WELCOME TO BIOLOGY 1

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

1/7 & 1/8 Mon. (A)/Tues. (B)

•Words of the day: didactic/probity
•Do Now #1: Genetics Crossword
•Discuss Do Now
•Discuss Section 9.1 in SATP Workbook
•Complete Section 9.1 questions in SATP Workbook
•Complete Section Review in Textbook Chapter 12 page 297 (1-5)
•Homework: Study Chapter 12 in textbook, and Section 9 in SATP Workbook

1/9 & 1/10 Wed. (A)/Thurs. (B)
•Words of the day: incumbent/caucus
•Do Now #2: Chapter 12.1 Content Mastery Handout
•Discuss Do Now
•Review 9.2 in SATP Workbook
•Complete 9.2 Questions in SATP Workbook
•Complete 12.1 Handout
•Complete Sponge Bob Activity
•Video: Bill Nye - Cloning
•Homework: Study Chapter 12, Section 9 and complete Sponge Bob Activity

1/11 & 1/14 Friday (A)/Monday (B)

•Words of the Day: calumny/commodious
•Do Now #3: Genetics Challenge (on the back of Do Now #2)
•Discuss Do Now
•Turn in Homework Assignment – Sponge Bob Activity
•Discuss 9.3, 9.4, & 9.5 in SATP Workbook
•Complete 9.3, 9.4, & 9.5 Questions in Class
•Complete Sponge Bob Quiz
•Complete Genetics Handouts in Class
•Video: Bill Nye – Genetic Diversity
•Study Chapter 12 in Textbook and Section 9 in SATP Workbook


1/15 & 1/16 Tuesday (A)/Wednesday (B)
•Words of the day: ameliorate/palliate
•Do Now #4: Chapter 12 – Review the Key Terms
•Discuss Do Now
•Discuss Bikini Bottom Genetics Handout
•Discuss Sponge Bob Genetics Quiz Handout
•Discuss SATP Section 9.3, 9.4, & 9.5
•Complete and turn in Section 9.4 & 9.5
•Complete and turn in Chapter 12.1 Assessment Handouts
•Homework: Study Chapter 12 in textbook and Section 9 in SATP Workbook

1/17 & 1/18 Thursday (A)/Friday (B)
•Words of the day: cloying/egregious
•Do Now #5: Chapter 14 Content Mastery Handout
•Discuss Do Now
•Complete and turn in Sponge Bob Incomplete Dominance Handout
•Complete and turn in Di-hybrid Cross Handout
•Complete and turn in Chapter 14 Handouts
•Complete and turn in Chapter 15 Handouts
•Video: Lorenzo’s Oil
•Homework: Study Chapters 14 & 15 in textbook and Section 9 in SATP Workbook

MONDAY - JANUARY 21, 2008 - DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY - KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1/22 & 1/23 Tuesday (A)/Wednesday (B)
•Words of the day: dilatory/punctilious
•Do Now #6: Chapter 14 Content Mastery Handout
•Discuss Do Now
•Complete and turn in Sponge Bob Incomplete Dominance Handout
•Complete and turn in Di-hybrid Cross Handout
•Video: Lorenzo’s Oil
•Homework: Study Chapters 14 & 15 in textbook and Section 9 in SATP Workbook, Finish Sponge Bob Incomplete Dominance Handout

1/24 & 1/25 Thursday (A)/Friday (B)
•Words of the day: maverick/phlegmatic
•Do Now #7: Chapter 15 Reviewing Vocabulary Handout
•Discuss Do Now
•Turn in Sponge Bob Incomplete Dominance Handout
•Discuss Chapter 12 Handout
•Complete and turn in Chapter 14 Handouts
•Complete and turn in Chapter 15 Handouts
•Video: Lorenzo’s Oil
•Homework: Study Chapters 14 & 15 in textbook and Section 9 in SATP Workbook, Finish Chapter 15 Handout

1/28 & 1/29 Monday (A)/Tuesday (B)
•Words of the day: solipsistic/abnegation
•Do Now #8: Chapter 14 Assessment – Patterns of Heredity
•Discuss Do Now
•Turn in Chapter 15 Assessment Handout
•Discuss answers to Sponge Bob Incomplete Dominance Handout and Chapter 14 Handout
•Finish Video: Lorenzo’s Oil
•Answer and turn in Video Questions
•Homework: Study Chapters 14 & 15 in textbook and Section 9 in SATP Workbook

1/30 & 1/31 Wed. (A)/Thurs. (B)
•Words of the day: assiduous/quagmire
•Do Now #9: Chapter 15 Thinking Critically Handout
•Discuss Do Now
•Complete Smiley Face Genetics Activity
•Complete SATP pages 159-164 and turn in answers on a separate sheet of paper
•Homework: Study Section 9 and Finish SATP pages 159-164

