BIOLOGY Periods 3 and 4

September                  PROJECTS AND HANDOUTS

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
  1
-Intro
-Finding Nemo

HW:  Observe and record an animal or person.  Write detailed observations
 2
WU:  Bio check list
-Revisit Finding Nemo->Turn in
-Begin Scientific Equipment lab

HW:  1) Read and sign class guidelines
2) Read over notes		 3
-Check out book
-Turn in signed guidelines
-Read pgs 16-17
-Copy into notes list on p. 15 "Characteristics of all life"
-Continue working on Equipment lab

HW:  Read pgs. 18-22 and
1) Define vocab listed on p. 15
2)Answer in complete phrases questions p.22 #2-5		 4
-Stamp/review HW
-Metric notes
   Metric practice sheet
-Finish lab-> complete density calculations

HW:  Complete Metric practice
7  Labor Day Holiday 8
-Stamp/review metric practice
-Review lab **Quiz tomorrow*  will turn in lab tomorrow too!
-Scientific Method/Experimental design notes
-Begin Check lab

HW:  Read pgs. 8-14, Do p. 14 #'s 1,3,5		 9
-Turn in lab
-Quiz/correct/turn in
-Stamp Review hw
-Check lab/discuss

**Test this Tuesday on what we have done so far**
HW:  1)  Reflect on how the ways he check lab we did in class is similar to the scientific process
2)  Brainstorm ideas for designing an experiment to investigate "How does acid rain affect plant growth."		 10 **Back to School Night**
-Metric practice quiz
-Group collaboration of experiment design

**Test this Tuesday on what we have done so far**
Test topic list
Announcements:
-CIMI trip

HW:  1)  Read section 3-1
2)  Do vocab listed on p. 63
3)  Answer p. 65 #1 & 2 		11
**Test this Tuesday on what we have done so far**
Test topic list
WU: Read p. 66
-Stamp/review hw
-Share/critique experimental design
-Work on in-class plant lab design for next week
-Energy Flow notes

HW:  1) Read 3-3 p. 74-80
2) Write out vocab on p. 74
3)  Answer #2-5 on p. 80
4)  Read Current Event assignment
14
-Stamp/review HW
-Discuss Current Event assignment and Research paper requirement
-Work on Experimental design

HW: Prep for test tomorrow		 15
**Test**  
Test topic list
-Test-grade-turn in
-3-2 reading guide work sheet
-Computer time for research

HW:  Finish 3-2 worksheet		 16
Set up experiment
Research time

HW: Read sections 4-1 & 4-2 Do p. 89 #'s 1,2 and p. 97 #'s 1,2,3		 17
*Notebook check on Monday*
-Stamp/review hw
-Review/notes on sections 4-2
-Begin Biome handout

HW: Complete biome handout (use 4-3 & 4-4 to complete)		 18
-Stamp/review Biome hw
-Work on in class experiment.
-Notes on population growth
-hand out notebook check grade sheet

HW:  1) Notebook check due Monday
2)  Research topic due Monday
3)  Work on class lab background (on going)
21
**Research paper proposal due**
Notebook check
-water class lab
-Predator/prey activity:Graph data and  answer questions 1-8, and 16
-Computer time

HW:  1)Complete predator/prey activity
2) Research paper
3)  Work on class lab background (on going)		 22
-Stamp/review predator/prey activity/turn in

-Notes on Human Population Growth (refer to 5-3 in text)

-Computer time to work on research paper

HW: Read 6-3
Define vocabulary list on p. 150
Answer p. 156 #'s #1-4		 23
-Plant lab
-Stamp/review hw
-Computer lab

HW:  Read section 6-4 Do p. 160 #'s 1-4
 24
-Review hw
-Concept mapping (unit review)

HW:  1)  Work cited page due (bibliography for research paper)
2)  Prepare for unit test by working on study guide		 25
**Work Cited Due**

-Finish concept maps
-water plants
-work on study guide

HW: Prepare for test on Tuesday.
Have a great 3 day weekend!
28
No School		 29
*Test on Ecology (chps. 3-6)

-outline due Thursday
-Should be working on current events (will you have one done by Friday?)

