BIOLOGY

2010-2011                             Semester 1: Sept.7 - Jan.28                         Syllabus     

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Semester 2

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Sept. 6   old stuff

Labor Day

Sept. 7- A

BIOLOGY

-Introduction

-Meet the class

-Biology Syllabus

-Biology Contract

-Observation Challenge

-Science Survey & Biology poem

-Bring me a photo of something you like to do or draw it yourself.

HW:

*Final draft of Biology poem w/ 2 pictures.   *Biology contracts

*Photos of yourself.

Sept. 8- B

Sept. 9- A

-warm-up #1

-Do you need a book?

-Collect bio poems, contracts, and photos

-The Nature of Science

-Scientific Method & Crickets

Website         Handout

HW:

*Biology contracts

*Photos of yourself.

*Signed syllabus for extra credit due today

Sept. 10- B

Sept. 13- A

Curriculum Night- join me- 6:00-8:00 p.m.

-warm-up #2- Write down an observation & make an inference from your observation.

-Any syllabi??? photos?

-Notes: Experimental Design

-Scientific Method & Crickets

Website         Handout

-Experimental Design

HW: Biology contracts and photos. Come to Curriculum Night

Sept. 14- B

Sept. 15- A

-warm-up #3

-Index cards & birthdays

-Any syllabi? photos?

-Creative Problem Solving

-Experimental Design

-Video: Is it living? (1A)

HW:

**Study for quiz: experimental design

Sept. 16-B

 

Sept. 17- A

-warm-up #4

-Last call for syllabi & photos

-Science student of the month

-Incorrect Emails

-Redo fishy experimental design

-Quiz: Experimental Design & Science

-Video (2A)

-Lab: Is it a living thing?

HW: Finish lab questions #1&2,

Discuss food for thought with parents/guardians. 

Redo fishy experimental design

Sept. 21- B

Sept. 22-  A

warm-up - Biology poem- take 2- turn in

-Unit Outline (study guide)

-Turning in papers

-Lab: In your class notes (check hw)

-Discuss characteristics of life

-Microscope vocabulary

HW: Study characteristics of living things and parts of a microscope

Sept. 23-B

 

 

 

Sept. 24- A

warm-up #5- Is Sammy Alive?

-Add to vocabulary

-Living vs. Nonliving lab discussion

-Turn in lab and in class notes assignment

-Notes: Classification of Living Things

-Microscopy drawing practice- 2A

HW: Study

-Unit Outline (study guide)

Sept. 25-B

Sept. 28- A

-warm-up #6- example test questions

-Go over grades

-New seating chart

-Do you know the parts of the microscope?

-Microscopy drawing practice 3A

-Microscope Animation

-Lab- Introduction to Microscopes

HW:

*Finish lab- Introduction to Microscopes

*Study for test On Monday -Unit Outline (study guide)

Sept. 29-B

 

Sept. 30-A

warm-up #7 In Action

Test- Intro to Biology

-Goals for quarter 1

-Background- Biological Currency

-Dissecting Microscope Activity- Biological Currency

HW: Check grades

Oct. 1

 

Oct.2

CELL BIOLOGY

warm-up-- Responsibility

-Pass back tests (retakes by Oct. 8)

-Cells Assignment

HW: Finish Cell Assignment

 

Progress Reports

 

Assembly

Oct. 4-B

 

 

Oct. 5- A

warm-up #1

-Pass back papers

-Quiz: Life is Cellular

-Unit Outline- Cell Diversity

-Notes: Cells

-Classification Video

-Prelab: Cell Variation

    *Background info

    *Pre-lab Questions WS

-Test retakes

HW: Finish Prelab

Have a nice weekend!

Oct. 6-B

Oct. 7

No School for students

Oct.8

No School for students

Oct. 11- A

Last day for Test retakes

PICK UP CLICKERS

-warm-up #2- -Brainpop- 6 Kingdoms- take quiz

-Clicker quiz

-Video clips

   *Amoeba feeds

   *Flagella & Cilia

   *Paramecium feeds

   *Euglena w/ flagella

-Lab Directions: Cell Variation

-Lab answer sheet

-Individually discuss quarter 1 goals

HW: Check grades

Oct. 12-B

Oct. 13- A

-School Test Day- classes only 30 min.

-warm-up- NONE

-Quarter 1 goals- by Fri.

-Life is cellular quiz retakes by Fri.

-Lab: Protists Section

-Lab Directions: Cell Variation

-Lab answer sheet

HW: **Check grades

-Quarter 1 goals

-Unit Outline: Cell Diversity

Oct. 14-B

 

 

 

Oct. 15- A

-warm-up #3-

-Brainpop- Protista

-Go over Microscope lab grades and techniques

-Answers- Cell Variation Classification Table

-Correct Pre-lab Questions

-Lab: Cell Variation Fungi, Plant and Animal

-Lab Directions: Cell Variation

-Lab answer sheet

HW: Finish lab questions & study for test next Thursday.

