Week of January 4 -8th

Biology

HW 1:  Gizmos online lab:  Cell Division.  Complete the student activities pages/worksheet.
             For directions on how to register for my class in Gizmos, see the post above. This assignment counts as a lab grade.
HW 2:  Mitosis flashcards.
            Cut out, match and know for Quiz Thurs/Friday

Watch:  Crash Course: Mitosis
             Mitosis and Cancer
             Amoeba Sisters: Mitosis
             Counting Chromosomes

Monday- Tuesday Jan 4-5th
Asexual reproduction, cell cycle
Intro to: Mitosis

Wednesday(Early Release) - Friday, Jan 6-8th
Stages of mitosis
Mitosis in an onion - microscope lab
Mitosis Pogil
Quiz: Stages of Mitosis

Earth Space

HW 1:p. 472 Checking Up.  Study the Hurricane Study Guide for TEST Thursday (with no word bank)
HW 2:  Read pp. 488 - 491, Write 10 important facts on surface currents

Tuesday, Jan 5th
Begin: Chapter 5 Oceans
Fill in the blank notes, Section 1
Complete Hurricane Study Guide for TEST Thursday
Section 2 - Deep water circulation

Thursday, Jan 7th
Review and take TEST on Hurricanes - no word bank
Rainbow Density Lab
Section 2 Study questions, p. 478

Biology

HW 1 & 2:  Study for the EOC Midterm "Scrimmage"

Monday - Tuesday, Dec 14 - 15th
Test - Plants and Flowers
Jeopardy Review

EOC Scrimmage Weds and Thursday

Friday - December 18th
Gizmos online labs




Earth Space

HW:  None this week.  Merry Christmas!!


Monday, Dec 14th
Hurricanes - notes from PowerPoint
Hurricane Hugo lab
Watch:  Nat Geo Hurricanes

Wednesday, Dec 16th
Finish hurricanes
Begin:  Oceans

Friday, Dec 18th
Gizmo's online lab

Week of December 7 - 11th

Biology

HW 1:  Read pp. 668 - 672, Write 10 importants facts
HW 2:  p. 668.  Draw and label the flower.  Define all the parts.
            Know for quiz Thurs/Friday
Note:  EOC  mid-term moved to next Tues/Weds, Dec 15-16th

Monday  Dec 7th
Review for EOC - Cell Membrane
Review plant tissues and cells, transpiration
Microscope Lab:  Finding Guard Cells
Watch:  Xylem and Phloem transport

Tuesday - Wednesday  Dec 8 - 9th
Leaf cross section and update leaf model
Read:  668 - 670
Flower model - diagram and define the parts
Dissecting a flower

Thurs - Friday  Dec 10 - 11th
Plants and flowers study guide
Life Cycle of a flowering plant
Quiz:  the parts of the flower

Earth Space

HW 1:  Read pp. 597 - 605.  Write 10 important facts about hurricanes
HW 2:  p. 605, Checking Up # 1-4.  Study Ch 6, Sections 3/4/5 for Quiz Thursday on Radar, Lightning and Thunder and Flooding.

Tuesday Dec 7th
Finish Tornado Lab Investigation
p. 580 Understanding and Applying # 1-6
Read pp. 597 - 600  Define key terms
Hurricane Hugo Lab

Thursday Dec 9th
Mission Survival Lab Activity
Quiz: Radar, Lightning, Thunder, and Flooding
Hurricanes Section Review

Week of: December 1 - 4th

Biology

Begin: Plant Structure and Function

HW 1:  Cell Organelle Review w/s
HW 2:  EOC Midterm Study Guide
Note:  EOC County Midterm is next Monday-Tuesday, Dec 7 - 8th

Watch this week:
The Simple Story of Photosynthesis
Plant Transport - Xylem and Phloem
Plant Transpiration
Plants slideshare

Tuesday, Nov 5th
Review:  DNA Replication
Complete:  Leaf model
Whole group interactive lab:  Plants and Snails gizmo
Photosynthesis and cellular respiration model activity

