Monday October 3rd

Honors Biology - organic cmpd lab today, be prepared to finish liver enzyme lab tomorrow, review sheet is due on Wed. before the chapter 2 test

AP Biology - diffusion (ap lab # 1), finish lab tomorrow, have data ready, may also begin chapter 8 on Tues.

CP Biology - - organic cmpd lab today, unit packet is due on Wed. before the chapter 2 test

Friday September 23rd, 2011

Honors Biology - scientist reports and presentations are due on Tuesday

College Prep Biology - scientist reports and presentations are due on Tuesday, pH lab due on Monday.

AP Biology - organic cmpd labs due Monday, online HW due Sunday night, test is Tuesday

Wednesday June 1

Honors Biology - water cycle notes, transpiration info

AP Biology - last day before final, last thoughts

Tuesday May 31

Honors Biology - present biome and conservation info, notes on plants

AP Biology - cats

Genetic World - mammal notes, review packet for animal unit, test on all animals on Thursday (final exam for seniors)

Friday May 27

Honors Biology - time to work on biome project, conservation plan and finish garden design

AP Biology - cats

Genetic World - bird notes, owl pellet activity

Thursday May 26

Honors Biology - notes on aquatic biomes

AP Bio - cats

Wednesday May 25, 2011

Honors Bio - garden design activity

AP Bio - cat brains

Genetic World - present fish designs, notes on reptiles, video on amphibians and reptiles

Tuesday May 24, 2011

Honors Bio - notes on ocean biome, work on biome/conservation projects

AP Bio - cats

Monday May 23, 2011

Honors Biology - biome notes, biome map, biome video

AP Bio - cats

Genetic World - amphibian notes and video, webquest on endangered amphibians

Friday May 20th

Honors Biology - finish watching The Cove, explain conservation and biome projects, break into groups to begin brainstorming

AP Bio - cats

Thursday May 19th

Honors Biology - mammal / pig test, pig lab due

AP Biology - cats

Genetic world - fish/shark notes, design a fish to present in the next class, fish life video

Wednesday May 18th

Honors Bio - review for mammal/pig test, work on pig lab if needed

AP Bio - cats

Tuesday May 17th

Honors Bio - watch The Cove

AP Bio - cat dissection

Genetic World - check invert charts, invert jar lab, guided reading questions on invert

Monday May 16th

Honors Bio - share info on endangered mammals

AP Bio - discuss final cat list

Friday May 13th

Honors Bio - finish pig dissection

AP Bio - finish watching The Cove

Genetic World - Invertebrate notes, work on invert chart - due Tuesday

Thursday May 12th

Honors Biology - video clips on seals and whales, endangered mammal assignment (posted on moodle) - due on Monday

AP Biology - social time due to other ap test and jr. gone

Wednesday May 11th

Honors Biology - start pig dissection

AP Biology - watch The Cove

Genetic World - finish all protist, fungi and plant assignments, test on protista, fungi and plants

Tuesday May 10th

Honors biology - finish mammal notes

AP biology - relaxing, band students gone

Monday May 9th

Honors Biology - notes and video clips on mammals

AP Biology - NATIONAL EXAM!

Genetic World - activities on crops and food/diet analysis, review of notes, test on Wed.

Thursday May 5th

Honors Biology - bird beak/feet analysis, feather activity: websites for this are
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/studying/feathers/
http://www.fernbank.edu/Birding/feathers.htm
http://askabiologist.asu.edu/explore/feather-biology
http://www.n6iap.com/ornithopter/howbirdsfly.html
http://ornithopter.de/english/principle.htm
http://www.owlpages.com/articles.php?section=Owl+Physiology&title=Feathers

