Due Friday, Sept. 9:
Read over p4-12 for general understanding of main ideas as highlighted by bold blue headings in text; also check out "How to Use Your Textbook", on p xxii
Due Monday, Sept. 12:
Read p13-19; sect 1 review questions on p9: #5,6,7,8,9&10
Due Tues., Sept. 13:
In the coral/king snake experiment, there were experiments: one compares attacks on artificial kingsnakes vs. coral snakes where they both co-occur, the other compares the number of attacks in an area where they don't co-occur.
Answer the following questions:
What question is each of the experiments testing?
What is the independent variable and dependent variable in each experiment?
Why do you need to do both experiments?
Does one of the experiments serve as a control? Explain.
Due Wed., Sept. 14:
Quiz on the scientific method
Due Thurs., Sept. 15:
Read ch 18, (include pictures) p356-365; p362, q2,3,4,6,9
Due Friday, Sept. 16:
Read ch 18, p363-5, p365, q1,3,4,6,7
Due Mon., Sept. 19:
Read ch 18, p366-369, p369, q1-6,9
Due Tues., Sept. 20:
Read ch 18, p371-374, p374, q2,3,4,5
Due Wed., Sept. 21:
Read and hilight chapter 2 handout on cycles from the Cartoon Guide to the Environment
Read ch 19, p385-389, q1-4 on p389
Microscope handout questions for lab 1 are due the day of the next lab
Due Thurs., Sept. 22:
Read ch 20, p398-404, on p404, q3,4,5,6
Handing out, "Eating at a Lower Trophic Level"
Due Friday, Sept. 23:
Read ch 20, p405-410, on p410, q6-8
Due Monday, Sept. 24:
Hand in handout on "Eating at a Lower Trophic Level"
Due Tues., Sept, 27:
Quest on chapter 18
Due Wednesday, Sept. 28:
Read & hilite ch8 from Cartoon Guide, "What Limiting Factors?"
Go on web and complete activity (Google 'Logistic Growth Activity): ats.doit.wisc.edu/biology/ec/movies/SWF/t2_a1.swf
Due Monday, Oct. 3:
no homework
Due Tues., Oct. 4:
Read ch 21, p417-422, on p422, q7-10
Worksheet, "Populations"
In class: Symbiosis on the Web; define symbiosis, parasitism, mutualism, commensalism and write up 2 specific example of each type. Be sure to be specific, what does each organism get out of the relationship?
Due Wed., Oct. 5:
Hand in your web summary of "Symbiosis"
Read p423-428, q7-9 on p428
p430, q20-25
Due Thurs., Oct. 6:
Read case study, "Conversations with Fireflies"; answer 4 questions
Look up "Shannon Wiener Diversity index" and briefly explain its purpose. What are some reasons for doing this?
In class: in small groups, interpret graphs and answer questions for "Conversations with Fireflies".
Due Friday, Oct. 7:
Hand in "Measuring Cells" lab. Be sure to check on Teacher page for lab writeup format.
In class: Count cars
Choose topic from chapter 22 for power point presentations (see Oct. 13 on this page)
Due Mon., Oct. 10:
No nada; Columbus Day
Due Tuesday, Oct. 11:
Hand in answers to questions on handouts for "Conversations with Fireflies"
Note: Handout 1 on "Conversations with Fireflies": The flash pattern is shown for males of 4 different species of fireflies (all in the genus Photinus) who are tricked by the "femme fatale" mimic of the genus Photuris. The flash pattern of the female mimic is also shown. Notice that any one female mimic can use 2 or 3 different flash patterns to trick different species of males. 17 female mimics could use flash pattern that attracted P. macdermotti and P. tanytoxus; 4 female mimics could use flash patterns that attract P. macdermotti, P tanytoxus, and P. species A. And so on. Handout 2 shows the amounts of the steroid LBG in Photinus fireflies. LBG is used as a defense against predation by Photinus fireflies, but Photuris fireflies don't make LBG themselves; the female Photuris get the LBG they need to protect themselves from eating the tricked males of Photinus. Notice that male Photuris (figure C) are always low in LBG, while females vary. On 6/15 and 7/15 we see a big increase in LBG in the female mimics. This is due to the females getting the LBG from the males of Photinus that they eat. Handout 3 shows that Photuris females that are fed Photinus males have high LBG, while those not fed the males have almost no detectable LBG. Can you follow all of this?
