On-line Learning:

Hello everyone!!!

I hope you are all hanging in there in these uncertain times. Yesterday Lincoln teachers had an online meeting to learn how we will be moving forward. We don't have all the answers yet, but I am excited that we will be continuing to learn and to reconnect with all of you! Here are some things I know:

- I will be running our biology class through google classroom. All assignments and information will be posted there.

- This schoolwork can be done at your own pace- I will give you suggested due dates so that you don't fall behind. Doing the work as assigned will help you learn most as I will structure the class assuming you have done the assigned work.

- We will occasionally meet as a class using google meet, which you have through your school email account. I hope to do this weekly. Teachers are working on a schedule so that you won't have conflicts between classes.

- Teachers will be concentrating on the most important concepts in each class. You can expect 2-3 hours of work per week in each class.

- All your classes should be officially restarting next Monday, April 6th.

- I'm currently working on how to proceed- we were about to wrap-up with DNA replication, transcription, and translation. Most of the remainder of the year will be on enzymes and plants.

-So starting Monday : Begin using Google classroom.

Thanks for your patience,

Ms Cameron

In the mean time: Do this: Introduction to enzymes Section 2.5 and 8.1 Due DBQ pgs 378 and 379 Notes pages 374-379 Section of 8.1 "Competitive and noncompetitive enzyme inhibitors"

STAY HEALTHY, WASH HANDS AND FACE, GET PLENTY OF REST. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL SOON!!

Welcome to IB Biology HL!

This will be a good place to go to get class assignments, class resources, and just to keep yourself informed about the class. When you miss class, come here first to see what we did in class and to find out if there is anything you can do from home. After that, if you still have questions, please email me.

Turnitin.com

Class: Enrollment Key Class ID

5th Period HL Biology: 5-bio-hl 22347635

7th Period HL Biology 7-bio-hl 22350558

8th Period HL Biology 8-bio-hl 22350638

Here is what we will cover during the academic school year:

First Semester:

Second Semester:

First Semester:

8/30: Introductions- Welcome!!!

Today we will cover the following areas:

discussion of classroom norms, syllabus/ academic honesty/ lab safety, Uncertainty lab and significant figures

Week of 9/3-9/6: Statistical Analysis

Wednesday: Finish and discuss uncertainty lab/ set-up brine shrimp lab/ discuss significant figures/ Assignment: TI 84 statistical analysis sheet.

Friday: Count brine shrimp/ discuss TI 84 sheet/ Discuss Brine shrimp lab report expectations

Powerpoints in class document section!!

Week of 9/9-9/13: Statistical Analysis

Tuesday: Shrimp data discussion due 13th ; see outline for write-up in ppt in class documents page/ statistical analysis packet homework discussion

Question: Is there a statistical difference in hatchings between 3% and 5% salinities?

• Provide an introductory to brine shrimp habitat and why we used the two different salinities.
• Show and using the class data, do a t-test between 3% and 5% salinities. Use the equation and show your work!
• Determine the number of degrees of freedom and look up the critical value.
• Compare the t-value to the critical value and interpret the meaning.
• Discuss at least 3 sources of uncertainty in the lab, being as specific as possible. Include in your discussion whether you think these are major sources of uncertainty or fairly minor.
• Suggest at least 3 specific ways to improve the quality of the data. In this case, each source of uncertainty should have a suggestion for improvement.

Thursday: Review for statistical analysis test Test is Monday September 16th.

Week of 9/16-9/20: Cells Sections 1.1-1.4

Monday: Statistics test

Wednesday: Intro to cells and cell model project Get checked off for notes

Friday: Cell model project and get checked off for notes over sections 1.1- 1.2

Week of 9/22- 10/4: Cells ( Microscopes: measuring cells and drawing to scale)

Due Friday: Microscope packet and complete set of cell drawings

Sections 1.3 and 1.4 - read those sections and take notes. Be prepared for next week.

