Biology 11/15
• Warm up:
• Why is it important
to complete more
than one trial during
an experiment?
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Science Inquiry experiment
-groups choose variables
-groups brainstorm procedures to
measure and control variables.
-groups design procedures
-groups set up experiment station
-groups make observations
If you are done observing and other groups are
still working….work on your reading work
sample.
Review of concepts for Science OAKS
-practice Q’s
-discussion / short notes
Sunflower seeds
Wheat grass seed
Millet
Milo
Biology 11/13
• Warm up:
• What is the most
difficult part to
complete when
writing a research
paper?
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Reflection of research topic
-reflection due today
Introduction to Science Inquiry experiment
-groups choose variables
-groups brainstorm procedures to
measure and control variables.
Work time: any additional time will be used to
work on reading work samples
Biology 11/13
• Research topic reflection:
• Using what you have learned from your
research paper, explain how salting roads
affects the local environment.
• Based on the information that you have
gathered , explain which method our local
officials should use to clear icy or snowy roads.
• Explain why the “best” method is better than
other methods. (use scientific/ logical reasoning)
Biology 10/26/12
• Warm up:
• No warm up today
Today’s activities:
Warm up
-Video/Quiz: Citing sources
Research work time
10/26 –11/7
• Warm up:
• No warm up today
Classroom activities:
Writing research paper (due 11/7/12)
Biology 10/25/12
• Warm up:
• What are the
characteristics of a
successful topic
sentence?
Today’s activities:
Review topic sentences/ thesis
statements.
-Video/Quiz: How to organize an essay
-Make blank “skeleton” map/outline that
can be filled in later.
Using source materials: videos/quizzes
-Research time for sources
Finding Reliable Sources
• Write the following information in the “notes”
section of your writing journal:
• Choose a textbook to use as a non-electronic
source. Make a citation for the textbook
• Find at least 4 reliable online sources
– Write the complete APA citation
– Write a short summary or list of useful facts that can
be found at that source.
Biology 10/24/12
Today’s activities:
• Warm up:
Begin writing work sample instruction
• List 5 skills that are
-Requirements
important for obtaining -Video/Quiz: Topic sentence/ Thesis
and keeping a desirable statement
job.
-Write sample topic sentence
(make your best guess..there is no
answer in your textbook)
-Video/Quiz: How to organize an essay
-Make blank “skeleton” map/outline that
can be filled in later.
Using source materials: videos/quizzes
Tuesday :
Using source materials: videos/quizzes
Research time for sources
Workplace Skills
Employers who participated in The Conference Board's Turning Skills into Profit study of 25 workplace education
programs across the United States identified the following as key Workplace Basic Skills:
Literacy Skills
•improved understanding and ability to use ‘documents’ such as safety instructions, assembly directions or
map
•improved understanding and ability to use ‘numbers’ by themselves or in charts and tables
•improved understanding and ability to use ‘prose writing’ such as reports, letters and manuals
Other Basic Skills
•improved ability to listen to understand, learn and apply information and analysis
•better ability to communicate by using English in the workplace
•improved capacity to think critically and act logically to evaluate situations, solve problems, and make
decisions
•improved ability to use computers and other technology, instruments, tools and information systems
effectively
New Attitudes
•greater willingness and ability to learn for life
•more positive attitude toward change
Working with Others
•better ability to build and work in teams
•improved understanding and willingness to work within the culture of the group
For more information on Workplace Basic Skills identified in The Conference Board's report, see
Turning Skills into Profit (PDF, 79.57 KB)
Biology
• Warm up: Which
cell part was the
most difficult to
understand?
• Which cell part was
the easiest to
understand?
10/23/12
Today’s activities:
Warm up
QUIZ TODAY
Introduction to writing work
sample project
Biology
• Warm up:
Condensed
Chromatin is called
____________.
10/22/12
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Review games.
Reading Pg. 176 Nucleus, 244
chromosomes.
Biology
• Warm up: What
does the golgi
apparatus do?
10/19/12
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Notes: nucleus, gene expression
Writing assignment: Make a
flowchart to explain the major
processes that take place for the
cell to make proteins from the
code found in DNA. Illustrate
each step. Due Monday
Reading Pg. 176 Nucleus, 244
chromosomes.
Biology
• Warm up:Where are
lipids for cell
membranes
assembled?
10/18/12
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Ribosome, Endoplasmic
Reticulum and Golgi
Apparatuses.
Reading Pg. 176 Nucleus, 244
chromosomes.
