Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
- Finals for Periods 1 and 2. (Minimum Day)
- Homework: Study for Finals.
Thursday
- Finals for Periods 3 and 5. (Minimum Day)
- Homework: Study for Finals
Friday
- Finals for Periods 4 and 6. (Minimum Day)
- Homework: Have a Safe and Enjoyable Christmas Break. See you Back on January 14, 2013.
Monday
- Review for Genetics Test
- Homework: Study for the Genetics Test
Tuesday
- Test Genetics.
- Homework: No homework
Wednesday
Thursday
- Designer Baby Movie. Students will answer the questions related to the movie
- Homework: Complete Questions from the movie
Friday
- Final Review.
- Biology Notebooks are due today
- Homework: Study for Finals.
Monday
- Students will complete the Genetic and Heredity Worksheet.
- Homework: complete the Genetic and Heredity Worksheet.
Tuesday
- We will discuss the problems from yesterdays homework and then begin Lecturing on Dyhybred Crosses. Study Guide Chapter 14 sections 2 & 3.
- Homework: Student needs to practice completing punnett squares.
Wednesday
- Lecture on Dyhybred Crosses. We will discusss how 2 traits are crossed simultainously.
- Homework: Student needs to practice completing punnett squares.
Thursday
- Lecture on Dyhybred Crosses. We will discusss how 2 traits are crossed simultainously.
- Homework: Student needs to practice completing punnett squares.
Friday
- We will complete the Dice Lab. We will look at genetic traits and how choices we make in our lives effect our genetic traits.
- Homework: Complete the questions at the end of the lab.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
- Lecture on Sex-linked Disorders. We will discusss 2 disorders that are linked to the X chromosome. We will discuss sex-linked disorders such as clorblindness and hemophilia and how they are passed from parent to child.
- Homework: Student needs to practice completing punnett squares..
Thursday
- Make a Baby Lab. Students will produce 4 babies in class and identify each babies genetic traits. They will marry one of their babies to another couple in class and determine the genetics of their grandchildren.
- Homework: Complete the lab if they did not complete in class. .
Friday
Monday
- NO SCHOOL - Veteran Day. Honor a veteran today.
- Homework: None
Tuesday
- Monohybred cross Lecture. We will learn how to do basic punnett square problems.
- Homework: Study Guide Ch. 11-3
Wednesday
- Blood type Lecture. We will predict the blood type of children given parents blood type. (Honors Classes only - Leaf Project will be turned in no later than today for full credit.)
- Homework: Study Guide Ch. 11-5.
Thursday
- Genetics Disorder Lectures. We will discuss sex-linked disorders
such as clorblindness and hemophilia and how they are passed from parent
to child.
- Homework: Student needs to practice completing punnett squares.
Friday
- Make a Baby Lab. Students will produce 4
babies in class and identify each babies genetic traits. They
will marry one of their babies to another couple in class and determine
the genetics of their grandchildren.
- Homework: Complete the lab if they did not complete in class.
Monday
Tuesday
- Test Meiosis Chapter 11 section 4
- Homework: Vocabulary and Key Concepts for chapter 11 sections 1, 2, 3, & 5 only.
Wednesday
- Human Survey. We will discover some traits that are inherited and what is the national average of people with the traits.
- Homework: Complete the bottom of the Human Survey worksheet
Thursday
Friday
Monday
- Test Review
- Homework: Study for the Test on chapter 12.
Tuesday
- Test Chapter 12
- Homework: Vocabulary and Key Concepts for chapter 11 section 4 only.
Wednesday
Thursday
- Lecture Meiosis Chapter 11-4
- Homework: No homework
Friday
Monday
- No School Teacher Furlough Day
- Homework: Enjoy your day off
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
- Protein Synthesis Game.
- Homework: No Homework.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Monday
- Mitosis Lab
- Homework: Lab Questions
Tuesday
- Mitosis Lab
Homework: Study for Mitosis Test
Wednesday
- Test Mitosis
- Homework: Study for Benchmark Exam
Thursday
- Benchmark Review
- Homework: Study for Benchmark Exam
Friday
- Benchmark Exam
- Homework: No Homework
- This is the last day of the first quarter.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
- Quiz Ch. 9
- Homework: Ch. 10 Vocabulary and Key Concepts (page 256). Write in cornell note format. Do the 10 Key concepts first numbering them 1-10, then do the 15 vocabulary words numbering them 11-25.
