Schmidt, B AR Biology(2)-S0542-2-1 Assignments

Formative. Worked on in class on 4/30.

Formative. Worked on in class on 4/30.

Formative. Worked on in class on 4/30.

Summative.

Scientist circle on Tuesday, 4/23.

Students must participate in the conversation, AND turn in a copy of the HeLa Statement Essay.

Rubric will be used or final grading. Rubric category grades will be averaged and then rounded for a final grade. Grades with a '.5' will be round up.

Please disregard... See original assignment for directions feedback. Summative.

Please disregard... See original assignment for directions feedback. Summative.

Engage and do your best. This may mean that you have to problem solve with your neighbors. Summative to represent the importance of pulling our weight and giving our best effort when our teachers are gone.

Due by the end of the day- use your class time wisely!

Directions:
1. Read all the way through these directions.
2. Use the link below to find articles and videos about stem cells. There is an option to 'Load More' at the bottom of the web page if you need to. Pick TWO articles/videos to complete a Science Article Summary on (if you have an IEP or 504 accommodation for streamlined/shorted assignments do ONE). The summary can be done on hard copy (be sure to write your name on the doc) or digitally. 
3. Repeat the process with a second article/video. This means you should turn in TWO Science Article Summaries (unless IEP or 504, see above). The second article can come from a different resource than those provided if you like.
4. Turn in. You should have plenty of time to get this all done in class today.

IF you get done early you can use the rest of the time as a study hall- which means voices are off and you are working on something productively. I would recommend working on your HeLa Statement if not already complete.

Complete the What I Know and What I want to Know sections of your KWLQ chart (hard copies provided in class on 4/5). Then, pick at least one article to read. As you read, fill out the what I Learned Section. You may want to pick an article based on what you want to know. see slide for more info.

Complete the What I Know and What I want to Know sections of your KWLQ chart (hard copies provided in class on 4/5). Then, pick at least one article to read. As you read, fill out the what I Learned Section. You may want to pick an article based on what you want to know. see slide for more info.

Please disregard... See original assignment for directions feedback. Formative.

Formative. Go to Biointeractive link. Click on 'Start Interactive' just below the title. Work through interactive and worksheet at the same time. The ws goes in order. You can work with a partner.

Formative. Create a model of meiosis. Include Interphase, PMATPMAT, cytokinesis, crossing over, and independent assortment. Models will be displayed in a gallery walk on Monday, April 1.

Summative due to importance of showing respect and engagement on a sub day. Due at the end of class.

Summative due to importance of showing respect and engagement on a sub day. Due at the end of class.

Lab completed in class 3/18-19. Formative.

Summative performance.

Performance Guidelines:
Your play should be designed to be performed as a live theatrical production or recorded as a video performance.
Consider elements such as acting, stage direction, costume design, and props to enhance the audience's understanding and enjoyment of the play.
Aim for a duration of approximately 2-5 minutes for the performance. 
Presentation:

Prepare to present your one-act play to the class or in a virtual format if applicable.
Provide an introduction that explains the scientific concepts behind the cycle/stage and how they are represented in your play.
After the performance, engage in a discussion with your classmates, reflecting on the creative process, scientific accuracy, how the processes interact, and effectiveness of conveying the concepts through drama.
Assessment Criteria:
Scientific Accuracy: Does the play accurately represent the key components and processes of the cycle/stage of photosynthesis or cellular respiration?
Creativity and Originality: Does the play demonstrate originality in its storyline, characters, and presentation?
Clarity and Coherence: Is the scientific content presented in a clear and understandable manner? Does the storyline flow logically?
Engagement: Does the play effectively engage the audience and maintain their interest throughout the performance?
Presentation Quality: Is the performance well-executed in terms of acting, stage direction, and overall production value?
Submission Guidelines:
Submit your completed script along with any supplementary materials such as diagrams, costume sketches, or prop lists.
If recording a video performance, include the video file or provide a link to where it can be accessed.
Ensure that your submission adheres to any formatting or technical requirements specified by your instructor.

Each team needs to submit their script for formative approval.

Script Writing:
Develop a script for a one-act play centered around your assigned cycle/stage. Your play should aim to educate and entertain, blending scientific accuracy with creative storytelling.
Consider the following elements in your script:
Characters: Create characters that represent molecules or components of the cycle/stage (e.g., RuBisCO, ATP, NADPH).
Plot: Construct a storyline that follows the progression of the cycle/stage (e.g., including the fixation of carbon dioxide, the reduction of PGA to G3P, and the regeneration of RuBP).
Dialogue: Write dialogue that incorporates scientific terminology and concepts while maintaining coherence and engagement for the audience.
Setting: Choose a setting that reflects the cellular environment where photosynthesis occurs, such as the chloroplast.
Conflict and Resolution: Introduce conflicts or obstacles that the characters must overcome to complete the cycle/stage, resolving them in a scientifically accurate manner.

Formative research for our final summative one act play. Each team member should turn in their research OR make sure all participants are listed in your group documentation. Be sure to cite sources.

Please reference the parameters document for more information about what you should include. Finding a simple diagram of your cycle is also highly encouraged.

