Nov 11

Objective: Students will be taking the Unit 3 exam in order to prepare them for the HSA.

Warm Up: Take 10 minutes to study for test

Vocabulary:
NONE


Homework Due:
Unit 3 Review
Macromolecules Foldable

Tonight's Homework:
Read and Outline 7-1

Nov 9

Objective: Students will be reviewing for the Unit Exam in order to prepare them for the test and the HSA.

Warm Up:
1. Which of the following organic compounds is the main source of long-term stored energy for living things?
A. carbohydrates
B. lipids
C. nucleic acids
D. proteins

2. Which of the following best describes the function of nucleic acids?
F. store and transmit heredity
G. help to fight disease
H. control the rate of reactions and regulate cell processes
J. build tissues such as bone and muscle

3. Which of the following are inorganic substances essential for cellular processes?
F. carbohydrates
G. proteins
H. minerals
J. lipids

4. Macromolecules always contain which elements?
A. C and H
B. C, H, and O
C. C, H, O and N
D. C, H, O, N, and P

5. Glucose is a building block of carbohydrates. Which of these best describes glucose?
A. lipid
B. monsaccharide
C. protein
D. amino acid

Vocabulary:
1. chemical reaction
2. reactant
3. product
4. activation energy
5. catalyst

POA-
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in Homework
3. Macro. Foldable
4. Unit 3 Review 16-24
5. Closure

Homework Due:
Unit 3 Review 1-15

Tonight's Homework-
Finish Macromolecules foldable
Study for test
Unit 3 Review 16-24

November 5

November 5, 2010
Objective: Students will be completing a project on Macromolecules in order to identify the different components of Macromolecules.

Warm Up: Name the 4 different macromolecules




Vocabulary:
1. Monomer
2. Polymer
3. Carbohydrate
4. Monosaccharide
5. Polysaccharide

POA:
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Foldable
3. Review Sheet
4. Closure


Homework Due: You are what you eat lab

Tonight's Homework: REVIEW for UNIT 3 TEST (STUDY WARM UPS FROM THIS UNIT)

Nov 3

Objective: Students will be finishing up their You Are What Eat lab in order to identify the different parts of the McDonalds menu.


Warm Up: N/A


Vocabulary: N/A




POA-
1. Discussion on grades and 2nd quarter
2.You are what you eat lab


Tonight's Homework: Finish lab


Homework Due: None

October 28

October 28

OBJECTIVE: Students will learn how to analyze food nutritional content in order to describe the role macromolecules play in living systems.
WARM-UP:
1. Nucleotide is to DNA as monosaccharide is to
F. lipid
G. DNA
H. carbohydrate
J. protein

2. Which of these supply the main energy source used by organisms?
A. lipids
B. amino acids
C. nucleic acids
D. carbohydrates

3. A dog gets many nutrients from its food including amino acids. Which of these can be built directly using the amino acids?
F. proteins
G. carbohydrates
H. lipids
J. minerals

4. Which of the following is not a function of proteins?
A. store and transmit heredity
B. help to fight disease
C. control the rate of reactions and regulate cell processes
D. build tissues such as bone and muscle

5. DNA and RNA are both types of
A. carbohydrate
B. lipid
C. nucleic acids
D. protein
Vocabulary:
1. Solvent
2. Suspension
3. pH scale
4. acid
5. Base
6. Buffer
P~O~A
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in homework
3. Macromolecules notes/ powerpoint
4. You are what you eat lab
5. Closure

Homework Due:
BEE Books
pH Lab

Tonight’s Homework:
1. Finish you are what you eat lab
2. 2-3 Section Assessment


GRADES ARE DUE!!! MAKE IT COUNT!!!!

October 26

October 26
Objective:
Students will learn to determine pH of common substances in order to identify solutions as acidic or basic.

Warm Up:
1. If you stir salt into boiling water, you produce a
A. solute
B. solution
C. solvent
D. compound

2. A map of eastern North America, showing the pH of rainfall in the various states, indicates that the pH of rain in
New York State varies from 4.22 to 4.40. According to these figures, the most acidic level of rainfall in New
York State has a pH of
F. 4.22.
G. 4.30.
H. 4.35.
J. 4.40.

3. A substance with a pH of 10 is
A. a base
B. an acid
C. both an acid and a base
D. neither an acid nor a base

4. A scientist believes that a factory has been dumping acid into a local river. To test this hypothesis, which
property of water should the scientist monitor?
F. density
G. pH
H. polarity
J. temperature


Vocabulary:
1. Cohesion
2. Adhesion
3. Mixture
4. Solution
5. Solute


P~O~A
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in homework
3. Review pH concepts (power point and handout)
4. pH Lab
5. Closure

Homework Due:
1. Finish Penny for your drops lab
2. Section Assessment 2-2

Tonight’s Homework:
1. BEE BOOKS ARE DUE NEXT CLASS (make sure it is neat and organized TEST GRADE)
2. Finish pH lab if you didn’t finish it


EXTRA CREDIT (Due the 28th of October)
Bring in any 5 of the following supplies for 20 points extra credit
-paper towel
-soap
-hand sanitizer
-tissues
-Pack of colored pencils
-disinfecting wipes
-national geographic magazines
-pack of markers
- Glue Sticks (3 =1 item must bring 3)

October 22

October 22

OBJECTIVE: Students will learn how soap affects the stickiness of water in order to analyze its properties.
WARM-UP: 1. Solutions like tomato juice or vinegar that measure a pH lower than pure water are _________.
F. buffers
G. acid
H. bases
J. neutral

2. Which of the following is not a property of water?
F. It is able to stick to itself.
G. It is an excellent solvent.
H. It is more dense as a solid than a liquid.
J. It is responsible for capillary action.

