2019-2020 School Year
Thursday March 26, 2020 |
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Wednesday March 25, 2020 |
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Monday March 23, 2020 |
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Thursday March 19, 2020Agenda: Human Threats, Community Interactions (Part 2), Mass Extinctions, Racing Extinctions Documentary
POD: Why are habitat destruction and hunting/poaching problems to talk about? Homework: Ecology Survival Objectives #14-15 What is due next class? Objectives #14-15 |
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Wednesday March 18, 2020Agenda: Quiz, Human Threats
POD: Why is hearing/flocking/schooling beneficial to survival? Homework: Complete Human Threats Drawings What is due next class? 1st two human threats done |
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Monday March 16, 2020Agenda: Real Life Populations Re-cap, Predatory/Prey Lab, Community Interactions
POD: What are the big 3? Why are they so important? Homework: Ecology Survival Objectives #10-13, Biome Project Part J What is due next class? Objectives #10-13, BP J, QUIZ |
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Thursday March 12, 2020Agenda: Ecology Levels Review, Biodiversity Review, Population Growth
POD: How can you tell the difference between populations, communities and ecosystems? Homework: Ecology Survival Objectives #6-9, Real Life Populations What is due next class? Objectives #6-9, Real Life Populations Graphed |
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Wednesday March 11, 2020Agenda: Ecology Levels Review, Biodiversity
POD: List the levels from atom through biosphere. Homework: Ecology Survival #2, 4-5 What is due next class? Objectives #2, 4-5 |
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Monday March 9, 2020POD: Housekeeping & Test Corrections, Survival, Interactions Vocabulary, Ecology Levels of Organization Intro
POD: Why do you do cellular respiration? Homework: Ecology Survival #1-3, Biome Project Part H What is due next class? Objectives #1-3, Biome Part H |
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Thursday March 5, 2020Agenda: Review/Study Time, TEST
POD: What do you think happens to the rate of cellular respiration when you exercise? Why? Homework: Put notebook together, Complete Photosynthesis Book What is due next class? Notebook Check, Photosynthesis Book |
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Wednesday March 4, 2020Agenda: Whiteboard Review, Cause of Death, Steps of Cellular Respiration, Photosynthesis vs. Cellular Respiration
POD: What is the point of cellular respiration? Why is it important to you? Homework: Photosynthesis Objectives #12-13, Cellular Respiration Objectives #5-8, Work on Photosynthesis book, STUDY!!! What is due next class? Objectives #12-13, #5-8, TEST, |
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Monday March 2, 2020Agenda: Photosynthesis Wrap-up, Quiz, Cellular Respiration Intro (notes and cause of death)
POD: Why does green light cause a plant to grow the least? Homework: Cellular Respiration Objectives #1-4, Work on Photosynthesis Book What is due next class? Objectives #1-4, Photosynthesis Book Due Monday March 9th |
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Thursday February 27, 2020Agenda: Complete Lab, Notes, Survival 101
POD: Why is chlorophyll important in photosynthesis? How are chlorophyll and chloroplast connected? Homework: Photosynthesis Objectives #9-11, Biome Project Part F, Study What is due next class? Objectives #9-11, Part F, Quiz |
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Wednesday February 26, 2020Agenda: Recap, Energy Flow, Light Virtual Lab
POD: Light energy is converted into ______________ energy. Homework: Photosynthesis Objectives #7-8, Biome Project Part F What is due next class? Objectives #7-8, Biome Project Part F |
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Monday February 24, 2020Agenda: Survival 101, Recap, Chloroplast, 2 Steps, Notes (energy portion), Photosynthesis Story
POD: Why is photosynthesis the #1 most amazing of all chemical reactions? Homework: Photosynthesis Objectives #5-6 What is due next class? Objectives #5-6, Device (phone will not work) |
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Thursday February 20, 2020Agenda: Photosynthesis Q and A, Real Life Photosynthesis, Equation, Notebook Check
POD: Draw and label a simplified carbon cycle. Draw and label a 3 trophic level food chain. What can we learn from these illustrations? Homework: Photosynthesis Objectives #1-4 What is due next class? Objectives #1-4 |
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Wednesday February 19, 2020Agenda: Test
POD: Why could disrupting a matter cycle be bad? Could it be good? Homework: Put together Notebook What is due next class? Notebook Check |
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Tuesday February 18, 2020Agenda: Carbon Cycle Review, Nitrogen Cycle
POD: Explain what you think would happen if bacteria and fungi were to disappear. Homework: Ecology/Energy Objective #9-13, STUDY!!! (no time for in class studying) What is due next class? Objectives #9-13, TEST |
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Thursday February 13, 2020Agenda: Survival 101, Food Chains, Matter Vocabulary, Carbon Cycle
POD: What happens to the energy you get from your food? Homework: Ecology/Energy Objective #7-8, Biome Project C-E What is due next class? Objective #7-8, BP C-E
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Wednesday February 12, 2020Agenda: Calculations and Pyramids
