BASIC COURSE INFO:
Link to EXCELLENT Practice resources associated with our "textbook" http://www.ck12.org/biology/
Mr. Johnston's podcasts (great if absent/for review! Don't use Google Chrome! Firefox and Internet explorer should work): http://mrjohnston.org/feed/bio-video/ Link to English-Russian translator: http://www.freetranslation.com/translate-english-russian VIEW GRADES! Link to Infinite Campus Student Portal: https://campus.columbus.k12.oh.us/campus/portal/columbusCity.jsp Students: enter student ID for username and birthdate for password Biology Unit 1 Textbook as PDF (works best in Firefox browser): http://mrjohnston.org/pdf.js/unit1/viewer.html |
Themes of the course:The course themes incorporated into every unit are modeled after IB and AP course objectives to ease the transition into these college-level introductory courses.
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CLASS EVENTS:image above from ck-12
Week of 5/27: FINAL EXAM WEEK Mon: NO SCHOOL Tues: Mods 1-2 Test Wed: Mods 10-11 and 14-15 Test Week of 5/19: Population growth, wrap up the course Read chapter 4 of the online text linked to the right you were given this chapter packet in class to complete the Blizzard Bag assignments!) Mon- Wednesday:wrap up evolution, discuss population dynamics (ch.4) Thurs: LAST QUIZ (evolution and population growth), HW DUE (chapter 4 terms) Fri: Wrap up the course and prepare for the final exam! Week of 5/12:Evolution and Classification of Life WONDERFUL LINK FOR EVOLUTION REVIEW! ANOTHER wonderful link to a video for review - Crash Course! ANOTHER cool Crash Course video focusing on Natural Selection - a driving mechanism of evolution! YET ANOTHER cool Crash Course video on evolution - this time focusing on speciation (macroevolution)! A cool video on Evolutionary relationships Mon-Thurs: Evolution notes ("chapters 14-15" - text packet given to you 5/7, link posted to the right), Part 1 HW Due on Thurs Fri: Quiz 10 (evolution), Part 2 HW Due Week of 5/5: Patterns of inheritance (sex linkage, pedigree analysis), Discuss evolution (Links for review: Kahn Academy Sex-Linked Traits, read chapter 11.2 of Text - the packet was given in class after spring break) Mon: Discuss sex-linkage, HW given - due tomorrow Tues: HW DUE (sex-linked problem), Continue practice RE: Monday's discussion, analyze pedigrees Wed: Wrap up genetics, HW DUE (Dihybrid problem), Discuss evolution - role of mutation and natural selection, watch and discuss video linked below Mutation and Speciation: The Chicken or the Egg? Thurs: Evolution of dogs (Classwork to complete!) Fri: Quiz (genetics), HW given - due Thursday (part 1) and Friday (part 2) of next week (posted to the right), Discuss basics of defining 'evolution' Week of 4/28: Patterns of inheritance (FOR REVIEW: Crash Course Heredity, read chapter 11.2 of Text - the packet was given in class last week) Mon:Discuss the patterns of inheritance and how to use a pedigree Tues: continue our discussion from Monday, Practice with dominance patterns, polygenic inheritance, HW given (Genetics Review) * mod 1/2 students were given an error-ridden version (sorry!!), the corrected version is posted to the right! Thurs: Discuss phenotypic and genotypic ratios, dihybrid crosses, HW due (Genetics Review page 1) Fri:Quiz, discuss sex-linkage, HW due (Genetics Review page 2) * NOTE: you have one more week to finish up your e-day assignments - They are ALL due by May 9th. I am unable to upload the assignments here, if you need another copy please check ccsoh.us or get a copy from the file in the room. Week of 4/21: WELCOME BACK! Genetics Mon: NO SCHOOL - SPRING BREAK! Tues: SB Take Home Quiz DUE, Review gene expression, phenotype, genotype. Discuss Mendelian genetics, HW given - DUE Thurs Thurs: HW DUE: Genotype/Phenotype Practice, Review basics of Mendelian genetics, Discuss patterns of inheritance (codominance, sex-linkage) Fri: Quiz (gene expression, inheritance), finish discussion from Thursday Next week: Wrap up inheritance, Week of 4/7: LAST WEEK BEFORE SB! Mon:Wrap up cloning, discuss DNA, mutation and evolution will be a part of our whole-week conversation Tues: HW DUE (DNA Review), Discuss DNA