3. Water molecules are polar, with the
A. oxygen side being slightly positive and the hydrogen side being slightly negative.
B. oxygen and hydrogen sides being slightly positive.
C. oxygen and hydrogen sides being slightly negative.
D. oxygen side being slightly negative and the hydrogen side being slightly positive.

4. In circulatory systems, a large part of the fluid is water. For example, human blood plasma is approximately 90% water. What property of water makes it ideal material for transporting necessary chemical substances?
F. It evaporates at 1000 C.
G. It freezes at 00 C.
H. It is a solvent for many substances.
J. It is made of hydrogen and oxygen.

5. Which of the following is not a reason water is attracted to other water molecules?
A. Water has magnetism.
B. Water is a polar molecule.
C. Water makes hydrogen bonds with other water molecules.
D. Water is covalently bonded.

Vocabulary:
1. Compound
2. Ionic Bond
3. Ion
4. Covalent Bond
5. Molecule
6. van Der Waals Forces


P~O~A
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in Homework
3. Review water properties (2-2 powerpoint and handout)
4. Penny for your drops activity
5. Closure

Homework Due:
Section 2-1 Assessment 1-6 and MUST COMPLETE ALL 6 questions

Tonight’s Homework:
1. Finish Lab if you did not complete it
2. Section 2-2 (page 43) 1-5

EXTRA CREDIT (Due the 28th of October)
Bring in any 5 of the following supplies for 20 points extra credit
-paper towel
-soap
-hand sanitizer
-tissues
-Pack of colored pencils
-disinfecting wipes
-national geographic magazines
-pack of markers
- Glue Sticks (3 =1 item must bring 3)

October 20

EXTRA CREDIT (By the 28th of October)
Bring in any 5 of the following supplies for 20 points extra credit
-paper towel
-soap
-hand sanitizer
-tissues
-Pack of colored pencils
-disinfecting wipes
-national geographic magazines
-pack of markers
- Glue Sticks (3 =1 item must bring 3)

October 20
Objective: The scholars will be able to describe the structure of an atom in order to know how atoms bond to one another.

WARM-UP: 1. When cells of most organisms freeze, they burst. Which property of water causes this to occur?
A. Water is a universal solvent.
B. Water changes temperature rapidly.
C. Water is less dense as a solid than as a liquid.
D. Water is a nonpolar molecule.

2. Which of the following makes up a molecule of water?
A. one atom of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen
B. one atom of sodium and one atom of chlorine
C. one atom of hydrogen and two atoms of oxygen
D. two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen

3. The cell wall of a plant helps the plant cell maintain its shape. What is the main structural component of the cell
wall of a plant?
F. lipid
G. cellulose
H. amino acids
J. nucleic acids

Vocabulary:
1. Atom
2. Nucleus
3. Electron
4. Element
5. Isotope
P.O.A
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in homework (read and outline 2-3)
3. 2-1 notes/ outline (powerpoint and handout)
4. Demonstration
5. Model
6. Closure

Tonight’s Homework:
Section 2-1 Section Assessment (pg 39 1-6 must answer EVERY question)

Homework Due:
Read and Outline 2-3

Oct 18

Objective: Students will be completing the FAST test in order to guage their progress towards the HSA.


Warm Up: NA


Vocabulary: NA



FAST TESTING


Homework Due: Read and Outline 2-2 and Workbook 2-1 and 2-2


Tonights Homework
Read and Outline 2-3

Oct 13

1st Period-
Objective: Students will be taking the PSAT (NO CLASS)


4th Period-
Objective: Student will be finishing up their work from Mondays class. All assignments are due on Monday.

Oct 11

Objective: The Students describe the structure of an atom in order to know the location and charge of the subatomic particles of an atom.


Warm Up:
The energy pyramid below shows the flow of energy through the organism in a kelp forest ecosystem in the Pacific Ocean. Use the diagram to answer the following.


(image will not appear)

What is the lowest level of energy pyramid that contains carnivores?
A. Level 1
B. Level 2
C. Level 3
D. Level 4

2. Which of the following makes up a molecule of water?
A. one atom of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen
B. one atom of sodium and one atom of chlorine
C. one atom of hydrogen and two atoms of oxygen
D. two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen

Vocabulary:
1. Atom
2. Nucleus
3. Electron
4. Element
5. Isotope
6. Compound


POA-
1. Warm up and Vocabulary
2. Turn in homework
3. Go over warm up and vocabulary
4. 2-1 notes (with book)
5. Closure


Homework Due:
Read and outline 2-1


Tonight's Homework:
Read and Outline 2-2

Oct 7

Objective: Students will be taking Unit 2 test in order to gauge their progress towards the HSA.


Warm Up: Take 10 minutes to study for the test.




Homework Due: Unit 2 review


Tonights homework: Read and Outline 2-1

Oct 5

Objective: Students will be reviewing Unit 2 in order to gauge their progress towards the HSA.