POD: How many trophic levels? Label each level. Homework: Ecology/Energy Objective #6 What is due next class? Objective #6 |
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Tuesday February 11, 2020Agenda: Autotroph and Heterotroph ID Review, Energy Notes
POD: What happens to energy as it moves through a food chain? Why? Homework: Biome Project B-C What is due next class? Biome Project B-C |
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Thursday February 6, 2020Agenda: Biome Project, Autotroph and Heterotroph Review, Energy Lab
POD: What process do plants do to convert the suns energy? What energy is passed along in a food chain? Homework: Complete Lab, Biome Project A What is due next class? Lab Write-Up, Biome Project Part A |
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Wednesday February 5, 2020Agenda: Autotroph and Heterotroph Identification, Notes Re-cap, Pre-Lab Questions
POD: How can you identify if an organism is an autotroph or heterotroph? Homework: Ecology Objectives #4-5 What is due next class? Objectives #4-5 |
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Monday February 3, 2020Agenda: Energy Vocabulary, Autotrophs and Heterotrophs, Survival 101, Test Corrections
POD: How do you obtain energy and materials for your body? Homework: Ecology Objectives #1-3, YOUTUBE LESSON What is due next class? Objectives #1-3, YOUTUBE LESSON
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Thursday January 30, 2020Agenda: Notebook Check, Review/Study Time, Test
POD: Karyotypes are useful for identifying which types of disorders? Homework: Do Something Productive What is due next class? Nada |
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Wednesday January 29, 2020Agenda: Chromosome Disorders (notes)
POD: How are X-linked disorders different from autosomal disorders? Homework: Disorder Objectives #8-10 + Online Karyotype Practice, STUDY!!! What is due next class? Objectives #8-10, TEST!!!, Notebook Check |
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Monday January 27, 2020Agenda: X-Linked Gene Disorders, Disorders Pamphlet
POD: How is it determined if someone will have an autosomal gene disorder? Homework: Disorders Objectives #6-7, Complete Pamphlet What is due next class? Objectives 6-7, Pamphlet |
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Thursday January 23, 2020Agenda: Disorders Vocabulary, Autosomal Gene Disorders
POD: Why are the instructions in your genes so important? Homework: Disorder Objectives #1-5 (Skip #3) What is due next class? Objectives #1-5 (minus #3) |
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Wednesday January 22, 2020Agenda: Tasks and Review, Quiz
POD: Should we use genetic engineering techniques? Justify! Homework: Productive time What is due next class? Nada |
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Tuesday January 21, 2020Agenda: Genetic Engineering Tasks
POD: Why is CRISPR so important? Homework: Complete Tasks, STUDY!!! What is due next class? Tasks, Quiz on Genetic Engineering |
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Thursday January 16, 2020Agenda: Genetic Engineering: Designer Babies, Cloning, Stem Cells, GMO's, CRISPR
POD: Would you change your DNA if you could? Why or why not? Homework: Work on Genetic Engineering Tasks What is due next class? Nothing Specific. Take your own initiative. |
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Wednesday January 15, 2020Agenda: Making Babies Lab
POD: What is your main goal for second semester? Homework: Complete Lab What is due next class? Lab |
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Monday January 13, 2020Agenda: New Start and Excellence, Chromosomes Genes and Inheritance
POD: What was your favorite part of the break? What is your favorite part of school? Homework: One Word What is due next class? One Word, Device |
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Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday December 17-19, 2019
Finals ALL Classes
Monday December 16, 2019Agenda: Notebook Check, Review/Study
POD: What have you learned? What do you still need to study? Homework: STUDY!!! What is due next class? Daily Logs, FINAL!!! |
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Thursday December 12, 2019Agenda: Punnett Square (review boards), Chromosomes,Genes and Inheritance
POD: Freckles are dominant to no freckles. Cross a homozygous recessive male with a heterozygous female. Solve the Punnett Square, %s and ratios. Homework: Complete Review, START STUDYING What is due next class? Review sheet Check, Notebook Check, Last chance notebooks |
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Wednesday December 11, 2019Agenda: Cross Practices
POD: What is the purpose of Punnett Squares? Homework: Genetics Objectives #9-10, Start Review What is due next class? Objectives #9-10, Whole Notebook Checks Teams 7-10 |
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Monday December 9, 2019Agenda: Notebook Check, Genotypes and Phenotypes, Punnett Square Notes
POD: What is an allele? Homework: CMM Objectives #s 4-5, 7-8 What is due next class? Objectives #s 4-5, 7-8, Teams 4-6 Whole Notebook Check |
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Thursday December 5, 2019Agenda: Review/Study Time, Quest, Genetics Intro
POD: How can you tell the difference between mitosis and meiosis? Homework: Genetics Objectives #1-3 What is due next class? Objectives #1-3, Teams 1-3 Whole Notebook Check, Unit Notebook Check (pgs 51-60 |
