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| **Remember: For full credit, homework assignments must be turned in to your class basket on the due date given below. For each day that it is late, you lose 10 points off the grade. After assignments are returned, students cannot turn them in for credit and therefore receive a "0%"! ** |
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| Midterms/Finals & the End of the 2nd Quarter...Oh My! | ||||
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2 NO SCHOOL |
3 Notes: Ch 10 - Mendel & His Work In-Class: Discuss Button Brook-Little AuSable River Research Project Report Writeup Part I HW: Ch 10 Directed Reading due Fri 1/6 HW: Button Brook-Little AuSable River Research Project Report Writeup Part I (Intro, Purpose, Hypo, Materials, Procedure) due Tue 1/17 |
4 Notes: Ch 10 - Phenotype vs. Genotype & Punnett Squares In-Class: Phenotype vs. Genotype WS |
5 In-Class: Punnett Squares WS & Go over Answers Lab: Inheritance of Single Traits Lab (due Wed 1/11) |
6 **Ch 10 - Mendelian Genetic TEST** HW: Ch 10 Directed Reading due Fri 1/6 |
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9 Notes: Ch 10b - Meiosis Vocabulary Lab: Make a Baby Lab (begin) |
10 Notes: Ch 10b - Purpose, Results & Stages of Meiosis |
11 Notes: Ch 10b - Comparison of Mitosis & Meiosis (cont.) Lab: Make a Baby Lab (finish) Lab: Inheritance of Single Traits Lab due
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12 Notes: Ch 10b - Purpose, Results & Stages of Meiosis (finish) |
13 SNOW DAY |
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16 NO SCHOOL |
17 **BIO MIDTERM EXAM - PT 1** HW: Button Brook-Little AuSable River Research Project Report Writeup Part I (Intro, Purpose, Hypo, Materials, Procedure) due Tue 1/17 |
18 **BIO MIDTERM EXAM - PT 2** |
19 Notes: Ch 11 - Intro to Ch 11 Lab: Make a Baby Lab (finish) (due Fri 1/20) HW: Ch 11 Vocabulary due Wed 1/25 --> QUIZ! |
20 Notes: Ch 11 - DNA Structure Lab: Make a Baby Lab due |
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23 Notes: Ch 11 - DNA Replication HW: Ch 11.1 Directed Reading (due Fri 1/27) |
24 NO SCHOOL - ENGLISH REGENTS DAY |
25 **Ch 11 Vocab QUIZ** Notes: Ch 11 - Intro to Protein Synthesis HW: Ch 11 Vocabulary due |
26 Notes: Ch 11 - Translation In-Class: Go Over Midterm Exam |
27 SNOW DAY |
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30 Lab: "DNA On a Chain" Lab HW: Ch 11.1 Directed Reading due |
31 Notes: Ch 11 - Transcription, Translation, & Mutations HW: Ch 11.2/11.3 Directed Reading (due Mon 2/6) |
Feb 1 Lab: "DNA On a Chain" Lab (2nd Attempt) In-Class: DNA Replication, DNA Transcription, & RNA Translation WS's |
Feb 2 In-Class: DNA Replication, DNA Transcription, & RNA Translation WS's (Go Over) |
Feb 3 **Ch 11 TEST** In-Class: Go over Button Brook-Little AuSable River Research Project Reports - Part I |
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| The 5-week period for the 2nd quarter is already upon us! Don't slack off during 2nd quarter as it's a very short quarter! | ||||
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1 Activity: Stages of Cell Division Posters (cont.) (Begin Presentations) Lab: "Diffusion" Lab due |
2 Activity: Stages of Cell Division Posters (cont. Presentations) HW: Transparencies #16 & #17 due |
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5 Lab: Mitosis in Onion & Whitefish Cells Lab (begin) HW: Ch 8.2/8.3 Directed Reading due Fri 12/9 |
6 Notes: Ch 8 - Stages of the Cell Cycle Overview Lab: Mitosis in Onion & Whitefish Cells Lab (cont) |
7 Notes: Ch 8 - (Finish) Lab: Mitosis in Onion & Whitefish Cells Lab (cont)
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8 **Stages of Mitosis QUIZ** Lab: Mitosis in Onion & Whitefish Cells Lab (finish) (due Wed 12/14) |
9 **Ch 8 TEST** HW: Ch 8.2/8.3 Directed Reading due HW: Ch 9 Vocab due Wed 12/14 --> QUIZ! |
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12 Notes: Ch 9 - Energy & Enzymes |
13 STREAM INVERTEBRATE research project - ID'ing & Counting INSECTS
