Mr. Slotterback's Agenda Nov 29, 2011

Welcome back from Thanksgiving!

Pd 1,2 Practical Biology

Tues:pg 179,182 #1-5 in each set, punnett square practice
Wed:punnett square races; making paper babies lab; quiz on punnett squares
Thur:notes on DNA, construct dna paper model
Fri:finish model; quiz on dna structure

Pd 3,5 Environmental Science

Tues:students write up final draft of Mahanoy Creek Report (due Friday)
Wed:read 295:#1-6; 303: 1-6
Thur:lecture on 3 types of water monitoring; quiz on water pollution
Fri:pollution parameter packet work on in class

Pd 6,7 Biotechnology

Tues:pipette lab
Wed:more practice on sig figs; quiz on micropipettes and microcentrifuges
Thur:notes: what are enzymes?
Fri:quiz on sig figs

Homework Agenda Week of Nov 14, 2011

Pd 1,2 Practical General Biology

Mon:go over “homeostasis lab”; discuss results; read pg 85-87; 89-91
Tues:review for exam; video “cells”
Wed:REVIEW GAME AND TEST: CELL BIOLOGY CHAPTER 3
Thur:video worksheet; section review questions: 179:1-4; 182:1,2; pg 1,2
Fri:notes: Mendelian Genetics; practice punnett squares

Pd 3,5 Environmental Science
Mon:finish video “Aldo Leopold”; get tests back
Tues:Design and experiment to test hypothesis: where is the greater concentration of acid and iron in Mahanoy Creek?
Wed:lecture: Water Pollution
Thur:Test Mahanoy Creek water samples for iron and pH (Hach test kits)
Fri:students write up rough draft of Mahanoy creek report using proper scientific method format; quiz: water resources

Pd 6,7 Genetics and Biotechnology
Mon:notes on food biotechnology
Tues:students read lab; teacher demonstrates basic cheese making
Wed:answer questions #1-7 on page 149; quiz: food biotechnology
Thur:students make basic cheese using cheese handout and materials provided by instructor
Fri:students change one variable in their cheese making experiment to try to produce a better yield