Biology Applications - corrected ch. 6 test and began notes on ch. 7 cellular respiration

Biology Applications - finished the cell permeability labs, began notes on photosynthesis

Biology Applications - completed cell permeability labs 1 and 2

Biology Applications - took test on ch. 5, worked on ch. 6 vocab

Biology Applications - went over ch. 5 study guide, reviewed for test

Biology Applications - went over amoeba in hyper-, hypo-, and isotonic environments from worksheet, worked on ch. 5 study guide

Physical Science Applications - went over combined gas law problems, played review game to prepare for ch. 4 test

Biology Applications - finished notes, watched diffusion brainpop video, and worked on diffusion and osmosis worksheet

Physical Science Applications - continued working on gas law problems

Biology Applications - notes on diffusion and osmosis

Physical Science Applications - went over homework/crosswords, worked on Charles and Boyles law calculations

Biology Applications - cell type microscope lab

Physical Science Applications - finished crossword puzzles from homework worksheet, completed more boyles and charles gas law problems, ? of the day - if volume increases, what will happen to pressure? what would happen to temperature?

Biology Applications - continued notes on osmosis, ? of the day - What is the difference between diffusion and osmosis?

Physical Science Applications - reviewed for vocab quiz, took vocab quiz, continued working on combined gas laws

Biology Applications - discussed study island assignment, handed in ch. 5 vocab, took notes on diffusion and osmosis

Physical Science Applications - continued work on Charles', Boyles, and combined gas laws, worked on problems with partners and small groups

Biology Applications - test on ch. 4, worked on ch. 5 definitions

Physical Science Applications - finshed notes for ch. 3, worked on Charles and Boyles laws as a class

Biology Applications - introduction to microscope lab

Physical Science Applications - no class due to freshmen seminar

Biology Applications - reviewed parts of a microscope, took microscope quiz, and then worked on page 90-91 #1-25

Biology Applications - took organelle functions quiz and began worksheet on parts of a microscope

Physical Science Applications - CSI lab, no ? of the day

Biology Applications - brainpop videos on cells, cell specialization, and cell organelles, reviewed organelle functions, no ? of the day

Physical Science Applications - finish ch. 2 test, work on directed reading for ch. 3

Biology Applications - finish cell project and turn in, worked on ch. 4 study guide

Physical Science Applications - test on ch. 2

Biology Applications - continue working on cell project

Physical Science Applications - review for ch. 2 test

Biology Applications - continue working on cell projects

Physical Science Applications - finished the mixtures lab, ? of the day - give an example of a heterogeneous and a homogeneous mixture and why they are that type of mixture.

Biology Applications - finished notes on plant cells and tissues/organs, started working on cell projects or worked on cell organelle worksheet, no ? of the day

Physical Science Applications - took ch. 2 notes quiz, started on mixtures lab, no ? of the day

Biology Applications - continued notes on cells, no ? of the day

Physical Science Applications - finished density lab if needed, worked on the post lab questions, watched brainpop video on mixtures and compounds, looked at a website to observe how to separate mixtures, no ? of the day

Biology Applications - notes on cells, no ? of the day

Physical Science Applications - completed 15 elements quiz, worked on density column lab, ? of the day - what is a mixture?

Biology Applications - went over notes from yesterday, quiz (not counted as grade) on notes from yesterday, took notes today on membrane lipids and proteins, began watching brainpop video on cells, ? of the day - Name the 3 parts to the cell theory.

Physical Science Applications - went over density problems and mixtures worksheet, started on the prelab questions for a density lab, no ? of the day

Biology Applications - took notes on cells, no ? of the day

Physical Science Applications - notes on mixtures, ? of the day - what is the difference between a heterogenous and a homogeneous mixture?

Biology Applications - worked on the cell organelle worksheet, no ? of the day

Physical Science Applications - completed a mental test, worked on composition of matter crossword, ? of the day - what is a solution?

Biology Applications - worked on the second half of ch. 4 vocabulary and took notes on pages 69-75, no ? of the day

Physical Science Applications - complete composition of matter worksheet, no ? of the day

Biology Applications - retook word parts quiz, complete first half of ch. 4 vocab, no ? of the day

Physical Science Applications - completed worksheet on classification of matter, no ? of the day

Biology Applications - test on ch. 3, no ? of the day because of test

Physical Science Applications - notes on mixtures, solutions, and suspensions, no ? of the day

Biology Applications - students either took the ch. 3 vocab retake or played a review game to review for the ch. 3 test tomorrow, no ? of the day

Physical Science Applications - watched brainpop video on physical and chemical changes, started notes on elements and atoms, ? of the day - give an example of a reversible physical change and an irreversible physical change

Biology Applications - went over study guides and vocab quizzes, ? of the day What makes water polar?

Physical Science Applications - retook ch. 2 vocab quiz, worked on 10 more practice problems on density, no ? of the day because of quiz

Biology Applications - discussed jello/enzyme lab write-up, worked on study guide or lab write-up, no question of the day

Physical Science Applications - reviewed the ch. 2 vocab quiz, discussed the homework from yesterday with the ch. 2 assessments questions, began section 2-2 of the study guide for homework, no question of the day

Biology Applications - worked on a chart to define the macromolecules easier, finished jello/enzyme lab, began working on study guide for ch. 3, ? of the day - what is the monomer of DNA?

