Biology

Week of May 20-24

Monday: Frog internal dissection

Tuesday: Frog coloring

Wednesday: Frog coloring and quiz

Thursday: Review and project

Friday: Review and project

Week of May 13-17

Monday: Crayfish internal dissection

Tuesday: Crayfish coloring

Wednesday: Crayfish coloring and quiz

Thursday: External frog dissection

Friday: Start internal frog dissection

Week of May 6-10

Monday: Worm internal dissection

Tuesday: Worm coloring

Wednesday: Worm coloring and quiz

Thursday: External crayfish dissection

Friday: Finish external crayfish dissection

Week of April 29-May 3

Monday: Grasshopper coloring (AIR testing 2 hour delay)

Tuesday: Grasshopper coloring (AIR testing 2 hour delay)

Wednesday: Grasshopper coloring (AIR testing 2 hour delay)

Thursday: Finish grasshopper and quiz (AIR testing 2 hour delay)

Friday: Worm external dissection

Week of April 22-26

Monday: NO SCHOOL!!!!!

Tuesday: Prep for dissection rules/ Invertebrate chart

Wednesday: External grasshopper dissection

Thursday: Grasshopper face lab

Friday: Internal grasshopper dissection

Week of April 8-12

Monday: Cladograms lego lab

Tuesday: Clean up for AIR test by prepping for everyone

Wednesday: The Island (Biology AIR test)

Thursday: The Island (Biology AIR test)

Friday: The Island

Week of April 1-5

Monday: Evidence of Evolution notes/ Woolybooger lab

Tuesday: Clean up evolution and start dichotomous keys (2 hour delay English AIR test)

Wednesday: Practice dichotomous keys (2 hour delay English AIR test)

Thursday: Discuss cladograms and practice

Friday: DNA/RNA AIR practice

Week of March 25-29

Monday: Discuss common descent and start evolution packet

Tuesday: Achieve 3000 (last one)

Wednesday: Hardy-Weinberg lab

Thursday: Discuss Darwin's 4 parts to evolution and finish packet

Friday: Cell division AIR practice

Week of March 18-22

Monday: Discuss to Darwin/ Work on terms

Tuesday: Achieve 3000

Wednesday: Discuss other scientists/ Primate comparison lab

Thursday: Discuss natural selection/ Changes in living things paper

Friday: Ecology AIR practice

Week of March 11-15

Monday: Discuss pedigrees and practice

Tuesday: Nicotine lab and start review

Wednesday: Review for test

Thursday: Genetics Test

Friday: Achieve 3000 and start Evolution vocabulary

Week of March 4-8

Monday: Codominance and practice

Tuesday: Practice for the AIR test (Early release day)

Wednesday: Sex-linked traits and practice

Thursday: Dihybrid crosses and practice

Friday: Photosynthesis AIR practice

Week of February 25-March 1

Monday: Making babies lab

Tuesday: Practice for the AIR test

Wednesday: Finish babies and discuss punnett squares and incomplete dominance

Thursday: Oompa loompa activity

Friday: Cell Movement AIR practice

Week of February 18-22

Monday: NO SCHOOL!!!!

Tuesday: Practice for the AIR test

Wednesday: Discuss Gregor Mendel/ human traits lab

Thursday: Discuss punnett squares and practice some basic ones

Friday: Cell AIR practice

Week of February 11-15

Monday: Analyzing the insulin genes of humans and cows

Tuesday: Practice for the AIR test

Wednesday: Review for DNA and RNA test

Thursday: DNA and RNA Test

Friday: Biochemistry AIR practice

Week of February 4-8

Monday: Discuss transcription and translation/ RNA sheet

Tuesday: Practice for the AIR test

Wednesday: Finish protein synthesis/ Snork lab (Pioneer trip)

Thursday: Finish snork lab

Friday: Introduction AIR practice

Week of January 28-February 1

Monday: DNA replication notes/ Finish origami

Tuesday: Practice for the AIR test

Wednesday: DNA extraction lab

Thursday: Discuss RNA and mutations/ DNA handout

Friday: RNA handout and catch-up

Week of January 21-25

Monday: NO SCHOOL!!!

Tuesday: Practice for the AIR test (DELAY!!!!)

Wednesday: Discuss DNA/ Start origami (DELAY!!!!)