2/1 & 2/4 Friday (A)/Monday (B)
•Words of the day: debacle/presumptuous
•Do Now #10: Chapter 14 Drosophila Concept Map
•Discuss Do Now
•Turn in Section 9 Review in SATP Workbook
•Review Section 9 in SATP Workbook
•Complete and turn in Chapters 14/15 Study Guide in Class
•Homework: Study for GENETICS TEST

2/5 & 2/6 Tuesday (A)/Wednesday (B)
•Words of the day: stolid/tangential
•Do Now #11: SATP pages 163-164
•Discuss Do Now
•Genetics Unit Test
•Chapter 13 Notes
•Define Chapter 13 Key Terms
•Complete and Turn in Chapter 13 Audio Activity Handout
•Complete Section 10.1 in SATP Workbook
•Homework: Read and Study Chapter 13 Notes and Section 10 in SATP Workbook

2/7 & 2/8 Thursday (A)/Friday (B)
•Words of the day: anathema/torpid
•Do Now #12: Section 10.1 in SATP Workbook
•Discuss Do Now
•Discuss Genetics Test Grades
•Discuss Chapter 13 Notes/SATP Section 10
•Turn in Chapter 13 Key Terms/Chapter 13 Audio Activity Handout
•Complete Sections 10.2 & 10.3 in SATP Workbook
•Video: Bill Nye – Genes
•Homework: Read Section 10 in SATP Workbook and Chapter 13 in Textbook

2/11 & 2/12 Monday (A)/Tuesday (B)
•Words of the day: intrepid/pulchritude
•Do Now #13: Chapter 13 Concept Map
•Discuss Do Now
•Turn in SATP (10.2 & 10.3) - pages 168, 169, 170 & 173
•Discuss Correct Answers to Chapter 13 Audio Handout
•Complete Chapter 13 Study Guide Packet
•Video: Genetically Engineered Foods
•Homework: Study Chapter 13 in Textbook and Section 10 in SATP Workbook

2/13 & 2/14 Wednesday (A)/Thursday (B)
•Words of the day: cupidity/platitude
•Do Now #14: 10.4 SATP page 176
•Turn in Chapter 13 Study Guide Packet
•Discuss SATP 10.2 &10.3 (Questions & Answers)
•Complete Transparencies 28 & 29
•Complete Section 10 Review pages 177-179 and turn in answers on a separate sheet of paper
•Video: Cracking the Code
•Homework: Study Section 10 in SATP Workbook and Chapter 13 in Textbook

Monday, February 18, 2008 – Professional Development Day (Students are out of school)

2/15 & 2/19 Friday(A) /Tuesday (B)
•Words of the day: quixotic/vicarious
•Do Now #15: Chapter 13 Transparency 30
•Discuss Do Now
•Discuss homework - Transparencies 28/29
•Complete and turn in Genetic Code Worksheet
•Complete Section 10 Review pages 177-179 and turn in answers on a separate sheet of paper
•Complete Chapter 13 Study Guide for Test
•Homework: Study Section 10 in SATP Workbook & Chapter 13 in Textbook

2/20 & 2/21 Wednesday (A)/Thursday (B)
•Words of the day: ambiguous/subjugate
•Do Now #16: Chapter 13 Transparency #31: DNA Replication
•Discuss Do Now
•Turn in Section 10 Review pages 177-179 (1-24 on separate sheet of paper)
•Review Chapter 13/Section 10 Review
•Complete Transparencies 32a, 32b, & 35
•Homework: Study for Chapter 13/Section 10 Test

2/22 & 2/25 Friday (A)/Monday (B)
•Words of the day: vestige/evanescent
•Do Now #17: SATP page 180
•Discuss Do Now
•Chapter 13/Section 10 TEST
•Turn in Chapter 13 Study Guide for the Test (10 bonus points)
•Classification Notes
•Complete Section 11.1 Questions
•Complete Classification Audio Activity
•Homework: Read and Study Chapter 20 in Textbook and Section 11 in SATP Workbook

2/25 & 2/26 Monday (B)/Tuesday (A)
•Words of the day evanescent/catalyze
•Do Now #17/18: SATP page 180
•Discuss Do Now
•Turn in Transparencies 32a,b & 25 for 10 Bonus Points on Last Test
•Discuss Classification Notes
•Complete and turn in Chapter 20 Key Terms/Audio Handout
•Complete SATP pages 182 & 183 and turn in answers on a separate sheet of paper
•Homework: Read Chapter 20 in Textbook and Section 11 in SATP Workbook

