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12/8 Ecology T-Shirts due
12/9 Ecology test
12/10 In class: Review for EOCT, homework: MySkillTutor all due by MN
12/11 EOCT Day 1
12/12 EOCT Day 2
12/15 EOCT make up if needed, Start Forensic Science unit
12/16 Forensic Science
12/17 Forensic Science
12/18 FINALs
12/19 FINALs
11/3 Notes: Primate evolution, UT homework posted - see link below in extended entry
11/4 Student holiday
11/5 Hominid Webquest, FORMAL LAB REPORT DUE (assigned on 10/28 with "Fishy Frequency" lab last week)
11/6 Review for test, UT online homework due by MN
11/7 Test: Evolution
9/22 Start DNA notes
9/22 Hot Zone Quiz 4, DNA notes, Banana Lab (HW Finish Hot Zone for last Quiz next Tuesday)
9/23 DNA notes, DNA>RNA>Protien activity
9/24 DNA notes completion, DNA model building
925 Ebola: Plague Fighters
9/8 Rate of photosynthesis lab, Effect of Light on Photosynthesis lab day 1, Begin notes on photosynthesis.
9/9 Quiz 2 for Hot Zone, Finish photosynthesis lab, finish photosynthesis notes, photosynthesis video
9/10 Review for Test 2 (Cell structure function, Energy, Cellular respiration and Photosynthesis)
9/11 Test 2 (Cell structure function, Energy, Cellular respiration and Photosynthesis)
9/12 Intro to cellular reproduction
8/18 Finish Ch 1 Intro to Bio & Characteristics of Living Things
8/19 Ch 6 notes Chemistry of Biology, Video: Chem for Bio Student
8/20 Virtual Lab: Identifying nutrients (macromolecules) in unknowns, HW: pH pre-lab (See document for download below for data table instructions and procedure!)
8/21 4th period pH lab and enzyme lab, 5th period class meeting
8/22 4th period test review, 5th period pH lab and enzyme lab
** TEST ON MONDAY**TEST ON MONDAY**TEST ON MONDAY**
8/11 Intros, syllabus, pacing guide
8/12 Lab safety & equipment
8/13 Lab safety quiz, Scientific method
8/14 Scientific method experimental design posters, Intro to microscopes
8/15 Microscope stations
1. Name the female parts of your flower.
2. Name the male parts of your flower.
3. In your flower, which was longer?
4. Was your flower mature? (open or closed)
5. Was your flower releasing pollen? How could you tell?
6. Why would having a longer pistil or stamen be an advantage in pollination?
7. Why do you suppose the petals of flowers are so colorful, fragrant, uniquely shaped?
8. Why do you think the stigma gets sticky?
9. What is the primary function of fruits?
10. Why do you think some angiosperms put so much energy into synthesizing sugars, carbohydrates, etc. to put into fruits?
4/14 Notes: Chapter 16 Prokaryotes and Protists, WebQuest: What's that Smell?
4/15 Bacteria collection, Finish WebQuest
4/16 Check bacterial growth, finish Ch. 16 notes, Video: Understanding Bacteria
4/17 Notes: Chapter 17 and 31 Plants, Lab: Flowers, UT Homework 7 Posted
4/18 Lab: A walk in the woods
4/21 Notes: Chapter 17 continued: Fungi, Lab: Fungi, UT Homework 7 Due
4/22 Review for test, Video: Seas of Life
4/23 Test: Chapters 16, 17, and 31
4/24 Notes: Chapter 18 Animal Diversity (Inverts), Lab Stations: Invertebrates, UT Homework 8 Posted
4/25 Finish Invert Lab Stations, Notes: Chapter 18 Animal Diversity (Verts)
4/28 Vertebrate Lab Stations, UT Homework 8 Due
4/29 Video: Parasites Eating us Alive, "My Skills Tutor" EOCT Review Intro & Assignments, Review for test
4/30 Test: Chapter 18
5/1 Notes: Chapter 34 The Biosphere, Biome WebQuest
5/2 Notes: Chapter 35 Population Dynamics, Lab: Populations Dynamics & Carrying Capacity
5/5 Notes: Chapter 36 Communities & Ecosystems, Activity: Food Webs
5/6 Notes: Chapter 38 Conservation Biology
5/7 Ecology Wrap Up & Review
5/8 Test: Ecology (Ch 34,35,36, 38)
5/9 EOCT REVIEW
5/11 "My Skills Tutor" Work Cut Off at Midnight
5/12 EOCT
5/13 EOCT
3/24 Test: Genetics & DNA Technology
3/25 Start Ch 13 notes, Intro to Evolution