replication (S phase of Interphase) and gene expression Thurs: Discuss gene expression (Transcription and Translation) Fri: Quiz 5 (Cloning, DNA, gene expression), discuss mutation and evolution Mutation and Speciation: The Chicken or the Egg? * NOTE: SB WORK (a take home quiz) will be given this week - is due the day we return from break! EMAIL ME if you need a copy of the quiz!! Week of 3/31: Meiosis/Genetic recombination and Cloning Mon: review mitosis and meiosis, focus on the genetic recombination events in prophase I and anaphase I of meiosis Tues: Meiosis review or PARCC field test (HW given due Friday and next Monday) Thurs: Cloning Friday: Quiz (cell division, events of meiosis, cloning), HW Due (mitosis review) next week: DNA and gene expression, DNA review HW due on Monday, you will be given all "spring break work" on Monday so you may complete it early! Week of 3/24: Cell cycle Mon: Review role of cell size as trigger to divide, discuss prokaryotic division, start discussion of the eukaryotic cell cycle Tues: HW Due (Cell size, differentiation and cell cycle review), Discuss the eukaryotic cell cycle, compare binary fission, mitosis and meiosis Thurs: discuss grade calculations and scheduling Chemistry for next year, pass back stuff, finish general discussion of mitosis and meiosis mitosis animation Crash Course Mitosis Crash Course Meiosis Fri: QUIZ 3 (cell size, differentiation, cell cycle), Extra credit (mitosis and meiosis phases) assignment DUE, Finish discussion of sexual reproduction and variation, if time - start discussing artificial cloning week of 3/31: Artificial cloning, DNA structure, Replication, Transcription and Translation week of 4/7: Finish discussing molecular genetics, start looking at patterns of inheritance, get SB work Week of 3/17: 1st week of quarter 4! The life of a cell (ch. 9.1-9.2 of online book) Mon: Discuss the nature of being multicellular, differentiation, the categorization of cells in a multicellular (stem cells, zygote, somatic, gametic), HW DUE: differentiation worksheet - 5 questions given after the test last week (no digital copy to post!) Tues: QUIZ 1 (photosynthesis and cellular respiration again! If you score above an 80% you will get the opportunity for an extra credit assignment!!!), Finish differentiation/cell type discussion from Monday, Discuss the structure of a chromosome and how numbers of chromosomes may differ in the cells of a multicellular (haploid, diploid) organism, the relationship between genes and chromosomes, the difference between eukaryotic somatic and gamete cells Thurs: Finish discussion from Tuesday - analysis of chromosome numbers using cell terminology, start the steps and checkpoints of the cell cycle and the role of cell size as a deciding factor for cell division Friday: QUIZ 2 (cells of a multicellular, differentiation, chromosome structure and numbers, the general eukaryotic cell cycle), Finish discussion from Thursday Terms to be comfortable with by the end of the week: zygote, stem cell, differentiation, genome, apoptosis, clone, gamete, somatic cell, haploid cell, diploid cell, chromosome, gene, autosome, sex chromosome, karyotype, chromosome number calculations, versions of cell division (mitosis, meiosis, binary fission), why cells divide By the end of NEXT week: the eukaryotic cell cycle, binary fission, events of interphase (G1, S, G2 phases),versions of the M phase, cytokinesis, cell plate, cleavage furrow, cancer, regulation of the cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis, Next week: We will finish our discussion on the eukaryotic cell cycle and will start to discuss artificial cloning technology Week of 3/10: Last week of Qtr 3, OGT week! NOTE: We will have abbreviated time together this week due to the OGT - everyone not taking the tests will report to school at 10:15am Monday/Tuesday: address the question: how do the number of mitochondria in your cells adjust with your lifestyle? Thursday/Friday: HW DUE: When Cells Stop Working article questions (no digital copy-sorry!), Last Quiz of the quarter (photosynthesis and cellular respiration) Next Week: How, when and why do cells divide? NOTE: you will be asked to