Daily Agenda

April 16

April 15

Block 1

1) DNA Extraction Demo

2 Finish Alien Encounters Lab

3) Lego Protein Synthesis

April 12

Block 1

1) Gene Linkage Notes pages 6-8

2) Pedigree Practice

3) Protein Synthesis Notes pages 12-15

4) Alien Encounters

Block 3 & 4

1) Lego Protein Synthesis

April 11

Block 3 & 4

1) DNA Extraction Demo

2) Protein Synthesis Notes pages 12-15

3) Alien Encounters Lab

April 10

Block 1

  1. DNA & Replication Review Notes (pages 9-11)
  2. Pages #1-5 in Genetics Worksheet packet (YELLOW PACKET ON FRONT TABLE)

April 9

Block 1

1) Codominance & Incomplete Dominance Notes

2) Blood Typing Lab

Block 3 & 4

1) Gene Linkage Notes pages 6-8

2) Pedigree Practice

3) DNA Review & Replication Notes

4) DNA Webquest

April 8

Blocks 3 & 4

1) Codominance & Incomplete Dominance Notes

2) Blood Typing Lab

April 5

Block 1

Lab Folders - last chance to hand things in

1) Mendelian Genetics

2) Punnett Squares

3) Genotype & Phenotype Lab

April 4

Block 1

1) Reproduction and Development Test

Blocks 3 & 4

Lab Folders - last chance to hand things in

1) Mendelian Genetics

2) Punnett Squares

3) Genotype & Phenotype Lab

April 3

Block 3 & 4

1) Reproduction & Development Test

April 2

Block 1

1) Seed Notes

2) Seed Dissection

3) Review

April 1

Block 1

1) Reproduction in Angiosperms

2) Flower Dissection

Blocks 3 & 4

1) Review

March 29

Block 3 & 4

1) Reproduction in Angiosperms

2) Flower Dissection

March 28

Block 1

1) Complete the Karyotyping Activity - Learn Genetics (10 min) on Google Classroom

2) Hand in any missing labs

3) The Miracle of Life (60 min)

HW: pages 20-22 in packet **Test next Thursday 4/4**

March 27

Block 1

1) Finish Planaria Lab and Fetal Development Activity (hand in)

2) Reproductive Technology Notes (skipped lab)

3) Learn Genetics - Karyotyping Lab

3) HW: pages 16 - 19 in homework packet on pregnancy

Block 3 & 4

1) Complete the Karyotyping Activity - Learn Genetics (10 min) on Google Classroom - show Mrs. Stein

2) Hand in any missing labs

3) The Miracle of Life (60 min)

4) HW: pages 20-22 in packet **Test next Wednesday 4/3**

March 26

Block 3 & 4

1) Finish Planaria Lab and Fetal Development Activity (hand in)

2) Reproductive Technology Notes (skipped lab)

3) HW: pages 16 - 19 in homework packet on pregnancy

March 25

Block 1

1) Show fertilization video (5:42)

2) Review Internal vs. External Fertilization

3) Internal Development

4) Fetal Development Activity

March 21

Block 1

1) Fertilization Notes using Google Classroom

2) Fertilization Lab - Hand In

3) Pages 14-15 in hw packet

4) Mitosis vs. Meiosis Review

Block 3 & 4

1) Show fertilization video (5:42)

2) Review Internal vs. External Fertilization

3) Internal Development

4) Fetal Development Activity

March 20

Block 3 & 4

1) Fill out notes on fertilization in their packets.

2) "Internal vs. External Fertilization" Lab

3) pages 14 & 15 in homework packet.

4) Mitosis & Meiosis Review Packet

March 19

Block 1

  • Menstrual Cycle Lab Evaluation
  • Finish Ovary Lab - hand in
  • Sexual Repro & Meiosis Notes
  • HW: pages 9-13 in hw packet

March 18

Block 1

  • Finish menstrual cycle lab (finish for HW)
  • Ovary Lab

Blocks 3 & 4

  • Menstrual Cycle Lab Evaluation
  • Finish Ovary Lab - hand in
  • Sexual Repro & Meiosis Notes
  • HW: pages 9-13 in hw packet

