Monday, November 24, 2008

Pd 1,2 Environmental Science

Tuesday: quiz on water resources lecture
Homework due after holiday break: water use record for one day at home: lab worksheet


Pd 3,4 Practical General Biology
quiz tuesday: homeostasis vocabulary
tuesday: basketball review game
wednesday: cell biology unit test: structure and function, cell size, homeostasis, mitosis


Pd 5 Academic Bio
tuesday: quiz: evolution; notes on classification of 5 kingdoms



Pd 6 Biotechnology and Genetics
Tuesday: quiz on mendel's exceptions
we will start counting our fly cross results


Happy Thanksgiving!

Monday, November 17, 2008

Pd 1,2 Environmental Science

Tuesday we will start water quality unit with a lecture on water resources homework for Wednesday: pag 190:#3,5 and pg 197: #1-6
Study for a quiz thursday on the material from this lecture
At the end of the week we will start an experiment on eutrophication

Pd 3,4 Practical General Biology
This week we will cover the topic "Homeostasis". This will involve a lecture and lab setup on Tuesday. H.w. for tuesday: page 87:#15. H.w for friday pag 137: #1-6
Study for a quiz friday on homeostasis

Pd 5 Academic Biology
for tuesday: pg 314: #1-6
Review game wednesday in preparation for test on Thursday (Evolution)

Pd 6 Biotechnology
Tuesday a quiz on Mendel's experiments
Hopefully by end of the week everyone will have fruit fly crosses successfully established.
thursday's lecture topic: significant figures

Monday, November 10, 2008

Pd 1,2 Environmental Science
Test on chapters 4,5,8 on Friday. Review Game Thursday

Pd 3,4 Practical General Biology
Monday is test on Microorganisms
Tuesday we will start cell biology lab. tuesday's homework: read 63-65 and complete #1-5; read 66-74 and complete #1-5

Pd 5 Academic Biology
This week we will finish up the unit on evolution. Test will be Friday.
Tuesday's homework: review questions page 309: #1-6

Pd 6 Biotechnology
We will continue our drosophila genetics experiment and will start the topic of significant figures this week.Tuesday's h.w.: read page 9-17 in "human genetics" text and complete reading strategy worksheet

Monday, November 3, 2008

Pd 1, 2 Environmental Science

Final two lessons on population growth and species interactions this week. Tuesday's h.w. assignments will be #136: 1-6.

This week we will review and have ecology test on chapters 4,5, and 8 early next week.

Pd 3,4 Practical General Biology

This week we will finish up notes on algae and fungus. Friday will be our test on microorganisms.
Students should start studying now to do well on this exam.

Pd 5 Academic Biology

We will continue or discussion of evolution with notes on Tuesday, an activity on Thursday.
Tuesday's homework: pg 301: #1-5
Wednesday homework: pg 309: #1-6

Pd 6 Biotechnology

We will be using digital microscopes from science in motion to study the anatomy of fruit flies.
thursday will be fruit fly quiz.