Homework/Agenda for Week of December 1, 2014

Practical Biology (Pd 1,2)

Mon:thanksgiving break
Tues:quiz: translation
Wed: worksheets on punnett squares
Thur:test on protein synthesis
Fri: more punnet practice

Genetics and Biotechnology (Pd 3,6)

Mon: thanksgiving break
Tues: quiz on chi-square
Wed: review probability
Thur: test on basic prob, binomial theorem, chi-square (100 pts)
Fri: notes on food biotechnology

Environmental Science (Pd 5,7)

Mon:thanksgiving break
Tues: review data to prepare for report writeup
Wed: work on report in class
Thur: worksheet on Chesapeake Bay
Fri: reports on Mahanoy Creek due Monday Dec 8th

Homework/Agenda for Week of Nov 17, 2014

Practical Biology (Pd 1,2)

Mon:notes on dna structure; video wksht Rosalind Franklin
Tues:color dna structure diagram
Wed:dna string construction
Thur:quiz: dna
Fri:

Genetics and Biotechnology (Pd 3,6)

Mon: practice chi-square problems (wksht due tomorrow)
Tues: go over practice problems, new problem
Wed: library to start writing up report
Thur: library (cont)
Fri:library (cont)

Environmental Science (Pd 5,7)

Mon: notes: water pollution
Tues:finish notes: go over questions pg 293, 295, 303, 313
Wed: test water samples
Thur: water quality parameters wksht
Fri: Chesapeake bay video wksht

Agenda Week of Nov 3, 2014

Practical Biology (Pd 1,2)

Mon: mitosis notes
Tues: mitosis stages/ cell cycle review sheet; start mitosis flipbook
Wed: finish mitosis flipbook project
Thur: quiz on mitosis and cell cycle
Fri: worksheet lab on identifying different cell types from photos

Genetics and Biotechnology (Pd 3,6)

Mon: count F2 stage of drosophila flies lab
Tues:notes: basic probability; finish practice wksht for homework
Wed: continue counting F2 flies
Thur: review practice wksht; start binomial theorem notes
Fri: finish binomial theorem notes

Environmental Science (Pd 5,7)

Mon: quiz: populations; start on chapt 4,5,8 review wksht
Tues: finish studyguide/ go over
Wed: review game for unit test on ecology
Thur: unit test on ecology
Fri: do research for elk position debate

Homework/Agenda Week of October 27, 2014

Practical Biology (Pd 1,2)

Mon: notes on cell membrane and Transportation
Tues: osmosis lab pt 1
Wed: osmosis lab pt 2; quiz on cell membrane and transport
Thur: diffusion/osmosis worksheet
Fri: test on cell membrane and transport

Genetics and Biotechnology (Pd 3,6)

Mon: review for exam
Tues: exam pt 1 (dihybrid cross, bioethical decision model)
Wed:exam pt 2 (m.c. from notes; LD50)
Thur: count F1 flies, update data
Fri: continue counting F1 flies

Environmental Science (Pd 5,7)

Mon: quiz: biotic interactions; finish up predator prey lab and hand in
Tues: outside activity: "Oh Deer!"
Wed: Birds of Prey Mystery assignment
Thur: extra population graphing worksheet
Fri: notes: population cycles

Homework/Agenda for Week of October 20, 2014

Practical Biology (Pd 1,2)

Mon: continue Cell Bio wkshts
Tues: Cell bio lab (part a)
Wed: Cell bio lab (part b); quiz on cells
Thur:
Fri:

Genetics and Biotechnology (Pd 3,6)

Mon: quiz: di-hybrid cross and genetics terms
Tues: lecture notes: Mendel's exceptions
Wed: count F1 flies, start culture with them to produce F2 two weeks from now
Thur: video genetic diseses
Fri: count flies

Note: test next Tuesday. we'll review Monday

Environmental Science (Pd 5,7)

Mon: Lecture: intro to ecology
Tues: natural variation in foot length, food web on the board
Wed: quiz: intro to ecology
Thur: lynx vs hare lab
Fri: finish lynx vs hare lab

Homework/Agenda week of October 6, 2014

Practical Biology (Pd 1,2)

Mon:notes on enzymes
Tues:finish review worksheet
Wed:Jeopardy Review Game
Thur:Test: Chemistry of Life
Fri:

Genetics and Biotechnology (Pd 3,6)

Mon:Finish fly lecture
Tues:lecture: mendel/ read biotech article
Wed:quiz: drosophila biology
Thur:work with new fly cultures
Fri:

Environmental Science (Pd 5,7)

Mon:finish succession lab (outdoors trip)
Tues:correct sci method posters and hand in/ study for leaf quiz
Wed:succession/ leaf quiz go over section review ?s
Thur:Lecture: intro to ecology
Fri:quiz: succession

