February 24 (A Day) and February 25 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will review Unit 6 in order to prepare for the test.

WARM-UP: What is the difference between asexual and sexual reproduction?

VOCABULARY:
1) gametes
2) gel electrophoresis
3) genetics
4) genotype
50 heterozygous

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Classwork
3) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Finish Review Sheet

HOMEWORK DUE: Section 11-2 Outline

ANNOUNCEMENTS: NONE

February 20 (A Day) and February 23 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will review Unit 6 in order to prepare for the test.

WARM-UP: List three differences between mitosis and meiosis.

VOCABULARY:
1) allele
2) asexual reproduction
3) autosome
4) dominant
5) fertilization

CLASSWORK:
1) Vocabulary and Warm-Up
2) Classwork and Movie
3) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Section 11-2 Outline

HOMEWORK DUE:
Section 11-1 Outline

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
All honor's students must get copy of "The Hot Zone" by next week.

February 18 (A Day) and February 19 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will compare mitosis and meiosis in order to analyze how chromosomes separate during these processes.

WARM-UP: Why do cells undergo mitosis? Why do cells undergo meiosis?

VOCABULARY:
1) mitosis
2) prophase
3) spindle
4) telophase
5) tetrad

CLASSWORK:
1) Vocabulary and Warm-up
2) Classwork/ Movie
3) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Read and outline Section 11-1 in textbook.

HOMEWORK DUE: NONE

ANNOUCEMENTS: BRING TEXTBOOKS TO CLASS EVERYDAY!!!

February 13 (A Day) and February 17 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will compare mitosis and meiosis in order to analyze how chromosomes separate during these processes.

WARM-UP: What is the difference between cancer cells and normal cells?

VOCABULARY:
1) homologous
2) haploid
3) interphase
4) meiosis
5) metaphase

CLASSWORK:
1) Vocabulary/ Warm-Up
2) Classwork
3) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
NONE. Bring textbooks to class every day!!!

HOMEWORK DUE: worksheets

ANNOUNCEMENTS: NONE

February 11 (A Day) and February 12 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE:
Students will develop a cell cycle booklet in order to analyze and describe the phases of the cell cycle.

VOCABULARY:
1) chromosome
2) crossing-over
3) cyclin
4) cytokinesis
5) diploid

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Review Lab
3) Booklet
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline Section 11-4 in textbook. If you would like to move ahead, you can also outline Sections 11-1, 11-2 and 11-3.

HOMEWORK DUE:
lab

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
none

February 9 (A Day) and February 10 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will complete a lab in order to analyze the phases of mitosis in eukaryotic cells.

WARM-UP: Why do cells divide instead of growing indefinitely?

VOCABULARY:
1) cell cycle
2) cell division
3) centriole
4) centromere
5) chromatid

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/ Vocabulary
2) LAB
3) Closure

HOMEWORK DUE:
Setion 10-3 Outline

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
FINISH LAB

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NONE

February 5 (A Day) and February 6 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will complete a lab activity on mitosis in order to analyze the phases of mitosis in eukaryotic cells.

WARM-UP: How does a person start from a tiny sperm and egg cell and become a 7 pound baby, then adult?

VOCABULARY:
1) fermentation
2) pigment
3) chlorophyll
4) anaphase
5) cancer

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/ Vocabulary
2) Quiz on photosynthesis/cell respiration (or foldable for period 5A)
3) Lab
4) Closure/Review

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Read and outline Section 10-3 in textbook

HOMEWORK DUE: Section 10-1 and 10-2 outlines

ANNOUNCEMENTS: none

February 2 (B Day) and February 3 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will compare the equations for photosynthesis and cellular respiration in order to determine how they are interconnected.

WARM-UP: What is required for a plant to grow?

VOCABULARY:
1) aerobic
2) anaerobic
3) ATP
4) autotroph
5) calorie

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Review photosynthesis and cellular respiration
3) Foldable
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 9-1 and 9-2

HOMEWORK DUE:
9-1 and 9-2 outlines

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NONE