Homework and Reading Assignments
| Week of May 26-30 | Classwork |
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Reminders |
| Monday May 26 |
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| Tuesday May 27 | Review for Exam | Work on Note Cards for Exam |
Period 5 Exam is Thursday June 5 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 | No Class | Work on Note Cards for Exam | Study Questions Link |
| Friday May 30 | Reading Day |
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| Week of May 19 | Classwork |
Homework |
Reminders |
| Monday May 19 |
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Work on any final touches for Wildflower Project | Wildflower Project Due Wed. May 21!!!!!!!!! |
| Tuesday May 20 | Taxonomy | Work on any final touches for Wildflower Project |
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| Wednesday May 21 | Wildflower Project Due! Modeling A Gene Pool Lab |
Work on Final Exam Note Cards |
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| Thursday May 22 | No Class | ||
| Friday May 23 | Hardy-Weinberg Analysis |
Work on Final Exam Note Cards |
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| Week of May 12 | Classwork |
Homework |
Reminders |
| 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 | No Class | ||
| Friday May 16 | Lab: Modeling a Gene Pool |
Read 16-2 + Questions page 402 |
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| Week of May 5 | Classwork |
Homework |
Reminders |
| 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 |
Homework |
Reminders |
| Monday April 28 |
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Complete review sheet. |
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| Tuesday April 29 | DNA Mutations | Study for test. Come to class with specific questions. |
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| Wednesday April 30 | Test Review | Work on Wild Flower Project. |
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| Thursday May 1 | No Class | Study for test. | |
| Friday May 2 | DNA test & Fingerprinting Lab |
TBD | Wild Flower Check-in (20+) flowers due today. |
| Week of April 21 | Classwork |
Homework |
Reminders |
| Monday April 21 |
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Finish DNA color diagram, create a S-P backbone with 20 nitrogenous bases |
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| Tuesday April 22 | DNA Replication | Read section 12-3, define vocabulary words, and state 3 differences between RNA & DNA |
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| Wednesday April 23 | Protein Synthesis | Write the steps of transcription and translation, and prepare cut-out activity for Friday. |
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| Thursday April 24 | No Class | Finish Wednesday's homework. | |
| Friday April 25 | Hands-on Protein Synthesis |
Complete review sheet. |
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| Week of April 14 | Classwork |
Homework |
Reminders |
| Monday April 14 |
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Genetic Presentation | Bring in ALL Earth Stewardship Day materials tomorrow! |
| Tuesday April 15 | Genetic Presentations | Genetic Presentation |
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| Wednesday April 16 | Genetic Presentations | Earth Stewardship Day lesson plan - due Friday |
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| Thursday April 17 | Earth Stewardship Day Presentations. | Read 12-1, answer 12-1 Section Assessment questions on pg 294 | |
| Friday April 18 |
Building 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 |
Homework |
Reminders |
| Monday April 7 |
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Genetic Presentation |
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| Tuesday April 8 | Multiple alleles | Genetic Presentation |
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| Wednesday April 9 | Inheritance Lab | Earth Stewardship Day lesson plan - due Friday |
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| Thursday April 10 | No class | Earth Stewardship Day lesson plan - due Friday | |
| Friday April 11 | Ethical question |
Genetic Presentation | Earth Stewardship Day Lesson Plan due today! All materials in on Monday. |
| Week of March 31 | Classwork |
Homework |
Reminders |
| 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 | Inheritance Lab | Read section 14-2. |
Work on your wild flower project! |
| Thursday April 3 | No Class |
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| Friday April 4 | No School |
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| Week of March 10 | Classwork |
Homework |
Reminders |
| Monday March 10 |
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Genetic Problems. | Link to Study Guide |
| Tuesday March 11 | Sesame St. genetics. |
Study for test. |
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| Wednesday March 12 | Review for test. | Study for test. |
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| Thursday March 13 | No class. |