3/26 Comparative Embryology "Quiz", Finish Ch 13 notes, Living Together (Adaptations) video, Rat Island
3/27 Finish Rat Island, Ch 14 Notes
3/28 Human Life, Ch 15 notes, UT homework
3/31 Hardy Weinberg Lab
4/1 Natural Selection Web Lesson
4/2 Test: Evolution (Ch 13, 14, and 15)
4/3 Semester Review
4/4 Semester Review Test
3/10 GATTACA paper & quiz, Begin Ch 9 notes (Genetics), Punnett Square Virtual Lab (see link below), Bikini Bottom Genetics Practice, Intro to Learning Contact (Unit Project) and Take Home Pedigree Lab
3/11 Genetics learning stations, Finish Ch 9 notes
2/12 Ch 12 Notes and discussion, Learning contract check #1
2/13 Cloning and Genetic engineering
2/14 Continue Genetic engineering begin ch 10 notes (Gene expression), Learning contract check #2
1. Write up DNA extraction lab in notebook (below) - due Monday 3/3/08
2. Hot zone diorama assignment given, project due Monday 3/10/08
2/11 Finish ch 7 notes, finish eggcellent experiment, finish elodeo lab, start cell energy gizmo, UT homework 3 available for download (Due by Wed 11/13 at MN) HW = Elodea Lab Analysis questions (see file below) Hot Zone
2/12 Review photosynthesis, Intro Cell Respiration
2/13 Ch 6 notes cell respiration, cell respiration & exercise lab (see lab section of Bio Blog)
2/14 Hot Zone Quiz 3, Review for test
2/15 Unit 3 Test (Ch 4,6,&7 - Cells, Photosynthesis, & Cell Respiration)
2/11 Finish ch 7 notes, finish eggcellent experiment, finish elodeo lab, start cell energy gizmo, UT homework 3 available for download (Due by Wed 11/13 at MN) HW = Elodea Lab Analysis questions (see file below) Hot Zone
2/12 Review photosynthesis, Intro Cell Respiration
2/13 Ch 6 notes cell respiration, cell respiration & exercise lab (see lab section of Bio Blog)
2/14 Hot Zone Quiz 3, Review for test
2/15 Unit 3 Test (Ch 4,6,&7 - Cells, Photosynthesis, & Cell Respiration)
2/4 Day 1 Eggcellent experiment, Cells Alive WebQuest, Ch 4 notes
2/5 Day 2 Eggcellent experiment, Ch 4 Notes
2/6 Day 3 Eggcellent experiment, Rate of Photosynthesis Lab
2/7 Day 4 Eggcellent experiment, Hot Zone Quiz 2 (through "Reston") Ch 7 Notes, Cell Energy Gizmo
2/8 Day 5 Eggcellent experiment, Ch 6 Notes, Cell Resp vs Photo Lab
1/28 Ch 5 Notes, Set up shipwreck lab (HW = lab write ups from blog)
1/29 Enzyme labs, osmosis worksheet, (HW = UT homework2 assigned on 1/25 is due at MN)
1/30 Hot Zone Quiz #1 (Read through Total Immersion as assigned 1/23 - No bonus coupons), Finish shipwreck lab, Review for test
1/31 Unit 2 Test (Chapters 2,3, & 5)
2/1 Unit 3 Project assignment, may start Ch 4 notes, Pep Rally
Osmosis lab - click on the link
http://green.nesc.k12.ar.us/potato%20osmosis%20bi%20lab.htm
Enzyme lab - have lab written up and hypothesis in data table before you come to class on 1/29
Download file
1/23 Click on the link below to access the webquest. Be sure to read and follow the directions! You will be able to click on the links embedded in the document.
http://www.harrisonhigh.org/weblogs/allardp/macromoleculeswebquest.doc
1/22 Ch 2 Notes (pH lab, water in living things lab-see links below) Be sure you write and ANSWER the analysis questions into your lab notebook!
1/23 Biochemistry webquest
1/24 Ch 3 notes, begin Biochem Crime scene lab
1/25 Finish biochem crime scene lab
12/17 Forensic Detectives: Chemistry at Work video and questions. Forensic terminology and FAQ notes
ABSENT? LEFT EARLY? Watch the video by clicking on the link below. Be sure to turn in the attached questions too!
12/18 Crime Scene Scenerio and Persons of Interest notes. Lab-Testing physical evidence from chem lab.
12/19 Review DNA and Genetics. Blood typing and fingerprinting lab.
12/20-12/21 FINALS - Unit Test will cover ALL aspects covered throughout the course and the week related to forensics...this includes DNA, Genetics, and Biochemistry!
