Week Of September 26,2016

This week marks 1/2 through the first marking period. Interims will be mailed out on Wednesday. Academic Bio is continuing to work with properties of water. Monday we will complete lab. The report will be due on Tuesday. Tuesday we will lecture pH followed by a pH lab on Wednesday. Report will be due on Thursday. Thursday we will review with a Biochem/property of water test on Friday. AP Bio-Focus is on cells. Monday lecture on cytoskeleton and cellular junctions. Tuesday cell fractionation lab(report due Friday) Wednesday Test on cells. Thursday Cell cycle lecture followed by a simulated stage identification lab and calculation of time in stage. Which will carry over onto Friday.

Week of September 19, 2016

Wow these weeks are flying by...Failure notices go out next Wednesday which means we are almost 1/2 way through the marking period.
Academic Biology.-Monday- Make up tests for anyone who missed Fridays test day. Everyone else will start unit 2 lecture intro to biochem. Tuesday- Practice reading the periodic table and drawing Bohr Models. Reinforcement worksheet that must be finished for Wednesday. Wednesday Quiz Intro Biochem and Bohr Models followed by lecture on Properties of water. Thursday the lecture on water will be completed. Friday Properties of water Lab.
AP BiologyMonday Coacervate lab...Lecture the Plasma membrane. Tuesday work day on coacervate lab and cell research. Wednesday lecture cellular organelles. Thursday lab on "why cells are so small" Friday lecture transport and the Sodium potassium pump.

Week of 9/12/16

Academic Bio- Monday and Tuesday this week will be microscope lab days. We will look at prepared slides and make some of our own using pond water. The completed lab and analysis questions will be due Wednesday. Wednesday we will finish lecture on tools of the biologist. Thursday review day for Fridays test. The test will include all of note packet 1.
AP Bio. We will start our week with practice identifying organic molecules and topic review. Tuesday we will test on properties of water and organic molecules. Wednesday we will lecture enzymes as biological catalysts followed by a Lab on Thursday. Friday quiz on catalysts followed by intro to cells.

Week of 9/6/16

academic Biology- Hope you enjoyed the long weekend...now it's back to work. Tuesday will be a short review of topics covered to this point and remaining time will be spent working on independent lab designs. Wednesday- Quiz day and Lab report due. Remaining time we will lecture characteristics of life. Thursday - complete lecture on characteristics of life. Friday lecture History of the microscope start microscope diagram and what the parts due.
AP Biology- Tuesday- lecture carbohydrates set up water potential lab. Wednesday properties of water quiz read lab results on water potential. Thursday- cabbage lab due. Lecture lipids, proteins and nucleic acids. Any remaining time will be used for reinforcement worksheets , research or lab report(due Monday)Friday lab on polymers.

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.