Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Learning Objectives & Labs
Teacher Work Day: No Classes
January 27
Start 2nd Semester New Seating Chart
Assign Chapter 13, 14, 15 due on day of quiz 2/4
Course Policy signature sheet Parent signatures and email addresses
Genetic ECAs introduction to Genetics
Fall Final Test Corrections (regular Quiz assignment, due 2/28 ) you can come in A period or lunch or after school
Sordaria Pictures Sordaria Practice
Meiosis Rubric due 2/4
Karyotyping Background info for Part A (click through the 3 pages) ; Karyotyping Activity FYI
Introduction to Genetics
Good Place to practice genetics problems
Preview
of Genetics
Mitosis
and Meiosis Simulation
Mendelian
Genetics (Biology Essentials #29)
Punnett
Squares
Using
the addition and multiplication rules to solve genetics
problems
Genotypes
& Phenotypes (AP Essentials #33)
Linked
Genes
and Chromosomal
Inheritance (Chapter 9 B)
Pedigree
Analysis
Advanced
Non-Mendelian Genetics (AP Essentials #30)
Cellular
Variation (Essentials #52)
Environmental
Genotype Effects (Essentials #53)
flies introduction
Mendel was totally lucky he didn't see linked genes
Whiteboard problems
FYI: Practice
Meiosis Rubric due 2/4
X-linked, co-dominance and
more pedigrees
Okay here is the murky truth about heterozygotic inheritance (complete, incomplete, and codominant)
Corn Genetics Background Information Article
Pericarp
and Transposons
Scitable from Nature: Essentials
of Genetics Unit 1 & Brief
History of Genetics
Chromosomal Inheritance: Chapter 15
Blame
it on DNA (youtube)
Scitable from Nature:
Essentials
of Genetics Unit 3 & Chromosome
& Disease & Genes
& the Environment & All
about X & Genetic
Diseases
January 29
Fly Epigenetics Lab (fly manual) Fly Epigenetics Lab (set up today) (scheme)
Statistic Modeling Probability (read and practice if necessary)
corn activity (class activity)
FYI: Practice
Sex-linked 1, and 2
Prezi
Presentations: Mendelian Genetics
Prezi:
Mendel Part I
Prezi:
Extension to Mendelian Genetics
Prezi:
Human Genetic Conditions
What is non-nuclear inheritance???
January 30
Course Policy signature sheet Parent signatures and email addresses due
Lecture: Epistasis, Pleiotrophy and Epigenetics, Epigenetics News
EVO-DEVO Rap from Stanford (from Autumn)
Cystic Fibrosis Gene Defect Article
Drugs
and Epigenetics
Jumping
Genes and MRSA infections
Time
Magazine article on epigenetics
Jumping
Genes Reveal Kangaroos' Origins (2010)
Dosage
Compensation in the Mouse Balances Up-Regulation and Silencing of
X-Linked Genes
Epigenetics-
the next level of gene control outside of inherited DNA sequences
(Article from NEB-2010)
Transposon
silencing
Jumping Genes in Plants horizontal transfer article
February 2 (Note: start bean seeds for transpiration lab)
Set up Fly lab
Case Study: Pretzel Syndrome, Introduction PPT Worksheet (html link)
Epigenetics and Plasmodium (Malaria) article from 2010 (more recent extra credit article)
February 3
New Investigation 7B Meiosis Meiosis Rubric due today
Case Study: PKU & Hardy-Weinberg
Why is the Y chromosome so small now?