Read p438-445, q1-6 on p444
Permission slips for Waterfront Center field trip are due. This is worth a homework check. No check if late.
Due Wed., Oct. 12:
Catch up day
Due Thurs., Oct. 13:
Work on powerpoints, car lab
Due Friday, Oct. 14:
Test on ch19, populations - focus on population worksheet and section 2 only; ch20 on community ecology: all blue bold headings, bold vocabulary, and homework questions; ch21 - be able to recognize a few unique characteristics of each ecosystem - terrestrial only.
Car lab is due
Due Monday, Oct. 17:
1 page summary of "Dead Zone" handout; be sure to understand figure 7.5.
Outdoor ecology lab? Weather permitting.
Work on power point presentation; choose an environmental problem or issue from chapter 22 and present 10-12 slides on the topic. Include pictures and text. Describe the nature of the issue or problem, some of the effects, and any solutions. Remember, you will be graded on how well you teach the issue to fellow students.
Due Tuesday, Oct. 18:
Field trip to Waterfront Center; bus leaves 9:15 (no later), returns before 12:30
Re-read p423-428
Due Wed., Oct. 19:
Possible quiz on "The Dead Zone" - can you explain using terms like nutrients, phytoplankton, detrital rain, photic & aphotic zones, hypoxic zone, aerobic respiration, decomposition, and photosynthesis?
Read, highlight and summarize "The Carbon Equation". The summary should be one page minimum and make sure to include the most important points.
Thurs., Oct. 20:
Presenting power points
Choose two of your favorite phytoplankton and two of your favorite zooplankton (see the two documents on this teacher page, but you may use any website) and look up information on them (use the web). Write down a description of each (whatever info of interest you can find on them), where they are found, what they eat, who eats them, any curious and interesting info about them. This should be a total of one page for all four.
Homework: Today you receive a handout, "The Threats to a Crucial Canopy". Please summarize this in one to one and a half pages - due Monday
Friday, Oct. 21:
In class: continue with power point presentations
Homework: Read the case study (on Teacher page) "Search for the Missing Otters"; answer questions: Above figure 1; Part 1 Question in heading; Part 2 - questionis in parts A+B, C calculate #whales using Table 1; Part 3 questions under heading; Part 4 questions under heading.
Mon., Oct. 24:
Continue with in-class power point presentations
Hand in summary of "The Threats to a Crucial Canopy
Students whose power point presentations are accessible on-line:
Tyler Hall Ashley Herzig
Jake Levi Kyle Flowers
Sam Lobley Mira Lerner
Julia Leask Michael L
Grace Keough Alisa S
Koorosh L Imani Sewell
Delilah L Sabrina K
Edugie Ojo
The folowing student power points are not on-line, and need to be:
Naseer M
Brandon F
Tues., Oct. 25:
Hand in questions from "Search for the Missing Otters"
Wed., Oct. 26:
Keep working on worksheet - "Humans and the Environment"
Read p30-37, study all vocabulary
Thurs., Oct. 27:
Hand in worksheets - "Humans and the Environment"
Read p39-42, study all vocabulary
Friday, Oct. 28:
Quest on chapter 22 human impacts. Be familiar with causes and effects of all issues in the chapter. You are responsible for understanding these issues. If the issue has been presented or is in the book, it is fair game. You might have to do some independent study, looking on the internet, etc.
