Name ______Pre-AP Biology - Fall 2010 Assignments Mrs. Roberson’s Class
**Remember – this is a general guide to the assignments. Any changes will be announced in class and you are responsible for those changes. If you have questions, please ask!! No late work accepted!!
Thurs. 8-12: -Welcome
-Discuss class expectations, rules, seating chart, EOI, agenda, assignments, time
management, materials needed, lab, organization, Quizlet, website, note-taking
HW: - lab safety contract and class syllabus must be read/signed – due tomorrow
-graphing packet – due Monday 8-16
-materials needed – due Monday 8-16
Friday, 8-13: -seating chart today – be early and pick a good seat!
-turn in signed syllabus and lab safety contract along with class info sheet
-assign textbooks - discuss note-taking from book
-Discuss Quizlet.com for printing off vocab words – or you can define words by hand
HW: “Get to know your textbook” (work on in class and finish at home) Due Monday
Read Ch. 1 and take notes - Due Wednesday, 8-18
Define by hand or print vocab from Quizlet and learn – Due Wed 8-18
Ch. 1 worksheet packet – DueThurs 8 – 19
Ch. 1 Ch. review and test prep - Due Thur 8-19
Graphing packet – Due Mon
Materials needed – Due Mon
**Ch. 1 Vocab Quiz Thurs 8-18
**Ch. 1 & 2 Exam Thurs 8-26
Mon. 8-16: -turn in “Get to know textbook” & materials needed
-Video: Lab safety
-set up notebook (your notebook must be brought to class everyday)
-go over graphing packet
HW: Ch. 1 notes & vocab due Wed
Ch. 1 Vocab Quiz Thursday
Work on ch. 1 w/s & ch review (ch assess/test prep) due Thursday
Tues, 8-17: -Pre-Test (required – will not count as a grade)
HW: Keep working on all HW and learn vocab for quiz
Ch. 1 Notes & vocab defined due tomorrow
Wed. 8-18: -Lecture Ch. 1 – add to notes
HW: Ch. 1 Vocab quiz tomorrow
Ch. 1 w/s & ch assess/test prep due tomorrow
Thurs 8-19: -Ch. 1 Vocab Quiz
-Finish lecture if needed
-go over ch. 1 w/s & ch. assess/test prep
Begin working on Ch. 2 – Read/take notes, define/print vocab Due Mon 8-23
Print Ch. 2 w/s packet from website – Due Wed 8-25
Ch. 2 ch assess/test prep due Wed 8-25
**Ch. 2 Vocab Quiz Tues 8-24
**Ch. 1 & 2 Exam Thurs 8-26
Friday 8-20: -hand back vocab quiz
**Announce lab groups
**Lab Tues 8-24 – must be properly dressed, closed toe/closed heel shoes, hair tied back
Work on Ch. 2
HW: Ch. 2 notes & vocab defined due Mon 8-23
Elements & Macromolecules coloring w/s due Wed. 8-25
Work on Ch. 2 – learn vocab for Quiz
Mon 8-23: -Lecture Ch. 2 – add to notes
HW: Ch. 2 vocab quiz tomorrow
Lab tomorrow – hair tied back out of face, closed toe/heel shoes or “0”
Work on ch. 2 w/s & ch. rev (ch. assess/test prep)
Tues 8-24: -Ch. 2 Vocab Quiz
Lab: pH – turn in at end of class
HW: all due tomorrow – ch. rev, coloring w/s – study for Ch. 1 & 2 Exam Thursday
Wed. 8-25: -turn in coloring w/s
-hand back vocab quiz
-go over all HW
HW: Ch. 1 & 2 Exam tomorrow
Thurs 8-26: Ch. 1 & 2 Exam
HW: Read Ch. 3 – take notes – Due tomorrow
Define/print ch. 3 vocab – Due tomorrow
Print & complete Ch. 3 w/s – due Mon 8-30
Ch. 3 ch. assess/test prep - due Mon 8-30
**Ch. 3 vocab quiz Tuesday 8-31
**Ch. 3 & 4 Exam Friday 9-10
**Lab Wed. 9-1 and Thurs 9-2 – must be present both days to get credit
Fri 8-27: -Lecture Ch. 3 – add to notes
HW: Ch. 3 w/s & ch. assess/test prep due Monday
Parts of a Microscope coloring w/s due Monday
Ch. 3 vocab Quiz Tuesday
Mon 8-30: -turn in microscope color w/s
-go over all HW
Video: Predator/Prey
HW: Ch. 3 vocab Quiz tomorrow
Tues 8-31: -Ch. 3 Vocab Quiz
-Activity: Food Web
HW: Finish activity due tomorrow
Lab next two days – read before you come to class – dress properly
Wed 9-1: -hand back vocab quiz
Lab: Microscope
HW: -work on lab
Read Ch. 4 – take notes/define/print ch. 4 vocab - due Tues 9-7
Print & complete ch. 4 w/s and ch. assess/test prep – due Thurs 9-9
**Ch. 4 vocab quiz Wed. 9-8
**Ch. 3 & 4 Exam Fri 9-10
Thurs 9-2: Lab: Microscope Day #2
HW: Finish lab and turn in Tuesday
Work on all Ch. 4 HW – Notes & vocab due Tuesday
Learn Biogeochemical cycles!