AP Biology - continue review

Genetic World - finish plant notes, info on plant uses

Tuesday May 3rd

Honors Biology - owl pellet activity, video clip

Ap Biology - practice multiple choice test

Genetic World - present fungi projects, begin plant notes

Monday May 2nd

Honors Biology - reptile notes

AP Biology - overall review list, lab summaries due

Friday April 29th

Honors Biology - Fish/Amphibian test

AP Biology - practice ap multiple choice test

Genetic World - fungi notes and diversity project

Thursday April 28th

Honors Biology - review for test, video of amphibians

AP Biology - begin national exam review

Wednesday April 27

Honors Biology - class dissection of a frog

AP Biology - essay question and part of the multiple choice, rest of multiple choice must be completed online tonight

Genetic World - Complete questions on harmful/helpful algae, short video on fungi

Tuesday April 26th

Honors biology - frog anatomy notes, virtual dissection online http://frog.edschool.virginia.edu/Frog2/
and website for endangered amphibians homework is http://amphibiaweb.org/

AP Biology - articles from Brody and essay test question

Monday April 25th

Honors Biology - amphibian notes, video on chytrid effects on amphibians

AP Biology - last chapter of the book!!

Genetic World - notes on protists, webquest to analyze effects/uses of protists
http://www.biologycorner.com/bio1/parasitic-protists.html
http://biologycorner.com/bio1/protista.html
http://www.whoi.edu/redtide/
http://botany.si.edu/projects/algae/economicuses.htm

Friday April 15th

Honors Biology - cocoa to chocolate lesson!

AP Biology - cocoa lesson! see review options below
If you don't want to purchase a review book for the national exam then use the following websites as thoroughly as possible!

http://library.thinkquest.org/28751/review/index.html

http://www.youtube.com/user/bozemanbiology#p/c/0B4CED0AB112B993 (look at the 12 labs listed on the right hand side)

http://www.explorebiology.com/teachers/index.html#review

http://kvhs.nbed.nb.ca/gallant/biology/presuff.html (IMPORTANT!! - helps figure out terms we may not have covered in class)

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/T/TOC.html

Thursday April 14th

Honors Biology - design a fish, fish videos

AP Biology - chapter 55

Genetic World - classification worksheet and test

Wednesday April 13

Honors Biology - finish fish notes, discuss fish design

Ap Biology - finish lab

Tuesday April 12

Honors Biology - discussion of shark info, shark video

AP Bio - lab on dissolved oxygen

Genetic World - notes on kingdoms, alien classification key design, test on Thurs.

Monday April 11th

Honors Biology - chordate video clip, intro notes on chordates and fish

AP Biology - finish chapter 54, prep lab # 12 for tomorrow, review lab website

Thursday April 7th

Honors biology - read and present short articles on invertebrates, list of invert info/vocab on moodle for review

AP Biology - essays on Ch. 51-53

Tuesday April 5

Honors Biology - invert video clips, return dna projects, test on Friday, dissection tomorrow

AP Biology - begin ch. 53, test Thurs/Fri.

Monday April 4th

Honors Biology - worm dissection, virtual dissection using http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs/BL_14/BL_14.html

AP Biology - ap lab # 11

Genetic World - competition website, competition activity in gym, finish all work, test on Wed.

Thursday March 31st

Honors Biology - finish going over invert chart , begin invert jar lab

AP Biology - finish ch. 52, preview of ch. 53

Genetic World - http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/evo_02
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/darwin/origin/index.html

Tuesday March 29th

Honors Biology - set up and fill in invert chart, finish for tomorrow

AP Biology - test on ch. 48-50, senses lab due Thurs.

Genetic World - online activity for Darwins voyage, questions on Darwin from lizard book, time to work on unit packet, evolution test early next week

Monday March 28th

Honors Biology - intro to invertebrates

AP Biology - articles presented by Danielle, sheep eye dissection, test tomorrow, senses lab due on Thurs.

