All Classes - 12/17-12/21

Due to this being a hectic finals week, instead of putting a separate post for each class for the entire week, I thought I'd give a basic rundown since this week is almost all about finals.....

High School Classes:

The final for all my high school classes is on Wednesday.  Anatomy and Biology will have a multiple choice final.  Zoology will have a lab final.  Field Biology will continue their paper writing for their final in my class.  On Thursday & Friday, activities are TBD.

Junior High Life Science:

This week we continue studying ecosystems and the sun.  We will do differentiated activities and video lecture notes in class.

I hope everyone is making plans for a relaxing, yet SAFE holiday season!!!

Life Science 12/10-12/14

Monday
Differentiated learning - worksheet, video, discussions over plant tropisms

Tuesday
Video - producers, consumers, ecosystems

Wednesday
Homeostasis quiz; the quiz will involve exploring the student-made videos in class and answering questions about them.

Thursday
Watch video lecture notes over biotic and abiotic factors, and the sun/photosynthesis

Friday
Differentiated learning - living systems

Field Biology 12/10-12/14

Monday - Friday this week:

Scientific journal writing (for final) and outside work, weather permitting

Zoology 12/10-12-14

Monday
Dissection checkoff for Tuesday's shark practical

Tuesday
Shark practical.  There is a 100/85 performance objective for this practical

Wednesday
Freshwater fish profile #1 - the salmon.  Discuss salmon lifecycle.  Edmodo assignment over salmon due Thursday

Thursday
Edmodo salmon assignment due; complete virtual salmon dissection.

Friday
Review for next week's semester practical final

Anatomy 12/10-12/14

Monday
Begin discussing the cerebrum - major components, anatomy, weight, etc.  Discuss the importance of surface area.

Tuesday
Review for final; cover information from yesterday and continue discussing cerebrum.

Wednesday
Discuss the hypothalamus, thalamus, and important glands of the brain, and the function of the cerebellum

Thursday
Brain dissection

Friday
Review for next week's final/brain dissection continued

Biology 12/10-12/14

Monday
Finish up evolution and natural selection; cover all major themes of evolution and hand out a sheet explaining these themes.  When finished, begin discussing organization of life - Linnaeus and binomial nomenclature.  Assign video to watch on Edmodo - construction of dichotomous keys.

Tuesday
Binomial nomenclature, scientific names, and organization systems.  Begin review for next week's final on Quia.

Wednesday
Cladograms - review and link natural selection to this; give out a cladogram worksheet to do in class

Thursday
Continue cladograms; review and begin discussing keys.  Have the lecture video watched over dichotomous keys by today!!!

Friday
Dichotomous keys/final review

Field Biology 12/3-12/7

Monday

3/6 absent; wildlife management activities

Tuesday

3/6 absent; wildlife management activities

Wednesday

Wildlife management

Thursday

Wildlife management

Friday

Wildlife management

Life Science 12/3-12/7

Monday

Quiz over Punnett squares and DNA; begin discussing homeostasis.  

Tuesday

Homeostasis continued; cover state standard 7.3.3.1 and discuss body balance

Wednesday

Homeostasis - differentiated activities

Thursday

Homeostasis - differentiated activities

Friday

Homeostasis - quiz, differentiated activities

Anatomy 12/3-12-7

Monday

Test - muscle unit.  There is a 100/80 performance objective on this test.  Finish Friday's video.

Tuesday

Begin discussing the nervous system.  Begin with nervous system basics, and overall components.

Wednesday

Central nervous system specifics - cerebrum anatomy

Thursday

Edmodo discussion assignment;  when finished, discuss cerebrum anatomy

Friday

Quiz over the anatomy of the cerebrum

Zoology 12/3-12/7

Monday

Take test over ocean zones and coral reefs; there is a 100/85 performance objective on this test.  Begin dissection of the dogfish shark.  External anatomy

Tuesday

Shark dissection - external anatomy, transition to internal anatomy

Wednesday

Shark dissection - internal anatomy and finish

Thursday

Review for shark practical

Friday

Shark practical - there is a 100/85 performance objective on this practical

Biology 12/3-12/7

Monday

Take quiz over protein synthesis; there will be a 100/85 performance objective on this quiz.  Then watch the HHMI video over Evolution

Tuesday

Finish the HHMI evolution video.  Discuss.  Begin to cover evolution state standards via PowerPoint

Wednesday

Evolution PowerPoint continued - state standards

Thursday

Begin discussing Hardy Weinberg equilibrium.  Be sure to check out the tutorial videos I have posted on Edmodo!!

Friday

Hardy Weinberg equilibrium continued

Life Science 11/26-11/30

Monday
Read an article over genetics and answer questions on Edmodo about it.  Then do a word search concerning genetics and define the vocab

Tuesday
Discuss DNA and its importance; Explain the ingredients of DNA and watch a multimedia video over it.  Then begin building DNA molecules as part of a hands-on activity

Wednesday
Continue DNA bulding and finish projects

Thursday
Quiz over DNA.  There is a 100/80 performance objective over the material on this quiz.

Friday
Kinesthetic Lecture - Uppercase Dominates....

Anatomy 11/26-11/30

Monday
4th:

Discuss how muscles tap into energy via three different methods: Creatine Phosphate synthesis, anaerobic glycolysis, aerobic respiration.

7th:

Discuss muscle bioelectricity;  

Tuesday
Review muscle energy pathways, discuss specific muscles briefly;  hand out review sheet for muscle test for both 4th and 7th. Muscle test on Monday.  Give a worksheet out over muscles.

7th:

Discuss how muscles tap into energy via three different methods: Creatine Phosphate synthesis, anaerobic glycolysis, aerobic respiration.

Wednesday
Muscle worksheet due; Wrap up muscle unit if needed. If time, review for muscle test.

Thursday
Review for muscle test

Friday
Muscle unit review - Jeopardy game

Zoology 11/26-11/30

Monday
Introduce/review basic fish anatomy.  Introduction of class Chondrichthyes, including anatomy, physiology, tonicity

Tuesday
Fish scale morphology, and fish scale lab.  Use both dissection microscopes and standard microscopes for this lab.

Wednesday
Hand out review sheet for Monday's test over coral reefs and ocean zones
Fish video today

Thursday
Review as a class for Monday's test

Friday
Open review for Monday's test

Biology 11/26-11/30

Monday
Discuss different genetic possibilities & trends; include codominant traits using blood types, polygenic traits, and pleiotropic traits.

Tuesday
Transition into specific anatomy of DNA molecules; discuss the nucleic acid bases, base pairing rules, and students are to build models of DNA.

Wednesday
Discuss protein synthesis; show how your body goes from a genotype to a phenotype from the ground up; discuss differences between DNA and two types of RNA molecules.

Thursday
Worksheet over protein synthesis; study for tomorrow's quiz.

Friday
Protein synthesis quiz; there is a 100/80% performance objective on this quiz.

Field Biology 11/12-11/16

Monday
Hadachek absent - Edmodo assignment today

Tuesday
Kansas mammals

Wednesday
Kansas mammals

Thurday
Mammal tracks

Friday
Hadachek absent - Edmodo assignment

Life Science 11/12-11/16

Monday
5th period:  Video.
6th period:  Veterans Day program

Tuesday
Begin discussing heredity, what it its, why it's important.  Discuss Mendel's pea plant experiment

Wednesday
Explain punnett squares and dominant/recessive traits

Thursday
Continue punnett squares and dominant/recessive traits

Friday
Video - genetics

Anatomy 11/12-11/16

Monday
Use laptops; get on Edheads.org and do the flash-animation web dissections

Tuesday
Muscle anatomy; discuss the anatomy of muscles, and begin bioelectricity.  Show YouTube video to start class....

