February 23 (B Day) and February 24 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will practice Punnett Squares of blood typing in order to predict how traits are passed from one generation to the other.

WARM-UP: What blood type are you?  How about your parents?

VOCABULARY:
1) phenotype
2) genotype
3) dominant
4) recessive

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/ Vocabulary
2) Discussion of Punnett Squares
3) Practice Punnett Squares
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Sections 12-3 and 12-4 notes

HOMEWORK DUE:
None



ANNOUNCEMENTS:

NONE

February 16 (B Day) and February 17 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE:  Students will practice Punnett Squares in order to predict how traits are passed from one generation to the other.

WARM-UP:

VOCABULARY:
1) phenotype
2) genotype
3) dominant
4) recessive

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/ Vocabulary
2) Discussion of Punnett Squares
3) Practice Punnett Squares
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Chapter 11 Notes

HOMEWORK DUE:
None

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NONE

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

OBJECTIVE:  Students will explore the principles of Mendelian genetics in order to make predictions about how traits are inherited.

WARM-UP:  List words associated with the words "dominant" and "recessive" or words that have similar meaning.

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and discussion
2) Quiz
3) Rock, paper, scissors
4) Plant babies
5) Plant grandbabies
6) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and take notes on Ch. 11

HOMEWORK DUE:
none

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

OBJECTIVE:  Students will perform an activity in order to analyze how traits are inherited and make predictions about the probability of inheriting a specific trait.

WARM-UP:  Is there anyone that you take after in your family, if so, how?

VOCABULARY:
none

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up
2) Redhead Article
3) Activity- Investigating Inherited Traits
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK (Due Thursday/Friday):
Read and take notes 2-4

HOMEWORK DUE:
none

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
none

February 2 (B Day) and February 3 (A day)

OBJECTIVE:  Students will examine the structure of DNA in order to analyze how it makes copies of itself and passes on genetic information.

WARM-UP:  What are 3 ways that DNA is used?

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up
2) DNA replication foldable
3) PowerPoint
4) Manipulative Activity

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Take notes on 12-1 and 12-2 (Due Thurs/Fri of this week)

HOMEWORK DUE:
see above

January 31 (B Day) and February 1 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE:  Students will describe the structure of DNA in order to analyze how it copies itself and passes on genetic information.

WARM-UP:  Why is DNA important and what does it tell us?

CLASSWORK:
1)  Warm-Up
2)  Discussion of how DNA is used
3)  Manipulative of DNA structure
4)  PowerPoint of DNA structure
5)  Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK (Due Thurs/Fri this week):'
Read and outline 12-1 and 12-2

HOMEWORK DUE:
None

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None

January 13 (B Day) and January 14 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE:  Students will review Unit 4 in order to prepare for the test next week.

WARM-UP: Identify 3 ways to prevent cancer.

VOCABULARY:
None

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up
2) Unit 4 Review Sheet
3) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and take notes on Ch. 10

HOMEWORK DUE:
none today

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Test next week

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

OBJECTIVE:  Students perform a lab in order to describe how cells make copies of themselves.

WARM-UP:  How does the body repair itself after an injury?

VOCABULARY:
N/A

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and discussion
2) Mitosis Lab
3) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK (due Mon/Tues)
Read and take notes on Ch. 8, period 2A should do Ch. 9

HOMEWORK DUE:
none

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Test next week

January 3 (B Day) and January 4 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE:  Students will explore the effect of light energy on plants in order to identify characteristics of photosynthesis.

WARM-UP:  What do living things need in order to survive?

VOCABULARY:
1) photosynthesis
2) autotroph
3) heterotroph
4) producer

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and vocabulary
2) Manipulative
3) Powerpoint
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline (or take notes) Chapter 8

HOMEWORK DUE:
Winter Break Packet (extra credit)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Test next week and BEE book check!

December 13 (B Day) and December 14 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE:  Students will perform an activity in order to observe movement of molecules across a cell membrane.

WARM-UP:  Describe diffusion.

VOCABULARY:
1) concentration
2) passive transport
3) active transport

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocab
2) Discussion of last week's lab
3) Demonstration
4) Foldable on osmosis
5) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK (due Thurs/Friday next week):

Do "Analyzing Data" on page 188. Answer all questions using complete sentences.

HOMEWORK DUE:
None

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Start using your Gmail accounts!

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

OBJECTIVE:  Students will analyze how molecules move from high to low concentration in order to predict which way solutes and water would move across a cell membrane.

WARM-UP:  How would you know if someone passed gas in the room? How could you figure out who did it?

VOCABULARY:
1) concentration
2) diffusion
3) osmosis
4) equilibrium

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm up and Vocabulary
2) Quiz on cells
3) Review osmosis and diffusion
4) Foldable
5) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK (due Thurs/Friday next week):
Do "Analyzing Data" on page 188.  Answer all questions using complete sentences.

HOMEWORK DUE TODAY:
none

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Progress grades go in this week.

December 3 (B Day)

NOTE: I was out yesterday, December 2, so today is a catch-up sort of day for students.

