AUGUST 2013 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 TEACHER INSERVICE 19 20 21 22 23 TEACHER INSERVICE TEACHER INSERVICE TEACHER INSERVICE TEACHER INSERVICE 26 first day of school 27 28 29 30 Class procedures Lab Safety Notes Chapter 1 Themes of Biology Review themes of Bio Continue “Lets Graph” assignment Lab Safety contract Graphing notes Text book checkout Begin “lets graph” assignment SEPTEMBER 2013 MONDAY 2 TUESDAY 3 WEDNESDAY 4 THURSDAY 5 FRIDAY 6 WAIVER DAY Labor Day Begin chapter 2 Notes Continue notes Lab: “water penny” Biomolecule Activity Lab: Carbohydrate Structure Complete Carbohydrate Lab Assign Cell Project 9 10 11 12 13 Complete Chap 2 Notes Continue Chap 1-2 Test Review Complete Chap 1-2 Test Review Chap 1-2 TEST Finish Chap 1-2 TEST Chapter 3 Notes or Vocabulary Chap 1-2 Test Review 16 17 Notes Chap 3 Cell organelles Microscope Lab 18 Chapter 3 Notes or Vocabulary 19 20 Microscope Lab Complete Chap 3 Notes WAIVER DAY Fair Holiday Begin Chap 4 Notes 23 24 25 26 27 Complete Chap 4 Notes Begin Chap 3-4 Test Review Complete Chap 3-4 Test Review Chap 3-4 TEST Chap 3-4 TEST Chap 5 Notes or Vocabulary Chap 5 Notes or Vocabulary Cell Project Due 3 Continue Chap 5 Notes Photosynthesis 4 End of 1st Six Wks Lab: Water Weed Internet activity Computer Lab 30 1 Chap 5 Notes Lab: ATP 2 Complete ATP lab Continue Chap5 Notes OCTOBER 2013 MONDAY TUESDAY 1 WEDNESDAY 2 Complete ATP lab Lab: ATP Continue Chap5 Notes 7 2nd six weeks starts (waterweed Lab) 8 9 Complete Chapter 5 Test Rvw THURSDAY 3 Continue Chap 5 Notes Photosynthesis FRIDAY 4 1ST six weeks ends Lab: Water Weed Internet activity Computer Lab 10 Chapter 5 TEST 11 Chapter 5 TEST Chapter 6 Notes Chapter 6 Notes Finish Ch5 Notes Chapter 5 Test Rvw Assign DNA Project 14 Begin Cell Cycle Poster 15 Complete Cell Cycle Poster 16 Chapter 7 Notes 17 Begin Meiosis Poster 18 Complete Meiosis Poster 21 Begin Chap 6-7 Test Review Cell Cycle vs Meiosis Venn Diagram 22 Complete Chap 6-7 Test Review 23 24 25 Chapter 6-7 TEST Chapter 6-7 TEST Continue Chap 9 Notes Chapter 9 Notes Chapter 9 Notes Lab: Structure of DNA model 28 29 30 31 Lab: Structure of DNA model Chap 9 Notes Chap 9 Notes Chapter 10 Notes Lab: DNA Replication Lab: DNA Replication “Secret of Photo 51” Video NOVEMBER 2013 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 1 Chap 10-2 Translation DNA Project DUE 7 Chapter 9-10 TEST 8 2nd six weeks ends Chapter 9-10 TEST Chap 9-10 Test Review 6 Complete Chap 9-10 Test Review Chapter 8 Notes or vocabulary Chapter 8 Notes or Vocabulary 11 3rdsix weeks starts 12 13 15 Human Traits Activity Chap 8-3 Notes Punnett Square assignment 14 Continue Punnett square assignment 4 5 Chapter 11 Notes Test Review Make a baby lab Complete Ch 8 Notes 18 Make a baby lab 19 Begin Chap 8 Test Review 20 Complete Chap 8 Test Review 21 Chapter 8 TEST 22 Chapter 8 TEST “Lorenzo’s Oil” Chapter 12 Notes 25 26 27 28 29 “Lorenzo’s Oil” “Lorenzo’s Oil” WAIVER DAY COMP DAY THANKSGIVING THANKSGIVING DECEMBER 2013 MONDAY 2 TUESDAY 3 WEDNESDAY 4 THURSDAY 5 “What Darwin Never Saw” Video FRIDAY 6 Begin Chap 12-13 Test Review Chapter 12 Notes Chapter 13 Notes “Evidence of Evolution” coloring Lab: Peppered Moth 9 Complete Ch12-13 Test Review 10 Chap 12-13 TEST 11 Chap 12-13 TEST 12 Semester Exam Review 13 Semester Exam Review 16 17 18 19 20 3rd six weeks ends Semester Exam Review Semester Exam Review SEMESTER EXAM SEMESTER EXAM SEMESTER EXAM 23 24 25 26 27 Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas 30 31 1 January 2 January 3 January Christmas Christmas New Year New Year Teacher Invservice