Lesson Plans for 1st Semester

Honors Biology

2008-9

(These dates are subject to change and updates will be made as soon as possible when needed.)

 

Day

Activities

Homework

Thursday

8/21

 

First Day of School !     (1/2 Day for freshmen & new students)

Materials Needed for Biology 

Optical Illusions PowerPoint

 Buy:  12 pack of colored pencils, pencil case, 3-ring binder, loose-leaf paper, and pencil/pen - You must have all of these by Wed. 8/27

Friday

8/22 

Intro to Biology PowerPoint

     Biology Syllabus

Classroom Behavior Contract due today

Safety Contract 

Signed Safety Contract due Wed. 8/27

Chapter 1 Vocabulary due Tues. 8/26

Read Ch 1 p. 4-26

 

Monday

8/25

 

Scientific Method & Microscope Usage Notes    (II, III G-H)

Characteristics of Life discussion & demo

Scientific Method Activity (The Simpsons) due today

 Language of Science Worksheet due Tues. 8/26

Tuesday

8/26 

Discuss Language of Science Worksheet

Scientific Method & Microscope Usage Notes (I & III A-F) 

Read Tips for Proper Microscope Use for Wed. 8/27

Wednesday

8/27

 Scientific Method & Microscope Usage Notes (III I - V)

Discuss Tips for Proper Microscope Use 

Compound Light Microscope Worksheet due Thurs. 8/28

Bring colored pencils to class every day!

Thursday

8/28

 Discuss Compound Light Microscope Worksheet

Using a Compound Light Microscope Lab

 Using a Compound Light Microscope Lab due Fri. 8/29 at end of hour

Friday

8/29

 Using a Compound Light Microscope Lab due today  

Monday

9/1 

Labor Day - No School !

 

Tuesday

9/2 

Stereoscopes Lab

Microscope Measurement Worksheet 		Microscope Measurement Worksheet due Wed. 9/3

Wednesday

9/3

Discuss:  Using a Compound Light Microscope Lab & Microscope Measurement Worksheet

Review for test

 Study for Characteristics of Life & Microscope Usage Test by review all notes, worksheets & labs + information in text p. 4-26

Thursday

9/4

 Characteristics of Life & Microscope Usage (Ch 1) Test Chapter 20 Vocabulary due Fri. 9/5

Read Ch 20 p. 378-391

Biome Project due Mon. 9/29

Friday

9/5

shortened classes due to assembly

 Biome Project research day in Computer Lab 43

     Helpful Biome Project Links

 

Monday

9/8

 Populations Notes (I - III)

Human Population Activity

Human Population Activity due Tues. 9/9

Bring your calculator to class for the entire unit

 

Tuesday

9/9 

Populations Notes (IV - V)

Populations Worksheet I

 Populations Worksheet I due Wed. 9/10

Wednesday

9/10

 Discuss Biome Project

Populations Notes (VI - VII)

Discuss Human Population Activity & Populations Worksheet I

Population Lab I (skip #2)

 Population Lab I due on Thurs. 9/11

Thursday

9/11

Patriots Day

 

 25 minutes to work on Populations Lab I

Populations Lab II

7:00-8:30pm BHS Open House

 Population Lab II due on Fri. 9/12

Friday

9/12

1st Quarter Progress Reports

 Population Lab III

Work with Biome groups

 Population Worksheet II due Tues. 9/16

Population Lab III due Mon. 9/15

Monday

9/15

 Discuss Populations Lab II

Discuss Populations Lab III

Class time to work on Populations Lab IV

 Populations Lab IV due Tues. 9/16

Population Worksheet II due Tues. 9/16

Tuesday

9/16

 Discuss Populations Lab IV and Populations Worksheet II

Review for test

 Study for Populations Test

Wednesday

9/17

 Populations (Ch 20) Test Chapter 21 Vocabulary due Thurs. 9/18

Read Ch 21 p. 396-409

Extra Credit - Kleenex box - 5pts by Fri. 9/26

Thursday

9/18

 Biome Project - Meet with groups to discuss plan for group presentations

Community Ecology Lab - Discuss & do Day 2 Observations of Dirty Water

Succession Reading Assignment

Succession Reading Assignment due Mon. 9/19

Community Ecology Lab due Fri. 9/26

Friday

9/19

 Community Ecology Notes (III)

Community Ecology Lab - Day 3 Observations of Dirty Water

  

Monday

9/22

 Community Ecology Notes (IA - B)

Community Ecology Lab - Day 6 Observations of Dirty Water

  

Tuesday

9/23

 Community Ecology Notes (IC - D)

Community Ecology Lab - Day 7 Observations of Dirty Water

 Ch 21 Worksheet due Fri. 9/26

Wednesday

9/24

 EXPLORE Test for all freshmen (1st - 4th hours)

Remember to bring a #2 pencil & an eraser to your assigned testing location

"National Geogrphic:  Nature's Nightmares - Coral Reef" video (42 min.)

