Biology and Honors Biology, May 12-16

Last full week of school!

Monday: Work on your Zoo Exhibit project (on google slides)

Tuesday: Work on your Zoo Exhibit project (it is due tomorrow morning!)

HW: Complete project and make sure you bring your chromebook with its case and charger tomorrow

Wednesday: Chromebook turn-in day and project due! In class trivia

Thursday: Scholastic ceremony in the morning; Work on final exam review

Friday: Senior walk and slo-mo pep rally; Work on final exam review in class

Biology and Honors Biology, May 5-9

Here is what we have going this week in Biology!

Biology Lesson Plans – UPDATED
Monday: Vertebrate discussion and Frog Pre-lab questions

Tuesday: Frog Dissection (external anatomy and the mouth)

Wednesday: Frog Dissection (internal anatomy)

HW: Look over posted diagrams to prepare for our frog Quizizz

Thursday: Frog Dissection Quizizz (daily grade) and begin zoo project

Friday: Design a Zoo Exhibit project (due at the end of class on Tuesday)

 

Honors Biology Lesson Plans

Monday: Vertebrate Discussion and Vertebrate anatomy assignment

Tuesday: Frog Dissection (external anatomy and the mouth)

Wednesday: Frog Dissection (internal anatomy)

HW: Look over posted diagrams to prepare for our test over the frog

Thursday: Frog Dissection test and begin zoo project

Friday: Design a Zoo Exhibit project – Honors Version (due at the end of class on Tuesday)

 

 

Biology and Honors Biology, 4/7 to 4/11

Sorry I’m just now posting this!

Biology and Honors Biology will be doing the same things this week because we are reviewing for the STAAR test.

The Biology STAAR test is next week, on Tuesday, April 15th.

Monday: Cell Cycle review, Mitosis/Meiosis comparison assignment on google classroom

Tuesday: English I STAAR test, in the afternoon we did a review game with a partner

Wednesday: DNA and Protein Synthesis review; DNA Quizizz lesson (homework if you don’t finish in class)

Thursday: Cells vs. virus review, Photosynthesis and Respiration Review

Friday: Genetics Review, Escape room

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!