Homework and Reading Assignments
| Week of May 26-30 | Classwork |
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| Monday May 26 |
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| Tuesday May 27 | Review for Exam | Work on Note Cards for Exam |
Period 3 Exam is Wednesday June 4 at 8:45 AM |
| Wednesday May 28 | Review for Exam |
Work on Note Cards for Exam |
Bring a calculator, pencils, and something to read or study if you finish early. |
| Thursday May 29 | Review for Exam | Work on Note Cards for Exam | Study Questions Link |
| Friday May 30 | Reading Day |
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| Week of May 19 | Classwork |
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| Monday May 19 |
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Work on any final touches for Wildflower Project | Wildflower Project Due Wed. May 21!!!!!!!!! |
| Tuesday May 20 | Modeling A Gene Pool Lab | Work on any final touches for Wildflower Project |
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| Wednesday May 21 | Wildflower Project Due! Molecular Connection Activity |
Work on Final Exam Note Cards |
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| Thursday May 22 | Hardy-Weinberg Analysis | Work on Final Exam Note Cards | |
| Friday May 23 | No Class |
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| Week of May 12 | Classwork |
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| Monday May 12 |
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Read 15-3 | Don't forget to keep working on your Wildflower Project! |
| Tuesday May 13 | Pollenpeepers Activity |
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| Wednesday May 14 | Gene Pools & Variation | Read 16-1 + Notes |
DNA Fingerprinting Lab Due! |
| Thursday May 15 | Evidence for Evolution | Read 16-2 + Questions page 402 | |
| Friday May 16 | Fossils |
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| Week of May 5 | Classwork |
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| Monday May 5 |
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Define: evolution, species, ntural selectin and variation |
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| Tuesday May 6 | Part 2 of Video Review Natural Selection |
Read 15-1 and 15-2 |
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| Wednesday May 7 | Data Analysis DNA Fingerprinting |
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| Thursday May 8 | No Class | ||
| Friday May 29 | Teach 4th Grade Wilflower Lesson! |
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| Week of April 28 | Classwork |
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Reminders |
| Monday April 28 |
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Complete review sheet, and prepare cut-out activity for Tuesday. |
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| Tuesday April 29 | Hands-on Protein Synthesis | Study for test. Come with questions for review. |
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| Wednesday April 30 | DNA mutations. Review for test. | Study for test. |
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| Thursday May 1 | DNA test |
Wild Flower Project. | |
| Friday May 2 | Evolution/DNA fingerprinting. |
TBD | **Wild Flower Check-in (20+) flowers due today. |
| Week of April 21 | Classwork |
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| Monday April 21 |
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Read 12-2, Scholars Choice-choose one (outline, define bold words, main concepts, OR concept map) |
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| Tuesday April 22 | DNA building & Film | Finish color diagram and create a S-P backbone with 20 nitrogenous bases |
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| Wednesday April 23 | DNA Replication | Read section 12-3, define vocabulary, and state 3 differences between DNA and RNA. |
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| Thursday April 24 | Protein Synthesis |
Complete review sheet, and prepare cut-out activity for Tuesday. | |
| Friday April 25 | No Class |
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| Week of April 14 | Classwork |
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| Monday April 15 |
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Earth Stewardship Day projects. | Bring in ALL Earth Stewardship Day materials tomorrow! |
| Tuesday April 16 | Genetic Presentations | Earth Stewardship Day projects. |
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| Wednesday April 17 | Genetic Presentations | Earth Stewardship Day projects. |
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| Thursday April 18 | Earth Stewardship Day Presentations |
Read 12-1, answer 12-1 Section Assessment questions on pg 294 | |
| Friday April 19 | Intro to DNA |
Read 12-2, Scholars Choicechoose one (outline, define bold words, main concepts, OR concept map) |
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| Week of April 7 | Classwork |
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Reminders |
| Monday April 7 |
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Genetic Presentation |
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| Tuesday April 8 | Inheritance Lab | Genetic Presentation |
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| Wednesday April 9 | Sex-linked disorders | Earth Stewardship Day Lesson Plan - Due Friday. |
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| Thursday April 10 | Ethical question |
Earth Stewardship Day Lesson Plan | |
| Friday April 11 | No School |
Genetic Presentation | Earth Stewardship Day Lesson Plan due today! All materials in on Monday. |
| Week of March 31 | Classwork |
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| Monday March 31 |
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Read section 11-5. Define vocabulary words. |
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| Tuesday April 1 | Karyotyping |
Read section 14-1. |
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| Wednesday April 2 | Multiple Alleles & Polygenic Inheritance | Read section 14-2. |
Work on your wild flower project! |
| Thursday April 3 | Project Day |
Begin working on Inheritance Presentation. | |
| Friday April 4 | No School |
Keep working on wildflower project & Inheritance Presentation. |
| Week of March 10 | Classwork |
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| Monday March 10 |
