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Biology 2nd Semester 2012
updated 3/27/12
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January 23 - March 19, 2012
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No Classes Teacher Work Day NOTE: we
are doing a trial using an
Online Free Biology textbook... you are welcome to use the
online
to complete reading assignments or continue using your book. If you
choose to use the online version and would like to earn Extra
Credit, please keep track of your use of the chapters as well
as
pertinent comments to help figure out if the District will
use
the online textbook in the future.
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January 24 Physiology Science Content Standard 9 b-d
1st semester final exam results (extra credit test correction points see top of calendar) Homework Assignment due 2/28 New seating charts Intro to Nervous System |
January 25
Assignments: New In Class:
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January 26 In Class: FYI: The Living Body: The Nervous System: Nerves at Work or the Teenage Brain (Frontline) link to online version or Animal Structure dvd part 2 FYI: |
January 27 Assignments : Due Assignments: New HW: Lung/Volume relationship prelab (prepare data tables) due Monday |
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January 30
In Class: Introduction to Scientific Inquiry: Lung/Volume relationship Cornell Note taking Cornell Note-taking help Lung/Volume relationship due 2/3 Includes: Rubric How to make a data table in Word FYI:
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January 31
Assignments : Due In Class: Hemo the Magnificent or |
Science Content Standards
9f,g,h,i
Assignments: New Assign online chapter on Excretion only or use Ch 38-3 notes and Draw and label cross-section of kidney and nephron (fig 38-17) explain the purpose of all the parts. Explain the purpose of dialysis. Due in journal 2/6 |
February 2 Plant Fast plants Assignments : Due Assignments: New
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February 3 Science Content Standards 10,a,b Assignments : Due Lung/Volume relationship due 2/3 Includes: Rubric Assignments: New
lab demo
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February 6 Science Content Standards 10 c,d,e,f Assignments : Due
Assign online
chapter on Excretion only Ch 38-3 Cornell
notes and
Draw
and label
cross-section
of kidney
and
nephron (fig 38-17) explain the purpose of all the parts. Explain the
purpose of dialysis. Due in journal
Assignments: New
Urinary Tract: Water Video
Digestion Video
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February 7 Assignments : Due Assignments: New Extra Credit Article: Cancer and White Blood Cells due 2/15 2) Assign Online Virus Chapter (only read first part) Ch. 19-2 and 19-3; viruses, notes only in journal due 2/14
identifying disease linked to urine results Work on identifying disease linked to urine resultsWork on identifying disease linked to urine results |
February 8 Assignments : Due Assignments: New
Assignments : Due Assignments: New
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February 9 (Late Start Schedule) Science Content Standards District Plant Standards 1st semester final exam results (test correction points see top of calendar) Homework Assignment due 2/28 |
February 10 Make Bee Sticks Assignments : Due (assigned 2/4) Assignments: New Pre-lab: Reminder: Ch 40 charts due Monday Transmission of Disease Activity in class (note you will use a test tube instead of a cup and a pipette to exchange fluids) Immune System Wrap-up/ Immune Review
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February 13 Assignments : Due
Assignments: New Immune System/ HIV Video (#193)
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February 14
Assignments : Due
Assignments: New Video: Killer Flu
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February 15 Review for Unit Test
3) Review Worksheets: (note pdf files) Immune 1, Immune 3, Digestion Excretion, Muscle |
February 16 Assignments : Due Assignments: New
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February 17 NO School Today: |
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February 20 No School: President's Day
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February 21 Pollinate? Science Content Standards 2a,b,c,d,e,f Assignments : Due Assignments: New
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February 22 Pollinate? Assignments : Due Assignments: New Begin Genetics Unit What is meiosis |
February 23 Pollinate? Assignments : Due Assignments: New PH Animated Concepts # 15-17 (review meiosis 3 segments) Review for quiz Meiosis Review Sheet |
February 24 Rally Schedule Assignments : Due
Assignments: New Pre-lab Beaker Baby (Make a Virtual Baby) procedure and data table (please print out lab) due Monday |
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February 27 Science Content Standards 2g, 3a-c Assignments : Due Assignments: New 2) Make a Virtual Baby"
Activity |
February 28 Assignments : Due Assignments: New
Sex-linked 1, and 2 (challenging) |
February 29 Science Content Standards 2g, 3a-c Assignments : Due