Warm Up: Name the different types of relationships organisms have and give an example for each.



Vocabulary:
1. Biogeochemical Cycle
2. Evaporation
3. Transpiration
4. Nutrient
5. Nitrogen Fixation


POA
1. Warm and Vocabulary
2. Hand in homework
3. Go over warm up
4. Ecology review
5. Closure


Homework Due:
Ecology Part1

Tonights Homework:
Study for test (Unit 2 Review)

Oct 1

Objective:
The student will review nutrient cycles in order to describe the movement of water, carbon, and nitrogen between living organisms and the environment.

Warm Up:

(image will not appear)

1. According to the food web which of these organisms is a herbivore?
a. lizard
b. snake
c. hawk
d. grasshopper


2. Which of these shows the relationship between the catcus and the bird?
a. producer-consumer
b. predator-prey
c. mutualism
d. commensalism

3. Which of these shows the relationship between the lizard and the grasshopper
a. parasite-host
b. predator-prey
c. mutualism
d. commensalism

4. Which combination of organisms shows a food chain in this web?
a. cactus-->snake-->hawk
b. ant-->grasshopper-->lizard
c. cactus-->chipmunk-->snake
d. grasshopper-->bird--> hawk

5. While feeding on the nectar of flowers, many insects carry pollen from flower to flower. Which of these best describes the relationship between the flower and the insect?
a. predation
b. mutualism
c. parasitism
d.. competition


Vocabulary:
1. mutualism
2. parasitism
3. competition
4. predator-prey
5. producer-consumer


POA
1. Warm up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in homework
3. discussion
4. graphs
5. closure


Tonight's homework:
Unit 2 review

Homework Due:
Food Web

Sept 29

Objective: The student will discuss food chains and trophic levels in order to explain the flow of energy in an ecosystem. The students will illustrate how all organisms are part of and depend on two major global fob webs that are positively or negatively influenced by human activity and technology.


Warm Up:


1. If the trout were overfished, which population of organisms would most likely increase as a direct result?

a. algae
b. trout
c. minnows
d. zooplankton

2. Which level of the pyramid represents the largest percentage of available energy?
a. algae
b. minnows
c. trout
d. zooplankton
3. Which of these is the ultimate source of energy for the majority of life on Earth?
a. plants
b. the sun
c. bacteria
d. the ocean

Sea otters eat sea urchins. Sea urchins eat kelp, a type of brown algae. What might be the short-term effect on the ecosystem if great numbers of sea otters were removed from this environment?


A. increase in sea urchin population, decrease in kelp population


b. decrease in sea urchin population, increase in kelp population




c. increase in sea urchin population, increase in kelp population


d. decrease in sea urchin population, decrease in kelp population

Vocabulary:
1. omnivore
2. detritivore
3. decomposers
4. food chain
5. food web


P.O.A
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in homework
3. Complete owl pellet lab
4. food web discussion
5. food web


Tonight's Homework:
Finish food web
Remember must have:
10 organisms
labeled- consumer/producer (carnivore, omnivore, herbivore, decomposer etc.)
Organism labeled
arrows going in the proper directions


Homework Due:
Read and Outline 3-3

Sept 27

Objective:
The students will discuss food chains and trophic levels in order to explain the flow of energy in an ecosystem.


Warm Up:
(Image will not appear)

1. Which of these organisms is not an omnivore?
a. herring
b. shrimp
c. killer whale
d. blue whale

2. Improvement in fishing techniques have led to an increase in the amount of herring harvested in recent decades. What would be a direct effect of the increased harvest of herring.

A. the blue whale population would decrease
B. the herring gull population would increase
C. the killer whale population would increase
D. the shrimp population would increase

(Image will not appear)
3. Which of these organisms are producers in the river ecosystem?
A. algae
B. trout
C. minnows
D. Zooplankton


4. Which of these shows how energy is usually transferred in a food chain?
A. herbivore-->producer-->carnivore
B. Producer-->carnivore-->herbivore
C. Carnivore--> Herbivore--> producer
D. Producer--> herbivore--> Carnivore

Vocabulary:
1.chemosynthesis
2. heterotroph
3. consumer
4. herbivore
5. carnivore


POA:
1. Warm up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in homework
3. brainstorm
4. Introduction of Owl Pellets lab
5. Pre-lab questions
6. Owl Pellet lab
7. Closure: What role does the owl have in its ecosystem


Tonight’s Homework:
Read and Outline 3-3

Sept 22

Objective: Students will discuss food chains and trophic levels in order to expalin the flow of energy in an ecosystem.



Warm Up:
Scientist classify humans as omnivores, based on their teeth. As omnivores, humans eat
a. only fungi
b. mostly plants and animals
c. only animals
d. mostly bacteria and fungi

Vocabulary:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.



POA:
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in homework
3. Group activity
4. Notes
5. Energy flow models
6. Closure


Homework Due:
Read and Outline 3-1


Tonight's Homework:
Read and outline 3-2

Sept 20

Objective: The students will analyze the interrelationships and interdependencies among different organisms and explain how these relationships contribute to the stability of the ecosystem.