February 4
Chapter 13/14/15 due
Genetics
Quiz/test (~20 questions and word problems)
Links to using DNA/nucleotides to look at Evolutionary Relationships
Evolution "Gems" from Nature Magazine
Extra Credit Book Report (due by the end of 3rd Quarter)
Your Inner Fish articles:
A Devonian tetrapod-like fish and the evolution of the tetrapod body plan
The pectoral fin of Tiktaalik roseae and the origin of the tetrapod limb
Oldest footprint on terrestrial Earth (Extra Credit Article see me for copy)
These fins were made for fingers? News article Original Research Article (suitable for March required article)
February 5
Watch A1 Youtube video for tomorrow's activity (starts out blurry, but then is okay) Link to download Allele program
Assign Ch 22 and Ch 25.6 and 23 (review 4.1) due 2/10 and quiz
Assign Ch 24 (includes Chapter 25.1-4) , and Chapter 26 plus Pgs on Primates (Chapter 34.7-34.8) due 2/20-Quiz
In class: What Darwin Never Knew (hour 1)
Extra Credit Articles:
Gene Swapping drives Evolution in Prokaryotes
Biased Gene Conversion (may be responsible for accelerated evolution) Extra Credit Articles Review due 2/12
HHMI: How the Stickleback fish lost spines in the fresh water populations (genes)
Original Article (good for extra credit)
Cichlid Fish Evolution article Rapid sympatric ecological differentiation of crater lake cichlid fishes within historic times
February 6
Actual Lab for Hardy-Weinberg (write-up binder paper notes + typed discussion due 2/13 see last page of lab) (link to computer program A1 you will need this on your own computer to complete the lab at home)
New Investigation #2: Hardy Weinberg (background info)
Darwin and Hardy-Weinberg
Misconceptions about Evolution List
read through introduction for PPT and other and sample and more advanced modeling Deme 1.0 & 2.0 (need free account) or Allele A1 or PopGen
fly
manual
Lab 2: Hardy
Weinberg
Hardy-Weinberg download activities for fun...
believe it or not.
EvoDots (download and use online manual, located under "help".)
Allele A1(download and use with the following pdf files: AlleleAI Manual, Tutorial I Selection/Mutation, Tutorial 2 Migration/Drift
February 9
Diversity (pick a kingdom) (Extra Credit) Article Review #5 due 2/28,
CER: Host-Parasite Articles in class, post to blog
HHMI: Shells
HHMI: Natural Selection & Adaptation (pocket mice) short video
HHMI: Natural Selection in Humans
Learning Evolution Using Phylogenetic Analysis (PPTX) Student Worksheet (DOCX)
Data sets for Phylogenetic Analysis AminoAcidsB1 AminoAcidsPartB2 PartC Part D
Using use the one click on the http://www.phylogeny.fr/ site with cast from Mr. Knuffke on an example of how to do the project using phylogeny.fr).
February 10
Ch 22 and Ch 25.6 and 23 due Quiz today
Assign Ch 24 (includes Chapter 25.4-25.5) , and Chapter 26 (25 in 7th ed) plus Pgs on Primates (Chapter 34.7-34.8) due 2/21
Case Study: Evolution of Skin Color or Case Study: Tree Thinking/Whale Evolution or Case Study: Fly Speciation
Fly Evolution: 40 generations and they can count
or
Case Study: Evolution of Skin Color or Case Study: Tree Thinking/Whale Evolution or Case Study: Fly Speciation
February 11 Assembly Schedule
Introduction to Phylogenetics and Bioinformatics
Updated Phylogenetics Activity (how to read a phylogenetic tree) rubric
Is there a limit to brain evolution and intelligence?
