1. 23 August 2011 - Tuesday Objective –Demonstrate knowledge of safe practices by explaining the safety rules for investigations. Discuss and sign a safety contract. Warm-up –As a lab group read the article at your tables. Be prepared to discuss: What was the accident? How did it happen? How could it have been prevented? Journal –Make-up an accident that could happen in a science lab. Explain how to prevent it and what safety equipment to use.

2. 24 August 2011 - Wednesday Objective –Research the impact and contributions of scientists in the field of biology on scientific thought, society, and the environment. Warm-up –What do you think about when deciding what type of cell phone to buy? Journal –Discuss the difference between Scientific Theory and the popular understanding of theory.

3. 25 August 2011 - Thursday Objective –Research the impact and contributions of scientists in the field of biology on scientific thought, society, and the environment. Warm-up –5 minutes to study for Safety Quiz Journal –How has scientific research impacted our lives?

4. 26 August 2011 - Friday Objective –Research the impact and contributions of scientists in the field of biology on scientific thought, society, and the environment. Warm-up –In lab groups discuss a scientist, what you know about their career and their major contribution to society. Journal –No journal assignment on Fridays. –Be prepared to show me your weekly journals when I come to your lab station.

5. 29 August 2011 - Monday Objective –Research the impact and contributions of scientists in the field of biology on scientific thought, society, and the environment. Warm-up –Take out binder, dividers, notebook paper, and all papers I have given you thus far. Journal –Write about a science related career that sounds interesting to you.

6. 30 August 2011 - Tuesday Objective –Research the impact and contributions of scientists in the field of biology on scientific thought, society, and the environment. Present findings in multimedia format. Warm-up –Discuss in your group what you think the scientific process is. Journal –Why is it important to be neat and detailed when you are collecting and presenting data?

7. 31 August 2011 - Wednesday Objective –Choose a graphic organizer to compare structures and functions of different types of biomolecules, such as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Warm-up –What do you think the difference is between Biology and Chemistry? Journal –The periodic table is used a lot in chemistry classes. Why do you think it is also important to learn about it in biology?

8. 1 September 2011 - Thursday Objective –Choose a graphic organizer to compare structures and functions of different types of biomolecules, such as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Warm-up – Get a periodic table handout and put it into section 3 of your binder. Spend 5 minutes looking at it. Journal –Write about 2 -3 things you now know about the periodic table.

9. 2 September 2011 - Friday Objective –Choose a graphic organizer to compare structures and functions of different types of biomolecules, such as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Warm-up –Discuss in your lab group what each of the numbers/letters in a box on the periodic table mean. Be prepared to answer questions on any of the elements. Journal –No journal assignment on Fridays. –Be prepared to show me your weekly journals when I come to your lab station.

10. 5 September 2011 - Monday Objective –LABOR DAY NO SCHOOL Warm-up – Journal

11. 6 September 2011 - Tuesday Objective –Review basic concepts of the science of Biology and Biochemistry. Warm-up –Spend 5-10 minutes looking at all the pictures and reading all the captions in chapters 1 & 2 of the Biology textbook. Journal –In your own words explain the theory of spontaneous generation and how it was disproved.

12. 7 September 2011 - Wednesday Objective –Choose a graphic organizer to compare structures and functions of different types of biomolecules, such as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids Warm-up –Have one person in your lab group explain what they ate for breakfast. Discuss and be prepared to answer: –What is the purpose of eating what you ate? –What important substances do we get from our food? –What do they do for our bodies? Journal –Journal – Draw a graphic organizer and explain why we use them.

13. 8 September 2011 - Thursday Objective –Choose a graphic organizer to compare structures and functions of different types of biomolecules, such as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids Warm-up –Pop Quiz – on a piece of notebook paper, draw the Atomic Model and Lewis Structure for Fluorine. (this is a silent, individual activity) Atomic # = 9. Atomic Symbol = F Atomic Mass = 18.998 Journal –Sketch a graphic organizer to compare the structures and functions of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids

14. 9 September 2011 - Friday Objective –Choose a graphic organizer to compare structures and functions of different types of biomolecules, such as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids Warm-up –Review your notes on carbohydrates and sketch a rough draft of your graphic organizer for biomolecules. Journal –No journal assignment on Fridays. –Be prepared to show me your weekly journals when I come to your lab station.

15. 12 September 2011 - Monday Objective –Choose a graphic organizer to compare structures and functions of different types of biomolecules, such as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Warm-up – Give an example of a monomer and polymer of Carbohydrate and Lipids and food sources of each. Journal –How do you best prepare for a test? What strategies work for you?

16. 13 September 2011 - Tuesday Objective –Implement a scientific investigation on enzyme action. Complete a formal written laboratory report for the investigation. Warm-up –Review with your group the lab report format. Journal –Write 3 things that you learned about enzymes today.

17. 14 September 2011 - Wednesday Objective –Prepare for an assessment on Safety, Scientific Processes, and Biochemistry. Warm-up –Organize your binder (if needed), get a textbook. Journal –Write out 3 specific questions you have on the review.

18. 15 September 2011 - Thursday Objective –Prepare for an assessment on Safety, Scientific Processes, and Biochemistry. Warm-up –Take out your review and write down 2 specific questions you have. Journal –Finish this sentence I feel confident about this test because….

19. 16 September 2011 - Friday Objective –SUCCESSFULLY Complete an assessment on Safety, Scientific Processes, and Biochemistry. –Breath, relax, read each question carefully. You know this stuff. You will do GREAT!!!! Warm-up –Take out a pencil or pen and all journal assignments. EVERYTHING else belongs on the floor under your chair. NO ELECTRONICS!!!!! Journal –No journal assignment on Fridays. –Put you name and period neatly in the top right corner of the first journal page. Prepare to turn in all journals.