recall what you have learned in middle school about the phases of mitosis. Week of 3/3: Cellular Respiration Monday: Meet in room 126 (computer lab) to work on CellCraft Tuesday: Discuss the process of glycolysis and the evolution of an aerobic or anaerobic pathway, work on flow chart (last page of the chapter packet) Thursday: Wrap up from Tuesday - Can you describe the role of glycolysis in cellular respiration? DO you understand that all living things perform glycolysis as the initial step of cellular respiration? Can you differentiate between the aerobic and the anaerobic pathways? Can you differentiate between lactic acid fermentation and alcoholic fermentation? HW is due (cellular respiration practice), get HW: When Cells Stop Working article questions (due next Monday/Tuesday) Friday: Quiz 8 (photo and cellular respiration), Next week: last week of Quarter 3 and it is OGT week - freshman will report to school at 10:15AM MTRF, on Wednesday all freshman will be job shadowing. We will wrap up cellular respiration and take our last quiz of the quarter! Week of 2/24: Cellular Respiration, 3 weeks left in the quarter! Monday: I am out - everything scheduled to occur is now bumped until Tuesday. Tuesday: HW DUE: quiz corrections from last weeks quiz (Quiz 5, if you lost it, version B is posted to the right!), Quiz 6 (photosynthesis), discuss the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration Thursday: Introduction to Cellular respiration Friday: Quiz 7 (short quiz- I will choose about 10 questions from quiz 6 to ask again and a few questions about introductory cellular respiration stuff that we discussed on Thursday), Get HW due Thursday (cellular respiration practice), Continue discussion from Thursday (general info RE: cellular respiration) Next week: Quiz 8 on Friday (photosynthesis and cellular respiration), HW due Thursday(cellular respiration practice) Week of 2/17: NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY! Tuesday: finishing up photosynthesis, will discuss the quiz from last Friday and how to prepare for this Friday's quiz. We will wrap up the details of photosynthesis. Thursday: More Photosynthesis Practice (Photosynthesis Review given as a study tool for tomorrow's quiz) HW DUE (Tiny Tubers Article - sorry I do not have a digital copy to post to the right!!) Friday: HW DUE (I will collect on Monday also for full credit!): quiz corrections from last weeks quiz (Quiz 5). We are going to do a little more practice and a lab with Elodea.... Quiz 6 POSTPONED until Monday! (photosynthesis) Week of 2/10: PTC week! Mon: we went over the photosynthesis review worksheet given last week before the snow days; focused on the light dependent reaction of photosynthesis Tues: took a quiz over cycling of matter and flow of energy through an ecosystem and the light dependent reaction of photosynthesis Thurs: I will pass back the quiz from Tuesday and we will finish our discussion of the light dependent reaction of photosynthesis. Students will work on the photosynthesis overview questions together and we will go over the hard questions together. We may get a chance to start discussing the light independent reaction of photosynthesis - if not, we'll do it tomorrow. HW: make quiz corrections by Friday. Friday: HW due, Quiz over photosynthesis Week of 2/3: Parents, sign up for conferences next week! Mon: pre quiz on the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration and go over the flow of energy/cycling of matter worksheet Tues: review major processes of the carbon cycle Thurs and Fri: focus on the details of photosynthesis - Postponed due to snow day!!! Mon 2/10: HW due Friday POSTPONED UNTIL TUESDAY, Quiz over flow of energy, cycling of matter, Some initial photosynthesis stuff (QUIZ IS STILL HAPPENING FRIDAY, just not as much about the details of photosynthesis! Study past quizzes and flow of energy worksheet to prepare!) next week: photosynthesis and cellular respiration Week of 1/27: Flow of Energy and Cycling of Matter...Photosynthesis and Cellular respiration (2.18-2.31) Mon: HW DUE (2.18P), Discuss Energy flow and matter cycling Thurs: finish discussion on the basic concept that energy flows