1. Daily Sponge

2. Each day as you come into class, there will be an objective on the screen.
On a sheet of notebook paper, write the objective for the day.
Then skip a line and be ready to take notes.
At the end of the class, there will be a question. After your notes, you will write an answer for the question.

3. On page 7 of your spiral, write “Safety Notes” as your title
On page 7 of your spiral, write “Safety Notes” as your title. Then, write an “O” on the far left side and today’s objective.
Daily Objective 7.4, 7.4B:
We will learn about science safety and look at the safety contract.

4. Now, we are ready to take notes.

5. Why is it important to know safety symbols in the classroom?
Now that we are done with our notes for the day, you will write an “A” on the far left side and answer the daily question. Your answer must be a complete sentence.
Wrap Up:
Why is it important to know safety symbols in the classroom?

6. Your finished notes for Safety should look like this:

7. SKIP ONE LINE THEN WRITE TODAY’S OBJECTIVE: Daily Objective 7
SKIP ONE LINE THEN WRITE TODAY’S OBJECTIVE: Daily Objective 7.4: We will design safety symbols and review safety equipment.

8. At the end of the lesson, write an “A” on the far left and answer today’s question in a complete sentence.
Wrap Up:
Write down the safety rule that you think is the most important and give one reason.

9. Start a new page with “Lab Equipment” as the title
Start a new page with “Lab Equipment” as the title. Write today’s objective. Daily Objective 7.4: We will identify different lab equipment and how to use it safely.

10. At the end of the lesson, write an “A” on the far left and answer today’s question in a complete sentence.
Wrap Up:
If you are working in a lab, why is it important to use the right equipment for the experiment?

11. Start a new page with “Measurement” as the title
Start a new page with “Measurement” as the title. Write today’s objective. Daily Objective: We will look at measurement. Syllabus and Safety Contract are DUE!
Wrap Up:
What would you use to measure the mass of a rock and what metric unit would you use?

12. Why is photosynthesis necessary to sustain life on Earth?
Start a new page with “Photosynthesis” as the title. Daily Objective 7.4A, 7.5A : We will learn that radiant energy from the sun is transformed into chemical energy through photosynthesis.
Wrap Up:
Why is photosynthesis necessary to sustain life on Earth?

13. Start a new page with “Pigment Chromatography Lab” as the title
Start a new page with “Pigment Chromatography Lab” as the title. Daily Objective 7.1A, 7.2C, 7.4A, 7.5A: We will look at chlorophyll and other plant pigments. Turn in your signed grade sheet
Wrap Up:
What happens to the pigments in leaves when they change color in the fall and winter?

14. Start a new page with “Stomata Lab” as the title. Daily Objective 7
Start a new page with “Stomata Lab” as the title. Daily Objective 7.1A, 7.2C, 7.4A, 7.5A : We will investigate leaf structures that are necessary for photosynthesis.
Wrap Up:
During a drought, plants need to keep in as much water as possible. Do you think their stomata are open or closed?

15. Skip a line on yesterday’s notes and write down this objective
Skip a line on yesterday’s notes and write down this objective. Daily Objective 7.4A, 7.5A: We will demonstrate what we have learned about photosynthesis.
Wrap Up:
What would happen if the process of photosynthesis stopped?

16. What do you predict will happen to the biomass in the compost column?
Start a new page with “Recycling Biomass” as the title. Daily Objective 7.2C, 7.4A, 7.5A: We will learn about energy cycles by setting up a compost column.
Wrap Up:
What do you predict will happen to the biomass in the compost column?

17. Start a new page with “Energy Flow” as the title. Daily Objective 7
Start a new page with “Energy Flow” as the title. Daily Objective 7.5: We will explain the cycling of matter and diagram food chains, webs and pyramids. Turn in your signed grade sheets.
Wrap Up:
How does energy get transferred from one level to another in an ecosystem?

18. How are food webs different from food chains?
Skip a line on your Energy Flow Notes and write the objective. Daily Objective 7.5: We will identify producers and consumers and diagram the flow of energy through food webs.
Wrap Up:
How are food webs different from food chains?

19. Skip a line on your Energy Flow Notes and write the objective
Skip a line on your Energy Flow Notes and write the objective. Daily Objective 7.5: We will diagram the flow of energy through pyramids and food webs.
Wrap Up:
When living things die, or we throw away food, what happens to the energy trapped in that matter?

20. Do you think keeping a binder will help you this year?
Skip a line on your Energy Flow Notes and write the objective. Daily Objective: We will organize and turn in our science binders for a quiz grade.
Wrap Up:
Do you think keeping a binder will help you this year?

21. Skip a line on your Energy Flow Notes and write the objective
Skip a line on your Energy Flow Notes and write the objective. Daily Objective 7.1A, 7.2C, 7.4A, 7.5B, C: We will demonstrate the decrease in available energy in an ecosystem.
Wrap Up:
What happens to most of the energy in a living organism when it dies or is eaten?

22. Why are decomposers so important for any ecosystem?
Skip a line on your Energy Flow Notes and write the objective. Daily Objective 7.5B, C: We will diagram the flow of energy through living systems including food chains, webs, and pyramids. Turn in signed grade sheets.
Wrap Up:
Why are decomposers so important for any ecosystem?

23. Skip a line on your Energy Flow Notes and write the objective
Skip a line on your Energy Flow Notes and write the objective. Daily Objective 7.5B, C: We will diagram the flow of energy through living systems including food chains, webs, and pyramids.
Wrap Up:
Describe how a secondary consumer is dependent on the sun for its energy?

24. Start a new page with “Tropisms” as the title. Daily Objective 7
Start a new page with “Tropisms” as the title. Daily Objective 7.5B, C: We will learn about forces that affect motion in plants and animals.
Wrap Up:
List at least three different forces that can act on a plant.

25. If a force acting on a plant causes motion, is work being done?
Skip one line on your tropism notes and add today’s objective. Daily Objective 7.1, 7.2, 7.4, 7.7: We will demonstrate and illustrate forces that affect motion in plants.
Wrap Up:
If a force acting on a plant causes motion, is work being done?

26. Skip one line on your tropism notes and add today’s objective
Skip one line on your tropism notes and add today’s objective. Daily Objective 7.1, 7.2, 7.4, 7.7: We will demonstrate and illustrate forces that affect motion in plants.
Wrap Up:
List one interesting thing you discovered from the plant labs.

27. My binder has helped me in science by_______
Skip one line on your tropism notes and add today’s objective. Daily Objective : We will work on and turn in our science binders.
Wrap Up:
My binder has helped me in science by_______

28. Did the binder help you on the review?
Skip one line on your tropism notes and add today’s objective. Daily Objective 7.5, 7.7: We will review what we have learned this six weeks.
Wrap Up:
Did the binder help you on the review?

29. How do you think you did on your exam?
Skip one line on your tropism notes and add today’s objective. We will demonstrate what we have learned this six weeks. Spend a few minutes studying your papers.
Wrap Up:
How do you think you did on your exam?

30. Daily Objective: COUNSELOR LESSON You do not need your binder or spiral. Have something to write with and wait for Mrs. Peters.
Wrap Up:
None

31. Skip one line on your Tropism notes and write this objective Daily Objective 7: We will complete any missing work.
Wrap Up:
Was a catch-up day helpful?