Homework/Agenda September 15, 2014

Practical Biology (Pd 1,2)

Mon:finish insect notes
Tues:lab on insect stations
Wed:study guide
Thur: review game for test
Fri: test on insects and science/experimental design

Genetics and Biotechnology (Pd 3,6)

Mon: topic presentations
Tues: topic presentations
Wed: finish topic presentations
Thur: mosquito experiment (set up notebook)
Fri: start mosquito experiment. Reminder: writing prompt on Personhood due

Environmental Science (Pd 5,7)

Mon: env decision model self-graded
Tues: bart simpson worksheet; what is sample size?
Wed: work on graphing packet
Thur:puzzle on sample size; start poster
Fri: quiz: experimental design finish poster of experimental design

Homework/Agenda Week of Sep 8, 2014

Practical Biology (Pd 1,2)

Mon: graph packet
Tues: writing prompt AZT
Wed: insect court library project; insect section review questions
Thur: go outside to observe/collect insects
Fri: insect court presentations

Genetics and Biotechnology (Pd 3,6)

Mon: work in library on powerpoint presentations
Tues:library work on powerpoint
Wed: library finish powerpoint, write out one page fact sheet
Thur:all presentations in ppt and one page fact sheet on topic due
Fri:start presentations

Environmental Science (Pd 5,7)

Mon: decifer info from articles on pipeline
Tues: start poster on pipeline decision
Wed: finish up decision poster
Thur:argue various viewpoints in the debate
Fri: quiz on evironmental deicsions

Homework/Agenda Week of Sep 2, 2014

Practical Biology (Pd 1,2)


Tues:identify controls, independent/dependent variables
Wed:start poster on mock experiment
Thur: finish poster, graphing worksheet
Fri: quiz: scientific method

Genetics and Biotechnology (Pd 3,6)

Tues: decision making handout
Wed: cloning video
Thur: quiz on decision making model; discuss cloning/ writing prompt
Fri: start research in library on biotech topic

Environmental Science (Pd 5,7)

Tues: vocab words for chapter one/ finish notes on intro to env. sci.
Wed: go over vocab; discuss tragedy of the commons
Thur: quiz: intro to env science vocab; lecture on decision making model
Fri: work in groups to start env. decision model

Welcome Back! First Week of School

Note to all classes: please remember to bring in your signed discipline policy form. Thanks!

Practical Biology (Pd 1,2)

Mon:scope of the course
Tues:finish book intro worksheet
Wed:pseudoscience articles
Thur:CONPTT; talking to the text
Fri:quiz: biological prefixes

Genetics and Biotechnology (Pd 3,6)

Mon:scope of the course
Tues: your world 7(2) worksheet
Wed: intro to biotech notes
Thur:ethical dilemna worksheet
Fri:biotech decision handout

Environmental Science (Pd 5,7)

Mon:scope of the course
Tues: grading policy/rules
Wed:notes: intro to ecology
Thur:section review ?s
Fri: articles on local environmental problem due along with 1/2 page summary

Agenda for Week of May 12, 2014

A few reminders:
Thursday and Friday this week will be Keystone Testing.
Friday will be shortened periods for pep rally.
The end of the year is fast approaching.

Practical Env. Science

Mon: quiz on water resources and on water pollution; notes on Biomonitoring
Tues:practice identifying macroinverts and doing diversity/pollution index; go outside to small stream for macros
Wed: AMD notes and chemical testing of stream samples
Thur:review for Monday's test on Water Pollution
Fri: review for Monday's test on Water Pollution

Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon:Histories Mysteries video clip and wksht
Tues:fingerprint lab
Wed: c.s.i game
Thur:mock crime scene
Fri: c.s.i. game

Environmental Science

Mon:nuclear energy notes
Tues: solar/fuel cell notes; quiz on nuclear
Wed: coal: bootlegger video; quiz on solar/fuel cell
Thur: finish coal/bootlegger
Fri: start reviewing for final

Genetics and Biotechnology (PD 6,7)
Mon:test: biostatistics; notes PCR
Tues:quiz PCR; notes on C.S.I.
Wed: fingerprint/blood lab/ history's mysteries wksht
Thur:quiz c.s.i. /c.s.i. game
Fri: start reviewing for final exam

Agenda for Week of April 21, 2014

Practical Env. Science

Mon: experiment to test material solutions to global warming
Tues:quiz: global warming; library to start essay on global warming
Wed:notes: acid rain and smokestacks of montour
Thur:libary: finish global warming essay
Fri:video "Ozone Hole" and wksht; air pollution test early next week

Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon: ELISA wrap-up and post-lab focus questions
Tues:quiz: ELISA; notes: c.s.i.
Wed:histories mysteries intro to forensic science
Thur: fingerprint practice
Fri:fingerprint/ blood typing

