BIOLOGY
Well, our discussions on evolution are a thing of the past ( HA HA ). Now it's time to impress me with what you have learned. Monday 11/16 will be Jeopardy review and Tuesday 11/17 is TEST DAY!!! Make use of the study guide I provided. Our new topic will be classification and will start with lecture on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday we will learn how to use dichotomous keys and actually make our own. Monday 11/23 is our trip to Body World a movie on classification awaits you and the luckey sub that will cover my classes that day. Tuesday and Wednesday we will lecture Cladograms while trying our hand a interpreting them.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING VACATION EVERYONE!
AP BIOLOGY
We have been working with the processes of replication, transcription and translation and are now ready for our test on thoses topics plus modern genetics/ biotechnology applications.
Monday 11/16 will be Jeopardy review and your opportunity to ask any questions you might have pertaining to Tuesdays big TEST. Evolution is our next topic and we will hit the ground running Wednesday with a lecture followed be a lab. This lecture / lab format will be used for the remainder of this week and next topics will include Biochemical evidence for evolution,Orgami Birds, Hardy Weinberg , and bird beaks. Good thing Thanksgiving break will give you an opportunity to get caught up on all your lab reports.!
Friday, November 13, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Week of November 9, 2009
BIOLOGY
We ended last week looking at humans as the most evolved mammal. We have the opposable thumb lab to finish Monday before we move on to Charles Darwin and NATURAL SELECTION. This section has 2 labs that I think do a really good job demonstrating Natural selection in action.Completed lab reports will be due Tuesday,Wednesday and Friday for this weeks activities. Thursday looks like a good day for a QUIZ so be ready!
AP BIOLOGY
This week we go beyond Punnett Square and explore the make up of DNA. This by itself is quite an accomplishment but we aren't going to stop there. We will take the extra step and find how DNA ultimatelycopies itself and directs the cell in its' goal of protein production. Can you imagine how excited Mendel would have been to learn all this! Labs will include DNA extraction from cheek cells and somme paper model building to demonstrate replication, transcription and and translation.
We ended last week looking at humans as the most evolved mammal. We have the opposable thumb lab to finish Monday before we move on to Charles Darwin and NATURAL SELECTION. This section has 2 labs that I think do a really good job demonstrating Natural selection in action.Completed lab reports will be due Tuesday,Wednesday and Friday for this weeks activities. Thursday looks like a good day for a QUIZ so be ready!
AP BIOLOGY
This week we go beyond Punnett Square and explore the make up of DNA. This by itself is quite an accomplishment but we aren't going to stop there. We will take the extra step and find how DNA ultimatelycopies itself and directs the cell in its' goal of protein production. Can you imagine how excited Mendel would have been to learn all this! Labs will include DNA extraction from cheek cells and somme paper model building to demonstrate replication, transcription and and translation.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Week of November 2,2009
BIOLOGY
Early theories of evolution will start our fun filled weektrying to make sense of the various ideas as to how different forms of life began.. Each days notes will be followed by supporting worksheets and/ or lab activities all of which will be due the day following the activity. That means anything not finished during class becomes a homework assignment. Monday Worksheet;Charles Darwin, TuesdayLab Grasping the idea of Evolution Wednesday/Thursday Lab The most intelligent mammal. Our evolution quiz will be Thursday. Be sure to study!
AP Biology
Well you all survived "CYCLES" and can breathe a sigh of relief as we move into the more familiar topics of classical genetics. I'm planning a quiz for Tuesday just on Punnett so you can wow me with your square skills! Wednesdays Lecture will cover both classical outcomes of and genetic oddities associated with heredity. Thursday we turn our attention to DNA for at least 4 days we will delve into the mysteries of DnA including, but not limited to, replication and Synthesis,the steps that take us from DNA to protein. Bet you can't wait!
Early theories of evolution will start our fun filled weektrying to make sense of the various ideas as to how different forms of life began.. Each days notes will be followed by supporting worksheets and/ or lab activities all of which will be due the day following the activity. That means anything not finished during class becomes a homework assignment. Monday Worksheet;Charles Darwin, TuesdayLab Grasping the idea of Evolution Wednesday/Thursday Lab The most intelligent mammal. Our evolution quiz will be Thursday. Be sure to study!
