portfolio materials

In class

• Finish cell model
• Create Science Portfolio

Homework: Study for Section 3 Assessment page 101 on Monday, 10/22/07

7th Grade Life Science: Week of 10-08-07

Due Monday 10-08-07

The following will be checked in class:
Read and take Cornell notes on pages 88-95 [30 points]
Reading Checkpoints: pages 89, 92, & 94. [6 points, 2 each]
RNTG 58 (only)[? points. I will add this when I get back into class.].

In class Monday 10-08-07

Measure eggs and add the last liquid. The final measurement will take place Thursday/Friday 10-11-07 /10-12-07.
Count sprouts on potatoes and record. Discard the potatoes (yeah!).

Go over handouts/homework:

Sizing Up A Cell. Summary Chapter 3, Section 2: How to use highlighters.

Tuesday/Wednesday 10-09/10-10-07

In Class:

Check Sizing Up A Cell. Correct all errors.
Review Summary Chapter 3, highlighted version. Prepare for Section 2 Assessment.

Final Handouts for Chapter 3, Section 2: Go over and assign as homework [Review & Reinforce and Enrich].

Thursday/Friday 10-11/10-12/07

Take and grade Chapter 3, Section 2 Assessment, p. 95 [S 7.1.b, 7.7.c; Reading 7.1.2; Writing 7.2.0] This will be a TIMED assessment. 25 minutes maximum limit.

Create cell models of the plant cell and animal cell using construction paper and a large foldable (16x24). The models will use the data from Sizing Up A Cell and the information students have learned over the time spent in this section.

Homework: Cornell Notes format for KEY TERMS on page 97 in the textbook.

Update for 10-4-07 to 10-8-07

Due to the large number of students that did not do their homework I will change the content of the assignments slightly.

For 10-04 and 10-05 (Thursday/Friday) the new assignments are:

Read and take Cornell notes on pages 88-95.
Reading Checkpoints: pages 89, 92, & 94.
RNTG 58 (only).

The assessment on the bottom of page 95 is postponed while the students learn how to take good Cornell notes and complete their homework.

In class we will cover the following:

• Complete the movie--"The Inside of a Cell"
• View the DVD video--"Cell structures" (from Prentice-Hall)
• Listen to page 88 being read by the computer and then take Cornell notes with full prompts from Mr. Thorne.
• continue this on page 89.
• Pages 90-91, the drawings: Copy the drawings, label them in English and Spanish. Write a short description in English or Spanish. Double credit for bi-lingual.
• Pages 92 and on...complete as much as possible in class with the rest due on Monday, 10/08/07.