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        • Cell Growth and Division
        • Meiosis and Mendel
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        • DNA to Protein
        • Evolution
        • Energetics
        • Diversity and Classification

TODAY'S BIOLOGY AGENDA​

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END OF QUARTER - GRADEBOOK CLOSED ON FRIDAY - NO WORK ACCEPTED AFTER APRIL 1st
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Mendel - Father of Genetics 
Ghost in your Genes - Nova
​Discussion Questions

Homework: 

Reproductive Strategies Lab due today

Review Chapter 6 over the break. Check your understanding using the Summary Review and Standards Based Assessment
Friday, April 1, 2016
Monday, April 4, 2016

Discussion Question: Complete the Post Summary Question on Reproductive Strategies
Reproductive Strategies Lab - Discussion
Mendel and Heredity - Introduction

Homework: 

Notebooks due today- Notebooks WILL NOT be accepted next week.
Reproductive Strategies Lab due 
Tuesday, Wednesday
​Read Chapter 6.5 - 6.6 pp 173 -182. Check your understanding using the Formative Assessment
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​Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Discussion Question: Complete the Reproductive Strategies Pre-assessment
Reproductive Strategies Lab
Parthenogenesis Assignment - extra

Homework: 

Notebooks due on Friday - Notebooks WILL NOT be accepted next week.
Reproductive Strategies Lab due 
Tuesday, Wednesday
​Read Chapter 6.5 - 6.6 pp 173 -182. Check your understanding using the Formative Assessment
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​Monday, March 28, 2016

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Discussion Question: What do you know about the International Space Station?
Cell Cycle Test Review
Class Discussion - next week visit with astronaut Dr. Kjell Lindgren
Computer Lab - ISS research

Homework: 
Karyotyping Activity due today

Notebooks due Thursday, Friday
​Read Chapter 6.3 - 6.4 pp 167 -172. Check your understanding using the Formative Assessment
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​Thursday, March 24, 2016

Friday, March 25, 2016

Discussion Question: What happens if the chromosomes don't separate correctly in meiosis?
Non-disjunction and Genetic Disorders
Karyotyping Lab Activity

Homework: 
Karyotyping Activity due 
Monday, Tuesday
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Read Chapter 6.1 - 6.2 pp 156 -166. Check your understanding using the Formative Assessment
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​Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Discussion Question: How do you define  haploid and diploid cells?
Meiosis  and Chromosomes
Karyotyping Lab Activity

Homework: 
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Read Chapter 6.1 - 6.2 pp 156 -166. Check your understanding using the Formative Assessment
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​Friday, March 18, 2016

Monday, March 21, 2016

Discussion Question: What is the difference between body cells and gametes?
Chromosomes -Chapter 6 - Meiosis and Mendel
​Trials of Life

Due today: Cancer Essay and Mitosis Internet Assignment 
Homework: 
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Read Chapter 6.1 - 6.2 pp 156 -166. Check your understanding using the Formative Assessment
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​Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Put your books and binders away.  You will need your notebooks and Mitosis study cards and a pen or pencil for the test.
Cell Cycle Test on Chapter 5
Chapter 6 - Meiosis and Mendel

Due today: Mitosis Study Cards 
​Cancer Essay Assignment due Friday

Mitosis Internet Assignment due Friday
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​Monday, March 14, 2016

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Discussion Question:  What is cloning?
Introducing Asexual Reproduction
Mitosis Internet Assignment
Due next class period-

Mitosis Internet Assignment
Mitosis Study Cards 
​Homework:
Study for Chapter 5 Test - Cell Cycle 3/16, 3/17
​Cancer Essay Assignment due 3/17, 3/18
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Thursday, March 10, 2016

Friday, March 11, 2016

Discussion Question:  Do all cells go through mitosis?  Why or why not?
Modeling Mitosis Assignment
Homework:

Read Chapter 5.4-5.5 pp 140 -151. Check your understanding using the Formative Assessment
​Use the Summary and Review to study for your test
​Cancer Essay Assignment due 3/17, 
3/18

Mitosis Study Cards due 3/16, 3/17
Chapter 5 Test - Cell Cycle 3/16, 3/17
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​Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Discussion Question:  Why do cells divide?
Cell Cycle and Mitosis
Modeling Mitosis Assignment
Homework:

Read Chapter 5.2-5.3 pp 130 -139. Check your understanding using the Formative Assessment
Cancer Case study due
​Cancer Essay Assignment due 3/17, 
3/18

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​Monday, March 7, 2016

Discussion Question:  How do you define cancer?
Cell Cycle and Mitosis
Modeling Mitosis Assignment
Cancer Essay Assignment
Homework:

