Biology
12/11
Warm up: What is a mutation?

 Exit: No exit question today.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gmo-what-is-genetically-modified-food-video/statement
Today’s activities:
Assignments: (due Friday)
Group research project (presentations Mon)
p.295 vocabulary
Work time
p.299 #1-6
p.295 vocabulary
p.299 #1-6
p. 300 vocabulary
Video reflection essay (due Wed)
p. 300 vocabulary
Biology
12/10
Warm up: How does a gene work
to make a trait?
(see page 300 1st paragraph)

 Exit: List two diseases that are caused by a mutation of a single
gene. (see page 346 key concept

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gmo-what-is-genetically-modified-food-video/statement
Today’s activities:
Assignments: (due Friday)
Notes DNA replication
p.295 vocabulary
Work time
p.299 #1-6
p.295 vocabulary
p.299 #1-6
p. 300 vocabulary
Video reflection essay
p. 300 vocabulary
Video reflection essay
Biology
12/9
Warm up: Which bases would
complete the strand?
 TGA
 ACT GGC AAT TTA
 Exit: Why might a mistake in the order of nucleotides affect the
cell?
Today’s activities:
Assignments: (due Friday)
Notes DNA replication
p.295 vocabulary
Work time
p.299 #1-6
p.295 vocabulary
p.299 #1-6
p. 300 vocabulary
Video reflection essay
p. 300 vocabulary
Video reflection essay
Biology
12/8
Warm up: How many base pairs
are contained in the DNA of a
bacteria cell? (See page 295 4 paragraph)
th
 Exit: Why is it important for a cell to be able to duplicate its
DNA?
Assignments: (due Friday)
Today’s activities:
p.295 vocabulary
Notes DNA replication
p.299 #1-6
Work time
p. 300 vocabulary
p.295 vocabulary
p.299 #1-6
p. 300 vocabulary
Biology
12/4
Warm up: What are the genotype
probabilities if a homozygous dominant
individual mated with a homozygous recessive
individual? (show the square)
 Exit: Why is understanding inheritance important?
Today’s activities:
Practice packet
Assignments: (due Friday)
Human traits worksheet
p.274 #1-5
Practice packet
Biology
12/4
Warm up: What are the genotype
probabilities if a homozygous dominant
individual mated with a homozygous recessive
individual? (show the square)
 Exit: Why is understanding inheritance important?
Today’s activities:
Practice packet
Assignments: (due Friday)
Human traits worksheet
p.274 #1-5
Practice packet
Biology
12/3
Warm up: No warm up
 Exit: No Exit question.
Assignments: (due Friday)
Today’s activities:
Practice packet
Human traits worksheet
p.274 #1-5
Practice packet
Biology
12/2
Warm up: What does it mean to
be a carrier of a trait?
 Exit: Show an example of how a dominant trait would only
have a 50% chance of being passed down to the offspring.
Assignments: (due Friday)
Today’s activities:
Group
practice problems
Human traits worksheet
p.274 #1-5
Biology
12/1
Warm up: What does
homozygous mean?
 Exit: Calculate the genotype probabilities if : Tt x TT
Assignments: (due Friday)
Today’s activities:
Human traits worksheet
Standard pretest
p.274 #1-5
50 points for completion,
E.C. for correct answers
(up to 60 points of EC possible)
Biology
11/26
Warm up: What does
heterozygous mean?
 Exit: no exit question today
Assignments: (dueTODAY)
Today’s activities:
Video notes: Science of Food “Can I Eat That?”
Work time on assignments
p.263 vocabulary
p.266 #1-6
p.267 vocabulary
p.269 #1-5
p.270 vocabulary
Human traits worksheet
Biology
11/25
Warm up: What is a recessive
trait?
 Exit: Calculate the probability of each genotype if you
crossed the following individual traits: Tt x tt
Assignments: (due Wed)
Today’s activities:
Notes: heredity
Work time on assignments
p.263 vocabulary
p.266 #1-6
p.267 vocabulary
p.269 #1-5
p.270 vocabulary
Human traits worksheet
Biology
11/24
Warm up: What is heredity?
