BIOLOGY 2011-2012 CALENDAR

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FALL SEMESTER
Week of
Aug. 22-26 School Starts Aug. 23

Day 1 Student Info Sheet Class Policies Lab Safety Flinn Lab Safety Video Lab Safety Posters HW: Finish Lab Safety Poster, Class Contract, Lab Safety Contract Lab Safety Quiz 1-1 Notes Practicing the Scientific Method in Biology SpongeBob Scientific Method HW: 1-1 Workbook 1-3 Quiz Format for Lab Reports Mealworm Lab HW: Mealworm Lab Report, Bring a camera and something to take notes with to the next class Unit 1 Test Anatomical Directions WS Earthworm Dissection 1 (External Anatomy) Earthworm Dissection Quiz 2-1 Notes Periodic Table Handout A Sticky Molecule Atoms Worksheets HW: 2-1 Workbook

Day 2 Biology Pre-Test HW: Get all course materials and begin bringing them to class, Biology Current Event Write-up

Day 3

Aug. 29 - Sept. 2

1-1 Quiz 1-2 Notes Redi/Pasteur Tutorial Spontaneous Generation WS HW: 1-2 Workbook

1-2 Quiz The Martian and the Car 1-3 Notes The Characteristics of Life Charades Levels of Organization Activity HW: 1-3 Workbook

Sept. 5 - Sept. 9 Labor Day Sept. 5

California Academy of Sciences HW: Unit 1 Study Guide

Sept. 12 - Sept. 16 Walkathon Sept. 16

Binder Quiz Earthworm Dissection 2 (Internal Anatomy)

Sept. 19 - Sept. 23

2-1 Quiz 2-2 Notes Water The Magic Molecule HW: 2-2 Workbook

2-2 Quiz 2-3 Notes Macromolecule Graphic Organizer Building Monomers of Macromolecules HW: 2-3 Workbook, Monomer Model Project

Sept. 26 - Sept. 30 Student Holiday Sept. 30

2-3 Quiz Macromolecule Lab HW: Lab Report Macromolecule Lab Quiz 2-4 Quiz Unit 2 Review HW: Unit 2 Study Guide

2-4 Notes Enzyme Video Toothpickase Activity HW: 2-4 Workbook Unit 2 Test Supersize Me Video Binder Quiz 7-1 Notes Prokaryote Clay Modeling Prokaryote Coloring HW: 7-1 Workbook

Oct. 3 - Oct. 7

Oct. 10 - Oct. 14 National Testing Day Oct. 12

7-1 Quiz 7-2 Notes Organelle Haiku Competition Animal/Plant Cell Coloring Cell Structure/Function Cut and Paste Cell Analogy Project HW: 7-2 Workbook Cells Lab Quiz 7-3 Notes Diffusion from a Balloon Demo Cell Movement Videos Gummibear Osmosis Demo Diffusion and Osmosis Lab Activity HW: 7-3 Workbook

7-2 Quiz Cells Lab HW: Lab Report

Oct. 17 - Oct. 21 Holiday Oct. 17

7-3 Quiz 7-4 Notes Cell Specialization Lab Activity HW: 7-4 Workbook, Unit 3 Study Guide

Oct. 24 - Oct. 28

Unit 3 Test Midterm Exam Review HW: Midterm Exam Study Guide

Midterm Exam Grasshopper Dissection 1 HW: Grasshopper Dissection Handout

Binder Quiz Grasshopper Dissection 2 HW: Finish Grasshopper Dissection Handout 8-3 Part 1 Quiz 8-3 Part 2 Notes Calvin Cycle Video HW: 8-3 Workbook

Oct. 31 - Nov. 4

Grasshopper Dissection Quiz 8-1/ 8-2 Notes Leaf Structure Lab HW: 8-1/8-2 Workbook

8-1/8-2 Quiz 8-3 Part 1 Notes Photosynthesis Overview Video Chloroplast Video Light-Dependent


Nov. 7 - Nov. 11 Veteran's Day Nov. 11

Reactions Video HW: Photosynthesis WS 9-1 Quiz 9-2 Notes Cellular Respiration Activity HW: 9-2 Workbook 9-2 Part 2 Quiz Cell Energy Lab HW: Lab Report Cell Energy Lab Quiz Unit 4 Review Cell Energy Crosswords HW: Unit 4 Study Guide

