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MODULE CHECKLIST - SOL 1MODULE CHECKLIST - SOL 2 Biochemistry and EnergyMODULE CHECKLIST - SOL 3 and SOL 4MODULE CHECKLIST - SOL 5A (Division)MODULE CHECKLIST - SOL 5B (Heredity)MODULE CHECKLIST - SOL 5C and 2e (Molecular Genetics)MODULE CHECKLIST - SOL 6 & 7 (Classification & Evolution)MODULE CHECKLIST - SOL 8 (Ecology) MODULE CHECKLIST - SOL Review REVIEW Resource One-Stop shopWeek 19 (1.16-19)
Tuesday, January 16
Wrapping up
Warm Up: Dawn Chorus
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Daily Assignments: (digital/paper):
DDA: Post Survey in Classroom due F 1.19
Wednesday, January 17 (half day)
Really wrap things up…
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper):
DDA: Post Survey in Classroom due F 1.19
Module Checklist SOL Review
Thursday, January 18 (Half day Exam 1/3)
Exam
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper):
DDA: Post Survey in Classroom due F 1.19
Module Checklist SOL Review
Final Exam
Week 18 (1.8-12)
Monday, January 8
Review for SOL
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Tuesday, January 9 (Eng 4431)
Final review for SOL
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Wednesday, January 10 (Sci 2231)
Post-SOL
Friday, January 12 (Hist 1132)
Worm and owl pellets
Warm Up:
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Week 17 (1.2-5)
Tuesday, January 2
Review energy, cell structure, crossing membrane and virus/bacteria/eukarya
Warm Up: SOL Prep 5
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Review Questions SOL 3 & 4 - for practice
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Wednesday, January 3
Review Cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis
Warm Up: SOL Prep 6
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Thursday, January 4
Review heredity and molecular genetics
Warm Up: SOL Prep 7
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Friday, January 5
Review molecular genetics, classification, evolution and ecology
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper):
DDA: SOL Prep 8 in Classroom due M 1.8
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Week 16 (12.11-15)
Monday, December 11
Review land biomes and examine climate
Warm Up: Terrestrial Biome Map
Notebook Items:
Notes & Diagrams - Climate Factors & Pollution
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: SOL Prep 4 in Classroom due T 12.12
Tuesday, December 12
Review SOL 8, prepare for test
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Wednesday, December 13
Review, Mod. Cklst and Test SOL 8
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
SOL 8 Test in Canvas
Thursday, December 14
Begin official SOL review
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Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: JLABs in Classroom TEST GRADE due T 1.2.2024
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Friday, December 15
Go over WS - SOL 1 and SOL 2
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Week 15 (12.4-8)
Monday, December 4
Review pyramids, magnification and succession - SOL review
Warm Up: Moving Up the Food Chain
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Tuesday, December 5 (long)
Simulation Test
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Simulation Test in Performance Matters
Wednesday, December 6 (short)
Review Succession and Introduce Biome
Warm Up: This Leads to That
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Resources: C/O, H2O (biogeo, plant, animal), Nitrogen, Nutrient
Thursday, December 7
Review cycles, finish water, SOL Review
Warm Up: Cycles of Matter
Notebook Items:
Finish Biomes With Water
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: SOL Prep #2 in Classroom due F 12.8
Friday, December 8
Continue with Biomes
Warm Up: In the Zones
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Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: SOL 3 in Classroom due M 12.11
Week 14 (11.27-12.1)
Monday, November 27
Today we start the final unit (SOL 8: Ecology) Warm Up: Interpreting Climographs
Notebook Items:
SOL 8 Study Guide w/Notes Packet - SOL 8
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Review Levels of Organization-->Latitude and Climate Zones
Tuesday, November 28
Finish interactions and look at limiting factors and their impact on population growth
Warm Up: How do we relate?
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Wednesday, November 29
Review Population Graphs, Relate interactions and populations to Food Chains/Webs
Warm Up: Do Ups Outnumber Downs?
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Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PDA: WS - Energy Flow
Thursday, November 30
Review Food Chains/Webs and relate them to the concept of biological pyramids.
Warm Up: Chains Link to Webs
Notebook Items:
Diagrams - Pyramids/Magnificat.
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper):
DDA: SOL Review 1 Quick Check in Classroom due M 12.4
Resources:
Presentation - Pyramids/Magnificat.
Friday, December 1
Review notebook materials from SOL 1 (Scientific Investigation) and complete the quick check.