Monday, Oct. 31:
Quiz on pages 31-34 and polarity. Be able to draw H, O, Na, Cl atoms, and show H2O covalent bond and NaCl ionic bond; know bold terms
Complete 1-7, 15-32 on "Chemical Bonding Worksheet"
Weather permitting outdoor lab on fall colors for section 1
Tues., Nov. 1:
Read p43-44, know all vocabulary
Wed., Nov. 2:
Worksheet - Properties of Water - 1st page only
Quiz on p31-34 and polarity for both Bio-A sections - see Oct. 31 for details.
Thurs., Nov. 3:
Worksheet - Properties of Water - 2nd page due
Friday, Nov. 4:
no class - EBS
Mon., Nov. 7:
acids & bases questions due: The following might help:
Some water molecules do something weird. They split into H+ and OH-. In pure water, these two forms exist in equal concentration, 10 to the minus seven. When you multiply the pH and the pOH together you get 10 to the minus 14. That's a lot of zeros. These two forms exist in equilibrium with each other, so that if H+ is 10 to the minus 5, then OH- is 10 to the minus 9 (you add exponents when multiplying). The pH of a solution with 10 to the minus 5 is 5. pH is basically the exponent. If the concentration of H+ increases to 10 to the minus 2, the pH is 2. An acidic solution has a pH of less than 7. A basic solution has a pH of greater than 7. A pH of 7 is neutral.
An acid is any substance that splits up in solution, giving off an H+:
HCl----->H+ + Cl-
H2CO3----->H+ + HCO3-
A base is any substance that accepts a proton from solution.
An acid gives off protons, raising their concentration, so the pH drops.
Read handout, "What is Carbonate Buffering?"
CO2 + H2O----->H2CO3----->H+ + HCO3- ----->H+ +CO3--
As CO2 dissolves in water, some combines to form carbonic acid. Carbonic acid then gives off an H+ (an acid gives off a proton to solution, H+ is just a proton) and forms bicarbonate ion (HCO3-). The bicarbonate ion can further lose a proton to form the carbonate ion (CO3--). All these forms exist at once in a balance that is called equilibrium. If protons are added to the solution, this creates an imbalance with too much H+ on the right. This drives things to the left to compensate, forming more H2CO3. In other words, when protons are added, they are absorbed by the carbonate and bicarbonate ions to prevent any drop in pH. They act as buffers. This system helps maintain blood pH.
This system also works in the ocean.
Try to answer these questions:
1. What is an acid, what is a base?
2. What does pH measure?
3. If (OH-) is 10-9, what is the pH?
4. If (H+) is 10-2, what is the pH?
5. CO2 dissolves from the air into the ocean. Show the forms of ions that will form.
6. What is meant by equilibrium?
7. Show the acid-base pair for a carboxyl group (an organic acid)
8. What is a buffer?
9. How is bicarbonate (HCO3-) a buffer in blood?
10. Show what happens (write out the equations for the bicarbonate buffering system) when more H+ enters blood.
Tuesday, Nov. 8:
In class: Google "activation energy animations" and find UTube animation on activation energy & chemical reactions
Work on Macromolecules worksheet
In class: Make sure you have the handout on pigments
Fall Color questions (due Wed, Nov. 16 - independent study):
Why are deciduous trees deciduous?
What is abscission, and how does it occur?
As you may know, most leaves are green. Is there a green pigment? If not, why are leaves green?
What are the main pigment types and their colors?
What is/are the main functions of pigment(s)?
Where are pigments found?
Describe briefly what happens during photosynthesis.
Wed., Nov. 9:
Hand in Macromolecule Worksheet
Thurs., Nov. 10:
Test on Chapter 2 - Chemistry
Friday, Nov. 11:
no skool
Mon., Nov. 14:
Draw a triglyceride, a steroid (either testosterone or estradiol), and 3 glucose molecules connected in a chain. The internet can help.
Tues., Nov. 15:
Draw a 3 amino acid peptide chain, 6 nucleotides (3 pairs) of DNA including sugar, base, and phosphate. The internet can be of help.