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| Friday March 14 | Meiosis/Introduction to Genetics Test | Enjoy Intersession and Spring Break! |
| Week of March 3 | Classwork |
Homework |
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 | No Class |
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| Friday March 7 |
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UPDATE: Genetic problems & vocabulary flash cards. | Mendel/Meiosis test on 3/14. |
| Week of February 25 | Classwork |
Homework |
Reminders |
| Monday Feb 25 |
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Cellular Respiration quiz corrections, study for mitosis quiz. |
Bring in quiz corrections on Tues 2/26. |
| Tuesday Feb 26 | Mitosis/meiosis comparison |
Study for mitosis quiz |
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| Wednesday Feb 27 | Mitosis quiz. Probability Lab | Finish Probability Lab worksheet (Due 2/29). |
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| Thursday Feb 28 | No class. |
Read 11-1 & 11-4. Describe 3 similarities and 3 differences between mitosis & meiosis. | |
| Friday Feb 29 |
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Read 11-2 & 11-3. Genetic problems. |
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| Week of February 18 | Classwork |
Homework |
Reminders |
| 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 | no class |
Finish Onion Lab (use template & rubric) | |
| Friday Feb 22 | Probability Lab |
Read 11-1 & 11-4. Describe 3 similarities and 3 differences between mitosis & meiosis. |
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| Week of February 11 | Classwork |
Homework |
Reminders |
| Monday Feb 11 |
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Read section 10-1, answer the 5 questions on pg 243 |
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| Tuesday Feb 12 |
Complete cell size and begin stages of mitosis. |
Read section 10-2 & * word assignment. |
*On a small piece of paper, put your name, your assigned word, definition of word, & a sentence in which the word was used in the book. |
| Wednesday Feb 13 | UPDATE: Stages of mitosis. |
UPDATE: Read onion lab on pg. 254. Make a cell cycle booklet. Include drawings and page titles for interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, & telophase. |
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| Thursday Feb 14 | no class |
Stop by the classroom to setup Fruit Fly cultures during academic help...if you want! | |
| Friday Feb 15 |
UPDATE: Onion /Phases of Cell Cycle Lab. |
UPDATE:Write onion lab report using computer Lab Template. Due Feb. 22. |
| Week of February 4 | Classwork |
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Reminders |
| 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
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Read pgs 224-225, 230-233. | |
| Wednesday Feb 6 | UPDATE: Finish Electron Transport Chain and "Foldable" |
Finish foldable and comparison sheet. |
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| Thursday Feb 7 | no class |
Finish foldable and comparison sheet. | Perform BTB experiment during academic help on Thurs or Friday. Write 1 paragraph summary |
| Friday Feb 8 | UPDATE: Review for quiz on Cellular Respiration and Fermentation Mitosis Lab |
Complete Bread Lab Report and study for quiz. | Cellular Respiration and Fermentation quiz on Monday. What to study for Monday's quiz! |
| Week of January 28 | Classwork |
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Reminders |
| Monday Jan 28 |
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| Tuesday Jan 29 | No School |
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| Wednesday Jan 30 | Glycolysis & Acetyl CoA Formation |
Read pages 222-223, 226-229. Scholar's choice-choose one (outline, define bold words, main concepts, OR concept map) |
Bread baking this weekend! |
| Thursday Jan 31 | No class |
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| Friday Feb 1 | Krebs Cycle & Electron Transport Chain |
Bread baking lab |
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| Week of January 14 | Classwork |
Homework |
Reminders |
| Monday Jan 14 |
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Keep working on note cards. |
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| Tuesday Jan 15 | Review for Exam |
Keep working on note cards. | |
| Wednesday Jan 16 | Review for Exam |
Keep working on note cards. |
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| Thursday Jan 17 | No Class |
Keep working on note cards. | |
| Friday Jan 18 | Reading Day |
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| Week of January 7 | Classwork |
Homework |
Reminders |
| Monday Jan 7 |
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Work on 4 Study Note Cards for the Exam | Midterm Exam is Tuesday, Jan 22 at 8:45 AM |
| Tuesday Jan 8 | Note Card Check! Plant Pigments |
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 | No Class |
You could always work on a few more study cards!!! | |
| Friday Jan 11 | Note Card Check! Computer Lab: Photosynthesis |
Work on 4 Study Note Cards for the Exam |
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