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Study for test. | Link to Study Guide |
| Tuesday March 11 | Sesame Street Genetics & Review |
Study for test. |
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| Wednesday March 12 | No class. | Study for test. |
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| Thursday March 13 | Meiosis/Introduction to Genetics Test. |
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| Friday March 14 |
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Enjoy Intersession & Spring Break! |
| Week of March 3 | Classwork |
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Reminders |
| Monday March 3 |
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Read 11-2 & 11-3. Vocabulary Squares (haploid, diploid, gene, trait, allele) |
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| Tuesday March 4 | Finish Mendel Film |
Vocabulary Squares (phenotype, genotype, dominant, recessive, hybrid) |
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| Wednesday March 5 | Mendel & Monohybrid Crosses | Monohybrid Genetic Problems |
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| Thursday March 6 | Dihybrid crosses & dominance variations |
Genetic Problems. | |
| Friday March 7 |
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UPDATE: Genetic problems & vocabulary flash cards. | Mendel/Meiosis test on 3/13. |
| Week of February 25 | Classwork |
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Reminders |
| Monday Feb 25 |
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Cellular Respiration quiz corrections if applicable, study for mitosis quiz. |
Bring in quiz corrections on Tues, 2/26. |
| Tuesday Feb 26 | Review for mitosis quiz. Probability Lab. |
Study for mitosis quiz |
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| Wednesday Feb 27 | Mitosis quiz. Mendel Genetics. | Finish Probability Lab (Due 2/28). |
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| Thursday Feb 28 | Genetic Problems. |
Read 11-2 & 11-3. Genetic problems. | |
| Friday Feb 29 |
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| Week of February 18 | Classwork |
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| Monday Feb 18 |
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| Tuesday Feb 19 | Staff Development No School |
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| Wednesday Feb 20 | Intro. to Meiosis |
Finish Onion Lab (use template & rubric) |
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| Thursday Feb 21 | Meiosis-Mitosis comparison |
Finish Onion Lab (use template & rubric) | |
| Friday Feb 22 | Mendel's Genetics |
Read 11-1 & 11-4. Describe 3 similarities and 3 differences between mitosis & meiosis. |
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| Week of February 11 | Classwork |
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| Monday Feb 11 |
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| Tuesday Feb 12 | Onion Lab & stages of mitosis |
Write onion lab report using computer Lab Template. Due Feb. 20. |
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| Wednesday Feb 13 | Cell size |
Read 10-1 & 10-2, answer the 5 questions on pg 243. |
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| Thursday Feb 14 | UPDATE: Hands on mitosis. |
UPDATE: Make a cell cycle booklet. Include drawings and page titles for interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, & telophase. | Stop by the classroom to setup Fruit Fly cultures during academic help...if you want! |
| Friday Feb 15 | no class
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Finish onion lab report. |
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| Week of February 4 | Classwork |
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| Monday Feb 4 |
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Work on Bread Lab Report* | *Write on computer!, Use Lab Report Guidelines (on web), Due Feb.11 |
| Tuesday Feb 5 | Krebs Cycle & Electron Transport Chain "Foldable" |
Read 9-2. Complete foldable. | |
| Wednesday Feb 6 | Review and BTB Experiments* |
Write a 1-2 paragraph conclusion for your BTB Experiment. |
* Wear your sneakers! |
| Thursday Feb 7 | Update: Review for Cellular Respiration and Fermentation quiz. |
Study for Quiz | What to study for tomorrow's quiz! |
| Friday Feb 8 | Quiz on Cellular Respiration and Fermentation Mitosis |
Complete Bread Lab Report |
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| Week of January 28 | Classwork |
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| Monday Jan 28 |
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| Tuesday Jan 27 | No School |
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| Wednesday Jan 29 | No Class |
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| Thursday Jan 30 | Glycolysis & Acetyl CoA Formation |
Read p.220-225 (9-1) Scholar's choice-choose one (outline, define bold words, main concepts, OR concept map) | Bread baking this weekend! |
| Friday Feb 1 | Krebs Cycle & Electron Transport Chain |
Bread baking lab |
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| Week of January 14 | Classwork |
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Reminders |
| Monday Jan 14 |
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Keep working on note cards. |
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| Tuesday Jan 15 | Complete Internet Lab |
Keep working on note cards. | |
| Wednesday Jan 16 | Review for Exam |
Keep working on note cards. |
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| Thursday Jan 17 | Review for Exam |
Keep working on note cards. | |
| Friday Jan 18 | Reading Day |
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| Week of January 7 | Classwork |
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| Monday Jan 7 |
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No Official Homework, but you could always work on a few study cards for your exam!!! | Midterm Exam is Friday, Jan 5 at 8:45 AM |
| Tuesday Jan 8 | Intro to Photosynthesis Plant Pigments Lab |
Work on 4 Study Note Cards for the Exam | |
| Wednesday Jan 9 | Note Card Check! Classic Experiments Photosynthesis |
Work on 4 Study Note Cards for the Exam |
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| Thursday Jan 10 | Note Card Check! Computer Photosythesis Lab |
Work on 4 Study Note Cards for the Exam | |
| Friday Jan 11 | No Class |
You could always work on a few more study cards!!! |
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