Biology Semester A, 2012
Week 1: 8/13-8/17 (Monday pupil free)
Monday- pupil free
Tuesday- Greeting; Roll; Summer Summary
(1: C) “Summer Summary” 12 [8/27]
Wednesday- Syllabus; Get to know you Bingo
(2: C) “Get to know you bingo” 15 [8/27]
Thursday- Book distribution; Book covers; “What does Biology mean to you? Explain”
Friday- Book covers; Language of Science w/s
(3: H) “Language of Science w/s” 12 [8/27]
Week 2: 8/20-8/24
Monday- Microscope Intro; Microscope & letter “e” activity
(4: P) “Microscope & letter “e”” 12 [8/27]
Tuesday- chemistry review; element fill in w/s
(5: C) “Element Fill in” 18 [8/27]
Wednesday- cont. element fill in; Ch.2 vocabulary H.W.; book check Friday (covers)
(6: H) “Ch.2 vocabulary” 25 [8/27]
Thursday- molecules practice; help with book covers
(7: C) “Molecules practice” 18 [9/11]
Friday- finish molecules activity; cover books; book check Monday
Week 3: 8/27-8/31 (8/31-9/3 Labor Day weekend)
Monday- grade assignments 1-6; summarize film for extra credit
Tuesday- macromolecule ppt; cell c/s
(8: C) “Cell c/s” 15 [9/11]
Wednesday- Cell City project introduction; Organelle w/s
(9: P) “Cell City project” 50 [9/11]
(10: C) “Organelle w/s” 18 [9/11]
Thursday- cell c/s; cell city; organelle w/s
Week 4: 9/4-9/7
Tuesday- Cell notes; continue cell city
Wednesday- Cell notes; continue cell city; organelle quiz tomorrow
(11: Q) “Organelle Quiz” 32 [9/11]
Thursday- organelle quiz
Friday- last day to work on cell city; Ch.4 vocabulary
(12: H) “Ch. 4 vocabulary” 17 [9/27]
Week 5: 9/10-9/14
Monday- grade assignments 7/11; finish cell city project
Tuesday- grade assignments 7/11; finish cell city project
Wednesday- grade assignments 7/11; finish cell city project
Thursday- cheek cell lab
(13: P) “Cheek Cell Lab” 12 [9/27]
Friday- diffusion/osmosis notes
Week 6: 9/17-9/21 (Monday no school; Friday minimum day)
Tuesday- Photosynthesis/Cell Respiration c/s
(14: H) “Photosynthesis/Cell Respiration c/s” 30 [9/27]
Wednesday- work on #14, summarize film for extra credit
Thursday- Osmosis Dialysis lab
(15: P) “Osmosis Dialysis lab” 22 [9/27]
Friday- finish Osmosis Dialysis lab
Week 7: 9/24-9/28 (no school Wednesday)
Monday- Osmosis Quiz; Photosynthesis Intro
(18: Q) “Osmosis Quiz” 12 [9/27]
(16: C) “Photosynthesis Intro” 20 [10/12]
Tuesday- continue Photosynthesis Intro
Thursday- Grade assignments 12-15; Ch.5 vocabulary
(17: H) “Ch.5 vocabulary” 19 [10/12]
Friday- Photosynthesis Intro continued
Week 8: 10/1-10/5
Monday- photosynthesis notes; summarize film for extra credit
Tuesday- photosynthesis notes; summarize film for extra credit
Wednesday- photosynthesis notes; summarize film for extra credit
Thursday- Photosynthesis w/ Anachris & Phenol Red
(19: P) “Photosynthesis w/ Anachris & Phenol Red” 17 [10/12]
Friday- results of lab; book check Monday; last day to turn in 12-15 on time
Week 9: 10/8-10/12
Monday- check results of lab; Book Check
(20: P) “Book Check” 10 [10/12]
Tuesday- Midterm Pretest Ch.3-5: Ch.3 #2-7, 12 (pg.68), Ch.4 #1-7 (pg.88), Ch.5 #2-8 (pg.112);
submit grades
(21: T) “Midterm Pretest Ch.3-5” 40 [10/12]
Wednesday- Cell Respiration notes
Thursday- Cell Respiration notes continued
Friday- grade assignments 16, 17, 19, 20, 21
Week 10: 10/15-10/19
Monday- Cell Respiration Lab
(22: P) “Cell Respiration lab” 12 [10/30]
Tuesday- finish cell respiration lab
Wednesday- Midterm exam
Thursday- Ch. 9 vocabulary; DNA c/s
(23: H) “Ch.9 vocabulary” 13 [10/30]
(24: C) “DNA c/s” 10 [10/30]
Friday- Midterm Exam, Ch.3-5
(25: T) “Midterm Exam Ch.3-5” 48 [10/30]
Week 11: 10/22-10/26 (Thursday minimum day; Parent Conference)
Monday- DNA notes; DNA model project
(26: P) “DNA model” 30 [10/30]
Tuesday- Freaks film w/s
(27: C) “Freaks film w/s” 15 [11/13]
Wednesday- finish Freaks
Thursday- catch up on assignments
Friday- Central Dogma c/s