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Wednesday December 4, 2019Agenda: Finish Meiosis, Review, Crossing Over
POD: What is the purpose of meiosis? Why not use meiosis for everything? Homework: CMM Objectives 10, 13-14, STUDY!!! What is due next class? Objectives #10, 13-14, Notebook Check, Quest!!! (not quite a test, not quite a quiz...in between:)
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Monday December 2, 2019Agenda: Chromosome Recap, Cancer, Meiosis
POD: What is mitosis? What types of cells does mitosis make? Homework: CMM Objectives 11-12 What is due next class? Objectives #11-12 |
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Thursday November 21, 2019Agenda: Review, Quiz, Mitosis
POD: What is S phase? Which of these cells have gone through S phase? (see shoulder partner) Homework: Enjoy your break!!! What is due next class? Nada unless you have missing assignments |
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Wednesday November 20, 2019Agenda: Review, Cell Cycle
POD: Which cells are diploid? Which are haploid? (see shoulder partner) Homework: Objectives #9, Cancer Reading, STUDY!!! What is due next class? Objectives #9, Cancer Notes, Quiz |
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Monday November 18, 2019Agenda: Diploid and Haploid
POD: What is a gene? How can you identify homologous chromosomes? Homework: Objectives #7-8 What is due next class? Objectives #7-8 |
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Thursday November 14, 2019Agenda: Dinosaur Documentary, Chromosome Notes, Chromosome Vocab, Human Chromosomes
POD: Why are amino acids important? Homework: Chromosome Objectives #1-6 What is due next class? Bring Device for California Healthy Kids Survey, Objectives 1-6 |
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Wednesday November 13, 2019Agenda: Dinosaur Documentary
POD: None Homework: Do Something Productive What is due next class? Notebook Check, Missing Work |
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Tuesday November 12, 2019Agenda: Dinosaur Documentary
POD: None Homework: Do Something Productive What is due next class? Missing Work |
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Thursday November 7, 2019Agenda: Review (white boards, Protein Synthesis Review), TEST, Dinosaur Documentary
POD: Are all mutations bad? Explain. Homework: Do Something Productive What is due next class? Missing Work |
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Wednesday November 5, 2019Agenda: Mutations
POD: How can you tell if transcription or translation is happening in the cell Homework: DNA and PS Objectives #23-24, Complete Pocket Guide, STUDY!!! What is due next class? Objectives #23-24, Pocket Guide, TEST, Notebook Check, Bring Device |
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Monday November 4, 2019Agenda: Codon Bingo, What Really Happens, Mini-Projects
POD: Translate: AUG UAC AAA CCG UGA Homework: DNA and PS Objectives #18-22, Complete Monster What is due next class? Objectives #18-22, Monster
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Thursday October 31, 2019Agenda: Transcription, Translation, Pocket Book, Monsters
POD: Transcribe: DNA-TACGGCAGTCAG Homework: DNA and PS Objective #17, Monster, Pocketbook What is due next class? Objective #17, Pocketbook Pages 1-4, Monste 1-4 |
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Wednesday October 30, 2019Agenda: Protein Synthesis Notes, Protein Synthesis Practice
POD: Why do we have to rewrite DNA instructions into mRNA first? Homework: Missing Assignments What is due next class? Missing Work |
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Monday October 28, 2019Agenda: Review, DNA Test Part 1, Protein Synthesis Intro (notes + breakdown), DNA vs. RNA
POD: What is the point/purpose of DNA replication? Homework: DNA Objectives #11-16, Enzyme Video What is due next class? Objectives #11-16, Enzyme Notes, Extra Credit Skittles or M&M's (3 bags max) |
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Thursday October 24, 2019Agenda: Test Corrections/Housekeeping, DNA Recap (with model), Replication, Oral Quiz (for some, study time for others)
POD: Write the complimentary DNA TTCGATCAC Homework: DNA Objectives #5, 9-10, STUDY!!! What is due next class? Objectives #5, 9-10, TEST on Objectives #1-10 |
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Wednesday October 23, 2019Agenda: DNA Models
POD: Why is DNA so important? Homework: DNA Objectives #6-8 What is due next class? Objectives #6-8 |
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Monday October 21, 2019Agenda: Notebook Check, DNA Notes, DNA models
POD: Why is cell differentiation important? Homework: DNA Objectives #1-4 What is due next class? Objectives #1-4 |
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Thursday October 17, 2019Agenda: Review/Study Time, Midterm
POD: How is simple diffusion different from facilitated diffusion? Homework: Organize notebook for notebook check next class (pgs 20-35) What is due next class? Notebook Check: Pages 20-35, Macro and Cell Objectives, PODs from 9/12-10/21 |
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Wednesday October 16, 2019Agenda: Review Day
POD: How would a really big molecule get into a cell? Homework: Complete Objectives, STUDY!!! What is due next class? Objectives, Midterm, Daily Logs |
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Monday October 14, 2019Agenda: All or Nothing Quiz, Membrane Transport
POD: Which organelle is most important? Justify. Homework: Cell Objectives #11-13 What is due next class? Objectives #11-13 |
