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
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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
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
Homework due: 14-1 and 14-2 outline and Unit 8 Review Sheet.
Tonight's Homework:
14-3 Outline
Monday, April 20, 2009
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
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
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
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
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
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
Monday, March 23, 2009
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
Friday, March 20, 2009
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
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
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
March 18 (A Day) and March 19 (B Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will investigate organisms that reproduce sexually in order to explain how traits are passed on.
WARM-UP: How many chromosomes are present in each human cell at the following stages concerning human life: sex cell, zygote, adult
VOCABULARY:
1) adaptation
2) classification
3) evolution
4) fitness
5) fossil
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Review Chapter 11
3) Group Activity
4) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Do Section 11-4 Assessment on page 278.
HOMEWORK DUE:
Section 12-3 Outline
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Make sure your parents pick up their passcodes to access your grades and attendance online. They can come right to school for the information.
WARM-UP: How many chromosomes are present in each human cell at the following stages concerning human life: sex cell, zygote, adult
VOCABULARY:
1) adaptation
2) classification
3) evolution
4) fitness
5) fossil
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Review Chapter 11
3) Group Activity
4) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Do Section 11-4 Assessment on page 278.
HOMEWORK DUE:
Section 12-3 Outline
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Make sure your parents pick up their passcodes to access your grades and attendance online. They can come right to school for the information.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
March 16 (A Day) and March 17 (B Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will complete a lab in order to determine how alleles are inherited.
WARM-UP: What is a mutation and how can they be inherited?
VOCABULARY:
1) recessive
2) sex chromosome
3) sex-linked gene
4) sexual reproduction
5) trait
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Review Chapter 11
3) Lab activity: Investigating inherited traits
4) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline Section 12-3 in textbook
HOMEWORK DUE:
12-1 and 12-2
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
none
WARM-UP: What is a mutation and how can they be inherited?
VOCABULARY:
1) recessive
2) sex chromosome
3) sex-linked gene
4) sexual reproduction
5) trait
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Review Chapter 11
3) Lab activity: Investigating inherited traits
4) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline Section 12-3 in textbook
HOMEWORK DUE:
12-1 and 12-2
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
none
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
March 11 (B Day) and March 12 (A Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will take a test in order to gauge progress towards success on the HSA.
WARM-UP: none
VOCABULARY: none
CLASSWORK:
Test today
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 12-3
HOMEWORK DUE:
12-2 Outline
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
none
WARM-UP: none
VOCABULARY: none
CLASSWORK:
Test today
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 12-3
HOMEWORK DUE:
12-2 Outline
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
none
March 9 (B day) and March 10 (A day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will analyze the structure of DNA in order to understand the function of it.
WARM-UP: Why does DNA replicate itself?
VOCABULARY:
1) nondisjunction
2) pedigree
3) phenotype
4) probability
5) Punnett Square
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Classwork
3) Drawing/Foldable
4) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
BEE Book and flashcards due next class. Test next class
HOMEWORK DUE:
Section 12-2 Outline
WARM-UP: Why does DNA replicate itself?