HW:  READ 2-1 & 2-1
Answer p. 39 #'s 1-3 and
p. 43 #'s 1,2 and vocab on p. 40		 30
WU: Checklist
-Stamp HW
-Attend pland lab *only 1 week left!*
-Atom and water notes

HW: 1) Outline due tomorrow
2) READ 2-3 and Do p. 48 #1,2		 See October calendar below  

 

October

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1  **Outline due**
-WU: Forensics detectives
-Stamp HW
-Plant lab
-Carbon molecules notes
-Deep Sea Invasion

HW: 1) work on current event
2)  work on rough draft
 2  *1st Current event completed deadline*
-Water lab/turn in
-Share articles

HW: Read 7-1.  Answer p. 173 #'s 1,2
5
-Plant lab data
-Chemical reactions and enzymes (handouts-available in class only)
-Stamp/review hw
-Brainpop: Cells
-Deep Sea Invasion

HW:  Ch. 2 vocab crossword review (available in class only)		 6
-Stamp/review HW
-Bio Detectives (Pfiesteria)
-Cell Structures (know cell organelles and functions)

HW: 1) Finish cell labeling cell diagram Fig. 7-6 and writing out functions.
2)  Draw and label cell membrane diagram Figure 7-12.
3) Define: isotonic, hypotonic, hypertonic, diffusion, osmosis, active transport, facilitated diffusion		 7 Minimum Day
 Last day of plant lab-clean up-discuss lab write-up

HW: 1)  Work on plant lab write up (due Wednesday 10/14
2)  Work on rough draft-due Monday 10/12		 8
Osmosis and Diffusion lab

Membrane and transport notes

HW: Read 7-4 and do p. 193 #'s 1-4		 9
-Active and passive transport
-osmosis/diffusion lab conclusion
-Stamp/review hw

"Deep Sea Invasion"

HW: Rough draft due Monday
12  **Rough Draft Due**
-Peer edit
-Organic food lab intro

HW: Plant lab due Wednesday		 13
Organic food lab

HW: Plant lab due tomorrow
 14 Late Start
-Turn in plant lab
-Review organic food lab-Due Friday
-Ch. 2&7Study guide
-10/19 notebook check

 15
Review
 16
**Test on ch. 2&7**

HW:  Read 8-1 & 8-2 Answer p. 203 #1-4 and p. 207 #2-4
Notebook packets due Monday
19
-Turn in notebook packet
-Stamp/review hw
-Intro to ATP and photosynthesis

HW:  Read 8-3, look at pix, read captions		 20
-pass back papers
-Light and dark reactions of photosynthesis
-8-3 Review sheet

HW:  Finish 8-3 worksheet		 21
-Photosynthesis diagram overview



HW:  Read over 9-1 & 9-2		 22
-Hand back rough drafts
-Chromatography lab
-Intro to cellular respiration

HW:  Finish lab questions
Work on research paper		 23
-Cellular Respiration packet

-Osmosis Jones

HW:  Ch. 9 practice test
26
-Continue working on packet
-Review packet and hw

HW:  Start reviewing end of chapter reviews for ch. 8 & 9.  Review notes, homework, text.		 27
-Copy down research paper turn in requirements
-Concept mapping to review chs.8&9

HW: see Monday
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**test corrections due**		 29
**Test on Ch. 8 & 9**		 30

 

November

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
2 *2nd Current Completed deadline**
**Final Research Paper due**
-midterm outline topics review		 3
*Midterm*		 4  Minimum Day/ End of 1st Quarter

 **last chance to share articles**

HW: Read 10-1 &10-2 Answer p. 243 #1-3 and p. 249 #3-6		 5
"Why so small?" demo set up/discussion
-stamp/review hw
-Cell cycle wheel

HW: Finish cell cycle wheel		 6
-Revisit/finish "Why so Small?"--write significance
-Stamp/review hw-Cell Cycle wheel
-Mitosis
-Mitosis flip book

HW: Finish flip book-Due Monday **quiz on Tuesday**
9
-WU: p. 249 Analyzing Data
-Read/discuss 10-3 cell growth and regulation)
-Intro to stem cells

HW:  1) Cell cycle quiz tomorrow
2) Stem cell article (Read and highlight main points)		 10
*Quiz on cell cycle and mitosis**
-Discuss stem cell article
-"Cane Toads"

HW: Read 11-1, Do p. 266 #1-6 and Read 11-2, Do p. 269 #'s 1-4		 11 Veterans Day
No school		 12
-Stamp hw
-Finish/discuss "Cane Toads"
-Intro to 2nd quarter project **Proposal due Monday**

HW: Continue prep proposal
Finish Tuesday's hw		 13
-Proposal info--due Monday
-Intro to genetics

-Begin "Darwin's Dangerous Idea"

HW: Proposal due Monday
16
-Turn in proposal
-Meiosis

HW:  Genetic problem handout #1-3		 17
-Review hw
-Probability and punnett square activity
-Pedigree chart handout

HW: finish genetic problem handout #4-7 and pedigree handout		 18
-Review hw
-Dragon genetics

 19
-Mendel's laws of segregation and independent assortment
-Continue Dragon genetics
-Karyotyping Activity
(web based)
HW:  Genetics problem practice handout #1-9		 20
-Stamp/review hw
-Discuss/turn in Dragon genetics
-Work on karyotyping activity (web based)

HW: Work on Project
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