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Week 15, Lesson 2

12/10/13-12/11/13

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Welcome!

How to start class:

Pick up today’s papers on the counter by the door
Find your assigned seat
Write down your homework
Start warm-up:

When you are done, you may quietly chat with your table group at your seat, or read until we are ready to begin together.

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Objectives: Students will categorize and classify organisms. Students will defend their classifications using characteristics as evidence. Students will be able to identify characteristics of the 6 Kingdoms of Life.

Standards: LS-CLA-1 Classify organisms into the currently recognized kingdoms according to characteristics that they share. Be familiar with organisms from each kingdom.

New Vocabulary: Classify, Taxonomy, Kingdom, Protist, Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, prokaryote, eukaryote, cell wall, cell membrane, chitin, cellulose, lipid,

Agenda:

1. Warm-up: WS

2. Conclude classification activity

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Essential Question: How do we organize organisms?

Homework

1. BrainPop “6 kingdoms” & “Quiz”

Time: 54 min

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Warm-up

1) HW TONIGHT: Microscope Mania WS

2) Take out Microscope WS 1

3) Take out your notebook. Write today’s date.

Answer in complete sentences:

Write 4 things that are wrong with this picture

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Calendar

Classifying Organisms with pictures HW: BrainPop 6 Kingdoms + “Quiz”	Six Kingdoms characteristics investigation & sort HW: 6 Kingdoms WS	Classification system and scientific naming HW: BrainPop “Classification” & Activity	Taxonomy of Animals match and sort. Evolutionary connections. HW: Taxonomy WS
Parts of the microscope (and a purposely annoying song!) HW: Brain Pop “Microscope” video, activity, and vocab Extra Credit Opportunity	Plant Cell Lab HW: Microscope WS	Cheek Cell Lab HW: Finish Animal and cheek cell labs	Protist introduction HW: BrainPop: “Protists” & “Quiz”
Protist lab day 1 HW: Protists Packet	Protist Lab Day 2 HW: Finish Protist lab	Review HW: Study for Quiz, using study cube and quizlet.	Quiz: Taxonomy and Protists HW: None

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Parts of the microscope

Wit your group, match the labels to the right part of the microscope.

Microscope Song:

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Microscope Rules