Wed., Nov. 16:
Answers to abscission/pigments questions are due
In class: Label & display leaves
Thurs., Nov. 17:
Read ch4, p69-76, q1-8 on p76
Friday, Nov. 18:
Read p77-85, q1-8 on p85
Mon., Nov. 21:
Read p87-90, q1-5 on p90
Be looking over the Biochemistry handouts (the ones we went over in class on Friday) - the figures are fair game. I might remove captions and ask you questions about them.
Tues., Nov. 22:
Study for quiz on vocab terms in chapter 3 - make sure you have studied and understood the significance of figures in the Biochem handout
Homework for break:
Buy an SAT guide for Biology
Have a happy, and restful Thanksgiving!
Due Wed., Nov. 30:
Why are cells so small?
What is the difference between diffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffusion, ion channels, and active transport?
What is the sodium-potassium pump? How does it work?
How do endocytosis and exocytosis work?
How does glucose enter cells?
How do ions enter cells?
How do hydrophobic chemicals enter cells?
Due Thurs., Dec. 1:
Work on handout sheets, "Cell structure & function", and "Homeostasis & cell transport"
Review structure/function in cells
Due Friday, Dec. 2:
Quest on cells and cell transport
Due Mon., Dec. 5:
Lab of the week: Elodea & cheek cells (plant & animal)
Work to become familiar with figures on photosynthesis handout
Read ch6, p113-118; q1-5 on p118
Due Tues., Dec. 6:
Read p120-124, q1-5 on p124
Work on photosynthesis worksheets
Due Wed., Dec. 7:
worksheets in class
no homework
Due Thurs., Dec. 8:
What is photorespiration?
Is photorespiration a good thing, or a bad thing? Why?
What does Rubisco have to do with photorespiration?
What causes photorespiration?
How do C4 plants reduce the effects of photorespiration?
How do C4 plants reduce water loss as compared to C3 plants?
Due Friday, Dec. 9:
Test on photosynthesis
Start on abscission handout after test
Due Mon., Dec. 12:
Read and summarize handout on abscission
Read section, pages 131-136 in chapter 7 on Cellular Respiration
Due Tues., Dec. 13:
Read sect 2, pages 137-144 in chapter 7 on Cellular Respiration
In class worksheets on cellular respiration
Due Wed., Dec. 14:
TBA
Due Thurs., Dec. 15:
Quiz on cellular respiration
Due Friday, Dec. 16:
Begin reading chapter 8 on cell reproduction
Due Jan. 3, 2012:
Spend some time reviewing material we've covered in your Bio SAT book.
Due Wed., Jan. 4:
Read part I of "The Case of the Dividing Cell". Google "case studies", and choose Buffalo case studies. Type in keyword, "mitosis", click on the case and download it. After reading part 1, answer the two questions at the end of part 1.
Due Thurs., Jan. 5:
Read part II of "The Case of the Dividing Cell" and answer the 5 questions at the end of it.
Due Friday, Jan. 6:
Quiz on mitosis & meiosis - focus on vocabulary and what's happening to the chromosomes during mitosis and meiosis
Due Mon., Jan. 9:
Read chapter 10, sections 1&2 (pages 193-199)
Do questions 1-3 for section 1 on p195 and questions 1-6 on p199
Due Tues., Jan. 10:
Read ch10, section 3, pages 200-203
Do questions 1-5 on page 202 and questions 1-3 on page 203
Due Wed., Jan. 11:
Read ch10, section 4, pages 204-210
Do questions 1-7 on page 210
Due Thurs., Jan. 12:
Worksheet on DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis
Due Friday, Jan. 13:
Queezst on chapter 10
Due Tues., Jan. 17:
Read sect. 1 of Ch9; do questions 1-5 on p178
Also, read 'Science in Action' on p179 and answer 3questions on p179
Due Wed., Jan. 18:
Read sect. 2, answer questions on p186, #1-5
Due Thurs., Jan. 19:
Work on genetic worksheets
2 page worksheet should be complete
If you have time, begin on 3 page worksheet (you'll have less to do later)
Due Friday, Jan. 20:
Quiz postponed to Monday
Onion root tip lab writeup
Due Mon., Jan. 23:
Quiz on Mendel & Punnett squares - based on worksheets, homework, and the usual vocab.
