Start of school info, safety, lab tour, etc.
***Homework:
study and sign safety contract (you and parent sign)- Safety quiz
Reminder: Safety contract, safety quiz and parent info sheet
Scientific Method , parts of an experiment
-lab report
Safety contract, parent info sheet and safety test today.
scientific method and thinking today.
HW: Lab reports due Mon- Honors Simpsons worksheet due Fri/Mon- everyone
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Living vs. non-living,
"It's alive" Activity! Notes/review
Monday/Tuesday (8/25,26)
study guide due. Review for test on 1.1-1.3, test today!
Start ch 2 today!
HW: read and notes 2.1, 2.2 (chemistry basics and properties of water)
Thurs/Fri (8/23,24)
Notes on 2.1 and 2.2
HW: study guides for both sections
Mon/Tues (8/27,28)
Review 2.1 and 2.2 notes/section
overview video on 2.3.
HW: Lab next time...HAIR PULLED BACK AND NO OPEN TOED SHOES or you will not be allowed into the lab!
Wed/Thurs (8/29,30)
Identifying Organic Molecules lab- wear real shoes, not open-toed shoes.
HW: lab questions
Honors- your notes grid is due next time also!
Fri/Tues (8/31,9/4)
discussion and notes on biomolecules, review sections 1 and 2.
HW: 2.3 study guide
**Our chapter 2 test will probably be September 7/September 10. Be prepared!
Wed/Thurs (9/5,6)
chemical reactions and enzymes, review for test over ch 2
HW: TBA
Fri/Mon (9/7,10)
last minute questions, review. Test over ch 2. Start ch 3, if time allows.
Regular Bio-test has been pushed back to Tuesday. Use your time wisely to continue reviewing and studying on your own!
HW: TBA-depends on how much class time there is!
Periods 2-4- Test will be Tuesday over ch 2!! STUDY!
Tues/Wed (9/13,14)
Finish up 2.3, briefly cover 2.4 and 2.5.
HW: finish up the study guide for 2.4 and 2.5. Test next week over ch 2!!!
Thurs/Fri (9/15,16)
Review and finish up any loose ends for ch 2.
HW: TEST OVER CH 2 MON/TUES of next week!!!
Mon/Tues (9/19,20)
ch 2 test
HW: read pg 19-21 and section 3.1, take notes over simple, compound, electron microscopes, and the cell theory.
Wed/Thurs (9/21,22)
discuss microscopes, microscopes parts/expectations, How To microscope lab
HW: take notes on early cell scientists (Hooke, etc), microscope test next Tues/Wed
Fri/Mon (9/23,26)
microscope labs (with and without slides), study for your microscope test for next time!
HW: microscope test next time
Tues/Wed (9/27,28)
microscope test, finish microscope labs if you need to, cells alive---start looking at different types of cells
HW: Have a great Fall Break! BE SAFE!
Mon/Tues (10/3,4)
discussed notes 3.1, prokaryotes and coloring sheet
HW: finish prokaryote wkst, read 3.2
Wed/Thurs (10/5,6)
Differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes, plant and animal cell coloring and functions of organelles
Freshmen= discuss functions and organelles
HW: finish functions; back side of prokaryote wkst
Fri/Mon (10/7,10)
Discuss functions of plant and animal cell organelles;
Freshmen= notes on 3.3 cell membrane
HW: upper= read 3.3, finish back side of prokaryote wkst
Freshmen= 3.3 study guide
Tues/Wed (10/11,12)
Upper= notes on 3.3 cell membrane
Freshmen= review for test
HW: EVERYONE= test over 3.1-3.3
Freshmen= you also have a binder check
Thurs/Fri (10/13,14)
Review 3.1-3.3; test
Fresh= binder check also
HW: Read 3.4 and 3.5 about cellular transport
Mon/Tues (10/17,18)
Go over test, homeostasis----immune system video, cellular transport notes (3.4 and 3.5)
HW: finish 3.4 and 3.5 notes
Tues/Wed (11/8,9)
Upper- MItosis Internet activity
Fresh- ch 4 test
HW: upper- finish internet activity
fresh- internet activity-due Fri; read 5.1 and 5.2 by Tuesday of next week.
