Week of 9/2/14

BIOLOGY- Short week this week... Hope everyone had a good week. We are continuing to work with scientific method and variables. The week should go something like this... Tuesday- Lecture how to distinguish between independent and dependent variables. Worksheet practice that will be finished for homework. Wednesday- In class poster activity ...Using scientific method to problem solve. Thursday- We'll start the day with a quiz followed by time to complete the posters. Friday- Each class will do a gallery walk to critique the posters. We will also spend some time practicing dependent and independent variables. AP Biology Tuesday- Cabbage lab due! Full day lecture introducing organic chem. Wednesday- We will start class a quiz on themes and properties of water. Second period will be spent continuing lecture on organic compounds critical to life. Remember water potential lab is due on Thursday. Thursday- Hand in water potential lab- complete lecture with nucleic acids and begin polymer labs. Friday complete polymer labs. Due next week.

August 25 2014...Welcome back

Hope everyone had a great summer. I want to welcome you to A joyous year filled with biology starting with: Monday- classroom rules, requirements for class and overview of objectives for the year. Tuesday What is science? lecture followed by as reading strategy on the topic that must be completed for homework. Wednesday in class we will practice distinguishing between real and pseudoscience ..no homework. Thursday- Lecture Observation/Inference followed up with a worksheet to be completed as homework if needed. Friday-lecture scientific method what is it and why is it important. Ap Biology Hope you had a great summer. Now it's back to work! Monday- Lecture themes of biology. Application worksheet complete for homework if needed. Tuesday-Intro lecture properties of water followed by research on water related concepts. Wednesday- Lecture- What is pH, lab red cabbage as a pH indicator. Due Tuesday 9/2 Thursday- Lecture water and homeostasis Set up of water potential lab. Lab results will be read on Friday. Completed lab report due Thursday 9/4

Week of 4/7/2014

Biology- Evolution is our topic for the week with a plan that should go something like this... Monday- Lecture Darwin and Natural selection Tuesday- Activity on fish selection.Due Thursday Wednesday-lecture supports for evolution and finish fish lab. Thursday Activity...The Great fossil Find Friday Quiz and complete Lab AP Biology will continue with the topic of Evolution Monday lecture-Population Genetics follow up with Natural selection activity Tuesday-Lecture the history of biodiversity....cladogram activity...Planning a Genetics Quiz for today! Wednesday- Lecture the evolution of behavior...Lab beaks of Finches.

Week of 3/24/14

Bio classes will start the week with the blood typing lab.You should have time in class on monday to finish the hands on part...Tuesday in class will be to finish the analysis. I have a field trip Tuesday so it is up to you to finish the lab report. There is also a Designer Baby reading strategy that will be assigned. It is part of your packet have it by Wednesday. Wednesday we will lecture Genetic engineering and you will be given reasearch/presentation assignments that will be due starting next Monday.There will be some class time to work on assignments no tests or quizzes this week. AP Bio we will complete replication and protein synthesis in class on Monday. Most students will be with me on a field trip to surgery live on Tuesday . Wednesday we will check worksheet on replication and spend a little time reviewing for Fridays Test. The last of this marking period. Thursday we will introduce Genetics which will be a short topic since I know you had tons in 10th grade.

Week of 2/17/14

Monday-Our Current topic is Human Genetics and we start the week with a discussion of twin types and reasons for studying.Hope everyone did their homework! assignment on pedigree's due today. Tuesday lecture on history of blood types followed by worksheet on blood type punnett squares. Wednesday Blood typing lab.Blood Worksheets due. Thursday Quiz on human genetics....complete blood type lab. Friday-RS designer babies AP Bio- Monday we will set up our respiration lab and take a little time to review for Tuesdays respiration Quiz.Labs on muscle fatigue due today. Tuesday- Quiz will start the day followed by lab result analysis and write up. WednesdayWe introduce the history of DNA maybe alittle of photo 51.Thursday Replication with follow up worksheet.Seed respiration lab due. Friday Lecture protein synthesis.

Week of 3/9/14

Academic Bio This week we will be wrapping up our work with Punnett Squares. Monday- We will go over Punnett square worksheet and learn our last type which is sex linked inheritance. Tuesday-Review and Punnett Square Races. Wednesday- Test day...remember over 50% involves solving squares! Thursday-Intro to Human Genetics Lecture "Are humans good or bad subjectsfor study and Why" Friday- Lecture-Techniques used in the study of humans AP Bio- Photosynthesis starts our week. Monday Lecture the light Reaction followed by reinforcement worksheet. Tuesday- Lecture the Calvin Cycle and Chromatography lab with Rf calculations. Wed Lecture-C3/C4 Plant and Cyclic verses non cyclic photophosphorulation.Followed by review Thursday Quiz Photosynthesis...Intro to respiration lecture Set up respiration Lab.

Week of 2/17/14

It been really difficult keeping up with a blog with all the disruptions this month. Hopefully things will get back to normal now. Bio classes are wrapping up DNA topic. All notes will be completed by Wednesday. I am planning a quiz on thursday focussing on mutations, about 5 pages of notes. Following the quiz we will complete a worksheet on the same mutation topics. Friday is a Jeopardy review day.With DNA test scheduled for Monday 2/24. It is a big test so be prepared! I will have after school review on Friday. AP Bio is moving right alo0ng into cells.We had our first test Tuesday and lab notebooks are due by Wednesday with enzyme labs.research and 1 conclusion tying both labs together. Thursday we will focus on cellular organelles With a fractionation lab scheduled for Friday.