Mr. Slotterback's Homework Agenda Week of Jan 31,2011

Pd 2,5 Environmental Science

Mon: Delta Smelt controversy
Tues-Friday: Endangered Species brochure in library

Pd 3,4 Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon: finish and hand in Restriction Enzyme Lab
Tues: pipette lab
Wed: lecture on significant figures
Thur: pipette and microcentrifuge quiz
Friday: more work with significant figures; quiz on restriction enzyme lab

Pd 6,7 Practical Env Sci

Mon: What is science? review scientific method chapter 1
Tues: students perform experiment in class
Wed: practice graphing
Thur: graphing quiz
Friday: begin decision-making model

Homework helpline Week of Jan 17, 2011

No School Monday due to Act 80

Environmental Science

Tues: start topic of "Biodiversity" chapter 10; section review questions 262
Wed: video "Strangers in Paradise", worksheet
Thur: finish video "go over worksheet and discuss how video applies universally
Fri: internet research project

Genetics and Biotechnology

Tues:Lab: DNA Scissors; worksheet
Wed: pipette lab (start)
Thur: pipette lab (finish); quiz: restriction enzymes
Fri: demonstration on electrophoresis

Practical Environmental Science

Tues: get final exams back; collect and grade notebooks
Wed: intro to course; personal info cards; course syllabus
Thur: books given out; book intro worksheet
Fri: lecture: What is science? Bart simpson practice worksheet

Agenda for week of Jan 10, 2011

Please note modified schedule to accommodate midterms:

Mon-Wed: Early dismissal at 12:49; any classes like pd 5 that meet and are not taking a midterm will have a study period.

Environmental Science
Mon: Midterm Pd 2
Thur: Midterm Pd 5

Genetics and Biotechnology
Wed: Midterm Pd 3,4

Practical General Biology
Tues: Midterm Exam Pd 6,7

Mr. Slotterback's Homework for week of January 3, 2010

Pd 2, 5 Environmental Science
Mon: review questions for Water Pollution chapter 11
Tues: reading strategy worksheet
Wed: basketball review game for test
Thur: Test: Water Resources and Pollution (Chapter 11)
Fri: review for midterm exam : monday pd 2: tuesday pd 5

Pd 3,4 Biotechnology
Mon: notes on enzymes
Tues: reading strategy worksheet
Wed: restriction enzyme notes
Thur:quiz on enzymes
Fri: review for midterm exam

Pd 6,7 Practical General Biology
Mon: notes on natural selection/ evolution
Tues: thumbs lab
Wed: quiz on evolution
Thur: perch dissection lab
Fri: perch dissection lab

Mr. Slotterback Homework Helpline Week of Dec 20, 2010

Pd 2,5 Environmental Science

Mon: lecture: water pollution
Tues: library to finish report on Mahanoy Creek AMD
Wed: quiz on water pollution
Thur: get quizzes back
Friday: no school: Christmas vacation

Pd 3,4 Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon: go over obesity handout/ hypothesis
Tues: library to finish report on Drosophila flies
Wed: volleyball tournament
Thur: collect drosophila reports
Friday: no School: Christmas Vacation

Pd 6,7 Practical General Biology

Mon: finish disease video wksht, strawberry dna lab; review worksheet
Tues: Test on Genetics
Wed: volleyball tournament
Thur: get back tests on genetics
Friday: no school-Christmas break

Mr. Slotterback's Homework Agenda Week of Dec 13, 2010

Pd 2,5 Env. Sci.

Mon: quiz on water quality parameters
Tues: write up Mahanoy Creek water experiment
Wed: finish write-up Mahanoy Creek exp
Thur: Lecture on water pollution
Fri: quiz: water pollution

Pd 3,4 Biotech

Mon: quiz on chi-square and more practice
Tues: writeup drosophila report: analyze own data using chi-square
Wed: finish writeup
Thur: review for Friday's exam
Fri: exam on basic probability, binomial theorem, chi-square

Pd 6,7 Practical Biology

Mon: quiz: Mendel
Tues: notes: DNA; finish making babies lab
Wed: finish DNA model
Thur: strawberry DNA lab
Fri: video: genetic diseases; discuss how to prevent them

Mr. Slotterback Homework Helpline Week of Dec 6 2010

sPd 2,5 Environmental Science

Mon: water quality parameters packet
Tues: go over water quality packet: lecture local water problems
Wed: discuss threats to schuylkill county waters
Thur: design an experiment to test mahanoy creek water
Fri: quiz: water quality parameters

Pd 3,4 Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon: writing prompt needs to be typed
Tues: lecture on chi-square analysis
Wed: chi-square practice problems in class
Thur: students analyze their own data from experiment and use chi-square
Fri: quiz on chi-square

Pd 6,7 Practical General Biology

Mon: Notes: Mendel's genetics
Tues:punnett square practice
Wed: mitosis notes
Thur: lab to identify stages of mitosis
Fri: start "making babies" lab; quiz: mendel's genetics