 Exit: what is the definition of a dominant trait?
Today’s activities:
Notes: heredity
Work time on assignments
Upcoming assignments: (due Wed)
p.263 vocabulary
p.266 #1-6
p.267 vocabulary
p.269 #1-5
p.270 vocabulary
Biology
11/21
Warm up: Why is mitosis
important for multi-cellular
organisms?
 Exit: Which scientist (who was also a monk) was credited
with making many of the first major discoveries in the field
of genetics? (see page 263)
Today’s activities:
Test (Cell division)
Due today:
-Warm up/Exit answers
-presentation notes
-presentation notes essay
-STUDY GUIDE
Upcoming assignments: (due Wed)
p.263 vocabulary
p.266 #1-6
p.267 vocabulary
p.269 #1-5
p.270 vocabulary
Biology
11/20
Warm up: none
 Exit: none
Today’s activities:
Complete Study guide (due Fri)
Make Note sheet to use on test (for FRI)
Due Friday:
-Warm up/Exit answers
-presentation notes
-presentation notes essay
-STUDY GUIDE
Upcoming assignments: (due Wed)
p.263 vocabulary
p.266 #1-6
p.267 vocabulary
p.269 #1-5
p.270 vocabulary
Biology
11/19
Warm up: Describe 3 risk factors
for a type of cancer.
 Exit: Describe 3 treatments for cancer. Which one do you
think is most effective based on the research statistics?
Today’s activities:
Assignments: Read pages 241-249
Cancer Research presentations (presentation notes)
Presentation notes essay :
4 paragraphs:
-What causes cancer in general (what is damaged in the cells?)
-Risk factors (Which characteristics/activities are linked with the cell damage that turns cells cancerous?)
-Ways that you can reduce risk factors
-The best treatment option based on your research and what you have heard from other groups.
(explain why that treatment is better than other treatments)
Presentation notes essay

4 paragraphs:
 -What causes cancer in general (what is damaged in
the cells?)
 -Risk factors (Which characteristics/activities are
linked with the cell damage that turns cells
cancerous?)
 -Ways that you can reduce risk factors
 -The best treatment option based on your research and
what you have heard from other groups.
(explain why that treatment is better than other
treatments)
Biology
11/18
Warm up: Write down a fact from
your presentation.
 Exit: Write down a 2nd fact from your presentation.
Today’s activities:
Assignments: Read pages 241-249
5th period: work on project
6th period: Presentations of cancer research project
Biology
11/17
Warm up: Write down a fact from
your presentation.
 Exit: Write down a 2nd fact from your presentation.
Today’s activities:
Assignments: Read pages 241-249
5th period: work on project
6th period: Presentations of cancer research project
Biology
11/14
Warm up: No warm up
 Exit: No exit question
Today’s activities: (Note: 5th and 6th periods will switch tasks on Monday)
Group work
Assignments: (due Friday) Read pages 241-249
5th period: work on project
6th period: Presentations of cancer research project
Biology
11/13
Warm up: What is the name for
the class of chemicals that
control the cell cycle?
 Exit: Why is important for the cell cycle to be controlled or
limited?
Today’s activities: (Note: 5th and 6th periods will switch tasks on Monday)
Group work
Assignments: (due Friday) Read pages 241-249
5th period: p.257-258 group review answers, video reflection essays
6th period: Cancer Research project
Biology
11/12
Warm up: What is the end
product of mitosis?
 Exit: Which kinds of cells perform mitosis?
Today’s activities: (Note: 5th and 6th periods will switch tasks on Monday)
Group work
Assignments: (due Friday) Read pages 241-249
5th period: p.257-258 group review answers
6th period: Cancer Research project
Biology
11/6
Warm up: Which stage of the cell
cycle is demonstrated in this
picture?
