HONORS BIOLOGY

Lesson Plans for 1st Semester

Honors Biology

2011-12

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

Day	Activities	Homework
Thursday 8/18 1/2 Day Institute	First Day of School ! (1/2 Day for freshmen & new students) Materials Needed for Honors Biology Intro to Honors Biology 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 Thurs. 8/25
Friday 8/19 1st Full Day of School	Welcome to Honors Biology PowerPoint Honors Biology Syllabus Classroom Behavior Contract due today Safety Contract Assign textbook	Signed Safety Contract due on Tues. 8/23 Chapter 1 Vocabulary due Mon. 8/22 Read Ch 1 p. 4-26
Monday 8/22	Scientific Method & Microscope Usage Notes (I-II) Characteristics of Life discussion & demo
Tuesday 8/23	Scientific Method & Microscope Usage Notes (III - IVB2)	Scientific Method Activity (The Simpsons) due Wed. 8/24 Read Tips for Proper Microscope Use for Wed. 8/24
Wednesday 8/24	Scientific Method & Microscope Usage Notes (IVB3 - F) Discuss Tips for Proper Microscope Use Discuss Scientific Method Activity (The Simpsons)	Compound Light Microscope Worksheet due Thurs. 8/25 Bring colored pencils to class every day!
Thursday 8/25	Discuss Compound Light Microscope Worksheet Using a Compound Light Microscope Lab	Using a Compound Light Microscope Lab due Fri. 8/26 at end of hour
Friday 8/26	Scientific Method & Microscope Usage Notes (V) Using a Compound Light Microscope Lab due today	Language of Science Worksheet due Mon. 8/29 Bring your calculator to class on Mon. 8/29
Monday 8/29	Stereoscopes Lab Microscope Measurement Worksheet	Microscope Measurement Worksheet due Tues. 8/30
Tuesday 8/30	Discuss: Using a Compound Light Microscope Lab, Stereoscopes 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 Bring your book Wed. 8/31 Bring your calculator to class on Wed. 8/31 - Wed. 9/14
Wednesday 8/31	Characteristics of Life & Microscope Usage (Ch 1) Test Biome Project due Thurs. 9/29 Explanation & group assigned to biome topic	Chapter 20 Vocabulary due Thurs. 9/1 Read Ch 20 p. 378-391
Thursday 9/1	Biome Project Research in computer lab 45	Extra Credit - Kleenex box - 5pts by Fri. 9/9
Friday 9/2 shortened classes due to Fall Sports Assembly	Check Activity due today
Monday 9/5	Labor Day - No School !
Tuesday 9/6	Populations Notes (I - III) Human Population Activity	Human Population Activity due Wed. 9/7
Wednesday 9/7	Populations Notes (IV - VC2a1)) Populations Worksheet I	Populations Worksheet I due Thurs. 9/8
Thursday 9/8	Populations Notes (VC2a2) - VII) Discuss Human Population Activity & Populations Worksheet I Population Lab I	Population Lab I due on Fri. 9/9
Friday 9/9	20 minutes to work on Populations Lab I Populations Lab II	Population Lab II due on Mon. 9/12
Monday 9/12	Population Lab III	Population Lab III due Tues. 9/13 Population Worksheet II due Wed. 9/14
Tuesday 9/13	Discuss Populations Lab II Discuss Populations Lab III Biome Project groups meet
Wednesday 9/14	Discuss Populations Worksheet II Review for test Biome Project groups meet	Study for Populations Test
Thursday 9/15	Populations (Ch 20) Test BHS Open House	Chapter 21 Vocabulary due Fri. 9/16 Read Ch 21 p. 396-409