Thursday: Finish DNA origami

Friday: DNA video

Week of January 14-18

Monday: Finish karyotype lab

Tuesday: Practice for the AIR test

Wednesday: Review for the cell division test and finish lab

Thursday: Go over review

Friday: Cell division test

Week of January 7-11

Monday: Switch labs from Friday

Tuesday: Something fishy practice for the AIR test

Wednesday: Discuss meiosis and make puzzles

Thursday: Finish meiosis puzzles

Friday: Discuss karyotypes and start activity

Week of December 31-January 4

Monday: NO SCHOOL!!

Tuesday: NO SCHOOL!!

Wednesday: Introduction to cell division notes/ Division booklet

Thursday: Stages of mitosis notes/ Finish booklet

Friday: Half of you doing onion lab/ half doing mitosis puzzles

Week of December 17-21

Monday: Midterm review

Tuesday: Period 1, 4, and 7 midterms

Wednesday: Period 2 and 5 midterms

Thursday: Period 3 and 6 midterms

Friday: NO SCHOOL!!!!! HAVE A GREAT BREAK!!!!!!

Week of December 10-14

Monday: AIR reading practice and review

Tuesday: Random sampling lab

Wednesday: Discuss food webs/ Make webs

Thursday: Finish food webs

Friday: Review for Ecology and midterms

Week of December 3-7

Monday: Review for test for those not taking Language Arts I make-up AIR test

Tuesday: AIR reading practice and review

Wednesday: Photosynthesis and Respiration Test

Thursday: Discuss population and growth/ Kaibab story analysis

Friday: Discuss density and communities/ Finish and discuss Kaibab's

Week of November 26-30

Monday: NO SCHOOL!!!

Tuesday: AIR reading practice and review a bit

Wednesday: Finish notes and start review sheet (except for 6th period at Career Center)

Thursday: Yeast lab

Friday: Finish yeast lab

Week of November 19-23

Monday: ACHIEVE 3000 benchmark test and finish respiration work

Tuesday: Discuss cellular respiration and maybe reading if time

Wednesday: NO SCHOOL!!!!

Thursday: NO SCHOOL!!!!

Friday: NO SCHOOL!!!!

Week of November 12-16

Monday: Discuss photosynthesis and start models

Tuesday: Start children's book

Wednesday: Work on children's book

Thursday: Finish children's book and begin reading activity

Friday: Discuss cellular respiration and finish models

Week of November 5-9

Monday: Fix up test/ Start photosynthesis terms

Tuesday: Intro to photosynthesis notes/ Photosynthesis questions

Wednesday: Chromatography lab/ discuss light dependent reactions

Thursday: Design a leaf lab (early release day)

Friday: Light independent reaction/ Discuss and finish week

Week of October 29-November 3

Monday: Set up baggies lab/ Discuss active transport

Tuesday: Finish lab and notes

Wednesday: Foldables of cell movement

Thursday: Review the cell parts and functions

Friday: Cell Test

Week of October 22-26

Monday: Take CFA/ Finish project

Tuesday: Cell stations and review

Wednesday: Parasite video since many will be gone for Career Center presentation

Thursday: Discuss osmosis and diffusion/ Set up gummi bear lab

Friday: Finish and discuss gummi bear lab

Week of October 15-19

Monday: Discuss cytoplasm and nucleus/ Project

Tuesday: Discuss chloroplast and mitochondria/ Project

Wednesday: Discuss eR and ribosomes/ Project

Thursday: Discuss golgi and lysosomes/ Project

Friday: Finish up the cell parts and projects

Week of October 8-12

Monday: Discuss major scientists of the cell and start the terms

Tuesday: Stations-coloring the cell, questions about the cell, and using a microscope for the cell

Wednesday: Stations Day #2

Thursday: Stations Day #3

Friday: Discuss notes through cell wall/ Finish stations

Week of September 17-21

Monday: Notes to dot structure/ Handout on dot structure

Tuesday: Notes about bonding/ Bonding handout

Wednesday: Review day from basic Chemistry

Thursday: Discuss properties of water/ Start water labs

Friday: Water labs on early release day

Week of August 27-September 2

Monday: Orientation day, get to know you activities

Tuesday: Syllabus, books, seats, etc.

Wednesday: Discuss scientific method and Saving Sam activity

Thursday: Finish introduction notes and start vocabulary

Friday: Start stations lab activities