Assignments: New New
Genetics Problems Sex-linked 1, and 2 |
Assignments : Due
Assignments: New
(more ABO details if you're interested) X-linked, co-dominance and more pedigrees |
March 2 Assignments: New |
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March 5
Assignments : Due Assignments: New Optional Tutorials from your textbook: Chapter 11 worksheets and voc review (pdf) Chapter 14 worksheets and voc review (pdf)
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March 6
Assignments : Due Assignments: New Good place to practice genetics problems (more ABO
details if you're interested) |
March 7
Science Content Standards 2g, 3a-c, 7b Assignments : Due Assignments: New Good place to practice genetics problems Karotype and Non-disjunction
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March 8 STAFF DEVELOPMENT NO CLASSES TODAY
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March 9 NO SCHOOL TODAY |
March 12- June 15, 2012
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| March
12 Quiz tomorrow
(x-linked and dihybrid problems) Assignments : Due Assignments: New Review
Cold Spring
Harbor/ Genetics
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(Period 3: 2:12 PM-3:10 PM 58 min)
Assignments : Due Assignments: New Review |
March
1 Period 6: 1:25-2:15 PM 50 min
Assignments : Due Assignments: New Review
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March
15) Harvest F2 Fast Plants Remove Fast Plants Pods to dry today Assignments : Due Assignments: New Review/ practice
problems |
March
16 Assignments : Due Extra Credit Assignments: New
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| March 19 Science Content Standards 7a-c, 8a-e Assignments : Due Assignments: New Test Correction Instructions for Genetics due by next unit test Link to State Science Framework/Standards |
March
20 Assignments : Due Assignments: New |
March
21 Assignments : Due
Assignments: New
Sprout F2 today
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March
22 Sprout F2 today Assignments: New Sprout F2 today |
March
23 Quiz Monday on Natural Selection Science Content Standards 8a-e Assignments : Due Assignments: New Breeding bunnies |
| March
26
Assignments : Due Assignments: New Study Guide for Chapter 16 & Chapter
16 focus
questions & pages 833-841 due
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M Assignments : Due Assignments: New
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March 28 Assignments : Due Assignments: New |
March 29 Assignments : Due Assignments: New
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March 30 Assignments : Due Assignments: New |
| April 2 Science Content Standards 7a-c, 8a-e, 6g Assignments : Due Assign general notes Pages 417-422 due in journal on 4/2 Assignments: New
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April 3 Upcoming Quiz 4/6 on reading assignments since last quiz Assignments : Due Due
Today Fast Plant
lab (see 3/27) Assignments: New Lab Introduction and Instructins for Lengthy Relationships & How Tall were They
o |
April 4 Video: Quest: Finding Darwin; Chasing Beetles (if you were absent you can watch the program using the link above) Related links |
April 5 |
April 6
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| April 9 Spring Break | April 10 Spring Break | April 11 Spring Break | April 12 Spring Break | April 13 Spring Break |
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16 Reminder: Lab Introduction and Instructins for Lengthy Relationships & How Tall were They |
April
17 Due Today
Introduction to Hominin Skull Lab (ppt)
Review Sheets for Unit Test Ch 15-1, Ch 15-2, Ch 15-3, Ch 15 Voc, Ch 16-1, Ch 16-2, Ch 16-3, Ch 16 Voc Rev, Ch 32-3 |
April 18 Evolution Unit Test Study Guide Review Sheets for Unit Test Ch 15-1, Ch 15-2, Ch 15-3, Ch 15 Voc, Ch 16-1, Ch 16-2, Ch 16-3, Ch 16 Voc Rev, Ch 32-3
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April 19
New Homind Species Red Deer Cave People? |
April
20
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23
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April
24
Begin Classification and
Diversity Unit tomorrow What
are dichotomous keys? Activity due 5/1 in journal
includes "going further tree and explanation" Classification and Diversity
Unit |
April
25
Test Corrections for Evolution due by 5/10
Test Corrections for Evolution due by 5/9
Begin Classification and
Diversity Unit What
are dichotomous keys? Activity due 5/1 in journal
includes "going further tree and explanation" Classification and Diversity
Unit |
April
26 Shape
of Life/Life on the Flatworms Standards
Review for upcoming State Biology test (when you open the
document, go to pages 51-56 of the file)
California
State Framework (detailed standards) PDF (see pages 36-66 of the pdf
document)
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April
27
What
are dichotomous keys? Activity due 5/13 in journal
includes "going further tree and explanation" Classification
and Diversity
Unit |