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Objective #13: Watch video from start to time index 6:58
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Thursday October 10, 2019Agenda: Labs completion, Cell Brochure
POD: How do plants differ from animal cells? Homework: Cell/Organelle Brochure, STUDY!!! What is due next class? Brochure, ALL or NOTHING Quiz |
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Wednesday October 9, 2019Agenda: Investigating Plant and Animal Cells Lab
POD: What organelle do animal cells have that plant cells do not? Homework: Cells objectives #10 What is due next class? #10 |
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Monday October 7, 2019Agenda: Organelles, Plant vs. Animal Cells
POD: What 3 macromolecules make up the cell membrane? Which is most important? Justify! Homework: Cells objectives #7-9 What is due next class? #7-9 |
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Thursday October 3, 2019Agenda: Cell Membrane, Organelles
POD: What is the first thing you look for to categorize a cell? Why? Homework: Cells objectives #5 & 6 What is due next class? #5 & 6 |
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Wednesday October 2, 2019Agenda: Cell Specialization
POD: What is the first thing you look for to categorize a cell? Why? Homework: Cells objectives #5 & 6 What is due next class? #5 & 6 |
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Monday September 30, 2019Agenda: Quiz Review, Labs and Conclusions, Cell Vocabulary, Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes, All Cells Have
POD: List the levels of organization from smallest to largest. Homework: Cells objectives #1-4 What is due next class? Objectives #1-4, Fixed Labs |
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Thursday September 26, 2019Agenda: Review/Study Time, Macromolecule Quiz
POD: What can you do to help world hunger? Homework: Missing Assignments What is due next class? Missing Assignments |
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Wednesday September 25, 2019Agenda: World Hunger, Macromolecule Celebration
POD: What does "You are what you eat" mean? Homework: STUDY!!!, Murder and a Meal Lab What is due next class? Murder and a Meal Lab |
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Monday September 23, 2019Agenda: Counselor Presentations for College
POD: None Homework: Make/Buy Macromolecule Celebration Food, Murder and a Meal Lab What is due next class? Macromolecule Celebration Food/Drink |
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Thursday September 19, 2019Agenda: Review, Monomers and Polymers, Murder and a Meal (45 min to 1 hr)
POD: What makes a lipid different from other macromolecules? Homework: Macromolecule Objectives #12-13, STUDY!!! What is due next class? Objective #12-13, QUIZ on objectives 1-13 (minus objective #7) |
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Wednesday September 18, 2019Agenda: Review, Lipids and Nucleic Acids
POD: How are carbohydrates and proteins similar? Different? Homework: Macromolecule Objectives #8-11 What is due next class? Objective #8-11 |
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Monday September 16, 2019Agenda: Macromolecule Exploration, Carbohydrates and Proteins
POD: What is a macromolecule? Homework: Macromolecule Objectives #2-6 What is due next class? Objective #2-6 |
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Friday September 12, 2019Agenda: Test Corrections, Living Things, Vocabulary
POD: Describe your study habits and work ethic. Be honest. Homework: Macromolecule Objectives #1 What is due next class? Objective #1 |
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Wednesday September 11, 2019Agenda: Hypothesis vs. Theory, Reflections, Notebook Check
POD: What must you always do when you graph? Homework: Missing Assignments What is due next class? Missing Work |
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Monday September 9, 2019Agenda: Review/Study Time, TEST
POD: Name the 6 steps of the scientific method. Name the 4 parts of a controlled experiment. Homework: Complete conclusion (period 3 and 5 complete pg 14 graphs too) What is due next class? Lab Conclusion |
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Thursday September 5, 2019Agenda: Mission Impossible, Exploring the Scientific Method
POD: What should be written in a science conclusion? Homework: Complete Objectives, STUDY!!! What is due next class? Objectives, TEST, Notebook Check |
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Wednesday September 4, 2019Agenda: Graphing, Quizizz, Labs (Partner check)
POD: If you wanted to graph a plant changing height over time, which type of graph would you do? Why? Homework: Study/Review Objectives What is due next class? Study/Review |
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Tuesday September 3, 2019Agenda: Variables, Understanding Data, Conclusions
POD: Why should you graph your data? Homework: Nature of Science Objectives # 14b, Complete Lab Write-up What is due next class? Objectives #14 b, Lab |
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Thursday August 29, 2019Agenda: Understanding Data, Demo vs. Experiment
POD: Why is it important to have only one manipulated variable? Homework: Nature of Science Objectives # 13/14 What is due next class? Objectives #13/14 |
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Wednesday August 28, 2019Agenda: Identifying Components
POD: What do you need to do to set up a controlled experiment? Homework: Nature of Science Objectives #11-12 (period 1only) Nature of Science Objective #13 What is due next class? Objectives #11-12 (period 1) Objective #13 (period 3,5), Bring Device |
