Lesson 1 - Monday, Apr 15 (All periods)
Focus Question: How can we see what living things are made of?
What We Did…
Working in teams of two, students were asked to complete the “Using a Microscope” puzzle, which involved sequencing 9 captions and 7 diagrams in the correct order on an A3 piece of paper in the portrait orientation. To help them sequence the captions and diagrams correctly, students could use pp. 10-11 of the Exploring Science 7 textbook.
Homework: At the start of their next science lesson, students need to turn in their completed “Healing Phenomena Stories” handout.
Lesson 2 - Tues, Apr 16 (B & E) & Wed, Apr 17 (G)
Focus Question: How can we see what living things are made of?
What We Did…
Dr. M collected the “Healing Phenomena Stories” at the start of the lesson. Those student teams unable to earn a 3/4 or 4/4 on yesterday’s “Using a Microscope” puzzle were asked to repeat the exercise and submit a second revision. Those student teams able to earn a 3/4 or 4/4 on yesterday’s “Using a Microscope” puzzle were asked to…
1) Make a wet mount slide of a single Elodea leaf (aka. a waterweed), get the leaf in focus on both low and medium power, and then make 40x and 100x drawings of the leaf in their science notebook.
2) If time, students were then asked to get take the microscope up to high power and make a 400x drawing in their notebook. Dr. M also asked students to use their iPhones and/or iPads to take photos of what they saw in the microscope so that they could make more realistic drawings in their notebook.
Homework: There is no science homework tonight.
Lesson 3 - Wed, Apr 17 (B) & Thurs, Apr 18 (E & G)
Focus Question: How can we see what living things are made of?
What We Did…
Those student teams unable to earn a 3/4 or 4/4 on the “Using a Microscope” puzzle were asked to repeat the exercise and submit a third revision. Those student teams able to earn a minimum Proficiency score of 3 (out of 4) on the “Using a Microscope” puzzle were asked to…
1) Make a wet mount slide of a single Elodea leaf (aka. a waterweed), get the leaf in focus on both low and medium power, and then make 40x, 100x, and 400x drawings of the leaf in their science notebook.
2) Make a wet mount slide of a single duckweed leaf (aka. a water lentil or water lens), get the leaf in focus on both low and medium power, and then make 40x, 100x, and 400x drawings of the leaf in their science notebook.
Homework: There is no science homework tonight.
Lesson 4 - Thurs, Apr 18 (B) & Fri, Apr 19 (E & G)
Focus Question: How can we see what living things are made of?
What We Did…
After earning a minimum Proficiency score of 3 (out of 4) on the “Using a Microscope” puzzle, students were then asked to…
1) Make a wet mount slide of a single Elodea leaf (aka. a waterweed), get the leaf in focus on both low and medium power, and then make 40x, 100x, and 400x drawings of the leaf in their science notebook.
2) Make a wet mount slide of a single duckweed leaf (aka. a water lentil or water lens), get the leaf in focus on both low and medium power, and then make 40x, 100x, and 400x drawings of the leaf in their science notebook.
3) Meet with Dr. M to complete the following task for both the Elodea and duckweed leaves: Based on your microscope observations of the leaves of these two aquatic plants, DESCRIBE what they are made of/from?
4) In a new entry in your science notebook titled “PLANT CELL DIAGRAM,” use pp. 16-17 the Activate Science 1 (blue) textbook to create an accurately labelled diagram of a plant cell.
- Clearly label your plant cell diagram with the NAMES and FUNCTIONS of the following structures: cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, mitochondria, cytoplasm, vacuole, and chloroplasts.
5) Any students completing all four of the above tasks will then be allowed to move onto the first of many animal cell microscope investigations: the human blood smear.
Homework: There is no science homework this weekend.
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