December 20 (A Day) and December 21 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will watch "March of the Penguins" in order to describe how and why the penguins migrate.

WARM-UP: N/A

CLASSWORK:
1) Watch "March of the Penguins". Complete accompanying worksheet.
2) Work on Winter Break Packet.

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Complete Winter Break Packet. Get field trip permission slips signed.

HOMEWORK DUE: None

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Enjoy the holidays and stay safe.

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

OBJECTIVE: Students will take the HSA Benchmark in order to gauge their progress towards passing the Biology HSA in May.

WARM-UP: N/A

CLASSWORK:
1) Take Biology HSA
2) Begin Winter Break Packet using the floppy green HSA book

HOMEWORK DUE:
1) BCR #15 or BCR #10 if you already did #15.
2) Field Trip Permission Slip signed.

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
1) Continue working on Winter Break Packet, bring it to next class.
2) Bring index cards to next class.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
STRIVE FOR FIVE!!!

December 14 (A Day) and December 15 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE:
1) Students will evaluate the energy produced during the steps of cellular respiration in order to discuss the efficacy of anaerobic versus aerobic respiration.
2) Students will review photosynthesis and respiration in order to compare and contrast them.

WARM-UP: Complete "Analyzing Data" section in Chapter 8 of your textbooks.

CLASSWORK:
1) Review Warm-Up.
2) View short video on Cell Respiration.
3) Discuss the role of ATP in cells and anaerobic versus aerobic respiration.
4) Complete comparison of Cell Respiration and Photosynthesis using Transparency Worksheet.
5) Period 1A needs to complete foldable pamphlet for Cell Respiration.
6) Hand-out field trip permission slips to those students who have paid their lab fees.
7) Do next five vocabulary index cards; spontaneous generation, controlled experiment, manipulated variable, responding variable, and theory.

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
1) Study Chapters 1, 2, 7, 8, and 9 for the HSA Benchmark next class. Spend a minimum of an hour studying the vocabulary from each chapter. Pace yourself so you are not doing it all the night before the test.
2) Get field trip permission slip signed.
3) HSA BCR #15 in your BCR books.

HOMEWORK DUE:
None.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
STRIVE FOR FIVE

December 12 (A Day) and December 13 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will review the structure and function of chloroplasts and mitochondria in order to describe the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration, respectively.

WARM-UP: WITHOUT USING YOUR NOTES OR BOOKS-
Write the chemical equation for photosynthesis. Write the chemical equation for cellular respiration.

CLASSWORK:
1) Review Warm-Up
2) Do Chloroplast/Mitochondria "foldable" activity
3) Write out five flash cards: science, observation, data, inference, and hypothesis

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
1) Use foldables and flash cards to study for next week's HSA Benchmark test.
2) Bring in a new pack of index cards.

HOMEWORK DUE:
1) Section 8-3 Worksheet from your Biology floppy workbook.
2) Read pages 3-4 and 3-5 in your green HSA floppy book.
3) Read Section 8-3 in textbook. This is a difficult section to read, so focus mostly on the diagrams.
4) Bring in a new pack of index cards.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1) If you have not paid your lab fee of $5.00, you will need to do so before you can go on any field trips.
2) STRIVE FOR FIVE EVERY NIGHT!!!

December 8 (A Day) and December 11 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will evaluate the steps of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in order to describe how they are related to one another.

WARM-UP: What do the terms light dependent and light independent reactions mean?

CLASSWORK:
1) Review Warm-Up
2) Watch video entitled "Biology: The Science of Life: The Flow of Matter and Energy in the Living World: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration" on unitedstreaming.com
3) Do foldables activities; a) Cellular Respiration Equation, b) Summary of Cellular Respiration.

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
1) Complete Section 8-3 Worksheet in your blue floppy Biology Workbook.
2) Read Section 8-3 in your Biology Textbook.
3) Read pages 3-4 and 3-5 in your Green HSA floppy book.
4) Finish foldables if you didn't finish them in class.
5) Bring a new pack of index cards to class next week.