Thurs/Fri (11/10,11)
Mitosis Simulation Activity/Lab in class; some notes
HW: finish questions from lab; make sure you have read 5.1 and 5.2
Mon/Tues (11/14,15)
Finish notes for 5.1 and 5.2, and work on study guide. 5.1-5.3 test will be on Monday/Tuesday of next week....start studying!
HW: 5.1-5.2 study guide
**For additional practice quiz (aside from classzone quizzes) see the page links at the right of this page.
Wed/Thurs (11/16,17)
notes 5.3---controlling cell cycle, review for test Fri/Mon over 5.1-5.3
HW: STUDY FOR THE TEST THIS TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5.1-5.3
Fri/Mon (11/18,21)
review/questions you may have, 5.1-5.3 test! Moving on......
HW: To be announced!
Tues/Mon (11/22,28)
NOVA: Cancer Warriors; discuss stem cell research (5.5)
HW: read 6.1 and 6.2
Tues/Wed (11/29,30)
Notes and discussion on 6.1 and 6.2.
HW: study guide "ch 10" over 6.1 and 6.2 due next period.
Thurs/Fri (12/1,2)
Meiosis/Mitosis activity for review and practice.
HW: Phases of Meiosis worksheet due next period.
Wed/Thurs (1/4,5)
Expectations, notes over punnett squares, genetics basics worksheet
HW: upper: read 180-185; finish genetics basics
fresh: read 180-185, finish genetics basics, spongebob genetics worksheet
Fri/Mon (1/6,9)
Review, more punnett squares
HW: punnett squares worksheet
Tues/Wed (1/10,11)
Review, more practice, quiz
HW: Read pgs 186-187 in the book.
Thurs/Fri (1/12,13)
Notes and practice problems on dihybrid punnett squares.
HW: dihybrid punnett square problems
Wed/Thurs (9/12,13)
Intro to microscopes, rules, virtual microscope lab.
HW: start studying your rules page for microscope!
Fri/Mon (9/14, 17)
Intro to the microscope lab, answer questions, turn in.
HW: start the organelles page- due Thursday
Tues/Wed (9/18,19)
Tues- Honors- plant vs animal cell lab; discuss cell differences if time. HW: microscope test next time!
Wed- Regular- Cell theory, prokaryotes vs eukaryotes, start cell organelles, comparison, etc.
HW: TBA
Mon/Tues (9/24,25)
3.1 notes, cells alive activity
Honors- your lab report is due and your optional assignment!
HW: Read 3.2
10/24,25 Wed/'Thurs
Chapter 3 test over the whole chapter. Honors-binder check also
Immune system video after. Will be starting chapter 4 next- lots of detail, be ready!
CHAPTER 4---
This chapter talks about ATP (energy for the cell) and how cells get energy through photosynthesis and cellular respiration. This chapter is packed with details to remember. We will be watching video clips, internet activities, and class discussions to help understand the material. Frequent studying and work with
www.classzone.com may be needed for many of you! Make sure you keep up with this chapter or it will pass you by! :)
I am planning on the test to be mid to late November, but probably closer to the mid-November range.
This is a rather difficult chapter because it is so detailed. I would highly recommend daily review/studying for this test!!! See me if you need anything!! You know I'm always here! CHAPTER 4 TEST
The test date is set for November 21/24!! SO START LOOKING OVER CH 4!!
Here is a link on youtube that a student sent me for the Kreb's Cycle!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-k0biO1DT8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aZrkdzrd04
And here is one for Cellular Respiration!
