Week of February 19, 2013

Biology Hope you had a great long weekend. This week our focus is blood. I hope no one is squeamish! Tuesday-Lecture Blood type history.Why does blood clot? Quiz tomorrow!!! Wednesday QUIZ....Donor recipient blood chart demonstration. Followed by Punnett square session on blood type Inheritance. Thursday-lecture History of Rh and blood types-Practice problems on blood types. Completed blood type worksheets due Friday. Friday-Lab Identifcation of blood types based on antigen antibody clotting response.Lab will be due end of class Monday. AP Biology Tuesday-Lecture- active from passive transport mechanisms providing specific examples of their role in maintaining homeostasis Don't forget polymer Labs are due tomorrow. Wednesday-Lecture Understand the role of enzymes as catalysts, controls on enzyme action and account for denaturing of enzymes.We will reinforce with a worksheet on enzyme action which will be due on Thursday. Thursday and Friday will be enzyme lab/ activities to demonstrate the role of enzymes in chemical reactions.