Weds - Thurs, Nov 6 and 7th
Review:  DNA replication
Whole group interactive lab:  Plants and Snails gizmo
Notes on fermentation
Guided notes Ch. 26, Sec 1-4: Plant structure and function

Friday, Nov 8th
EOC Review:  Cellular respiration and photosynthesis
and cell membrane
Is it stem, leaf, seed, root, flower? investigation
Watch:  Plant transport - xylem and phloem
Lab:  Stomata Density



Earth Space Science

HW 1: p. 576 - 579, 10 facts
HW 2:  p. 579, 1-5 Checking Up

Weds, Nov 6th   Early Release
Lightning and thunder
Lightning Investigate activity - Lightning Fatalities
Watch:  Ultimate Guide to Extreme Weather


Friday, Nov 8th
Begin: Tornadoes
Watch:  World's Deadliest Tornado

November 23 - 24th

Biology

HW 1:  Parts of the Cell and Organelles w/s
HW 2:  I will give you next week

Monday, Nov 23rd
Fill in the blank review notes for quiz
Quiz - Photosynthesis vs. Cellular respiration
Plant leaf model

Tuesday, Nov 245th
Leaf chad lab
Study Guide preparation


Earth Space Science

No HW - Happy Thanksgiving!

Tuesday - Flooding

Week of November 16 - 20th

Biology

Begin: Energy and Cell Metabolism
           Ch 4

HW 1:  Read pp. 113 - 114. 5 facts and draw Fig 4.12 on p. 115
HW 2:  Read pp. 122 - 125. Define fermentation and list 5 products of it
             Memorize the formulas on p. 105 and 115.

Mon-Tues, Nov 16th
Enzyme review - pollseverywhere
Intro to metabolism and cellular respiration
Test review/corrections
Honors:  Finalize gummy bear lab

Weds, Nov 18th  Early Release
Macromolecules review - pollseverywhere
Exercise and cellular respiration lab

Fri, Nov 20th
Notes on photosynthesis
Photosynthesis lab



Earth Space Science

Finish:  thunderstorms and clouds
Do:  Sec 3, Radar
Begin: Sec 4, Flooding

Quiz Weds on Thunderstorms, cloud formation
HW 1:  Read pp. 548 - 560, write 10 important facts
HW 2: p. 554, # 1-6

Watch:  The sun causes lightning!
             Heat and Weather - Energy of a Thunderstorm
             Global Flooding in the Next 100 Years

Monday, Nov 16th
Cloud formation
Watch:  Heat and Weather
Study Guide, Ch 6, Sections 1-2
Weather Map Lab

Weds, Nov 18th  Early Release
Jeopardy and Quiz: Thunderstorms
Notes on Radar
Checking Up p. 560, 1-4

Fri, Nov 20th
Key terms:  pp. 558 - 570
Investigate Lab:  pp. 556 - 557, # 1-5
Notes on Flash Floods
Watch: Global Flooding

Week of November 9 - 13th

Biology

This week:  TEST on the plasma membrane and transport of molecules
across the membrane:
Honors classes:  Test Thursday, B day
Standard classes:  Test Friday, A day
Begin:  Photosynthesis and cellular respiration

HW 1:  Cellular Transport Worksheet = Study Guide, Part 2.
    ** Study both: Part 1 (completed in class) and Part 2
         for TEST Thurs/Fri
HW 2:  Read pp. 100 - 105.  Write the 10 most important facts you find.

Monday, Nov 9th, Honors:
Set up gummy bear osmosis lab
Test review
Finish iodine lab worksheet - osmosis scenarios
Watch:  Active Transport

Tuesday, Nov 10th, Standard:
Gummy lab conclusion
Test Review
Finish iodine lab worksheet - osmosis scenarios

Wednesday, Nov 11 - No School
Happy Veteran's Day  :)


Thursday - Friday, Nov 12 - 13th
TEST - Plasma membrane and transport of molecules
Begin: Photosynthesis

Earth Space Science

HW 1 and 2:  3 column vocab notes for Ch 6.  Word, definition, picture or example.