Friday March 25th

Honors Biology - test on protists/fungi

AP Biology - senses lab

Genetic World - peppered moth graph, notes on evolution, natural selection worksheet, work on unit packets

Thursday March 24th

Honors Biology - view live protists, review for test on Friday

AP Biology - finish ch. 50, bone diagram handout

Wednesday March 23rd

Honors Biology - protist/fungi slide lab

AP Biology - ch. 50, brain article

Genetic World - homologous struc. activity, amino acid sequence activity, begin unit packet

Tuesday March 22

Honors Biology - Finish fungi notes, taste seaweed

AP Biology - finish ch. 49, start ch. 50

Monday March 21st

Honors Biology - notes on fungi, fungi video, time to finish webquest which is due on Tues.

AP Biology - finish ch. 48 and start ch. 49

Genetic World - notes on evidence, short video clip on evidence, index fossil activity

Friday March 18th

Honors Biology - algae notes/fill in chart, protista/fungi webquest
Kingdoms Protista and Fungi webquest

http://www.whoi.edu/redtide/
http://botany.si.edu/projects/algae/economicuses.htm
http://archives.microbeworld.org/microbes/protista/
http://www.phsource.us/PH/ZD/PD/index.htm
http://bugs.bio.usyd.edu.au/learning/resources/Mycology/UsesOf_Fungi/introduction.shtml
Watch the following video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrAShtolieg&feature=related
Read the following article:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/100302-new-ocean-trash-garbage-patch/


AP Biology - chapter 48

Wednesday March 16th

Honors Biology - begin protista/fungi unit, notes on protozoa, make algae chart for Friday, dress up a bit for jr. high presentation tomorrow!

AP Biology - essays over chapter 44-47, multiple choice test tomorrow

Tuesday March 15th

Honors Biology - grade review sheets, test on chap 19

AP Biology - cat test, online assignment due tonight, essay test tomorrow

Genetic World - timeline activity in room, notes on evolution, paper timeline lab

Monday March 14th

Honors Biology - video clips on bacteria, review sheet on chapter 19, chapter 19 test tomorrow

AP Biology - chapter 47, cat test tomorrow

Thursday March 10th

Honors Biology - finish science expo presentations, bacteria/virus test on Tuesday

AP Biology - chapter 46, cat test on Tuesday

Genetic World - test on DNA and genetics

Wednesday March 9th

Honors Biology - science expo presentations

AP Biology - chapter 45

Tuesday March 8th

Honors Biology - virus notes and video, handout on science expo assignment and station, be prepared to present tomorrow with your poster, ch. 19 test next Tuesday

AP Biology - cats

Genetic World - types of punnett squares,disorder ws, test on dna/genetics on Thurs.

Monday March 7th

Honors Biology - present wanted posters

AP Biology - Chapter 44 discussion

Friday March 4th

Honors Biology - library research for bacteria wanted poster, check bacteria plates

AP biology - essay test, multiple choice test online over the weekend

Genetic World - notes on punnett squares, worksheet to review vocab terms, activity on genotypes of yourself

Thursday March 3rd

Honors Biology - check plates, outbreak activity, bacteria webquest with following website - use only the tabs listed on the left hand side of the page to find info
http://www.microbeworld.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=55

AP Biology - chapter 43, essay questions tomorrow - one on ap lab 10, one on immune

Wednesday March 2nd

Honors Biology - antibacterial lab, finish bacterial notes, tracking plague activity

AP Biology - ap lab 10

Genetic World - review dna info, notes on genetics, design a kid activity, practice with genetic vocab worksheet

Tuesday March 1st

Honors Biology - notes on bacteria, bring in disinfectant substance tomorrow for lab

AP Biology - finish ch. 42, discuss new schedule

Thursday February 17th

Honors Biology - shark key, worksheet on cladograms, alien classification activity, mini-test on ch. 18 tomorrow

AP Biology - cats

Genetic World - extract DNA from strawberries, activity on dna analysis of royal family - due when we return from vacation

Wednesday February 16th

Honors Biology - finish classification notes, quiz on ch. 18 on Friday, time to review poster examples for dna project

AP Biology - discussion of chapter 41

Tuesday February 15th

Honors Biology - short answer part of evolution test, grade review sheets, begin classification notes, discuss rough drafts of project

AP Biology - plant essay, discussion of ch. 40, review animal chapters from last summer over vacation

Genetic World - finish notes on dna, dna model activity, dna bead simulation, rna notes, rna model activity

Monday February 14th - Happy Valentines Day!