CHAPTER 5
This chapter is all about the Cell Cycle. It has a lot of detail, such as: Where do the chromosomes go throughout the cycle?, How many cells are produced?, etc. Flashcards, drawings, and frequent studying is encouraged throughout this chapter! We will be doing a lot of hands-on and internet activities to help learn, study and review during the chapter. You will also need to use your class time and homework time wisely!
www.classzone.com will be helpful as always! Also, check out the pagelinks to the right to see other resources!
We will be covering sections 1, 2, 3, and 5 for this chapter!
Chapter 5 TEST
The test over chapter 5 will be December 10 and 11. This will be the last test of the semester before final exams!
Happy Studying!
There are practice quizzes and activities linked up to my webpage on the right-hand side under "Page Links." Feel free to visit them any time for additional studying!
**The practice quiz under my Page Links will not send you results from the quiz, and it is NOT linked to my email or test bank. Therefore, if you send off for it to be graded, you will not get a response! This is just so you can see how questions could be worded on a test or quiz!
6.1, 6.2, and 6.6
Meiosis is very similar to the cell cycle. Know the similarities and differences. Know the phases of meiosis. We will do a couple of activities to simulate this process. Know how it works, and what happens!
Look for "Things To Know" coming soon! Also, Meiosis Square Dance video...you won't want to miss this! :)
We will not be spending a huge amount of time on this because it is so similar to the Cell Cycle. The test will be soon after we return from break...I'm guessing we will spend around a week and a half on this, then test. You need to prepare for this!
Chapter 8- sections 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7.
We will be reviewing sections 2 and 3 from chapter 8. These sections will help to make the rest of the sections easier to understand. They concentrate on DNA's structure, function, and how it replicates itself. In sections 4 and 5, we will be working on how our bodies make proteins to allow us to survive. Transcription and translation (the processes that make proteins) are detail oriented. We will do several activities and labs to help practice this process. Section 7 concentrates on genetic mutations. We will also do a lab that will help us to see the differences between the mutations, and the effects the mutations have on the DNA sequences, and ultimately on protein synthesis.
Test date: I KNOW YOU ARE WONDERING WHEN THE TEST WILL BE. ACC BIO: IF OUR NEXT CLASS PERIOD BACK IS A 2 HR DELAY, WE WILL REVIEW, THEN TAKE THE TEST THE NEXT CLASS PERIOD BACK. IF OUR NEXT CLASS PERIOD IS A FULL CLASS PERIOD, BE READY TO ROCK THE TEST! (We will review a bit before the test, but please plan on taking the test if we go normal schedule!)
REG BIO: WE STILL HAVE OUR MUTATION LAB TO DO!!! THEN WE WILL TAKE OUR TEST THE FOLLOWING CLASS PERIOD (DELAY OR FULL CLASS PERIOD) SO BE READY!!
Chapter 6- Sections 3, 4, 5 and Chapter 7- sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.4
We will begin studying the works for Gregor Mendel and various inheritance patterns. We will start out very simple (pea plants) and end up discussing human inheritance patterns. We will be doing Punnett squares, research, looking at ourselves and our traits, and looking at our classmates! Vocabulary and being able to apply their knowledge will be key for this chapter!!! Get those notecards going now!!!!!
Test date: test will be over all of these sections together, and will be around Spring Break time. It will be a rather large test, and it will be the last one of the nine weeks! It will go on the 3rd nine weeks grade! At least that is the plan for now!!! With Indiana weather....you never know! Please plan accordingly!
Change through time- chapters 10, 11, 12
We will begin discussing the history of Earth, fossils, dating techniques, Darwin and the Galapagos Finch species, and how adaptation occurs within populations.
We will be covering chapter 12, 10, then 11. We will cover most, but not all sections. We will be moving quickly through the chapters, and then moving on to our next/final unit. We need to move quickly in order to cover all material before the ECA in early to mid-May.
More information will follow as to timing of tests, sections that will be tested together, etc.
Chapter 12 test will be April 21/22. See attached for the notes for 12.3 and 12.4. Also, see attached for Key Things to Know for the Test!!!
