Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Week of 3/28/16

Bio We will wrap up genetics with a discussion on Monday focusing on genetic engineering and biotechnology.. I'm not planning a test for our topic so no worries. There will be a reading strategy related to our discussion Tuesday that will be due for Wednesday. Wednesday we will introduce Evolution in lecture present Darwins theory of Natural selection. Thursday will be a worksheet on Natural selection and Friday will wrap up the week with a discussion on supports for evolution.

AP Bio- This week starts with a lecture on replication Supported with a few thought questions due for Thursday Tuesday we will take the leap from DNA to protein focusing on the role of enzymes and RNA. Wednesday we will have a mini lesson on CHI square as an evaluator of accuracy for genetic probability.There will be a few practice problems and a simulated lab activity using Indian Corn. The completed report will be due Next Monday. Thursday we will complete our mutation discussion and possible have some review time in prep for Fridays Test on DNA. Have a great week

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Week of 3/21/16

Short week this week with a lot to get done....
AP BIo- MONDAY AND tUEADAY WILL BE A QUICK REVIEW OF Mendel AND THE LAWS OF GENETICS. wE WILL DO SOME PRACTICE pUNNETT SQUARES BEFORE OUR QUIZ ON Wednesday. Thursday WILL BE LECTURE ON Watson AND cRICK AND AN ACTIVITY INVOLVING mESELSON AND sTAHLS EXPERIMENT TO PROVE REPLICATION IS SEMICONSERVATIVE.
BIO We'll start the week with a blood typing lab. Report will be due on Tuesday. Tuesday we will complete our lecture on twins. Quiz is scheduled for Wednesday on blood types followed be a short lecture on population sampling. Thursday we will watch a movie on genetics.
Bio II- Monday lecture on the levels of behavior. Tuesday beaks of finches lab.Report due Thursday Wednesday Lecture speciation. Thursday Activity on punctuated verses gradualism which will be continued on Monday after Easter.

Friday, March 11, 2016

Week of 3/14/16

AP Biology...
Mondays lecture will wrap up respiration. Muscle Fatigue lab due! Tuesday we will quiz and set up the seed lab. Wednesday we will read lab results and clean up. Be sure to share info with those on the math trip. Thursday introduction lecture to DNA. Friday focus on DNA replication process.

Academic Biology- We start our week with an overview of pedigree charts A worksheet reinforcement will follow and carry over onto Tuesday. Completed assignment due Wed. Wednesdays focus will be twins. Topics will include how formed, when mistakes happen, Importance of. Thursday will be a lecture on blood type heredity. Worksheet will follow due Friday blood typing lab.

Monday, March 7, 2016

Week of 3/6/2016

Ap Bio is working on Photosynthesis. Monday we will lecture the light reaction and read chromatography lab results. Report due Tuesday. Tuesday we will lecture the Calvin Cycle and complete a works sheet. Wednesday lecture unusual situations in photosynthesis followed by quiz review. Thursday is quiz day. If time permits we will lecture on respiration. Friday muscle fatigue lab.

Biology- We are working on Classical genetics and will spend most of the week practicing Punnett squares. Monday is incomplete/ codominance. We will do some square together in class. Tuesday is worksheet day. Wednesday jeopardy review with Punnett square races.Test Thursday. Friday introduce human genetics in lecture.

Bio II Lecture Hardy Weinberg starts our week. Ws on cladograms is due. Tuesday practice problems on Hardy Weinberg. Wednesday Fishy frequency lab. Thursday complete lab and calculations. Friday Quiz.

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Week of 2/29/16

In AP Bio this week we wrap up the cell divisions Including lectures on cell cycle, binary fission and sex cell formation. Research questions will be assigned which will be due Friday and a quiz will be give on Thursday. Next topics are photosynthesis and respiration.
Biology will spend the next 2 weeks working with probability and genetics. Coin Toss lab will start Wednesday and be due Friday. No Quizzes or tests this week. Test probably Wed or Thursday next week. of next week.