Tuesday, March 5th

Honors: Germ Layers - Body Cavities - Protostomes and Deuterostomes / Review Taxonomy Unit

Biology: Complete plant review work from Thursday March 1st

Monday, March 4th

Honors: Characteristics of Animals - Symmetry / Review of Genetics Unit

Biology: Quiz on Leaf and Root Anatomy

Friday, March 2nd

**early dismissal for weather**

Biology (2nd period): Review leaf and root anatomy for quiz Monday

Honors (1st, 3rd, 4th Periods):  Complete invertebrates table (Distinguishing physical characteristics)

Thursday, March 1st

Biology: pg 580 # 3-4; pg 587 # 1,5 ; pg 597 # 1,2,4 ; pg 602 # 1-5, 6 - 13

Honors:  pg 447 TTC # 2-7

Wednesday, February 29

Honors: complete, and do a MUCH better job, with the invertebrate info tabel (particularly the distinguishing physical adaptations section) - grade and review tests

Biology: complete AHSGE workbook assignment from Tuesday - Tests graded

Tuesday, February 28

Honors: Build a table comparing the following characteristics of the 8 invertebrate phyla in table 22-1: Phylum - Common Name - Skeletal structure - external or internal fertilization - symmetry - distinguishing physical adaptations - examples of species

Biology: AHSGE workbook pg 146 A, B, C - for A, choose 20 terms to identify their meaning and list the invertebrate phylum with which they are most closely associated (Ex. spicules - P. Porifera)

Monday, February 27th

Honors: Standard 10 Test

Biology: Standard 10 Test

Thursday, February 23rd

Honors:  Parts of the Flower (form and function) - Angiosperms - Monocots vs Dicots

Biology:  Seed vs Non-seed plants - Angiosperms vs Gymnosperms - Monocots vs Dicots -  Parts of the Flower (form and function)

Quiz tomorrow: Labeling root, flower, leaf diagrams (Honors - functionality on quiz as well)

Test Monday: K. Fungi and K. Plantae

Wednesday, February 22nd

Honors:  Parts of Leaf (form and function) - Root cross section (form and function) - Lecture on Pterophytes and Gymnosperms

Biology:  Vascular vs Non-vascular plants - Parts of Leaf (form and function) - Root cross section (form and function)

Tuesday, February 21st

Honors:  Plants Flow Chart - Primary vs Secondary Growth - Histology of Roots and Shoots - Bryophytes - Leaf Diagram (structure and function)

Biology:  23.2 Reinforcement Study Guide (Parts of Root) - Plants Flow Chart - Primary vs Secondary Growth

Friday, February 17th

Honors: copy standard 10 - K. Fungi Quiz

Biology: copy standard 10 - K. Fungi Quiz

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Six Flags Permission Form

Thursday, February 16th

Honors: Basidiomycotes, Lichens, Mycorrhizae, Symbiosis, the good, the bad and the ugly from K. Fungi
Clicker Questions

Biology:  20.2 notes - review homework

All Classes - Quiz Friday on K. Fungi

Wednesday, February 15th

Honors: The X-Files: Field Trip

Biology: Conclude 20.1 Notes
Homework: pg 548 # 1-15, write out all questions with answers

Tuesday, February 14th

Honors: Standard 9 test graded and returned - Distinguishing features of 4 groups of Fungi: Chytrids, Zygote, Sac and Club

Assignment: How many M & M's would fit in our classroom?  How many classrooms would be necessary to hold 5 trillion M & M's?

Biology: X-Files: Field Trip

Monday, February 13th

Honors: Standard 9 Test

Biology: Standard 9 Test returned - AHSGE pgs 130-131 A, B, C (K. Fungi)

Friday, February 10th

All Classes: Standard 9 Review - Test Monday

Thursday, February 9th

Honors: Characteristics of Kingdom Fungi - Standard 9 clicker questions

Biology: Characteristics of Kingdom Fungi

Wednesday, February 8th

Honors: Genetics tests returned - review
Unit Review for Friday test

Biology: 17.2 Study Guide

Tuesday, February 7th

Honors: Correct CH 6 from AHSGE workbook / Protist Review

Biology: Correct CH 6 from AHSGE workbook

Monday, February 6th

All Classes
Survey of Kingdom Protista

Unit Test Wednesday, Feb 8th

Friday, February 3

Honors:  Read 19.1 - 19.3; complete pg 384 TTC # 1 - 5, 7 - 9, pg 385 ATC # 4

Biology:  Read 18.1 and 18.2; complete pg 480 PS Lab, pg 483 SA # 1-4, pg 492 PS Lab and pg 495 SA # 1-4

Thursday, February 2nd

Honors: Why aren't viruses living?  Survey of Bacteria Kingdoms

Biology: Why aren't viruses living?  CH 18.2 notes

Tuesday, January 10th

Biology: Monohybrid cross quiz - 10.1 notes continued (phenotype, genotype, homozygous, heterozygous)

Honors: Monohybrid cross quiz - dihybrid cross problems completed in class

Monday, January 9th

Biology: Graded SpongeBob #1 - more work with monohybrid crosses

Honors: Dihybrid Crosses - Graded SpongeBob #1

Thursday, January 5th

Honors: Monohybrid crosses

Biology: Mendel's experiments with pea plants - Rule of unit factors - Rule of Dominance
Homework: complete monohybrid heterozygous cross from class

Wednesday, January 4th

Honors: Genetics Problem # 1 - terms: homozygous, heterozygous, genotype, phenotype, monohybrid heterozygous cross, allele

Biology: CH 10.1 notes - 10.1 Foldable (due tomorrow)