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14 Notes: Ch 9 - Enzymes, ATP-ADP, & Photosynthesis **Ch 9 Vocab QUIZ** HW: Ch 9 Vocab due Lab: "Mitosis" Lab due HW: PS Graphing WS & "Enzymes..." WS due Fri 12/16 |
15 Notes: Ch 9 - Photosynthesis Lab: Leaf Structure Lab (Prelab & Begin) HW: Ch 9 Directed Reading due Wed 12/21 |
16 Notes: Ch 9 - Photosynthesis (finish) HW: PS Graphing WS & "Enzymes..." WS due |
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19 Lab: Leaf Structure Lab (cont.) |
20 Notes: Ch 9 - Cellular Respiration (finish) |
21 **Ch 9 TEST** HW: Ch 9 Directed Reading due |
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23 NO SCHOOL |
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26 NO SCHOOL |
27 NO SCHOOL |
28 NO SCHOOL |
29 NO SCHOOL |
30 NO SCHOOL |
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| This month marks the end of the 1st quarter & the beginning of the 2nd quarter. What can you do to improve? | ||||
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1 Notes: Ch 7 - Chloroplasts- |
2 Notes: Ch 7 - (Finish Organelles?) Lab: Cells Lab (FINISH!) |
3 Notes: Ch 7 - (Finish!) In-Class: Organelle Functions WS |
4 **End of 1st Quarter** **Ch 7 TEST** Lab: Cells Lab (FINISH!)(due Thurs 11/10) HW: Ch 8 Vocabulary due Mon 11/13 HW: Biology in the News Article #2 due |
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7 In-Class: Time to Work on "Cells" Lab & Ch 8 Vocabulary |
8 Activity: Modeling Cells Activity HW: 3D Cell Project due |
9 Notes: Ch 8 - Cell Membrane Structure Review & Membrane Proteins
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10 Activity: Modeling Cells Activity (finish) (due Tues 11/15) Lab: "Cells" Lab due Lab: "Cell Structure & Function" Activity due |
11 COLUMBUS DAY |
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14 **Ch 8 Vocab QUIZ** HW: Ch 8 Vocabulary due |
15 STREAM INVERTEBRATE research project - SEPARATING INSECTS HW: Ch 8.1 Directed Reading due Fri 11/18 Lab: "Modeling Cells" Activity due |
16 Notes: Ch 8 - Diffusion
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17 Notes: Ch 8 - Facilitated Diffusion - Osmosis Lab: Diffusion Lab (Indicators & Part A Dialysis Tubing Cells) |
18 Lab: Diffusion Lab (Part B - Red Onion & Osmosis) |
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21 Notes: Ch 8 - Active Transport, Endocytosis, Exocytosis Lab: Diffusion Lab (FINISH) (due Thurs 12/1) PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES |
22 NO SCHOOL PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES |
23 NO SCHOOL |
24 NO SCHOOL THANKSGIVING DAY
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25 NO SCHOOL |
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28 Notes: Ch 8 - Review of Membrane Movement & Cell Division Vocabulary |
29 Notes: Ch 8 - Cell Division Vocabulary Activity: Stages of Cell Division Posters HW: Transparencies #16 & #17 due Fri 12/2 |
30 Activity: Stages of Cell Division Posters (cont.) |
Dec 1 Activity: Stages of Cell Division Posters (cont.) (Begin Presentations) Lab: "Diffusion" Lab due |
Dec 2 Activity: Stages of Cell Division Posters (cont. Presentations) HW: Transparencies #16 & #17 due |
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| Five-week ends during the 2nd week of October. In what ranges will your grades be? | ||||
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3 Notes: Ch 6 - Organic Macromolecule Types (Groups came up with own notes) HW: Ch 6 Directed Reading due Fri 10/7 |
4 Notes: Ch 6 - Organic Macromolecule Types (Groups began to share notes) Activity: pH Activity |
5 Notes: Ch 6 - Organic Macromolecule Types (Groups continued to share notes) HW: pH Activity due |
6 1/2 of Class at Button brook for research project Lab: Microscope Lab (Prelab) In-Class: Language of Biology WS (due Wed 10/12) |
7 Notes: Ch 6 - Carbohydrates & Lipids HW: Ch 1 Directed Reading due |
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10 COLUMBUS DAY |
11 1/2 of Class at little AuSable River for research project Lab: Microscope Lab (Prelab) In-Class: Language of Biology WS (due Wed 10/12) |
12 Notes: Ch 6 - (finish) HW: Language of Biology WS due