Monday, Nov 9th
Warm and cold fronts
Air masses
Development of a thunder storm

Thursday, Nov 11th
Updrafts, downbursts
Air pressure
Condensation, precipitation
Atmospheric layers

Week of Nov 2 - 6th

Biology 

This week: Cell  membrane, passive and active transport

HW 1:  p. 95,  #1-12  Restate (except 1-8)
HW 2:  p. 95, # 14 - 24, Restate

Mon, Nov 2nd
Notes on diffusion and osmosis
Iodine diffusion experiment
Iso, hyper and hypotonic scenarios
Watch:  Amoeba Sisters Explain Osmosis
Hypo, iso, hypertonic solutions
Active and Passive transport

Tues - Weds, Nov 3rd & 4th
Iso, hyper, hypotonic scenarios
Set up gummy bear osmosis lab
District testing

Thurs - Fri, Nov 5th
Complete gummy bear lab
Study Guide for Test Tuesday

Earth Space

This week:  Finish Apollo 13 and begin Thunderstorms

HW 1:  Read pp. 539 - 542.  Write 10 important facts
HW 2:  p. 542, Checking Up ?'s

Tues, Nov 3rd
Begin Thunderstorms
Apollo 13 - complete Movie Fact Guide

Thursday, Nov 5th
Finish Apollo 13 and Fact Guide

Week of October 26 - 30th

Biology

HW 1:  Read pp. 81 - 89  The Cell Membrane.  Write 10 important facts you find.
HW 2:  p. 84, # 1-4
            p. 87, # 1-4

Finish:  Cells and Organelles
Begin:  Cell Membranes

Watch:  Hyper, hypo, isotonic
            The Cell Membrane in the Virtual Cell
             Getting materials through the membrane
             Active and passive transport
            Voyage Inside the Cell

Monday:  Oct 26th
Review and take the TEST on Cells and Organelles
Begin:  Phospholipid bi-layer model

Tuesday - Wednesday:  Oct 27th
Cell membrane Power notes
Complete model
Osmosis, diffusion and active transport

Thursday: Oct 28th
Osmosis lab


Earth Space

HW 1:  Complete Study Guide for Test Thursday
HW 2:  Study for TEST on Ch. 1

Tuesday: Oct 27th
Complete Study Guide and Review

Thursday:  Oct 29th
Jeopardy Review and TEST on Ch. 1

Week of October 18th - 22nd

Biology
HW 1:  Organelle Study Guide
HW 2:  Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Study Guide
Watch:  Intro to Cells

Monday/Tuesday Oct  18-19th
Finish organelle Powernotes
Plant lab

Weds - Thurs  Oct 20-21st
Cell membrane
Test study guide - The Cell

Friday - Monday  Oct 22 and 25th
Cell Test


Earth Space

HW 1:  What is the EM Spectrum? w/sheet
HW2:  Great Vibrations (side 2 of w/sheet)
Quiz Wednesday - EM Spectrum

Monday Oct 18
Begin:  Lives of Stars
Finalize and begin presentations:  EMR

Wednesday  Oct 20
Notes on Lives of Stars
H-R diagram lab
Quiz:  EMR
EMR presentations

Friday Oct 22
Death of Stars

Week of October October 12 - 16

Biology

HW 1:  Read pp. 70 - 79.  Describe the function of the 12 organelles (listed as vocab on p. 73)
HW 2:  Plant, animal or both?  Below each organelle's description state whether the organelle is found in plants, animals or both types of cells
STUDY:  Quiz Thurs/Friday on pp. 230 - 237  DNA Replication


Monday-Tuesday, 10/12-13th
Finish: DNA Replication and review for Quiz Thurs/Friday
Begin: Cells
Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic Venn diagram
Watch: Comparing Pro and Eukaryotic Cells
Animal vs. Plant Cells -  Complete chart of comparisons
Watch: Cells, Cells, They're Made of Organelles
Powernotes:  p. 74 Recognizing Organelles
Structure and Function of Organelles