Honors Biology - review sheets due, multiple choice part of evolution test

AP Biology - multiple choice part of ch.38-39 test

Wednesday February 9th

Honors Biology - finish notes, guppy website activity http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/sex/guppy/ed_pop.html

AP Biology - finish ch. 38, study tissue slides

Genetic World - all work from 1st unit due today, test on scientific method

Tuesday February 8th

Honors Biology - discuss data from bird lab, finish lab for tomorrow

AP Biology - begin chapter 38

Monday February 7th

Honors Biology - video clip on natural selection, go on moodle and watch clips and animations that were posted, notes on frequency, lab on bird beaks, bring lab sheet to class tomorrow to work on data analysis

AP Biology - test on chapter 35-37

Genetic World - review scientific method info, get all work done from unit, discuss biodiesel info and lab, quiz on scientific method unit on Wed.

Thursday February 3rd

Honors Biology - notes on Darwin's observations and conclusions, peppered moth graph and questions, see Moodle site for short animations and video clips

AP Biology - chapter 37 discussion, turn in thumb chart and paragraph on Monday

Polar bear article

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110201/ts_yblog_thelookout/polar-bear-swims-for-9-days-426-miles-to-find-ice-for-refuge

Tuesday February 1st

Honors Biology - discuss requirements for rough draft of dna project paper which is due next week, activity on studying fossils - due on Thursday

AP Biology - Chapter 36 discussion, re-post transpiration data on moodle

Monday January 31st

Honors Biology - continue notes on Darwin, evidence notes, activity on homologous structures and on amino acid sequences

AP Biology - dissection

Genetic World - design and do sponge capsule lab, begin reading biodiesel info and answering questions - due next class

Friday January 28th

Honors Biology - time to work on pbs online evolution activity with Darwins's finches

AP Biology - Chapter 35, post data for transpiration lab to moodle by Sunday night

SCIENCE EXPO INFO

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT IF YOU ARE DOING YOUR SURVEYS VIA PAPER THEN YOU SHOULD ONLY PRINT ONE COPY AND ASK TO HAVE IT PHOTOCOPIED. It is ALOT less expensive to make photocopies then it is to print copies.

Thursday January 27

Honors Biology - finish history of life notes, finish timelines, notes on evolution people, begin online activity with following websites
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/evo_02
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_25
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/darwin/origin/index.html

AP Biology - transpiration lab

Genetic World - discuss types of graphs, polar bear data/graph, graphing activity

Wednesday January 26th

Honors Biology - set up short and long timelines, have done for Thurs.

AP Biology - discuss transpiration for lab tomorrow, do not need to prep part B of lab, check moodle for due date/requirements of population genetics lab

Tuesday January 25th - Semester 2

Honors Biology - timeline activity in hallway, notes on history of life, get timeline chart done for Wed., just over 2 weeks until rough draft of paper is due!!!

AP Biology - begin cats

Genetic World - discussion/notes on scientific method, penny lab, simpson worksheet - due on Thursday

Interesting article!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110117/wl_asia_afp/japansciencemammoth_20110117104445
Researchers aim to resurrect mammoth in 5 years

Monday January 18th

AP Biology - essays on evolution unit, cats tomorrow - bring gloves

Genetic World - no class due to 1/2 day snow day - ALL WORK must be turned in when you report to the final exam on Thursday at 9:20am.

Thursday January 13th

Honors Biology - chapter review sheet due, biotechnology test, bring all labs/tests on Friday for midterm review

AP Biology - thumb activities today, multiple choice test tomorrow

Genetic World - discuss biogeochemical cycles, analyze water cycle video and animations, all work due by end of week for 2nd quarter

Wednesday January 12th

SNOW DAY!!!!!!!!