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Monday August 26, 2019Agenda:The Cure Part 2, Controlled Experiments Notes
POD: Why is it important to repeat you experiment? Homework: Nature of Science Objectives #11-12 (periods 3,5 only) What is due next class? Objectives #11-12 (periods 3,5 only) |
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Thursday August 22, 2019Agenda: Truths of Science, Real Life Science, Scientific Method Notes, The Cure Part 1
POD: Why is a hypothesis not a guess? Homework: Nature of Science Objectives #4, 7-10 What is due next class? Objectives #4, 7-10 |
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Wednesday August 21, 2019Agenda: Evidence, Truth and Nature of Science
POD: Why is evidence important for a claim? Homework: Nature of Science Objectives #5-6 What is due next class? Objectives #5-6 |
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Monday August 19, 2019Agenda: House Keeping, Observations, Nature of Science Vocabulary, Evidence
POD: Why is perspective important? Homework: Nature of Science Objectives #1-3 What is due next class? Objectives #1-3 |
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Thursday August 15, 2019Agenda: Procedures and Notebooks, Keys to Success, Lab Safety, #techgrit
POD: "Don't let schooling get in the way of your education."-Mark Twain What do you think this means? Homework: Lab Safety Poster, 5 Dividers What is due next class? Poster and dividers |
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Wednesday August 14, 2019Agenda: Getting Started, Rules and Procedures, #techgrit
POD: Why are rules important? Homework: Complete Personal Collage (watch the video on how to complete) What is due next class? Collage, Composition Book, Device |
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Monday August 12, 2019Agenda: Introductions, Class Syllabus, Rules and Procedures
POD: None Homework: Complete Tech-To-Do List, Class Syllabus Signed What is due next class? Electronic Device!!!, Syllabus |
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2018-2019 School Year
Wednesday May 29, 2019
Wednesday May 29, 2019Agenda:House Keeping, Notebooks, Reviews
POD: A dog starts running at you. You scream and run. what is the stimulus? Homework: Complete All You Can on the Review Sheet/Study Guide What is due next class? Review Sheet |
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Tuesday May 28, 2019Agenda: 3 Types of Neurons, Stimulus
POD: What would happen if the dendrites were blocked? Homework: Objectives #8 , Work on Study Guide What is due next class? Objectives # 8 |
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Friday May 24, 2019Agenda: Neurons, Neuron Types, Focus Time
POD: Why is your nervous system important? Homework: Nervous system Objectives #5-7, Missing work What is due next class? Objectives #5-7, Missing assignments |
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Wednesday May 22, 2019Agenda: Nervous System Notes, Notes Quiz, Focus time for missing assignments
POD: What is your immune systems memory? Homework: Nervous system Objectives #1-4, Missing work What is due next class? Objectives #1-4, Missing assignments |
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Tuesday May 21, 2019Agenda: Notebook Check, Review, Test
POD: Why are helper T-cells so important? Homework: Missing Work What is due next class? Missing Work |
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Friday May 17, 2019Agenda: Vaccines, Activating, HIV & AIDS
POD: What is the most important thing to consider for an antibody to work? Homework: Virus Objectives #6-8, STUDY!!! What is due next class? Objectives #6-8, TEST (all objectives), Notebook Check |
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Wednesday May 15, 2019Agenda: Antigens and Antibodies
POD: How could taking "over the counter" medications be bad? Homework: Virus Objectives #4-5 What is due next class? Objectives #4-5 bring device |
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Tuesday May 14, 2019Agenda: Bacteria Vs. Virus, Virus Reproduction, Immune System (vocab, 3 lines of defense)
POD: Which cells can this fly virus infect? (see shoulder partner) Homework: Immune system Objectives #1-3 What is due next class? Objectives #1-3 |
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Friday May 10, 2019Agenda: Virus Notes, Wanted Posters (Bacteria poster checked off but not graded, Started virus poster)
POD: Why is it sometimes painful when you get a bacterial or viral infection? Homework: Virus Objectives #3-5 What is due next class? Objectives #3-5, Virus Poster |
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Wednesday May 8, 2019Agenda: Virus Intro (Virus Vocabulary, Start of Notes), Bacteria Poster
POD: Exactly how do bacteria make you sick? Homework: Virus Objectives #1-2 What is due next class? Objectives #1-2 |
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Tuesday May 7, 2019Agenda: Test Corrections, Bacteria Notes, Wanted Poster
POD: Why are bacteria important? Homework: Bacteria Objectives #4-8 What is due next class? Objectives #4-8 |
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Friday May 3, 2019Agenda: Review/Study Time, Test, Bacteria (Bacteria Circle, Bacteria Vocab, Bacteria Notes)
POD: How does DNA support speciation? Homework: Bacteria Objectives #1-3 What is due next class? Objectives #1-3 |
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Objective #3 Watch Video Below from 4:55 to 7:05 to get info.