VOCABULARY:
1) nondisjunction
2) pedigree
3) phenotype
4) probability
5) Punnett Square
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Classwork
3) Drawing/Foldable
4) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
BEE Book and flashcards due next class. Test next class
HOMEWORK DUE:
Section 12-2 Outline
Monday, March 09, 2009
Vocabulary words 85-159
1)
1) cell wall
2) centriole
3) chloroplast
4) chromatin
5) chromosome
2)
1) cilia
2) cytoplasm
3) cytoskeleton
4) diffusion
5) endocytosis
3)
1) endoplasmic reticulum
2) equilibrium
3) eukaryote
4) exocytosis
5) facilitated diffusion
4)
1) flagella
2) Golgi apparatus
3) homeostasis
4) hypertonic
5) hypotonic
5)
1) isotonic
2) lipid bilayer
3) lysosome
4) mitochondria
5) nucleolus
6)
1) nucleus
2) organ
3) organ system
4) organelle
5) osmosis
7)
1) aerobic
2) anaerobic
3) ATP
4) autotroph
5) calorie
8)
1) fermentation
2) pigment
3) chlorophyll
4) anaphase
5) cancer
9)
1) cell cycle
2) cell division
3) centriole
4) centromere
5) chromatid
10)
1) chromosome
2) crossing-over
3) cyclin
4) cytokinesis
5) diploid
11)
1) homologous
2) haploid
3) interphase
4) meiosis
5) metaphase
12)
1) mitosis
2) prophase
3) spindle
4) telophase
5) tetrad
13)
1) allele
2) asexual reproduction
3) autosome
4) dominant
5) fertilization
14)
1) gametes
2) gel electrophoresis
3) genetics
4) genotype
5) heterozygous
15)
1) homozygous
2) hybrid
3) karyotype
4) monohybrid cross
5) mutation
1) cell wall
2) centriole
3) chloroplast
4) chromatin
5) chromosome
2)
1) cilia
2) cytoplasm
3) cytoskeleton
4) diffusion
5) endocytosis
3)
1) endoplasmic reticulum
2) equilibrium
3) eukaryote
4) exocytosis
5) facilitated diffusion
4)
1) flagella
2) Golgi apparatus
3) homeostasis
4) hypertonic
5) hypotonic
5)
1) isotonic
2) lipid bilayer
3) lysosome
4) mitochondria
5) nucleolus
6)
1) nucleus
2) organ
3) organ system
4) organelle
5) osmosis
7)
1) aerobic
2) anaerobic
3) ATP
4) autotroph
5) calorie
8)
1) fermentation
2) pigment
3) chlorophyll
4) anaphase
5) cancer
9)
1) cell cycle
2) cell division
3) centriole
4) centromere
5) chromatid
10)
1) chromosome
2) crossing-over
3) cyclin
4) cytokinesis
5) diploid
11)
1) homologous
2) haploid
3) interphase
4) meiosis
5) metaphase
12)
1) mitosis
2) prophase
3) spindle
4) telophase
5) tetrad
13)
1) allele
2) asexual reproduction
3) autosome
4) dominant
5) fertilization
14)
1) gametes
2) gel electrophoresis
3) genetics
4) genotype
5) heterozygous
15)
1) homozygous
2) hybrid
3) karyotype
4) monohybrid cross
5) mutation
Friday, March 06, 2009
March 6 (A Day) and March 7 (B Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will analyze the structure of DNA in order to understand the function.
WARM-UP: How does DNA copy itself? (Replication)
VOCABULARY:
1) homozygous
2) hybrid
3) karyotype
4) monohybrid cross
5) mutation
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Classwork/ Reveiw DNA Structure
3) Drawing
4) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 12-2
HOMEWORK DUE:
12-1 outline
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Test on Wednesday and Thursday of next week. I will also be checking BEE Books and Vocabulary.
WARM-UP: How does DNA copy itself? (Replication)
VOCABULARY:
1) homozygous
2) hybrid
3) karyotype
4) monohybrid cross
5) mutation
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Classwork/ Reveiw DNA Structure
3) Drawing
4) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 12-2
HOMEWORK DUE:
12-1 outline
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Test on Wednesday and Thursday of next week. I will also be checking BEE Books and Vocabulary.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
February 26 - March 5
HSA Testing has been going on for the last week. During this time, you should have completed the following assignments:
Review Sheet
Section 11-3 Outline
Section 11-5 Outline
Homework due on March 6 and March 9 is Section 12-1 Outline. You will have a test on Wednesday (B Day) and Thursday (A Day) and BEE Books and Flashcards will all be due on the same day.
Review Sheet
Section 11-3 Outline
Section 11-5 Outline
Homework due on March 6 and March 9 is Section 12-1 Outline. You will have a test on Wednesday (B Day) and Thursday (A Day) and BEE Books and Flashcards will all be due on the same day.
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