Fri 9-3: No school – Professional Day
Mon 9-6: No school – Labor Day
Tues 9-7: -turn in lab
-Lecture Ch. 4 – add to notes
HW: Ch. 4 vocab quiz tomorrow
-All ch. 4 HW due tomorrow
-Biome coloring w/s – due Thursday 9-9
Wed 9-8: -Ch. 4 vocab quiz
Video: Competition, Predation and Symbiosis
HW: Biome coloring w/s due tomorrow
Ch. 4 ch. assess/test prep - due tomorrow
-“Which Symbiosis is it?” - due tomorrow
-“Biogeochemical Cycles” - due tomorrow
**Ch. 3 & 4 Exam Friday 9-10
Thurs 9-9: -turn in coloring w/s
-hand back vocab quiz
-go over all HW
Ch. 3 & 4 Exam tomorrow
Fri 9-10: Ch. 3 & 4 Exam
HW: read Ch. 5 – take notes, define/print vocab - due Monday 9-13
Print & complete Ch. 5 w/s, & ch. assess/test prep - due Wed. 9-15
**Ch. 5 Vocab Quiz Tuesday 9-14
**Ch. 5 & 6 Exam Wed. 9-22
Mon 9-13: -Lecture Ch. 5 – add to notes
HW: Ch. 5 Vocab quiz tomorrow
Tues 9-14: -Ch. 5 Vocab Quiz
Activity: Lesson of the Kaibab –turn in tomorrow if not finished
HW: Ch. 5 w/s & ch. assess/test prep due tomorrow
Wed. 9-15: -turn in Kaibab activity
-hand back vocab quiz
-go over all HW
HW: Austrian Rabbit Disaster - due Friday
Read Ch. 6 – notes and vocab defined - due Friday
Print and complete Ch. 6 w/s due Tues 9-21
**Ch. 6 vocab quiz Mon 9-20
**Ch. 5 & 6 Exam Wed. 9-22
Thurs 9-16: L to J
Video – Ecology
HW; Rabbit activity due tomorrow
Ch. 6 Notes and vocab due tomorrow
Fri 9-17: -turn in Rabbit activity
-Lecture Ch. 6 – add to notes
HW; Ch. 6 vocab quiz Monday 9-20
Work on all ch. 6 HW
Mon. 9-20: -Ch. 6 Vocab Quiz
Activity: Random Sampling – due at end of class
HW: All HW due tomorrow
Tues. 9-21: -hand back vocab quiz
-go over all HW
Ecology review puzzle
HW: Ch. 5 & 6 Exam tomorrow
Wed. 9-22 Ch. 5 & 6 Exam
HW: Read Ch. 7 – take notes & define vocab – due Mon 9-27
Print & complete ch. 7 w/s & ch. assess/test prep – due Fri 10-1
**Ch. 7 Vocab Quiz Tues 9-28
** Ch. 7 & 8 Exam Tues 10-12
Thurs 9-23: Video: Cells
HW: Lab tomorrow – Dress properly
Cell & Organelle color w/s – Due Mon 9-27
Work on all ch. 7 hw
Friday 9-24: Lab – Cells
HW: Coloring w/s due Monday