Warm Up:
Striped fish are affected by biotic and abiotic factors in their environment. Which of these factors is biotic?
A. water
B. mineral nutrients
C. freshwater algae
D. inorganic sediments




Vocabulary:
1. ecology
2. biosphere
3. species
4. population
5. community



P.O.A-
1. Warm up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in homework
3. Go over warm up and homework
4. Unit 1 Quiz
5. Start Unit 2
6. Closure


Homework Due:

The Simpsons worksheet

Tonight’s Homework:

Read and Outline 3-1 (pages 63-65)

Sept 16

Objective: Students will complete unit 1 test in order to gauge their progress towards the HSA.


Warm Up: Find the Independent and Dependent Variable for the following passages:

1. The number of slices left depends on how many I eat.



2. Passing my class is dependent on attending school.



2. The number of miles I drive is a function of the price of gasoline.



3. The volume of a cylinder depends on the radius of the base and height.

4. The way your students act is determined by the standards you set.

5. To finish your math assignment in 30 minutes you must answer one problem
every 6 minutes.


Vocabulary:
1. Sexual Reproduction
2. Asexual Reproduction
3. Metabolism
4. Homeostasis
5. Stimulus


POA-
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in homework
3. Go over warm up
4. Sponge Bob workshop
5. Closure

Homework Due:
Unit 1 Review

Tonights homework:
The Simpsons worksheet

Sept 13

Objective: The students will be reviewing Unit 1 in order to prepare for the Unit 1 test next class.


Warm Up:

1. How many meters equal 100 centimeters?


2. How is volume measured?


3. Give 3 different ways mass measured?




Vocabulary:
1. Metric System
2. Microscope
3. compound light microscope
4. electron microscope
5. cell fractionation


POA-
1. Warm Up and Voacbulary
2. Go Over handout
3. Hand out text books
4. Independent vs Dependent Variable Review
5. Unit 1 Review


Homework Due: Scientific Method lab


Tonight's Homework: Finish Unit 1 review and study for test.

Sept 8

Objective:The students will be completing a lab in order to identify scientific method.

Warm Up: Complete the following scientific notation

1. 000345
2. 2300000000
3. 25000000000000000
4. .000000034
5. 24500000000000

Vocabulary:
1. Metabolism
2. Stimulus
3. Homeostasis
4. Evolution
5. Cell Fractionation


POA:
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Review Homework
3. Lab
4. Closure


Homework Due: Scientific Notation Homework


Tonight's Homework: Finish lab

Sept 3

Objective: Students will use the scientific method in order to make predictions and analyze data from an experiment.



Warm Up: 1.Describe independent variable
2. Describe dependent variable


Give an example for each



Vocabulary
1. asexual reproduction
2. cell
3. inference
4. hypothesis
5. sexual reproduction


P.O.A
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Go over Quiz
3. Scientific Notation
4. Review Independent Variable and Dependent variable
5. Lab
6. Closure



Homework:
Finish Lab

Sept 1

Objective: Students will use the scientific method in order to make predictions and analyze data from an experiment.

Warm-Up: What are the steps we use for scientific experiment:



Vocabulary:
observation
opinion
research
plan
conclusion
data

Classwork:
1)Warm Up and Vocabulary
2) Quiz
3) Discussion of scientific method
4) "Sponge Animal" lab
5) Review lab

Closure:
Identify characteristics of animals that help them to escape predators.

Tonight's Homework:
Finish lab


Homework due:
Rafael (Lab Safety) BCR
Complete lab if you did not already do so
Get materials for BEE BOOK

Handouts:
Sponge Lab

Aug 30th

Objective:
Students will identify lab equipment in order to perform laboratory investigations properly.

Warm-Up: Describe 3 unsafe lab procedures.

Vocabulary:
Gram
Hypothesis
independent (manipulated) variable
KiloLiter

Classwork:
1) Confection Connection on (Resource Book)
2) Students are to complete p.18 of Identifying Laboratory Equipment (HSA Lab Manual) as a class or by rotating among stations previously set up with the various lab equipment found on p.17 of lab manual.
3) Students are to complete Analysis and Conclusion on p.19 (HSA Lab Manual) as a class, group or individually.
4) Using Presentation Pro, review Section 1.1 – Observation and Inference
5) Scientific Method – Creature Features Activity p. 28 (HSA Lab Manual)

Closure:
Identify characteristics of the creatures that help them to escape predators.

Tonight's Homework:
Lab safety contract signedBCR – Rafael’s Setup (Resource Book)
Study for your lab safety quiz next class.

Homework due:
Finish lab (living/nonliving/dead
**Dont forget school supplies are due by Sept **

Handouts:
Identifying Lab Equipments and Creature Features
Rafael's BCR

Announcements:None

August 26

August 26
Students will also describe the characteristics of life in order to classify an unknown item as living or nonliving.


Warm Up: What is Science? What is Biology?



VOCABULARY:
analysis
centi
conclusion
control


Classwork:
1. Think, Pair, and Share: What characteristics do all living things share?
2. Classroom discussion about warm-up
3. Presentation Pro Chapter 1A – “It’s Alive” (2 minutes)
4. Students are to complete “To Live or Not To Live” (Student Resource Book)
5. Students will assume the role of a scientist that needs to determine whether “the blob” is a living or nonliving thing.
6. Review “To Live or Not To Live” (Student Resource Book)

CLOSURE:
Students are to provide 2 examples of how organisms maintain homeostasis.