-Unit Outline- Cell Diversity

Oct. 18-B

Oct. 19- A

-warm-up #4

-Finish & Collect labs

-Quiz: Microscope Techniques 

-Pond Water Biologists- Pondologists

-Cell Variation Review- grade

HW: Study for Test- Cell Diversity

Unit 2 Outline- Cell Diversity

Oct. 20-B

 

 

PLC Early Wed. Schedule

 

Oct. 21- A

-warm-up #5-  turn in

Brainpop- Protists

Test- Cell Diversity

 

-Bacteria Assignment

 

HW: Finish Bacteria Assignment

Oct. 22-B

 

Oct. 25- A

Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

-warm-up #1

-Pass back tests- Test Corrections by Nov. 2

-Student of the month

-Unit Outline

-Root Words

-Check bacteria assignment

-Notes: Bacteria

-Brain Pops (see me):   

  *Bacteria

  *Antibiotic Resistance

HW: Check grades

Oct. 26-B

 

Test Corrections by Nov. 2

 

Oct. 27- A

-warm-up #2

-Video: Understanding Bacteria (see me to make up this video)

-Discuss bacteria video

  *human use of bacteria

  *good & bad bacteria

  *treatment of bacterial   infections....

-Notes: Viruses

-Brain Pops (see me):   

    *Viruses

HW: Study for Quiz: Bacteria & Viruses

Oct. 28-B

 

Test Corrections by

Nov. 2

 

Infectious Disease Topics

2A

3A

 

Oct. 29- A

-warm-up #3- Choose infectious disease topic

-Infectious Disease Project Guidelines

-Brain Pops (see me):         *Vaccines

    *Swine Flu

-Video: Understanding Viruses (see me to make up this video)

-Notes- Infectious Disease & Immune System

-Review WS for Minitest (20 pts.)- Bacteria & Viruses

HW: Finish Review WS

KEY for Review WS

Nov. 1 -B

KEY for Review WS

 

Test Corrections by

Nov. 2

 

Infectious Disease Topics

2A

3A

Nov. 2- A

Last day for test corrections

Delete one 10 pt. hw or quiz score- write down name& date of assignment and grade- turn in by Thurs. 

-warm-up #4

 -KEY for Review WS- Grade

-Resource example

-Quiz: Bacteria & Viruses

-Email @ conferences

-Computer Lab

-Infectious Disease Project: 

   *Guidelines

   *15 Questions

   *Websites

 

Rubric

 

HW: Finish Infectious Disease 15 Questions

Nov. 3- B

Delete one 10 pt. hw or quiz score- write down name& date of assignment and grade- turn in by Thurs. 

 

Infectious Disease Topics

2A

3A

 

Nov. 4- A

Delete one 10 pt. hw or quiz score- write down name& date of assignment and grade- turn in by Thurs. 

-Computer Lab

-Infectious Disease Project: 

   *Guidelines

   *15 Questions

   *Websites

 

Rubric

 

HW: Infectious Disease Project

 

End of Quarter 1

Nov. 5

No School

End of  Quarter

Nov. 8-B

 

Nov. 9-A

-warm-up #5 &

warm-up #6- Turn in

-Infectious Disease Project: 

   *Guidelines

   *15 Questions

   *Websites

 

Rubric

 

HW: Infectious Disease Brochure due Mon.

Nov. 10-B

 

Parent Teacher Conferences- Mrs. Morgan will be here Wednesday only!

Nov. 11

No School for you!

 

Parent Teacher Conferences

Nov. 12

No School for you!

Nov. 15-A

Pass back papers

-Turned in warm-ups

-Project reflections

-Infectious Disease Project Due

-Brochure Evaluations (see me to make up)

Biological Membranes

-Day 1: Egg Lab

   *Directions

-Notes: Biological Membranes

HW: Enjoy your Monday

Nov. 16-B

Nov. 17-A

-warm-up #1:Demo- Ups & Downs of Grapes

-Unit Outline

       - Root words

-Finish Notes: Biological Membranes

-Brainpop: Passive transport (see me to make up)

-Day 2 : Egg Lab

     *Directions

HW: Study for quiz on cell membrane.

Nov. 18-B

Nov. 19-A

-warm- up #2- Cell Membrane Drawing

-Quiz: Cell Membrane

-Notes: Passive Transport

-Day 1-2 & 2-3 Egg lab explanations

-Day 3: Egg Lab

     *Directions

-Lab groups to figure out what to put on egg next class.

HW: Read p. 184-186 & 188.  Take notes

Nov. 22-B

Nov. 23- A

Mrs. Morgan is absent

 

HW: Be thankful

Nov. 24- B

 

1 hour early release

Nov. 25

 

No School!

 

Happy Thanksgiving

Nov. 26

 

No School!

