Biology and Honors Biology, Feb. 20-23

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Hope everyone has enjoyed the long weekend!

Biology plans for this week:

Tuesday: Phylogenetic tree discussion and journal entry; Evolution Review Quizizz (1st and 3rd), Phylogenetic tree practice assignment (5th and 8th)

Wednesday: English I Benchmark test in the morning; Evolution Review Quizizz (5th and 8th periods)

HW: Study your crossword review, journal and Quizizz for our Evolution test

Thursday: Evolution test

Friday: Intro to Taxonomy and Classification groups; Test Corrections

 

Honors plans for the week:

Tuesday: Phylogenetic tree discussion and journal entry; Constructing a Cladogram google slide assignment

Wednesday: Evolution Review Quizizz; Hardy Weinberg practice problems

HW: Study for Evolution test

Thursday: Evolution Test

Friday: Introduction to Taxonomy and Classification groups; Test Corrections

Biology and Honors Biology 2/5 to 2/9

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Here is what we will be doing this week!

Biology:

Monday: Natural Selection discussion with Tuskless Elephant video as our example (journal entry)

HW: Complete Friday’s assignment “Animal Adaptations” if you did not finish last week

Tuesday: Rock Pocket Mouse Activity

Wednesday: Tricky Ticks activity

Thursday: Evolution Vocabulary in journal

Friday: Evolution Vocab google form practice

 

Honors Biology:

Monday: Superbug activity on Natural Selection

Tuesday: Rock Pocket Mouse video and discussion; finish lab handout

HW: Finish the lab handout if you don’t finish in class

Wednesday: Mechanisms of Evolution and Evidence of evolution discussion and journal entries

Thursday: Evolution Vocabulary in journal and google form

Friday: Molecular Homologies assignment

HW: Complete any activity from Thursday or Friday you did not finish in class

Biology and Honors Biology, 1/22 to 1/26

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This week we will be focusing on Punnett Square Genetics!

Biology

Monday: Monohybrid cross practice; Human Mendelian Genetics activity

HW: Complete today’s activity if you don’t finish in class

Tuesday: Dihybrid Genetics journal entry and practice

Wednesday: Non-mendelian Genetics journal entries and practice, Talk about blood types!

Thursday: Sex-linked inheritance discussion and Quizizz practice

Friday: Punnett Square practice and Begin the Genetics Task Card Review

We will have our test over Meiosis and Genetics on Tuesday of next week!

 

Honors Biology

Monday: Human Mendelian Genetics Activity and Genetics Challenge google form

HW: Complete the google form if you don’t finish in class

Tuesday: Dihybrid Genetics Journal entry and practice

HW: Complete the practice page if you don’t finish in class

Wednesday: Non-Mendelian Inheritance discussion and practice

Thursday: Labrador Genetics Challenge activity, due by Monday

Friday: Genetics Task Cards

HW: Complete the Genetics Challenge if needed, and we will have a test on Tuesday over Genetics and Meiosis!

Biology and Honors Biology, 1/18 and 1/19

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I hope everyone has stayed warm this week!

Here is what we’ll be doing for the last 2 days this week in Biology:

Thursday: Meiosis and Karyotype Review and Practice assignment

Friday: Intro to genetics vocab and Monohybrid Cross journal entry

 

Honors Biology:

Thursday: Color Your Own Karyotype is due today; Meiosis and Karyotype Review practice quiz

HW: Topic Review Guide in journal, p. 14-15

Friday: Monohybrid Punnett Square practice; Genetics dominoes

Biology and Honors Biology, 1/9 to 1/12

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Welcome back to school!  I hope everyone enjoyed their break.

Tuesday: Welcome back, Chromosome and Reproduction journal entry, Chromosome assignment

HW: Complete today’s assignment if you don’t finish in class

Wednesday: Meiosis journal entry; Mitosis vs. Meiosis Venn Diagram

Thursday: Meiosis and Reproduction google slide assignment (Archery tournament today)

Friday: Karyotype introduction and Genetic Disorder assignment

 

Honors Biology Lesson Plans

Tuesday: Welcome back; Vocab in journal; Chromosome and Reproduction journal entry; Haploid/Diploid assignment

HW: Complete the Haploid/Diploid assignment

Wednesday: Meiosis journal entry; Venn Diagram; Meiosis google slide assignment

HW: Complete the google slide assignment by Friday

Thursday: Nondisjunction journal entry and Karyotype activity (Archery tournament today)

Friday: Color Your Own Karyotype activity

Biology and Honors Biology, Dec. 11-15

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Last full week of school in 2023!