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Wednesday May 1, 2019Agenda: DNA as Evidence
POD: How can we tell if two species are related? Homework: Change Objective #15 What is due next class? Objective #15 |
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Tuesday April 30, 2019Agenda: Geologic Time, Anatomy, Embryology
POD: Why do people like fossils as evidence of change? Homework: Change Objective #16 What is due next class? Objective #16 |
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Friday April 26, 2019Agenda: Okapi, Fossils and Stratigraphy, Fossil Lab, Test Corrections
POD: How does isolation help with speciation? Homework: Change Objective #14 What is due next class? Objective #14 |
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Wednesday April 24, 2019Agenda: Speciation
POD: Why does change by natural selection take time? Homework: Change Objective #13 What is due next class? Objective #13 |
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Tuesday April 23, 2019Agenda: Review Time, Test, Notebook Check, Focus Time
POD: How can mutations help change a species? Homework: Missing Projects What is due next class? Nada |
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Friday April 19, 2019Agenda: Mutations, Sexual Selection, Focus (missing work completion)
POD: How is genetic drift different from natural selection? Homework: Change Objectives #11-12, STUDY!!! What is due next class? Objectives #11-12, TEST, NOTEBOOK CHECK |
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Wednesday April 17, 2019Agenda: Thinksheet, Genetic Drift, Focus
POD: Identify something that can change in a species. (ex. ear size) Homework: Change Objectives #9-10 What is due next class? Objectives #9-10, Class Do Something (last call) |
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Tuesday April 16, 2019Agenda: VIST, Variations and Adaptations, Natural Selection
POD: Why are traits important for a species to change by natural selection? Homework: Change Objectives #5-8 What is due next class? Objectives #5-8 |
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Friday April 12, 2019Agenda: Change?, Theories, Vocabulary, Notes
POD: Why should we care about the planet? Homework: Change Objectives #1-4 What is due next class? Objectives #1-4, Device, Class Do Something |
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Tuesday April 9, 2019Agenda: Refresher, Plastics, The Haves and Have Nots, Fishing Lab, Our Island Survival
POD: Why do humans do what they do to the environment? Homework: Complete Lab, Do Something!!! w/3 signatures (objective #17) What is due next class? Lab, Do Something!!! (Objective 17) |
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Friday March 29, 2019Agenda: Midterm
POD: Why do humans do what they do to the environment? Homework: Enjoy your break!!! What is due next class? Nada |
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Wednesday March 27, 2019Agenda: Corporate Errors, Everyday exposure
POD: None Homework: Complete any missing assignments What is due next class? Missing Assignments |
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Friday March 22, 2019Agenda: Human Threats, Community Interactions, Mass Extinctions, Racing Extinction
POD: Why are habitat destruction and hunting/poaching problems to think about? Homework: Survival Objectives #12, 14, 16, 17, Biome Project I-K What is due next class? Objectives #12, 14,16, 17, BP I-K |
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Wednesday March 20, 2019Agenda: Quiz, Human Threats
POD: Why is herding/flocking/schooling beneficial to survival? Homework: Missing Assignments What is due next class? Missing Work |
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Tuesday March 19, 2019
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Friday March 15, 2019Agenda: Ecology Levels of Organization (card review), Biodiversity (Review), Population Growth
POD: How can you tell the difference between population, community and ecosystem? Homework: Survival Objectives #4-9 What is due next class? Objectives #4-9 |
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Wednesday March 13, 2019Agenda: Ecology Levels of Organization, Biodiversity
POD: None Homework: Complete Drawing What is due next class? Drawing |
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Tuesday March 12, 2019Agenda: Housekeeping & Test Corrections, Survival, Interactions Vocabulary, Ecology Levels of Organization
POD: Why do you need to do cellular respiration? Homework: Ecology 2 Study Guideline Objectives #1-3 (#1-2 period 1) What is due next class? Objectives #1-3 (#1-2 period 1) |
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Friday March 8, 2019Agenda: Wrap-up, Review/Study Time, Test
POD: What do you think happens to the rate of cellular respiration when you exercise? Why? Homework: Nada- Unless you have missing assignments What is due next class? Missing work, Turn in notebook Check |
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Wednesday March 6, 2019Agenda: Cause of Death, White Boards, Creatine, Objectives, Photosynthesis Books
POD: What is the goal of cellular respiration? Why is it important to you? Homework: Study!!! Cellular Respiration Objectives #5-8 What is due next class? Device, TEST (Photosynthesis and Cellular respiration), Notebook Check, Objectives #5-8 |
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Tuesday March 5, 2019Agenda: Photosynthesis Wrap-up, Quiz, Cellular Respiration (notes, cause death)
POD: Why does green light cause the least amount of growth? Homework: Cellular Respiration Objectives #1-4 What is due next class? Objectives #1-4 |
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Friday March 1, 2019Agenda: Energy Wrap-up, Notes, Matter Educational Video Photosynthesis Book (time to work on in class)
POD: Why is chlorophyll important in photosynthesis? Homework: Photosynthesis Objectives #9-11 What is due next class? Objectives #9-11 |
