Week of Sept 24:
Monday Microscope Labette due and study for chpt 2 exam
Tuesday Chapter 2 exam (hmwk: none)
Wednesday Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic cells & History of Cellular Discovery (hmwk: chpt 7-1 ws & drawings)
Thursday Cell Organelle Chart (hmwk: work on chart & complete drawing exercise)
Friday Cell Organelle Chart & Review of Cell Organelles (due Monday) (hmwk: online wb 7-1 & 7-2, study for quiz)
Quiz next Tuesday (October 2) on cell types and organelles & discoveries
Next exam: October 15 (Cells)
Week of Oct 1:
Monday Review biochem exam, go over organelles and their functions (hmwk: wb 7.1 & 7.2 & study for quiz)
Tuesday Complete organelles, turn in chpt 7.1 ws & workbook assignments, quiz over organelles & history (hmwk: review organelles & functions)
Wednesday Cell Factory Activity (hmwk: read 7.3 in text)
Thursday Cell Factory Activity (hmkw: chpt 7.3 wb)
Friday The Cell Membrane and Passive Transport (hmwk: enjoy the weekend!)
Next exam: October 15 (Cells)
Week of Oct 8:
Monday Holiday
Tuesday Structure of Cell Membranes, Cell Membrane Structure Pix & Chart (hmwk: 1-9 on Cell Membrane ws)
Wednesday Osmosis & Diffusion (hmwk: side 2 of Cell Membrane Pix & Chart)
Thursday Complete Osmosis & Diffusion. Begin Active Transport (hmwk: complete questions on Cell Membrane ws)
Friday Active Transport (hmwk: study, study, study for Monday's exam)
Next exam: October 15 (Cells) (yes that's Monday)
Week of Oct. 15:
Monday EXAM over cells (chpt 7)
Tuesday Cell Growth & Division Chpt 10 (hmwk: complete ws)
Wednesday PLAN/PSAT Go over Cell Cycle Flash card construction (hmwk: flashcards)
Thursday Cell Cycle Notes (hmwk: wb 10.1 & 10.2)
Friday Cell cycle regulation/cancer (hmwk: study chpt 10 and flashcards)
QUIZ: Monday October 22 over cell cycle
Week of Oct. 22
Monday CBQ & Cell Cycle Quiz (hmwk: DNA ws)
Tuesday History of DNA discovery
Wednesday Race for the Double Helix (hmwk: chpt 12 ws)
Thursday Race for the Double Helix (ws from RDH)
Friday Structure of DNA/Complete Race for the Double Helix (hmwk: complete video questions & study)
QUIZ: Tuesday over DNA history & structure
Next EXAM: Nov 7 Cell Cycle, DNA, RNA, Protein Synthesis & Gene Regulation
Week of Oct. 29
Monday Finish Race for the Double Helix, Film Synopsis, Question Review (hmwk: study for quiz & 12-1 & 12-2 readings)
Tuesday Quiz over DNA history & structure, DNA/RNA comparison (hmwk: chpt 12-2 ws)
Wednesday Lab--DNA Model--re-enact Race for the Double Helix (latest for lab write up due date is beginning of class tomorrow)
Thursday Copying of DNA and Protein Synthesis
Friday Protein Synthesis (hmwk: complete chpt 12 worksheets on protein synthesis)
Next EXAM: Nov 7 Cell Cycle, DNA, RNA, Protein Synthesis, Mutations & Gene Regulation
Week of Nov. 5
Monday Complete Protein Synthesis & Mutations
Tuesday Mutations & Gene Regulation
Wednesday EXAM over Cell Cycle, DNA, RNA, Protein Synthesis
Thursday Mutations (hmwk: mutations ws)
Friday Check Mutations, Genetics Variation and gametes and chromosomes & intro to genetics
QUIZ Monday Nov 19 meiosis vs mitosis
Next EXAM: Nov 29 Genetics
Week of Nov. 12
Monday Mendelian Basics (hmwk: intro genetics ws and 11-1 & 11-2 wb)
Tuesday Mendelian Genetics, monohybrid crosses / wb homework quiz (hmwk: genetics ws)
Wednesday Mendel's Laws and monohybrid crosses (hmwk: genetics ws)
Thursday Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis Phases (hmwk: meiosis ws & get materials for meiosis flash cards for class tomorrow)