20. 19 September 2011 - Monday Objective –Conclude the biochemistry unit by reviewing all work completed and the unit assessment. Warm-up –Discuss with your lab group, questions on the test that you really understood. Journal –In your own words summarize the importance of the 4 macromolecules we studied to living organisms.

21. 20 September 2011 - Tuesday Objective –Introduce yourself to the cell (you’re made up of millions and millions of them) by reading Chapter 7 (pg168) and completing 1-25 of the chapter review. Warm-up –Get a textbook, look at every picture and read every figure caption in Chapter 7. Journal –What are the 3 main points of the cell theory?

22. 21 September 2011 - Wednesday Objective –Conduct laboratory investigations examining cells from different organisms (plant and animal) and cells from different tissues within an organism. Choose a graphic organizer to compare and contrast the attributes of prokaryotes and eukaryotes and compare cells from different tissues within an organism to demonstrate and understanding that tissues are made of cells. Warm-up –Watch and discuss a demonstration on magnification. Journal –What questions do you have about the cell project? Write a materials list and procedures for completing you cell project.

23. 22 September 2011 - Thursday Objective –Compare and contrast the attributes of prokaryotes and eukaryotes and compare cells from different tissues within an organism to demonstrate and understanding that tissues are made of cells. Warm-up –Discuss with your lab group - what is your body made of? How are we able to see what we’re made of? Journal –What have you learned about microscopes? Why are they important to biologists?

24. 23 September 2011 - Friday Objective –Compare and contrast the attributes of prokaryotes and eukaryotes and compare cells from different tissues within an organism to demonstrate and understanding that tissues are made of cells. Warm-up –Compare the difference between a plant and animal cell. (see pictures on the screen) Journal –No journal assignment on Fridays. –Be prepared to have me grade your journal.

25. 26 September 2011 - Monday Objective –Compare and contrast the attributes of prokaryotes and eukaryotes and compare cells from different tissues within an organism to demonstrate and understanding that tissues are made of cells. Warm-up –What is the main difference between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells? Journal –Do this in class – Listen to the news report. What question was being asked in this research? What did they discover? How might this discovery help us in the future?

26. 27 September 2011 - Tuesday Objective –Compare and contrast the attributes of prokaryotes and eukaryotes and compare cells from different tissues within an organism to demonstrate and understanding that tissues are made of cells. Warm-up –Be prepared to watch a video and write down all the organelles identified in the video. Journal –Draw a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast what you know about animal and plant cells.

27. 28 September 2011 - Wednesday Objective –Compare and contrast the attributes of prokaryotes and eukaryotes and compare cells from different tissues within an organism to demonstrate and understanding that tissues are made of cells. Warm-up –Find your Lab Report Format. Prepare a new sheet of notebook paper for today’s lab. Journal –Draw a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast what you know about animal and plant cells.

28. 29 September 2011 - Thursday Objective –Compare and contrast the attributes of prokaryotes and eukaryotes and compare cells from different tissues within an organism to demonstrate and understanding that tissues are made of cells. Warm-up –Get out your lab report from yesterday. Make sure you have through step 5 – procedures completed. Talk to you group about how to focus a microscope. Journal –Write the steps in focusing a microscope from low to high power.

29. 30 September 2011 - Friday Objective –Compare and contrast the attributes of prokaryotes and eukaryotes and compare cells from different tissues within an organism to demonstrate and understanding that tissues are made of cells. Warm-up – Finish and turn in your lab report. Part 3 – Analysis –1. Why did we add iodine to our cheek cells? –2. What structure in the cheek cell was stained the darkest? –3. Is your cheek cell an animal cell? –4. Was anything happening in your cell? –5. What structures were in the plant and animal cell? –6. What structures were only in the Elodea cell? Part 4 – Conclusion –Write 5 sentences about what you learned, did we answer our hypothesis? Journal –No journal assignment on Fridays. –Be prepared to have your journals graded.

30. 3 October 2011 - Monday Objective –Compare and contrast the attributes of prokaryotes and eukaryotes and compare cells from different tissues within an organism to demonstrate and understanding that tissues are made of cells. Warm-up –Watch this short video clip and write the functions of all the organelles you can think of. Journal –What characteristics do all living things share?

31. 4 October 2011 - Tuesday Objective Conduct laboratory investigations examining cells from different organisms. Compare and contrast the attributes of prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Develop an understanding of the levels of organization in an organism. Warm-up –Pick any organ system in the human body and give an example of each level of organization from smallest to largest. Journal –Draw a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

32. 5 October 2011 - Wednesday Objective –Compare and contrast the attributes of prokaryotes and eukaryotes and compare cells from different tissues within an organism to demonstrate and understanding that tissues are made of cells. Warm-up – Which do you think is more complex, a prokaryote or a eukaryote. Why? Journal –No Journal assignment. Study for your test and organize all journal entries from Cell unit to turn in tomorrow.

33. 6 October 2011 - Thursday Objective –Successfully complete and assessment on the structures and function of cells, the characteristics of prokaryotes and eukaryotes, and the levels of organization in living organisms. Warm-up –Prepare your review for turn-in, get out a pen/pencil, put ALL other belongings under your chair. Journal –None – test day.

34. 7 October 2011 - Friday Objective –Become familiar with the vocabulary to understand the cellular processes of homeostasis and the transport of molecules. Warm-up –What are some of the important functions that cells have to do to stay alive? Journal –No journal assignment on Fridays. –Be prepared to have your journals graded.