Week of 8/29/16

Welcome to my homework blog for Academic biology and AP biology 2016-2017. I post assignments and class activities once a week throughout the school year on this page. We will hit the ground running so this is what you can expect for the first week back...
Academic Bio- Monday welcome back speech. Be sure to have a 3 ring binder, paper, pen and pencil ready to go for each class. Tuesday- Lecture-What is science/ observation and inference. follow up worksheet that will be due Wednesday.
Wednesday lecture on scientific method. Worksheet on using SM due Thursday. Thursday lecture dependent and independent variables practice graphing in class. Friday Experimental design lab set up no class for periods 7 & 8.
AP Biology- No time to waste so after a brief welcome back Monday we move right into lecture on properties of water. This is review that we will complete Tuesday and follow up with lab that will run into Wednesday. Water Lab Report due Tuesday 9/6. Wednesday lecture pH. Thursday red cabbage lab. Friday work day on lab reports and water research questions. Both due Wednesday 9/7.

5/23/2016

Two more week guys...when we aren't testing we will spend our time reviewing. Study hard and good luck on your exams!

Week of 5/9/16

AP Bio- This a big week...AP Exam Monday. Stay calm and think! Good luck to all! Even though the test will be finished we aren't wrapping things up just yet. Tuesday we will lecture developmental Bio topics that will get us ready for the 3 dissections I'd like to do. Wednesday we will focus in on sea stars lecture followed by dissection. Thursday we will lecture crayfish followed by time to finish working with the sea star if needed. If not we will jump right into crayfish lab. which will continue on to Friday.
Biology Our week begins with a lecture and activity on survivorship curves. Tuesday lecture on natural resources and ecological footprints followed by a worksheet. Wednesday lecture ecological succession. Thursday worksheet review ecology topics. Fr5iday will be a test day on Ecology. Last test of the year.

Week of May 2, 2016

The next 2 weeks are a disaster for AP bio between the testing and the field trips I don't think I'll see everyone until the 16TH.I'm printing note packets so everyone has the info. We are going with a research assignment on virus instead of a quiz. Papers went out today(Monday) and they will be due by Friday. The only other assignment for the week is the Bacteria lab which is due Wednesday. We will use Wednesday, Thursday AND Friday TO REVIEW FOR THE ap TEST Monday.

Bio- We are working on ecology for the rest of the year. This week starts with a review of energy in ecosystems followed by a worksheet that will be due Tuesday. Tuesday we will lecture cycles in nature. Wednesday will focus on the predator prey cycle. We will use a lab to reinforce our topic. Thursday we will complete the lab and Quiz. Friday we will look at populations, including distribution and survivorship worksheets are included for both topics.

4/25/16

Ap bio- Our topic for the week will be bacteria and virus. Monday is slated as a 2 period lecture. Tuesday we will set up our culture plates and complete lecture on requirements for bacterial growth. Wednesday intro lecture to virus followed by lab time to add test products to culture plates. Thursday Bacteria quiz Lab work day prepared slides and Gram staining. Friday will be a test prep day.
Biology. we will finish off our classification topic Monday in lecture. a worksheet will follow. Tuesday will be a cladogram activity. Wednesday will be a quiz day. Thursday intro to ecology with terms from biosphere to populations. Friday we will lecture food webs and chains followed by a worksheet due Monday.

Week of April 17, 2016

Academic Bio Classes are beginning the topic of classification. It will be our focus for the next 2 weeks.
Monday- Lecture intro to taxonomy. Followed by time to complete activity started on Friday. Tuesday- Completed activity due. Lecture Karl von Linne. Wednesday lecture the Kingdoms supported by WS On classification. Thursday worksheet due. Lecture topic dichotomous Keys. Practice worksheet using salamander key. Friday will be a quiz, salamander key due and an opportunity to make your own key using buttons.
AP Biology- Monday lecture the evolution of behavior. Lab the beaks of Finches...Due Friday. Tuesday lecture speciation. Poster activity as teams. Wednesday- continue working on speciation poster, article the color of my skin and remember How females choose their mates is due. Thursday-Test Evolution. Friday Lecture Genetic manipulation.

Week of 4/11/16

Biology is working on evolution Monday we will work on and organism design activity that includes a 5x5. Tuesday Lecture Artificial Selection. Review for test on Wednesday with test on Thursday. Friday we will start our new topic of classification.
AP bio starts the week with a quiz on gene expression and natural selection. Tuesday we will finish watching GATTACCA and lecture Hardy Weinberg if time allows. Wednesday will be practice problems with Hardy Weinberg Thursday will be our gold fish lab Report due Monday. and Friday we will introduce evolution of behavior and beaks of finches lab. Report due Wednesday.
Bio II. We will complete the poster assignment Monday. Review for test Tuesday and be ready for our Test Wednesday. Thursday and Friday will be lecture on bacteria and the development of antibiotics