| From-To: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 8/18 TO 8/22 | Introductions, Handouts: Student information form, Classroom Rules Form and Science Safety Contract (to be returned signed by student and parent) NOTE: $10.00 Lab Fee due by Friday | TROPICAL STORM FAY | Biology I Pretest | Finish Pretest; Review Lab Safety Rules; Textbook Checkout | Lab Safety Bingo Review, Lab Safety Test, Correct Pretests |
| 8/25 TO 8/29 | Seat Assignments; Review School/Class Rules, Preview Lab Rules | LAB: Mysterious Milk Lab | LAB: Rainbow Water Lab | Discussion on Characteristics of Life; Field study and Characteristics of life foldable | Finish Field Study; Hand out Biology Workbooks; Discussion on Ch. 1.1 and Workbook pgs 1-4 on Characteristics of Life; Create 5 Quiz questions with answers on Characteristics of Life and Biology |
| 9/1 TO 9/5 | No School! LABOR DAY | Review and add to Characteristics of Life; Start Scientific Method Notes, Handout: Identifying Variables (Simpsons), Homework: Finish Simpsons Handout, Biology experiment worksheet and complete pages 5-7 of Workbook | Discuss and Review Simpsons Homework: Designing an experiment, Identifying Control and Experimental groups, Identifying Control, Independent, and Dependent Variables, Complete Sections 1.2 and 1.3 in WB, Preview Lab for Thursday | Handout: Study Guide for Chapter 1 test; LAB: Metric Measurement on a living creature; Homework: Study for test on Ch. 1 tomorrow | Ch. 1 Test; Homework: TV Data (due Monday) |
| 9/8 TO 9/12 | Finish Ch. 1 Test; Read Ch. 2.1 in Textbook; Workbook: Answer Ch. 2.1 Questions; Handout: Ecology Anticipation Guide with Vocabulary Words | Bellwork Journal #1: Compare and Contrast Abiotic and Biotic and List 5 examples of each; Ch. 2.1 PPT: What is Ecology?; Discussion: Abiotic and Biotic factors in the environment; HW Problem Solving Lab p. 37 in Textbook | NO School! | Substitute: Read Chapter 2, Section 2; Complete Workbook Section 2.2 | Substitute: Finish Section 2.2 |
| 9/15 TO 9/19 | Bellwork Journal #2: List Common Pets and Classify each as omnivore, carnivore, or herbivore; Review Food Chains and Webs; Handout: Ecosystems Shoebox Project (due 9/27); Homework: Choose a Biome to research and model for Ecology project (DUE Friday) | Microscope Parts: Labeling microscopes; MICROSCOPE LAB PART 1: Making Slides, Examining the Letter “E” and Cotton Fibers | MICROSCOPE LAB PART 2: Potato Starch and Pond Water | Concept Review: Food Chains/Food Webs; Intro and Tie-in: Biogeochemical Cycles; Fold Note: Cycles of Matter | Concept Review: Cycles of Matter; LAB: start Salt Tolerance; LAB: Predators/Prey |
| 9/22 to 9/26 | Journal: Autumnal Equinox Why is the egg balancing? Biome project discussion and sign ups | COMPUTER LAB: BIOME PROJECT LINKS (See Webquest link on Assignments online) | COMPUTER LAB: FINISH BIOME PROJECT LINKS; | LAB: Salt Water Tolerance of Seeds | PEP RALLY: Chapter 2 Review Packet Handed out- Groupwork; Handout: Ch. 2 Crossword |
| 9/29 TO 10/3 | Ch 2 Review: Homework (Study for Test tomorrow!) | Chapter 2 Test | Ch 3 PPT and notes (Biomes and Populations); Workbook Sections 3.1 and 3.2 (Finish for Homework - due Friday) | BIOME PROJECTS DUE! BIOME PROJECT PRESENTATIONS | BIOME PROJECTS DUE! BIOME PROJECT PRESENTATIONS |
| 10/6 TO 10/10 | POLK COUNTY HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION LESSONS | POLK COUNTY HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION LESSONS | POLK COUNTY HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION LESSONS | POLK COUNTY HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION LESSONS | POLK COUNTY HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION LESSONS |
| 10/13 TO 10/17 | Video Clip: Pretest and quiz: The Adaptations of Organisms (finish quiz for homework) | Video Review: Life Science: Ecology; Vocabulary and Discussion questions; Read Chapter 4 Section 1 and answer questions 1-6 on page 99 | Video Review: Organisms and Their Environment; Pretest | Review and Video Quiz | NO SCHOOL |
| 10/20 TO 10/24 | Communities Vocabulary and PPT; Homework (finish similarities and differences table on back of notes) | Communities PPT; Population graphing activity and Homework Review | Answer/Discuss questions on homework and classwork packets | Read Chapter 4 Section 2; Answer 4.2 Review questions #1-6 | Aquatic Biomes video |
| 10/27 TO 10/31 | Chapter 4 review packet: Classwork: p. 54, 63; Homework RSG p. 47, 48 | Chapter 4 Review Assessment at end of Chapter. | Answer/Discuss Review questions and packets (Test Friday) | Finish Review (Test tomorrow) | Test Chapters 3 & 4 |
| 11/03 TO 11/07 | Test Retake | 1.TURN IN TEST RETAKES!;2. Chapter 5 Section 1 Vocabulary (P. 111) Look up and define; 3. 6 space fold note to review Biomes: list all animals and plants listed in textbook for each of the 6 major biomes, Rank them 1 to 6 for amount of biodiversity | Review biodiversity in biomes and vocabulary for Chapter 5 | | |
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