 Exit: What is the name given to those little fibers that are
pulling the chromosomes?
Today’s activities:
Group work
Assignments: (due Thursday) Read pages 241-249
p.243 #1-4
p.244 vocabulary
p.249 #1-6
Mitosis flipbook illustrations
Biology
11/5
Warm up: Which stage of the cell
cycle is demonstrated in this
picture?
 Exit: What happens to the chromosomes after they line up
like in the picture shown above?
Today’s activities:
Group work
p.249 Analyzing data #1-4 together
Assignments: (due Thursday) Read pages 241-249
p.243 #1-4
p.244 vocabulary
p.249 #1-6
Mitosis flipbook illustrations
Biology
11/4
Warm up: Describe what happens
during each of the following stages of
the cell cycle: G1, S, G2
 Exit: List the four phases of mitosis.
Today’s activities:
Notes: cell division, mitosis
p.249 Analyzing data #1-4 together
Assignments: (due Thursday) Read pages 241-249
p.243 #1-4
p.244 vocabulary
p.249 #1-6
Mitosis flipbook illustrations
Biology
11/3
Warm up: Why do larger cells
have a harder time surviving?
 Exit: Why is it important that cells are small?
Today’s activities:
Notes: cell division, mitosis
p.249 #1-4 together
Assignments: (due Thursday)
Read pages 241-249
p.243 #1-4
p.244 vocabulary
p.249 #1-6
Biology
10/30
Warm up: See picture
 Exit: What is the difference between eukaryotic and
prokaryotic cells.
Today’s activities:
quiz
Assignments: (due Thursday) READ CHAPTER 7 by Thursday (10/30/14)
p.182 vocabulary
p.189 #1-6
p.189 Concept connection (use the same page as #1-6)
QUIZ over Chapter 7 Thursday ,October 30th
Biology
10/29
Warm up: What are two
differences between active
transport and passive transport?
 Exit: What is osmosis?
Today’s activities:
Review for quiz
Assignments: (due Thursday) READ CHAPTER 7 by Thursday (10/30/14)
p.182 vocabulary
p.189 #1-6
p.189 Concept connection (use the same page as #1-6)
QUIZ over Chapter 7 Thursday ,October 30th
Biology
10/28
Warm up: No warm up question
 Exit: No exit question
Today’s activities:
Assignments: (due Thursday) READ CHAPTER 7 by Thursday (10/30/14)
p.182 vocabulary
p.189 #1-6
p.189 Concept connection (use the same page as #1-6)
QUIZ over Chapter 7 Thursday ,October 30th
Biology
10/27
Warm up: What does the
endoplasmic reticulum do for
the cell? (see page 177)
 Exit: What does the golgi apparatus do for the cell?
See page 178
Today’s activities:
Video notes
Assignments: (due Thursday) READ CHAPTER 7 by Thursday (10/30/14)
p.182 vocabulary
p.189 #1-6
p.189 Concept connection (use the same page as #1-6)
QUIZ over Chapter 7 Thursday ,October 30th
Biology
10/24
Warm up: Which organelle do
you think is most important and
why?
 Exit: Explain how a single cell works in a
similar way to your entire body.
Today’s activities:
Cell Organelle presentations
Video notes
Assignments:
Cell parts project (group) due Thursday
p.174 vocabulary due Friday
Biology
10/23
Warm up: Write one fact about
cell parts from your group’s
presentation.
 Exit: Write one fact about cell parts that was
from a different group’s presentation.
Today’s activities:
Cell Organelle presentations
Assignments:
Cell parts project (group) due Thursday
p.174 vocabulary due Friday
p. 181 #1-5 due Friday
Biology
10/22
Warm up: Which organelle is
responsible for performing
photosynthesis in plant cells?
 Exit: How does compartmentalization of cells
help an organism?