March 15

Blocks 3 & 4

  • Finish menstrual cycle lab (finish for HW)
  • Ovary Lab

March 14

Block 1

  • Menstrual Cycle Notes & Lab

March 13

Block 1

  • Male & Female Reproductive Systems
  • HW: pages 1-4 in hw packet

Blocks 3 & 4

  • Menstrual Cycle Notes & Lab

Tuesday, March 12

Block 3 & 4

  • Mitosis & Asexual Reproduction Quiz
  • Male & Female Reproduction Systems

Monday, March 11

Block 1

  • Mitosis & Asexual Quiz
  • Reproduction Questions

Friday, March 8

Block 1, 3, 4

  • B1 - Planaria Lab
  • All - Review for quiz
  • Start Meiosis & Sexual Reproduction Questions

Thursday, March 7

Block 3 & 4

  • Asexual Reproduction Notes
  • Planaria - Regeneration Lab
  • HW: Review Packet

Wednesday, March 6

Block 1

  • Asexual Reproduction
  • HW: Review Packet

Tuesday, March 5

Block 1, 3, 4

  • Mitosis Notes
  • Cancer Notes
  • HELA discussion and short video

Monday, March 4

Blocks 3 & 4

  • Mitosis of an Onion Root Tip Lab
  • The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle and Cancer
  • HW: Review packet

Friday, March 1

Block 1

  • Mitosis Notes
  • Onion Cell Division Lab
  • The Cell Cycle & Cancer Biointeractive

Thursday, Feb 28

Block 1

Essential Question: How do cells divide by mitosis?

  • Mitosis Card Sort Activity

Blocks 3 & 4

Essential Question: How does DNA replicate? How do cells divide by mitosis?

  • DNA Replication Notes
  • Mitosis Card Sort Activity

Wednesday, Feb 27

Block 3 & 4

Essential Questions: Why do cells divide? What is DNA? What is Asexual Reproduction? (quick intro - more to follow)

  • Notes (page 1 & 2)
  • DNA Replication Lab

Tuesday, Feb 26

Block 1

  • DNA Replication & Lab

Monday, Feb 25

Block 1

  • Mitosis & Asexual Intro
    • Notes (pages 1&2)
    • Lab Folders - Quarter 3

Blocks 3 & 4

  • Body Systems -
  • Blood Disease Lab

Wednesday, Feb 13

Tuesday, Feb 12 (1/2 Day)

Block 3

  • Finished Making Connections Graph
  • Took 21 Question Photo/Respiration Quiz
  • Review Tomorrow - Test Friday!

Block 4

  • Making Connections Lab

Monday, Feb 11

Block 1

  • Finish Blood Disease Lab
  • Catch Up Day
  • Lab Folders
  • Planet Earth

Friday, Feb 8

Block 1

  • Notes: Body Systems
  • Observed cow lung/heart/liver
  • Blood Disease Lab

HW: pg 7-12 in cell respiration packet

Block 3

  • Making Connections Lab

Block 4

Assembly - Run Across America

Thursday, Feb 7

Block 3 & 4

1) Have students complete the Literacy Lab: Why Leaves Wear the Colors of Fall

They should read the entire lab carefully. It will guide them through the steps they need to take to complete it.

While reading, they should: (**See CUSS Reading Strategy taped to the board)

- Circle the new words

- underline the details

- star the main ideas

- summarize in ONE sentence the main idea

2) If they finish early, they can start their homework in the Cellular Respiration Note Packet (blue)

HW: complete pages 7 - 12 in CR packet

Wed, Feb 6

Block 1

Part B: Making Connections Lab

Tuesday, Feb 5

Block 1, 3, 4

Monday, Feb 4

Block 3, 4

  • Review Cellular Respiration
    • Aerobic
    • Anaerobic - Fermentation
  • Alka-Seltzer Demo - shows bromothymol blue color change
  • Set up Respiration Lab
  • HW: When Cells Stop Working Article and Questions

Friday, Feb 1

Block 1

  • Cellular Respiration Exploration Activity
  • ATP Activity

Thursday, Jan 31

Block 1, 3, 4

Wednesday, Jan 30

Blocks 3 & 4

- Go over homework

- Finish Factors that affect Photosynthesis

- Discuss Respiration

Tuesday, Jan 29

Block 1

- Go over homework

- Finish Factors that affect Photosynthesis

- Discuss Respiration

- Start "Life From Light"