Wednesday
Muscle bioelectricity and contraction mechanisms

Thursday
Muscle bioelectricity and contraction mechanisms

Friday
Edmodo assignment - class discussion/collaboration

Zoology 11/12-11/16

Monday
Discuss the Benthic Zone in the ocean and its inhabitants.

Tuesday
Starfish dissection part 1

Wednesday
Starfish dissection part 2

Thursday
Continue ocean zones

Friday
Review for starfish practical (practical is on Tuesday, 11/20

Biology 11/12-11/16

Monday
Begin dihybrid cross punnett squares.  Show construction, examples, and give practice problems.

Tuesday
Dihybrid cross punnett squares - worksheet in class.  Practice constructing dihybrid crosses

Wednesday
Dihybrid corn lab - apply principles of dihybrid crosses to dihybrid corn

Thursday
Dihybrid corn lab

Friday
Quiz - punnett squares; there is a 100/80 performance objective on this quiz.  Edmodo assignment today - class discussion

Field Biology 11/5-11/9

Monday

Discuss aging WT deer via tooth wear (lab)

Tuesday

Continue aging via tooth wear; introduce mammal tracks

Wednesday

Mammal track identification/field work

Thursday

Field work (weather permitting)

Friday

Pep rally - early class dismissal

Life Science 11/5-11/9

Monday

Watch Discover News video podcast.  Finish tabletop assignment over plant vs. human organization.  Hand out worksheet packet over organizational patterns

Tuesday

Edmodo assignment .... plant cells vs animal cells.  Watch video, answer questions.

Wednesday

Have students make a graphic organizer over plant vs. animal organization

Thursday

Review for test.

Friday

Take test over plant vs. human organization.  There is a 100/80 performance objective on this test.

Anatomy 11/5-11/9

Monday

Hip replacement surgery video

Tuesday

Review for bone practical #3

Wednesday

Take bone practical #3 ... there is a 100/85 performance objective with this practical.

Thursday

Begin discussing the muscular system.  Included topics:  Characteristics, types, fundamental anatomy of  muscles, and basic muscle functions

Friday

Begin discussing specifics with muscle contraction, including binding sites, cross bridge formation, and power stroke/ATP usage.

Zoology 11/5-11/9

Monday

Edmodo wall post activity over oceans and marine biology

Tuesday

Begin exploring coral reefs.  Discuss coral reef ecosystems

Wednesday

Coral Reef Adventure video today....

Thursday

Continue marine ecosystems

Friday

Quiz - marine ecosystems.  

Biology 11/5-11/9

Monday

Begin class with a science podcast from Discovery News.  Review punnett squares.  Give students a task of writing four punnett square problems and trading with their neighbors to answer those practice problems.  Hand out punnett square worksheet for a grade.  Due tomorrow.

Tuesday

Punnett square worksheet due.  Discuss pedigree charts.  Explain pedigrees on the board, in class.


Wednesday

Students are to design their own pedigree chart spanning three generations.  Due tomorrow.

Thursday

Pedigree charts due; Discuss reproductive success and inbreeding.

Friday

Edmodo assignment today......

Life Science 10/30-11/2

Tuesday
Lab - life organization.  Complete handout and present information to the class.  Assign lecture video to watch for graded notes.

Wednesday
Interactive table activity; complete during class.

Thursday
Organization video project

Friday
Lecture video for points due today.  Review for Monday's quiz over organization.

Anatomy 10/30-11/2

Tueday
Review bone parts for bone set #2.  Finish video project.

Wednesday
Review bone parts for bone set #2/introduce bone set #3

Thursday
Worksheet #3 over bones; study bone set #3

Friday
Practical - bone set #2.  Video project due today.  Worksheet due today.

Zoology 10/30-11/2

Tuesday
Insect grub lab - outside to find grubs, and then look at grub anatomy underneath a microscope

Wednesday
Begin poster construction over insect topics.

Thursday
Continue poster construction.

Friday
Poster due today!!

Biology 10/30-11/2

Tuesday
Review the information in the genetics video.  Review alleles, dominant vs recessive traits.  The lecture video over introductory genetics is due today and will be graded.  Discuss and review sexual reproduction.  Explain genotype vs phenotype.

Wednesday
Class activity - cloning.

Thursday
Quiz over Mendel's pea plant experiment.  Review yesterday's activity.  Assign punnett square video lecture due by class, Tuesday 11/6 for a grade.  Begin discussing DNA in form and sequence. Distinguish between DNA and RNA.

Friday
The lecture video over Mendel's Laws is due today.  This will be graded.  Build DNA molecules in class with the model kits.

Anatomy 10/22-10/25

Monday
Skull/spine practical.  There is a 100/85 performance objective on this test.  Upon completion, begin bone study set #2.

Tuesday
Bone study set #2 .... open study

Wednesday
Bone study set #2 ... make a video tutorial over ten structures of your choice.  This will be a graded tutorial and will be put on Edmodo for a review whenever you need it .... :)

Thursday
Finish video tutorial as necessary; continue bone study

Zoology 10/22-10/25

Monday
Finish grasshopper dissection.  Review for Wednesday's practical.

Tuesday
Hand out grasshopper worksheet assignment.  Dissection checkoffs today.

Wednesday
Grasshopper practical.  There is a 100/80 performance objective on this test.

Thursday
Grasshopper assignment due; discuss insect extension assignment.

Biology 10/22-10/25

Monday
Continue discussing the differences between mitosis and meiosis.  Students will participate in differentiated learning over cell division differences.  Differentiated groups include:  Poster making, concept map activity/graphic organizers, a video tutorial over the differences plus visuals, and rap lyric construction over mitosis vs meiosis

Tuesday
Finish differentiated activities over cell division; prepare for Thursday's cell division quiz.

Wednesday
Review for tomorrow's quiz

Thursday
Take quiz over cell division (mitosis and meiosis).  There will be a 100/80 performance objective on this quiz.

Field Biology 10/15-10/19

Monday
Introduce modern-day wildlife management practices; discuss the formation of the United States Fish/Wildlife Service, and how modern-day management changed America's wildlife populations

Tuesday
Introduce/continue wildlife management in America.  Discuss wildlife legislation laws

Wednesday
Discuss wildlife legislation laws.  Assign in-class worksheet

Thursday
Worksheet due; wildlife managment/field work

Friday
Quiz over the USFWS; review wildlife legislation laws

Life Science 10/15-10/19

Monday
Discuss the "46 pairs" lyric handout.  Have students answer questions over "46 pairs".  Due by end of class.

Tuesday
Perform "46 pairs" during class, and film the activity

Wednesday
Watch "46 pairs" in class.  Look at microscope slides over mitosis for a lab.

Thursday
Make mitosis models to hang from the ceiling ... complete with coloring and chromosomes in the correct arrangement.  Review for a quiz over mitosis.

Friday
Finish the mitosis models as necessary; take mitosis quiz.

Anatomy 10/15-10/19

Monday
Cell phone video review over bones; color the skull bone anatomy worksheet as a study guide and for points

Tuesday
Anatomy worksheet due; begin discussion of vertebrae.  Included will be all vertebrae types.  Begin differentiated learning activities over bone set #1.

Wednesday
PSAT test - Juniors absent.

