1. Biology 12/11 Warm up: What is a mutation?
Exit: No exit question today.
Today’s activities:
Group research project (presentations Mon)
Work time
p.295 vocabulary
p.299 #1-6
p. 300 vocabulary
Video reflection essay (due Wed)
Assignments: (due Friday)
p.295 vocabulary
p.299 #1-6
p. 300 vocabulary

2. Biology /10
Warm up: How does a gene work to make a trait? (see page 300 1st paragraph)
Exit: List two diseases that are caused by a mutation of a single gene. (see page 346 key concept
Today’s activities:
Notes DNA replication
Work time
p.295 vocabulary
p.299 #1-6
p. 300 vocabulary
Video reflection essay
Assignments: (due Friday)
p.295 vocabulary
p.299 #1-6
p. 300 vocabulary
Video reflection essay

3. Biology 12/9 Warm up: Which bases would complete the strand? TGA
ACT GGC AAT TTA
Exit: Why might a mistake in the order of nucleotides affect the cell?
Today’s activities:
Notes DNA replication
Work time
p.295 vocabulary
p.299 #1-6
p. 300 vocabulary
Video reflection essay
Assignments: (due Friday)
p.295 vocabulary
p.299 #1-6
p. 300 vocabulary
Video reflection essay

4. Biology /8
Warm up: How many base pairs are contained in the DNA of a bacteria cell? (See page th paragraph)
Exit: Why is it important for a cell to be able to duplicate its DNA?
Assignments: (due Friday)
p.295 vocabulary
p.299 #1-6
p. 300 vocabulary
Today’s activities:
Notes DNA replication
Work time
p.295 vocabulary
p.299 #1-6
p. 300 vocabulary

5. Biology /4
Warm up: What are the genotype probabilities if a homozygous dominant individual mated with a homozygous recessive individual? (show the square)
Exit: Why is understanding inheritance important?
Assignments: (due Friday)
Human traits worksheet
p.274 #1-5
Practice packet
Today’s activities:
Practice packet

6. Biology /4
Warm up: What are the genotype probabilities if a homozygous dominant individual mated with a homozygous recessive individual? (show the square)
Exit: Why is understanding inheritance important?
Assignments: (due Friday)
Human traits worksheet
p.274 #1-5
Practice packet
Today’s activities:
Practice packet

7. Biology 12/3 Warm up: No warm up Human traits worksheet
Exit: No Exit question.
Assignments: (due Friday)
Human traits worksheet
p.274 #1-5
Practice packet
Today’s activities:
Practice packet

8. Biology 12/2 Warm up: What does it mean to be a carrier of a trait?
Exit: Show an example of how a dominant trait would only have a 50% chance of being passed down to the offspring.
Assignments: (due Friday)
Human traits worksheet
p.274 #1-5
Today’s activities:
Group practice problems

9. Biology 12/1 Warm up: What does homozygous mean?
Exit: Calculate the genotype probabilities if : Tt x TT
Assignments: (due Friday)
Human traits worksheet
p.274 #1-5
Today’s activities:
Standard pretest
50 points for completion,
E.C. for correct answers
(up to 60 points of EC possible)

10. Biology 11/26 Warm up: What does heterozygous mean? p.263 vocabulary
Exit: no exit question today
Assignments: (dueTODAY)
p.263 vocabulary
p.266 #1-6
p.267 vocabulary
p.269 #1-5
p.270 vocabulary
Human traits worksheet
Today’s activities:
Video notes: Science of Food “Can I Eat That?”
Work time on assignments

11. Biology 11/25 Warm up: What is a recessive trait? p.263 vocabulary
Exit: Calculate the probability of each genotype if you crossed the following individual traits: Tt x tt
Assignments: (due Wed)
p.263 vocabulary
p.266 #1-6
p.267 vocabulary
p.269 #1-5
p.270 vocabulary
Human traits worksheet
Today’s activities:
Notes: heredity
Work time on assignments