Physical Science Applications - took ch. 2 vocab quiz, finished showing chemical changes, worked on assessment questions on page 58 from section 2-3, no ? of the day because of quiz

Biology Applications - took ch. 3 vocab quiz, wrote hypothesis for jello lab, and recorded data from the lab, no ? of the day because of quiz

Physical Science Applications - answered questions 1-9 on page 51 of the section assessment, finished notes on physical and chemical properties, ? of the day - How are mass and weight different?

Biology Applications - took quiz on lipids and nucleic acids notes, set up jello/enzyme lab, ? of the day - What are the purposes of lipids and nucleic acids?

Biology Applications - finished notes on lipids and nucleic acids, discussed the jello/enzyme lab and how it would be conducted, students worked on hypothesis and control, constants, and variables, no question of the day

Biology Applications - took word parts quiz and notes on lipids, ? of the day - what are the monomers of the macromolecules of life? *hint - there are 4 macromolecules

Biology Applications - reviewed notes again, took another quiz on notes (mainly the same quiz), notes on lipids, ? of the day - What is a condensation reaction? What is a hydrolysis reaction?

Physical Science Applications - went over practice ogt questions and began notes on ch. 2, no question of the day

Biology Applications - took quiz on notes from previous 2 days, continued notes on ch. 3, no question of the day

Biology Applications - reviewed notes from yesterday and went over carbohydrate notes today, no ? of the day

Biology Applications - turned in vocab and began notes on ch. 3, ? of the day - what is miss szczepanik's favorite color?

Physical Science Applications - complete all vocab from ch. 2

Biology Applications - complete all vocab from ch. 3

Physical Science Applications - described temperature conversions, worked on examples using page 20 from textbook, finished study guide, ? of the day - how many significant figures are in these numbers: 237000, 0.03587, and 10.3043

Biology Applications - went over ch. 2 review worksheet from yesterday, worked on ch. 2 study guide for tomorrow, ? of the day - What are characteristics of an acid and a base?

Physical Science Applications - discussed rules of significant figures, practiced with more numbers, reviewed graphing, and finished up study guide from ch. 1, no question of the day

Biology Applications - finished notes from ch. 2, worked on a ch. 2 review sheet for the remainder of the period - due tomorrow, no question of the day

Physical Science Applications - finished the metric olympics, discussed difference between accuracy and precision, began discussion of significant figures, no question of the day

Biology Applications - began class with a short quiz to review notes from Friday, took more notes on energy, chemical reactions, and solutions, no question of the day

Physical Science Applications - turned in length lab worksheets, began metric olympics - will finish up on Monday, ? of the day - Convert the long way - 1650cm --> m and 1.52L --> mL

Biology Applications - turned in ch. 2 definitions and began notes on Ch. 2, ? of the day - What is the difference between a covalent and an ionic bond?

Physical Science Applications - went over the unit conversions quiz and completed a length lab worksheet, ? of the day - what is an independent variable? what is a dependent variable?

Biology Applications - checked radishes for the last time today and cleaned up the lab, worked on homework for tonight...ch. 2 vocabulary - all words from all sections, no question of the day

Physical Science Applications - took a quiz on unit conversions (don't worry, it was just a measuring device for Miss Szczepanik) and then started graphing the data from the variables worksheet that was due today, no question of the day

Biology Applications - checked radishes and collected data, took ch. 1 test, no question of the day

physical science applications - completed notes on graphing and parts of an experiment, began work on a variables worksheet, ? of the day - what are the basic units for length, mass, and volume?

biology applications - continued observations of radish lab, went over the study guide in order to review for the ch. 1 test tomorrow, no question of the day

Physical Science Applications - went over questions on the homework from conversions, looked at a powerpoint on how to measure correctly, no question of the day

Biology Applications - observed and collected data from the radish lab, began working on a crossword from ch. 1 to review for test on wednesday, no question of the day

Physical Science Applications - more practice with unit conversions, unit conversion worksheet, begin reading about measurements pg 16-20, ? of the day - convert 253 mg into grams

Biology Applications - took second word parts quiz, set up radish lab, worked on statement of a problem for lab report, no question of the day

Physical Science Concepts - went over the homework from scientific notation and began working on unit conversions. ? of the day - write 2370000 in scientific notation

Physical Science Applications - continued going over unit conversions and showed the easy way to convert units. ? of the day - write 2370000 in scientific notation

Biology Applications - went over some of the parts of experiment worksheet, discussed the 1st lab and how to write a lab report. students then started writing their hypotheses and procedures for the lab. ? of the day - What is an independent variable? What is a dependent variable?

Physical Science Concepts - Mrs. Abfall continued going over scientific notation and sent students to the board. ? of the day - why do scientists use scientific notation?

Physical Science Applications - finished going over scientific notation and began going over unit conversions. ? of the day - why do scientists use scientific notation?

Biology Applications - students began their ch. 1 study guides and finished the rest for homework. no question of the day

Biology Applications - took the first word parts quiz, then discussed why we use the scientific method. we went over the parts to an experiment again (control, independent vs. dependent variables, constants) and worked with partners on a parts of an experiment worksheet. no question of the day today.

Biology - we passed in definitions and then discussed the scientific method by observing different interactions of 3 white powders and water. notes on the scientific method were taken. ? of the day: Why do scientists use the scientific method?

Biology - today we took notes on characteristics of life. we also completed our word parts worksheets so that those can be used to study for the quiz on Tuesday. ? of the day - What are 2 characteristics all living things must have?