Thursday
Quiz over skull and vertebrae (ten points); finish differentiated learning activity over bone set #1

Friday
Bone practical - bone set #1

Zoology 10/15-10/19

Monday
Begin wrap-up of insect mouthpart activity

Tuesday
Insect mouthpart activity due

Wednesday
Watch video over lubber grasshopper dissection.  Begin lubber grasshopper dissection (external anatomy).

Thursday
Lubber grasshopper dissection (internal anatomy)

Friday
Finish lubber grasshopper dissection; finish/hand in worksheet.  Review parts for next week's practical.

Biology 10/15-10/19

Monday
Video today....

Tueday
Mitosis video lecture notes due; discuss the steps of mitosis with the class.  Hand out "46 pairs" and have the students discuss the lyrics and what they mean.

Wednesday
Students are to participate in/complete "46 pairs" by the end of class.

Thursday
Mitosis - differentiated learning activities

Friday
Mitosis quiz; introduce Meiosis

Life Science 10/8-10/12

Monday

• Students will participate in a cell lab.  We will look at eukaryotic cells under a microscope and fill out a worksheet.

Tuesday

• Students will begin discussing sexual vs. asexual reproduction.  This will transition into introductory cell division.

Wednesday

• Hadachek absent; worksheet packet in class and reading assignment.

Thursday

• Continue cell division and its importance.  Students will learn about phases of mitosis

Friday

• Students will do an in-class differentiated assignment over cell division mechanics for a grade.

Anatomy 10/8-10/12

Monday

• Take test over the integumentary system; there is a 100/85 performance objective on this test.  Begin discussing bones

Tuesday

• Bone discussion; learn about anatomy of bones and categories of bones

Wednesday

• Hadachek absent; book questions over bones (Chapter Six)

Thursday

• Finish bone anatomy; review for a quiz Friday.

Friday

• Bone anatomy quiz; begin looking at bones in the skeleton

Zoology 10/8-10/12

Monday

• Begin discussing insect anatomy specifics.  In-depth coverage of body segments, anatomy, and physiology of insects

Tuesday

• Continue insect anatomy specifics; complete a worksheet and/or graphic organizer over insect anatomy

Wednesday

• Hadachek absent/sub; work on graphic organizers

Thursday

• Continue/finish insect anatomy.  Study for a small quiz (five points) tomorrow

Friday

• Review insect anatomy and graphic organizers.  Small quiz over insect anatomy; watch video over the lubber grasshopper dissection

Biology 10/8-10/12

Monday

• Begin discussing cellular respiration.  Include the equation, what it means in the real world, and the basic processes of glycolysis, the Kreb's cycle, and electron transport

Tuesday

• Continue the three steps of electron transport; give an ad-lib style review assignment in class to complete

Wednesday

• Hadachek absent - sub; read/book questions

Thursday

• Review cellular respiration; study for tomorrow's quiz.  

Friday

• Quiz over cellular respiration; there is a 100/85 performance objective on this quiz.  Reflect on the quiz and the cellular respiration process; then begin discussing gametes, cells, and chromosomes ....

Field Biology 10/1-10/5

Monday
Skit work

Tuesday
Skit work

Wednesday
Skit work

Thursday
Eco Meet in Salina .... leave school at 6am.

Friday

No class .... homecoming parade.

Life Science 10/1-10/5

Monday
5th Period - Discuss/introduce Edmodo
6th Period - Video

Both classes .... introduce cell project for next week

Tuesday
Cells - word search puzzles and vocab practice

Wednesday
Group planning for cell project.  Review for Friday's cell quiz.

Thursday
Hadachek absent - review worksheet for tomorrow's cell quiz

Friday

Cell quiz ... there is a 100/85 performance objective on this quiz.....

Anatomy 10/1-10/5

Monday
Using the computers, complete an assignment on Edmodo about certain types of cancers

Tuesday
Discuss first, second, and third degree burns; also discuss the rule of nines.

Wednesday
Discuss the review sheet for Monday's test over the integumentary system; the review notes will be on Edmodo.

Thursday
Hadachek absent .... worksheet in class, due at end of period.

Friday

Open review for Monday's test over the integumentary system

Zoology 10/1-10/5

Monday
Finish crayfish dissection.  Internal anatomy.

Tuesday
Discuss spiders and ticks; Edmodo activity

Wednesday
Review for Friday's crayfish practical

Thursday
Hadachek absent; see sub notes for details

Friday
Crayfish practical exam.  There is a 100/85 performance objective on this exam

Biology 10/1-10/5

Monday
Begin discussing tonicity of cells, and influences of water interactions at the cell membrane.  Discuss fresh and saltwater fish.

Tuesday
Finish tonicity; introduce Edmodo video lectures.

Wednesday
Hand out cell review sheets; discuss the test.  Wrap up any uncovered cell material.

Thursday
Open cell review - Hadachek absent;

Friday
Test over cells; there will be a 100/85 performance objective on this test

Field Biology 9/17-9/21

Monday

Eco Meet Prep - Skit

Tuesday

Outside - collect arthropods

Wednesday

Collect/count arthropods.  Discuss fish sampling methods

Thursday

Fish sampling method Edmodo assignment; Eco Meet Prep

Friday

Eco Meet prep/collect arthropods

Life Science 9/17-9/21

Monday

Classify and explore life; microscope worksheet in class.  Due at end of period.  Announce test on Thursday.

Tuesday

Cell phone review activity over life properties and microscope basics.  Remember the life properties that help make life what it is.  

Wednesday

Review for tomorrow's test.  There is a 100/80 performance objective on this test

Thursday

Life science test today

Friday

Begin discussing cells - show cell video

Anatomy 9/17-9/21

Monday

Take the quiz over epithelial, connective, and cartilage tissue.  There is a 100/85 performance objective on this quiz.  When finished, introduce the integumentary system.

Tuesday

Begin class with a discussion over porphyria; Begin discussing interesting skin facts, and introduce the epidermis and its supporting cells.  Cover the layers of the epidermis.  Discuss the dermis.

Wednesday

Introduce glands, hair, and hair growth.  Review epidermis and dermis material

Thursday

Discuss trichotillomania, it's effects, and demographics

Friday

Quiz over epidermis and dermis; specifically, know the different layers of epidermis by name and function for this quiz.  Two Edmodo assignments are due today.

Zoology 9/17-9/21

Monday

Discuss week's events; Create a concept map at mindmeister.com and share it with me for 20 points.

Tuesday

Review for Thursday's written test over Mollusca.

Wednesday

Review for lab practical.  Worksheet over Mollusca.  

Thursday

Test over the Mollusca (written).  There is a 100/85 performance objective on this test

Friday

Lab Practical - Squid Dissection

Biology 9/17-9/21

Monday
Review the lipid bi-layer; introduce major cell parts, including the cytoplasm, nucleus, mitochondria, ribosomes, rough/smooth endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus.


Tuesday
For ten points, create a graphic organizer to keep track of cell parts.  Then use your cell phone video recorder to record a tutorial as a study guide.


Wednesday
Quiz - cell organelles.  There will be a 100/85 performance objective on this quiz.  In other words, 100% of the students should score at least an 85% on the quiz.  Watch cell video(s).


Thursday
Differentiated instruction via music .... Introduction to Dr. Lodge McCammon's FIZZ.   This activity will be worth 20 points.  There will be a test over cells next Wednesday.


Friday
Work on an Edmodo assignment in the classroom.  Review cellular structures.

