Biology 1

Daily Work & Homework:

WEEK 1:

Textbooks, Classroom rules, Safety contract, Safety features, Equipment identification, Notebook setup, SLO #1

QUIZ - SAFETY FEATURES AND EQUIPMENT ID

Week 2:

Notes on measurement and discuss issue observed during equipment lab, Metric mania worksheet abbreviations section;

Notes on metric ladder method; HW - metric mania worksheet complete in class, Work on data table activity from equipment lab;

Notes on Graphing, Activity on types of graphs to make;

Notes on scientific method, Hypothesis activity in class;

Graph activity from Equipment Lab, QUIZ - GRAPHING & SCIENTIFIC METHOD NOTES

Week 3:

Performing an experiment introduction, write hypothesis and plan procedure;

Perform experiment, Collect data, Analyze results;

Develop Conclusion and whiteboard to present;

QUIZ - GRAPHING AND SCIENTIFIC METHOD NOTES

Week 4:

Characteristics of Life Lab (glue in water) experiment;

QUIZ - graphing and scientific method, Notes - Charac. of Life list (class list)

Notes - Charac. of Life list (compare class lists), Is It Alive? With Unknown Substance Experiment - give goal, hypothesis formed, observations recorded,

procedure written;

Week 5:

Is It Alive? With Unknown Substance Experiment - perform experiments designed to test hypothesis;

Is It Alive? With Unknown Substance Experiment - present findings;

Review scientific method notes with experiment, Notes - Discovery of Cells;

Research for Timeline with ipads;

Research for Timeline with ipads, HW - wksht - active reading

Week 6:

QUIZ - discovery of cell notes & scientists, Notes - eukaryotes;

Notes - Eukaryotes, Activity - cell as a school;

Lab - See Your Own Cells;

Plant vs Animal Comparison Activity, Day & a Life Of A Cell Intro;

Brown Bag Activity, Research for Day & a Life Of A Cell Activity;

Week 7:

Act Out Day & The Life of A Cell, Worksheet Cell Organelle Scenario , HW - worksheet;

Notes on Plasma Membrane;

QUIZ - Cell Organelles and Function, Cell Membrane Activity;

Notes of Prokaryotes, Label Bacteria, Introduce Activity;

Activity - Bacteria Research;

Week 8:

Eukaryote vs Prokaryote worksheet in class, Memory Game with Organelle Functions;

QUIZ - prokaryotes, study guide in class;

Review over study guide;

TEST - Cells,

Week 9:

Diffusion Notes and demonstrations;

Inquiry Experiment For Rate of Diffusion - Design & Procedure;

Inquiry Experiment For Rate of Diffusion - Perform Experiments & Collect Data;

Present findings on Whiteboards, Notes on results;

QUIZ - diffusion, Write conclusion to diffusion experiment;

Week 10:

Notes on Active & Passive Transport, Active Reading Worksheet;

Notes - Osmosis, Set Up Sad Salad Demonstration;

Record Results From Sad Salad Lab, Set Up Starch/Iodine Lab;

Record Results from Starch/Iodine Lab and Answer Questions;

Week 11:

Egg Lab Day 1;

Egg Lab Day 2;

Egg Lab Day 3, U Tube worksheet;

Egg Lab Day 4, HW- Chapter Worksheet;

Egg Lab Day 5, HW-Chapter Worksheet;

Week 12:

Lab Report for Osmosis Lab;

Lab Report for Osmosis Lab;

Review Study Guide;

TEST - Diffusion/Osmosis Test;

Veteran's Day Activity

Week 13:

Extra Credit After Test. Dialysis Reading Assignment;

Notes - Photosynthesis, Start Activity in Notebook;

Photosynthesis Activity, Worksheet #1 in Class;

QUIZ - Photosynthesis, Plant Seed in greenhouse;

Why Are Plants Green Coloring and Questions;

Week 14:

Why Are Plants Green Coloring and Questions;

Oxygen & Carbon Dioxide Lab;

Week 15:

Notes - Energy Storage Molecules, Set up lab in Greenhouse;

