Homework/Agenda for week of Dec 16

Practical Biology

Mon:Test: cells and bioenergetics; notes mitosis
Tues:mitosis wksht
Wed:mitosis/meiosis quiz/ notes: mendel and punnett squares
Thur:punnett square practice and review game
Fri:quiz: punnett squares

Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon:finish C.S.I. video and discuss
Tues:"under your skin" article and activity wksht
Wed: Notes: food biotechnology
Thur: discuss cheese lab
Fri:plan cheese variants

Environmental Science

Mon:2 quizzes: water pollution and marcellus shale drilling
Tues: review game
Wed:test: water resources and pollution
Thur:video "Its happening today on the Chesapeake Bay"
Fri:finish video and discuss

HW/Agenda Nov 20-Nov 26, 2013

Practical Biology

Mon:Act 80 no school
Tues:notes: cell structure and fcn; finish cell like a city paper and cell drawing/label
Wed:graphing pacekt pages 49, 52, 33, 43; study for cell structure/fcn quiz
Thur:go over graph packet; quiz on cell structure/function; start cell lab
Fri: finish cell lab
Mon: Notes: homeostasis/movement across cell membrane; writing prompt on cells
Tues:section review questions: pg 87, 91

Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon:Act 80 No school
Tues:finish rosalind franklin video wksht
Wed:count flies
Thur:Chi-Square practice in class and homework problem
Fri:go over h.w. problem/count flies
Mon:review for test
Tues:test on biostatistics: sum and product rules, pascal's triangle, binomial expansion, X2

Environmental Science

Mon:Act 80: no school
Tues:plan Mahanoy Creek Experiment (to be written up as lab report)
Wed:start notes on "Water is Life"
Thur:finish notes: water is life
Fri:chemical testing of Mahanoy Creek water samples
Mon:library: write up report according to rubric and guidelines
Tues:quiz: water is life

Agenda/Homework Week of Nov 11, 2013

Practical Biology

Mon: finish review packet 2.3-2.5
Tues: finish notes and go over 2.4, 2.5
Wed: quiz:2.3,2.4,2.5; review for test
Thur: test on Chapter 2: Chemistry of life
Fri:start cell unit: draw and label a cell

Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon:finish practice for binomial theorem; quiz
Tues: count F1 fly emergences
Wed: notes on chi-square
Thur:chi-square practice wksht
Fri:fly culture update

Environmental Science

Mon: writing prompt: should wapiti come to Ringtown Valley; argue for your side 5X5
Tues:population wksht; quiz on populations
Wed:review game
Thur:Test on Ecology and Populations: Chapter 4,5,8
Fri:finish leopold video: discussion, go over wksht

Homework/Agenda Week of Oct 28, 2013

Practical Biology

Mon: pg 39:1-6; pg 43:1-6; pg 48:1-5
Tues: notes: chemistry of life
Wed: build basic models of atoms
Thur: quiz: basic life chemistry
Fri: water penny lab

Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon: finish test One
Tues: lecture: basic stats
Wed: wkshts: addition and multiplication rules basic stats
Thur: Lecture: binomial theorem
Fri: quiz: basic stats

Environmental Science

Mon: finish lynx vs hare activity
Tues: graph results in library
Wed: quiz: biotic interactions; notes: populations
Thur: oh deer! activity (dress to go outside)
Fri: quiz: populations

Agenda for Week of OCT 7, 2013

Practical Biology

Mon:pg 558:1-6; 561:1; 563:1-6
Tues:how to use microscopes; check bacteria lab culture
Wed: quiz: microscope parts and bacteria quiz; notes: viruses; earache paper due Wed
Thur: view protists in pondwater
Fri:virus quiz

Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon:distinguish genders on fruit flies
Tues:Notes: Mendelian Genetics
Wed:di-hybrid crosses
Thur:
Fri:more practice with fruit fly genders

Environmental Science

Mon:succession notes
Tues: plot study #1
Wed:plot study #2
Thur:leaf practice
Fri:leaf quiz; old growth forest video

Homework/Agenda Week of Sep 23, 2013

Practical Biology

Mon:insect writing prompt
Tues:notes: classification
Wed:finish notes, go over review questions
Thur: creepy critter key
Fri:quiz: classification

Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon: mosquito LD50 lab
Tues:view and discuss lab results
Wed:notebook protocols
Thur:quiz on mosquitos and LD50
Fri:science/scientific method handouts

Environmental Science

Mon:quiz: scientific method
Tues:graphing packet/graphing quiz
Wed:quiz on distinguishing science from nonscience
Thur:basketball review game
Fri:Test (Chapters 1 and 2) into to environmental science, making environmental decisions, science vs nonscience, experimental design, experimental method (5 steps), and graphing.