Monday, Jan 28

Blocks 1, 3, 4

1) Finish Notes

2) Pigments & Factors that Affect Photosynthesis (plus Activity)

3) HW: Finish note packet questions

Jan 16 - 18

  • Midterms

Tuesday, Jan 15

Block 1, 3, 4

  • Review for midterm

Monday, Jan 14

Block 3 & 4

  • Leaf Structure & Lab

Friday, Jan 11

Block 1

  • Leaf Structure & Lab

Thursday, Jan 10

Block 1, 3, 4

  • Photosynthesis Modeling

Wednesday, Jan 9

Block 3 & 4

  • Check HW - answer any questions
  • How do plants gain mass?
  • Work on Unit 4 (homework)

Tuesday, Jan 8

Block 1

  • Midterm Review Sheets - Units 1-3 due Thursday
  • How do plants gain mass?
  • Work on Homework

Monday, Jan 7

Block 1, 3, 4

  • Finish DTAM
  • Active Transport & Receptors
  • Pages 14-16 in HW Packet
  • Received Midterm Review Packet -
    • HW: Units 1-3 in review

Friday, Jan 4

Block 3, 4

  • Diffusion through a Membrane Lab

Thursday, Jan 3

Block 1

  • Diffusion through a Membrane Lab

Wednesday, Jan 2

Block 1, 3, 4

  • Organize lab folders - pass back old tests
  • Review Cell Organelles
  • Cell Membrane Notes
  • Start Diffusion Through a Membrane Lab

Monday, Dec 17

Block 3 & 4

  • Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic Cells
  • Cell Organelles - The Virtual Cell
  • Notes - Cells

Thursday, Dec 13

Block 3 & 4

  • Biochemistry Test

Wednesday, Dec 12

Block 1

  • Biochemistry Test

Tuesday, Dec 11

Block 1, 3, 4

  • Review for Biochemistry Test

Monday, Dec 10

Block 3 & 4

  • Organic Molecule Review
  • Digestive System Notes & Lab
  • HW: Study Sheets - Due Tuesday
    • Biochemistry Test - Thursday, Dec 13

Friday, Dec 7

Block 1

  • Finish Enzyme Lab
  • Digestive System Notes/Lab
  • HW: Study sheets due Tuesday
    • Biochemistry Test Wednesday, Dec 12

Thursday, Dec 6

Block 1

  • Enzyme Notes
  • Enzyme Lab

Block 3 & 4

  • Finish Enzyme Lab
  • Do Now #2 - due Monday
  • Polymer Demo
  • HW: Study Sheets - Due Tuesday
    • Biochemistry Test - Thursday, Dec 13

Wednesday, Dec 5

Block 3 & 4

  • Enzyme Notes
  • Enzyme Lab

Tuesday, Dec 4

Block 1

  • Enzyme Cut & Paste Activity
  • Organic Molecule Review in HW packet

Monday, Dec 3

Block 1

  • protein, nucleic acid notes
  • graphic organizer - organic molecules
  • page 2-4 in homework packet

Block 3 & 4

  • Review puzzle
  • Enzyme Lock & Key Model Activity

Friday, Nov 30

Essential Question: How are organic molecules important to living things?

Did you know?!

Block 3 & 4

  • Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic Acid Notes
    • Amoeba Sisters: Biomolecule Video
    • Graphic Organizer Cut & Paste
  • HW: pages 2-4 in packet

Thursday, Nov 29

Block 1

  • Carbohydrate Notes & Testing Lab
  • Lipids Notes
  • "Can I Eat That?" N0VA Video

Wednesday, Nov 28

Block 1

  • Finish Presentations
  • Biochemistry - Molecule Notes
  • Lab #5-1 Mighty Molecule Building Lab

Block 3 & 4

  • Carbohydrate Notes & Testing Lab
  • "Can I Eat That" NOVA Video

Tuesday, Nov 27

Block 3 & 4

  • Biochemistry - Molecule Notes
  • Lab #5-1 Mighty Molecule Building Lab

Monday, Nov 26

Block 1

  • Biorama Presentations

Tuesday, Nov 20

Block 1, 3, & 4

  • Ecology and Human Impact Test

Monday, Nov 19

Essential Question: Review for Ecology & Human Impact Test

Did you know?!

