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.

BIOLOGY-1/Applied Biology: Events and Important Information

Week of November 9- Novemeber 13, 2009:

Monday 11/9:

Class activities:

1. Finish cell membrane notes
2. concept review – cell membrane

Classactivities:

1. Quiz- cell membrane
2. Start lab- diffusion, osmosis

Classactivities:

1.  Computer lab- cell membrane

Classactivities:

1. Lab- osmosis, diffusion
2. Test review sheet- cell membrane

Classactivities:

1. Test review game- cell membrane

Week of November 2-November 6, 2009:

Monday 11/2:

ClassActivities:

1. Lecture- cell membrane structure

Classactivities:

1. Lecture cell membrane function
2. Color in cell membrane picture and label.

Wednesday 11/4:

ClassActivities:

1. Lecture cell membrane function
2. Finish cell membrane picture

Thursday 11/5:

Classactivities: 4-hour early release- parentteacher conferences

1.Finish notes- facilitated diffusion, activetransport;

Week of October 26-October 30, 2009:

Monday 10/26:

ClassActivities:

1. finish cell lab
2. test review sheet

Tuesday 10/27:

Classactivities:

1. test review sheet
2. Or organelle video

Classactivities:

1.  TEST!!–cells, microscopes

Thrursday 10/29:

Class activities:

1.  Lecture- cell membrane structure

Classactivities:

1. Lecture cell membrane function
2. Color in cell membrane picture and label.
3. Bio-1 workbook p-66-72, 74 due Tuesday

Week of October 10/19/09- 10/23/09:

Monday 10/19:

Class activities:

1. Notes- organelles

Classactivities:

1. Notes- organelles
2. Short video about cell organelles
3. Label animal and plant cells
4. Practice matching functions of cells with names

Classactivities:

1. Relate cell parts to human body parts
2. Concept review- cells 

Classactivities:

1.  Computer lab- cells alive

Friday 10/23:

Classactivities:

1. Quiz- organelles
2. Lab- cell observation

Week of October 12-October 19, 2009:

Monday 10/12:

ClassActivities:

1. Finish cell intro notes
2. Short video about cell theory from united streaming
3. notebook check

Classactivities:

1. Microscope information from text
2. Worksheets about cells
3. notebook check

Classactivities:

1. Go over microscopes and prepare for activity.
2. United streaming video- cells & scientists (10 min.)
3. Organelle lecture

Classactivities:

1. introduction to microscope lab

Classactivities:

1. Quiz- cells, scientists, cell theory
2. Lecture – organelles

Week of October 5- October 9, 2009:

Monday 10/5:

Classactivities:

1. review sheet

Classactivities:

1. Computer lab- nutrition

Classactivities:
1.  Review game

Classactivities:

1. Test- chemistry, macromolecules

Class activites:

1.  Cell introduction lecture

Week of Sept 28-October 2, 2009:

Monday 9/28:

Classactivities:

1. Computer lab- water

Classactivities:

1. Go over macromolecules info

2. Macromolecule worksheet

Classactivities:

1. pH & water lab

Classactivities:

1. macromolecule sorting activity
2. go over macromolecule worksheet

Class Activities:

1. Review sheet
2. Go over review sheet

Week of 9/21/09-/9/25/09:

Monday 9/21:

1. Lecture- water chemistry
2. Water video- united streaming

1. Lecture: water chemistry if not finished
2. Start making water and salt paper demo
3. WS- water chemistry

1. Finish water paper model
2. Notes- chemistry
3. Club day
   

1. Quiz: water chemistry
2. finish notes – applied
3. Macromolecule info sheet

1. Bio-1 workbook
2. Applied- worksheets

Week of 9/14/09-9/18/09

Monday 9/14:

1. Observing vs. inferring
2. properties of life notes and video
3. finish any work from last week (scientific method)

Tuesday 9/15:

1. Test review sheet- due Thursday

Wednesday 9/16:

1. Practice identifying variables, control, constants
2. Review game

Thursday 9/17:

1. Test- scientific method, properties of living things
2. Start water and salt paper demo (part of chemistry unit objectives)

Friday 9/18:

1. Define basic chemistry terms (part of chemistry unit objectives)

Week of 9/8/09-9/11/09

Tues 9/8:

1. Finish any work from last week
2. Simpson’s scientific method worksheet
3. Create and solve original problem using scientific method- finish for homework
4. observations vs inferences examples and worksheet

Wed 9/9:

1.        Observing vs inferring worksheet

2.       Experimental designs

3.       Analyze graphs and tables

Thurs 9/10:

1. Quiz- scientific method
2. Use metric system for measurement
3. Properties of Living- gather information from text

Fri 9/11:

1. Lab exercise- scientific method/ arm length
2. practice developing hypotheses, identifying IV, DV, and control

Week of 8/31/09-9/3/09

Mon 8/31/09

1. Go over syllabus.
2. Study skills and notetaking tips
3. Puzzle activity about the nature of science

Tues 9/1/09

1. Finish puzzle activity about the nature of science
2. Notes-scientific method

 Wed 9/2/09

1. Pre-test
2. books 

Thurs 9/3/09

1. Scientific method notes- through hypothesis, variables.
2. Create hypotheses from observations.
3. Scientific method worksheet- identify steps in method
4. Check for syllabus and notebook.