Homework/Agenda Week of Sep 16, 2013

Practical Biology

Mon:bellringer: give examples of structural/physiological/behavioral adaptations
Tues:outside insect collection
Wed:quiz: insect structure and ecology; assigned insect test study guide
Thur: finish and go over study guide for test
Fri: insect test

Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon:Begin Biotech Topic Presentations
Tues:finish Biotech Topic Presentations
Wed:mosquito/Bt wksht internet research
Thur:notes: LD50
Fri:mosquito lab

Environmental Science

Mon:handouts on scientific method
Tues:bart simpson experimental design wksht; wksht on hypothesis development
Wed:lecture: science and the scientific method
Thur:go over bart wksht; hypothesis wksht;
Fri:pendulum lab

Homework/Agenda for Week of Sep 9, 2013

Practical Biology

Mon:bullying lesson
Tues:library for insect court research/collect insects outside
Wed:library for insect court/ collect insects outside
Thur:quiz: insect structures
Fri:

Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon:bullying lesson
Tues: library for biotech topic research
Wed: lirbary for biotech topic research
Thur: quiz: using the bioethical decision model
Fri: present powerpoints

Environmental Science

Mon: lecture: decision on dumping flyash on lavelle mountain
Tues: work in groups on decision model
Wed: work in groups on decision model
Thur:quiz: values and making environmental decision
Fri: bullying lesson

Welcome Back to a New School Year!

Practical General Biology
Thur: Finish concept (balloon) diagram of biological theme; present biological theme
Fri: video: intro to insects; color in grasshopper diagram


Genetics and Biotechnology
due for Tues sept 3: current biotech article (newspaper or internet) along with 1/2 page article summary
Thur: finish notes on intro to biotech
Fri: start independent project on a biotech topic


Environmental Science
due for tues sept 3: current environmental article (preferrably on local topic) and 1/2 page summary
Thur: finish notes on Intro to Environment; books passed out: book intro worksheet
Fri: go over book intro wksht;

Agenda Week of April 22, 2013

Prac Env Sci

Mon:test: air pollution
Tues:lecture: water resources; wkshts page 1-6 from water resources section of the book
Wed:finish water resources lecture: read packet: fisherman's guide to aquatic insects
Thur: outdoor trip to sample stream organisms
Fri:water quality monitoring packet

Environmental Science

Mon:video "saved by sun", worksheet
Tues: finish video; h.w. 499:2,3,4,6,7 and 493:1,2
Wed:lecture: solar energy
Thur:notes: fuel cell technology; quiz on solar energy
Fri: discuss alternative energy: compare/contrast


Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon:finish micropipette lab
Tues: notes: restriction enzymes; quiz on regular enzymes
Wed:lab: dna scissors; micropipette quiz
Thur: finish dna to races lab
Fri:
prepare notebooks for lambda dna lab

Agenda for Week of April 15, 2013

Prac Env Sci

Mon: Acid Rain Notes; pH lab
Tues:video "Ozone Hole"start posters on air pollution
Wed: complete poster
Thur: review and study guide for exam
Fri: Exam: Air Pollution

Environmental Science

Mon:sketch diagram of nuclear power plant (pg 477)
Tues: notes: Nuclear Energy
Wed:Solar energy
Thur: notes: fuel cell technology
Fri:pg 499:2,3,4,6,7


Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon: go over sig fig wksht
Tues: micropipette lab; food biotech quiz
Wed: notes: restriction enzynm=
Thur:lab "DNA scissors"
Fri:
finish estimating dna fragment size

Week of April 3, 2013

Prac Env Sci

Wed:intro to air pollution notes; secton review questions pg 330, 335
Thur:indoor air pollution lab "dustbusters"
Fri:video "Cool It" discussion afterwards

Environmental Science


Wed:handout "Pa's alternative energy"; bring in article dealing with energy costs
Thur:notes "powering Pa"
Fri: discuss fossil fuels


Genetics and Biotechnology


Wed:notes on food biotech
Thur:cheese lab
Fri:
pipette lab

Homework/Agenda Week of March 25, 2013

For Thursday:


Environmental Science

Study for Test on Chapter 19: Waste. Test will closely follow the information in the textbook and on the study worksheets.