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper):
DDA: SOL Review 1 Quick Check in Classroom due M 12.4
Week 13 (11.13-17)
Monday, November 13
Finish mantis shrimp, examine evidence and causes of natural selection.
Warm Up: Natural Selection
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Tuesday, November 14
Examine the processes of speciation in Natural Selection
Warm Up: Advantages of Birds
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Wednesday, November 15
Finish Speciation diagrams
Warm Up: Selection & Equilibrium (teacher)
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Review diversity and prepare for test
Warm Up: Wacky Nature
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WS - Unit Review
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Notes - Geologic Time, Fossils and Absolute Dating
Friday, November 17
Review and Test
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Week 12 (11.6-10)
Monday, November 6
It’s time to start examining the diversity of life and how it became so diverse.
Warm Up: Defining an Organism
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Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Dichotomous Key Practice in Classroom due W 11.8
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Review - Origins of Life on Earth, Notes - Origin of Cells
Wednesday, November 8
Review classification, dichotomous keys and introduce Charles Darwin.
Warm Up: 2 Questions at a Time
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Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Charles Darwin Website Questions in Classroom due R 11.9
Thursday, November 9
Review classification and the life of Darwin.
Warm Up: Taxonomy
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Friday, November 10
Finish Darwin and talk about the causes and evidence of evolution.
Warm Up: Chuck D
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Week 11 (10.30-11.3)
Monday, October 30
Review mutations, explore gene expression and investigate cloning…
Warm Up: Mutations
Notebook Items:
Diagrams - Gene Expression (copy)
Resources:
short videos: Gene Expression Cartoon Video, RNA Editing, Coiling, Methylation
Tuesday, October 31
Review DNA structure, Protein Synthesis and Mutations- also sex linked genes and pedigrees
Warm Up: Speed Limits and Other Junk (student) (teacher)
Notebook Items:
WS - Punnetts and Pedigrees (not identical)
Genetic Engineering Reading Questions
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Wednesday, November 1
Modern genetic applications
Warm Up: Bioethics
Notebook Items:
Genetic Engineering Reading Questions
Vocab - Modern Genetics/Diagram - Underwater Adhesive
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Presentation - Modern Genetics
TED Ed- Human Genome Project
Thursday, November 2
Review molecular genetics and prepare for Wednesday’s test
Warm Up: SOL 5C Unit Review Warm Up
Notebook Items:
Module Checklist SOL 5C
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Resources:
Review Images - Molecular Genetics
Friday, November 3
Review, Module Checklist and Test
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Module Checklist SOL 5C
Week 10 (10.23-27)
Monday, October 23
A final review of the mechanisms of inheritance.
Warm Up: WU - Rabbits
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Module Checklist SOL 5B
Tuesday, October 24
Review and test on Heredity
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Module Checklist SOL 5B
Test -SOL 5B Heredity in Canvas
DDA: Survey Fa23 (Q1 to Q2) in Classroom due F 10.27
Wednesday, October 25
An introduction to molecular genetics with the discovery of DNA structure.
Warm Up: Cell Structure Review
Notebook Items:
SOL 5C w/Nature Article
Cartoon History of Genetics (video version)
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PDA: Diagrams - DNA & RNA due W 10.26
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Thursday, October 26
Review DNA History, DNA structure and replication and introduce protein synthesis
Warm Up: DNA History
Notebook Items:
Nature Article - Paper only
Handout - Protein Synthesis w/Activity - Transcription and Translation
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Reading Amino Acids Charts (audio presentation)
Friday, October 27
Protein synthesis (continued) and introduction to mutations
Warm Up: One Big Picture
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Protein Synthesis - short , Crash Course
Notes - Proteins and Mutations
Presentation - Proteins and Mutations
Review Videos - Mutations (Bozeman), Mutations (Amoeba) and Repair (Ted-ED)
Week 9 (10.16-20)
Monday, October 16
Midterm exam
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Midterm in Performance Matters
Tuesday, October 17
Review botany and begin heredity
Warm Up: Monocot or Dicot
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Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Heredity Basics in Classroom due W 10.18
Wednesday, October 18
Learn about Mendel & Punnett Squares
Warm Up: Understanding Gen. Vocab
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Resources:
Presentation - Completing Punnett Squares
Ted-ED: Mendel's Peas
Crash Course Biology- Ear Wax
Thursday, October 19
Continue practice with Punnett Squares and review for midterm
Warm Up: Test Crosses
Notebook Items:
Take notes on DiHybrids
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Friday, October 20
More Punnett practice
Warm Up: Alleles & Independent Assortment , 1 Trait, 2 Traits
Notebook Items:
Fill out Cloze version (use this Non-Mendelian Inheritance to complete the handout)
Resources:
Answer Key to WS - Genetics Practice #2
Week 8 (10.9-13)
Monday, October 9 (asynch)
Work on Mitosis Worksheet, do Meiosis research assignment.
