Week of 9/27,2013

BIOLOGY This week we will start our new chapter on the chemistry of life. Monday , Tuesday and wednesday will be lecture days followed by reinforcement worksheets. There should be plenty of time in class to complete the assignments so you shouldn't have any homework. Thursday will be Lab day Properties of water wwill be demonstrated. The lab is a long one so we will probably need Part of Frday and Monday to finish it off. Quiz this week is Friday!!! This week we introduce the cell, a familar topic to everyone I hope. Monday will be lecture on the Primordial Soup Theory followed up with lab on Coacervates. Tuesday lecture on cell membrane and the surface area to volume lab using potatoes. Wednesday- students will complete note sheet on cellular organelles.Thursday will be a library day for research on cells. Friday lab on cellular fractionation. I'm planning a cell quiz for Monday so be ready!