Wednesday 10/14th   PSAT and FCAT Retake Testing
Watch:  Eukaryopolis

Thursday-Friday, 10/15 - 16th
Quiz:  DNA Replication
Pro and Eukaryotic Cells - Analyze and Conclude Activity


Earth Space

HW 1:  Read pp. 93-98.  Write 10 most important facts you find.
HW 2:  Digging Deeper w/s
Note:  Next class you will have an open book, notes, HW Quiz on The Sun, pp. 79 - 86.  If you have been absent, it would be in your best interest to get the notes copied, and do the homework and the crossword from last week so you can use them on your test!

Tuesday, 10/13

Begin: EMR Spectrum

Watch:  EMR Spectrum

Begin group project on EMR

Thursday, 10/15

Open book/notes Quiz 

Finish group project and be prepared for presentations next class

Week of October 5th - 9th

Biology
HW 1:  Read pp. 230 - 238.  Write the 10 most important facts you find.
HW 2:  p. 233, # 1-4, restate and p. 238, # 1-4, restate.

Monday/Tuesday, 10/5-6
Test Review and Jeopardy
TEST on macromolecules and enzymes
Endo and Exothermic lab:  Baggy Blast

Weds/Thurs  10/7-8  Early Release
DNA replication
Watch: Bozeman Science Nucleic Acids
            How DNA copies itself
            What is a Gene?
            What is DNA and How Does it Copy Itself?
Make a model of DNA

Friday  10/9
Begin Cells - prokaryotic vs. eukayrotic
and plant versus animal cells


Earth Space
HW 1:  Comets, Asteroids w/s
HW 2:  Solar Storms news article

Monday, 10/5
Compare and contrast asteroids, meteoroids and comets
Watch:  Asteroid Strike Simulation
Sunspot graphing p. 78 and Solar Flare graphing p. 79
Follow up questions

Wednesday, 10/7  Early Release
Notes:  Sunspots and solar flares
Watch:  The Sun  Solar Flares  and Sunspots
Read pp. 80 - 82  Comprehension questions

Friday  10/9
Review sun crossword and vocab for Quiz Tuesday
Begin EMR:  draw the spectrum with examples - also on Quiz Tuesday
Watch:  NASA's Intro to EMR

Week of Sep 28 - Oct 2

Biology
HW 1:  Read pp. 50 -56, p. 52  Draw, color, label the 3 diagrams, p. 53 # 1 and 2, p. 56, 1-4
HW 2:  Carbon based molecules w/s

Monday
Review chemical reactions
Complete models of macromolecules and questions
Complete macromolecule chart
Begin: Enzymes and Catalyssts
Watch:  Function of Enzymes
             How to Speed Up Chemical Reactions
             How Enzymes Work
             The Role of Enzymes


Tues/Weds
Urinalysis Lab: Testing for Macromolecules
Notes on Enzymes

Thurs/Fri
Elements and Macromolecules w/s
Fundamentals of Enzymes w/s
Study Guide for TEST - Monday/Tuesday


Earth Space Science
HW 1:  Read pp. 54 - 60, 10 facts
HW 2:  p. 61 Checking Up # 1-3

Tues
Tides, Phases and Eclipses
p. 47, Checking up 1-4
Notes on moon phases, tides and eclipses
Begin:  Moon phases lab

Thurs
Begin Sec 5
Guided Reading

Week of September 21st

Biology
HW 1: Read pp. 44 - 48, 10 facts
HW 2: p. 48, # 1-5, restate

Mon/Tues 9/21-22
Quiz - Properties of Water from your study guide
Begin organic chemistry and macromolecules
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids
Watch:  Biological Molecules -Crashcourse Science
Watch:  Carbon is a Tramp - Crashcourse Science

