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......