Teacher's Name

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Jeff Smith

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Make-Ups & Tutorials

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Make-ups:  Wednesday 7:05 by appt. & Thursday 3:00

Tutorials:  **Wednesday 7:15 by appt. & Tuesday 3:00-3:45

Retest:  ONLY for EXAMS (must first complete all requirements for retest according to all school & science dept. guidelines) 

            Retest days for science are on Wednesday mornings at 7:00am and Thursday afternoons at 3:05pm.  

            Please refer to the link on the MHS website for specifics on retesting.   

**TUTORIALS ARE NOT SCHEDULED DURING MAKE UP EXAMS OR RETESTING!

Next Retest Date:  

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Temporary Schedule (until calendar is fixed)

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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

Tuesday  Calvin Cycle (hmwk:  chpt 8-3 wb)

Wednesday

Thursday Cellular Respiration

Friday Cellular Respiration

Next EXAM:  March 19--Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration

Week of Feb 25

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Class Assigments & Homework

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All assignments and homework are posted daily on the board in the classroom as well as being verbally announced.   Students have the responsibility of recording and completing these assignments.

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