Week of 10/7- 10/10: Cell Membrane Structure and Function

Week of 10/14- 10/18: Cell membrane function. Review for test

Cell test 10/24 see review sheet in class documents

Week of 10/28- 10/31: Biochemistry

Monday is potato lab

Wednesday: group work in constructing a powerpoint about potato osmoregularity. Presentations will be 11/4

Homework: Read and take notes over sections 2.1 and 2.2. Answer the following questions: Due by Monday 11/4

Place the question number where you have answered these questions in your notebook

1. What is molecular biology?
2. What discovery revolutionized the study of molecular biology?
3. What is vitalism?
4. Why was the synthesis of urea significant to the idea of vitalism?
5. What is special about carbon compounds and their bonding?
6. List the 4 types of carbon compounds that we will be studying and give a brief description of each.
7. Define metabolism.
8. Define anabolism and catabolism and give several examples of each that occur in our bodies
9. Draw chemical groups: ribose, glucose, fatty acid, and amino acid in your notebook. See pages 65 and 66.
10. Take notes pgs 72-73 Water vs Methane, Cooling the body, and Transport in blood plasma

Week of 11/1- 11/7: Carbohydrates and Lipids

Monday and Wednesday: Building biomolecules; differentiate between anabolism and catabolism

Due Wednesday: Notes over section 2.3 and DBQ pgs: 79, 81, 86

Week of 11/12-11/15: Proteins and Nucleic acids

Due Friday: Notes over section 2.4 and 2.6. DBQ page 107

Friday: Nucleic acids

Biochemistry test is November 21st

Week of 11/18- 11/21: Review for biomolecules test

Tuesday: Review and a kahoot

Thursday: Biochemistry test

Thanksgiving Week: Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!!

The next three weeks we will be covering Cell Respiration and Photosynthesis: Sections 2.8, 8.2 and 2.9 and 8.3. See cell respiration power-point in class documents.

Week of 12/2- 12/6: Cell respiration: The three major reactions and where they occur.

Monday: Section 2.8 Introduction to cell respiration

Wednesday and Friday: Cell notes over 2.8 due. Section 8.2 Cell respiration in detail - Poster board activity

Friday: Lab- Measuring metabolic rate through carbon dioxide production

Week of 12/9-12/13: Photosynthesis Sections 2.9 and 8.3

Week of 12/16-12/20: Wrap up Test Wednesday 12/18 and Lab report 12/20

Second Semester:

Week of 1/28: Introduction to meiosis (Section 3.3 and 10.1)

Week of 1/28: Sections 3.1 and 3.2 Chromosomes and Meiosis

Wednesday: Meiosis computer activity and discussion of meiosis comparing to mitosis

Friday: Wrap-up Meiosis. Get checked off for 3.3 and 10.2. Discussion about about genome project and sequencing. In class: Section 3.2 questions and DBQ. See ppt. Due Tuesday

Week of 2/4: Sections 3.4 and 10.2 Inheritance

Tuesday: Genetics activity

Thursday: Genetics simulation card activity. Mono-hybrid cross/ co-dominance/ pedigree / Get notes due checked off for section 3.4 and 10.2 (added). See genetics ppt.

Week of 2/11: Use genetics worksheets to practice plus information in 10.2 notes.

Monday: Karyotype and genetic testing/ chromosomal breakage

Assignment Due Wednesday: DBQs: House mouse pg 173-174 #1-5, Lady Bugs pg 174 #1-4, Analyzing genetic crosses pgs 176-177 #1,2,3

We will cover sex linked traits, mutations, and pedigree- 177-186

Wednesday 2/13: Sex linked traits, dihybrid cross, mutations

Friday 2/15:

1. Students do genetics worksheet “Monohybrid, Dihybrid and Sex-Linked Crosses”. It is due at end of class period- turn into basket.
2. DBQ pages 183 and 186. Due at end of class period.
3. Campbell’s book (hard cover) pages 284-285 #1, 8-10
4. Notes over section 10.2

Be ready for 10.2 Recombinant DNA next Wednesday. Genetics test scheduled for 2/21

Week of 2/18: Section 10.2 and review for genetics test and Genetics test 2/21

Week of 2/27: Section 2.7 DNA replication, transcription, and translation: See ppt.

