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VOCABULARY FOR THE FINAL EXAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE
Thursday, May 13th
In Class - No Class Today. Homework 0 Lab packet due tomorrow. Current Events due tomorrow Wednesday, May 12th In Class - Earthworm Dissection Lab.
Homework - Workbook pages 326 - 328 (skip # 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 12). Lab packet due Friday. Current Events due Friday, May 14th
Tuesday, May 11th
In Class - Chapter 27, Section 3 - Earthworms
Homework - Workbook pages 326 - 328 (skip # 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 12) Current Events due Thursday, May 13th
Monday, May 10th
In Class - Quiz Section 1.
Homework - Current Events due Thursday, May 13th
Friday, May 7th
In Class - Completed Chapter 26, Section 1.
Homework - Workbook pages 309 - 312 (skip #6, 10, 11, 16, 21, 22, 23 (skip right side of chart), 26-30, 32.) Quiz Monday on Section 1.
Thursday, May 6th
In Class - Began our study of Animals. Chapter 26, Section 1.
Wednesday, May 5th
In Class - Chapter 3 Test.
Homework - Current Events due tomorrow Tuesday, May 4th
Test Chapter 3 tomorrow. Current Events due Thursday, May 6th
Any and all missing/late work is due by Friday, May 7th. Monday, May 3rd
In Class - Review for Test - Chapter 3 on Wednesday.
Homework - Test on Wednesday. Current Events due Thursday, May 6th Friday, April 30th
In Class - Completed Chapter 3, Section 3. Workbook pages 33-34
Homework - Test on Chapter 3 on Wednesday, May 5th. Test Corrections for Chapter 15 due on Monday. Thursday, April 29th
In Class - Continued Chapter 3, Section 3.
Homework - Workbook pages 32-33 (1 -15). Wednesday, April 28th
No Classes - ACT testing.
Current Events due tomorrow.
Tuesday, April 27th
In Class - Quiz. Began Chapter 3, Section 3.
Homework - Current Events due Thursday, April 29th
Monday, April 26th
In Class - Review for quiz tomorrow. Viewed The Magic School Bus episode on the water cycle.
Homework - Quiz tomorrow Section 1 and 2. Current Events due Thursday, April 29th Friday, April 23rd
In Class - Completed Section 2. Workbook pages 29-31.
Homework - Finish workbook pages. Thursday, April 22nd
In Class - Began Chapter 3 , Section 2. Wednesday, April 21st
In Class - Notes on Chapter 3 - The Bioshpere. Completed Section 1.
Homework - Workbook pages 27 - 28 (skip # 3, try # 7-9). Current Events due tomorrow. Tuesday, April 20th
In Class - Chapter 15 Test
Homework - Current Events due Thursday, April 22nd.
Monday, April 19th
In Class - Welcome Back! Review for tomorrow's test on Chapter 15.
Homework - Test tomorrow. Current Events due Thursday, April 22nd. Thursday - Friday, April 8th - 9th
In Class - Movie: "Origin of Species"
Homework - Test on Chapter 15 on Tuesday, April 20th.
Wednesday, April 7th
In Class - Finished notes for Chapter 15.
Homework - Workbook pages 174-176 (from #16). Current Events due tomorrow Tuesday, April 6th
In Class - Continue notes for Chapter 15, Section 3.
Homework - Current Events due Thursday, April 8th. See attachements for the list of ALL 4th Quarter due dates for Current Events.
** Tuesday, March 30th
In Class - Completed Chapter 15, Section 2.
Homework - Workbook pages 171 - 172. Test Corrections due tomorrow.
Current Events due Thursday -- REMEMBER: There is NO SCHOOL on Friday so there is NO opportunity for LATE current events.
Monday, March 29th
In Class - Began Chapter 15, Section 2.
Homework - Test corrections due Wednesday.
Current Events due Thursday -- REMEMBER: There is NO SCHOOL on Friday so there is NO opportunity for LATE current events. Friday, March 26th
In Class - Began Chapter 15: Evolution. Completed Section 1.
Homework - Workbook pages 169 - 170.
Thursday, March 25th
In Class - Test
Wednesday, March 24th
In Class - Review for test tomorrow.
Homework - Test tomorrow. Current Events due tomorrow. Tuesday, March 23rd
In Class - Codon Bingo Review Game.
