BiologyDaily Agendas

Fall 2011

Biology: Tuesday 11/1/11Warm Up1. What is the purpose of a flower’s nectar?2. How does a seed know to put its roots down and its shoots up?

• Tropism notes• iRespond review quiz• Jeopardy, if time allows• Answers to review sheet (38 Q’s) on blog

PLANT TEST TOMORROWJournal Check tomorrow

Packet due tomorrow:1. “Test Your Knowledge” notes2. CORRECTED Photosynthesis quiz3. Kingdom Plantae concept web4. Angiosperms

Biology: Monday 10/31Warm Up1. What type of plant is a pumpkin?

Seedless nonvascular, seedless vascular, gymnosperm or angiosperm?

• Turn in plants webquest• Complete lab check-off• Plants review sheet

– Use text + notes to answer Q’s– DON’T COPY! (You won’t be able to do this on test)

Plants Test Wednesday• Packet due Wednesday

– Flower coloring– Plants notes

Biology: Friday! 10/28

1. Get Flower Structure and Reproduction sheet2. Color and LABEL flower according to

description3. Show me completed sheet to get lab sheet4. Complete lab5. Come to me when you are ready to be

quizzed

Biology: Wednesday, 10/26

Word Part: phyteWarm Up1. Compare and contrast angiosperms and

gymnosperms

Plants notes

Biology: Monday, 10/24

Warm-up1. What questions do you have on photosynthesis?2. Why do leaves change color in the fall?

• Review photosynthesis activity• Photosynthesis quiz

• Complete plant vocab

• Plant kingdom notes from book

Biology: Thursday, 10/20

• Complete protist lab• Complete vocab rounds

• Complete photosynthesis notes

• Start photosynthesis activity

HW: review photosynthesis notes and vocab

Biology: Wednesday, 10/19

• Plants vocabulary stations• Protist lab stations

• Photosynthesis and organelles quiz moved to Monday

Biology: Tuesday, 10/18Word parts: chlorWarm up1. In what organelle does photosynthesis take place?2. What is the name of the pigment that captures light energy

for photosynthesis?

• Review organelles

• Photosynthesis notes

• Organelles and photosynthesis quiz Friday

Biology: Thursday, 10/13

Warm up1. Compare and contrast plants and fungi2. What is the suffix of all the fungus phyla? (p. 585)3. How do fungi reproduce sexually?

Packet due tomorrow:4. Notes on Fungi5. Protist VENN diagrams6. What is a Protist?

Test tomorrow

Biology: Tuesday, 10/11

Warm up1. How do fungi get their nutrients?

• Stamp Fungus Notes sheet• Fungus lab

Biology: Monday, 10/10

Warm up1. List the characteristics that all fungi share. (You

already know this)

• Protist quiz returns

• Fungus notes

Friday: Protist and Fungus test

Biology: Friday, 10/7

• Turn in protist cards• Quick review• Protist quiz

• Return and review bacteria/virus/classification test

• Next week: !

Biology: Thursday, 10/6

• Turn in protist note cards

• Protist VENN review sheets

• Protist Quest Friday

Biology: Wednesday, 10/5Warm up1. By what characteristics are algae classified?2. By what characteristics are protozoa classified?

CW/HW: Make protist cards – due tomorrow

Note: plasmodium: draw life cycle trypanosoma: no drawing required

Protist Quest Friday

Biology: Tuesday, 10/4

Warm up1. List & sketch 3 methods of movement in

protists

Complete protist notesStart protist cards – due Friday

Biology: Monday, 10/3• New unit: protists and fungi

• Word Parts:1. Pseudo2. Pod/ped3. Macro4. Micro5. Endo6. Exo7. cyto

• Protist QUEST Friday

Biology: Friday, 9/30Turn in Mini-Classification ProjectTurn in Packet

Bacteria and Viruses Packet TOC1. Comparing Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes2. Review sheets (2 double-sided)3. Bacteria are Prokaryotes4. Virus video notes5. Study guide

• Test• Journal Check

Biology: Thursday, 9/29Warm Up1. What are the two cycles of viruses?2. In which cycle do viruses reproduce instantly?3. In which cycle do viruses lie dormant?4. Which is easier to vaccinate: an RNA or DNA virus? Explain.5. Compare and contrast vaccine and antibioticVirus attack video clip• http://www.4shared.com/video/yTEPwIVJ/Flu_Attack_How_A

_Virus_Invades.htmHW• Bacteria classification mini-project due tomorrow (.com’s

allowed)• Packet due tomorrow (TOC next slide)• Test tomorrow• Journal check tomorrow

9/29

Bacteria and Viruses Packet TOC1. Comparing Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes2. Review sheets (2 double-sided)3. Bacteria are Prokaryotes4. Virus video notes5. Study guide

Biology: Tuesday, 9/27• Turn in Bacteria Lab

• No Warm-up

• Virus video & notesFriday:• Ch 17 & 18 test (classification & bacteria and viruses)• Journal check• Packet due• Bacteria classification mini-project due

Biology: Monday, 9/26

• Stamp bacteria ws• Check bacteria samples. Complete lab & turn in.

