Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Field Biology 2/25-3/1

Monday
Careers in the outdoors

Tuesday
Field work - waterfowl identification.  Edmodo migratory bird/NWR assignment due today (70 points).

Wednesday
Careers in the outdoors - finish discussion, look at job placement sites

Thursday
Review for waterfowl test

Friday
Waterfowl test

Life Science 2/25-2/1

Monday
Begin discussing healthy eating habits and biochemistry

Tuesday
Chemistry experiment

Wednesday
Health unit - healthy eating, negative habits, smoking effects, drugs

Thursday
The importance of exercise and your health

Friday
Quiz - basic health; create multimedia projects

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Anatomy 2/25-3/1

Monday
Review path of circulation through heart
Cardio color sheet

Tuesday
Discuss nodes, valves, heart electricity; discuss EKG, QRS complex

Wednesday
Quiz - blood flow.  Heart Dissection Day 1

Thursday
Heart Dissection Day 2; cell phone video review - heart dissection

Friday
Review Heart Dissection; dissection checkoff.  Heart practical on Monday

Zoology 2/25-3/1

Monday
Review snakes in Kansas (use supplied "Guide to Kansas Snakes")
Review turtles in Kansas
Introduce Kansas lizards

Tuesday
Review reptile anatomy for Friday's test
Review reptile ID.
Student-produced reptile reviews

Wednesday
Reptile ID practice test

Thursday
Test - Reptile ID (Quia)

Friday
Test - Reptile anatomy

Biology 2/25-3/1

Monday
Virus video - Discovery education

Tuesday
Wrap up viruses

Wednesday
Review - bacteria & viruses

Thursday
Assessment - Bacteria vs. Viruses

Friday
Begin Kingdom Animalia

Monday, February 18, 2013

Field Biology 2/18-2/22

Monday
Waterfowl specifics

Tuesday
Waterfowl habitat/importance of national wildlife refuges

Wednesday
Begin review for waterfowl quiz

Thursday
Review - Hadachek absent

Friday
Waterfowl quiz

Life Science 2/18-2/22

Monday
Review for Wednesday's chemistry quiz

Tuesday
Class activity - chemistry

Wednesday
Chemistry quiz; there is a 100/80 performance objective on this quiz

Thursday
Chemistry/graph reading

Friday
Chemistry/graph reading

Anatomy 2/18-2/22

Monday
Begin blood/cardiovascular unit

Tuesday
Test - special senses; there is a 100/85 performance objective on this test

Wednesday
Blood/cardiovascular; heart anatomy

Thursday
CCCC cadaver trip

Friday
Blood/cardio, blood flow, valves

Zoology 2/18-2/22

Monday
Snake dissection 1

Tuesday
Snake dissection 2

Wednesday
Snake dissection 3

Thursday
Snake dissection tutorials

Friday
Review for lab practical/snake dissection check offs

Biology 2/18-2/22

Monday
Look at lab culture plates; discuss viruses; anatomy of, shape, etc

Tuesday
Continue viruses; discuss specific viruses today

Wednesday
Virus video - Assignment Discovery

Thursday
Work on bacteria lab reports; begin review for Monday's bacteria/virus test

Friday
Review for bacteria/virus test

Monday, February 11, 2013

Field Biology 2/12-2/15

Tuesday
Field work

Wednesday
Field work

Thursday
Field work

Friday
Field work

Life Science 2/12-2/15

Tuesday
Magic Sand activity; discuss polarity of water and hydrophilic/hydrophobic properties.  Finish up worksheet in class that was handed out last Thursday.

Wednesday
Lecture video - isotopes, radioactive carbon dating

Thursday
Review for quiz

Friday
Quiz over basic chemistry - atomic number, protons, neutrons, electrons

Anatomy 2/12-2/15

Tuesday
4th Period - taste test lab; finish special senses tutorial
7th Period - stress video

Wednesday
Both classes - the human ear:  Outer, middle, inner ear structures

Thursday
Finish human ear; begin review for Tuesday's special senses test.

Friday
Review for test as necessary

Zoology 2/12-2/15

Tuesday
Video over deadly snakes; write an Edmodo reflection over the video.

Wednesday
Snake Dissection - External Anatomy, examination of snake scales under dissection scope

Thursday
Snake Dissection - External Anatomy video tutorial; investigate snake scales, and their anatomy

Friday
Snake Dissection - Internal Anatomy day one

Biology 2/12-2/15

Tuesday
Complete the bacteria culture lab; begin writing rough draft of lab report.

Wednesday
Finish note set over bacteria.  Check culture plates.

Thursday
Discuss food poisoning.  Check culture plates.

Friday
Check culture plates.  Answer questions on handout, and continue working on lab report.

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Field Biology 2/4-2/6

Monday
Review quail mgmt

Tuesday
Review/field work

Wednesday
Exam over quail management.  There is a 100/85 performance objective on this quiz

Life Science 2/4-2/7

Monday
Discuss the things that different organisms have in common.  Hand out a riddle for students to solve and then discuss.  Interactive group discussion, and graphic organizers

Tuesday
View trailer(s).  Discuss strengths and weaknesses of them, and review test.

Wednesday
Notes on YouTube.  Answer assessment questions.

Thursday
Bacteria DVD

Anatomy 2/4-2/7

Monday
Begin taste study; notes on PowerPoint.  Hand out review for eye quiz.

Tuesday
Continue sense of taste; review for eye quiz if needed

Wednesday
Quiz over the eye.  Twelve multiple choice questions worth two points each = 24 points.  Taste Lab.

Thursday
Finish sense of taste

Zoology 2/4-2/7

Monday
Amphibian Exam - there ris a 100/80 performance objective on this test

Tuesday
Begin reptiles; introduction, ectothermy, basic body plan

Wednesday
Snakes of Kansas - Family Colubridae

Thursday
Family Colubridae continued....

Biology 2/4-2/7

Monday
Bacteria specifics via Powerpoint

Tuesday
Bacteria - gram staining, positive vs. negative

Wednesday
Hand washing PSA's

Thursday
Bacteria Lab Culture