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Get school supplies
BCR- Students are to justify their position in a 1-2 paragraph brief constructed response using the characteristics of life terminology


HOMEWORK DUE:
INFORMATION SHEET

EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA

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August 24th

Hello and welcome to Ms. Fulmer's Biology blog....This is where you can find ALL of our lesson plans for the day any homework you may have and even EXTRA CREDIT!!! I have to be up front and honest with you that this class IS going to be a challenge for you and if you work hard you will be successful in my class. If you have any questions, comments or concerns please feel free to email me at shannon.fulmer@pgps.org, stop by my room- Main classroom 130, class in 133 or if you need to reach me via extension 3045.....



OBJECTIVE: Students will review course policies and procedures in order to apply them throughout the year and be successful in Biology.


WARM-UP: Tell me three things about yourself that I cannot tell by just looking at you.


Vocabulary:

None today!!!
P.O.A.
1. Objective and Warm Up
2. Discussion
3. Classroom Rules and Procedures
4. Classroom Supply list
5. Closure

April 20 and April 21

Objective: Students will be reviewing HSA 2009 in order to prepare for the HSA.


Warm Up: N/A

Vocabulary: N/A



POA- Ms Fulmer will be out today so the students will be working on the 2009 HSA.


Homework Due:
Review Sheet


Tonight's Homework: Finish session 1 of the 2008 HSA

April 16 and April 19

Objective: Students will review for Unit 9 in order to gauge success towards the HSA.

Warm Up: Name and describe 2 types of mutations

Vocabulary:
1. genetic engineering
2. restriction enzyme
3. gel electrophoresis
4. recombinant DNA
5. polymerase reaction (PCR)


POA-
Warm Up and Vocabulary
Hand in homework (HSA Review)
Unit 9 Review
Closure

Homework Due
HSA Session 1 and 2 2008


Tonights Homework:
Finish the review sheet

April 14 and April 15

Objective: Students will define mutations in order to contrast gene mutations and chromosomal mutations.


Warm Up: A cellular process uses a strand of genetic material to produce a new strand. Parts of the strand are shown below.

Original strand: ATT CAG
New Strand: UAA GUC


This new strand will most likely be used for
a. gene splicing
b. DNA Synthesis
c. Crossing over
d. Protein synthesis


Vocabulary:
1. Operon
2. Operator
3. Differentiation
4. Hox Gene


POA-
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in homework
3. Go over quiz
4. Mutations notes
5. Read and outline 12-5
6. Closure


Homework Due:
HSA 2008 Section 1


Tonights Homework
HSA 2008 Section 2

May 12 and May 13

Objective: Students will define mutations in order to contrast gene mutations and chromosomal mutations.


Warm Up: Take 10 minutes to study for your quiz.



Vocabulary:
1. Translation
2. Anticodon
3. Mutation
4. Point Mutation
5. Frameshift Mutation

POA-
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in Homework
3. DNA/RNA Quiz
4. Read and Outline 12-4
5. Closure

Tonights Homework:
HSA 2008 Session 1. MUST DO EACH BCR and complete on a sheet of loose leaf paper.

Homework Due:
Who's in Charge lab

April 8 and April 9

Objective: Students will be completing a lab on RNA in order to distinguish the difference between different animals.


Warm Up: Find the following amino acids: GACUUACAUAAGACUUGA


Vocabulary:
1. RNA polymerase
2. Promoter
3. Intron
4. Exon
5. Codon

POA-
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in homework
3. Review of the notes from last class
4. Whos in charge lab
5. Closure

Homework Due:
Read and outline 12-3

Tonight's homework:
Finish the lab

April 6 and April 7

Welcome Back!!! :) OK WE ARE ON THE HOME STRETCH!

Objective:
Students will create a Venn Diagram in order to compare and contrast DNA and RNA. Students will discuss the role of RNA in protein synthesis in order to transcribe and translate DNA into amino acids.

Warm Up:
4th Quarter Goal.
Which of these represents the structure of DNA?
Images may not appear
A

B

C

D

Vocabulary
1. gene
2. messenger RNA
3. transfer RNA
4. transcription
5. RNA polymerase


POA-
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Goal for 4th quarter
3. Notes on RNA
4. RNA Activity
5. Closure

tonights homework:
Read and outline 12-3

extra credit issues!!!

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March 24 and March 25

Objective: Students will be taking the Unit 8 exam in order to prepare for the HSA


Warm Up: Take 10 minutes to study for the test.



POA:
TEST TODAY

Hand in anywork that needs to be checked...Last chance....Grades will go in Thursday!

March 22 and March 23

Objective: Students will be reviewing for the Unit 8 exam in order to prepare for the test next class.



Warm Up:
1. Organisms that have two identical alleles for a particular trait are said to be
A. hybrid.
B. homozygous.
C. heterozygous.
D. dominant.

2. When you flip a coin, what is the probability that it will come up tails?
F. 1/2
G. 1/4
H. 1/8
J. 1

3. In horses, the allele for straight hair (B) is dominant to the allele for curly hair (b). Which of these sets of parents can produce offspring with curly hair?
A. a heterozygous male with straight hair and a homozygous female with straight hair
B. a homozygous male with curly hair and a homozygous female with straight hair
C. a heterozygous male with straight hair and a heterozygous female with straight hair
D. a homozygous male with straight hair and a homozygous female with straight hair

4. Which of these is an example of a heterozygous genotype?
F. Rr
G. RR
H. wrinkled
J. round

5. In the Parent generation, a true breeding tall plant is crossed with a true breeding short plant. The probability that an F1 plant will be tall is
A. 25%.
B. 50%.
C. 75%
D. 100%.