Start getting ready for visit to DNA Learning Center on Tues., Jan. 31
Due Tues., Jan. 24:
Read ch13, p255-260; questions 1-6 on p260
In class, Genetic engineering on-line lab
Due Wed., Jan. 25:
Explain steps of fig. 13.6 on p259
Due Thurs., Jan. 26:
Read p261-264, questions 1-5 on p264.
Due Friday, Jan. 27:
Read p266-270, questions 1-5.
Last day for permission slips for Tuesday's field trip.
Review genetic engineering handout.
Due Mon., Jan. 30:
Go to
www.dnalc.org/labcenter, do background reading on 'restriction analysis', read protocol carefully and highlight. Highlighting will be checked.
Due Tues., Jan. 31:
On the DNA Center website, complete the mini-lesson student worksheet for restriction analysis
Field trip to DNA Center, leaving around 8:45.
Due Wed., Feb. 1:
Begin work on Analysis & Discussion questions from DNA Center website. These questions will be due as part of the lab report discussion due Monday, Feb. 6.
In class worksheets to review for Friday Queezst.
Due Thursday, Feb. 2:
Read sect 1, ch11, do questions 1-5 on p222
Complete Analysis & Discussion questions from DNA Center website.
Due Friday, Feb. 3:
Queezst on chapter 13. Focus on handout and vocab in book. The book backs up the handout. Make sure you've read it. The focus of the queezst will be on the gene technology techniques from the handout:
gene cloning - ampicillin, LacZ, nucleic acid probes
restriction enzymes
PCR - how and why it's done
gel electrophoresis - how and why it's done
Fig. 20.9 - how to distiguish normal and sickle-cell alleles
Southern blotting - how & why
DNA microarrays - how & why
Also, from the book:
VNTR, DNA fingerprints, cloning vectors, probes, p260 on applications, human genome project & insights, bioinformatics, proteomics, gene therapy, cloning by nuclear transfer, DNA vaccine.
Due Mon., Feb. 6:
News Flash!!! Due the abundance of queezsts this term, the lowest will be dropped. Have a nice weekend.
Restriction Analysis Lab write-up due - use the normal write-up format, and include the discussion questions for the "Restriction Analysis" on-line lab as part of your discussion. Don't forget that a good intro with background and a good discussion of results are most important. Protocol can be in your own words (preferable). Make sure to access class results on the website.
Due Tues., Feb. 7:
ch11, questions 1-5 on p228
Due Wed., Feb. 8:
Read handout, "Cancer's Wandering Gene"
Due Thurs., Feb. 9:
Summarize "Cancer's Wandering Gene"
Due Friday, Feb. 10:
Read "RNA Revolution"
Due Mon., Feb. 13:
Summarize "RNA Revolution"
Due Tues., Feb. 14:
Summarize the steps of the cell cycle-stimulating and the cell cycle-inhibiting pathways. What happens when they don't work? Make sure to explain all of the steps involved. What are proto-oncogenes and tumor suppressors genes and how are Ras and p53 involved? In other words, work through pages 371-373 and summarize by following each of the two proteins. How do they work, and what happens when they don't?
Due Wed., Feb. 15:
Queezst on Gene Expression. Included will be all vocab terms in the book, the membrane receptor handout, the chromatin packing handout, RNA Revolution, and Cancer's Wandering Gene. Be able to discuss the turning on and off of genes. Don't forget the lac operon of prokaryotes.
*Note: Check out figure 19.8 on p368 of the big 'chromatin' handout. Do you understand how 20,000 genes can produce 100,000 proteins?
Due Thurs., Feb. 16:
Read chapter 12, p235-240. Answer questions 1-6 on p240.
