Biology and Honors Biology, Oct. 22-25

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I hope you enjoyed your fall break long weekend!

Biology Plans for the week:

Tuesday: ATP energy discussion and notes in our new journal, Vocab on pages 3 and 4

HW: If you missed class last Wednesday, you will need to do test corrections for homework. Due Thursday.

Wednesday: Comparing Photosynthesis and Respiration journal entry, Photosynthetic Animals !?! assignment

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

Thursday: Cellular Respiration journal notes, Chicago Cyanide Murders Case Study (a study on Cellular Respiration)

Friday: Fermentation discussion; Muscle Fatigue Quick Lab

 

Honors Biology Plans for the week:

Tuesday: ATP and Comparing Photosynthesis and Respiration journal entries (new journal); Photosynthetic Animals !?! assignment

HW: pages 4 and 5 in your journal, due Thursday; if you missed class last Wednesday, you will need to do test corrections for homework also

Wednesday: Cellular Respiration discussion; Chicago Cyanide Murders case study

HW: pages 4 and 5 in journal; test corrections

Thursday: Cellular respiration and fermentation notes; Muscle Fatigue lab

Friday: Photosynthesis notes in journal; Why do Leaves Change Color in the Fall google slides investigation

Biology and Honors Biology, Oct. 14-16

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Here is what we have going on for this short week of school!

Biology Lesson Plans:

Monday: Cell and Cell Transport dominoes and card sort to review; Work on Gimkit

HW: Gimkit for extra credit and study for our 9 weeks test

Tuesday: First 9 weeks test (benchmark to prepare for our EOC)

Wednesday: 9 weeks test corrections

No school on Thursday and Friday!

Biology and Honors Biology, Oct. 7-11

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I can’t believe it’s the last week of the 9 weeks already! This Friday is the last day, and next week we will begin our 2nd 9 week grading period.

Biology Plans for the week

Monday: Osmosis notes in journal; Set up Veggie Osmosis Lab

Tuesday: Osmosis real life application video clips; Look at the Lab Results of the Osmosis Lab

Wednesday: Active Transport discussion and concept map in journal; Quizizz live lesson with practice questions

Thursday: Cell Transport foldable

Friday: 9 weeks review sheet (we will have a benchmark test over the first 9 weeks information next week on Tuesday)

 

Honors Plans for the week

Monday: Osmosis notes in journal; Set up Veggie Osmosis Lab

Tuesday: Fish Osmosis video clip; Look at the Lab results of the Osmosis Lab

Wednesday: Active transport discussion and concept map in journal; Cell Transport Drag and Drop assignment (due Friday)

Thursday: Cell Transport live quizizz lesson with practice questions; Work on Drag and Drop assignment (homework if it’s not done by the end of class)

Friday: Cell Transport Digital Escape room; 9 weeks review sheet (we will have a benchmark test over the first 9 weeks information next week on Tuesday)

Biology and Honors Biology Plans, Sept. 30 to Oct. 4

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Biology Plans

Monday: Virus Guided Reading; Finish Design a Virus assignment from Friday

HW: Quizizz for extra credit on our test

Tuesday: Cell and Virus Review activity; Review Sheet

HW: Study for test and Quizizz

Wednesday: Cell and Virus Test

Thursday: Test Boost and Respiratory membrane assignment

Friday: Cell Membrane and Transport notes; Water movement predictions in journal, Osmosis video

 

Honors Biology Plans:

Monday: Virus and Diabetes Case Study

Tuesday: Complete the case study; Virus guided reading

HW: Cell Quizizz for extra credit on our test

Wednesday: Cell and Virus review activity; Review sheet

HW: Study for test and do the quizizz

Thursday: Cell and Virus Test

Friday: Test Boost and Respiratory Membrane assignment

Biology and Honors Biology, 9/23 to 9/27

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Biology plans:

Monday: Cell Organelle Riddles in journal; Cell Google Slides practice assignment

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

Tuesday: Endosymbiosis journal entry; Elodea lab

Wednesday: Intro to Viruses google slides activity; Virus Vocab in journal

Thursday: Virus journal entry and Virus assignment

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

Friday: Lytic and Lysogenic cycle journal entry; Virus Guided Reading

 

Honors Biology Plans:

Monday: Review Cell Organelles; Cell Organelle Quizizz

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

Tuesday: Cheek cell and Elodea Lab; Cell Clinic activity (if time)

Wednesday: Endosymbiosis guided inquiry diagram assignment

Thursday: Endosymbiosis journal entry; Intro to virus google slides

Friday: Virus journal entry notes; Begin Virus Epidemiology case studies

Biology and Honors Biology, 9/17 to 9/20

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I hope everyone enjoyed the homecoming weekend and an extra day off of school!