  

Thursday

9/25

 Community Ecology Notes (II)

Ecosystems & Biosphere Notes (I)

Community Ecology Lab - Day 9 Observations of Dirty Water

 Read Ch 22 p. 414-419

Friday

9/26

 Community Ecology Lab - Day 10 Observations of Dirty Water

Work in Biome Groups (5-10 minutes)

  

Monday

9/29

 Biome Project - Group Presentations

 

  

Tuesday

9/30 

Biome Project - Group Presentations

Ecosystems & Biosphere Notes (II - III)

Ch 22 Worksheet #1

Ch 22 Worksheet #1 due Wed. 10/1

Wednesday

10/1

 Discuss Ch 21 Worksheet & Ch 22 Worksheet #1

Discuss Community Ecology Lab

Review for test 

 Study for Community Ecology and Ecosystems & Biosphere Test

Thursday

10/2

 Community Ecology and Ecosystems & Biosphere (Ch 21 & part of Ch 22) Test Chapter 22 Vocabulary due Fri. 10/3

Read Ch 22 p. 420-436

Friday

10/3

 Ecosystems & Biosphere Notes (IV - VB)

Ch 22 Worksheet #2  

 Ch 22 Worksheet #2 due Tues. 10/7

Monday

10/6

 Ecosystems & Biosphere Notes (VC - VI)

Video clips on The Water Cycle (1:02 min.), The Oxygen-Carbon Dioxide Cycle (1:27 min.) and The Nitrogen Cycle (1:37 min.)

 

Tuesday

10/7 

Discuss Ch 22 Worksheet #2

Review for test

Study for Ecosystems & Biosphere Test

Wednesday

10/8

 Ecosystems & Biosphere (Ch 22) Test Chapter 2 Vocabulary due Thurs. 10/9

Read Ch 2 p. 30-43

Thursday

10/9

 Chemistry Notes (I - IV C) Chemistry Worksheet #1 due Fri. 10/10

Friday

10/10

 Discuss Chemistry Worksheet #1

Chemistry Notes (IV D - VI)

 Chemistry Worksheet #2 due Tues. 10/14

Monday

10/13

 Columbus Day - No School !

 

Tuesday

10/14

 Discuss Chemistry Worksheet #2

Biochemistry Notes (I - IV A)

"ATP: The Energy Currency" video clip (2:26 min.)

Chapter 3 Vocabulary due Wed. 10/15

Read Ch 3 p. 48-61

Wednesday

10/15

 Biochemistry Notes (IV B - D) Biochemistry Worksheet due Wed. 10/20

Thursday

10/16

shortened classes due to assembly

 Work on Biochemistry Worksheet

Work on Biochemistry Lab

 Biochemistry Worksheet due Wed. 10/20

Read over Biochemistry Lab (due Tues. 10/21)

Friday

10/17

1st Quarter Ends

 Teachers' Institute - No School !  

Monday

10/20

 Discuss Biochemistry Worksheet

Biochemistry Lab

 Study for Chemistry & Biochemistry Test 

Tuesday

10/21

 Discuss Biochemistry Lab

Review for test

 Study for Chemistry & Biochemistry Test

Wednesday

10/22

 Enzyme Lab due today Study for Chemistry & Biochemistry Test

Thursday

10/23

 Chemistry & Biochemistry (Ch 2 & 3) Test Chapter 4 Vocabulary due Fri. 10/24

Read Ch 4 p. 68-90

Friday

10/24

 Structure & Function of Cells Notes (I - VB) Chapter 4 Review due Mon. 11/3

Monday

10/27

 Structure & Function of Cells Notes (VC - H)

Work on Chapter 4 Review

  

Tuesday

10/28

 Structure & Function of Cells Notes (V I - VI)

Work on Chapter 4 Review

 Read How Plant & Animal Cells Differ Lab for Wed. 10/29

Wednesday

10/29

 How Plant & Animal Cells Differ Lab due on Thurs. 10/30  

Thursday

10/30

 How Plant & Animal Cells Differ Lab

Discuss How Plant & Animal Cells Differ Lab

4:00-7:00pm Parent/Teacher Conferences

 Chapter 5 Vocabulary due Mon. 11/3

Read Ch 5 p. 94-105 

Friday

10/31

 7:30am-11:30pm Parent/Teacher Conferences -

   No School !