Warm Up1. Why are viruses not classified?

Bacteria and viruses test FridayBacteria classification mini-project due Friday

Biology: Friday, 9/23

Warm Up1. How many lenses do you look through in a

compound microscope?2. How do you calculate the magnification?3. Which focus knob do you use first?4. Which knob should you NEVER use on higher

magnification?

Bacteria microscope labComplete Bacteria are Prokaryotes ws.

Biology: Thursday, 9/22Warm up1. What are the three shapes of bacteria?

(common and scientific word for each)2. What are ideal growing conditions for

bacteria?

Sampling Lab

BRING BOOK TOMORROW

1st per sampling

1 Buttons on vending machine2 BR Sink knob3 Café number pad4 Handrail on skylight5 Concession counter near gym6 Skylight lockers7 cafe garbage can handle8 Girls’ BR flush handle

6th per bacteria sampling

1 Locker handle in skylight2 Sci bldg 1st floor Girls RR toilet3 Behind vending machine4 Locker room locker handle5 Water fountain handle6 Vending machine buttons by café7 Skylight hall floor8 Boys RR in math hall stall #3

7th period bacteria sampling

1 Band bldg water fountain2 Gym floor3 Outside ground4 Café Vending machine 5 Flagpole6 Math hall RR stall7 Math hall water fountain8 Gym bleachers

Biology: Wednesday, 9/21

Warm up1. Draw and label the bacterium shown in the

book, fig. 18.3

Bacteria notes organizer - start

Bacteria video

Biology: Tuesday, 9/20

• Stamp study guide

Warm Up1. Compare and contrast sexual and asexual

reproduction2. How do bacteria reproduce asexually?3. How do bacteria reproduce sexually?

Binary Fission activity

Biology: Monday, 9/19• Get out classification lab sheetWarm up1. Copy table. Complete it with what you know. good bad neutral Want to know

Bacteria

virus

Biology: Friday, 9/16• TURN IN CLASSIFICATION MINI-PROJECT

TURN IN PACKET1. Ch 17 Study Guide2. Making a Cladogram3. Classification Vocabulary4. Classification - Ch 17.1 Notes5. Dichotomous Key

• Classification quiz• Classification lab

Biology: Thursday, 9/15Warm up1. Compare and contrast cladistics and phylogeny (use

your vocab)2. What are the two types of “characters” used to

establish phylogenic relationships among organisms? (use your text book)

Science career dayCW/HW: • Complete Ch. 17 study guide and cladogram ws• Mini project due tomorrow• Packet due tomorrow (TOC on next slide)• Classification Quiz tomorrow

Mini classification unit packet T.O.C.

1. Ch 17 Study Guide2. Making a Cladogram3. Classification Vocabulary4. Classification - Ch 17.1 Notes5. Dichotomous Key

Biology: Wednesday, 9/14

• Stamp vocab

Warm up1. What characteristics might biologists use to

classify organisms beyond their kingdoms?

Quiz Friday Ch 17Mini project due Friday

Biology: Tuesday, 9/13

Warm up1. What are the levels of taxonomy?2. What is a sentence to remember them?

• Turn in Oh Deer!• Review kingdom chart• Intro taxonomy• Intro mini classification project

Biology: Monday, 9/12

• Test returns• Graph Oh Deer! And turn in• New Mini Unit: classification & evolution

• Kingdoms organizer & vocab (from ch 17)

CW/HW: complete organizer & vocab.Quiz Friday

Biology: Friday, 9/9

• Turn in packet• Return & review sci. method quiz• Ecology Test• Journal Check

Biology: Thursday, 9/8• Review ws from ch 3 study guide• Oh Deer!• Packet Due Tomorrow1. Principles of Ecosystems video notes (1/2 sheet)2. Ch 4.1 notes3. Ch 3 study guide4. Biomes organizer5. Matter Cycles6. Ch 3.1 vocab7. Ch 2.1 vocab8. Food Chains and Food Webs9. Interactions ws (with circles)

ECOLOGY TEST FRIDAY (ch 2, 3 & 4.1)

Biology: Wednesday, 9/7

Warm-up1. Define fluctuations2. Limiting factors3. tolerance

• Stamp and review Ch 3 study guide• Ch 4.1: Population dynamics

• ECOLOGY TEST FRIDAY (ch 2, 3 & 4.1)

Biology: Tuesday, 9/6Warm-up1. What biome do we live in?2. What are adaptations?

• Stamp biomes organizer• Biome video

CW/HW: Ch 3 “Study Guide”

Bring Book Tomorrow

ECOLOGY TEST FRIDAY (ch 2, 3 & 4.1)

Biology: Friday, 9/2

Word parts– Photos(see p. 80)– phyto

Warm-up1. What factors determine a biome?2. Answer p. 66, figure 3.6

Biomes organizer: complete for homework, using Ch 3.2 & 3.3

Biology: Thursday, 9/1

Warm up1. Compare (how same?) and contrast (how

different?) primary and secondary succession.2. What events lead to primary succession?3. What events lead to secondary succession?