8-3 Part 2 Quiz 9-1 Notes HW: 9-1 Workbook Feel the Burn--Hand Sprints 9-2 Part 1 Quiz 9-2 Part 2 Notes HW: 9-2 Workbook

Nov. 14 - Nov. 18

Nov. 21 - Nov. 25 Thanksgiving Nov. 23-25 Nov. 28 - Dec. 2

Unit 4 Test Life Episode: Plants 12-1 Notes DNA Lab 100 Greatest Discoveries: Genetics DNA is the Genetic Material and DNA is a Double Helix Secret of Photo 51 Video HW: DNA Lab Report, 12-1 Workbook 12-3 Quiz 12-4 Notes What Happened to the DNA? Gene Mutation WS Chromosome Mutation Activity HW: 12-4 Workbook 12-1 Quiz 12-2 Notes Chromosome (Telephone Parody) Video Lego DNA Replication HW: 12-2 Workbook 12-2 Quiz 12-3 Notes Transcription and Translation Videos Codon Chart Snork Translation HW: 12-3 Workbook

Dec. 5 - Dec. 9

12-4 Quiz DNA Lab HW: DNA Lab Report

Block 4/5/6 only Unit 5 Test Fall Final Exam Review HW: Fall Final Exam Study Guide

Dec. 12 - Dec. 16 Finals Dec. 15-16

Block 1/2/3 only Unit 5 Test Fall Final Exam Review HW: Fall Final Exam Final Turn in binders

Binder Quiz Fall Final Exam Review HW: Fall Final Exam Study Guide Final Turn in binders

Final Turn in binders

Dec. 19 - Dec. 23 Finals Dec. 19-20

Final Turn in binders

SPRING SEMESTER
Week of Jan. 9 - Jan. 13

Day 1 10-1 Notes HW: 10-1 Workbook

Day 2 10-1 Quiz Ideal Cell Size Lab

Day 3 Ideal Cell Size Lab Quiz 10-2 Notes Mitosis Video Cytokinesis Video Mitosis Notes Mitosis Flipbook HW: 10-2 Workbook

Jan. 16 - Jan 20 MLK Jr. Day Jan. 16

10-2 Quiz Time for Mitosis Lab HW: Time for Mitosis Lab Report

10-3 Quiz Cancer Awareness Project Research Nova: Cancer Warrior Video HW: Cancer Awareness Project, Unit 5 Study Guide Cancer Awareness Project Research HW: Cancer Awareness Project Unit 6 Test Frog Dissection 1

Jan. 23 - Jan. 27

Jan. 30 - Feb. 3

Time for Mitosis Lab Quiz 10-3 Notes Discovery Education Cancer Cells Video What Are the Odds Skin Cancer Video Assign Cancer Awareness Project Topics HW: 10-3 Workbook Binder Quiz Frog Dissection 1 HW: Finish Frog Dissection Handout

Frog Dissection Quiz 11-1 Notes Untamed Science Gregor Mendel Video Gregor Mendel WebQuest HW: 11-1 Workbook 11-3 Quiz Make a Baby Lab HW: Make a Baby Lab Report 11-4 Quiz 11-5 Notes Gene Mapping WS HW: 11-5 Workbook (Leave for CIMI)

11-1 Quiz 11-2 Notes SpongeBob Genetics 1 and 2 HW: 11-2 Workbook

Feb. 6 - Feb 10 Vocation Day Feb. 8

Feb. 13 - Feb. 17

11-2 Quiz 11-3 Notes SpongeBob Genetics 3, 4, and 5 HW: 11-3 Workbook Make a Baby Lab Quiz 11-4 Notes Meiosis Videos Meiosis Square Dance Video

11-5 Quiz Unit 7 Review HW: Unit 7 Study Guide


Feb. 20 - Feb. 24 President's Day Feb. 20

Cut and Paste Meiosis HW: 11-4 Workbook Unit 7 Test Chromosome Mapping Project Research HW: Finish Chromosome Mapping Project (due Day 1 next week) 14-1 Quiz 14-2 Notes Blood Type WS Sex-Linked Traits WS HW: 14-2 Workbook Binder Quiz 14-1 Notes Pedigree WS Karyotype Lab Activity HW: 14-1 Workbook