Homework - Test Thursday, March 25th. Current Events due Thursday, March 25th. Monday, March 22nd
In Class - Review packet for Chapter 12
Homework - Test moved to Thursday, March 25th. Current Events due Thursday, March 25th
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Friday, March 12th
In Class - Review Packet for Chapter 12
Homework - Test Wednesday, March 17th
Thursday, March 11th
In Class - Review packet for Chapter 12
Homework - Test Wednesday, March 17th Wednesday, March 10th
In Class - Reviewed Workbook pages from yesterday.
Homework - Current Events - Sophomore girls' are due during homeroom or on Friday. Tuesday, March 9th
In Class - Workbook pages 134-136 (No #s 2, 7, 8, 10, 17, 18, 24), page 137-138 (all), page 142 (No #s 11, 12, 20)
Homework - Finish workbook pages. Test corrections due tomorrow. Current Events due Thursday, March 11th Monday, March 8th
In Class - Completed Chapter 12: DNA and RNA.
Homework - Test corrections due Wednesday. Bring workbooks to class tomorrow. Current Events due Thursday, March 11th.
** Wednesday, March 3rd
In Class - Review for Quiz tomorrow. Redo of Inherited Traits lab.
Homework - For tomorrow - Quiz Section 12.1-12.2 and Current Events.
For Friday - Lab Report. Tuesday, March 2nd
In Class - Lab - DNA Extraction.
Homework - For tomorrow - Workbook pages 132-133 (see below).
For Thursday - Quiz Section 12.1-12.2 and Current Events.
For Friday - Lab Report. Monday, March 1st
In Class - Chapter 12, Section 2. Internet Activity. (click here) Replication worksheet.
Homework - Complete workbook pages 132-133. Do NOT do #s 1, 5, 9, 10, and 14. Thursday, Febraury 25th
In Class - Chapter 12, Section 2.
Homework - Review the rules of base pairing.
Wednesday, February 24th
In Class - Chapter 12, Section 1 - DNA
Homework - Workbook pages 129 - 131 Do NOT do #s 2-4, 6-9, 12-15, 17, 20-21. Current Events due tomorrow
Tuesday, February 23rd
In Class - Chapter 11 Test.
Homework - Current Events due on Thursday Monday, February 22nd
In Class & Homework - Review for test tomorrow. Current Events due on Thursday Tuesday, February 9th
In Class - Review for Exam.
Homework - Exam tomorrow. Current Events due on Thursday, if there is school.
**If there is no school tomorrow, the test will be on the Tuesday we return from break.** Monday, February 8th
In Class - Began review packet for exam on Wednesday.
Homework - Complete up to page 135 in the review packet. Exam on Wednesday. Current Events due Thursday 2/11. Friday, February 5th
In Class - Completed Section 11.4 and 11.5
Homework - Finish workbook page 124; Workbook page 125 (skip #s 2, and 4); Workbook page 126.
Test on Chapter 11 next Wednesday February 10th. Thursday, February 4th
In Class - Began Section 11.4 on Meiosis.
Homework - Workbook pages 122-124 (#s 2-13)
Wednesday, February 3rd
In Class - Review of Mitosis in preparation for discussion of Meiosis.
Homework - STUDENT APPRECIATION DAY - Current Events due tomorrow is optional. Tuesday, February 2nd
In Class - Inherited Traits Lab.
Homework - Complete Lab Conclusion Questions (1-4) for tomorrow. Current Events due Thursday. Monday, February 1st
In Class - Reviewed Section 11.3 in workbook. Discussion of tomorrow's lab.
Homework - Complete Pre-Lab Discussion Questions 1,2,3 and 5 in the lab packet. Current Events due Thursday.
Friday, January 29th
In Class - Completed Section 11.3.
Homework - Workbook Section 11.3, page 119 -121.
Thursday, January 28th
In Class - Quiz on Sections 11.1 and 11.2. Began section 11.3. Wednesday, January 27th
In Class - Reviewed Lab from yesterday. Completed Section 11.2 and reviewed for Quiz tomorrow. (Review can be found at the bottom of this page in attachments.)
Homework - Quiz tomorrow and Current Events due tomorrow. Tuesday, January 26th
In Class - Probability Lab.
Homework - Complete Analysis Question #5 on percent error for your group's data and for the class data. Also, Quiz on Section 11.1 and 11.2 on Thursday. Current Events due Thursday, as well. Monday, January 25th
In Class - Review of Punnett Square homework. In class work on side two of Punnett Square Worksheet.
