Important Stuff
Level 1 exams have been graded! Class average was a 63.
EXAM REVIEW!!! Study guide for the exam--complete it and turn it in the day of the exam for a BONUS grade. Also, BRING YOUR TEXTBOOK TO THE EXAM!!!! NO BOOK, NO EXAM!!!! ![]()
The button below will take you to a website that offers short, informative video lessons lined up to your textbook. OK, so it's a newer version of our textbook, but still.... Pick a chapter, topic, and prepare to be enlightened!
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Class Information
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UNIT 5: CHAPTER 10 AND 11.4 CELL REPRODUCTION
March 30-April 2
Level 1--finish lab writeup for onion lab, begin chapter ten...mitosis and meiosis, OH MY! ![]()
The document below is the guided study for chapter ten...the whole enchilada. We are covering sections 1 & 2 first, then 3...then we'll do chapter 11.4 (meiosis).
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UNIT 4 PART II: CELL TRANSPORT (CH 7.3)
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Unit 4: The Cell
OK, so I dropped the ball a little bit with the website through December and January...but we covered chapter 2--biochemistry, water, pH, and enzymes. Whew! In this unit, we will take a tour of the cell, the basic unit of structure and function in all living things. The fun never ends! WooHoo!! February 9-13--snow day MON
Review worksheets for sections 7.1 and 7.4, microscope lab #1 ![]()
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February 2-6--snow days MON and TUES
Science Fair Presentations completed, Covered notes for sections 7.1 and 7.4. YES, sections 1 AND 4..not 1-4. ![]()
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January 26-30
Introduced microscope, book ass't 7.1 and 7.4 vocab and both sets of section review questions Unit 3: BIOCHEM! (ew)
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December 1-5
Finish pH scale, water activity, online pH video, QUIZ 2.2 Friday...Review 12/8 and BIG QUEST Tuesday 12/9 November 24-26
Finished 2.1, started 2.2 Covered solutions, suspensions, and the chemistry of water. QUIZ on 2.1 (basic chem vocab). ![]()
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NOVEMBER 17-21
ERMERGERD! We began biochem this week! Make sure you review your notes DAILY!!! This is a tricky unit. Monday we covered chapter 2, section 1...through isotopes. Level 5 has the eco test TUESDAY 11/18. ![]()
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Unit 2: ECOLOGY
November 10-14
Reviewed for Ecology test--NOTE: Level 5 will have the test MONDAY 11/17/14 (I had to leave early Thursday, I forgot...oops) If you don't have the review, print it and complete it. If you do, you are (nearly) guaranteed to pass the test. ![]()
November 3-7
Finished notes on Ecology...ecology 3: cycles ppt and review. Test next week on THURSDAY for level 5 and FRIDAY for level 1. All notes and worksheets are available for download below. October 27-31
NOVA population ecology activity: Acorns Aplenty (If you were absent and looking to make this up, print the acorns handout, follow the acorn and two organisms of your choice through the two-year period. The link to the interactive is on the LINKS page) and Rat Attack video/handout, ecology 3 notes, TEST next week. ![]()
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October 14-24
Ecology unit. Biome project given--due 10/29. ALSO, you should be actively looking for a SCIENCE FAIR topic. ![]()
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UNIT 1: WHAT IS SCIENCE? AND HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS
October 6-10
Finished human body systems...quiz given. :) September 29-October 3, 2014
Review chapter one test...Begin second part of unit 1: Body Systems ![]()
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September 22-26 2014
Completed "is it alive" lab--write up due Thursday. We finished the section 1-4 notes...Review Thursday...TEST FRIDAY--chapter one. Just in case you misplaced the study guide, I've attached a link below. :) ![]()
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9/15-9/19/2014: More of chapter one...finished through 1-3. Major concepts include the characteristics of living things, levels of organization, and scientific method. Lab activity: Is it alive?
September 3-5, 2014
Level 1 and 5: Scientific Method Packet--reviewed in class. Review vocab!!! Homework: #5 (page 5) and last page (vocab) matching--reviewed in class. Chapter 1
You received a copy of the chapter one notes in class. If it gets ruined or misplaced, you can print it out using the link below. ![]()
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DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO ANYTHING BELOW THIS SECTION!
(WE AREN'T THERE YET!) UNIT 6: DNA AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
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UNIT 5: GENETICS
Both Mendelian and non-Mendelian genetics will be covered. ![]()
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UNIT 4: CELL DIVISION
Mitosis and Meiosis ![]()
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UNIT 3: THE CELL
Our study of the cell will include a discussion of: prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, cellular organelles, and cellular organization. |
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