Biology 1
August 2012
Topics: Classification of Organisms and Diversity
DATE
8-6
8-15
IN CLASS
Welcome Back!
Intro to Class, Syllabus, Seating
Biology Lab Safety
Chapter 1: Introduction to Biology
Pre-Test: Biology
(Sample Core 40 Exam)
Notes: Chapter 18 Sections 1 and 3
Shoe Classification Mini-Lab
Lab
Name That Organism (Jar Classification)
Lab
Classify Me
Notes: Chapter 18 Section 2
Cladogram Development
Monster Cladograms
8-16
Monster Cladogram Construction
8-7
8-8
8-9
8-10
8-13
8-14
8-17
8-20
8-21
8-22
8-23
8-24
8-27
8-28
8-29
8-30
8-31
HOMEWORK
Getting to Know You
Information Sheet
Control and Variables Practice
Read Chapter 18 Sections 1 and 3
Reading Worksheet
Project (Due 8-20):
Leaf, Wildflower, or Insect Collection
Lab Write Up
Read Chapter 18 Section 2
Reading Worksheet
Cladogram Practice
Finish Coloring Monsters
Study for Quiz
Chapter 18
Finish Project
Due Monday
Finish Cluster Diagram
Quiz: Chapter 18
Video: Life
Chapter 25.1 What is an Animal
Invertebrate vs Vertebrate
Lab
Finish Lab Write UP
Flexibility of Vertebrates
Chapter 25.2 Body Planes and Symmetry
Project (Due 8-31):
What’s Its Symmetry
Bug Symmetry
Lab
Finish Lab Write Up
Comparing Invertebrates
Dissection
Finish Lab Write Up
Earthworm
22.1 and 22.3
Complete Graphic Organizer
What is a Plant and Seed Plants
Lab
Comparing Seeds
22.4
Parts of a Flower
Flowering Plants
Lab:
Finish Lab Handout
The Fruit We Eat
Study for Quiz
Quiz: Animals and Plants
No Homework
Video: Planet Earth
Coming in September: Ecology