week of March 11, 2013

Sorry to say we start our week with 2 days of lecture on our new topic ...evolution. The good news is Wed-Friday will be activities focusing on fossils and natural selection. Each lab write up is due the day after it is assigned. The activities are fun as well as educational. There will be a Quiz on Thursday and plan for next Wednesday as test day on evolution. Have a great week. AP Bio. We will wrap up our respiration discussion be Tuesday with a short quiz on the topic Wednesday. Our new focus will be the cell cycle and meiosis. Finally some familiar ground. Following the Quiz we will work on a short activityon identifying the time for each stage of the cell cycle. we will wrap up the topic by the end of the week.

Week of March 4th 2013

Bio We wrap up human genetics this week with a Jeopardy review on Monday followed by the test Tuesday.Study hard. There will only be 1 more test this marking period. Wednesday- We will lecture/Intro to the next topic Evolution.This will be our focus for the remainder of the marking period. Thursday- Todays Lecture will explore The development of Darwins Theory of Natural Selection while comparing early theories of evolution with those of Charles Darwin. Friday-A brief intro will summarize events that shaped human evolution. An Opposable Thumb Lab will demonstrate how evolutionary changes directly influence life. Lab will take more than 1 day so we will continue into monday with report due tuesday. AP Biology Monday- We will begin class with a review of the light reaction of photosynthesis.Our main focus will be the calvin cycle and what it accomplishes. Yes sorry to say it is a 2 period lecture. Tuesday-Reinforcement activity on photosynthesis Due Wednesday Wednesday will be a library day webquest on photosynthesis is the topic(surprise). Anything not finished in class is homework.Study for Quiz Thursday will start with a quiz to be followed by an intro to respiration Friday lecture will have you draw and explain the role of the mitochondria as the cellular powerhouse and naming the steps involved in aerobic respiration explaining the role of each in ATP production.

Week of February 25, 2013

Biology This week we will focus on finishing our discussion of Human genetics.I hope you found our topica interesting and learned a lot. Monday- lecture on polygenic inheritance and sex linked traits. RS on designer babies will be started in class and finished as homework. Tuesday-Short lecture on prebirth genetic testing techniques followed by reinforcement worksheet Wednesday-Bioethical issue survey followed by topic discussion. Thursday 5x5 development on Bioethical issue that impacted you the most. Due for Friday. Friday- Rebop lab to tie all genetic topics together.report due for Monday. AP Bio Monday will be a work day for retests and Lab reports Tuesday jeopardy review of Cell topics in preparation for cell test Wednesday. Wednesday - cell test from origin of life through enzymes Thursday- Intro lecture to photosynthesis focus on the electromagnetic spectrum.Role of light in photosynthesis Friday lab on Pigment extraction RF measures will be calculated. Remeber coacervate lab and enzyme writeups due today.

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.

Week of January 14, 2013

BIOLOGY We start the week finishing midterms. Tuesday we will start right in with a discussion on mutations. Wednesday will include a little talking to the text followed with analysis questions they will be collected on Thursday. Thursday worksheet on mutations to be finished on Friday. AP Biology This week wraps up our time together. We will check over tests on Tuesday and finalize paper work. Wed and Thursday we will do a lab or 2 that we didn't get to. Friday ia a welcom day to the new AP class and we will start right in with lecture.

WEEK of December 16 2012

Biology Hope you all did well on the open notebook Christmas Test! I'll post grades as quickly as I can. This week we start our new topic DNA. This will take us well into the 3rd marking period. Monday- Lecture on the history of DNA Tuesday-Lecture on the Double Helix Model and movie photo 51 Wednesday- lecture DNA structure activity the 3D model Thursday Quiz worksheet on DNA that Must be finished for homework Friday Check DNA worksheet MERRY CHRISTMAS AP BIOLOGY Monday- What constitutes a species is our lecture for today.We a begin a project on speciation that will take us into Wednesday. Be creative with your evolving humans. Make sure changes are practical.Thursday lecture on the evolution of humans Friday worksheet Merry Christmas!

Week of 12/10/12 Biology- This week in biology we will focus on cellular respiration we will start our lecture on Tuesday ...Sadly I won't see you Monday with the Junior review day schedule. Wednesday will be a lab on muscle fatigue and fermentation, report due Thursday. Thursday complete lab reports and reinforcement worksheet. Worksheet must be completed for homework if not finished in class. Friday is our chapter test on photosynthesis and respiration.Be Ready! Have a Great week! AP Biology Tuesday-Lecture Hardy Weinberg and work on practice problems. Wednesday - Fishy frequency lab. This lab and beaks of finches due next Wed. Thursday test Evolution Friday Evolution of Humans Lecture