Ciencias de la escuela secundaria (segundo semestre): diversión con Nearpod, laboratorios y proyectos (genética/ADN)

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*THIS CLASS MEETS LIVE BUT IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS A SELF-PACED/PRE-RECORDED CLASS* (message me if you can't find the link)

This is a fun, interactive, and rigorous 16-week course which meets once each week! This class can be taken as a stand-alone course (the learners are not required to take all 4 semester of this curriculum). This course is based on national science standards and includes many hands-on activities. 

Course Structure:

*1 live meeting per week (45 min each); part lecture/part interactive slides and labs
*Optional homework or projects will be assigned in the Outschool Classroom and can be turned in within the classroom, or be sent to me in a private message. We will try to do/start these assignments during class as often as possible.


COURSE SYLLABUS:

Week 1: Mendelian Genetics & Punnett Squares
Nearpod slides and activities
Genetic foldable
Inspect your family's traits

Week 2: Mendelian Genetics & Punnett Squares - PART 2
Nearpod slides and activities
Punnett Square Practice
Quiz

Week 3: Non-Mendelian Genetics & Punnett Squares
Nearpod activities and slides
Alien DNA Project

Week 4: Non-Mendelian Genetics & Punnett Squares - PART 2
Nearpod activities and slides
Alien DNA Project
Quiz

Week 5: DNA 
Nearpod activities and slides
Strawberry DNA Lab
Weekly quiz

Week 6: DNA  - PART 2
Nearpod activities and slides
Quiz

Week 7: DNA  - PART 3
Nearpod slides and activities

Week 8: DNA - PART 4
Nearpod slides and activities
DNA Escape Room
Make a DNA Model
Quiz

Week 9: DNA Mutations & Cloning
Nearpod slides and Activities

Week 10: DNA Mutations & Cloning - PART 2
Nearpod slides and Activities
DNA Bingo
Weekly quiz

Week 11: Classification of Living Things: Bacteria/Archaea
Nearpod slides and activities
3 Domains Cut and Paste Activity

Week 12: Classification of Living Things: Bacteria/Archaea - PART 2
Nearpod slides and activities
3 Domains Cut and Paste Activity
Weekly quiz

Week 13: Classification of Living Things: Protists and Fungi
Nearpod slides and activities
Write a Protist Story

Week 14: Classification of Living Things: Protists and Fungi - PART 2
Nearpod slides and activities
Pictures of items in your home made from protists/fungi
Quiz

Week 15: Classification of Living Things: Plant Kingdom 
Nearpod slides and activities

Week 16: Classification of Living Things: Plant Kingdom - PART 2
Nearpod slides and activities
Venn Diagrams
Quiz



I also have Sem 1, Sem 3, and Sem 4 of this class available. These are the topics covered in each of my middle school curriculum semester classes:

Sem 1: Scientific Method, Living Things, Light and Matter, Plant/Animal Cells, Organization of Living Things, Photosynthesis, Cell Cycle.
Sem 2: Mendel/Genetics, Punnet Squares, DNA, DNA Mutations, Hybrid Organisms, Classification, Intro to Plants, Photosynthesis.
Sem 3: What is an Animal?, In/Vertebrates, Skeletal System, Circulatory System, Respiratory System, Nervous System, Digestive System. 
Sem 4: Rock Cycle, Fossils/Fossil Layer, Plate Tectonics, Clouds, Meteorology, Weather, and Natural Disasters.