and matter cycles through an ecosystem, Look at broad picture of the roles of Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration in the maintenance of life Fri: Quiz , Discuss details of photosynthesis Week of 1/20: Transport across the membrane * watch Mr. Johnston's podcasts for Cell Transport! Mon: NO SCHOOL! Tues: HW DUE (Osmosis Preview, given on Friday 1/17, and Index card make up if you did not turn it in on Friday), Discuss Osmosis Thurs: HW DUE (Osmosis Review, given on Tuesday 1/21), wrap up Osmosis Fri: Quiz, given HW DUE MONDAY (2.18 Practice; use ch. 2.18 from the Unit 2 text!) NEXT WEEK: the biochemistry of Photosynthesis! Week of 1/13: Transport across the membrane * watch Mr. Johnston's podcasts! Mon: Discuss Passive transport, HW (complete your index card "cheat sheet"; write everything you need to study for Membrane Transport) -due Friday Tues: Discuss Passive v. Active Transport, versions of each Thurs: review of transport, Discuss osmosis Fri: HW due (index card cheat sheet), Quiz, more on osmosis Week of 1/6/14: The Plasma membrane...Welcome Back! LAST WEEK OF Qtr2 * all winter break work is due on Thursday 1/8 (TH Quiz, 2.4 Practice, Virus Extra credit) THANKS TO TWO SNOW DAYS!! * I will collect Qtr2 Daily Journals on Thurs 1/9 * There will be a quiz on Winter break HW content on Thurs 1/9 * There will be a TEST over Organic Macromolecules - Cells (1.9-2.5) on Friday 1/10 Mon + Tues: SNOW DAYS!!!! Thurs: Quiz , review membrane permeability, discuss methods by which substances pass across membranes Fri: TEST *NEXT WEEK: finish discussion about the permeability of membranes, lab on Thursday. Week of 12/16: The Plasma membrane * RECOMMENDATION: Watch podcasts for current topics - pay attention to the title of the podcast, the section numbers are off! Mon: Discuss Cell membrane function and structure (2.4, 2.4b) in more depth * All winter break work will be given today! ALL THREE ARE POSTED TO THE RIGHT: Take Home Quiz, 2.4 and 2.4b practice, Viruses practice. WATCH THIS video on membrane structure from ck-12 WATCH THIS Podcast on 2.4 WATCH THIS Podcast on 2.4b * If you cannot connect to the podcasts with these links use the general link above; you may have to download it first. Tues: Finish Discussion from Monday on the structure and function of cell membranes, prep for lab on Thursday WATCH THIS Kahn Academy video on membrane fluidity Thurs and Fri: membrane lab: practice microscopy staining technique, investigate the permeability of plasma membranes * There will be a quiz when we return from break over the content from 2.4 and 2.4b, plasma membrane structure and function. Week of 12/9: Cells * RECOMMENDATION: Watch podcasts for current topics - pay attention to the title of the podcast, the section numbers are off! Mon: Quiz 5 (instead of the one for "snow day" last Friday!), Discuss "membrane-bound organelles" Tues: Discuss prok v. euk cell structure (HW given: due Friday) Thurs: Discuss Plant v. animal cell structure Fri: Quiz 2.2-2.3, proks v. euks, cellular structures/functions * HW to have done by Friday: 2.2 and Endosymbiosis Practice and Cell Structure Chart (not posted to the side :( sorry! ) *watch this video to review endosymbiosis * check out this animation of endosymbiosis Week of 12/2: Cells *There are two items due on 12/2: The TAKE HOME QUIZ ( a modified version is available to the right if you lost your copy) and 2.1 Practice * RECOMMENDATION: read 2.1 and watch the podcast by Monday 12/2, read 2.2 and From Prokaryotes to Eukaryotes article (given in class on Tuesday) and watch 2.2 podcast by Thursday 12/5. Mon: Microscope lab- how to make/when to use a wet mount Tues: Discuss 2.1 - Cell structure and function, endosymbiosis Thurs: Further discussion of 2.2 - prokaryotes v. eukaryotes Sorry kids - I am out with a sick child...look over the work you get back today, especially the TB work; correct your errors, work together Fri: Quiz 2.1-2.2, endosymbiosis and microscopes SNOW DAY! * HW to have done by Friday: 2.2 and Endosymbiosis Practice *watch this video to review endosymbiosis * check out this animation of endosymbiosis Week of 11/25: Microscopy and HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Mon: Collect HW, Quiz (from last Friday!) and Microscope lab (calculate FOV, use of the microscope from start to finish) Tues: Microscope lab (how to view a specimen with a fixed slide, why adjust the diaphragm, practice finding and focusing at all magnifications) *There are two items due on 12/2: The TAKE HOME QUIZ ( a modified version is available to the right if you lost your copy) and 2.1 Practice * RECOMMENDATION: read 2.1 and watch the podcast by Monday 12/2, read 2.2 and watch podcast by Thursday 12/5 Week of 11/18: Microscopy and cells DUE Tuesday: make "cheat-sheet" flashcard over Microscopy handout given in class last Friday Friday: Quiz (microscopy, cell theory) This quiz is postponed until Monday as I am out with a sick son. TB work was given in class today. Email me if you have questions! Mon: venom types, effects, applications for medical research Tues: Use of microscopes, types, resolution v. magnification, pass back quizzes from last Friday Thurs: Finish Microscope introduction, fixed v. wet mounts Friday: Quiz, Prok v. Euk cells Week of 11/11: Finish up O. Chem, discuss microscopes (PTC week!!) Quiz on Friday (Organic chem, enzymes and intro microscopy) HW due Tuesday Mon-Tues: The elements of Life - wrap up of organic chemistry Thurs: Types and parts of the microscope Fri: Quiz, finish microscope introduction Week of 11/4:(1.17-1.18) Chemical Reactions
Mon: Enzyme Lab- pt. 1 (handase) Tues: Enzyme Lab- pt. 1 (handase) Thurs: Enzyme Lab - pt.2 (catalase) Fri: Quiz 2, Discuss Lab * Next week: Wrap up enzymatic reactions, Cell Theory, Cell parts, Microscopy Week of 10/28:(1.17-1.18) Chemical Reactions FIRST WEEK OF QUARTER 2! Quiz on Friday (1.14-1.18) by Tuesday: Complete 1.17-1.18 Practic by Friday: Complete "Enzymatic Reactions" given in class on Tuesday (link to the right) Mon: Discuss Enzymatic reactions Tues: Review enzymatic reactions Thurs: Review Enzymatic reactions, discuss the human digestive system, work on Enzyme Practice (posted to the right) Friday: Quiz 1 * Next week: Enzyme Lab (Mon and Tues), discuss venom evolution (Thurs and Fri), Quiz 2(Fri, 1.17-1.18), start Unit 2: Cells Week of 10/21:(1.14-1.16) Chemical Reactions LAST WEEK OF QUARTER 1!
Discuss mutations, Week of 3/17: 1st week of quarter 4! The life of a cell (ch. 9.1-9.2 of online book) Mon: Discuss the nature of being multicellular, differentiation, the categorization of cells in a multicellular (stem cells, zygote, somatic, gametic), HW DUE: differentiation worksheet - 5 questions given after the test last week (no digital copy to post!) Tues: QUIZ 1 (photosynthesis and cellular respiration again! If you score above an 80% you will get the opportunity for an extra credit assignment!!!), Finish differentiation/cell type discussion from Monday, Discuss the structure of a chromosome and how numbers of chromosomes may differ in the cells of a multicellular (haploid, diploid) organism, the relationship between genes and chromosomes, the difference between eukaryotic somatic and gamete cells Thurs: Finish discussion from Tuesday - analysis of chromosome numbers using cell terminology, start the steps and checkpoints of the cell cycle and the role of cell size as a deciding factor for cell division Friday: QUIZ 2 (cells of a multicellular, differentiation, chromosome structure and numbers, the general eukaryotic cell cycle), Finish discussion from Thursday Terms to be comfortable with by the end of the week: zygote, stem cell, differentiation, genome, apoptosis, clone, gamete, somatic cell, haploid cell, diploid cell, chromosome, gene, autosome, sex chromosome, karyotype, chromosome number calculations, versions of cell division (mitosis, meiosis, binary fission), why cells divide By the end of NEXT week: the eukaryotic cell cycle, binary fission, events of interphase (G1, S, G2 phases),versions of the M phase, cytokinesis, cell plate, cleavage furrow, cancer, regulation of the cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis, Next week: We will finish our discussion on the eukaryotic cell cycle and will start to discuss artificial cloning technology Week of 3/10: Last week of Qtr 3, OGT week! NOTE: We will have abbreviated time together this week due to the OGT - everyone not taking the tests will report to school at 10:15am Monday/Tuesday: address the question: how do the number of mitochondria in your cells adjust with your lifestyle? Thursday/Friday: HW DUE: When Cells Stop Working article questions (no digital copy-sorry!), Last Quiz of the quarter (photosynthesis and cellular respiration) Next Week: How, when and why do cells divide? NOTE: you will be asked to recall what you have learned in middle school about the phases of mitosis. Week of 3/3: Cellular Respiration Monday: Meet in room 126 (computer lab) to work on CellCraft Tuesday: Discuss the process of glycolysis and the evolution of an aerobic or anaerobic pathway, work on flow chart (last page of the chapter packet) Thursday: Wrap up from Tuesday - Can you describe the role of glycolysis in cellular respiration? DO you understand that all living things perform glycolysis as the initial step of cellular respiration? Can you differentiate between the aerobic and the anaerobic pathways? Can you differentiate between lactic acid fermentation and alcoholic fermentation? HW is due (cellular respiration practice), get HW: When Cells Stop Working article questions (due next Monday/Tuesday) Friday: Quiz 8 (photo and cellular respiration), Next week: last week of Quarter 3 and it is OGT week - freshman will report to school at 10:15AM MTRF, on Wednesday all freshman will be job shadowing. We will wrap up cellular respiration and take our last quiz of the quarter! Week of 2/24: Cellular Respiration, 3 weeks left in the quarter! Monday: I am out - everything scheduled to occur is now bumped until Tuesday. Tuesday: HW DUE: quiz corrections from last weeks quiz (Quiz 5, if you lost it, version B is posted to the right!), Quiz 6 (photosynthesis), discuss the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration Thursday: Introduction to Cellular respiration Friday: Quiz 7 (short quiz- I will choose about 10 questions from quiz 6 to ask again and a few questions about introductory cellular respiration stuff that we discussed on Thursday), Get HW due Thursday (cellular respiration practice), Continue discussion from Thursday (general info RE: cellular respiration) Next week: Quiz 8 on Friday (photosynthesis and cellular respiration), HW due Thursday(cellular respiration practice) Week of 2/17: NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY! Tuesday: finishing up photosynthesis, will discuss the quiz from last Friday and how to prepare for this Friday's quiz. We will wrap up the details of photosynthesis. Thursday: More Photosynthesis Practice (Photosynthesis Review given as a study tool for tomorrow's quiz) HW DUE (Tiny Tubers Article - sorry I do not have a digital copy to post to the right!!) Friday: HW DUE (I will collect on Monday also for full credit!): quiz corrections from last weeks quiz (Quiz 5). We are going to do a little more practice and a lab with Elodea.... Quiz 6 POSTPONED until Monday! (photosynthesis) Week of 2/10: PTC week! Mon: we went over the photosynthesis review worksheet given last week before the snow days; focused on the light dependent reaction of photosynthesis Tues: took a quiz over cycling of matter and flow of energy through an ecosystem and the light dependent reaction of photosynthesis Thurs: I will pass back the quiz from Tuesday and we will finish our discussion of the light dependent reaction of photosynthesis. Students will work on the photosynthesis overview questions together and we will go over the hard questions together. We may get a chance to start discussing the light independent reaction of photosynthesis - if not, we'll do it tomorrow. HW: make quiz corrections by Friday. Friday: HW due, Quiz over photosynthesis Week of 2/3: Parents, sign up for conferences next week! Mon: pre quiz on the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration and go over the flow of energy/cycling of matter worksheet Tues: review major processes of the carbon cycle Thurs and Fri: focus on the details of photosynthesis - Postponed due to snow day!!! Mon 2/10: HW due Friday POSTPONED UNTIL TUESDAY, Quiz over flow of energy, cycling