Field Biology 9/10-9/14

Monday
Field work

Tuesday
Fish notes - Kansas species

Wednesday
Field work

Thursday
Fish notes - Kansas species

Friday
Field work

Life Science 9/10-9/14

This week's assignments that are due:

• Venn diagram
• cladogram
• basic microscope lab
• pond water lab

Monday
Discuss organization of living things; demonstrate how to make keys and Venn diagrams over life forms.  Students will make their own Venn diagrams.

Tuesday
Venn diagrams due today.  Finish them.  Discuss cladograms, and have students make cladograms for points.  Discuss Edmodo.  Hand out permission slips.

Wednesday
Begin microscope activity; use a microscope to look at basic slides.  Learn how to use microscopes correctly.  Lab handout will be due at end of period.

Thursday
Pond water lab using microscopes.  Students will look at pond water and use the microscopes to observe small creatures in the water.  Lab handout due.

Friday
Begin discussing cells - notes

Anatomy 9/10-9/14

Monday
Review epithelial characteristics; microscope lab with epithelial tissues

Tuesday
Finish microscope lab; begin discussing connective tissue.

Wednesday
Connective tissue properties - notes

Thursday
Quiz over tissue types - five questions, ten points.  80/100 performance objective on quiz

Friday
Two Edmodo assignments are due by today.  Open lab for tissue study.  Review for next week's tissue test

Zoology 9/10-9/14

Monday
Begin discussing mollusks & annelids.  Cover phylogeny, body plans, etc

Tuesday
Mollusk & annelid phylogeny

Wednesday
Bivalvia specifics

Thursday
Squid specifics and dissection

Friday
Continue squid specifics.  Two Edmodo assignments due this week...

Biology 9/10-9/14

Monday
Begin discussing the importance of surface/volume ratios and living systems.  Build models in class to represent S/V ratios.  Explain why S/V ratios are significant in biology.

Tuesday
Continue S/V ratios.  Introduce cells, the cell theory, and basic cell structures.

Wednesday
TBA - State Fair, students absent

Thursday
Explain cell membranes, diffusion, osmosis, and tonicity

Friday
Cell lab today; investigate cells underneath a microscope

Life Science 9/4-9/7

Tuesday
Take quiz over the scientific method.  Discuss life properties, and hand out worksheet.

Wednesday
Classroom activity - activity deals with life properties as mentioned in class.

Thursday
Worksheet due today.  Continue life properties discussion

Friday
Worksheet #2 over life properties.  Hands-on exploration.

Field Biology 9/4-9/7

Tuesday
Begin Kansas fish identification; Kansas sport fish

Wednesday
Collect insects in experimental plots; continue Kansas sport fish

Thursday
Count/survey insects collected.  Review sport fish

Friday
Sport fish quiz; two Edmodo assignments due today.

Anatomy 9/4-9/7

Tuesday
Review for test; hand back assignments and papers; create a test taking study tool in your area of weakness for this unit.

Wednesday
4th:  study for test as necessary; tissue note handout.
7th:  3/4 students absent today; open study for tes

Thursday
Take unit one test ... there is a 100/80% performance objective on this test

Friday
Begin discussion of tissues; microscope exploration over epithelial tissue

Zoology 9/4-9/7

Tuesday

With a partner, create a study tool that will help you with your weakest area for Thursday's test.  

Wednesday

Review for tomorrow's test; study keys, the Latin language, Binomial Nomenclature, and all embryology notes as discussed in class.

Thursday

Zoology test #1.  There is a 100/80 performance objective with this test

Friday

Begin discussing animal phyla.  Lab practical information today.

Biology 9/4-9/7

Tuesday
Spontaneous generation/ethers, biogenesis.  Begin review for Thursday's test

Wednesday
Test review - there is a 100/80 performance objective on this test.  Meaning, the goal is to have 100% of the students score at least an 80% on the exam.

Thursday
Take test; 100/80 performance objective.  Begin discussing biochemistry and cells.

Friday
Two Edmodo assignments are due today.  Continue with cells, including cellular organelles.

Life Science 8/27-8/31

Monday

Objective:  Discuss what science is;  Begin discussion of the scientific method.  Absent students get notes from Mr. Hadachek or other students.

Homework:  Review notes from today; specifically, key in on important concepts mentioned in class.

Tuesday

Objective:  Differentiated instruction over the scientific method.  Four groups will work on four separate tasks:

Group one:  Design your own science experiment and present to the class
Group two:  Create an interview asking questions about the scientific method, and videotape giving the interview to another teacher.
Group three:  Create a series of flash cards highlighting the scientific method
Group four:  Create a poster over the scientific method and film group members discussing the poster

Wednesday

Discuss Edmodo.  Show examples and pass out permission slips.  Finish differentiation if necessary; Discuss the use of scientific tools and measurement.  Practice using the metric system.

Homework:  Complete a worksheet in class using measurement devices.

Thursday

Objective:  Watch a video highlighting extremophiles to transition into the life properties note set

Friday

Objective:  Compare several living things; students will collect items in groups from the nature trail.

Field Biology 8/27-8/31

Monday - Friday:

Field work on nature trail; construct insect trapping plots and collect insects

Zoology 8/27-8/31

Monday
Objective: Finish constructing dichotomous keys. Introduce basic animal characteristics.

Homework:  Complete key, worksheet.

Tuesday

Objective:  Finish discussing/review animal characteristics.  Begin animal embryology.  Discuss protostome vs. deuterostome development.

Homework:  worksheet in class

 Wednesday
Objective: Review/study embryology specifics.  Quiz on Friday over class material.

Homework: Review as necessary

Thursday
Objective:  No class; Junior ASVAB test at 9am

Homework: study for quiz as necessary.

Friday
Objective: Take quiz over animal characteristics with a 100/80 performance objective (100% of students will achieve at least an 80% on this quiz).  Continue Kingdom Animalia specifics

Homework:  None

Biology 8/27-8/31

Monday
Objective: Begin discussing biology; introduce class with a short video podcast, and then discuss the basic principles of life, the unifying principles of biology, and also mention ethers & biogenesis.  Hand out a worksheet over these basic principles called, "Basic Life Principles Worksheet".

Text: none - see notes

Vocab:  adaptation, spontaneous generation, ethers, biogenesis, Redi, cells, genes, evolution, homeostasis

Homework: worksheet due at the end of class today.

Tuesday

Objective: microscope lab #1.  Introduction to using a microscope; show students how to use all focus rules, and how to correctly magnify images.  Complete a basic lab using the microscopes in class.  Study for scientific method quiz.

Text: none

Vocab:  ocular lens, objective lens, stage, light source, magnification, slides

Homework:  Lab handout will be due by end of period.  Study for quiz over scientific method (quiz will be tomorrow!!)

 Wednesday
Objective: 100% of the class to score at least 85% or better on scientific method quiz (100/85).  Quiz will be on Quia.  Back in classroom, discuss the interdependence of living things.

Text: none

Vocab: see notes

Homework: none

Thursday
Objective: Microscope lab #2.  Students will look at micro-organisms (mostly protozoans) under a microscope from a pond water sample.  They will complete a worksheet due at the end of the period.  Hand out review sheets for test one

Text: none

Vocab: none

Homework: lab worksheet due at end of period.

Friday
Objective: Discuss review sheet; biology test one on Thursday, 9/6.  When finished, let students study in small groups.

Text: none

Vocab: see review

Homework: study as needed for Thursday's test

Anatomy 8/27-8/31

Monday
Objective: Discuss body regions and quadrants.  Do an in-class worksheet over these areas which can be used as a helpful study guide.

