Homework/Agenda Week of Sep 26,2011

Practical Biology

Mon:writing prompt: the importance of insects
Tues:read 518-521; 533-535; complete review questions 521:#1-6; 535:#1-5
Wed:notes: classification and taxonomy; making money key
Thur:students construct "creepy critter" key in class
Fri:go outside to collect leaves. bring inside to identify using field guides/keys

Environmental Science pd 3,5

Mon:finish graphs and pendulum reports in library; due wednesday
Tues:quiz on experimental design
Wed:chapter review ?'s 10-19, 21, 25-27 (chapter 2)
Thur: go over chapter review questions
Fri:review game for Monday's test: chapter 1 and 2

Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon:view progress of fruit fly cultures; handout on cloning
Tues: library to write up report on LD50 lab ; quiz: mendel's experiment
Wed: discuss and start outlining opinion paper on animal use in research
Thur: view fruit fly progress
Fri: students watch video "Nova: Genes" and complete worksheet

Mr Slotterback Agenda Week of Sep 19, 2011

Pd 1,2 Practical Bio
Mon:wksht on floods and adaptations; label insect
Tues:students label and color grasshopper anatomy
Wed:work on study guide for friday's test
thur:go over study guide/basketball review game for test
Fri:test on insects

Pd 3,5 Environmental Science
Mon: view flood photos in class; finish wksht for homework
Tues:notes: scientific method and experimental design; wksht
Wed:what is science; bart wksht assigned
Thur:pendulum and weights lab in class
Fri:time to finish graph and report

Pd 6,7 Genetics and Biotech
Mon:practice serial dilution techniques; collect mosquito lab data and analyze
Tues:notes on fruit fly (Drosophila) biology
Wed:students practice identifying the genders of fruit flies; quiz on biotech topics
Thur:students pick fruit fly cross they will work with for their team
Fri:set up fruit fly cross; quiz on fruit fly basics

Homework agenda week of Sep 12, 2011

Pd 1,2 Practical Env Science
Mon: finish insect court project researc
Tues: collect insects (pending good weather)
Wed: pin collected insects; proper techniques/labeling
Thur: insect court presentations
Fri: talk about adaptations, animal and people after flooding;quiz on metamorphosis/insect collecting

Pd 3,5 environmental Science
Mon: notes: making env decisions.
Tues: split into groups and make env. decision model
Wed: work on model
Thur: notes: scientific method; quiz: decision making model
Fri: view slides/articles of flood; discuss animal and people adaptations and the environmental effects

Pd 6,7 Biotech
mon:finish powerpoint presentation
tues:students present report on biotech topic
wed:finish presentations
thur:design an experiment to test mosquito dunks/ exp design notes and handout
fri:perform mosquito LD50 test; quiz on scientific method

Homework/Agenda for Week of Sep 5, 2011

Pd 1,2 Prac. Biology
tues:video "intro to insects" and worksheet
wed:notes: insect metamorphosis; demonstrate insect collecting techniques
thur: outside to collect insects
fri: student pin and label collected insects; quiz: insects and metamorphosis

Pd 3,5 Environmental Science
tues:read 9-15: 16-21. answer review questions
wed:read pg 47-51, copy table 3 (pg 47) into notebook; quiz: intro to env. science
thur:decision making model in group
fri: finish decision making model with your group

Pd 6,7 Biotech
tues:notes and discussion "what is science"
wed:students research biotech topic: quiz on intro to biotechnology
thur: design an experiment to test Mosquito Dunks
fri: perform mosquito LD50 test

Homework/Agenda for Week of Aug 29, 2011

A Big WELCOME BACK! to Everyone.

Pd 1,2 Practical General Biology
Mon:intro activity: what you can do with a biology degree
Tues:rules of the road/ lecture on 7 biological themes
Wed:read page 4-10, break into groups to discuss themes
Thur:students draw concepts maps of themes with groups
Fri:quiz on vocab words (themes)

Pd 3,5 Environmental Science
Mon:overview of course and introduction of local environmental issues
Tues: rules of the road
Wed: books given out, book intro sheet completed
Thur:vocab words defined: page 25
Fri: newspaper/internet article on local environmental problem due along with 1/2 page summary.quiz: vocab words

Pd 6,7 Biotech
Mon: intro to course: your world vol 7(2) complete worksheet
Tues:classroom procedures
Wed: handout with "box-up" sheet due on page 375-379
Thur:biotech survey of their choosing
Fri: complet research for biotech survey in library

Finishing up the School Year

Please note the finals dates below:

Monday 5/23 senior finals for pd 3 Biotechnology; pd 5 env science
Tues 5/24 senior finals pd 2 Env Science
Wed 5/25 senior finals pd 6,7
Thur 5/26 is senior finals for 4th pd Biotechnolgy; juniors finals pd 3,4
Fri 5/27 juniors finals for pd 6,7 Practical Environmental Science
Monday: no school (memorial day)
Tuesday: junior finals pd 2 Env. Science
Wednesday June 1: junior finals pd 5 Env. Science

Please make sure everyone turns in their lecture notebooks for grading

Please take advantage of study guides to prepare for your final exam.

Good luck as you finish up the school year!

Mr. Slotterback's agenda Week of May 2, 2011

Pd 2,5 Env Sci

Mon: chapter 17 section review questions
Tues: lecture: energy
Wed: reading strategy
Thur: notes: nuclear energy
Fri: quiz on energy notes

Pd 3,4 Biotech

Mon: notes: translation
Tues: animated clips animation, wksht on coding
Wed: quiz: translation
Thur: review for test
Fri: test on pglo, transformation, protein purification, genetic diseases, replication, transcription, translation, Rosalind Franklin

Pd 6,7 Practical Env Sci

Mon: test: water pollution
Tues: notes: air pollution
Wed: reading strategy
Thur: notes types of pollution
Fri: quiz: air pollution intro