Wednesday, November 30th

Honors: Chapter 9 Quiz
Homework: CH 10 TTC # 1-3

Biology: 11.1 Quiz
Homework: Problem Solving Labs on pgs 283 & 291

Tuesday, November 29th

Honors: Nucleotide Structure - Chargaff's Rule - Wilkins and Franklin - Watson and Crick - Semiconservative Replication - Mistakes and Proofreading

Biology: Conclude structure of nucleotides - DNA replication - 11.1 Study Guide

Monday, November 28th

Get Started
Biology: pg 287 # 1,5

Honors: Describe how Griffith's experiment proved that DNA is genetic material

Class
Biology: 9.1 Lecture - Nature vs. Nurture - Function of DNA and enzymes - Structure of nucleotides

Honors: Genes, Chromosomes and DNA - Griffith's transformation experiment

Upcoming
Quiz Wednesday (Nov 30th)

Thursday, November 17th

Honors: Test Grade and Review 
We are in the lab tomorrow so dress appropriately!
Homework for Honors (due Monday) - pg 160 Thinking Through Concepts # 1-3

Biology: Test Grade and Review
Preview DNA unit in Grad Exam workbook

Wednesday, November 16th

Standard 5 / Standard 6 Test - All Classes

Monday, November 14th

Biology:
Completed Mitosis and Meiosis Concept maps - Completed Mitosis versus Meiosis handout
Standard 5 & 6 Test Wednesday (CH 10.2 - 8.2 - pgs 676 - 679)

Honors
Meiosis leads to 3 factors that affect genetic variation - Completed Mitosis and Meiosis Concept maps - Completed Mitosis versus Meiosis handout
Standard 5 & 6 Test Wednesday (CH 11)

Thursday, November 10th

All Classes: Quiz Today

Progress Reports were given to students during 5th period today

Standard 5 & 6 Test scheduled for Wednesday, Nov 16th

Wednesday, November 9th

Class
Honors - Venn diagrams turned in / Complete Meiosis Web / Lecture on stages of Meiosis

Biology - HW turned in / Completed 10.2: Meiosis and formation of haploid gametes / Graded HW

Quiz Tomorrow!

Tuesday, November 8th

Get Started
Biology: pg 264 Problem Solving Lab

Class
Biology: Started 10.2 lecture covering Diploid vs Haploid - Homologous chromosomes - Why Meiosis?

Honors: Comparing Sexual and Asexual reproduction


Homework
Honors:  Construct a Venn diagram comparing meiosis and mitosis.  Each field of the diagram must contain at least 4 entries.

Biology: pg 278 # 1, 5, 6 / pg 279 # 25 - 28 (write out question and answer)

Monday, November 7th

Honors: Stages of Mitotic Cell Division - Comparing cytokinesis in plant and animal cells

Biology: Ch 25.1, cell differentiation through dermal layers in embyonic development

USA Test Prep

This is a link to a flyer about CHS's account with USA Test Prep.  This is a valuable resource for student use in preparation for the graduation exams.  I encourage you to use this wonderful, free resource.

USA Test Prep

Thursday, November 3rd

Turn in mitosis handout and diagrams.  Students who missed school today for the XC meet need to have these ready to turn in Friday.

Honors: 11.2 Lecture - Chromosome terms - Human karyotype - haploid vs diploid

Biology: Results of mitosis and organization of organisms (cell - tissue - organ - organ system - organism)
8th Period - those of you who missed class to attend the play today need to have your work from Wednesday ready to turn in.  Your quiz will be postponed until Monday.