Biology Lesson Plans:

Monday: Look at Bacterial Lab Results, Gel Electrophoresis journal entry

Tuesday: 9 weeks review (worth +5 on 9 weeks test grade)

Wednesday: 2nd 9 weeks test

Thursday: Pros and Cons of DNA testing videos and discussion

Friday: DNA testing opinion essay

 

Honors Biology Lesson Plans:

Monday: Look at Bacterial Lab Results; Gel Electrophoresis discussion and assignment

HW: 9 weeks test review (a portion of it)

Tuesday: Complete the test review and Gimkit

Wednesday: 2nd 9 weeks test

Thursday: Pros and Cons of DNA testing videos and discussion

Friday: DNA testing opinion essay

 

Biology and Honors Biology Dec. 4-8

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We are in the middle of one of the most interesting concepts in Biology: Molecular Genetics!

Biology Lesson Plans:

Monday: Projects are due at the start of class!  Mutation journal entries and Simulation activity

Tuesday: Mutation Stations Activity

Wednesday: Algebra Benchmark in the morning; Mutations sorting cards

Thursday: Genetic Expression introduction; Twins Epigenetics lab

Friday: Cell Differentiation journal entry; Set up Bacteria Genetic Expression Lab (we will look at results on Monday)

 

Honors Biology Lesson Plans:

Monday: Projects are due at the start of class!  Mutation journal entries and begin Mutations assignment

Tuesday:  Complete the Mutations assignment

HW: Any work incomplete on the Mutations assignment needs to be done by tomorrow

Wednesday: Mutations sorting cards and Quiz

Thursday: Genetic Expression introduction; Twins Epigenetics Lab

Friday: Cell Differentiation journal entry; Set up Bacterial Expression Lab

 

I may end up switching Thursday and Friday’s plans, depending on the bacteria growth of what we ordered!

Biology and Honors Biology Nov. 27 to Dec. 1

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I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving break!

Biology Lesson Plans:

Monday: RNA vs. DNA discussion and video clip; Transcription journal entry and practice

HW: Test Corrections (due Wednesday)

Tuesday: Translation journal entry and practice; Google Slide assignment

HW: Test Corrections are due Wednesday!

Wednesday: Begin Alien Arthropod Project

Thursday: Continue working on project

Friday: Complete project and do the Dog DNA testing assignment

HW: Project and article are due on Monday!

 

Honors Lesson Plans:

Monday: RNA vs. DNA discussion, Transcription journal entry and practice, Test Corrections

HW: Test Corrections and Topic Review Guide (p. 29-30) are due Wednesday

Tuesday: Translation journal entry and practice; Google Slide assignment

HW: Topic Review Guide (p. 29-30) and test corrections are due tomorrow

Wednesday: Begin Alien Arthropod Project

Thursday: Continue working on the project

Friday: Complete project and do page one of the Mutations lab

HW: Complete anything you did not finish from Friday by Monday.

Biology 11/13 to 11/17

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I can’t believe we are already close to Thanksgiving break.  And I am so excited for what we are learning this week and the weeks after the break. Molecular Genetics is so interesting, and they have already been asking some great questions.

Biology Lesson Plans

Monday: DNA Extraction Lab…..see your very own DNA!

Tuesday: DNA Replication discussion and DNA and Replication assignment

Wednesday: DNA/Replication Review; Complete assignment

HW: Quizizz Practice Questions and Study for test

Thursday: DNA and Replication Test

Friday: College and Career Day at WOHS!

 

Honors Lesson Plans:

Monday: DNA Extraction Lab…see your very own DNA!

Tuesday: DNA Replication discussion and DNA/Replication Google slides

HW: Complete the assignment by the start of class tomorrow

Wednesday: DNA/Replication Review; Quizizz Game

HW: Study for our test

Thursday: DNA and Replication Test

Friday: College and Career Day at WOHS!