Friday 9/16 1st Progress Reports	Community Ecology Lab - Discuss & do Day 3 Observations of Dirty Water ("Dirty Water Lab") Succession Reading Assignment	Succession Reading Assignment due Mon. 9/19 Dirty Water Lab due Fri. 9/23
Monday 9/19	Community Ecology, Ecosystems, & Biosphere Notes (III) Community Ecology Lab - Day 6 Observations of Dirty Water
Tuesday 9/20	Community Ecology, Ecosystems, & Biosphere Notes (IA - B) Community Ecology Lab - Day 7 Observations of Dirty Water
Wednesday 9/21	Community Ecology, Ecosystems, & Biosphere Notes (IC - D) Community Ecology Lab - Day 8 Observations of Dirty Water
Thursday 9/22	Community Ecology, Ecosystems, & Biosphere Notes (II & IV) Community Ecology Lab - Day 9 Observations of Dirty Water	Read Ch 22 p. 414-419 Ch 21 Worksheet II due Mon. 9/26
Friday 9/23 Homecoming Assembly	Community Ecology Lab - Day 10 Observations of Dirty Water
Monday 9/26	Community Ecology, Ecosystems, & Biosphere Notes (V-VI) Ch 22 Worksheet #1	Ch 22 Worksheet #1 due Tues. 9/27
Tuesday 9/27	Discuss Ch 21 Worksheet & Ch 22 Worksheet #1 Discuss Community Ecology Lab Review for test	Study for Community Ecology and Ecosystems & Biosphere Test
Wednesday 9/28	Community Ecology and Ecosystems & Biosphere (Ch 21 & part of Ch 22) Test	Chapter 22 Vocabulary due Thurs. 9/29 Read Ch 22 p. 420-436
Thursday 9/29	Biome Project Presentations
Friday 9/30	Biome Project Presentations
Monday 10/3	Ecosystems & Biosphere Notes (I - II) Ch 22 Worksheet #2	Ch 22 Worksheet #2 due Thurs. 10/6
Tuesday 10/4	Ecosystems & Biosphere Notes (IIA - III)
Wednesday 10/5	EXPLORE Test for all freshmen (1st - 4th hours) Remember to bring a #2 pencil & an eraser to your assigned testing location 5th & 7th hours: "Bones: The Bones in the Bear" (43 min.) video
Thursday 10/6	Discuss Ch 22 Worksheet #2 Video clips on The Water Cycle (1:02 min.), The Oxygen-Carbon Dioxide Cycle (1:27 min.) and The Nitrogen Cycle (1:37 min.) Review for test	Study for Ecosystems & Biosphere Test
Friday 10/7	Ecosystems & Biosphere (Ch 22) Test	Chemistry Vocabulary due Tues. 10/11 Read Ch 2 p. 30-43
Monday 10/10	Columbus Day - No School !
Tuesday 10/11	"Planet Earth: Pole to Pole" video (43 min.)
Wednesday 10/12	Chemistry Notes (I - III) Chemistry Worksheet #1 due today
Thursday 10/13	Chemistry Notes (IV - VI) Chemistry Worksheet #2 due today
Friday 10/14	Chemistry Notes (VII - VIII)
Monday 10/17	Biochemistry Notes (I-II) Biochemistry Worksheet	Biochemistry Vocabulary due Tues. 10/18 Biochemistry Worksheet due Thurs. 10/20
Tuesday 10/18	Biochemistry Notes (III-VIA) Biochemistry Worksheet
Wednesday 10/19	Biochemistry Notes (VIB) Biochemistry Worksheet
Thursday 10/20	Biochemistry Notes (VIC-D) Biochemistry Worksheet
Friday 10/21 2^nd Progress Reports	Teachers' Institute - No School !
Monday 10/24	Enzyme Lab due today
Tuesday 10/25	Discuss Biochemistry Worksheet Review for test
Wednesday 10/26	Chemistry & Biochemistry (Ch 2 & 3) Test	Read Ch 4 p. 68-90 PKU Reading & Questions due Thurs. 10/27 Poison Sheet (1/2 page) due Thurs. 10/27 Bring your book Thurs. 10/27
