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| Date and Day | In Class | Homework Due for Next Class |
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| 1/26 Day 7 |
Welcome Spring Semester!! |
Read 10.1 and 10.2 and make flash cards or a vocab sheet for the terms given in class (Handout) |
| 1/28 Day 9 |
Meiosis Review - Order Introduce Mendelian Genetics |
Genetic Disorder Research Project Due Feb. 5th Here is a link to the word file for the project: |
| 2/1 Day 1 |
Genetics Problems - Practice making Punnett Squares Introduce Pedigrees |
Answer End of Ch. 10 Questions #1-7, 10, 12-16 |
| 2/3 Day 3 |
Parent Conference Day | Genetics Research Project |
| 2/5 Day 5 |
SNOW DAY |
Read 13.2 and take notes. Be sure to keep track of the vocabulary - you may want to begin a new set of flash cards or vocabulary list |
| 2/9 Day 7 |
SNOW DAY | Ch. 13 End of Chapter Questions (p. 383-384) #10-13, 14, 15, 16, 20 |
| DROP DOWN Day 8 2/10 |
SNOW DAY | |
| 2/11 Day 9 |
SNOW DAY | Read all of Ch. 14 and complete the Reading Guide |
| 2/17 Day 1 |
Genetic Disorder Research Project DUE Assembly Day - 60 minutes Introduce Complex Inheritance and work problems |
Finish all Genetic Practice Problems |
| 2/19 Day 3 |
Forensics and Biotechnology Answers: |
Finish the lab - Green Handout - fillout Data Table 1 and answer the questions on the handout - will collect. Go through the PowerPoint |
| 2/23 Day 5 |
PowerPoint on Gene Technology PCR, DNA Sequencing, Human Genome Project Finish "Cracking the Code of Life" |
Study for TEST on Meiosis, Genetics and Biotechnology |
| 2/25 Day 7 |
TEST on Meiosis, Genetics and Biotechnology | Read the article on Ardi - "The Oldest Skeleton of Human Ancestor Found" by National Geographic. Answer the following questions in paragraph form: For more information, check out these videos: |
| 3/1 Day 9 |
Ch. 14 - Fossils, Radiometric Dating, Geologic Time Scale, Origin of Life on Earth |
Read 15.1 and 15.2. Take notes on 15.1 and fill out the chart using 15.2 |
| 3/3 Day 1 |
Ch. 15 Evidence of Evolution |
Read p. 438-441 |
| 3/5 Day 3 |
Speciation, Natural Selection Thweeps TED Talk - Louise Leakey on "Who are we?" Adaptation of the Human Hand |
Study for Evolution quiz |
| 3/9 Day 5 |
Work on Zoo Project - your fact sheet is due at the end of the day on 3/11. You should have a solid foundation in that fact sheet at the start of class. | |
| 3/11 Day 7 |
Fact Sheet is Due at the end of the Day Finish Human Classification - Fact Sheet Rubric Work day for Zoo Project |
Have a wonderful Spring Break! |
| 3/22 Day 5 |
Animals - Body Plan, Characteristics, Adaptations Continue to work on Zoo Project |
Finish up Zoo Project |
| 3/23 Day 9 |
Introduction to Plants Hardy Nature Walk Radish seed germination experiment |
Chapter 21 Reading Guide Complete the Reading Guide |
| 3/25 Day 1 |
Zoo Exhibits are Due at the end of the Period. Your Exhibits will be graded an on the 3rd quarter Exhibit Rubric Presentation Rubric |
Ch. 22 and Complete the Reading Guide |
| 3/29 Day 3 |
Science Comment Writing Day | |
| 3/31 Day 5 |
Zoo Presentations - Get ready to be approved by the public and the National Zoo and Aquarium Accredidation Committee! Let's have some fun and learn about all these different animals in the process! | |
| 4/6 Day 7 |
Review Plant Evolution - water to land Dissect veggies - look at roots and stems Plant Structure and Function |
Read 23.2 and p.676-678 (Seed dispersal) and take notes |
| 4/8 Day 9 |
Intro to Plant Model Plant Reproduction Dissect a flower Pollination versus Fertilization |
Get supplies together to create your Plant model |
| 4/12 Day 1 |
Build your Plant Model - make sure you bring all of your supplies with you. I will supply scissors, tape, colored paper, glue, markers. | Study for the Plant Quest |
| 4/14 Day 3 |
Present their model Plant Quest |
Read Ch. 32 and Complete the Chart Answers |
| 4/16 Day 5 |
Skin, Muscle and Bone Skin, Muscle and Bone Intro Activity - body systems PowerPoint Reading - "Teens, Truth and Tans" Muscle Contraction - Sarcomere Animation |
Read 33.1 and 33.4 and take notes |
| 4/20 Day 7 |
