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    BLUE text = items that are to be finished for homework -10%
    ORANGE text = RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTS - 40% 
     RED - Assessments-50% 
     
    AUG 22/23
    1. Introduction
    2. Class Expectation hand out (needs to be signed)
    3. Safety in the classroom
    4. Hand out STAT TUTORIAL DUE SEPT 5/6
    HW - Get safety AGREEMENT signed (to be kept on file) DUE NEXT CLASS 26/27
    and class expectations signature
    STAT TUTORIAL DUE SEPT 5/6
    Safety Quick Quiz on Aug 26/27 - HERE IS YOUR STUDY GUIDE FOR THE QUIZ  LINK = SAFETY AGREEMENT
     
     
    AUG 26/27
    1. Collect safety contract and check signatures 
    2. SAFETY QUICK assessment - Safety Quick Assessment - MUST SCORE 80% TO BE CERTIFIED
    3. Current event criteria - SEPT CURRENT EVENT DUE SEPT 30 - topic is your critical issue
    4. Intro to Biology - 
    5. What are the CRITICAL ISSUES in Biology? Group Discussion AND CHOOSE TOPICS FOR PRESENTATION ON SEPT 3/4
     
    STAT TUTORIAL DUE SEPT 5/6
     
     
    Aug 28/29
    1. Continue Group Discussion and decide on topics FOR CRITICAL ISSUES IN BIOLOGY to present on Sept 3/4
    2. Hand out books -
     
    BRING SUPPLIES TO CREATE A POSTER ON CRITICAL ISSUES IN BIOLOGY to present on Sept 3/4
     
    STAT TUTORIAL DUE SEPT 5/6
     
    SEPT 3/4
    1. SOL 2
    2. POSTER PRODUCTION -45 min
    3. POSTER PRESENTATION- 45 min
     
     
    Sept 5/SEPT6
    1, SOL 1 - 
    2. Characteristics of Life notes - Work on The Nature of Science (What is Life?) activity.
    3. Lab #1 - Characteristics of Life - lab answers due Sept 9/10
    4. SET UP TOXICITY LAB ACTIVITY
    HW: Characteristics of Life Lab report -DUE SEPT 9/10
     KNOWLEDGE SHEET DUE SEPT 11/12
     
     
    SEPT 9/10
    1. SOL #3
    2. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN DIAGRAM
    3. GRAPHING AND DATA PRACTICE
    4. Discuss Statistics and their importance in science 
    5. Graphing examples
     HW - FINISH GRAPHING EXAMPLES 
    HW - KNOWLEDGE SHEET DUE SEPT 11/12 
      
     KNOWLEDGE SHEET DUE SEPT 11/12
     
     
    TOXICITY ARTICLE DUE SEPT 13/16
     
     
     
    SEPT 11/12
    1/ SOL #3
    2. GRAPHING PRACTICE COMPUTERS GRAPHS
     
      
     
    SEPT 13/16
    1. SOL 4
    2. TOXICITY LAB DATA GATHERING AND LAB REPORT DISCUSSION
    TOXICITY LAB DUE SEPT 25/26
     
     
    SEPT 17/18
    1. SOL 5
    2. COMPUTERS TO WORK ON TOXICITY LAB REPORT DUE SEPT 25rd A day/ 26th B day
     
     HW - STUDY FOR UNIT 1 TEST - SAFETY, STATS, GRAPHS, CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE, KNOWLEDGE SHEET DEFINITIONS, SCI METHOD - 40 MULTIPLE CHOICE AND 60 POINTS SUPPLEMENT
     
     
    SEPT 19/20
    1. SOL 6
    TOXICITY LAB REPORT DUE 25/26
    2. TEST
     
    SEPT 23/24
    1. CHEMISTRY OF ATOMS 
    2. BILL NYE VIDEO
    3. ORBITALS
    4. CHEMISTRY KNOWLEDGE SHEET DUE NEXT CLASS
     
     
    SEPT 25-26 
    1. SOL 8
    2. CHEMISTRY OF LIFE
    3. WATER CHEMISTRY
     
     CURRENT EVENT DUE ON SEPT 30/OCT 1
    SEPT 27-30
    1. SOL 9 COLLECT 
    2. WATER LAB
    HW - CHEMISTRY QUIZ NEXT CLASS
     
     
    OCT 1-2
    1. SOL 10
    2. QUICK QUIZ ON CHEMISTRY
    3. WATCH ACID RAIN VIDEO 
     
    OCT 3-4
    1. SOL
    2. VIDEO ON OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
    3. LAB ON pH
    CHEM TEST - 50 POINTS
     