Genetics and Biotechnology

Test on Biostats: Remember to study basic stats principles and theory, binomial theorem, and chi-square. There will also be a di-hybrid cross problem included because the punnett square gives us the basic starting ratios (or probabilities) for working with chi-square.

Also, a note to remember: Drosophila report will be due April 12th.

Homework/Agenda Week of March 18, 2013

Prac Env Sci

Mon: section review ?s: pg 216:#1-6 pg 223:#1-5
Tues: finish notes on Biotic Interactions
Wed: Notes on predation: lynx vs hare lab
Thur: graphing for lynx vs hare lab
Fri: quiz: biotic interactions

Environmental Science

Mon: section review ?s: pg 523:#1-6; pg 528:#1-6
Tues: go over tests/ global warming essay
Wed: notes: solid waste disposal
Thur: debate on superfund sites
Fri: solid wast quiz


Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon:
Tues: lecture on chi-square analysis
Wed: practice x2 problems (wksht)
Thur:work up data for drosophila report (using chi-square)
Fri:
quiz on chi-square

Homework/Agenda for Week of Mar 11, 2013

Prac Env Sci

Mon: trip outside to compare two forest areas for succession (wksht)
Tues: notes: Succession, work on biome posters
Wed: library to work on succession webquest assignment
Thur: finish posters
Fri:lynx vs hare predator/prey modeling lab

Environmental Science

Mon: students study the effect of materials on treating global warming
Tues: finish writing lab wksht, assign 341:10-19, 342:22,25,26 and 371:14-18, 372:21,22,26,27
Wed:go over chapter 12, 13 review questions
Thur: basketball review game
Fri: test on Air Pollution (chapt 12, 13)


Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon: summary of two articles from Your World: the world is changing: summarize both articles with respect to how they relate to bioethics
Tues: notes: sum and product rule stats
Wed: check flies; bionomial theorem
Thur:quizon basic stats
Fri: quiz on binomial theorem

Homework/Agenda Week of March 4, 2013

Practical Environmental Science

Wed: Test on Chapter 10: Endangered Species; writing prompt
Thur: Notes on Ecology; section reveiw questions: 102:#1-5; 107: #1-6
Fri: Succession Lab; video: Old Growth Forests (worksheet)

Environmental Science

Wed: Global Warming argumentive type essay (library)
Thur: finish Global Warming Essay
Fri: Temperature lab

Genetics and Biotechnology

Wed: Caffeine article/ Progeria flow chart on how to approve a drug for market
Thur: Test: Mendel/ Fruit Flies/ LD50/ Bioethics/ Animal Rights
Fri: Notes on basic stats/ practice wksht

Homework/Agenda Week of Feb 25, 2013

Prac Env Sci

Mon: finish endangered species lecture; video "Hawaii Strangers in Paradise"
Tues: notes: why species become endangered; finish video
Wed:invasive species quiz (chapter 10 vocab); invasive species lab
Thur:webquest: hemlock wooly adelgid
Fri:quiz: invasive species

Environmental Science

Mon: section review question #1-6 on pages 330, 335, 339 w.o.q.
Tues: go over review questions; donora article
Wed: air pollution lab
Thur: lecture "acid rain"; quiz on air pollution major types
Fri: pH lab


Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon: finish LD50 lab; graph in library on excel
Tues: notes on Animal Testing
Wed: check fruit fly cultures; quiz: LD50
Thur: notes: mendel's exceptions
Fri:
quiZ: mendel's exceptions

Homework/Agenda for Week of Feb 18, 2013

Prac Env Sci

Mon:no school
Tues:notes: endangered species
Wed:work on end species brochure in library; PA youth survey 2nd period cafeteria
Thur: finish endangered species brochure. if not done, finish for homework. due feb 27
Fri:finish notes on endangered species; view film "Hawaii: Strangers in Paradise"

Environmental Science

Mon:no school
Tues: quiz on bird id's. view results of GBBC
Wed: why monitoring birds is important writing prompt
Thur:notes: intro to air pollution
Fri: dustbuster research in library


Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon: no school
Tues:notes: what is science, scientific method; check flies
Wed: quiz: Mendel's experiments; experimental design mosquito lab
Thur:mosquito lab; quiz: Scientific Method
Fri: results of mosquito lab;graph, write report

Homework/Agenda Week of Feb 11, 2013

Prac Env Sci

Mon: jeopardy review for test; intro to great backyard bird count
Tues:exam on chapt 1,2; lecture: how to identify birds
Wed: practice identifying birds
Thur: go outside for great backyard bird count; color and show field marks on a bird species
Fri: no school

