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Course Description ;Course
checklist;
Syllabus
Biology
EOC has been tentatively
established for May 7-11, 2012
Student Grades:
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August 2011
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3 Teachers return
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Welcome Students !
Class Introduction
Home Learning
(*) items above must be signed by student and parent
and returned to Mrs. King
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11
Introduction to Safety
Safety Activity
 | Map/floor plan of class
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| Label all equipment
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| Map evacuation route
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SC.912.N.1.1
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12 Safety Quiz
| Make sure you've read the
Science Safety Guidelines |
| Study your classroom map |
Textbook resources
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| 15 Freshman
meeting
Graphing & Measurement
SC.912.N.2.1, SC.912.N.2.4, MA.912.S.1.2, MA.912.S.3.2
*Safety
Agreement & Code of Ethics Due |
16
PreTest
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17
Assemble Interactive Notebooks (INB)
| TOC and grading rubric |
| Aha Connections |
| How to write a self-reflection |
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18 The Nature of
Life
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What is science
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KWL: INB p6
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Wired Science video clip
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PPT notes INB p7
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SC.912.N.1.1; SC.912,N.2.1;
SC.912.N.2.2;
SC.912.N.1.7;
SC.912.L.14.1
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19 Lab Equipment
Practical
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Identify lab equipment at each lab station.
Draw/sketch a picture of each item at table, state
what it is and how it's used in science lab
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Record information on a blank sheet
of paper divided into sections to neatly depict separate
lab stations
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Due Monday
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*If absent use the
photos of the lab tables
SC.912.N.1.1, SC.912.N.2.1 through N.4.2,
LA.910.2.2.3 |
| 22 The Nature of
Life
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Finish PPT notes INB p7
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Read chapter 1 in textbook
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Answer questions in workbook pages
2-7
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Library: Textbook checkout and biology workbooks
Due: lab equipment practical
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23 Scientific Method
| Inquiry lab |
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Data collection , answer lab
questions, INB p. 8 and 9
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SC.912.N.2.1 through N.4.2,
MA.912.S.1.2, MA.912.S.3.2
Wear proper shoes
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24 Scientific Method
| Complete graphs and drawings from yesterday's lab,
record in INB |
Just for Fun:
Scientific Method Hangman
SC.912.N.2.1 through N.4.2, MA.912.S.3.2
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25 Microscopes
Extra Practice
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26 Microscope Lab
| Learning the
basics
making wet mount using the letter "e". Move
left, right, up, then down. |
| Microscope measurement |
| Record all observations
in INB p.12 |
Wear proper shoes
SC.912.N.2.4 |
| 29 Microscope Lab
| View prepared slides |
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Draw
field of
view (FOV) of several specimens. Label
properly w/ magnification, INB p 13.
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Wear proper shoes
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30 The Study of
Life
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Bring workbooks to
class
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Read chapter 1.3 in Biology
(Miller) textbook
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Use workbook and answer questions
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Home Learning:
Study measurement conversions and
units
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31 Quiz
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Chapter 1
(Miller): The Nature of Life
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Due: microscope lab and workbook
pages 9-14
Online
textbook codes
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Choose a science related book to read for your semester book report.
