MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

WEEK 1

Labor day

Teacher in-service

Teacher in-service

-Fill out Student Self Evaluation

-Go over course expectations, introductions, etc.

HW: Get information form signed & filled out by Monday

-Biology Pre Test

-Lab Safety Contract

HW: Lab safety contract signed by Monday;

WEEK 2

Double Lab:  Microscope E Lab for periods 3, 5, 7, 9

Collect information form & Lab safety contract

-Surface Tension activity from www.biologycorner.com

HW: Sponge Bob Safety Rules;

Quiz tomorrow on Lab safety & course expectations

Quiz

-Work on Parts of the Microscope, Lab Equipment, from http://brookings.k12.sd.us

HW: Language of Science

Finish Parts of the Microscope

-Handout: Biology Textbook online

-Discuss Surface Tension Activity

HW: Read Chapter 1.1 in the online text & do the section review questions 1-6 COMPLETE sentences

-Hand back and go over Quiz

-Go over Language of science WS

-Begin Reading Comp Characteristics of Life packet

HW: Ch. 1.1 Assessment Qs due tomorrow!

-Check Ch.1.1 Assessment Qs

-Finish Reading  Characteristics of Life packet

HW: Have a great weekend!

WEEK 3

Double Lab:  Is Yeast Alive? Lab for periods 3, 5, 7, 9

Microscope E Lab for period 1 (Mon)

Online Version

Back to school night!

-Characteristics of Life slide show from http://brookings.k12.sd.us

-Another Traits of Life Power point

HW: Characteristics Reinforcement

-Finish Characteristics of Life slide show http://brookings.k12.sd.us

5, 7, 9th periods:

Characteristics of Life Video &  Video Questions

HW: Life Review WS

1st & 3rd periods:

-Characteristics of Life Video &  Video Questions

7th period: Start Lab

9th period: Homeostasis of the Eye

HW: Join my

Wikispace; bonus points for adding a picture of a living thing

 -Are Viruses Living?

-Crickets Webquest

Cricket Virtual Lab

(in computer lab)

HW: Finish Are Viruses Living? opinion on back of WS

1st, 3rd, 5th & 7th periods:

-Homeostasis of the Eye

9th period: Yeast Lab

WEEK 4

Double Lab: 1st period: Is Yeast Alive? Lab

Double Lab:

Biochemistry Video

-Sewer Lice Demo

Interactive reviews:

Microscope Interactive Quiz

Introduction to Biology

Test Review PPT

Xword Puzzle

Interactive Xword http://brookings.k12.sd.us

HW: STUDY for Test; Notebook check Wed.

Scientific Method, Characteristics of Life & the Microscope

HW: Read Ch.6.1 Do Section Assessment pg. 151 1-5 Complete sentences

-Notebook check

-Discuss Test

-Ch.6 outline

HW: Ch.6.1 WS

-Go over Textbook Qs 

"Not so Bohring Atoms" Activity

HW: "Atoms Family" WS;

Quiz Next Thursday!

Isotope M&M's

HW: Have a great weekend!

WEEK 5

Double Lab: for periods 3, 5, 7, 9

pH and living systems

-Discuss Compounds from Ch.6 outline from www.nclark.net

-Mickey Mouse Molecules

-Go over Ch. 6.1 WS www.nclark.net

-How to balance equations practice

HW: Finish Balancing Act WS

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

WEEK 1

Double Lab: for periods 3, 5, 7, 9

pH and living systems

Power point for Chemistry

Extra help for balancing Equations:

Tutorial

Tutorial #2

Balance practice

Interactive

-Balancing Equations Activity

HW: Finish Qs from -Balancing Equations Activity

Quiz 

HW: Read Ch. 6.2 Do Questions 1-5 on p.156

-Go over Balancing Act WS & Quiz

HW: Have a great weekend!!

WEEK 2

Double Lab: for pd 1: pH and living systems

Double Lab: for pds 3, 5, 7, 9:  Planet Earth: Freshwater

- Dihydrogen monoxide petition

-Water properties Power point from www.biologyjunction.com

HW: Dihydrogen monoxide Questions

-Molecules of Life Inquiry activity

HW: Read Ch.6.3 Do Foldable while reading as seen on pg.157

-Check HW

-Macromolecules Power point following along with Ch. 6 outline from www.nclark.net

HW: Ch.6.2 Reinforcement (front side); Ch.6.3 Reinforcement (back side)

 -Finish Macromolecules Power point following along with Ch. 6 outline from www.nclark.net

HW: Read over the Enzyme lab carefully;

 TEST THURSDAY on Chapter 6

 -Enzyme Lab

 from http://brookings.k12.sd.us

HW: Have a great weekend!