Today’s activities:
Notes: cell parts
Assignments:
Cell parts project (group) due Thursday
p.174 vocabulary due Friday
p. 181 #1-5 due Friday
Biology
10/21
 Warm up: Which organelle is
responsible for using the energy in
carbohydrates to regenerate ATP?
 Exit: Explain why your group’s cell part is most important.
Today’s activities:
Notes: cell parts
Assignments:
Cell parts project (group)
p.174 vocabulary
p. 181 #1-5
Biology
10/20
 Warm up: Which kind of molecule is
embedded in the cell membrane and
allows specific large molecules in/out of
the cell. (see chapter 7)
 Exit: Choose 1 cell part and explain its function
Today’s activities:
Notes: cell parts
Assignments:
Cell parts project (group)
p.174 vocabulary
p. 181 #1-5
Biology
10/17
 Warm up: Describe one way that a cell
attempts to maintain homeostasis.
 Exit: What does the plasma membrane do for the cell? How does this
help the cell maintain homeostasis?
Today’s activities:
Notes: cell parts
Worksheet packet
Standard:
Biology
10/16
 Warm up: No warm up
Today’s activities:
Worksheet packet
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
10/15
 Warm up:
 Name as many cell parts as you can
from memory. Don’t use any resources.
Today’s activities:
Introduction to cells:
Video Notes/reflections : Voyage in to the Cells
Standard: HS1.L4
Physical
 WarmScience
up: No warm up 10/8-10/13
activities:
10/8 guest speaker
10/9 work on experiment report/book work
10/13 Guest speaker
10/14 Video: Fearless planet
Standard:
H3 S1
Biology
10/8-10/13
 Warm up: No warm up
activities:
10/8 guest speaker
10/9 work on experiment report/book work
10/13 Guest speaker
10/14 Video: Fearless planet
Standard:
H3 S1
Biology
10/7
 Warm up:
 What does pH measure about a
solution?
Today’s activities:
Due WED
Review for the quiz about Biological molecules.
-Warm up/Exit Q’s
-Practice quiz (group/class)
-Review notes
*Possible (if needed):
p.31 #1-10,15,16
-Practice Quiz
* Possible book
assignments
p.57 #11,12,17,18,19,22,24,25
5th
Review game (Biological Molecules)
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
10/7
 Warm up:
 What does pH measure about a
solution?
Today’s activities:
Due WED
Review for the quiz about Biological molecules.
-Warm up/Exit Q’s
-Practice quiz (group/class)
-Review notes
Review questions: (Due Wed)
p.31 #1-10,15,16
p.31 #1-10,15,16
p.57
#11,12,17,18,19,22,24,25
p.57 #11,12,17,18,19,22,24,25
-Practice Quiz
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
10/6
 Warm up:
 A polypeptide is which kind of
biological molecule?
Today’s activities:
Due WED
Review for the quiz about Biological molecules.
-Warm up/Exit Q’s
-Practice quiz (group/class)
-Practice Quiz
Review game (Biological Molecules)
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
10/3
 Warm up:
 A monosaccharide is which kind of
biological molecule?
Today’s activities:
Due Friday :
Review for the quiz about Biological molecules.
-Warm up/Exit Q’s
-Practice quiz (group/class)
-Notes
-Practice Quiz
Review game (Biological Molecules)
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
10/2
 Warm up:
 Which four elements make up most of
the mass in all living things?
Today’s activities:
Due Friday :
Review for the quiz about Biological molecules.
-Warm up/Exit Q’s
-Practice quiz (group/class)
-Notes
-Practice Quiz
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
 Warm up:
 No warm up
9/29-10/1
Due Friday :
Today’s activities:
Typing experiment report (due 10/1)
-Warm up/Exit Q’s
-Notes
-Practice Quiz
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
9/26
 Warm up:
 Name three polymers of
carbohydrates.