Friday Construct meiosis flash cards (hmwk: study for quiz on meiosis vs mitosis)
QUIZ Monday Nov 19 meiosis vs mitosis
Next EXAM: Nov 29 Genetics
Week of Nov. 19
Monday meiosis vs mitosis quiz & more genetics problems
Tuesday more genetics problems
Wednesday - Friday Thanksgiving Holidays
Next EXAM: Nov 29 Genetics
Week of Nov. 26
Monday ABO blood groups (hmwk: genetics ws)
Tuesday Incomplete and Codominance (hmwk: genetics ws 2)
Wednesday Multiple Alleles and Polygenic traits (hmwk: study for exam)
Thursday EXAM genentics
Friday Human Genetics--chpt 14 (hmwk: complete ws)
Next QUIZ: Dec. 6
Next EXAM: Dec. 13 Genetics II
Week of Dec. 3
Monday Sex linked characteristics (hmwk: sex linked traits)
Tuesday Sex linked & sex influenced characteristics
Wednesday Dihybrid crosses
Thursday (late arrival day) Dihybrid crosses/Quiz CBQ#2
Friday Pedigrees/ Karyotypes (hmwk: what is a pedigree)
Next EXAM: Dec. 13 Genetics II
Next QUIZ: Dec 11 pedigree & karyotype and meiosis
Week of Dec. 10
Monday Pedigrees/karyotypes & genetic counseling/ethics (lab write up)
Tuesday Cloning & meiosis/pedigree & karyotype quiz
Wednesday Genetics review & problems
Thursday EXAM genetics II
Friday Make a Baby Lab
Week of Dec. 17
Monday Review day
Tuesday Review and Period 1 Final Exam
Wednesday Periods 2 & 3 Final Exams
Thursday Periods 4 & 5 Final Exams
Friday Periods 6 & 7 Final Exams
SPRING SEMESTER
Week of Jan. 7
Monday: Inservice
Tuesday Introduction to Evolution
Wednesday Video: Darwin's Dangerous Idea (work on video ws) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WC2EudLZ1Y
Thursday Video: Darwin's Dangerous Idea hmwk: read 15-1 & 15-2
Friday Video: Darwin's Dangerous Idea hmwk: ws from 15-1 & 15-2
Next Quiz: Wednesday over video & 15-1 & 15-2
Next Exam: Jan 25 (chpts 15 & 16)
Week of Jan 14
Monday Natural Selection and Survival of the Fittest
Tuesday review & prep for lab
Wednesday Quiz & Tiger Stripes Lab
Week of Feb 4
Monday classification notes (hmwk: levels of classification ws)
Tuesday review levels of classification and shark key assignment (hmwk: complete shark key & study for exam)
Wednesday mini-lab making a dichotomous key (hmwk: study for exam)
Thursday EXAM chapters 17 & 18
Friday Intro to Ecology
Week of Feb18
Monday group work on biome project (all period)
Tuesday QUIZ over chpt 3 & 4 concepts/vocab and group work on biome project
Wednesday Biome Project due chapter 5 workbook activities (hmwk: complete wb activities)
Thursday Biome project study (gal walk) (hmwk: study biome chart/project notes for quiz Monday )
Friday Chapter 5-1 & invasive species assignment (hmwk: study for quiz/ invasive species poster--due Tuesday)
Next Quiz: Monday 2/25 (biomes)
Next Exam: Wednesday 2/27 Ecology
Monday Quiz biomes /continue chpt 5-2 notes
Tuesday Environmental Issues (chpt 6)/ Invasive species poster due
Wednesday EXAM over ecology (chpts 3, 4, 5 & 6)
Thursday Introduction to Photosynthesis
Friday The Light Reactions (hmwk: study light reactions and complete worksheet on photosynthesis)
Next Quiz: Monday 3/4 Light reactions & general photosynthesis
Week of March 4
Monday Quiz photo & light reactions
Tuesday Calvin Cycle (hmwk: chpt 8-3 wb)
Wednesday Review of photosynthesis
Thursday Cellular Respiration
Friday Cellular Respiration
Next EXAM: March 19--Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration
Week of Feb 25