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