12. Biology 11/24 Warm up: What is heredity?
Exit: what is the definition of a dominant trait?
Upcoming assignments: (due Wed)
p.263 vocabulary
p.266 #1-6
p.267 vocabulary
p.269 #1-5
p.270 vocabulary
Today’s activities:
Notes: heredity
Work time on assignments

13. Biology /21
Warm up: Why is mitosis important for multi-cellular organisms?
Exit: Which scientist (who was also a monk) was credited with making many of the first major discoveries in the field of genetics? (see page 263)
Upcoming assignments: (due Wed)
p.263 vocabulary
p.266 #1-6
p.267 vocabulary
p.269 #1-5
p.270 vocabulary
Today’s activities:
Test (Cell division)
Due today:
-Warm up/Exit answers
-presentation notes
-presentation notes essay
-STUDY GUIDE

14. Biology 11/20 Warm up: none Exit: none Upcoming assignments: (due Wed)
Today’s activities:
Complete Study guide (due Fri)
Make Note sheet to use on test (for FRI)
Due Friday:
-Warm up/Exit answers
-presentation notes
-presentation notes essay
-STUDY GUIDE
Upcoming assignments: (due Wed)
p.263 vocabulary
p.266 #1-6
p.267 vocabulary
p.269 #1-5
p.270 vocabulary

15. Biology 11/19 Warm up: Describe 3 risk factors for a type of cancer.
Exit: Describe 3 treatments for cancer. Which one do you think is most effective based on the research statistics?
Today’s activities:
Assignments: Read pages
Cancer Research presentations (presentation notes)
Presentation notes essay :
4 paragraphs:
-What causes cancer in general (what is damaged in the cells?)
-Risk factors (Which characteristics/activities are linked with the cell damage that turns cells cancerous?)
-Ways that you can reduce risk factors
-The best treatment option based on your research and what you have heard from other groups.
(explain why that treatment is better than other treatments)

16. Presentation notes essay
4 paragraphs:
-What causes cancer in general (what is damaged in the cells?)
-Risk factors (Which characteristics/activities are linked with the cell damage that turns cells cancerous?)
-Ways that you can reduce risk factors
-The best treatment option based on your research and what you have heard from other groups (explain why that treatment is better than other treatments)

17. Biology 11/18 Warm up: Write down a fact from your presentation.
Exit: Write down a 2nd fact from your presentation.
Today’s activities:
Assignments: Read pages
5th period: work on project
6th period: Presentations of cancer research project

18. Biology 11/17 Warm up: Write down a fact from your presentation.
Exit: Write down a 2nd fact from your presentation.
Today’s activities:
Assignments: Read pages
5th period: work on project
6th period: Presentations of cancer research project

19. Biology 11/14 Warm up: No warm up Exit: No exit question
Today’s activities: (Note: 5th and 6th periods will switch tasks on Monday)
Group work
Assignments: (due Friday) Read pages
5th period: work on project
6th period: Presentations of cancer research project

20. Biology /13
Warm up: What is the name for the class of chemicals that control the cell cycle?
Exit: Why is important for the cell cycle to be controlled or limited?
Today’s activities: (Note: 5th and 6th periods will switch tasks on Monday)
Group work
Assignments: (due Friday) Read pages
5th period: p group review answers, video reflection essays
6th period: Cancer Research project

21. Biology 11/12 Warm up: What is the end product of mitosis?
Exit: Which kinds of cells perform mitosis?
Today’s activities: (Note: 5th and 6th periods will switch tasks on Monday)
Group work
Assignments: (due Friday) Read pages
5th period: p group review answers
6th period: Cancer Research project

22. Biology /6
Warm up: Which stage of the cell cycle is demonstrated in this picture?
Exit: What is the name given to those little fibers that are pulling the chromosomes?
Today’s activities:
Group work
Assignments: (due Thursday) Read pages
p.243 #1-4
p.244 vocabulary
p.249 #1-6
Mitosis flipbook illustrations