In class: computer lab, look up
www.dnalc.org/labcenter, find 'Bacterial Transformation'. Find green notebook on the desk of the website, find the pre-lab questions, and begin doing them. Begin reading the lab - answers to questions can be found somewhere on the website.
Due Tues., Feb. 21:
Read ch. 12, p241-248.
Permission slips overdue.
Due Wed., Feb. 22:
Pass in pre-lab questions for 'Bacterial Transformation' on the above website
Due Thurs., Feb. 23:
On the AP Biology Labs website, go through lab#7 and answer all questions.
Field trip to DNA Learning Center at Cold Spring Harbor. Bus leaves at 8:45, returns at 12:30, in time for lunch.
Work on worksheets due Friday
Due Friday, Feb. 24:
Pedigree analysis & worksheets for chapter 12
Due Mon., Feb. 27:
Work on presentations/papers on genetic disease
Introduce the disease, then describe it's biology - talk about the details of the gene or chromosomal defect and its cause, discuss effects and symptoms, and finally, discuss any solutions that are in the works, if any. Don't forget at least 2 citations. Total should be about 10 slides, or 2 full pages, if written.
Due Tues., Feb. 28:
Presentations on genetic diseases
The following animations/videos are of interest on the origin of life:
You Tube - "origin of life", "Abiogenesis"
Miller experiment animation
Nova - Revealing the Origins of Life
Spontaneous generation and Pasteur - Redi's and Pasteur's experiments
Due Wed., Feb. 29:
no class
Read ch14, p279-281, do questions 1-4 on p281
Due Thurs., March 1:
Read ch14, p282-286, do quest
Note: the last month of assignments has disappeared into cyber space; I will try to re-create the list at some point. Meanwhile, in the present:
Due Mon., April 2:
Read & summarize UNCLA
Due Tues., April 3:
Read section 1, ch16
Due Wed., April 4:
Ch15 worksheet & bulleted summary of Miller DVD summary
Due Thurs., April 5:
Read and summarize, "Oppressed by Evolution"
Due Tues., April 10:
Read section 2, ch16
Things for Friday queezst:
Handout of fossil evidence
Miller DVD summary
Summary of "What Darwin never knew"
Vocab & worksheet for ch15
Papers: Darwin's Finches, Hobbits, UNCLA, Oppressed by Evolution
Ch16 vocab, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
Wed., April 11:
Ch. 16, p332, #1-10
In class ch16 worksheet
Thurs. April 12:
Go over these, but they do not have to be written out: Ch. 16, p332, #11-20
Friday, April 13:
Multiple choice test on chapters 15&16
Don't forget to study ch15&16 worksheets
Mon., April 16:
Read ch17, pages 337-339
Review all handouts (work other than textbook) for Tuesday test
Tues. April 17:
Short answer test on:
"What Darwin never knew"
Miller DVD
Darwin's finches
Hobbits
UNCLA
Oppressed by Evolution
Wedneday, April 18:
Read ch17, pages 341-350
Thurs., April 19:
Look over diversity of life chapters and choose 3 favorite types or groups of organisms. You will be doing a powerpoint on a group and teaching the class starting next week.
The following groups will be presented (1st of 2 waves):
Kingdom Protista - animal and fungus-like (protozoa, etc.)
Kingdom Protista - plant-like (algae, seaweeds)
Phylum Porifera and P. Cnidaria - sponges; jellyfish, corals
P. Mollusca - snails, clams, squid
P. Platyhelminthes & Nematoda - flatworms and round worms
Domains of prokaryotes - bacteria
P. Arthropoda - insects, crabs, millipedes, ticks, water fleas
P. Echinodermata - sea stars, sand dollars
Kingdom Fungi - mushrooms, rusts
P. Oligochaeta - segmented worms
The powerpoint should be as follows:
Introduce the group - who are they, what are the general characteristics of the group - traits, structures, habitats, food source, etc.