(28: H) “Central Dogma c/s” 15 [11/13]
Week 12: 10/29-11/2
Monday- DNA extraction lab
(29: P) “DNA extraction lab” 12 [11/13]
Tuesday- Central Dogma notes; Central Dogma Cartoon
(30: H) “Central Dogma Cartoon” 20 [11/13]
Wednesday- Central Dogma w/s (how proteins are made)
(31: C) “How Proteins are made w/s” 15 [11/13]
Thursday- finish Central Dogma notes, & w/s
Friday- grade assignments 22-26
Week 13: 11/5-11/9
Monday- continue grading
Tuesday- final grading day
Wednesday- grading; Ch.6-7 vocabulary
(32: H) “Ch.6-7 vocabulary” 34 [11/13]
Thursday- mitosis notes; Genetics Introduction
(33: C) “Genetics mitosis/meiosis/Punnett square notes;” 24 [12/7]
Friday- summarize film for extra credit
Week 14: 11/12-11/16 (Veteran’s Day, no school Monday)
Tuesday- Meiosis notes continued
Wednesday- Meiosis notes continued
Thursday- Miracle of Life film w/s
(34: C) “Miracle of Life film w/s” 18 [12/7]
Friday- Grade assignments 27-32; finish miracle of life
Week 15: 11/26-11/30
Monday- meiosis notes (meiosis w/ traits + Punnett squares)
(35: H) “Ch.8 vocabulary” 25 [12/7]
Tuesday- continue Punnett square notes
Wednesday- Punnett square practice
(36: C) “Punnett square practice w/s” 31 [12/7]
Thursday- finish Punnett square practice
Friday- Punnett square quiz;
(37: Q) “Punnett square quiz” 16 [12/7]
Week 16: 12/3-12/7
Monday- Science of Dogs film, extra credit
Tuesday- Make a Baby Activity
(38: P) “Make a Baby”
Wednesday- Make a Baby Activity; finish all assignments
Thursday- Make a Baby Activity; finish all assignments
Friday- grade assignments 32-36
Week 17: 12/10-12/14
Monday- check assignment trackers
(39: P) “Assignment Tracker” 50 [12/10]
(40: T) “Final Exam” 30+30 [12/14]
Semester 2, 2013
Week 1: 1/7-1/11
Monday- Christmas Break questions
1. What was your least favorite part of Christmas vacation?
2. What was your most favorite part of Christmas vacation?
3. Create a list of things you wish you would have accomplished over Christmas vacation.
4. Explain how you will make sure the items on your list get accomplished during your next vacation.
5. Explain any regrets you have about last semester.
6. What will you do this semester to make sure they are not repeated?
7. What are your expectations for this semester?
(1: C) “Christmas Break questions” 14 [1/18]
Tuesday- Inventory of Human Traits w/s
(2: C) “Inventory of Human Traits w/s” 22 [1/18]
Wednesday- Pedigree w/s; Pedigree family project
(3: C) “Pedigree w/s” 12 [1/18]
(4: P) “Pedigree family project” 35 [1/18]
Thursday- continue pedigree work; Ch.11 vocabulary
(5: H) “Ch.11 Vocabulary” 12 [1/18]
Friday- continue pedigree
Week 2: 1/14-1/18
Monday- Design an Animal project
(6: P) “Design an Animal” 40 [2/8]
Tuesday- biotechnology PowerPoint; continue design an animal
Wednesday- Design an Animal, procedure 1
Thursday- Design an Animal, procedure 2
Friday- Design an Animal, procedure 3
Week 3: 1/21-1/25 (no school Monday; MLK)
Tuesday- grade assignments 1-5
Wednesday- Design an Animal, procedure 4
Thursday- Design an Animal, procedure 5
Friday- Design an Animal, procedure 6
Week 4: 1/28-2/1
Monday- Design an Animal, procedure 1-6 check
Tuesday- continue procedure 1-6 check
Wednesday- continue procedure 7; planet earth summary
(7) “Planet earth summary” 12 [2/8]
Thursday- continue procedure 7
Friday- last class day to work on design an animal
Week 5: 2/4-2/8
Monday- Evolution introduction PowerPoint; Evolution project; Ch
(8) “Evolution Project” 24 [2/19]
Tuesday- Evolution project; turn in all missing assignments
Wednesday- periodic assessment; Ch.13 vocabulary
(9) “Ch.12-13 vocabulary” 29 [2/19]
Thursday- periodic assessment
Friday- design an animal gallery walk
Week 6: 2/11-2/15
Monday- continue evolution PowerPoint
Tuesday- continue evolution PowerPoint
Wednesday- “Walking w/ Cavemen” film
(10) “Walking w/ Cavemen f/s” 12 [3/8]