Monday

11/3

 Discuss Chapter 4 Review

Homeostasis & Transport Notes (I - IIID)

 

 Chapter 5 Review due Fri. 11/7

Tuesday

11/4

 Homeostasis & Transport Notes (IIIE - F)

Chapter 5 Worksheet p. 1 - do & discuss

Watch video clips on "Equilibrium" (5:56 min.), "Dynamic Equilibrium" (6:07 min.) & "Tonicity" (3:24 min.)

Homeostasis & Transport Lab due Thurs. 11/6

Work on Chapter 5 Review

  

Wednesday

11/5

 Homeostasis & Transport Lab  

Thursday

11/6

 Homeostasis & Transport Notes (IV - VI)

Watch video clip on , "Passive Transport" (4 min.) & "Active Transport" (5:33 min.)

Chapter 5 Worksheet p. 2 - do & discuss

Homeostasis & Transport Lab due at end of class

  

Friday

11/7

 Discuss: Homeostasis & Transport Lab

             Chapter 5 Review

Cell Jeopardy

Review for test

 Study for Chapter 4 & 5 Test

Monday

11/10

 Structure & Function of Cells and Homeostasis & Transport (Chapter 4 & 5) Test Chapter 6 Vocabulary due Wed. 11/12

Read Ch 6 p. 110-121

Tuesday

11/11

 Veterans Day - No School !

 

Wednesday

11/12

 "Photosynthesis Video Questions" (30 min.)

"Why Leaves Change Color" Reading Assignment due Thurs. 11/13

 "Why Leaves Change Color" Reading Assignment due Thurs. 11/13

Thursday

11/13

 Photosynthesis Notes (I - IV)

Photosynthesis Activity due Fri. 11/14 after 10 min.

 Photosynthesis Review due Tues. 11/18

Friday

11/14

2nd Quarter Progress Reports

 Photosynthesis Lab Activity due Mon. 11/17  

Monday

11/17

 Photosynthesis Notes (V - IX)  

Tuesday

11/18

Discuss:  Photosynthesis Review

              Photosynthesis Activity

              Photosynthesis Lab Activity

Review for test

 Study for Ch 6 Test

Photosynthesis Crossword (extra credit) due Wed. 11/19

 

Wednesday

11/19

 Photosynthesis (Ch 6) Test Chapter 7 Vocabulary due on Thurs. 11/20

Read Ch 7 p. 126-139

Thursday

11/20

 Cellular Respiration Notes (I-V)

Cellular Respiration Lab due Wed. 11/21

    Set up lab

 Cellular Respiration Review due Tues. 11/25

Friday

11/21

 Cellular Respiration Lab

    View results & complete ?'s

Cellular Respiration Notes (VIA-B2)

Cellular Respiration Review

 

Monday

11/24

 Cellular Respiration Notes (VIB3-VIC)

Cellular Respiration Reading Assignment due Tues. 11/25

Work on Cellular Respiration Review

Cellular Respiration Reading Assignment due Tues. 11/25

Tuesday

11/25

 Discuss:  Cellular Respiration Review

              Cellular Respiration Reading Assignment

Review for test

 Study for Cellular Respiration (Ch 7) Test

Wednesday

11/26

 Cellular Respiration (Ch 7) Test

 

 Chapter 8 Vocabulary due on Tues. 12/2

Read Ch 8 p. 144-157

Thursday

11/27

 Thanksgiving Breaak - No School !

 

Friday

11/28

 Thanksgiving Breaak - No School !  

Monday

12/1

 Cell Reproduction Notes (I-V)

Cell Reproduction Helpful Links

Cell Reproduction Study Guides

 Cell Reproduction Review due on Fri. 12/5

Study notes and vocabulary for Vocabulary Bingo on Tues. 12/2

Tuesday

12/2

 Cell Reproduction Notes (VI-VIII)

Cell Reproduction Vocabulary Bingo

 Look at Cell Reproduction helpful Websites - Mitosis to prepare for lab

 

Wednesday

12/3

 Cell Reproduction Lab due on Thurs. 12/4 Look at Cell Reproduction helpful Websites - Mitosis to prepare for lab

Mitosis Flip Book due on Wed. 12/10 (*Bonus*)

Thursday

12/4

 Cell Reproduction Lab

Cell Reproduction Notes (IX-X)

  

Friday

12/5

 Discuss Cell Reproduction Review

Review for test