Quiz Tomorrow
Honors - Chapters 11.1 and 11.2
Biology - Chapter 8.2 (8th period will quiz Monday)

Wednesday, November 2nd

Coach Napp is out today for bus recertification.  The following work was assigned:

Complete Mitosis handout
Draw and label the stages of mitosis and cytokinesis
These are due Thursday and will be graded

Tuesday, November 1st

Get Started
Honors: pg 206 # 2
Biology: pg 219 # 19-23

Class
Honors: Conclude CH 11.1 - Interphase and Differentiation
Biology: Stages of Mitosis / Cytokinesis

Monday, October 31st

Get Started
Honors: pg 206 # 4

Biology: pg 210 # 5

Honors
A to Z and make-up 4.2 pre-quiz due today
Introduce Standards 5 & 6 - Brief lecture on the role of Cell Division

Homework - Read 11.1 and 11.2

Biology
Complete pg 95-96 in workbook - section B graded in class - review cell cycle - lecture on Interphase and Prophase

Tuesday, October 25th

Biology: 8.1 Quiz - Standard 2 Test Wednesday (10/26) 

Honors: CH 4 Quiz - Standard 2 Test Wednesday (10/26)

Monday, October 24th

Biology: 6.2 and 6.3 Study Guide

Honors: Osmotic Solutions and Active Transport (Pinocytosis - Phagocytosis - Exocytosis)

All Classes:
Quiz Tuesday (10/25)
Standard 2 Test Wednesday (10/26)

Wednesday, October 19

Get Started
Honors: pg 72 # 3

Biology: Use book to correct Pre-Test

Class
Honors: Properties of Fluids and Diffusion - Concentration Gradients - What drives diffusion?

Biology: Osmosis - Isotonic and Hypotonic solutions

For each type of solution be able to answer:
1.  In which direction will osmosis occur (into or out of cell)?
2.  What happens to the cell?
3.  Where is the water concentration higher?
4.  Where is the concentration of dissolved substances higher?
5.  What is the difference between the reaction of plant and animal cells.

Homework
Honors: 4.2 PreQuiz # 1 - 3 Only

Biology: pg 200 # 1, 2 / pg 218 # 4, 6, 7

Tuesday, October 18

Quiz Day!

Honors - Review Concept Web - Chapter 3 Quiz

Biology - CH 6.2 and 6.3 Review - Quiz

Monday, October 17th

Get Started
Honors: pg 54 # 6

Biology: pg 63 # 3-4

Class
Honors: Review Nucleic Acids - Structure and function of Proteins - Complete "web" comparing 4 organic compounds from Chapter 3

Biology: Review Carbohydrates - Structure and function of Lipids, Nucleic Acids and Proteins

Homework
Biology: pg 163 # 7

Quiz Tomorrow - Honors (CH 3) and Biology (CH 6.2 and 6.3)
Standard 2 Test next Wednesday - October 26th

Wednesday, October 12th

Get Started
Honors: Determine the defining chemical property of each of the 4 organic molecules in Standard 2.1

Biology: pg 156 # 4-5

Class
Honors: Organic Molecules intro - Polysaccharides

Biology: Brownian motion and Diffusion - characteristics of 4 organic molecules

Homework
Honors: What are Vitamins?

Biology: pg157 Foldable - Draw the structure AND list the characteristics

Week of Oct 4 - 7

Review for 9 weeks test

Standards covered on test:

1.0  Select appropriate glassware, balances, time measuring equipment, and optical instruments to conduct an experiment
1.1  Describing the steps of the scientific method
1.2  Comparing controls, dependent variables, and independent variables
1.3  Identifying safe laboratory procedures when handling chemicals and using Bunsen burners and laboratory glassware
1.4  Using appropriate SI units for measuring length, volume and mass

Chemistry Review

4.0  Describe similarities and differences of cell organelles, using diagrams and tables
4.1  Identifying scientists who contributed to the cell theory (Examples: Hooke, Schleiden, Schwann, Virchow, van Leeuwenhoek)
4.2  Distinguishing between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
4.3  Identifying various technologies used to observe cells (Examples: light microscope, scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope)

3.0  Identify the reactants and products associated with photosynthesis and cellular respiration and the purposes of these two processes

Thursday, September 29th

Get Started
Honors: Outline CH 8.1 (limited to 4 entries)

Biology: pg 235 Problem Solving Lab

Class
Honors: Glycolysis - Lactate and Alcoholic Fermentation

Biology: Conclude CH 9.3 - ATP yields of all 3 reactions - 9.1 Study Guide

Standard 3 test on Monday (Oct 3rd)

Wednesday, September 28th

Quiz Day

Photosynthesis Quiz

Standard 3 test moved to Monday

Tuesday, September 27th

Get Started
Honors: Write out the chemical equation for Photosynthesis 5 times (Can you do it from memory yet???  If not, work on it!)