Evolutionary Evidence that birds descended from dinosaurs
Dinosaur skulls, heterochrony and birds (extra credit article)
February 12 (buy bean seeds)
Updated Phylogenetics Activity due on blog on 2/25 (how to read a phylogenetic tree)
February 13
Updated Phylogenetics Activity (how to read a phylogenetic tree)
Actual Lab for Hardy-Weinberg (write-up binder paper notes + typed discussion due 2/13, see last page of lab) (link to computer program A1 you will need this on your own computer to complete the lab at home)
Phylip (free program for determining phylogeny)
Video: Mind's Big Bang (Evolution Series PBS)
Bioinformatics: New Lab 2: Blast
and beyond
flies
February 16
President's Day
No School
February 17 (plant bean seeds)
February 18
Finish up phylogenetic
FYI:
February 19
Video
February 20 Rally Schedule
Assign Ch 24 (includes
Chapter 25.4-25.5) , and Chapter 26 plus Pgs on Primates (Chapter
34.7-34.8) due Quiz Today
Fly data update
Diversity (pick a kingdom) (Extra Credit) Article Review #5 due 2/28,
flies
February 23
They Don't Make Humans Like They Used To and Duffy Blood Group Advantage (Duffy article available for Extra Credit)
Comparative Hominid Skull Lecture
Finish 2nd hour of What
Darwin Never Knew\
New
Homind Species Red Deer Cave People?
Primates &
Humans: War
Archives: How Some Primates Fought Off Ancient Viruses
February 24
Review (Unit Test chapters 22-26 + pages) unit test on tomorrow with FRQ
Shape of Life: Bones, Brawn, and Brains or Journey of Man (check out the atlas on the web site
Video: Becoming Human
Which human genes have been hotspots for positive selection?
Slide Show
Evolution of Man and more Evolution of Man (Smithsonian)
continued
Evolution of Skin Color (TED talk)
Back to Africa 12,000 years ago article -2012
Brain Gene Duplications may have lead to Human Traits
February 25 Due today Updated Phylogenetics Activity due on blog (how to read a phylogenetic tree) rubric
Unit Test (Ch 22-26 + pages) Evolution Unit Test
Assign Chapter 27.1-27.2 & 28.1, 31.1 due March 6
-Introduction to Diversity (DKPCOFGS) The Domains and Kingdoms
Diversity (pick a kingdom) (Extra Credit) Article Review #5 due 2/28,
February 27
slime mold set up
Slime Setup:
flies
March 2
fly lab check up...
Overview of the 3 domains
Cyanobacteria Switch Metabolism at Night
The Straight Poop: a novel approach to curing digestive disease
You won't believe how much bacteria is in your living environment
March 3
Blog post for partners (1 post per pair) includes: Descriptive titles, procedural design and Observations; anecdotal, measurements (you might consider Image J (including drawings or time lapse video; free apps Splice for iPhone; Magisto for Android) and How to write a reflection conclusion, references and 2 comments on other posts due typed 3/16 (slime mold blog grading rubric)
More Videos:
TED talk what is left to explore?
March 4
Slime mold data?
Ants, Parasitic Fungi, and Streptomyces (coevolution and mutualism) Extra Credit article review
Fungi Life Styles/ Video (The Rotten World)
Flesh Eating Fungi (Cordyceps mind controlling fungi-YouTube)
6 ways fungi can save the world (TED talk)
Absolutely GREAT overview of Eukarya
March 5
Fly data? Done?... short period tomorrow. Discuss fly lab requirements http://www.csun.edu/plunk/documents/poster_presentation.pdf
Introduction to Transpiration
TED TALK: Plant intelligence
HHMI: Popped Corn origin of corn (17 min)
Pre lab New Investigation 11: Transpiration due tomorrow
Measuring Surface area of leaves
How to use Image J to measure surface area (youtube)
Written Instructions for using Image J (pdf)
How can you measure transpiration in a bean plant... hw... think of ways to meaure.
