Biology and Honors Biology, 3/24 to 3/28

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STAAR testing is coming up! Mark your calendars:

Tuesday, April 8th: English I STAAR EOC test

Tuesday, April 15th: Biology STAAR EOC test

Wednesday, April 23rd: Algebra I STAAR EOC test

 

Biology Lesson Plans for this week:

Monday: Quizizz lesson over the first 10 questions from our practice STAAR test; Plant and Body systems review Super Mario activity

Tuesday: #11-20 Quizizz from our practice STAAR test; Intro to Ecology and Symbiosis notes

Wednesday: Symbiosis activity online (UIL Academic District competition day at Sabine)

Thursday: During 1st – 3rd period we will have a practice Algebra STAAR test; in class we will learn about food chains and food webs and do an assignment about them (3rd period will do this on Friday)

Friday: Nutrient Cycles discussion and domino activity

 

Honors Lesson Plans for this week:

Monday: Quizizz lesson over the first 10 questions from our practice STAAR test; Plant and Body Systems paper escape room

Tuesday: #11-20 Quizizz from our practice STAAR test; Intro to Ecology and Symbiosis notes

Wednesday: Symbiosis activity online (with extra video portion) – (UIL Academic District competition day at Sabine)

Thursday: During 1st – 3rd period we will have a practice Algebra STAAR test; in class we will learn about food chains and food webs and create a food web

Friday: Nutrient Cycles discussion and domino activity

Biology and Honors Biology, March 17-21

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I hope everyone had a great spring break!

Biology Plans:

Monday: Plant journal entries and review what we learned last week about plants

HW: Charge your computer for our STAAR Interim Practice test!

Tuesday: STAAR Interim practice test (everyone must have their school chromebook charged, we will be testing during 1st – 3rd period); Plant Adaptation and Tropisms

Wednesday: Body System matching activity and fill out the chart with a partner

Thursday: Complete the chart if needed; Body systems practice assignment

Friday: Feedback inhibition discussion and assignment

 

Honors Biology Plans:

Monday: Plant journal entries and review what we learned last week about plants

HW: Charge your computer for our STAAR Interim Practice test, and 1st period: Complete pages 9-10 of your journal

Tuesday: STAAR Interim practice test (everyone must have their school chromebook charged, we will be testing during 1st-3rd period); Plant Adaptation and Tropisms

Wednesday: Body system matching activity and fill out the chart with a partner

HW: Complete the charts using the google slides if you don’t finish in class

Thursday: Feedback inhibition discussion and assignment in journal

HW: Complete the Body systems practice assignment on google classroom

Friday: Plant and Body System practice STAAR questions

Biology and Honors Biology, Mar. 3-7

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Here is what we are doing this week!

Monday: Review sheet and Quizizz for extra credit

HW: We have an evolution test on Tuesday, study your review, the quizizz and your journal.

Tuesday: Evolution test (we will turn in review and our journal)

Wednesday: Plant introduction (roots, stems, leaves)

HW: Test Boost

Thursday: Flower Dissection

Friday: Review parts of the flower and Plant Tropism assignment

Have a wonderful spring break!

Biology and Honors Biology, February 24-28

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We have two more weeks until Spring Break! That also means two weeks until the end of the 3rd 9 weeks already.

Biology Plans:

Monday: Evidence of Evolution journal notes; Molecular Homologies assignment (on google classroom)

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

Tuesday: Patterns of Evolution discussion and quick review assignment; Frog Speciation pre-lab questions

Wednesday: Frog Speciation Lab

HW: Complete the lab questions if you do not finish them in class

Thursday: Phylogeny diagrams and practice assignment

Friday: Review for our test

HW: Evolution test is Monday! Study your journal and the review. There will be a quizizz/Gimkit for extra credit too!

 

Honors Biology Plans:

Monday: Tuskless Elephant VIDA chart in journal; Mechanisms of Evolution definitions; pre-lab questions

HW: Complete the pre-lab questions if you don’t finish in class (there are only 7)

Tuesday: Rainbow Rabbit Evolution Lab

Wednesday: Evidence of Evolution journal notes; Patterns of Evolution assignment

HW: Complete the Patterns of Evolution assignment

Thursday: Speciation discussion and video assignment

Friday: Phylogeny discussion and practice questions

HW: Begin studying for our Evolution test (it is on Tuesday)

 

Biology and Honors Biology, Feb. 18-21

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I hope everyone enjoyed another long weekend!

Biology Plans:

Tuesday: Natural Selection discussion and Tuskless Elephant VIDA chart in journal (after video)

Wednesday: Rock Pocket Mouse Activity (on Natural Selection)

Thursday: Mechanisms of Evolution journal entry and Pre-Lab Questions

Friday: Mechanisms of Evolution Cereal Lab

Lab Quiz on Monday!

