Integrated Science 1 – Fall 2010

Daily Agendas – San Francisco Bay Unit

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Integrated Science 1 – WEEK 6

Mon. 9/20

1. Points Of Interest Worksheet

• class set of AAA road maps available

2. TBA

Tue. 9/21

1. Parachute Formal Lab Report Due

2. Video: “Coral Reef Adventure”

• pilot (3ques/3comment T-Chart) *focus: biodiversity and human impact

• Netflix Documentary

Block Day

1. Begin SF Bay Unit

• brief discussion on the unit
2. Field Study Project Introduction

• reading the Project Handout and review of due dates and Grading Sheet

• data tables: | Data Table A | Data Table B1 |
3. Site Overview Practice [in the field – somewhere at or near RHS]: See Worksheet

HW: REMINDER: Have Your Field Study Site Selected By This Friday 9/24

[will need to report this in-class on Friday]

Fri. 9/24

1. Site Selection Due

• students record the location of their field study

2. Review Journal Requirements (Journal Entry #1 is part of BM1)

3. Video: TBA “Secrets of the Bay” [28 min.] OR Finish Coral Reef Video Instead

• see worksheet (for Secrets of the Bay)

HW: FIELD STUDY BENCHMARK #1 – DUE TUESDAY 9/28

Integrated Science 1 – WEEK 7

Mon. 9/27

1. Begin Video: “Margins of the Land” [The Living Planet Series – video is 60 minutes total]

• see worksheet

Tue. 9/28

1. Benchmark #1 Due

• Site Overview turned in to be graded

• Journal Entry #1 – stamped for credit

2. Finish Video

• students are given 7-10 minutes to answer the single analysis question at the end of the video

• turn in the worksheet

HW: 1. MAPPING QUESTIONS [TEXTBOOK]

• READ PAGES 12-17, TYPE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 1-6 & 9-10 ON PAGE 18

• DUE FRIDAY

Block Day

1. Nautical Map Activity

HW: 1. BENCHMARK #2 DUE ON TUESDAY 10/5

Fri. 10/1

1. Map Reading Homework Check

2. Preview Web-Sites/Sources for the Published Map [Benchmark #2]

• Ariel Photos, and other types of maps

1. Google Earth (free software required) http://earth.google.com/

2. Bing.com http://www.bing.com/maps

- suggest that if possible, students should be printing their published maps in color

• other web-sites and services are available for accessing maps

3. Begin Topographical Map Activity

Integrated Science 1 – WEEK 8

Mon. 10/4

1. Finish and Debrief Topographical Map Activity

2. Discuss Benchmark #3: Detailed Site Description (due this Friday 10/8)

Tue. 10/5

1. BM #2 Due

2. Activity: “Determining The Area of SF Bay”

• the map needed is not available on-line (the activity cannot be done at home – electronic balance required)

HW: 1. DETERMINING THE AREA OF SF BAY WORKSHEET IS DUE ON BLOCK DAY

Block Day [min. day, staff development day – 65 min. periods]

1. Mapping Quiz Study Guide [MAPPING QUIZ ON MONDAY 10/11]

• study the mapping homework worksheet, and the topo and nautical map worksheets

• for the quiz you will be asked general mapping questions similar to the homework and classroom assignments - and you will need to read an actual topo and nautical map

2. Discuss BM4: DUE TUE 10/12

• Data Tables A (first entry) & B1

• journal entry #2

3. Debrief Homework: “Determining the Area of SF Bay”

4. Lecture Notes: “Intro to Tides”

• on-line version • printer-friendly version

HW REMINDER: BM3 DUE FRIDAY

Fri. 10/8

1. Benchmark #3 Due

2. Begin “Graphing Tides”

• tide chart • data table

HW: Reminder - 1. MAPPING QUIZ (MONDAY 10/11)

Reminder - 2. BENCHMARK #4 (TUESDAY 10/12)

Integrated Science 1 – WEEK 9

Mon. 10/11

1. Mapping Quiz

2. In-Class Time to Finish Graphing Tide Data

HW: REMINDER: BM4 DUE TOMORROW

Tue. 10/12

1. BM4 Due

• Data Tables and Journal Entry #2 Stamped

2. Tide Graphing Groups Meet to Connect their Graphs and Complete the Discussion/Conclusion Section

• turn in worksheet and graphs

Block Day

1. Mapping Practice

• see worksheet |copy of final draft graph paper |

• graph paper for BM 5 handed out

• review Field Study personal map requirements
• review worksheet/blank graph paper

• a photograph taken at the RHS marsh, with boundaries marked, will be projected

• students will follow the requirements for BM5 to draft a map of the marsh in the picture provided

(laminated topo symbol key available – symbols also available inside cover of Mountain book)

HW: 1. PERSONAL MAP DRAFT (BM 5) DUE NEXT TUESDAY 10/19

Fri. 10/15

1. Video: “If We Had No Moon”

• T-Chart: 3 or more Comments | 3 or more Questions

HW: REMINDER: BM5 DUE TUESDAY

Integrated Science 1 – WEEK 10

Mon. 10/18

• NO SCHOOL – staff development day

Tue. 10/19

1. BM5 Due: Personal Map

• peer review session [see worksheet]