Homework - Lab tomorrow, Quiz on Sections 11.1 and 11.2 on Thursday, Current Events due Thursday <-- They're BAA-AACK!! Friday, January 22nd
In Class - Chapter 11, Section 2 (to page 268) - Probability and Punnett Squares
Homework - Complete side one of Punnett Square worksheet. Thursday, January 21st
In Class - Began Chapter 11, Introduction to Genetics. Completed Section 1.
Homework - Workbook pages 115 - 116 (skip #2) Wednesday, January 20th In Class - Review of Midterm Exam
Tuesday, January 12th - Tuesday January 19th Mid-Term Exam Review - Exam on Thursday, January 14th.
Wednesday, January 6th
In Class - Chapter 10 "Quest". Distribution of review sheet for mid-terms and progess reports for the second marking period.
Homework - Begin looking over mid-term review topics. Current Events due tomorrow - last of the quarter. Test Corrections due by the end of the week.
Tuesday, January 5th
In Class - Review Packet for Chapter 10. Review for "Quest" tomorrow.
Homework - "Quest" tomorrow. Current Events due Thursday 1/7/10. Test Corrections due by the end of the week.
Monday, January 4th
WELCOME BACK!
In Class - Review Packet for Chapter 10.
Homework - Complete review packet for tomorrow. "Quest" on Chapter 10 on Wednesday. Current Events due Thursday 1/7/10. Test Corrections due by the end of the week. Monday, January 4th
WELCOME BACK!
In Class - Review Packet for Chapter 10.
Homework - Complete review packet for tomorrow. "Quest" on Chapter 10 on Wednesday. Current Events due Thursday 1/7/10. Tuesday, December 22nd
In Class - Finished Chapter 10, Section 2 on Mitosis.
Workbook - Workbook pages 109 - 110 (#12-22) Monday, December 21st
In Class - In Chapter 10, Section 2, read about the process and phases of mitosis. Answer the section review questions at the end of the section. Then, summarize and draw out each phase of mitosis (Do not list what happens in each phase. Use complete sentences.) Then, design a lab activity that you think will help you and your classmates better understand the process of mitosis and how it works. Friday, December 18th In Class - Began Chapter 10, Section 1 and Section 2.
Homework - Workbook pages 107 - 109. **On page 107, skip #s 4, 5 and 7. On page 109, stop at #11.**
Thursday, December 17th
In Class - Test on Chapter 9
Homework - Lab Questions due tomorrow. Wednesday, December 16th
In Class - Review of packet for test tomorrow.
Homework - Thursday - Test on Chapter 9, Current Events due
Friday - Lab Questions due. Tuesday, December 15th
In Class - Quiz Chapter 9 - Section 9.2. In class work on review packet.
Homework - Wednesday - Finish review packet, Test corrections due.
Thursday - Test on Chapter 9, Current Events due
Friday - Lab Questions due. Monday, December 14th
In Class - Quiz Section 9.1. Review of plan for the week.
Homework - Tuesday - Quiz Section 9.1, In Class Review Packet.
Wednesday - Review of packet for test, Test corrections due
Thursday - Test on Chapter 9, Current Events due
Friday - Lab Questions due. Monday, December 7th - Friday, December 11th
My apologies for the lack of updating this week.
Friday, December 4th
In Class - Completed Chapter 9 Section 1
Homework - Workbook pages 97-99
Thursday, December 3rd
In Class - Began Chapter 9 Section 1 Wednesday, December 2nd
In Class - Chapter 8 Exam
Homework - Current Events due tomorrow Tuesday, December 1st
In Class - Review for Test tomorrow. Homework - Test tomorrow. Current Events due on Thursday. Monday, November 30th In Class - Review for Test on Wednesday. Homework - Test on Wednesday. Current Events due on Thursday. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! Wednesday, November 25th
In Class - Open notebook quiz on Section 8.3
Homework - Complete Review Packet for Monday Tuesday, November 24th
In Class - Completed Chapter 8. Workbook pages 93 - 94.
Homework - If I did not check your workbook pages during class, make sure they are done for tomorrow. No current events this week due to Thanksgiving. Monday, November 23rd
In Class - Chapter 8 Section 3, discussion of Light Independent Reactions.
Homework - Review notes. No current events this week due to Thanksgiving. Friday, November 20th
In Class - Chapter 8 Section 3 up to Light Dependent Reactions.
Homework - Workbook page 91-92.