Biology Plans

Tuesday: Microscope introduction and Lab, day 1

HW: Cell vocab (p. 21-23) and Cell Diagrams (p. 27-29) are due by Friday. We worked on them last week in class, but not everyone finished.

Wednesday: Microscope Lab, day 2

Thursday: Prokaryote vs. Eukaryote cell video and venn diagram in journal

Friday: Cell vocab and diagrams are due!  Cell Organelle discussion and practice assignment

 

Honors Biology Plans:

Tuesday: Microscope introduction and Lab, day 1

Wednesday: Microscope Lab, day 2

HW: Cell Vocab is due on Friday (p. 26-27 in journal)

Thursday: Prokaryote vs. Eukaryote cell video and venn diagram in journal; work on vocab

Friday: Cell Diagram coloring

 

Biology and Honors Biology Lesson Plans 9/9 to 9/13

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UPDATED! I made some changes for this week, including moving the microscope lab to Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

Homecoming Week! I posted on google classroom the dress-up days if any students want to know.

Biology plans:

Monday: Check review sheet, Biomolecule google slides class activity to review

HW: Study your journal and review for our test, Gimkit (for extra credit)

Tuesday: Biomolecule test

Wednesday: Test boost activity and Cell Theory discussion with Cell Size Website

Thursday: (sub in the morning while I am at an appointment) Cell Vocab, p. 21-23 in your journal

Friday: Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cell activity

 

Honors Biology Plans:

Monday: Check review sheet, Biomolecule card sorting activity to review

HW: Study your journal and the review for our test, Gimkit (for extra credit)

Tuesday: Biomolecule Test

Wednesday: Test boost activity, Prokaryote and Eukaryotic discussion, Cell Organelle Speed Dating discussion

Thursday: (sub in the morning while I am at an appointment) Create your speed dating profile – cell organelle! Not actually dating, just sharing info through rotations speed dating style! 🙂

Friday: Cell Organelle Speed dating activity

Biology Lesson Plans, Sept. 3-6

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Biology Lesson Plans

Tuesday: Enzyme journal entry and Enzyme color sheet

Wednesday: Enzyme discussion and Potato Catalase Lab

Thursday: Enzymes google slides activity and Enzymes at Work google form

Friday: Biochemistry review sheet and Gimkit (Test is Tuesday)

 

Honors Lesson Plans

Tuesday: Enzyme Inquiry Activity and journal entry

HW: p. 20-22 in your journal is due tomorrow

Wednesday: Enzyme google slides activity

HW: Pre-lab questions

Thursday: Potato catalase lab

Friday: Complete lab if needed; Begin Review sheet

HW: Complete review sheet (Test is Tuesday)

Biology and Honors Biology, Aug. 26-30

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Please remember to charge your chromebook each night! You need to use your school-issued chromebooks on schoolwork at school.

Biology Lesson Plans

Monday: Test Boost Activity and work on page 11 of your journal

HW: Complete p. 11 of your journal if you don’t finish in class

Tuesday: Check p. 11, Carbohydrate and Lipid journal entries with video clips

Wednesday: Protein and nucleic acid journal entries; Discuss tomorrow’s lab

Thursday: Biomolecule Cheetos Lab

Friday: Discuss lab from yesterday; p. 17 of journal; Biomolecule QR code review

No homework over the long weekend!

 

Honors Biology Lesson Plans:

Monday: TEST (Lab safety/equipment, Scientific Method and Intro to Biology)

Tuesday: Test Boost activity, p. 15 in your journal

Wednesday: Carbohydrate, Lipid and Protein journal entries

HW: Pre-lab questions

Thursday: Biomolecule Cheetos Lab

Friday: Discuss the lab from yesterday, Nucleic acid journal entry; Biomolecule Review activity

HW: p. 20-22 of your journal (due Wednesday of next week)

Biology and Honors Biology, Aug. 19-23

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I hope everyone had a great first week back at school, and is looking forward to another week!

Biology Lesson Plans:

Monday: Scientific Method journal entry; Complete the 5 second rule lab

Tuesday: Vocab in our journal using our new digital book; Controlled experiment journal entry; Scientific Method practice assignment (homework if you do not finish in class)

Wednesday: Scientific Method Digital Flip book

Thursday: Review what we have learned; Quizizz practice questions

HW: Study for our test

Friday: Test over what we have learned so far (study your journal and your review)

 

Honors Biology Lesson Plans:

Monday: Scientific Method journal entry; Complete the 5 second rule lab; Get on the online book

HW: pages 6-7 in your journal are due by Wednesday

Tuesday: Controlled experiment and CER journal entry; Variables Drag and Drop assignment

Wednesday: p. 6-7 are due; Cricket virtual lab

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

Thursday: Intro to Biology discussion; Work on pages 11-12 in your journal

Friday: Review and Practice Quizizz

HW: Study for our test on Monday! (use your journal and review)