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Wednesday February 27, 2019Agenda: Recap, Energy Flow, Light Virtual Lab
POD: Light energy is converted into _____________ energy. Homework: Photosynthesis Objectives #7-8 What is due next class? Objectives #7-8 |
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Tuesday February 26, 2019Agenda: Chloroplast, 2 Steps, Notes (energy portion), Photosynthesis Book
POD: Why is photosynthesis the #1, most amazing of all chemical reaction? Homework: Photosynthesis Objectives #5-6 What is due next class? Objectives #5-6, Device |
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Wednesday February 20, 2019Agenda: Test
POD: Why could disrupting a matter cycle be bad? Could it be good? Homework: Missing Assignments What is due next class? Missing Work, Notebook Check |
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Tuesday February 19, 2019Agenda: Carbon Cycle, Nitrogen Cycle
POD: Explain what you think would happen if bacteria and fungi were to disappear. Homework: Ecology Objectives #9-13, STUDY!!! What is due next class? Objective #9-13, TEST, Notebook Check |
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Friday February 15, 2019Agenda: Food Chains, Vocabulary, Carbon Cycle
POD: Name one way you use the energy you get from your food. Homework: Ecology Objectives #7-8, Biome Project D-F What is due next class? Objective #7-8, BP D-F Video 2
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Wednesday February 13, 2019Agenda: Notes (P1,5), Calculations, Pyramids (P2,4,6)
POD: How many trophic levels? Label each level. (see shoulder partner). Homework: Ecology Objectives #6 What is due next class? Objective #6 |
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Tuesday February 12, 2019Agenda: Biome Project (P1), Complete Lab (P5), Notes (P2,4,6)
POD: What happens to energy as it moves through a food chain? Why? Homework: Biome Project A, C-D What is due next class? Biome Project Parts A, C-D |
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Tuesday February 5, 2019Agenda: Genetics Wrap-up, Vocabulary, Autotrophs and Heterotrophs
POD: How do you obtain energy and materials for your body? Homework: Ecology Objectives #1-5, YOUTUBE LESSON What is due next class? Objectives #1-5, YOUTUBE LESSON |
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Wednesday January 30, 2019 |
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Tuesday January 29, 2019Agenda: Autosomal Disorder Crosses, X-linked Disorders
POD: How is it determined if someone will have an autosomal gene disorder? Homework: H and D Objectives #6-7 What is due next class? Objectives #6-7 |
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Friday January 25, 2019 |
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Wednesday January 23, 2019 |
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Tuesday January 22, 2019 |
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Friday January 18, 2019 |
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Wednesday January 16, 2019 |
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Tuesday January 15, 2019 |
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Monday December 17, 2018Agenda: Review
POD: What have you learned? What do you need to study? Homework: Study for test, bring daily log, bring notebook What is due next class? Review Sheet, Last Chance Notebooks, Notebook Check (pages 48-62, PODs and chromosomes, mitosis meiosis objectives + genetics objectives) |
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Friday December 14, 2018Agenda: Punnett Squares, Chromosomes, Genes and Inheritance
POD: Freckles are dominant to no freckles. Cross a homozygous recessive male with a heterozygous female. Solve the Punnett Square, %'s and ratios. Homework: Complete Review, Start Studying What is due next class? Review Sheet, Last Chance Notebooks, Notebook Check (pages 48-62, PODs and chromosomes, mitosis meiosis objectives + genetics objectives) |
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Wednesday December 12, 2018Agenda: Cross Practices, Chromosomes, Genes and Inheritance
POD: What is the purpose of Punnett squares? Homework: Genetics Objectives #9-10, Back Page of Review What is due next class? Objectives #9-10, 2nd page of the review, Notebooks teams 7-10 |
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Tuesday December 11, 2018Agenda: Phenotype and Genotype, Practices, Punnett Squares
POD: How can you tell the differences between mitosis and meiosis? Homework: Genetics Objectives #4-8, Work on Review 1st Page What is due next class? Objectives #4-8, 1st page of the review, Notebooks teams 4-6 (and 1-3 for period 1) |
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Friday December 7, 2018Agenda: Review + Crossing Over, Quiz, Genetics Basics Notes
POD: Why is meiosis necessary? Why not use mitosis for everything? Homework: Genetics Objectives #1-3 What is due next class? Objectives #1-3 |
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Wednesday December 5, 2018Agenda: Meiosis
POD: Odd: What is the point of mitosis? Even: What types of cells does mitosis make? Homework: Chromosome Objectives #11-14, Do cancer Notes on Pg 56 (periods 1&5) Pg 57 (periods 2,4,6), STUDY!!! What is due next class? Objectives #11-14, QUIZ ON ALL OBJECTIVES AND CANCER, Watch crossing over video and take notes in fold-able |
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Tuesday December 4, 2018Agenda: Review, Mitosis, Cancer
POD: What is S phase? Which cells have gone through S phase? (see shoulder partner) Homework: Chromosome Objectives #10 What is due next class? Objectives #10 |
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Friday November 30, 2018Agenda: Key Concepts: Diploid/Haploid, The Cell Cycle
POD: Identify which cells are diploid and which are haploid (see shoulder partner) Homework: Chromosome Objectives #8-9 What is due next class? Objectives #8-9 |
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Wednesday November 28, 2018Agenda: Diploid/Haploid