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Meiosis Research in W 10.11
Work on
DDA: Quick Check - Mitosis in Classroom due T 10.10
PDA: WS - Cell Growth and Division (no digital copy) due T 10.10
Tuesday, October 10
Review mitosis and meiosis.
Resources:
Presentation - Mitosis Is Important
Presentation - Meiosis (notes)
Chromosome Crossing Over Demonstration
Wednesday, October 11
Review for cell division test
Warm Up: Mitosis is Important & Unit Review
Notebook Items:
Module Checklist SOL 5A
Thursday, October 12
Review and test
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Module Checklist SOL 5A
Test - SOL 5A Cell Division in Canvas
Friday, October 13
Intro to heredity
Warm Up: Intro to Genetics (Plants) Monocot or Dicot
Notebook Items:
Handout - Flowering Plants (no digital copy)
Week 7 (10.2-6)
Monday, October 2 (activ.)
Wrap up cells and review for test
Warm Up: Origins of Cells & Unit Review (teacher)
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Presentation - Archaebacteria & Eubacteria
A Natural History of Plants, Kingdom Fungi
Tuesday, October 3 (activ.)
Quick review and test
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Wednesday, October 4 (activ.)
Begin examining cell reproduction
Warm Up: Life of a Tree
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Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PDA: Diagrams - The Circle of Life, Cell Cycle, Chromosome Structure (hand draw your own
Thursday, October 5 (activ.)
Review cell cycle and learn about mitosis
Warm Up: Cell Cycle Review
Notebook Items:
Booklet - Mitosis
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Friday, October 6 (½ day)
Review mitosis
Warm Up: Mitosis Images
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Quick Check - Mitosis in Classroom due T 10.10
PDA: WS - Cell Growth and Division (no digital copy) due T 10.10
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Week 6 (9.25-29)
Monday, September 25
Review cell theory, finish organelles
Warm Up: Cytologists and Prokaryote and Eukaryote
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PDA: Directed Reading Cells due T 9.26
Resources:
Google image search “cell diagram,” “organelles” etc.
Tuesday, September 26
Review cell structures and talk about membrane transport.
Warm Up: Simple Cells
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Resources:
https://pdb101.rcsb.org/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/
Demo - Diffusion (temp variable) & Diffusion Demo Video
Notes - Membrane Transport (Cartoon Video)
Wednesday, September 27
Finish transport and examine viruses
Warm Up: Smaller is Better & WU: Cell Transport
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Thursday, September 28 (asynch)
Work on Viruses assignment and review cell structure and transport
Warm Up: Comparing Cells
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Tiny Bags of Water You Are Made Of - In Classroom, due F 9.29
Friday, September 29
Review viruses and then get to the big “chicken & egg” question about how life began.
Warm Up: Stromatolites and Organelle Function
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Resources:
Presentation - Archaebacteria & Eubacteria
Week 5 (9.18-22)
Monday, September 18
Review reactions, membranes and investigate photosynthesis
Warm Up: Kingdom of Energy
Notebook Items:
Handout/Presentation - Photosynthesis
Resources:
Google Image search “Chloroplast” and “Mitochondria”
Tuesday, September 19
Review membranes and photosynthesis, learn about cell respiration (Yeast activity)
Warm Up: Think Photosynthesis
Notebook Items:
WS - Energy and Photosynthesis
Handout - Cellular Respiration
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Study Questions - Biochemistry
Wednesday, September 20
Review biochemistry and energy. Test Thursday.