2/27 & 2/28 Wednesday (B)/Thursday (A)
•Words of the day: antecedent/antediluvian
•Do Now #19: Chapter 20 Organizing Life - Get the Big Picture Handout
•Discuss Do Now
•Turn in Genetics Disorder Project/A Day only
•Turn in SATP pages 182 & 183
•Complete Dichotomous Keys
•Complete & Turn in Chapter 20 Study Guide
•Homework: Study Chapter 20 in Textbook and Section 11 in Workbook

2/29 & 3/3 Friday (B)/Monday (A)
•Words of the day: anachronistic/fatuous
•Do Now #20: Chapter 20 - 20.2
•Discuss Do Now
•Turn in Genetics Disorder Project/B Day only
•Complete & Turn in SATP pages 184 & 186
•Homework: Study Chapter 20 in Textbook and Section 11 in Workbook

3/4 & 3/5 Tuesday (B)/Wednesday (A)
•Words of the day: trenchant/exacerbate
•Do Now #21: Review the Key Terms
•Discuss Do Now
•Complete Bacteria/Viruses, Protists/Fungi Packets
•Complete and turn in SATP Workbook pages 184, 186, 188, 190, 192 on a separate sheet of paper (same paper as pgs. 182 & 183)
•Homework: Study for Classification Test

3/6 & 3/7 Thursday (B)/Friday (A)
•Words of the day: despot/zephyr
•Do Now #22: Viruses and bacteria (on the back of Do Now #21)
•Discuss Do Now
•Classification Test
•Review for 3rd Nine Weeks Exam
•Homework: Study for 3rd Nine Weeks Exam – B7

3/10 & 3/11 Monday (B)/Tuesday (A)
•Words of the day: sycophant/colloquial
•Do Now #23: Chapter 24.1 – What is a Plant? (Adapting to Life on Land)
•Discuss Do Now
•B7, A1, & A3 – 3rd Nine Weeks Exam
•Work on Plant Packet
•Homework: Study for 3rd Nine Weeks Exam – B6, B8, & A4

3/12 & 3/13 Wednesday (B)/Thursday (A)
•Words of the day: elucidate/contentious
•Do Now#24: Chapter 24.1 – (on the back of Do Now #23)
•Discuss Do Now
•B6, B8, A4 – 3rd Nine Weeks Exam
•Work on SATP Section 12
•Homework: Study Section 12 and Plant Packet

3/14 Friday (B)
•Word of the day: arable
•Do Now #25: Chapter 24.2 Bryophytes
•Discuss Do Now
•Discuss SATP Section 12
•Finish SATP Section 12 questions

HAVE A SAFE SPRING BREAK

3/24 & 3/25 Monday (A)/Tuesday (B)
•Words of the day: toady/fecund
•Do Now #25: Chapter 24 Plants Handout
•Discuss Do Now
•Discuss Plant Notes
•Complete and turn in Plant Vocabulary
•Complete and turn in Plant Life Packet
•Start working on SATP Workbook Questions for Section 12 (Write answers on a separate sheet of notebook paper)
•Homework: Study Plant Notes and Section 12 in SATP Workbook

3/26 & 3/27 Wednesday (A)/Thursday (B)
•Words of the day: abate/vituperate
•Do Now #26: Chapter 26 Plants Handout
•Discuss Do Now
•Review Plant Notes
•Turn in Plant Life Packet
•Finish and turn in SATP Workbook Questions for Section 12 (Write answers on a separate sheet of notebook paper)
•Video: Plants
•Homework: Study for Plant Test

3/28 & 3/31 Friday (A)/Monday (B)
•Words of the day: kudos/fractious
•Do Now #27: SATP Workbook page 208
•Discuss Do Now
•Plant Test
•Complete and turn in Plant Help Wanted Handout
•Complete and turn in Animal Kingdom Outline (using SATP Workbook Section 13)
•Complete and turn in Invertebrate Packet
•Homework: Read and study Section 13 in SATP Workbook

4/1 & 4/2 Tuesday (A)/Wednesday (B)
•Words of the Day: scintillating/paradox
•Do Now #28: page 210 in SATP Workbook
•Discuss Do Now
•Discuss Animal Kingdom in Section 13 of SATP Workbook
•Finish and turn in Invertebrate Packet
•Homework: Read and study Section 13 in SATP Workbook

4/3 & 4/4 Thursday (A)/Friday (B)
•Words of the Day: taciturn/insular
•Do Now #29: page 214 in SATP Workbook
•Discuss Do Now
•Turn in Invertebrate Packet
•Brain Pop Activity/Invertebrate Quiz
•Brain Pop Activity/Vertebrate Quiz (B Day)
•Video: Invertebrates
•Complete Vertebrate Packet
•Homework: Study Section 13 in SATP Workbook and finish Vertebrate Packet

