Grades Update and Strawberry LabGood afternoon students and parents!
Two quick updates and reminders: 1. Please check Infinate Campus to view updated grades. Our last two summative assessment grades were lab reports. Unfortunately, I did have some students who did no complete the lab report. This resulted in some low grades. If the lab reports are completed, please email me and I will update grades. These were very fun assessments for students and it is upsetting that some students could not have fun and complete the work at the same time. 2. Tomorrow, 4/30, we will be extracting DNA from a Strawberry! This is another very fun lab that will count as a formative assessment. After the lab, students will answer a few questions by writing the answers on the lab document for the formative assessment grade. This is a fun and easy lab that students can absolutely complete at home. Check out the details about the materials needed in my update from Monday. There is a great resource on how to complete the lab linked HERE.
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Good Afternoon! We did it! Pig lab is done and was a huge success! I really believe I saw some future surgeons in our midst! Even those who were squeamish, learned! That is all you can ask for and we got it! To those kids and parents at home, I have seen some of the models and videos...exceptional work! We are now moving into our last unit on genetics. It really is such a fun unit and the kids love it! This week we start out with DNA. With that we have 2 labs. One is to see if there was a substitution in DNA and they are a taster or not. Be sure and ask them about it on Wednesday evening. The next one is where they will separate out the DNA from a strawberry...yes, real DNA and they will see it and hold it! I have attached the lab for virtual parents and kids. Please make sure that you have the items for the lab by Friday for your student to actively participate. Remote students can follow along with what we are doing in class. I will have my camera on demonstrating what we are looking at in the lab. This will be a formative assessment grade. The lab report and questions (attached) must be completed by all students. Please note these differences: No cheesecloth- use a coffee filter No funnel ; a cup instead (plastic small clear if possible) No vial craftstick (popsicle) Alcohol is isopropyl and needs to be 90% and cold For here at school, we are asking for donations for the following: paper towels (used them all during dissection) alcohol - isopropyl 90% small baggies that seal well Clorox wipes (again gone after pig lab) Good afternoon parents!
I have a few important reminders for next week when we are working on our pig dissection. Please see the reminders below that are relevant to your child. No matter how your child completes the lab, this will be a summative test grade. Face-to-Face Students: We will be doing the dissection on April 19-22nd. During those mornings and at lunch, please be aware of spicy things on their tummies. Try and give them a bland breakfast if possible. They can feel queasy sometimes the first couple of days. Make sure hair is back and clothes are not Sunday's finest. Students must also wear closed toed shoes to participate in the lab. I am so excited for this dissection!!!!! This is where all of my future scientists and doctors appear! Even kids not looking forward to it, suddenly become the experts on the human body! Remote Students: For Remote learners, I will have my camera on but you may or may not see a lot. You will have a different but similar activity to do. There are 2 packets that need to be picked up the week of the 12th-16th from the front office. It involves a 3D model the kids will have to make. Directions for remote students will be posted in an assignment in Teams that should be turned in on April 22nd. This is also a summative grade. I wish we could do on camera but its just not a good idea for us to do simultaneous when our f2f kids are using medical grade tools in the classroom and really need full attention. I hope everyone has an amazing, healthy, and safe spring break!I can't believe we made it to Spring Break 2021!!!!!! Please have a safe but amazing one. I do have a couple of things to share. The test scores from the test yesterday will be updated soon. Please look these over. If your student needs to retest that will be the first few days we are back f2f after Spring Break (April 15th-16th). I will send an email if your student will need to complete the reassessment before April 15th.
That first week back, we are all remote Monday through Wednesday (April 12th-14th). We will be learning about body systems. The kids will be doing a Minecraft building activity about the Human Body. If you or they do not want to do Minecraft, they will have a different activity to do about the human body. They will all also be working on their Egg Lab Write ups. This is a summative/ TEST grade and will be due on the 14th. We will be doing the dissection on April 19-22nd. During those mornings and at lunch, please be aware of spicy things on their tummies. Try and give them a bland breakfast if possible. They can feel queasy sometimes the first couple of days. Make sure hair is back and clothes are not Sunday's finest. I am so excited for this dissection!!!!! This is where all of my future scientists and doctors appear! Even kids not looking forward to it, suddenly become the experts on the human body! For Remote learners, I will have my camera on but you may or may not see a lot. You will have a different but similar activity to do. There are 2 packets that need to be picked up the week of the 12th-16th from the front office. It involves a 3D model the kids will have to make. This is also a summative grade. I wish we could do on camera but its just not a good idea for us to do simultaneous when our f2f kids are using medical grade tools in the classroom and really need full attention. Thank you all so much! Again, have a great spring break! |
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