Environmental Science

Mon: discuss results of cleanup; what can we keep out of landfills?
Tues: quiz: waste disposal; lecture Hazardous Waste
Wed:
Thur: Earth Day cleanup project (upper student parking lot)
Fri: quiz: hazardous waste

Genetics and Biotechnology (PD 6,7)

Mon:finish discussion of lambda dna; generate standard curve
Tues:quiz: lambda dna; lecture pGlo
Wed:lab: pglo prelab questions in notebook
Thur: grow bacteria for pglo lab
Fri:complete pglo lab

Agenda Week of March 31, 2014

Practical Environmental

Wed: notes: succession
Thur: review
Fri: test on Ecology

Pd 4 Biotech

Wed: Gattaca
Thur: discuss Gattaca
Fri: notes: immunoassays

Pd 5 Env Science

Wed: start coolit; quiz on air pollution
Thur: finish coolit; quiz on acid rain
Fri: ldc task

Pd 6,7 Biotech

Wed: start cheese lab
thur: continue cheese lab; quiz on food biotech
Fri: finish cheese lab; Drosophila report due

Agenda March 27 and March 28

Practical General Biology

Thur: Lecture "Population Dynamics"
Fri:go over populations review packet; bingo game
Note: test next Friday on Ecology chapters 4,6,7

Biotech Pd 4

Wed: pGlo lab
thur: observe the results of pglo
Fri: finish pGlo packet

Env Science pd 5

Wed: Notes on Global Warming
Thur: pH lab and wksht
Fri: video "Ozone: The HOle Story" and wksht

Biotech Pd 6,7

Wed: finish chi-square practice; quiz
Thur: work on fruit fly data to put into chi-square model
Fri: type up fruit fly paper in computer lab (Dr. L's room)

Homework/Agenda Week of March 17, 2014

Practical Env. Science

Mon: section review questions from chapter 4
Tues: notes: Intro to Ecology
Wed: video "Aldo Leopold: Prophet for all seasons"; start food web poster project
Thur:finish leopold video; continue work on food web project
Fri:quiz: intro to ecology quiz; finish and present poster project

Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon:finish summary of electrophoresis in lab notebook
Tues:copy pGlo lab into lab notebook; get tests back
Wed: lecture: pGlo
Thur: quiz: genetic transformation
Fri:prepare setup for PGlo lab next week

Environmental Science

Mon: complete section review questions pg 333, 335, 339 (all)
Tues:note: intro to air pollution
Wed:library: research and complete worksheet on dustbuster assignment
Thur: finish dustbuster lab and report on it.
Fri:donora article

Genetics and Biotechnology (PD 6,7)
Mon: mendel's genetic book wksht chapter 1
Tues: notes on sum and product rule stats; practice wksht
Wed: quiz: basic stats; bioechnology and you explorer magazine wksht
Thur: notes: binomial theorem as applied to basic stats; practice wksht
Fri:quiz: binomial theorem

Homework/Agenda Week of March 3, 2014

Practical Env. Science

Mon:lecture: endangered species, pa diversity activity
Tues:wksht"impotance of biodiversity"; vocab words from chapter 10 definitions
Wed:quiz: endangered species; lecture: what makes species go extinct; bog turtle wksht
Thur:notes: invasive species; wkshts "Enemies among Us" or "invasives" wksht
Fri:invasive species lab

Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon:start lambda DNA lab; prepare gel
Tues:load and run gels
Wed:destain and interpret results of gel
Thur:draw standard curve, finish questions in lab packet and hand in
Fri:quiz: lambda DNA/electrophoresis/restriction enzymes

Environmental Science

Mon:lecture "what makes species go extinct"
Tues:chapter 10 section review questions: read first, then answer the questions: p259-262: 1-5; p263-269:1-6; p270-275: #1-7
Wed:invasive species lab
Thur:lecutre on invasive species
Fri:Video "Cane Toad" and wksht

Genetics and Biotechnology (PD 6,7)
Mon:collect papers on animal research; count drosophil flies (F1 results)
Tues:start mosquito LD50 lab
Wed:finish mosquito LD50 lab
Thur:finish counting flies for Drosophila lab
Fri:elements of experimental design practice: Bart Simpson wksht

Homework/Agenda Feb 24, 2014

Practical Env. Science

Mon:go over data from GBBC; Mr. S. section birdwatch; Mrs Boyer writing prompt
Tues:lecture: environmental decision model; chapter 2 section review questions
Wed: read articles on Lavelle flyash; start poster
Thur:finish poster
Fri: video wksht" Cane Toad"

Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon: lecture: animal rights
Tues:demonstrate electophoresis/ dna to races lab
Wed:library: type up paper on animal use in research (for essay contest)
Thur: library: finish typing essay
Fri:debate on bioethical issue

