DateLessonClass TopicHomework Assignment due Tomorrow
Aug 26Introduction, demonstrationsHW1 Google Biology, find 3 interesting things
Aug 27Observe/Infer, HW2 Teach a family member observe/infer
Aug 28Measuring & Metric System
Aug 31Scientific Problem SolvingHW3 slice of bread and baggie
Sept 1Termite Lab 1finish lab design
Sept 2Termite Lab 2Lab report
Sept 3Scientific Method 1HW4read p8-15, do WB p6-8 #1-21
Sept 4Scientific Method 2
Sept 7LABOR DAY
Sept 8Skittles Lab & Graphing Data
Sept 9Peanut Lab & observations
Sept 10Reviewstudy for test
Sept 11Test on Scientific process & methodCall Zoo
Sept 14Characteristics of Life 1HW5 choose your living thing, start poster
Sept 15Characteristics of Life 2sketch out poster design
Sept 16Characteristics of Life 3 – work on posterno homework night, posters due
Sept 17Levels of Organization (PR1)
Sept 18Mythbusters Videos
Sept 21Water Cycle & Global Warming 1HW6 find online precipitation levels
Sept 22Water Cycle & Global Warming 2
Sept 23Water Cycle & Global Warming 3CL Why should I care? sheets
Sept 24Carbon Cycles
Sept 25Nitrogen Cycle
Sept 28Ecology & Food Webs 1HW7 read section 3-2, p67-73. Do WB
Sept 29Ecology & Food Webs 2Permission Forms for Zoo
Sept 30Inspiration Food Web CL finish food web
Oct 1Ecology PowerPointsfinish posters (PR2)
Oct 2Food Web Posters
Oct 5Design a Zoo intro
Oct 6Ecological Relationshipsassign ppt project
Oct 7Relationships PPTsno homework night
Oct 8Aquatic Ecosystemsppts due tomorrow (PR3)
Oct 9Aquatic Ecosystems food chain
Oct 12FALL BREAK
Oct 13FALL BREAK
Oct 14Energy PyramidsHW8 Turn in permission forms
Oct 15Abiotic Factors & graphs
Oct 16ZOO
Oct 19Abiotic GraphingHW9 biome graph reading in OneNote
Oct 20Population Interactions & GraphingCL Wolf & moose.xls
Oct 21Populations & Limiting Factors
Oct 22Populations review & Scientific NamesHW10 Find your scientific names
Oct 23Intro to Resume Projectselect biologist
Oct 26Resume Projectall sources due
Oct 27Resume Project
Oct 28Resume Project
Oct 29Resume ProjectAll Note Cards due
Oct 30Resume Project
Nov 2Required Care for zoo organisms
Nov 3Humans in the Biosphereresume due (PR1) & interviews tomorrow
Nov 4Interviews
Nov 5Endangered Species, biodiversityHW1 finish lists
Nov 6Endangered Species Brochure
Nov 9Endangered Species BrochureBrochures due (PR2)
Nov 10CONFERENCES
Nov 11CONFERENCES
Nov 12Zoo Map/Zoo operationbe ready for Zoo presentation
Nov 13Zoo Presentation Day (PR3)
Nov 16Microscopes 1
Nov 17Microscopes 2HW2 read p169-170, do WB #1-7, p73
Nov 18Pond Water 1HW3 read p170-173, do WB #8-11, p73-74
Nov 19Pond Water 2HW4 read p174-177, do WB #1-13, p75-76
Nov 20Pond Water 3
Nov 23Parts of the CellHW5 read p177-181, do WB #14-34, p77-79
Nov 24Cell Structure and Function Notesstart thinking about Cell Models
Nov 25-27THANKSGIVING
Nov 30review, Cell PostersHW6 materials for Cell Models
Dec 1Cell ModelPR4 Cell Models Due tomorrow
Dec 2Cell Analogy (writing)
Dec 3MVO
Dec 4MVO (Q1)
Dec 7exam review
Dec 8exam review
Dec 9STUDY DAY
Dec 10EXAMS
Dec 11EXAMS
Dec 14-17EXAMS
Dec 18 – Jan 3WINTER BREAK
Jan 4Go over the examDissection Contract
Jan 5Diffusion & Passive TransportHW7 read p694-697, do WB #1-13, p237-238
Jan 6Osmosis
Jan 7Active Transport
Jan 8begin Dissection discussionHW8 read, highlight, and prepare for lab
Jan 11Earthworm external dissection (lab3)HW9 read part C, highlight, and prepare for lab
Jan 12Earthworm internal dissectionHW10 read part B of frog, highlight, prepare for lab
Jan 13Frog external dissectionHW11 read part C of frog, highlight, prepare for lab
Jan 14Frog internal dissectionstudy for quiz
Jan 15Transport Quiz 2finish all drawings, observations, analysis, conclusion
Jan 18MLK
Jan 19PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Jan 20Photosynthesis & Respiration
Jan 21Photosynthesis 2
Jan 22Respiration & Energy use
Jan 25Gregor Mendel & GeneticsHW1 make eye color family tree
Jan 26Punnet SquaresHW2 find your family’s genotype based on phenotype
Jan 27Punnet Squares & Dihybrid crossno homework night
Jan 28Chlorophyll spectrum & Exercise Lab1HW3read p230-232, do WB p102 #27-34
Jan 29Fermentation Lab2
Feb 1Photosynthesis/Respiration Compare/Contraststudy for quiz
Feb 2Review and Quiz on Photo/Resp
Feb 3Cell Size activity
Feb 4Mitosis Videos
Feb 5Mitosis Microscopes
Feb 8Mitosis Postersfinish posters (PR1)
Feb 9Stem Cellsbrochure (Q2)
Feb 10Meiosis VideosHW4 p281 – Mitosis Cards
Feb 11Meiosis vs. Mitosis
Feb 12work book chapter 11 – Karyotype?