11/26-Biomes video with worksheet
11/27-Ch 34 notes, root words given, Environmental Project assignments (root word quiz is Monday, EPA grant is due Friday)
11/28-Class time for grant writing, Biomes webquest given
11/29-Semester PreTest, Biome webquest
11/30-EPA grants due, Ch 35 notes, Populations activities/labs
11/12 Ch 18 Invert notes, Think Tac Toe assignment (WebQuest link below), Parasite Video, UT Homework for plants (optional) and animals (required) available for download by 4pm
11/13 Finish parasite video if needed, Root words part 3, Invert Lab, Ch 18 Vert notes
11/14 Finish Vert notes if needed, Think Tac Toe WebQuest due, Vert webquest
11/15 Kingdom animalia lab stations day 1
11/16 Root word quiz, Kingdom animalia lab stations day 2, Think tac toe options due
11/18 UT Homework for animals due by MN
11/19 Evolution of animals, and Ch 18 wrap up review
11/20 Ch 18 Test
10/22 The Origin of Species-Ch 14 notes, Intro to Rat Island Activity
10/23 Rat Island group work-Posters of Rat & Island & Adaptation Paper, UT Homework available for download (Due by MN on 10/28)
10/24 Tracing Evolutionary History-Ch 15 Notes, Human Life Video
10/25 Finish Ch 15 Notes, Using a dichotomous key Lab
10/26 Root word quiz 1, Classification and Dichotomous Key Activity, Review for Test, Remember – UT Homework due by MN on Sunday and Test over 13,14, & 15 is Monday
Prior Week:
10/19 Hot Zone Project Due, How populations Evolve (Ch 13 Notes), Living Together (Video)
10/18 Finish Ch 13 notes, Find a Fossil (Lab Activity)
10/17 PSAT and early release, no class
10/16 Hardy-Wienberg Equilibrium, Fishy Frequency (Lab), Formal Lab Report Rubric Due 10/24
10/15 DNA test revisions, Root word vocab set 1 given (Quiz on set 1 will be 10/26)
Download the attached file and place your answers directly into the file in another color, font, highlighted, or bold. It must be computer generated/word processed.
10/8 Warm up/Attendance, Endosymbiotic Theory of Mitochondria (and Chloroplasts) Homework. (See extended entry), Chapter 11 & 12 Notes. Biotechnology discussion.
10/9 Warm up/Attendance, Hot Zone Quiz 5, Endosymbiotic Theory Homework DUE! Biotechnology discussion continued. Biotechnology Issues Reading Assignment.
10/10 Warm up/Attendance, Biotechnology Socratic Seminar, Review for Unit Test (Time Permitting), UT Homework DUE at MN!
10/11 Warm up/Attendance, TEST, Speciation worksheet
10/12 Warm up/Attendance, Lifeboat Activity, Chapter 13 Notes
10/1 Attendance, Unit 4 Test (Chapters 8 & 9), Finish Dragon Genetics Posters, Hot Zone Reading: Finish book, Hot Zone Quiz 5 of 5 will be on 10/8
10/2 Attendance, Knock, Knock. Who’s There? Banana! Lab, Chapter 10 Notes, Hershey-Chase Video Clip
10/3 Attendance, DNA to RNA to Protein Model Building, Finish Chapter 10 Notes, UT Homework 6 available for download after 4PM covering Chapters 10, 11, and 12.
10/4 Attendance, Cracking the Code – Decoding the Genetic Code, Hot Zone Project Assignment & Rubric (Will be due on 10/12),
10/5 Attendance, Clone Video - (PEP RALLY during 3rd)
9/24 Warm up/Attendance, Human Karyotyping Homework due, Mitosis/Meiosis Multimedia posted to blog, Mitosis/Meiosis WebQuest (due 9/26), UT Homework 05 available for download by 4pm (Ch 8-9)
9/25 Warm up/Attendance, Chapter 9 Notes, New Seating Chart
9/26 Warm up/Attendance, Mitosis/Meiosis WebQuest HW DUE, Genetics Practice & Pedigree Take Home Lab
9/27 Warm up/Attendance, Pedigree Lab DUE, Dragon Genetics Day 1
9/28 Warm up/Attendance, Hot Zone Quiz 4, Dragon Genetics Day 2 & Review for Test 4 time permitting, UT Homework 5 is DUE by MN
TEST IS MONDAY OVER CHAPTERS 8 & 9!!!!
Meiosis square dance:
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/videos/22149/pgr22149_256k.asf
Mitosis Rap:
http://www.nclark.net/MitosisRap.mp3
If you have MS WORD you can access this file with all the directions for this online activity. This is due on Monday, September 24th when you walk in the room. A PRINTED COPY.
9/17 Warm up/Attendance, UNIT 3 TEST (Ch 4,6,7), What is Binary Fission, budding, chromosomes packet.