Text:  pages 15-16

Vocab: dorsal, ventral, abdominal, abdominopelvic, pelvic, mediastium, pleural cavities

Homework:  worksheet due at end of period

Tuesday

Objective: Lab 2; basic microscopy.  Review parts of a microscope and look at a variety of slides.  Learn to familiarize yourself with how a microscope works, and be able to turn in the lab sheet by the end of the class period.

Text: none

Vocab: none

Homework: lab handout due at end of period.

 Wednesday
Objective:  To watch/finish a relevant/modern video over the human body to help gain insight into the functions it performs on a daily basis.  The video will take the entire class period.

Text: none

Vocab: none

Homework: none

Thursday
Objective: Finish video as necessary.  Hand out review sheet for test and cover it; pair students together for study/Q&A sessions.

Text: chapter one in textbook

Vocab: see review sheet

Homework: study for test one

Friday
Objective: Open review period over the human body intro; attain mastery of information presented in unit 1.  Test will be on Thursday, 9/6.

Text: review chapter one in A&P book; take book home if needed to study for the test

Vocab: see review sheet.

Homework: study as needed for anatomy test one.

Field Biology 8/22-8/24

Wednesday

Class rules and icebreaker; discuss what the class is about

Thursday

Set up Edmodo accounts, practice with Edmodo

Friday

Field work

Anatomy 8/22-8/24

Wednesday

Class introductions; course preview with book; class rules

Thursday

Set up Edmodo accounts, take body system survey

Friday

Edmodo assignment #1 ... complete today

Zoology 8/22-8/24

Wednesday

Introduction to Zoology; class rules, answer student questions


Thursday

Set up Edmodo accounts; dissection survey


Friday

Practice with Edmodo; do Edmodo assignment #1

Biology 8/22-8/24

Wednesday

Interactive seating chart activity; icebreaker, class introductions

Thursday

Discuss Edmodo; set up student accounts

Friday

Edmodo assignment #1 .... due today

Life Science 8/22-8/24

Wednesday

Class begins.  Discuss rules and perform interactive seating arrangements.


Thursday

Continue interactive seating activity; discuss Edmodo and get accounts set up.


Friday

Continue interactive seating activity if necessary; Practice with Edmodo, do assignment #1

Field Biology 4/30-5/4

Major objectives this week:

• complete field work for arthropod project
• begin writing paper over research

Monday

Field work (weather permitting)

Tuesday

Field work (weather permitting)

Wednesday

Begin paper over arthropod research (data tables/procedure)

Thursday

Work on paper (procedure/analysis of results)

Friday

Work on paper (analysis of results/abstract)

Biology 4/30-5/4

Major objectives this week:

• discuss the anatomy, adaptations, and reproductive habits of amphibians
• learn the difference between frogs and toads
• complete two Edmodo assignments
• complete a quiz over fish/amphibians and score at least an 85% on it

Monday

Begin discussion of amphibians; material covered will include adaptations to life on land, reproductive habits, and differences between frogs and toads

Tuesday

Continue amphibians; differentiated activity over the amphibian chapter

Wednesday

Wrap up coverage over amphibians; review for Friday's quiz over fish & amphibians

Thursday

Review for Friday's quiz/begin reptiles

Friday

Quiz over fish & amphibians, there is a 100/85 performance objective for this test.  Both Edmodo assignments are due today

Anatomy 4/30-5/4

Major objectives this week:

• complete two Edmodo assignments
• discuss/wrap up the reproductive unit
• review for Friday's test by going over a review sheet and playing a game
• take a test over the human reproductive/development unit and score at least an 85%

Monday

Review/discuss the acrosomal reaction and fertilization process; learn about fetal/infant development and cell division.  Begin discussing the birth process.

Tuesday

Wrap up the unit over reproduction/pregnancy.  Answer questions.  Distribute the review sheet for Friday's test

Wednesday

Review for Friday's test

Thursday

Review for Friday's test

Friday

Test over the reproduction unit.  There is a 100/85 performance objective on this test.  Both Edmodo assignments are due today

Field Biology 4/23-4/27

Major objectives this week:

• continue field work for final paper write up

Monday
field work

Tuesday
field work/discuss final

Wednesday
field work

Thursday
field work

Friday
field work

Biology 4/23-4/27

Major objectives this week:

• play a review game to reinforce learning and practice vocab
• learn about cartilage & bony fish, including sharks
• dissect a perch
• complete two Edmodo assignments

Monday
Play a fish review game (Jeopardy) to reinforce concepts and vocab learned last week.  There are TWO Edmodo assignments this week, both due on Friday.

Tuesday
Discuss cartilage fish and bony fish.  Shark information will be discussed, including Ampullae of Lorenzini and tonic immobility.

Wednesday
Begin the perch dissection and complete the lab handout

Thursday
Finish the dissection.  Lab handout due today

Friday
Both Edmodo assignments due today.  Wrap up the fish unit.  Prepare for next week's topic.....amphibians and reptiles!!

Anatomy 4/23-4/27

Major objectives this week:

• learn about multiple births
• use Edmodo to reflect on a DVD and to answer questions about epidurals
• learn about fertilization and the birth process

Monday
1st Period:  MAPS testing; 5th Period:  Continue watching In the Womb:  Multiples

Tuesday
1st Period:  Begin watching "In the Womb:  Multiples".  5th Period:  Finish the DVD, and read chapter 29.  Turn in the reflection assignment on Edmodo by Friday for a grade.  Transition into Chapter 29.

Wednesday
1st Period:  Continue watching DVD.  Read pages 1079-1085 in text.  Edmodo assignment due on Friday (epidurals).

5th Period: Begin Chapter 29.  Discuss acrosomal reactions, monospermy, and polyspermy.  Discuss implantation, hCG, and pregnancy tests.  Work on Edmodo assignment #2 due on Friday

Thursday
1st Period:  Finish DVD; discuss the acrosomal reaction, monospermy, polyspermy, and the birth process.
5th Period:  Discuss the birth process

Friday
Discuss STI's, including viral and bacterial infections.  Edmodo assignments are due today.

Field Biology 4/16-4/20

Major objectives this week:

• To perform a field study involving arthropods and use scientific collection techniques (weather permitting)

Monday

Field work

Tuesday

Field work

Wednesday

Field work

Thursday

Field work

Friday

Field work

Biology 4/16-4/20

Major objectives this week:

• Discuss/introduce vertebrates and fish
• Learn how fish in different classes are similar and dissimilar
• Take a quiz over arthropods, and score at least an 85% on it
• Complete an Edmodo assignment

Monday

Review for a quiz over arthropods.  Complete an assignment in the CRC over insects (on Edmodo).  Begin discussing vertebrates and fish


Tuesday

Take the arthropod quiz with a 100/85 performance objective.  Discuss fish specifics, including their classes and anatomy of fish

Wednesday

Study hall/review; most of student body gone for art show/vocal


Thursday

Continue fish discussion, osmotic properties of fish, exotic fish

Friday

Discuss fish; prepare for fish dissection

Anatomy 4/16-4/20

Major objectives this week:

• Discuss/introduce the female reproductive system
• Learn how the menstrual and ovarian cycles are interlinked
• Have all students pass a quiz with at least an 80% score

Monday

1st period:  Discuss the female reproductive system in detail; 5th period:  discuss follicular and luteal phases


Tuesday

Discuss hormones involved in both the follicular and luteal phases.  Discuss cycle days and how the phases relate to one another.  Assign a worksheet over the female reproductive system

Wednesday

Study hall/review; most of student body gone for art show/vocal


Thursday

Watch a video; the video discusses mirror-image twins, vanishing twin syndrome, and how multiples are formed and nourished throughout development

Friday

Review for Monday's quiz over the male and female reproductive system; finish the video from yesterday.  Discuss the video in class.