Read Chapter 5.1 pp 124 -129. Check your understanding using the Formative Assessment
Cancer Case study due today
​Cancer Essay Assignment due 3/17
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​Friday, March 4, 2016

Discussion Question:  How do you define cancer?
Cell Growth and Division - Introduction
Cancer Case Study
​Cancer Essay Assignment
Homework:

Read Chapter 5.1 pp 124 -129. Check your understanding using the Formative Assessment
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​Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Discussion Question:  What does it mean for a cell to be immortal?
Peer Review - Composition Notebooks
Cell Growth and Division - Introduction
Cell Respiration Lab 
Homework:

Read Chapter 5.1 pp 124 -129. Check your understanding using the Formative Assessment
Cell Respiration Lab - Notebooks due end of the week.
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​Monday, February 29, 2016

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Put your books and binders away and prepare for your test
Chapter 4 Test - Energetics
Cell Respiration Lab - choice to repeat
Homework:

Read Chapter 5.1 pp 124 -129. Check your understanding using the Formative Assessment
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​Friday, February 26, 2016

Discussion Question: What makes bread dough rise so we have thick crust pizza?
Anaerobic Respiration
Chapter 4 Review
Cell Respiration Lab
Homework:

Video Worksheet due today
Cell Respiration Lab write-up
Chapter 4 Test next Tuesday
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​Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Thursday, February 25, 2016
Discussion Question: How are the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration related?
Cellular Respiration Lab Day Two
Homework:
Compare Photosynthesis and Cell Respiration - Video  

Cell Respiration Lab write-up
Chapter 4 Test on Monday and Tuesday next week

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​Monday, February 22, 2016

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Discussion Question: Do seeds photosynthesize?  How do they grow?
Cellular Respiration Discussion
Cellular Respiration Lab
Homework:

Review Chapter 4  Test on Monday and Tuesday next wee
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​Thursday, February 18, 2016

Friday, February 19, 2016
Discussion Question: Look at your KWL chart.  What question did you ask that you can now answer?
Measuring the Rate of Photosynthesis Lab - Questions?
Cellular Respiration - Introduction
Due Today - KWL Photosynthesis
Due by Friday - 
Photosynthesis Lab write-up
                               Notebook
 
Homework:

Review Chapter 4  Use the summary and Review pp. 120-121 to check your understanding.
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​Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Discussion Question: What happens during the first stage of photosynthesis?  What is used from the first stage in the second stage?  What is made in the second stage of photosynthesis?
Measuring the Rate of Photosynthesis - Lab analysis
Cellular Respiration - Introduction
Homework:
Photosynthesis Lab write-up due end of this week
Notebook check end of this week
  

Read Chapter 4.4 - 4.6  pp. 107-120  Use the formative assessment to check your understanding.
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​Thursday, February 11, 2016

Friday, February 12, 2016
Discussion Question: What are some variables that could affect the rate of photosynthesis in a plant?  (How fast the plant can photosynthesize)
Measuring the Rate of Photosynthesis - Lab
Homework:  

Review the Power Point Lecture on Photosynthesis.

Read Chapter 4.4 - 4.6  pp. 107-120  Use the formative assessment to check your understanding.
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​Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Discussion Question: Get out your Goal Sheet - time for self-evaluation.
Self-Evaluation for Semester One
Review of Procedures and  Expectations
Photosynthesis: The Process
Photosynthesis Pre-Lab
Homework:  

Review the Power Point Lecture on Photosynthesis.

Read Chapter 4.4 - 4.6  pp. 107-120  Use the formative assessment to check your understanding.
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​Friday, February 5, 2016

Discussion Question: What did you learn about pigments during the last class?
Life - Plants DVD
Homework:  

Review the Power Point Lecture on Photosynthesis.
​Lab write-up due today.  

Read Chapter 4.1 - 4.3  pp. 92-106  Use the formative assessment to check your understanding.
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​Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Discussion Question: Why are plants green?
The Nature of Light
Plant Pigments Chromatography Lab
Homework:  

Review the Power Point Lecture on Photosynthesis.
Place your essay in your notebook and turn in today.
​Lab write-up due next class. 
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​Monday, February 1, 2016

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Discussion Question: A tree grows from a tiny seed.  Where does the mass (matter) come from? 
van Helmont's experiment
Discussion and essay draft
Homework:  

Read Chapter 4.1 - 4.3  pp. 92-106  Use the formative assessment to check your understanding.
Review the Power Point Lecture on van Helmont
​Essay due next class