9/18 Warm up/Attendance, Ch 8 Notes; Meiosis Square Dance, UT Homework 4 - Optional Make Up Available for download by 4pm (Due by 4PM on 9/20)
9/19 Warm up/Attendance, EARLY RELEASE: Lorenzo’s Oil Day 1
9/20 Warm up/Attendance, Lorenzo’s Oil Day 2, Lorenzo’s Oil video questions due upon completion of movie, UT Homework 5 (Required) available for download by 4pm (Due by MN on 9/24) Optional UT Homework 4 make up is due by 4pm
9/21 Warm up/Attendance, PEP RALLY 2nd & 3rd: Chapter 9 Notes, Mitosis vs Meiosis WebQuest
COMING ATTRACTIONS: 9/24 6 week progress reports, Dragon Genetics Lab & Poster and UT Homework 5 due by MN, 9/25 Unit 4 Test (Ch 8 & 9)
9/10 Warm up/Attendance, Prokaryote vs Eukaryote Microscope Lab, Continue Eggcellent Experiment, Chapter 7: Photosynthesis, UT Homework 3 will be posted by 4PM for download (Due MN 9/13)
9/11 Warm up/Attendance, Continue Eggcellent experiment, Set up Elodea Experiment, Photosynthesis/Cell Resp. Video
9/12 Warm up/Attendance, Hot Zone Quiz #2, Hot Zone Reading Assignment 3 (Quiz 3 will be on 9/19), Finish Elodea Experiment and Eggcellent Experiment, Chapter 6 Cellular Respiration Notes
9/13 Warm up/Attendance, 3D Cell Project DUE TODAY (no rubric -10%, no project -50%), Cell Respiration Lab, Test 3 Review, UT Homework 03 Due at MN TONIGHT!
9/14 Warm up/Attendance, Unit Test #3 (Ch 4,6,7), Cellular Reproduction Packet
9/3 Holiday – No School
9/4 Warm up/Attendance, Hot Zone Quiz #1, Hot Zone Reading Assignment 2(Quiz 2 will be 9/10), Start Shipwrecked lab Day 1, Review for Unit 2 Test (BRING UT PRINTED HOMEWORK)
9/5 Warm up/Attendance, Unit 2 Test, Cell Project Assignment & Rubric (Project Due 9/12)
9/6 Warm up/Attendance, Shipwrecked lab Day 2, Chapter 4: A Tour of the Cell
9/7 Warm up/Attendance, Virtual Cell Lab
8/27 Warm up/Attendance, Elements in Living Things HW Due, Water in Living Things Lab Day 2, Macromolecule WebQuest (download file below), Hot Zone Reading Assignment #1: Read through “Total Immersion”(Quiz will be 9/4)
8/28 Warm up/Attendance, Finish Chapter 3 Notes, Macromolecule Crime Lab, UT Homework 2 Available for download (Due MN 8/30)
8/29 Warm up/Attendance, Chapter 5 The Working Cell, Enzyme Lab(s)
8/30 Warm up/Attendance, Chemistry for Biology Student Review, Unit 2 Review (Chapters 2,3,5), UT Homework must be submitted by MN
8/31 Warm up/Attendance, Unit 2 Test, Unit 3 Project Assignment & Rubric
Macromolecule WebQuest:
Download file
8/27 Warm up/Attendance, Elements in Living Things HW Due, Water in Living Things Lab Day 2, Macromolecule WebQuest (download file below), Hot Zone Reading Assignment #1: Read through “Total Immersion”(Quiz will be 9/4)
8/28 Warm up/Attendance, Finish Chapter 3 Notes, Macromolecule Crime Lab, UT Homework 2 Available for download (Due MN 8/30)
8/29 Warm up/Attendance, Chapter 5 The Working Cell, Enzyme Lab(s)
8/30 Warm up/Attendance, Chemistry for Biology Student Review, Unit 2 Review (Chapters 2,3,5), UT Homework must be submitted by MN
8/31 Warm up/Attendance, Unit 2 Test, Unit 3 Project Assignment & Rubric
Macromolecule WebQuest:
Download file
8/20 Warm up/Attendance, Chapter 1: Characteristics of Living Things, Media Center for UT sign up & FreeWebs set up
8/21 Warm up/Attendance, Finish Microscope Mania Stations, Unit 1 Test Review(Safety, Scientific Method, Experimental Design, Microscope, Characteristics of Living Things)
8/22 Warm up/Attendance, Unit 1 Test, pH Pre-lab worksheet
8/23 Warm up/Attendance, Begin Unit 2 (UNIT 2 Includes Chapters 2,3, & 5) Chapter 2:Chemical basis of life, Water in living things Day 1 & pH lab rotations
8/24 Warm up/Attendance, Water in living things lab Day 2, Chapter 3: Molecules of Cells
8/13 Intro, Syllabus (will review in class on later date), Learning Profiles, Bioglyphs
8/14 Warm up, Snowball fight, Intros, Seating assignments, lab safety video, lab safety & equipment scavenger hunt
8/15 Warm up, Precision of thought & speech activity, Intro to Sci Method, Scientific Method lab
8/16 Warm up, Review of syllabus & BC opportunity, review Sci Meth, experimental design, Lab rubric review, "A sticky situation" lab