Block 3 & 4

  • Review for tomorrow's test - Ecology & Human Impact
  • Upcoming Tests
    • All blocks - Tuesday, Nov 20th

Wednesday, Nov 14

Essential Question: How are humans negatively impacting local ecosystems?

Did you know?! Bees kill more people every year than sharks do!

Block 3 & 4

Tuesday, Nov 13

Essential Question: How are humans negatively impacting local ecosystems?

Did you know?! Bees kill more people every year than sharks do!

Block 1

Friday, Nov 7

Essential Question: How are humans negatively impacting local ecosystems?

Did you know?! Don't leave your toothbrush out. Droplets of water spray out of the toilet every time you flush.

Block 1, 3 & 4

  • Eutrophication Notes
  • Biodiversity Notes
  • Endangered Species of NYS Research using this website.
  • Upcoming Tests
    • Block 1 Test - Friday, Nov 16th
    • Blocks 3 & 4 - Tuesday, Nov 20th

Thursday, Nov 6

Essential Question: How are humans negatively impacting local ecosystems?

Did you know?! Don't leave your toothbrush out. Droplets of water spray out of the toilet every time you flush.

Block 3 & 4

  • Ozone Layer and Global Warming Notes
  • National Geographic Climate Change Video
  • Human Impact Graphic Organizer

Wednesday, Nov 5

Essential Question: How are humans negatively impacting local ecosystems?

Did you know?! Don't leave your toothbrush out. Droplets of water spray out of the toilet every time you flush.

Block 1

  • Practice Quiz
  • Ozone Layer and Global Warming Notes
  • National Geographic Climate Change Video
  • Human Impact Graphic Organizer

Tuesday, Nov 4

Essential Question: How have humans negatively impacted local ecosystems?

Did you know?! Sharks teeth are literally as hard as steel

Block 1, 3 & 4

  • Practice Quiz
  • Acid Rain Notes
  • Acid Rain Lab
  • Work with groups
  • HW: Finish acid rain lab if you didn't in class

Monday, Nov 3

Essential Question: What are keystone species? How are ecosystems affected by the presence/absence of a keystone species?

Did you know?! Staying awake for 2 weeks will kill you.

Block 3 & 4

  • Check homework page 19-20
  • Keystone Species Article
  • Strange Days on Planet Earth: Predators
  • HW: work on projects

Friday, Nov 2

Thursday, Nov 1

Wednesday, Oct 31

Essential Question: What are biomes?

Did you know?! The largest beetle is the Goliath Beetle. It's the size of a hamster.

Block 3 & 4

  • Go to Classroom - click on "classwork" - select Succession & Biome notes - copy down the notes into your note packet. Read through the notes carefully. HW: HW packet pages 17 & 18 - you may start this before you go to the library or meet with your group
  • Go to library for research project. Sit with your group at a table. This is your time to use library resources in class. The rest of the project time will be in the classroom. See Classroom for details!

Tuesday, Oct 30

Essential Question: How do ecosystems change over time?

Did you know?! The largest beetle is the Goliath Beetle. It's the size of a hamster.

Block 1

  • Succession & Biomes Notes
  • Go to library for research project. Sit with your group at a table. This is your time to use library resources in class. The rest of the project time will be in the classroom.
  • HW: Page 17 & 18

Monday, Oct 29

Essential Question: How do materials cycle through ecosystems?

Did you know?! The longest tapeworm ever recorded coming from a human was 108 feet long.

Block 3 & 4

  • Do Now: HW Packet page 8-12
  • Material Cycle Notes pg 13-16
  • Introduce Biorama Project
  • HW: None

Friday, Oct 26

Essential Question: How does energy flow through an ecosystem? How is the amount of energy in an ecosystem represented?

Did you know?! The longest tapeworm ever recorded coming from a human was 108 feet long.

Block 3 & 4

  • Do Now: HW Packet page 4 #1-11
  • Food chains and Food Web Notes
  • Food Chain Lab

Thursday, Oct 25

Essential Question: How does energy flow through an ecosystem? How is the amount of energy in an ecosystem represented?

Did you know?! Flamingos become pink because of the foods they eat.

Block 1

  • Do Now: HW Packet page 4 #1-11
  • Food chains and Food Web Notes
  • Food Chain Lab

Wednesday, Oct 24

Essential Question: What nutritional relationships exist in an ecosystem?