Biology: pg 243 # 20-23

Class
Honors: Light Dependent and Light Indenpendent reactions in photosynthesis

Biology: CH 9.1 Study Guide - Review 9.1 and 9.2

All Classes: Quiz Tomorrow

Monday, September 26th

Get Started
Honors: Describe the pathway of the PS reactants from the environment to the chloroplast

Biology: pg 230 # 1 & #5

Class
Honors - Discuss reactant pathways in detail (LE, CO2, H20) - Draw and Label cross section of leaf and describe function of each part

Biology - Light dependent reactions (CH 9.2) and Light independent reactions of PS - "Big 3" for the day:
1) LD reactions make Energy for LI reactions
2) Photolysis splits water - we get O2
3) LI reactions make sugar

Upcoming
Quiz Wednesday
Test Friday (Standard 3)

Benchmark Friday October 7th

Wednesday, September 21st

All Classes - Standard 4 Test

Honors - Field Trip money ($12) may be turned in Friday - 44 spots remain for DNA lab at McWane Center on October 13th

All Classes - Benchmark Test Friday, October 7th

Tuesday, September 21st

Today was the AHSGE Math Test - 6th period was the only Honors class to meet and we studied for the Standard 4 test

Biology - Review 3 study guide handouts and remediate for Standard 4 test

Standard 4 Test Tomorrow
(Bio CH 7 / Honors CH 5)

Monday, September 19th

Get Started
Periods 1 - 4: "Life of a Cell" Handout
Periods 6, 8: Study for Quiz
All Classes: Lab Reports Due Today

Class
Periods 1-4: Complete and correct "Life of a Cell" and "The Cell" Handouts as review for Test Wednesday
Periods 6, 8: Organelles Quiz - Complete and Grade

Honors Classes - info about McWane Field Trip are on the board in my room
Standard 4 Test Wednesday

Friday, September 16th

Get Started
All Classes - From memory, name as many organelles as you can - then state the function of each

Class
1st - 4th Periods: Organelles Quiz / Parts of Microscope Quiz

6th, 8th Periods: Quiz postponed until Monday - Completed Study Guides in class

Lab Reports Due Monday

Thursday, September 15th

Get Started
Honors - pg 96 # 6

Biology - pg 193 # 24-27

Class
Honors - Complete Eukaryotic Cell Organelles - Discuss Lab Report due Monday - Study Guide for Cell Organelles

Biology - Complete Study Guide for Cell Organelles - Discuss Lab Report due Monday

All Classes - Quiz Tomorrow on Cell Organelles and Parts of Microscope
Lab Reports Due Monday

Wednesday, September 14th

Lab Day
Microscope Lab - Lab Information sheet here

Lab Rubric for Report

Lab Reports Due Monday
If you missed lab, turn in a 3-page (typed, double-spaced, 12 pt font max) research paper on two of the cell theory scientists

Tuesday, September 13th

Get Started
All classes: list parts of microscope and function of each part
Parts of Microscope

Class
Honors - Complete Organelle Chart for the following organelles: nucleus, nucleolus, nuclear envelope, chromatin, ribosomes, Golgi apparatus, Endoplasmic Reticulum - Continue working on chart for organelles in CH 5.3

Biology - Complete Organelle Chart for all organelles in CH 7.3 - Discuss section and chapter review questions from PowerPoint

LAB TOMORROW - you must be dressed for lab to enter lab!!!
Quiz Friday on Parts of microscope and cell organelles
Progress Reports go home Friday

Monday, September 12

Get Started
Honors: Read pg 95 "Case Study Revisited" and answer questions at the end

Biology: pg 187 # 1 - 2

Class
Honors: Begin Eukaryotic Cell Table (Organelle - Drawing - Function - Notes)