8/17 Warm up, BC redemption, Intro to microscope, Microscope Mania lab
5/14 EOCT
5/15 EOCT
5/16 Finding Nemo Project assignment, rubric review, Movie day 1
5/17 Movie Day 2, Group work
5/18 Continue group work on Nemo Project and begin peer editing
5/21 Complete peer editing and create final group product and Intro to Forensics
5/22 Nemo Group Project DUE TODAY, continue Forensics
5/23 Forensic Lab
5/24-5/25 Unit Test over Nemo Project (Marine Biome, Classification, Ecology) and Forensics (Terms, Lab, and Investigative conclusion)
4/30 Intro to MySkillsTutor for EOCT review, Animal Diversity Web Hunt, Animal coloring book homework due
5/1 Ecology notes, Ecology Project Rubric Review
5/2 Animal Diversity Unit Test
5/3 Ecology Project
5/4 Ecology Project
4/16 Ch 17 Notes
4/17 Walk in the woods Botany (UT HOMEWORK POSTED)
4/18 Botany WebQuest
4/19 Review for Unit Test (UT HOMEWORK DUE AT MN-OUR TIME)
4/20 Unit Test (bacteria, protists, plants, fungi)
3/12 Ch 11 & 12 Notes
3/13 Clone Video, Project Rubric
3/14 Computer time for Project
3/15 Computer time for Project and Start Lorenzo's Oil
3/16 Lorenzo's Oil Completion
3/5 Finish Dragon genetics posters, begin chapter 10 notes
3/6 Finish Ch 10 notes, Video DNA: Master Molecule
3/7 Decode DNA messages, UT homework will be posted
3/8 Review Ch 8,9,10 for Test
3/9 Test over Ch 8,9,10 and UT Homework due
2/26 Finish mitosis/meiosis posters
2/27 Chapter 9 Intro, Binary Fission and Budding Homework packet
2/28 GATTACA
3/01 Finish GATTACA
3/02 Finish Chapter 9 notes, Pedigree take home lab
2/12 Chapter 7 Photosynthesis note, Photosynthesis Video, 3D Cell Projects are due
2/13 Warm Up: Matching Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration, Rate of Photosynthesis Lab, Photosynthesis vs Cellular Respiration Lab
3/14 UT Homework available and due on 3/15 at MN, Finish Photo/CellResp Lab, Review Chapters 4,6,7
3/15 Test Review Game(s) UT homwork due at MN
3/16 Unit 3 Test over Chapter 4,6,7
2/5 Unit 2 Test (Chapters 2,3,&5)
2/6 Cells Alive Internet Lesson, Eukaryotic Cell Project Assignment, Start Eggcellent Experiment, Begin Chapter 4 Notes (Tour of the Cell),
2/7 Finish Chapter 4 Notes, Video: Assignment Discovery Cells
2/8 Chapter 5 Notes (Photosynthesis), Begin Elodea Lab
2/9 Finish Eggcellent Experiment, Finish Elodea Lab, Computer Lab for WebPage Development
1/29 Chapter 5 Notes
1/30 Toothpickase Enzyme Lab
1/31 Review osmosis/diffusion, Day 1 of Sailor Lab
2/1 Day 2 of Sailor Lab (Class is shorter today due to extended Homeroom), UT Homework 1 Assignment
2/2 Biochemistry Test Review
COMING ATTRACTIONS: UT Homework must be submitted ONLINE by MN on Sunday 2/4, UNIT 2 Test will be MON 2/5
1/15 MLK Holiday-No School
1/16 Ch 1 Notes, Characteristics of Living Things Video w/worksheet, Dead or Alive Lab, Martian vs Car Activity
1/17 Anatomy of a Compound Light Microscope & Microscope Mania Lab Stations
1/18 Finish microscope stations and Review for Test
1/19 Unit 1 Test and Web Page Intro
1/8/07 Introduction, Review of Syllabus, Introduction Activity, Seating Chart, Book Form
1/9/07 Lab Safety (read manual pg 9-12), Complete handout and scavenger hunt, Watch Safety Video w/worksheet, Sign Safety contract
1/10/07 Safety Quiz, Scientific Method Intro, Scientific Method & Metric Measurements Video, Lab equipment intro
1/11/07 M&M Scientific Method lab, Experimental Design Intro, Experimental Design Homework
1/12/07 Cooperative Work Lab, Set up UT Homework login
12/18 Forensics Lab Investigation
12/19 Conclusion and Review of Forensics Unit
12/20 Unit Test on Nemo Project and Forensics
12/11 EOCT
12/12 EOCT and Finding Nemo Project Assignment
12/13 Finding Nemo Rubric(s), Day 1 of Finding Nemo
12/14 Day 2 of Finding Nemo, Class time to work on poster with group
12/15 Finding Nemo Poster Project DUE and Peer Review, Intro to Forensics Notes
12-5 The handout for the video is due tomorrow (Wednesday). You may watch the video again by clicking on the link below. It will open in Windows Media Player.