March 6 (Fine Arts Assembly double 3rd period)
Chapter 27.1-27.2,28.1, 31.1 due
Quiz Chapter 27/28
Assign Chapter 36 due 3/12
Slime Mold: creating patterns
March 9
Set up plant lab (runs until Thursday)
stomata counting ( New Investigation 11: Transpiration )
March 10
Plant Morphology
Private Life of Plants: Its a Jungle Out There
Video: Botany of Desire
March 11
Private Life of Plants: Its a Jungle Out There OR Video: Botany of Desire continued
Slime mold Descriptive titles, procedural design and Observations; anecdotal, measurements (including drawings) and How to write a reflection conclusion, references due TOMORROW (slime mold blog grading rubric)
AP Lab 9/New Investigation 11: Transpiration Results/ Semi-Formal Title, Abstract, Results (summary table, summary graph, trend paragraph relate to stomata density), conclusion and references. due 3/19 RUBRIC ( AP Lab 9 help)
March 12
Ch 36 due
Chapter 36 Quiz
last measurement of plants
Slime mold Descriptive titles, procedural design and Observations; anecdotal, measurements (including drawings) and How to write a reflection conclusion, references due (slime mold blog grading rubric) Will be graded on Monday...
Plant Structure and Growth Tutorial/ The Biology Place
Fly Mini-Posters presentations coming... next Thursday... wrap up your data working on posters on March 19th. http://www.csun.edu/plunk/documents/poster_presentation.pdf
March 13 (Staff Development Day-No Classes)
Transpiration Lab (rates, stomata, surface area)
March 16
Assign Ch 32-34 due 3/30 (just a quiz no unit test)
(Phyla day Kingdom Animalia Presenter Mrs. Groch)
Start: Work on Fly posters and data... Write up: Mini-Posters for flies; personal typed How to write a reflection of your project... presentation on Thursday (peer review rubric, just in case you lose the copy I gave you) (teacher rubric)
March 17 (High School Exit Exam)
Work on Fly posters and data... Write up: Mini-Posters for flies; personal typed How to write a reflection of your project... presentation on Thursday (peer review rubric, just in case you lose the copy I gave you) (teacher rubric)
March 18
(High School Exit Exam)
no class today???
March 19
AP Lab 9 due today (see 3/12) New Investigation 11: Transpiration Results/ Semi-Formal Title, Abstract, Results (summary table, summary graph, trend paragraph), conclusion and references. due RUBRIC ( AP Lab 9 help)
Presentation of fly results, Speaking and Listening Guidelines don't forget to staple your typed personal How to write a reflection of your fly project to the peer review rubric, just in case you lose the copy I gave you teacher rubric
March 20 Guest Speaker: Autumn Albers (former AP Biology
Student)
Required Article Review #6 due March 31 on
Evolution Mechanisms
Cool video on nemerteans and echinoderms
Cnidarians Triploblastic, really
GMO
March 23 (reserve cart) (Check have fish samples)
Article Review #6 due on Evolution Mechanisms due Friday
Finish Poster Presentations
Introduction to protein gels (info on SDS/PAGE gels; protein analysis) DO NOT PRINT OUT JUST READ Please make a check list procedure.
March 24
Complete Student Manual (do not print out use for reference only)
Group Lab
Fish Evolution Lab day 1
Post Lab Analysis Help HBB FASTA list
Bring standard curve paper (see page 3 of post lab Analysis help pdf above)
March 25 (BYOD)
Fish lab: Dry Lab Data analyze last year's lab results and this years
March 26 (BYOD)
Lab write up due 4/3 (late after 4/3) Assign Fish Protein lab , see rubric for detail: must include a How to write a reflection page and labeled picture of gel. Fish RUBRIC HBB FASTA list blog rubric Dry Lab Data
How to do linear regression on calculator
Lab write up due April 4 , cladogram section, Post Lab Analysis Help references) Fish RUBRIC (post on Blog rubric, turn in personal How to write a reflection typed)
March 27 (Mrs. Groch at CCCSEF all day)
