BIOLOGY
This week we start one of my favorite topics of the year... Genetics/heredity.
Monday will be a lecture on early theories on how offspring formed. Some of them are pretty creative to say the least. Tuesday we begin probability and Punnett squares.Square are fun and can be used to determine the chance of certain traits in offspring. Wednesday we will practice solving squares with worksheets.Thursday and Friday will be a probability lab involving hundreds of penny tosses. So be prepared.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
week of 3/21/11
BIOLOGY.
This is our last full week before the end of the marking period. It's a busy one . Our topic is DNA transcription/ translation.Monday and Tuesday will be lectures to cover the topics. Remember you were assigned a writing prompt that must be posted to my wiki by Tuesday.We will use Wednesday as review and Test will be Thursday. These will be the last grades toward this report card.
AP Bio
Dna is the topic that will be completed and tested on this week. No major labs, but a few reinforcement activities and a web quest will complete the week.More to follow
This is our last full week before the end of the marking period. It's a busy one . Our topic is DNA transcription/ translation.Monday and Tuesday will be lectures to cover the topics. Remember you were assigned a writing prompt that must be posted to my wiki by Tuesday.We will use Wednesday as review and Test will be Thursday. These will be the last grades toward this report card.
AP Bio
Dna is the topic that will be completed and tested on this week. No major labs, but a few reinforcement activities and a web quest will complete the week.More to follow
Sunday, March 13, 2011
week of 3/14/11
Biology
Our week starts with a Dna quiz Monday. We've mastered DNA structure, now we move into replication and protein synthesis. There will be short in class activities to reinforce each concept.This is PSSA week so no additional testing is scheduled.
AP biology
After Mondays test on photosynthesis and respiration I turn the reigns over to Mr. Miller who will begin with DNA structure and replication. Remember your notebooks are due Wednesday!
Our week starts with a Dna quiz Monday. We've mastered DNA structure, now we move into replication and protein synthesis. There will be short in class activities to reinforce each concept.This is PSSA week so no additional testing is scheduled.
AP biology
After Mondays test on photosynthesis and respiration I turn the reigns over to Mr. Miller who will begin with DNA structure and replication. Remember your notebooks are due Wednesday!
Monday, March 7, 2011
Week of 3/7/11
BIOLOGY
Well I'm back! Hope that makes everyone happy. Were are starting our week with a test on the cell cycle. Tuesday we will jump right in with our new material on DNA. Lecture and short in class activities will be the format for the week. Our DNA quiz will be Friday.
AP BIOLOGY
We are struggling through photosynthesis and respiration for the remainder of this week.. I'm planning a test for Friday. This material is too diffucult to cram in one night . Spend some time each night to look over topics. We will complete a paper lab and a seed respiration lab Wed. Thursday. Lab notebooks will be due early next week.
Well I'm back! Hope that makes everyone happy. Were are starting our week with a test on the cell cycle. Tuesday we will jump right in with our new material on DNA. Lecture and short in class activities will be the format for the week. Our DNA quiz will be Friday.
AP BIOLOGY
We are struggling through photosynthesis and respiration for the remainder of this week.. I'm planning a test for Friday. This material is too diffucult to cram in one night . Spend some time each night to look over topics. We will complete a paper lab and a seed respiration lab Wed. Thursday. Lab notebooks will be due early next week.
Monday, February 28, 2011
2/28/11
Blog
This week in 10th grade Biology we will begin the week by starting a lecture on meiosis. This will last over the first two days of the week. Monday will focus on the differences between mitosis and meiosis and Tuesday the students will receive information about the different processes that occur in males and females. Tuesday the students will receive a bell ringer to review the notes from the previous day. On Wednesday we will be moving on to talk a little bit about cancer and the processes that are affected by it. They will complete a computer WebQuest on cancer on that day and that should give them a good understanding of what goes on when cancer infects cells. On Thursday the teacher will finish with any additional material that is on the test. After that is done the students will compete for bonus points in a review game. Friday will be the test that will include the information on cancer, mitosis and meiosis.
AP Bio
Our week starts with a bang...cell test Monday. From there and for the rest of the week we will explore the pathways of photosynthesis and respiration. Don't forget lab notebooks are due on Wednesday with all 4 cell labs completed. They must include conclusions.