Feb 15PRESIDENTS DAY
Feb 16WINTER BREAK
Feb 17Genetic Code
Feb 18New Genetic BeingFinish your creature (Q3)
Feb 19DNA extraction, fingerprinting
Feb 22DNA Structure 1
Feb 23DNA Models 1
Feb 24DNA Models 2 (PR2)no homework night
Feb 25DNA Replication game
Feb 26Transcription & TranslationLab due
Mar 1Mutations & Genetic EngineeringJr College Tour
Mar 2GM Foods debateJr College Tour
Mar 3Mutations, practice testHW5 p330 #3: letters about GM crops; study
Mar 4DNA Review gamestudy
Mar 5Test on genetics
Mar 8Evolution introduction – variationHW6 read 15-1, do WB p125-126
Mar 9Voyage of the Beagle
Mar 10Ideas that Influenced Darwin
Mar 11videos
Mar 12M&M Speciation Lab 4
Mar 15Survival Game
Mar 16Spoon Finch Lab 5
Mar 17Extinction Posters 1
Mar 18Extinction Posters 2finish poster PR3
Mar 19Evidence for Evolution
Mar 22Camouflage & Mimicry
Mar 23Video, Evolution Jeopardy
Mar 24Burgess Shale ResearchHW7 Bring in model materials
Mar 25Burgess Shale Modelsfinish models PR4
Mar 26Video – great discoveriesorder nutrient Agar for April 29
Mar 27-Apr5SPRING BREAK
Apr 5EASTER MONDAY
Apr 6Geologic Time Periodsstart on Mesozoic flyer
Apr 7Mesozoic Period Fliersfinish flyer PR1
Apr 8Test Reviewstudy for test
Apr 9Evolution Test
Apr 12Design a Grocery Story
Apr 13CONFERENCES
Apr 14CONFERENCES
Apr 15Classification Day 1HW1 read p447-450, do p450 #1-5
Apr 16Classification of familiar animals
Apr 19Creepy Critters 1
Apr 20Creepy Critters 2finish lab
Apr 21Dichotomous KeyHW2 ?
Apr 22Classification, 6 Kingdomsstart on PPT
Apr 23work on ppt
Apr 26Wild Creatures Lab
Apr 27Kingdoms PowerPoints
Apr 28Show Kingdoms PPt, begin bacteria
Apr 29Bacteria Growth LabKingdom PowerPoints Due
Apr 30ERBs - Seniors Last Day
May 3Bacteria videos
May 4Immune System Game
May 5Tuberculosis ExperimentsHW3 readp495-503 (20-1, 20-2), do WB
May 6ProtistsHW4 ?
May 7Protists & Pond Water 1
May 10Protists & Pond Water 2study protists & bacteria
May 11Quiz on Protists & Bacteria
May 12Plantsno homework night
May 13Plant Hunt
May 14Intro to Animal Projectstart on PowerPoint
May 17Animal Phyla
May 18Animal PowerPoints
May 19Animal PowerPoints
May 20Animal PowerPointsfinish PowerPoint (PR)
May 21Presentations
May 24complete Animal Phyla
May 25review for exam
May 26STUDY DAY
May 27EXAMS
May 28EXAMS
May 30MEMORIAL DAY
June 1EXAMS
June 2EXAMS
June 3EXAMS
June 4COMMENCEMENT