WE WILL BE MOVING ON TO CHAPTER 10 IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING CHAPTER 12. WE WILL NOT STAY ON CHAPTER 10 FOR LONG, ALTHOUGH IT IS INTERESTING AND SOMEWHAT EASIER THAN THE OTHER TWO CHAPTERS. WE WILL COVER ALL OF CHAPTER 10. NOTES WILL BE HANDED OUT IN CLASS TO BE FILLED OUT.
ECA is quickly approaching!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Our testing date for ECA Biology I is May 7 and 8.
Below you will find a link that will assist you in preparing for the ECA. It is through the Department of Education, and there are example questions, how they score the tests, etc. Please look through it and prepare ahead of time!
http://www.doe.in.gov/assessment/end-course-assessments-ecas
Finishing up Evolution: VERY QUICKLY!
Here are the chapter 11 notes. Print them, read them, memorize them, whatever you want to do with them!! We will spend very little class time going through them specifically. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWING THE CONTENT. I have provided it for you---take advantage of it!
There is a study guide for speciation and genetic drift that you can do on your own. Some of the extinction section will not be on the test, but the rest is info that is good to know! :) (scroll beyond the first page....you will want the second page)
Ecology
Again...moving at warp speed through the material! We will be covering all of chapter 13, 14.1, 14.2, 14.4, 14.5, 16.1 and 16.4. We will have one test over all chapters/sections for Ecology. Make sure you keep up or we will leave you behind! This is fun content, and I hope you enjoy the unit!
We will have our unit test on or before May 14,15. ECA will begin May 12,13 for us, so we need to know everything before then!
Final Exams
The final week of school will be finals week!!! Here is the schedule:
Tuesday- finals periods 1 and 3
Wednesday- finals period 5 and 7
Thursday- finals periods 2 and 4
Friday- finals periods 6 and 8
**YOU MAY PRINT YOUR OWN REVIEW PACKET ANY TIME YOU WISH AND BEGIN REVIEWING!!! (ESPECIALLY MY DISNEY PEOPLE!!!)
*****Meiosis will not be on the final exam
Your review packet is due the day of the final. I will collect your textbook the day you take the final also. Make sure you have both with you! You will also need a #2 pencil! GOOD LUCK!
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER! BE SAFE!
To the senior class: Best of luck in the newest chapter of your lives!!! Enjoy and make smart choices!
To the underclassmen: I will see you in August! Rest and relax over the summer, and be ready to learn more when you get back! We will be ready for you! Be safe!
To the incoming freshmen: You will love it here!!! Can't wait to meet you!
Chapter 1: sections 1-3
We will be studying the Scientific Method, parts of an experiment, and what makes something living vs nonliving. We will be doing an experiment and activities to help guide our learning in this chapter!!
Students will have something to work on every evening for this chapter. Assignments include: getting start of school information (safety contract and parent info sheet) signed and brought back to school, safety test, a lab report, a worksheet that covers the parts of an experiment, study guide for sections 1-3, binder check for Honors, and an end of chapter assessment.
The test for ch 1 is penciled in for Tues/Wed (Aug 20,21).
Chapter 2--Biochemistry
The beginning of this chapter is mainly review of basic chemistry concepts. By mid chapter, we will be learning about organic molecules essential to life (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids). We will spend a lot of time on these molecules because we will be learning more and more about them all throughout the year. We will be conducting a lab to identify these organic molecules in different substances. By the end of the chapter, we will be discussing how enzymes help to regulate chemical reactions in our bodies.
Test date: September 12,13
Chapter 3 The Cell
We will be learning all about cells! We will focus on their organelles, function of organelles, types of cells, and transport within cells. In the lab we will be working with microscopes (proper use and care of the scopes), and we will be looking at how diffusion works in cells. Remembering detail will be key to being successful in this chapter! There will be a lot of details, and flash cards may be very helpful when studying!!!
