Week of 4/15/19

Short week this week...our one day of Easter break.
Bio classes- We will introduce our new topic of evolution on Monday with Lecture. Tuesday- Lecture theories of evolution followed by a ws survival of the fittest, due Wednesday. Wednesday lecture Natural selection/ Patterns of NS. Thursday Natural selection lab continue/ complete lab Monday following Easter. There will be a quiz Monday as well.
AP Bio- we are focused on virus-Monday lecture how virus spread followed by Pink disease simulation. write up due Tuesday. Tuesday lecture viral life cycles. Wednesday-complete viral lecture with viroids and prions. West nile viral activity. Thursday virus quiz.

Week of 4/8/19

Bio- we will be finishing up our focus on human genetics this week with a lecture Monday on genetic engineering Tuesday RS GMO's pro or con due Wed. Wednesday - jeopardy review Human genetics Thursday Test day. Friday Intro lecture Origin of life.

AP Bio- Monday complete bacteria lecture and measure zones of inhibition on agar plates. Tuesday double period 1/2 Bacteria quiz 1/2 Gram staining and bacteria ID, Wednesday no class college fair at Martz Hall Thursday- research assignments on virus due. Begin lecture on virus run activity on Pinks disease. Friday continue virus lecture...work on lab analysis virus, bacteria lab report due.

Week of 4/1/19

Welcome to the 4th marking period!
Bio- This week is devoted to the study of blood. We start the week with a lecture day on blood type history. Tuesday we will work on Punnet squares with blood types they will be due Wednesday. Wednesday - Lecture why does blood clot and Rh factors blood typing due Thursday-Blood typing lab report complete and submit for Friday Friday- Quiz on human genetic studies complete lab analysis

AP Biology- Monday lecture shapes of bacteria and steps involved in culturing/ Lab set up with petri plates. Tuesday Quiz speciation and the evolution of life on earth. Wednesday- lab day zones of inhibition and Gramm stain. Thursday lecture requirements of bacterial growth complete bacteria topic lecture info Friday.

Week of 3/25/19

Last week of March and the 3rd marking period So here we go...

Bio- Monday we will introduce human genetics in lecture... Tuesday How to work with pedigree charts WS will be due Wednesday.... Wednesday RS on pedigrees and the royal family due Thursday... Thursday- Lecture twin types and studies complete on Friday FRIDAY IS A QUIZ DAY!

AP Bio- This week we wrap up evolution. Lecture cladogram set up Monday. Tuesday lecture division of earths history
followed with work time for analysis for our species poster and rs. on bottle necks both of which are due Wednesday.
Wednesday-Thursday continue lecture on evolution of life on earth...ws cladograms. Friday cladograms due Quiz evolution

3/18/2019

Biology- We are working on punnett squares and will continue this week. Monday- review dihybrids and introduce incomplete dominance. Tuesday- quiz ws practice squares. Wed- continue worksheet. Thursday Jeopardy review and Friday Test...Genetics
AP Biology- Monday complete fishy frequency lab and lecture speciation Tuesday- ws speciation Wednesday/ RS the color of my skin. Thursday and Friday- poster

Week of 3/11/19

Academic Bio- This week we introduce Gregor Mendel and Punnett Squares. Our plan will be: Monday- lecture Mendel and his experiments Tuesday- Introduce Punnett Squares. Wednesday & Thursday coin Toss Lab Report due Friday. Friday practice worksheet Monohybrids.

AP Bio- Monday finish GATTACCA. Tuesday- Test Day Evolution part 1 Wednesday intro Hardy Weinberg lecture with practice problems. Thursday Gold fish Lab Friday finish lab and intro speciation in lecture.

Week of 3/4/2019

Biology- Monday we will complete our lecture on mutations with causes and tests for. Mutation worksheet due. Tuesday jeopardy review DNA- 4 note packets included. Wednesday test day DNA. Thursday I will be on a field trip so students will have a worksheet assignment. Friday will will introduce the study of heredity.