Biology
• Warm up: Where
are lipids for the
cell membrane
assembled?
10/17/12
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Ribosome, Endoplasmic
Reticulum and Golgi
Apparatuses.
Reading Pg. 176 Nucleus, 244
chromosomes.
Describe the structure and
function of the mitochondria and
chloroplast and describe how the
function and structure relate to
one another.
Biology
• Warm up: What is
the primary function
of mitochondria and
chloroplasts?
10/16/12
Today’s activities:
Warm up
New warm-up quiz on the
reading
Chloroplast notes,
Reading: 177-178 Ribosomes,
Endoplasmic Reticulum and
Golgi Apparatus
Biology Per.7
• Warm up: What is
the primary function
of mitochondria and
chloroplasts?
10/15/12
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Review of Cell membrane and
quiz
Reading 179,180 Mitochondria
and chloroplast
222 overview of cellular
respiration
228,229 electron transport
New warm-up quiz on the
reading
Biology
• Warm up: What
makes up the Lipid
Bi-layer?
10/15/12
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Review of Cell membrane and
quiz
Reading 179,180 Mitochondria
and chloroplast
222 overview of cellular
respiration
228,229 electron transport
New warm-up quiz on the
reading
Biology
• Warm up:
Phosphate in the
cell membrane
hydrophobic or
hydrophilic?
10/11/12
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Review of Cell membrane and
Mitochondria/Chloroplast
Reading 179,180 Mitochondria
and chloroplast
222 overview of cellular
respiration
228,229 electron transport
New warm-up quiz on the
reading
Membrane Vocabulary
• Hydrophilic…will bond with water
• Hydrophobic..will not bond with water
• Phospholipid…molecule make of a
phosphate and a lipid…they make up the
membrane.
• Phosphate…molecule made of
phosphorus and hydrogen
• Lipid bilayer
• Lipid chains….hydrophobic chains of
carbon and hydrogen found inside the
membrane.
Biology
• Warm up:
• Describe 2
functions of
membrane proteins.
10/10/12
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Mitochondria and chloroplasts
discussion and notes.
Biology
• Warm up:
• How does osmosis
and diffusion relate
to cellular structure?
10/8/12
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Beginning of new unit: Cell parts
Unit intro and cell types notes
Cell types worksheets. Due 10-9
Reading: page 182-189
Biology
• Warm up:
10/5/12
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Define these terms:
If a cell with 65% water
concentration were
placed in a fluid with
75% salt concentration,
what would happen to
the shape of the cell?
Explain where the
water would travel
during this process.
Beginning of new unit: Cell parts
Read Pg.169-173 questions
1,2,4,5 pg 173
Data Collection Pre-test: You get full
credit on this 15 point quiz simply by
completing every question and taking
your time…use at least 30 minutes to
take the test.
Note: The more questions that are answered
correctly = less need for direct instruction in that
area= more lab/ activity time to explore the
concepts.
Biology
• Warm up:
10/4/12
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Define these terms:
Revisit biological molecules quiz
Explanation of diffusion, osmosis, active transport,
facilitated diffusion.
Reminder of Assignment:
Read pages 184-189
-Active Transport
-Define all bold vocabulary terms. Due Thurs.
Complete together: (+5pts if over half is attempted)
Osmosis practice problems due Thurs.
-Facilitated Diffusion
Osmosis Demos
Friday:
Begin unit about Cell Organelles : PRE-TEST
Biology
• Warm up:
10/3/12
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Define these terms:
Explanation of diffusion, osmosis, active
transport, facilitated diffusion.
Assignment:
Read pages 184-189
-Diffusion
-Define all bold vocabulary terms. Due
Thurs.
-Osmosis practice problems due Thurs.
-Osmosis
________________________________
upcoming events:
Thursday:
Revisit biological molecules quiz
Friday:
Begin unit about Cell Organelles
Biology
10/2/12
• Warm up:
• Define the
following terms:
Today’s activities:
• Monomer
p.188 #1-3
“Analyzing Data”
Due Wed
• Polymer
Warm up
QUIZ: Biological Molecules
p.189 # 2,3, and 6
Due Wed
Biology
• Warm up:
• What biological
molecule is shown
below? How do
you know ?