    OCT 7/8
    CHEM TEST - 50 POINTS
    Biochem KS
     
     
    OCT 9/10
    1. SOL
    2. NOTES ON FUNCTIONAL GROUPS IN BIOCHEMISTRY
     
    OCT 11/15
    1. SOL
    2. CONDENSATION/HYDROLYSIS REACTIONS
     
     
    OCT 16/17
    PSAT 
     
     
     
     OCT 18/21
    1. SOL
    2. REVIEW FUNCTIONAL GROUPS
    3. NOTES ON CARBS/LIPIDS
     
    STUDY FOR A QUIZ ON C/LIPIDS
     
    OCT 22/23
    1. SOL
    2. QUICK QUIZ ON CARBS/LIPIDS
    3. NOTES ON PROTEINS AND NUCLEIC ACIDS
    4. COMPLETE COLORING
    HW STUDY FOR A QUICK QUIZ ON PROTEINS/N.A.
     
    OCT 24/25
    1. SOL
    2. QUICK QUIZ ON PROTEINS/NA
    3. NOTES ON ENZYMES
    4. TOOTHPICKASE LAB - DUE OCT 31/NOV 1
    ICHABOD'S I-PHONE QUESTIONS DUE OCT 29A/30B - LAB 
    QUIZ ON PROTEINS/NA/CARBS/LIPIDS/SYNTHESIS REACTIONS ON OCT 31/NOV 1
     
    OCT 29/30
    1. SOL 
    2. LAB ON ICHABOD'S I-PHONE
    HW - STUDY FOR A QUIZ ON BIOCHEMISTRY NOV 6 - 7
     
    OCT 31/NOV 1
    1. SOL
    2. Review Ichabod's I phone lab
    3. REVIEW TOOTHPICKASE DATA GRAPHS
    HW - BIOCHEM QUIZ NOV 6-7
     
    END OF QUARTER
    NOV 6/7
    1. SOL 14/15
    2. REVIEW ICHABOD LAB
    3. REVIEW ENZYMES
    4. REVIEW MACRO STUDY GUIDE
    5. BIOCHEM QUIZ
     
    NOV 8/11
    1. SOL 16
    2. ENZYME BACKGROUND PAPER
    DUE 14A/15B
     
    NOV 12/13
    1. SOL 17
    2. PRACTICE LAB
    3. FINISH BACKGROUND PAPER
     
    NOV 14/15
    1. SOL 18
    2. COMPLETE CATALASE LAB, COLLECT DATA
    LAB REPORT DUE 20A/21B
    HW - STUDY FOR MACROMOLECULE TEST ON
    NOV 18/19
     
    NOV 18/19
    1. MACROMOLECULE TEST
    50 QUESTIONS MULTIPLE CHOICE, GRAPH, SHORT ANSWER, ESSAY
     
     
    NOV 20/21
    1. SOL 
    2. TURN IN ENZYME LAB REPORT
    3. BACTERIA NOTES
    4. PATHOGEN WANTED POSTER ASSIGNMENT assigned bring outline to class on NOV 22/25- DUE DEC 3
     HW - NOV CURRENT EVENT IS DUE MONDAY, NOV 25 (B), NOV 26 (A)
     
    NOV 22/25
    1. SOL 
    2. WORK ON POSTER ASSIGNMENT - DUE DEC 3/4
     
     
    NOV 26/DEC 2
    1. SOL 
    2. TYPHOID MARY VIDEO YOU WILL HAVE QUESTIONS TO ANSWER
     
    DEC 3/4
    1. SOL
    2. WANTED POSTER PRESENTATIONS
     
    DEC 5/6
    1. SOL
    2. FINISH PRESENTATIONS
    3. PATIENT ZERO ACTIVITY
     
    DEC 9/10
    1. SOL
    2. TEST ON BACTERIA
    KNOWLEDGE SHEET DUE NEXT CLASS
     
    DEC 11/12
    1. SOL - COLLECT KNOWLEDGE SHEET
    2. MICROSCOPE LAB
     BRING IN INDEX CARDS 30 OF THEM
     
    DEC 13/16
    1. SOL
    2. WORK ON FLASH CARDS
     
    DEC 17/18
    1. SOL 
    2. FINISH FLASH CARDS
    3. CELL COLORING
    STUDY FOR A QUIZ ON ORGANELLE FUNCTIONS
     
    DEC 19/20
    1. SOL 
    2. GAME DAY!!
    3. QUICK QUIZ ON CELLS 
     
    HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!
     
