April 30 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will describe the 3 types of RNA in order to analyze how proteins are made.

VOCABULARY:
1) ecology
2) ecosystem
3) evaporation
4) food chain
5) food web

WARM-UP:
Describe the steps of protein synthesis in your own words.

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-up and Vocabulary
2) Video
3) Foldable
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Draw out the process of protein synthesis.

HOMEWORK DUE:
Lab

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NONE

April 28 (A Day) and April 29 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will describe the 3 types of RNA in order to analyze how proteins are synthesized.

VOCABULARY:
1) consumer
2) decomposer
3) denitrification
4) detritivore
5) ecological pyramid

WARM-UP:
What are the building blocks of proteins? What are the building blocks of DNA?

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Review protein synthesis
3) Movie
4) Lab Activity
5) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Finish lab activity

HOMEWORK DUE:
14-3 outline

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
none

April 24 (A Day) and April 27 (B Day)

Students will take a test in order to gauge progress towards success on the HSA.

Homework due: 14-1 and 14-2 outline and Unit 8 Review Sheet.

Tonight's Homework:
14-3 Outline

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

OBJECTIVE: Students will solve a family pedigree problem in order to analyze how traits are passed from one generation to another.

WARM-UP: Describe why recessive sex-linked genes are more common in males- use a Punnett Square to support.

VOCABULARY:
1) biosphere
2) biotic factor
3) chemosynthesis
4) climate
5) community

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Lab p. 102
3) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline Section 14-1 and 14-2 in textbook.

HOMEWORK DUE:
worksheets

ANNOUNCEMENTS: NONE

April 15 (A Day) and April 16 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will practice Punnett Squares in order to describe how traits are inherited.

WARM-UP: What are the genotypic and phenotypic ratios for a cross between two individuals who are heterozygous for brown eyes? Bb x Bb where B=Brown and b=blue.

VOCABULARY:
1) abiotic factor
2) autotroph
3) biodiversity
4) biomass
5) biome

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Review types of Punnett Squares, including sex-linked, incomplete and blood typing
3) Worksheet
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Section 14-2 Section Assessment on page 353.

HOMEWORK DUE:
none

ANNOUNCEMENTS: none

April 14, 2009 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will discuss the Hot Zone in order to analyze how viruses spread.

WARM-UP: How is ebola zaire different than a virus like AIDS?

VOCABULARY:
1) filovirus
2) host
3) hot agent
4) replication
5) virus

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-up and vocabulary
2) Hot Zone questions
3) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
none

HOMEWORK DUE: none

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
none