4/7 & 4/8 Monday (A)/Tuesday (B)
•Words of the Day: paucity/impecunious
•Do Now #30: pages 215 & 219 in SATP Workbook
•Discuss Do Now
•Complete and turn in Vertebrate Packet
•Complete pages 220-221 in SATP Workbook (Turn in answers on a separate sheet of notebook paper)
•Review Animal Kingdom
•Brain Pop Activity/Vertebrate Quiz (A Day)
•Video: The Octopus
•Homework: Study for Animal Kingdom Test

4/9 & 4/10 Wednesday (A)/Thursday (B)
•Words of the Day: malleable/perspicacity
•Do Now #31: page 222 in SATP Workbook
•Discuss Do Now
•Animal Kingdom Test
•Discuss Evidence of Change in Species in Section 14 of SATP Workbook
•Complete Outline
•Complete pages 224 and 225 in SATP Workbook – Practice 1 and Practice 2
•Brain Pop Animation Clip/Quiz
•Homework: Read/Study Section 14 in SATP Workbook

4/11 & 4/14 Friday (A)/Monday (B)
•Words of the day: usurp/verdant
•Do Now #32: page 227 in SATP Workbook
•Discuss Do Now
•Discuss Evidence of Change in Species in Section 14 of SATP Workbook
•Complete pages 228 & 231 in Workbook
•Review Section 14 pages 232 & 233
•Homework: Study for a Test on Section 14

4/15 & 4/16 Tuesday (A)/Wednesday (B)
•Words of the day: legerdemain/sagacity
•Do Now #33: page 234 in SATP Workbook
•Discuss Do Now
•Section 14 Evidence of Change in Species Test pages 232-233 in SATP Workbook
•Discuss Section 15 in SATP Workbook – The Flow of Energy and Matter and Project Handout
•Complete Section Activities on pages 238, 240, 242, 244, 245, & 247
•Brain Pop Activity/Quiz (Ecosystems/Food Chain-Turn in)
•Video: Galapagos Island
•Homework: Read/Study Section 15 in SATP Workbook – The Flow of Energy and Matter, Start Working on Energy Flow Project due 4/24 (A-Day), 4/25 (B-Day)

4/17 & 4/18 Thursday (A)/Friday (B)
•Harangue/vicissitude
•Do Now #34: page 237
•Discuss Do Now
•Complete Section Activities on pages 238, 240, 242, 244, 245, & 247
•Complete Review pages 248-251
•Complete Practice Test for SATP Exam
•Work on Energy Flow Project due 4/24 (A-Day), 4/25 (B-Day) /A-Day Only
•Video: Galapagos Islands /A- Day Only
•Homework: Study Section 15 in SATP Workbook

Monday, April 21, 2008 (Spring Holliday)

4/22 & 4/23 Tuesday (A)/Wednesday (B)
•Words of the Day: insipid/dither
•Do Now #35: page 252
•Discuss Do Now
•Discuss Ecosystems Section 16 in SATP Workbook
•Complete Brain Pop Activity Quizzes
•Complete Section Activities on pages 255, 257, 258, 260, 261, 265, 267, & 270
•Complete Section Review pages 271-274
•Practice SATP State Exam Review
•Homework: Read/Study Section 16 in SATP Workbook

4/24 & 4/25 Thursday (A)/Friday (B)
•Words of the day: wane/arboreal
•Do Now #36: pages 275 & 276
•Discuss Do Now
•Turn in Energy Flow Poster
•Complete Practice Test for Biology I SATP State Exam
•Review Answers
•Homework: Study/Prep for Biology I SATP Exam for April 29th

4/28 Monday (A)
•Word of the day: wizened
•Do Now #37: Biology I Practice Questions
•Discuss Do Now
•Complete Practice Test for Biology I State Exam
•Review Answers
•Biology Video
•Homework: Study/Prep for Biology I SATP Exam for April 29th

SCHEDULE
B/A
1.MAY 5 AND 6 : DISCUSS DISSECTION PROCEDURES/VIDEO
2.MAY 7 AND 8: DISSECTION BEGINS – EXTERNAL ANATOMY/MUSCULAR AND SKELETAL SYSTEM
3.MAY 9 AND 12: ORGANS OF THE HEAD AND NECK/ABDOMINAL ORGANS
4.MAY 13 AND 14: UROGENITAL SYSTEM, FIND THE HEART AND BRAIN, COMPLETE THE LAB, REVIEW FOR EXAM
5.MAY 15 (B): REVIEW FOR EXAM
6.MAY 16 (A): 1ST AND 2ND EXAM/5TH AND 6TH REVIEW
7.MAY 19 (B): 5TH AND 6TH EXAM/3RD AND 7TH REVIEW
8.MAY 20 (A): 3RD AND 7TH EXAM/4TH AND 8 REVIEW
9.MAY 21 (B): 4TH AND 8TH EXAM/60% DAY

HAVE A GREAT AND SAFE SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!