**Attention Anatomy Students**

Our cadaver trip to Cloud County Community College is quickly approaching.  It will be on Tuesday, April 10th.  We will leave the school at 8:45am, and the demo will take place at 9:30am.  We should return back to the school no later than 2:30pm.  Please let me know ASAP if you're not planning on attending.  


You will need to get assignment sheets for all class periods you will miss.  Please get these to the office as soon as possible!  Thank you!!

Field Biology 4/2-4/5

This week....field work each day weather permitting.  Construct all sample transects and mark transects on an aerial photograph.

Biology 4/2-4/5

Major objectives this week:

• Meet/exceed standards on the Kansas Science Assessment
• Learn the basics over Kansas arachnids

Monday

Wrap up/review any benchmarks and/or indicators for the Kansas Science Assessment.  Begin discussing arachnids

Tuesday

Continue arachnid discussion, focusing on Kansas poisonous spiders.  Take the Kansas Science Assessment

Wednesday

Discuss/review Kansas poisonous spiders.  Hand out a worksheet over Kansas poisonous spiders.  Hand out the tick fact sheet

Thursday

Review Kansas spiders and ticks.  Second half of class TBA.

Anatomy 4/2-4/5

This week's major objectives:

• Introduce, learn, and reinforce structures of the urinary systems
• Complete a worksheet over the urinary system
• Review major concepts over the digestive system and the urinary system

Monday

Begin discussion of the urinary system, including all major structures involved.  Begin reading about the urinary system in your textbook.

Tuesday

Review Monday's material over the urinary system.  Specifically discuss kidney function, anatomy, and structures.  Explain and elaborate over the problems with soda consumption.

Wednesday

Review Tuesday's material.  Hand out a worksheet over the urinary system.  Due at the end of the period.

Thursday

Review both the digestive & urinary systems via an online Jeopardy game

Welcome back!!!!!!

Hey everyone,

Welcome back from a much-deserved spring break!  I hope you had a great break, and are ready to get back into the thick of things.  For biology and applied biology, we are going to be reviewing for the Kansas Science Assessment.  That is a VERY important test, and we all need to do well on it.  For anatomy, we are going to wrap up the digestive unit this week and look at nutrition.  Finally, for field biology, we are going to be doing field work outside and learning more about Kansas pond management. I hope your first week back from break is awesome!!!

Field Biology 3/26-3/30

This week's major objectives:

• To learn more about Kansas pond management, and practice field work

Monday

• Field work

Tuesday

• Kansas pond management 

Wednesday

• Field work

Thursday

• Kansas pond management

Friday

• Field work

Biology & Applied Biology 3/26-3/30

This week's major objectives:

• To review and reach mastery on the benchmarks & indicators of the Kansas Science Assessment

Monday

• Begin review for the Kansas Science Assessment.  Hand out tip sheet.  Discuss those tips, and review material previously learned in class.

Tuesday

• Review for Kansas Science Assessment

Wednesday

• Review for Kansas Science Assessment

Thursday

• Take a multiple-choice quiz over the Kansas State Science Standards and continue review.

Friday

• TBA/review for assessment

Anatomy 3/26-3/30

This week's major objectives:

• Reach level of mastery with digestive system organs
• Interact in a review game highlighting the major points of the digestive system
• Learn the importance of nutrition, and important components within the subject

Monday

• Review all major parts of the digestive system covered thus far; introduce the small intestine, large intestine, and accessory organs.  Discuss all functions.  

Tuesday

• Review material from Monday.  Assign a worksheet to do in class.

Wednesday

• Jeopardy over the digestive system.  Two teams, one winner, great review!!!

Thursday

• Discuss nutrition and nutrition facts.

Friday

• Review Thursday's material, and discuss more nutrition facts

Field Biology 3/12-3/16

Monday

Begin discussing pond management

Tuesday

No class - Seniors to Topeka

Wednesday

Pond management

Thursday

Pond management

Friday

Pond management

Applied Biology 3/12-3/16

Important objectives this week:

• Learn about segmented worms
• Understand the importance of earthworms to the ecosystem, and medical uses of leeches
• Be able to identify structures in both living and dissected earthworms

Monday

Discuss earthworms.  Look at body structures, functions, and differences between the segmented worms and worms discussed last week.  Also discuss leeches and their benefits/morphology.

Tuesday

Earthworm dissection part 1.  Begin handout.

Wednesday

Earthworm dissection part 2.  Handout due today by the end of the period.

Thursday

Live earthworm lab.

Friday

Living planarian lab today.  Prepare for awesome regeneration!!

Biology 3/12-3/16

Important objectives this week:

• Learn about segmented worms
• Understand the importance of earthworms to the ecosystem, and medical uses of leeches
• Be able to identify structures in both living and dissected earthworms

Monday

Discuss earthworms.  Look at body structures, functions, and differences between the segmented worms and worms discussed last week.  Also discuss leeches and their benefits/morphology.

Tuesday

Earthworm dissection part 1.  Begin handout.

Wednesday

Earthworm dissection part 2.  Handout due today by the end of the period.

Thursday

Live earthworm lab.

Friday

Living planarian lab today.  Prepare for awesome regeneration!!

Anatomy 3/12-3/16

Important objectives this week:

• Learn the importance of the digestive system
• Understand the functions of all major organs
• Be able to take a quiz and score at least an 85% over digestive system
• Reach level of mastery over the heart unit and apply your knowledge to Monday's practical

Monday

Take the sheep heart practical.   Begin discussing the digestive system.  Focus on the mouth/teeth.

Tuesday

Review tooth structure, numbers, functions, and discuss tooth care/gum disease/gingivitis.

Wednesday

Begin discussing major organs of the digestive system.  Discuss structures and functions of these.

Thursday

Review major digestive organs.  Prepare for Friday's digestive system quiz.

Friday

Take a quiz over the digestive system.

Field Biology 3/5-3/9

Important objectives this week:

• be able to score an 85% or higher on Friday's fish test
• be able to successfully complete field work 

Monday

Wrap up Kansas fish identification today

Tuesday

Field work - TBA

Wednesday

Field work - TBA

Thursday

Review for fish identification test

Friday

Fish identification/information test today

Anatomy 3/5-3/9

Important objectives this week:

• Be able to understand an EKG reading
• Learn how an AICD works
• Learn how pacemakers and AICD's are installed
• Be able to score at least an 80% on Tuesday's blood flow quiz
• Be able to successfully complete a heart dissection

Monday

Discuss electrical activity of the heart, specifically the sinoatrial node and the atriventricular node.  Learn how to read an EKG and the QRS complex.  Discuss AICD's.  Watch a short video clip over AICD's. Watch a ten minute video over pacemaker installation.  Prepare for tomorrow's quiz over the heart.  

Tuesday

Take a quiz over the heart.  The quiz will be ten questions, ten points.  The quiz will be over blood flow, and there will be NO material over Monday's material.  Begin day one of the heart dissection.  

Wednesday

Day two of the heart dissection.  Complete dissection handout and turn in.

Thursday

Review for Monday's lab practical over the heart dissection.  Complete a worksheet in class over the heart.  Due tomorrow.

Friday

Worksheet due today over the heart.  Cardio Jeopardy game today.  Review for Monday's lab practical over the heart.

