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Fall 2015 week 5

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For the two graphs,temperature goes on the X axis on one graph, pH on the X on the other graph. Is that enough information?

Each graph will have three lines. Use different colors.

9/7 Labor Day- no school

9/8 Paramecium (DNA tube video), HHMI video-Animated Life: See the Invisible. Cell Theory intro. Read Chap 7.1

9/9 Scale of the Universe, how microscopes work.cell photos, Prokaryotes/Eukaryotes.

9/10 Tiny quiz on Cells. Read and Cornell notes 7.2

9/11 Brain jog about ribosomes, POGIL Prokaryote and Eukaryotes, looking at pond water

 schoology 7.2 due Tues night, enzyme graphs due Wednesday

Fall 2015 Week 4

8/31 Make paper proteins w alpha helices and beta pleated sheets, pg.50 2.4 cornell notes on enzymes, schoology 2.3 and 2.4 assigned

9/1 Enzymes and Fecal Analysis ( Mondoni), Lab on enzymes, potatoes, and hydrogen peroxide due

9/2 Finish Enzymes graphing,review for test chap 2 , pass out papers, schoology 2.4 due

9/3 Chap 2 test m/c and writing sample

9/4 no school

Fall 2015 week 3

8/24 – Macromolecule – 2.3 Read – Schoology 2.2 8/27 Assigned

8/25 – Biology Molecules (POGIL) PD day

8/26 – Lipid and Carbs Drawings – Schoology 2.2 Due At 11 8/26

8/27 – Proteins from Cartoon chem book

8/28 – Potato/ hydrogen peroxide Lab

fall 2015 week 2

8/17 Monday- Comp book checked for presence in class. Finish cornell notes for ch 2.1 and do the POGIL on the properties of Water

8/18 Demonstration on the properties of water including solubility, specific heat and access/bases/buffers. Cornell notes 2.2. Some people started cornell 2.3

8/19 Reading quietly and continue cornell noteds,  schoology.com homework water quiz assigned.

8/20 Making Molecules lab with tinkertoy molecules,  schoology.com homework water quiz due at 11 PM.

8/21 Quiz on 2.1 and 2.2, restroom passes discussed, Organic Chemistry introduced

Fall 2015 Week 1

8/10/15 teacher meetings

8/11   teacher meetings

8/12 First Seating chart, equity cards, book check, comp. book requirement.

Reading about matter, Chapter2

HW is posted on the class whiteboard and can often be accessed at MrBeersteinscience.com or schoology.com. The homework tonight is the First night google.doc on the biology page and also to print and sign the parent letter tear-off.

Please access the google.doc for the first night homework on the biology page and fill out the form. Also, please get a separate composition or spiral notebook.

8/13  What makes the glass slides stick together? Cornell notes 2.1. Book Check out started

8/14 POGIL Properties of water into comp book. copy pics, answers only. Finish book check out.

Spring 2015 week 20

May 25  Memorial Day- no school

May 26- Review questions-genetics (from teacher into comp book. Comp book collected and Systems project due.

May 27- students make up and other student answers questions on evolution chapters, Comp books back to students.

May 28-students make up and other student answers questions on body systems chapters

May 29-Final exams periods 1 and 2

Spring 2015 Weekly Record

5-18 Ch 35 Immune System. Cornell notes ch 35.1,2,3 assigned. Pathogens POGIL in class. Brochure Tour on 5 body systems

5-19 Chicken Wing Dissection lab due. Immune system lecture.

5-20 More immunity

5-21 Brochure due Tuesday after three day weekend. Test on Body Systems on Tues.Nervous system

5-22 Excretory, circulatory, lymph, respiatory

Spring 2015 Week 18

5-11 Test chaps 3 and 4 Ecology and populations, Cornell notes 30.1,2,3 assigned, HWK schoology 30 Physiology intro

5-12 Anatomy and Physiology Intro -Bozeman Science, brochure announces plus directions on the website under Biology. Schooology announced.

5-13 Worked on Body Systems brochure in class.

5-14 Digestive system intro and cell transport review. Schoology due at 11.

5/15 Chicken Wing Dissection

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Spring 2015 week 17

5/4 More salinity lab, ecological Pyramids POGIL, Chap 3 and 4 cornell notes asssigned,hwk schoology ch 3 and 4

5/5 worked on lab, worked on POGIL ecological pyramids

5/6 Lab due on salinization, POGIL nutrient cycles, schoology due at 11 PM

5/7 ZPG – what if human population increases- futures discussion, test announced for Monday

5/8 Go over C and N cycles, Easter Island for Honors, Biomes POGIL

Spring 2015 Week 16

4/27 Radioactive decay popcorn lab intro, Cornell notes ch 17 finish, period 3 did workbook ch 17

4/28 Radioactive decay popcorn lab and read from pg. 540. Include stratigraphy. Schoology 17 due at 11 PM

4/29 Test 17 and Mass extinction. Read chap 3 Ecology when finished with the test.

4/30 Radioactive decay popcorn lab due. Cornell 3.1 and 3.2 assigned.

5/1 Periods 2 bozemanscience Ecosystems.,3,4 did POGIL on ecological pyramids. Per 5 and start soil salinization lab