Research Phase:
Begin by thoroughly researching your team’s phase of photosynthesis or cellular respiration. Understand its key components, reactions, and significance in the overall process of photosynthesis or cellular respiration. .
Take notes on important details such as the molecules involved, energy requirements, and the outcomes of the cycle, and how each stage is connected to the stage before/after. This will require you to work with other teams.

1. Read CAEP Weekly Update (about our Steelhead, linked below).

2. Work on your One Act Play:
     a) Your research is due today. I have created a document (One Act Play Parameters, attached below) to give you guidance on what you should/shouldn't include in your play. Please read through your section before continuing your research. Finding a simple diagram can also be helpful. Each team member should turn in their research OR make sure all participants are listed in your group documentation. 
     b) Your team should start writing a script today. Your script is due on Wednesday, March 6. You will have time on Monday to work on your script, but do not wait to start.

SUMMATIVE.
Create a document OR take a picture of note in your journal and upload the picture.

Take 8+ bullet point style notes from our guest speaker, Mr. Alvarez.

Summative. Data tables need to be complete and accurate. Analysis questions need to be answered in complete sentences and include data. Just quantitative (numbers) for meeting, and both quantitative and qualitative for meet-exceed or exceeding. Final analysis questions must give the accurate name of the process. Add depth to show your learning and understanding for higher grades (think 2-3 sentences per answer if you want to earn a meet-exceeds or exceeding).

See slide for step-by-step activities for today. This is SUMMATIVE. All activities are due at the end of class today- stay engaged and problem solve together. You can do this!

1. Complete Eggsperiment lab. Clean up. Answer analysis questions in complete sentences. Turn your completed labs into the tray.

2. Pick one of the options below:
A) Interactive. For the interactive, submit a Google Doc with all the answers to the questions posed in the interactive.
B) Khan Academy. For Khan Academy, submit a Google Doc with all the answers to the questions posed in the Understand section OR a screenshot of your Summary Score.

Summative. Data tables need to be complete and accurate. Analysis questions need to be answered in complete sentences and include data. Just quantitative (numbers) for meeting, and both quantitative and qualitative for meet-exceed or exceeding. Add depth to show your learning and understanding for higher grades (think 2-3 sentences per answer if you want to earn a meet-exceeds or exceeding).

Summative. Data tables need to be complete and accurate. Analysis questions need to be answered in complete sentences and include data. Just quantitative (numbers) for meeting, and both quantitative and qualitative for meet-exceed or exceeding. Add depth to show your learning and understanding for higher grades (think 2-3 sentences per answer if you want to earn a meet-exceeds or exceeding).

Completed in class 2/9. Add your name to Padlet. Schmidt will be checking for a minimum of 2 entries on Padlet.

Completed in class on hard copy documents on 2/2 & 2/5.

Completed in class on hard copy documents on 2/2.

Completed in class on hard copy documents on 2/2.

Formative. Teach your Biologist and Chemist peers about the natural history of Steelhead in preparation of getting eggs in our tank. You can use information from the provided posters and additional research from reputable sources as needed. Please share your presentation with ALL teammates.


It should include:
Images that help with understanding.
Thorough descriptions that help us understand Steelhead ecology, life cycle, diet, lifestyle, location, habits, etc.
A list of all team members.

Summative assessment taken in class 12/19.

Please disregard. this is a gradebook patch.

Summative. Please read the grading rubric for details on how the presentation will be graded. Pick ONE of your Methods Monday topics to present to the class. This may require additional research. No more than 7 slides (or similar presentation software; the 7 slides includes slides for a title and works cited). Be sure to include who, what, where, when, why, and how. Be sure the connection to science in clear. Cite your sources. You will present during finals week. If you have an accommodation for presentations and would like to work out an alternative, please email Schmidt ASAP.

Formative. Started in class on 12/12. Homework if not complete. Students can complete on hard copy of digitally.

SUMMATIVE (due to the importance I put on your engagement in learning, problem solving skills, and showing respect for our sub) due today at the end of class.

DIRECTIONS:
1. Read all of the directions.
2. Adopt any peers (Asha, Kit, Avery) that were gone on 12/5 and need a team. 2 of those people will need to go to Griffin/Rowan's team.
3. Use our directions and video to set up and play the game. Fill out Game Data Collection as you go. Everyone is responsible for completing and filling in their own Game Data Collection. You will need to play about 24 turns (total as a group) to complete the Game Data Collection. This will be turned in at the end of class. Help each other. If you figure out part of the game please share with other groups.
4. On the back of Game Data Collection, answer the following in complete sentences:     
     a) What was your main takeaway from playing the game?
     b) How will the data collected help you answer your investigation question? (How do predators interact with wildebeest in the Serengeti?)
     c) When an agent (lion, WB, or hyena) was successful, how could their success impact the rest of the group?
     d) What kinds of limitations did you discover in the model?
5. Turn in Game Data Collection to the tray. This is a SUMMATIVE assignment due today.
6. Add the following term and definition to your personal glossary in your journal: Group Behavior- groups of an organism that work together to increase their survival and the survival of their relatives.