OBJECTIVE:  Students will review "118 Green Street" in order visualize how microorganisms impact their day-to-day lives.

WARM-UP:  What are some ways that you come into contact with microorganisms?

VOCABULARY:
1) selectively permeable
2) cell membrane
3) flagellum
4) cilia

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-up and vocabulary
2) Discussion about the cell membrane
3) 118 Green Street
4) Clomework (work on homework during class)
5) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK (Due Mon/Tues)
Section 7-3 and 7-4 Assessments in text (see previous post for page numbers)

HOMEWORK DUE:
cell drawing (for B Day kids)

ANNOUNCEMENTS: None

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

OBEJCTIVE:  Students will analyze the structure of the cell membrane in order to predict how it functions in maintaining homeostasis.

WARM-UP:  What is the purpose of a screen door?  How does it differ from a glass door?

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm up and vocab
2) Sea Monkeys!!!
3) Review lab
4) Membrane Discussion
5) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK (Due Mon/Tues):
Do Section 7-3 Assessment on page 189 and Section 7-4 Assessment on page 193.

HOMEWORK DUE (Last Mon/Tues)
Section 7-1 and 7-2 Assessments

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Have you checked your .pgcps email yet?

November 29 (B Day) and November 30 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE:  Students will compare the characteristics of different types of cells in order to clssify them as prokaryotic or eukaryotic, and determine if an organism is unicellular or multicellular.

WARM-UP:  Tell me 3 facts about the microorganism you read about in class last week (from your notes).

NOCABULARY (pictures or a sentence):
1) cell membrane
2) nucleus
3) prokaryotic cell
4) eukaryotic cell

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Nocabulary Review
2) Introduction to Sea Monkeys activity
3) Discussion of prokaryotic versus eukaryotic cells
4) Microscope Lab
5) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK (Due Mon/Tues of next week):
Do Section Assessment 7-1 on page 173 and Section Assessment7-2 on page 181.

HOMEWORK DUE:
None

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Start checking your pgcps email regularly!

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

OBJECTIVE:  Students will review macromolecule groups in order to identify how each group helps living things survive.

WARM-UP:
What is the relationship between monomers and polymers?

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Review Notes for Quiz
2) Quiz
3) Foldable, click HERE for instructions
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Chapter 2 Assessment on p. 57 due next class
Finish Macromolecule foldable

HOMEWORK DUE:
None

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
none

November 5 (B Day) and November 8 (A Day)

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OBJECTIVE: Students will identify molecular building blocks in order to determine how they form biological macromolecules.

WARM-UP: Complete The Monomers of Macromolecules worksheet- Answer in your BEE Book.

NOCABULARY- define/describe the following words in your BEE Book using only pictures. You should look up the definition, READ it, then draw a picture that comes to mind.  The purpose here is for you to make a visual connection to the word.
1) monomer
2) polymer
3) monosaccharide
4) polysaccharide

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary Discussion
2) Spend some time familiarizing yourself with the different macromolecule groups we have talked about.  Take notes as you read these, you will use them next class to build a foldable. Make sure you can tell me what the building blocks are of the molecule, what foods they are found in, and what their function is:
  a) carbohydrates
  b) proteins
  c) lipids
  d) nucleic acids
3) Computer Lab Activity 1 Form the Tree of Life to Macromolecules- Begin Here (place all answers in your BEE Book). If you have questions as you work, please post them here and I will address them as I can.
4) Closure


TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Do the Chapter 2 Assessment on page 57 of your textbook, due on Thursday/Friday of next week.

For more information on carbohydrates, view this PowerPoint

HOMEWORK DUE:
none

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
none

November 5 (A day)

Today, students watched SuperSize me and took notes on the movie.

Last class, we did the pH lab- it's been a crazy week with the end of the quarter last week, but we're back on track now!

October 27 (B Day) and October 28 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will perform a lab in order to identify characteristics of acids and bases and use them to distinguish between the two.

WARM-UP: What comes to mind when you think of something being "acidic"?

VOCABULARY:
1) solution
2) suspension
3) mixture

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Discussion of pH
3) Activity
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Bring 3 food labels to class with you next week.

HOMEWORK DUE:
none

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Congratulations, you've made it through 1st quarter!

October 25 (B Day) and October 26 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will perform a graphing activity in order to reinforce graphing skills.

WARM-UP: When would you draw a line graph versus a bar graph?

VOCABULARY:
1) cohesion
2) adhesion
3) solvent
4) solute

CLASSWORK:
1) Review Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Unit 2 Quiz
3) Graphing Activity
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Period 1A: Assignment sheet
Extra Credit- Paper towels and kleenex
Check School Max for grade accuracy!

HOMEWORK DUE:
Chapter 2 Notes

ANNOUCEMENTS:
NONE

October 22 (B Day) and October 23 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE:  Students will examine the structure of water in order to predict its properties.

WARM-UP: Who is the main character at Disney World?  Draw a picture of him/her.

VOCABULARY:
1) hereditary
2) macromolecules

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

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and take notes on Chapter 2

HOMEWORK DUE:
none

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Check your grades on School Max, the end of the quarter is approaching.