Finish up Muscle - sarcomere and contraction and relaxation Nervous System Neurons, Path of a reflexNervous system Structure of a Neuron "The Brain and the Human Pump" Video By the end of today, you should be able to answer the following questions. |
Complete the worksheet on Neurons Click this link to get to the website |
| 4/22 Day 9 |
Nervous System - the brain Action Potential Animation Snyapse Animation Map the parts of the brain Drugs and their effect on the brain Mouse Party! |
Study for Quest |
| 4/26 Day 1 |
Skin, Muscle, Bone and Nervous Quest Begin Circulatory System Blood - types of cells PowerPoint Blood Type Activity |
Read 34.1 and do the Reading Guide |
| 4/28 Day 3 |
Cardiovascular System - Watch "The Human Pump" Video and took notes - label the parts of the heart - Trace the flow of blood through the circulatory system - Watch an electrocardiogram of a human heart Blank Hearts for Practice |
Read 34.2 and take notes I want you to pick one of the respiratory diseases from page 1004 and find more information related to: - what is it's cause? Write a paragraph summarizing the answers to these questions and bring it to class. |
| 4/30 Day 5 |
Respiration - observe our own breathing - what is going on? - Lung model - Review respiration in different organisms |
No Homework |
| 5/4 Day 7 |
Respiration - Goldfish Lab | Study for Quest Finish your graph, table and conclusions. This is what you need to include in your conclusion paragraph: - what did you find? Agree or disagree with your hypothesis? |
| 5/6 Day 9 |
Quest on Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems YouTube video on the nephron Excretory System Urinalysis lab |
Read 34.4 and answer these questions |
| 5/10 Day 1 |
Digestive System and Nutrition | Read 35.1 and 35.3 and take notes |
| 5/12 Day 3 |
Finish the Nutrition Activity - make menu plans Endocrine System |
Study for Quest |
| 5/14 Day 5 |
Quest on Excretory, Digestive, and Nutrition Begin Reproductive System |
Read 36.1 and answer the questions on p. 1053 (#1 and 4) |
| 5/18 Day 7 |
Menstrual Cycle Reproductive System - structure, function |
Read 36.2 and 36.3 and answer questions on p. 1069-1070 (#7, 8, 10, 15,16, 17, 22) |
| 5/20 Day 9 |
Repro BINGO - get ready! Human Development Pregancy, Labor and Delivery |
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| 5/24 Day 1 |
Review Day | |
| 5/26 Day 3 |
Reading Day | |
| 5/28 Day 5 |
Science EXAM | |
| Date and Day | In Class | Homework Due for Next Class |
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10/1 Day 9 |
Populations - talk about density dependent and independent factors, Competition (Competitive Exclusion Principle), and r and k strategists Bacterial Population Growth - S and J curves Science Chat by Amanda Matz |
Study for Unit Test |
10/5 Day 1 |
Ecology TEST |
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10/7 Day 3 |
Letter Writing Day |
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10/9 Day 5 |
Your letters and picket signs are due at the beginning of class Today we will be talking about the summer reading books - bring your summer reading book to class |
Read 6.1 and 6.2 and fill out the packet questions for 6.1-6.2 |
10/13 Day 7 |
Begin Chemistry Talk about 6.1 and 6.2 including review of atoms, molecules, bonding, and chemical reactions Enzymes |
Work on Biobottle Report |
10/15 Day 9 |
Biobottle Report Workday - You will have class time to work on the report, ask me questions, get with your partner, do what you have to do. |
Biobottle Report Due Monday |
10/19 Day 1 |
Ch. 6.3 - Water and its properties Begin 6.4 Macromolecules |
Read 6.3 and 6.4 and answer questions in the packet for 6.3-6.4 Study for quiz on Chemistry - 6.1 to 6.3 |
10/21 Day 3 |
Science Chat - Kaleigh Quiz on 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 Macromolecules and Enzymes |
Biobottle Revisions |
10/23 Day 5 |
Science Chat - Jamila and Julia D Macromolecules - Demos - Enzymes and Denaturation of Proteins - Protein Structure |
Biobottle Revisions and End of Chapter Review Questions # 1-9, 14-20, 25 -29, 31-32, 43 ANSWERS TO HW |
10/27 Day 7 |
Final Biobottle report DUE
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Study for Chemistry Quest |
10/29 Day 9 |
Chemistry QUEST - first half of period |