Video: Shape of Life: Conquerers
Attack of the Sea Slugs (nudibranchs)
FYI:
Evolutionary Evidence that birds descended from dinosaurs
Tree
of Life and Overview
of Animalia
Overview of Kingdom Animalia
Animal
Tree of Life
Introduction to Animalia Galore (the bottles)
Shape of Life: The First Hunters (platyhelminthes)
Ch 32-24 Test
March 31 Required Article Review #6 due on Evolution Mechanisms
Animal Structure and Function vs Plant Structure and Function
Extra Credit Article Review: Regulation
of Embryonic Development by Prion Proteins (yes the protein
that causes mad cow disease)
Animal Structure/ Function
Unit (the final stretch)
Homeostasis and Feedback Mechanisms, Examples; Animated Example
Homeostasis and Oxygen & Carbon Dioxide in the Blood, Bohr Shift and Oxygen Dissociation (YouTube)
April 1
Ch 40& 43 +39.5 due Monday 4/13
Ch 44-45 due 4/17
Ch 48 & 49 due 4/20
Body Systems
Case Studies:
Case Study: Boy
or Girl with Nature
Article ;NPR Podcast
Why are more boys born? PNAS
article
Endocrine systems
April 2
Case Study: Boy or Girl
or Immune System Building Antibodies:
http://pdb101.rcsb.org/learn/resource/antibody-activity-page includes:
Exploring Antibodies
Visualizing Antibodies
Model Instructions
Activity Questions
April 3
Fish Lab blog rubric (must include How to write a reflection) late after today)
Former
AP students hormone you tube presentation
Boy or Girl Case Study How to write a reflection (with handwritten notes + references) due 4/17
or build a model
April 6
Spring Break
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April 7
Spring Break
April 8
Spring Break
04/09/14
Spring Break
April 10
Spring Break
Body Systems Learning Objectives
April 13
Body Systems Unit Test April 21
Ch 40 & 43 due
Article: Close Reading: The mealybug suppresses plant defense responses... Plant immune system
One of the following case studies
Case Study: HIV
Case
Study: Graves
Disease
Case Study: 1918
FluCase Study: Influenza
Pandemic
Immune System
April 14
Fish Bowl Discussion on Plant Defense
Crash Course: Immune System
Immune Presentation Immune overview T-cell Article
H1N1 Evolution from bird to human
Mice Harm their own RBC to protect against malaria (news brief) (full article)
April 15 General Animation of neurotransmission
HHMI: Neurons & Synapses
Click & Learn Neuronal Activity HHMI
Blocking Neurons HHMI (cabal acts like a taser)
Cephalopod intelligence and camouflage video Hive minds
Case Study Escape from Planet Soma
microRNA can turn somatic cells into neurons
Very cool pictures of neurons from Clarity technique (Brains as clear as jello)
April 16 (iPad cart)
Body Systems Lab Activity
Nerve Transmission
Educreations
Modeling neurotransmission activity Educreations (peer rubric)
Link to cool illustrations and animations
Case Study Escape from Planet Soma
Poison Dart Frogs: Neurotoxins
April 17 (iPad cart)
Nerve Transmission
Brain, Handedness & Schizophrenia (article)
Educreations due 4/20 (peer rubric)
Boy or Girl Case Study How to write a reflection (with handwritten notes + references) due
Chapter 44-45 due
April 20 (regular schedule)
Nerve Transmission
Educreations Presentations due
Ch 48-49 due
Last Unit Test tomorrow (Overview, Immune,
Endocrine, Nervous 40,
43,
44,
45,
48&49
)
Final Exam coming up next week
Good place for quick review
Biology Place: Biocoach tutorials; All 12 required AP Biology Labs
April 21 CAASSP Testing (Per. 1 8:30-10:25 AM Per. 2 10:40-12:35 PM)
Last Unit Test
Begin Review for Final Exam
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Diagnostic Study Guide (see what you know and don't know to narrow down what to study) (by Jeremy Conn)
WARNING: Final starts the 4/27
AP Words... Grid in practice
Please note: if you have to miss any of the final exam day... please make arrangements well in advance. Yes, you can use A period if you don't have a regularly scheduled class at that time.