Vocabulary:
NONE!


POA:
1. Warm up
2. Notebook Check
3. Finish Review Sheet
4. Punnett Square Quiz


Homework Due:
Review Sheet

Tonight's Homework:
Finish Quiz
Finish Review Sheet
Study for the test!

Even more extra credit!!!

If you would like to MORE extra credit: If you print out and turn in the Spring Break packet you will get even more extra credit!

Here is the website: http://www1.pgcps.org/curriculum/index.aspx?id=42588

more extra credit!

Hello All-
Here is another extra credit opportunity for you:
go to this website and complete the following mini assessments:
1. http://mdk12.org/assessments/high_school/look_like/2009/biology/miniassess_index.html
2. http://mdk12.org/assessments/high_school/look_like/2008/biology/miniassess_index.html
3.http://mdk12.org/assessments/high_school/look_like/2007/biology/miniassess_index.html
4. http://mdk12.org/assessments/high_school/look_like/2006/biology/miniassess_index.html
5. http://mdk12.org/assessments/high_school/look_like/2005/biology/miniassess_index.html
6. http://mdk12.org/assessments/high_school/look_like/2004/biology/miniassess_index.html


Remember- Ms. Fulmer is trying to give you all possible options for you to successfully pass not only my class, but also the HSA. As you do these different websites you will notice that a lot of the questions are the same or repeat over the years!

Also you are still able to go to the other site and complete that extra credit and bring in 5 items! If you have any questions please feel free to ask.

March 18 and March 19

OBJECTIVE: Students will explore the transimission of a single sex-linked trait in order to explain why x-linked diseases have a higher occurence in males than females.

WARM-UP: Explain how, using a Punnett Square, two brown rabbits could produce white offspring.

VOCABULARY:
1) incomplete dominance
2) trait
3) inheritance
4) codominance
4) multiple alleles

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Are Traits Inherited? p. 262
3) Sex-linked traits review
4) Punnett Square practice
5) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Section 11-2 Assessment p. 269

HOMEWORK DUE:
Section 11-1 Assessment p. 266

March 16 and March 17 (might go on to March 18 and March 19)

Objective: Students will be completing the FAST test in order to guage their progress towards the HSA.


Warm Up:
Take 10 minutes to study for the test.



Homework Due:
Sponge Bob worksheet 2


Tonights Homework:
Section 11-1 Assessment p. 266

March 19

**Email Ms. Fulmer at shannon.fulmer@pgcps.org for 10 extra credit points!***

OBJECTIVE: Students will perform an activity in order to predict how traits will be inherited.

WARM-UP: What does it mean to be a "carrier" of a gene?

VOCABULARY:
1) incomplete dominance
2) sex-linked traits
3) hybrid
4) purebred



POA:
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Sponge Bob worksheet 1 go over
3. Sponge Bob worksheet 2


Homework Due:
Sponge Bob worksheet 1

Tonights Homework:
Sponge Bob worksheet 2

March 10 and March 11

EXTRA EXTRA CREDIT
go to the following website and start preparing for the HSA. Complete a section test and print out your results and earn extra credit!
http://apps.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/hsaprep/index.aspx

Any Questions please see Ms. Fulmer

Objective:
Students will explore the principles of probability in order to predict what traits will be expressed in hypothetical offspring.

Warm Up:
Describe the difference between someones genotype and phenotype.



VOCABULARY:
1) Recessive
2) Dominant
3) Probability
4) Heterozygous
5) Homozygous


POA-
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in Homework
3. Discussion on Movie "Faces of America"
4. Notes
5. Sponge Bob worksheet Genetics 1
6. HSA Prep
7. Closure

Homework Due:
Read and outline 11-5

Tonights homework: Finish worksheet

***Extra Credit*** Due by March 25
Bring in 5 of the following items:
-Pack of Glue Sticks
-Colored Pencil pack
-Markers pack
-Paper Towels
-Hand Sanitizer
-Tissues
-Lysol
-National Geographic Mags

March 8 and March 9

EXTRA EXTRA CREDIT
go to the following website and start preparing for the HSA. Complete a section test and print out your results and earn extra credit!
http://apps.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/hsaprep/index.aspx

Any Questions please see Ms. Fulmer



Objective: Students will be watching a movie in order to compare the relationships of different people with their DNA.


Warm Up: Discussion of Unit 7 exam!


Vocabulary:
None


POA-
1. Warm Up
2. Hand in Homework
3. Movie and notes
4. Closure

Homework Due- Read and outline 11-4

Tonight's Homework- Read and outline 11-5


***Extra Credit*** Due by March 25
Bring in 5 of the following items:
-Pack of Glue Sticks
-Colored Pencil pack
-Markers pack
-Paper Towels
-Hand Sanitizer
-Tissues
-Lysol
-National Geographic Mags

March 4 and March 5

Objective: Students will be taking their Unit 7 exam in order to guage their progress towards passing the HSA.


Warm Up: Take 10 minutes to study for your test.


POA
1. Study
2. Test
3. Game


Homework Due: Unit 7 review


Tonight's Homework: Read and take notes on 11-4.