Honors Bio - biotech test on Thursday, midterm review on Friday

AP Bio - Thursday will be thumbs day, Friday will be multiple choice part of test, Tuesday will be essay part of test, Wed. will be cats

Tuesday January 11th

Honors Biology - variety of short video clips on biotechnology, chapter review sheet - due Wed. before test

AP Biology - finish chapter 25

Genetic World - notes/discussion on food chains/webs, food chain sheet, interaction of species sheet, all work due by the end of this week, still accepting invertebrate vocab packet to get some more points for your grade

Monday January 10, 2011

Honors Biology - name that gene activity, cloning animation, dnai.org activities - due Tues., biotech test on Wed.

AP Biology - No Thumbs day!, part of chapter 25

Friday January 7th

Honors Biology - electrophoresis homework due, returned research folders, analyzed dna gels from yesterday, discussed stem cells, weekend homework: study for biotech test (on Wed.) and do more research for project

AP Biology - chapter 24, report to my room at 9/end of period 1 on Monday for thumbs

Genetic World - endangered mammal chart due, few notes on biomes, online analysis activity of biomes, biome chart using textbook, http://www.phschool.com/el_marketing.html

Science Expo deadlines

Reminder that the following are the deadlines for the Honors Biology DNA project!!

DNA TECHNOLOGY PROJECT DEADLINES
Thursday December 2 Letter signed by parents/guardian due
Thursday December 9 Sign up for a topic
Thursday December 16 Idea paragraph due (typed)
Thursday January 6 Draft of survey due (typed) & research folder check
Thursday February 10 Rough draft of paper due (typed) & research folder check
Wednesday March 9 Presentations and posters due in class
Thursday March 10 DNA SCIENCE EXPO

Thursday January 6th

Honors Biology - DNA gel electrophoresis lab, finish questions on data sheet for Friday, survey drafts and research folders were due today, biotechnology test will be next Wed. over chapter 13 and ch.14-3

AP Biology - lab # 8, finished ch. 23 and guppy online activity due

Wednesday January 5th

Honors Biology - discussion/simulation online of electrophoresis lab in preparation for lab tomorrow, finish graphing standards and draw line of best fit - have with you tomorrow in class, Don't forget - survey and research folder are due tomorrow!

AP Biology - finish ch. 23, lab #8 prepped for tomorrow, finish guppy activity for tomorrow

Genetic World - owl pellet lab sheet due today, mammal notes/discussion, webquest on endangered mammals - due Friday this week

Tuesday January 4th

Honors Biology - questions on survey, questions on last nights reading, forensic video,notes on electrophoresis, animations of electrophoresis, paper dna electrophoresis simulation, analyze data and answer questions from last nights reading

AP Bio - finish ch. 22, start ch. 23, guppy activity using website http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/sex/guppy/index.html#

Monday January 3rd, 2011

Honors Biology - discuss requirements for survey which is due on Thursday, reviewed list of needed labs and tests for midterm exam, article to read for homework, another website that would be useful for some of your projects http://www.dnalc.org/resources/animations/index.html

AP Biology - discussion of chapter 22, prep ap lab # 8 for Thursday

Genetic World - notes on birds, video clips of birds, owl pellet dissection - lab sheet due on Wednesday

Sunday Jan. 2nd - Honors Biology

Reminder that a draft of your survey (which you have NOT given out yet) is due this Thursday January 6th.  The following are some more websites that apply to various projects:

http://www.animallaw.info/articles/ovusgeneticengineering.htm

http://www.animallaw.info/articles/ddusgeneticengin.htm

http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=endangered+species+genetic+engineering&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart - Mrs. Lucas could get copies of these articles for anyone

http://www.actionbioscience.org/ - Great website for many of your projects

http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/SafetyHealth/AnimalCloning/default.htm – many links off this page

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/cloning.shtml – again many links!

http://www.sierraclub.org/biotech/report.asp