Biology
Announcements: Final Exam is on Wednesday, June 15th. Review will be Monday, June 13th.
Old units are BELOW present units.
Unit 8: Plants
Monday, May 23rd: Plant walk - learn "weeds" from native plants.
Wednesday, May 25th: Moss and Fern Notes
Wednesday, June 1st: Algae Notes
Friday, June 3rd: Test over Algae, Fungi, Moss and Ferns
Monday, June 6th: Roots, Stems and Leaves
Wednesday, June 8th: Flowers and Diagramming flowers with Emily G.
Monday, June 13th: Review Second Semester
Wednesday, June 15th: Second Semester Exam
Unit 7: Vertebrates
Monday, April 25th: Go over invertebrate test. Optional Sand worm dissection.
Wednesday, April 27th: Begin Vertebrates Unit. Chordates and fish notes and presentation.
Monday, May 2nd: Amphibians presentation and notes.
Wednesday, May 4th: Reptiles presentation and notes.
Friday, May 5th: Birds presentation and notes.
Monday, May 9th: Mammals presentation and notes. What distinguishes the mammal orders?
Wednesday, May 11th: Review Vertebrates and compare systems.
Monday, May 16th: Open-Note Test on Vertebrates.
Wednesday, May 18th: Fungi Notes and Lab.
Friday, May 20th: Service Learning Day for 9th and 10th graders.
Unit 6: Protists and Invertebrates
Monday, March 28th: Protist Notes, Protist Lab, HW: Study Protist Notes
Wednesday, March 30th: Protist Quiz, Finish Protist Lab, Movie with Protists, HW: Study Protist Notes
Monday, April 4th: Begin Invertebrate Projects, Ms. Bell models with Sponges RUBRIC and DIRECTIONS HERE
Wednesday, April 6th: Work on Invertebrate Projects
Friday, April 8th: Begin Presenting Invertebrate Projects
Monday, April 11th: Continue Invertebrate Projects
Wednesday, April 13th: Complete Invertebrate Projects
Monday, April 18th: Review Invertebrates, HW: Study for Test
Wednesday, April 20th: Open Note Test over Invertebrates- but it still pays to study and organize notes!
Friday, April 22nd: Earth Day. No School.
Unit 5: Origin of Life, Viruses and Bacteria
Friday, February 25th - Lab on "What is living?"
Monday, February 28th - Origin of Life Notes and Haiku activity with different theories
Wednesday, March 2nd - Origin of Life Quiz and Movie on hydrothermal vents. Chapter 16 puzzle worksheet.
Friday, March 4th - Virus Notes and Virus debate - Are viruses alive?
Monday, March 7th - Bacteria Notes - Disease project guidelines on viral, bacterial, microbial disease. Guidelines are HERE.
Wednesday, March 9th - Computers available to work on research for Disease report. Origin of Life, Viruses, and Bacteria review. Review and answer sheet available HERE!
Monday, March 21st - Review Origin of Life, Viruses and Bacteria. See Review worksheet (and answer key) above. Begin bacteria growth lab.
Wednesday, March 23rd - Test over Origin of Life, Viruses and Bacteria. Complete bacteria growth lab. Begin reports for students that are prepared.
Friday, March 25th - Disease Reports are DUE. Present disease reports.
Have a great Spring Break!
Old Units Below Here!
Monday, January 31st: Go over exams and semester grades. Begin Evolution Unit. Geologic Time Line Activity. HW: Study Geologic Time
Wednesday, February 2nd: Review geologic time. Notes on evidence for evolution that Darwin had available to him. HW: Study what Darwin knew.
Friday, February 4th: Finish notes on evidence for evolution. Complete Biochemical similarities activity. HW: Finish activity if it is not completed in class. Study the notes for evidence of evolution. A pdf of the notes is available here.
Monday, February 7th Gwen Waring presentation on Ecology of Buffalo Park. Review geologic time, and evidence for evolution that Darwin had available to him.
Wednesday, February 9th What people and ideas influenced Darwin? Analyze summaries of Lamarck, Lyell, Malthus, and Wallace to determine how they influenced Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. Differentiate between what Darwin had available to him and what is newer to science. HW: Study new information that Darwin didn’t have available to him. Complete Biochemical Similarity activity if not done in clas.
Monday, February 14th What are the mechanisms for evolution by natural selection? Bird Beak Lab: Imitate birds with different beaks to determine how different adaptations are more successful with certain foods. HW: Begin studying for test on Friday.
Wednesday, February 16th Discuss and turn in lab write-ups. How are new species created? Founder Effect activity on traits, genetic composition of a population, and natural selection. Mouse Genetics movie clip. Review for Test on Friday over Evolution by Natural Selection. HW: Study for test on Friday.
Friday, February 18th Test on Evolution by Natural Selection. How does extinction occur? What are patterns of extinction? How has extinction changed the palette of life? Mark extinction events on their geologic time-line, and look for a pattern in the extinction events. Discuss how extinction leaves niches available for new organisms.
Monday, February 21st - Presidents' Day - No School
Wednesday, February 23rd Go over test. Activity on Classifying Shells. |