Test date: We will be having a test over the microscope 9/26,27. This will not include information from Chapter 3, only parts and usage of the microscope. Chapter 3 test will be at a later date!
Cellular Transport
We will now be covering 3.4 and 3.5 which discusses transport within the cells. We will be expanding our knowledge of the cell membrane and how it helps to regulate what enters/exits the cell. These are short sections, so the next test will come quickly! Be prepared!
The end of chapter 3 test will probably be around October30,31.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmSVtqRz9QA
This is the video link to the Body Story: Influenza B virus we watched. We then completed the Type 3 writing in class. Please watch the video before writing your essay!
***The test will cover some of the organelles again (you will need to review those again!!!), as well as the cell membrane (section 3.3), and 3.4 and 3.5 (cell transport). Please make sure you are prepared!Final Exams
FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE Sem. 1
Day 1
8:30-10:00 Period 1 meets to review
10:07-11:41 Period 1 FINAL EXAM
11:48-1:53 Period 3 meets to review (Take normal lunch)
2:00-3:30 Period 3 FINAL EXAM
Day 2
8:30-10:00 Period 5 meets to review
10:07-11:41 Period 5 FINAL EXAM
11:48-1:53 Period 7 meets to review (Take normal lunch)
2:00-3:30 Period 7 FINAL EXAM
Day 3
8:30-10:00 Period 2 meets to review
10:07-11:41 Period 2 FINAL EXAM
11:48-1:53 Period 4 meets to review(Lunch when teacher has lunch period 3)
2:00-3:30 Period 4 FINAL EXAM
Day 4
8:30-10:00 Period 6 meets to review
10:07-11:41 Period 6 FINAL EXAM
11:48-1:53 Period 8 meets to review (Lunch when teacher has lunch period 7)
2:00-3:30 Period 8 FINAL EXAM
· Finals will take place during the 2nd and 4th block each day.
· Finals will NOT take place during the first block or during lunch. These will be review periods prior to the final exam.
· C4 students will NOT be affected.
· Early release seniors will be allowed to leave campus during period 4 and 8 of the last two days of finals.
Early release seniors may elect to stay on campus, take first lunch, and report to the media center.Review for the final exam
If you print your own review packet for the final exam, I will give some of extra credit. You must bring it in Wednesday/Thursday of class this week to receive extra credit. Your name MUST be on EVERY page of the packet to receive extra credit. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE COMPLETE!! The document is attached! Happy printing!
Ch 6 notes and meiosis square dance!!!
Look over them, print them, whatever you choose to do! But be ready for the test!
If the youtube video did not load: go to youtube and type in meiosis square dance. We watched the 10 minute and 8 second clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaf4j19_3Zg
DNA internet activity site you will need:
8.2 and 8.3 DNA
We will be discussing the discovery, history, structure, and replication of DNA!
8.2 and 8.3 notes
print or copy down the notes that are attached by next class period (Wednesday/Thursday) 1/21,22
Chromosome 18 web address
http://www.chromosome18.org/WhatIsaChromosome18Abnormality/BasicGenetics/tabid/117/Default.aspx
I am working on getting some dates updated for the next unit...stay tuned!
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Things to know for ch 11 test.....
I would look at this one for sure!! Good hints/tips and guidance for the test! Not just hot topics!
CHAPTER 3: CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
This is an action packed chapter! It will be broken down into three different tests. We will study the microscope (parts, proper usage, and the history of it), the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, and the different cell structures within each and their functions. We will also be looking at cellular transport (active and passive transport) after Fall Break! And away we go......
The following are the test dates that are for the first nine weeks:
microscope test: October 1/2
sections 3.1-3.3: October 14/15
transcription/translation notes
The notes you requested are attached below!
CH 7 TEST
April 9/10
It will cover complex inheritance patterns, pedigrees, environmental influences on gene expression, and karyotypes. I would study your notes pages that we have been going over for the past several class periods. Review things from the book that will reinforce what we talked about in class (blood types, genetic disorders, etc).