• Quiz returns and review• Succession video clips• Start biomesECOLOGY TEST NEXT FRIDAY (Ch 2-4)

Biology: Wed., 8/31

• Stamp and review Cycles HWWarm-up1. What questions do you still have for quiz?

• Ch 2 quiz

• Define vocab in Ch 3.1• READ ch 3.1

Biology: Tuesday, 8/30

Warm-up1. What are the 3 main steps of the water cycle?2. What is detritus? 3. What is a detrivore?4. What are fossil fuels? List 4 examples of fossil fuels.

Ch 2 QUIZ TOMORROWstudy vocabstudy warm-ups and notesreview chaptercomplete cycles HW

Biology: Monday, 8/29

• Stamp and review Food Web wsWarm Up1. What is matter?2. How much new matter do we get on the

earth each day?3. Does energy cycle?

Cycles of matter note-takingCh 2 quiz Wednesday

Biology: Friday, 8/26Warm-up

Word parts in back of journal: sym-/syn-, -vore, herb-, carn-, omni-1. Define biomass (p.44)2. What do the arrows represent in a food chain and

food web?3. What is YOUR niche?4. How much energy is lost with each trophic level of

the energy pyramid?HW: complete interactions ws & food web/pyramid ws• Ch 2 Quiz Wednesday

• Text book– Go to www.glencoe.com/ose (this

stands for Online Student Edition)– For the student access code, type in

A025076D40

Biology: Thurs., 8/25• Turn in lab safety sheet• Stamp vocab• New Unit, new routine• Get a small (70 sht) spiral notebook to be used

exclusively for biology notes and warm-ups• Date each page as you go• Write down every warm-up question• Answer each question when you enter• Correct any wrong answers when we go over

them

Ecology Unit Standards SB4 Students will assess the dependence of all organisms on one another and the flow of energy and matter within their ecosystems. a. Investigate the relationships among organisms, populations,

communities, ecosystems, and biomes.

b. Explain the flow of matter and energy through ecosystems by Arranging components of a food chain according to energy flow. Comparing the quantity of energy in the steps of an energy pyramid Explaining the need for cycling of major nutrients (C, O, H, N, P).

c. Relate environmental conditions to successional changes in ecosystems.

d. Assess and explain human activities that influence and modify the environment such as global warming, population growth, pesticide use, and water and power consumption.

Biology: Thurs., 8/25• WARM-UP1. Organize (list vertically) in order from

simplest to most complex: ecosystem, community, organism, population, biosphere, biome

2. Between each term, write in what is added to make the next thing

3. Think of a biome (see bulletin board) and write an example for each level.

Biology: Wed, 8/24• Stamp & review graph sheet and x-word (both

sides must be done)• Staple together packet and turn in:1. X-word2. Graph sheet3. Char of life vocabQUIZCW/HW: Ecology Unit: Define terms from Ch 2.1, using chapter, not glossary

Biology: Tues, 8/23

• Review characteristics/sci method ws• Graphing & variables review• Sci method x-word & Bikini Bottom ws

QUIZ tomorrow: sci. method, safety, characteristics of living things

HW: get safety contract signed

Biology: Mon, 8/22

• Turn in Characteristics of Living Things foldable (not 6th)

• Characteristics of living things vocab• Sci. method vocab• Quiz moved to Wednesday

Biology: Fri, 8/19• Complete lab write-up (5 minutes)• Review lab write-up and turn in• Characteristics of living things (p. 7)

Quiz Tuesday: Scientific Method, Lab Safety, Characteristics of living things

HW: Characteristics analogies foldable due Monday.

Characteristics

• Made of cells• Displays organization– Cells, tissues, organs, systems, organisms

• Grows and develops– (becomes more complex)

• Reproduces• Responds to stimulus• Requires/uses energy• Maintains homeostasis• Adaptations evolve over time

Biology: Thurs, 8/18

• Turn in reflection from 2 days ago• Paper Towel lab – remember safety!• Get text books– 1st per 8:50– 6th per 1:40– 7th per 2:45

Paper towel labgroup namesper

title• Problem/Purpose• Hypothesis (If then statement, testable)• Procedure (step-by-step, very clear)• Identify independent variable• Data (in table form)• Conclusion (must answer problem statement)• Analysis (surprises, experimental error, how to

improve experiment, new questions)

Biology: Wed, 8/17

• Turn in syllabus - signature page only• Intro scientific method (notes)• Paper towel lab (design)

HW:Bring in 5 sheets of paper towel, with brand name

Biology: Tuesday, 8/16

• Turn in syllabus - signature page only• Listening activity• Nature of Science Activity• Intro Paper towel labHW: • find out your home’s paper towel brand• Get syllabus signed (if not done)• Get parents to email me (if not done)

Biology: Monday, 8/15

• Welcome!• Who Am I?• Who Are You? / Check Schedules• What is this course?• Activity