08/26/09 due 08/31/09 "Process forms" Bring in or e-mail all agreements
08/28/09 due 08/31/09 Answer all items in the questionaire on a blank sheet
of paper. Sky's the limit and let your imagination soar. You can use
drawings, pictures , powerpoints music whatever you wish. Please incLude your
the date of your birthday.
08/31/09 No Homework
09/01/09 due 09/02/09 Go into the online text and identify your favorite
chapter and
section
site: www.phschool.com/science or www.pearsonsucessnet.com
user name: biosci
password: studynow
09/02/09 None
09/03/09 None
09/03/09 due 09/09/09 Decorate your science journal with two themes: Who am
I and what does science mean to me. Further instructions will be given in
class.
09/09/09 due open Extra Credit, Yeeeppeee, neotrpical anachronisms: What is
the lesson to be learned. You have seen this before:)
09/09/09 due 09/10/09 Develop one lab safety cartoon series.
09/10/09 due 09/11/09 Refer to journal
09/11/09 due 09/14/09 Finish "Flipping Words" Lab write-up
Also, Develop first "Glogster" Topic: What is Biology"
Web site: http://edu.glogster.com/
09/14/09 due 09/15/09 Improve glog on biology
09/14/09 due open Extra Credit, Yeeeppppeee What are the contributions of
Karl Popper or Kuhn to Science? or Describe unformitarianism or naive
materialism.
09/15/09 None, aside from reviewing notes
09/16/09 Define vocabulary words in own words and by formal definition.
Vocabulary can be found in chapter 1 sections 1,2,and 3 of the biology text
book.
09/17/09 Finish all chapter 1 section 1,2,and 3 assessments.
09/18/09 Due 09/21/09 Complete and study all vocabulary; hint, hint
09/21/09 Due 09/23/09 Find an article on a technology that has changed the
world in the 20th or 21st century. Be prepared to discuss the artcle in class
and be aware of the science behind the technology.
Review lab and field safety.
09/22/09 Review notes and power point presentations on web site on the
scientific method for at least 20 minutes.
09/23/09 Refer to Journal Writings
09/24/09 Refer to journal Writings
09/25/09 No Homework "Yeeeppee"
09/28/09 Due 09/30/09 Glogster: Design your own measuring system, based on
absolutely anthing you wish. Consider the investigation from 09/28/09 or
Give us a brief history of the SI, "Systeme International d Unites"
09/30/09 due 10/03/09 Complete the SI Work Sheet found in Documents section
10/02/09 due 10/08/09 Refer to Journal Writings
10/05/09 due 10/08/09 Refer to Journal Writings
10/06/09 due 10/09/09 Complete Chapter 2 Sections 1,2 and 3 vocabulary and
section assessments. View Microscope power point found in documents section
10/07/09-10/09/09 Review Journal Writings Biometrics Lab due 10/09/09
10/09/09 due 10/12/09 1. Select an organism and state its scientific name
(binomial), correctly and give the domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order ,
family, genus and species.
2. Read Chapter 2 Sec 4 Complete Vocabulary
10/12/09 due 10/13/09 Finish Chapter 2 Sec 4 assessment.
Extra Credit: Open Due Date
1. Learn basic Cladistics.
2. Glogster "Tell us about the cell".
10/13/09 Study for 20 minutes your taxonomy power point.
10/14/09 Know your vocab and concepts
10/15/09 Develop taxonomy for 3 members of the family Emydidae and give a
characteristic for each.
10/16/09 Glog 5 organelles from either plant or animal cells
10/19-22/09 Refer to Journal Write-up
10/23/09 Review for test on Monday and nine week exam on Thursday
10/26-29/09 Review for first quarter exam
10/30/09 Happy Halloween :)
11/02/09 No homework
11/03-04/09 Refer to journal
11/05/09 Refer to Journal and know your vocabulary
11/06-10/08 Write a glog on either viruses or bacteria; any topic ranging
from a comparison to a discusson of a disease related to them.
11/10-13/09 Prepare for vocab qui and read chapter 7. Complete sections 1 and
2 and develop vocabulary. -5 points opportunity to make up Tuesday's homework.
11/13/09 Lab prep Refer to Journal
Extra Credit: Learn how to measure Ph.
11/16-18/09 Refer to Journal
11/19-30/09 Glog 1 "We are the Protists and Glog 2 "My Favorite Protist"
11/30/09- 12/02/09 Read Chapter 7 and complete all assessments and develop
vocabulary.
12/02/09 12/04/09 Correct your quizes for increase in points and review
chapter 7 sec 3 and 4 vocab and concepts.Vocabulary “+” Quiz
1. Compare and Contrast Viruses and Bacteria.
2. What are enospores?
3. Compare and contrast asexual and sexual reproduction.
4. Relate adaptation to species formation.
5. Give a one word definition for evolution.
6. How does variation enhance natural selection?
7. How does replication differ from reproduction?
8. How do vaccines work?
9. Describe the host to parasite relationship.
10. Compare binary fission to conjugation.
11. Name an organism that is a decomposer and explain what decomposers do?
12. What are the three basic shapes of bacteria. Give examples for extra
credit.
12/04/09 due 12/08/09 Develop a glog with the theme "There is a Fungus
amongus".
12/05/09 No homework
12/07/09 due 12/08/09 Da Fungus Amongus Glog
12/08/09 None
12/09/09 Refer to Journal; Work on Lab write-up
12/10/09 Refer to Journal; Work on Lab write-up ( same as 12/09/09)
12/11/09 12/15/09 Refer to journal and read chapter 8 sections 1 and 2.
complete all assessments ad vocabulary.
12/15/09 Study protists and fungi
12/16/09 Study plants for 20 minutes Refer to Journal writting
12/17/09 due 01/05/09 Christmas Break: Finish all labs, Do a Glog "I'm a
Plant ....or am
I" . Complete This assignment at the end of the break. Read Chapter 8
Section 3,4, and 5; Do all assessments and vocab.
01/05/10 Due 01/06/10 Extension for Chapter 8 Section 3,4,5, assessments
01/06/10 Was 20 note review for Semester exam.
01/07/09 due 01/11/10 Read Chapter 9 sections 1 and 2 develop vocabulary and
complete assessments. Also, find chapter review in Docs section and review
for exam.
01/11/10 to 01/15/10 Test reviews and test administration
