Honors Biology 2017-2018 1st Semester Ben Mangrum Periods 3, 4, 5 Room 406

9/5/17 *15 minute class periods Science News article—“Birds smell to navigate”: read, answer questions, discussion Hand out Syllabus, Contracts

9/6/17 Science Pre-test Syllabus talk, collect contracts Scientific Method review: discuss questions for bird scent article (#1-3)

9/7/17 Hand out Lab Safety Contracts Lab Safety Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g0hNM91iyg), complete handout, collect/correct Finish Scientific Method review: Review #1- 3, Complete and Discuss #4-5 *Lab Safety Quiz Tomorrow!

9/8/17 Collect remaining Syllabus Contract Sheets, Hand out bathroom passes Lab Safety Quiz, correct and discuss Review Bird Article questions #4-5, answer #6 and discuss, write TQ’s and Hypotheses, discuss format of each

9/11/17 Lab Safety Test Corrections, collect Collect, review Hypotheses from Bird Article Hand out Biology books Skim through 2-1, 2-2, Share unfamiliar terms, explain “Descriptive Outline” for 2-3 (see handout)

9/12/17 Collect “Descriptive Outline” for 2-3 HOG RACER Notes, Carbon Compounds Lecture Hand out Pre-lab for Identifying Organic Molecules Lab

9/13/17 *Early Dismissal/Evacuation Drill Schedule Discuss, work on Pre-lab for Identifying Organic Molecules Lab

Identifying Organic Compounds 1. Title: Identifying Organic Compounds 2. Purpose/Background: Include the Fundamental Question, discuss the “Biological Significance” and the “Content from Class” 3. Protocol: Materials (copy from handout—you bring one food to test along with the food label) Safety concerns (summarize from handout) Flow chart (drawings of procedures) 4. Pre-lab Analysis: Answer all “Link to the Lab” questions. Also include Testable Questions and Hypotheses. 5. Data Table: Copy from handout (using full page)

9/14/17 Identifying Organic Molecules Lab: Discuss procedures, conduct lab

9/15/17 *Assembly Schedule Finish Identifying Organic Molecules Lab

9/18/17 Finish Identifying Organic Molecules Lab? Work on Post-Lab (Post-Lab Analysis, Conclusion paragraphs—refer to handout) WS 2-3?

Identifying Organic Compounds 5. Data Table: Completed table with all data filled in 6. Post-Lab Analysis: Discuss items listed under “Analysis” on Lab Report handout 7. Conclusion: Discuss items listed under “Conclusion” on Lab Report handout

9/19/17 Collect Identifying Organic Molecules lab reports WS 2-3 Descriptive Outlines of 2-4 (on separate paper) “Prevention Team” Presentation (last 10 minutes) *Quiz Thursday on Carbon Compounds

9/20/17 Discuss, hand out video consent forms Hand back labs, discuss, explain “reliability” and “validity” and how they apply to this lab Collect Outlines, Correct WS 2-3 Start Energy and Enzymes Lecture *Quiz Tomorrow on Carbon Compounds

9/21/17 Carbon Compounds Quiz Review, Finish Energy and Enzymes Lecture Pineapple/Gelatin Introduction Discuss “Background” with partner

9/22/17 Make up quiz? Review Pineapple info, write Testable Question, Hypothesis on whiteboards, then later into notebooks Make and pour gelatin cups Start Pre-Lab: Title, Purpose (FQ, TQ, Hypothesis), Protocol (Materials, Safety, Flow Chart), Data Table

9/25/17 Hand back quiz, discuss Measure, add pineapple puree to cups Finish Pre-Lab: Title, Purpose (FQ, TQ, Hypothesis), Protocol (Materials, Safety, Flow Chart), Data Table Science Olympiad presentation

9/26/17 Make Final Measurements, Record data (compile class data) Create a graph of average results Write analysis paragraph and conclusion paragraph, collect labs if done

Enzyme Activity Lab Report Title Purpose: Fundamental Question, Testable Question, Hypothesis Protocol (Materials, Safety, Flow Chart) Data Table Analysis (Graph of Results, Paragraph) Summarize what was expected to happen and why Summarize what actually happened Identify the following from this lab: 1.manipulated variable (1) 2.responding variable (1) 3. controlled variables (2) 4. validity measure (1) 6. Conclusion (restate hypothesis, evaluate fundamental question, discuss 2 controlled variables)

9/27/17 *Early Release Schedule Finish analysis paragraphs, collect Labs WS 2-4

9/28/17 Discuss labs (hand back tomorrow) Correct WS 2-4 Descriptive Outlines 3-1, 3-2 *Enzyme/Experimental Design Quiz Monday!

9/29/17 *Substitute (Ms. Le manages class today) Hand back labs, discuss points Collect outlines from 3-1 and 3-2 Food chain activity—conduct procedures, answer questions *Enzyme/Experimental Design Quiz Monday!

