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Biology 11/15

• Warm up: • Why is it important

to complete more than one trial during an experiment?

Classroom activities:

Warm up

Science Inquiry experiment

-groups choose variables

-groups brainstorm procedures to measure and control variables.

-groups design procedures

-groups set up experiment station

-groups make observations

If you are done observing and other groups are still working….work on your reading work sample.

Review of concepts for Science OAKS

-practice Q’s

-discussion / short notes

Sunflower seeds Millet

Wheat grass seed Milo

Biology 11/13

• Warm up:• What is the most

difficult part to complete when writing a research paper?


Warm up

Reflection of research topic

-reflection due today

Introduction to Science Inquiry experiment

-groups choose variables

-groups brainstorm procedures to measure and control variables.

Work time: any additional time will be used to work on reading work samples

Biology 11/13• Research topic reflection:

• Using what you have learned from your research paper, explain how salting roads affects the local environment.

• Based on the information that you have gathered , explain which method our local officials should use to clear icy or snowy roads.

• Explain why the “best” method is better than other methods. (use scientific/ logical reasoning)

Biology 10/26/12

• Warm up:

• No warm up today

Today’s activities:

Warm up

-Video/Quiz: Citing sources

Research work time

10/26 –11/7

• Warm up:

• No warm up today


Writing research paper (due 11/7/12)

Biology 10/25/12

• Warm up:

• What are the characteristics of a successful topic sentence?


Review topic sentences/ thesis statements.

-Video/Quiz: How to organize an essay

-Make blank “skeleton” map/outline that can be filled in later.

Using source materials: videos/quizzes

-Research time for sources

Finding Reliable Sources

• Write the following information in the “notes” section of your writing journal:

• Choose a textbook to use as a non-electronic source. Make a citation for the textbook

• Find at least 4 reliable online sources – Write the complete APA citation– Write a short summary or list of useful facts that can

be found at that source.

Biology 10/24/12• Warm up:• List 5 skills that are

important for obtaining and keeping a desirable job.

(make your best guess..there is no answer in your textbook)


Begin writing work sample instruction -Requirements

-Video/Quiz: Topic sentence/ Thesis statement

-Write sample topic sentence

-Video/Quiz: How to organize an essay

-Make blank “skeleton” map/outline that can be filled in later.


Tuesday :


Research time for sources

Workplace SkillsEmployers who participated in The Conference Board's Turning Skills into Profit study of 25 workplace education programs across the United States identified the following as key Workplace Basic Skills:

Literacy Skills

•improved understanding and ability to use ‘documents’ such as safety instructions, assembly directions or map

•improved understanding and ability to use ‘numbers’ by themselves or in charts and tables

•improved understanding and ability to use ‘prose writing’ such as reports, letters and manuals

Other Basic Skills

•improved ability to listen to understand, learn and apply information and analysis

•better ability to communicate by using English in the workplace

•improved capacity to think critically and act logically to evaluate situations, solve problems, and make decisions

•improved ability to use computers and other technology, instruments, tools and information systems effectively

New Attitudes

•greater willingness and ability to learn for life

•more positive attitude toward change

Working with Others

•better ability to build and work in teams

•improved understanding and willingness to work within the culture of the group

For more information on Workplace Basic Skills identified in The Conference Board's report, see Turning Skills into Profit (PDF, 79.57 KB)

Biology 10/23/12• Warm up: Which

cell part was the most difficult to understand?

• Which cell part was the easiest to understand?


Warm up

QUIZ TODAY

Introduction to writing work sample project

Biology 10/22/12• Warm up:

Condensed Chromatin is called ____________.


Warm up

Review games.

Reading Pg. 176 Nucleus, 244 chromosomes.

Biology 10/19/12• Warm up: What

does the golgi apparatus do?


Warm up

Notes: nucleus, gene expression

Writing assignment: Make a flowchart to explain the major processes that take place for the cell to make proteins from the code found in DNA. Illustrate each step. Due Monday


Biology 10/18/12• Warm up:Where are

lipids for cell membranes assembled?


