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        • DNA to Protein
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 4th QUARTER BIOLOGY
Voluntary Exam Study Session
Date:  Thurs. June 8th and Mon. June 12th
Location:  Room 403
Time:  3:15 pm - 5pm
Question and Answer Review

Assignment Policy Reminder:

Grade Book closes on June 8th.  No work will be accepted after that date.  Late policy applies to all late work being submitted.  
Friday, June 9, 2017
Video - Your Inner Fish
Grade Book is Closed

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Final Exam Schedule

Monday, June 12           R-5        0800-1100
Tuesday, June 13           B-4       0800-1100
Wednesday, June 14     B-1       1200-1500
Thursday, June 15          R-7       0800-1100 
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Discussion:  What characteristics necessary for an organism to be classified as a plant?
Complete Plant Illustration 
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Homework:
Read: Holt McDougal Biology stephen nowicki   
Read Chapter 17 Use the Formative assessment to check your understanding
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​Monday, June 5, 2017

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Discussion:  Why do we classify organisms?
The Science of Plants - Diversity
Illustration of a Plant
Homework:
Read: Holt McDougal Biology stephen nowicki   
Read Chapter 17 Use the Formative assessment to check your understanding
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​Thursday, June 1, 2017

Friday, June 2, 2017

Discussion:  What role do plants play in your daily life?
Overview - Classification
B4, R7, R5 - Diversity - The Spice of Life
B1 - Analysis - Photosynthesis Lab

R7 - What do Plants Talk About -complete 
​Homework:
Read: Holt McDougal Biology stephen nowicki   
Read Chapter 4.4  Use the Formative assessment to check your understanding
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​Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Discussion:  How can you measure photosynthesis?
B1 - Measuring Photosynthesis Lab
B2 - What do Plants Talk About
R5 - Evolution and Natural Selection Test

R7 - What do Plants Talk About
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Homework:
Read: Holt McDougal Biology stephen nowicki   
Read Chapter 4.4  Use the Formative assessment to check your understanding
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​Thursday, May 25, 2017

Friday, May 26, 2017

Put away your books and binders and clear your desk.
Evolution and Natural Selection Test
Illuminating Photosynthesis Web Assignment
​Due Today:
Van Helmont Essay
Plant Pigment Lab write-up
 

Homework:
Read: Holt McDougal Biology stephen nowicki   
Read Chapter 4.3  Use the Formative assessment to check your understanding
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​Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Discussion Question: Why are plants green?
The Nature of Light
Plant Pigments Chromatography Lab
​Due Next Class:
Van Helmont Essay
Plant Pigment Lab write-up
 
​Homework:
Read: Holt McDougal Biology stephen nowicki   
Read Chapter 4.3  Use the Formative assessment to check your understanding

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​Friday, May 19, 2017

Monday, May 22, 2017

Discussion Question: What is the largest organism on earth?
The largest creature on earth - Video
Where does the mass come from?
  Analyzing J.B. van Helmont's Willow Experiment
  Discussion and Essay

Review Power Point Lecture on van Helmont
​Essay due: May 25/26
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Homework:
Read: Holt McDougal Biology stephen nowicki   
Read Chapter 4.2  Use the Formative assessment to check your understanding
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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Put your books away and turn in your composition notebook.
Evolution and Natural Selection Test
​KWL Chart - Photosynthesis

Homework:
Read: Holt McDougal Biology stephen nowicki   
Read Chapter 4.1  Use the Formative assessment to check your understanding
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​Monday, May 15, 2017

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Discussion: Describe the term "fitness" the way it is used in genetic terms.
Natural Selection - Lecture
10 Questions on Evolution - Video

​Due Today:
Natural Selection Lab
EVOLUTION TEST WED and THURS
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Homework:
Read: Holt McDougal Biology stephen nowicki   
Read Chapter 11.2  Use the Formative assessment to check your understanding
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Alternative assignment if you have missed in-class activities:
comparing_dinosaurs.docx
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​Thursday, May 11, 2017

Friday, May 12, 2017

Discussion: Why is genetic variation necessary for natural selection?
Descent with Modification - Lecture
Natural Selection Lab