http://www.unitedstreaming.com/videos/22147/pgr22147_256k.asf
12/4 Chapter 34 notes, Biomes video, Biomes video note packet. Homework: Complete note packet by watching video again and turn in the last page of the packet tomorrow. WORK ON MYSKILLSTUTOR ASSIGNMENTS and PREPARE FOR THE EOCT!
12/5 Chapter 35 Notes, Carrying Capacity Activity, Predator/Prey Relationships. WORK ON MYSKILLSTUTOR ASSIGNMENTS and PREPARE FOR THE EOCT!
12/6 Early Release Day: Chapter 36 notes, WORK ON MYSKILLSTUTOR ASSIGNMENTS and PREPARE FOR THE EOCT!
12/7 Ecology Test over Chapters 34,35,36. Homework: WORK ON MYSKILLSTUTOR ASSIGNMENTS and PREPARE FOR THE EOCT!
12/8 EOCT Review Games
OVER THE WEEKEND: WORK ON MYSKILLSTUTOR ASSIGNMENTS and PREPARE FOR THE EOCT - All MySkillsTutor grades are to be completed by midnight Sunday for grading.
EOCT is MONDAY!!! Bring a couple #2 pencils and a good erasure! Be on time and NO CELL PHONES!
Click on the link below to review the biome video. The video will open in Windows Media Player for your viewing pleasure. Complete the corresponding notes provided in class. The last page of the packet is due on 12/5!
http://www.unitedstreaming.com/videos/BIOMES/pgr1079_300k.asf
11/27 Chapter 18 Notes
11/28 Animal WebQuest
11/29 Invert/Vert Lab Stations - UT Homework #5 Assigned
11/30 Invert/Vert Lab Stations - Study Session after school - UT Homework #5 due at MN
12/1 Chapter 18 Test, Extra Credit "Quiz", Take home EOCT test with scantron (Due MON)
**Remember to work on MySkillsTutor assignments to prep for the EOCT over the weekend too!**
11/20 Unit 8 Test over Prokaryotes, Protazoa, Fungi, and Plants
11/21 EOCT Preparation: My Skills Tutor assignments for review and practice test info
11/22 - 11/24 Holiday Break
11/20 Unit 8 Test over Prokaryotes, Protazoa, Fungi, and Plants
11/21 EOCT Preparation: My Skills Tutor assignments for review and practice test info
11/22 - 11/24 Holiday Break
11/13 - Biology Chapter 16 notes, Video: World of Protozoa
11/14 - Understanding Bacteria with worksheet, Definitions worksheets
11/15 - Bacteria lab part one, Chapter 17 Notes, Plant lab part one
11/16 - Bacteria lab part two, Plant lab part two, Flower lab
11/17 - Lab station rotations and review, UT Homework assignment for test prep
**TEST ON CHAPTERS 16 & 17 WILL BE ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20th!!**
**EOCT REVIEW ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE GIVEN ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21st!**
11/6- Chapter 15 notes
11/7- NO SCHOOL FOR YOU! :) Teacher Work Day. :(
11/8- Evolution Review Games, UT Homework assignment
11/9- Evolution Review Games, Test Review over Chapters 13,14, & 15, UT HOMEWORK DUE AT MIDNIGHT!
11/10- Unit 7 TEST over Chapters 13, 14, & 14
10/30 Rat Island poster completion
10/31 Present posters, Evolution Evidence Web Quest, FISHY FREQUENCY FORMAL LAB REPORT DUE TODAY!!!
11/1 Islands: Living Laboratories Video, Chapter 14 Notes
11/2 Video Quiz, Intro to Taxonomy - Phylongeny Terminology, Using dichotomous key, creating a dichotomous key
11/3 Evolution Evidence poster assembly, poster presentations, Conclude dichotomous keys
10/23 GATTACA quiz, Chapter 12 notes (only selected sections of ch 12)
10/24 Warm up quiz, video clone, video worksheet, THERE WILL BE A REVIEW SESSION FROM 3:30 TO 4PM IN MY ROOM AFTER SCHOOL TODAY FOR TEST
10/25 Test/Quiz over Selected sections of Chapters 11 and 12, Natural Selection activity (Bonus coupons for Goldfish- 5BC for bag of cheddar or pretel only, 10 BC for a box)
10/26 Chapter 13 Notes, Hardy-Weinberg goldfish lab
10/27 Survivor Rat Lab Activity
Directions:
•As a class we will view the movie "Gattaca."
