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Term II, 2007-08

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Grades Close Exams Regular Schedule
Holiday Hill    

 

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Date Class Topic Assignment

8/28/07

(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Introduction

  • Review syllabus

  • What is biology?

 

Register for online book

8/30/07

(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • lab Safety

  • complete lab safety worksheet

Study for lab safety quiz

read Chapter 1-1,1-2

define vocabulary

Answer concept check questions

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9/4/07

(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • lab safety quiz

  • The scope of biology

  • The scientific Method

  • Online activity 1.3

Read Chapter 2.1

Read Chapter 2.2

Define vocabulary

 

quiz chapter 1

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Date Class Topic Assignment

9/6/07

(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

Read Lab

answer prelab questions

9/10/07

(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Lab-Scientific Method/Forensic Entomology

  • Review prelab questions

  • Prelab powerpoint

Answer lab questions.

9/12/07

(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

 

  • V-map/how to write a lab report

  • Scientific method video/questions

  • Theory vs hypothesis

  • limitations of science

Study for test Friday

Lab report due Tuesday

9/14/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Test

  • Goodall Webquest

Complete lab report

9/18/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Discuss matter, elements, atoms, subatomic particles, atomic number and atomic mass

  • complete review sheets

 

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  • Read chapter 4 sections 1 and 2

  • answer sections questions.

9/20/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Discuss ionic bonding

  • student practice sheets

  • quiz Monday

  • Study for quiz

  • Read chapter 4 sections 3 and 4

  • answer section questions.

  • complete handout

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9/24/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • quiz

  • review ionic bonding handout

  • discuss and practice covalent bonding

review notes

review online activity 4.4 pages 1 and2

9/26/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • discuss the water molecules

  • properties of water lab activity

review notes and vocab.

 

9/28/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Discuss pH

  • Review chapter 4

  • test Tuesday

.study for chapter 4 test

Date Class Topic Assignment
10/2/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • test chapter 4

  • handout understanding scientific terms

  • introduce chapter 5

read 5.1 and 5.1

vocab and questions

10/4/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • prelab discussion

  • Discuss carbon

  • Polymerization

  • discuss carbohydrates

  • online activity 5.1 and 5.1

review notes

prepare for lab

10/9/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Macromolecule lab

Answer lab questions

 1-10

typed, double space, complete sentences

10/11/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

 

ARTICLE DUE FOR CRITIQUE

  • Review dehydration

  • discuss lipids

Lab Report Due

read 5.3

 

10/15/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Discuss Lipids and proteins

 

review 5.3 vocab and questions

10/17/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • discuss enzymes

  • handout-identifying chemical compounds

  • Concept map macromolecules

  • review

  • Test friday? We will discuss this in class

.Study for chapter 5 test

10/19/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • concept map macromolecules

  • handouts

  • Critique due

Test tuesday.

10/23/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

 

     Chapter 5 test

 

 

 

Prepare for Microscope lab

10/25/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Microscope lab

 

complete lab questions

Read 6-1 define section vocab.

10/29/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Prokaryotes vs Eukaryotes

  • Important discoveries leading to the Cell theory

  • Basic cell structures

  • structure of the cell membrane

Read 6.2 and vocab

10/31/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Review cell membrane- class concept map

  • movement across the cell membrane

  • osmosis, diffusion, facilitated diffusion,

  • lab activity

read 6.3

concept map movement across the cell membrane

Quiz

Date Class Topic Assignment
11/2/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • complete lab activity

  • discuss active transport

  • concept map transport

read 6.4

complete concept map

study for quiz

11/6/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Cell lab

Lab report due Monday

Quiz Thursday Chapter 6 up to and including transport across the cell membrane

11/8/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • quiz

  • Fill out cell table

 

.Review notes

Have a nice long weekend

11/13/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Discuss cell organelles

  • Animal cell color sheet

  • Online worksheets 6.4,6.5,6.6

Complete online activities and worksheets

11/15/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Complete discussion on cell organelles

  • review

Study for test Monday

11/19/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Test Chapter 6

.Read chapter 7 section 3

answer section questions

Read Chapter 8 section 1 answer section questions.

11/21/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Read journal article

  • Work on article critique

Critique due December 5

11/27/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Introduce photosynthesis

  • ATP

  • discuss structure of a chloroplast

  • Review worksheet

Read chapter 8 section 2

answer questions

11/29/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Light and pigment

  • The light dependent reactions

review notes

read chapter 8 section 3 answer questions

quiz Monday

Date Class Topic Assignment
12/3/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Design an experiment-The affect of light intensity on photosynthesis

Complete article critique

Lab report due Friday

12/5/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Critique due

  • The light dependent reactions

  • Concept map the light dependent reactions

Read 8.3 and 8.4 answer questions

complete lab report

12/7/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • The Calvin cycle

  • Concept map

  • Review

complete concept map

review chapter 8

12/11/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Review photosynthesis

  • concept maps due

.Test Thursday Photosynthesis

12/13/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Test photosynthesis

  • SNOWDAY

Read Cellular Respiration sections 1 and 2

12/17/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • TEST PHOTOSYNTHESIS

  • introduce Cellular respiration

.Read chapter 7 sections 1 and 2 define vocab

12/19/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Glycolysis

  • Krebs cycle

  • ETC

  • Students review material with classmate

 

complete reading of chapter 7

12/21/07
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topi

Discuss

 

Date Class Topic Assignment
1/4/08
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

.

