11/18-Thanksgiving

Goals for the Week

• Assessment Week - Our goal is to be successful on these assessments
• Final Exam Project Roll Out

SEPs

Asking questions and defining problems

Developing and using models

Analyzing and interpreting data

Constructing explanations and designing solutions

Engaging in argument from evidence

Obtaining, evaluating and communicating information

Monday

CER Individual Assessment

Tuesday

Individual Assessment - Africa Final Assessment

Wednesday - Thursday

Group Assessment 

Final Exam Roll Out

• entry document
• what do we already know and what do we need to know to be successful?

Friday and Monday

Please see Google Classroom for your FIRST individual assignmet related to the Mid-Term Project 

This is due Monday before school ends!

11/11-11/15

Goals for the Week

• Prepare a model for photosynthesis
• Discuss the needs and outputs of a plant
• Organize an investigation and analyze data

SEPs

Asking questions and defining problems

Developing and using models

Planning and carrying out investigations

Analyzing and interpreting data

Constructing explanations and designing solutions

Engaging in argument from evidence

Obtaining, evaluating and communicating information

Monday and Tuesday
Data collection Elephant Dung Lab

• Refer to our original claim- Seeds  digested by elephants show a greater percentage of germinated seeds than those that are not digested
• Document data in a data table in your lab notebook and on this spreadsheet
• As a group discuss your data and provide evidence and reasoning to support your claim.  Be prepared to share your results in a class discussion

What do seeds need to live and how does that compare to what we know grown plants need to live? What do our observations show us?  How can we test this?

Wednesday through  Friday
Draft of the review for our assessment(s) next Tuesday

Collect second round of seed data - be sure to document in lab notebook

How can we use the data today to explore the needs of plants?

Individual CER assessment Monday

• Using evidence and reasoning obtained in lab this week, support the claim that plants use water and carbon dioxide to produce glucose and oxygen (photosynthesis equation)

We will continue assessing next week!  You will be able to use your lab notebook for all assessments.

11/4-11/8

Goals for the Week

• Visually display how a species can change with time
• Investigate how many animals sharing the same needs can coexist in the same area
• Discover how elephants are essential contributors to the Savannah

SEPs

Asking questions and defining problems

Developing and using models

Planning and carrying out investigations

Analyzing and interpreting data

Constructing explanations and designing solutions

Engaging in argument from evidence

Obtaining, evaluating and communicating information

Monday
Create a storyboard for how elephant populations have changed over time with respect to tusklesness

Tuesday

Niche Partitioning- First Two Pages Only

• Niche Partitioning Video #1 (whole group)
• Niche PartitioningVideo #2 (individual - use for question 6)

Wednesday 
Share out from niche partitioning
What is the importance of elephants on the Savannah

• "This is amazing..." article

Thursday
Conferences - Early Release Day

Seed Dispersal Video
Are Seeds Alive?

• What do seeds need to live?
• Which seeds do we predict might germinate faster? 
• Those in elephant dung or those in soil
• How will we control for extraneous variables?
• Document your procedure in your lab notebook.  Be sure to include your independent and dependent variables and your prediction.
• How will you collect data?

Friday
Set up the Poop Lab

• document everything in your lab notebook, including pictures!