10/1/12
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Review Discussion: Biological
molecules: carbohydrates, lipids,
proteins, nucleic acids. (Study sheet)
Review activity
QUIZ TUESDAY:
Biological Molecules
Biology
9/28/12
• Warm up:
Today’s activities:
• Each amino acid has Warm up
Revisit Metric System Quiz (7 period only)
a unique side chain Notes: Nucleic Acids
called an
Models:Nucleotides, Base pairing,
______________. mutations.
(see page 48..first
sentence)
th
Biology
• Warm up:
• Proteins are
polymers of
molecules called
______________.
(p.47)
9/27/12
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Reminder of past activity: Carbohydrate and Lipid
models. (drawing molecules Monday’s assign)
Revisit Metric System Quiz
Notes: Protein structure
Models: Amino acids, Polypeptide
chains
Biology
• Warm up:
• Describe the general
shape of a lipid
molecule. (p.46)
9/26/12
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Reminder of Assignment:Draw and describe the
general structure of a carbohydrate, a lipid, and an
amino acid. Due Today.
Discussion/Notes: Lipids
Models
Work time:
Biology
• Warm up:
• What is a
carbohydrate?
(p.45) Use the
scientific
definition.
9/25/12
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Discuss p.48 #1-5
Notes/ Discussion ..carbohydrates
Carbohydrate models (p.45)
Assignment:Draw and describe the
general structure of a carbohydrate,
a lipid, and an amino acid. Due
Wed.
Work time: Illustrations or
Metric System quiz
Biology
9/24/12
• Warm up:
• Write the metric
prefixes from
“kilo-” to “milli-”
from largest to
smallest.
Today’s activities:
Warm up
-Metric Review activity
-QUIZ
If time allows:
p.48 #1-5
Upcoming events:
Biological Chemicals
Biology
• Warm up:
Joey runs around a
400 meter track
five and a half
times.
How many
kilometers has he
traveled?
9/21/12
Today’s activities:
Metric Olympics
Metric study sheet
Group story problem solving
Upcoming events:
Thursday/Friday Metric Olympics
Monday: Review metric system + QUIZ
Biology
• Warm up:
• What is the name
for the shape of the
DNA molecule?
9/20/12
Today’s activities:
QUIZ: DNA replication
Metric system worksheets
Metric Olympics
• How is this shape
helpful?
Upcoming events:
Thursday/Friday Metric Olympics
Monday: Review metric system + QUIZ
Biology
9/19/12
• Warm up:
Today’s activities:
1
3
Warm up
Pass back papers/ Grade print outs
Revisit of old test
2
Which bases bond
together in DNA?
Guanine
Review DNA replication
QUIZ: DNA replication
Adenine
Thymine
Cytosine
Upcoming events:
Thursday/Friday Metric Olympics
Monday: Review metric system + QUIZ
Biology
• Warm up:
9/18/12
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Pass back papers/ Grade print outs
Review of old test
1
3
Work time on Project (due Today)
If you get done early…there is an EC assignment
due Friday and/or you can work on the next
regular assignment due Thursday.
2
Upcoming events:
Quiz WED
Biology
9/17/12
• Warm up: Which kind of mutation can have a
greater affect on the shape of the protein?
(point or frame shift) Explain why.
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Introduction to project / Computer rules
Work time on Project (due Tuesday)
If you get done early…there is an EC assignment due Friday and/or
you can work on the next regular assignment due Thursday.
Upcoming events:
Quiz Tuesday if you are ready (individual)
Quiz WED for all who have not taken quiz
Biology
9/14/12
• Warm up: Describe how a DNA or RNA strand
may get a “frame shift mutation”. How does it
affect the replication process?
Today’s activities:
Upcoming topics:
DNA, replication
Warm up
Discussion :DNA replication 3D modeling /Mutations 3D modeling
Quiz Tuesday
Review of DNA replication process….quick models
Metric system review
Video: DNA mutations
Mutations/ Weird mutations
Cool down
Biology
9/13/12
• Warm up: What is a mutation?
Today’s activities:
Upcoming topics:
DNA, replication
Warm up
DNA replication 3D modeling
Protein synthesis
Mutations 3D modeling
Video: DNA mutations
Weird mutations
Genetic change in
populations
Poster work time
Cool down
Quiz Friday
9/13/12
• Describe one type of mutation and
explain how it may affect an entire
organism.
• Please write one complete
paragraph using your best writing.
Biology
9/12/12
• Warm up: What does helicase do during
the DNA replication process?
Today’s activities:
Upcoming topics:
DNA, replication
Warm up
Poster work time (7 min)
Protein synthesis
Poster and verbal explanation : DNA replication, mutations
Video: DNA mutation
Cool down
Genetic change in
populations
Assignment: Mutation illustration
Quiz Friday
9/12/12 Cool down
• Describe two kinds of
mutations and explain
how it may affect the
DNA replication process.
