Homework
Week 16
12/15 Human Genetics Vocab, Hand Span Quick lab, ( to complete this lab at home, you will need at least 20 different measurments) Read and note 14-2
12/16 Focus on Pedigrees, Family Puzzle Case Study 1
12/17 Review
12/18 Test, Notebook Check
12/19 Notebook Check - All extra credit book questions due 1/12/09 - Happy Holidays
Week 15 Check out additional Extra Credit Books: Double Helix by James Watson, Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
12/8 Discussion: Mendel's Laws, Genetics vocabulary, Read and note 11-2
12/9 Punnet Squares, Pastibility Game, Read and note 11-3
12/10 Genetics Practice Problems set 1, set 2, set 3, Read and note 11-4
12/11 Begin Meiosis Poster, make-up instructions
12/12 Finish Meiosis Poster, Read and note 14-1
Week 14
Dec 1 Cell Energetics Quiz, Discuss cell division
Dec 2 Onion Mitosis lab ( Based on lab on page 254) CLASS DATA
Dec 3 Cell Unit Review STUDY GUIDE
Dec 4 Cell Test
Dec 5 Notebook check, Stem cell reading.
Week 13
Nov 24 Read and Note 9-1 & 2
Nov 25 Lecture Notes - Cell Energy
Nov 26 Energy processes comparison
Week 12
Nov 17 Cell Structure quiz, Cell lab due, Discuss Cell membranes, osmosis, diffusion.
Nov 17 Discuss Active Transport, Cells in Hypertonic Solution Pre-lab
Nov 18 Perform Cells in Hypertonic Solution Lab
Nov 19 Peer edit lab Begin Cell Metaphor
Nov. 20 Lab due, Complete Cell Metaphor poster. , Read and note 8-1&2
Week 11 New Extra Credit Read a book that changed the world!!! Silent Spring by Rachel Carson is available in the OHS Library. Read this amazing book and answer the question packet for credit. Due date is Dec. 19, 2008
Nov 10 Interact with cell component. Cell Structure Chart
Nov 12 Biofuels speaker, Scientific method/Lab report review
Nov 13 Review due, Day 1 of Cell structure lab
Nove 14 Day 2 of Cell structure lab, Labeled illustrations are due at the end of the period!! Read and note 7-3
Week 10 - Finishing the Ecology Unit, finish your notes and prepare for the test!!!
Nov. 3 Meet in the library and complete a Periodical Review
Nov 4 Vocabulary Review
Nov 5. Periodical Review due, review for test, Set up notebook: 1 Warm-ups, 2 Invaders video notes, 3 3-1, 4 3-2, 5 3-3, 6 Cycle coloring, 7 4-1, 8 4-2, 9 Discussion notes, 10 Biome Video notes,11 BiomeMap, 12 Vocab Review
Nov 6. TEST!!!!
Nov 7 Notebook Check, Read and note 7-1 & 7-2
Week 9 Extra Credit : Go online and solve the mystery of the missing frogs. " Croak" Turn in the notes page for credit
Oct. 27 Ecological Succession with Return to Mt. St. Helens Questions
Oct. 28 Community Relationships, Begin Living Together Video
Oct. 29 Finish Living Together Video, Read Chapter 5 Notes optional
Oct. 30 Ecology and Populations Worksheet ( not available on-line)
Oct. 31 Complete and correct worksheet, Population discussion Meet in Library on Monday.
Week 8 Make up Lab ideas!!! Take the Lima Bean Lab and expand it to discover how these pollutants ( or one pollutant) affects plant growth.
Oct 20 Cycle Story Due. Take Lab Data, Class Data Read & note 4-2, Discussion Questions,
Oct 21 Peer Edit Lab, Due Wed. Continue discussion ( keep in notes)
Oct 22 Lab Due, USA Biome map (Video)
Oct 23 BIOME QUIZ, Finish Map Marine Video, Freshwater Video
Oct 24 - Teacher Inservice day, see you Monday!
Week 7:
Oct 13 Food Web cards due, Read and Note 3-3
Oct 14 Nutrient cycles, Review sheet for notebook
Oct 15 Carbon Cycles: Complete Concept map
If you missed the video, it is available in the Smith Classroom folder On the OHS server
Oct 16 Share Concept - outline/draft, Lima Bean pre-lab, include a bar graph of class datain final report
Oct 17 Set up Lima Bean lab, in Class Cycles write ( due Monday)
Week 6: Extra Credit make up lab ( adjust as needed to perform at home)
Oct. 6 Make-up Beano lab, Review for Test
Oct. 7 TEST on Chapter 2- Chemistry in Life
Oct. 8 Beano lab Report due, Notebook check, Read and Note 3-1
Oct. 9 Intro to Ecosystems Read and note 3-2
Oct 10 Warm up activity for today: Identify the organisms you listed from the Pond as Producer, Consumer, Decomposer, Scavenger
Food Web Cards These cards will be due Monday on 3X5 cards ( you will need 8)
Week 5:
Sept 29: Focus On Carbohydrates & Lipids
Sept 30: Focus on Amino Acids & Nucleic Acid, Read and Note 2-4
Oct 1:Nucleic Acids
Oct 2:Enzymes, "Toothpickase"demonstration, Beano-prelab
Oct 3: Beano Lab, first draft due Monday
Week 4:
Sept 22 Return Progress Report, Read and Note 2-1
Sept 23 Read and Note 2-2
Sept 24 Read and Note 2-3
Sept 25 Discussion of Carbon compounds
Sept 26 Read and Note 2-4
Week 3:
Sept 15 Read & note 1-4, Begin Microscope Lab
Sept 16 Dissecting Microscope, Use Chapter 1 Study guide to review for Test
Sept 17 Finish Microscope Lab, Review for Test (Pg 31: 1-20, pg 33: 1-6)
Sept 18 Test, Notebook Check, Begin chemistry Review
Sept 19 Chemistry review ( worksheet not available for on-line)
Week 2:
Sept. 8 Pre-lab evaluation, Cherry tomatoes for Extra Credit, Start first draft lab procedure
Sept. 9 Tomato Lab, write complete first draft for homework
Sept 10 Peer edit first draft, issue books, Textbook Scavenger Hunt
Sept 11 Lab Reprot DUE, Introduction to note taking, homework read & note 1-3
Sept 12 Homework: Biology in the Press
Week 1:
Sept. 3 Introductions, Scavenger Hunt
Sept. 4 Syllabus discusssion, Lab Safety - Contract due Monday.
Sept. 5 Lab Strategies - Write Tomato Pre-lab - Due Monday