23. Biology /5
Warm up: Which stage of the cell cycle is demonstrated in this picture?
Exit: What happens to the chromosomes after they line up like in the picture shown above?
Today’s activities:
Group work
p.249 Analyzing data #1-4 together
Assignments: (due Thursday) Read pages
p.243 #1-4
p.244 vocabulary
p.249 #1-6
Mitosis flipbook illustrations

24. Biology /4
Warm up: Describe what happens during each of the following stages of the cell cycle: G1, S, G2
Exit: List the four phases of mitosis.
Today’s activities:
Notes: cell division, mitosis
p.249 Analyzing data #1-4 together
Assignments: (due Thursday) Read pages
p.243 #1-4
p.244 vocabulary
p.249 #1-6
Mitosis flipbook illustrations

25. Biology /3
Warm up: Why do larger cells have a harder time surviving?
Exit: Why is it important that cells are small?
Today’s activities:
Notes: cell division, mitosis
p.249 #1-4 together
Assignments: (due Thursday)
Read pages
p.243 #1-4
p.244 vocabulary
p.249 #1-6

26. Biology 10/30 Warm up: See picture
Exit: What is the difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.
Today’s activities:
quiz
Assignments: (due Thursday) READ CHAPTER 7 by Thursday (10/30/14)
p.182 vocabulary
p.189 #1-6
p.189 Concept connection (use the same page as #1-6)
QUIZ over Chapter 7 Thursday ,October 30th

27. Biology /29
Warm up: What are two differences between active transport and passive transport?
Exit: What is osmosis?
Today’s activities:
Review for quiz
Assignments: (due Thursday) READ CHAPTER 7 by Thursday (10/30/14)
p.182 vocabulary
p.189 #1-6
p.189 Concept connection (use the same page as #1-6)
QUIZ over Chapter 7 Thursday ,October 30th

28. Biology 10/28 Warm up: No warm up question Exit: No exit question
Today’s activities:
Assignments: (due Thursday) READ CHAPTER 7 by Thursday (10/30/14)
p.182 vocabulary
p.189 #1-6
p.189 Concept connection (use the same page as #1-6)
QUIZ over Chapter 7 Thursday ,October 30th

29. Biology /27
Warm up: What does the endoplasmic reticulum do for the cell? (see page 177)
Exit: What does the golgi apparatus do for the cell? See page 178
Today’s activities:
Video notes
Assignments: (due Thursday) READ CHAPTER 7 by Thursday (10/30/14)
p.182 vocabulary
p.189 #1-6
p.189 Concept connection (use the same page as #1-6)
QUIZ over Chapter 7 Thursday ,October 30th

30. Biology /24
Warm up: Which organelle do you think is most important and why?
Exit: Explain how a single cell works in a similar way to your entire body.
Today’s activities:
Cell Organelle presentations
Video notes
Assignments:
Cell parts project (group) due Thursday
p.174 vocabulary due Friday
p. 181 #1-5 due Friday

32. Biology /23
Warm up: Write one fact about cell parts from your group’s presentation.
Exit: Write one fact about cell parts that was from a different group’s presentation.
Today’s activities:
Cell Organelle presentations
Assignments:
Cell parts project (group) due Thursday
p.174 vocabulary due Friday
p. 181 #1-5 due Friday

33. Biology /22
Warm up: Which organelle is responsible for performing photosynthesis in plant cells?
Exit: How does compartmentalization of cells help an organism?
Today’s activities:
Notes: cell parts
Assignments:
Cell parts project (group) due Thursday
p.174 vocabulary due Friday
p. 181 #1-5 due Friday

34. Biology /21
Warm up: Which organelle is responsible for using the energy in carbohydrates to regenerate ATP?
Exit: Explain why your group’s cell part is most important.
Today’s activities:
Notes: cell parts
Assignments:
Cell parts project (group)
p.174 vocabulary
p. 181 #1-5