WEEK 3

Columbus Day-No school!

All the resources for the Biochemistry unit HERE

Biochemistry Review

Reinforcement Answer keys:

 ch.6.1

Ch.6.2 & 6.3

www.nclark.net

Review for TEST

Notebook check

Go over test

HW: None! Have a great weekend!

WEEK 4

Double Lab: Microscope Measurement

Cell Video w/questions

HW: Read Chapter 7 Sect. 1

-Chapter 7 outline

Cell Power point (slides 1-30) www.biologyjunction.com

HW: On the Microscope measurement lab, do the last page-you may need to read over the first page to help you

 -Cells Alive Activity

HW: Read Ch. 7 Section 3 carefully & fill in your outline table

Quiz next Wednesday

 -Cell Power point (slides 31-61) www.biologyjunction.com

HW: Cell City analogy

-Finish Cells Alive Activity

-Cell Collage due Wed.

HW: None! Have a great weekend!

WEEK 5

Double Lab: -Finish Cell Organelle Coloring

-Cell Power point cont'd

-Cell Organelle Coloring

HW: Cell Collage & Quiz  due Wed.

-Cell Comparison if absent: online versions

Cheek Cell Virtual Lab

Plant Cell Virtual Lab from www.biologycorner.com

HW: Cell Collage & Quiz  due Wed. Know your: Cell Organelle Functions

Cell Quiz

HW: None-Yay!

 -Share collages

HW: Read about Stem Cells & make Cornell Notes with the questions as your left column

 Happy Halloween!!

-Stem Cell Video

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

WEEK 1

Early Dismissal

Stem Cell Web quest

Parent Conferences 12:30-2:30

Parent Conferences   6:30-8:30

Early Dismissal

Stem Cell Web quest

Hand out Stem Cell Policy Project

Parent Conferences  12:30-2:30

Election Day

Early Dismissal

Teacher In-service

No School!

No School!

WEEK 2

Teacher In-service

No school!

Veteran's Day

No school!

-Read Chapter 7.2 & Go over Ch.7 outline from www.nclark.net

HW: Ch. 7.2 Reinforcement

-Cell Membrane Lab

HW: Finish Lab Qs; Stem Cell Project due 11/21

Diffusion Demo

WEEK 3

-Computer Lab to work on Stem Cell Project

 -Review game: Cell Cards w/Cell Score board

-Review Relay Game

-Review worksheets:

7.1; 7.3 from www.nclark.net

 Test on Cells

-Stem Cell Project due!!

-Notebook check

WEEK 4

Presentations of Stem Cell Projects

Presentations of Stem Cell Projects

Early Dismissal

Presentations of Stem Cell Projects

Thanksgiving break

Thanksgiving break

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

WEEK 1

Double Lab: Finish Plasma Membrane Power point w/Questions

 Plasma Membrane Power point w/Questions

HW: Read Ch.8.1; do the Section Assessment on pg.200 #1-6 Complete sentences!

Osmosis & Diffusion in an Egg (Day 1) from http://brookings.k12.sd.us

Osmosis Lab (smelly balloons)

HW: Last page of Osmosis Lab

Osmosis Lab (Veggie demo set up)

Video Clip 1 & Clip 2

HW: Transport WS from http://brookings.k12.sd.us

Osmosis & Diffusion in an Egg (Day 3/4) & do questions in composition book

Osmosis Lab (finish veggie demo)

HW: Finish Lab Qs

Osmosis Lab (Finish packet) You Tube demo: Part I & Part II

HW: Have a great weekend!

WEEK 2

Why are cells so small? Lab

HW: Read Ch.8.2; Do Qs 1-6 on pg.210 Complete sentences!

Cell Cycle Coloring from www.biologyjunction.com

HW: Finish Cell Cycle Coloring

Mitosis in an Onion Lab

If absent: Onion Mitosis Lab

HW: Finish Lab Qs

Read Ch.8.3 & do Reinforcement WS &

HW: Mitosis starts with WS (if not finished in class)

WEEK 3

Mitosis Video

Mitosis Activity

from http://www.biologylessons.sdsu.edu

HW: TEST THURS. Notebook check Friday

 Mitosis Activity

HW: Study Guide; TEST THURSDAY!