| April 30 Lecture PPT of Animal Diversity (14 MB Standards Review for upcoming State Biology test (when you open the document, go to pages 51-56 of the file) California State Framework (detailed standards) PDF (see pages 36-66 of the pdf document) CST Biology Blueprint and 10th Grade Blueprint What will be on the NCLB/Life Science Test Blueprint (2006)
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May 1 Assignments : Due PDF of Animal's f for Practicum
Classification/Diversity Plant Earth:
Animals What's on the State Star Test for Biology Standards Review for upcoming State Biology test (when you open the document, go to pages 51-56 of the file) California State Framework (detailed standards) PDF (see pages 36-66 of the pdf document) CST Biology Blueprint and 10th Grade Blueprint What will be on the NCLB/Life Science Test Blueprint (2006) |
May 2 State Testing: Science Period 3: 11:17-12:19 (62 min) Period 5: 12:59-2:02 (63 min) Period 6 no class Shape
of Life:/Echinoderms work on Bottle Lab Practice for the Identification part of the qu/est on Friday (11 MB) PDF of Animal's f for Practicum Wordbank for Identifying Animals Review Worksheets: Ch 18-1, 18-2, 18-3, 18 Voc Review |
May 3 State Testing: ELA Period 3 and 5 no class Period 6: 2:07-3:10 (63 min) |
May 4
Assign
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| May Period 3: 11:28-12:02 (34 min) Period 5: 1:20 -1:53 (33 min) Period 6: 1:58-2:31 (33 min) Biotech tools Crime scene instructions powerpoint |
May 8 State Testing: Math Period 3 & 5 no class Period 6: 2:02-3:10 (68 min)
Digestion of DNA Pour Gels The tools of biotechnology The Embarrassing History of Eugenics in the US |
May 9 State Testing: 10th Grade History/ 11th grade US History Period 6 no class Period 3: 11:17-12:19 (62 min) Period 5: 12:59-2:02 (63 min) |
May
10
Print
out Semi-log paper
and data table and questions for
tomorrow |
May
11
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| May
Powerpoint Instructions for Activities |
May
Science Content Standards 6a, 8b, I&Ek |
May
16
In Class: Podcast on DNA Fingerprinting/Profiling |
May
17 Review Biotech Test tomorrow DNA Scissors and DNA goes to the races due in journal today |
May 18 Short Biotech Qu/est
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| May
21
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May
22
Introduction to Survivor Project Survivor PPT Instructions |
May
23 Science Content Standards 6 b,c,d,e,f,g Ecology Unit Assign Notes Chapter 4 due in journal due May 30 Background Information for Project located in Chapters 4-6 Begin Ecology Unit Pre-assessment Test
Introduction to Real Survivor Project and survivor web links, possible habitats (groups will draw a habitat from a fish bowl) pick groups/assign jobs/ topic selections Group Participation Sheet (required to turn in , PowerPoint Rubric and Presentation Rubric (use these to know what the teacher is looking for when grading project) HW: web search for information
Group Contract due Wednesday |
May
24 (meet in class then go to the Library) |
May
25 Group
Contract
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| May 28 Memorial Day/ No School |
May 29 Group
Contract Library Begin Reviewing for Final Exam chemistry, ecology |
May 30 Group
Contract Reviewing for Final Exam Membranes
Project
work
continued |
May 31 Final Project Presentations Begin today Reviewing for Final Exam Cellular Respiration/ Photosynthesis
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June 1 Assign Notes Chapter 5 due in journal today Assignments: New Group Participation (NOTE: if you don't turn in this sheet you will get a zero on your participation grade). Reviewing for Final Exam Cells and Nucleic Acids/Central Dogma REMINDER: |
| June 4 (last day to turn in late, or redone, or extra credit work) Group Participation Sheet , PowerPoint Rubric (one of each per group) and Presentation Rubric (one per person) Due Friday (NOTE: if you don't turn in this sheet you will get a zero on your participation grade)
Reviewing for Final Exam Biotechnology
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June 5
Group Participation Sheet Due Today (NOTE: if you don't turn in this sheet you will get a zero on your participation grade)
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June 6 Final Projects Presentations Reviewing for Final Exam Meiosis and Genetics Group Participation Sheet Due (NOTE: if you don't turn in this sheet you will get a zero on your participation grade)
Final Exam Information: Yes it covers the whole year and you may have a 3x5" card both sides or one side of 1/2 a sheet of notebook paper (handwritten only no magnifying glasses)
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June 7
Final Projects Presentations Reviewing for Final Exam Plants and Body Systems Group Participation Sheet Due (NOTE: if you don't turn in this sheet you will get a zero on your participation grade). Reviewing
for Final Exam Evolution California
State Framework (detailed standards) PDF (see pages 36-66 of the pdf
document) |
June 8 Rally Schedule (Optional After School Rally School Ends 2:05) Final exam review
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| June 11 Final's Week Presentations | June 12 Final's Week | June 13 Final's Week | June 14 Final's Week Last Day of School | June 15 Graduation |