35. Biology /20
Warm up: Which kind of molecule is embedded in the cell membrane and allows specific large molecules in/out of the cell. (see chapter 7)
Exit: Choose 1 cell part and explain its function
Today’s activities:
Notes: cell parts
Assignments:
Cell parts project (group)
p.174 vocabulary
p. 181 #1-5

36. Biology /17
Warm up: Describe one way that a cell attempts to maintain homeostasis.
Exit: What does the plasma membrane do for the cell? How does this help the cell maintain homeostasis?
Today’s activities:
Notes: cell parts
Worksheet packet
Standard:

37. Biology 10/16 Warm up: No warm up Today’s activities: Worksheet packet
Standard: HS1.L4

38. Biology /15
Warm up:
Name as many cell parts as you can from memory. Don’t use any resources.
Today’s activities:
Introduction to cells:
Video Notes/reflections : Voyage in to the Cells
Standard: HS1.L4

39. Physical Science 10/8-10/13 Warm up: No warm up activities:
10/8 guest speaker
10/9 work on experiment report/book work
10/13 Guest speaker
10/14 Video: Fearless planet
Standard:
H3 S1

40. Biology 10/8-10/13 Warm up: No warm up activities: 10/8 guest speaker
10/9 work on experiment report/book work
10/13 Guest speaker
10/14 Video: Fearless planet
Standard:
H3 S1

41. Biology 10/7 Warm up: What does pH measure about a solution?
Today’s activities:
Review for the quiz about Biological molecules.
-Practice quiz (group/class)
*Possible (if needed):
p.31 #1-10,15,16
p.57 #11,12,17,18,19,22,24,25
Review game (Biological Molecules)
Due WED
-Warm up/Exit Q’s
-Review notes
-Practice Quiz
* Possible book assignments
5th
Standard: HS1.L4

42. Biology 10/7 Warm up: What does pH measure about a solution?
Today’s activities:
Review for the quiz about Biological molecules.
-Practice quiz (group/class)
Review questions: (Due Wed)
p.31 #1-10,15,16
p.57 #11,12,17,18,19,22,24,25
Due WED
-Warm up/Exit Q’s
-Review notes
p.31 #1-10,15,16
p.57 #11,12,17,18,19,22,24,25
-Practice Quiz
Standard: HS1.L4

43. Biology /6
Warm up:
A polypeptide is which kind of biological molecule?
Today’s activities:
Review for the quiz about Biological molecules.
-Practice quiz (group/class)
Review game (Biological Molecules)
Due WED
-Warm up/Exit Q’s
-Practice Quiz
Standard: HS1.L4

44. Biology /3
Warm up:
A monosaccharide is which kind of biological molecule?
Today’s activities:
Review for the quiz about Biological molecules.
-Practice quiz (group/class)
Review game (Biological Molecules)
Due Friday :
-Warm up/Exit Q’s
-Notes
-Practice Quiz
Standard: HS1.L4

45. Biology /2
Warm up:
Which four elements make up most of the mass in all living things?
Today’s activities:
Review for the quiz about Biological molecules.
-Practice quiz (group/class)
Due Friday :
-Warm up/Exit Q’s
-Notes
-Practice Quiz
Standard: HS1.L4

46. Biology 9/29-10/1 Warm up: No warm up Today’s activities:
Due Friday :
-Warm up/Exit Q’s
-Notes
-Practice Quiz
Today’s activities:
Typing experiment report (due 10/1)
Standard: HS1.L4

47. Biology 9/26 Warm up: Name three polymers of carbohydrates.
(see chapter 2)
Due Friday :
-Warm up/Exit Q’s
-Notes
-p.40 Vocabulary
-p.43 #1-5
-p.44 vocab
-p.48 #1-5
-p.49 vocabulary
-p.53 #1-5
-Practice Quiz
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Discussion notes/group activities (biological molecules models)
If time allows: Class works on p.51 Analyzing data
Standard: HS1.L4