Provide examples of members of the group. Here you can select interesting or unusual types as you choose. Try to provide at least one or two typical examples before going into any of the more unique and unusual organisms. If you want to present up to 6 (or more if you like) examples, with pictures, that's fine. If you would like to attach a relatively short video or two that would also be fine. Finally, talk about the significance of the group to humans and the ecologial significance. Remember, you are teaching the group, so make sure everyone understands the defining characteristics of the group. Also, use words that you understand and can pronounce. See me for any help on this. Please use the sources I have given you, in addition to your textbook to decide on what is worth paying attention to. Excessive detail is overwhelming and unnecessary. Use your judgment, but see me for any advice. Include at least 2 references. I must be able to find the information you provide.
In class: computer lab - Read & answer questions from 2 websites.
There are 5 questions at the bottom of the site to answer.
There are questions for each of the 5 topics -
Introduction - 12 questions
Principles of classification - 13 questions
Kingdom to Subphylum - 17 questions
Classes of Vertebrates - 12 questions
Mammal subclasses & infraclasses - 9 questions
Friday, April 20:
Read ch23, pages 461-471
Work on powerpoints
5 Questions due for Biodiversity: The 3 domains of life.
Monday, April 23:
First student presentations are bacteria, Protista, Porifera/Cnidaria
Read ch23, pages 472-476
Tues., April 24:
Questions due for website (see April 19 above) 'Classification of Living things' - 12 for Introduction.
Classification of Organisms Worksheet due
Wed., April 25:
Questions due for website (see April 19 above) 'Classification of Living things', 13 for 'Principles of Classification'
Thurs., April 26:
Questions due for website (see April 19 above) 'Classification of Living things', 17 for 'Kingdom to Subphylum'.
First student presentations
Friday, April 27:
Questions due for website (see April 19 above) 'Classification of Living Things', 9 questions for 'Mammal Subclasses & Infraclasses'.
Student presentations
Mon., April 30:
Student presentations
Tues., May 1:
student presentations
Wed., May 2:
student presentations
Appreciating the Great Barrier reef - nonverbally
Thurs., May 3:
lab on plant stems, roots, leaves
Friday, May 4:
Wave 2 of student presentations
Continue to work on Kingdom handout
Mon., May 7:
Wave 2 continues
Tues., May 8:
Finishing up with Kingdom handout?
Wave 2
Wed., May 9:
finishing up student presentations
Thurs., May 10:
Finishing up 8 drawings for plant microscope lab
Friday, May 11:
SAT practice test for section 2; Human tissues microscope lab for section 1
Mon., May 14:
Final day to pass in Kingdom handout test (extended time for AP'ers)
Section 1 - SAT practive test; Section 2 - Human tissues microscope lab
Tues., May 15:
Ferns/Mosses lab
Human systems/Review begins
Wed., May 16:
Matching queezst on 36 categories of living things. Use your own notes, but not handouts.
Handout: SAT quiz handout, #1-17 (you will be working through this starting today and running to next Thursday, at the latest). You can collaborate on these. The handout will be the basis for a queezst next Friday, May 25.
Thurs., May 17:
Finish presentations or move on to finish fern/mosses lab, human tissues lab
Friday., May 18:
Continue with human tissues lab
You should now be finished with the 3 microscope slide labs: vascular plants, mosses/ferns, and human tissues. There is a Human Tissues question sheets (7 questions) to be completed. The SAT review quizzes 1-17 are due next Thursday. You should have a review sheet for the final. Students should be studying for the SAT and the final. Review old tests, look over topics listed in the final exam review sheet.
Mon., May 21:
Frog dissection
All 3 microscope drawing labs are due
Tues., May 22:
Finish frog dissection
Wed., May 23:
Fetal pig dissection
Thurs., May 24:
Fetal pig dissection
Review human systems
Friday, May 25:
Queezst on human systems
Tues., May 29:
Review
Wed., May 30:
Review
Thurs., May 31:
Final exam