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

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