Biology: Eukaryotic Cell Structure

Homework
Honors: have table completed through Golgi Complex

**Lab Wednesday -- Be dressed for Lab or you won't come in!!**

Friday, September 9th

Honors Classes: Quiz and Grade - Work SA:V problems for Rectangles

Biology: Quiz and Grade - Discuss 4 components of cell membrane: Phospholipids, Cholesterol, Carbohydrates, Transport Proteins

Thursday, September 8th

Get Started
1st - 4th periods: Complete College Interest Survey
6th Period: Find SA, V, and SA:V for two cubes on board
8th Period: pg 174 # 5

Class
Honors: Determine SA:V for two cubes and relate to the size of a cell, Why can't cells be big?, Contrast Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells

Biology: Plasma Membrane, Homeostasis, Selective Permeability, Phospholipids, Fluid Mosaic Model
Complete 7.1 Study Guide

Homework
Section Quiz Friday (9/9)

Wednesday, September 7th

Get Started
Honors: Read Case Study on pg 75 and write a one paragraph summary

Biology: Write out the 3 parts to the cell theory, pg 173 Mini lab

Class
Honors: Chem Tests and Quizzes returned - 3 parts of cell theory - review contributions of 5 key scientists - Characteristics of all cells (membrane, DNA / cytoplasm, Energy)

Biology: Review Cell theory and contrast simple and compound light microscopes - comparing SEMs and TEMs - compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

Homework
Reading Assignment for this unit: Honors CH 5 - Biology CH 7

Honors: Find out the role of Virchow in the history of the cell theory

Biology: pg 192 # 1-5 (write out both the word and the definition)

Tuesday, September 6th

Get Started

Honors: Read pgs 78-79; name the scientists responsible for discovering the cell along with the specific contribution of each

Bio: Discuss van Leeuwenhoek's contributions to the cell theory

Class
Review Chemistry test from last week

Honors: Discuss role of van Leeuwenhoek, Hooke, Schleiden and Schwann in developing the cell theory

Bio: Discuss van Leeuwenhoek's and Hooke's contributions to the cell theory, distinguish between simple and compound light microscopes

All classes - Quiz Friday

Tuesday, August 30

Get Started
Honors: Draw Full Atomic Diagram for Water Molecule

Biology: pg 145 Problem Solving Lab

Class
Honors: Covalent Bonds with Water as Example - Free Radicals - Hydrogen Bonds - Properties of Water

Biology: Ionic and Covalent Bonds - Construct Venn Diagram comparing/contrasting Covalent and Ionic Bonds

Homework
**All Classes - Follow the Blog!**
Honors: pg 34 # 5 and pg 35 # 2 / Read CH 2 this week

Biology: pg 151 # 3 - pg 169 # 22 - 23 / Complete Venn Diagram

Monday, August 29

Get Started
Periods 1 - 4: Finish Study Guide
Periods 6 - 8: Draw atomic diagram for Sodium (including electron levels)

Class
Review Study Guide


Honors: Ionic Bonds - NaCl as example
Biology: Review atomic structure, introduce isotopes and compounds

No Homework
Quiz Thursday (9/1) and Test Friday (9/2)

Friday, August 26

Get Started
Honors: Draw atomic diagrams for Nitrogen's column

Biology: Draw atomic diagrams for Au, K, P

Complete Study Guide: Atoms and their interactions
Complete Chapter Assessment: Applying Scientific Methods

Thursday, August 25th

Get Started

Honors:  pg 34 # 3


Biology:  What are the 6 most abundant elements in living things?

Chemistry Lecture

Homework:
Honors: find number of protons, neutrons and electrons for the column that starts with Boron

Biology: find number of protons, neutrons and electrons for Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen and Nitrogen

Wednesday, August 24

Get Started
Honors: Study for test - After test, pg 34 # 1-2

Biology: Study for test - After test, CH 6.1 vocab (no glossary) and pg 151 # 1


Standard 1 Test Today

Tuesday, August 23

Get Started
Honors: pg 17 # 2
Biology: pg 18 # 2

Turn in Lab Reports (4th and 8th Periods)

Honors: Discuss example experiments to determine hypotheses, IVs, DVs and controls

Biology: Steps of Scientific Method (pg 17) - 1.2 Study Guide - Chapter 1 Review # 5, 9, 15 - 20