 Test on Ch.8

 Notebook check

WEEK 4

Osmosis Jones

Early Dismissal

Finish Osmosis Jones

Winter Break

5

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

WEEK 1

WEEK 2

Double Lab: Genetics with a smile

HW: Read Ch. 10.1 and do the foldable as described on pg. 253

HW: 10-1 ?s WS http://brookings.k12.sd.us

HW: Oompa Loompa Genetics from www.nclark.net

Go over Oompa Loompa Genetics

HW: None

 Pipe cleaner babies from www.biologycorner.com

WEEK 3

Work on/finish Pipe cleaner babies

HW: Finish Dihybrid Punnett Square WS from http://brookings.k12.sd.us

HW: Meiosis Qs

Finish

Meiosis Simulation

HW: Test next Thursday on Ch.10

Genetics Pedigree Project Due Jan. 27

Teacher In service

WEEK 4

Easter egg genetics

MLK Day

No School

Meiosis Video w/ video Questions

Genetic Dominoes Review

 Test on Genetics & Meiosis (ch.10)

 Notebook check

Go over Test

WEEK 5

Review for midterms

Review for midterms

Snow Day

Midterms

1/2 day

1/2 day

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

WEEK

1

Double Lab: Bill Nye video (see Wikispace

: DNA)

Midterms

1/2 day

HW: Read Ch.11 Sect.1 & Do Q's 1-5 on pg.287

DNA Ch.11 Outline & Power point

HW: Finish Nucleic Acid  packet

Have your DNA & eat it too! Model

HW: Reinforcement Packet pg.1 & 2/3

If absent use these demos from You tube:

Video 1, Video 2

WEEK 2

Double Lab: Reading DNA

HW: Do the Mini Lab on pg. 293 of Chapter 11

HW: Codon analogy

Go over Nucleic Acid  packet

Teacher In-Service

WEEK 3

President's Day

Transcription & translation coloring from www.biologyjunction

HW: Protein Synthesis Crossword puzzle

HW: Quiz tomorrow-STUDY

Quiz on DNA

-Go over notes on Mutations Ch.11.3

HW: Read Ch.11.3 & Do the Genetic Mutations WS from http://brookings.k12.sd.us

WEEK 4

Double Lab: DNA Video

Parent/Teacher Conferences

HW: Finish DNA bracelets

TEST THURSDAY!

Ways to Study:

Build a protein

Play DNA Double Helix game

On Ch.11 DNA

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

WEEK 1

Snow Day!!

Snow Delay (shortened periods)  Gattaca

Gatta Questions (due Tues. 3/10

HSPAs: shorted periods

Gatta Questions (due Tues. 3/10

HSPAs: shorted periods

Gatta Questions (due Tues. 3/10

WEEK 2

Gatta Questions (due Tues. 3/10

Genetic Disorder Notes: Power point from http://brookings.k12.sd.us

HW: Human Genome Questions due Thursday

HW: Human Genome Questions due tomorrow!

Assignment, Task sheet, Research reports, Rubric

HW: Task sheet due Tuesday 3/17

Assignment, Task sheet, Research reports, Rubric

HW: Task sheet due Tuesday 3/17

WEEK 3

Assignment, Task sheet, Research reports, Rubric

HW:  Task sheet due tomorrow!

Begin PBS Nova's Cracking the code of life.

Watch it here 

Questions

HW: Starts with WS ; Decisions Research Notes due Friday

Check Starts with WS  from http://brookings.k12.sd.us

Continue PBS Nova's Cracking the code of life.

Watch it here  (Chapters 2, 6, 9, 10 & 16)

Questions

HW: Decisions Research Notes due Friday

Continue PBS Nova's Cracking the code of life.