Read the exerpt from The Andromeda Strain and write a paragraph summarizing what Leavitt was saying and explaining whether you agree or disagree with Leavitt. Why or why not? |
11/2 Day 1 |
Science Chat - Kaitlin Discuss the Andromeda Strain HW Introduce the Cell Theory Look at Cheek cells and Elodea cells with the microscopes Discuss the history of cell biology and spontaneous generation |
Read 7.1 and 7.2. After reading you should be able to: |
11/4 Day 3 |
Science Chat - Katie Homework Quiz Eukaryotes vs. Prokaryotes Cell Theory PowerPoint Demo: Are bigger cells Better? |
Read 7.3 and make flash cards for all cell parts. Use the chart on page 199 to help you. You will be responsible for structure and function, cell type, and recognizing it in a picture. Use the pictures of cells provided (handouts) to label. Write a summary of our demo today. Here are things you should consider in your write-up. |
11/6 Day 5 |
Science Chat - Jordan 30 minute class - Professional Day Review Organelles |
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11/ 11 Day 7 |
Indroduce the Plasma Membrane PowerPoint - Selective Permeability - Homeostasis - Phospholipid Bilayer - Tansport Proteins Label organelles Label the Organelles - practice Determine which organelles are in plants vs. animals Answers to Cells Alive Worksheet |
Study for Organelle Quiz Do End of the Chapter Problems #21-27, 32 (These may help you study for the quiz) Here is another site that might help: http://www.biologycorner.com/bio1/cellquiz.html |
11/13 Day 9 |
Organelle Quiz Website I showed during Drop Down - sizes Bursting Bacteria with Penicillin Science Chat - Zoey Potato Demo - Osmosis Cellular Transport: Diffusion, Osmosis, Passive Transport, Active Transport |
Read 7.4 and take notes. Answer these End of the chapter (7) questions (p.212). #33 - 37, 38, 42 |
11/17 Day 1 |
Finish up Cellular Transport - Na+/K+ Pump Transport in Yeast and onion cells |
Study for the TEST |
11/19 Day 3 |
TEST on Chapter 7 |
Read 8.1 and 8.2 and take notes |
11/23 Day 5 |
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No Homework, Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break! |
11/30 Day 7 |
Introduce Photosynthesis - absorption of light energy - spectra - pigments - changing leaves in the fall - structure of the chloroplast |
Complete the handout titled "Chemiosmosis - The Mechanism of ATP Synthesis in Chloroplasts" It is a coloring activity, so get our your colors!! |
12/2 Day 9 |
Science Chat - Bria Finish up Photosynthesis Demo - Elodea and Photosynthesis |
Read p.228 and 231- 233 (starting at Anaerobic respiration)
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12/4 Day 1 |
Cellular Respiration - you need to come to class prepared with any questions you have - don't wait for me! Answers to the Respiration Study Guide Answers to the Energy and Photosynthesis Study Guide |
Study for Quest |
12/8 Day 3 |
Cell Energy Quest Cell Division Activity |
Read p. 246-252. Use these pages to help you label the flip chart and try to answer some of the questions on the white handout. We will be going over more of it in class as well. BRING YOUR TEXTBOOK TO NEXT CLASS!! |
12/10 Day 5 |
Science Chat - Maddi Bring your textbook to class Look at cells Discuss why the cell cycle is so important Review the stages to the cell cycle and mitosis |
Study for quiz on cell cycle and mitosis - it is on the material you read about for homework. You can use the handout I gave you in class to help. |
12/ 14 Day 7 |
Quiz on cell cycle and mitosis DNA Structure and Replication |
Read p. 329-332 and take notes |
12/16 Day 9 |
Science Chat - Rachael DNA Replication |
Read 12.2 and 12.3 |
12/18 Day 1 |
Strawberry DNA Extraction |
Have a Wonderful Holiday Break!!!!! Enjoy!! |
1/5 Day 3 |
Review DNA, Replication and Cell Cycle Transcription Start Translation |
Read 12.3 and take notes Study for the Quiz on DNA Structure and Replication |
1/7 Day 5 |
Quiz on DNA Structure and Replication Review Transcription Translation |
Answer questions in the purple packet ANSWERS TO PACKET |
1/11 Day 7 |
FINAL Protein Synthesis Activity Mutations and Snork |
Prepare for the Review Day - Fill out organizational chart |
1/13 Day 9 |
Review Day | |
1/15 Day 1 |
Reading Day | Study for the EXAM |
1/22 |
Science EXAM |