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November 5, 2014: Set up of new notebook
 Introduction of energy through the ecosystem.  See below for power point, close notes and video.
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biology__the_science_of_life__the_flow_of_matter_and_energy_in_the_living_world__photosynthesis_and_cellular_respiration.wmv
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November 6,2014:  Vocabulary received.  Add ATP and Cellular Respiration 
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Working on cell worksheets as a review.  See teacher for sheets.  Answer questions on back or front of sheets.  These are due at the end of class, November 7, 2014, Friday.  Use www.cellsalive.com for help.
November 10,2014:  Cell review.  Using organelles, students will either choose drawing, writing, acting and music.   Students had to guess from the activities what the job was and then what the organelle is. Started notes on diffusion and osmosis.

November 11, 2014:  Veterans Day

November 12, 2014:  Notes taken in class.  See below for work done in class.  Watch the videos we watched in class to help in your understanding of diffusion and osmosis
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November 13, 2014: Photosynthesis.  One video for background information.
http://www.brainpop.com/science/cellularlifeandgenetics/photosynthesis/
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November 17, 2014:  Photosynthesis webquest on discovery education.  www. discoveryeducation. com   login:  WCPstudents ID#; password:  student ID #.  Go to assignments and click on photsynthesis.   See below for webquest.   Not completed, do at home. Received help wanted homework.  See below.
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November 18, 2014:  Completion of photosynthesis web quest and also cellular respiration from discovery education.

November 19, 2014:  Went over photosynthesis and cellular respiration including formulas and essential question in preparation for quiz tomorrow.
Also received photosynthesis and cellular respiration handout to complete for homework and turn in Friday.  See teacher for this. 

November 20, 2013:  Received quiz and then work on missing work.

November 21, 2014:  Redo, quiz that was given yesterday.  All work turned in today:  Help Wanted, Picture and also warm ups.
November 24, 2014:  Started new unit on health.  Monday, Tuesday and Monday, December 1, 2014: Received the following in class today.
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November, 25,2014:  Went over power point below; , fetal alcohol syndrome, how smoking can affect babies, drugs and how they affect us.  
how_the_body_obtains_and_uses_energy.ppt
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December 1, 2014:  Finished up health.  Students finished Note/answer from page 28 in notebook.
December 2, 2014:  Started new standard 8.L.1.1 & 1.2:  Students received essential standards, vocabulary for vocabulary cards and close notes for power point on microbes.  See below for forms and power point
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comparing_microbes__infectious_diseases_ppt.ppt
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December 3, 2014:  Finish up of power point.
Watched first video in class.  See below videos for extra videos
Did centers using the following information under gallery walk 

pathogens-gallery-walk-student-chart.pdf
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December 5, 2014:  discussion in class on two current events associated with health and viruses.  News and Observer dated December 4, 2014:  "Ads aim to stop kids drinking". This is targeted against middle school drinking.
  December 5, 2014:  Flu season starts in earnest in North Carolina.  
Finishing up picture on hidden and active viruses from textbook:  444 - 445
Also started on epidemics and pandemics.  Watch the videos listed below to help in your understanding.

Definition of epidemic and pandemic
Ted Ed video explanation about how pandemics spread
Reading working in class:  outbreaks, pandemics and epidemics.
outbreaks-epidemics-and-pandemics-cc-reading.pdf
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December 8,2014:  Received project information.  Student are working in pairs to research an epidemic or pandemic by leveled organizer.  See below for rubrics, etc. necessary for completion of this project.  Students are taking notes using post it notes for ease of moving around as necessary and designing the poster board.  This information will also be posted under project page.   This is a class project.  Work does not need to be done at home unless, will not complete by Friday.  Poster, info everything due Friday, 12/12/14.

epidemic_and_pandemic_poster_project.docx
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gallery_walk_rubric_1.doc
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December 15, 2014:  Guest speaker on infectious diseases

December 16, 2014:  Gallery walk of posters made in class on diseases.  See below for graphic organizer.

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December 17, 2014:  Completion of graphic organizer on epidemics/pandemics.  Collected in class for a grade.  Started working on study guide for test Friday, December 19th.  See below for study guide.

energy_and_disease_test_review.docx
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December 18, 2014:  Answer key to review.
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January 5, 2015:  Test corrections due 1/12/15
January 6, 2015:  Videos seen in class today to help introduction of bio technology.  
Back to the Start   : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMfSGt6rHos
The Scarecrow:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUtnas5ScSE 
 

Started power point with close notes.  See below
biotechnology_unit.pptx
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January 7, 2015:  Finish up power point.  Vocabulary see; homework page for vocabulary.  Watched video on  NC economics and implication of agriculture.
Video and questions :  Heal, Feed and Sustain
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January 8 & 9:  Out:  Classwork
January 12, 2015:  Harvest of Fear Video and worksheet.  Finished parts 1 - 4 finishing up 1/13/15.

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January 13, 2015:  See January 12, 2015:

January 14 - 22, 2015:  Center work beginning and ending January 22.   Readings will not be downloaded but the extensions are.  See below  Extension # 5 center listed on center sheet.
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graphing_skills.pdf
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January 16,2015:  Update to testing schedule:

2nd quarter benchmarks will be competed 1/26 Monday instead of Friday 1/23
Biotechnology test will be completed 1/27.
January 21 - 22  Completion of centers in class.  

January 23, 2015:  Received study guide for biotechnology test Tuesday.  Review for 2nd quarter benchmark.
January 26, 2015:  2nd quarter benchmarks today:  When complete students worked on their study guides for test tomorrow including vocabulary cards.  We will do vocabulary games to help in understanding the vocabulary.

January 27, 2015:  Biotechnology test today.  
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