Ch. 7 Notes and vocab due Monday
Ch. 7 vocab quiz Tuesday 9-28
Mon. 9-27: -turn in coloring w/s
-Lecture Ch. 7 – add to notes
HW: Ch. 7 vocab quiz tomorrow
Cell Membrane color w/s - due Wed. 9-29
Work on ch 7 HW
Tues 9-28: -Ch. 7 Vocab Quiz
Finish lecture if necessary
Video - cells
HW: Lab tomorrow – dress/shoes
Cell Membrane color w/s due tomorrow
Wed. 9-29: -turn in color w/s
Lab – Normal and Plasmolyzed cells
HW: Ch. 7 w/s & ch assess/test prep due Friday
Cell Matching – due tomorrow
Thurs 9-30: -hand back vocab quiz and lab
-go over Cell Matching
L to J
Video – Cells
HW: Ch. 7 w/s & ch assess/test prep due tomorrow
Fri 10-1: - go over all HW
HW: Read Ch. 8 – take notes, define vocab - Due Mon 10-4
Print & Complete Ch. 8 w/s packet & ch. assess/test prep Due Mon 10-11
**Ch. 8 Vocab Quiz Tues 10-5
**Ch. 7 & 8 Exam Tues 10-12
Mon. 10-4: Lecture Ch. 8 – add to notes
HW: Ch. 8 Vocab Quiz tomorrow
Mitochondria & Chloroplasts coloring w/s Due Wed. 10-6
- Print off and complete Ch. 8 Study Guide/Review Due Friday 10-8
-Print off Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Notes – must have tomorrow!
Tues 10-5: -Ch. 8 Vocab Quiz
Discuss Photosynthesis and Cell Resp notes
Photosynthesis Crossword
Video
HW: Coloring w/s Due tomorrow
Lab tomorrow
Wed. 10-6: -turn in color w/s
Lab – Leaf Disc Assay
HW: Chemiosmosis color w/s - Due Mon 10-11
Photosynthesis w/s Due tomorrow
Ch. 8 Study Guide/review Due Friday
Keep working on all HW
Ch. 7 & 8 Exam Tuesday 10-12
Thurs. 10-7: -go over w/s & lab
Video: Photosynthesis
HW: Ch. 8 Study Guide - Due tomorrow
Fri. 10-8: -go over Ch. 8 Study Guide
HW; All Due Monday
Ch. 7 & 8 Exam Tues 10-12
Mon. 10-11: -go over all HW
HW: Ch. 7 & 8 Exam tomorrow
Tues. 10-12: Ch. 7 & 8 Exam
HW: Read Ch. 9 – notes and vocab due tomorrow
Print and complete Ch. 9 w/s & ch. assess/test prep Due Fri 10-15
**Ch. 9 Vocab Quiz Fri 10-15
**Ch. 9 & 10 Exam Monday 11-1
Wed. 10-13: Lecture Ch. 9 – add to notes
HW: Vocab Quiz Friday
Ch. 9 w/s & ch. assess/test prep Due Friday
Thurs. 10-14: Lab Bench – AP lab – do in class and discuss for Lab on Monday 10-18