This week in 10th grade Biology we will begin the week by starting a lecture on meiosis. This will last over the first two days of the week. Monday will focus on the differences between mitosis and meiosis and Tuesday the students will receive information about the different processes that occur in males and females. Tuesday the students will receive a bell ringer to review the notes from the previous day. On Wednesday we will be moving on to talk a little bit about cancer and the processes that are affected by it. They will complete a computer WebQuest on cancer on that day and that should give them a good understanding of what goes on when cancer infects cells. On Thursday the teacher will finish with any additional material that is on the test. After that is done the students will compete for bonus points in a review game. Friday will be the test that will include the information on cancer, mitosis and meiosis.
AP Bio
Our week starts with a bang...cell test Monday. From there and for the rest of the week we will explore the pathways of photosynthesis and respiration. Don't forget lab notebooks are due on Wednesday with all 4 cell labs completed. They must include conclusions.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Week of 2/22/11
Biology
This week in 10th grade Biology we will begin the week by going over the test the students took last week. After we go over the test on Tuesday we will wrap up the topic with a 30 minute video wrap up. The students will be starting a similar topic to what we did the past few weeks... Mitosis is the reproduction of one cell into two daughter cells with the same genetic material. Students will learn about this process and the other processes that can influence it in a thing called the cell cycle. The cell cycle is basically tells us each step the cell takes to replicate itself. Over the first two days of the week the students will be lectured about mitosis and the cell cycle. They will be provided with materials to help them with studying this material along with ample opportunities to show comprehension of the material (class work and bell ringers). The students will be lectured on Thursday as well, but the topic will be expanded to talk more about the limitations of cell division, cancer and checkpoints in the cell cycle. Friday will be used as a laboratory day to investigate mitosis and the different steps that are able to be viewed under the microscope.Worksheets and lab due at the end of the week.
AP Biology
We have covered all our lecture material on cells. There are still 2 more labs focusing on enzymes. Specifically catalase That will be done Wed and Thursday. Friday will be a review reinforcement day with Cell Test scheduled for next Monday 2/28.
This week in 10th grade Biology we will begin the week by going over the test the students took last week. After we go over the test on Tuesday we will wrap up the topic with a 30 minute video wrap up. The students will be starting a similar topic to what we did the past few weeks... Mitosis is the reproduction of one cell into two daughter cells with the same genetic material. Students will learn about this process and the other processes that can influence it in a thing called the cell cycle. The cell cycle is basically tells us each step the cell takes to replicate itself. Over the first two days of the week the students will be lectured about mitosis and the cell cycle. They will be provided with materials to help them with studying this material along with ample opportunities to show comprehension of the material (class work and bell ringers). The students will be lectured on Thursday as well, but the topic will be expanded to talk more about the limitations of cell division, cancer and checkpoints in the cell cycle. Friday will be used as a laboratory day to investigate mitosis and the different steps that are able to be viewed under the microscope.Worksheets and lab due at the end of the week.
AP Biology
We have covered all our lecture material on cells. There are still 2 more labs focusing on enzymes. Specifically catalase That will be done Wed and Thursday. Friday will be a review reinforcement day with Cell Test scheduled for next Monday 2/28.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Feb.14 2011
Bio
This week in Bio the class will begin by finishing the potato lab we started on Friday. Wait till you see how the potatoes have changed!The finished report on diffusion will be due Tuesday. Lecture for the week will cover our remaining transport topics . We are scheduled for our chapter test Friday so we will spend at least 2 days reviewing the parts of cells, theories and transport. Start studying a litle each night....there is a lot of material.
AP Biology
Monday will finish lecture on cellular organelles. We will spend some time labeling plant and animal cells and completing a reinforcement worksheet. Tuesday is the fractionation lab.Wednesday will be lecture on passive transport and set up of the osmosis activity. Results and calculations for this lab will be completed on Thursday. Friday 's lecture on active transport will include the dreaded sodium potassium pump so be prepared.
This week in Bio the class will begin by finishing the potato lab we started on Friday. Wait till you see how the potatoes have changed!The finished report on diffusion will be due Tuesday. Lecture for the week will cover our remaining transport topics . We are scheduled for our chapter test Friday so we will spend at least 2 days reviewing the parts of cells, theories and transport. Start studying a litle each night....there is a lot of material.
AP Biology
Monday will finish lecture on cellular organelles. We will spend some time labeling plant and animal cells and completing a reinforcement worksheet. Tuesday is the fractionation lab.Wednesday will be lecture on passive transport and set up of the osmosis activity. Results and calculations for this lab will be completed on Thursday. Friday 's lecture on active transport will include the dreaded sodium potassium pump so be prepared.
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