10/2/17 Enzyme/Experimental Design Quiz Begin Section 3-2 Lecture Collect and discuss food chain activity

10/3/17 Make up quiz? Food Web WS (complete and correct) Pole-to-Pole Video (complete WS while watching video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIDmg BTh9U4

10/4/17 Hand back Enzyme Quiz, discuss Finish Pole-to-Pole Video, Collect, correct WS 3-2 Discuss Field Study for Friday: appropriate clothing, small shovel/gardening tool *Bio Chapter 2 Test tomorrow!

10/5/17 Bio Chapter 2 Test Finish WS 3-2 Remind about tomorrow’s field study: appropriate clothing, small shovel/gardening tool

10/6/17 Field Study—go outside, measure environmental conditions as a class, collect data from quadrant in groups of four, answer questions Collect WS 3-2, correct Outline 3-3 from book, draw all four cycles into notebook Introduce 4-day Food Log (to be completed Friday-Monday)

10/9/17 Make up test? Remind about food logs (day 4) Collect field study sheets, discuss questions Collect outlines/drawings 3-3 Cycles of Matter Lecture

10/10/17 Hand back tests, discuss Review food logs, discuss how to look up values and calculate 4-day average Review, finish 3-3 Lecture Carbon, Nitrogen Cycle, Limiting Nutrient WS Homework: Calculate caloric values for food from 4- day log using nutrition labels or https://www.supertracker.usda.gov/foodtracker.a spx (link located on lab handout)

10/12/17 Correct Carbon, Nitrogen Cycle, Limiting Nutrient WS Introduce Energy Loss Lab: read introduction, predict % of energy lost due to heat, measure heat loss, calculate total body heat loss in 24 hours, explain kCalories vs. calories Calculate % of energy lost, write Conclusion Paragraph (on separate paper, stapled with food log and calculation sheet), turn in if done Start WS 3-3

10/13/17 *Assembly Schedule Collect remaining Energy Loss Labs (food log, calculations, conclusion paragraph) WS 3-3 Begin 4-2 Outlines *Chapter 3 Quiz Tuesday!

10/16/17 Collect 4-2 Outlines, correct WS 3-3 Hand back Energy Loss Labs, discuss Begin Relationships, Succession Lecture *Chapter 3 Quiz tomorrow!

10/17/17 Chapter 3 Quiz Finish Relationships, Succession Lecture Species Interaction WS 5-1 WS

10/18/17 Make up quiz? Acid Rain Lab Day 1: read handout, write flow chart, answer pre-lab questions, perform day 1 procedures (groups of 4) Correct Species Interaction WS Revisit Field Study and calculate population density of dandelions Population Density WS Population Simulation (link on webpage)— complete at home

10/19/17 Hand back quizzes, discuss Collect Population Density WS, Population Simulation Acid Rain Lab Day 2: write hypothesis, compare hypotheses with another table, conduct day 2 procedures Correct 5-1 WS, Population Density WS 5-2 WS

10/20/17 Correct Population Simulation, 5-2 WS Begin PBS Video (Lethal Seas): http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/lethal -seas.html

10/23/17 Finish PBS Video (Lethal Seas): http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/leth al-seas.html Data Analysis WS—CO2 and Temperature trends, collect, discuss

10/24/17 Read Great Barrier Reef article Acid Rain Lab “Day 3”: make final measurements, calculate % for each group, compile class data, graph results, answer post-lab questions and write conclusion

10/25/17 *Early Dismissal Schedule Collect Acid Rain Labs Discuss main takeaways from Lab reports using student examples (discuss relationship between sulfates/nitrates and acidity) Read Volkswagon article, respond to questions, share with 3 others in a group, discuss Begin Human Impact Jigsaw: read assigned articles, answer related questions in journals

10/26/17 Hand back Acid Rain Labs, discuss Human Impact Jigsaw: Form homogenous groups (with others that read same article), review responses to questions

10/27/17 Human Impact Jigsaw: Return to homogenous groups (with others that read same article), finish group discussions, fill out half-sheet summary of topic Meet in heterogeneous groups (with others that read other articles), present summaries to group, fill out summary table Collect, Review summary table as a class

10/30/17 Finish reviewing Human Impact Jigsaw summary table as a class Guam Snake/Spider article, questions, collect Begin Ecology Test Review—circle less familiar terms, look up definition and context within chapters 3-6 *Ecology Test Tuesday!

10/31/17 Discuss Guam Snake/Spider questions, mention more current updates: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo- way/2013/12/03/248386912/dead-mice-update- tiny-assassins-dropped-on-guam-again and http://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2015/08/25 /more-funding-eliminate-brown-tree-snakes- 0826/32037271/ Review list of topics on Ecology test: Create 10 questions that include two terms each, quiz neighbor and discuss Begin Outlines on p. 172-173, section 7-2 from book *Ecology Test tomorrow!

11/1/17 Ecology Test Finish Outlines on p. 172-173, section 7-2 from book