•While watching the film complete the following worksheet (25pts –Due Friday immediately upon completion of the movie).
•Using own thoughts about the movie, heredity, and genetic engineering, write a one page response paper (50 pts – Due Monday when you come to class).
•Finally, you will take a quiz over the movie (25pts – Monday morning in class)
•Guidelines and suggestions for the paper are attached and should be removed since it is your rubric and you will turn it in with your paper. (Also outlined below, HOWEVER, you must turn in the handout I give you as the rubric to keep all possible points)
10/16 TOP DOG review game for Unit 5 Test
10/17 Unit 5 Test over Chapters 9 and 10
10/18 PSAT testing - Biology will not meet today
10/19 GATTACA the movie
10/20 Finish movie and PEP rally
10/09 Finish Genetics concepts lab, Chapter 9 homework (pg 180-181: MC 1-6, Additional problems 1,2,6,7,9,14,15, and CHOOSE ONE of the following, the "Thinking Like a Scientist" or "Science, Technology, & Society"
10/10 Start Dragon Genetics poster
10/11 Finish dragon genetics presentations
10/12 Chapter 10 notes, DNA synthesis (UT Homework assignment #2 will be available online this evening)
10/13 NO SCHOOL FOR YOU! - Teacher work day
Lorenzo likes to receive mail from his “friends” and well-wishers. You may write to him c/o The Myelin Project, 2136 Gallows Road, Suite E, Dunn Loring, Virginia 22027.
10/2 Unit 4 Test over chapter 8
10/3 Movie: Lorenzo's Oil
10/4 Movie: Lorenzo's Oil conclusion
10/5 Chapter 9 Notes
10/6 Genetics concepts lab, Take home pedigree lab (homework)
After you sign in, if you are sent to the UT home page, try the following link:
https://hw.utexas.edu/
9/25 Chapter 8 notes (mitosis), homework budding-binary fission- mitosis packet
9/26 Chapter 8 notes (meiosis), pre-lab mitosis/meisosis coloring, labeling page
9/27 Visualizing mitosis lab
9/28 Chapter 8 notes (problems with meiosis and karyotyping), Projects/presentations due today.
9/29 Karyotyping lab
TEST ON CHAPTER WILL BE MONDAY 10/2/06
9/18 Class is 20 minutes shorter during 2nd & 3rd period due to "Constitution Day" and Guidance is presenting a 45 minute lesson to all freshman during these classes. Remaining time will be used to collect experimental data and report conclusions on Cellular Respiration lab and clean up.
9/19 Chapter 7 Photosynthesis notes. Begin photosynthesis/cellular respiration lab. There will be a test review session after school today.
9/20 Conclude photosynthesis lab. Online photosynthesis/cellular respiration Gizmos.
9/21 Unit 3 Test over Parts of the Cell, The Microscope, Cellular Respiration, and Photosynthesis
9/22 Chapter 9 Mitosis/Meiosis notes.
9/11 Begin chapter 4 notes, Video cell structure function with worksheet, Homework color & label plant & animal cell
9/12 Finish chapter 4 notes, Intro to compound light microscope, Microscope lab stations
9/13 Begin chapter 6 notes, cell structure lab
9/14 Finish chapter 6 notes, yeast lab setup, photosynthesis lab set up
9/15 Begin chapter 7 notes, finish yeast lab
9/4 No School - Labor Day
9/5 Chapter 5 Notes and start Sailor Lab
9/6 Enzyme Virtual lab, Review for test
9/7 Test Chapters 2,3,&5 - Finish sailor lab
9/8 Chapter 4 Tour of the Cell Notes
8/28 Chapter 2 notes, pH lab, Test 1 review
8/29 Lab stations-properties of water
8/30 Chapter 3 notes
8/31 Enzymes lab
9/1 Chapter 5 notes
8/21 Characteristics of Living Things, experimental design, and review
8/22 Unit 1 test
8/23 Intro to Chemistry webquest
8/24 Intro to Chemistry webquest continued
8/25 Life's Macromolecules Virtual lab and Chapter 3 notes
5/22 Forensic hair analysis
5/23 Blood Typing and DNA review
5/24 Lion King
5/25 No Bio class today
5/26 Forensic Science Unit Test
5/15 Forensic webquest
5/16 CSI with worksheets
5/17 Presentations of webquest results & Intro to crime scene
5/18 Labs for crime scene
5/19 Labs for crime scene
MON 5/8 EOCT Day 1
TUE 5/9 EOCT Day 2 (All Review assignments must be completed by 2pm today)
WED 5/10 Frog Dissection Lab
THU 5/11 GATTACA
FRI 5/12 GATTACA and GATTACA Quiz
5/1 Biome Project Presentations, Abiotic Cycle Videos
5/2 Biome Project Quiz, Biome Project Presentations, Ch 36 Notes
5/3 Biome Project and Ch 36 Quiz, Abiotic Cycle Videos, EOCT Online Review
5/4 Abiotic Cycles Quiz, EOCT Online Review
5/5 EOCT Jeopardy Review Games A and B
REMINDER: The cut off for all the online reviews at "MySkillsTutor" (assignments,quizzes, and post-tests) is the the 9th of May!