Student sign up sheet is hanging on the bulletin board in the classroom
(by lab table 7). Oral reports presented December 2nd and 5th. |
September 2011
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Tuesday |
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1 Chemistry of
Life
| Read
sections 2.2 - 2.4 in Miller Biology
textbook |
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Cornell notes in INB
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SC.912.L.18.12; SC.912.L.18.11;
SC.912.L.18.2; SC.912.L.18.3; SC.912.L.18.4, SC.912.P.8.7; SC.912.P.8.12 Open House
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2 Chemistry of
Life
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Vocabulary activity
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Chapter 2; sections
2.2 - 2.4 in Miller Biology
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| 5
Labor Day/ Holiday for all
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6 Chemistry of
Life
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PPT notes
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Properties of water
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7 Chemistry of
Life
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Continue notes
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Biological molecules
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Home learning:
Ch. 2 Workbook pages
19-25; due Wednesday
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8 Chemistry of
Life
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Finish notes
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Properties of enzymes
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Color pH charts
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Inquiry with water
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Develop Hypothesis
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Experiment
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Analysis
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9
Lab
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pH lab
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Color pH charts
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Wear proper shoes
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Home Learning: Reflection
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Unit 1: One page
typed reflection on chapters 1 and 2 (Miller Biology)
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Follow
rubric
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1/4 of your test grade
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Due by Monday 9/19/11
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| 12
District Professional Development Day/ Student Holiday
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13 Organic lab
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14 Organic lab
Due: Workbook pages 19-25 and pH lab
results
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15 Organic lab
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Finish lab and write a summary of
your lab results/findings.
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Resource:
molecules
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16 Review
Update INB
Reminder: Unit 1
reflection due Monday
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| 19 Unit 1 Test
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The nature of life
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The chemistry of life
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Unit 1
Reflection due
New INB table of contents insert for
unit 2
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20 DA Testing
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Please make every effort to be in
class
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21 Ecology:
Biosphere
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Ch 3.2 - 3.4 Miller Biology
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On page 28 in your INB, draw the food
web on page 75 from textbook and label the tropic
levels of the consumers.
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Cornell notes, p. 29 INB
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Make up day for test
SC.912.L.17.9; SC.912.E.7.1;
SC.912.L.17.10; SC.912.P.10.1
Save two 2 liter clear plastic bottles for
upcoming lab
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22 Ecology:
Biosphere
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PPT notes: energy
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Untamed science video clip #3:
nature's tangled web
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Finish Cornell notes for ch 3
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Home Learning
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Complete workbook pages33-38: Energy,
Produces, and Consumers (3.2); Energy flow in the
ecosystem (3.3)
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Due Tuesday 9/27/11
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23 Ecology:
Biosphere
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| 26 Ecology:
Biosphere
| Cycles of Matter (3.4) Miller
Biology |
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Make a flipbook showing the
cycles in 3.4: Nitrogen, Carbon,
Phosphorus, and water
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State the limiting factors
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INB pg. 30
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27 Ecology:
Ecosystems
Due: Workbook pages for chapter
3; restaurant menu
Bring in your two clear 2 liter bottles from home for tomorrow's
lab |
28 TerraAqua Lab
SC.912.L.17.2, SC.912.L.17.4, SC.912.L.17.6, SC.912.L.17.9,
SC.912.P.10.1,MA.912.S.1.2, MA.912.S.3.2
Wear proper shoes
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29 Ecology: Ecosystems
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Discovery Edu video clips on biomes
and climate
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Take notes in INB
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30 Ecology:
Ecosystems
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Read chapter 4
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Cornell notes
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Organize INB
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Home learning: Answer questions on
pg 93 and 127 in the Miller Biology textbook
Track progress of your TerrAqua column. Record
data/measurements and prepare to write your lab report; due 10/20/11
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October 2011
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Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| 3 Ecology: Ecosystems
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PPT notes Ch 4.1- 4.5 Miller Biology
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Climate, Niches and community interactions, Succession,
Aquatic Ecosystems
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Resource:
Untamed
Science
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4 Ecology: Ecosystems
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Complete chapter 4 workbook pages
51-68
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5 Review
Home Learning: Review study guide on pg. 89 and 123
Miller Biology textbook
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6 Chapter 3 and 4
Test
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The Biosphere & ecosystem
interactions
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7
State Inservice/Student Holiday
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| 10 Ecology:
Populations
1st period makeup test
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Ch 5.1 - 5.3 Miller Biology
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11 Ecology:
Populations
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Vocabulary activity; make flashcards
of yellow highlighted words in chapter 5 (12 total)
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INB pg. 39
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Home learning: Ch. 5 workbook pages
68-77, due Monday 10/17/11
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12 Ecology:
Populations
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Video: Changes in population density
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13
Ecology
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Internet research
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Population from selected state; 1