Discuss Cell Resp Notes printed off
HW: Ch. 9 Vocab Quiz tomorrow
-Ch. 9 w/s & ch. assess/test prep Due tomorrow
Friday, 10-15: -Ch. 9 Vocab Quiz
-go over w/s & ch. assess/test prep
HW: AP Cellular Respiration lab on Monday – Read and review lab bench on line
Mon. 10-18: -AP Lab – Cellular Respiration
HW: Finish lab and turn in tomorrow
Cell Cycle & Mitosis color w/s - Due Wed. 10-27
Tues. 10-19: -turn in lab
-hand back vocab quiz
Video: Cellular Respiration
HW: Cell cycle color w/s
Read ch. 10 – notes and vocab – Due Monday 10-25
Print and complete Ch. 10 w/s & ch. assess/test prep Due Fri 10-29
**Ch. 10 Vocab Quiz Wed. 10-27
**Ch. 9 & 10 Exam Monday 11-1
**NOTEBOOKS DUE FRIDAY 11-19 – No late notebooks will be accepted!
**LAB – Tues 10-26
Wed. 10-20: No school – Conferences
Thurs 10-21 and Fri. 10-22: No school – Fall Break
Mon, 10-25: Lecture Ch. 10 – add to notes
HW: Cell Cycle color w/s Due Wed. 10-27
Ch. 10 Vocab Quiz Wed. 10-27
Ch. 10 w/s & ch. assess/test prep Due Fri 10-29
**Lab Tomorrow – Ideal Cell Size
Tues. 10-26: -Lab – Ideal Cell Size
HW: Vocab Quiz tomorrow
Cell Cycle color w/s - Due tomorrow
Wed. 10-27: -turn in cell cycle color w/s
-Ch. 10 Vocab Quiz
**Cell Puzzle
HW: Ch. 10 W/s & ch. asses/test prep Due Fri
Thurs. 10-28: Video: Mitosis – Cell Cycle
HW: all due tomorrow
Ch. 9 & 10 Exam Monday
Fri. 10-29: -go over all HW
Cell Cycle Puzzle
HW: Ch. 9 & 10 Exam Monday
Mon. 11-1: Ch. 9 & 10 Exam
HW: Read Ch. 11 – notes & vocab defined Due Wed. 11-3
Print and complete Ch. 11 w/s & ch. assess/test prep Due Mon. 11-8
*Ch. 11 Vocab Quiz Fri 11-5
*Ch. 11 & 12 Exam Friday 11-19
Notebooks Due 11-19
Tues. 11-2: Video: Understanding Inheritance
HW: Ch. 11 Notes and vocab Due tomorrow
Wed. 11-3: Lecture Ch. 11 – add to notes
HW: Work on ch. 11 w/s & ch. assess/test prep
Thurs. 11-4: Finish lecture if necessary
Activity
HW: Ch. 11 Vocab Quiz tomorrow
Comparing Mitosis and Meiosis
Friday 11-5: -Ch. 11 Vocab Quiz
Activity: Sponge Bob Genetics
HW: Finish activity – due Mon
Work on all ch. 11 HW
**Lab Wed. 11-10
Mon. 11-8: -go over SpongeBob
HW: Read Ch. 12 – notes and vocab defined due tomorrow
******PRINT OFF DNA MODEL AND COMPLETE – DUE MONDAY 11-15
Print and complete Ch. 12 w/s & ch. assess/test prep – Due Wed. 11-17
**Ch. 12 Vocab Quiz Friday 11-12
**Ch. 11 & 12 Exam Friday 11-19
Lab Wed.
Tues. 11-9: -Lecture Ch. 12 – add to notes
HW: Lab tomorrow
Work on DNA model and other HW
Wed. 11-10: Lab – DNA extraction
HW: Vocab Quiz Friday
DNA model Due Mon
Ch. 12 w/s and rev Due Wed. 11-17
Thurs. 11-11: Finish lecture ch. 12
Video if time – Genetics
HW: Vocab Quiz tomorrow
Nucleic Acid color w/s Due Wed. 11-17
Work on DNA model and other ch. 12 HW
Fri. 11-12: -Ch. 12 vocab quiz
Activity – genetics
HW: DNA model Due Monday
Lab Tues 11-16:
Work on all HW
Mon. 11-15: -turn in DNA model
-Dragon Genetics
HW: Lab tomorrow
w/s & ch. assess/test prep - Due Wed.
Transcribe and Translate a Gene Due Wed.
Nucleic Acid color w/s - Due Wed.
Tues. 11-16: lab: Genetic Code
HW: All due tomorrow including color w/s
Wed. 11-17: -turn in coloring w/s
-go over HW
-Discuss notebook – turn in Friday before test – must be in order as discussed in class today
HW: Notebooks Due Friday 11-19
Ch. 11 & 12 Exam Friday
Thurs 11-18: DNA Puzzle