Weds/Thurs 9/23-24
Macromolecule chart
Macromolecule models and questions


Earth Space
HW 1: Read pp. 43-47.  Write 10 important facts
HW 2:  p. 46 Draw, label, color all of the orbital diagrams
            Learn the 6 orbital terms for quiz Friday:
            orbital velocity, eccentricity, obliquity, precession, inclination and ellipse (p. 45)

Mon 9/21
Review and take test on Ch 1, Secs 1-3
Begin: Earth's Orbit
Watch: Earth's Revolution Around the Sun
Watch:  What Causes the Seasons

Wed 9/23
Earth's Orbit Lab: Calculating Eccentricity

Fri 9/25
Begin: Sun-Earth- Moon System
Moon phases
Graphing tides and moon phases
Moon phases lab

Weekly Overview

Week of September 14th

Biology
HW 1:  Read pp. 36 - 39.  On p. 39, restate answers to # 1-5
HW 2:  Read pp. 40 - 43.  Write the 10 most important facts you find.

9/14
TEST on Characteristics of Life
Begin Properties of Water
Watch:  Amazing Properties of Water
Notes on hydrogen bonding and the 5 amazing properties of water that sustain life

9/16
Ban on Dihydrogen Monoxide
Lab: Properties of Water
Test corrections
Notes on pH

9/18 (A) and 9/21 (B)
Study Guide for Quiz on Properties of Water next class
Begin Cell Theory
Watch: Wacky History of Cell Theory
Complete fact guide for Wacky History
Powernotes on Cell Theory

Earth Space
HW 1:  Read pp. 32 - 38, 10 facts
HW 2:  p. 39 Think About It Again, 4 questions

9/15
Calculating light years and parsecs
PowerPoint notes - Origins of the Universe
p. 38, 1-9 "Checking Up"
Watch:  The Doppler Effect and the red shift of the universe

9/17
Theories vs. Laws
Big Bang Balloon lab
Study Guide for TEST 9/21:  Chapter 1, Sections 1-3
Watch:  Hubble Deep Field Discoveries

Weekly Overview

Week of: August 31st

Biology
Qualitative vs. Quantitative Observations
I am Joe's Cell
Watching: The Galapagos Islands Discoveries

Earth Space
Qualitataive vs. Quantitative Observations
Nature of Science


Week of Sept 7th

Biology
Finish Characteristics of Life and Test
Begin: Properties of Water

Martian and the Car activity
Complete Study Guide for Test
Properties of Water presentations and notes
Properties of Water lab investigation
Bozeman Science "Water and Life"
HW 1:  Life crossword
HW 2:  Read pp. 12 - 18 in text.  Answer assessment questions: p. 6, 1-4 and p. 11, 1-6

Earth Space
The Size and Scale of the Universe
EarthComm text book pp. 8-20

Constructive and destructive forces on Earth's spheres
Quiz: Earth's spheres
The Scale of the Universe:  http://scaleofuniverse.com/
Powers of 10 Visual
 Mapping out the Solar System - Scale model
Calculating AU's
Checking Up ?'s p. 16, 1-3

HW 1: Earth's Systems ws
HW 2:  Read pp. 12 - 18.  Write the 10 most important facts you find as you read.

Weekly Overviews

BIOLOGY

Week of: August 24th
Intro and Syllabus review
Real science vs. pseudoscience
Observations and inferences
Science is CONPTT
Eye of Nye - Pseudoscience
Biozene - When Knowledge and Ethics Collide
Microscope Safety How to use a compound microscope
HW 1: Get Safety Contract signed. Bring in supplies - 3 subject spiral notebook with pockets.
           1 roll of Scotch tape.
HW 2: The Language of Science

EARTH SPACE

Week of August 24th
Intro and Syllabus review
Earth's Spheres
Why Earth Science ?
Earth's Spheres Interacting
HW 1: Get Safety Contract signed.
Bring in supplies: 3 subject spiral notebook with pockets
                          1 roll of Scotch tape.
HW 2: The Language of Science

Week 2 Bio PowerPoint: Water and its Properties

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 Water ppt including pH.ppt

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