Applied Biology 3/5-3/9

Major objectives this week:

• have your Edmodo assignment completed by Thursday, 3/8
• study for Friday's quiz over worms and score at least an 85%
• learn the basics of animals, and the different types of worm classes
• look at examples of flatworms and roundworms in class
• watch a video showing different types of worms

Monday


Watch a DVD discussing various  classes of worms as a preview for Tuesday-Friday's material

Tuesday

Discuss facts about flatworms: Classes Turbellaria, Trematoda, Cestoda.  If we finish early, complete your Edmodo assignment that's due Thursday if you have extra time.

Wednesday

Complete a review activity over flatworms.  Do # 1-6 on page 714 in class.  Due at end of period.

Thursday

Have your Edmodo assignment completed by this class period.  Review flatworm information from Tuesday & Wednesday.  Begin discussion of roundworms. specifically phylum Nematoda

Friday

Review flatworms and roundworms.  There will be a quiz over flatworms and roundworm information today, with the majority of the questions being over flatworms.  The quiz will be ten points, NOT on Quia!  The rest of the period will be spent looking at flatworms and roundworms in class.....

Biology 3/5-3/9

Major objectives this week:

• have your Edmodo assignment completed by Thursday, 3/8
• have your video lecture notes taken/completed by Thursday, 3/8
• study for Friday's quiz over worms and score at least an 85%
• learn the basics of animals, and the different types of worm classes
• look at examples of flatworms and roundworms in class
• watch a video showing different types of worms

Monday

2nd period:  Discuss/prepare for Kansas Science Assessment
4th & 7th periods:  Finish up screencasting bacteria powerpoints.  These must be done by 4pm today.

**Be sure to watch the video lecture over introductory Kingdom Animalia facts by beginning of class, Thursday 3/8**

Tuesday

Watch a DVD discussing various  classes of worms as a preview for Wednesday-Friday's material

Wednesday

Discuss facts about flatworms: Classes Turbellaria, Trematoda, Cestoda.  If we finish early, complete your Edmodo assignment that's due tomorrow if you have extra time.

Thursday

Have your Edmodo assignment and video lecture notes completed by this class period.  Review flatworm information from Wednesday.  Begin discussion of roundworms. specifically phylum Nematoda

Friday

Review flatworms and roundworms.  There will be a quiz over flatworms and roundworm information today, with the majority of the questions being over flatworms.  The quiz will be ten points, NOT on Quia!  The rest of the period will be spent looking at flatworms and roundworms in class.....

Field Biology 2/27-3/2

Major Objectives this Week:

• To learn specifics about Kansas fish species
• To conduct a field study at Jamestown Marsh
• To present a karaoke performance over bird migration

Monday

Continue Kansas fish notes; paddlefish assignment due today

Tuesday

Present karaoke project.  Continue Kansas fish notes

Wednesday

Field study @ Jamestown Marsh (noon-4pm)

Thursday

Kansas fish notes/fish project

Friday

TBA - Hadachek absent

Applied Biology 2/27-3/2

Major Objectives this Week:

• To practice using Flash-animated mind-mapping tools and use as a study guide
• To learn advantages & disadvantages between sexual/asexual reproduction in bacteria
• To score an 85% or better on Friday's bacteria quiz

Monday

Begin a Mindmeister concept map over bacteria divisions.  Sign up for an account at http://www.mindmeister.com

Tuesday

Finish your Mindmeister concept map over bacteria divisions.  Submit/share with Mr. Hadachek

Wednesday


Discuss sexual vs. asexual reproduction in bacteria, and the benefits/consequences of each.  Differentiated learning over bacteria.

Thursday

Review for bacteria quiz (the quiz will be over Eubacteria & Archaebacteria, and will be 20 questions long).

Friday

Bacteria quiz over Archaebacteria & Eubacteria  There is an 85/85 performance objective over this quiz

Biology 2/27-3/2

Major Objectives this Week:

• To practice using Flash-animated mind-mapping tools and use as a study guide
• To learn advantages & disadvantages between sexual/asexual reproduction in bacteria
• To score an 85% or better on Friday's bacteria quiz

Monday

Finish the Mindmeister concept map over bacteria divisions.  Submit/share via E Mail

Tuesday

Discuss sexual vs. asexual reproduction in bacteria, and the benefits/consequences of each.  Differentiated learning over bacteria.

Wednesday

Finish differentiated instruction over bacteria, and hand out review sheet for Friday's quiz

Thursday

Review for bacteria quiz (the quiz will be over Eubacteria & Archaebacteria, and will be 20 questions long).

Friday

Bacteria quiz over Archaebacteria & Eubacteria  There is an 85/85 performance objective over this quiz

Anatomy 2/27-3/2

Major Objectives this Week:

• To learn the path of blood flow through your body
• To complete a worksheet that helps in your understanding over the cardiovascular system
• Practice mind mapping technology at Mindmeister.com

Monday

Discuss the cardiovascular system, specifically the path the blood flow travels through the heart.  Cover all major blood vessels on the board, and heart chambers.  Label/color-code these notes for better comprehension

Tuesday

Review blood flow through the heart.  Discuss bypass surgeries, and AICD units.  Assign cardio worksheet, which is due by Wednesday


Wednesday

Cardio worksheet due.  Practice vocab in cardiovascular unit, and class activity over the heart

Thursday

Go to the CRC and work on a mind map over the cardiovascular system at Mindmeister.com, and follow the handout accordingly

Friday

Finish up the Mindmeister mind map project

Field Biology 2/21-2/24

Tuesday

Work on song lyrics and try to wrap up; basketball players leave @ 2:15

Wednesday

Field work 

Thursday

Field work

Friday

TBA - basketball players leave...

Applied Biology 2/21-2/24

Major Objectives this Week:

• to learn about the Archaea and Eubacteria
• to participate in a lab to look at bacteria under a microscope
• to learn the Gram Stain procedure
• to take a quiz over Archaea and the lab, and score at least an 85%

Tuesday

Discuss bacteria basics and Kingdom Archaea.  Read pages 467-473.  Do questions #1-6 on page 473 as homework.  This will be due tomorrow at the beginning of class.

Wednesday

473 (1-6) due today at the beginning of the period.  Collect bacterial cultures on your plate.  Bacteria lab using microscopes.  Look at slides, and then fill out the lab sheet.  Also, investigate the procedure for making a Gram Stain today.

Thursday

Discuss the basics of Eubacteria.  Review the Archaea and Gram Stain procedures.  Study for the bacteria quiz tomorrow!!  Lab sheet due today.

Friday

Bacteria quiz today over Kingdom Archaea and the microscope lab (maximum of 15 points/questions on this quiz).  Analyze bacteria plates and fill out lab sheet.

Biology 2/21-2/24

Major Objectives this Week:

• to learn about the Archaea and Eubacteria
• to participate in a lab to look at bacteria under a microscope
• to learn the Gram Stain procedure
• to take a quiz over Archaea and the lab, and score at least an 85%

Tuesday

2nd & 4th periods:  Analyze bacterial culture plates and fill out worksheet.  Lab worksheet due tomorrow, 2/22.  Do as homework if necessary to complete on time.  Discuss bacteria basics and Kingdom Archaea

7th period:  Discuss Kingdom Archaea and film hand-washing PSA's.

Wednesday

Bacteria lab using microscopes.  Look at slides, and then fill out the lab sheet.  Also, investigate the procedure for making a Gram Stain today.

Thursday

Discuss the basics of Eubacteria.  Review the Archaea and Gram Stain procedures.  Study for the bacteria quiz tomorrow!!

Friday

Bacteria quiz today over Kingdom Archaea and the microscope lab (maximum of 15 points/questions on this quiz).