Warm up

Ribosome, Endoplasmic Reticulum and Golgi Apparatuses.


Biology 10/17/12• Warm up: Where

are lipids for the cell membrane assembled?


Warm up

Ribosome, Endoplasmic Reticulum and Golgi Apparatuses.


Describe the structure and function of the mitochondria and chloroplast and describe how the function and structure relate to

one another.

Biology 10/16/12• Warm up: What is

the primary function of mitochondria and chloroplasts?


Warm up

New warm-up quiz on the reading

Chloroplast notes,

Reading: 177-178 Ribosomes, Endoplasmic Reticulum and Golgi Apparatus

Biology Per.7 10/15/12• Warm up: What is

the primary function of mitochondria and chloroplasts?


Warm up

Review of Cell membrane and quiz

Reading 179,180 Mitochondria and chloroplast

222 overview of cellular respiration

228,229 electron transport


Biology 10/15/12• Warm up: What

makes up the Lipid Bi-layer?


Warm up

Review of Cell membrane and quiz






Phosphate in the cell membrane hydrophobic or hydrophilic?


Warm up

Review of Cell membrane and Mitochondria/Chloroplast





Membrane Vocabulary• Hydrophilic…will bond with water• Hydrophobic..will not bond with water

• Phospholipid…molecule make of a phosphate and a lipid…they make up the membrane.

• Phosphate…molecule made of phosphorus and hydrogen

• Lipid bilayer• Lipid chains….hydrophobic chains of carbon

and hydrogen found inside the membrane.


• Describe 2 functions of membrane proteins.


Warm up

Mitochondria and chloroplasts discussion and notes.


• How does osmosis and diffusion relate to cellular structure?


Warm up

Beginning of new unit: Cell parts

Unit intro and cell types notes

Cell types worksheets. Due 10-9

Reading: page 182-189


Define these terms: If a cell with 65% water

concentration were placed in a fluid with 75% salt concentration, what would happen to the shape of the cell? Explain where the water would travel during this process.


Warm up

Beginning of new unit: Cell parts

Read Pg.169-173 questions 1,2,4,5 pg 173

Data Collection Pre-test: You get full credit on this 15 point quiz simply by completing every question and taking your time…use at least 30 minutes to take the test.

Note: The more questions that are answered correctly = less need for direct instruction in that area= more lab/ activity time to explore the concepts.


Define these terms:

-Active Transport

-Facilitated Diffusion


Warm up

Revisit biological molecules quizExplanation of diffusion, osmosis, active transport, facilitated diffusion.

Reminder of Assignment:

Read pages 184-189

-Define all bold vocabulary terms. Due Thurs.

Complete together: (+5pts if over half is attempted) Osmosis practice problems due Thurs.

Osmosis Demos

Friday:

Begin unit about Cell Organelles : PRE-TEST


Define these terms:

-Diffusion

-Osmosis


Warm up

Explanation of diffusion, osmosis, active transport, facilitated diffusion.

Assignment:

Read pages 184-189

-Define all bold vocabulary terms. Due Thurs.

-Osmosis practice problems due Thurs.

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upcoming events:

Thursday:

Revisit biological molecules quiz

Friday:

Begin unit about Cell Organelles


• Define the following terms:

• Monomer

• Polymer


Warm up

QUIZ: Biological Molecules

p.188 #1-3 “Analyzing Data” Due Wed

p.189 # 2,3, and 6 Due Wed


• What biological molecule is shown below? How do you know ?


Warm up

Review Discussion: Biological molecules: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids. (Study sheet)

Review activity

QUIZ TUESDAY: Biological Molecules


• Each amino acid has a unique side chain called an ______________. (see page 48..first sentence)


Warm up Revisit Metric System Quiz (7th period only)

Notes: Nucleic Acids

Models:Nucleotides, Base pairing, mutations.