of matter, Some initial photosynthesis stuff (QUIZ IS STILL HAPPENING FRIDAY, just not as much about the details of photosynthesis! Study past quizzes and flow of energy worksheet to prepare!) next week: photosynthesis and cellular respiration Week of 1/27: Flow of Energy and Cycling of Matter...Photosynthesis and Cellular respiration (2.18-2.31) Mon: HW DUE (2.18P), Discuss Energy flow and matter cycling Thurs: finish discussion on the basic concept that energy flows and matter cycles through an ecosystem, Look at broad picture of the roles of Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration in the maintenance of life Fri: Quiz , Discuss details of photosynthesis Week of 1/20: Transport across the membrane * watch Mr. Johnston's podcasts for Cell Transport! Mon: NO SCHOOL! Tues: HW DUE (Osmosis Preview, given on Friday 1/17, and Index card make up if you did not turn it in on Friday), Discuss Osmosis Thurs: HW DUE (Osmosis Review, given on Tuesday 1/21), wrap up Osmosis Fri: Quiz, given HW DUE MONDAY (2.18 Practice; use ch. 2.18 from the Unit 2 text!) NEXT WEEK: the biochemistry of Photosynthesis! Week of 1/13: Transport across the membrane * watch Mr. Johnston's podcasts! Mon: Discuss Passive transport, HW (complete your index card "cheat sheet"; write everything you need to study for Membrane Transport) -due Friday Tues: Discuss Passive v. Active Transport, versions of each Thurs: review of transport, Discuss osmosis Fri: HW due (index card cheat sheet), Quiz, more on osmosis Week of 1/6/14: The Plasma membrane...Welcome Back! LAST WEEK OF Qtr2 * all winter break work is due on Thursday 1/8 (TH Quiz, 2.4 Practice, Virus Extra credit) THANKS TO TWO SNOW DAYS!! * I will collect Qtr2 Daily Journals on Thurs 1/9 * There will be a quiz on Winter break HW content on Thurs 1/9 * There will be a TEST over Organic Macromolecules - Cells (1.9-2.5) on Friday 1/10 Mon + Tues: SNOW DAYS!!!! Thurs: Quiz , review membrane permeability, discuss methods by which substances pass across membranes Fri: TEST *NEXT WEEK: finish discussion about the permeability of membranes, lab on Thursday. Week of 12/16: The Plasma membrane * RECOMMENDATION: Watch podcasts for current topics - pay attention to the title of the podcast, the section numbers are off! Mon: Discuss Cell membrane function and structure (2.4, 2.4b) in more depth * All winter break work will be given today! ALL THREE ARE POSTED TO THE RIGHT: Take Home Quiz, 2.4 and 2.4b practice, Viruses practice. WATCH THIS video on membrane structure from ck-12 WATCH THIS Podcast on 2.4 WATCH THIS Podcast on 2.4b * If you cannot connect to the podcasts with these links use the general link above; you may have to download it first. Tues: Finish Discussion from Monday on the structure and function of cell membranes, prep for lab on Thursday WATCH THIS Kahn Academy video on membrane fluidity Thurs and Fri: membrane lab: practice microscopy staining technique, investigate the permeability of plasma membranes * There will be a quiz when we return from break over the content from 2.4 and 2.4b, plasma membrane structure and function. Week of 12/9: Cells * RECOMMENDATION: Watch podcasts for current topics - pay attention to the title of the podcast, the section numbers are off! Mon: Quiz 5 (instead of the one for "snow day" last Friday!), Discuss "membrane-bound organelles" Tues: Discuss prok v. euk cell structure (HW given: due Friday) Thurs: Discuss Plant v. animal cell structure Fri: Quiz 2.2-2.3, proks v. euks, cellular structures/functions * HW to have done by Friday: 2.2 and Endosymbiosis Practice and Cell Structure Chart (not posted to the side :( sorry! ) *watch this video to review endosymbiosis * check out this animation of endosymbiosis Week of 12/2: Cells *There are two items due on 12/2: The TAKE HOME QUIZ ( a modified version is available to the right if you lost your copy) and 2.1 Practice * RECOMMENDATION: read 2.1 and watch the podcast by Monday 12/2, read 2.2 and From Prokaryotes to Eukaryotes article (given in class on Tuesday) and watch 2.2 podcast by Thursday 12/5. Mon: Microscope lab- how to make/when to use a wet mount Tues: Discuss 2.1 - Cell structure and