HOMEWORK DUE:
1) Section 8-2 Worksheet in your blue floppy Biology Workbook.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
STRIVE FOR FIVE EVERY NIGHT!!!
NEXT HSA BENCHMARK ON 12/18/06 AND 12/19/06.

EXTRA CREDIT: If you haven't done so already, have your parent/guardian email me at margaret.lynch@pgcps.org for 10 extra credit points!!!

December 6 (A Day) and December 7 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will explain where plants get the energy they need to produce food in order to describe the role of ATP in cellular activities.

WARM-UP: What organelle does photosynthesis take place in? What organelle does cellular respiration take place in?

CLASSWORK: Review Ch. 7 test. Perform Photosynthesis lab on page 54 of your lab manuals.

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Section 8-2 Worksheet from your floppy Biology workbook. Read Section 8-2 in your textbook.

HOMEWORK DUE:
1) Rewritten BCR from the test (except honors).
2) Foldable activities: a) photosynthesis equation, b) summary of photosynthesis
3) Give me email print out for extra credit.
4) Have your parent email me for 10 extra credit points.
5) Bring in a new package of index cards (white or colored) by next week.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
STRIVE FOR FIVE EVERY DAY!!!!

December 4 (A Day) and December 5 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will analyze the equation for photosynthesis in order to perform a foldables activity.

WARM-UP: Analyze the following question by identifying each component and by telling what process this equation represents:

light energy + 6 H2O + 6 CO2 --------> C6H12O6 + 6 O2

CLASSWORK:
1) Osmosis Review/ BCR Review
2) Foldable activity: Photosynthesis equation and summary

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
1) Bring index cards in
2) Finish foldables
3) Redo BCR if needed
4) Bring in email for extra credit, have your parent email for 10 extra credit points.

HOMEWORK DUE:
1) Definitions from pages 3-1, 3-2 and 3-3 from Green HSA book.
2) Do Section 8-1 worksheet from floppy workbook (Extra Credit for all classes but 4B).
3) Read Section 8-1 in your textbook.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
STRIVE FOR FIVE!!!!

November 30 (A Day) and December 1 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE:
1. The student will take a test in order to assess their understanding of concepts learned in Chapter 7: Cell Structure and Function.
2. The student will define Chapter 8 vocabulary terms in order to prepare for Photosynthesis.

WARM-UP: N/A

CLASSWORK:
1. Q & A on Chapter 7 Concepts
2. Test on Chapter 7
3. Read pages 3-1, 3-2 and 3-3 in green HSA book. Write out and define all vocabulary terms.

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
1. Read Section 8-1 in big textbook, p. 201-203
2. Complete Section 8-1 Worksheet in floppy workbook(required for honors class, extra credit for all other classes.
3. Finish classwork if you didn't do it during class.

HOMEWORK DUE:
None
Extra credit email must be turned in by 12/7
Get your HSA Benchmark results signed if you didn't get over 50%

ANNOUNCEMENTS: STRIVE FOR FIVE!!!

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

OBJECTIVE:
1. The student will review the processes of osmosis, facilitated diffusion and active transport in order to differentiate how substances can enter and leave the cell.
2. The student will describe cell specialization in order to identify the organization levels in multicellular organisms.

WARM-UP: REWIND: HSA Handout, Indicator 1.2.6 questions.

CLASSWORK:
1. Review Osmosis Lab.
2. Review Sections 7-3 and 7-4 while doing foldable activity for active transport and facilitated diffusion and cells, tissue, organs and organ systems.

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
1. Study for test!!!

HOMEWORK DUE:
A Day: Analysis questions in Osmosis Lab. HSA BCR #16.
B Day: HSA BCR #17.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: STRIVE FOR FIVE!!!

November 27 (B Day): "Cells- Lesson 2"

OBJECTIVE: Students will define the organelles of a cell in order to explain their function and describe their structures.

WARM-UP: REWIND: What is an independent variable? What is a dependent variable? Name the independent variable and the dependent variable in the Osmosis lab you did in class last week.