Thursday- continue Walking w/ Cavemen
Friday- Finish Walking w/ Cavemen
Week 7: 2/19-2/22
Tuesday- Skull lab
(11) “Skull lab” 24 [3/8]
Wednesday- grade assignments 8-9; finish skull lab; summarize film for extra
Thursday- grade assignments 8-9; finish skull lab; summarize film for extra
Friday- Endangered Species video w/s
(12) “Endangered Species w/s” 15 [3/8]
Week 8: 2/25-2-3/1
Monday- finish endangered species film; self assessments (design an animal)
(13) “Self Assessments, design an animal” 10 [3/8]
Tuesday- Natural Selection bird activity
(14) “Natural Selection bird activity” [3/8]
Wednesday- natural selection bird practice
Thursday- natural selection bird contest; student progress report
(15) “Student Progress report” 20 [3/8]
Friday- minimum day
Week 9: 3/4-3/8
Monday- Ecology Introduction w/s
(16) “Ecology Intro w/s” 22 [3/22]
Tuesday- continue ecology intro
Wednesday- prepare work due
Thursday- “Eternal Enemies film w/s”
(17) “Eternal Enemies film w/s” 22 [3/22]
Friday- “Eternal Enemies film w/s”
Week 10: 3/11-3/15
Monday- grade assignments 10-15
(18) “Ch.15-16 vocabulary” 48 [3/22]
Tuesday- grade assignments
Wednesday- ecology notes
Thursday- ecology notes
Friday- ecology plant experiment set up; ecology notes
(20) “Ecology Plant experiment” 30 [4/19]
Week 11: 3/18-3/22
Monday- ecology notes continued
Tuesday- ecology notes, biomes
(19) “Biome w/s” 18 [3/22]
Wednesday- finish biomes
Thursday- population density w/s
(21) “Population density w/s” 12 [4/19]
Friday- collect assignments #16-19; summarize film for extra credit
Spring Break
Week 12: 4/2-4/5 (no school Monday; Cesar Chavez Day)
Tuesday- grade assignments 16-19; secure tall plants
Wednesday- Invasive Species film w/s
(22) “Invasive Species film w/s” 13 [4/19]
Thursday- finish invasive species film w/s; succession ppt
Friday- finish ecology plant experiment
Week 13: 4/8-4/12 (parent conference, 4/11/13)
Monday- global change PowerPoint
Tuesday- “hunting & escaping” video summary
(23) “Hunting & Escaping f/s” 12 [4/19]
Wednesday- CST practice
Thursday- CST practice
(24) “Self Assessment form” 20 [4/19]
Friday- CST practice
Week 14:4/15-4/19
Monday- CST practice
Tuesday- CST
Wednesday- CST
Thursday- CST
Friday- grade assignments #20-24
Week 15: 4/22-4/26
Monday- absent (sub work will be extra credit)
Tuesday- Ch. 38 vocabulary
(25) “Ch.38 vocabulary” [5/7]
Wednesday- heart diagram
(26) “Heart diagram w/s” 19 [5/7]
Thursday- homeostasis PowerPoint
Friday- heart beat/pulse observation; respiratory notes
Week 16: 4/29-5/3
Monday- “march of the penguins” film
Tuesday- “march of the penguins” film summary (extra credit); submit grades
Wednesday- lung lab
(27) “Lung lab” 12 [5/7]
Thursday- respiratory and digestive system c/s
(28) “respiratory & digestive system c/s” 10 [5/7]
Friday- digestive system PowerPoint; universe within: digestive system w/s
(29) “universe within: digestive system w/s” 15 [5/7]
Week 17: 5/6-5/10
Monday- Ch.39 vocabulary; Urinary system c/s
(30) “Ch.39 vocabulary” 18 [5/23]
(31) “Urinary System c/s” 5 [5/23]
Tuesday- Muscle notes; muscle lab
(32) “Muscle lab” 12 [5/23]
Wednesday- immune system notes; Universe Within immune system film w/s
(33) “Universe Within, Immune film w/s” 18 [5/23]
Thursday- grade assignments #25-29; summarize film for extra credit
Friday- nervous system c/s
(34) “Nervous system c/s” 15 [5/23]
Week 18: 5/13-5/17
Monday- Skeletal system crossword
(35) “Skeletal system crossword” 17 [5/23]
Tuesday- Nervous System notes; Muscular System c/s
(36) “Muscular System c/s” 10 [5/23]
Wednesday- “Stress” documentary film summary
(37) “Stress f/s” 12 [5/23]
Thursday- “brain game” hieroglyphics group activity
(38) “Brain game activity” 12 [5/23]
Friday- nervous system word search
(39) “Nervous System word search” 16 [5/23]
Week 19: 5/20-5/24
Monday-