March 2 and March 3

Objective: Students will be reviewing Unit 7 in order to complete the Unit 7 exam next class.



Warm Up:
1. When the gametes from the male and female plants combine, what do they form?
A. zygote
B. haploid cell
C. a cell with the 4N number
D. all of the above

2. A sperm cell of a moth has 112 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are in the moth’s wing cells?
A. 66
B. 112
C. 224
D. 448

3. How many chromosomes are shown in a normal human karyotype?
F. 2
G. 23
H. 44
J. 46

4. The chemical factors that determine traits are called
F. alleles.
G. traits.
H. genes.
J. characters.

5. What percentage of human sperm cells carry a Y chromosome?
A. 0%
B. 25%
C. 50%
D. 100%


POA-
1. Warm Up
2. Hand in homework
3. Go over warm up
4. Lesson on homozygous/ heterozygous
5. Project work
6. presentations
7. Chromosome worksheet
8. Closure


Homework Due: 11-4 Workbook


Tonight's Homework:
STUDY FOR THE TEST
REVIEW SHEET


Notes:
Will be doing a notebook check on the 18 and 19 of March...Will be a test grade need to have warm ups and vocabulary for all of 3rd quarter.

Feb 26 and March 1

Objective: Students will continue to work on their group projects in order to explain the different steps of meiosis.



Warm Up: How many chromosomes would be in a gamete of an organism that has 53 chromosomes in a skin cell? Explain your answer.






Vocabulary:
1. Nondisjunction
2. recombination
3. independent assortment
4. genotype
5. phenotype

POA
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Classwork
3. Group Project
4. Closure



Homework:
workbook 11-4



Homework due:

Feb 24 and Feb 25

Objective: Students will be learning the different stages of meiosis in order to make comparison between meiosis and mitosis.

Warm Up: What happens during the process of meiosis?
How is meiosis different from mitosis?



Vocabulary:
1) karyotype
2) genetics
3) fertilization
4) true-breeding
5) trait


POA
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in homework
3. Discussion on Meiosis
4. Group work
5. Presentations
6. Closure


Tonight's Homework:
Workbook 11-3


Homework Due:
Workbook 11-2

Feb 22 and Feb 23

OBJECTIVE: Students will compare meiosis and mitosis in order to describe how traits are passed on from one generation to the next.

WARM-UP: If an adult has 46 chromosomes per cell, how many does a baby have? Explain your answer!

VOCABULARY:
1) homologous
2) diploid
3) haploid
4) meiosis
5) tetrad
6) crossing-over

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Lesson on Meiosis
3) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Workbook 11-2



Homework Due:
Read and Outline 11-3 and Workbook 11-1

Feb 18 and Feb 19

Objective: The scholars will investigate organisms that reproduce sexually in order to explain how traits are passed on through generations in sexual reproducing organisms.


Warm Up: Which of these describes a mutation that can be inherited?
a. random breakage in a liver cell’s DNA
b. abnormal lung cells produced by toxins in smoke
c. a nitrogen base substitution in gamete cell
d. ultraviolet radiation damage to skin cells


Vocabulary:
1. Genetics
2. Fertilization
3. true-breeding
4. trait
5. hybrid


P.O.A.
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Think, Pair, Share
3. Poster Paper activity
4. Demo
5. Making Connections
6. Closure



Tonight’s Homework: Workbook 11-1 (given out in class) and read and outline 11-3

Homework Due: ? When was the last time we met???

Feb 17

Welcome Back!

B Day students- Unit 6 test

Tonights Homework: Read and outline 11-3

Feb 1-5

Ok Sooooo its been crazy busy...

Monday Feb 1 (B Day)-2 hour delay
Reviewed for the test

Tuesday Feb 2 (A Day)
Unit 6 test

Wednesday Feb 3 (B Day)
No SCHOOL- SNOW DAY

Thursday Feb 4 (A Day)
Went over Unit 6 exam

Friday Feb 5 (B Day)
3 hour early dissamissal
Sent test needs to be completed by next class

Jan 28 and Jan 29

Objective:
Students will review unit 6 in order to prepare for the Unit 6 test.


Warm Up:
What is the difference between asexual and sexual reproduction?


Vocabulary:
1. Punnett Square
2. Homozygous
3. Heterozygous
4. Phenotype
5. genotype

POA-
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Collect Homework
3. Unit 6 Review


Homework Due:
Read and Outline 11-1,11-2


Read and outline 11-3

Jan 26 and Jan 27

OBJECTIVE: Students will describe the structure of DNA in order to analyze how it assembles proteins and passes on genetic information.

WARM-UP: Describe how DNA is passed on to "new" cells through mitosis.

VOCABULARY:
1) gene
2) allele
3) segregation
4) gamete
5) probability


P.O.A.:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary/ Discussion
2) Review structure of DNA and Replication (use pbs DNA Workshop website to assist and nobelprize.org game)
3) DNA Replication manipulative activity
4) Closure

Tonights Homework:
Read and Outline 11-2

Homework Due:
Read and Outline 11-1

Jan 20 and 21

Objective: Students will be taking the Biology FAST test in order to guage their current progress in Biology.

Warm Up: None

Vocabulary: None



POA-
FAST TEST

Jan 15 and Jan 19

Objective: Students will investigate the difference between normal and cancerous cell division in order to discus the impacts of DNA mutations.