animal and 1 plant
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Factors affecting growth
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Include a graph representing the
growth rates of each
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Record information on a poster paper
or PowerPoint
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14
Ecology
Log into
Pearson
online book and register using access code given in class
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| 17 Review
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Study populations, graphing,
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Ch 5 Miller
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Due: Ch. 5 workbook pages 68-77
and Internet research data from last week
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18 Test
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Populations, ch 5
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19 Ecology: Humans
in the Biosphere
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Ch 6.1 -6.4 Miller Biology
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KWL in INB
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Read chapter, Cornell notes
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Explain/demonstrate how to hold a Socratic seminar (AVID
strategy- College Readiness)
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Inner-Outer Circle
observation form
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Home Learning
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Chapter 6 workbook pages, due 10/31
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20 Ecology: Humans
in the Biosphere
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PPT notes: Human impact and conservation
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Planet Earth documentary; Wilderness
addresses human impact and conservation
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Document information in your INB
for Socratic
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Due:
TerrAqua lab report;
protocol; put into
INB
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21 Ecology: Humans
in the Biosphere
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Open-ended questions for Socratic
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Foldable; incorporate key ideas ch 6;
INB page 47
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Home Learning: Reflection
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Unit 2: One page
typed reflection on chapters 3 -6 Miller Biology
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Follow
rubric
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Due by Friday, 10/28/11
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| 24 Ecology: Humans
in the Biosphere
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Research the Internet and read articles on
climate bias
and conservation methods; Link
2
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Compare to textbook resource
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Print out articles for and against climate change
and conservation methods to be used in Wednesday's discussion (document sources
-reputable)
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Be prepared to sit in the inner circle
and discuss
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25 Ecology: Humans
in the Biosphere
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Practice
Socratic
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Research conservation measures being
conducted in your favorite part of the world.
Document information in your INB
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26 AVID
Visitors Ecology: Humans
in the Biosphere
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Objective
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Socratic Seminar on climate change
and conservation methods
around the world
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Research driven
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Home Learning
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Interactive Notebook (INB) check
Monday: Take home your INB and get parent signature on
Unit TOC
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27 Ecology: Humans
in the Biosphere
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PPT notes: Human impact and conservation
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Home Learning
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Organize Interactive Notebooks (INB)
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28 Review
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Ch 6
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Due to activity schedule today the test will be scheduled for Monday
Due: Unit 2 Reflection (rubric),
daily journals
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| 31 Test
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Ch 6, Human Impact & Conservation
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Due: collect INB for unit grade/
TerraAqua lab should be complete in your INB on p 33, parent signature
on unit 2 table of contents (TOC);
ch 6 workbook pages
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*Remember, oral book reports are due December 9th. |
November 2011
| Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Fundraiser begins
Nov. 1 - Nov. 15 |
1 Introduce
Fundraiser
Unit 3: Cells
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Cell Structure and Function (Ch 7.1-4)
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Read chapter 7, work on workbook
pages 98-112
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Resource:
Cells
Home Learning: Complete workbook pages for chapter 7,
Due 11/10/11
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2 Cell Structure
and Function
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Cell Structure and Function (Ch 7.1-4)
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Read chapter 7
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Active & passive transport
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3 Cell structure
and function
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Assemble unit 3 INB TOC
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PPT notes; membranes and transport
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Closed shoes tomorrow
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4 Diffusion &
Osmosis Lab
SC.912.N.1.1, SC.912.L.14.2; SC.912.L.14.3
Absent: Complete
virtual lab and associated questions
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| 7 Cell
Structure and Function
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Finish calculations for lab
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Discuss homeostasis
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Keep going strong with the fundraiser... one more
week
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8 Cell
Structure and Function
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Study chart on page 207 Miller
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Define all organelles in Cornell note
style, INB pf 57
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Make a Venn Diagram
on top half of INB pg 58; comparing plant and animal
cells, record which organelles are present in each and
both
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Make a chart on bottom half of
INB p 58, comparing active and passive transport- give
examples
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9 Cell
Structure and Function
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Opener: Fishing for the right balance
(untamed science)
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Peer tutorial: study for test
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Use workbook pages to aid in study
time
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Due: diffusion lab report with data
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10 Test
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Microscopes
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Cell structure and function
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Membranes and transport
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Homeostasis
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Due: Ch 7 workbook pages
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11
Veteran's Day/ Holiday for all
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| 14 Photosynthesis