Biology
9/11/12
• Warm up: In DNA, base pairs bond together
inside the double helix frame. Which base pairs
bond with each other?
Today’s activities:
Upcoming topics:
Warm up
DNA, replication
Notes/Discussion DNA Group assignment: DNA / DNA replication
Poster and verbal explanation : DNA replication, mutations
Protein synthesis
Video: DNA replication
Genetic change in
populations
Cool down
Quiz Friday
Biology
9/10/12
• Warm up: Characteristic:
“All living cells contain
DNA”. Explain how DNA is useful for the living
organism. Exactly what does it do for the organism?
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Notes/Discussion DNA [Quiz make up in library]
Group assignment: DNA / Protein synthesis overview paragraph and verbal
explanation
Video: DNA replication and Protein synthesis overview
Cool down
Upcoming events:
Characteristics of
living things
continued/
Experimental design.
Groups textbook research: “How
do cells use the information in
DNA to create proteins?”
(describe at least 5 steps)
Group writes down their best answer
and verbally shares it with the class.
Biology
9/10/12
• Warm up: Characteristic:
“All living cells contain
DNA”. Explain how DNA is useful for the living
organism. Exactly what does it do for the organism?
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Notes/Discussion DNA [Quiz make up in library]
Group assignment: DNA / Protein synthesis overview paragraph and verbal
explanation
Video: DNA replication and Protein synthesis overview
Cool down
Upcoming events:
Characteristics of
living things
continued/
Experimental design.
Biology
• Cool down:
draw a DNA strand.
-show at least six sets
of nucleotides
-show which
nucleotides bond
together (A=T)
(C=G)
9/10/12
Biology
9/7/12
• Warm up: Describe the things that would be
found at the ecosystem level of organization.
Today’s activities:
Upcoming events:
Warm up
Friday: (today)
Discuss the cool down activity from 9/6 (levels of
organization)
-Syllabus due
Review
Quiz: Characteristics of life, procedures
Cool down question from 9/6 due
Quiz
Emergency procedures (if time permits)
Monday:
Cool down
Characteristics of living things continued/
Experimental design.
Biology
9/7/12
• Cool down:
• Write your best paragraph about at least three
concepts/facts that you learned or were reminded of
during this week in this class. Use complete sentences.
• .
Biology
9/6/12
• Warm up: Describe something besides
temperature that the human body must keep in
balance.
Today’s activities:
Upcoming events:
Warm up
Discuss the cool down activity from 9/5 (viruses)
Friday:
Group activity: Poster: characteristics of living things/
share examples
-Syllabus due
Cool down question from 9/6 due
Group activity: Checkpoint question
Emergency procedures (if time permits)
Cool down questions due at the beginning of the period
Friday
Quiz: Characteristics of life, procedures
Biology
9/6/12
• Checkpoint: 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.
• Cool down: Biology studies many different levels
of life. List the level of life in order from smallest
(cell) to largest (biosphere). For each level use
an example that is different from example given
in the textbook.
Biology
9/5/12
• Warm up: What makes something a living
organism?
Today’s activities:
Upcoming events:
Review of procedures/ book checkout
Thursday:
Group activity:characteristics of living things
-Group poster due
Group activity: Checkpoint question
-Cool down questions due
Group assignment: Characteristics of Life Poster due
Thursday
Friday:
Cool down questions due at the beginning of the period
Thurs.
Emergency procedures (if time permits)
-Syllabus due
Biology
9/5/12
• Checkpoint: Describe how a fish demonstrates
each characteristic of life.
• Cool down: Viruses do not have cells and do not
perform homeostasis. Do you think they should
be considered living organisms? (explain
why/why not and discuss the characteristics that
viruses do have)
Biology 9/5/12
• Warm up / attendance (5 min)
• Group activity: (think/write/share) (20 min)
• Describe / Define the characteristic of life that your group was assigned.
• Explain how various organisms complete this function/ characteristic
• Explain why this characteristic is vital to life.
Checkpoint question: Characteristics of Life (example: fish)(5 min)
Video: Viruses and Bacteria…10 minutes
-discuss differences between viruses and bacteria
Cool down question : (5 min) Viruses / Work on assignment (7 min)
-students write answer…due by end of the period
Assignment: Describe at least five things that needs to remained balanced in the human body to
maintain homeostasis. Also explain how the human body maintains the balance. For
example…body heat….sweating when hot, shiver when cold. Due at the next class meeting.