Did you know?! Flamingos become pink because of the foods they eat.

Block 1, 3 & 4

  • Nutritional Relationships & Symbiosis Notes
  • Ecological Interactions Lab Activity with M&Ms
  • HW: Illustration due next class!

Tuesday, Oct 23

Essential Question: What are the levels of organization in an ecosystem? What is the difference between abiotic and biotic?

Did you know?! Camels can drink 30 gallons of water in 13 minutes

Block 3 & 4

  • Begin Ecology Unit Pages 1 & 2
  • HW: Pages 1A and 1B due Wednesday 10/24
  • Start Ecology Illustration - due Friday 10/26

Monday, Oct 22

Essential Question: What are the levels of organization in an ecosystem? What is the difference between abiotic and biotic?

Did you know?! Camels can drink 30 gallons of water in 13 minutes

Block 1

  • Went over HW
  • Started Ecological Organization Illustration due Thursday 10/25

Friday, Oct 19

Essential Question: What are the levels of organization in an ecosystem? What is the difference between abiotic and biotic?

Did you know?! Camels can drink 30 gallons of water in 13 minutes

Block 1, 3 & 4

  • Unit 3 Classification Test (20 Questions)
  • Organize Lab Folders
  • Begin Ecology Unit - Pages 1 and 2
  • HW pages 1A and 1B

Thursday, Oct 18 (half day)

Block 3 & 4

  • Go over study sheets
  • Review with Kahoot

Wednesday, Oct 17

Block 1

  • Finish Leaf Lab
  • Go over study sheets
  • Review with Kahoot

Tuesday, Oct 16

Essential Question: How do we classify living organisms?

Did you know?! The human body contains approximately 10 gallons of water

Block 1, 3 & 4

  • Finished Classification (blue) note packet
  • Dichotomous Key Leaf Lab
  • HW: Study Sheets - 20 Q Test Friday, October 19th

Monday, Oct 15

Essential Question: How do we classify living organisms?

Did you know?! The human body contains approximately 10 gallons of water

Block 3 & 4

  • Classification Notes pg 3-5
  • Kingdom Review Activity

Friday, Oct 12

Block 1 Agenda

  • Protist Quiz
  • Classification Notes pg 3-5
  • Kingdom Review Activity

Thursday, Oct 11

Block 1

Block 3

  • Protist Quiz
  • Classification Notes pg. 1-2
  • Finished Reading Guide

Block 4


Wednesday, Oct 10

Essential Question: How do we classify living organisms?

Did you know?! Ants never sleep!

Block 3 Agenda:

Block 4 Agenda:

  • Finish Protist Lab
  • Protist Notes

Tuesday, Oct 9

Block 1

  • Fill out Protist notes with textbook and chromebooks
  • Finish Unit 2 Study Sheet

Friday, Oct 5

Block 1

  • Protist Lab

Block 3

  • Protist Lab

Block 4

  • 15 min - Start Protist Lab
  • Pep Rally

Thursday, Oct 4

Essential Question: What are the 8 life functions? How are cells organized in living organisms? What are protists and how do they move & obtain energy?

Did you know?! Humans shed 1.5 pounds of skin every year!

Block 3 & 4 Agenda:

  • Take Quiz - Grade quiz together
  • Pass back Unit 1 Test - go over
  • Start Protist Lab

Wednesday, Oct 3

Essential Question: What are the 8 life functions? How are cells organized in living organisms?

Did you know?! Humans shed 1.5 pounds of skin every year!

Block 1 Agenda:

  • Take Quiz - Grade quiz together
  • Passed back Unit 1 Test - went over
  • Started answering Protist Lab Pre-Lab questions using textbook

Tuesday, Oct 2

Essential Question: What are the 8 life functions? How are cells organized in living organisms? How do we classify living organisms?