MAY 8 and MAY 9 BIOLOGY EOCT (Final Exam 15%)
Mon 4/24 TEST, Biome WebQuest Group Assignments
Tue 4/25 Ch 34 Notes, Biomes Video, WebQuest Group work, After school TEST MAKE UP
Wed 4/26 Ch 34 QUIZ, Ch 35 Notes, Population Dynamics Activities (May be outside weather pemitting, wear proper clothing!)
Thu 4/27 Ch 35 QUIZ, Group work-project finale
Fri 4/28 Project Presentations, Intro to EOCT Online Review Assignments
Mon (17) Finish ch 17 notes, Animal diversity video, video quiz, chapter 18 homework packet assignments
Tue (18) Homwork exercise 3 due, Chapter 18 notes
Wed (19) Homework exercises 4,5,6, and 7 due, Finish chapter 18 notes
Thur (20) Homework exercises 8,10,11,12, and 13 due, Review chapters 16,17, and 18
Fri (21) Homework multiple choice questions due, TEST CHAPTERS 16,17, and 18
4/10 Chapter 16 Notes Prokaryotes, Chemical and Biological Weapons Video
4/11 Finish Chapter 16 Notes, Bacterial collection
4/12 WebQuest and Intro to Fungi
4/14 Chapter 17 Notes
4/15 Field Trip to Fernbank
3/27 Mon - Finish dichotomous keys for buttons, peer reviews of dichotomous keys
3/28 Tue - Chapter 15 Notes with PPT
3/29 Wed - Finish Ch 15, Evolution activity worksheets
3/30 Thu - Review game for Ch 13,14,15
3/31 Fri - Test Ch 13,14,15
Mon - TEST Ch. 8,9,10,12
Tue - GENETIC DISORDERS PROJECTS DUE TODAY, begin project presentations, intro to RAT activity
Wed - Presentations, Continue RAT activity
Thu - Presentations, Intro to Evolution
Fri - Bill Nye Evolution Video
3/6 Review of Dragon Offspring, Genetics Project Assignments and Rubric (DUE 3/13)
3/7 Ch 10 Notes, DNA "Master Molecule" Video
3/8 DNA Replication Lab
3/9 Ch 12 Highlights and Review for Test
3/10 Test Ch 8,9,10,12
2/27 Chapter 9 Heredity notes
2/28 Lorenzo's Oil Movie
3/1 Finish Lorenzo's Oil
3/2 Finish Ch 9 notes - Start Dragon Genetics
3/3 Finish Dragon Genetics
2/21- ch 8 notes, cell division
2/22- finish ch 8 notes, mitosis video, homework packet given today is due on 2/24
2/23- quiz, mitosis/meiosis webquest - make sure you know your login info
2/24- ch 9 notes, genetics and laws of inheritance
Mon: Finish Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis labs, Review test 2, Begin Chapter 7 notes on photosynthesis
Tue: Finish Ch 7 notes, Photosynthesis homework packet
Wed: Test Review Chapters 6 & 7 Cellular Respiration & Photosynthesis
Thu: Test
Fri: No school for students/Teacher work day
Mon: Finish Sailor lab
Tue: test review "top dog" review game
Wed: TEST (Cell resp. lab day 1)
Thu: Chapter 6 Cellular Respiration (lab day 2)
Fri: FORMAL LAB REPORT DUE on sailor lab, continue cell respiration, (lab day 3)
Mon: Finish Sailor lab
Tue: test review "top dog" review game
Wed: TEST (Cell resp. lab day 1)
Thu: Chapter 6 Cellular Respiration (lab day 2)
Fri: FORMAL LAB REPORT DUE on sailor lab, continue cell respiration, (lab day 3)
Mon 1/30 Black HIstory Month Scientists/Inventors Poster Presentation due
Tue 1/31 Ch 4 A Tour of the Cell
Wed 2/1 Continue Ch 4, Cell microscope lab
Thurs 2/2 Introduction to Mitosis
Fri 2/3 Mitosis Webquest
Tues - Finish Ch 1 Notes, Intro to Microscope
Weds - Microscope lab
Thurs - Chapter 2 Notes
Fri - Chemistry of Cells WebQuest