• peer review worksheets due by the end of the period

2. Review BM6: Due Next Tuesday 10/26

• data tables A (2^nd entry) and B2

• journal entry #3

• personal map (final draft)

HW: ENERGY FLOW AND CYCLES OF MATTER READING WORKSHEET

Block Day

1. Begin Group Food/Energy Web (to be finished some time after Data Table B2 is due)

• Food/Energy Web Groups Meet and Begin Poster

• groups organized according to similar field study sites
• after each biotic data table is due groups will meet

- to combine data into a singe Food/Energy Web (butcher paper provided)

- see page 1027 in the Elephant book for an example (in-class) – or page 191 in the IS1-2 textbook

• set-up details: 1) title; 2) group member’s names; 3) each member’s site location

• groups use data from data table B1, adding Abiotic factors like the Sun, mud, water, etc.

Fri. 10/22

1. Activity: “Food Chains and Webs” [as long as each question is attempted – lowest score B-]

• quick review

• the worksheet for the CD is a set of multiple choice questions – copy not available on-line

• on-line copy of the CD-ROM content – including a glossary

HW: REMINDER: BM6 DUE NEXT TUESDAY 10/26

Integrated Science 1 – WEEK 11

Mon. 10/25

1. Graded Work Handed Back and Debriefed

2. Touch Base Regarding BM6 (4 items) Due Tomorrow

3. TBA

Tue. 10/26

1. Benchmark #6 Due

• Data Tables, Journal, and Map to be stamped

2. Begin Video: “Life of Birds”

• see worksheet

Block Day

1. Food/Energy Web Poster Session #2 (60 min.)

2. Finish Video

Fri. 10/29

1. Finish Food/Energy Web Poster (30 min.)

2. Discuss Time Line Remaining For The Field Study

• items yet to be completed, and what will and will not done in-class

• preview what we will be doing in class next week

Integrated Science 1 – WEEK 12

Mon. 11/1

1. Students Use the Field Study Checklist to Review Their Progress

2. Further Study Worksheet

• once the checklist is completed, students begin to fill out the Further Study Worksheet

• a typed version must be used for BM7 and 8 – recall: additional copies on-line

• random students report to the class what they have drafted for the Further Study [discuss]

Tue. 11/2

1. Field Study Flex Day

• continues clarification on what gets revised and included on BM7 and BM8

- students make all notes in this regard on their Field Study Checklist

• independent in-class work on the Field Study

• sign-up for the organism to be used for the Adaptations section (roster passed)

Block Day

1. Bibliography Format Handout

• review handout/format

2. Reference Citation and Bibliography Activity/Practice

• see worksheet

• students begin reading the articles – will complete the essay/citation/biblio practice Friday

• per the worksheet – students are taking notes and writing their essay based on articles 1 and 2

Fri. 11/5

1. Finish Reading and Writing The Essay Required As Part Of The Citation and Biblio Practice

• collected

HW: OK TO FINISH OVER THE WEEKEND IF NEEDED

Integrated Science 1 – WEEK 13

Mon. 11/8

1. Essay From Friday Due – If Taken Home To Finish

2. Microscope Introduction Lab

3. Review How To Package BM7

• no handwritten parts get revised

• all typed parts get revised – perfect scores get reprinted

• final draft sections get stapled in order – followed by all the rough drafts, in order

Tue. 11/9 [even block day]

Wed. 11/11 [odd block day]

1. SF Bay Unit Study Guide Available

• exam scheduled for next Wednesday 11/17 (Block Day)

2. Plankton Lab

• through I. Prepared Slides

3. Student Questions On Any Part Of BM 7 and 8

Thu. 11/11

• No School – Veterans Day

Fri. 11/12

1. Benchmark 7 Due

2. Peer Review Evaluation

• see worksheet – each student’s paper is reviewed once

• see the Personal Map Peer Review sheet as well

• once the worksheet and Field Study has been returned to its author,

the author completes the self-evaluation section and then presents the

Field Study and Evaluation Form for credit

• students who want to turn in the Field Study today may do so – otherwise further revisions

may be done before Tuesday’s BM8 due date

HW: BM8 - THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE FIELD STUDY IS DUE NEXT TUESDAY 11/16

• all individual rough drafts get stapled directly behind the final drafts of each ind. item

• for staple order refer to the orange grading sheet

• large stapler available in class on Tuesday

Integrated Science 1 – WEEK 14

Mon. 11/16

1. Continue Plankton Lab

• II. Living Samples

Tue. 11/17

1. BM8 Due [for staple order refer to the orange grading sheet]

2. Finish Plankton Lab

• Data Collection/Observations (part II Living Samples)

3. In Class Study Session For SF Bay Unit Exam

Block Day

1. SF Bay Unit Exam

2. Begin Climate Unit

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