Slides
8/10 Introductions/
Expectations
8/12  Lab safety review    


8/13   Science as a way of knowing


8/17 - 8/18    What is science?            

8/19      Lab Safety Quiz


8/20-8/21  Living vs Non-living laboratory
  


8/24-8/25  Characteristics of life






8/26:  Fields of biology

8/27:   Big Ideas in Biology


8/31-9/1:  Chapter 1 Exam

9/2:  Test Review


9/3: Introduction to Ecology


9/7:  Holiday


9/8: Gorongosa conservation project







9/10:  Gorongosa Food Web simulation

9/14:   Food webs and intro to nutrient cycling
                   
9/16:  Know your consumer

9/17:  Nutrient cycles and human impact-lab intro and planning





9/21:  Lab Planning




9/25:  DUE-photography Project


10/1-10/2:  Chapter 3 Quiz
10/5-10/9 Fall Break
10/12-10/13:  Final lab observations
10/14:  Lab writing/group planning
10/15-10/16:  In class poster presentations

10/19-10/20:  DUE-Fertilizer Lab Report

​10/19-10/20  In class:  lab exploration of water chemistry







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10/22-10/23:   Properties of water and introduction to carbon chemistry


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10/26:  Biomolecules 

10/28:  Biomolecules Data question and protein structure simulation


10/29:   Enzymes

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11/2:  Enzymes-lab exploration
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11/4:   Review

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11/5:  Exam Chapter 2



​11/9:  Introduction to cells-prokaryotes vs eukaryotes



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​11/11:  Introducing the Cell Project

11/12:  Cholera and osmosis lab

11/16:  Work Day 1-The Giant Cell

11/18:  Work Day2-The Giant Cell

11/19  Work Day 3-The giant Cell
 
11/23-11/27: Thanksgiving Break.

11/30:  Surface Area to Volume Ratio and the size of cells--
Work Day 4-The Giant Cell
 
12/2:  Giant cell parts due in class.    
12/3A-12/4B:  Giant cell presentations


12/7:   Finish Cell Presentations

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12/9:  Osmosis

​12/10:  Cell Parts Quiz and Midterm review

​Assignments


8/12 Lab Safety activity


8/13 read textbook pp 1-15 (due 8/17)


8/17 read textbook pp 16-25 (due 8/24)



 8/20-8/21   Lab write up and reflection on living and non living lab (due 8/24A, 8/25B)

8/24-8/25  Fields of biology assignment due 8/26.  (Find picture relating to your assigned field.  Write a 3-4 sentence description of the field.)
 





8/31-9/1  Binder check

9/2:  (Chapter 3) Read text pages 62-72-due 9/8.

9/3:  Ecosystems scavenger hunt project (due 9/24 A, 9/25B)


9/8:  Student worksheet
9/8:  Click and learn-Gorongosa interactive map
9/8  Homework:  visit the park-cam



9/10:  Student worksheet on food web simulation

9/14:  Read pp. 73-87



9/17:  Binder Check







9/21:  Lab Report Guide



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9/25:  Photography Project Rubric














10/19-10/20:  Lab exploration : the properties of water
10/19:  Homework set due 10/21 (lab reflection).
10/19-10/20: read chapter 2 section 2(p 33-44)

10/22-10/23:  Read 2.3 p 45-49
Watch video:  Crash course biomolecules
Answer questions on video (linked here)







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10/29:  Read 2.4 pp. 50-54

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11/2:  Reflection on lab exploration:  "What is the most interesting thing I learned today?". (brief, 1 paragraph).   Due 11/4.


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​11/9: Chapter 7-Read (pp 190-194)
11/9:  Watch Eukaryopolis-animal cells
11/9:  Play-cells interactive


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11/11:  Giant Cell Project Packet

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​11/12 Cholera Lab Worksheet








11/16:  Scale interactivity














12/7:
Biology Mid-term Review Notes
Biology Mid-term Review Question sheet

12/10:  study pp. 206-207 in your text for Quiz
Lesson/Video           
8/10  Scientists tackle the Mystery boxes                  

Scientific Method      


8/13  Bee Waggle Dance



8/17:  BPA and health risks

    







                                 
 8/24: What is Biology                                  Living  vs. Non-living
          















9/3: Hierarchy of life                                    Biotic and Abiotic Factors
      Wolves at Yellowstone
      Chapter Mystery
       Geothermal vents
             
9/8:   The Guide (short documentary on Gorongosa)
                           
9/8:  Biodiversity                                                                    



9/10:  Food Webs: simulation                                               
9/14:  Vulture Rescue
Giraffe-herbivore adaptations
Article on caterpillar-plant interaction

9/17:  Biogeochemical cycling        video:  human impacts on nutrient cycles
Resources for lab:
Water quality report-Georgetown
Golden Alga in TX

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9/21:  Video link on algae
         Video link on plankton
Video link extra on lake Eerie algae bloom of 2014
















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10/19:  Water:  a polar molecule
Water: a universal solvent






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10/22-10/23:  extra resources
Biological molecules
Molecules of life
carbohydrates
Proteins





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10/29:  Video podcasts
Enzymes (cartoon)
Enzymes (Bozeman science)
Enzymes:  why do chemical reactions occur (energy)
Enzymes:  how do enzymes work-MODS
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11/2:  Video links
1.  Protein Denaturation
2.  Extremophiles and astrobiology
3.  1000 springs project-NZ

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​Test review:  water as a polar molecule; polarity important for life




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11/9 Video clip:  Von Leeuwenhoek Seeing the Invisible





Resources for the Giant Cell:
Excellent link on cell parts/functions
Cell "extras" for study




animation:  lives of the cell

 Crash Course:  cell structure


Crash course:  membranes



Membrane transport interactive study guide







Cell structure practice quiz



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Transport mechanisms


Quizlet (Biomolecules)
Quizlet (Ecology)
Quizlet (Cell Structure and Function)
Quizlet (photosynthesis/respiration)
1/6:  Introduction to cell division
          ​Warm-up Video-newt limb                         regeneration

1/7:  Mitosis and Chromosomes
           Slides
​           Video-Cells divide 
           Video- Embryogenesis
1/6:   Read pp. 274-277
 Write down questions.  Be prepared for a short quiz in class on 1/7A, 1/8 B

1/7:  Read pp. 279-285
         Watch:  Mitosis Video
         Answer questions on mitosis video          (due 1/11A, 1/12B) Due 1/13
Resources for Mitosis:
Cell Cycle Video
​Mitosis Video