Mrs. Mucci's Science Classes

We will finish up our Anatomy & Physiology Unit this week so we can spend our last class week reviewing for the Biology MCAS

Monday – Chapter 40: The Body’s Defenses (Vocab & Section 1 notes), Moodle: Endocrine & Immune Systems Tour

Tuesday – Moodle: Finish Endocrine & Immune Systems Tour, Begin Nervous System Tour

Wednesday – Anatomy Posters

Thursday – Lab: Mystery of the Crooked Cell

Friday – Lab Results, finish up posters if necessary

Upcoming dates: June 5 & 6 Biology MCAS, June 12 Whale Watch (trip is full)

Questioned documents include checks, documents, handwriting analysis, and even counterfeiting.

Items included in this unit:

Movie: “Catch Me If You Can”

Bertino Text Chapter 10

handwriting-analysis

Ransom Note Analysis

Ink Analysis: Paper Chromatography Lab

Upcoming Due Dates: Book Review May 10

This week we’re studying Toxicology and Drug Evidence.

Monday – Video: The Hunt for the Serial Arsonist

Tuesday – Chapter 9 notes, Case Studies

Wednesday -Lecture (see notes below), and Analysis Of Drugs & Poisons Pre-lab – Senior Project Science Paper Drafts Due!

Thursday  – Lab: Analysis of Drugs & Poisons – Part 1

Friday  – Lab: Analysis of Drugs & Poisons – Part 2

Upcoming Due Dates:

April 9 – Senior Project Science Paper

May 10 – Forensic Fiction Book Reviews

For the week of March 19-23 we will be starting our study of the Digestive & Excretory Systems, but the focus for the week is on MCAS ELA exams Tues, Wed, and Thurs.  I’m also excited about the Hunger Games field trip on Friday!

Monday – Chapter 39 Section 1, Your Food Pyramid

Tuesday – MCAS ELA, continue with Chapter 39

Wednesday – MCAS ELA, continue with Chapter 39

Thursday – MCAS ELA, continue with Chapter 39

Friday – Field Trip

This week we continue our study of blood and blood spatter analysis.

Monday – Area of Convergence and Point of Origin Analysis (MS Word docs)

Tuesday – Skills USA District Competition, no class

Wednesday – Ripped From the Headlines blog posts, Begin Senior Science Paper Rubric (MS Word Doc)

Thursday – Lecture: Blood Analysis, Finish blog assignment

Friday – Test on Blood & Blood Spatter, Read Forensic Fiction

Senior Project Science Papers due April 9th!

We complete our final assignment for the Evolution unit and begin Anatomy & Physiology this week:

Monday – Complete Journal Writing Prompt: Natural Selection in Lemurs, Begin Ch. 37 vocab terms

Tuesday – Complete the Chapter 37 Note Guide and finish Vocab terms

Wednesday – Project: Investigating a Sports-related Injury, study for test tomorrow!

Thursday – Chapter 37 Test, work on Sports injury project

Friday – Begin Chapter 38

Have a wonderful February Vacation Week!

This is an interrupted week for us so we will begin our study of Blood and Blood Spatter, with a continuation of this topic next academic week.

Monday – HSTW Science Test

Tuesday – Bones episode analysis

Wednesday – PDP day, no class

Thursday – Chapter 8 Blood and Blood Spatter – read and take notes on the chapter, hand in tomorrow

Friday – Lab: Blood Typing Lab

Have a wonderful February vacation, we’ll continue our study after the break!

For the Week of January 30-February 3 we will be wrapping up our Evolution unit.

Monday – Finish History of Life on Earth (Ch.12) topic projects and email to me (emucci@mccanntech.org), Work on Chapter 13 notes

Tuesday – Evolution lecture (see below), Practice Vocabulary terms for Ch. 12 & 13

Wednesday – Vocabulary Quiz (matching) and Evolution Review

Thursday – NOVA: What Darwin Never Knew (Part 1)

Friday – Finish ‘What Darwin Never Knew’, Test on Evolution (Ch. 12 & 13)

We begin our study of DNA and how it is used in Forensics this week.

Monday – Chapter 7: DNA Fingerprinting Read/Notes and summarize the DNA Case Studies

Tuesday – Lab: Extraction of DNA from human cheek cells

Wednesday – Webquest: The Romanovs

Thursday/Friday – PCR-based DNA Fingerprinting, Micropipettor practice

Here’s the Powerpoint from Tuesday’s lab!

We are beginning the unit on Evolution this week with Chapter 12 History of Life on Earth.

Monday – Happy New Year!

Tuesday – Chapter 12 Vocabulary terms, notes on Section 1

Wednesday – Movie: PBS Evolution – Great Transformations

Thursday – Moodle: History of Life on Earth – Geologic Time – complete all sections and fill in handout

Friday – Test Corrections – Chapter 10, Lecture: History of Life

This week and next academic week mark the end of 2nd quarter!