January 2014
Monthly Archive
Friday 31 Jan 2014
Biology – Feb 3 – 7
Announcements:
- “Lessons from the Wolf” homework due: Tues 2/4
- Lab data books due:
- Per 3: Mon 2/3
- Per 4: Tues 2/4
- Per 5: Wed 2/5
- Big Quiz: Chapter 3 & 5: Mon 2/10
- Chapter 5 packet due: Mon 2/10
Mon:
- Finish “Natural Control of Populations” lab and hand in
Tues:
- Assess “Lessons from the Wolf” assignment and hand in
- Video: “The Wolves of Yellowstone”
Wed:
- Finish “Wolves” video & discuss
- Discussion/notes: How Populations Grow
- Assignment: Read ch 5-1. Complete #1-14 in packet for Thurs.
Thurs:
- Discuss #1-14 assignment
- Discussion/notes: Limits to Population Growth
- Assignment: Read 5-2 & 5-3, complete # 15 – 28 in packet for Fri
- Handout: “What to Know – Big Quiz: Chapter 3 & 5”
- Group Inquiry Activity: Population Growth
Fri:
- SNOW DAY – TEACHERS GRADE AT HOME
Friday 24 Jan 2014
Biology – Jan 27 – 31
Announcements:
- Lab data books due:
- Per 1: Fri 1/31
- Per 3: Mon 2/3
- Per 4: Tues 2/4
- Per 5: Wed 2/5
- Ch 3 puzzle due: Fri 1/31
- “Lessons from the Wolf” question sheet due: Tues 2/4
Mon:
- Finish Taxonomy Lab and hand in.
- Group Inquiry Activity: Energy transfer in organisms
- Assignment: Chapter 3 puzzle – due Fri 1/31
Tues:
- Finish Energy Transfer Group Inquiry activity
- debrief
- hand in
- Discussion/notes: Ecology & Energy Flow
Wed:
- Group Inquiry Activity: Ecological Pyramids
- Assignment: view Crash Course video Biology #7: Ecosystem Ecology
Thurs:
- Finish Pyramids Activity and hand in
- Discussion/notes: Matter Cycles
- Begin Group Inquiry Activity: Nutrient Cycles
Fri:
- Hand in ch 3 puzzle
- Period 1 only – Hand in Lab Data Book – class notes
- Finish Nutrient Cycles activity and hand in
- Begin Lab: Natural Control of Populations
- Assignment: for Tues 2/4: Read Scientific American article: “Lessons from the Wolf.” Complete question sheet.
Friday 17 Jan 2014
Biology – Jan 20 – 24
Announcements:
- Quiz: Ch 18: Fri 1/24
- Ch 18 packet due: Fri 1/24
Mon:
- No School: MLK Day
Tues:
- Discuss #18-27 assignment
- Taxonomy lab: Classification of Caminalcules
- begin Part A
- Handout: “What to Know – Ch 18 Quiz”
Wed:
- Discussion/notes: Modern Evolutionary Classification
- Continue Taxonomy lab
- finish part A
- begin part B
Thurs:
- Discussion/notes: Kingdoms & Domains
- Continue Taxonomy lab
Fri:
- Hand in ch 18 packets
- Quiz: Chapter 18
- Finish Taxonomy lab and submit group report
Thursday 09 Jan 2014
Biology – Jan 13 – 17
Announcements:
- Ch 17 puzzle due Mon 1/13
- Ch 32-3 puzzle due Thurs 1/16
- Evolution Unit Test: Thurs 1/16
- Geologic Time Scale Project due: Fri 1/17
Mon:
- Hand in ch 17 puzzle
- Discussion/notes: Human Origins
- Assignment: Read ch 32-3, complete puzzle – due Thurs 1/16
- Work on time scale projects
Tues:
- Work on time scale projects
Wed:
- Test review – Evolution Unit
- Work on projects -due Fri
Thurs:
- Hand in ch 32-3 puzzle
- Unit Test: Evolution by Natural Selection
- Assignment: Read ch 18-1, complete #1 – 17 in reading packet for Fri
Fri:
- Activity: Shoe Classification/Dichotomous Key
- Discussion/notes: Finding Order in Diversity
- Discuss # 1 – 17 assignment
- Assignment: Read ch 18-2, complete #18 – 27 for Tues 1/21
Tuesday 07 Jan 2014
Biology – Jan 6 – 10
Announcements:
- Big Quiz on ch 15 & 16: Thurs 1/9
- Ch 16 packet due: Thurs 1/9
- Ch 17 puzzle due: Mon 1/13
- Evolution Unit Test: Thurs 1/16
Mon:
- Furlough day – no school
Tues:
- Discussion/notes: process of speciation
- Discuss # 27 – 42 in packet – due Thurs
- Lab: Hardy-Weinberg Principle – Case I
Wed:
- Lab: Hardy-Weinberg Principle – Case II
- Debrief lab and complete report. Submit report.
- Big Quiz review
Thurs:
- Hand in ch 16 packet
- Big Quiz: ch 15 & 16
- Assignment: begin ch 17 puzzle – due Mon 1/13
- Discussion/notes: The Fossil Record & Earth’s History
Fri:
- Handout: What to Know – Ch 17 & 32-3
- Discussion/notes: Macroevolution
- Video: Adaptive Radiation in Lemurs (20 min)
- Project: Geologic Time Scale
- Intro
- Begin – due date TBA
- Time Scale project rubric