Monday: Basic structure of DNA and introduction to DNA replication Sections 2.6, 2.7, and 7.1 Notes due and DBQ 107, 113

Wednesday: Replication in detailed description. Comparison of DNA to RNA.

Friday: Introduction to transcription and translation Notes 7.2 DBQ pg 356 and 389 Due today.

Week of 3/6?: Transcription and translation

Tuesday: SBAC

Thursday: Translation and 7.3 notes due

Week of 3/18: Review: Transcription and translation

Wednesday: Review for test. Be sure to practice drawing and labeling replication, transcription, and translation. Use review sheet too. Here is link for kahoot: see below this page

Friday: Replication, transcription, and translation test

During the Corona 19 School out time:

Review the Replication, Transcription, and Translation sheet. Plan to take test upon return or may be placed online. I will make an announcement through synergy communication.

In the mean time: Do this: Introduction to enzymes Section 2.5 and 8.1 Due DBQ pgs 378 and 379 Notes pages 374-379 Section of 8.1 "Competitive and noncompetitive enzyme inhibitors"

Week of 4/15-4/19:

Monday: In class work on lab report Due: paper copy to teacher. Take notes over pages 10-16, and section 3.5

Wednesday: Wrap up about enzymes and student lab report color marking. Cover topics: stem cells and GM

Friday: Biotechnology: Lab: practice loading dyes using micro-pipettes; Stems cells and Genetic Modification

Week of 4/22- 4/26: DNA Fingerprint Lab and analysis

Section 3.5 notes and DBQ's Due this week.

Week of 4/29- 5/3: Enzyme and Biotech test

Monday: DNA gel electrophoresis lab

Wednesday: Finish DNA profiling and review for test

Friday: Enzyme and biotech test

Week of 5/6- 5/10: Plants

Tuesday: Introduction to plants- Read and take notes Section 9.1 Transport in the xylem of plants

Take notes: Transpiration, Using a potometer, effects of humidity on transpiration, xylem structure low pressure and tension in leaf cell walls, active transport of minerals in the roots, replacing losses from transpiration, Adaptations for water conservation, and drawing the xylem structure between monocots and dicots of plant stems.

Thursday: Virtual lab: Rate of transpiration in plants

End of the Year Wrap-up:

• Tues 5/21: Section 9.3 plant growth and DBQ
• Thurs 5/23: Section 9.4 Reproduction Wrap up the unit. Plant Video.
• Tues: 5/28 Review for test - Sections 9.1-9.4
• Thur: 5/30: Plant Test.
• Monday 6/3: Plant Video
• Wed 6/5: Plant video Review for Final Exam.
• Friday 6/7: Review for Final Exam. Last day to turn in late work and/or Extra Credit.
• Mon 6/10: Finals periods 1,2, 4
• Tues 6/11: Finals periods 5,6,8
• Wed 6/12: Finals period 3,7

Week of 8/27-8/31

Monday:

Introductions and Course syllabus, lab safety agreement, and academic honesty

Wednesday:

Using Uncertainty in Different Measurements Activity. Review significant rules; and using TI 84 calculator practice assignment: Calculating the mean, standard deviation, and t-test.

Friday:

Statistics- interpretation of standard deviation and t-test. Set-up Brine Shrimp lab.

See class documents for handouts. Hand outs will be provided in class.

