Week 19: Jan 4 - 7

Tuesday, Jan 4

1. Review Expectations

2. Please have your 1 inch 3 ring binder by Monday, Jan 10th

3. DNA intro activity

4. Hand out Vocab Packet

Wednesday, Jan 5 - Numbers Lab

1. DNA replication & division WebQuest

2. Day 1 Vocab

Thursday, Jan 6 - Numbers Lab

1. WebQuest continued

2. Day 2 Vocab

Friday, Jan 7

**We still have the Numbers Lab, if needed**

1. Review WebQuest

2. Review Vocab

3. Week 19 Quiz - DNA Vocab

3 Weeks Left!

I hope everyone had a lovely, relaxing break!

3 More Weeks to Go!

Week 16: November 29 - December 3

Monday, Nov 29

1. OQ

2. Review Exam

3. Access Prior Knowledge on Photosynthesis & Respiration

Tuesday, Nov 30

1. OQ

2. Photosynthesis Notes

3. Summary Activity

Wednesday, Dec 1

1. OQ

2. Complete Photosynthesis Notes

3. Summary Activity

4. Assign Roles for Skit

Thursday, Dec 2

1. OQ

2. Photosynthesis Skit

3. Summary Activity

Friday, Dec 3

1. OQ

2. Quiz

3. Respiration Skit

Week 17: December 6 - 10

Monday, Dec 6

1. OQ

2. Summary Bookmark

3. Photosynthesis Pre-Lab

4. Week 16 NB Check

Tuesday, Dec 7

1. OQ

2. Photosynthesis Lab, Day 1: Set-Up & Data Collection

Wednesday, Dec 8

1. OQ

2. Photosynthesis Lab, Day 2: Data Collection & Analysis

Thursday, Dec 9

1. OQ

2. "Is ATP Worth It?" Activity

Friday, Dec 10

1. OQ

2. Review ATP Activity

3. Quiz

4. Wk 17 Notebook CheckWeek 18: December 13 - 16

Monday, Dec 13

1. OQ

2. Review

**LAST DAY FOR ALL LATE WORK!!!**

Tuesday, Dec 14

1. OQ

2. Review

Wednesday, Dec 15

FINALS: Period 3

Thursday, Dec 16

FINALS: Periods 6, 7

Week 15: November 15 - 19

Monday, Nov 15

1. OQ

2. Complete Gummy Bear Lab

3. Complete Cubic Cell Activity

4. Notebook Check

Tuesday, Nov 16

1. OQ

2. Review Guide, answer Qs in NB

Wednesday, Nov 17

1. OQ

2. Review Board Game

Thursday, Nov 18

1. Submit NB

2. Cell Test - Part 1 (Organic Molecules, Enzymes, Microscopes)

Friday, Nov 19

1. Cell Test - Part 2 (Cell Organelles, Cell Transport, Cell Size)

ENJOY BREAK!

NO HOMEWORK!

