August 28 (A Day) and August 31 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will discuss effective lab practices in order to perform labs safely.

WARM-UP: Why is it important for the human body to regulate the level of blood glucose? What is this process called?

VOCABULARY:
evidence
experiment
hypothesis
independent variable
inference

CLASSWORK:
1. Hand out and do overview of Biology HSA Lab book
2. Review Safety Contract on p. 7
3. Discussion of Lab Safety
4. Point out safety equipment in laboratory p.10 (HSA Lab Manual)
Complete Pre-Lab Discussion as a group then work with a partner to complete the lab Recognizing Laboratory Safety (Biology HSA Lab Manual)
5. Complete lab on page 16 "Identifying Lab Equipment"

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Students must get safety contract signed , Honor's classes completing Rafael (Lab Safety) BCR

HOMEWORK DUE:
Student Information, BEE Book

HANDOUTS:
Lab Contract

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NONE

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

OBJECTIVE: Students will describe the characteristics of life in order to classify an unknown item as living or nonliving.

WARM-UP: What is science? What is biology?

VOCABULARY:
assumption
bias
control group
controlled experiment
dependent variable

CLASSWORK:
1. Think, Pair, and Share: What characteristics do all living things share?
2. Classroom discussion about warm-up
3. Presentation Pro Chapter 1A – “It’s Alive” (2 minutes)
4. Students are to complete “To Live or Not To Live” (Student Resource Book)
5. Review “To Live or Not To Live” (Student Resource Book)

CLOSURE
Review Activity

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK
Get school supplies

HOMEWORK DUE
None

HANDOUTS
Student Information, BEE Book, To Live or Not to Live

ANNOUNCEMENTS
NONE

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

OBJECTIVE: Students will examine variation among organisms in order to recognize its importance in evolution.

WARM-UP: List at least 3 differences between organisms that help them to survive in different habitats, be specific.

VOCABULARY:
1) pollution
2) population
3) predation
4) producer
5) resource

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabular
2) Review variation and adaptations
3) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 15-1 and 15-3, BEE Books and Flashcards due next class

HOMEWORK DUE:
Lab and 18-3

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

OBJECTIVE: Students will perform a lab in order to describe how organisms are classified.

WARM-UP: What is the scientific name for human beings? Why do we need to give organisms different names?

VOCABULARY:
1) niche
2) nitrogen fixation
3) nutrient
4) omnivore
5) parasitism

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-up and vocabulary
2) Movie
3) Lab
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 18-3

HOMEWORK DUE:
18-2 Outline

ANNOUCEMENTS:
Flashcard and BEE Book check next week

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

OBJECTIVE: Students will complete an activity in order to analyze how mutations affect protein synthesis.

WARM-UP: What is a mutation and how do you get one?

VOCABULARY:
1) genetic diversity
2) greenhouse effect
3) habitat
4) herbivore
5) heterotroph
6) mutualism

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Review mutations
3) Activity
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 18-2 in your textbook

HOMEWORK DUE:
Drawing of protein synthesis

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
HSA on May 18

May 5 (B 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

May 1 (B Day) and May 4 (A Day)

Ms. Lynch was out for both of these days. Students should have completed Chapter 18 worksheets in their blue workbooks.

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

March 30 (A Day) and March 31 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will simulate the spread of a disease that requires the exchange of bodily fluids in order to understand the outbreak of disease described in the book Hot Zone.

WARM-UP: How are viruses spread? What can you do to prevent yourself from catching a virus?

VOCABULARY:
1) homeostasis
2) immune system
3) muscular system
4) nervous system
5) reproductive system

CLASSWORK:
1)Students will share knowledge about viruses and how they are spread. Class will discuss prior knowledge.
2) Class will discuss how to develop an experiment to simulate the rates of virus infection using supplies that teacher has.
3) Students will perform experiment.
4) Students will analyze their data and draw conclusions.

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline Section 12-5 in textbook

HOMEWORK DUE:
Unit 7 Review sheet (B Day students)

CLOSURE: Discussion of lab.

March 27 (B Day)

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

WARM-UP: What is a karyotype and what does it tell you

VOCABULARY:
1) circulatory system
2) digestive system
3) endocrine system
4) equilibrium
5) excretory system

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

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline Section 12-5 in book.

HOMEWORK DUE:
Review Sheet

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NONE

March 26 (A Day)

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

HOMEWORK DUE: none

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Read and outline Section 12-5

March 25 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will practice Punnett Squares in order to determine how alleles are inherited.

WARM-UP: List three traits that you have and identify which parent or family member you inherited them from. Do your siblings have them, too? Are they different?

VOCABULARY:
1) homologous structure
2) isolation
3) natural selection
4) survival of the fittest
5) theory

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Discussion of 11-4 assessment
3) Hot Zone lab and discussion
4) Review Punnett Squares
5) Sponge Bob activity (for homework)
6) Review Sheet
7) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Sponge Bob activity (due Monday) and Review Sheet

HOMEWORK DUE:
12-4 outline

March 24 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will review Unit 7 in order to prepare for the test.

WARM-UP: What is a karyotype and what does it tell you

VOCABULARY:
1) circulatory system
2) digestive system
3) endocrine system
4) equilibrium
5) excretory system

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

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Study for test next class

HOMEWORK DUE:
Sponge Bob Activity

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NONE

March 23 (B Day)

I was out sick today and students completed the Chapter 13 Worksheets in their workbooks. I will collect everything when I return tomorrow.

March 20 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will practice Punnett Squares in order to determine how alleles are inherited.

WARM-UP: List three traits that you have and identify which parent or family member you inherited them from. Do your siblings have them, too? Are they different?

VOCABULARY:
1)homologous structure
2) isolation
3) natural selection
4) survival of the fittest
5) theory

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Discussion of 11-4 assessment
3) Review Punnett Squares
4) Sponge Bob activity
5) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Sponge Bob activity

HOMEWORK DUE:
12-4 outline