Formative. Done in class on 12/12. Students can submit hard copy or digital version.

Formative- good practice for our final!

You can submit this as a hard copy of digitally. Completed in class on 12/1.

This Transfer Task is a formative assessment. OUR FINAL is also a TRANFER TASK. This is VERY IMPORTANT PRACTICE.

Formative. Worked on in class on Tuesday, Nov. 14 & Friday, Nov. 17.

Formative.

Summative to reflect the high expectations I have on y'all when we have guests. Listen to understand, take good notes, ask questions. Completely put away your phones.

Formative. Completed in class. Hard copies given out in class.

Formative.

Make a copy, complete, upload, submit.

Do Now: Find your best Methods Monday for a summative score. 

Make a copy and make any edits/additions you would like to make. Submit for a summative score.

At the end of the semester you will use one of your studied topics to create a short summative presentation for your classmates.

PS: I missed y'all! It's good to be back, and its good to be a Pirate.

Summative. 

*FIRST: Please make sure you have turned in your Biomass and Carbon WS.*

Then, please watch 1 (if over 45 min long), or 2 (if under 45 min.) of the linked videos. Following each, write a paragraph (5+ sentences) summarizing what the video was about, what you learned from watching, and how it links to our studies of ecosystems. If you have an IEP with an accommodation for shortened or modified assignments you can choose to complete one. 

Thank you for trying your hardest and being awesome while I'm gone. Y'all are the best.

Summative. This is a continuation of the biomass work you did at Prairie Creek.

Thank you for trying your hardest and being awesome while I'm gone. Y'all are the best.

Previous links can be found in methods assignment from 9/25 and/or 10/16. Please approve research ideas with sub/Schmidt and keep it science related.

Formative- for now. At the end of the month (Oct. 30) you will submit your best example for a summative score. At the end of the semester you will use one of your studied topics to create a short summative presentation for your classmates.

Pick an option, OR create your own with Schmidt's approval.

Make sure you fill out the doc as you go.

SUMMATIVE. Please complete the worksheet using the link provided. My expectation is that you complete this during class TODAY. You may have to make a copy and then upload your copy. Go coffee shop mode and tune in to tune out. That being said, your phones should otherwise be silenced and put away for the duration of class. Please email me if you have an excused absence today (10/20). HELP EACH OTHER. No excuses.

*You DO NOT need to complete this if you attended the field trip.* Your grade is based on your Redwood Field Journal.*

Formative.

Previous links can be found in methods assignment from 9/25. New links to explore below! Please approve research ideas with Schmidt and keep it science related.

Formative- for now. At the end of the month (Oct. 30) you will submit your best example for a summative score. At the end of the semester you will use one of your studied topics to create a short summative presentation for your classmates.

Pick an option, OR create your own with Schmidt's approval.

Make sure you fill out the doc as you go.

Summative.

Sign and return field trip permission form.

Come prepared with weather appropriate layers, comfortable walking shoes, and a water bottle. Transportation and sack lunches are provided.

Gather information about Redwood National & State Park, it's ecology, and formation. Compile ideas onto your graphic organizer in order to form a cohesive argument for/against adding more area to the park. Every student must read "The Redwoods Provide", and at least 3 other articles to support your understanding. Each student will represent on of the major stakeholders: conservationists, the logging industry, or members of our indigenous communities. Pages are organized by reading level. A is for emerging readers, B for grade level readers, and C for advanced readers.

If not finished in class on 10/10, complete as homework. Come prepared to debate on Thursday 10/12.

Previous links can be found in methods assignment from 9/25. New links to explore below! Please approve research ideas with Schmidt and keep it science related.

Formative- for now. At the end of the month (Oct. 30) you will submit your best example for a summative score. At the end of the semester you will use one of your studied topics to create a short summative presentation for your classmates.

Pick an option, OR create your own with Schmidt's approval.

Make sure you fill out the doc as you go.

All links in previous Methods assignments. Please keep it science related.

Formative- for now. At the end of the month you will submit your best example for a summative score. At the end of the semester you will use one of your studied topics to create a short summative presentation for your classmates.

Pick an option, OR create your own with Schmidt's approval.

Make sure you fill out the doc as you go.

Formative. Completed in class 9/29.

Formative. Completed in class 9/29.

Formative. Completed in class 9/29.

Formative. Completed in class 9/29.

Formative- for now. At the end of the month you will submit your best example for a summative score. At the end of the semester you will use one of your studied topics to create a short summative presentation for your classmates.

Pick an option, OR create your own and get Schmidt approval.

Make sure you fill out the doc as you go.

Formative- for now.

Pick an option, OR create your own and get Schmidt approval.

Make sure you fill out the doc as you go.

Formative.

Summative.

Make a COPY for yourself. Complete IN CLASS TODAY.

Formative.

Work will not be accepted after class, as this is largely a class activity. If you are excused absent today, please write a comment in your assignment notifying me.

Please disregard this assignment. This is a gradebook patch. You will get the same grade as you did on your original Syllabus & Quiz assignment. All feedback will be given on the initial assignment. Please contact me if you have questions.