Environmental Science

Mon: lecture on how to identify birds
Tues: exam on endangered/invasive species
Wed: practice identifying birds
Thur: go outside for great backyard bird count
Fri: no school


Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon: check fruit fly cultures for eggs
Tues: practice di-hybrid punnetts
Wed: quiz: di-hybrid punnetts
Thur: quiz: drosophila biology
Fri:no school

Homework/Agenda Feb 6, 2013

Practical Env Science

Mon:lecture: Decision Making Model/ Lavelle Flyash Controversy
Tues:finish flyash 9 X 4; quiz: graphing skills
Wed: chapter review questions pg 23:9-15, 17-19; pg 53: 10-19, 21; quiz on making env. decision
Thur: review game
Fri: test on Chapter 1,2

Environmental science

Mon: article "Enemies Among Us"
Tues: watch video clips on asian carp, delta smelt; quiz: invasive species
Wed: basketball review game
Thur: exam on endangered species
Fri:discussion of Great Backyard Birdcount (coming up president's day weekend)

Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon: identify sex of fruit flies
Tues: pick cross and start Experiment to test Mendel's principles
Wed: notes: Mendel's genetics: quiz: basics of drosophila
Thur:notes on punnett squares; di-hybrid cross
Fri: video "Nova: genes"

Homework/Agenda Week of Jan 28, 2013

Practical Env Science

Tues:graphing wksht, critique experiments
Wed: penny lab; quiz on experimental method
Thur: decision making model notes; start decision model
Fri: finish decision models

Environmental Science

Tues:finish cane toad video and discuss
Wed: quiz on endangered species; notes on how to save endangered species
Thur:notes on invasive species; h.w. "Enemies among us" worksheet
Fri: invasive species of great lakes lab

Genetics and Biotechnology

Tues:present powerpoint topics
Wed:design an experiment to test mosquito dunks
Thur:notes: fruit fly biology
Fri: practice identifying the sexes of fruit flies

Homework/Agenda Week of January 21, 2013

Practical Env Science

Mon:books given out/ rules/ expectations/ book intro wksht
Tues: most students taking 11th grade Keystone Exams
Wed: lecture: What is science/scientific method/ Bart simpson wksht
Thur: finish lecturepg 8: #1-5; pg 15: #1-6
Fri:penny lab/ scientific study posters

Environmental Science

Mon: finish notes on endangered species; bog turtle article and 5 questions for h.w.
Tues: pennsylvania biodiversity lab
Wed: notes: invasive species
Thur: invasive species lab: invasives of the Great Lakes
Fri: quiz: endangered species; start video "Cane Toads"

Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon: class introductions, rules and expectations; Your World 7(2) and wksht
Tues: start biotech report in library (pd 6) then ethics
Wed: notes: use of animals in biomedical research; library pd 6
Thur: finish biotech powerpoint in library (6,7); quiz: intro to biotech
Fri: start presenting student biotech topics.

Homework/Agenda Week of Jan 14, 2013

Pd 1,2 Practical General Biology

Mon:midterm exams
Tues:bill nye "Evolution" video
Wed:nat geo video "Hawaii: Strangers in Paradise"
Thur: students get final course grades
Fri: new environmental class arrives; 1st semester students return to votech

Pd 3, 5 Environmental Science

Mon:midterm exams
Tues:get midterm exams back, see semester grade
Wed: read article "making a difference" e.o. wilson; worksheet
Thur: video clips of delta smelt and desert tortoise
Fri:quiz: endangered species

Pd 6,7 Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon: mideterm testing
Tues: get tests back and go over
Wed: view nat geo video "Hawaii: Strangers in Paradise"
Thur:turkey genetics lab
Fri:new Biotech group arrives; rules of the road

Homework/Agenda for Jan 7, 2013

Practical General Biology

Mon: go over evolution packet; get study guide; quiz on evolution
Tues: finish study guide and go over; bill nye evolution review video
Wed: finish going over stufy guide/ review basketball game
Thur: final exam Pd 1,2
Fri: final exams for pd 6,7

Environmental Science Pd 3,5

Mon: get study guide; go over endangered species project
Tues: internet research on end. species in library
Wed: basketball review game for midterm
Thur: pd 1,2 exam
Fri: pd 6,7 exams

Genetics and Biotechnology Pd 6,7

Mon: finish elisa lab; distribute study guide
Tues: finish writeup on elisa lab
Wed: review for final exam
Thur:pd 1,2 exam
Fri: final exam pd 6,7