CLASSWORK: Review Section 7-2 in textbook. Cell City Activity.

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Read Section 7-4 in your textbook and study for test on Friday. Complete HSA BCR #17.

HOMEWORK DUE: Analysis questions in Osmosis Lab. HSA BCR #16. Signed HSA Results.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: STRIVE FOR FIVE EVERY DAY!!!

HELPFUL LINKS: PHSchool.com, type in Web code: cbp-3072 for pictures of organelles

November 20 (B Day) and November 21 (A Day): Osmosis Lab

OBJECTIVE: Students will complete a lab activity in order to discuss the role of the cell membrane in the process of osmosis.

WARM-UP: Osmosis activity.

CLASSWORK:
1. Osmosis game.
2. Review of lab activity: Pick a Potato p. 50
3. Perform Osmosis HSA Lab
4. Work on BCR #16 while waiting 20 minutes for lab.

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Complete analysis questions in Osmosis Lab. Do HSA BCR #16.

HOMEWORK DUE:
A Day: Bio-Tune, Cell Diagram, and Question #33 on page 198
B Day: Questions #33 and 34 on page 198

Everyone: Get a three ring binder with a section dedicated only to Biology. I expect you to have this in class every day, along with paper and a pen or pencil to write with.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: STRIVE FOR FIVE EVERY DAY!!!

November 17 (A Day): "Bio-Tune and Cell Diagram"

NOTE: Ms. Lynch will not be in class today.

OBJECTIVE: Students will draw a plant or animal cell with all its organelles, and write a "Bio-Tune" in order to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the structure and function of each organelle within a living cell.

WARM-UP: Recall the "Weird Al" video that you watched in class the other day. What did you like most about it, what did you like least? You do not have to write out your answer, just think about it.

CLASSWORK: Working in small groups of 2-4 people per group (your lab group is fine), write a "Bio-Tune" based on the instructions you've been given. Be prepared to share this with the class. When you are done, begin working on your cell diagram. You will need to finish this for homework.

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Finish the cell diagram.

HOMEWORK DUE: You should have answered the following questions using complete sentences. I will collect these when I return.

1) Complete Applying Concepts Question #33, p. 198 in your textbook: As waste chemicals build up in a cell, homeostasis is threatened. State how diffusion helps cells maintain homeostasis.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: STRIVE FOR FIVE EVERY DAY!!!

HELPFUL LINKS: PHSchool.com, type in Web code: cbp-3072 for pictures of organelles

November 15 (A Day) and November 16 (B Day): "Cells- Lesson 5"

OBJECTIVE: Students will identify the main functions and components of the cell membrane in order to discuss how substances enter and leave the cell.

WARM-UP:
A Day: What is the function of the cell membrane organelle?
B Day: REWIND: What are the repeating units that form a DNA molecule?

CLASSWORK:
1. Collection of HW.
2. Brief review of Section 7-3.
3. Diffusion Activity, PHSchool.com: Web code cbp-3073

HOMEWORK DUE:
A and B Day: You should have read Section 7-4 in your textbook and completed Section 7-4 Worksheet.
B Day: Cell Diagram and BCR #14 and 15.

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
A Day: Question #33 on page 198
B Day: Questions #33 and 34 on page 198

Get a three ring binder with a section dedicated only to Biology. I expect you to have this in class every day, along with paper and a pen or pencil to write with.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: STRIVE FOR FIVE EVERY DAY!!!

November 14 (B Day): "Bio-Tune and Cell Diagram"

NOTE: Ms. Lynch will be on a field trip today. Period 4B students did not do the Bio-Tune because they were on the field trip. They do need to complete the cell drawing and write a thank you letter to the museum for homework.

OBJECTIVE: Students will develop a cell Bio-Tune in order to classify the structure and function of organelles.

WARM-UP: Recall the "Weird Al" video that you watched in class the other day. What did you like most about it, what did you like least? You do not have to write out your answer, just think about it.