Warm Up: Cellular Respiration
Notebook Items:
Module Checklist SOL 2
Thursday, September 21
Review, test and start cells
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Module Checklist SOL 2
Test in Canvas
Friday, September 22
Cell theory and start cell structures and perform cell culture lab
Warm Up: Koch’s Postulate
Notebook Items:
Handout - Cell Structures (master)
Lab Sheet - Cell Culture
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Resources:
(Cell Theory Timeline and Presentation
Week 4 (9.11-15)
Monday, September 11
Review lab, Organic Chemistry
Warm Up: Acids & Bases
Notebook Items:
Notes & Diagrams - Organic Molecules
Resources:
Organic Molecule Video Lessons
Part one: Carbon and organic molecules
Part two: Carbohydrates
Part three: Lipids
Part four: Proteins
Part five: Nucleic Acids
Crash Course - Organic Molecules
Tuesday, September 12
Finish organic molecules, succession?
Notebook Items:
Succession Slips (paper only)
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PDA: “Cycles of Matter” copy onto your own paper to turn in: Water (biogeochemical)(animals)(plants), Carbon/Oxygen, Nitrogen and Nutrient cycles due R 9.14
Wednesday, September 13
Warm Up: Order Shape Function
Notebook Items:
Cloze Notes- Proteins
Lincoln Needs a Bath - LAB
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Resources:Proteins and Enzymes - Notes, Cloze Notes, Presentation (video lecture)
Thursday, September 14
Reactions and Energy
Warm Up: Chemistry of Cola
Notebook Items:
Reactions Lab Sheet
Energy Handout with Important Formulas & Quick Check - ATP
Friday, September15
Finish and review energy, reactions and start membranes/organelles (go over cycles)
Warm Up: Food & Energy & Organelles of Energy
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Diagram/Notes - Cell Membrane with Chloroplast & Mitochondria
Week 3 (9.5-8)
Tuesday, September 5
Review for test and prepare Module Checklists
Warm Up: Unit Review SOL 1
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Wednesday, September 6
Review, Mod. Cklst, Test
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Test in Canvas due W 9.6
Thursday, September 7
Review basic chem, bonding and learn about water
Warm Up: What’s For Dinner?
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Friday, September 8
Review water and chemistry
Warm Up: Hydrogen 2, Oxygen 1
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Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PDA: WS - Organic Molecules due M 9.11
Week 2 (8.28-31)
Monday, August 28
Review scientific methods
Warm Up: Behavioral Experiments
Notebook Items:
Chlorophyll Lab Sheet / Diagram/Flowchart
Resources:
Go over Horse Evolution and Scientific Method - Notes & Diagram/Flowchart
Tuesday, August 29
Microscope Observations and Lab Techniques
Notebook Items:
Microscope Observations
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Small World in Classroom due R 8.31
Resources:
Go over Horse Evolution/Behavioral
Wednesday, August 30
Data analysis, tools and nature
Notebook Items:
Simpsons Scientific Method (keep in notebook)
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PDA: Using Scientific Methods - due R 8.31
DDA: Small World in Classroom due R 8.31
Thursday, August 31
Data analysis, tools and nature
Warm Up: Errors and Range
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Lab Tools and Techniques - Notes, Presentation, Video Presentation
Week 1 (8.21-25)
Monday, August 21 (shorter)
Welcome to Biology
Warm Up: What Does It Mean to Be Alive?
Notebook Items:
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PDA: Signatures on Course Syllabus/Classroom Policies
DDA: Join (+) Google Classroom code: aiev3h
DDA:Complete the Survey in Classroom due F 8.25
Resources:
Daily Announcements / Daily Log / Website / Google Classroom / Canvas / Daily Modules / Canvas Syllabus /
Biology Syllabus & Classroom Policies
Tuesday, August 22 (shorter)
A more formal move into the study of life.
Warm Up: It's a Jelly
Notebook Items:
Notes Packet (lecture Life & Levels)
Resources:
Quick Check - Characteristics of Life - class activity.
Wednesday, August 23 (1/3 pretest)
Pretest (and a little review/preview)
Notebook Items:
Assignment - Abiotic and Biotic Factors(student) - complete on your own paper and put into your notebook
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Pretest in Performance Matters
Thursday, August 24 (2/4 pretest)
Continue introduction to bio
Warm Up: Cartoon
Notebook Items:
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PDA: Horse Evolution due F 8.25
Resources:
Good Science & Observation, Inference and Good Science Video
The Mystery of the Moray Eel (video poor sound)
Friday, August 25
Begin examining scientific methods
Warm Up: Recognizing the levels
Notebook Items:
Chlorophyll Lab Sheet / Diagram/Flowchart
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PDA: Horse Evolution due M 8.28
Resources:
Scientific Method - Notes & Diagram/Flowchart (print) w/examples (audio version of notes)