AP Biology
Well you all survived "CYCLES" and can breathe a sigh of relief as we move into the more familiar topics of classical genetics. I'm planning a quiz for Tuesday just on Punnett so you can wow me with your square skills! Wednesdays Lecture will cover both classical outcomes of and genetic oddities associated with heredity. Thursday we turn our attention to DNA for at least 4 days we will delve into the mysteries of DnA including, but not limited to, replication and Synthesis,the steps that take us from DNA to protein. Bet you can't wait!
Friday, October 23, 2009
Week of October 26, 2009
BIOLOGY
Hope you enjoyed the fossil activities from last week ...because we have more to look forward to this week. YAHOO!Once we leave fossils behind we'll be moving into evolution theories, patterns, and supports.These topics also have several activities. Since these are new activities I really can't judge how long they will take to complete so I'll let you know throughout the week when specifiic things are due.Quiz will be Thursday and that will be the end of grades for the 1st marking period.
AP BIOLOGY
The worst is almost over...only anaerobic respiration to cover. We'll complete this unit Monday review and quiz on Tuesday. I'd like the seed lab and the 2 photosynthesis by Wed. So i have a chance to mark them before grades are due.Evolution is our next major topic starting with lecture on Wednesday. Generally easier topics with several fun activities...something to look forward to.
Hope you enjoyed the fossil activities from last week ...because we have more to look forward to this week. YAHOO!Once we leave fossils behind we'll be moving into evolution theories, patterns, and supports.These topics also have several activities. Since these are new activities I really can't judge how long they will take to complete so I'll let you know throughout the week when specifiic things are due.Quiz will be Thursday and that will be the end of grades for the 1st marking period.
AP BIOLOGY
The worst is almost over...only anaerobic respiration to cover. We'll complete this unit Monday review and quiz on Tuesday. I'd like the seed lab and the 2 photosynthesis by Wed. So i have a chance to mark them before grades are due.Evolution is our next major topic starting with lecture on Wednesday. Generally easier topics with several fun activities...something to look forward to.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
Week of Oct.18 2009
AP Biology
Well we made it through our lecture on photosynthesis. I hope everyone survived. Monday we will check our worksheets to make sure everyone is on the same page.We will also set up a lab on oxygen production in spinach. It's a sloppy one so be ready. QUIZ is Tuesday after which we will lecture variations in photosynthesis, read lab results and clean up. Wednesdays lecture will focus on introducing aerobic respiration with accompanying worksheets. Thursday we will set up lab on seed respiration and we will end the week reading lab results and lecturing anaerobic respiration. TEST the 27?
BIOLOGY
This week we move our focus from cells to the origin of life.Mondays lecture will cover theories ranging from Creation to spontaneous generation.We will apply what we learn to a reading strategy to finish class.Tuesday we will focus on the fossil record as a support for evolution...looking at how they form, types and dating techniques. Our supporting activity is on radioactive decay and it will probly become a homework assignment if we don't finish in class.
WED will be a QUIZ after which we will discuss the Geologic Time Scale and start our Evolutionary time line. This activity will take all day Friday and probably beyond.
Well we made it through our lecture on photosynthesis. I hope everyone survived. Monday we will check our worksheets to make sure everyone is on the same page.We will also set up a lab on oxygen production in spinach. It's a sloppy one so be ready. QUIZ is Tuesday after which we will lecture variations in photosynthesis, read lab results and clean up. Wednesdays lecture will focus on introducing aerobic respiration with accompanying worksheets. Thursday we will set up lab on seed respiration and we will end the week reading lab results and lecturing anaerobic respiration. TEST the 27?
BIOLOGY
This week we move our focus from cells to the origin of life.Mondays lecture will cover theories ranging from Creation to spontaneous generation.We will apply what we learn to a reading strategy to finish class.Tuesday we will focus on the fossil record as a support for evolution...looking at how they form, types and dating techniques. Our supporting activity is on radioactive decay and it will probly become a homework assignment if we don't finish in class.
WED will be a QUIZ after which we will discuss the Geologic Time Scale and start our Evolutionary time line. This activity will take all day Friday and probably beyond.
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