Friday, April 19, 2019

4/19/19 Biology PLC Minutes

Members Present: Wise, Vermillion, McCandless, Baker

1. Lesson Update- Just finished...
   a. Vermillion- Lesson 7
   b. Wise- Lesson 6
   c. Baker- Lesson 7
   d. McCandless- Lesson 6
2. Next week- Finishing Genetics
   a. No class on April 24- ACT
   b. No block day
   c. Field trips next week
3. Following- Reviewing for testing
   a. Start with ecology and review one unit a week
   b. Prepare students for the setup of the test
   c. Tie up loose ends/practice tests/vocabulary
   d. CER finch argument- Go over this for natural selection
   e. Site for Case Studies for practice Case Study Link
   f. Approx. 13 days for review
   g. Intro, work with concepts again, give practice. Maybe a 10 minute mini lesson
   h. Ecology April 29-May 2
   i. Natural Selection
   j. Evolution
   k. Genetics
   l. Energy
4. Testing May 20 and 22
   a. 60 minute sections
   b. Chemistry- cross-cutting concepts (energy, chem, etc.)
   c. TCT to go through from bio and chem- Energy flows through a system
   d. Do a TCT on Fridays of the week related to that topic


Next Steps: Finish genetics, prepare for review for EOC, look at TCTs to decide on one for each week, look at AP schedule and plan for review weeks, prepare to choose a topic for review to plan (one topic per teacher)

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4/19/19 Biology PLC Minutes

Members Present: Wise, Vermillion, McCandless, Baker 1. Lesson Update- Just finished...    a. Vermillion- Lesson 7    b. Wise- Lesson 6 ...