POD: Odd: What is a gene? Even: How can you identify a homologous pair of chromosomes? Homework: Chromosome Objectives #6-7 What is due next class? Objectives #6-7 |
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Tuesday November 27, 2018Agenda: Housekeeping, Chromosomes
POD: What was something positive from your break? Homework: Chromosome Objectives #1-5 What is due next class? Objectives #1-5 |
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Friday November 16, 2018Agenda: Presentations and Surveys, Notebook Check
POD: What is a gene? Homework: Enjoy your break!!! What is due next class? Nada |
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Wednesday November 14, 2018Agenda: DNA and Protein Synthesis Test Part 2
POD: Why are there 2 steps to protein synthesis? Homework: Put your notebook together What is due next class? Notebook Check |
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Tuesday November 13, 2018Agenda: Review for Part 2
POD: Which type of mutation is worse? Homework: Study for the test!!! What is due next class? Part 2 of the Test |
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Friday November 9, 2018Agenda: Review, Test, Recap for part 2
POD: Are all mutations bad? Explain, Homework: Complete Monster, Objectives #21-24 What is due next class? Monster, Objectives 21-24, Part 2 of the test *Wednesday (objectives #11, 15-24) |
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Wednesday November 7, 2018Agenda: Mutations
POD: Translate AUG UAC AAA CCG UGA Homework: Complete Pocket Guide, Monster 7-10, Objectives #18-20 What is due next class? Pocket Guide, Monster 7-10, Objectives 18-20 |
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Tuesday November 6, 2018Agenda: Codon Bingo, What Really Happens, Pocket Guide, Monster (period 5 only)
POD: Translate AUG UAC AAA CCG UGA Homework: Work on Pocket Guide Pages 5-10, Monster 1-10 What is due next class? Pocket Guide Pages 5-10 |
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Friday November 2, 2018Agenda: Transcription and Translation Practice, DNA Recap, Pocket Books
POD: Transcribe the following: GCTTCAGAGCAA Homework: Work on Pocket Guide What is due next class? Pocket Guide Pages 1-4 |
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Wednesday October 31, 2018Agenda: Protein Synthesis on Paper: Transcription and Translation
POD: Why do you have to re-write the DNA instructions into an mRNA copy? Homework: DNA Objectives #17 What is due next class? Objectives #17 |
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Tuesday October 30, 2018Agenda: Protein Synthesis Intro, DNA vs. RNA, Transcription
POD: What is the point/purpose of DNA replication? Homework: DNA Objectives #11, 15-16 What is due next class? Objectives #11, 15-16 |
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Friday October 26, 2018Agenda: DNA Recap, DNA Replication Notes
POD: Write the complimentary DNA strand: GTCCAAGTTGCAC Homework: DNA Objectives #5, 8-10 What is due next class? Objectives #5, 8-10 |
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Wednesday October 24, 2018Agenda: DNA Model
POD: What is the function of DNA? Homework: DNA Objectives #5-7 What is due next class? Objectives #5-7 |
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Tuesday October 23, 2018Agenda: House Keeping, Notebook Check, DNA Notes
POD: What is cell differentiation? Homework: DNA Objectives #1-4 What is due next class? Objectives #1-4 |
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Wednesday October 17, 2018Agenda: Membrane Transport: Endocytosis and Exocytosis, Bubble Membranes
POD: What determines what can go in or out of the cell membrane? Homework: Cell Objectives #10, 14-16, Complete Midterm Review What is due next class? Objectives #10, 14-16, Midterm Review (worth 25 pts), MIDTERM!!! |
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Tuesday October 16, 2018Agenda: All or Nothing Quiz, Membrane Transport
POD: Which organelle is the most important? Justify! Homework: Cell Objectives #11-13, Work on Review What is due next class? Objectives #11-13 |
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Friday October 12, 2018Agenda: Organelles, Brochure
POD: Compare and contrast plant and animal cells. Homework: Cell Objective #9, Work a Brochure, STUDY!!! What is due next class? Objective #9, Cell Brochure, ALL OR NOTHING QUIZ |
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Wednesday October 10, 2018Agenda: Plant and Animal Cells, Cell Brochure
POD: None Homework: Title Page and 4 Organelles for Cell Brochure What is due next class? 1st Part of Brochure, Device, Daily Log |
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Tuesday October 9, 2018Agenda: Review, Plant and Animal Investigation
POD: What 3 macromolecules make up the cell membrane? Which is the most important? Justify! Homework: Cells Objectives #8 What is due next class? Objectives #8 |
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Friday October 5, 2018Agenda: Specialization, Cell Membrane, Organelles
POD: What is the first thing you look for to categorize a cell? Why? Homework: Cells Objectives #6-7 What is due next class? Objectives #6-7 |
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Wednesday October 3, 2018Agenda: Review/Study Time, Macromolecule Quiz, All Cells
POD: What is the law of conservation of matter? Homework: Cells Objectives #1-5 What is due next class? Objectives #1-5 |
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Tuesday October 2, 2018Agenda: Labs, Cell Vocabulary, Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes, Macromolecules Review
POD: What do you do with the food you eat? Homework: Macromolecules Objectives #11-13, STUDY!!! What is due next class? Objectivs #11-13, Quiz (Macromolecules Objectives #1-13) |
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Thursday September 27, 2018 |
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