Week 14: November 8 - 12

Monday, Nov 8

1. Opening Question

2. Week 13 Notebook Check

3. Present Posters

4. Poster Review/Quiz

***Collect Period 3 Notebooks!***

Tuesday, Nov 9

1. Opening Question: Prefixes

2. Cell Membrane Dynamics Notes

3. Gummy Bear Pre-Lab

***Period 6 Notebook Check!***

Wednesday, Nov 10

1. Opening Question

2. Gummy Bear Lab, Day 1

3. Complete Membrane Notes

***Period 7 Notebook Check!***

Thursday, Nov 11

1. Opening Question

2. Gummy Bear Lab, Day 2

3. Cubic Cell Activity

Friday, Nov 12

1. Opening Question

2. Gummy Bear Lab, Day 3

3. Post-Lab Analysis Questions/Graph

4. Lab is replacing the weekly quiz.

Week 13: November 1- 5

Monday, Nov 1

1. Complete Cell Notes

**Period 3 Notebook Check!**

Tuesday, Nov 2

1. Organelle Summary Activity

2. Cell City Analogy Activity

**Period 6 Notebook Check**

Wednesday, Nov 3

1. Cell Analogy Project Intro

2. Group Work Time

**Period 7 Notebook Check**

Thursday, Nov 4

1. Cell Analogy Group Work Time

Friday, Nov 5

1. Cell Analogy Gallery Walk

2. Quiz: Summarize 5 of the Cell Analogies (You cannot choose your own!)

Week 12: October 25 - 29

Monday, Oct 25

1. Wet Mount Lab

2. Start Observing Cells Lab

Tuesday, Oct 26

1. Observing Cells Lab

2. Analysis Questions

Wednesday, Oct 27

1. Cell Notes

2. Summary

Thursday, Oct 28

1. Cell Notes

2. Summary

Friday, Oct 29

1. Quiz

2. NB Check & Grading the Lab Moving to Monday

3. Halloween Demo Day!

Week 11: October 18 - 22

Monday, Oct 18

1. Review Quiz, OM Activity & Lab

2. Enzyme Notes

Tuesday, Oct 19

1. Finish Enzyme Notes

2. Liver Pre-Lab

Wednesday, Oct 20

1. Liver Lab

Thursday, Oct 21

1. Liver Lab Discussion Notes

2. Parts of a Microscope

3. Math with Objectives

Friday, Oct 22

1. Wet Mount Lab

2. Start Observing Cells Lab

Week 8: September 27 - October 1

Monday, September 27

1. Acid Rain Lab Write-Up

Tuesday, September 28

1. Ecology Review Day 1

2. Work on Notecard

Wednesday, September 29

1. Ecology Review Day 2

2. Finish Notecard

Thursday, September 30

1. Ecology Test

Friday, October 1

1. Intro to Cells

Week 7: September 20 - 24

Monday, Sept 20

1. Make-Up Day

2. Finish/Review Teddy's Deer

3. Hand out progress reports

Tuesday, Sept 21

1. BioGeoChemical Cycles

2. Acid Lab Pre-Lab

Wednesday, Sept 22

1. Acid Rain Lab

Thursday, Sept 23

1. Acid Rain Lab Write-Up

Friday, Sept 24

1. Ecology Review (Day 1)

Week 6: September 13 -17

Monday, Sept 13
1. Review Graphing Quiz
2. Ecological Succession Notes
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Tuesday, Sept 14
1. Complete Notes, if needed
2. Lake Michigan Activity
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Wednesday, Sept 15
1. Collect Lake Michigan Activity, if not submitted Tuesday
2. Mount St Helen's Reading
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Thursday, Sept 16
1. Population Dynamics Reading Guide
2. Population Graph Analysis
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Friday, Sept 17
1. NB Check
2. Ecological Succession Quiz
3. Start Teddy's Deer Activity (We will complete Monday.)

