March 2017
Monthly Archive
Friday 17 Mar 2017
Biology A – Mar 20 – 24
Announcements:
- Quiz: ch 12-1 – 12-4 (DNA): Tues 3/21 – ch 12 study guide packet due
- Final exam: Thurs 3/23
Mon:
- Revise Fri notes
- Quiz review: ch 12-1 – 12-4
- Direct instruction: ch 13/14 – genetic engineering
- For Thurs: read relevant sections of ch 13 & 14, complete study guide packet -packet due Thurs
- Lab: DNA scissors
Tues:
- Hand in ch 12 study guide packet
- Quiz: ch 12-1 – 12-4
- Finish DNA scissors lab, debrief, hand in report
- Video: Human DNA
Wed:
- Debrief quiz
- Review: final exam
Thurs:
- Hand in ch 12/14 study guide packet
- Final exam: Biology A
Fri:
- Debrief test
- Course evaluation
Friday 17 Mar 2017
IB Biology B – Mar 20 – 24
Announcements:
- Biology notebook due: Mon 3/20
- Ch 40 study guide packet due: Mon 3/20
- Test: IB: Nervous & Immune systems: Wed 3/22
- Final Exam: Bio B: Thurs 3/23
Mon:
- Bio notebooks due: end of period
- Revise Fri notes
- Direct instruction: ch 40-2
- Discuss # 20 – 45 in study guide packet, hand in packet
- Video: Nova: Vaccines
Tues:
- Revise Mon notes
- IB Test review: Nervous & Immune system
- Begin final exam review
Wed:
- Test: IB: Nervous & Immune system
- Finish final exam review
Thurs:
- Final exam: Biology B
Fri:
- Debrief Wed & Thurs tests
- Course evaluation
Friday 10 Mar 2017
Biology A – March 13 – 17
Announcements:
- ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: FRI 3/17 @ 3:30 PM!
- Biology notebooks due: Fri 3/17
- Protein synthesis lab report due: Fri 3/17
- Quiz: ch 12-1 – 12-4: DNA: Tues 3/21
- Final exam for Bio A: Thurs 3/23
- Last day of Term 2: Fri 3/24
Mon:
- Test debrief
- Group inquiry activity: DNA
Tues:
- Direct instruction: ch 12-1 & 12-2
- Discuss # 1 – 20 assignment from study guide packet (assigned on Fri)
- For Wed: read ch 12-3, complete # 21 – 37 in study guide packet
- Finish DNA group inquiry activity, submit group paper
- Handout: What to know: DNA & RNA
Wed:
- Revise Tues notes
- Computer simulation: DNA structure and replication
- Direct instruction: ch 12-3
- Discuss # 21 – 37 assignment
- For Fri: read ch 12-4, complete # 38 – 42 in study guide packet
Thurs:
- Revise Wed notes
- Computer simulation: DNA transcription & translation
- Lab: Protein synthesis & words
Fri:
- ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE TODAY @
- Direct instruction: ch 12-4
- HAND IN BIOLOGY NOTEBOOKS
- Discuss # 38 – 42 assignment.
- Study guide packet due Tues – quiz day
- Finish Protein synthesis & words lab & debrief.
- Hand in lab packet
Friday 10 Mar 2017
IB Biology B – March 13 – 17
Announcements:
- ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: FRI 3/17 @ 3:30 PM!
- Quiz: Ch 35: Nervous system: Thurs 3/16
- Ch 35 study guide puzzle due: Thurs 3/16
- Biology notebooks due: Mon 3/20
- IB Test: Nervous & Immune Systems: Wed 3/22
- IB Biology B Final Exam: Thurs 3/23
- Last day of Term 2: Fri 3/24
Mon:
- Test debrief
- Direct instruction: Nervous system: ch 35-1 & 35-2
- Vid: Crash course: Nervous system
Tues:
- Revise Mon notes
- Direct instruction: Nervous system: ch 35-3
- Handouts:
- What to know: Nervous system quiz – quiz is Thurs
- IB curriculum guide: Nervous system
- Lab: response time
Wed:
- Revise Tues notes
- Debrief Tues notes
- Quiz review: nervous system
- Vid: Nova:” Secrets of the Mind”
Thurs:
- Hand in ch 35 puzzle
- Quiz: Nervous system
- For Fri: Read ch 40-1: Infectious disease, complete # 1 – 19 in study guide packet
- Finish “Secrets of the Mind” and discuss
Fri:
- LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE TODAY @ 3:30 PM!
- Debrief quiz
- Direct instruction: ch 40-2: Infectious disease
- Discuss # 1 – 19
- For Mon: Read ch 40-2, complete # 20 – 45 in study guide packet
- Handout: What to know: ch 40: infectious disease and immune system
- Vid: Nova: Vaccines
Friday 03 Mar 2017
Biology A – Mar 6 – 10
Announcements:
- Ch 11 study guide packet due: Mon 3/6
- Dragon genetics lab quiz: Thurs 3/9 – reports due
- Genetics test: ch 11 & 14: Fri 3/10 – ch 14 study guide packet due
- Biology notebooks due: Fri 3/17
- ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: FRI 3/17 @ 3:30 PM
Mon:
- Revise Fri notes
- Discuss # 40-43 assignment: ch 11 study guide packet. Hand in packet
- Direct instruction: ch 14-1
- For Fri: read ch 14, complete ch 14 study guide packet – packet due Fri
- Practice: Blood type problems & debrief
Tues:
- Revise Mon notes
- Direct instruction: ch 14-2
- Lab: Dragon genetics – lab quiz Thurs
Wed:
- Revise Tues notes
- Debrief Dragon genetics lab – lab quiz tomorrow
- Pedigrees – introduction
- Practice: Pedigrees
- Finish Dragon genetics lab reports – due tomorrow
Thurs:
- Lab quiz: Dragon genetics
- Hand in Dragon genetics lab data packet
- Test review: Genetics: ch 11 & 14
Fri:
- Hand in ch 14 study guide packet
- Test: Genetics: Ch 11 & 14
- For Tues: read ch 12-1 & 12-2, complete # 1 – 20 in study guide packet
Friday 03 Mar 2017
IB Biology B – March 6 – 10
Announcements:
- Biodiversity index lab reports due: Wed 3/8
- Ecology project reports due: Thurs 3/9
- Unit test: Ecology: Fri 3/10
- Ch 35 puzzle due: Thurs 3/16
- Biology notebooks due: Mon 3/20
- ALL LATE WORK FOR TERM 2 DUE: FRI 3/17 @ 3:30 PM!
- TERM 2 FINAL EXAM: THURS 3/23
Mon:
- Handout: What to know – Ecology test – ch 4 & 5 (ch 3 WTK already given)
- Direct instruction: ch 4
- Work on Ecology projects
Tues:
- Lab: Simpson Biodiversity Index
- Work on Ecology projects
Wed:
- Debrief Biodiversity lab and hand in report
- Work on Ecology projects: due tomorrow
Thurs:
- Hand in Ecology projects
- Test review: Ecology Unit
Fri:
- Unit Test: Ecology & IB supplement questions
- For Thurs 3/16: read ch 35 – Nervous System, complete ch 35 puzzle