Anatomy 2/21-2/24

Major Objectives this Week:

• to finish/reach level of mastery on the special senses unit
• to review for Friday's test
• to score at least an 85% on Friday's unit test

Tuesday

Finish the special senses unit.  Review conduction & sensorineural deafness.  Discuss frequencies and decibels and what we can do to protect our sense of hearing every day.  Hand out review sheet for Friday's special senses test.  Discuss review sheet and analyze areas of concern for the test.

Wednesday

Review for the test via the review sheet.

Thursday

TBA/open study for the test.

Friday

Take the special senses test.  There is an 85/85 performance objective on this test. (85% of the class score at least an 85% on the test)

Applied Biology 2/14-2/16

Objectives this week:

• Design biology-related Valentine's Day cards with an educational review twist
• Become familiar with divisions of archaebacteria
• Swab surfaces and learn how to apply to culture media

Tuesday

Happy Valentine's Day!!  Today we will make biology Valentine's Day cards!  Pick any subject we've covered this year and make a Valentines card.  The card must have at least two pictures or drawings, a biological message, and a review question.  Due by the end of the period to Mr. Hadachek

Wednesday

Introduce the basics of bacteria, and cover several major divisions of Archaea.  The lecture will be watched in class, as a video format.

Thursday

Bacteria growth lab; today we will swab bacteria and culture it on growth medium in culture plates

Biology 2/14-2/16

Objectives this week:

• Design biology-related Valentine's Day cards with an educational review twist
• Become familiar with divisions of archaebacteria
• Swab surfaces and learn how to apply to culture media

Tuesday

Happy Valentine's Day!!  Today we will make biology Valentine's Day cards!  Pick any subject we've covered this year and make a Valentines card.  The card must have at least two pictures or drawings, a biological message, and a review question.  Due by the end of the period to Mr. Hadachek

Wednesday

Introduce the basics of bacteria, and cover several major divisions of Archaea.  The lecture will be watched in class, as a video format.

Thursday

Bacteria growth lab; today we will swab bacteria and culture it on growth medium in culture plates

Anatomy 2/14-2/16

Objectives for this week:

• reach the level of mastery with the eye unit
• use Edmodo to post your personal opinion on what makes the eye interesting to you
• learn/reinforce your knowledge over the human ear

Tuesday

Finish up the eye - discuss homeostatic imbalances of the eye (myopia, hyperopia) and discuss specifics of the lens.  Discuss rods vs. cones.  Review all eye structures and post on Edmodo what you felt was the most interesting part of learning about the eye.

Wednesday

Begin discussing the human ear; major structures discussed will include the structures of the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear

Thursday

The Edmodo wall post over the eye unit is due today.  Discuss musical tastes, and how sound frequencies/decibels work.  Discuss real world problems with peoples' hearing

Anatomy 2/6-2/10

Major objectives for this week:

• Introduce and learn specific components of the eye
• Learn how the structures in a cow's eye relate to our own eyes
• Use multimedia to gain a new insight into the world of vision
• Be able to score an 85% or higher on Friday's quiz
• Learn about electronic eyeglasses and how night vision works

Monday

Begin discussing the human eye.  Discuss the basics of vision, and accessory eye structures.  When finished, go the the CRC and watch the "How the Human Eye Works" video on Edmodo and write a reflection on it.  The reflection will be due tomorrow.  When finished, watch the Bill Nye clip.  No reflection needs to be written over the Bill Nye segment.

Tuesday

The video reflection is due today.  Today we will discuss the fibrous, vascular, and sensory tunics via PowerPoint.  Review these notes as there will be a quiz over them on Friday.

Wednesday

Today we will dissect a cow eye. The objectives for this lab are to experience and learn about the major components of an eye and how these structures relate to your eyes.

Thursday

Finish cow eye dissection as necessary.  Discuss the lens, the humors, and rods/cones.  Explain how blind spots work.

Friday

Review material and take quiz over the eye.  There is an 85/85 performance objective on this quiz.  When finished, discuss how corrective lenses work.  Go to the CRC and watch the video on Edmodo over electronic eye glasses.

Biology 2/6-2/10

Major objectives for this week:

• Reach level of "mastery" on biogeochemical cycles
• Use modern technology as a review device
• Be able to score at least an 85% on this week's biogeochemical cycle test
• Learn basic introductory material over bacteria, and be able to relate why hand washing is important to reduce the spread of germs

Monday

Use your cell phones as a review device, and to poll people outside of school about the different cycles (especially the carbon and nitrogen cycles).  4th and 7th hours will be given a worksheet to do over biogeochemical cycles.

Tuesday

Open review for the biogeochemical cycle test today.  Use any and all technology as necessary to help you be successful on this test.

Wednesday

Today we're taking a test over biogeochemical cycles.  The test will be multiple-choice, and on Quia.  There is an 85/85 performance objective on this test (85% of the class to get 85% or above on the test).  The test will cover all state standards associated with biogeochemical cycles.

Thursday

Today we will watch a video over bacteria.  This video will focus on different types of bacteria, and how some are helpful while others can be harmful.  You will need to write a reflection over the video as an assignment on Edmodo.  This reflection will be due on Tuesday, 2/14.

Friday

Draw/color hand-washing slogans.  These mini-posters are worth five points.  The purpose of this activity is to show how we neglect hand washing, and why hand washing is important to reduce the spread of disease.

Field Biology 1/30-2/3

Monday

Field work - scavenger hunt

Tuesday

Canada goose restoration and worksheet

Wednesday

Field work weather permitting

Thursday

Field work weather permitting

Friday

Field work weather permitting

Anatomy 1/30-2/3

Monday

Today we will show a video over the special senses, highlighting the sense of taste.  This is an introduction for the smell/taste portion of the unit, and we will begin covering that tomorrow.

Tuesday

Hand out a survey over individual taste preferences.  Today we will introduce the difference between taste and smell, and why each of those are important in our everyday lives.  We will also cover the differences between circumvallate and fungiform papillae.

Wednesday

Today we will review taste bud categories and perform a lab over taste.  This lab will demonstrate whether or not people are non-tasters, average tasters, or super tasters.  A lab handout will be given and will be due on Friday

Thursday

Today we will be doing differentiated instruction over the special senses


Friday

Review the senses of smell & taste, and take a quiz over this material.  There will be an 85/85 performance objective on this quiz.

Biology 1/30-2/3

Monday

Today we will continue our paperslide video projects over the carbon cycle.  Remember, you need three major components:  1) How photosynthesis and cellular respiration are linked together, how decomposers return carbon to the soil, and how carbon cycles through the environment.  2)  A component over deforestation, vehicle emissions, or something equivalent that deals with increasing carbon dioxide, and why this is alarming.  3)  What we can do to help reduce these problems and make the environment healthier.  This project is due by 4pm on Wednesday.  Watch the video lecture over the nitrogen cycle by class on Thursday.

Tuesday

Begin wrap-up of the carbon cycle paperslide video.  Most of your work on it should be done by now, and you should be at the point where you are ready or are close to ready to film your presentation.

Wednesday

Final day to work on paperslide videos if needed.  We will go outside weather (and paperslide project) permitting for application of the principles learned this week.  Remember, paperslide video projects are due by 4pm TODAY!!!

Thursday

Discuss the nitrogen cycle, and evaluate student notes over the nitrogen cycle.  Differentiated learning over the nitrogen cycle

Friday

Take a quiz over the nitrogen cycle and the carbon cycle.  There is an 85/85 performance objective for this quiz.  There will be a test over biogeochemical cycles (water, carbon, nitrogen) next Wednesday.