Applied Science 

2010-2011                           Semester 2:  Jan. 31 - June 14                               Syllabus  

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Semester 1 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Jan. 31

-Pond biologists

 

 

Feb. 1                 -A day

-Animal Planet- Saving Species

-Animal Conservation Debate (AB?- write a paragraph supporting your stance on animal conservation)

 

Feb. 2

Feb. 3                 A day

-SSSR- 15 minutes

-Visuals- Animal & Human Hair- Medullas

-Finish -Hair ID Lab

-Revisit- Wildlife trafficking article

Feb. 4

Feb. 6              -A day

-Reading: Trace Evidence: Hair

-Discuss Hair ID LAb

-Answer in IN:

*What you know about fingerprinting ?

*What you want to know about fingerprinting?

-Fingerprint Lab

 

Feb. 9              -A day

-Fingerprint lab: Part 2 & 3

Turn in

Feb. 10

Feb. 11               -A day

-Fingerprint Reading- Write a response to the reading in your IN notebook

-Pondologists

-Video- Hotspots

Feb. 14

Feb. 16

In your I.N.:

-What do you know about DNA fingerprinting? What do you want to know?

-DNA Fingerprint Reading

Respond to article- include a description of the crime

-DNA Fingerprinting Lab- turn in fingerprint

Feb. 17               -A day

Feb. 18       

Mrs. Morgan absent    

 

-DNA Fingerprint Activity

 

Feb. 19               -A day

Feb. 21

Feb. 22            -A day

-Hairy plants- Count the number of hairs on each plant.

 Feb.  23           

Feb. 24            -A day

-Count hairs on Hairy plants

 

  Feb. 25           

Feb. 28

-Pollinate hairy plants

-Compare DNA fingerprints

-Answer questions- What did you discover about DNA fingerprints?

Mar. 1

Mar. 2

-pH Lab

Mar. 3

Mar. 4

-Finish pH lab questions

-Blood Typing Lab

Mar. 7

Mar. 8

Blood typing Lab

Mar. 9

Mar. 10

Blood Typing Lab

Mar. 11

Mar. 14

-Answer questions about blood typing lab.

-Mystery tracks

-Track Measurements

Mar. 15

Mar. 16

Finish -Track Measurements

-Id the tracks

-Make your own set of tracks along with a story

 

Mar. 17

Mar. 18

-National Geographic Hunted & Hunted

Mar. 21

Mar. 22

Headgear Lab

 

Mar. 23

Mar. 24

Solving a Wildlife Crime

Mar. 25

Mar. 28

Solving a Wildlife Crime

Mar. 29

Mar. 30

Solving a Wildlife Crime

Mar. 31

April 1

-No School!

Spring Break!

Have Fun!

Be Safe!

April 11

Solving a Wildlife Crime

 

April 12

April 13

Solving a Wildlife Crime

April 14

April 15

Solving a Wildlife Crime

-Arrest the criminals & take them to jail (office)

April 18

April 19

-Wildlife Crime Evaluations

-The Great Fire of 1910

-Wildland Firefighters

-Write down 5 observations from video in I.N.

-Read After the Burn p. 3-5.  Explain moist forests, cold forests, dry forests

 

 

 

April 20

April 21

- Finish evaluations

-Write down 5 observations from Smokejumpers video.

-Video- explain each of the following ground fire, surface fire, crown fire

 

April 22

April 25

-Tree ID field trip

-Research tree-

*scientific name

*family name

*characteristics

*how fire affects tree

April 26

April 27

-Make and deliver thank you cards

-Finish & present tree research

April 28

April 29

-Questions for guest speaker

-Final Independent Study Project

-Forest Ecosystem Mini field trip

May 2

May 3

-US Forest Service Tour -Guest speaker

 

   

May 4

May 5

-Guest Speaker- Idaho State Police Forensic Unit

May 6

May 9

-Reading- Fire Triangle-

-Changes within Forest

May 10

May 11

Changes within forests- Skits

-Independent Projects- What are your products going to be?

May 12

May 13

-Food INC.

Extra Credit Assignment

May 16

May 17

Food INC.

-Essay

-Food Safety

 *Part 1:  Website

 *Part 2:  Website

-Food Borne Illnesses

HW: Extra Credit Assignment

May 18

May 19

Gary Berg- Sustainable Living

 

May 20

May 23

-Finish

    *Essay  

    *Food Safety

-Final Independent Study Project

-Daily Project Goals

HW: Extra Credit Assignment

 

 

May 25

-Final Independent Study Project

-Daily Project Goals

HW:

Extra Credit Assignment

 

May 26

May 27

-Final Independent Study Project

-Daily Project Goals

HW:

Extra Credit Assignment

 

 

May 30

Memorial Day

 

May 31

June 1

-Final Independent Study Project

-Daily Project Goals

Independent Study Due HW:

Extra Credit Assignment

 

 

June 2

June 3

Senior Final Exam

Due: Extra Credit Assignment

Independent Study- Seniors present

-Do you want to delete one score worth 5 pts. or less?  Provide- name, date, assignment, score by June 10

June 6

 

June 7

Independent Study- Others present

-Do you want to delete one score worth 5 pts. or less?  Provide- name, date, assignment, score by June 10

June 8

 

June 9

Independent Study- any late presentations

June 10

Final Exams 1B, 2B, 3B

June 13

Final Exams 1A, 2A, 3A

June 14

Final Exams 4A, 4B

Last day for students!

Early dismissal!

June 15