Did you know?! 85% of plant life is found in the ocean

Block 4 Agenda:

  • Finish Life Functions Practice Questions (go over)
  • Organization of Living Things Notes and cut/paste
  • Work on Unit 2 Study Sheet - go over
  • Life Functions Quiz - Thursday - study #1-15 on study sheets - Quizlet on Google Classroom

Block 3 Agenda:

  • Work on Unit 2 Study Sheet - go over
  • Start Protist Mini-Poster Project
  • Finish video?
  • Life Functions Quiz - Thursday - study #1-15 on study sheets - Quizlet on Google Classroom

Block 1 Agenda:

  • Work on Unit 2 Study Sheet - go over
  • Origins: How Life Began Video with worksheet
  • Life Functions Quiz Tomorrow - study #1-15 on study sheets


Monday, Oct 1

Block 3 & 4

Essential Question: What are the 8 life functions? How are cells organized in living organisms? How do we classify living organisms?

Did you know?! A humming bird is the only bird that can fly backwards.

Block 3 Agenda:

  • Life Function Review
  • Levels of Organization Notes/Cut & Paste
  • Unit 3 Reading Guide


Friday, Sept 28

Block 1

Essential Question: How do we classify living organisms?

Did you know?! A humming bird is the only bird that can fly backwards.

Agenda:

  • Reviewed Life Functions and Practice Questions
  • Unit 3 Classification Reading Guide

Thursday, Sept 27

Block 1, 3, 4

Essential Questions: What are the characteristics of living things? What distinguishes a living vs. a nonliving thing? What are the levels of organization of multicellular organisms?

Did you know?! Red blood cells only survive for 120 days!

Agenda:

  • Go over Living vs. Nonliving Lab
  • Life Functions Reading & Questions
  • Levels of Organization (Block 1)

Wednesday, Sept 26

Block 3 & 4

Essential Questions: What are the characteristics of living things? What distinguishes a living vs. a nonliving thing?

Did you know?! Particles released from sneezing can travel 100 mph!

Agenda:

  • Got test scores back
  • Characteristics of Living Things Discussion
  • Living vs. Non-Living Lab

Tuesday, Sept 25

Block 1

Essential Questions: What are the characteristics of living things? What distinguishes a living vs. a nonliving thing?

Did you know?! Particles released from sneezing can travel 100 mph!

Agenda:

  • Got test scores back
  • Chapter 2 Notes Packet - Characteristics of Living Things Notes
  • Living vs. Non-Living Lab

Monday, Sept 24

Blocks 1,3,4

Did You Know?! Cockroaches can live for 10 days with their heads cut off!!!

Agenda:

  • Unit 1 Test
  • Lab Folders
  • Characteristics of Living Things/Life Functions Discussion

Friday, Sept 21

Blocks 3 & 4

Did You Know? You grow an entirely new skin every 30 days!

Agenda:

  • Review Microscope Diagram
  • Go over Study Sheets for Unit 1
  • Played Quizlet Live
  • Practice "quiz" on Google Forms - check email
  • Test next Monday, Sept 24th

Thursday, Sept 20

Block 1

Did You Know? You grow an entirely new skin every 30 days!

Agenda:

  • Review Microscope Diagram
  • Go over Study Sheets for Unit 1
  • Played Quizlet Live
  • Practice "quiz" on Google Forms
  • Test next Monday, Sept 24th

Wednesday, Sept 19

Block 1, 3, & 4

  • Finished Microscope Lab (hand in)
  • Start Unit 1 Study Sheets - finish for HW - use notes to fill in

Tuesday, Sept 18

Block 3 & 4

  • Took Radish Seed data and graphed class average results
  • Microscope Notes & Discussion
  • Started Microscope Lab

Monday, Sept 17

Block 1

  • Took Radish Seed data and graphed class average results
  • Microscope Notes & Discussion
  • Started Microscope Lab

Friday, Sept 14

Blocks 1, 3, & 4

  • Scientific Method Cut and Sort Card Activity in notes
  • Mythbusters with SM Sheet

Thursday, Sept 13

Block 3 & 4

  • Finish Graphing Lab
  • Measurement Lab & Packet (due next class)

Wednesday, Sept 12

Block 1

  • Finish Graphing Lab (HW if not finished in class)
  • Measurement Lab & Measurement Packet (due next class)

Tuesday, Sept 11

Block 1, 3, 4

  • Lab Safety
  • Scientific Method Notes
  • Set up Radish Seed Lab
  • Worked on Graphing Lab

Monday, Sept 10

Block 3 & 4

  • Handed in student survey/class policy
  • Finished "Science Chat" - went over
  • Started Lab 1-1 Graphing