• Proteins are polymers of molecules called ______________. (p.47)


Warm up Reminder of past activity: Carbohydrate and Lipid models. (drawing molecules Monday’s assign)

Revisit Metric System Quiz

Notes: Protein structure

Models: Amino acids, Polypeptide chains


• Describe the general shape of a lipid molecule. (p.46)


Warm up Reminder of Assignment:Draw and describe the general structure of a carbohydrate, a lipid, and an amino acid. Due Today.

Discussion/Notes: Lipids

Models

Work time:


• What is a carbohydrate? (p.45) Use the scientific definition.


Warm up

Discuss p.48 #1-5

Notes/ Discussion ..carbohydrates

Carbohydrate models (p.45)

Assignment:Draw and describe the general structure of a carbohydrate, a lipid, and an amino acid. Due Wed.

Work time: Illustrations or Metric System quiz


• Write the metric prefixes from “kilo-” to “milli-” from largest to smallest.


Warm up

-Metric Review activity

-QUIZ

If time allows:

p.48 #1-5Upcoming events:

Biological Chemicals


Joey runs around a 400 meter track five and a half times.

How many kilometers has he traveled?


Metric Olympics

Metric study sheet

Group story problem solving

Upcoming events:

Thursday/Friday Metric Olympics

Monday: Review metric system + QUIZ


• What is the name for the shape of the DNA molecule?

• How is this shape helpful?


QUIZ: DNA replication

Metric system worksheets

Metric Olympics

Upcoming events:




Today’s activities:Warm up

Pass back papers/ Grade print outs

Revisit of old test

Review DNA replication

QUIZ: DNA replication

1 3

2

Which bases bond together in DNA?

Guanine

Adenine

Thymine

CytosineUpcoming events:



Biology 9/18/12

• Warm up: Today’s activities:Warm up

Pass back papers/ Grade print outs

Review of old test

Work time on Project (due Today)

If you get done early…there is an EC assignment due Friday and/or you can work on the next regular assignment due Thursday.

Upcoming events:

Quiz WED

1 3

2

Biology 9/17/12

• Warm up: Which kind of mutation can have a greater affect on the shape of the protein? (point or frame shift) Explain why.


Introduction to project / Computer rules

Work time on Project (due Tuesday)

If you get done early…there is an EC assignment due Friday and/or you can work on the next regular assignment due Thursday.

Upcoming events:

Quiz Tuesday if you are ready (individual)

Quiz WED for all who have not taken quiz

Biology 9/14/12

• Warm up: Describe how a DNA or RNA strand may get a “frame shift mutation”. How does it affect the replication process?


Discussion :DNA replication 3D modeling /Mutations 3D modeling

Review of DNA replication process….quick models

Video: DNA mutations

Mutations/ Weird mutations

Cool down

Upcoming topics:

DNA, replication

Quiz Tuesday

Metric system review

Biology 9/13/12

• Warm up: What is a mutation?


DNA replication 3D modeling

Mutations 3D modeling

Video: DNA mutations

Weird mutations

Poster work time

Cool down

Upcoming topics:

DNA, replication

Protein synthesis

Genetic change in populations

Quiz Friday

9/13/12

• Describe one type of mutation and explain how it may affect an entire organism.

• Please write one complete paragraph using your best writing.

Biology 9/12/12

• Warm up: What does helicase do during the DNA replication process?


Poster work time (7 min)

Poster and verbal explanation : DNA replication, mutations

Video: DNA mutation

Cool down

Assignment: Mutation illustration

Upcoming topics:

DNA, replication

Protein synthesis


Quiz Friday

9/12/12 Cool down

• Describe two kinds of mutations and explain how it may affect the DNA replication process.

Biology 9/11/12

• Warm up: In DNA, base pairs bond together inside the double helix frame. Which base pairs bond with each other?