 

Honors Biology Plans:

Tuesday: Cat Genetics Gel Electrophoresis Pre-Lab

Wednesday: Cat Genetics Gel Electrophoresis Lab

HW: p. 36-38 in your journal (due Friday)

Thursday: Lab Quiz; Intro to Natural Selection and Tuskless Elephant video and VIDA chart in journal

Friday: Rock Pocket Mouse Activity

 

 

Biology and Honors Biology, 2/3 to 2/7

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We are in the middle of Punnett square Genetics and will learn some exceptions to the normal dominant/recessive pattern this week.

Biology Plans:

Monday: Monohybrid review notes, Dihybrid introduction and assignment

HW: Complete today’s assignment if you don’t finish in class and study for vocab quiz

Tuesday: Vocab quiz and Non-mendelian inheritance notes in our journal

Wednesday: Non-mendelian inheritance Quizizz using our journal

Thursday: Sex-linked inheritance journal notes, Practice assignment

Friday: Begin reviewing genetics, Begin our Genetics task cards review

 

Honors Biology Plans:

Monday: Dihybrid genetics journal notes, Frosty Dihybrid assignment

HW: Complete the Frosty page if you don’t finish in class and study for vocab quiz

Tuesday: Vocab quiz, Non-mendelian inheritance notes in journal

Wednesday: Non-mendelian inheritance practice assignment

Thursday: Labrador genetics challenge

HW: Complete the Labrador genetics if you don’t finish in class

Friday: Begin reviewing genetics, Genetics Task cards

 

Genetics test for both Biology and Honors Biology will be next week on Wednesday!

Biology and Honors Biology, Jan. 27 to 31

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Last week of January already!

Biology Lesson Plans:

Monday: Meiosis notes in journal; Meiosis video clip

Tuesday: Mitosis v. Meiosis Venn Diagram; Meiosis Google Slides assignment

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

Wednesday: Karyotype journal entry and Karyotype diagnosis activity

Thursday: Intro to Genetics and Monohybrid Punnett Square practice

Friday: Human Mendelian traits activity

HW: Complete the Human Mendelian traits activity if you don’t finish in class

 

Honors Lesson Plans:

Monday: Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis notes

HW: pages 11 and 12 in journal

Tuesday: Mitosis vs. Meiosis Venn Diagram; Meiosis escape room

Wednesday: Karyotype discussion and Karyotype diagnosis activity

HW: Karyotype guided reading in journal

Thursday: Intro to Genetics and Monohybrid Punnett Squares; Genetics practice dominoes

Friday: Human Mendelian traits activity with google form quiz after to practice

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

Biology and Honors Biology, Jan. 13-17

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Here is what we are doing this week in Biology and Honors Biology!

Biology plans

Monday: Genetic Expression notes and Lab set up

HW: 5th and 6th period need to finish the Quizizz; 3rd period needs to finish the Genetics Clinic activity from last week

Tuesday: Epigenetics video and discussion; Twins Epigenetics Activity

Wednesday: Cell Differentiation notes and analyze our lab results

Thursday: Biotechnology notes in journal; DNA Fingerprinting assignment

Friday: Review and practice questions over what we’ve learned the past 2 weeks

 

Honors Biology plans:

Monday: Genetic Expression notes and Lab set up

HW: 1st period needs to finish the Genetics Clinic assignment from last week and 7th needs to finish the Quizizz

Tuesday: Epigenetics video and discussion; Twins Epigenetics Activity

Wednesday: Cell Differentiation discussion and analyze our lab results

Thursday: Biotechnology discussion; Shark Attack pre-lab questions

HW: Complete the pre-lab questions

Friday: Micropipette and Gel Loading Technique practice

Biology and Honors Biology, Jan 7-10

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Welcome back!!!  I thought I was so on it yesterday getting ready for the students, and then I forgot to post on my blog!

Biology Lesson Plans

Tuesday: Protein Synthesis review assignment

Wednesday: Mutations notes in journal; Mutations stations activity

Thursday: Genetic Expression intro discussion; Twins Epigenetics activity

Friday: Set up Genetic Expression Lab

 

Honors Lesson Plans

Tuesday: Mutations Simulation assignment (after a quick Protein Synthesis review)

HW: page 5 in journal is due Thursday

Wednesday: Mutations notes in journal; Mutations stations activity

Thursday: Genetic Expression intro discussion; Twins Epigenetics activity

Friday: Set up Genetic Expression Lab

Biology and Honors Biology, Dec. 9-13 and 16-20

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Biology and Honors Biology Lesson Plans (it is close to the same except for the level of questioning):

Dec. 9-13

Monday: Discuss Translation and “Decoding the Genetic Code” assignment

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

Tuesday: Alien Arthropod Protein Synthesis Project

Wednesday: Alien Arthropod Protein Synthesis Project

Thursday: Turn in project and review for our 9 weeks test

HW: Study for the 9 weeks test

Friday: 2nd 9 weeks test (on DMAC)

 

Dec. 16-17

Monday: 9 weeks test corrections

Tuesday: Semester exam review activity

Wednesday-Friday: Semester 1 exams