Thursday, November 19th
In Class - Quiz Sections 8.1 and 8.2. Viewing of "The Magic School Bus: Gets Planted" showing the process of photosynthesis
Wednesday, November 18th
In Class - Review for Quiz tomorrow Sections 8.1 and 8.2
Homework - Quiz tomorrow. Current Events due TOMORROW (Nov. 19) Tuesday, November 17th
In Class - Chapter 8, Section 2.
Homework - Workbook pages 89-90. Test corrections due tomorrow. Current Events due Thursday (Nov. 19) Monday, November 16th
In Class - Worked on Extra Credit Test Corrections.
Homework - Finish Test Corrections for Wednesday. Current Events due Thursday (Nov. 19)
Friday, November 13th
In Class - Began Chapter 8 - Photosynthesis. Completed Section 1.
Homework - Workbook pages 87 - 88. Current Events due Thursday (Nov. 19) Thursday, November 12th
In Class - Discussion of plagiarism and current events assignmnets.
Wednesday, November 11th
No School Tuesday, November 10th
In Class - Chapter 7 Exam
Homework - Current Events CANCELED this week. Monday, November 9th
In Class - Review for test. Homework - Chapter 7 Test tomorrow. Friday, November 6th In Class - Review Packet page 84 - 88.
Homework - Chapter 7 Test on Tuesday, November 10th. Thursday, Novemeber 5th
In Class - Quiz. Review packet page 81 - 83.
Homework - Finish review packet page 84-88. Chapter 7 test on Tuesday, Novemeber 10th. Wednesday, November 4th
In Class - Chapter 7 Review Packet.
Homework - Current Events due TOMORROW. Complete pages 81-83 in review packet. Chapter 7 test on Tuesday, November 10th.
Tuesday, November 3rd
In Class - Completed Chapter 7.
Homework - Workbook pages 83-84. Current Events due Thursday. Chapter 7 test on Tuesday, November 10th. Monday, November 2nd
In Class - Finished Chapter 7, Section 3.
Homework - Workbook pages 81-82. Current Events due Thursday.
Friday, October 30th END OF MARKING PERIOD ONE
In Class - Chapter 7, Section 3 - Osmosis. Thursday. October 29th
In Class - Chapter 7, Section 3 - up to Diffusion.
Homework - Workbook page 80 # 1- 11, no #3. Current Events due tomorrow -- DONT FORGET!! Last of the quarter so it cannot be late. If you have trouble printing, remember to email it to me. bmcgannon.tchs@juno.com Wednesday, October 28th
In Class - Lab on Plant Cells
Homework - Current Events due Friday.
Tuesday, October 27th
In Class - Reviewed page 75-79. Quiz Section 7.1 and 7.2
Homework - Current Events due Friday
Monday, October 26th
In Class - Returned/Reviewed Chapter 2 Take Home Test. Reviewed Crossword Puzzle/Diagram worksheet from Friday. Began working on Workbook pages 75-79.
Homework - Complete workbook pages 75-79. Current Events due Friday, October 30th. It cannot be late as Friday is the end of the marking period. Friday, October 23rd
In Class - Completed Section 7.2. Crossword puzzle and cell diagram worksheet.
Homework - Finish worksheets for Monday. Thursday, October 22nd
In Class - Collected Take Home Exams. Began Section 7.2
Homework - page 73-74 in the workbook (no #8) Wednesday, October 21st
In Class - Began and completed Chapter 7 Section 1.
Homework Take Home Exam - due TOMORROW THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22nd. Be sure to bring your exam with you to class. You will NOT be allowed to return to your locker to retrieve your exam.
NO LATE EXAMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Tuesday, October 20th
In Class - Quiz. Completed Chapter 2 notes. Handed out take home exam.
Homework - Take Home Exam - due THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22nd. Turn in completed tomorrow for 5 extra points. Be sure to bring your exam with you to class on Thursday. You will NOT be allowed to return to your locker to retrieve your exam.
NO LATE EXAMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Monday, October 19th
In Class - Quiz Section 2.1. Review questions for Section 2.2.
Homework - Quiz tomorrow on Section 2.2 Friday, October 16th
In Class - Section 2.2 Presentations. Review Questions.
Homework - Quiz on Section 1 on Monday (No radioactive isotopes.)
Thursday, October 15th
In Class - Section 2.1 Presentations. Review Questions. Friday, October 9th
Today we discussed the survey responses handed in yesterday. I also gave the students a list of the topics they stated they still do not understand from previous lessons. I broke the students into groups and gave each a topic to research. They must write about the topic in their own words and be prepared to share/teach it to their fellow classmates on Thursday.
