Packets:
Completed Packets are due on test days with a 10 point deduction for each
day late.
Tests:
Missed tests must be made up before the test is returned for test
corrections,usually the next day. Tests may be taken early for a
planned absence or school related event. Any missing tests not made up
will be replaced with interim, midterm or EOC test scores.
Test corrections:
Test corrections are available and encouraged for all students. Half
credit is issued for each question corrected according to directions
given in class. Only 1 test for corrections can be checked out per
student at any given time.
Extra Credit:
Extra credit can be earned by completing assignments on Castle Learning.
10% of the students score will be added to the test of the same topic.
For example: If a student earns 80% on Castle Learning Assignment titled
Genetics- they recieve 8 points added on their Genetics test.
Writing Assignments/Essays
Writing Assignments/Essays are compiled in a Portfolio and kept by the
teacher to show student proficiency. Any writing assignment/essay can be
rewritten for full credit.
EOC State Test
Students must be proficient-scoring an 80% on the EOC Biology State Exam.
Tutoring
The Biology Department is offering "BOSS" -Biology Open Study Sessions!
Every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday after school there will be Biology
teachers and their classrooms available for student led study groups,
tutoring, Castle Learning and make up work according to the following
schedule:
Monday: Room 206
Tuesday: Room 203 and 210
Thursday: Room 207
Due Dates:
Friday May 31: 1st Block: EOC EXAM and Review Booklet due
Tuesday, June 4: 3rd Block: EOC EXAM and Review Booklet due
Wednesday, June 5: 4th Block: EOC EXAM and Review Booklet due
Friday, May 24: Test 12: Ecology- 50 Multiple Choice
Packet 12 due
Fill in notes- 5 pages
2 Quizzes
Homework: 2 sets, 10 sentences, 5 times each
W/S: Good Buddies
Extra Credit-Castle Learning Assignment: Ecology
Friday, May 17
Interim Test: Packets 8, 9, &10
37 Multiple Choice, STUDY QUIZZES
Test 11: Classification, 6 Kingdoms, Life Functions Health and
Disease, Animal Behavior
60 Multiple Choice, STUDY QUIZZES
Packet 11:
Fill-in Notes, 9 pages
5 Quizzes
Homework: 5 sentences, 5 times each
W/S: Dichotomous Keys
W/S: Bacteria/Virus
W/S: Fungi
W/S: Protist/Leaf
W/S: Flower/Seed
Extra Credit-Castle Learning Assignment: Taxonomy, Plants, Animal
Friday, May 3
Test 10: Evolution
50 Multiple Choice, no essay
Packet 10: Fill-in Notes, 4 pages
2 Quizzes
Homework: 10 sentences, 5 times each
W/S: Study the Pictures (Rabbits)
W/S: Evolution (Graphs)
Extra Credit-Castle Learning Assignment: Evolution
Tuesday, April 23
Test 9: Human Genetics and Biotechnology
50 Multiple Choice, no essay
Packet 9: Fill-in Notes, 5 pages
2 Quizzes
Homework: 10 sentences, 5 times each
Punnet square Practice/Diseases
W/S: Pedigree Practice
W/S: Karyotype Practice
W/S: DNA Fingerprint Practice
W/S: Cloning Video Questions
Extra Credit-Castle Learning Assignment: Human Genetics & Biotech
Friday, April 12: Test 8: Genetics
50 Multiple Choice, 1 essay (1 genetics problem)
Packet 8: Fill-in Notes, 4 pages
2 Quizzes
Homework: 10 sentences, 5 times each
W/S: Bikini Bottom Genetics (1)
W/S: Monohybrid Crosses (2)
W/S: Incomplete Dominance, etc. (3)
W/S: Codominance, etc. (4)
W/S: Blood Type(5)
W/S: X-linked Genetics (6)
Extra Credit-Castle Learning Assignment: Mendelian Genetics
MIDTERM: Thursday March 20: 1st and 3rd block, Friday, March 21: 4th
STUDY QUIZZES FROM PACKETS 1-7
Packet 7: Fill in notes, 5 pages
2 Quizzes
Homework: 10 sentences, 5 times each
Stages of Mitosis
Stages of Meiosis
Comparing Mitosis and Meiosis
2 Thinking Maps:
Flow Map of Cell Cycle
Mitosis v. Meiosis
Extra Credit-Castle Learning Assignment: Mitosis and Meiosis
Tuesday, March 12:
Test 6: DNA and RNA
50 Multiple Choice,
1 essay Replicate/Transcibe/Translate/Mutate DNA
Packet 6: Fill in notes, 4 pages
2 Quizzes
Homework: 10 sentences, 5 times each
Color DNA (turned in and taped together)
Color: DNA replication (2 pages)
Protein Synthesis Practice
Replication/Transcription/Translation/Mutation
Practice (2 pages)
Video: DNA: The Secret of Life
Extra Credit-Castle Learning Assignment: DNA and RNA
Friday, March 1:
Test 5: Cellular Energy
50 Multiple Choice, 1 essay (study thinking map)
Packet 5: Fill in notes: 4 Pages
2 Quizzes
Homework: 10 sentences 5 times each
Lab: Photosynthesis
Lab: Fermentation
The Big Picture
Chart: Compare Energy Processes
Thinking Map:
Compare Photo. and Cell Resp.
Compare the 3 Respiration Types
Extra Credit-Castle Learning Assignment: Energy Processes
February 22:(90 total questions-no essay)
Interim Test: Study Quizzes from Packets 1,2 and 3(48 questions)
and
Test 4: The Cell Membrane and Transport
42 Multiple Choice, no essay
Packet 4: Fill in notes, 3 pages
2 Quizzes
Homework: 10 sentences, 5 times each
Plasma Membrane Paragraph w/ picture
Osmosis Practice
Lab: Cell Membrane Model-
Video: Homeostasis
Thinking Map:
Compare the 3 tonics
Compare Membrane Transports
Extra Credit-Castle Learning Assignment: Transport
Friday, Feb 15
Test 3: The Microscope and The Cell
50 multiple choice, 1 essay
Packet 3: Fill in notes, 3 pages
2 Quizzes
Homework: 10 sentences, 5 times each
The Microscope
The Big Picture
Plant/Animal color and label
Compare Pros and Eus
Thinking Maps: Study for Essays
1. Compare pros and Eus
2. Compare plant and animal cells
Extra Credit-Castle Learning Assignment: Cells
Wednesday, Feb 6
Test 2: The Chemistry of Life, Biological Molecules, Water,
Enzymes
Packet 2: Fill in notes- 5 pages
2 quizzes
Homework: 10 sentences, 5 times each
Classwork
pH scale
Testing Biological Molecules
Enzyme Video
Thinking Map:Compare 4 Biological Molecules
Extra Credit-Castle Learning Assignment: Chemistry of Life
Tuesday,January 29 :
Test 1 : Scientific Method, Characteristics of Life
50 multiple choice-STUDY QUIZZES and HOMEWORK SENTENCES!!
Packet 1: Fill in notes- 2 pages
2 quizzes
Homework: 10 sentences, 5 times each
w/s Safety Symbols-
Lab: Bean Experiment w/analysis page
Extra Credit-Castle Learning Assignment: Scientific Method