Environmental Science

Mon: finish writing prompt
Tues:notes: invasive species
Wed: "Cane toad" video wksht
Thur:invasive species lab
Fri:LDC writing task"importance of monitoring birds" due

Genetics and Biotechnology (PD 6,7)
Mon:lecture on animal rights/ check drosophila lab
Tues:library: start writing up writing prompt (for essay contest)
Wed:library (6th) to finish LDC task/start mosquito lab
Thur: finish mosquito lab
Fri:check drosophila flies

Homework/Agenda Week of Feb 10, 2014

Practical Env. Science

Mon: intro to GBBC powerpoint, how to identify birds reference packet
Tues:Gestalt wksht; color bird diagrams and label with parts
Wed: practice bird i.d. outside (if not too cold)
Thur: bird quiz: be able to identify local winter birds
Fri: GBBC outside count

Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon: start microcentrifuge lab
Tues:finish microcentrifuge lab
Wed: quiz on microcentrifuge and micropipette
Thur: quiz on enzymes; start restriction enzyme lab
Fri: finish restriction enzyme lab

Environmental Science

Mon: bird identification packet/ color bird diagrams
Tues: gestalt wksht
Wed: identify common winter birds/ practice with powerpoint slides
Thur:quiz: winter birds
Fri: GBBC go outside to count birds (dress warm, even if we have a two hour delay we will try to get out)

Genetics and Biotechnology (PD 6,7)
Mon: check fruit fly cultures, lecture on Drosophila
Tues:quiz: intro to biotech; start lab notebook
Wed:finish student presentations
Thur:quiz: mendel; lecture on scientific method
Fri: quiz: student presentation topics, mosquito lab start

Homework/Agenda starting Jan 27, 2014

Practical Env. Science
Mon:lecture: scientific method/ simpson's wksht
Tues:go over simpson's, graphing packet
Wed: poster projects
Thur: quiz: scientific method/finish posters/ gallery walk
Fri:penny lab


Genetics and Biotechnology
Mon:copy cheeselab into notebook/ go over sig fig quiz
Tues: teacher demonstration of cheese lab
Wed:students do cheese lab part B
Thur:students do cheese lab part C
Fri:quiz: cheese making; intro to pipettes


Environmental Science

Mon:video wksht "Hawaii: Strangers in Paradise"
Tues:"
Wed:Notes: endangered species/ writeup (paragraph on each of three parameters) on water tests due
Thur:LDC task: eo wilson: biodiversity
Fri:pa biodiversity activity

Genetics and Biotechnology (PD 6,7)
Mon:brochure in library/bioethical decision model
Tues:"
Wed:finish bioethical model and discuss/h.w. scenario #2 in box plot
Thur:read section from book on cloning
Fri: LDC writing task: what is personhood?

Homework/Agenda January 20, 2014

Practical Environmental Science
Mon:no school
Tues:no school
Wed:book intro wksht
Thur:rules: parents sign off page; 18 vocab words defined (chapter 1,2)
Fri:lecture on scientific method; scientific article critique

Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon:no school
Tues:no school
Wed:finish sig fig lecture
Thur:sig fig/exact number practice
Fri:quiz on sig figs

Environmental Science

Mon:no school
Tues:no school
Wed:measure mahanoy creek water samples for nitrate, alkalinity, orthophosphate
Thur:finish measuring samples/ write a summary of results
Fri:endangered species brochure due; video "Hawaii: Strangers in Paradise"

Homework/Agenda for Week of January 13, 2014

This week will be Midterm/Final Exam Week.

All classes will have a full review on Monday, with students being able to ask any question from the study guide.

Students are reminded to bring a pencil along to class as well as notebooks to be graded.

Practical General Biology

Final Exam: Tuesday Jan 14th, 8 am.

Genetics and Biotechnology

Midterm Exam: Thur: Jan 16th, 11 am.

Environmental Science

Midterm Exam: Friday Jan 17th, 8 am.

Homework/Agenda Week of Jan 6, 2014

Practical Biology

Mon:punnett practice/quiz; build DNA molecule
Tues: notes: transcription/translation; genetic disease video/wksht
Wed:study guide for final exam
Thur:study guide for final exam
Fri:go over study guide/ review game

Note: Final Exam for Practical Biology Pd 1 Monday, January 13th

Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon:Notes: food Biotechnology
Tues:quiZ: food biotechnology
Wed:review for midterm
Thur:review for midterm
Fri:review for midterm

Note: Midterm Exam for Biotechnology is 4th pd Wed, Jan 15th


Environmental Science

Mon: Endangered species brochure: library
Tues:endangered species brochure: library
Wed: review for midterm exam
Thur: review for midterm exam
Fri: review game for midterm exam

Note: Midterm Exam for Environmental Science is Pd 5 Thur, Jan 16th