***Current Events due Friday, October 16th!!***
Thursday. October 8th
Today I administered an in class survey to the students to get their opinions of how the class is being run.
This was done based on very poor scores from yesterday's quiz. Wednesday, October 7th
In Class - Quiz. Graphic Organizer of Carbon Compounds. Students were given a handout regarding thier grade/progress so far this marking period.
Homework - Redo current events by Friday (if applicable). Next Current Events paper (# 3) due next Friday, October 16. Tuesday, October 6th
In Class - Finished Section 2.3. Quiz tomorrow on Sections 2.1 and 2.2.
Homework - page 19-21 in the workbook. Monday, October 5th
In Class - Completed Section 2-2. Began Section 2-3 up to Carbohydrates.
Homework - Lab tomorrow. Quiz Wednesday on Sections 2-1 and 2-2. Friday, October 2nd
In Class - Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle.
Homework - Test Corrections due Monday. Also, Current Events if you did not have them today. Thursday, October 1st
In Class - Continued notes on Section 2-2.
Homework - Current Events due tomorrow. Review notes for Bean Game...today was shameful! :-) Wednesday, September 30th
In Class - Continued notes for Chapter 2 Section 2. "Sinkin' Lincoln" lab on surface tension.
Homework - Review notes for The Bean Game.
Tuesday, September 29th
In Class - Introduced new bell-ringer activity, The Bean Game. (for explanation, please see the Biology home page). Completed Section 1. Homework - pages 15-16 in the workbook. Current Events due Friday. Monday, September 28th In Class - Began Chapter 2 Section 1. Homework - Current Events due Friday. Friday, September 25th In Class - Test Chapter 1. Thursday, September 24th In Class - review for Chapter 1 test.
Homework - Chapter 1 test tomorrow. Wednesday, September 23rd
In Class - Reviewed pages 8-12 in workbook. Time given to begin Chapter 1 review packet.
Homework - Complete review packet for tomorrow. Test on Friday, September 25th. . (see attachments for review sheet)
Tuesday, Sepetember 22nd
In Class - Completed Chapter 1 Section 4.
Homework - Write a one page letter of apology to me for the behavior in class today, regardless of if you were to blame. The letter must be signed by a parent. No late homework will be accepted for this assignment. Also, make sure pages 10-12 of the workbook are completed for tomorrow.
Monday, September 21st
In Class - Answer questions 1-25 on page 31 in the textbook. You do not need to write the questions, but you must answer in complete sentences. Friday, September 18th
In Class - I apologize for not being in class today. You should have handed in your current events and gotten into your groups to complete your lab reports. You should then have read Chapter 1 Section 4, defined all vocabulary words, and answered the section review questions #1-4. Homework - Workbook pages 10-12. Thursday, September 17th In Class - Completed Chapter 1, Section 3.
Homework - Workbook pages 8-9. Current Events due tomorrow. Also, be prepared for a test sometime next week(more details tomorrow). Wednesday, September 16th
In Class - Lab on Scientific Measurements.
Homework - Complete Workbook pages 8-9 if not completed last night. Current Events due Friday.
Tuesday, September 15th
In Class - Quiz on Section 1.1-1.2. Continuation of Chapter 1, Section 3 to page 20. Discussion of tomorrow's lab. Group distribution. Pre-lab Discussion Questions.
Hoemwork - Workbook pages 8-9 due Thursday. Currents Events due Friday. Monday, September 14th
In Class - Introduced Chapter 1, Section 3 (only page 16).
Homework - Study for quiz tomorrow on Sections 1.1 and 1.2. Also, be working on your Current Events due Friday.
Friday, September 11th
In Class - completed Chapter 1, Section 2.
Homework - Workbook pages 5-7. Do not answer #12 on page 6 as we did not discuss Anton van Leeuwenhoek.
Thursday, September 10th
In Class - began Chapter 1, section 2 up to page 12.
Homework - please review your notes and come in with questions regarding anything you did not understand. Please make sure you understand the steps involved in designing an experiment.
*** For those who did not have a workbook last night, this is your one free pass to complete last night's homework for full credit as it was my fault for not having the photocopies available during class. ***
Wednesday, September 9th
In Class - Began Chapter 1 and completed Section 1 in the text book.
Homework - In Workbook, page 3-4
Tuesday, September 8th In Class - Review of classroom rules, policies, and procedures. Student information sheets filled out. Homework - Sign classroom contract. Ask parent/guardian to sign as well. |