Week 5: September 7 - 10

Tuesday, Sept 7

1. Review Notebook

2. Review Week 4 Quiz

3. Tape Quiz into NB

4. Energy Transfer Lab

--> Notebook Set-Up

--> Group Formation

Wednesday, Sept 8

1. Energy Transfer Lab

--> Data Collection

--> Data Analysis

Thursday, Sept 9

1. Energy Transfer Lab

--> Conclusion

2. Ecological Succession Notes

Friday, Sept 10

1. Notebook Self-Assess

2. Week 5 Quiz

3. Lake Michigan Secondary Succession Activity

Week 4: August 30 - September 2

Monday, August 30

1. Review Notebooks

2. Food Chain/Food Web Brainstorm

3. Notes

4. Summary Activity

Tuesday, August 31

1. Forest Activity

2. 10% Energy Transfer Reading

3. Complete Reading Guide

4. Summary Activity

Wednesday, September 1

1. Additional Notes on Energy Transfer (NPP = GPP - R)

2. Intro Lab & Start Modeling Design

Thursday, September 2

1. Quiz

2. Collect Notebooks

3. Practice Lab on Small Scale, in class, and finalize procedure for Tuesday

NO SCHOOL FRIDAY

for All Students

Week 3: August 23 - 27

Monday, Aug 23

1. Madagascar Research in Computer Lab

2. Stamp Completion of Role Questions

3. HW: Complete Research, if not completed in class

Tuesday, Aug 24

1. Role Research Findings shared with Group

2. Make a Conservation Plan

3. Complete Conservation Plan Worksheet, teacher must sign off on the proposed plan

4. Start Poster

Wednesday, Aug 25

1. Work on Madagascar Poster

2. Determine Spokesperson

Thursday, Aug 26

1. Madagascar Presentations/Poster Gallery Walk

2. Vote on the Best Conservation Plan & Why

Friday, Aug 27

1. Quiz on Ecosystems

2. Notebook Check

3. Brainstorming Activity on Food Chains and Food Webs

Week 2: August 16-20

Monday, Aug 16

1. Review Notes

2. Draw T-Shirt Summary

3. Biome Notes

4. Go Over Score Sheet

Tuesday, Aug 17

1. Biome Groups

2. Start Presentations, if time

Wednesday, Aug 18

1. Biome Presentations

2. Complete Graphic Organizer

3. Tape/Glue into Notebook, Update Table of Contents

Thursday, Aug 19

1. Intro Madagascar Project

2. Determine Groups

3. HW: Know your Computer User ID & Password for Monday

Friday, Aug 20

1. Quiz

2. Notebook Check

3. Fun Trivia Game

Week 1: August 12-13

Welcome to Biology! We are going to have a wonderful year filled with group projects and fun labs. We will also be using a lot of AVID strategies, such as interactive notebooks. I am looking forward to meeting everyone!

Week 1: Aug 12-13

Thursday:

• Welcome
• Guidelines & Grading
• Name Game
• Notecard w/Goal Setting
• No Homework

Friday:

• Introduce Cornell Notes & Using the Notebook
• Do a T-Shirt Summary of the Notes
• Decorate the Notebook Cover
• No Homework --> Have a great weekend!

Surprise: Bring me a slip of paper with your name and the secret password "Biology is Life" anytime during week 2 (Aug. 16 - 20) and you will get a sweet prize! We will see who followed my advice to check out the blog. : )

Welcome to the 2010 - 2011 School Year!

This year we will be taking a new approach to Biology.

We will be using an inquiry based approach using lessons by BSCS.

We will still be using some of the favorite labs from past years.

I look forward to a great year!

End of the Year --> Intro to Chemistry

Our goal for the end of the year is to get students prepared for chemistry in the fall.

Topics will include...

1. Why study chemistry?

2. The Periodic Table

3. Properties of Matter

4. Model of the Atom

5. Molecules and Compounds

Week 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34

Hi Students. Sorry I am so behind on my posts.

Week 34: April 26 - 30

Pig Dissection Week!!!

Monday: Opening Up the Pig

Tuesday: Pig Digestive System

Wednesday: NO SCHOOL!

Thursday: Pig Urinary System

Friday: Pig Respiratory System

Journals will be due Monday!

Week 33: April 19 -23

Monday: Play and Submit Board Games

Tuesday: Read and Analyze Article on the Appendix

Wednesday: Continue Article on the Appendix

Thursday: Start Sleep Study Article

Friday: Sleep Study Write-Up and Pig Dissection Pre-Lab

Week 32: April 12-16

Monday: Start Board Games

Tuesday: Work on Board Games

Wednesday: Work on Board Games

Thursday: Board Games

Friday: Pitch Board Games, Fix any "bugs"

Week 31: April 5-9

Monday: Strength Video

Tuesday: Human Body Notes

Wednesday: Human Body Notes

Thursday: Human Body Notes

Friday: Human Body Rotation Lab

Week 30: March 22-25

Week of Cladograms & Classifications

Week 29: March 15-19

Week of the Salamander Speciation

Week 28: March 8 - 12

CSAP WEEK!!!!

Monday, March 8
1. Human Body Video Series

Tuesday, March 9 (NO BIOLOGY)

Wednesday, March 10
1. Human Body Video Series

Thursday, March 11 (NO BIOLOGY)

Friday, March 12
1. Complete Human Body Video Series

Week 27: March 1 - 5

Monday, March 1
1. Review Natural Selection
2. Write Claim-Evidence-Reasoning Conclusion
3. Compile Bunny Breeding Lab

Tuesday, March 2
1. Collect Bunny Lab
2. Natural Selection Notes
3. Pre-Lab Beaky Bird

Wednesday, March 3
1. Beaky Bird Lab

Thursday, March 4
1. Complete Beaky Bird
2. Start Natural Selection Writing Prompts

Friday, March 5
1. Complete Natural Selection Writing Prompts

Week 26: February 22 -26

Monday, February 22
1. Test Review Game

Tuesday, Febraury 23
1. Biology Test

Wednesday
1. Bunny Breeding Data Collection

Thursday, February 25
1. Bunny Breeding Data Collection & Compile Class Data

Friday, February 26
1. Review Test
2. Highlight Comments on Class Data
3. Natural Selection Video

Week 25: February 16 - February 19

I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend.