Thursday 10/27	Poisons' Effect on the Cell Notes Packet 4:00-7:00pm Parent/Teacher Conferences	Poison's Effect on the Cell - ? #7 on tables on p. 3-5 due Tues. 11/1
Friday 10/28	7:30-11:15am Parent/Teacher Conferences - No School !
Monday 10/31	Cell Ratio & Sizes in Notes Packet & demos Poisons' Effect on the Cell Notes Packet
Tuesday 11/1	Poisons' Effect on the Cell Notes Packet Animal vs. Plant Cells in Notes Packet	Animal & Plant Cells Worksheet due Wed. 11/2
Wednesday 11/2	Animal & Plant Cells Lab due Thurs. 11/3
Thursday 11/3	Cell Membrane Notes Packet	Cell Review due on Thurs. 11/10
Friday 11/4	Passive Transport Notes Packet
Monday 11/7	Active Transport Notes Packet	Passive & Active Transport Worksheet due Tues. 11/8
Tuesday 11/8	Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes Notes Packet	Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes Worksheet due Wed. 11/9
Wednesday 11/9	Discuss: Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes Worksheet Passive & Active Transport Worksheet Heroes of the Cell Notes Packet
Thursday 11/10	Review Day
Friday 11/11	Cell Test (covering cell parts, functions, transport & heroes of the cell)	Chapter 7 Vocabulary due on Mon. 11/14 Read Ch 7 p. 126-139
Monday 11/14	"Osmosis Jones" PG (43 min.)
Tuesday 11/15 3rd Progress Reports	"Osmosis Jones" PG (48 min.)
Wednesday 11/16	Cellular Respiration Notes (I-V) Cellular Respiration Lab due Thurs. 11/17 Set up lab	Cellular Respiration Review due Mon. 11/21
Thursday 11/17	Cellular Respiration Lab View results & complete ?'s Cellular Respiration Notes (VI) Cellular Respiration Review
Friday 11/18	Cellular Respiration Notes (VII) Work on Cellular Respiration Review
Monday 11/21	Discuss: Cellular Respiration Review Review for test	Study for Cellular Respiration (Ch 7) Test
Tuesday 11/22	Cellular Respiration (Ch 7) Test Honors Biology 1st Semester Exam Review 6 Day Countdown for Preparing for the 1st Semester Honors Biology Exam	Chapter 6 Vocabulary due Wed. 11/23 Read Ch 6 p. 110-121
Wednesday 11/23	"Most Extreme: Eaters" video (42min.)
Thursday 11/24	Thanksgiving Break - No School !
Friday 11/25	Thanksgiving Break - No School !
Monday 11/28	"Photosynthesis Video Quiz" (30 min.) with questions "Why Leaves Change Color" Reading Assignment due Tues. 11/29
Tuesday 11/29	Photosynthesis Notes (I - IVD) Discuss "Why Leaves Change Color" Reading Assignment	Photosynthesis Review due Mon. 12/5
Wednesday 11/30	Photosynthesis Notes (IVE - IVF) Photosynthesis Activity due Thurs. 12/1
Thursday 12/1	Photosynthesis Notes (IVG - IX)	Photosynthesis & Respiration Crossword (extra credit) due Wed. 12/7
Friday 12/2	Photosynthesis Lab Activity due Mon. 12/5
Monday 12/5	Discuss: Photosynthesis Review Photosynthesis Activity Review for test	Study for Ch 6 Test
Tuesday 12/6	Photosynthesis (Ch 6) Test	Chapter 8 Vocabulary due on Wed. 12/7 Read Ch 8 p. 144-157
Wednesday 12/7	Cell Reproduction Notes (I-V)	Cell Reproduction Review due on Wed. 12/14 Study notes and vocabulary for Vocabulary Bingo on Thurs. 12/8
Thursday 12/8	Cell Reproduction Notes (VI-VII) Cell Reproduction Vocabulary Bingo	Look at Cell Reproduction helpful Websites - Mitosis to prepare for lab Mitosis Flip Book due on Tues. 12/13 (*Bonus*)
