Mrs. McCallum Notes

Semester 2 2017

Notes

Posted: April 10, 2018

Biology 112- Students started a new unit on classification. They are to complete their dichotomous key for class tomorrow.

ES 120- Students started a new unit on ecology. Today we discussed species interactions.

Chem 112- Students had time to work on questions on Ionic Compounds.  There will be a mini quiz tomorrow April 11th on ionic compounds.

Posted: April 3, 2018

Biology 112- Students will have a test on Friday.  Review sheet is due Thursday.

ES 120- Test on Wednesday, storm date Thursday.  We reviewed the review sheet for the test today.

Chem 112- Students have a test on Thursday. Review sheet was worked on during class.  Answers for the review sheet are provided.

Posted: March 29, 2018

 

Biology 112- Students were given a review sheet that is to be completed for Wenesday April 4th.  Students will have a test on April 5th. 

ES 120- Students have a review sheet due for Tuesday April 3rd and a test Wednesday April 4th.

Chemistry 112- Students have a review sheet due on Tuesday April 3rd and a Test on April 4th.

 

Posted: March 26, 2018

 

Biology 112- We reviewed notes on Osmosis and students were given notes on facilitated diffusion, active transport, endocytosis, exocytosis. Students were given a cell membrane sheet to complete for tomorrow to review.

ES 120- Students were given notes on sustainability, given a review sheet on population.  Tomorrow we will be correcting Population Assignment # 3

Chem 112- Students were told about the exceptions that exist with chromium and copper in the periodic table.  They were given time to work on their questions in class and ask questions.

 

Posted: March 21, 2018

Biology 112-today we talked about diffusion and osmosis.  We reviewed various terms.

ES 120- we corrected population assignment #2 and worked on population assignment # 3

Chem 112- We reviewed electron configuration using the periodic table

 

Posted: March 20, 2018

Biology 112- Students started the topic of cell membranes.  Terms given in class will be discussed tomorrow in class.

ES 120- Continued working on poplation assignments

Chemistry 112- Continued talk on quantum mechanical model

Posted: March 19, 2018

Biology 112- Students completed the Eukaryotic Cell test.  Tomorrow we will be starting the Cell Membrane section. 

ES 120- Students finished watching the video Population Explosion.  They worked on population Assignments 2 and 3.  Test will be coming up on Population section.

Chem 112- We started a discussion on atomic model theory and compared Bohr Theory with the Quantum Mechanical Model.

Posted: March 16, 2018

Biology 112- Today we did a review sheet in class for the test.  Answers are posted. Eukaryotic Cell Test Monday, March 19

ES 120- Today we watche a video on population.  We wil continue the video Monday. We will correct Assignment # 2 on Monday

Chem 112- Today we discussed ions and a worksheet was handed out to the class. Candium Lab for homework

Posted: March 15, 2018

 

Biology 112- Onion Lab and Cell Review sheet due for Friday March 16

ES 120- Assignment # 2 due for Friday March 16

Chem 112- Candium Lab Due Friday March 16

Posted: March 12, 2018

Biology 112- Today we did the onion lab.  Tomorrow we will review question sheets and do a mini cell quiz. Students will have time to continue working on their onion lab.

ES 120- Today we worked on Population Assignments.  Assignment #1 is due tomorrow for marking.

Chemistry 112- Chemistry test tomorrow

 

Posted: February 27, 2018

 

Biology 112

Students worked on cell sheets and a cell crossword.

 

ES 120

 

Students worked on population assignments.

 

Chemistry 112

Students worked on their review sheets.  They have a test on Thursday, March 1st.  Answer for worksheets included.

Posted: February 26, 2018

 

 

Biology 112

 

We reviewed what cells need to live and the categories of cells.  Students got cell sheets to fill in and they were reviewed. Students got an assignment to review the parts of the cell and the functions.

 

Students will finish their microscope drawings.  Complete cell sheet filling in the parts of the cell.

 

ES 120

 

Students reviewed notes on population by filling in the blanks of a note sheet.

 

They completed a crossword puzzle on the information.

 

 

Chem 112

 

Students were given a review sheet for their test on Thursday, March 1st.

 

We completed a candy lab to understand atomic mass calculations.  The students will continue to work on the lab write up this week.

 

Posted: February 23, 2018

February 20th, 22nd and 23rd

 

Biology 112

 

Students reviewed the scientists credited with creating the cell theory.  They learned the parts of the cell theory.  They reviewed different types of microscopes.  They got a microscope sheet to fill in. There was a matching sheet of parts to fill out on the back of the sheet. On Thursday student wrote a microscope mini quiz.  On Friday students worked on the e-lab. 

 

ES 120

 

Monday students reviewed for their test.  Test was on Thursday and Friday we went to the computer lab to work on ecopoints.

 

Chem 112

 

Students reviewed notes on atoms and isotopes.  Today we discussed how to calculate the atomic mass of an element.  Students have been working on worksheet to review the topics.  Worksheets Chapter 4: Atoms and Isotopes due for Monday

 

Posted: February 15, 2018

 

Biology 112

They worked on their airplane experiment, they can complete it tomorrow. Review for quiz Friday February 16th.

 

ES 120

 

Students copied notes regarding ecological footprint.  They worked on the worksheets and continued to work on their posters on Environmental Issues.

 

Chemistry 112

 

Students completed a lab- Quick Lab pg 45.  For Tuesday complete: Lab sheet, Food Additive Assignment and Periodic Table Assignment

 

Posted: February 14, 2018

 

Biology 112

 

Students reviewed worksheets- “How Scientists Work” and “Simpson Scientific Method”

 

A review sheet for Friday’s test was handed out

 

We started the Airplane assignment- practicing the scientific method.  We will continue it tomorrow.  Test on Friday

 

ES 120

 

Student’s selected one environmental issue from a list provided in the “Environmental Science Issues” Assignment.

 

Students were given time in class to create their projects.

 

Test planned for Next Wednesday February 21st

 

Chemistry 112

 

Students completed a mini quiz in class.

 

After completing the quiz we corrected the periodic table sheet from yesterday.

 

Food Additive Assignment- Student were given a food additive to research;  Due date: Next Tuesday Feb 20th- But you can pass it in at any time.

 

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