(see chapter 2)
Due Friday :
-Warm up/Exit Q’s
-Notes
-p.40 Vocabulary
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Discussion notes/group activities (biological molecules models)
If time allows: Class works on p.51 Analyzing data
-p.43 #1-5
-p.44 vocab
-p.48 #1-5
-p.49 vocabulary
-p.53 #1-5
-Practice Quiz
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
9/25
 Warm up:
 How is a monomer different from a
polymer?
 (see notes from yesterday)
Due Friday :
-Warm up/Exit Q’s
-Notes
-p.40 Vocabulary
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Discussion notes/group activities (biological molecules models)
If time allows: Class works on p.51 Analyzing data
-p.43 #1-5
-p.44 vocab
-p.48 #1-5
-p.49 vocabulary
-p.53 #1-5
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
9/24
 Warm up:
 Which ion is in high concentration in
solutions that have a pH above 7 (basic
solutions)?
 (see page 43)
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Due Friday (so far):
Read pages 40-43
p.40 Vocabulary
Discussion notes/group activities p. 51 Analyzing Data
p.43 #1-5
Assignments:
p.44 vocab
Read pages 35-53
p.48 #1-5
Vocabulary p.49
p.53 #1-5
Quiz Friday over Chapter
1 and 2 material
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
9/23
 Warm up:
 Which two ions are responsible for
giving a solution pH?
 (see page 42-43)
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Due Friday (so far):
Read pages 40-43
p.40 Vocabulary
Discussion notes/group activities
p.43 #1-5
Assignments:
p.44 vocab
Read pages 40-43
p.48 #1-5
p.40 vocabulary
p.43 #1-5
Quiz Friday over Chapter
1 and 2 material
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
9/22
 Warm up:
 The water molecule is said to be
“polar”. What does that mean?
(hint: see page 40)
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Discussion notes/group activities
Due Friday (so far):
Read pages 40-43
p.40 Vocabulary
p.43 #1-5
Assignments:
Read pages 40-43
p.40 vocabulary
p.43 #1-5
Quiz Friday over
Chapter 1 and 2
material
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
9/18
 Warm up:
 What are three subatomic particles in
an atom?
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Due Thursday (so far):
Warm up
Notes/Group work
Discussion notes.
p.39 #1-6
Assignments:
p.35 vocabulary
Read pages 35-39
p.39 #1-6, p.35 vocabulary
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
 Warm up:
 NO warm up today
Today’s activities:
Reading work sample “Chemicals”
9/17
Due Thursday (so far):
Warm up
Notes/Group work
Assignments:
p.39 #1-6
Read pages 35-39
p.35 vocabulary
p.39 #1-6, p.35 vocabulary
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
9/16
 Warm up:
 Why is it important to focus only on
your experiment variables when
introducing your experiment in the
experiment report?
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Typing Sections 1 and 2 of experiment report.
Due Thursday (so far):
Warm up
Notes/Group work
p.39 #1-6
Assignments:
Read pages 35-39
p.39 #1-6
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
9/15
 Warm up:
 Why is it important to cite your
sources?
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Due Friday (so far):
Warm up
Typing Sections 1 and 2 of experiment report.
Notes/Group work
Assignments:
p.39 #1-6
Read pages 35-39
p.39 #1-6
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
9/12
 Warm up:
 List at least 6 variables that you are
keeping constant in your experiment.
Today’s activities:
Due Friday (so far):
Warm up
Warm up
Typing Sections 1 and 2 of experiment report.
Notes/Group work
Assignments:
p.7 #1-6
Read pages 3-22
p.7 #1-6
p.15 #1-5
p.15 #1-5
p.22 #1-6
p.22 #1-6
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
9/11
 Warm up:
 In your experiment, what is the
manipulated variable?
 What is the responding variable?
Today’s activities:
Due Friday (so far):
Warm up
Warm up
Experimental design / Set up station
Notes/Group work
Discussion notes
Exit question
p.7 #1-6
Assignments:
p.22 #1-6
p.15 #1-5
Read pages 3-22
p.7 #1-6
p.15 #1-5
p.22 #1-6
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
 Warm up:
9/10
Why is it important for EVERY
member of your experiment
group to write down ALL
experimental activities?
