Please view the week's agenda for your class.

If there are differences between Biology-1 and Applied Biology it will be noted. Occasionally the actual agenda will vary from what is on this site due to weather or unforeseen events.

Parents be advised that occasionally if your student doesn't finish a classwork assignment it is to be finished for homework. It is sometimes not stated on the site as homework.

*** The Biology End of Course SOL test is on MAY 25!!*****
BIOLOGY-1/Applied Biology: Events and Important Information

Week of May 23- May 27, 2011:

Monday 5/23: SOL review

Tuesday 5/24: SOL review

Wednesday 5/25: Biology SOL test

THursday 5/26: ecology scavenger hunt

Friday 5/27: ecology review; Planet Earth DVD

Week of May 16- May20, 2011:

Monday 5/16: Biomes

Tuesday 5/17: Ecology wrap up; SOL review

Wednesday 5/18: SOL review

THursday 5/19: SOL review

Friday 5/20: SOL review

Week of May 9-May 13, 2011:

Monday 5/9: computer lab

Tuesday 5/10: Ecology terms

Wednesday 5/11: ecology applications worksheet

Thursday 5/12: post test

Friday 5/13: Biomes

Week of May 2-May 6, 2011:

Monday 5/2: computer lab

Tuesday 5/3: go over virus outline; virus exchange

Wednesday 5/4: human body systems

Thursday 5/5: QUIZ- bacteria, virus

Friday 5/6: human body systems

Week of April 26-April 29, 2011:

Tuesday 4/26: Lecture- bacteria

Wednesday 4/27: finish bacteria lecture; bacteria lab activity

Thursday 4/28: germ theory lecture; virus outline

Friday 4/29: Viruses

Week of April 18- April 21, 2011:

Monday 4/18: Computer lab

Tuesday 4/19: Lecture- Kingdoms; test review sheet

Wednesday 4/20: review

Thursday 4/21: TEST- classification, kingdoms of life

Week of April 11-April 15, 2011:

Monday 4/11: Classification lecture

Tuesday 4/12: Classification worksheet, field guide activity

Wednesday 4/13: Field guide activity; dichotomous keys

Thursday 4/14: Lecture- basis of classification & kingdoms

Friday 4/15: Quiz- classification; kingdoms lecture

Week of April 4-April 8, 2011

Monday 4/4: Lecture- Evidence of evolution

Tuesday 4/5: View "What Darwin Never Knew" and answer questions

Wednesday 4/6: Review sheet

Thursday 4/7:  Review for test

Friday 4/8: Test- history of life, evolution

Week of March 28-April 1, 2011:

Monday 3/28: lecture- Darwin vs LaMarck

Tuesday 3/29: Darwin vs Lamarck lecture and worksheet

Wednesday 3/30: Natural selection lab activity

Thursday 3/31: lecture- evidence of evolution

Friday 4/1: QUIZ; evolutionary arms race discussion

Week of March 21-25, 2011:

Monday 3/21: Review

Tuesday 3/22: COmputer lab

Wednesday 3/23:  TEST- protein synthesis

Thursday 3/24: History of life lecture; fossil worksheet

Friday 3/25: History of life lecture; finch selection activity

Week of March 14-18, 2011:

Monday 3/14: Protein synthesis lecture; protein synthesis practive worksheet

Tuesday 3/15: protein synthesis simulation

Wednesday 3/16: Mutation notes and activity

Thursday 3/17: QUIZ- protein synthesis; finish any work from the week; test review sheet

Friday 3/18: review for test on protein synthesis; TEST on MONDAY

Week of March 7-11, 2011:

Monday 3/7: test review sheet

Tuesday 3/8: review

Wednesday 3/9: review; DNA/RNA info

Thursday 3/10: Test- DNA, gene technology

Friday 3/11: Protein synthesis lecture

Week of December 13-17, 2010

Monday 12/13: Mitosis lab; bio-1 workbook

Tuesday 12/14: Meiosis notes/outline

Wednesday 12/15: Meiosis lecture; cell division comparisons

Thursday 12/16: Mitosis, meiosis worksheet & video

Friday 12/17: Computer lab; Assembly in morning

Week of November 15-19, 2010:

Monday 11/15: Bio-1 Enzyme lecture; Applied- TEST cell membrane

Tuesday 11/16: Enzyme lecture; Enzyme activity sheet

Wednesday 11/17: Complete activity sheet; discuss lab

Thursday 11/18: Enzyme lab

Friday 11/19: QUIZ- enzymes; finish lab questions

Week of November 8-12, 2010:

Monday 11/8: finish cell membrane lecture; start lab- diffusion

Tuesday 11/9: QUIZ- cell membrane; finish lab osmosis

Wednesday 11/10: Computer lab; Test review sheet

Thursday 11/11: Review for test- cell membrane

Friday 11/12: TEST- cell membrane

Week of November 1-4, 2010:

Monday 11/1: Cell membrane lecture & picture

Tuesday 11/2: Cell membrane lecture 

Wednesday 11/3: Cell membrane lecture

Thursday 11/4: 4-hour early release; video- Discoveries in Biology

Week of October 25-29, 2010:

Monday 10/25: finish cell observation lab

Tuesday 10/26: test review sheet

Wednesday 10/27: review

THursday 10/28: Bio-1- test on cells; Applied- review

Friday 10/29: Cell membrane picture; Applied- test on cells

Week of October 18-22, 2010:

Monday 10/18: cell organelles lecture; label cell organelles

Tuesday 10/19: Finish organelle lecture; cell concept review

Wednesday 10/20: finish concept review; start cell observation lab

Thursday 10/21: computer lab

Friday 10/22: QUIZ- cell organelles; cell observation lab

Week of October 11-15, 2010:

Monday 10/11: cell notes; microscope info from book

Tuesday 10/12: organelle lecture; notebook check

Wednesday 10/13: Quiz- cells; organelle lecture

Thursday 10/14: microscope usage lab

Friday 10/15: workbook/worksheet - cells; I will not be at school

Week of October 4-8, 2010:

Monday 10/4: computer lab

Tuesday 10/5: test review sheet - chemistry of life

Wednesday 10/6: review for test

Thursday 10/7: TEST- macromolecules, chemistry of life

Friday 10/8: start cell unit