48. Biology 9/25 Warm up: How is a monomer different from a polymer?
(see notes from yesterday)
Due Friday :
-Warm up/Exit Q’s
-Notes
-p.40 Vocabulary
-p.43 #1-5
-p.44 vocab
-p.48 #1-5
-p.49 vocabulary
-p.53 #1-5
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Discussion notes/group activities (biological molecules models)
If time allows: Class works on p.51 Analyzing data
Standard: HS1.L4

49. Biology /24
Warm up:
Which ion is in high concentration in solutions that have a pH above 7 (basic solutions)?
(see page 43)
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Discussion notes/group activities p. 51 Analyzing Data
Assignments:
Read pages 35-53
Vocabulary p.49
p.53 #1-5
Due Friday (so far):
Read pages 40-43
p.40 Vocabulary
p.43 #1-5
p.44 vocab
p.48 #1-5
Quiz Friday over Chapter 1 and 2 material
Standard: HS1.L4

50. Biology /23
Warm up:
Which two ions are responsible for giving a solution pH?
(see page 42-43)
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Discussion notes/group activities
Assignments:
Read pages 40-43
p.40 vocabulary
p.43 #1-5
Due Friday (so far):
Read pages 40-43
p.40 Vocabulary
p.43 #1-5
p.44 vocab
p.48 #1-5
Quiz Friday over Chapter 1 and 2 material
Standard: HS1.L4

51. Biology /22
Warm up:
The water molecule is said to be “polar”. What does that mean?
(hint: see page 40)
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Discussion notes/group activities
Assignments:
Read pages 40-43
p.40 vocabulary
p.43 #1-5
Due Friday (so far):
Read pages 40-43
p.40 Vocabulary
p.43 #1-5
Quiz Friday over Chapter 1 and 2 material
Standard: HS1.L4

52. Biology 9/18 Warm up: What are three subatomic particles in an atom?
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Discussion notes.
Assignments:
Read pages 35-39
p.39 #1-6, p.35 vocabulary
Due Thursday (so far):
Warm up
Notes/Group work
p.39 #1-6
p.35 vocabulary
Standard: HS1.L4

53. Biology 9/17 Warm up: NO warm up today Today’s activities:
Reading work sample “Chemicals”
Assignments:
Read pages 35-39
p.39 #1-6, p.35 vocabulary
Due Thursday (so far):
Warm up
Notes/Group work
p.39 #1-6
p.35 vocabulary
Standard: HS1.L4

54. Biology /16
Warm up:
Why is it important to focus only on your experiment variables when introducing your experiment in the experiment report?
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Typing Sections 1 and 2 of experiment report.
Assignments:
Read pages 35-39
p.39 #1-6
Due Thursday (so far):
Warm up
Notes/Group work
p.39 #1-6
Standard: HS1.L4

55. Biology 9/15 Warm up: Why is it important to cite your sources?
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Typing Sections 1 and 2 of experiment report.
Assignments:
Read pages 35-39
p.39 #1-6
Due Friday (so far):
Warm up
Notes/Group work
p.39 #1-6
Standard: HS1.L4

56. Biology /12
Warm up:
List at least 6 variables that you are keeping constant in your experiment.
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Typing Sections 1 and 2 of experiment report.
Assignments:
Read pages 3-22
p.7 #1-6
p.15 # p.22 #1-6
Due Friday (so far):
Warm up
Notes/Group work
p.7 #1-6
p.15 #1-5
p.22 #1-6
Standard: HS1.L4

57. Biology /11
Warm up:
In your experiment, what is the manipulated variable?
What is the responding variable?
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Experimental design / Set up station
Discussion notes Exit question
Assignments:
Read pages 3-22
p.7 #1-6
p.15 # p.22 #1-6
Due Friday (so far):
Warm up
Notes/Group work
p.7 #1-6
p.15 #1-5
p.22 #1-6
Standard: HS1.L4