Standard 1 Test tomorrow (see list of standards on 8/12 blog entry)

Monday, August 22

Get Started
Honors: pg 10 - What are the controls in the experiment?
Bio: pg 18 # 1

Turn in Lab Reports
Use sample experiments to learn experimental method - Identifying IVs, DVs and Controls

Homework
Honors - ID all parts of experimental method from pg 10

Friday, August 19

Get Started: How Do You Know? (a little sad....our last Lion and Gazelle get started)

Grade Lab Safety Quizzes
Take Standard 1 Quiz
Grade Standard 1 Quiz

Collaborative Activity: determining IV, DV and controls in an experiment

Lab Report due Monday - Report Rubric linked in Wednesday's blog entry

Thursday, August 18th

Get Started: Are You Running Fast Enough?

Review of Volume / Mass Lab
Lab Safety Lecture and Review
Lab Safety Quiz

Unit Quiz Tomorrow
Standard 1 Test 8/24

Wednesday, August 17

Get Started: Who is Chasing You?
All "Get Started" responses from this week will be turned in on Friday

Homework Due: SI Table / Scientific Method

Lab: Map of Lab - Mass / Volume Lab

Lab Reports Due Monday (8/22)
Lab Report Grading Rubric

Tuesday, August 16

Get Started: Who Are You Chasing?
Lab Equipment (2)
Question Sets 1 & 2

Homework
Honors: Read CH 1.3 / List steps of the scientific method / complete table from class

Biology: Read Section 1.2 / List steps of the scientific method / complete table from class

We're in the Lab tomorrow

Monday, August 15

Get Started: WHERE ARE YOU RUNNING?
Complete Who Am I? Bonus Game
Lab Equipment 2

Lab Safety Quiz Thursday - Unit Quiz Friday - Standard 1 Test 8/24

Friday, August 12

Get Started: Use complete sentences to describe 5 things about yourself.  These will be used in a "Who Am I?" bonus game.
Copy Standard 1 (attached below)
Lab equipment function - focus on function - measure or contain
Who Am I? Bonus game

Standard 1

Lab Equipment 1

Thursday, August 11th

First day of the 2011-2012 School Year!  Welcome Freshmen

Here's the syllabus -- you need to have a copy by Monday

2011-2012 Syllabus

Turesday, February 15th

All Classes - Quiz Thursday (2/17) and Test Monday (2/21)

Biology: pg 718 # 1-5 - P. Platyhelminthes lecture - Draw and label Planarian

Honors: P. Annelida and P. Mollusca

Monday, February 14th

Biology: pg 704 Problem Solving Lab - Coral Reef lecture - pg 719 # 18 - 19

Honors: P. Cnidaria lecture

Thursday, February 10

Biology: pg 697 # 1,3,4 due today - Quiz on 25.2 terms and Phylum Porifera - Conclude 26.1 notes and begin 26.2

Honors: Radial Organisms due today - Symmetry Quiz - Review Symmetry using fictional and real organisms

Wednesday, February 9th

Quiz Tomorrow

Biology: 26.1 Lecture - pg 697 # 1, 3, 4

Honors: Animal characteristics and Symmetry - Design a fictional, radially symmetrical animal

Tuesday, February 8

Word Maps Due Today

Biology: Discuss 25.2 Vocab using synonyms and word maps

Honors: Discuss CH 22 Vocab using synonyms and word maps

Animal Phylum Matching

http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/animal_matching.html

Monday, February 7

Phylum Assignment from Friday due today

Biology: Complete word maps for terms in CH 25.2

Honors: Complete word maps for terms given in class

January 11, 2011

What a crazy week with the weather. 1st and 2nd period have yet to meet this week, so things are a little off. Here's what you need to know:

Biology - If you were absent last Friday, you missed a quiz on 17.1. Taxonomy projects were due Wednesday. If you were absent Tuesday, you need to make up the following:
PS Lab 17.2 - 17.1 Section Assessment 1 and 2 - CH 17 Chapter Assessment # 6, 8-11, 16, 18 - 21

Honors - We've begun notes on 5 to 6 Kingdom transition and Viruses