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

OBJECTIVE: Students will learn to describe the structure of an atom in order to know how atoms bond to one another.

WARM-UP: Tell me everything you know about the following equation:
6CO2 + 6H2O --> C6H12O6 + 6O2

VOCABULARY:
1) atom
2) nucleus
3) electron
4) element
5) isotope

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Think and Share- students will take turns putting up answers to the Warm-Up on the document camera
3) Presentation Pro Section 2-1
4) Demonstration
5) Model Activity
6) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and take notes on Section 2-3
LAB FEES!!!

HOMEWORK DUE:
Notes on Section 2-2

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None

October 26 (B Day) and October 27 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will take the practice Biology HSA in order to gauge progress towards success on the Biology HSA in May.

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Read and take notes on Section 2-2 in your textbook.

HOMEWORK DUE: Section 2-1 notes.

October 21, 2009 (A Day) and October 22 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will take a test in order to measure progress towards success on the HSA.

WARM-UP: N/A

VOCABULARY: N/A

CLASSWORK:
N/A

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
LAB FEES AND READ SECTION 2-1 AND TAKE NOTES (MINIMUM 1/2 PAGE OF NOTES)

HOMEWORK DUE:
NONE

October 20, 2009

I was out this day and students were given an assignment on succession and symbiotic relationships to complete in class.

Test next class.

October 15 (B Day) and October 19 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will learn to review Unit 2 in order to prepare for their test next week.

WARM-UP: Describe 2 types of relationships organisms can have with each other.

VOCABULARY:
1) protein
2) RNA
3) solute
4) solvent
5) vitamin

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

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Study for test next week

HOMEWORK DUE:
None

October 14 (A Day)

I was out this day and students were to complete Section 7 in their green HSA Books. This will count as an assessment grade.

October 12 (A Day) and OctoBer 13 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will learn to analyze ecological pyramids in order to determine how energy flows in an ecosystem.

WARM-UP: Why does your body need energy? What happens to the energy that it doesn't use up?

VOCABULARY:
1) monosaccharides
2) nucleic acids
3) nucleotide
4) organic
5) polarity

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-up and Vocabulary
2) Think, Pair, Share
3) Presentation Pro
4) Foldable
5) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
LAB FEES!!! Finish foldable

HOMEWORK DUE:
LAB FEE

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NONE

October 8 (A Day) and October 9 (B Day)

Part 3 of forest ecology lab- presentations.

October 7 (B Day)

I was out on this day and students completed Section 7 in the HSA Green book. This counted as a quiz grade.

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

OBJECTIVE: Students will learn to observe various structures of organisms in order to determine the organism's position in a forest ecosystem.

WARM-UP: Describe 2 structures in any animals and the function of that structure.

VOCABULARY: none

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and discussion
2) Continuation of forest ecosystem lab
3) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Finish drawing and be ready to present next class.
Bring lab fee $5.00

HOMEWORK DUE:
none

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
none

October 1 (B Day) and October 2 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will learn to observe various structures of organisms in order to determine the organism's position in a forest ecosystem.

WARM-UP: What would happen in a marine ecosystem if the top predator goes extinct?

VOCABULARY:
1) ionic bonding
2) ions
3) lipid
4) minerals
5) molecule

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-up and vocabulary
2) Pre-lab discussion
3) Presentations
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK
none

HOMEWORK DUE:
none

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Students received grade printouts today.

September 24 (A Day), September 29 (B Day) and September 30 (A Day)

9/24/09 I was out of the building this day attending a workshop. Students completed the Ecology I and II worksheets and it counted as a quiz grade.

9/29/09 and 9/30/09 Students took the Unit 1 test.