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PPT Notes
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Energy and Life (8.1),
Photosynthesis: An Overview(8.2), The Process of
Photosynthesis (8.3)
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Home learning: Complete
workbook pages for chapter 8, Due 11/21/11
SC.912.L.18.7; SC.912.L.18.10
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15 Photosynthesis
Finalize fundraiser: bring orders
and money
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16 Chromatography
Lab
SC.912.L.18.7, SC.912.N.1.1
If Absent do
virtual lab and turn in paperwork
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17 Chromatography
Lab
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Finalize all data
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18 Activity
Schedule Photosynthesis
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Computer research
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Cooperative groups: make a
poster showing why leaves change colors in the fall
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Include vocabulary from textbook
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Cite resources
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| 21 Cellular
Respiration and Fermentation
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Make vocabulary flashcards for
chapter 8 and 9: INB p 64
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Cornell notes; chapter 9. INB p 65
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Due: Chapter 8 workbook pages
Home learning: Complete
workbook pages for chapter 9 (p. 130-140), Due 12/2/11
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22 Cellular
Respiration and Fermentation
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Notes
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23
Teacher/Student Holiday
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24
Thanksgiving Holiday
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25
Thanksgiving Holiday
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| 28 Cellular
Respiration and Fermentation
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Read Chapter 9
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Work on chapter 9 workbook pages; due
Friday
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29 Cellular
Respiration and Fermentation
Wear proper shoes tomorrow
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30 Lab
Due: Daily Journals for November
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Extra Credit Opportunity |
December 2011
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Tuesday |
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Thursday |
Friday |
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1 Review
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Peer review for test
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Study chapter reviews in textbook
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Resource:
Glycolysis
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2 Test
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Chapter 8 and 9; Photosynthesis & Respiration
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Due: Chapter 9 workbook pages, Respiration lab paperwork
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| 5 Cell
Growth and Division
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Limits to cell size activity
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Textbook activity pg. 275
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| Resource:
Big Picture |
Pass out
field trip
information
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6
AVID Visitors Cell
Growth and Division
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Activity
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Workbook ch 10 - due Wednesday
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Home Learning: Reflection
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Unit 3: One page
typed reflection on chapters 7-10 Miller Biology
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Follow
rubric
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Due 12/13/11
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Exam
Study Guide
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7 Cell
Growth and Division
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Ch 10 Notes
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Cell cycle
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Mitosis
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8 Mitosis
Lab
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Mitosis
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View prepared slides
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Absent:
| Click on link
Onion tip mitosis
and follow the directions on the site, print final page |
| Create data table (using a ruler) for
the 5 phases of mitosis in INB, page __ |
| Calculate % time in each phase |
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9 Quiz
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10 questions: Mitosis, Cell cycle
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Mitosis
Lab
Exam
Study Guide
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| 12 Oral
Book Reports
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13 Oral
Book Reports
Due: Unit 3 Reflection
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14 Review
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Tutorials
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Exam Study Guide
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| Study workbook pages for chapters
1-10 and INB units 1-3
Due:
ch 10 workbook |
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15 Activity Schedule
Review
EXAMS, p 1
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16 EXAMS, p 2 & 3
Unit 1-3
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| 19 EXAMS, p 4 & 5
Unit 1-3
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20 EXAMS, p 6 & 7
Unit 1-3
End of 1st
Semester
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Winter Vacation
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Winter Vacation
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Winter Vacation
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Winter Vacation
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Winter Vacation
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Winter Vacation
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Winter Vacation
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Winter Vacation
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January 2012
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Tuesday |
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Winter Vacation
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Winter Vacation
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Winter Vacation
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5
Winter Vacation
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Teacher workday/student holiday
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| 9 Review
New INB table of contents
Home learning: Read Ch 11 Miller
Biology
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10 DA
Benchmark Test
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All periods
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11
Computer Lab
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ePAT training
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12 Unit
4: Introduction to Genetics
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PPT Ch. 11
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PTC paper
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Mendelism, meiosis and mutations
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Home learning: ch
11 workbook pages 159-173 and 202-204. Due 1/23/12
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13
Genetics
| Genetic Crosses: Monohybrid and
Dihybrid |
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Genotype and phenotype
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| 16
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday/Holiday for all
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17 Inquiry Lab
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Inherited
Traits
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Create a table on pg 85 & 86 of INB to
record traits. List genotypes for each trait and create
a drawing of offspring.