Week of 9/4-9/7

Wednesday: Brine shrimp count and class data collection. TI-84 sheet due

Friday: Power-point notes: Null hypothesis, Standard deviation, t test analysis. Discussion TI-84 sheet. Discussion about shrimp data, and expectations for shrimp lab report. Shrimp lab report due 9/11 on turnitin.com

Enrollment Key Class ID

hlbio-7 19016426

hlbio-8 19016473

Week of 9/10- 9/14:

Tuesday: Discussion shrimp lab and statistics packet due Thursday

Thursday: Review for statistics test Monday

Week of 9/17-9/21:

Monday: Statistics test

Wednesday: Intro to cells and cell model project

Friday: Intro to microscope and lab

Week of 9/24- 9/28:

Tuesday: Cell Model Project due and microscope lab activity

Tuesday: Due Notes over sections 1.1. and 1.2

Week of 10/1- 10/5:

Monday- Friday: Microscope lab packet: measuring and drawing to scale 6 cells. Due Friday.

Week of 10/8- 1010/11:

Due notes 1.3 and 1.4 Plasma membrane

Bubble lab and paramecium digestion

Plasma membrane sheet and DBQ pages 36-37 and page 39: Due Monday

Week of 10/15- 10/19:

Monday: Paramecium digestion/ membrane wrap-up/ Discussion on DBQ's

Wednesday: Potato osmolarity lab- trials

Friday: Review for Cell test. See cell review sheet in class documents

Week of 10/22- 10/26;

Tuesday: Cell Test

Thursday: Introductory to Biomolecules. Take notes over 2.1 and 2.2. See the questions on Biochemistry powerpoint.

Week of 10/29- 11/2:

Tuesday: Potato osmolarity lab // Notes over 2.3-2.4

Thursday: Group powerpoint due on potato osmolarity experiment // biomolecule discussion

Week of 11/5- 11/9:

Monday: Potato Osmolarity presentations // biomolecule discussion

Wednesday: Biomolecule clay model activity

Friday: Biochemistry DBQ and wrap-up

Week of 11/13-11/16:

Wednesday: Review clay models and review major concepts for test on Friday

Friday: Biochemistry Test See attached review sheet in class documents section

Week of 11/26- 11/30: Readings 2.8, 8.2 Respiration

• Tue 11/27: Video on Cell Respiration (Crash Course). Notes on Cell Respiration 2.8 up to the Krebs Cycle. Read 8.2!
• Thur 11/29: Check off 2.8 Questions and Go over. Review Cell Respiration notes and include the Electron Transport Chain. Introduce the Metabolic Rate Lab and do preliminary trials.
• Questions: read 2.8 Due Thur 11/29

1. Define cell respiration.
2. What is ATP and what is its advantage for cells? What is it used for in the cell?
3. Why do cells need a continual supply of ATP?
4. What is anaerobic respiration? Where/when does it occur?
5. List the 2 summary equations for anaerobic respiration (animals, and yeast and plants).
6. Discuss bread making and bioethanol as examples of anaerobic respiration.
7. Do the data-based questions on p. 125.
8. Discuss anaerobic respiration in humans.
9. Write the equation for aerobic respiration and state its differences from anaerobic respiration (at least 3).

Week of 12/3- 12/7: Photosynthesis 2.9 and 8.3

• Mon 12/3: Take Metabolic Rate Lab data and enter into the class database. Start processing data and working on lab write up. Quick intro to Photosynthesis. Read 2.9 and 8.3 take notes!!
• Wednesday: Finish lab. Discussion. Lab report due tentatively 12/12; However, for sure by 1/4/19!!
• Friday: Photosynthesis!

Week of 12/10-12/14:

• Tuesday: Review cell respiration and photosynthesis
• Thursday: Cell respiration and photosynthesis test
• Happy Winter Break afterwards!!!

Week of 1/2-1/4: After Winter Break

• Wednesday: Introduction to cell division mitosis - Notes for 1.6
• Friday: Microscope lab- cell division and model demonstration- work sheet due.
• Due - Respiration Lab use turnitin.com

Week of 1/7-1/11:

• Review for final exam

Final exam review sheet posted in class documents