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13 **Ch 6 TEST** HW: Ch 7 Vocabulary due Thurs 10/20 |
14 Lab: Microscope Lab (cont.) HW: Biology in the News Article #1 due
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17 Lab: Microscope Lab (finish) (due Fri 10/21) |
18 Notes: Ch 7 - Introduction to Cells |
19 Notes: Ch 7 - Cell Membrane Structure Activity: Cell Structure & Function Activity |
20 **Ch 7 Vocabulary QUIZ** HW: Ch 7 Vocabulary due |
21 **Microscope Structure & Function QUIZ** Activity: Cell Structure & Function Activity (cont.) HW: 3D Cell City Project due Tue 11/8 (**Double Test Grade!!!**) Lab: Microscope Lab due |
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24 In-Class: Organelle Function Practice Quiz Notes: Ch 7 - Visualizing the Organelles HW: Ch 7 Directed Reading due Mon 10/31 HW: Biology in the News Article #2 due Fri 11/4 |
25 Notes: Ch 7 - Cell Diagram Labeling Activity: Cell Structure & Function Activity (finish) (due Fri 10/28) |
26 In-Class: Groups Gather Notes on Cell Structures |
27 Group Notes: Ch 7 - Cytoplasm & Nucleus Lab: Cells Lab (PreLab & Onion Slides)
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28 Lab: Cells Lab (Onion & Elodea Slides) Activity: Cell Structure & Function Activity due |
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31 Notes: Ch 7 - Nucleolus-Mitochondria Lab: Cells Lab (Part B - Animal Cells) HW: Ch 7 Directed Reading due |
Nov 1 Notes: Ch 7 - Chloroplasts- |
Nov 2 Notes: Ch 7 - (Finish Organelles?) Lab: Cells Lab (FINISH!) |
Nov 3 Notes: Ch 7 - (Finish!) In-Class: Organelle Functions WS |
Nov 4 **End of 1st Quarter** **Ch 7 TEST** Lab: Cells Lab (FINISH!)(due Thurs 11/10) HW: Ch 8 Vocabulary due Mon 11/13 HW: Biology in the News Article #2 due |
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| Month #1 of the new school year. Let's ensure everyone gets off on the right foot for success!!! | ||||
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5 LABOR DAY |
6 SUPERINTENDENT'S DAY |
7 SUPERINTENDENT'S DAY
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8 A Welcome!!! Presentation: Why Do We Need to Know Biology?
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9 Presentation: Syllabus for This Year in Bio Lab: Safety Lab HW: Get Syllabus Signed - due Mon 9/12 HW: Get Supplies - due Mon 9/12
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12 In-Class: Assign Textbooks Lab: Safety Lab (finish) (due Fri 9/16) HW: Ch 1 Vocabulary due Wed 9/14 --> QUIZ! HW: Get Syllabus Signed due today! HW: Get Supplies due today! |
13 Notes: Ch 1 - Intro to Bio |
14 **Ch 1 Vocabulary QUIZ** Notes: Ch 1 - Characteristics of Life Lab: What Is Life? Lab (setup & begin) |
15 Lab: What Is Life? Lab (cont) |
16 Lab: What Is Life? Lab (finish) (due Fri 9/23) HW: Ch 1 Vocabulary due Lab: Safety Lab due HW: Ch 1 Directed Reading due Wed 9/21 |
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19 Notes: Ch 1 - Scientific Method |
20 Sophomore meeting In-Class: "Experimental Design (Simpsons)" WS |
21 In-Class: "Experimental Design (Simpsons)" WS (go over) Activity: Graphing Exercise HW: One paragraph about "What Lives In a Stream?" due Fri 9/23 HW: Biology in the News Article #1 due Fri 10/14 HW: Ch 1 Directed Reading due |
22 Lab: Scientific Method Lab (setup & begin)
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23 Notes: Ch 1 - (Finish!) In-Class: "Measurement Skills" WS (due Mon 9/26) HW: One paragraph about "What Lives In a Stream?" due Lab: What is Life? Lab due |
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26 **Ch 1 TEST** HW: Measurement Skills WS due HW: Ch 6 Vocabulary due Thurs 9/29 --> QUIZ! |
27 Notes: Ch 6 - Intro to Chemistry HW: One paragraph Summarizing 4 Articles from My Website due Thurs 9/29 |
28 Notes: Ch 6 - Intro to Chemistry (cont.) Lab: Organic Molecules Lab (begin) |
29 NO CLASS DUE TO SCHEDULE CHANGE |
30 **Ch 6 Vocabulary QUIZ** HW: Ch 6 Vocabulary due HW: One paragraph Summarizing 4 Articles from My Website due Lab: KoolAid Lab due |
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