function, endosymbiosis Thurs: Further discussion of 2.2 - prokaryotes v. eukaryotes Sorry kids - I am out with a sick child...look over the work you get back today, especially the TB work; correct your errors, work together Fri: Quiz 2.1-2.2, endosymbiosis and microscopes SNOW DAY! * HW to have done by Friday: 2.2 and Endosymbiosis Practice *watch this video to review endosymbiosis * check out this animation of endosymbiosis Week of 11/25: Microscopy and HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Mon: Collect HW, Quiz (from last Friday!) and Microscope lab (calculate FOV, use of the microscope from start to finish) Tues: Microscope lab (how to view a specimen with a fixed slide, why adjust the diaphragm, practice finding and focusing at all magnifications) *There are two items due on 12/2: The TAKE HOME QUIZ ( a modified version is available to the right if you lost your copy) and 2.1 Practice * RECOMMENDATION: read 2.1 and watch the podcast by Monday 12/2, read 2.2 and watch podcast by Thursday 12/5 Week of 11/18: Microscopy and cells DUE Tuesday: make "cheat-sheet" flashcard over Microscopy handout given in class last Friday Friday: Quiz (microscopy, cell theory) This quiz is postponed until Monday as I am out with a sick son. TB work was given in class today. Email me if you have questions! Mon: venom types, effects, applications for medical research Tues: Use of microscopes, types, resolution v. magnification, pass back quizzes from last Friday Thurs: Finish Microscope introduction, fixed v. wet mounts Friday: Quiz, Prok v. Euk cells Week of 11/11: Finish up O. Chem, discuss microscopes (PTC week!!) Quiz on Friday (Organic chem, enzymes and intro microscopy) HW due Tuesday Mon-Tues: The elements of Life - wrap up of organic chemistry Thurs: Types and parts of the microscope Fri: Quiz, finish microscope introduction Week of 11/4:(1.17-1.18) Chemical Reactions
Mon: Enzyme Lab- pt. 1 (handase) Tues: Enzyme Lab- pt. 1 (handase) Thurs: Enzyme Lab - pt.2 (catalase) Fri: Quiz 2, Discuss Lab * Next week: Wrap up enzymatic reactions, Cell Theory, Cell parts, Microscopy Week of 10/28:(1.17-1.18) Chemical Reactions FIRST WEEK OF QUARTER 2! Quiz on Friday (1.14-1.18) by Tuesday: Complete 1.17-1.18 Practic by Friday: Complete "Enzymatic Reactions" given in class on Tuesday (link to the right) Mon: Discuss Enzymatic reactions Tues: Review enzymatic reactions Thurs: Review Enzymatic reactions, discuss the human digestive system, work on Enzyme Practice (posted to the right) Friday: Quiz 1 * Next week: Enzyme Lab (Mon and Tues), discuss venom evolution (Thurs and Fri), Quiz 2(Fri, 1.17-1.18), start Unit 2: Cells Week of 10/21:(1.14-1.16) Chemical Reactions LAST WEEK OF QUARTER 1!
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Class Materials (most recent on top. NOTE: I do not have everything given in class in an e-format to post!)
Biology Unit 1 Textbook as PDF (works best in Firefox browser):
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Weeks of 8/21 and 8/26: Welcome to CAHS!
-In this first week we will get to know each other while discussing how learning occurs and the process of science
-HW due Mon 8/26: Read the first section of the chapter given in class on Fri and come up with 4 questions that would make good questions for review or quiz questions.
- HW due Thurs 8/29: Scientific Method in Action Worksheet - investigating a nerve disease and the story of the discovery of antibiotics
- HW due Fri 8/30: Chapter 1.1-1.3 Review
-First quiz on Fri 8/30 over first three sections in the packet.
- HW due by Tuesday 9/3: read the rest of the Chapter 1 packet
-HW due Mon 8/26: Read the first section of the chapter given in class on Fri and come up with 4 questions that would make good questions for review or quiz questions.
- HW due Thurs 8/29: Scientific Method in Action Worksheet - investigating a nerve disease and the story of the discovery of antibiotics
- HW due Fri 8/30: Chapter 1.1-1.3 Review
-First quiz on Fri 8/30 over first three sections in the packet.
- HW due by Tuesday 9/3: read the rest of the Chapter 1 packet
Mr. Johnston's podcast lectures (great if you are absent!):http://mrjohnston.org/feed/bio-video/