Thursday
Friday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
- Quiz Ch. 8
- Homework: Ch. 9 Vocabulary and Key Concepts
Friday
Monday
Tuesday
- Osmosis and Diffusion Lab
- Homework: Lab Write-up.
Wednesday
- Cell Diagram.
- Homework: Complete Diagram and Make a chart on the back to include Stucture, Function and indicate if the stucture in found in a plant cell or animal cell or both.
Thursday
- Cell Test Review
- Homework: SStudytudy for Test
Friday
- Cell Test
- Homework: Do Ch. 8 Vocabulary and Key Concepts page 216. Do 8 key concepts and 12 vocabulary definitions. Do in cornell note format and number 1-20.
Monday
Tuesday
- Cell Lab. The students will look at plant cells under the microscope. They will see cholorplast streaming
- Homework: Complete lab questions for todays part of the lab.
Wednesday
- Cell Lab. Students will look at animal cells and compare them to plant cells.
- Homework: Complete the lab questions.
Thursday
Friday
Monday
- No School.
- Homework: Do something fun.
Tuesday
- Microcope Lab part 1. Students will learn how to use a compound light microscope.
- Homework: Study Guide Ch. 2-4.
Wednesday
- Microcope Lab part 2.
- Homework: Complete the lab questions.
Thursday
- Quiz Ch. 2.
- Homework: Vocabulary and Key Concepts for chapter 7 page 196. Students are to do this assignment in Cornell Note format. They will copy the 14 key concepts on the right side of the page and write a question for each key concept on the left side of the page. They will then define the 37 vocabulary words. They will write the vocabulary word on the left side of the page and the definition on the right side of the page. Students should number the key concepts 1 - 14 and the vocabulary 15 - 51.
Friday
- Surface Tension Lab. Students will measure how strong a water molecule can bond to itself.
- Homework: Complete the Vocabulary and Kep concepts for Chapter 7
- Quiz Chapter 1.
- Homework: Vocabulary and Key Concepts for chapter 2 page 56. Students are to do this assignment in Cornell Note format. They will copy the 14 key concepts on the right side of the page and write a question for each key concept on the left side of the page. They will then define the 41 vocabulary words. They will write the vocabulary word on the left side of the page and the definition on the right side of the page. Students should number the key concepts 1 - 14 and the vocabulary 15 - 55.
Tuesday
- Lecture chapter 2-2 (Chapter 2- Section 2).
- Homework: Complete The Ch. 2 Vocabulary and Key Concepts.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
- Lecture Chapter 1-1 (Chapter 1- Section 1)
- Homework: Vocabulary and Key Concepts for chapter 1 page 30. Students are to do this assignment in Cornell Note format. They will copy the 7 key concepts on the right side of the page and write a question for each key concept on the left side of the page. They will then define the 23 vocabulary words. They will write the vocabulary word on the left side of the page and the definition on the right side of the page. Students should number the kep concepts 1 - 7 and the vocabulary 8 - 23.
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
- Check Lab. Students will play the role of Forenic Scientist and learn to form hypothesis.
- Homework: Complete Study Guide Chapter 1-3.
Friday
- Students will continue with the Check Lab and draw their final hypothesis. Students will turn in the Lab at the end of the period.
- Homework: Complete Study Guide Chapter 1-4.
Monday
- Welcome to Biology. We will get our biology books today. I will begin discussing the class rules starting with the cell phone policy.
- Homework: Students and Parents need to sign and return the Cell phone policy.
Tuesday
- We will continue to discuss class rules, class expectations, grading policy, and how all student should conduct themselved in class. Students are expected to keep a notebook of ALL their work done in this class. Notebook requirements are outlined in the Notebook Requirement handout.
- Homework: Students and Parents need to sign and return the Class Procedure and grading policy.
Wednesday
- We will discuss how students will be expected to conduct themselves during Labs and Lab safety. Students will read and highlight important Lab safety procedures.
- Homework: Students and Parents need to sign and return the Lab Safety Contract.
Thursday
- We will discuss the six steps of the scientific method while discovering how student learn. We will do the Learning Styles Lab. Each student will discover how they learn and what types of assignments they learn best from and what assignments they dislike.
- Homework: Complete todays portion of the Lab.
Friday
- We will continue with the Learning Styles Lab. We will collect our data, analyze the data, and draw our conclusions.
- Homework: Write half page in complete paragraph no less that 3-5 sentences in each paragraph. Student needs to include the name of their learning style and a discription of that learning style. They need to discuss the types of assignments they learn best from and the types of assignments they dislike the most.
