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

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

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.

Pd 1,2 Environmental Science
monday night students need to find the cost/ounce and # calories/ounce in order to calculate efficiency of food types. due tuesday. anyone not handing in their notebook monday must have it for tuesday.

Tuesday nights homework is read 132-136. answer #1-6 on page 136.

The end of week will conclude with lab simulation of predator/prey cycles.

Pd 3,4 Practical Biology
This week we will start microorganisms unit. tuesday's homework: read section and answer questions on page 551:#1-5

Thursday's homework: 580: #1-5 and 585: #1,2,4,5 after reading each section

this week we will do a lab to check out where bacteria grow

Pd 5 Academic biology

This week we start the topic of evolution
monday homework: read section and complet 301:#1-6
tuesday: read section and answer 309:#1-6
Thursday: read section and answer 351:#1-6

fossil lab friday


Pd 6 Biotechnology

This week in lecture we will discuss mendel's genetic studies.
The end of the week we will use the digital microscopes on loan from Science in Motion to photograph fruit flies.

Mr.Slotterback's Homework Oct 20, 2008

Environmental Science PD 1,2

We are studying the names of the species of different leaf types found around the school. A quiz will be given thursday. These are the common ones listed on our succession lab.

Friday will continue with ecology topic: energy flow in an ecosystem

Practical Biology Pd 3,4

We will be learning to use microscopes and looking at water samples on Wednesday. If students did n0t finish questions that were assigned Monday they should do them for homework due wednesday. There will be a test Thursday on all the Ecology Topics we covered.

Academic Bio Pd 5

Leaf quiz Tuesday. Wednesday will be a review for Thursday's test on the scientific method.
Friday we will start our unit on cells

Biotechnology Pd 6

This week we will start fruit fly cultures for our genetics experiment. We will also practice identifying the sex of fruit flies, anesthetizing flies, etc. There will be a quiz on Thursday on fruit fly biology and techniques.

Environmental Science pd 1,2

read pages 137-141 on succession. answer questions #1-2 on page 139 and questions #1-6 on page 141. We will be going outside wednesday to compare forests in different stages of succession around the school. We will continue with studying ecology topics for the remainder of the week.

Practical General Biology pd 3,4

Wednesday will be a quiz on leaf types. Tuesday and Wednesday we will go outside to apply some concepts we learned to stages of forest succession around the school.

Academic Biology Pd 5

Students will have their scientific method quiz on Tuesday. On Wednesday, and possibly Thursday, students will go outside to identify forests in various stages of successsion.

Biotechnology Pd 6
cheese-making lab report due Tuesday. Thursday will be a test covering chapters #1-6

Mr. Slotterback's Homework Week of Oct 7, 2008

pd 1,2 Environmental Science

Test Tuesday. Wednesday will be test makeup day and notes to start the new unit on ecology.

Pd 3,4 Practical General Biology
We will be studying the scientific method. notes monday, h.w. for tuesday is page 17, #1-6, tuesday an experiment. There will be a quiz Wednesday on scientific method.

Pd 5 Academic Biology
We will be doing hands on experiments to practice using the scientific method. Monday's homework will be page 17, #1-6. Friday will be quiz on scientific method.

Pd 6 Genetics and Biotechnology
This week we will be making cheese in the lab. Thursday will be an assessment on cheese making procedure. Friday we will start getting ready to set up fruit fly experiment.