Warm Up:

1. A protein called p53 can keep cells from dividing. To prevent cell division, this protein most likely stops
A. osmosis
B. mitosis
C. respiration
D. mutation

2. Which of the following is NOT a phase of mitosis?
A. anaphase
B. metaphase
C. telophase
D. interphase

3.
Which cell structure contains molecules that direct cell activities?
A nucleus
B ribosome
C mitochondrion
D chloroplast
4.
In the cell cycle, the period between cell divisions is called
A cytokinesis
B prophase
C G3 phase
D interphase



Vocabulary:
1. interphase
2. cell cycle
3. prophase
4. centriole
5. spindle


POA
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in homework
3. review of mitosis
4. mutations
5. closure

Homework Due:
1. period Review Packet
2 period- 10-1 and 10-2 and if you didnt finish the foldable on mitosis

Tonights Homework:
1. Study
2. 10-3 and Review

+++Next class we will be taking the FAST test.+++

Jan 11 and 12

Objective: Students will be constructing a Mitosis foldable in order to distinguish the differences between the different phases.

Warm Up:
N/A

Vocabulary:
NONE



Homework due: Workbook 10-1 and 10-2

Tonight's Homework: Read and outline 10-1 and 10-2


P.O.A.
1.Game plan for the week discussed
2. Hand in homework
3. Mitosis movie and notes
4. Foldable mitosis
5. Closure
6. Start on Homework


**Due to the schedule this week we are going to be off in some classes...My 2nd and 4th period classes will have to do a little extra homework in order to be on the same page.***

Jan 6-Jan 8

Jan 6 (B Day) Sub
Objective: Students will complete 10-1 workbook in order to gain knowledge on Mitosis.

Warm Up: NONE

Classwork:
10-1 and part of 10-2 worksheet

Homework:
Complete worksheet

Homework Due:
Read and Outline 8-2 and 8-3

Jan 7
1st Period
OBJECTIVE: The students will explain where plants get their energy in order to describe the role of light and chlorophyll in photosynthesis.

Warm Up:
Warm Up:
1. A man cuts some stems from several plants that are growing in his garden. He places the stems in wet sand until they grow roots, and then he transplants them to new pots. This method of reproducing plants is most like
F fertilization
G natural selection
H sexual reproduction
J asexual reproduction

2. DNA replication results in
A two different DNA molecules
B two identical DNA molecules
C one DNA molecule and one RNA molecule
D one DNA molecule

3. A protein called p53 can keep cells from dividing. To prevent cell division, this protein most likely stops
F respiration.
G mitosis.
H mutation.
J osmosis.

4. Which event must occur if a cell containing DNA is to undergo mitosis
A nitrogen bases must be rearranged
B cells must be copied
C chromosomes must break apart
D DNA must be copied

5. As a cell grows, it
F has more trouble moving enough materials across its cell membrane.
G places more demands on its DNA.
H uses up food and oxygen more quickly.
J all of the above

Vocabulary:
1. cell division
2. mitosis
3. cytokinesis
4. chromatid
5. centromere

P.O.A.- 1st Period
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in completed homework (read and outline 8-2 and 8-3)
3. Short Movie on photosynthesis
4. Start Chapter 10 worksheet

Homework Due:
Read and Outline 8-2 and 8-3

Tonight's Homework:
Complete 10-2 worksheet

2nd period Class
Warm Up:
1. A man cuts some stems from several plants that are growing in his garden. He places the stems in wet sand until they grow roots, and then he transplants them to new pots. This method of reproducing plants is most like
F fertilization
G natural selection
H sexual reproduction
J asexual reproduction

2. DNA replication results in
A two different DNA molecules
B two identical DNA molecules
C one DNA molecule and one RNA molecule
D one DNA molecule

3. A protein called p53 can keep cells from dividing. To prevent cell division, this protein most likely stops
F respiration.
G mitosis.
H mutation.
J osmosis.

4. Which event must occur if a cell containing DNA is to undergo mitosis
A nitrogen bases must be rearranged
B cells must be copied
C chromosomes must break apart
D DNA must be copied

5. As a cell grows, it
F has more trouble moving enough materials across its cell membrane.
G places more demands on its DNA.
H uses up food and oxygen more quickly.
J all of the above

Vocabulary:
1. cell division
2. mitosis
3. cytokinesis
4. chromatid
5. centromere

P.O.A. 2nd Period
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in homework (read and outline 8-2 and 8-3)
3. movie on photosynthsis
4. Foldable - photosynthesis
5. Start Chapter 10-1 worksheet

Homework due:
Read and Outline 8-2 and 8-3

Tonight's Homework
Finish Worksheets 10-1 and 10-2

Jan 4 and Jan 5

OBJECTIVE: The students will explain where plants get their energy in order to describe the role of light and chlorophyll in photosynthesis.

WARM-UP: What is energy? Where do we get it from, why do we need it?

VOCABULARY:
1) autotroph
2) heterotroph
3) ATP
4) photosynthesis
5) pigment

P.O.A. (Plan of Action)
Warm up and Vocabulary
Hand in homework 8-1
Movie on photosynthesis
Foldable
Closure


Homework Due-
Read and Outline 8-1


Tonight's Homework
Read and Outline 8-2 and 8-3