58. Biology /10
Warm up:
Why is it important for EVERY member of your experiment group to write down ALL experimental activities?
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Experimental design / Set up station
Discussion notes Exit question
Assignments:
Read pages 3-22
p.7 #1-6
p.15 # p.22 #1-6
Due Friday (so far):
Warm up
Notes/Group work
p.7 #1-6
p.15 #1-5
p.22 #1-6
Standard: HS1.L4

59. Biology /9
Warm up: Which variable is your group changing in your experiment?
Also…
List at least 5 variables that your group will keep constant . (controlled)
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Experimental design / Set up station
Exit question
Assignment: Read pages 3-15
Questions: p.7 #1-6 and p.15 #1-5 due Friday
Due Friday (so far):
Warm up
Notes/Group work
p.7 #1-6
p.15 #1-5
Standard: HS1.L4

60. Biology /8
Warm up: How many variables are changed in a controlled experiment?
Which variables are controlled?
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Experimental design discussion
Exit question
Assignment: Read pages 3-15
Questions: p.7 #1-6 and p.15 #1-5
Due Friday (so far):
Warm up
Notes/Group work
p.7 #1-6
p.15 #1-5
Standard: HS1.L4

62. Biology /5
Warm up: Explain how DNA is useful for the living organism. Exactly what does it do for the organism?
Due today:
Warm up /Exit questions
Poster: Characteristics of living things
Group work
Syllabus
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Emergency procedures
Characteristics of Living things, Homeostasis
Assignment packet training
Work time
Exit question
Standard: HS1.L4

63. Biology /4
Warm up: Explain the differences between growth and development. Also describe least 1 example of how a plant or an animal develops.
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Video: characteristics of living organisms
Characteristics of Life poster due Friday
Emergency procedures (if time permits)
Standard: HS1.L4

64. Biology /4
Exit Question: Explain how DNA is useful for the living organism. Exactly what does it do for the organism?
Standard: HS1.L4

65. Biology /3
Warm up: Homeostasis involves keeping the internal environment of an organism in balance. Describe at least three things that the human body must keep in balance.
Upcoming events:
Today
-Group poster due
Friday:
-Syllabus due
-Warm up questions due -
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Characteristics of Life Scavenger Hunt/ Reflection
Group activity: Poster: characteristics of living things/ share examples
Emergency procedures (if time permits)
Standard: HS1.L4

66. Homeostasis Essay (due Friday)
Minimum Length three paragraphs. The essay must include: Paragraph 1: Definition of homeostasis (textbook) Simplified definition to help explain the textbook definition Paragraph 2: At least 2 examples of how humans maintain homeostasis. (What needs to be kept in balance?) Paragraph 3: At least 2 examples of how plants and/or animals maintain homeostasis. short conclusion
Standard: HS1.L4

67. Biology 9/3 Warm up: What makes something a living organism?
Today’s activities:
Review of procedures/ book checkout
Group activity: characteristics of living things
Group activity: Think/Write/Share
Individual assignment: Characteristics of Life Poster due Friday
Exit question
Emergency procedures (if time permits)
Upcoming events:
Friday:
-Syllabus due
-Warm up questions due
- Characteristics of Life Poster is due
Standard: HS1.L4

68. Biology 9/2 Group (Think/Write/Share):
List 5 things that the human body must keep in balance to maintain homeostasis. For each thing that is listed, describe how the body reacts when that thing is out of balance.
Standard: HS1.L4

69. Characteristics of Life Poster
Make a poster that illustrates and explains 8 characteristics of life.
For each characteristic include:
-Explanation of the characteristic
-Illustration that helps explain the characteristic
Due: Friday in the assignment packet.
20 points total
(2 points for each of the 8 characteristics) + (4 points for neatness)

70. Exit question:
Biology studies many different levels of life.
List the level of organization of life in order from the smallest units (cell) to largest (biosphere). For each level give an example that is different from example given in the textbook.