Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
- DNA Extraction Lab. Students will extract DNA from the cell and look at it in a test tube.
- Homework: Lab Questions.
Monday
Tuesday
- Mitosis Lab - Students will use the microscopes to view the tips of onion roots to see cells undergoing mitosis.
- Homework: Mitosis Lab questions
Wednesday
- Mitosis Lab completion- Students will use the microscopes to view the tips of onion roots to see cells undergoing mitosis.
- Homework: Lab Questions.
Thursday
- Mitosis Test
- Homework: Ch. 12 Vocabulary and Key Concepts. There are a total of 35 items. There are 10 Key concepts and 25 Vocabulary words.
Friday
Monday
- Students are reviewing the key vocabulary words. They are to complete the Vocabulary Review Worksheet
- Homework: Complete the Ch. 9 Vocabulary Review Worksheet and study for the Ch. 8 Quiz.
Tuesday
- Quiz Ch. 9
- Homework: Ch. 10 Vocabulary and Key Concepts. They are to do the assignment in Cornelle Note format. There are 10 key concepts and 15 Vocabulary. There are 25 items.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
- Honors Biology class will be given a day to work on their magazine.
- The General Biology classes will complete Ch. 10 Vocabulary Review Worksheet..
- Homework: No homework.
Monday
- Students are reviewing the key vocabulary words. They are to complete the Vocabulary Review Worksheet
- Homework: Complete the Ch. 8 Vocabulary Review Worksheet and study for the Ch. 8 Quiz.
Tuesday
- Quiz Ch. 8
- Homework: Ch. 9 Vocabulary and Key Concepts. They are to do the assignment in Cornelle Note format. There are 9 key concepts and 9 Vocabulary. There are 18 items.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
- Honors Biology class will be given a day to work on their magazine. The General Biology classes will complete questions 1-10 on page 237. The need to write the questions in one color and the correct answer in another color.
- Homework: No homework.
Monday
- Cell Test Review
- Homework: Study for the cell test. It will be 50 questions covering chapter 7.
Tuesday
- 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.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
- Honors Biology classes will work on the magazine they are creating. The General Biology Classes will diagram the photosynthesis process.
- Homework: Honors Biology classes need to work on the magazine they are creating. The General Biology Classes will complete a worksheet.
Monday
- Cell Lab Questions. We will determine how to calculate the size of a cell in micrometers.
- Homework: Lab Questions.
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
- Cell Diagram and Cell Organelle Chart. Students will use the organelle listed on the diagram and create a chart with three columns titled; Structure, Function, and Animal/Plant/Both (they choose one and write it next to the organelle).
- Homework: Complete the Cell Diagram and Organelle Chart.
Friday
- Honors Biology class will be given a day to work on their magazine. The General Biology classes will complete questions 1-10 on page 196. The need to write the questions in one color and the correct answer in another color.
- Homework: No homework.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
- 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.
Friday
- Cell Lab. Students will look at animal cells and compare them to plant cells.
- Homework: Complete the lab questions.
Monday
- No School.
- Homework: Do something fun.
Tuesday
- Students will do a pH Lab. They will check the pH of common foods.
- Homework: Complete Study Guide Ch. 2-4. .
Wednesday
- 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.
- Microcope Lab part 2.
Thursday
- Microcope Lab part 1. Students will learn how to use a compound light microscope.
- Homework: Complete the Vocabulary and Key Concepts for Chapter 7.
Friday
- Microcope Lab part 2.
- Homework: Complete the lab questions.
- 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
- Students will do a Surface Tention Lab. They will check the strength of water bonds. .
- Homework: Complete Study Guide Chapter 2-3.
- 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.
Monday
- No School.
- Homework: Memorial Day.
Tuesday
Wednesday
- Final Exams periods 1 and 2
- Homework: Have a great Summer School out at 12:15
Thursday
- Final Exams periods 3 and 5
- Homework: Have a great Summer School out at 12:15
Friday
- Final Exams periods 4 and 6
- Homework: Have a great Summer School out at 12:15
Monday
Tuesday
- Frog Dissection Lab
- Homework: Complete the portion of the lab questions which were covered in the Lab today.
Wednesday
- Frog Dissection Lab
- Homework: Complete the portion of the lab questions which were covered in the Lab today.
Thursday
- Frog Dissection Lab
- Homework: Complete the portion of the lab questions which were covered in the Lab today.
Friday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
- Protist Lab
- Homework: Complete the portion of the lab questions which were covered in the Lab today.
Thursday
- Protist Lab
- Homework: Complete the portion of the lab questions which were covered in the Lab today.
Friday
Monday
TUESDAY IS THE LAST DAY TO TURN IN LATE WORK FOR THIS SEMESTER.
Tuesday
Wednesday
- Crayfish Dissections
- Homework: Complete the portion of the lab questions which were covered in the dissection today.
Thursday
- Crayfish Dissections
- Homework: Complete the portion of the lab questions which were covered in the dissection today.
Friday
- Crayfish Dissections
- Homework: Complete the portion of the lab questions which were covered in the dissection today.
Monday
- GATTACA movie.
- Homework: Answer the questions relevant to today's part of the movie.
Tuesday
- GATTACA movie.
- Homework: Answer the questions relevant to today's part of the movie.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Monday
- Review Star Test.
- Homework: Plenty of rest and a healthy breakfast. Flex day school out at 12:15
Tuesday
- STAR TEST
- Homework: Plenty of rest and a healthy breakfast. Flex day school out at 12:50.
Wednesday
- STAR TEST
- Homework: Plenty of rest and a healthy breakfast. Flex day school out at 12:50.
Thursday
- STAR TEST
- Homework: Plenty of rest and a healthy breakfast. Flex day school out at 12:50.
Friday
- Bio Detective
- Homework: No Homework. The Spring Festival is today after school. Flex day school out at 12:30
Monday
- Eaten Alive movie.
- Homework: Complete the chart that goes with the movie.
Tuesday
- Review Star Test - Cells
- Homework: Review information covered today in class.
Wednesday
- Review Star Test. - Genetics
- Homework: Review information covered today in class..
Thursday
- Review Star Test - Ecology
- Homework: Review information covered today in class..
Friday
- Review Star Test - Evolution
- Homework: Review information covered today in class..