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Answer all questions from protocol,
including going further. Q's Due Friday
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18 Genetics
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19 Meiosis
Resource:
Interactive meiosis and BioZone book
pg. 181
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20 Quiz
Inquiry Lab
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Use BioZone workbook: applying Mendel's
principles
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Genotype profile p. 223-224,
record info in data table on top half of INB page 88
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Polygenes/skin color p. 233, answer
Q's 1-6 and complete Punnett square on bottom half of
INB 88
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| 23 Human Heredity
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Ch 14 PPT Notes
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Finish polygene questions
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Due: workbook pages 159-173 and
202-204
Home learning:
Gather information
for your family pedigree
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24 Literacy Day
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Silent reading: read science article
provided
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Complete PSL
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25 Human Heredity
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Construct your family
pedigree
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Computer based model or
tape several sheets of computer paper together
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26 Human Heredity
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Karyotype and genetic disorders
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Absent: Print out and
complete Karyotype data
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27 Computer Lab
Practice
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| 30 Review
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31 Test
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Mendelism
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Probability
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Genetic Crosses
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Meiosis
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Heredity
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Due: Daily Journals
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February 2012
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Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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1 Review
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Discussion on Genetics
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Item analysis
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Interactive Notebook check
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2 DNA
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Cornell notes
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Read and outline ch 12
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Home Learning: ch 12 workbook
pages. Due 2/10/12
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3 DNA
Resource:
Big Picture
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| 6 DNA
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Activity: pairing bases/ nucleotides
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7 RNA &
Protein Synthesis
Home Learning: workbook pages
for ch 13. Due 2/16/12
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8 Protein
Synthesis
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9 Protein
Synthesis
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Due: Ch 12 workbook pages
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16 Test
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Ch 12 & 13
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Due: Ch 13 workbook pages
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17 SeaWorld
Fieldtrip
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| 20
President's Day/ Student Holiday/Teacher workday
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21 Genetic
Engineering
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Spring Break
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Spring Break
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Spring Break
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Spring Break
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Spring Break
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April 2012
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Biology EOC
Course
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Dissection
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End of Second
Semester
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Memorial Day/ Holiday for all
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Post Planning/ Last Day for Teachers
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Mrs.
King's Science Class
Educate for
MY
RESPONSIBILITIES AS YOUR TEACHER
1. To treat you with
respect and care as an individual
2. To provide you an orderly classroom
environment
3. To provide the necessary discipline
4. To provide the appropriate motivation
5. To teach you the required content
YOUR
RESPONSIBILITIES AS MY STUDENT
1. To treat me with respect
and care as an individual
2. To attend classes regularly
3. To be cooperative and not disruptive
4. To study and do your work (SUCCESS
= EFFORT)
5. To learn to master the required content
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