April 22
Class Does not meet today
April 23 CAASSP Testing (Per. 1 8:30-10:25 AM Per. 2 10:40-12:35 PM)
Review for final exam
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Diagnostic Study Guide (see what you know and don't know to narrow down what to study) (by Jeremy Conn)
I can statements (Essential Knowledge)
AP Biology Spring Final Study Guide
Don't forget to use the Podcasts to review
(requested info on C4
& CAM)
Review
for final exam
April 24
class does not meet today
April 27
CAASSP Testing
(Per. 1 8:30-10:25 AM
Per. 2 10:40-12:35 PM)
(LAST DAY TO TURN IN ANY LATE, REDONE OR EXTRA CREDIT by 4//30
Final Unit Test Today: Hour 1 & 2
Multiple Choice and
Calculation questions (4) and Short Answer (3)
You need 4 function & square root calculator and orange sheet for the test.
class does not meet today
April 29 (regular schedule)
Final Exam Hour 3
FRQ Day (2 long FRQ)
(LAST DAY TO TURN IN ANY LATE, REDONE OR EXTRA CREDIT
April 30 CAASSP Testing (Per. 1 8:30-10:25 AM Per. 2 10:40-12:35 PM)
Go over exam begin reviewing for national exam
Review for national exam
AP Final Analysis for strengths and weaknesses; final test corrections due Friday May 8
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Diagnostic Study Guide (see what you know and don't know to narrow down what to study) (by Jeremy Conn)
May 1
class does not meet today
May 4
AP Chemistry and AP
Environmental Sci
(only AM scheduled exams listed)
May 5
AP Computer
AP Spanish Language
AP Final Analysis for strengths and weaknesses
May 6
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Final Analysis for strengths and weaknesses
May 7
AP English Literature
Review Site for the AP Biology Lab Exam
AP Final Analysis for strengths and weaknesses
May 8
AP English Language (11th)
Extra Credit Article Review due today (topic: your choice)
May 11
AP Biology and
Music Theory
Exam in the morning. Good Luck
May 12 BYOD please
AP Gov't &
Politics
"AP biology photo scavenger hunt" (bring your digital cameras) for next Friday.
Selection of Project due (students who do not take the AP Biology exam are going to present first). Suggested topics: What makes us human, why do we have diseases like diabetes (are there any advantages to deleterious genes?); memes...
determine your project subject by Monday. Here are some links that might inspire you… this project is designed to share new discovers not historic information in your textbook. Each journal magazine has different items, look through all of them before picking something.
May 13 BYOD please
AP U.S. History
Selection of Project due (students who do not take the AP Biology exam are going to present first). Suggested topics: What makes us human, why do we have diseases like diabetes (are there any advantages to deleterious genes?); memes...
determine your project subject by Monday. Here are some links that might inspire you… this project is designed to share new discovers not historic information in your textbook. Each journal magazine has different items, look through all of them before picking something.
May 14 BYOD please
AP Macroeconomics
List of links to research journals online (some links might be out of date)
May 15
AP Spanish Lit
AP biology photo scavenger hunt" (bring your digital cameras)
AP scavenger hunt
May 18
Student work on projects
May 19
Student work on projects
Post
AP Exam Project Rubric
May 20 Student work on projects
May 21 AP (Assembly Schedule) scavenger hunt PPT due today.
Watch hunts...
May 22
May Extra Credit Article Review due today (topic: bioethics) Post AP Exam Project Rubric
final work day
May 25
Memorial Day
No School
May 26
May 27
Presentations
May 28
Assign: Video Suggestions, includes justification due 6/3
Presentations
May 29
AP Project Presentations
Presentations
AP Project Presentations
Presentations
June 2
AP Project Presentations
Presentations
June 3
Video Suggestions due
AP Project Presentations
Presentations
June 4
AP Project Presentations
Presentations
June 5 Aloha Rally Schedule (optional after school- classes end 2:05)
Presentations
June 8
Final presentations???
June 9
Final Class
06/10/14
June 11
Last Day of Classes
June 12
Graduation