Feb. 27 - Mar. 2

Genetic Disorder Presentation Research HW: Genetic Disorder Presentation (due Day 3 next week)

14-2 Quiz 14-3 Notes Gel Electrophoresis Tutorial DNA Fingerprinting Tutorial DNA Fingerprinting WS HW: 14-3 Workbook Midterm Finish Mask Video

Mar. 5 - Mar. 9

A Murder Mystery DNA Fingerprinting Lab HW: A Murder Mystery DNA Fingerprinting Formal Lab Report Binder Quiz Rat 1 (External Anatomy) Rat Dissection Quiz 15-1/15-2 Notes What Darwin Never Knew Video HW: 15-1/15-2 Workbook Ch. 15 Test Life Episode 1 Animal Diversity Project Research HW: Animal Diversity Project (due Day 1 next week)

Unit 8 Test Mask Video

Mar. 12 - Mar. 16 Holiday Mar. 16

Rat 2 (Internal Anatomy) HW: Finish Rat Dissection Handout 15-1/15-2 Quiz 15-3 Notes Finish What Darwin Never Knew Video Evidence for Evolution HW: 15-3 Workbook Animal Diversity Project Research HW: Animal Diversity Project (due Day 1 next week) Dichotomous Key Lab Ch. 15 Study Guide

Mar. 19 - Mar. 23 Student Holiday Mar. 19

Mar. 26 - Mar. 30 Student Holiday Mar. 26

Apr. 2 - April 6 Good Friday Apr. 6 Apr. 9 - Apr. 13 Spring Break Apr. 16 - Apr. 20

San Francisco Zoo Field Trip

16-1 Notes Toothpick Fish HW: 16-1 Workbook

16-1 Quiz 16-2 Notes Allele Frequency Basics Hardy-Weinberg Problems HW: 16-2 Workbook 17-4 Quiz Allele Frequency Lab Ch. 16 and 17-4 Study Guide

16-2 Quiz 16-3 Notes Icons of Science: Evolution Video Finish Hardy Weinberg Problems HW: 16-3 Workbook

16-3 Quiz 17-4 Notes Walking With Prehistoric Beasts: New Dawn Video HW: 17-4 Workbook

Apr. 23 - Apr. 27

Ch. 16 and 17-4 Test Walking with Dinosaurs: Death of a Dynasty Video 3-2 Quiz 3-3 Notes Biogeochemical Cycles WS HW: 3-3 Workbook

Binder Quiz 3-1 Notes Elements of Biology: Ecosystems Video HW: 3-1 Workbook 3-3 Quiz Eco-Chamber Construction Eco-Chamber Observation 1 HW: Ch. 3 Study Guide

Apr. 30 - May 4

3-1 Quiz 3-2 Notes Food Web Activity Ecological Pyramids WS Succession WS 1 and 2 HW: 3-2 Workbook Chapter 3 Test Eco-Chamber Observation 2

May 7 - May 11

Eco-Chamber Observation 3 The 11th Hour Video Assign PSA Project Topics HW: PSA 2-Column Script or Storyboard (due Day 1 next week) 4-1 Quiz 4-2 Notes Symbiosis WS Succession WS 1 and 2 HW: 4-2 Workbook

Eco-Chamber Observation 4 PSA Project Research HW: PSA 2-Column Script or Storyboard (due Day 1 next week)

May 14 - May 18

4-1 Notes Eco-Chamber Observation 5 and Wrap-up Planet Earth: Pole to Pole Video HW: 4-1 Workbook 4-2 Quiz 5-1 Notes Interpreting Ecological Graphs Parts 1 and 2

Biome Postcard Project Research HW: Biome Postcard

May 21 - May 25

5-1 Quiz 5-2/5-3 Notes Interpreting Ecological Graphs Part 3 and 4

Unit 10 Test HW: Spring Final Exam Study Guide

HW: 5-1 Workbook

HW: 5-2/5-3 Workbook 4-1, 4-2, Ch. 5 Study Guide Spring Final Review HW: Spring Final Exam Study Guide

May 28 - Jun. 1 Memorial Day May 28

Binder Quiz Spring Final Review Biology Post-Test HW: Spring Final Exam Study Guide

Jun. 4 - Jun. 8 Finals Jun. 4-8