Notes/Discussion DNA Group assignment: DNA / DNA replication

Poster and verbal explanation : DNA replication, mutations

Video: DNA replication

Cool down

Upcoming topics:

DNA, replication

Protein synthesis


Quiz Friday

Biology 9/10/12

• Warm up: Characteristic: “All living cells contain DNA”. Explain how DNA is useful for the living organism. Exactly what does it do for the organism?


Notes/Discussion DNA [Quiz make up in library]

Group assignment: DNA / Protein synthesis overview paragraph and verbal explanation

Video: DNA replication and Protein synthesis overview

Cool down

Upcoming events:

Characteristics of living things continued/ Experimental design.

Groups textbook research: “How do cells use the information in DNA to create proteins?” (describe at least 5 steps)

Group writes down their best answer and verbally shares it with the class.

Biology 9/10/12

• Warm up: Characteristic: “All living cells contain DNA”. Explain how DNA is useful for the living organism. Exactly what does it do for the organism?


Notes/Discussion DNA [Quiz make up in library]

Group assignment: DNA / Protein synthesis overview paragraph and verbal explanation

Video: DNA replication and Protein synthesis overview

Cool down

Upcoming events:


Biology 9/10/12

• Cool down:

draw a DNA strand.

-show at least six sets of nucleotides

-show which nucleotides bond together (A=T) (C=G)

Biology 9/7/12

• Warm up: Describe the things that would be found at the ecosystem level of organization.


Discuss the cool down activity from 9/6 (levels of organization)

Review

Quiz

Emergency procedures (if time permits)

Cool down

Upcoming events:

Friday: (today)

-Syllabus due

Cool down question from 9/6 due

Quiz: Characteristics of life, procedures

Monday:


Biology 9/7/12

• Cool down:

• Write your best paragraph about at least three concepts/facts that you learned or were reminded of during this week in this class. Use complete sentences.

• .

Biology 9/6/12

• Warm up: Describe something besides temperature that the human body must keep in balance.


Discuss the cool down activity from 9/5 (viruses)

Group activity: Poster: characteristics of living things/ share examples

Group activity: Checkpoint question


Cool down questions due at the beginning of the period Friday

Upcoming events:

Friday:

-Syllabus due

Cool down question from 9/6 due

Quiz: Characteristics of life, procedures

Biology 9/6/12

• Checkpoint: List 5 things that the human body must keep in balance to maintain homeostasis. For each thing that is listed, describe how the body reacts when that thing is out of balance.

• Cool down: Biology studies many different levels of life. List the level of life in order from smallest (cell) to largest (biosphere). For each level use an example that is different from example given in the textbook.

Biology 9/5/12

• Warm up: What makes something a living organism?

Today’s activities:Review of procedures/ book checkout

Group activity:characteristics of living things

Group activity: Checkpoint question

Group assignment: Characteristics of Life Poster due Thursday

Cool down questions due at the beginning of the period Thurs.


Upcoming events:

Thursday:

-Group poster due

-Cool down questions due

Friday:

-Syllabus due

Biology 9/5/12

• Checkpoint: Describe how a fish demonstrates each characteristic of life.

• Cool down: Viruses do not have cells and do not perform homeostasis. Do you think they should be considered living organisms? (explain why/why not and discuss the characteristics that viruses do have)

Biology 9/5/12• Warm up / attendance (5 min)• Group activity: (think/write/share) (20 min)

• Describe / Define the characteristic of life that your group was assigned.• Explain how various organisms complete this function/ characteristic• Explain why this characteristic is vital to life.

Checkpoint question: Characteristics of Life (example: fish)(5 min)Video: Viruses and Bacteria…10 minutes

-discuss differences between viruses and bacteria

Cool down question : (5 min) Viruses / Work on assignment (7 min)-students write answer…due by end of the period

Assignment: Describe at least five things that needs to remained balanced in the human body to maintain homeostasis. Also explain how the human body maintains the balance. For example…body heat….sweating when hot, shiver when cold. Due at the next class meeting.

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