Nov. 29-A

-warm-up #3

-Day 3: Egg Lab

     *Directions

-Brainpop: Active transport (see me to make up or go online to www.brainpop.com)

-Active Transport reading & vocab. & Notes: Active transport

-Flashcards for all vocab. terms on Unit Outline

HW: Finish flashcards

 

Dec. 1-A

-warm-up #4

-Day 4: Egg Lab

     *Directions

Turn in egg lab

-Read p. 427-428 Endosymbiotic theory  Notes: Endosymbiotic Theory

-Demonstrations

  *Molasses

  *Cornstarch Bag

HW:

Study for test (Unit Outline)

Quiz 1

Quiz 2

Dec. 2

Dec. 3

Pass back papers

warm-up #5- Review egg lab conclusions

-Review Demos

-Test- Biological Membranes

-Semester Goals

-Vote on best infectious disease projects.

-Cellular Respiration reading

HW: Have a nice weekend!

Dec. 6-B

 

Dec. 7-A

Energy & Metabolism

-warm-up #1

-Return tests- Retakes by next Wed. Dec. 15

-Grades for infectious disease projects

-Read & takes notes

-Notes: Chemical reactions & Enzymes

-Prelab: Jell-O & Enzymes

HW: Study for quiz & Finish Prelab

Dec. 8-B

Dec. 9-A

-warm-up #2

-Unit outline

    *Root Words

-Jell-O Lab Data & Conclusions

-Read & take notes: Energy

-Video Clip- ATP

HW:

Dec. 10-B

Dec. 13-A

-warm-up #3

-Turn in Jell-O Lab

-Video Clip- ATP (3A)

-Notes: Photosynthesis

-Demo- Pigments

-Infectious disease grades

-Why are Plants green?

  *Instructions

  *Questions

  *Graph results

HW: Study for Minitest on Friday.

Dec. 14- B

Dec. 15-A

Last day for biological membrane test Retakes.

-warm-up part 1& warm-up part 2 #4

-Demo- Light & Photosynthesis

-Food Web- Video

HW: HW: Study for Minitest on Friday. Use Unit Outline

 

Test Review Questions

Dec. 16-B

Dec. 17-A

warm-up #5- TURN IN

-Review

-Minitest: Chemical Reactions, Energy & Photosynthesis

-Pictionary

HW: Drink hot cocoa & enjoy time with your family.......

Winter Holiday

 

Drink Hot Chocolate

Play in the snow

Jan. 3-B

 

Jan. 4-A

-hand back papers

-go over grades

-warm-up- Caring-turn in

-Energy & Metabolism Review WS- Part 1

-Exercise Demo

-Notes: Aerobic Cellular Respiration

-Energy & Metabolism Review WS-- Part 2 & 3

HW: Finish Part 1-3 of Energy & Metabolism Review WS-

 Study for quiz- Cellular Respiration

Jan. 5-B

Jan. 6-A

-warm-up #1

-Return Quests- Test Corrections by Jan. 14

-Grade Energy & Metabolism Review WS-

-Photosynthesis & ACR Demos

-Brainpop- ACR

-Notes: Fermentation

-Lab: Analyzing Muscle fatigue

-Energy & Metabolism Review WS-Part 4 & 5

HW: Study for quiz- ACR & Fermentation

Jan. 7-B

 

Jan. 10-A

-warm-up #2-

-Demo a Day

-Grade Energy & Metabolism Review WS

-Clothespin Lab

HW:

Extra Credit- In the News

 

Jan. 11-B

 

Jan. 12-A

- warm-up #3

-Delete a grade 10 pts. or below- quiz or homework

-Collect Energy & Metabolism Review WS

-Quiz- ACR & Fermentation

DNA & The Cell Cycle

-Unit Outline

-Whale & Shrew

-Mitosis Sequencing

--Cell Cycle- vocabulary & drawing

HW: Finish drawings

Extra Credit- In the News

Jan. 13-B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jan. 14-A

SNOW DAY- NO SCHOOL

-Delete a grade 10 pts. or below- quiz or homework

HW: Finish drawings

Extra Credit- In the News

 

 

Jan. 17

No School- Martin Luther King Day

Jan. 18-B

 

 

Jan. 19-A

Last day for Test Corrections

-Delete a grade 10 pts. or below- quiz or homework

-warm-up #4

-Collect Cell Cycle Drawings

-Cell Size

-Midterm Study Guide

HW: Study for midterms

Extra Credit- In the News

Jan. 20-B

 

Jan. 21-A

Due: Extra Credit- In the News &

-Last day-Delete a grade 10 pts. or below- quiz or homework

-Teacher Evaluation

-Notes: Chromosomes

Review for Midterm

     Review Slides

HW: Study for Midterms

   Midterm Study Guide

   Review Slides

Jan.24-B

Midterm Schedule

2B, 4B- Exams

Jan. 25-A-A

Midterm Schedule

2A, 4A- Exams

Jan. 26-B

Midterm Schedule

1B, 3B- Exams

Jan. 27-A

Midterm Schedule

1A, 3A- Exams

Jan. 28

No School!

End of  Semester 1