Week of April 8 2013

Biology This week our focus will be bacteria. Monday- Introductory lecture on the topic of bacteria Class will start with a lecture on classification of bacteria by shape and arrangement and finish up with microscopic examination of prepared slides to practice your naming skills. Tuesday- Lecture on bacterial culturing followed by lab on growing bacteria on agar Wednesday will be all lab. You will now try to control bacterial growth with products that claim to be antibacterial. Thursday/ Friday depending on growth plate will be a combination of lab and lecture. there will be a bacterial quiz one of these 2 days and lab report will be due for Monday. AP Biology Monday will be lecture on Frontiers in biology. We will discuss, electophoresis,transgenic organisms and plasmids.We will end class with the punnett square worksheet in case there are any questions for tomorrows quiz. Tuesday-We will start with a quiz on Punnett squares and if time permits lecture on Evolution will follow. Wednesday-Lecture supports for evolution followed by Lab Nuttall Techniques Thursday-Lecture population genetics supported by orgami bird lab activity. Friday-complete orgami bird lab address analysis questions