Notes Cellular Respiration, Activity with Table;

Lab - Starch in Plants. HW - flow chart worksheets;

QUIZ - Respiration, Set up Fermentation Lab;

Fermentation Lab;

Week 16:

Review for Test;

TEST - Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration, Notes - DNA;

Notes - DNA, Activity, Extra Credit after Test;

Article Review, Activity - Chargoff's DNA Data, HW - wksht #1;

QUIZ - DNA Notes, Notes - RNA Structure, Transcription, Translation;

Week 17:

Activity with Transcription, Transcription/Translation Table, HW - DNA Review Worksheet;

Brown Bag Activity;

QUIZ - RNA Notes, Study Guide in Class

Review for test with Study Guide;

Test - DNA & RNA

Week 18:

Review For Final Exams

Week 19:

Extracting Your Own DNA Lab;

Mitosis Worksheet to check knowledge, Go over in class, Notes - Cell Cycle;

Cell Cycle Activity, HW - Worksheet;

QUIZ - Cell Cycle Notes, Notes - Phases of Mitosis;

Week 20-

Phases of Mitosis Activity, HW- worksheet;

Mitosis Activity at Desk, Microscope Drawings of Stage of Mitosis;

Quiz - Mitosis, Notes - Cancer, Activity - ;

Notes - The Works of Gregory Mendel;

Activity for FB page of Gregory Mendel, HW- Worksheet 1;

Week 21-

Notes - Mendel's Laws of Heredity;

QUIZ - Mendel's Work, Activity for Laws of Heredity, Worksheet/Flashcards;

Notes - Punnett Squares, Mouse Worksheet;

QUIZ - Laws of Heredity, Punnett Square Activity, Worksheet #3a;

Week 22-

Notes - Meiosis, Meiosis Activity, Worksheet;

Pop Quiz on Meiosis, Notes on Complex Patterns of Inheritance, Worksheet;

Worksheet on Blood Typing;

QUIZ - Complex Inheritance, Notes - Pedigrees, Worksheet - Pedigrees;

Notes - Advances in Genetics, Study Guide for Knowledge Gained;

Week 23-

Worksheet - Pedigree, Study Guides for test - check knowledge;

Quiz - Pedigrees, Review for Test and Practice Problems;

Test - Genetics;

Notes - Advanced Genetics and Research

Week 24-

Notes - Classification, Worksheet on Class to Review Notes;

Activity on Classification of an Animal of Student's Choice, Worksheet on Dichotomous Keys;

Quiz - Classification, Worksheet on Classification;

Notes - Virus/Bacteria;

Worksheet- Patients/Doctor Common Illnesses, Activity - Research Given Bacteria or Virus;

Week 25-

Notes on Protests, Use Microscope to Observe Protista;

Worksheet - Protista, Complete all other worksheets;

Notes - Fungi, Activity - Review of Notes;

Quiz - Protista and Fungi, Video - Unknown World;

Video - Unknown World;

Week 26-

Introduction to Animals, Worksheet - Animal Development p5;

Activity - Review of Notes, Worksheet p6;

Video - North America: Born Free with questions;

Worksheet Packet - What is an Animal;

Week 27-

Complete What is an Animal Worksheet, Quiz;

Notes - Animal Behavior, Activity with Partner ( puzzle);

Notes - Sponges with ID, Video: sponges and sponge bob;

Sponge Worksheets and Drawing;

Quiz - sponges, Notes - Cnidarians, Video: swimming jellyfish & nematocysts;

Week 28-

Finish Notes on Cnidarians & ID, Cnidaraian worksheets and drawing;

Quiz - Cnidarians, Notes - Flatworm;

Flatworm Worksheet and Drawing, Lab with Microscopes;

Notes - Roundworm & ID, Worksheet;

Quiz - Flatworm, Roundworm Activity for notebook;

Week 29-

Notes - Earthworms & ID;

Standardized Testing -PARC;

Earthworm Worksheet & Drawing;

North America Video;

Earthworm Dissection - Day 1;

Week 30-

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