1/8/08
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

Prepare for Final Exam

1/14/08
(B-D-F)
  Exams B1, B2
1/15/08
(B-D-F)
  Exams B3, B4
Date Class Topic Assignment

1/18/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Introduce cell division

  • demonstration impacts of cell size

Read chapter 9 sections1,2, and 3, answer section questions

1/23/08

(F;1:10)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Discuss cell division

  • model steps of mitosis/cytokines

complete 9-4 and questions

review online activities

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1/25/08

(B)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Microscope lab/mitosis in onion root tip

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lab report due Tuesday

quiz/Mitosis

1/29/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • discuss cyclins and cancer cells

  • introduced meiosis

Read chapter 9.5

review online activity 9.5 p.1,2,and 3

1/31/08

(F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

discuss the process of meiosis

model meiosis with pipe cleaners

 

read 9.6 answer section questions

Date Class Topic Assignment

2/4/08

(B)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Complete Meiosis

  • review chapter 9

  • online karyotype activity

Complete karyotype activity

Study for chapter 9 test

2/6/08

(D; Paraliturgy)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Chapter 9 test

  • "Stem cells in the spotlight" online activity

 

 

Complete online activity

read chapter 10 section 1 and 2 define vocabulary for each section

2/8/08

(F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Introduce genetics/Mendel's experiments and monohybrid cross

complete monohybrid crosses

read and "color" lab handout

2/12/08

(B; Class Mtg)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Review monohybrid cross

  • Complete the flower lab

quiz- genetics

complete lab assignment

 

2/14/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

 

  • quiz

  • Discuss independent assortment

  • Dihybrid cross worksheet

 

Complete worksheet

review notes

  WINTER BREAK (February 18-22)  

2/25/08

(F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • review answers to dihybrid crosses

  • discuss incomplete dominance, co dominance and multiple alleles

read 10-3 and 10-4

complete section questions

2/27/08

(B; Noon)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Discuss polygenic inheritance

  • Discuss sex-linked genes and disorders

  • begin genetic problems

Read 10.5

complete genetic problem

2/29/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Chromosome theory of inheritance

  • genetic linkage

  • review chapter 10

Study for chapter 10 test on Tuesday

Date Class Topic Assignment

3/4/08

(F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • chapter 10 test

  • Introduce chapter 11

 

Read chapter 11 sections 1 and 2 answer questions.

3/6/08

(B)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • introduce research project

  • Review DNA experiments

  • Discuss DNA structure and replication

  • DNA online activities

 

Take notes on assigned websites

3/10/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Review DNA structure and replication

  • DNA structure and function worksheet (complete for HW)

  • discuss transcription

  • meet in research groups

DNA structure and function worksheet

 

3/12/08

(F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Explain the genetic code

  • worksheets for translation

  • meet in research groups

 

.read 11.6

quiz DNA structure, replication

3/14/08

(B)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • quiz

  • transcription and translation in the cell

  • review steps of transcription and translation with a partner

.online activity making a protein

3/18/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Discuss mutations

  • review chapter 11

  • webquest Gene to Protein

study for chapter 11 test

3/20/08

(F; Noon)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Chapter 11 test

  • Complete webquest

Complete webquest

 

3/25/08

(B; Grades Close)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Groups work on research project

  • Aim, hypothesis, materials procedure

.Write introduction to research project- Due Monday

3/27/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Discuss evolution

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3/31/08

(F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

.

Date Class Topic Assignment

4/2/08

(B)

Lesson Unit/Topi

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4/4/08

(D; First Friday)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • present research

  • discuss evidence of evolution

read 14.4 and 14.5

4/8/08

(F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • microevolution

  • case study

 

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4/10/08

(B)

Lesson Unit/Topic

 

  • case study

  • Macro evolution

review questions for evolution

  SPRING BREAK (April 14-18)  

4/21/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • review evolution

Study for evolution test

4/23/08

(F; Health Day)

Lesson Unit/Topic

  • Evolution test

.

4/25/08

(B)

Lesson Unit/Topic

.

4/29/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

.

Date Class Topic Assignment

5/1/08

(F; Liturgy)

Lesson Unit/Topic

.

5/5/08

(B)

Lesson Unit/Topic

.

5/7/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

.

5/9/08

(F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

.

5/13/08

(B)

Lesson Unit/Topic

.

5/15/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

.

5/20/08

(F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

.

5/22/08

(B)

Lesson Unit/Topic

.

5/27/08

(D)

Lesson Unit/Topic

.

5/29/08

(F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

.

Date Class Topic Assignment
6/2/08
(B; Noon)

Lesson Unit/Topic

Prepare for Final Exam

6/3/08
(B4, B3)
Exams B4, B3  
6/4/08
(B2, B1)
Exams B2, B1  

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