Tuesday, February 16

1. Period 5 needs more time to finish the pedigree activity

2. Notes on Genotypes, Phenotypes, Punnett Squares

3. SpongeBob Video

Wednesday, February 17

1. SpongeBob Activity

Thursday, February 18

1. Finish Notes

2. Start Dragon Babies

Friday, February 19

1. Finish Dragon Babies

Week 24: Feb 8-11

Monday, Feb 8
1. Assign Groups of 4
2. Assign section to read and which question to answer
3. Jigsaw to answer all of the questions (I will model with the last question)
4. Personal Opinion Take Two

Tuesday, Feb 9
1. Watch video "Finding Disease Genes"
2. Reflect on the video
3. Personal Opinion Take Three
4. Summarize all three takes in the Final Take
5. Start Pedigree Notes, if time

Wednesday, Feb 10
1. Pedigree Notes
2. Heredity Questions/Quiz

Thursday, Feb 11
1. Human Pedigree Activity
2. Due by the end of the period.
3. No Homework

Week 23: Feb 1 - Feb 5

Monday, Feb 1
1. Review Quiz
2. One Wrong Letter Video Clip
3. Discussion Questions
4. Start Mutation Notes

Tuesday, Feb 2
1. Choose 1 of 4 articles to read
2. Write a two-part essay (1) Short Summary, (2) Opinion

Wednesday, Feb 3
1. Genetic Testing Notes
2. Genetic Testing Activity

Thursday, Feb 4
1. Genetic Testing Notes
2. Genetic Testing Activity

Friday, Feb 5
1. Video: CLONE by National Geographic
2. Writing Prompt, due at end of period

Week 22: Jan 25 - Jan 29

Monday, Jan 25

1. Graphing Assessment

2. Complete Make-Up Work

Tuesday, Jan 26

1. DNA Reading Activity & Discussion

Wed - Fri, Jan 27 - 29

1. Say it with DNA Activity

2. Notes/Video Clips

Week 21: Tuesday, January 19 - Friday, January 22

Tuesday, January 19

1. DNA Replication Notes & Vocab

2. Start DNA Kit Activity

Wednesday, January 20

1. Continued Replication Notes

2. Continued DNA Kit Activity

Thursday, January 21

1. Complete Notes

2. Complete DNA Kit Activity

3. Review Results of Activity

Friday, January 22

1. DNA "Say Something" Reading Guide

2. Read pg. 291-294, then discuss with partner

3. Read pg. 297-299, then discuss with partner

4. Turn in reading guide by end of period

Week 20: January 11 - 15

Monday, Jan 11
1. Crossword Due
2. Mitosis/Meiosis Activity

Tuesday, Jan 12
1. Mitosis Activity Continued, Due by end of period

Wednesday, Jan 13
1. Modeling "Cross Over" Activity
2. Activity Questions Due at end of period

Thursday, Jan 14
1. Notes on Binary Fusion
2. Binary Fusion Activity

Friday, Jan 15
1. Week Review
2. Mitosis/Meiosis Quiz
3. Genetics Intro, if time allows

Week 19: Jan 5 - Jan 8

Welcome to Second Semester!!!

Tuesday, January 5
1. Cell Cycle Activity
2. Hand Out Vocab Packet
3. Mitosis WebQuest in the Numbers Lab

Wednesday, January 6
1. Review Mitosis Vocab
2. Meiosis WebQuest in the Numbers Lab

Thursday, January 7
1. Review Meiosis Vocab
2. Onion Root WebQuest in the Numbers Lab
3. Work on finishing vocab key terms with BOTH definitions and drawings

Friday, January 8
1. Review ALL Vocab
2. Students share their drawings
3. Color the pages on mitosis and meiosis to follow the chromosomes!