​Due Next Class:
Lab Analysis - write up and graph
EVOLUTION TEST NEXT WEEK
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Homework:
Read: Holt McDougal Biology stephen nowicki   
Read Chapter 11.2  Use the Formative assessment to check your understanding
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​Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Discussion: How is natural selection the "mechanism" for evolution?
Evidence For Evolution - Summary
10 Questions on Evolution - Video

​Due Today:
The Great Fossil Find Activity
EVOLUTION TEST NEXT WEEK
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Homework:
Read: Holt McDougal Biology stephen nowicki   
Read Chapter 11.1  Use the Formative assessment to check your understanding
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​Friday, May 5, 2017

Monday, May 8, 2017

Discussion: Why are fossils such an important source of evidence for evolution?
​The Great Fossil Find - Activity
​Due Today:
​It's all in the Bones - Morphology
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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Discussion: What is a homologous structure and how is it used as evidence of  common ancestry?
​It's all in the Bones - Morphology
When Whales Had Legs - Video
Reaction summary in notebook

Homework:
Read: Holt McDougal Biology stephen nowicki   Read Chapter 10.5  Use the Formative assessment to check your understanding
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​Monday, May 1, 2017

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Discussion: What is a telomere and what is its purpose?
Chromosome Connections - complete
​It's all in the Bones - Morphology
Test Correction:  You may review and use your notes to correct what you missed on the DNA test on Tuesday during seminar. You must request a pass.
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Homework:
Read: Holt McDougal Biology stephen nowicki   Read Chapter 10.4  Use the Formative assessment to check your understanding
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​Thursday, April 27, 2017

Friday, April 28, 2017

Discussion: If two species have similar or identical chromosomes, what does that mean?  
Chromosome Connections - Part Two
Test Review and Correction
​What is Evolution - film

Homework:
Read: Holt McDougal Biology stephen nowicki   Read Chapter 10.3  Use the Formative assessment to check your understanding
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​Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Discussion: What is biological evolution?  
Evolution - Misconceptions
Chromosome Connections
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Homework:
Read: Holt McDougal Biology stephen nowicki   Read Chapter 10.3  Use the Formative assessment to check your understanding
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​Friday, April 21, 2017

Monday, April 24, 2017

Put away your books and binders and prepare for your test
DNA to Protein Test
Theories in Evolution - Chapter 10
 
​Homework:
Read: Holt McDougal Biology stephen nowicki   Review Chapter 10, section 1 and 2.  Answer the questions on the  worksheet in your notebook.  Write in narrative form and use complete sentences.
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​Thursday, April 20, 2017

Discussion:  Who were the scientists that discovered the structure of DNA?
Video: Photo 51 - The story of Rosalind Franklin
DNA TO PROTEIN TEST
Monday 4/24

Homework:
Read: Holt McDougal Biology stephen nowicki     Review Chapter 8, section 2, 4, 5 and 7.  Use the Summative assessment to prepare for your test. ​
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Put all of your books and binders away and put your presentation posters at the back of the room.
Genetic Disorder Poster Presentations
DNA TO PROTEIN TEST
​B1/B4 - Friday 4/21

R7/R5 - Monday 4/24

Homework:
Read: Holt McDougal Biology stephen nowicki     Review Chapter 8, section 2, 4, 5 and 7.  Use theSummative assessment to prepare for your test. 
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​Friday, April 14, 2017

Monday, April 17, 2017

Discussion Question: What is a mutation and how does it affect phenotype?
​Review Genetics Test
Mutation Activity

Genetic Disorder Poster Presentations next Tuesday/Wednesday, April 18/19
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Homework:
Read: Holt McDougal Biology stephen nowicki     Review Chapter 8, section 4 and 5.  Read section 7 on mutations. Use the Formative assessment to check your understanding.
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​Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Discussion Question: Get out your Goal Sheet.  Read it along with the self-evaluations you did at the end of 1st and 2nd quarter.  Then evaluate your progress through 3rd quarter.  
​Review DNA Web Activity
Protein Synthesis Activity

Due Today: DNA Web Activity
Notebook Check - end of the week