     
     
     
    JAN 6/7
    1. SOL 
    2. NOTES ON SOLUTION TYPES - ISOTONIC, HYPOTONIC, HYPERTONIC; DIFFUSION TYPES - ACTIVE, PASSIVE
    3. SET UP OSMOSIS LAB PART 1
     
     
    JAN 8/9
    1. SOL
    2. COMPLETE OSMOSIS LAB PART 2
    BRING COMPUTERS FULLY CHARGED
    OSMOSIS LAB 15B/16A
     
     JAN 10/13
    1. SOL
    2. WORK ON LAB REPORT
    3. OSMOSIS REVIEW PRACTICE
    OSMOSIS AND CELL TEST ON JAN 14/15
     
    JAN 14/15
    1. SOL
    2. OSMOSIS AND CELL TEST 
     
    OSMOSIS LAB DUE JANUARY 22A/23B
    JAN 16/17
    1. SOL 
    2. CELL GROWTH REGULATION 
     
     
    END OF QUARTER JAN 17
     
    BRING IN ONE RESEARCH QUESTION YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO FOR YOUR SYMPOSIUM - DUE JAN 22/23
    JAN 22/23
    1. SOL 
    2. CELL CYCLE 
    2. MITOSIS NOTES AND STUDY GUIDE
     
     
     JAN 24/27
    1. SOL 
    2. FINISH CELL CYCLE LAB 
    3. TIME FOR MITOSIS AND COMPARISON OF MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS
    QUICK QUIZ NEXT CLASS ON PHASES
     
     
    JAN 28/29
    1. SOL 
    2. Review Mitosis phases
    2. Quick quiz ON MITOSIS
     HOMEWORK -  STUDY GUIDE SECTION 8-1
    KNOWLEDGE SHEET DUE FRIDAY JAN 31 (B), FEB 3 A DAY
    JAN 30/31
    1. SOL
    2. NOTES ON CELLULAR ENERGY
    HOMEWORK -  
    LAB BENCH COMPUTER ACTIVITY DUE ON FEB 3/4
     
    FEB 3/4
    1. SOL 
    2. YEAST LAB - 
    HW - STUDY GUIDES SECTIONS 8-2, 
     LAB BENCH ACTIVITY CELLULAR RESPIRATION DUE TODAY
     
     
    FEB 5/6
    1. SOL - 
    2. COMPUTER ACTIVITIES: WATERWEED SIMULATION, CHLOROPLASTS STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION, 
    2. REVIEW 8-1 8-2 STUDY GUIDES
    3. VIDEO ON PHOTOSYNTHESIS
    YEAST LAB - DUE FEB 11/12
     
    FEB 7/10
    1. SOL 
    2. REVIEW 8-3
    3. PHOTOSYNTHESIS PUZZLES 
     
    FEB 11/12
    1. SOL 41
    2. Puzzle Competition
    3. Complete 9-1, 9-2
    4. Study for test on Photo and Cell respiration
     
     FEB 13/14
    1. SOL 
    2. TEST ON PHOTOSYNTHESIS - CELLULAR RESPIRATION
     
    FEB 18/19
    FLU 1918 
     
    FEB 20/21
    1. SOL 
    2 DNA PRE-TEST
    4. NOTES ON DNA PART 1
    5. PHOTO 51 VIDEO
    HW NATURE ARTICLE
     
    FEB 24/25
    1. SOL 
    2. DNA NOTES 2
    3. FINISH PHOTO 51 
    3. NATURE ARTICLE  
     
    FEB 26/27
    1. SOL 
    2. REVIEW DNA
    3. QUIZ ON DNA/RNA
    4. PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
     
    Feb 28/March 2
    WORK ON BACKGROUND PAPER THAT IS DUE MARCH 4(A)/MARCH 5(B)
     
    MARCH 4/5
    1. WARM UP
    2. REVIEW PROTEIN SYNTHESIS TO PREPARE FOR QUIZ NEXT CLASS
    3. DNA TECHNOLOGY 
    HW - STUDY FOR A QUIZ ON PROTEIN SYNTHESIS AND NOTES PART II
     
    MARCH 6/9
    1. WARM UP
    2. REVIEW PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
    3. TAKE QUIZ
    4. DISCUSS DNA TECHNOLOGY AND COMPLETE A DNA FINGERPRINTING SIMULATED ACTIVITY
     
    MARCH 10/11
    1. WARM UP
    2. MUTATION NOTES IN MORE DETAIL
    3. PRACTICE DIFFERENT MUTATIONS
    STUDY FOR A TEST ON DNA
     
    MARCH 12/13
    1. DNA TEST
     
    MARCH 16/17
    1. WARM UP
    2. SYMPOSIUM EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN DIAGRAM- DUE MARCH 18/19
    MARCH 18/19/20/23
    PER RECOMMENDATION FROM MS. ALZATE PLEASE HOLD OFF DOING THIS WORK UNTIL YOU GET THE OK FROM ME.
    1. WARM UP
    2. ASSIGN GENETIC DISORDER POWER POINT
    DUE 
     
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