Today’s activities:
Due Friday (so far):
Warm up
Warm up
Experimental design / Set up station
Notes/Group work
Discussion notes
Exit question
p.7 #1-6
Assignments:
p.22 #1-6
p.15 #1-5
Read pages 3-22
p.7 #1-6
p.15 #1-5
p.22 #1-6
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
9/9
 Warm up: Which variable is your group changing in your
experiment?
 Also…
 List at least 5 variables that your group will keep constant .
(controlled)
Today’s activities:
Due Friday (so far):
Warm up
Warm up
Experimental design / Set up station
Exit question
Notes/Group work
p.7 #1-6
p.15 #1-5
Assignment: Read pages 3-15
Questions: p.7 #1-6 and p.15 #1-5 due Friday
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
9/8
 Warm up: How many variables are
changed in a controlled experiment?
 Which variables are controlled?
Today’s activities:
Due Friday (so far):
Warm up
Warm up
Experimental design discussion
Notes/Group work
p.7 #1-6
p.15 #1-5
Exit question
Assignment: Read pages 3-15
Questions: p.7 #1-6 and p.15 #1-5
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
9/5
 Warm up: Explain how DNA is useful
for the living organism. Exactly what
does it do for the organism?
Due today:
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Emergency procedures
Characteristics of Living things, Homeostasis
Warm up /Exit
questions
Poster:
Characteristics of
living things
Assignment packet training
Work time
Group work
Exit question
Syllabus
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
9/4
 Warm up: Explain the differences between growth
and development. Also describe least 1 example of
how a plant or an animal develops.
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Video: characteristics of living organisms
Characteristics of Life poster due Friday
Emergency procedures (if time permits)
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
9/4
Explain how DNA is useful
for the living organism. Exactly what
does it do for the organism?
 Exit Question:
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
9/3
 Warm up: Homeostasis involves keeping the
internal environment of an organism in
balance. Describe at least three things that the
human body must keep in balance.
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Characteristics of Life Scavenger Hunt/ Reflection
Upcoming events:
Today
-Group poster due
Group activity: Poster: characteristics of living things/
share examples
Emergency procedures (if time permits)
Friday:
-Syllabus due
-Warm up questions
due
Standard: HS1.L4
-
Homeostasis
Essay
(due
Friday)
Minimum Length three paragraphs.
The essay must include:
Paragraph 1:
Definition of homeostasis (textbook)
Simplified definition to help explain the textbook
definition
Paragraph 2:
At least 2 examples of how humans maintain homeostasis.
(What needs to be kept in balance?)
Paragraph 3:
At least 2 examples of how plants and/or animals maintain
homeostasis.
short conclusion
Standard: HS1.L4
Biology
9/3
 Warm up: What makes something a living
organism?
Today’s activities:
Upcoming events:
Review of procedures/ book checkout
Group activity: characteristics of living things
Friday:
Group activity: Think/Write/Share
-Syllabus due
Individual assignment: Characteristics of Life Poster
due Friday
-Warm up questions due
Exit question
Emergency procedures (if time permits)
Standard: HS1.L4
- Characteristics of Life Poster is due
Biology
9/2
 Group (Think/Write/Share):
 List 5 things that the human body must keep
in balance to maintain homeostasis. For each
thing that is listed, describe how the body
reacts when that thing is out of balance.
Standard: HS1.L4
Characteristics of Life Poster
 Make a poster that illustrates and explains 8 characteristics
of life.
 For each characteristic include:
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-Explanation of the characteristic
-Illustration that helps explain the characteristic
Due: Friday in the assignment packet.
20 points total
(2 points for each of the 8 characteristics) + (4 points for neatness)
 Exit question:
 Biology studies many different levels of life.
 List the level of organization of life in order from the
smallest units (cell) to largest (biosphere). For each level
give an example that is different from example given in the
textbook.