Watch it here  (Chapters 2, 6, 9, 10 & 16)

Questions

HW: Decisions Research Notes due Friday

Return & go over

Human Genome Questions & Starts with WS from http://brookings.k12.sd.us

HW: Quiz on Human Genome Wed. Genetic Project due Thursday

WEEK 4

HW: Quiz on Human Genome Wed. Genetic Project due Thursday

Work on project

HW: Quiz on Human Genome Wed. Genetic Project due Thursday

HW: Genetic Project due tomorrow!Assignment, Task sheet, Research reports, Rubric

Assignment, Task sheet, Research reports, Rubric

HW: Read pgs. 341-348 & do Qs 1-4 on pg. 348-complete sentences

Who done it?Activity

HW: Read pgs. 341-348 & do Qs 1-4 on pg. 348-complete sentences  Have a great weekend!

Double Lab: Complete Who done it?Activity

Evolution Notes from http://brookings.k12.sd.us/biology/Evolution.htm

HW: Evolution Qs WS due Wed. 4/1

Bill Nye Video Clips

HW: Evolution Qs WS due Wed. 4/1

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

WEEK 1

DL: Natural Selection:  Goldfish Crackers

Bird Beak Adaptation Lab

HW: Finish Qs & Conclusion of Lab

Evolution 15.3 Power point http://brookings.k12.sd.us

HW: Quiz Wed.

HW: Quiz Wed.

WEEK 2

DL: Natural Selection:  Goldfish Crackers

Evolution Crossword

HW: Finish Evolution Crossword (use textbook if needed: Ch.15); Quiz Wed.

Pass back & Go over Evolution Qs WS from last week

HW:  Quiz Wed.

Ch.15.3 WS from http://brookings.k12.sd.us

HW: Finish WS

Galapagos IMAX movie

HW: Have a great break!

WEEK 3

Spring Break

 BDOL Worksheets: Ch.15.1 & 15.2  Reinforcements

HW: Finish WS reinforcement packet

WEEK 4

HW: BDOL Worksheets: Ch.15.1 & 15.2  Reinforcements Use Textbook Ch.15

Practice calculating allelic frequencies

HW: TEST Tuesday on Evolution

Earth Day

Natural Selection & allelic frequency Lab (modified from the text Ch.15 pg.414)

HW: TEST Tuesday on Evolution

Finish Natural Selection & allelic frequency Lab (modified from the text Ch.15 pg.414)

HW: TEST Tuesday on Evolution

HW: TEST Tuesday on Evolution

WEEK 5

Double Lab

Read Darwin Article & Do Questions

& Ch.15.3 WS

Watch Ecology video 15min w/Questions

HW: Read Ch.2

HW: Ch.2 Reinforcement

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

WEEK 1

Early Dismissal

Pgs 3-5 of Biopacket4 & pgs 2-4 of Biopacket3

Go over Evolution test

WEEK 2

Double Lab: Nitrogen passport

Ch.2 Outline Notes & Power point

HW: BDOL 2.2 WS use Ch.2 or notes

Food web Label

Finish Ch.2 Outline Notes & Power point

HW: Quiz Friday

HW: Quiz Friday

HW: Quiz Friday

Quiz

Plant & Animal Interrelationships Lab (Day 2)

WEEK 3

Double Lab: Cladogram Activity

Planet in Peril video with Questions

with Guided Notes

HW: Classification WS1 due Friday

HW: Classification WS1 due Friday

WEEK 4

Planet in Peril video

Work on/Discuss Project

HW: Work on Taxonomy of the Future

HW: Work on Taxonomy of the Future; Test on Classification 5/28

Kingdom Candy Dichotomous key

HW: Work on Taxonomy of the Future;

 Test on Classification 5/28

HW: Classification WS #2 http://brookings.k12.sd.us/biology/otherunits.htm

Work on Taxonomy of the Future; Test on Classification 5/28

Taxonomy of the Future

For help with Project: Click here

Kingdom Candy Dichotomous key

HW: Work on Taxonomy of the Future;

 Test on Classification 5/28 

WEEK 5

Classification Review WS mod. from http://brookings.k12.sd.us/biology

HW: Finish Classification Review; Test Thursday; Notebook check Friday

HW: Test Tomorrow; Notebook check Friday

HW:  Notebook check tomorrow!

Exchange dichotomous keys from project

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

WEEK 1

Biome Comparison chart & use the book Ch. 3 to help

Biome 3.2 WS use Ch.3

WEEK 2

WEEK 3

Early Dismissal

1,2,3 periods only

Early Dismissal

Exams: 4, 5, 6

Early Dismissal

Exams: 7, 8, 9

Early Dismissal

Exams: 1, 2, 3

WEEK 4

great

WEEK 5