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"