CLASSWORK: Working in small groups of 2-4 people per group (your lab group is fine), write a "Bio-Tune" based on the instructions you've been given. Be prepared to share this with the class. When you are done, begin working on your cell diagram. You will need to finish this for homework.

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Finish the cell diagram.

HOMEWORK DUE: Section 7-3 Worksheet (15 pts.), finish HSA BCR #14 (20 pts.) if you didn't finish it in class, and complete HSA BCR #15 (20 pts.).

ANNOUNCEMENTS: STRIVE FOR FIVE EVERY DAY!!!

HELPFUL LINKS: PHSchool.com, type in Web code: cbp-3072 for pictures of organelles

November 13 (A Day): "Cells-Lesson 2"

OBJECTIVE: Students will define the organelles of a cell in order to explain their function and draw their structures.

WARM-UP: What is an organelle? What is the nucleus?

CLASSWORK: Watch "Weird Al" video. Review of organelle structure and function table. Review Sections 7-2 and 7-3 in textbook.

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Read Section 7-4 in your textbook and complete Section 7-4 Worksheet.

HOMEWORK DUE: Section 7-3 Worksheet (15 pts.), finish HSA BCR #14 (20 pts.) if you didn't finish it in class, and complete HSA BCR #15 (20 pts.).

ANNOUNCEMENTS: STRIVE FOR FIVE EVERY DAY!!!

HELPFUL LINKS: PHSchool.com, type in Web code: cbp-3072 for pictures of organelles

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

OBJECTIVE: Students will analyze different BCR responses and writing techniques in order to write a clear and comprehensive BCR response on the Biology HSA.

WARM-UP: Construct a BCR that answers the following question from your HSA BCR Booklet. Be prepared to read and critique your response with the class.

14. Compare a bacterial cell and a human body cell. Include in your response:
-How they are similar and different in structure
-How they are classified (2001)

CLASSWORK: 1. BCR Writing Workshop.

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Section 7-3 Worksheet (15 pts.), finish HSA BCR #14 (20 pts.) if you didn't finish it in class, and complete HSA BCR #15 (20 pts.).

HOMEWORK DUE: Completed Cell Lab, p. 45-49. You also should have read Chapter 7 through Section 7-3 in your textbook.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: STRIVE FOR FIVE EVERY NIGHT!!!

November 8 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will view plant and animal cells under a microscope in order to draw and identify cellular organelles.

WARM-UP: What is the cell theory?

CLASSWORK: Review Section 7-1 in your textbooks. Perform Cell Lab (NOTE: 1A and 3A did not do the Elodea portion of the lab).

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Read Section 7-3 in your textbook, Finish the lab through page 49.

HOMEWORK DUE: Section 7-1 Worksheet, Section 7-2 Worksheet, Classwork from last class.

STRIVE FOR FIVE!!!

STRIVE FOR FIVE!!! Email me with the five things you did tonight to help you learn Biology, and I'll give you FIVE extra credit points!!! Keep up the good work!!!

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

NOTE: I will not be here on November 2 and November 3.

OBJECTIVE: Students will define the organelles of a cell in order to explain thier function and draw their structures.

WARM-UP: None

CLASSWORK: Complete BOTH SIDES of two worksheets: 1) "Eukaryotic Cell Organizelles, and 2) Transparency 15: The Optical Microscope/ Rules for Microscope Use".

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Section 7-2 Worksheet, Read Section 7-2 in your textbooks, Finish worksheets that you did for classwork, Finish Lab (A Day students only).

HOMEWORK DUE: None today, I will collect when I return.

November 1, 2006 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will view plant and animal cells under a microscope in order to draw and identify cellular organelles.

WARM-UP: What is the cell theory?

CLASSWORK: Review Section 7-1 in your textbooks. Perform Cell Lab (NOTE: Only period 4A did the Elodea portion of the lab).

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Section 7-2 Worksheet, Read Section 7-2 in your textbook, Finish the lab through page 49.

HOMEWORK DUE: Section 7-1 Worksheet.