Friday 12/9	Cell Reproduction Lab due on Mon. 12/12	Look at Cell Reproduction helpful Websites - Mitosis to prepare for lab
Monday 12/12	Cell Reproduction Lab Work on Cell Reproduction Review
Tuesday 12/13	Cell Reproduction Notes (VII-X)
Wednesday 12/14	Discuss Cell Reproduction Review Cell Reproduction Vocabulary Bingo Review for test	Study for Cell Reproduction (Ch 8) Test
Thursday 12/15	Cell Reproduction (Ch 8) Test	Study for semester exams!
Friday 12/16	"Evolution" PG-13 (41 min.) 7th hour: "Bones: The Santa in the Slush" (43 min.) video	Study for semester exams!
Monday 12/19	"Evolution" PG-13 (46 min.) Semester Exam for 7th Hour	Study for semester exams!
Tuesday 12/20	Semester Exams for 1st, 3rd & 5th Hours "Evolution" PG-13 (10 min.) 12:40 Dismissal	Study for semester exams!
Wednesday 12/21 End of 1st Semester	Semester Exams for 2nd, 4th & 6th Hours "Evolution" PG-13 (10 min.) 12:40 Dismissal	Enjoy your vacation!!!
Thursday 12/22 through Wednesday 1/4	Winter Break - No School !
Dates below are for the 2010-11 school year
Tuesday 10/26	Chemistry & Biochemistry (Ch 2 & 3) Test	Chapter 4 Vocabulary due Wed. 10/27 Read Ch 4 p. 68-90
Wednesday 10/27	Structure & Function of Cells Notes (I - IIIA1b)	Chapter 4 Review due Thurs. 11/4
Thursday 10/28	Structure & Function of Cells Notes (IIIA1c - 8) Work on Chapter 4 Review 4:00-7:00pm Parent/Teacher Conferences
Friday 10/29	7:30-11:15am Parent/Teacher Conferences - No School !
Monday 11/1	Structure & Function of Cells Notes (IIIA9 - B) Work on Chapter 4 Review	Read How Plant & Animal Cells Differ Lab for Tues. 11/2
Tuesday 11/2	How Plant & Animal Cells Differ Lab due on Wed. 11/3
Wednesday 11/3	How Plant & Animal Cells Differ Lab Discuss How Plant & Animal Cells Differ Lab	Chapter 5 Vocabulary due Thurs. 11/4 Read Ch 5 p. 94-105
Thursday 11/4	Discuss Chapter 4 Review Homeostasis & Transport Notes (I)	Chapter 5 Review due Wed. 11/10
Friday 11/5	Homeostasis & Transport Notes (IIA - IIE2) Homeostasis & Transport Lab due Tues. 11/9 Work on Chapter 5 Review
Monday 11/8	Homeostasis & Transport Notes (IIE3-F) Osmosis Lab
Tuesday 11/9	Homeostasis & Transport Notes (IV - VI) Chapter 5 Worksheet - do & discuss Osmosis Lab due at end of class
Wednesday 11/10	Discuss: Osmosis Lab Chapter 5 Review Cell Jeopardy Review for test	Study for Chapter 4 & 5 Test
Thursday 11/11	Structure & Function of Cells and Homeostasis & Transport (Chapter 4 & 5) Test	Chapter 6 Vocabulary due Tues. 11/18 Read Ch 6 p. 110-121

Day

Activities

Homework

Thursday

8/18

1/2 Day Institute

Friday

8/19

Monday

8/22

Tuesday

8/23

Wednesday

8/24

Thursday

8/25

Friday

8/26

Monday

8/29

Tuesday

8/30

Wednesday

8/31

Thursday

9/1

Friday

9/2

Monday

9/5

Tuesday

9/6

Wednesday

9/7

Thursday

9/8

Friday

9/9

Monday

9/12

Tuesday

9/13

Wednesday

9/14

Thursday

9/15

Friday

9/16

Monday

9/19

Tuesday

9/20

Wednesday

9/21

Thursday

9/22

Friday

9/23

Monday

9/26

Tuesday

9/27

Wednesday

9/28

Thursday

9/29

Friday

9/30

Monday

10/3

Tuesday

10/4

Wednesday

10/5

Thursday

10/6

Friday

10/7

Monday

10/10